Announcement

Collapse
No announcement yet.

King Tides, Sunshine And Northerly Breeze Kicks Off 2023 CYC Midwinters!

Collapse
X
Collapse
  •  

  • King Tides, Sunshine And Northerly Breeze Kicks Off 2023 CYC Midwinters!




    Saturday's CYC Mid-Winter regatta enjoyed an abundance of sunshine, crisp temperatures, air pressure ranging from adequate to inadequate, more than enough current and plenty of debris passing by for all!


    L36.com's Interpretation of the outflow at 13:30 on Saturday, without the added runoff!






    67 boats rallied to the call, the 1st Party Circuit event of 2023, with 7 fleets, to shake off any rust, enjoy some camaraderie, tasty snacks and fine adult beverages and enjoy the sunshine which had been on sabbatical since New Years Eve. While some boats opted out for a variety of reasons, those in attendance were treated to an afternoon of a refresher course on the subtilties of northerly breezes, King Tide currents, avoidance of floating things and semi floating things.







    Course 5 was the soup du jour, a pleasant reach from starting area, a current and wind assist towards Yellow Bluff, which had more current than wind and then a trek east to G"1" north east of Alcatraz. This leg was certainly the most difficult and the meg ebb was working in conflict with the VMG of the fleet. The breeze favored reaching off to get some relief in the Alcatraz cone zone, yet pointing higher offered lesser wind and current for most. The new to Bay, TP52' "Heather" sailed by Cal Maritime crew, with Kyle Collins on the helm and Elvis on board, pulled off a nice horizon job, staying north of Alcatraz and finishing the 8.2 NM course in 1:46:06, the only boat to do so und 2 hours, Taking PHRF 1 for the day!







    The next best elapsed time was Mark Kennedy's Melges 32" Nuckalavee" with a 2:34:40 elapsed, yielding on corrected time to David Halliill's J-120 Peregrine in PHRF 2 by just under 5 minutes!


    Other winners:
    J-109 "Reverie" sailed by John Arens in PHRF3
    Laurence Pulgram's Sabre Spirit, " Rhapsody" 1st in PHRF4
    Jim Gibbs Express 27' "Moonlight" 1st in E-27 division
    Gordie Nash's turbo hybrid yellow boat in PHRF 5
    Glenn Isaacson's Daysailor "Q" in non Spinnaker

    Additional images : https://www.h2oshots.com/2023-Sailin...inters-Race-1/






    Results:
    https://race.cyc.org/mids23/results/1
    https://race.cyc.org/mids23/results/2
      Posting comments is disabled.

    Latest Articles

    Collapse

    • Te Rehutai Back In The Stable
      by Photoboy
      TE REHUTAI RETURNS



      Auckland - 21st March 2023

      Te Rehutai, Emirates Team New Zealand’s 36th America’s Cup winning yacht is set to return to the waters of Auckland’s Hauraki Gulf just over 2 years since the last time it was sailed for the final race of AC36.






      The team’s AC75 emerged from the shed after a long hibernation on Monday for a series of rig and dock checks encompassing a mix of old and new. Visually...
      Yesterday, 11:24 PM
    • NOR For Round The World Solo Ultim Race Relaeased
      by Photoboy
      A DEMANDING RACE
      ARKEA ULTIM CHALLENGE - Brest



      They will potentially be seven "Giants of the Seas" setting off from Brest, with a solo skipper on board, who will attempt to complete a circumnavigation of the world from West to East, via the 3 capes (Bonne-Esperance, Leewin and Horn ). A human and technological challenge carried by the sailors of the Ultim 32/23 Class accompanied by their owners and partners.

      Some of them have already completed...
      03-19-2023, 04:35 PM
    • Reunited Fleet Now In A Tight Race
      by Photoboy



      On Saturday it seemed as if the race couldn't get any closer. By Sunday morning UTC that was proved wrong.

      Today, all four teams are lined up on a 13 mile line extending north to south, but separated by less than 3 miles on the leaderboard. All this after three full weeks of racing.









      The reason for the close racing remains a stubbornly persistent ridge of high pressure and its light winds that is
      ...
      03-19-2023, 02:24 PM
    • The Fleet Compression Continues
      by Photoboy
      Steady progress towards Cape Horn
      As four IMOCAs march past the halfway point of leg 3 in southern latitudes, GUYOT environnement - Team Europe starts sailing towards Brazil to rejoin the next leg...




      Team Holcim PRB retains its lead on Thursday, as the fleet compresses to within 100 miles.




      As per the forecast yesterday, the leader is slowing slightly and the trailing boats are nibbling into the lead, but little has changed
      ...
      03-16-2023, 03:40 PM
    • The Solo Maitre CoQ Turns 20
      by Photoboy


      As planned, at 12:08 this Thursday, the big race for the 20th Solo Maitre CoQ kicked off off Les Sables d'Olonne. The 30 Figarists in the running then set off for a 340-mile loop between R?, Yeu, Belle-Ile and the Rochebonne plateau, propelled by a south-easterly breeze blowing between 12 and 14 knots. It was in close ranks, led by Alexis Loison (REEL Group), that they then began their descent towards the Ile de R?. Where, shortly after the overflow of the Baleines lighthouse, the...
      03-16-2023, 02:41 PM
    • AMHAS Takes Final Leg Honors While Dutch Claim Overall In Globe 40
      by Photoboy



      Off Lorient, Brittany, the Dutch crew on SEC HAYAI made up of Frans Budel and Ysbrand Endt, crossed the finish line of the 8th and final leg of the GLOBE40 at 19:41 UTC this Wednesday. The Anglo-American crew on AMHAS, Craig Horsfield and Oliver Bond, preceded them at 15:05 UTC after 19 days at sea. SEC HAYAI’s second place in this leg gives the crew the outright win in this first edition of the GLOBE40, whilst AMHAS posted her 3rd line honours. Ultimately then, just two...
      03-16-2023, 10:51 AM
    Working...
    X