Mixed PT Fleet Round Pt Hudson Buoy
Photo by Satch Yarbrough So I thought this was an interesting perspective, a World War One fort in the background (Fort Warden) and the schooner ADVENTURESS sailing behind a nuclear sub coming into the bay. I was standing on the bluffs at Fort Flagler, looking back across Port Townsend Bay. Camera is max zoomed, so not the clearest, but hey, this was a very long way away!
New Equipment / Skill Requirements for Sailboat Racing
So effective March 1st this year there is revised equipment / training requirements, if you venture outside our bay you may run into a club with the checklist below, such as the Swiftsure, Round The County, and other events. Might be a good idea to print out this information and have it around so you can run thru the list before you get inspected. Click the link below to open the file. sers Hope you all are getting ready for the Shipwrights Regatta on February 22nd! Satch
A Treat for the Club
So I have been working on a video that has been posted to Youtube, It was originally a "Super 8" series of movies taken during the 1968 Acapulco race, and the 1963 Transpac race, aboard Ted Pike's beautiful Annie Too. It is over 50 minutes long, but is pretty epic sailboat racing offshore, Turn up the sound, youtube allowed the audio which is great, and period correct for the most part. The only way to see this video is to use the link, or go to my youtube channel. ( Beercanracer ) Here is the link: Have fun, and hope [...]
Ever wonder what you look like crossing the finish line?
During this years Summer Cat's Paw series I was on the city dock helping David Burroughs with race committee duty, and set up my camera to do videos of the finishes. Sure wished the wind was better, as these videos would have been a bit more interesting, but here is the links to five short videos of the fleet finishing. Turn up the sound and you will hear the chatter on the dock and the finish horn. Enjoy! Satch
How to get a new crew up to speed on your boat
So frequently we are faced with new crew coming on board. What do you do to introduce them to your boat? Or do you just tell them to watch every one and try to ketch on to what is happening during the race? Or spend a hour or more at the dock before time to go, showing them the ropes. Why not have a hand out ready for them that introduces your boat controls and what racing is all about? Better yet, get that information to them before they show up on race day, and then have a [...]
Wooden Boat Series race cancelled, rescheduled for this Saturday
So last Saturday's Wooden Boat Series Race was cancelled due to lack of wind. As usual the bay promptly filled in and we had a good romp on Annie Too. Sure is great to see Sparkle back out and looking So Good. The last race of the Wooden Boat Series has been Rescheduled to this next Saturday, Aug 24th. We have moved the start time to 2:00 to try to get some more wind. So tune up that wooden boat and come out for some fun on the bay! Satch
Dog Days Races
Just a heads up regarding the Dog Days Races, they are run "Barcott" style, no scores kept. We have no race committee for these races so whoever has a horn onboard gets to start the race. The next series, the Fall NiteCap, will have race committee with scores kept and posted, etc. Enjoy our beautiful bay... Satch
What’s your boat look like from underwater?
Here is a interesting concept, Roth Diving Services, one of our club sponsors, has set up the ability to do on the spot videos, for inspecting everything from zincs, props, rudders, hulls, anything you may want inspected and captured on video. I plan a haulout to repaint the bottom on the one week off we have during the Spring Whitecap series. Looks like it is due, as there is some hard growth starting in some places, not exactly a race ready bottom! If you would like Mike Roth to do a video inspection, his contact information is on the scrolling Sponsor banner [...]
How About A Couple of Cruises This Year?
Vince Townrow, Commodore of Port Hadlock Yacht Club is planning a couple of cruises this year and has invited all our members to join in the fun. Here is a lettter I recieved from Vince with the details: Proposed Weekend Cruises for the 2012 season. They should be informal and a way to have fun on the water. Spring and Fall to ensure some sort of weather but not too cold. Reasonably close to Port Hadlock to reduce the logistics. I would plan to invite members of the clubs in Port Townsend and Sequim to join us in the good time. [...]
Dialing in Step’nAnnie for Heavy Weather
So with last Sunday's race canceled, we took a vote and decided to get a practice session in with some real wind, we stayed out for a couple of hours, and got the boat and crew pretty comfortable. Boat speeds up into the 8 kt range a few times, lots of 7 kt speeds. Good times for sure, and we're ready for some pressure now. Winds were in the upper 20's, gusts into the upper 30's. Port Townsend Bay is really pretty protected so this was a good opportunity. Special thanks to crewmember Charles for bringing the keen video [...]
America’s Cup Carnage, race 7
Looks like the wind was up for race 7, cats flipping like fish.