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SHTP 2010 Roll Call, Communications Plan posted

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Oceanslogic

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Blue Moon calling out the SHTP fleet of 2010....

Where are you? And what are you up to?

s/v Blue Moon: Currently in Sausalito...ironing out a few last minute projects and will be hauling out on June 4th for some much needed painting! Where is everybody?
 
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Second Verse here...

I'm repositioning the manual bildge pump in the cockpit, attaching extra canvas to the bimini for more sun shade, getting a spare main halyard made, starting to look at food runs to Trader Joes.

I just got some stugeron tablets from the UK, let's see how the windy reach is going to feel now! Probably just the same, oh well, that's why it's wet, to wash everything away.

I will be anchored outside of Corinthian this Saturday night, just south of the channel, if anyone is around, stop by and say hi. You can raft up and I have plenty of beers!

AJ
 
Solar Wind is home at South Beach. Unfortunately I'm at work (the paying job), but looking forward to three solid days of boat work this weekend. Hope to get the solar panels mounted and wired, finalize the SSB antenna and grounding setup, and work out the Monitor/tiller attachment.

The wind gauge went wacko during the SH Farallones, so I need to do some diagnostics (it's Navman/Northstar, so I've been through this before) and replace the offending component. Winches need servicing. Drinking water system needs a little bleach. I want to set up an outgrabber, and move the engine electrical panel somewhere higher so that it won't get drowned by a wave in the cockpit. Little stuff like that.;)

Max
 
Hi Adam and AJ,

I am taking a short break at home but back to the boat Saturday AM. Rafting outside the Corinthian sounds like fun, need to make sure the windlass is working anyway. Boat made it through the SSS Farallons Race, so next step HI. I finished rebuilding the cabinetry on the starboard side of the boat. Now to finish the radar installation and the cabinetry in the galley. I too was inventorying and finalizing provisioning lists for HI today.

Rob - Why don't you and LaDonna come and hang out in Silent Sun or Feolena. Sooo many choices. Or you can come over in a dinghy and stay on Dream Chaser. More choices. If you decide to dinghy over, remember the only thing I have for drinks is tea, Crystal Light and booze. I *do* have plently of food.....

Sounds like fun, hope others come. I will even put the dinghy and motor back on board.

AJ - I will have beer and wine and Scotch, but thanks for the offer. South of the Channel??? Do you mean the cove west of Ayala on Angel Island. If not, you could you forward rough coordinates or other description in case I am there before you?

John
Dream Chaser
 
Where are you? And what are you up to?

Nice to hear from you guys! Saturday raft up does sound like fun...Blue Moon may have to swing by...I am also curious where AJ is anchoring? Let us know AJ... John...It was nice hearing you guys chat on the SSB during my recent qualifying sail...now if I could only transmit :) That is currently on my list of stuff to do...along with a few deck hardware additions, preventer setup, and re-bedding a few things up around the bow that LEAKED on my recent trip...the food buying has already begun for Blue Moon...Lots of snacks and tea:)
 
Warrior's Wish is in the slip in Alameda. Some last minute work to improve SSB performance and a few other little projects, and she'll be ready to race to Hanalei. The boat's owner and 2008 SHTP vet Don Gray will be here from the east coast for some sailing this weekend.

*NEWSFLASH NEWSFLASH NEWSFLASH* -"THE GENERAL" has just arrived in Alameda. Story at 11....
 
37 52.148 N
122 27.346 W

It shoals pretty quickly there, but if you enter slowly, drop the hook at about 12-15 feet, it is a great anchorage with a beautiful view of Tiburon, Angel Island, and The City!

I'll be there around 1700. It should be a warm evening, great moon, perfect!

Come one, come all...the more the merrier. Sail over, dingy over, canoe...

AJ
 
We've been working on Hecla all week and going out for testing and tuning the next days. It has been a bit rough working on this and thinking about Tom.

This week I installed a backup autopilot, repaired and installed the main, inspected and taped up the rigging, rebuilt the LiFePo4 battery pack charge management system, loaded all the food except fresh produce, and continued the tidying and junk removal. Except for the still-to-be-delivered new spinnaker (and testing it), I am in pretty good shape.

I would still like to get in an SSB test of some sort. I listened in on the Late Pac nights but heard nothing; perhaps it was city interference, or I had the wrong time. Nothing on the system has changed, but then too rust never sleeps (and corrosion). I read that the spin cup racers will do something but I saw no mention of a time or frequency. Does anybody know of an on the boat professional testing service?

All in all the boat and I are in much better condition that last time. I keep watching the weather, hoping for a fast year. Today's GRIBs show quite a mess in the whole race area, nothing resembling a compact and stationary high pressure center.

Jeff Lebesch
Hecla
 
AJ Thanks for the coordinates. I will probably be there before you. I have to work on the radar installation and might as well do it there. For Adam, I can bring some test equipment and we can look at your HF installation if you like. For Jeff, we can look at yours also if you like sometime. I can also do radio checks for anyone from home today which is about 55 miles southeast of the bay. I will monitor 4B (4149) when I am inside today. Alternatively, you can call me at 408-897-3055 and we can do it anytime today if I'm not in the middle of something. I will probably be gone from about 4:15 until 9PM tonight and not on too long after 9. I will leave the radio on Saturday and Sunday, same channel, and can talk then if I'm not up the mast. Ronnie, you and Don and the General should come by too. The more the merrier.

John
Dream Chaser
 
Idefix is at the dock on Lake Washington in Seattle. Working on tying down the water tanks, liferaft, lee cloths, replacing the melted battery wires (oops!), finalizing the emergency rudder hardware, configuring autopilots, swinging the compass, installing the barometer, sewing up the spinnaker net, fixing a couple sails... it's going to be a busy weekend!

I'm pretty jealous of those of you that have everything sorted out already.

Adrian
 
Raft up

Hi guys, the raft up sounds like a great idea. Thanks for suggesting AJ. Culebra will probably join you all.

This week I finished up plumbing in the spare fuel tank for the trip home. What a relief to have that done... and it works! A few weeks ago I got my sat phone, installed an external antenna and tested texting, grib file retrieval, email and such. The major projects are all done. Lots of little stuff to tinker with. Thinking about food now, watching the weather off shore. Planning to go off shore this weekend Sun-Mon to try everything out under bouncy conditions and practice on the SSB. Hopefully 1 or 2 of you would be around for some radio checks while I'm out there (John/Dream Chaser, I'll try you on 4B, maybe we could pick a few times that are convenient?). Oh, there's so much junk on the boat that has to come off first, though... including the big AC-powered shop vac.

See you over there tonight.

Paul/Culebra
 
Pakele's status

I will be leaving for San Francisco sometime before 7-June-10. I just have a few maintenance things to take care of and supply Pakele with some victuals.

Cheers, Gary
 
George/TAZ!! here. I spent the weekend finishing a lot of stuff...solar panels, inspecting and taping all fitings, extra halyard, loading water and tuning mast.

It's time for finishing my food and looking at more GRIB files. Yea, what a mess. That high is just sitting in the way of everything and it looks like it could stay where it is. I hope it makes up it's mind soon.

I need to test my SSB. I think there are others who need to do this too.

My biggest challenge is calming down.
 
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Warrior's Wish has fixed her alternator's wiring issues and improved the performance of her SSB. Still have a few more maintenance things to take care of and to fill the boat with food and water. Other than that, we're almost ready to go.

Here's a video of us practicing on Sunday, (sailing to south beach to see the electrician.) using one of my new GoPro HD cameras, courtesy of Go Pro.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3xquvhNdgm0
 
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I need to test my SSB. I think there are others who need to do this too.
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How about Saturday afternoon, say 1600? Does anyone have a link identifying the frequencies for common channels (4A, 4B etc)?
My biggest challenge is calming down.
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I feel pretty calm, at least I did until last night when I dreamed that my boat pulled up to a dock (someone else was driving), bumped a rock and turned turtle with the keel fallen off.:eek:
 
Max, don't-cha just HATE it when that happens?

If you guys are able to get out into the Bay and anchor off your marinas, that's the best way to chat on the SSB. The boats in the Estuary can motor out to the shallow water off of the (former) Naval Air Station and anchor. You just can't hear each other inside of a marina. I could even hear Skip in Capitola when we did this in 2008. Here are the freq's:

Primary check-in (short range) 4.021.0
Backup frequency (short range) 4.027.0
Primary check-in (mid range) 6.224.0 (6A)
Backup frequency (mid range) 6.227.0 (6B)
Primary check-in (long range) 8.185.0
Backup frequency (long range) 8.191.0

For you HAM types, these are all Upper-Sideband.

The Communications Plan is now posted on the SHTP web page.
Please print one out, read it carefully and ask any questions here or
on the race e-mail at Yahoo. Thanks.
 
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Koh Samia out

Hi,

I wanted to let you know (even, though, you probably knew already) that Koh Samia will not be at the starting line next weekend. Too many issues with rudders and tiller on my classification intents are telling me to not to rush and fix the whole steering system for good. An that takes more time than I actually have.

It's been a great time just trying to go, hopefully in 2012 I can experience the 'actually sailing there' version of it.

Thanks all for your support, I'll be around next Friday/Saturday.

See you all there!


Santi
 
Tonight we had a four-way impromptu SSB comm check with Tiger Beatle, Dream Chaser, Cinabar (spelling?), and Second Verse. Though not all SSB's worked perfectly, what did come through loud and clear was the high level of fellowship this race fosters.

It's a pleasure to be part of the group.

See you Wednesday.

AJ
 
another radio check today?

I cranked up the SSB at 1600 yesterday, but I couldn't find the paper with the race frequencies on it! Naturally it turned up right where I was looking a couple of hours later.

I still want to get a radio check in, so I'll try it again on 4021 at least, today at 1800. Anybody want to join in? Rob? Cinnabuns?

Max
 
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