There was very little strategic planning, no month-long invasions of races. There were no behind the dark curtain Calendar Changes. No Yacht Clubs were threatened. A simple "hey what boat we racing next week"? Raif asked. Someone shouted out the Laser. There were few takers, then next the NACRA. Nah, we've done that.
Then that word surfaced "Clever." Who? Clever, who's Clever? Then some German words and then Rene Marine. Rene, her Day Sailor the Clever.
This was a week a week where we had just sailed the Patch - some had to buy, some had to update. We had had the J-class races at Inter-Club. People's pocket books were getting light. Thank God this is virtual sailing, the bill would be somewhat a burden to even Oracle or Team New Zealand with the programs we have been sailing of late.
Then the idea came: let's ask Renee for a demo rezzer. OK its the Clever if we can get a rezzer and even better, more can sail.
It took only one day,,and there it was -a rezzer by Monday. It had race wind in it and a gesture pack . All in just two days we had accomplished a simple idea.
That Sunday we saw the return of the J-class boat at Sl Yacht and Sailing Club's Challenge, the America's Cup vessel of the likes of the Lipton'and Herreshoffs and the Vanderbuilts,
By Monday we were back and the rezzer was ready this time a short race with the Lasers for a quick Olympics and again well attended . And after the Awards we started the Clever trip to Saturday and Sunday.
Thinking of saving everyone some money I thought "why not get one these rezzers at GGYC?" A instant message call and Renee was at the dock with not one but two boats. The Clever and her RM 12 that had not seen a lot attention but is a great build of a boat, a racer's dream.
The Sim is Popping
Saturday arrives and we are again faced with overlapping events . At the last minute, ten minutes before our start, another race is dropped in group. We are now getting used to this bonzi scheduling. Looking around we wondered who would sail that event as there were now 23 boats rezzed here. What - 23 that's the same length of the Clever.
We had one the greatest races this past Saturday again from beginners to the polished sailor. I was a foul happy I was fouling badly, twice, but we raced on. The third race I broke from the pack and tried short tacks to first windward mark. I was alone I had beat the pack up wind - its a runaway I thought. But just as I was patting my self on the backI saw to my lee in the distance a spinnaker. where did this come from? I don't know who it was but they where there having taken the northern route around Crows Nest.
Time to concentrate but I was losing wind around Crows southern route and there seemed to be a wind glitch over there in the sims. (Extreme) 90 degree switch suddenly. Damn. OK back on track. Finishing fourth I was happy but still had the feeling I had sailed a different course. The Clever is a WWC wind driven boat what with all these Bwind go karts out there these days. An enjoyment to sail . A challenge yet easy at the sane time. You can find alot speed in these boats. I didn't even get to the reefing sails.
The Ship Rats Sixth Year
After racing, all enjoyed endless fireworks and dance party at SRYC - what a great bunch of people: no topless, no slobs, no attention taking antics - just real sailors enjoying a well deserved party for their members and all.
Escape the Blake Sunday
As the title states the SL Yacht and Sailing Clubs escaped the Blake again this week visiting the great expanse of a club, the Danshire Yacht Club of Jane Fosset fame and estate owner Elbag Gable.
Clever's sails,, still wet from Saturday were again showing up to take on the coastal waterway down to TYC straight past Rene Marine and into the Dire Strait, back north to our old stomping grounds. Then on to the Bones and into the channel to DYC ,a pretty long course and ambitious for a Sunday.
Sailors from all clubs showed up and I was pleased even with another attempt to overlap events and take sailors away from our event. some 15 sailors and boats showed up. We got ten across the line and a sad five finishing but thatwas pretty good odds.
Peter the Sailor came in first and with a demo boat finishing second Lez had IM'd me during the whole race for instructions of how to sail the Clever and after every instruction she relayed thanks.
Irish Gent had offered a month's slip at The GGYCSL @SechillesIsles sailing estates to the winner and Rene donated a free Clever.
Peter the Sailor offered his winnings to the second place finisher, Lez (she coming in with a demo boat) and we awarded his grand gesture with the slip. No Coast Guard was used for these event,s no seas were shut down, no events overlapped other than the one dropped on ours and guess what else NO DRAMA.
The Sailor of the Year and SL Yachting and Sailing Clubs challenges are a great mix of fun racing, sailors tall stories and great memories.
Made up of a simple agenda" make sailing fun again make sailing free make sailing strong in all waters of the grid." Still some from the outside try to detract it, not support it, disrupt it and even denounce us.
To them we say Shut up and Sail. To those we say Build you programs the old fashioned way - earn it. To those we say sit back and enjoy the wind . Enjoy it before profit, before schemes, before the hate.
Enjoy because one thing like the wind you can't control even though you try to plan to and even spend thousand two.
You can't control free spirited fun, friends and open minded friendship. Our agenda is simple: have fun.
Results below all weekend .
[13:29] SRYC Race Line shouts: Race Results:
[13:29] SRYC Race Line shouts: 1: Silber Sands - +00:24:58
[13:29] SRYC Race Line shouts: 2: Peacy Cortes - +00:25:17
[13:29] SRYC Race Line shouts: 3: SteveLL Resident - +00:25:49
[13:29] SRYC Race Line shouts: 4: Anu Daviau - +00:26:06
[13:29] SRYC Race Line shouts: 5: don Berithos - +00:26:38
[13:29] SRYC Race Line shouts: 6: GingerHenderson Resident - +00:26:41
[13:29] SRYC Race Line shouts: 7: PeterSailor Resident - +00:28:26
[13:29] SRYC Race Line shouts: Lap Times:
[13:29] SRYC Race Line shouts: don Berithos-- lap 0: +00:00:06
[13:29] SRYC Race Line shouts: PeterSailor Resident-- lap 0: +00:00:07
[13:29] SRYC Race Line shouts: SteveLL Resident-- lap 0: +00:00:10
[13:29] LucyInTheSky Afarensis is offline.
[13:29] SRYC Race Line shouts: Peacy Cortes-- lap 0: +00:00:14
[13:29] SRYC Race Line shouts: Silber Sands-- lap 0: +00:00:18
[13:29] SRYC Race Line shouts: Rene Underby-- lap 0: +00:00:26
[13:29] SRYC Race Line shouts: GingerHenderson Resident-- lap 0: +00:00:30
[13:29] SRYC Race Line shouts: Anu Daviau-- lap 0: +00:00:35
[13:29] SRYC Race Line shouts: Silber Sands-- lap 1: +00:24:58
[13:29] SRYC Race Line shouts: Peacy Cortes-- lap 1: +00:25:17
[13:29] SRYC Race Line shouts: SteveLL Resident-- lap 1: +00:25:49
[13:29] SRYC Race Line shouts: Anu Daviau-- lap 1: +00:26:06
[13:29] SRYC Race Line shouts: don Berithos-- lap 1: +00:26:38
[13:29] SRYC Race Line shouts: GingerHenderson Resident-- lap 1: +00:26:41
[13:29] SRYC Race Line shouts: PeterSailor Resident-- lap 1: +00:28:26
[12:48] SRYC Race Line shouts: 3 MINUTES to the start
[12:48] don Berithos shouts: there lot boats down in syc why i dnt knwo never are
[12:48] SRYC Race Line shouts: Race Results:
[12:48] SRYC Race Line shouts: 1: Rene Underby - +00:24:02
[12:48] SRYC Race Line shouts: 2: Peacy Cortes - +00:24:38
[12:48] SRYC Race Line shouts: 3: GingerHenderson Resident - +00:25:35
[12:48] SRYC Race Line shouts: 4: don Berithos - +00:27:55
[12:48] SRYC Race Line shouts: Lap Times:
[12:48] SRYC Race Line shouts: don Berithos-- lap 0: +00:00:03
[12:48] SRYC Race Line shouts: Rene Underby-- lap 0: +00:00:04
[12:48] SRYC Race Line shouts: PeterSailor Resident-- lap 0: +00:00:04
[12:48] SRYC Race Line shouts: Silber Sands-- lap 0: +00:00:08
[12:48] SRYC Race Line shouts: SteveLL Resident-- lap 0: +00:00:13
[12:48] SRYC Race Line shouts: Peacy Cortes-- lap 0: +00:00:14
[12:48] SRYC Race Line shouts: Rene Underby-- lap 0: +00:00:25
[12:48] SRYC Race Line shouts: GingerHenderson Resident-- lap 0: +00:00:28
[12:48] SRYC Race Line shouts: Rene Underby-- lap 1: +00:24:02
[12:48] SRYC Race Line shouts: Peacy Cortes-- lap 1: +00:24:38
[12:48] SRYC Race Line shouts: GingerHenderson Resident-- lap 1: +00:25:35
[12:48] SRYC Race Line shouts: don Berithos-- lap 1: +00:27:55
12:12] SRYC Race Line shouts: Race Results:
[12:12] SRYC Race Line shouts: 1: Silber Sands - +00:25:03
[12:12] SRYC Race Line shouts: 2: Kentrock Messmer - +00:27:00
[12:12] SRYC Race Line shouts: 3: Anu Daviau - +00:27:36
[12:12] SRYC Race Line shouts: 4: SteveLL Resident - +00:28:36
[12:12] SRYC Race Line shouts: 5: don Berithos - +00:29:31
[12:12] SRYC Race Line shouts: 6: Rene Underby - +00:29:32
[12:12] SRYC Race Line shouts: 7: PeterSailor Resident - +00:29:44
[12:12] SRYC Race Line shouts: 8: Rene Underby - +00:29:54
[12:12] SRYC Race Line shouts: 9: LucyInTheSky Afarensis - +00:30:17
[12:12] SRYC Race Line shouts: 10: Goku Barbosa - +00:30:37
[12:12] SRYC Race Line shouts: Lap Times:
[12:12] SRYC Race Line shouts: Silber Sands-- lap 0: +00:00:04
[12:12] SRYC Race Line shouts: PeterSailor Resident-- lap 0: +00:00:05
[12:12] SRYC Race Line shouts: don Berithos-- lap 0: +00:00:05
[12:12] SRYC Race Line shouts: SteveLL Resident-- lap 0: +00:00:13
[12:12] SRYC Race Line shouts: LucyInTheSky Afarensis-- lap 0: +00:00:16
[12:12] SRYC Race Line shouts: Peacy Cortes-- lap 0: +00:00:21
[12:12] SRYC Race Line shouts: Kentrock Messmer-- lap 0: +00:00:26
[12:12] SRYC Race Line shouts: Rene Underby-- lap 0: +00:00:28
[12:12] SRYC Race Line shouts: Rene Underby-- lap 0: +00:00:29
[12:12] SRYC Race Line shouts: Anu Daviau-- lap 0: +00:00:29
[12:12] SRYC Race Line shouts: GingerHenderson Resident-- lap 0: +00:00:35
[12:12] SRYC Race Line shouts: Rene Underby-- lap 0: +00:00:36
[12:12] SRYC Race Line shouts: Rene Underby-- lap 0: +00:00:47
[12:12] SRYC Race Line shouts: Goku Barbosa-- lap 0: +00:00:56
[12:12] SRYC Race Line shouts: Silber Sands-- lap 1: +00:25:03
[12:12] SRYC Race Line shouts: Kentrock Messmer-- lap 1: +00:27:00
[12:12] SRYC Race Line shouts: Anu Daviau-- lap 1: +00:27:36
[12:12] SRYC Race Line shouts: SteveLL Resident-- lap 1: +00:28:36
[12:12] SRYC Race Line shouts: don Berithos-- lap 1: +00:29:31
[12:12] SRYC Race Line shouts: Rene Underby-- lap 1: +00:29:32
[12:12] SRYC Race Line shouts: PeterSailor Resident-- lap 1: +00:29:44
[12:12] SRYC Race Line shouts: Rene Underby-- lap 1: +00:29:54
[12:12] SRYC Race Line shouts: LucyInTheSky Afarensis-- lap 1: +00:30:17
[12:12] SRYC Race Line shouts: Goku Barbosa-- lap 1: +00:30:37
SL Yacht &Sailing Clubs
Race Results:
1: PeterSailor Resident ID228 -- 00:40:52
2: ID003 -- 00:46:43
3: David Wetherby ID2310 -- 00:50:07
4: don Berithos IDUS17 -- 00:56:05
5: IDXPX -- not Finished
6: GingerHenderson Resident IDGHR12 -- not Finished
7: ID024 -- not Finished
8: nil1965 Resident ID65 -- not Finished
9: SteveLL Resident IDJB08 -- not Finished
10: Fearless Freenote ID222 -- not Finished
11: ID666 -- not Finished
[12:10] (Unnamed)
Lap Times:
PeterSailor Resident ID228 -- Start: 00:00:17 -- Last lap: 00:40:35
ID003 -- Start: 00:01:37 -- Last lap: 00:45:06
David Wetherby ID2310 -- Start: 00:01:02 -- Last lap: 00:49:05
don Berithos IDUS17 -- Start: 00:00:45 -- Last lap: 00:55:20
IDXPX -- Start: 00:00:05 -- Last lap: not finished
GingerHenderson Resident IDGHR12 -- Start: 00:00:07 -- Last lap: not finished
ID024 -- Start: 00:00:07 -- Last lap: not finished
nil1965 Resident ID65 -- Start: 00:00:10 -- Last lap: not finished
SteveLL Resident IDJB08 -- Start: 00:00:24 -- Last lap: not finished
Fearless Freenote ID222 -- Start: 00:01:14 -- Last lap: not finished
ID666 -- Start: 00:02:32 -- Last lap: not finished
GGYC SL Seychelle Isles
RM Clever Race - Glacis Isle to Danshire YC
February 16, 2014
Race Results
Race 1
NO one came in Club colors but we had peace and quiet . And what had happened ?
