PTSA Nightcap W/L Series 2025 – Final Results - Oct. 18   Sept 13 Sept 20 Sept 27 Oct 04 Oct 11 Oct 18   Standing Sail # Boat Name Skipper Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Race 4 Race 5 Race 6 Race 7 Race 8 Race 9 Race 10 Race 11 Race 12 Total Points Boat Name Stan ding 1 1190 Corvo Blackbird Associates 1 [2] 2 1 2 1 1 [3] 1 1 2 [3] 12 Corvo 1 2 1177 Falcon Roland Nikles 2 1 [DNC/4] [4] [4] 3 2 2 3 3 1 2 19 [...]

PHRF Night Cap Series 2025 - Race #6 Results – Oct 18 Start Time 13:10:00 Course STCTIF Course Dist (n.m.) 6.38   Wind at Start 125°M 4.4 kts Final Points Sail # Boat Name Skipper Boat Model PHRF Finish order Finish Time Elapsed Time Correction Factor Corrected Time ToT Adjust-ment Boat Name Final Points 1 126 Underdog Robert Ambrose & Dan Ginther Ultimate 20 162 1 14:59:02 01:49:02 0.9531 01:43:55   Underdog 1 2 161 Salsa David James J29 FR 123 2 15:05:27 01:55:27 1.0109 01:56:42   Salsa 2 4 60309 Flyer Barrett/Jillian Crabtree Beneteau 10R 78 DNC   [...]

PTSA Nightcap W/L Series 2025 – Series Standings Oct. 11   Sept 13 Sept 20 Sept 27 Oct 04 Oct 11 Oct 18   Standing Sail # Boat Name Skipper Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Race 4 Race 5 Race 6 Race 7 Race 8 Race 9 Race 10 Race 11 Race 12 Total Boat Name Stan ding 1 1190 Corvo Blackbird Associates 1 [2] 2 1 2 1 1 [3] 1 1 10 Corvo 1 2 1177 Falcon Roland Nikles 2 1 [DNC/4] [4] 4 3 2 2 3 3 20 Falcon 2 3 642 Owl Dale [...]

  PTSA Nightcap W/L Series 2025 – Series Standings 10/07 Sept 13Sept 20Sept 27Oct 04Oct 11Oct 18 StandingSail #Boat NameSkipper Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Race 4 Race 5 Race 6 Race 7 Race 8 Race 9 Race 10 Race 11 Race 12TotalBoat NameStan ding11190CorvoBlackbird Associates1[2]21211[3]    8Corvo121177FalconRoland Nikles21[DNC/4][4]4322    14Falcon23242DoradoHans Daubenberger[DNC/5][DNC/5]DNC/421244    17Dorado34642OwlDale Dunning[DNC/5][DNC/5]DNC/453431    20Owl451248Kuma SanBob Denny331[DNC/8][DNC/8]DNC/7DNC/7DNC/6    27Kuma San561069MerlinM BlatterDNC/5DNC/5DNC/436[DNC/7][DNC/7]DNC/6    29Merlin671143Mustang SallyPTSA[DNC/5]DNC/5DNC/4655[RET/6]DNS/5    30Mustang Sally7Approx. Wind conditions at CB at race startSpeed – Kts.5 – 63.5 – 5844.59 - G1197     Directn - °True055040340010030315~315~310    Scores in [ ] are throw-outs – one per four races

PTSA Nightcap W/L Series 2025 – Series Standings 09/27   Sept 13 Sept 20 Sept 27 Oct 04 Oct 11 Oct 18   Standing Sail # Boat Name Skipper Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Race 4 Race 5 Race 6 Race 7 Race 8 Race 9 Race 10 Race 11 Total Boat Name Stan ding 1 1190 Corvo Blackbird Associates 1 [2] 2 1 2             6 Corvo 1 2 1177 Falcon Roland Nikles 2 1 [DNC/4] 4 4             11 Falcon 2 3 242 Dorado Hans Daubenberger [...]

PHRF Night Cap Series 2025 - Race #2 Results (Thunderbird class removed) – Sept. 20 Start Time 13:10:00 Course SBGF2 Course Dist (n.m.) 9.92   Wind at Start 8 kts. 325 °M Final Points Sail Num. Boat Name Skipper Name Boat Class PHRF Rating Finish order Finish Time Elapsed Time Correction Factor Corrected Time ToT Adjust-ment Boat Name Final Points 1 126 Underdog Robert Ambrose & Dan Ginther Ultimate 20 162 1 15:17:33 02:07:33 0.9531 02:01:33   Underdog 1 2 14 Varya Peter & Jen Bates Rhodes 27 207 4 15:26:08 02:16:08 0.8941 02:01:42   Varya 2 3 2 [...]

PHRF Nightcap Series 2025 - Race #1 Results – Sept 13 Start Time 13:05:00 Course SCTYF Course Dist (n.m.) 4.72   Wind Kts. At Start 055°, 5 – 6 Final Points Sail Num. Boat Name Skipper Name Boat Class PHRF Rating Finish order Finish Time Elapsed Time Correction Factor Corrected Time ToT Adjust-ment Boat Name Final Points 1 161 Salsa David James J29 FR 123 1 14:28:35 01:23:35 1.0109 01:24:29 Salsa 1 2 14 Varya Peter & Jen Bates Rhodes 27 207 3 14:50:54 01:45:54 0.8941 01:34:41 Varya 2 3 126 Underdog Robert Ambrose & Dan Ginther Ultimate 20 [...]

PTSA Nightcap W/L Series 2025 – Series Standings 09/13   Sept 13 Sept 20 Sept 27 Oct 04 Oct 11 Oct 18   Standing Sail # Boat Name Skipper Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Race 4 Race 5 Race 6 Race 7 Race 8 Race 9 Race 10 Race 11 Race 12 Total Boat Name Stan ding 1 1177 Falcon Roland Nikles 2 1                     3 Falcon 1 2 1190 Corvo Blackbird Associates 1 2                     3 Corvo 2 3 [...]

PTSA Dog Days W/L Series 2025 – Final Series Results 08/27   AUG 06 Aug 13 Aug 20 Aug 27   Standing Sail # Boat Name Skipper Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Race 4 Race 5 Race 6 Race 7 Race 8 Total Boat Name Stan ding                               1 1190 Corvo Blackbird Associates 1 1 High Wind Cancel 2 2 [4] 1 7 Corvo 1 2 1256 Road Runner Ken Lane [4] 3     1 1 3 2 10 Road Runner 2 3 [...]

PHRF Dog Days Series 2025 - Race #4 Results – Aug 28 Start Time 18:05:00 Course SYTYC Course Dist (n.m.) 5.58   Wind Kts.   Final Points Sail # Boat Name Skipper Boat Model PHRF Finish order Finish Time Elapsed Time Correction Factor Corrected Time ToT Adjust-ment Boat Name Final Points 1 126 Underdog Robert Ambrose & Dan Ginther Ultimate 20 162 2 19:29:30 01:24:30 0.9531 01:20:32 Underdog 1 2 81 Sparkle Sean Koomen 40’ Custom D/E Black sloop 129 1 19:28:59 01:23:59 1.0015 01:24:06 Sparkle 2 3 161 Salsa David James J29 FR 123 3 19:32:15 01:27:15 1.0109 [...]

PHRF Dog Days Series 2025 - Race #3 Aug 22 Start Time 18:05:00 Course Course Dist (n.m.) Wind Kts. Final Points Sail Num. Boat Name Skipper Name Boat Class PHRF Rating Finish order Finish Time Elapsed Time Correction Factor Corrected Time ToT Adjust-ment Boat Name Final Points 1 81 Sparkle Sean Koomen 40’ Custom D/E Black sloop 129 1 19:49:35 01:44:35 1.0015 01:44:45 Sparkle 1 2 161 Salsa David James J29 FR 123 2 19:53:11 01:48:11 1.0109 01:49:22 Salsa 2 3 14 Varya Peter & Jen Bates Rhodes 27 207 4 20:09:33 02:04:33 0.8941 01:51:21 Varya 3 4 7019 [...]

PHRF Dog Days Series 2025 - Race #1 Results – Aug 08 Start Time 18:05:00 Course SMTIF Course Dist (n.m.) 6.97   Wind Kts. At Start 280°, 7-8 G11 Final Points Sail Num. Boat Name Skipper Name Boat Class PHRF Rating Finish order Finish Time Elapsed Time Correction Factor Corrected Time ToT Adjust-ment Boat Name Final Points 1 126 Underdog Robert Ambrose & Dan Ginther Ultimate 20 162 1 19:14:42 01:09:42 0.9531 01:06:25 Underdog 1 2 1177 Falcon Roland Nikles Thunderbird 175 4 19:18:58 01:13:58 0.9353 01:09:10 Falcon 2 3 81 Sparkle Sean Koomen 40’ Custom D/E Black sloop [...]

  PTSA Dog Days W/L Series 2025 – Results 08/06   Aug 06 Aug 13 Aug 20 Aug 27 Standing Sail # Boat Name Skipper Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Race 4 Race 5 Race 6 Race 7 Race 8 Total Boat Name Stan ding                               1 1190 Corvo Blackbird Associates 1 1             2 Corvo 1 2 1177 Falcon Roland Nikles 2 2             4 Falcon 2 3 1256 Road Runner Ken Lane [...]

PHRF Cat’s Paw Series 2025 - Race #6 Results –Aug 01 Start Time 18:05:00 Course SICIF Course Dist (n.m.) 2.56   Wind at Start South, 2.5 Kts. G3.5 Final Points Sail # Boat Name Skipper Boat Model PHRF Finish order Finish Time Elapsed Time Correction Factor Corrected Time ToT Adjust-ment Boat Name Final Points 1 93 Further-moore Ari Rubenstein Moore 24 168 2 18:56:20 00:51:20 0.9448 00:48:29 Further-moore 1 2 161 Salsa David James J29 FR 123 1 18:53:07 00:48:07 1.0109 00:48:38 Salsa 2 3 1177 Falcon Roland Nikles Thunderbird 175 3 18:59:40 00:54:40 0.9353 00:51:07 Falcon 3 4 [...]

Ted Pike Memorial Regatta Results:- Aug 02, 2025 RACING CLASS Start Time – 12:12:00   Course # – 1 Course Dist. (n.m.) 11.0   Final Pos. Sail Num. Boat Name Skipper Name Boat Model PHRF Rating Finish order Finish Time Elapsed Time Correct-ion Corrected Time Adjust- ments Boat Name Final Pos. 1 1254 Corvo Gordon Burke T-Bird 175 1 15:35:51 03:23:51 00:32:05 02:51:46 Corvo 1 2 1143 Mustang Sally PTSA/Rachel Burke T-Bird 175 5 15:42:38 03:30:38 00:32:05 02:58:33 Mustang Sally 2 3 126 Underdog Robert Ambrose/ Dan Ginther Ultimate 20’ 162 4 15:40:42 03:28:42 00:29:42 02:59:00 Underdog 3 4 [...]

  PTSA Cat’s Paw W/L Series 2025 – Final Series Results 07/30   Jul 02 Jul 09 Jul 16 Jul 23 Jul 30 Standing Sail # Boat Name Skipper Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Race 4 Race 5 Race 6 Race 7 Race 8 Race 9 Race 10 Total Boat Name Stan ding                                   1 1190 Corvo Blackbird Associates Abandoned - High Winds (22+ kts) 1 1 1 1 1 [DSQ/7] [2] 2 7 Corvo 1 2 1256 Road Runner Ken Lane [...]

PTSA Cat’s Paw W/L Series 2025 – Results 07/23 & Series Standings   Jul 02 Jul 09 Jul 16 Jul 23 Jul 30 Standing Sail # Boat Name Skipper Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Race 4 Race 5 Race 6 Race 7 Race 8 Race 9 Race 10 Total Boat Name Stan ding                                   1 1190 Corvo Blackbird Associates Abandoned - High Winds (22+ kts) 1 1 1 1 1 [DSQ/7]     5 Corvo 1 2 1256 Road Runner Ken Lane [...]

PHRF Cats Paw Series 2025 - Race #4 Results – July 18 Start Time 18:05:00 Course SITCITF Course Dist (n.m.) 7.22   Wind Kts. At Start 270° 4 – 5 G6 Final Points Sail Num. Boat Name Skipper Name Boat Class PHRF Rating Finish order Finish Time Elapsed Time Correction Factor Corrected Time ToT Adjust-ment Boat Name Final Points 1 161 Salsa David James J29 FR 123 1 19:32:24 01:27:24 1.0109 01:28:21 Salsa 1 2 1248 Kuma San Bob Denny Thunderbird 175 3 19:45:13 01:40:13 0.9353 01:33:43 Kuma San 2 3 1106 Kolus Angela & Jeff Brantly Thunderbird 175 [...]

PTSA Cat’s Paw W/L Series – 2025 – Results 07/16   Jul 02 Jul 09 Jul 16 Jul 23 Jul 30 Standing Sail # Boat Name Skipper Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Race 4 Race 5 Race 6 Race 7 Race 8 Race 9 Race 10 Total Boat Name Stan ding 1 1190 Corvo Blackbird Associates Abandoned for High Winds (22+ kts) [1] 1 1 1 3 Corvo 1 2 1177 Falcon Roland Nikles 2 3 2 [4] 7 Falcon 2 3 1256 Road Runner Ken Lane 4 2 [5] 2 8 Road Runner 3 4 1248 Kuma [...]

PHRF Catspaw Series 2025 - Race #3 Results – July 11 Start Time 18:05:00 Course SMTIF Course Dist (n.m.) 6.9   Wind Kts. At Start 270°↔315°M, 7↔8 kts G12 Final Points Sail Num. Boat Name Skipper Name Boat Class PHRF Rating Finish order Finish Time Elapsed Time Correction Factor Corrected Time ToT Adjust-ment Boat Name Final Points 1 161 Salsa David James J29 FR 123 1 19:19:42 01:14:42 1.0109 01:15:30 Salsa 1 2 1248 Kuma San Bob Denny Thunderbird 175 2 19:26:09 01:21:09 0.9353 01:15:53 Kuma San 2 4 1177 Falcon Roland Nikles Thunderbird 175 DNC 0.9353 DNC/4 Falcon [...]

PHRF Catspaw Series 2025 - Race #1 Results – June 27 Start Time 18:05:00 Course SITF Course Dist (n.m.) 3.61   Wind Kts. At Start 270°↔300°, 3↔4 G6 Final Points Sail Num. Boat Name Skipper Name Boat Class PHRF Rating Finish order Finish Time Elapsed Time Correction Factor Corrected Time ToT Adjust-ment Boat Name Final Points 1 1177 Falcon Roland Nikles Thunderbird 175 2 20:32:09 02:27:09 0.9353 02:17:37   Falcon 1 2 161 Salsa David James J29 FR 123 1 20:27:31 02:22:31 1.0109 02:24:04   Salsa 2 6 1248 Kuma San Bob Denny Thunderbird 175   DNF   0.9353 [...]

PTSA Thunderbird Midsummer W/L Series – 2025 – Final Results 06/25   Jun 04 Jun 11 Jun 18 Jun 25 Standing Sail # Boat Name Skipper Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Race 4 Race 5 Race 6 Race 7 Race 8 Total Boat Name Standing 1 1177 Falcon Roland Nikles 1 [5] 1 2 [4] 1 2 3 10 Falcon 1 2 1190 Corvo Blackbird Associates [4] 1 2 1 1 3 [4] 4 12 Corvo 2 3 1256 Road Runner Ken Lane 2 [3] 3 3 2 2 1 [5] 13 Road Runner 3 4 642 Owl [...]

PHRF Midsummer Series 2025 - Race #6 Results – Jun 20 Start Time 18:05:00 Course SITITIF Course Dist (n.m.) 7.47   Wind Kts. At Start 280° 6↔9 ↑17 Final Points Sail Num. Boat Name Skipper Name Boat Class PHRF Rating Finish order Finish Time Elapsed Time Correction Factor Corrected Time ToT Adjust-ment Boat Name Final Points 1 161 Salsa David James J29 FR 123 1 19:20:21 01:15:21 1.0109 01:16:10   Salsa 1 2 7019 Pacifica Doug Jones S & S 48’ Yawl 123 2 19:23:04 01:18:04 1.0109 01:18:54   Pacifica 2 3 1177 Falcon Roland Nikles Thunderbird 175 3 [...]

PTSA Thunderbird Midsummer W/L Series – 2025 – Standings 06/18   Jun 04 Jun 11 Jun 18 Jun 25 Standing Sail # Boat Name Skipper Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Race 4 Race 5 Race 6 Race 7 Race 8 Total Boat Name Standing 1 1190 Corvo Blackbird Associates [4] 1 2 1 1 3     8 Corvo 1 2 1177 Falcon Roland Nikles 1 [5] 1 2 4 1     9 Falcon 2 3 1256 Road Runner Ken Lane 2 [3] 3 3 2 2     12 Road Runner 3 4 642 Owl Dale [...]

PHRF Midsummer Series 2025 - Race #5 Results – Jun 13 Start Time 18:05:00 Course SITITIF Course Dist (n.m.) 7.47   Wind Kts. At Start 280° 7↔8 ↑12 Final Points Sail Num. Boat Name Skipper Name Boat Class PHRF Rating Finish order Finish Time Elapsed Time Correction Factor Corrected Time ToT Adjust-ment Boat Name Final Points 1 161 Salsa David James J29 FR 123 1 19:56:19 01:51:19 1.0109 01:52:31   Salsa 1 2 1248 Kuma San Bob Denny Thunderbird 175 4 20:14:53 02:09:53 0.9353 02:01:28   Kuma San 2 3 6991 8 Ball Flanagan 505 120 2 20:07:50 02:02:50 [...]

PTSA Thunderbird Midsummer W/L Series – 2025 – Standings 06/11   Jun 04 Jun 11 Jun 18 Jun 25 Standing Sail # Boat Name Skipper Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Race 4 Race 5 Race 6 Race 7 Race 8 Total Boat Name Standing 1 1190 Corvo Blackbird Associates [4] 1 2 1         4 Corvo 1 2 1177 Falcon Roland Nikles 1 [5] 1 2         4 Falcon 2 3 1256 Road Runner Ken Lane 2 [3] 3 3         8 Road Runner 3 4 642 Owl Dale [...]

PHRF Midsummer Series 2025 - Race #3 Results – May 30 Start Time 18:05:00 Course SITCITF Course Dist (n.m.) 7.22   Wind Kts. At Start 285° 7↔8 ↑10 ↓5 Final Points Sail Num. Boat Name Skipper Name Boat Class PHRF Rating Finish order Finish Time Elapsed Time Correction Factor Corrected Time ToT Adjust-ment Boat Name Final Points 1 1177 Falcon Roland Nikles Thunderbird 175 2 19:40:14 01:35:14 0.9353 01:29:04   Falcon 1 2 14 Varya Peter & Jen Bates Rhodes 27 207 5 19:48:37 01:43:37 0.8941 01:32:38   Varya 2 3 1106 Kolus Angela & Jeff Brantly Thunderbird 175 [...]

PTSA Thunderbird Sunshine W/L Series – 2025 – Standings 05/21   May 07 May 14 May 21 May 28 Standing Sail # Boat Name Skipper Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Race 4 Race 5 Race 6 Race 7 Race 8 Total Boat Name Standing 1 1256 Road Runner Ken Lane     1 [4] 1 1     3 Road Runner 1 2 1190 Corvo Blackbird Associates Wind Cancel Wind Cancel 2 2 2 [3]     6 Corvo 2 3 642 Owl Dale Dunning     [4] 3 3 2     8 Owl 3 4 1177 [...]

3 Fort Fiasco Pursuit Race Results Race Length – NM. 10.1   Start 13:00:00 (Alert 12:54:00)       Sail # Boat Name Skipper Name Boat Model PHRF PHRF* Dist. (S.) Start Time Finish Time Pos- ition                 none Ceridwen Matt McCleary Atkins 39’ Schooner 350 3535 13:00:00 RET     Houat (Inshore) Dwight Nicholson 18’ Gaff. Open, D/E 350 3535 13:00:00 RET     Leaf (Inshore) Emiliano Marino Sunfish Lateen Rig 350 3535 13:00:00 DNS   3209 Visa Mike Gaede Islander 32 210 2121 13:23:34 DNS   240 Hippo- potamus [...]

  PTSA Thunderbird Sunshine W/L Series – 2025 – Standings 05/14   May 07 May 14 May 21 May 28 Standing Sail # Boat Name Skipper Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Race 4 Race 5 Race 6 Race 7 Race 8 Total Boat Name Standing 1 1177 Falcon Roland Nikles     3 1         4 Falcon 1 2 1190 Corvo Blackbird Associates Wind Cancel Wind Cancel 2 2         4 Corvo 2 3 1256 Road Runner Ken Lane     1 4         5 Road Runner 3 4 [...]

  PHRF Whitecap Series 2025 - Race #6 Results – May 09 Start Time 18:05:00 Course SITIBF Course Dist (n.m.) 6.65   Wind Kts. At Start 300°M 3.5-4 G6 Final Points Sail Num. Boat Name Skipper Name Boat Class PHRF Rating Finish order Finish Time Elapsed Time Correction Factor Corrected Time ToT Adjust-ment Boat Name Final Points 1 93 Further- more Ari Rubenstein Moore 24 168 2 19:17:21 01:12:21 0.9448 01:08:21   Further- more 1 2 161 Salsa David James J29 FR 123 1 19:15:30 01:10:30 1.0109 01:11:16   Salsa 2 3 14 Varya Peter & Jen Bates Rhodes [...]

PTSA Thunderbird Whitecap W/L Series – 2025 – Final Standings 04/30   Apr 02 Apr 09 Apr 16 Apr 23 Apr 30 Stand- ing Sail # Boat Name Skipper Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Race 4 Race 5 Race 6 Race 7 Race 8 Race 9 Race 10 Total Boat Name Stand-ing 1 1190 Corvo Blackbird Associates 1 3 1 1 2 [5] 1 1 2 [4] 12 Corvo 1 2 1256 Road Runner Ken Lane [4] 2 2 2 1 2 [3] 2 3 3 17 Road Runner 2 3 642 Owl Dale Dunning 2 4 3 [...]

PTSA Thunderbird Whitecap W/L Series – 2025 – Standings 04/23   Apr 02 Apr 09 Apr 16 Apr 23 Apr 30 Stand- ing Sail # Boat Name Skipper Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Race 4 Race 5 Race 6 Race 7 Race 8 Race 9 Race 10 Total Boat Name Stand-ing 1 1190 Corvo Blackbird Associates 1 [3] 1 1 2 [5] 1 1 7 Corvo 1 2 1256 Road Runner Ken Lane [4] 2 2 2 1 2 [3] 2 11 Road Runner 2 3 642 Owl Dale Dunning 2 [4] 3 [5] 3 1 2 3 [...]

  PHRF Whitecap Series 2025 - Race #3 Results - April 18Start Time18:05:00CourseSITMFCourse Dist (n.m.)6.55 Wind Kts. At Start W 9.0 (8↔10) At Finish W 18 (16↔20)Final PointsSail Num.Boat NameSkipper NameBoat ClassPHRF RatingFinish orderFinish TimeElapsed TimeCorrection FactorCorrected Time ToTAdjust-mentBoat NameFinal Points11106KolusAngela & Jeff BrantlyThunderbird150219:15:5501:10:550.970101:08:47 Kolus12161SalsaDavid JamesJ29 FR123119:14:5601:09:561.010901:10:41 Salsa231177FalconRoland NiklesThunderbird150319:18:2801:13:280.970101:11:16 Falcon34D8CitoSean & Inger RankinsSpidsgatter 26255419:31:5601:26:560.838701:12:54 Cito481248Kuma SanBob DennyThunderbird150 RET 0.9701 RET/8Kuma San8818944Sir IsaacJohn & Anne BaileyCB 49’ Schooner99 RET 1.0501 RET/8Sir Isaac88278Del MarePeter NolascoYamaha 30-2201 DNF 0.9015 DNF/8Del Mare8914VaryaPeter & Jen BatesRhodes 27207 DNC 0.8941 DNC/9Varya9946217MagdalenaGreg & Leslie BarronJ12048 DNC 1.1444 DNC/9Magdalena9   PHRF Whitecap Series 2025 – Standings – 3 Races RunPositionSail #Boat NameSkipperBoat ModelPHRFRace 1, Apr. 04Race 2, Apr 11Race 3, Apr 18Race 4, Apr 25Race 5, May 02Race [...]

PTSA Thunderbird Whitecap W/L Series – 2025 – Standings 04/16   Apr 02 Apr 09 Apr 16 Apr 23 Apr 30 Stand- ing Sail # Boat Name Skipper Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Race 4 Race 5 Race 6 Race 7 Race 8 Race 9 Race 10 Total Boat Name Stand-ing 1 1190 Corvo Blackbird Associates 1 3 1 1 2 [5] 8 Corvo 1 2 1256 Road Runner Ken Lane [4] 2 2 2 1 2 9 Road Runner 2 3 642 Owl Dale Dunning 2 4 3 [5] 3 1 13 Owl 3 4 1177 Falcon [...]

Change in Scoring for Did Not Compete (DNC) Here-to-fore we have been scoring Series Races according to RRS A5.3.  "Penalties" (DNS, NSC, RET, DNF, DSQ etc.) are scored "Number of Starters +1", while DNC is scored "Number of Registrants +1".  A problem arises due to our informality, any boat showing up at the start of any race of a Series is automatically "registered" for the whole series, including earlier races. As a series progresses the penalty for DNC can become much greater than the number of boats competing regularly and may be a disincentive for more casual racers to [...]

PTSA Thunderbird Whitecap W/L Series – 2025 – Standings 04/09   Apr 02 Apr 09 Apr 16 Apr 23 Apr 30 Stand- ing Sail # Boat Name Skipper Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Race 4 Race 5 Race 6 Race 7 Race 8 Race 9 Race 10 Total Boat Name Stand-ing 1 1190 Corvo Blackbird Associates 1 [3] 1 1 3 Corvo 1 2 1256 Road Runner Ken Lane [4] 2 2 2 6 Road Runner 2 3 1177 Falcon Roland Nikles 3 1 [5] 3 7 Falcon 3 4 642 Owl Dale Dunning 2 4 3 [5] [...]

Nightcap Series Merged Fleet Race 5 Results:- Oct 12, 2024   Start Time -- 13:05:00 Course -- SWLF3 Avge. Wind Speed, & Direction 4±3 kt 075→320 Course Distance (n.m.) -- 5.67 Score Sail # Boat Name Skipper Name Boat Type PHRF Rating Finish order Finish Time Elapsed Time Correction Factor Corrected Time Adjust- ments Boat Name Score 1 126 Underdog Robert Ambrose & Dan Ginther Ultimate 20 162 3 14:24:28 01:19:28 0.9531 01:15:44   Underdog 1 2 161 Salsa David James J29 FR 123 1 14:22:18 01:17:18 1.0109 01:18:08   Salsa 2 3 1254 Corvo Blackbird Associates Thunderbird 150 [...]

Nightcap Series Merged Fleet Race 4 Results:- Oct 05, 2024   Start Time -- 13:48:00 Course -- SWLF Avge. Wind Speed, & Direction 2.3 kt 015°T Course Distance (n.m.) -- 1.26 Score Sail # Boat Name Skipper Name Boat Type PHRF Rating Finish order Finish Time Elapsed Time Correction Factor Corrected Time Adjust- ments Boat Name Score 1 161 Salsa David James J29 FR 123 1 14:51:00 01:03:00 1.0109 01:03:41   Salsa 1 2 126 Underdog Robert Ambrose & Dan Ginther Ultimate 20 162 2 14:55:00 01:07:00 0.9531 01:03:51   Underdog 2 3 14 Varya Jen & Peter Bates [...]

Nightcap Series Merged Fleet Race 2 Results:- Sept. 21, 2024   Start Time -- 13:27:00   Course -- SWIF3 Course Distance (n.m.) -- ~5.5 Score Sail # Boat Name Skipper Name Boat Type PHRF Rating Finish order Finish Time Elapsed Time Correction Factor Corrected Time Adjust- ments Boat Name Score 1 1254 Corvo Blackbird Associates T-bird 150 1 14:57:51 01:30:51 0.9701 01:28:08   Corvo 1 2 642 Owl Dale Dunning T-bird 150 2 15:01:09 01:34:09 0.9701 01:31:20   Owl 2 3 1248 Kuma San Bob Denny T-Bird 150 4 15:04:26 01:37:26 0.9701 01:34:31   Kuma San 3 4 7019 [...]

Nightcap Series Merged Fleet Race Results:- Sept. 14, 2024   Start Time 14:25:00   Course SILF2 Course Distance (n.m.) ~3 Score Sail # Boat Name Skipper Name Boat Type PHRF Rating Finish order Finish Time Elapsed Time Correction Corrected Time Adjust- ments Boat Name Score 1 1254 Corvo Blackbird Associates T-bird 150 1 15:17:00 00:52:00 0.9701 00:50:26   Corvo 1 2 126 Underdog Robert Ambrose & Dan Ginther Ultimate 20 162 3 15:25:40 01:00:40 0.9531 00:57:49   Underdog 2 3 642 Owl Dale Dunning T-bird 150 2 15:24:44 00:59:44 0.9701 00:57:57   Owl 3 4 7019 Pacifica Doug Jones [...]

Dog Days Series 2024 – PHRF Race #4 Results: - Aug 28st.   Start Time 18:07:00   Course SWYTC   Course Dist (n.m.) 4.13   Final Points Sail Num. Boat Name Skipper Name Boat Class PHRF Rating Finish order Finish Time Elapsed Time Correction Factor Corrected Time Adjust-ment Boat Name Final Points 1 14 Varya Peter & Jen Bates Rhodes 27 207 3 19:22:38 01:15:38 0.8941 1:07:37 Varya 1 2 7019 Pacifica Doug Jones S & S 48’ Yawl 123 1 19:15:50 01:08:50 1.0109 1:09:34   Pacifica 2 3 126 Underdog Robert Ambrose & Dan Ginther Ultimate 20 162 [...]

PTSA Thunderbird Dog Days W/L Series Final – 2024   Aug 07 Aug 14 Aug 21 Aug 28 Stand- ing Sail # Boat Name Skipper Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Race 4 Race 5 Race 6 Race 7 Race 8 Total Boat Name Stand-ing 1 642 Owl Dale Dunning 1 1 [3] 2 [3] 2 1 1 8 Owl 1 2 1190 Corvo Blackbird Associates 3 [4] 1 1 2 1 3 [4] 11 Corvo 2 3 1248 Kuma San Bob Denny 2 2 [5] [5] 1 3 4 5 17 Kuma San 3 4 1256 Road Runner [...]

PTSA Thunderbird Dog Days W/L Series – 2024  Aug 07Aug 14Aug 21Aug 28 Stand- ingSail #Boat NameSkipperRace 1Race 2Race 3Race 4Race 5Race 6Race 7Race 8TotalBoat NameStand-ing11190CorvoBlackbird Associates3[4]1121  8Corvo12642OwlDale Dunning11[3]232  9Owl231248Kuma SanBob Denny22[5]513  13Kuma San341256Road RunnerKen Lane[4]32344  16Road Runner451177FalconRoland Nikles[6]54455  23Falcon561069MerlinM Blatter & J Angell[DNC/8]DNC/86666  26Merlin671144Blew BirdVicki Fennell56[DNC/8]DNC/8DNC/8DNC/8  35Blew Bird7 Approx. Wind conditions at CB at race startSpeed – Kts.7.06.711.59910.6   Direction – Deg. True335 300290 155  Entries in [ ] are throwouts (1 per 4 Races)Send C & C's (Corrections & Complaints) to info@34.220.204.41 Dog Days Series 2024 – PHRF Race Results: - Aug 21st. Start Time18:05:00 CourseSTBYF Course Dist (n.m.)5.86 Final PointsSail Num.Boat NameSkipper NameBoat ClassPHRF RatingFinish orderFinish TimeElapsed TimeCorrection FactorCorrected TimeAdjust-mentBoat NameFinal Points1240HippopotamusBlaise [...]

PTSA Thunderbird Dog Days W/L Series – 2024   Aug 07 Aug 14 Aug 21 Aug 28 Stand- ing Sail # Boat Name Skipper Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Race 4 Race 5 Race 6 Race 7 Race 8 Total Boat Name Stand-ing 1 642 Owl Dale Dunning 1 1 [3] 2 4 Owl 1 2 1190 Corvo Blackbird Associates 3 [4] 1 1 5 Corvo 2 3 1256 Road Runner Ken Lane [4] 3 2 3 8 Road Runner 3 4 1248 Kuma San Bob Denny 2 2 [5] 5 9 Kuma San 4 6 1177 Falcon [...]

PTSA Thunderbird Dog Days W/L Series – 2024   Aug 07 Aug 14 Aug 21 Aug 28 Stand- ing Sail # Boat Name Skipper Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Race 4 Race 5 Race 6 Race 7 Race 8 Total Boat Name Stand-ing 1 642 Owl Dale Dunning 1 1 2 Owl 1 2 1248 Kuma San Bob Denny 2 2 4 Kuma San 2 3 1256 Road Runner Ken Lane 4 3 7 Road Runner 3 4 1190 Corvo Blackbird Associates 3 4 7 Corvo 4 6 1177 Falcon Roland Nikles 6 5 11 Falcon 6 7 [...]

The results published for the Cruising Class differ from those announced after the race due to the discovery of the correct PHRF rating for an Island Packet 420 and the correction of a sorting error. Ted Pike Memorial Regatta Results:- Aug 03 2024 Start Time – 12:19:00   Course # 2 Course Dist. (n.m.) 13   Final Pos. Sail Num. Boat Name Skipper Name Boat Model PHRF Rating Finish order Finish Time Elapsed Time Correct-ion Corrected Time Adjust- ments Boat Name Final Pos. RACING CLASS 1 1248 Kuma San Bob Denny T-Bird 195 3 15:17:21 02:58:21 00:42:15 02:16:06 [...]

PTSA Thunderbird Cats’s Paw W/L Series – 2024   July 03 July 31 Standing Sail # Boat Name Skipper Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Race 4 Total Boat Name Stand-ing 1 1190 Corvo Blackbird Associates 1 2 1 1 5 Corvo 1 2 642 Owl Dale Dunning 4 1 2 2 9 Owl 2 3 1177 Falcon Roland Nikles 2 4 4 3 13 Falcon 3 4 1248 Kuma San Bob Denny 5 3 3 4 15 Kuma San 4 5 1144 Blew Bird Vicki Fennell 3 DNS/5 DNC/8 DNC/8 24 Blew Bird 5 6 1069 Merlin M [...]

The final race of the series started well with a warm, sunny, promising breeze. However, by the end of the second leg, all had lost steerage way and were drifting (gently)  into each other, the mark and the committee boat. The N flag was dug out of the locker to end the misery. The series results published here are similar to those in the last post. PTSA Thunderbird Midsummer W/L Series – 2024   June 05 June 12 June 19 June 26 Standing Sail # Boat Name Skipper Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Race 4 Race 5 [...]

PTSA Thunderbird Midsummer W/L Series – 2024   June 05 June 12 June 19 June 26 Stand- ing Sail # Boat Name Skipper Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Race 4 Race 5 Race 6 Race 7 Race 8 Total Boat Name Stand-ing 1 1190 Corvo Blackbird Associates 1 3 [DSQ/5] 1 1 1 7 Corvo 1 2 642 Owl Dale Dunning [5] 4 2 2 2 2 12 Owl 2 3 1177 Falcon Roland Nikles 2 1 [DSQ/5] 4 4 4 15 Falcon 3 4 1144 Blew Bird Vicki Fennell 3 2 3 3 [DNC/9] DNC/9 20 Blew [...]

PTSA Thunderbird Midsummer W/L Series – 2024   June 05 June 12 June 19 June 26 Stand- ing Sail # Boat Name Skipper Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Race 4 Race 5 Race 6 Race 7 Race 8 Total Boat Name Stand-ing 1 1190 Corvo Blackbird Associates 1 3 [DSQ/5] 1 5 Corvo 1 2 1177 Falcon Roland Nikles 2 1 [DSQ/5] 4 7 Falcon 2 3 642 Owl Dale Dunning [5] 4 2 2 8 Owl 3 4 1144 Blew Bird Vicki Fennell [3] 2 3 3 8 Blew Bird 4 5 1256 Road Runner Ken Lane [...]

Many apologies for the tardiness, CMR got in the way! PTSA Thunderbird Sunshine W/L Series Final – 2024   May 01 May 08 May 15 May 22 May 29   Stand- ing Sail # Boat Name Skipper Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Race 4 Race 5 Race 6 Race 7 Race 8 Race 9 Race 10 Total Boat Name Stand-ing 1 1190 Corvo Blackbird Associates 1 2 1 1 2 [3] Not Enough Wind 2 Too Much Wind 9 Corvo 1 2 1177 Falcon Roland Nikles [7] 3 2 2 4 1 3 15 Falcon 2 3 [...]

PTSA Thunderbird Sunshine W/L Series – 2024   May 01 May 08 May 15 May 22 May 9   Stand- ing Sail # Boat Name Skipper Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Race 4 Race 5 Race 6 Race 7 Race 8 Race 9 Race 10 Total Boat Name Stand-ing 1 1190 Corvo Blackbird Associates 1 [2] 1 1 3 Corvo 1 2 642 Owl Dale Dunning [3] 1 3 3 7 Owl 2 3 1177 Falcon Roland Nikles [7] 3 2 2 7 Falcon 3 4 1248 Kuma San Bob Denny 4 [8] 6 4 14 Kuma San [...]

PTSA Thunderbird Dog Days W/L Series – 2023   Aug 02 08/09 08/16 Aug 23 Stand- ing Sail # Boat Name Skipper Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Race 4 Race 5 Race 6 Total Boat Name Stand-ing 1 642 Owl Dale Dunning 2 1 1 [4]     4 Owl 1 2 1006 Possum Hans Daubenberger 3 2 2 [5]     7 Possum 2 3 1177 Falcon Roland Nikles [5] 4 3 3     10 Falcon 3 4 190 Raven Sarah Kolbeck 1 3 [DNC/9] DNC/9     13 Raven 4 5 1190 Corvo Blackbird Associates [...]

PTSA Thunderbird Sunshine W/L Series – 2023 – Series Final   May 3 May 10 May 17 May24 May 31 Stand- ing Sail # Boat Name Skipper Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Race 4 Race 5 Race 6 Race 7 Race 8 Race 9 Race 10 Total Boat Name Stand-ing 1 242 Dorado Joe Daubenberger 1 [4] 1 1 1 1 [3] 1 2 1 9 Dorado 1 2 1177 Falcon Roland Nikles 3 [7] [7] 2 2 3 1 4 1 DNF/3 19 Falcon 2 3 642 Owl Dale Dunning 2 2 [6] 4 3 [5] 4 [...]

Six boats came out for  a sunny, but chilly, and initially calm, evening. Visa (Islander 32) was welcomed to the fleet. The course SITICBF (6.65 nm) was set and announced close to start time after the SE, 2 kt, very variable wind had settled to NW 5-6 kts. This course provided roughly windward/leeward legs and could be shortened at C (4.38 nm) had the wind died.  It was observed that the legs from I to T and back were slow but the first boat was approaching C within an hour of the start, with the wind at 6.5 kts., [...]

11/03/22 A scoring error was discovered in Race 7 -- Pacifica should be DNC not DNF, and Andiamo Again did in fact Finish. These corrections did not change the final order for the whole series. PHRF Nightcap Series – Series Final 10/29/22 – 7 Races Run (Corr. 11/03) Posit -ion Sail # Boat Name Skipper Boat Model PHRF Race 1, 09 Sept. Race 2, 24 Sept. Race 3, 01 Oct. Race 4, 08 Oct. Race 5, 15 Oct. Race 6, 22 Oct. Race 7, 29 Oct. Total Points Boat Name Posit -ion 1 1190 Corvo Blackbird Associates Thunderbird [...]

Following a challenge of finish times in races 3 and 5, which turned out to be transcription errors, penalty scoring errors were found in race one and a boat competing in races 2 & 3 had been completely overlooked.  To restore confidence in the process, and in case there were other unfound errors, the whole series has been re scored starting from the data and time sheets from the Committee Boat. The corrected results are posted below. Although there were slight changes in point count for some boats, there there was no change in the order of the standings. [...]

PTSA Thunderbird Dog Days W/L Series-2022- Final Series Results – Aug 31 Aug 03 Aug 10 Aug 17 Aug 24 Aug 31 Final Positn Sail # Boat Name Skipper Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Race 4 Race 5 Race 6 Race 7 Total Boat Name Final Positn Approx Wind Speed at CB – Kts. 8 ~ 14 6.2 6.2 8 6.5 1.5 2 ~ 4 Primary Wind Direction at CB – ºT 305 029 302 330 320 315 200~010 1 242 Dorado Joe Daubenberger 1 1 3 3 1 [5] 1 10 Dorado 1 2 1190 Corvo Blackbird [...]

PHRF Dog Days Series – Final Standings Aug 26, 2022. – 3 Races run Final Pos. Sail Num. Boat Name Skipper Name Boat Model PHRF Rating Race 1 08/12 Race 2 08/19 Race 3 08/26 TOTAL SCORE Boat Name Final Pos. 1 1248 Kuma San J. Lynes & J. Heumann T-bird 195 5 1 2 8 Kuma San 1 2 7019 Pacifica Doug Jones S&S Yawl 123 1 3 5 9 Pacifica 2 3 14 Varya Peter & Jen Bates Rhodes 27 207 3 2 DNF/6 11 Varya 3 4 1190 Corvo Blackbird Associates T-bird 195 2 DNC/10 1 [...]

PTSA Thunderbird Dog Days W/L Series – 2022 – Series Standings – Aug 24   Aug 03 Aug 10 Aug17 Aug 24 Aug 31 Stand- ing Sail # Boat Name Skipper Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Race 4 Race 5 Race 6 Race 7 Race 8 Total Boat Name Stand-ing Approx. Wind Speed at CB – Kts 8 – 14 6.2 6.2 8 6.5 1.5           Primary Wind Dir – deg. True 305 029 302 330 320 315           1 242 Dorado Joe Daubenberger 1 1 3 3 1 [5] [...]

Error Corrected in Cat's Paw Results It has been discovered that the wrong course distance was used when calculating the time corrections for the 3 rd. race of the recently completed Cat's Paw Series. While this did change the results for that race it did not change the order of the Final Standings for the Series. The posted Final results have been updated to include the correction. PHRF Dog Days #2 Race Results:- Aug. 19, 2022   Start Time – 18:05:00 Course – CBMBC Course Dist. (n.m.) 3.84 Final Pos. Sail Num. Boat Name Skipper Name PHRF Rating [...]

PTSA Thunderbird Dog Days W/L Series – 2022 – Series Standings – Aug 17   Aug 03 Aug 10 Aug17 Aug 21 Aug 28 Stand- ing Sail # Boat Name Skipper Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Race 4 Race 5 Race 6 Race 7 Race 8 Race 9 Total Boat Name Stand-ing Approx. Wind Speed at CB – Kts 8 – 14 6.2 6.2 8 6.5               Primary Wind Dir – deg. True 305 029 302 330 320               1 242 Dorado Joe Daubenberger 1 1 [...]

PHRF Dog Days Race #1 Results:- Aug 12, 2022 Start Time – 18:05:00 Course - CITIBC Course Dist. (n.m.) 5.94   Final Pos. Sail Num. Boat Name Skipper Name PHRF Rating Finish order Finish Time Elapsed Time Correct-ion Corrected Time Adjust- ments Boat Name Final Pos. 1 1190 Corvo Blackbird Associates 195 1 19:12:15 01:07:15 00:19:18 00:47:57   Corvo 1 2 14 Varya Peter & Jen Bates 207 2 19:14:09 01:09:09 00:20:30 00:48:39   Varya 2 3 1177 Falcon Roland Nikles 195 3 19:16:30 01:11:30 00:19:18 00:52:12   Falcon 3 4 1248 Kuma San Lynes & Heumann 195 4 [...]

PTSA Thunderbird Dog Days W/L Series – 2022 – Series Standings – Aug. 10th.   Aug 03 Aug 10 Aug 17 Aug 21 Aug 28 Stand- ing Sail # Boat Name Skipper Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Race 4 Race 5 Race 6 Race 7 Race 8 Race 9 Total Boat Name Stand-ing Approx. Wind Speed at CB – Kts 8 – 14 6.2 6.2                   Primary Wind Dir – deg. True 305 029 302                   1 242 Dorado Joe Daubenberger 1 [...]

PTSA Thunderbird Dog Days W/L Series – 2022 – Series Standings – Aug 03   Aug 03 Aug 10 Aug 17 Aug 21 Aug 28 Stand- ing Sail # Boat Name Skipper Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Race 4 Race 5 Race 6 Race 7 Race 8 Race 9 Total Boat Name Stand-ing Approx. Wind Speed at CB – Kts 8 – 14                       Primary Wind Dir – deg. True 305                       1 242 Dorado Joe Daubenberger 1 [...]

PTSA Thunderbird Catspaw W/L Series – 2022 – Final Series Standings – July 27   July 06 July 13 July 20 July 27 Stand- ing Sail # Boat Name Skipper Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Race 4 Race 5 Race 6 Race 7 Race 8 Total Boat Name Stand-ing Approx. wind speed at CB – Kts 8.5 7 15 High wind cancell-ation 7.8 9.3 7 7     Primary Wind DIR – deg. True 305 290 280 340 333 340 5     1 1190 Corvo Blackbird Associates 1 1 [RET/9] 3 2 1 1 9 Corvo 1 [...]

The final standings for the Catspaw series are presented first.  The supporting data for the individual races, in reverse order, are provided below them. PHRF Catspaw Series – Final Standings July 22, 7 Races run Final Pos. Sail Num. Boat Name Skipper Name Boat Model PHRF Rating Race 1 06/10 Race 2 06/17 Race 3 06/24 Race 4 07/01 Race 5 07/08 Race 6 07/15 Race 7 07/22 TOTAL SCORE Boat Name Final Pos. 1 1248 Kuma San J. Lynes & J. Heumann T-bird 198 1 1 2 2 1 1 [DNC/15] 8 Kuma San 1 2 1177 [...]

PHRF Catspaw #1 Race Results:- June 10, 2022   Start Time – 18:00:00 Course - CYCIC Course Distance (n.m.) 3.44   Final Pos. Sail Num. Boat Name Skipper Name PHRF Rating Finish order Finish Time Elapsed Time Correct-ion Corrected Time Adjust- ments Boat Name Final Pos.. 1 1248 Kuma San Lynes & Heumann 198 2 19:15:34 01:15:34 00:11:21 01:04:13   Kuma San 1 2 1177 Falcon Roland Nikles 198 3 19:16:32 01:16:32 00:11:21 01:05:11   Falcon 2 3 47879 Surge Oden Smith 159 1 19:15:07 01:15:07 00:09:07 01:06:00 Surge 3 4 14 Varya Peter & Jen Bates 207 5 [...]

Four Thunderbirds and the Spitsgatter Murrelet turned out for a cool but lovely sail. The Olympics were set in sharp relief draped with light. The wind at noon to 2;30 pm. was an oscillating breeze (7-12kn) from the SE. A starting line was set off the Boat Haven breakwater, and the course was Start-Green Buoy-Finish. Dorado and Falcon had a see-saw duel up the middle on the long windward beat, with Falcon coming out on top. Dorado gybed early after the mark and gained the upper hand on the run home. Angela and Jeff Brantley opted for the left corner [...]

PTSA Thunderbird Night-Cap W/L Series - 2021   Sept. 18 Sept 25 Oct. 02 Oct 09 Oct 16 Oct. 23 Oct. 30   Stand- ing Sail # Boat Name Skipper Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Race 4 Race 5 Race 6 Race 7 Race 8 Race 9 Race 10 Race 11 Race 12 Race 13 Race 14 Total Boat Name Stand-ing 1 1190 Corvo Blackbird Associates 1 [3] 1 [4] 3 2 1 1             9 Corvo 1 2 1177 Falcon Roland Nikles [3] 2 3 [5] 2 3 2 3     [...]

PTSA Thunderbird Night-Cap W/L Series - 2021   Sept. 18 Sept 25 Oct. 02 Oct 09 Oct 16 Oct. 23 Oct. 30   Stand- ing Sail # Boat Name Skipper Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Race 4 Race 5 Race 6 Race 7 Race 8 Race 9 Race 10 Race 11 Race 12 Race 13 Race 14 Total Boat Name Stand-ing 1 1190 Corvo Blackbird Associates 1 3 1 [4] 3 2                 10 Corvo 1 2 1248 Kuma San Lynes & Heumann 2 1 [4] 1 4 4     [...]

It was a beautiful day out on the race course. For the second week in a row more PHRF boats raced than Tbirds! It was great to see all of the different boats out on the water for some fun, competitive racing. The wind was a bit shifty, which made for some big gains by those boats that were paying attention. The PHRF boats did a long course: S-Cs-Ts-Gs-F. And the Tbirds did their usual windward/leeward course and managed to get in two races before the wind got too light. Racing continues every Saturday thru the end of [...]

PHRF Night-Cap Race Results:- Sept 19 2021   Class A Start Time 13:28:20 Course SGTBF Course Distance (n.m.) 5.51     Final Positn. Sail Number Boat Name Skipper Name PHRF Rating Finish order Elapsed Time Correction Corrected Time Adjust- ments Boat Name Final Positn. 1 7019 Pacifica Doug Jones 123 1 01:11:19 00:11:18 01:00:01   Pacifica 1 2 14 Varya Peter & Jen Bates 185 2 01:22:23 00:16:59 01:05:24   Varya 2 3 D17 Helma Ollie & Janice Peterson 230 4 01:35:48 00:21:07 01:14:41   Helma 3 4 10499 Curious Thomas Desprez 168 3 01:34:42 00:15:26 01:19:16   Curious [...]

It was two days of good racing. Saturday saw light and shifty winds but four races where gotten off. Sunday's winds winds, contrary to the forecast, where better, and the race committee were able to get in five more. Local crews took second, third, fourth, and fifth!  But a good time was had by all. Morgan Conrad on Andiamo Again was out watching the regatta and got some great photos. You can see and download them here. Sarah Kolbeck was on the committee boat on Sunday and also took some great shots. See them here. There is also [...]

PTSA Dog Days W/L Series - 2021   Aug. 04 Aug. 11 Aug. 18 Aug. 25   Stand- ing Sail # Boat Name Skipper Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Race 4 Race 5 Race 6 Total Boat Name Stand-ing 1 242 Dorado Joe Daubenberger [2] 1 1 2 1 1 6 Dorado 1 2 642 Owl Dale Dunning 1 3 2 5 [DSQ/7] 2 13 Owl 2 3 190 Raven Sarah Kolbeck 3 2 3 3 4 [DNS/6] 15 Raven 3 4 1177 Falcon Roland Nikles [6] 5 6 1 2 3 17 Falcon 4 5 1248 Kuma [...]

This year's regatta was again impacted by the ongoing Covid pandemic. The awards party was cancelled and the entry fee restricted. Also this year the wind failed to cooperate, causing an emergency redefinition of the course. Wind records from the NWMC showed 4 mph from NNW but changing direction by as much 55 deg. The wind on the water in the lee of the waterfront was much weaker and more irregular. Racers needed between 2 to 4 hrs to cover the 4.6 mile course. PHRF A - RACING CLASS Start Date - Sat. Aug. 21 st. - Time [...]

August 08, only one race due to onset of heavy winds. August 18, only one race due to wind failure. PTSA Dog Days W/L Series - 2021   Aug. 04 Aug. 11 Aug. 18 Aug. 25   Stand- ing Sail # Boat Name Skipper Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Race 4 Race 5 Race 6 Total Boat Name Stand-ing 1 242 Dorado Joe Daubenberger [2] 1 1 2     4 Dorado 1 2 642 Owl Dale Dunning 1 3 2 [5]     6 Owl 2 3 190 Raven Sarah Kolbeck [3] 2 3 3   [...]

PTSA Dog Days W/L Series - 2021   Aug. 04 Aug. 11 Aug. 18 Aug. 25   Stand- ing Sail # Boat Name Skipper Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Race 4 Race 5 Race 6 Race 7 Total Boat Name Stand-ing 1 242 Dorado Joe Daubenberger 2 1 1         4 Dorado 1 2 642 Owl Dale Dunning 1 3 2         6 Owl 2 3 190 Raven Sarah Kolbeck 3 2 3         8 Raven 3 4 1248 Kuma San Lynes & Heumann 5 4 4     [...]

PTSA Cat's Paw W/L Series - 2021   July 07 July 14 July 21 July 28   Stand- ing Sail # Boat Name Skipper Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Race 4 Race 5 Race 6 Race 7 Race 8 Total Boat Name Stand-ing 1 242 Dorado Joe Daubenberger [1] 1 1 1 1 [3] 1 1 6 Dorado 1 2 1190 Corvo Blackbird Associates 3 2 2 3 2 5 [DNC/12] [DNC/12] 17 Corvo 2 3 642 Owl Dale Dunning [DNC/12] [DNC/12] 5 2 4 1 3 2 17 Owl 3 4 1177 Falcon Roland Nikles [5] [5] [...]

Beautiful warm sunny evening with light steady winds but with small pressure and direction changes for those who knew where, or were lucky enough, to find them. The course was the usual SWGaWF . The use of the offset mark was discontinued for this week to allow some folks to learn how to handle them (if in doubt follow the boat ahead and hope they get it right) and put the correct reader boards (O) aboard the Committee Boat. At 17:40, when the CB had settled on her anchor to wind and current, the wind was 6 - 7 [...]

PTSA Cat's Paw W/L Series - 2021   July 07 July 14 July 21 July 28   Stand- ing Sail # Boat Name Skipper Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Race 4 Race 5 Race 6 Race 7 Race 8 Total Boat Name Stand-ing 1 242 Dorado Joe Daubenberger 1 1             2 Dorado 1 2 1190 Corvo Blackbird Associates 3 2             5T Corvo 2 3 1006 Possum Hans Daubenberger 2 3             5T Possum 3 4 1248 Kuma San Lynes & Heumann [...]

PTSA Midsummer W/L Series - 2021 – Final Series Standing June 02 discretional cancellation-- wind June 09 June 16 06/23 June 30   Stand- ing Sail # Boat Name Skipper Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Race 4 Race 5 Race 6 Race 7 Total Boat Name Stand-ing 1 242 Dorado Joe Daubenberger [DSQ/9] 3 2 2 1 1 1 10 Dorado 1 2 1190 Corvo Blackbird Associates 1 2 1 3 2 4 [5] 13 Corvo 2 3 642 Owl Dale Dunning [DSC/9] 5 5 1 5 2 2 20 Owl 3 4 1177 Falcon Roland Nikles 3 [...]

PTSA Midsummer W/L Series - 2021 June 02 discretional cancellation-- wind June 09 June 16 June 23 June 30   Stand- ing Sail # Boat Name Skipper Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Race 4 Race 5 Race 6 Race 7 Race 8 Total Boat Name Stand-ing 1   Corvo Blackbird Associates 1 2 1 [3]         4 Corvo 1 2 242 Dorado Joe Daubenberger [DSQ/9] 3 2 2         7 Dorado 2 3 1254 Kolus A & J Brantly [6] 1 3 4         8 Kolus 3 4 642 [...]

> PTSA Midsummer W/L Series - 2021 June 02 discretional cancellation-- wind June 09 June 16 June 23 June 30   Stand- ing Sail # Boat Name Skipper Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Race 4 Race 5 Race 6 Race 7 Race 8 Total Boat Name Stand-ing 1   Corvo Blackbird Associates 1 2             3 Corvo 1 2 1254 Kolus Brantly, A & J 6 1             7T Kolus 2 3 1177 Falcon Roland Nikles 3 4             7T Falcon 3 [...]

2021 Whitecap Series - Race 7 Start - 18:05 hrs., Friday, May 28 th., 2021 ---- Distance 5.8 nm. Pos Sail Boat Skipper Rating Finish Order Finish Time Time Allowance Corrected Time Time Behind Adjust. Pts 1 1248 Kuma San Lynes/Heumann, John/Jim 198 1 19:19:45.0 00:19:08.4 00:55:36.6 00:00:00.0 1.0 2 1254 Kolus Brantly, A & J 198 2 19:21:52.0 00:19:08.4 00:57:43.6 00:02:07.0 2.0 3 14 Varya Bates, Jen & Peter 190 3 19:23:13.0 00:18:22.0 00:59:51.0 00:04:14.4 3.0 4 944 Mabuhay Barron, Greg 198 4 19:26:33.0 00:19:08.4 01:02:24.6 00:06:48.0 4.0 DNC 7148 Cat 22 Gaede, Michael 280 DNC No [...]

Before the start the wind on  the dock westerly 3 -5 knots and appeared to be increasing. Long dark streaks on the water away from shore indicated better wind in the same direction. Course SIGIFBF , which allowed for shortening, was announced. After the start the wind on the dock was 3 - 5 kts from ~300 degM with slowly building long gusts to 12+ kts. The fleet had better winds and a quick trip to mark I.About halfway to G progress started to slow. Unfortunately two boats forgot that this race was still part of the Whitecap series and [...]

Another evening of great racing weather. While setting up the course the wind was generally Westerly 5 - 6 kts and increasing. At the start of the first race the wind direction and the bearing to the Windward mark were both about 280 deg.M. The bearing of the pin was about 180 so we were boat favored. This was corrected for the second race by backing the wind to 270 deg. For the first race the wind velocity was 8 - 10 kts. and growing.  By the start of the second race the wind was gusting over 12 kts.  and [...]

This week, conditions were so good that we squeezed in a third race rather than waste all that wind.  For the first race the Wind direction and the bearing to the windward mark were both about 270 deg. but the Pin was favored by about 20 deg. this was fixed for the second and third races by veering the wind about 20 deg. Before racing started the wind was around 10 kts with gusts to 15. Halfway through the wind had grown to 12 - 15 kts. with long gusts of 18+ kts. PTSA Sunshine W/L Series [...]

Your Content Goes Here PTSA Whitecap Series PHRF Race - Friday May 07, 2021 Start date/time - May 07, 18:05 hrs Distance = 7.22 nm.         Pos Sail Boat Skipper Rating Finish Order Finish Time Time Allowance Corrected Time Time Behind Adjust-ments Pts 1   1177 Falcon Nikles, Roland 198 1 19:21:06.00 00:23:49.60 00:52:16.40 00:00:00.00   1 2   944 Mabuhay Barron, Greg 198 2 19:25:55.00 00:23:49.60 00:57:05.40 00:04:49.00   2 3   1144 Blew Bird Broekhof, Bill 198 3 19:29:54.00 00:23:49.60 01:01:04.40 00:08:48.00   3 DNF   D 8 Cito Rankins, Sean & Inger 255 DNF No [...]

This week we managed to squeeze in two challenging races with light and variable breezes. What wind there was was mostly Westerly. Wind velocity approached 5 kts on occasion but was mostly <<3 kts, occasionally near zero for minutes at a time. For both races we took a chance on sounding the Alert when the wind was marginal  for starting a race and both times the the wind grew and the line stayed square to the wind as the sequence progressed and starts were good. The windward mark was about 10- 15 deg to the left of the wind. [...]

This week's race was an almost exact re-run of last week's. The wind was a tad stronger at times but just as shifty. The same course was set, and finish times were slightly longer than last week. As the rate of Covid infection in the County is low and most people are now vaccinated, crew size and distancing requirements will be left to the discretion and responsibility of the individual Skippers. To maintain consistency during the Whitecap Series, there will be no flying sails for the final three races. 2021 PHRF Whitecap Series – Race 4 Start [...]

The final race of the  Whitecap series was tonight.  This was a DIY affair as there was no Committee Boat available.  One race was completed before the wind died. The Sunshine series starts next Wednesday May 05 at 18:00 hrs., probably with the All Electric Committee Boat. And, don't forget the Protection Is. Race on May 15 2021. From City Dock at 10:00 hrs. The SI's are available now on this site under the Racing/Distance Races tab.   PTSA Whitecap W/L Series - 2021   April 07 April 17 Apr. 21 Apr. 28   Stand- ing Sail [...]

Wind on the dock was very variable, 6-7 kts with lulls to 2.5 and the occasional gust to 12+.  The direction was also dynamic, oscillating through ±20°. Some of this was turbulence from the buildings on shore although conditions looked similar over the Bay. Course SIGIFBF =5.95 nm. was set to allow for a little shortening but that was unnecessary as the wind conditions continued throughout. 2021 PHRF Whitecap Series - Race 3 Start Date/Time = Friday, April 23, 2021 18:05:00.0, Length (nm) = 5.95 Pos Sail Boat Skipper Rating Finish Order Finish Time Time Allowance Corrected [...]

This was a very challenging race - for all concerned. Details later. PTSA Whitecap W/L Series - 2021  -- Corrected   April 07 April 17 Apr. 21 April 28   Stand- ing Sail # Boat Name Skipper Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Race 4 Race 5 Race 6 Race 7 Total Boat Name Stand-ing 1 242 Dorado Joe Daubenberger [2] 2 2 1 2     7 Dorado 1 2 1006 Possum Hans Daubenberger 1 3 [4] 3 1     8 Possum 2 3 642 Owl Dale Dunning 3 1 1 [4] 4     [...]

Before the race the water surface showed large wind shadows all over the bay The wind on City Dock was of very variable direction but mainly Northwesterly. The wind speed was also very variable, 4 -5  kts with lulls below 3 kts and the occasional gust to 6. Course SITIF - 5.1 nm. was set with the intent of TI providing a good windward leg. In recognition of the possibly deteriorating wind the fleet was instructed via VHF to check City Dock for a possible Shorten Course signal, in which case they were to return directly to F, cutting [...]

PTSA Whitecap W/L Series – April 14, 2021 The forecast promised steady, Westerly, 8 - 12 mph winds with warm sunshine all evening. When the course was set up the wind at the Committee Boat was 6 - 8 kts from 290 deg M. The bearing to the pin was 200deg. - square line! The bearing to the Windward mark was 275deg. - not great. Just before the first start the wind backed to 275deg. - favoring the pin and making W closer to upwind. The course posted was SWGaW2F intending for the usual course to be sailed [...]

The wind had been blowing steadily from SSE all day at ~5 - 8 mph. and was forecast to reverse direction in the middle of the racing. For once luck was upon our side, the pressure dropped earlier than forecast and the wind reversed direction just as Sockeye left her slip, making for a fine opening day. A long course was set up as the wind was building above 10 - 12 kts. Setting the S/F line was tricky due to the size, windage and the heavy anchoring gear of Sockeye and the cross current at the time. When [...]

March 13 when Ceaser’s galleys plied the Mediterranean was known as “two days before the Ides of March.”  The ancient Roman calendar was derived from the lunar cycle: the day of the new moon was called Kalends; the day the moon reached its first quarter was the Nones; and the full moon was the Ides. The “Kalends” section of the lunar phase was the longest spanning the entire time of the waning moon (from full moon to new moon).   On March 13, 2021 this was all turned on its head. March 13 coincided with the new moon—as far [...]

Video by Ashlyn Brown Video by Dale Dunning Over 50 boats crossed the start line in the 30th Shipwrights Regatta! On a beautiful day with good wind, it was a blast. See the Awards See the Finishes by class Check out the photos The drawing has been held and the haul-out winners are: For the haul and hang from Sea Marine: Hakoom For the haul out from the Port of Port Townsend: Flapdoodle Many thanks to the POPT and Sea Marine for supporting this event! [...]

After three weeks of foul weather and no racing we finally got a pretty nice day. The wind was fairly light from the northeast, but there was enough to get two races in. Murrelet, Andiamo Again, Owl, Falcon, Blew Bird, Kuma San, and a mystery folk boat all showed up to enjoy an excellent afternoon of sailing.

Frostbiting is about improvising…. The weather forecast was for a solid 6 - 9 knots from the SE all afternoon, and things looked promising as Owl set a nearly square starting line not far off the Boat Haven break wall. As several boats beat to windward, testing the oscillations and gusts, Falcon set a “weather mark” at the 70 foot line, 1.2 miles upwind (somewhat SW of the Tower).  Over VHF-68 we agreed to go to the "weather mark” (a small, yellow tetrahedron),  then off to the Green buoy (entrance to Kilitsut harbor) and back to the finish.  It’s [...]

The wind was calm but  wind vanes slowly aligned in a SE direction, responding to a breeze just sufficient to sail out of the harbor.  Five boats made their way to a start line set south of the Boat Haven jetty.  There was a brief discussion whether to set a short weather mark, but exuberance carried us away when the wind shifted firmly to the NE at ~6knots.  “Let’s beat up to the red buoy,” was the cry over VHF.  Falcon won the start, followed closely by Owl.  These two carried on a lively duel up the City [...]

Clear weather in the low 40’s and a solid breeze of 12-19 knots prevailed across Port Townsend Bay for the first Frostbite sail on January 9, 2021.  Three Thunderbirds came out to play: Bill Broekhof single-handed Blew Bird; Scott Walker and Dale Dunning put Tzieu through her paces; Roland Nikles and Shelagh Reiser were out on Falcon.  Blew Bird and Falcon sailed down towards Port Hadlock a ways, then joined Tzieu for a close reach to close hauled on starboard tack to Marrowstone Point.  Blew Bird headed back towards Boat Haven from there, Falcon and Tzieu enjoyed a long [...]

Sixteen boats (the most this season) came out for the Halloween race. It was trick & treat, a beautiful sunny afternoon but with very anemic breezes. While the RC was deciding on a course the wind on the dock was Northerly 2 – 2.5 kts. with occasional gusts to 3. The wind shadows indicated similar conditions throughout the bay. The wind forecast called for a slight strengthening later in the afternoon, and there appeared to be wind outside the bay, so course SBTYF was set. The start [...]

Last Saturday's races were designated as the Nightcap Series Final even though there is a race scheduled for Oct. 31 st . This week the Committee Boat is being hauled out for the winter.  Next Saturday's race, now dubbed the Halloween Race, will be run from the City Dock. Single start at 13:00, round the marks course, PHRF scoring, still NFS. Antics, dress and decoration in recognition of Halloween are traditional for this race. Later, Marks C, I, & Y will be removed for winter overhaul and cleaning. On Saturday the wind all morning had been around 18 kts., [...]

This week's "race" was the opposite of last week's. If you were on A-dock at around noon on Saturday you would have seen a bunch of TBird sailors scratching their heads wondering if the wind was going to BLOW.  There was no wind in the marina at noon and it was suggested that  we postpone at the dock instead of going out and bobbing around. After waiting until 1pm the race was called off. There are two more scheduled races. Let's hope for better conditions. This is NOT what the wind conditions were like:

Thick fog and no wind sums up the day. Around eight TBirds came out and bobbed around in the fog until the Race Committee raised the cancellation flag and everyone headed back to their slips. Let's hope for better conditions this Saturday.

Committee was greeted by ~8 kt SE breeze. A temporary W mark was set and Committee ran on a NW bearing to set the S/F line only to discover the wind was backing. When the line was finally set for a NE wind, the wind disappeared. After a while the usual Westerly began to fill in making Y a good Windward mark except that it was too close to the S/F line. Committee relocated to set I as the Windward mark. Race 1. Course SIGaIF. Wind at start 5.5-6.5 kts. from 310 degM. Bearing to I, 310 deg. Pin [...]

This week the wind forecasts proved correct, there was very little and it was from the northeast. Committee set mark D in anticipation of the PHRF course then headed out into the  bay to check the wind. The windward mark for the W/L races was set at the edge of a seemingly persistent wind shadow, where the wind measured ~2 kts G 2.5. Committee then moved downwind and waited while observing the average wind direction before setting a square line. The usual SWGaWF course was set rather short. The course set for the PHRF fleet was SBDYF⧫2  (8.1 nm). [...]

Thunderbird Fleet 33 Fall Regatta 2020 Commentary to follow Thunderbird Fleet 33 Fall Regatta. 09/05/2020 Final Place Sail # Boat Name Skipper Race 1 Races 2 – 5 Not Sailed Total Stand-ing 1 642 Owl Dale Dunning 1   1 1 2 190 Raven Black bird Assoc. 2   2 2 3 1069 Magic Bus Dunlap & Ginther 3   3 3 4 1248 Kuma San Lynes & Heumann 4   4 4 5 242 Dorado Simon Miles 5   5 5 6 1177 Falcon Roland Nikles 6   6 6 7 1006 [...]

For the sixth and final race of the series the racers were greeted with warm sunshine and more than enough wind. The course set was SITITF - 6.96 nm. (all marks to port except the finish pin).  According to the records at the PTMC weather station the wind at the start was Westerly ~16 mph. gusts to 20. By the time the last boats finished, the wind was still Westerly but it had grown, unsteadily, to ~20 mph. with gusts to 27+. Unfortunately Vamoose crossed the finish line in the wrong  direction, did not correct her mistake and gained [...]

Just like last month, the final series standing would be decided on the last Wednesday night of racing. There were 4 boats in contention with only 3 points separation. CORVO held a slight advantage in points but OWL had the momentum coming off a two bullet performance last week. DORADO and RAVEN were in striking distance. The forecast was solid calling for 8-12 knots out of the WNW with the likelihood of it shifting more westerly as the evening progressed. The only negative was that the COMMITTEE (CB) was not available so our excellent Race Committee had to remain ashore. [...]

The Corona Virus Pandemic restrictions forced some changes on the format of this year's race. Depositing the entry fee and the start from the beach were gone and the after party, announcement of results and awards were gone. I spite of this, it was beautiful sailing weather and 10 boats with Covid restricted crews were waiting in the weed for the start signal. There was a very light northerly wind in the starting area so the course selected was #2 (SMTBCGCMCF - 13nm., with possible shortening at 6 nm, & 9.5 nm.). This proved to be a good choice. [...]

PTSA Re-opening Short-handed Dog Days Series August 2020   Aug 05 August 12 August 19 August 26         Stand- ing Sail # Boat Name Skipper Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Race 4 Race 5 Race 6 Race 7   Total Stand-ing Boat Name 1 1254 Corvo Blackbird Assoc. [DNC/13] 2 1 2 3       8 1 Corvo 2 242 Owl Dale Dunning [DNF/9] 3 4 1 1       9 2 Owl 3 642 Dorado Simon Miles 1 [5] 3 3 2     9 3 Dorado 4 190 Raven Black [...]

Nine boats came out to enjoy a warm, sunny and breezy evening's racing from the City Dock. The Course set was SITIF,  4.7 nm. The start was on-time at 18:05. According to the NWMC weather station records the wind at the Start was West ~10 mph. Gusts 13, halfway through it grew suddenly to W ~15 mph, G18. Corvo, on finishing, passed outside of the pin instead of crossing the S/F line, so was assumed to have Retired.  Class:- PHRF A - RACING Start Date/Time = Friday, August 14, 2020 18:05:00.0, Length (nm) = 4.70 Pos Sail Boat [...]

Revised results: Dog Days Wednesday Series August 2020 Aug 05 August 12 August 19 August 26 Stand- ing Sail # Boat Name Skipper Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Race 4 Race 5 Race 6 Race 7 Total Stand-ing Boat Name 1 190 Raven Black bird Assoc. 2 1 2 5 1 Raven 2 242 Dorado Simon Miles 1 5 3 9 2 Dorado 3 1177 Falcon Roland Nikles 4 4 6 14 3 Falcon 4 1254 Corvo Blackbird Assoc. DNC/13 2 1 16 4 Corvo 5 642 Owl Dale Dunning DNS/9 3 4 16 5 Owl [...]

Six boats came out for a pleasant evening's sail, racing from City Dock. The course set was SITF, 3.76 nm. At the start the wind was ~5 kts WNW. After the start it backed to W then grew steadily through the race until it was 12 - 14 kts as the fleet was finishing. Race results: Pos Sail Boat Skipper Rating Finish Order Finish Time Time Allowance Corrected Time Time Behind Adjustments Pts 1 1177 Falcon Nikles, Roland 198 2 19:19:30.0 00:12:24.5 01:02:05.5 00:00:00.0 1.0 2 1254 Corvo Blackbird, Assoc. 198 3 19:19:50.0 00:12:24.5 01:02:25.5 00:00:20.0 [...]

The forecast hinted at a beautiful night of racing on the Bay with plenty of wind. The reality turned out to be a bit different. The initial assessment from RC at the I buoy showed the wind relatively steady at 280 deg M at 10-14 knts.. As the CB worked its way downwind from I, it became apparent that there was a bit more westerly in the building breeze and that a course utilizing I buoy would run the risk of the racers mixing it up with the Ferry. So, a quick adjustment and the start line was set [...]

Six boats came out to enjoy great sailing weather. The wind on the dock before the start was 8-10 kts from the West. The course chosen was SITIBF -5.7 nm. Right after the start the wind at the dock shifted to Northwest and grew to gusts of 19 kts. There was a crowd of of visitors anchored out, through which the fleet had to transit twice, fortunately without incident. The first two boats finished seconds apart in less than an hour. Race 3 Results: Pos Sail Boat Skipper Rating Finish Order Finish Time Time Allowance Corrected Time Time [...]

Race Report by Jeff Brantley and Dave Burrows All to Play! The forecast was promising and Port Townsend Bay delivered a beautiful night of racing. The wind ranged from 8 -16 knots and a fairly constant direction and the sun was out!. After a quick pin location adjustment due to the settling breeze, the race course was set square to the Indian Point fixed buoy with the wind at 300 deg M. The 2020 July calendar provided a bonus 5th night of Wednesday racing so with the 2 drops already calculated, there were 3 boats tied at the top [...]

It was fun racing in light and shifty winds. Check out the results below: it's a three way tie for first place! PTSA Catspaw Wednesday Series July 2020 July 01 July 08 July 15 July 22 July 29 Stand- ing Sail # Boat Name Skipper Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Race 4 Race 5 Race 6 Race 7 Race 8 Race 9 Race 10 Total Stand-ing Corvo 1 242 Dorado Joe Daubenberger 1 3 [4] 4 2 1 [5] 1 12 1 Dorado 2 1254 Corvo Blackbird Assoc. 2 1 1 3 [4] 2 [4] 3 [...]

Report from Doug Jones on Pacifica:  The winds were very light but there looked to be a little up by Point Wilson, also the tide was ebbing. So I set a course out to Point Wilson and back. Unfortunately what little wind there was faded as the fleet came back to the Point Hudson buoy and we ended up fighting the current until it went slack. At that point most of the TBirds were ahead of Pacifica, so we fired up the motor to get to “C” to take times. Other than the really light wind it was a [...]

Port Townsend Bay produced another great night of racing with plenty of sunshine and a relatively steady 12-15 knots of wind blowing from 270 degrees M. RC chose the recently installed I buoy (Indian Point) as the windward mark and set the start line square at approximately 1 NM downwind. RACE 1: The un-biased line had the starters spread across the start line. The water at and around the start line was crowded with kelp and “confused” chop which added another variable to the starting process. At the gun, the OWL was called OCS and called back on an [...]

It was a beautiful night for a race. Sunny and warm with good wind. Due to a late arrival by the race committee, although the start was on time, not all boats participating were identified. Course set was SBGBF for 6.4 nm. The wind on City Dock (in the lee of the shore) at the start was from around 290 degM at ~5 kts gusting to 8.  It did not vary much during the race. In the bay it was twice as strong at the Start but softened halfway through the race. Although this series has a NFS [...]

As usual we will post the race video when it becomes available. July 8, 2020 Write-Up by Dave Burrows and Jeff Brantley The forecast looked promising, but once again the start was delayed waiting for the wind to establish itself. The RC set W mark in a likely spot then followed the wind front as it advanced toward Rat Island.  After about ¾ nm, the promised Gate mark (aka. S/F line) was set square to the 285°M wind, which in a short time had grown to 9 – 11 kts. at the start of the first race. The [...]

This was another evening when the CB found a windless Bay. After a while, as the fleet congregated, there was enough breeze to provide steerage way. W and L marks were set in apparently stronger patches of a wind from 20°M. The S/F line was set to provide a long first leg. The start was 30 mins late but there was a steady 3 – 4 kts of breeze. During the race the wind eased and became variable in direction. Race 1: The lack of wind made positioning during the last couple minutes of the start critical to success. [...]

Race write up by Dave Burrows and Jeff Brantley At 17:00 the Bay was windless, but outside the Bay there were boats sailing in ruffled water to a North-ish breeze. The CB crossed towards the tower to wait. When the wind line reached the CB the RC checked its direction and set the Leeward mark then the Windward mark. On the way to set up the S/F line the wind shifted and strengthened so the Leeward mark was moved to align and lengthen the course. The S/F line was set square to the 285°M breeze. The start [...]

This evening's moderate and settled breeze and slack water made setting the course easy and provided some great racing. The Windward/Leeward course was set up for the wind steadily from 290°M. An extra long S/F line was set, slightly pin favored, to allow the short handed fleet more room to maneuver at the starts and avoid crowding and barging behind the CB. As the course was short for the wind conditions both races were set for twice around. The first start resulted in a General Recall as more than half the fleet was over early. The Restart was good [...]

Following last weeks heavy air racing, this week the fleet experienced light and shifty breezes, which brought a different challenge. On leaving harbor the Committee Boat found 3 – 5 kt. breezes from around 315° M, the water surface showed the wind was patchy. The course was set in dark water. As soon as the CB anchored the wind veered 90°. While the course was being reset the wind went back to 295°. The final course was aligned W/L but the S/F line was boat favored, creating undesirable congestion at the starts. The first race started with fairly [...]

After two months restriction there was great anticipation for a limited re-opening of the Racing Season. Albeit at short notice and with limits on crew size (for physical distancing). The anticipation was heightened by a series You Tube videos of single-handed pick-up races in the bay during May in great wind and weather. (The 5/13 Race is here, the 5/20 is here, and 5/27 is here). The day was warm and sunny and the wind all afternoon was as forecast, 5 – 8 kts, gusting 12, from the NNW.  Fourteen [...]

It was a cold day with some sun and blue sky accompanied by winds with gusts into the 20's. The course was Start, Indian Point, Green Buoy, Indian Point, Finish. All was going fairly smoothly until about 2/3 of the way back to Indian Point when Owl took down their jib and announced a medical emergency on the radio. Here is a report from Lynn Watson who was on Owl. On the long beat back from the green buoy this Saturday, our crewmember Phil Rome slipped on the housetop and took a tumble into the companionway, landing on [...]

by Roland Nikles, skipper of Falcon Four Thunderbirds tacked their way out of Boat Haven Saturday noon in an unstable SE breeze, blowing 6-8 knots from Indian Island. A yellow pyramid was set near the entrance to the harbor, and a starting line, right-end (red buoy) favored, 400 yards into the bay. Owl brought their automated five-minute count-down timer, with standard starting sequence signals.  Everyone agreed on a windward-leeward course to the green lighted buy #1, off the entrance to Kilisut Harbor, back to the leeward yellow pyramid, and then to the start-finish line.  On some days, successful upwind [...]

This was a Shipwrights for the records.  No snow, ice or even rain, and plenty of wind from many directions.  After a 20 minute postponement as the wind kept shifting 90 degrees, we settled for a reaching start.  Zaya and Cito were class winners and big award winners.  The surprise winner among the T-birds was Dorado.  Norma Mae managed second place in Cruising with a full boatload of pick-up crew. Awards: -First wooden boat to [...]

A little while after the start of the race. Photo by Chris Blasucci. Four boats came out on a pretty nice day to enjoy a light but fairly steady breeze.  A windward mark was set in the vicinity of Indian Point and the start/finish line was placed out in the middle of the bay in the direction of the green buoy. The course was start, windward, starting pin, windward, with a down wind finish. Falcon crossed the start line first with Owl close behind; Kuma San crossed third and to leeward; Raven was last across. The first [...]

Five boat came out on a sunny day.  The wind was fairly light at the dock but increased as the afternoon went on such that it was gusting into the 20's during the race.  The big yellow mark was stationed near where "I" would normally be and a start line was set in the middle of the bay with the course being "Start, Yellow, Green bouy by the navy dock, Finish". Owl had a good start and lead the entire way having an especially strong downwind leg under spinnaker.  Raven followed them also running their [...]

After two weeks of no racing due to excess wind, we got lucky with warm weather, no rain, a bit of sun, and a decent breeze. The wind was from the SE so a course from Indian Point to the tower and back was a nice long windward/leeward race. The competition was close and all of the TBirds finished within around five minutes of each other. Bertram Levy, in the beautiful (but waterline length challenged) wooden boat Murrelet, came in seventh.  It was a fun day out on the bay. Next race: this coming Saturday 2/1/2020 at 1pm [...]

Five T-Birds and one Murrelet showed up for the inaugural race of the new frostbite series.  However, at the last minute one of the T-Birds, Owl, was not able to race.   The main story of the day was the weather; wow what a great day; bright sun, temperatures in the mid forties, and wind 5 to 10 kts from SSE.  We set a leeward mark near the entrance to Boat Haven and used the green buoy as the windward mark. THEN, we retired for the inaugural party of the new clubhouse.   Thanks to Steve for organizing the [...]

Last week a course was set up in light and shifty winds that proved adequate (with minor adjustments of the Pin) to complete four races in three hours. This week the numbers were reversed. Four courses had to be set in light and shifty winds before it was possible to run one race. This is not the way it was supposed to be. Friday evening the weather forecasts were showing Westerly winds 20 – 25 mph. with gusts over 30 mph. Although Port Townsend Bay is well known to be appropriately non-conformist with regard to regional weather forecasts, this was [...]

Following the past two weeks where the wind conditions were at either end of un-raceable, this week’s forecast was unexciting with weak winds that were very variable in direction. The actual wind appeared to be a little North of West and the RC left to set a temporary mark downwind of Y. On leaving the breakwater it was obvious the wind shadows to Port were the stronger so the leeward mark was set about ¾ of a mile downwind of Indian Point. With the rapidly changing wind direction it took a while of chasing to and fro to get the [...]

A dock start was set up as a CB was unavailable. A delayed start was anticipated due to the Kinetic Skulpture race passing the dock. This was immaterial as boats trying to sail to windward on any wafts that drifted by could not stem the current. After an hour, AP was replaced by N in surrender. The possibility of scheduling make-up races is under consideration.  

Dave sets the course The forecast was for winds SSE about 6 mph during the afternoon and there was minimal tidal change. The RC had designed courses suitable for winds with Northerly or Southerly Components and winds forming first in the Bay or outside the Bay. Mark A was to be set so the fleet could cross the Bay after a start to the South rather than gather in front of the departing 12:30 Ferry. Viewed from the hill on Sims Way in late morning, the bay showed little sign of wind so the RC visited the beach [...]

For the finale of the Dog Days Series we persisted with course SWOLF and managed to run three races.  The wind was NW 7 – 8 kts. with no sharp gusts. Steady for the first two races, it faded during the third race leaving the fleet parked before the leeward mark for a while, then slowly rebuilding enough for them to claw their way to the finish. This week we were visited by Murrelet and Jackoroe. They were offered, and accepted, a start after the Thunderbirds. They did not impede the ‘birds on the course. Murrelet finished ahead of Jackoroe. [...]

This, the fourth memorial of Ted and his contributions to the North West sailing community, was probably the most successful so far. Especially in terms of number of participating boats (11 anchored in the kelp and one on the beach), enthusiasm around the rum keg which was over filled (Sparkle’s entry fee was accidentally donated to Davy Jones during disembarkation) and definitely in terms of cooperating breezes. Sparkle and Pacifica maintained their perfect attendance record. […]