CAL 48 and the McCune race

Last weekend was the McCune Race up here out of Channel Islands Harbor (Ca). My 10 year old son and I crewed on a CAL 25; Zuma Jay. What a light and responsive boat. The winds started out light and varible. The race course was set at 11 miles. The start is a reverse start so we being the smallest was the first class to start. Just as we started a CAL 48 sailed by us. We didn't know if she was out for a tribute to Bill Lapworth or she was entered in the race. We saw a lot of CALs out on Saturday. Once we figuered out who she was we found her on the entry list. She was starting 24 min. after us. On the downwind leg we led until we got to the Huneme bouy. Then we headed down to the Oman bouy just off the beach in Huneme. A home built boat caught up to us and then the CAL 48 came smoking by us like we where standing still. How beautiful. Once we rounded the Oman bouy we out pionted the CAL and the home built boat. But the CAL 48 was faster, she tacked a couple of times and made the mark. We needed to round the Huneme bouy to starboard, but we tacked a little high. Maybe we could of held out cause the winds rounded the point and we might of made it but who would of known that at the time. Our goal was to do one tack and then head for the north entrance of the Channel Island Harbor break water entrance. Just before we entered the breakwater we got passed by Walts homebuilt boat giving us third place. The winds stayed probably just at or below 10 kts. The wind waves behaved at 2-3 ft and the swell was more like 4-6ft. One of those days you see in a magazine. Randy CAL 2-29 Outpatient Channel Islands Ca --------------------------------- New Yahoo! Messenger with Voice. Call regular phones from your PC and save big.

way toi go Randy I spent my teenage years sailing on Cal25s in Marina Del Rey ----- Original Message ----- From: Randy Alcorn To: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, April 12, 2006 9:52 PM Subject: [Cal_Boats] CAL 48 and the McCune race Last weekend was the McCune Race up here out of Channel Islands Harbor (Ca). My 10 year old son and I crewed on a CAL 25; Zuma Jay. What a light and responsive boat. The winds started out light and varible. The race course was set at 11 miles. The start is a reverse start so we being the smallest was the first class to start. Just as we started a CAL 48 sailed by us. We didn't know if she was out for a tribute to Bill Lapworth or she was entered in the race. We saw a lot of CALs out on Saturday. Once we figuered out who she was we found her on the entry list. She was starting 24 min. after us. On the downwind leg we led until we got to the Huneme bouy. Then we headed down to the Oman bouy just off the beach in Huneme. A home built boat caught up to us and then the CAL 48 came smoking by us like we where standing still. How beautiful. Once we rounded the Oman bouy we out pionted the CAL and the home built boat. But the CAL 48 was faster, she tacked a couple of times and made the mark. We needed to round the Huneme bouy to starboard, but we tacked a little high. Maybe we could of held out cause the winds rounded the point and we might of made it but who would of known that at the time. Our goal was to do one tack and then head for the north entrance of the Channel Island Harbor break water entrance. Just before we entered the breakwater we got passed by Walts homebuilt boat giving us third place. The winds stayed probably just at or below 10 kts. The wind waves behaved at 2-3 ft and the swell was more like 4-6ft. One of those days you see in a magazine. Randy CAL 2-29 Outpatient Channel Islands Ca ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ New Yahoo! Messenger with Voice. Call regular phones from your PC and save big. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS a.. Visit your group "Cal_Boats" on the web. b.. To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com c.. Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Thanks Dave, When is that catalina trip? Randy Paulson <dp… [at] socal.rr.com> wrote: way toi go Randy I spent my teenage years sailing on Cal25s in Marina Del Rey ----- Original Message ----- From: Randy Alcorn To: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, April 12, 2006 9:52 PM Subject: [Cal_Boats] CAL 48 and the McCune race Last weekend was the McCune Race up here out of Channel Islands Harbor (Ca). My 10 year old son and I crewed on a CAL 25; Zuma Jay. What a light and responsive boat. The winds started out light and varible. The race course was set at 11 miles. The start is a reverse start so we being the smallest was the first class to start. Just as we started a CAL 48 sailed by us. We didn't know if she was out for a tribute to Bill Lapworth or she was entered in the race. We saw a lot of CALs out on Saturday. Once we figuered out who she was we found her on the entry list. She was starting 24 min. after us. On the downwind leg we led until we got to the Huneme bouy. Then we headed down to the Oman bouy just off the beach in Huneme. A home built boat caught up to us and then the CAL 48 came smoking by us like we where standing still. How beautiful. Once we rounded the Oman bouy we out pionted the CAL and the home built boat. But the CAL 48 was faster, she tacked a couple of times and made the mark. We needed to round the Huneme bouy to starboard, but we tacked a little high. Maybe we could of held out cause the winds rounded the point and we might of made it but who would of known that at the time. Our goal was to do one tack and then head for the north entrance of the Channel Island Harbor break water entrance. Just before we entered the breakwater we got passed by Walts homebuilt boat giving us third place. The winds stayed probably just at or below 10 kts. The wind waves behaved at 2-3 ft and the swell was more like 4-6ft. One of those days you see in a magazine. Randy CAL 2-29 Outpatient Channel Islands Ca --------------------------------- New Yahoo! Messenger with Voice. Call regular phones from your PC and save big. --------------------------------- YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS Visit your group "Cal_Boats" on the web. To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. --------------------------------- --------------------------------- New Yahoo! Messenger with Voice. Call regular phones from your PC and save big.