Frenchy’s Rum Run 2006, Ventura California

July 1, 2006 – Ventura Sailing Club – First and foremost, we want to thank
every for participating in this
years event. Unfortunately, this year’s Rum Run didn’t make it to
Anacapa Island. Although a mark was successfully set in Frenchy’s
Cove for the race, the Race Committee decided to abandon the
scheduled course to the island due to a small-craft advisory on the
inner waters and a reported 25-35 knots of wind on the outer waters
of the Santa Barbara Channel. Not wanting to push the limits of
safety for the fleet, we decided stay closer to shore and in more
friendly conditions with this alternate racecourse:

• Start at Mandalay Buoy
• Gina to starboard
• “A” mark (Fishsticks) to starboard
• VH Whistle Buoy to port
• “A” mark to starboard
• Finish in Ventura Harbor.
• Course length of 19.6 nm

Conditions on the course were ideal – brilliant sunshine, 2-3 foot
white-capping seas, and a warm 15-18 knot breeze. The fleet of 18
racers included 6 PHRF Non-spinnaker, 4 ORCA, and 8 Beach Cat boats.
The race began at 11:00.00 for the PHRF non-spinnaker, 11:05 for
ORCA, and 11:10 for the Beach Cat fleets. Full Tilt, a 20 ft. Tornado
catamaran skippered by Mike Dobbs, was the first boat to complete the
course at 13:17.30. The last boat to finish was the SpitDog, a Del
Rey 24, at 15:28.06. One PHRF Non-spinnaker boat did not start due to
lack of an adequate crew, and 2 Beach Cat and 1 ORCA boat DNF’d. 
This left 14 of the 17 original entries finishing the race.

A great time was had by all, and racers met upstairs at the Victoria
Pub and Grill (the VSC Clubhouse) after the race to swap stories and
tally the results (see next page for results). The official awards
ceremony will take place on 7/11/06 at 7:00pm in the VSC Clubhouse

Results
Beach Cat

 Thank you,

Ventura Sailing Club