Wow! We just got home from racing to Half Moon Bay and found all this
e-mail. Thanks Alan, I too did not know what a coda was. The SSS is a great
group of people and put on fun races. My only complaint is that they start
early in the morning, typ start sequence starts at 10:00 am. The race to
Half Moon Bay Race started a little late for scheduling purposes and we had
great wind all the way down. We actually had more than I anticipated. We
the started the race with our 150 up and a double reefed main. A ways after
mile rock we shook out one reef and then the other. After we got about 6
kn-miles down the coast we set our small reaching chute and then the wind
dropped. We took down the little chute and put up the big runner. The wind
built some and we had a beautiful sail all the way down to the finish line at
"G3" where we took our own finish time. We got beat by a couple of Wyliecat
30's. I hate them guys! But we had a good sail and great weather. The SSS
group is pretty casual. The awards were given out at HMBYC and were all
unclaimed awards from previous races! So if you won Div 3, you might get a
bag labeled "third place Corinthian race." Who cares? The HMB race is the
most casual and least attended race of the series.
The next SSS race is The East Bay/Estuary Race on Sept. 29. The race starts at Richmond YC and goes around the Brothers around Little Harding and finishes at Oakland YC on the estuary. The SSS rules allow for One Design and Special Groups. to be added to their standard divisions. All we need is 6 starters from the SF Bay 30s and were in. Actually a couple years ago we had our own group for the 3-Bridge Fiasco. I would really appreciate some of you guys coming out so we wouldn't have to race against those damn Wyliecats. I will make arrangements with the SSS if there is sufficient response.
As far as midwinter races, Borderline raced the Berkeley series a few years ago and the Encinal series this last year and I prefer the Encinal series. The Berkeley Circle seems pretty small and we get to the weather mark before we're ready or even thinking about the chute. The Encinal course legs are a little longer and give you a chance to settle in. I would say the Encinal series puts less emphasis on crew work. With so many skipper's having to scramble to get crew together, maybe that might be a better series.
Borderline/Bill Received on Mon Aug 13 21:05:47 2001