Great fun today! I placed 32 photos on dropbox. Here's the link:
https://www.dropbox.com/sc/93oww95dxrryo0f/9L7dwu3nuQ
Thanks all!
On 4/4/2014 10:01 AM, Frank Lawler wrote:
> TI Tune-Up Notes:
> Hi everyone. Just to review the sound signals:
> 1st Sound: 5 min to go
> 2nd Sound : 4 min to go
> 3rd Sound : 1 min to go
> 4th Sound: START!
> There will be a short beat to a port rounding of a windward
> mark, followed by a downwind finish. PLEASE MONITOR CHANNEL 71 so that
> you can receive notification shortly before each 5 min sequence
> commences. To keep things moving in a timely manner, remain in the
> vicinity of the start line after your finish.
> I recommend delaying your final tack for the line, whether
> starting on port or starboard, so as to preserve your final option as
> long as possible. This gives you time to make a better assessment
> of where most of the other boats might be before committing yourself.
> Conversely, if you tack for the line too early or from too far off,
> you have no more options if something unexpected develops. It also
> becomes progressively harder with distance from the line to get your
> timing right.
> It's worthwhile to caution against barging, a violation in
> which a windward boat at either end of the line forces a leeward boat
> to fall off in order to gain space for themselves to squeeze in
> between that boat and the port buoy or the committee boat,
> depending upon which end of the line you have chosen for your
> start. If you are the leeward boat in this situation, you have the
> right to head up and "close the door"subject to to two limitations:
> 1) It must be clear that the barging boat is going to respond by
> heading up (you may not force a collision), and
> 2) If applicable, you do not do so in such a manner that the
> barging boat has no room to yield without
> banging into the committee boat (my boat!).
> See you tomorrow.
> Frank Lawler
> Tackful
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> Date: Wed, 2 Apr 2014 23:56:25 -0700
> From: c.j.wills at acm.org> To: tuna at myfleet.org> Subject: Re: [Santana 22] Tuna Tune-up: April 5th, 11 am, Clipper Cove, TI
>> I can almost definitely make it over, either to crew or bring my own
> boat out if we're overmanned (my boat is at TI anyway but it's slow -
> maybe it can replace Tackful as committee boat?)
>>> On Tue, Mar 18, 2014 at 4:37 PM, Santana22 San Francisco
> <santana22sfbay at gmail.com <mailto:santana22sfbay at gmail.com>> wrote:
>> Dear Tuna skippers,
>> Frank Lawler of "Tackful" will teach us the ins-and-outs of starts
> in our famous Spring Tuna Tune-up. This event is for novice
> skippers who want to practice some starts, as well as for
> experienced folks who want to get their crews ready for the
> season. It's also one of the most fun events of the year!
>> On Sat April 5th we'll put out a starting line with a short course
> in beautiful Clipper Cove to practice as many starts as we can fit
> in. Start at 11, about 6 starts and very short races (~ 5 min
> each), and then we'll break for a pot luck lunch during which
> Frank will give some feedback. Then, it's back on the water for a
> few more starts and we'll be done before 3 pm.
>> You can come over and bring your Tuna, or just come over and we'll
> find you a boat to crew on. Please bring crew and/or interested
> other skippers or friends.
>> Please let us know 1) if you're coming, 2) if you're bringing your
> boat, 3) how many crew you're bringing.
>> It would be great to have someone volunteer to take some pictures
> and write a short piece for NorCal sailing to give the fleet some
> advertisement. Also, if this date doesn't work for a whole lot of
> people we can postpone to April 19 after the Wheeler regatta, so
> let me know if that's the case.
>> In the past years we've had 8-10 boats out for this event and it's
> a great way to get toknow the fleet and do some informal races. As
> always, please let me know if you have any questions!
>> Cheers,
> Anna
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