Revised: May 13, 2001
File: c:\mikec\htm\BoatFriNights.htm
| Date | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| February | ||
| SAT 24 FEB | Race Work day - CANCELLED | Get boat ready for racing. See list below |
| March | ||
| SAT 31 MAR | Race Practice day | Practice... Out to dinner afterward if you wish. |
| April | ||
| FRI 13 APR | Spring Twilight #1 | BBQ at EYC |
| FRI 27 APR | Spring Twilight #2 | Dinner at Juanita's |
| May | ||
| FRI 11 MAY | Spring Twilight #3 | BBQ at EYC |
| June | ||
| FRI 1 JUN | Spring Twilight #4 | Dinner at Linguini's |
| FRI 15 JUN | Spring Twilight #5 | Dinner at EYC |
| Name | Practice | Race 1 | Race 2 | Race 3 | Race 4 | Race 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 MAR | 13 APR | 27 APR | 11 MAY | 1 JUN | 15 JUN | |
| Mike C. | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| David V. | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Jeff R. | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Ted L. | Y | Y | Y | Y, but no | Y ?? | Y |
| John D. | Y | N | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Anastasia K. | Y | N | Y, but tried | Y | Y | Y |
| Jeffrey K. | N | Y | Y | Y | N | Y |
| Elizabeth D. | N | N | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Sue M. | Y | N | Y, but sick | N | Y | N |
| Bill M. | Y | N | Y | N | Y | N |
| Chris C. | N | Y | N | N | N | Y |
| Kristi | Y | |||||
| --- | ||||||
| TOTAL YES | 8 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9? | 9 |
| --- | ||||||
| Spinnaker? | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| --- | ||||||
| Marylyn C. | N | N | N | N | ? | ? |
| Eric G. | ||||||
| Jennifer | ||||||
| Other |
"Yes" means means 95% sure, that nothing else is already known to conflict, and that, if something really special or an emergency comes up, we understand. [Thanks, David, for the definition.]
| Race 1 | Race 2 | Race 3 | Race 4 | Race5 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finished | 13 | 13 | 15 | ||
| Out of... | 14 | 13 | 15 | ||
| Behind 1st | 675 sec | 678 sec | 1016 sec | ||
| Behind next | 204 sec | 111 sec | 150 sec | ||
| Overall | 13 | 13 |
Purpose: To get the boat ready for racing.
Timing - Crew call: 9:00 AM at Embarcadero Cove Marina.
I will supply: Coffee, breakfast rolls, sandwiches for lunch, drinks.
We can go out to dinner afterwards if you wish...Mexican, EYC, Linguini's
Punch list
Timing - Crew call: 9:00 AM at Embarcadero Cove Marina. We leave the dock no later than 10:00 AM.
Call my cell phone if you have last-minute changes: 415-370-6136
I will supply: Coffee, breakfast rolls, sandwiches for lunch, drinks.
You supply/bring: Layers of clothes (weather will be variable), happy-hour snacks (for 5PM), do not wear black-soled shoes, bring money for dinner, bring hors d'ouvres for 5:00P.
We can go out to dinner afterwards if you wish.
Punch list
Also see workday punch list.
Call my cell phone if you have last-minute changes: 415-370-6136 (Leave a message; do not press 2 and leave a page.)
I will supply: Just the boat (no snacks or ice or drinks).
You supply: Whatever snack you want/need to keep going until the dinner after the race. No drinking during the race.
| Position | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Helmsman |
| 2 | Cockpit #1 |
| 3 | Cockpit #2 |
| 4 | Foredeck |
| 5 | Spotter |
| For spinnaker | |
| 6 | Foredeck |
| 7 | Cockpit #3 |
| 8 | Takedown, lookout, etc. |
From: mikec
Sent: Tuesday, January 02, 2001 11:07 AM
Subject: Impetuous Friday Night Racing - Memo #1
Happy New Year/Milennium....
Continuing my "retire, go sailing" plans, I am considering
entering my boat in the EYC Friday night races.
So...if you are interested, please RSVP with a definite
yes/no/maybe for each of the dates below. The work
day is optional but appreciated. Work/practice days are 10AM-4PM.
Crew call for Friday race days is 5:00PM.
Differences this year:
* Meet at Encinal YC at 5PM, rather than at Oakland marina.
That gives us more flexibility for both before and after
the race (though the driving is a little more complex).
We will probably do more after-race dinners at the club
or in Alameda (Linguini's, Acapulco) rather than going to
Oakland.
* Spinnaker division, rather than non-spinnaker. Hopefully
we can sign up enough crew to do this. I plan to
replace the old spinnaker winches with new ones.
* Standard (old-time) start sequence. EYC has gone back to
this rather than continuing to use the newer experimental one.
* New bottom paint, being done the first weekend in February.
Let me know if you have questions, comments, or friends who might
want to participate (because of the spinnaker, additional crew
should have had sailing experience).
Hope you can join us for this activity. If not, we will be doing
other sailing stuff too.
Thanks,
MC
Sent: Sunday, February 11, 2001 11:49 AM
Subject: Impetuous Friday Night Racing - Memo #2
Hi....
Here's an update about Friday night racing....
* Impetuous is now back in the water, after the haulout last week.
Everything is fine, and it does go MUCH faster with a clean bottom.
* I have Lewmar winches to replace the old broken South Coast
bronze winches used for the spinnaker. They are two-speed
winches and that should be helpful when sheeting in the
spinnaker.
* Our "work day" is SAT 24 FEB. This is the day when we get
the boat ready for racing. The details are in the attachment.
Hope you can help.
* Our "race practice day" is still scheduled for SAT 31 MAR.
I've had a couple of questions about changing it to SUN 1 APR.
Please let me know your preference.
The main thing is to enlist more crew. As you can see from
the attachment, we have (just) enough crew (6) to do spinnaker
on two of the five races. If you can help out in any way,
let me know.
Questions? Comments? RSVP?
I'm really looking forward to sailing with all of you.
Thanks,
MC
Sent: Monday March 19,2001
Subject: Impetuous Friday Night Racing - Memo #3
Hi....
Another update about Friday night racing.....
*** Race practice day is SAT 31 MAR.....meet at the boat at 9:00AM
* See the updated web page at http://www.mgb67.com/BoatFriNights.htm
for schedules, etc.
* We now have enough crew to do spinnaker on 3 of the 5 races, yet still
need crew for 13 APR and 15 JUN. Let me know if you can help on
those dates.
* The new spinnaker winches are installed and working very nicely.
* The spinnaker pole has been rebuilt
The weather has been beautiful lately, and the "summer weather pattern"
has kicked in....great for sailing.
Please RSVP a definite YES/NO for each date if you have not already done so.
I need to know no later than THU 5 APR.
This should be a fun series.
Thanks,
MC
Sent: Monday March 26 ,2001
Subject: Impetuous practice day on SAT 31 MAR- Memo #4
Hi....
Here is the info about our practice day....
*** Race practice day is SAT 31 MAR.....meet at the boat at 9:00AM at
Embarcadero Cove (not at the Yacht Club).
How to get to Embarcadero cove:
http://www.mgb67.com/sailing5.htm
* I cannot tell when we might get back to the dock. I'm guessing
5:00-6:00 PM.
* See the updated web page at http://www.mgb67.com/BoatFriNights.htm
for schedules, what to bring, etc.
* Call my cell phone if you have last-minute changes: 415-370-6136
(Leave a message; do not press 2 to leave a numeric page.)
* I will supply: Coffee, breakfast rolls, sandwiches for lunch, drinks.
* You supply: Light/simple hors d'ouvres/snacks for 5:00PM.
* No black-soled shoes, please
* No matter WHAT the weather is, we arrive at the boat and go from there.
See (most of you) then.
Thanks,
MC
Sent: Monday April 2, 2001
Re: Impetuous - Sailing practice day, notes for racing - Memo #5
What a great day! Super crew, super weather, super time! What fun!
I've sorted through the 3x5 note cards and have updated the
web page (http://www.mgb67.com/BoatFriNights.htm) and have summarized
other notes below. Also review the checklists at
(http://www.mgb67.com/sailing3.htm).
Please check these somewhat wordy notes and the web page for items
that pertain to you.
Perhaps my main message is that during an actual race, everything
will go MUCH FASTER, so you need to be prepared for that, and you
will have to react quickly to solve problems.
Ideally, we would have two more practice days to polish our approach.
If you have questions/suggestions, let me know.
And a reminder that crew call for racing days is 5:00 PM, and we
want to be on the water at 5:30 PM.
Again, many thanks for a great day.
MC
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Things that went well ---
- Very good teamwork by everyone, in a real learning situation
- I think the responsibility assignments worked out fine, so I do not
plan to change them (let me know if you think otherwise)
- Nice spinnaker work....three sets and douses and a couple of jibes, too.
- Good "spotting" of traffic and informing the helmsman. Thanks Sue, Ted
and others.
- All of the lines in the cockpit were kept neat and ready. Special
thanks to Sue. [Everyone] Please continue with this.
- Good coordination on "pole forward/back" requests, which takes three
people working in unison.
- The "olive bar" was a great idea. Thanks, Jeff.
Things we need to do better --- (responsibilities are in "[]")
** [Jeff, cockpit crew] My main concern during the day was that the
cockpit crew kept handling the spinnaker lazy guy/sheet. These fuzzy
lines should be loosely tied off almost all of the time, and are moved
only for:
1. Spinnaker set - when the foredeck crew needs the spinnaker
lines slack so they can attach them to the spinnaker
2. Spinnaker gybe - take control with the lazy sheet and
release the sheet for the foredeck crew. (Note: We need
to use the white snatch blocks...we'll talk about this next time.)
3. Spinnaker takedown - fully release the lazy guy, while the
lazy sheet is used to pull the spinnaker into the cabin
The main focus of the cockpit crew when the spinner is up MUST be
the spinnaker sheet and guy, and not touch the lazy sheet/guy at
all (check it visually every 30 seconds to make sure it is not in the
water, however). The guy (which goes to the pole) should be cleated
almost all the time; the sheet is never cleated but always held by hand.
[John] Make sure that the spinnaker sheet/guy is through the aft
turning block, not directly to the secondary winch.
....
Many of you heard Anastasia's story about putting the mast in the
water a few weeks ago. You can avoid this by handling and focussing
on only ONE spinnaker or cockpit line.
* [Mike, David] There were multiple requests from the foredeck crew
for a place to stow the winch handle. I bought a holder, but it is
not yet installed. I think it's large enough to hold both a locking
winch handle AND the outhaul winch handle.
* [Mike, David] Spinnaker pole needs work. The recent shortening
means that the topping lift wire is too long. Also, the release
did not trip/latch properly...not sure what this problem was
or what we should do to eliminate the problem.
* [Jeff] We need a dedicated person (same each time) doing the
spinnaker halliard for takedowns. It is the most important line
for takedowns. Let me know how you want to take care of this.
- [David] At the leeward mark, we will probably have to tack VERY
soon after rounding the mark (e.g. the daymark in the estuary),
and we can't wait for the pole to be stowed, so be prepared for
a tack soon after the mark, lifting the genoa over the pole and
stowing the pole afterward.
- [Mike] Skipper did not have good "out to dinner" recommendations.
Thanks to David, we went and had a good time. See dinner list below,
which we can use when we wish. Plan on having dinner on race #5
(last race) at EYC
Other miscellaneous notes --
- Bill/Sue - Your "United We Care" windbreaker is on the boat, hanging
in the forward cabin.
- On race days, I'll have the boat at the yacht club (EYC) no later than
3:00PM, so those of you (Anastasia, David?, etc.) who want to beat
the horriffic Friday commute can arrive early and hang out at the boat.
- Sandwiches purchased the day before taste great, but get somewhat
soggy the next day.
- Beer: "Full Sail" was good. Anastasia requests Sapporo
- More rubber bands (for the spinnaker) are on order
- Restaurants...
- Sushi - Alameda
- Linguini's - Alameda
- La Pinata or Acapulco - Alameda
- Peruvian - Oakland (Broadway)
- Carrera's - Oakland - Chrysler dealer
- Cuckoo's Nest (Oakland) - no longer serving dinner
M-F 7AM-3PM.... S-S 9AM-2PM
- Italian Colors (Jack London Square) - good food, very good service
Sent: Friday April 6, 2001
Re: Impetuous Friday Night Racing - Memo #6
Hi...
Web-type updates:
1. Pictures. David Volansky's pix of our practice day are at:
http://www.netreamer.com/sailing
A fine and fun set! (The "asshole"/"admiral" references are
to a phrase that only certain people in the above categories
can stand in the companionway.)
2. EYC preliminary "SI" (sailing instructions) are at:
http://www.encinal.org/pdf/2001springtwilight_SI.pdf
Please read these and familiarize yourself with them,
as they are the official set of rules. Let me know
if you have questions.
Thanks,
MC
Sent: Wednesday April 18, 2001
Re: Impetuous Friday Night Racing - Memo #7
Hi, all....
We completed our first race, even getting the spinnaker up (and down)
with just 6 of us. We came in 16 in a crowded fleet of 19, partly
because we did not fly the spinnaker on the first of the two downwind legs.
We did have a good time and enjoyed the BBQ at the club afterward.
On corrected time, we finished 666 seconds (11M 6S) behind the first
place boat and about 50 seconds behind the boat in front of us.
Here are my notes (in on particular order):
- Our PHRF handicap rating is 171, a typical CAL-34 rating. Slower boats
have higher ratings. EYC is using "time on time" handicapping, which
means that the actual elapsed time (in seconds) is multiplied by
620 / (520 + PHRF). Thus, the multipler is smaller for boats with
higher PHRF ratings.
- The Race Committee (including yours truly) continues to work behind
the scenes to make the starting flag sequence easier to comprehend.
One change is that the first gun will be at 6:25, not 6:24, and
everything will be on a 5-minute cycle.
I'm still trying to get them to publish the times when the course
flag is lowered. Whatever happens, the approach of "your course
is shown between T-4 and T-1" will work.
** It is highly likely that our class (called "B") will now be called
class "C" and have a start time of 6:40, not 6:35. So learn your
A, B, and C flags.
- In my previous memo, I gave you a reference to the new 2001-2004 rules
and encourage you to read it.
- We came up with no items on the "punch list" (the list of things to
do before the next race). The spinnaker rubber bands were reluctant
to let go, however.
- For the next race, a couple of things:
- (Ted) Please record our actual start and finish times (that helps
insure we are scored in the proper class and will help us tighten
up our starts)
- (Jeff) We forgot an item on the post-race checklist - loosening the
backstay
- For variety in dining after the race, I would propose:
Race 2 - Juanita's (Mexican, in Alameda)
Race 3 - BBQ at the club
Race 4 - Linguini's (Italian, in Alameda)
Race 5 - Sit-down dinner at the club
- Crazy idea: Trade one or two of our crew with the other CAL-34 "Sonrisa"
for Race 4. Comments? Being on another boat which is "the same" can
be most interesting. Any volunteers? (I have not mentioned this to
"Sonrisa" yet.)
Looking forward to seeing you on FRI 27 APR (per our web page signups).
Thanks,
MC
Sent: Sunday May 13, 2001
Re: Impetuous Friday Night Racing - Memo #9
Hi....
We completed our third race...and the one-word summary
is: "Consistent" (meaning last). As usual, we had a
fine time anyway.
Thanks,
MC
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Here are my notes for the next race (#4):
- I very much appreciate all your watchful eyes keeping track of
other boats in the close quarters, with about 55 other boats
around. I don't think I want to cut it any closer than I
did a few times on this last race. Thanks to all.
- Nice work by the cockpit crew on the tacking.
- David and Jeff Riley will switch places for the last two races,
so they can see what the other end of the boat is doing during
all this spinnaker stuff.
- Make sure we have the hole in the main patched (David)
- I think my "dead downwind" spinnaker run was not a good idea,
as that is a slow point of sail. We would do better broad
reaching, though that might require a spinnaker gybe.
And I could have taken better advantage of the 0.5K ebb tide.
- Had a request to re-check the spinnaker packing before the next
race, as we had different people do it (Jeff and David...please
work together on this) (thanks for the note, Elizabeth)
- Another suggestion is that we watch the boats in front of us
(Spridle, etc.) to see what strategies they are using so
we can copy/learn from them (Kristi, thanks).
- Future dinner plans are:
Race 4 - Linguini's (Italian, in Alameda)
Race 5 - Sit-down dinner at the club (maybe BBQ if the
weather is warm)