Hey Race Fans -

Not much to report - we're under postponement for now with no breeze to work with. Check out http://ussailing.org/alter/alter04/event_updates.htm for updates and photos.

Thanks John! By the way, did she win?

Canasta game still in progress... MAY be interrupted by a little sailing today!

Tell Fluffy to put the cards down and step away from the table.

She's got work to do.

Link to data from a nearby weather buoy
http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/station_page.phtml?station=44040

ANZ330-335-182000-
LONG ISLAND SOUND EAST OF NEW HAVEN CT/PORT JEFFERSON NY-
LONG ISLAND SOUND WEST OF NEW HAVEN CT/PORT JEFFERSON NY-
1137 AM EDT FRI JUN 18 2004

UPDATED

THIS AFTERNOON
W WIND AROUND 5 KT...BECOMING SW 5 TO 10 KT LATE.
SEAS 1 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS LATE.

TONIGHT
W WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS IN THE EVENING.

SAT
NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS BUILDING TO 1 TO 2 FT.

SAT NIGHT
NW WIND AROUND 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

SUN
NW WIND AROUND 15 KT...DECREASING TO AROUND 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

SUN NIGHT
W WIND AROUND 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 1 FT.

Aggggggggggggh

3 days - no racing - How can they stand it?

This image from the RPSA Cam says it all:

That is just painful to look at.

Racing underway - see http://www.ussailing.org/alter/alter04/event_updates.htm

I don't know how things turned out, but scheduling a major championship on Long Island Sound in the summer doesn't make much sense. I grew up 10 miles from there and 3 days of nothing is not unusual.

MONTAGUE AND WARD WIN US SAILING'S U.S. MULTIHULL CHAMPIONSHIP

Portsmouth, R.I. (June 21, 2004); Californian sailors Mike Montague (Santa
Rosa, CA) and Kathy Ward (Carmichael, CA) are the new National Multihull
Sailing Champions. After four days of exciting round robin races on Long
Island Sound, Montague and Ward defeated 19 other teams to take home the US
SAILING Hobie Alter Cup. This was the first time that Montague was able to
attend the Championship after having qualified two times before, so for him
the victory was especially sweet. Second place was won by the only
all-female team of Annie Nelson (San Diego, CA) and Kathy Kulkoski (Belford,
NJ). Nelson was also awarded the first William H. Jolley Sportsmanship
Trophy.

The event was hosted by Roton Point Sailing Association in Rowayton, CT, and
sailed on brand-new Hobie 16's provided by the Hobie Cat Company. Rolex
Watch U.S.A. sponsored the event, as it does with all US SAILING Adult
Championships.

No wind and thunderstorms prevented racing on the first two days of the
event. A lack of wind on the third day meant that only one race was
completed on that day. Luckily, the winds cooperated on days four and five
when the Race Committee was able to put on another 11 races. Next year's
Championship will be held in Hobie Tigers at Alamitos Bay Yacht Club in Long
Beach, CA.

For complete results, daily reports, and photos of the U.S. Multihull
Championship, visit the event website at www.ussailing.org/alter.

10. Reading the internet chatter about the event from people who've never been there.

9. A week of playing with brand new boats.

8. Seeing friends from all over the place.

7. Sailing at a new venue.

6. That feeling of putting a batten where no batten has gone before.

5. Listening to the fleet talk passionately over dinner and drinks about something they love to do.

4. Arm-chair quarterbacking from the people on the beach anxiously waiting for their turn.

3. The cheers from the beach as the first-place boat lands.

2. Watching as everyone lends a hand getting a boat in and up the ramp for the rotation.

1. Seeing people who otherwise might never have met shake hands and realize that multihull classes have more in common than we have differences. I see that happen every year. It's the best.

2005 - Long Beach, CA - Hobie Tigers. Please support your Area Qualifier. Taking petitions through December 31, 2004.

Alter Cup Home Page

John,

#6 has me worried....

fresh battens in new sails, Jake... who hasn't paused to enjoy initial insertion? Crispity, cruchity new sails!

John,

Great job keeping us up to date. Hope the conditions get better for the youth event. Keep up the good work.

Gordon