Joe,
Welcome to the list. Yes, the Tuna folks do have fun and sail a
lot. I think the Fleet qualified 8 boats in this year's YRA
Championship Series. In addition boats are active in the SSS, a
"Spinnaker Series comprised of some HDA races and some regattas like
the Great Pumpkin, other One-of-a-Kind Regattas/Races, and of course
yacht club beer can races. There were 4 boats sailing in the
Sausalito YC's Tuesday Nite Series this Summer. There were boats
sailing in the Estuary Twilight Races, too.
As you probably know, racing-wise October is a slow month. Mid-
Winter racing begins in November and I'm sure we can get you a ride,
perhaps even a regular one, on a boat in one of the Mid-Winters. I
don't know if the Fleet plans another informal day of racing/training
before then. I'll certainly put your name and email address on my
potential crew list for the Mid-Winters (SYC, GGYC, CYC). I hope one
or more East Bay boats will do the same for the BYC, EYC, and other
East Bay Mid-Winter series.
As you also probably know, buying and maintaining a Santana 22 is
pretty inexpensive compared to boats in the 30-foot range. There are
usually 1 or 2 pretty good boats on the market for well under
$5,000. Sailing with 3 on the boat (including yourself) is not only
less crew-list strain, it's downright fun because there are no
"specialists." Lots of us even go with 3 in the boat for spinnaker
races.
Then there's the idea of keeping the boat on a trailer (I do). It
costs me about $135 a month to keep a boat on a trailer in
Sausalito. I think dry berths in the Estuary are even less
expensive. Dry sailing eliminates the annual haul out/bottom
expenses, eliminates bottom cleaning before each race day, and I
think it probably easier on the boat since it sits still the 6 days
you're not sailing it each week.
Keep coming back to the website and ask any questions you might
have. I'm sure you'll get answers (sometimes contradictory, but you
will get answers!).
Pat Broderick
"Elaine" Hull #245 (celebrating its 40th Birthday this year)
Former Santana 22 Fleet #1 Captain and current YRA Chairman
On Sep 27, 2007, at 5:04 PM, Joe Ferrie wrote:
> I started subscribing to this list a couple of weeks ago, and it
> certainly seems like you tuna folks are having a lot of fun.
>> I own a J/29 that I raced actively for several years, but gradually
> burned out on it because of the expense and the difficulty of
> maintaining a crew of 7-8. I miss racing though, and the idea of
> sailing one-design with a small crew on a stiff boat with dacron
> sails is very appealing.
>> If anybody has an open spot in an upcoming race or practice, I'd
> like to give it a try.
>> -- Joe Ferrie
> (eve) 510-644-8173
> (day) 925-694-3549
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