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Doug Ellmore, Sr.
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7/24/2017 9:01 PM
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"Red Sky" was sailed under wind power the whole time. Sails were dropped during the storm. The outboard motor was never used on course. It was tied up as it drops down into the water in heavy wave action. Once we got sails dropped, we scudded before the wind until the storm passed over.
Earlier, I included a visual of my RaceQ track and photos I took of 82 and 83. For me, the track visually shows the period we were struggled to get under control with sails down, then under control with the wind pushing us from behind. We closed the companionway and hatch, and the boat moved quick with wind from behind with the sails down.
After the storm passed, we checked in with RC and LP and listened for any distress calls. When we got our breath, we raised the main with the reef in place. We reviewed our location and shook out the main. We then hanked on our #2. After we rounded 82, we dropped our #2 and hanked on the #1. We beated to 83. As we rounded 83 we eased the sheets just a bit and sailed toward the finish.
It was 1800 when I communicated with RC I was about 1 nm from the finish and confirmed they were still on station at the finish. RC called me finished in place when we had visuals of each other and after checking with Ted. I was the only JaM who had not retired and who had rounded the course marks.
There looked to be another cell brewing up west of Herring Bay when RC finished us in place at 1814. I appreciate the consideration of RC with another storm threat building.
Doug
s/v Red Sky
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Keith
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7/24/2017 8:28 PM
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It would be good to know if Red Skye sailed across the finish line, and if she did then hopefully she recorded her finish time.
An RC can exercise discretion to finish a boat "in place" when in doing so it will not affect the result - as when other boats have finished and there is still a boat on the course that cannot correct over boats that have finished.
Since no other Non Spin boats had finished, then per the sailing instructions and the RRS (e.g. Rule 28) I would venture to say that in order to be scored for the race, Red Skye would have had to sail the course under sail alone, and report her finish time.
I don't have a stake in the non spin fleet high point scoring, but if I did I would want to know.
Just my opinion. Others may disagree.
Keith
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Keith
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7/24/2017 7:47 PM
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Thanks Michel. Good stuff.
Keith
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<Unknown>
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7/24/2017 7:11 PM
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Hats off to you racers....we were at the pool when it hit, I couldn't imagine being out with sails up....It was nuts just standing at the bar :o)
Jim Carberry
Carpe Ventum
(Slip J-3)
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Tom Wiltshire
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7/24/2017 2:05 PM
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Congratulations to all the Great Bay racers. Yesterday was certainly a wild and wooly day on the water. Kudos to Jim and the crew of Avalon for sailing through their knockdown. The seamanship of all racers, either to press on or to retire in the face of the squall is very impressive. RC’s plan was to start the race, drop off a young crew member back at the marina and then power out to 83 and 82 to take pics of the mark roundings before returning to A for the finish. The storm hit as we were docking and changed all that. Nevertheless, as the boats came in for the gun, it was a beautiful sight to see. Red Sky definitely would have finished in time, but to avoid the risk of another storm event (and Skippers closing) we finished her in place. I am glad everyone made it back to port without injury.
Tom
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Keith
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7/24/2017 11:56 AM
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Arne,
So good to hear from you! And good to know that you are still sailing Mazal Tov. I hope you are having success with that.
Fair winds!
Keith
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Arne
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7/24/2017 10:50 AM
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Keith,
Always good to know when to retire. We decided to sit out the Chicago Mac Race this year in order to concentrate on local Chicago racing. It turned out to be
one the toughest Macs in years. A strong low came in the first night of racing bringing with it a rapid shift from the southwest to the north and 40-50 knot winds. Many boats were under spinnaker at the time and suffered broaches and knockdowns, and a catamaran
, High Priority 2, capsized. Her crew was rescued by the Coast Guard. There were a lot of injuries including broken bones as well as damage including a broken-off rudder (boat was towed in by TowboatUS). There was a lot of sea-sickness caused by the storm’s
10-12 foot waves. After the storm past it was a tough upwind slog in light winds. The race took about a day longer than usual. There were a lot of retirees: only 67% of the more than 300 starters finished the race.
Arne
Mazal Tov
Burnham Harbor
Chicago
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Eunice - Liberty Pre
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7/24/2017 10:35 AM
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Rough weekend, storm-wise. Glad everyone is safe.
Resilient and Liberty Prevails got caught in the microburst up in the AYC One Design in Annapolis on Saturday. Fortunately, the race was called and we were able to start the engine, head upwind to get the main tied up and head back in a blinding storm. (We were DFL (finished in place) ... a very humbling experience.)
I wish we had decided to retire earlier yesterday. We had trouble getting the main down and it took years off its life. Thankfully, we got the whisker pole down before it hit.
And we were flying downwind, and pulling ahead, too..... Dang.
Eunice
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Doug Ellmore, Sr.
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7/24/2017 10:00 AM
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Our first experience in a boat in these conditions.
What do they say about a bad day sailing beats any day at work?
Pics of our race track and marks 82 and 83 as we passed. We had three head sail changes during the race. Dropped the main once.
When race committee finished us in place, we were about 1 nm from the finish and Steve and I could see another cell was brewing up in the west. We were making way, but it was nice to be able to get in to port before another storm potentially blew up on us.
Learned a lot,
Doug
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Michel
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7/24/2017 9:25 AM
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For those interested, attached is a screenshot of the Deale Weatherflow station yesterday at the start.
Michel Jichlinski
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Keith
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7/24/2017 9:20 AM
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David,
Jubilee retired (RET). We were out in front and saw the storm coming from the west, with Endeavor and Avalon in trouble with spinnakers set. We got our spinnaker down safely and decided to run with main only in the hope the storm would blow through quickly. We saw over 45 knots true wind speed and went by 83 on the wrong side doing about 10 knots over the ground. Aaron went below to check the chart and spotted a cargo ship (AIS) ahead. The crew then spotted it and I could not tell if it was going north or south. When I finally realized it was going north and the bearing was not changing I headed up to try to avoid it. In doing so we rounded up and rather than risk damage to the main, I started the engine and called for the sail to be lowered. Wind at that time was still well over 30 knots. When the storm passed there were big waves from the west and very little wind. Having started the engine, our only option was to to retire, but it was a relief to know that we were all safe and the boat and equipment were unharmed.
Very exciting!
Congratulations to the 3 boats that kept sailing and finished.
Keith
From: "Racing Results" <results@hhsa.org>
To: keithmayes@rcn.com
Sent: Sunday, July 23, 2017 11:23:40 PM
Subject: Great Bay Race Results <<$177174921048$>>
I wish I could have been there for this race, although it seems to have been a bit frustrating. Based on the score sheet I have lots of boats retiring which I scored as DNF (did not finish), but if I need to change that to DNS (did not start) let me know. Also, Red Sky was recorded as finished in place by the RC. This presumes that Red Sky would have finished within the time limit.
DMc
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tslotwinski
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7/24/2017 9:10 AM
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The RC called me. They had Red Sky in sight, the only boat left on the course, and asked if they had to wait for her to finish. I agreed that the RC could finish her “in place.” There was almost two hours of time limit remaining, so I assumed she would have finished within the time limit.
Credit is due to those who persevered after the strong storm (40+ knots) went through.
All seven boats started.
Ted
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> I wish I could have been there for this race, although it seems to have been a bit frustrating. Based on the score sheet I have lots of boats retiring which I scored as DNF (did not finish), but if I need to change that to DNS (did not start) let me know. Also, Red Sky was recorded as finished in place by the RC. This presumes that Red Sky would have finished within the time limit.
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David Mc
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7/23/2017 11:17 PM
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I wish I could have been there for this race, although it seems to have been a bit frustrating. Based on the score sheet I have lots of boats retiring which I scored as DNF (did not finish), but if I need to change that to DNS (did not start) let me know. Also, Red Sky was recorded as finished in place by the RC. This presumes that Red Sky would have finished within the time limit.
DMc
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