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Silver Eagle Race June 24th

BobJ

BobJ

Alerion 38 "Surprise!"
There was a recent thread wanting a shorthanded race that finishes up in the Estuary. What are you doing on June 27th (2015)? 2016 Edit: June 25, 2016 2017 Edit: June 24th!

This is the 40th Anniversary of the Silver Eagle Long Distance Race, organized by our friends at the Island Yacht Club. This race could use a shot in the arm and we're just the group to give it one. With four entries we can have a shorthanded division.

It's a long (30.5 nm) race with an SSS-type course, but with the finish off the Island Yacht Club. Starts begin at 1030 at the GGYC, then round Blackaller, Little Harding, Blossom, the Brothers, and finish at IYC. There's an even longer course for the multihulls and under-100 PHRF boats, but us shorthanders would probably sail the shorter course.

I'm doing this - can I get three shorthanded boats (or more) to join me? (I think IYC will accept boats with loose wiring and uninstalled Corian countertops.)

Here's the link: IYC's Silver Eagle Race Edit: Here's the link for 2016's race: https://www.jibeset.net/IYC000.php?RG=T004247933 Also see my post at the end of this thread.

2017 Edit: Here's the link for this year's race: https://www.jibeset.net/IYC000.php?RG=T008744666
 
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Bob,

There is the HMB OYRA race that weekend... I used to do the Silver Eagle all the time. I will consider it in place of HMB. The old course covered a lot of ground, S Bay then N Bay....

BB
 
Philpott said:
Hmmm. Shorthanded (this again). If I register as a singlehander, will I be racing against doublehanders?
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First we need four boats. If we get eight and four are singlehanded, we could ask the R/C. I'll probably race singlehanded.
 
Thanks Greg! We only need 1-2 more to have our own division, and the shorthanded division may be all singlehanders.

It will be fun to hang out at IYC after the race. Rags will probably spend the night at Alameda Marina's guest dock and then motor over to Jack London Square Sunday morning for coffee and breakfast, before sailing back to Richmond. A perfect weekend or what?
 
Sailing Instructions are UP: IYC Silver Eagle SI's

The course is slightly shortened from my description above (which was based on 2014's race) - the Estuary entrance mark is omitted and the measured distance was recalibrated to 30.5 nm. It's like a reverse SSS Corinthian+Rocks race with a sail back across to the Estuary and finish at IYC.

At this point we have three 30 footers entered in the shorthanded division, including (count 'em) TWO blue J's. Even if you don't have a 30' blue J Boat we'd be jazzed to see you sign up - we need at least one more shorthander or we'll be sitting at the dock sniffin' burlap and eating wild hickory nuts. That would be less than good SO SIGN UP!
 
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OK, I'm in; Single handing as well.
That makes 2 blue J's and 2 white Wilderness 30's.

DH
 
Excellent Dave! Synthia (EYRIE) is racing too but she's confused - she entered 'cause she read the part about sniffing burlap and eating wild hickory nuts. No 'Zia, that's what we were going to do if we COULDN'T race.

Well anyway we're up to five. You have until the 24th to enter before the fee goes up.
 
We have a quorum but you're welcome to join us this Saturday. It will be fun (he said).
 
Post-race report: We ended up with seven shorthanders, the largest division in the race.

Silver Eagle Results

Both EYRIE and RAGTIME! had autopilot issues early in the race and EYRIE decided to head home before a kite had to be set (too bad!) Mo and Tony on WIND SPEED and Chris on FUGU were right with RAGTIME! all day and that made it fun (and more work!) It was windy and reachy so even with an asymmetric I was only able to set between Little Harding and Blossom, and for the run up the Estuary. For the latter, bunches of jibes were necessary often while dodging other boats. The trickiest jibe was right off Jack London Square's fuel dock in the midst of three circling powerboats. Some hand signals (not with middle finger) averted catastrophe.

Once tied up at Alameda Marina's guest dock the shorthanders totally won the party. IYC's race chair, John New, invited us over to the club for eats and then, one by one, we headed back out. WIND SPEED, NIGHTMARE and RAGS had a wonderful evening sail back to Richmond to end another fine day on the Bay. (Photo from WIND SPEED via FB attached.)

Now that LongPac entries have closed I'd like to propose another event for the rest of us, for July 18th. I'll do a new post for that.
 
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BobJ said:
Now that LongPac entries have closed I'd like to propose another event for the rest of us, for July 18th. I'll do a new post for that.
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Is that the Midnight Marathon? Because Chris Case and I have talked about that one, too. It's either that one or the Westpoint Regatta, which requires YRA membership.
 
I was thinking about the Westpoint Regatta, since you said we can't RACE down there on Halloween, only crooze. But I didn't think about the YRA membership part since I'm already a member.

Who puts on the Midnight Marathon? That might be just fine and dandy to do. Edit: Okay I checked that out - SFYC. It's also on July 18th and is a pursuit race from Raccoon Strait to the Carquinez Bridge and back. No shorthanded division though. I guess we could ask for one.
 
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2016 IYC Silver Eagle - June 25th

Bored already, Bunky? You're not racing to Hawaii and you noticed the next SSS race isn't until August (Drake's Bay)? I have a solution!

Last year a bunch of us raced in Island Yacht Club's Silver Eagle. It was grand. We had a blast. It moved me Bob.

It's a 24-mile Bay race, starting at the Golden Gate Yacht Club and ending up at the Island Yacht Club (where we've been having our meetings recently). Yes, that means you get to finish in the flat and tropical waters of the Oakland Estuary. We only need four boats - I'm sure we can get more than that. Read the NOR and sign up here:

https://www.jibeset.net/IYC000.php?RG=T004247933
 
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BobJ said:
Bored already, Bunky? You're not racing to Hawaii and you noticed the next SSS race isn't until August (Drake's Bay)? I have a solution!

Last year a bunch of us raced in Island Yacht Club's Silver Eagle. It was grand. We had a blast. It moved me Bob.

It's a 30-mile Bay race, starting at the Golden Gate Yacht Club and ending up at the Island Yacht Club (where we've been having our meetings recently). Yes, that means you get to finish in the flat and tropical waters of the Oakland Estuary. We only need four boats - I'm sure we can get more than that. Read the NOR and sign up here:

https://www.jibeset.net/IYC000.php?RG=T004247933
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Okay. But only if there is a singlehanded division.
 
The Silver Eagle was a fun race last year!

This year it is the same day as the OYRA Half Moon Bay.

What a conundrum!

I plan to race OYRA since I am already signed up.

Have fun!!
 
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Philpott said:
Okay. But only if there is a singlehanded division.
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You're a hoot, Jackie. This thread is deja vu all over again ;)

In addition to my continued allegiance to HMBYC, I just became a member of IYC so I'll have to check my calendar on this race. Sounds like fun!!
 
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Okay. But only if there is a singlehanded division.
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Bunky here:
This from IYC: Island YC Racing 9:23 AM (1 hour ago) Hi Jacqueline,
The way the NOR defines short-handed at this point is what we better stick to initially (max crew size = 2).
However if we get at least 4 folks identified as singlehanded and at least 4 boats identified as doublehanded, we'd be happy to split up our short-handed division into single- and double- Thanks for writing in,
David Ross
 
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