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Round the Rocks 2020

Philpott

Philpott

Cal 2-27 Dura Mater
That was a race with good wind all day ... until that hole at the end. What's up with that? Who do I call to complain about it?

Also, it's Monday and I'm still tired. I need to get electric winches for Dura Mater.
 
Since my Electrician Magician has gone missing, do I understand that I can watch Wallander on my chart plotter while sheeting in my massive jib? "Paging Dr Tryon... "
 
Some voltage drop in my experience, but Kurt will pop back into Ystad after you get 'er trimmed.
 
Reposting here:

First Bay race with the boy as crew. He was very excited and a bit scared at the start, can't blame him, it was a pretty exciting experience with all the boats, the wind and the bump in the water. Fast and Fun day. A bit bummed the angle didn't hold to keep the kite up through the North Bay. Went back to white sails shortly after Racoon and re-hoisted about a mile from The Brothers.

We had the added excitement of breaking the main halyard as we were hoisting the main. Luckily it broke as it caught the lock inside the top of the mast. That meant we could go racing, but I had no way of unlocking the main to get it back down. After a trip up the rig, just made it to the forestay hound, I didn't think I could reach the top of the mast from the spinnakers fractional halyards. Its also freaking skinny up there on that rig. I came back down and instead we just quickly dropped the rig with the help of a couple of folks. Rig down, unlock the halyard, rig up, done. Should have been plan A.

Here is the kid rocking mid-teens on the way to the Richmond Bridge:

Finished at 2:36:05, little over 3 hours on course. Then proceeded to get a spanking crossing the slot.
 
Had a wonderful Saturday rounding the rocks on the old boat; helping the new caretaker sail her fast. Thanks much SSS and fellow racers/sailors - it made a difference to my sailing summer and allowed me to enjoy her one more time.
 
Dan, I was handed the helm of my uncles boat about that age. But it wasn't a JS9000! Outstanding!
Black Jack, when Johnny L and I bought Pretty Penny at a lien auction in South Beach harbor for $500 way back when, all the paperwork called the boat an Easom 30. Built by Easom Boatworks.
Hank stopped by once in the early days of renovation. He didn't seem excited at the work we had to do, having done it once before.
 
Tchoupitoulas said:
Dan, I was handed the helm of my uncles boat about that age. But it wasn't a JS9000! Outstanding!
Black Jack, when Johnny L and I bought Pretty Penny at a lien auction in South Beach harbor for $500 way back when, all the paperwork called the boat an Easom 30. Built by Easom Boatworks.
Hank stopped by once in the early days of renovation. He didn't seem excited at the work we had to do, having done it once before.
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My wife and I really love Pretty Penny. It is really the first boat my wife has cared about in all the boats we ever had. We sail her all the time with my son who soon will be gone enlisting into the navy. I am so glad you two saved her and brought her back to life. She is different than Lively Lady that I poured five years into, mixed a bit of blood into her fresh mahogany and epoxy and added so much love. These Mull boats have real souls and sail so well. They are such fine short handed boats. I look forward to sailing her in more single and doubled handed with this serious, fun group. With Pretty Penny I have visions of sailing her in the more demanding longer runs challenging myself and having a ball.

Forgive my video spamming but when we were sailing Lively Lady throughout the bay - her soul came alive and she tracked better than most.

 
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There are mistakes. I phoned in on race day with our Finish Time and also submitted our Finish Time as requested via email by the Race Committee and then again via email. I'm preparing to file a protest against the Race Committee as the only means of proving we followed the Sailing Instructions. We will use the phone record as proof of the call. Pat Broderick NANCY Wyliecat 30 #28890.
 
Wylieguy said:
There are mistakes. I phoned in on race day with our Finish Time and also submitted our Finish Time as requested via email by the Race Committee and then again via email. I'm preparing to file a protest against the Race Committee as the only means of proving we followed the Sailing Instructions. We will use the phone record as proof of the call. Pat Broderick NANCY Wyliecat 30 #28890.
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Pat - I am sorry something set you off.

The SSS is one of few organizations that are persistent enough to hold official races under changing rules. I am not racing, but from my perspective, a big Thank You to the SSS volunteers would be a more appropriate response.

My view is never to disparage the volunteers. Their efforts are for the benefits of others.

Ants
 
If our 2020 season was an ice cream truck...

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Thanks to Gary Larson for the cartoon, and to Tom for taking all the abuse.
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