Race 7 finish: Ravi, Todd, Mike.
Bad Toro went in.
Race 8, mark 1: Ravi, Mike, Todd.
Oliver capsized on the first beat, are OK, waiting for Race 9.
Mike
Race 8 finish: Mike, Ravi, Todd.
Zellmer went in after Race 8.
Race 9 underway, Ravi first to weather, Mike second, but passed him on the way by us at the 5o5 (short weather) mark.
Oliver capsized again in Race 9, heading in.
Breeze at 080-085 currently.
Mike
Race 9 finish will be Mike, Ravi, Sandra, Todd, Tall Guy (barring any more issues)...
Mike
Race 10 underway. Wind is 18-20, seas 3 feet.
Zellmer stayed ashore. Bad Toro came out then went back in.
Gate rounding: Mike, Ravi, Tall Guy, Todd, Oliver, Sandra.
Mike
Race 10 finish same as gate, except Oliver passed Todd.
Race 11 in sequence.
Mike
Race 11, gate: Mike, Ravi, Tall Guy, Sandra, Todd.
Oliver dismasted, is safe, going in (via tow).
Mike
This (Race 11) is the last race of the event.
Mike
Race 11 finish: Mike, Ravi, Tall Guy, Sandra, Todd. Blair flipped immediately after finishing.
All smiles all around!
Mike
Awards are done, the Alter trophy made an appearance (Mike and Tripp tried unsuccessfully to sneak it home), and Mike and Tripp got thrown off the dock into the harbor by the rest of the fleet.
Full results: http:/
The plan is to go back to sloops for 2016!
Mike
Thanks for the updates Mike. I didn't have anything to comment on, but I was checking in when I could to see what was going on.
Full results: http:/
The plan is to go back to sloops for 2016!
Mike
Mike, thanks for the updates. What does 'back to sloops' mean? No spinnaker? Are we talking Hobie 16's?
Back to sloops means, it's the sloops' turn in the rotation (major disciplines of beach cats: spin, sloop, uni). I haven't seen a final decision on the boat or location, bids are in progress.
Karl, I can't believe that you had no comment! Sorry for the dry info, I was lucky to be able to get that much up. I spent the first two days filling in on a mark boat, handling 6 marks on an 18-foot RIB, which was not fast.
Mike
If it's on Isotopes at Lake Waccamaw, I'm in!
Last I heard (the beginning of June), the 2016 US Multihull Championship for the Hobie Alter Trophy will be sailed in Hobie 18s on Lake Carlyle, IL, August 22-26, 2016 in conjunction with the Hobie 17 North Americans.
The event's been approved by the HCANA, but I don't know if it's been formally approved by US Sailing yet. I don't see any reason why it wouldn't be.
Yes, we did see that bid.
Officially, the US Sailing site still says
Selection pending
and does mention Hobie 18. I have no further info.
Eric, if you want it on Isotopes, you need to demonstrate that it's an active class with a reasonably large nationals or NAs, then just submit a bid.
Mike