hchalkley
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9/1/2019 1:06 PM
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Just back in town from a mid-West trip. I don't need the tally sheet for Race 4. Abandoning the race was the correct call (we had already retired in any event). I've seen a storm front like Wednesday's many years before when I had Trilody. Even though there was no rain associated with it, the winds came up quickly and scattered the fleet.
Cheers, Hank
Racers,
The 4th Race of series 3 started with 12 knots out of the SW and ominous clouds to the west. We checked weather and, as usual for August, we got "chance of T-storms" and high winds. Radar had lightening over Montgomery County and Richmond, but none trending our way. We debated the course - long/short for the classes and as the wind clocked around we changed to Juliet short. I apologize for my lysdexia in hanging the course boards on the wrong side of the boat, but we did manage to relocate them before starting. Anyway, we decided to start the race and watch the weather since many a night has started darkly but eased into great sailing as the evening cools. Once the two fleets were launched (and again, apologies for stumbling over the initial VHF comms) we picked up the pin and set off for 'A' only to hear 8 boats retire in the face of what looked like a worsening storm. At that point we decided to abandon the race in the interests of safety and head for home. I drive over an hour in beltway traffic to race and I am sorely disappointed at cancellations, so you all have my sympathy. Gusts over 28 knots and and sideways rain may be just dandy for the Whitbread/Volvo/TOR folks, but not so much for us. I hope all made it to their slips with no damage or injury. My thanks to our crew and my good friend Tim who volunteered his elegant yacht Shibumi for RC duty. As an aside, every time I do RC, there is a terrible storm. The Great Bay races '17 and '18 stand out as memorable examples. So, if stormy weather floats your boat, be sure to come out the next time I'm RC.
Tom Wiltshire, s/v Spirit
ps. Hank, do you need the tally sheet showing who came? It's a bit rain soaked, but legible.
T
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Sara
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8/24/2019 6:08 AM
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Bev Wright
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8/23/2019 9:42 PM
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Tom, thanks for your excellent recap of the evening and you are forgiven for course boards on the wrong side because the pin was on the correct side. Whoosh clocked 34kt gusts more than once I believe but we got back safely. You are a trooper for doing a great job under the conditions that existed and developed, thank you!!
Bev Wright, Captain/Skipper/Past Commodore
s/v Whoosh (Racing/Cruising)
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Tom Wiltshire
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8/23/2019 6:36 PM
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Racers,
The 4th Race of series 3 started with 12 knots out of the SW and ominous clouds to the west. We checked weather and, as usual for August, we got "chance of T-storms" and high winds. Radar had lightening over Montgomery County and Richmond, but none trending our way. We debated the course - long/short for the classes and as the wind clocked around we changed to Juliet short. I apologize for my lysdexia in hanging the course boards on the wrong side of the boat, but we did manage to relocate them before starting. Anyway, we decided to start the race and watch the weather since many a night has started darkly but eased into great sailing as the evening cools. Once the two fleets were launched (and again, apologies for stumbling over the initial VHF comms) we picked up the pin and set off for 'A' only to hear 8 boats retire in the face of what looked like a worsening storm. At that point we decided to abandon the race in the interests of safety and head for home. I drive over an hour in beltway traffic to race and I am sorely disappointed at cancellations, so you all have my sympathy. Gusts over 28 knots and and sideways rain may be just dandy for the Whitbread/Volvo/TOR folks, but not so much for us. I hope all made it to their slips with no damage or injury. My thanks to our crew and my good friend Tim who volunteered his elegant yacht Shibumi for RC duty. As an aside, every time I do RC, there is a terrible storm. The Great Bay races '17 and '18 stand out as memorable examples. So, if stormy weather floats your boat, be sure to come out the next time I'm RC.
Tom Wiltshire, s/v Spirit
ps. Hank, do you need the tally sheet showing who came? It's a bit rain soaked, but legible.
T
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