Hi Tuna skippers,
Thanks to everyone who came out for the match racing, it was great fun! For
those of you who missed the fun last Sat, here is a short recap;
Garth gave a brief and clear introduction on the rules of match racing and
strategies for the start, and graciously shared a few secrets of Oreo's
success. Then, Oreo, Meli'ki, Fun, Pueo, Fast Company, and Byte Size hit
the water for 5 races, in which everyone raced each other in the shifty and
sunny conditions on the estuary. Everyone tried to control the other boat,
which wasn't all that easy. Most skippers discovered the use of the
obstruction of the shore to break free from the control at some point,
after which the dance could start again. During the races, Garth's advice
was put into practice, but there were very few position changes after the
start. Between races there was an exchange of crew, so they could sail with
some other skippers and boats. The final was between Byte Size and Oreo,
where we blatantly overstood the windward mark, so Oreo beat us fair and
square and became the winner of the event. This was followed by some tall
tales over some tall beers and a delicious dinner at the Island Yacht Club!
A big THANK YOU to IYC for hosting, providing a mark boat, and a delicious
dinner, Tom Montoya for being our Race Committee, and Garth for his intro.
I can't wait to do it again!
Cheers,
Anna Alderkamp
"Byte Size" #801
On Fri, Aug 23, 2013 at 10:58 PM, Kristen Staff Comm IYC <ksoeiyc at att.net>wrote:
> See you then Barb!
>> Sent from iPad
>> On Aug 23, 2013, at 22:23, barb miller <barbmiller.clix at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Fast company will be there with one crew.
>> Barb
>> On Tuesday, August 20, 2013, Santana22 San Francisco wrote:
>>> Dear Tuna skippers,
>>>> It sounds like we'll have about 5 boats out for the match racing this
>> Saturday, which should be a lot of fun! Several people have indicated they
>> would like to crew, so please come on over and we'll match up skippers and
>> crew during the skippers meeting. Here is the schedule:
>>>> noon: Skippers meeting and short intro into match racing (IYC)****
>>>> 1:00-3:30 pm: a series of match races started and finished from the dock*
>> ***
>>>> 4:00 pm: finals
>>>> 4:30 pm -onwards: Dinner and drinks at IYC
>>>>>> Menu for dinner:
>>>> Chicken, Carne Asada, Fish Tacos, Beans & Rice, Mexican Style Lentil
>> Soup (vegetarian), Mango Jicama Salad on Spring Greens, and Choco Flan
>> for dessert
>>>> **
>>>> – Asstd chips and homemade Salsas.
>>>>>> Please let us know before Friday 3 pm if you:
>>>> -will bring your boat for the races
>>>> -come out for the races and would like to crew
>>>> -will stay for dinner (so we can get a headcount)
>>>>>>>> Hope to see you out on the sunny Estuary!
>>>>>> Kristen & Anna
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