Chris,
You are semi correct .... That picture is from Triple Threat's **** on the last leg, a beat up the Tred Avon River w/ Don Sievert still leading Zaraffa ...( Zaraffa had pounced on us !!!) ... Don is approximent 1/4m from the line w/ Zaraffa 1/2m .... Donnybrook and Kirby had battled to the Finish Line w/ Kirby leading then Kirby's rudder's popping up on the last tack and Donnybrook crossing in front by INCHES!!!!
I was speaking to Donnybrook's navigater after the
Solomon's Race
in Mid July ... you could tell he considered the
beach catters
as tough fellow competors .... equals .... and had enjoyed the battle: win, lose, or draw
So Donnybrook recieved
Line Honors
but since the "Beach Cats started 10 mins AFTER the A0 boats ... Kirby actually had the fastest time and set a new course record!!!!
Zaraffa started 5 mins before us and finished 4 mins in front so we had a faster elapsed time then Zaraffa by 1 min!!!!
In that pic did you notice something???? ..... That's a mast rotator arm you see in the forground .... Triple Threat carries a +60ft Carbon Fiber Rotatable Mast!!!!
For the NASS Race this year we'll have a NEW JIB and better crew then last year ( more Beach Catters) w/ more sailing time on the boat!!!
Harry
huh? Semi correct? Let me help my semi correct-ness a little. That is not Don Sieverts N20 infront of Zaraffa. Don's N20 was already on the beach as the second in class and the third across the line. Don's N20 is also white with blue decks. The attached picture should show you the color of the N20 in front of Zaraffa at the finish. We were in a little tacking duel with Zaraffa. I remember them being on port with us double trapped on starboard and me crew looking at me and what he said
are they going to duck us?
They did, but it was a pucker moment forsure. So check the picture again, Gertie is green, a very nice green (well it grows on you), and Geronimo is white, even very white.
Incidentially, there had better be some meat balls in TAYC this year. Dinner, breakfast I don't care, just get on it.
Please just consider the above a selfish
Bump
. Join us if you can, ask any question you have?
Chris,
My apologizes .... I missed you going by us .... I had my head down busily grinding away on the main-traveler. What did you do? round the
Spider
mark and stay left in the shallow water? We were so focused on Zaraffa you went by w/o me realizing it. We were making TWO BIG boat handling mistakes we realized later that caused us to have
issues
tacking; first was we were not pushing the mast rotator over/through and locking it in place ... secondly this caused us to have to dump the main traveler and it would take forever to GRIND the traveler back up to center!!!! We have modified our tacking procedure w/ (2) people working the rotator and kicking it through (1/side)... this means we only drop the traveler 12
and then grind it up .... we are now much quicker tacking and axccelerating back up to speed!!! I can't say that we would beat Zaraffa to the line now ... but they will have to battle much harder and we would have been a heck of alot closer!!! (they steamrolled us like the 5:10 Express!!!) It was the first time any of us except Tim Lyons/owner had sailed/raced the boat!!!
Practice ... Practice ... Practice
We
beach catters" need too get together, you schedule the party ... I'll make the meatballs (you should try my Lasgna!!! John McL will refuse Steak and eat it instead ...)
Harry
Its coming up!
hey Guys,
I promised Jake I'd be at Catapalooza down here. Maybe next year <img src=
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And Todd, your rings are going out tomorrow.
Unforunately its the conditional of that statement.
My Crew is flying to Greece for two weeks of vacation this coming weekend. I'm going to catapalooza with my Wife since its a low-key event and I can pass her around to other boats where I don't have to take her orders 😛
To easy!
NOR to Oxford
NOR for the race back.
Hey Chris,
How do I go about getting a class flag (Black w/ Catamaran)? You do need that ,right?
I'm working on that for you. Standby
Chris:
2 F-16s (maybe 3) will need flags also. BTW, do you really have to check-in before the warning signal @ 9:00 am and hang around until 10:20 am? Boring.
Kris
F-16
Chesapeake Catamaran Open Class Flags:
I will check the CRAC Trailer tomorrow (Sat 9/6) that is currently located at Rock Hall YC .... I've checked w/ Mark Schnieder and we believe there is some
Class Flags
in the trailer. If there are any flags availible the cost is $25.00ea ... Please note these are custom flags designed by John McLaughlin and made for CRAC (FYI:
Code Flags
at West, Fawcetts, and APS are $28-$30ea). I will be in Annapolis on Friday night before the NASS Race so you can arrange to meet me then, (and buy me a Yuengling Lager).
Chris Allen, please give me a Call on my cell.
Todd, send me a
PM
please.
Harry Murphey
TheMightyHobie18/P19mx
And
NO
... you do not need to check in before 9:00am .... just before your start time.
It is best to arrive in the starting area BEFORE your start time leaving PLENTY of time to get to the check-in boat among all the boats and confusion. The check-in boat is usually located approximently 500yards away from the starting line.
Harry Murphey
I have one someone can rent, sine I am doing the race in comfort on the big cat 🙂
The H20 guy
Does anyone have the Lat/Lon for
Annapolis Area Mark X
(Rendezvous point and start)?
I Say Boy .... Boy, now pay attention ...
Mark
X
is Severn River
R2
(located at the mouth of the Severn River)
Thanks Harry
Short History of CBYRA's
MARK X
Severn River
R2
is famous among mono-hullers as for many years, it has been the Rendezvous point for most (maybe all) of the events held in Annapolis including all the J-Boat races, Annapolis Race week etc !!!!!
So when you speak/converse w/ mono-huller racers just mention to them ...
Yah, I've started at
Severn R2
... we did the NASS Race ... ON A BEACH CAT!!!!!
I'll see ya there along w/ Mark Schnieder, Rob Lancaster, Aric Euler ... just look for the biggest Tri in the multihull fleet ...
See ya at the BEER WAGON after the race!
Harry Murphey
TheMightyHobie18/P19MX
F-43 TripleThreat/crew
Sure except I don't have your number. I'll pm you mine.
92 boats registered so far with headstarts that WE, Todd Hart and Team Gertie will be passing, anybody else? I'll bet that number, 92 will be 179 by Thursday this week. Were lookin to pass them all. Look out black boat!
Well then please make sure you pass us close enough so as we can take some pic's and give you wave !!! and remember as Kirby discovered last year, TripleThreat has a HUGE windshadow to leeward.
And by the way it is GREAT that you guys are carrying on w/ what Mark and I started on a
open
weekend on a whim w/ a phonecall on the Friday before the race at 1200 noon .... it makes me personally very happy to see you guys charge past ... I maybe on a
Big Boat
but I will always be a BEACH CATTER first!!!!
Plankowner for the NASS Regetta-Beach Cat Class
HarryMurphey
TheMightyHobie18/P19MX
100!
NOOOOOOoooooooo! Not the BLADE! Anything but the BLADE!
Ah... they only have one arm to sheet with.... 30 miles in breeze will grind them down and make their PN number irrelevant!
It's the A Cats that are watching the weather and planning a dash that could give you heartburn.
Back in the day... Mike Kerrigan raced his 18sq in the 150 mile Down the Bay and placed.. It has been done!
Can you Email me Harry cell number?
118! (Blade 2)
Come on Lucky Duck!!!