Initially this race was shaping up to be one of the best of the series, but as usual that turned out to be illusory.

As the start was from City Dock it was suggested that we set a course around the Marine Science Center mark, which doesn’t get a lot of use from the Committee Boat.  The current was around slack water, and the RC visited the beach at Point Hudson to verify there was wind available.  It appeared to be a good choice and turned out to be so.

While the RC was setting up on the dock the wind was moderate but somewhat unstable, mostly 8 – 10 kts. but with long lulls to 4 kts. and gusts to 12+.  The direction oscillated rapidly between 265 & 285 degM.  To gain a semblance of a windward start, mark A was set off Union Wharf.

As the distance to M and back was only ~3 nm. and the breeze appeared well established all over the bay, a trip out to the tower was added for another 3 nm. The course set was SAMFTF, which called for a crossing of the S/F line in the middle to allow for shortening course.

The first start had a General Recall as the boat most over early was beside the dock and its mainsail obscured the S/F line and the rest of the fleet.

Careful track was kept of time and wind conditions to decide if the course should be shortened.  The trip out to M was quick with most of the fleet completing what was half of the total course distance in a third of the available time, and the wind still looked good, so the course was not shortened.  However, as is usual, the time each boat crossed the line was recorded.  About a third of the way to the tower, with little warning, the wind died and then reversed, coming back weakly from the SE.  This cycle of weak reversing breezes continued for the rest of the race.  Most of the fleet had great difficulty fetching and rounding the tower.  Much of the fleet gave up after the tower but Sparkle, Boreas, Dorado and Thatuna managed to get in phase with the shifts and find a little pressure.  Loosely bunched, they were within ¼ nm of the finish when time ran out, a valiant effort.

As the full course was a total DNF, times for the short course were used for the results.

Summer Cat’s Paw 2016club-logo

 Cat’s Paw Race #5

Information is provisional and subject to modification. Results saved: Saturday, July 9, 2016 10:57:15 AM PDT

Division: PHRF (9 boats) (top)

Pos Sail Boat Skipper Rating Finish
Order
Finish
Time
Time
Allowance
Corrected
Time
Time
Behind
Adjustments Pts
1 81 Sparkle Hupy, Guy 129 1 18:54:34.0 00:07:19.9 00:34:14.1 00:00:00.0 1.0
2 840 Falcon Sea Scouts 163 2 19:00:03.0 00:09:15.8 00:37:47.2 00:03:33.1 2.0
3 36 Norma Mae Arsulich, James 150 3 19:29:00.0 00:08:31.5 01:07:28.5 00:33:14.4 3.0
DNC S Cito Rankins, Sean 255 DNC No Time 00:14:29.6 No Time No Time DNC 10.0T
DNC none Flygburan Bickford, Mark 250 DNC No Time 00:14:12.5 No Time No Time DNC 10.0T
DNC 1 Second Wind Nicholson, Dwight 231 DNC No Time 00:13:07.7 No Time No Time DNC 10.0T
DNC 39954 Andiamo 185 DNC No Time 00:10:30.8 No Time No Time DNC 10.0T
DNC 43095 Miss Contraire Holman, Keith 180 DNC No Time 00:10:13.8 No Time No Time DNC 10.0T
DNC 7019 Pacifica Jones, Doug 130 DNC No Time 00:07:23.3 No Time No Time DNC 10.0T

Notes

(1) Start Date/Time = Friday, July 8, 2016 18:13:00.0, Length (nm) = 3.41


Division: Thunderbird< (12 boats) (top)thunderbird-2

Pos Sail Boat Skipper Rating Finish
Order
Finish
Time
Adjustments Pts
1 242 Dorado Daubenberger, Joe Thunderbird 1 18:57:02.0 1.0
2 243 Caveat Bolling, Doug Thunderbird 2 18:57:08.0 2.0
3 172 Boreas Greene, Josh Thunderbird 3 18:58:15.0 3.0
4 542 Thatuna Lynes,Jon, Heumann,Jim Thunderbird 4 18:58:25.0 4.0
5 944 Mubahay Barron, Greg Thunderbird 5 18:59:30.0 5.0
6 332 Coco Solo Carey, John Thunderbird 6 18:59:51.0 6.0
7 1248 Kuma San Yarborough, Satch Thunderbird 7 19:01:19.0 7.0
8 1144 Blew Bird Dunlap, Ginther Thunderbird 8 19:02:29.0 8.0
9 448 Tzieu Walker, Scott Thunderbird 9 19:06:00.0 9.0
DNC 1106 Kolus Edwards, Ed Thunderbird DNC No Time DNC 13.0T
DNC 1114 Impulse Bolling, Brian Thunderbird DNC No Time DNC 13.0T
DNC 1190 Raven Blackbird Assoc. Thunderbird DNC No Time DNC 13.0T

Notes

(1) Start Date/Time = Friday, July 8, 2016 18:13:00.0, Length (nm) = 3.41

Summer Cat’s Paw 2016club-logo

Series Standing – 5 races scored

Information is provisional and subject to modification. Results saved: Saturday, July 9, 2016 10:57:15 AM PDT

Division: PHRF (9 boats) (top)

Pos Sail Boat Skipper Cat’s Paw #1 Cat’s Paw #2 Cat’s Paw #3 Cat’s Paw #4 Cat’s Paw #5 Total
Points
Pos
1 81 Sparkle Hupy,Guy 1 1 1 1 1 5.00 1
2 36 Norma Mae Arsulich, James 2 5 2 10/DNC 3 22.00 2
3 840 Falcon Sea Scouts 6/RET 3 10/DNC 2 2 23.00 3
4 7019 Pacifica Jones, Doug 10/DNC 2 10/DNC 10/DNC 10/DNC 42.00 4
5 39954 Andiamo 10/DNC 10/DNC 10/DNC 3 10/DNC 43.00 5
6 43095 Miss Contraire Holman, Keith 10/DNC 10/DNC 10/DNC 4 10/DNC 44.00 6
7 1 Second Wind Nicholson, Dwight 10/DNC 4 10/DNC 10/DNC 10/DNC 44.00 7
8T S Cito Rankins, Sean 6/RET 10/DNC 10/DNC 10/DNC 10/DNC 46.00T 8T
8T none Flygburan Bickford, Mark 6/DSQ 10/DNC 10/DNC 10/DNC 10/DNC 46.00T 8T

Division: Thunderbird (12 boats) (top)thunderbird-2

Pos Sail Boat Skipper Cat’s Paw #1 Cat’s Paw #2 Cat’s Paw #3 Cat’s Paw #4 Cat’s Paw #5 Total
Points
Pos
1 242 Dorado Daubenberger, Joe 1 1 1 2 1 6.00 1
2 542 Thatuna Lynes,Jon, Heumann,Jim 2 4 3 5 4 18.00 2
3 1248 Kuma San Yarborough, Satch 5 2 2 3 7 19.00 3
4 243 Caveat Bolling, Doug 4 3 7 4 2 20.00 4
5 172 Boreas Greene, Josh 6 6 5 1 3 21.00 5
6 944 Mubahay Barron, Greg 13/DNC 5 13/DNC 7 5 43.00 6
7 332 Coco Solo Carey, John 7 13/DNC 13/DNC 6 6 45.00 7
8 448 Tzieu Walker, Scott 13/DNC 8/RET 6 13/DNC 9 49.00 8
9 1114 Impulse Bolling, Brian 8 13/DNC 4 13/DNC 13/DNC 51.00 9
10 1190 Raven Blackbird Assoc. 3 13/DNC 13/DNC 10/RET 13/DNC 52.00 10
11 1144 Blew Bird Dunlap, Ginther 13/DNC 13/DNC 13/DNC 13/DNC 8 60.00 11
12 1106 Kolus Edwards, Ed 13/DNC 13/DNC 13/DNC 10/RET 13/DNC 62.00 12

Notes

(1) Scoring System is ISAF Low Point 2013-2016
(2) Time limit expired (TLE) penalty is: Finishers plus 1

Information is provisional and subject to modification. Principal Race Officer: DAB


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