Dear Mother Nature: please make the rain stop and give us good sailing weather!
That’s what we all need to be hoping for Tuesday, as we plan to sail week 8 in the summer series. the forecast does predict that the rain will stop, and we’ll have sunny skies by race time, with temps in the mid 70s, with winds out of the west around 10 mph. Race committee boat is Win Larsen’s pontoon, with Dave Dunlap as race chair.
This week’s help planned help topic as Rules at Marks, please see your email. Also, if there are any questions about the two prior topics, please come to Brewster’s with your questions.
Monthly Archives: August 2019
Photos from 8/13/19 Racing
Photos from Summer Series Week #6 (8/13/19) have been added to the website at Photos|8/13/19 Tuesday Night Racing.
Summer Series Week #6 – August 13, 2019
Wow, Week 6 is happening! – can’t believe the summer is just zipping along! Andy Lenczycki is our RC for a night of partly cloudy skies, 78 degrees and NNW winds of around 9 mph.
This week, we are starting an informal education series, in which there will be an attachment included with each weekly e-mail, followed up by discussion after sailing at Brewster’s. This will take place even if we’re cancelled, so all you new sailors, take note, read the material, and hopefully you’ll be able to participate on Tuesdays. It’s also a great review for all of us seasoned folks as we head to the Hobie World’s in Captiva this November. This week’s topic is “Signals and Marks” and “Definitions & Right of Way Rules“. This is a progressive series – so this first topic is important to know in order to fully understand the next two topics. Thanks to Jerry Mohney for starting this up and to Julie for providing the material.
Also, a reminder that the next one day regatta for Hobie Fleet 126 is coming up this next Saturday, August 17th at Washington Beach in Michigan City, IN. Weather looks pleasant, so there’s fun just waiting to be had! Hope to see you there!
Another save the date – for all of us Hobie World Competitors (gotta love the sound of that!): Tuesday September 17th – the first Tuesday we don’t sail- Lori Mohney is gathering us together at their place for a discussion of important things we’ll need to know to compete in the event. Please create room in your schedules to attend!
Summer Series Week #5 – Aug 6, 2019
What a Pontoon Float party Sunday! We had sun, fun, drinks, snacks, floating, and if that weren’t enough, mother nature brought us a powerful rainstorm with significant wind and some lightening. It started as we were headed in, and increased to heavy horizontal rain as we were getting to shelter. After the rain passed, we made our way over to Lori and Jerry’s for dinner and door prizes.
There are significant leftovers – brats, some salads and lots of cookies – so we’ve been invited back over after sailing Tuesday night (8/6/19). There are soft drinks, but otherwise, it’s BYO adult beverages. Tuesday’s forecast is for temps in the 80s, partly sunny, with a 20% chance of rain, west winds around 7mph. Race chair is Dave Dunlap on Julie and Andy’s pontoon.
Next, there has been some discussion about two topics, so for clarification, I’m quoting from the by-laws, 1) Minimum weight: Hobie class rules state that minimum weight for skipper and crew is 285 lbs. Therefore to be scored as a 2 person boat, you need to meet this weight requirement, or carry weight.
(A) Rules – All races and regattas shall be conducted in accordance with the IYRU, US Sailing and the Hobie Class Association Rules as published by the International Hobie Class Association. Questions concerning minimum weight and whether a person or persons meet the requirements as prescribed in the Hobie Class Rules will be settled by the use of a Fleet scale calibrated by a known weight.
2) The start finish line – can you go through it as you sail the course (not starting or finishing) and does it depend on what course is being sailed (upwind vs downwind finish)? No and no. Amendment (III) Amendments
(I) ALCA, by the majority vote of total votes cast, can amend IYRU, US Sailing, and the Hobie Class Association Rules as published by the International Hobie Class Association
(II) The Barging Buoy is an extension of the Committee Boat
(III) The Start/Finish line is an obstruction at all times and cannot be crossed unless starting or finishing.
(IV) Shorten course will be determined by the Committee Boat personnel. Boats will sail designated course until passing between Committee Boat and Finishing Mark, or between gates as designated.
Hope this clears up any confusion – there’s lots more racing rules that need to be followed on our Tuesday nights, please show up after racing and ask questions. Rule book summaries have been provided to some of the new sailors in the past few years, good idea if we all review them from time to time!