SH Farallones 2019

[BobJ]

Good info last night - thanks to all.

I was wrongly chastised a couple years ago regarding the restricted area around the island. Once again it was said last night that you can't go within 1,000 feet of the island. That's not what I've read - it's 300 feet. I don't recommend getting that close but legally I think you can:

https://www.fws.gov/refuge/Farallon_Islands/what_we_do/FAQS.html

If someone has more information about this, please post.
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[Daydreamer]

Good link Bob.
I note the speed limit of 5 knots within 1000 feet of any of the islands.
Anyone know if they have a radar gun out there?

 

[Philpott]

I can hear the sirens now, and the bull horn: "Sailing vessel Nightmare! Pull over and prepare to be boarded!" [looks like one a them Transpac weirdos to me]

 

[brianb]

Vessel Traffic has very accurate radar.

 

[Philpott]

Vessel Traffic has very accurate radar.

I’d love to hear THAT story, Brian!

 

[Philpott]

https://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/station_page.php?station=46026

 

[solosailor]

Not feeling the love at the GGYC.

 

[Gamayun]

The biologists on the island do track vessel traffic as well as white shark activity. This is a sensitive place with lots of bird nesting and seal pupping right now. If something is egregious, the biologists will report it to DFW enforcement. I'd like to think that our little merry band of racers will represent the best of SSS. It's also just good environmental karma.

Sorry I missed y'all at the meeting. I had every intention of going but then put the auto pilot on and didn't look up from work until 9:30. I was pretty upset about that. This really motivates me to get a new calendar app that dings me (as it used to).

 

[rmorganstern]

SSS Farallones 2019 Pics

Hi SSS Racers:

Since I wasn't busy winning the race, I had time to take some pictures at the start (Werewolf) and spinnaker runs from the Farallones (Wingit and Outsider).
Taken at a distance (for obvious reasons) and cropped. Enjoy!

Regards,

Ralph Morganstern
Geodesic

 

[solosailor]

Thanks. That was before I noticed the lazy halyard hoist !

 

[brianb]

A Few More Photos

I posted a few photos here:

[url]https://www.facebook.com/SF-Bay-Singlehanded-Sailing-Society-144608858913530/


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[Philpott]

I would love to see those photos but I don’t do facebook. Any chance of a nondenominational option? Pretty please?

 

[brianb]

Attempt at posting photos

I would love to see those photos but I don’t do facebook. Any chance of a nondenominational option? Pretty please?

What service do you suggest ?
I Created a link to my photos somewhere on Google. I sent to your email address.

Below is a map of my course as a trial upload.

Hey congrats on doing the race out there.

 

[Oceanslogic]

Thank you to Race Committee! What a fun day of sailing out there! I also have some pictures of folks out on the course....Where would be a good place to upload them for all to see? I noticed there was a Google Share setup for the Around the Rocks race...should we just add pics there? Any post race analysis out there? Looking at the results....it appears there may have been more gains staying south of the shipping lanes on the way out? Outsider: Where did you go? I lost you and Nina around Buoy G7 but did cross tacks with Werewolf just past the Lightship....Great sailing for all the finishers!

 

[Jonathan Gutoff]

Very nice weather for the race. Brendan on the SC33 Siren won our division by a lot. Good job Brendan and which way did you go? I was thinking of one long port tack north once out past the lightship but covered the competitors instead. Please load your tracks on Jibeset so we can post mortem the whole thing. And thanks to the RC for having to deal with missing marks, swimmers and whales.

 

[Gamayun]

I also have some pictures of folks out on the course....Where would be a good place to upload them for all to see? I noticed there was a Google Share setup for the Around the Rocks race...should we just add pics there?

Yes!!! That's the whole idea is to share pics of the races. We'll also post a link to the SSS main page. Let the SSS webmaster know or post on the forum, if you have trouble with that Share site. Thanks

 

[BobJ]

I think it's funny that singlehanders often take the most race photos. I took a few but they're of the island, so not that interesting.

It's probably good that Philpott isn't on Faceplant.

 

[Philpott]

Thanks, Brian!

 

[Daydreamer]

I thought it was pretty cool that the Japan Coast Guard showed up to see us off

 

[Daydreamer]

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