R3 was disappointing since I had a good start again at the boat and had position on the fleet. Ended up overstanding windward mark by around 200 yards because I mistook the upwind mark. Reached in the straps to the top mark after the mess up. Finished 7th I think. Andrea did a good job on the top reach and was able to get past on the last part of the reach.
Friday, March 2, 2012
Formula lineup
Formula racers include:
Micah Buzianis
Paulo dos Reis
Gabriel Browne
Tati Frans
Fernando Martinez
Alex Morales
Matthias Pinheiro
Willhelm Schurmann
Dave Kashy
Ron Kern
Brad Couden
Micah Buzianis
Paulo dos Reis
Gabriel Browne
Tati Frans
Fernando Martinez
Alex Morales
Matthias Pinheiro
Willhelm Schurmann
Dave Kashy
Ron Kern
Brad Couden
R1 and R2 results
Course is upwind, downwind, upwind, reach across to a finish line at the top of the course.
R1: Nevin Sayre, Jochim (sp?), Jochim's daughter (katjas?), Andrea Gauthier (maybe swapped with steve), Steve Gottleib, Woody, me in 7th.
R2: Nevin, Jochim, me, katjas, ?
R1 I had a decent start at the pin on port. Running upwind decent in the light, shifty wind and when I a couple tacks up I tried crossing someone while on port and they tagged the last foot of my board, so I ended doing penalty turns. Probably around 10th at the windward mark and made up a couple on the run down. Held my own coming back up and reeled in a couple more places. Woody had been a ways back from me at leeward mark but sailed a fantastic second upwind to beat me to the top. I followed him to the finish.
Race 2 the wind filled in to a nice 10-15. I got a nice start at the boat with Nevin and was able to get out on him. I played shifts up the middle and got to the top in first. Jochim got around in second after banging hard left (he went off the start on his fin/no centerboard when he went left). There appeared to be a puff on the outside of the course when I rounded, and Jochim and I planned over there on a fairly high course hoping to catch it. No dice. Nevin and Kasja sailed dead downwind and made ground on us with Nevin getting to the bottom first. Jochim caught a nice swell near the bottom mark and got past me with board speed. We held that order back to the top and across the reach.
We came in for lunch and formula fleet is out racing in the breeze.
R1: Nevin Sayre, Jochim (sp?), Jochim's daughter (katjas?), Andrea Gauthier (maybe swapped with steve), Steve Gottleib, Woody, me in 7th.
R2: Nevin, Jochim, me, katjas, ?
R1 I had a decent start at the pin on port. Running upwind decent in the light, shifty wind and when I a couple tacks up I tried crossing someone while on port and they tagged the last foot of my board, so I ended doing penalty turns. Probably around 10th at the windward mark and made up a couple on the run down. Held my own coming back up and reeled in a couple more places. Woody had been a ways back from me at leeward mark but sailed a fantastic second upwind to beat me to the top. I followed him to the finish.
Race 2 the wind filled in to a nice 10-15. I got a nice start at the boat with Nevin and was able to get out on him. I played shifts up the middle and got to the top in first. Jochim got around in second after banging hard left (he went off the start on his fin/no centerboard when he went left). There appeared to be a puff on the outside of the course when I rounded, and Jochim and I planned over there on a fairly high course hoping to catch it. No dice. Nevin and Kasja sailed dead downwind and made ground on us with Nevin getting to the bottom first. Jochim caught a nice swell near the bottom mark and got past me with board speed. We held that order back to the top and across the reach.
We came in for lunch and formula fleet is out racing in the breeze.
Midwinters quick R1 R2 update
Nevin Sayre is top dog with two bullets. Race 1 was pretty light, maybe 6-8 mph. Race 2 was puffy 10-15. I have 7th and then 3rd. Brand owner Jochim (sp) has two 2nd's. I am feeling faster in the breeze. Led to upwind and 1/2 downwind of R2 before Nevin passed me. More later.
Thursday, March 1, 2012
Midwinters Tomorrow
It's been a while since I've been to Calema in Cocoa Beach, FL. I think my last trip was around 1999 or 2000, so really looking forward to some sunny Florida weather for the upcoming race. I'll be in the Kona fleet, so that will be a first for me.
Racing is Friday - Sunday. I'll be in the middle weight (8.2 sail size) division.
The forecast looks great:
Friday: Areas of fog before 9am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 84. South southwest wind between 5 and 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. South wind around 10 mph.
Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. Windy, with a south southwest wind between 10 and 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Saturday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. South southwest wind between 10 and 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Sunday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 69. Windy, with a west northwest wind between 15 and 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Friday, December 16, 2011
WP Champs Pictures
I finally got some pictures from the 2011 Windpower Championships on Picasa. Will get a regatta report and some other end-of-year items posted shortly.
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