Sunday, November 13, 2005

Name Sail R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 Pts Place
Bob Hicks643322181
Peter Greene545151292
Gordon Fletcher515335123
Morgan Paxhia44221DNF10154
Kyle Wilson047954205
Mike Tammaro5777447216
Nelson Weiderman50610666247
Rollie Whyte1DNS9893298
Neil McDermott2298778309
Mark Winslow11181110893510
Chuck Allen6DNS4DNSDNSDNS99

 

November 13: Wind was gusty out of the South at 12-18 knots. As Chuck said, "I was hoping for a little less wind on the first day." We had three flips. Nelson got it started before the first race and was pulled out of the drink by Mike and Hans. Gordon had it going in the first race and won the start and kept it going wire to wire. Then Mike and Hans got fancy with a two jibe course and put Gordon and Mark Winslow in the water at the same time. But after that people got their bearings and sailed clean in the difficult conditions. Skip Whyte was out in his IC and gave out some pointers at the end of the day. The gear took a beating and we're looking forward to more boats next week. Amost forgot -- Bob Hicks won the day! Keep it going super.

Sunday, November 20, 2005

Name Sail R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 Pts Place
Peter Greene542123DNF81
Tim Dawson163632192
Chuck Allen61021DNF2153
Paul Nannig4917554154
Nelson Weiderman5075813165
Bob Hicks6444465176
Rollie Whyte1531198257
Doug Nannig4068786278
Mark Weiderman5189677289
Neil McDermott229109493110

 

November 20: What a beautiful day for racing. Temps were in the 60s with clear skies and the wind averaged right around 10 knots from the south. Hans and Lou held down the fort as RC aboard Sundance. We had 11 racers. The wind was shifty, with 30 degree shifts being the rule rather than the exception. In the first race Tim and Chuck and Nelson headed to the right on the headed board and got poor marks. That WL was won by Paul. Then we had a port triangle (left still better) and Pete won. Then we did the zigzag around Chuck's Ensign. Chuck won. Then we did a zigzage followed by WL. Nelson had only a couple behind him at the first leeward, but he went right and benefitted from a right shift and rounded the second weather in first and then held on. In the last race, we did the Gong show and Tim became the fifth winner in five races. Peter was most consistent and won the day.

Sunday, November 27, 2005

Name Sail R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 Pts Place
Chuck Allen67222281
Peter Greene544311492
Tim Dawson1614347123
Bob Hicks64311561154
Neil McDermott22611175195
Mark Weiderman512571110246
Morgan Paxhia4488656257
Gordon Fletcher55610912308
Kyle Wilson010713311319
Rollie Whyte1111048133310
Nelson Weiderman509991483511
Doug Nannig401314141034012
Ryan Mullins99121381394213
Mark Winslow11114121215145214
Geoff Skog715151512155715

 

November 27: Overcast skies, warm temps, wind light (6-8) from the NE then NW. Not a bad day for the lightweights. Hans and Lou set a WL to start and then three starboard triangles to different marks and then the famous downwind start. Today it went Tim, Neil, Peter, Peter, and Bob, but Chuck won the day with his four duces (despite the light air, which he hates). The secret today was playing the incoming current. We had two general recalls when the current was pushing us over the line.

Sunday, December 04, 2005

Name Sail R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 Pts Place
Peter Greene542212161
Morgan Paxhia4441434122
Paul Nannig495521WD133
Bob Hicks6436652164
Chuck Allen61398OCS215
Ryan Mullins99DNS9347236
Kyle Wilson0810575257
Rollie Whyte1DNS7766268
Doug Nannig407811103289
Nelson Weiderman5064109102910
Geoff Skog7101181183711
Neil McDermott22912121294212

 

December 4: It was REAL frostbite weather today. A dusting of snow on the ground, temps in the high twenties and (well you can't have everything) some sleet. The wind was out of the north at 7-10 with some mild gusts and shifts and an ebbing tide. Hans and Mike and Walt were the RC. It was a WL, then port triangle with WL, then a Z, then a starboard triangle with WL, then the dreaded downwind start and out to the gong. Pete was on fire today with some great (he said "lucky") starts and got the daily win. Morgan was finding the shifts and had no worse than fourth on the day for a second. Paul Nannig was pretty quick and smart and had a win in the fourth race and finished third on the day.

Sunday, December 11, 2005

Name Sail R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 Pts Place
Peter Greene543111761
Tim Dawson161234172
Rollie Whyte1241092173
Kyle Wilson06DNR238194
Bob Hicks64512853215
Gordon Fletcher54313213226
Nelson Weiderman5011541010297
Neil McDermott221277114298
Ryan Mullins99985812309
Chuck Allen686121363210
Doug Nannig4013116793311
Paul Nannig4979116113312
Morgan Paxhia44101091253413

 

December 11: We're on a roll. It was another great sailing day. Today it blew 7-10 knots from the S-SW with frequent shifts. If you were in phase, you could make tremendous gains. Pete was the most in phase with three bullets in races 2 to 4. Tim got the other two for second and Rollie sneaked in with third. Hans and Lou ran the show. Starboard triangle, then with a WL added, port triangle, downwind start LW, and then around the island. Good stuff.

Sunday, December 18, 2005

Name Sail R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 Pts Place
Peter Greene541416171
Chuck Allen6DNS1235112
Tim Dawson1625418123
Mark Weiderman5153653164
Bob Hicks643251210205
Rollie Whyte11013822226
Neil McDermott2249397277
Kyle Wilson07610114278
Morgan Paxhia4488949299
Mike Tammaro57612111063310
Gary Smith297713113411
Doug Nannig401210147134212
Nelson Weiderman501311138124413
Geoff Skog711141214145114
Walt Powers3514151515155915

 

December 18: What a Fall Season! We had six glorious sailing days out of six opportunities. Today the predicted 5-10 out of the NW, but as it turned out it was 5-10 out of the S to W, mostly SW and with a ripping current going out. Yes, it was puffy and shifty but the boats kept moving. Hans and Lou and TimB manned the RC boat (the Queen back in service). After a few false starts and a course resetting to the south, the first race went off as a starboard triangle. After some Zs and a downwind start, the most interesting race was out to the gong. Tim and Nelson and Chuck got to the gong first and headed back in and tried to stay out of the current on the north side. But the wind shifted hard left and the guys in the current sailed past us with Peter leading the way. Peter got three bullets, won the day, and won the series. Next races are for the Hangover Bowl on New Years Day. Same bat time, same bat channel.

Sunday, January 01, 2006

Name Sail R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 Pts Place
Peter Greene543511381
Tim Dawson1611717102
Chuck Allen667632173
Bob Hicks64424915194
Ryan Mullins992316510205
Neil McDermott22139344216
Paul Nannig4910115101267
Gordon Fletcher5768126278
Nelson Weiderman505121265289
Morgan Paxhia4411411793110
Mike Tammaro5791328143211
Doug Nannig40881411134012
Mark Weiderman5114991584713
Matthew Roymette014101313111414
Geoff Skog712151014124815
Walt Powers3516161516166316

 

January 1: Happy New Year. The year started as it ended with great frostbiting weather. It was about 7-10 knots from the NE on average. Whenever we reset the pin the wind would shift to either the E or the N. The current was going out strong at the start of racing and pushed us back off the line. The wind died for the fourth race and Hans and Lou in their wisdom gave us a leeward and return, which is always something that the racers love. Pete won the Hangover Bowl with Tim second and Chuck third. Paul came up strong for the last race and won at the Club.

Sunday, January 08, 2006

Name Sail R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 Pts Place
Peter Greene544117171
Tim Dawson161331272
Paul Nannig49115238183
Chuck Allen659743194
Morgan Paxhia442413114215
Bob Hicks64379511246
Mark Weiderman51914485267
Nelson Weiderman50866610268
Neil McDermott22613597279
Mike Tammaro5710281392910
Gordon Fletcher5131111263011
Kyle Wilson0781410123712
Doug Nannig4012121012144613
Gary Smith214101214134914

 

January 8: The Spring season started as the Fall season closed, with good sailing weather. It started out from the SW and moved more westerly as the day went on. Hans and Lou sent us on a starboard triangle around Cornelius Island for the first race. Then we had various shorter WL and Triangles, ending with a tour out to the gong and back to the Club. We finished up the day with pizza and beer and wine and cookies. Watched the end of the Giants defeat at the hands of Carolina and the beginning of the Pittsburgh victory over Cincy. Oh, and Peter won the day with Tim second and Paul third.

Sunday, January 22, 2006

Name Sail R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 Pts Place
Chuck Allen61112351
Neil McDermott2246411102
Kyle Wilson033564153
Mike Tammaro5785372174
Morgan Paxhia44102835185
Bob Hicks6458257196
Doug Nannig4077646237
Paul Nannig492410910258
Gary Smith2697108309
Geoff Skog79119893510
Ike Bowen10dnf101111114311
Walt Powers35dnf121212124812

 

January 22: No commentary.

Sunday, January 29, 2006

Name Sail R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 Pts Place
Peter Greene545126191
Chuck Allen623.531dnf9.52
Bob Hicks6472135113
Tim Dawson1613.575211.54
Nelson Weiderman5035624145
Neil McDermott2246473176
Mark Weiderman5188546237
Ryan Mullins9967898298
Gary Smith2109989359
Geoff Skog7910101073610

 

January 29: Good to be back from that sweltering Key West for another exciting day of racing. The wind was challenging. It had pressure and direction changes in very local areas. If you got caught in a lull, it was deadly. Keep your heads out of the boat! Hans had help from Lou and Mike today. The courses were mostly run to the SE with starboard roundings, but for the last we went to a "white buoy" up under the lighthouse, then around the gong, and then home. Peter won the tiebreaker for first and we had a long and fruitful discussion of the rules. For an analysis click here.

Sunday, February 05, 2006

Name Sail R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 Pts Place
Tim Dawson161111141
Paul Nannig4933334122
Morgan Paxhia4422465133
Doug Nannig40dns5253154
Gordon Fletcher544526155
Neil McDermott2256642176

 

February 5: Let me tell you the kind of day it was on Superbowl Sunday. Two sailors came down and never rigged their boats (Rollie and Geoff). Three sailors rigged, but never went out (Peter, Ike, and Walt). One went out and came back (Nelson). Two went out and broke down (Kyle and Bob). One went out and capsized while leading the last race (Gordon). And five raced without major incident. It started out heavy and gusty and let up a little bit by the time six short races were completed. The six who sailed the races got to to around Rabbit island in the fifth and Cornelius in the sixth. Geoff and Lou manned the Queen while Hans and Mike did RC in Sundance. They finished long before the Superbowl was scheduled to start. Tim won every race. Since my program does not handle six, I've made the executive level decision to count the first race as a "practice race."

Sunday, February 19, 2006

Name Sail R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 Pts Place
Tim Dawson161111241
Peter Greene542232172
Bob Hicks6463236143
Neil McDermott2236643164
Mark Weiderman5144454165
Nelson Weiderman5055565206

 

February 19: People must have believed it was going to be too windy cause only seven turned out for the racing. Yes, it was quite breezy and gusty and shifty, but we managed only one flip (Walt) and got in five races. It was 5-25 from the west northwest. Tim showed off exceptional boathandling skills in the heavy air and ran away with it.

Sunday, February 26, 2006

Name Sail R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 Pts Place
Tim Dawson16111141
Neil McDermott223232102
Peter Greene542323103

 

February 26:Another day of big breeze and cold. 15-20 kts, 25 degrees. Thin turnout this week. Peter, Neil, Walt, Geoff & Tim showed up to sail. Walt joined Hans & Lou on the race committee boat. Geoff headed out but had some equipment problems and wasn't able to race. Despite only three boats, there was some aggressive starting and all three were over early at least once. We sailed 4 races and headed in.

Sunday, March 05, 2006

Name Sail R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 Pts Place
Doug Nannig405242191
Bob Hicks641533292
Peter Greene542351393
Morgan Paxhia4441146104
Gordon Fletcher564275175
Kyle Wilson036757216
Mark Weiderman5179684257
Rollie Whyte1107869308
Geoff Skog788998339
Walt Powers359101010103910

 

March 5: Tide running out strongly all afternoon. Results reported by Doug. First race was WL with Cornelius as the starboard reach mark. Next was port triangle, third was a funny "z" using the committee boat, fourth was another port triangle. Last race was downwind to the gong and back to the club. Wind was WNW 10-15 kts and sunny (40-45 degrees). Three way tie for first (Doug, Bob, and Peter).

Sunday, March 12, 2006

Name Sail R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 Pts Place
Tim Dawson161211651
Peter Greene543122272
Chuck Allen6245111123
Kyle Wilson0433311134
Neil McDermott2268455205
Mark Weiderman51791144246
Bob Hicks6485677257
Doug Nannig40106768278
Rollie Whyte11279103299
Morgan Paxhia44511109123510
Paul Nannig4991288103511
Gary Smith21110121294212

 

March 12: I don't have a whole lot of information to share about this day, but they sailed six races (I dropped the first as practice rather than giving two throwouts). Kyle and Morgan switched sails (if not boats) and Mark reported that Walt Powers broke his mast before he first race and that it was pretty windy to start and then calmed a bit. There were 12 boats out that got scored.

Sunday, March 19, 2006

Name Sail R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 Pts Place
Chuck Allen61361381
Tim Dawson162223282
Bob Hicks6465421123
Peter Greene5441554144
Doug Nannig4054175155
Paul Nannig4978346206
Rollie Whyte187767277
Geoff Skog79988dnf348
Kyle Wilson036dnfdnsdns09
Nelson Weiderman50dnfdnsdnsdnsdns09

 

March 19: Wind was 15-20 kts from the WNW, cloudy, and 40-45 degrees. I was out there for the first race, and crossing Peter easily on port. But the wind took a radical righty and I tried to bear off sharply to avoid Peter, but capsized in the process. I decided to go in rather than continue racing (second flip this year). The courses were around Cornelius to starboard, port triangle, WRRL, port triangle, WL finish at the club. Tide was running out and the winds were gusty and strong.

Sunday, March 26, 2006

Name Sail R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 Pts Place
Peter Greene541211251
Morgan Paxhia4423235102
Chuck Allen641344123
Nelson Weiderman5038523134
Bob Hicks64941051195
Neil McDermott2286468246
Doug Nannig4055889267
Rollie Whyte1109676288
Kyle Wilson0710797309
Mike Tammaro5767910103210

 

March 26: We had ten racers in moderate NW winds. It was mostly below ten knots, but there were occassional bursts into the teens. The key was the shifts and if you were in phase you did well. Nelson led around the first four marks in race #1, but then his traveller let go and he fell to third. Hans and Lou managed a downwind start out to the gong, but nothing around Cornelius today. Peter had four firsts and Morgan was not far behind with a pair of deuces and a pair of treys. Chuck beat out Nelson for fourth.

Sunday, April 02, 2006

Name Sail R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 Pts Place
Peter Greene541121141
Chuck Allen624722102
Neil McDermott2242337123
Paul Nannig495615dns174
Doug Nannig4075544185
Nelson Weiderman5038666216
Rollie Whyte187493227
Bob Hicks6463dnf8dnf298
Mark Weiderman5199875299
Geoff Skog710dnsdnsdnsdns010
Ike Bowen10dnfdnsdnsdnsdns011

 

April 2: The newspaper said 10 to 20 from the NW and the were pretty much on target. In the first race we started at the club went around Cornelius to starboard, then to N8, and finish upwind. Tricky all the way around. Bob had a challenging day with a capsize, getting rammed on port by a starboard tacker and then losing his mast step in the last race. That last was another challenge going downwind for the start, green can to port, gong to port and finish at the club. And for good measure we had one up the channel. The wind was all over the place and Peter won four of five.

Sunday, April 09, 2006

Name Sail R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 Pts Place
Chuck Allen61621151
Morgan Paxhia4435142102
Tim Dawson1661434123
Neil McDermott2272353134
Nelson Weiderman5084566215
Peter Greene54109625226
Mark Weiderman51412798287
Doug Nannig40511887288
Kyle Wilson021311710309
Paul Nannig4912791293710
Rollie Whyte1dns101010134311
Mike Tammaro571381213114412
Ike Bowen109151414124913
Geoff Skog7dns141311145214
Bob Hicks64113dsfdnsdns015

 

April 9: The newspaper predicted 5-10 NW, but it was more like 10-15 N. We had an excellent turnout of 15 racers on this Palm Sunday afternoon. Hans started us out with a starboard triangle, then went to a starboard "Z", then a starboard "Z" followed by WL, then downwind up the channel, then W then gong then return to the club. Chuck found the secret today starting out to the left side and the win, and finished wiht two wins. Morgan was closest with a consistent 3-5-1-4-2. Tim took third with a throwout day for him.