Downwind in Light Air
More sail trim tips from Chris Davidson and Chuck Skewes at Ullman Sails Seattle/San Diego. Photo by Tim O’Connell Sailing downwind in light airs can be very challenging but some big gains can be made. Weight should be distributed forward and grouped together. It is not uncommon for people to go below at this point. We would not recommend this approach unless you are on one gybe for an extended period of time as the time delay and the shaking of the boat when the crew has to move negates the gain of having them below. Main trimmers [...]
Thunderbird Northwest Regional Regatta, August 30th & 31st
Thunderbird Northwest Regional Regatta, August 30 & 31, Port Townsend. Our ever growing T-Bird fleet is hosting the 2014 Northwest Regional Regatta this coming weekend, August 30th & 31st. Racing starts at 11 on Saturday and the last start will be by 3 pm on Sunday. Sounds like an action packed weekend on the Bay. For more information contact Joe Daubenberger,
Wooden Boat Series Race Aug 17 th.
Information is provisional and subject to modification Regatta results saved: Sunday, August 17, 2014 11:24:27 PM PDT Division: PHRF (3 boats) (top) Pos Sail Boat Skipper Rating Finish Order Finish Time Time Allowance Corrected Time Time Behind Adjustments Pts 1 45 Annie Too Pike, Ted 153 1 15:07:23.0 00:13:44.7 02:23:38.3 00:00:00.0 1.0 2 81 Sparkle Hupy, Guy 129 2 15:18:41.0 00:11:35.3 02:37:05.7 00:13:27.4 2.0 3 7019 Pacifica Jones, Doug 129 3 15:26:02.0 00:11:35.3 02:44:26.7 00:20:48.4 3.0 Notes (1) Start Date/Time = Sunday, August 17, 2014 12:30:00.0, Length (nm) = 5.39 Information is provisional and subject to modification Principal Race Officer: [...]
Third Dog Days Race
There nearly wasn’t a third race. The wind was basically nothing with gusts to 5 kts. coming from NW through NE. and to add to the confusion an anchored ketch blocked the RC view of the pin (the ketch’s mizzen mast was designated the pin). The fleet (4 boats) ranged the bay looking for wind before settling on the course of City Dock to Indian Point and back, hopefully twice around. The first start was aborted when the boats could hardly stem the negligible tide and a nearby wind line refused to approach. Another attempt ten minutes later was successful. [...]
Think It Can’t Happen to You? Think Again…
The PTSA continues to encourage all members to think safety and practice a man overboard rescue before they actually experience one. Here's retired Coast Gaurd swimmer and safety trainer Mario Vittone's comments on the above rescue from his Facebook page. A very telling video about drowning and victim recovery. A distressed swimmer usually cannot reach for flotation. Close isn't good enough. Also, they will rarely hold on to line without flotation attached. Grabbing the rope means submersion and they let go. Victim #2 came very close to drowning. (25661 crew - what did you learn? Flotation first!).
Second Dog Days Race.
The crew on KOLUS having summer fun in great breeze. Things got a little more tippy when the wind moved onto the beam around the Pt. Hudson buoy. Photo by Wendy Feltham Wind conditions before the race were 3 – 5 kts varying between W and NE. The participants chose to go to the Marine Science Center Buoy and back. After the start the wind settled to a Westerly and increased to 8 – 10 kts at the dock with gusts to 13, it was reportedly much stronger in the inlet. The fleet was finishing before the RC [...]
Meet Boatbound, the new AirBnB for Boats
Fairly often we get emails from folks looking for a bareboat charter in Port Townsend. This morning we noticed a post on GeekWire for a new AirBnB like service that makes it possible for individuals to charter their boat. A good idea? Who knows. But interesting. This 2007 Catalina 320 out of Edmonds is listed at $256 a day bareboat. If you’re looking for some serious return on investment, owning a boat isn’t a great idea. Not only are there storage and maintenance fees to pay every year, but a boat typically isn’t used all too often — especially in a [...]
The Dog Days are Here.
The first of this years Dog Days races occurred today (Aug 01). They are intended as an excuse to get out on the water when a lot of our regular participants are having family vacation time and consistent participation in a series is difficult. Each race is scored individually, there will be no Series Standing. They also de-stress the Race Committee in that the boats attending decide by consensus the course they wish to sail. Our traditional marks need not be utilized so long as the marks used appear on Chart 18464. If a temporary mark is desired it can [...]
T37’s, Race 5
T37’s racing at Port Ludlow It was a beautiful day to be on the water’s edge. The forecast proved out as advertised: 5-8 knots of steady (±) wind, nearly 70° and lots of sun. We had a small showing; maybe summer vacations are taking their toll. Nevertheless it was a good regatta and fun was had. Plenty of visitors and some expressions of interest, so maybe we’ll continue to see fleet growth (42 fleet members now). Since both fleets were small, we started them together and ran 12 races in our 2 hour window. It was a mix [...]