Southern straits race 2010

A video of this year's Southern Strait race. Nice sailing! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=13bo7-pUQ5w Here's an unbelievable video from Astral Plane, a J109. One boat sank, 6 crew barely rescued. Two dismastings, innumerable busted sails, and from the bar we saw two guys carried off boats on stretchers. A sobering weekend for all involved...

And we were whinning about 30 knots of wind in the Lady at the Helm Race last weekend From: "ti… [at] ch2m.com" <ti… [at] ch2m.com> To: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com Sent: Tue, April 6, 2010 9:40:37 AM Subject: [Cal_Boats] Southern straits race 2010 A video of this year's Southern Strait race. Nice sailing! http://www.youtube. com/watch? v=13bo7-pUQ5w Here's an unbelievable video from Astral Plane, a J109. One boat sank, 6 crew barely rescued. Two dismastings, innumerable busted sails, and from the bar we saw two guys carried off boats on stretchers. A sobering weekend for all involved...

A few observations, Folks. I did not see a preventer of any sort on the main, and that fellow was standing there. That was a real big crew. Must have been quite a ride. I've done 50+ a number (not large) of times, once in my CAL 25. Time to take the pants to the laundry. Cheers Charlie From: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com [mailto:Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Randy Alcorn Sent: Tuesday, April 06, 2010 9:52 PM To: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [Cal_Boats] Southern straits race 2010 And we were whinning about 30 knots of wind in the Lady at the Helm Race last weekend From: "ti… [at] ch2m.com" <ti… [at] ch2m.com> To: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com Sent: Tue, April 6, 2010 9:40:37 AM Subject: [Cal_Boats] Southern straits race 2010 A video of this year's Southern Strait race. Nice sailing! http://www.youtube. com/watch? v=13bo7-pUQ5w<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=13bo7-pUQ5w> Here's an unbelievable video from Astral Plane, a J109. One boat sank, 6 crew barely rescued. Two dismastings, innumerable busted sails, and from the bar we saw two guys carried off boats on stretchers. A sobering weekend for all involved...

I did the Southern Straits Race back in the '80's in Talina, Swan 65 hull16. At the time, my biggest concern was sailing at nite in shallow, inshore waters. I did main trim and we had good local knowledge aboard so tactics and navigation were in other hands. That said , at times it was disorienting for me to be going fast(for a displacment 74 thousand pound boat) On A moonless night, surrounded by land that I could not define clearly. It is not an ocean race and not having the ability to run off before danger is a definate handicap. Abandon the race and seek some form of protection before that option is taken away from you. We won our class, by the way! My Best, Mike Farrell Cal20 Rambler#1114 & Coyote Cal20#61 From: "Husar, Charlie [USA]" <hu… [at] bah.com> To: "Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com" <Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com> Sent: Tue, April 6, 2010 7:42:24 PM Subject: RE: [Cal_Boats] Southern straits race 2010 A few observations, Folks. I did not see a preventer of any sort on the main, and that fellow was standing there. That was a real big crew. Must have been quite a ride. I've done 50+ a number (not large) of times, once in my CAL 25. Time to take the pants to the laundry. Cheers Charlie From: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com [mailto:Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Randy Alcorn Sent: Tuesday, April 06, 2010 9:52 PM To: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [Cal_Boats] Southern straits race 2010 And we were whinning about 30 knots of wind in the Lady at the Helm Race last weekend From: "ti… [at] ch2m.com" <ti… [at] ch2m.com> To: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com Sent: Tue, April 6, 2010 9:40:37 AM Subject: [Cal_Boats] Southern straits race 2010 A video of this year's Southern Strait race. Nice sailing! http://www.youtube. com/watch? v=13bo7-pUQ5w Here's an unbelievable video from Astral Plane, a J109. One boat sank, 6 crew barely rescued. Two dismastings, innumerable busted sails, and from the bar we saw two guys carried off boats on stretchers. A sobering weekend for all involved...

ti… [at] ch2m.com wrote: > A video of this year's Southern Strait race. Nice sailing! > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=13bo7-pUQ5w > > Here's an unbelievable video from Astral Plane, a J109. > > One boat sank, 6 crew barely rescued. Two dismastings, innumerable > busted sails, and from the bar we saw two guys carried off boats on > stretchers. > > A sobering weekend for all involved... > > But wow, doesn't the video make it look like fun (on somebody else's boat)! I've only been in seas like that on a schooner that never, ever goes 16 knots in any direction. This looks like a better way to do it. And they're lucky they weren't beating. Chris Campbell

Icon (Perry Design) hitting 23.5 knots... same race http://tinyurl.com/yaxc7qv From: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com [mailto:Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Husar, Charlie [USA] Sent: Tuesday, April 06, 2010 7:42 PM To: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [Cal_Boats] Southern straits race 2010 A few observations, Folks. I did not see a preventer of any sort on the main, and that fellow was standing there. That was a real big crew. Must have been quite a ride. I've done 50+ a number (not large) of times, once in my CAL 25. Time to take the pants to the laundry. Cheers Charlie From: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com [mailto:Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Randy Alcorn Sent: Tuesday, April 06, 2010 9:52 PM To: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [Cal_Boats] Southern straits race 2010 And we were whinning about 30 knots of wind in the Lady at the Helm Race last weekend From: "ti… [at] ch2m.com" <ti… [at] ch2m.com> To: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com Sent: Tue, April 6, 2010 9:40:37 AM Subject: [Cal_Boats] Southern straits race 2010 A video of this year's Southern Strait race. Nice sailing! http://www.youtube. com/watch? v=13bo7-pUQ5w<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=13bo7-pUQ5w> Here's an unbelievable video from Astral Plane, a J109. One boat sank, 6 crew barely rescued. Two dismastings, innumerable busted sails, and from the bar we saw two guys carried off boats on stretchers. A sobering weekend for all involved...

mike farrell wrote: > > > I did the Southern Straits Race back in the '80's in Talina, Swan > 65 hull16. At the time, my biggest concern was sailing at nite in > shallow, inshore waters. I did main trim and we had good local > knowledge aboard so tactics and navigation were in other hands. That > said , at times it was disorienting for me to be going fast(for a > displacment 74 thousand pound boat) On A moonless night, surrounded by > land that I could not define clearly. It is not an ocean race and not > having the ability to run off before danger is a definate handicap. > Abandon the race and seek some form of protection before that option > is taken away from you. We won our class, by the way! My first night watch as a mate on our schooner was in similar circumstances--we were sailing in a narrow channel between two islands in waters I did not know well. The boat was in my hands and I was supposed to know what I was doing. I became best friends with our radar and the old, non-plotting GPS. Thy images and numbers, they comfort me. Chris Campbell >

ti… [at] ch2m.com wrote: > > > Icon (Perry Design) hitting 23.5 knots... same race > > > > http://tinyurl.com/yaxc7qv > Thanks for posting--vicarious thrills for those of us whose boats aren't even in the water yet and are sitting in an office anyway. I need more rich friends so i can sail on other people's fancy go-fast boats. Chris Campbell whose Cal 20 will hit 23.5 on the trailer, under tow > > >