25th Annual Great Bay Race - see attachment
Looks like a good race and I know they have had great winds the last 3 years. Sunny, 12-14 knots and a 26 mile steelechase course (shortened for the smaller boats).Sponsors provide a great cookout late afternoon with cold adult beverages,racing hats and trophies. You can be back on the road home by 5pm or earlier if you prefer. Or all sailors are welcome to make a weekend of it and leave your boat at the protected club and pleasure sail on Sunday. Curious as to who might be attending?
I will be there if I can find crew
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Yep!
BTW What is a steeplechase race?
BTW What is a steeplechase race?
A 100 mile race in the FL keys. Takes you through some chanels, flats, mangroves, currents, some wind, no wind situations, marks, bouys and boats.
It aint no walk in the park distance race. I have never done it yet.
Robizzle,
I know what the steeplechase race is, but the NOR says this is a steeplechase distance race.
That is a generic term for a race that uses fixed Government marks as the turning marks to facilitate all points of sail, and that has it's finish at the same place as the start.
I've done that one on the 4.3 - great trip around the bay. Highly recommended.
I know what the steeplechase race is, but the NOR says this is a steeplechase distance race.
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PTP, you find a crew yet?
PTP:
Do you want a green crew? Daughters boyfriend is coming with me and grand daughter to get and sail or Mystere 4.3. He weights 150 is very athletic, but knows nothing of sailing.
Doug and Ashleigh
Pete: Will you be there?
John: Any other 4.3 going to be there?
Doug and Ashleigh
PTP
sail a h16, looks like you have a nacra 6.0?
if you still need a crew might like to give it a try, only been sailing since last year.
John: Any other 4.3 going to be there?
Doug and Ashleigh
Too long a hike.
Yeah, I found crew, but thanks for the offers. It ought to be interesting... It seems as though the sea breeze may be the only breeze to speak of.
BTW, this may be a subject of a diff thread, but what happens with Sea Breezes when there is a barrier island? I assume the wind is a little lighter in the protected waters as it is a little
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the winds in the bay have been very good this summer, usually have really good winds in that part of the bay.
Eric,
It does seem like the wind has been pretty good this year. As far as crew, I am always looking for anyone who is interested in sailing to take my boat out. Seems that crew generally don't like the 6.0 though! Are you going to race your 16 at the great bay?
just started sailing it last year, and haven't raced yet, but I would like to give it a try, so I may go ahead at try this one, would definitely like to shoot for the around the island this year if I can afford to pick up an 18 or somthing before september
the RTI can be a bear on a H16. I even decided I wouldn't do it again without a spin on the 6.0. My schedule is jacked up these days, but I would be happy to take you out on the 6.0 sometime- maybe after the great bay if we're not all too burnt out.
that is one reason I want to pick up an 18, I think i know someone with one I could buy for around 2600 with spi and all, but I don't have the cash for it right now, hopefully he will have it still when i have the cash
BTW, this may be a subject of a diff thread, but what happens with Sea Breezes when there is a barrier island? I assume the wind is a little lighter in the protected waters as it is a little
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The seabreeze is a pretty large system that usually can extend out up to a mile or more on the water. Compared to the barrier islands, the seabreeze system is considerably larger usually sees little affect from the barrier island itself.
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where will the results be posted, and are there any pictures?
Pete:
You missed a NICE race!! We had a balm and wind was blowing !!! I didn't race my boat, bit Ashleigh and I got to race with a local on a 18 SE. I got to meet Bob Curry, that was exciting.. I think we are going to me move the Fort Walton area when I get out of school next year. I LOVE the area.
Doug and Ashleigh
Lets just leave the results out of the discussion please!
Greeat time, met really good people. Doug, that Mystere is a blast and was really fun.. seems like it has a speed break though. As soon as that chute powers up down goes the leeward hull to the beam. Then stops dead and everyone gets a nice splash.
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couple of people there I can't remember the names of I would like to see, was hopin they would post the results somwhere.
see you around, and watch out for those sandbars
OK Everyone! I will get the results posted on the FWYC website today or tomorrow...depending on how busy our webmaster is!
I will post a link to the results as soon as they are up.
did you get your traveler fixed?
no, this boat has a couple other problems i nee to fix anyhow, have a couple more I am working on, will prolly just move all of the sheets over to another boat, prolly not be able to sail this weekend unfortunately, but hopefully the next saturday will be back out on the bay