RE: [Cal_Boats] Re: Vacouver,BC

Reg, depending on set-up and area we are talking around 150. I'm used to doing these kinds of searches for the Goos Old Boat Regatta. Something like... "Well, lessee, you are telling me that it looks like a Westerly 32, but has a ferrocement hull. No problem." Cheers Charlie From: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com [mailto:Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of r good Sent: Tuesday, January 31, 2006 12:43 PM To: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [Cal_Boats] Re: Vacouver,BC anybody know the phrf of the Buchan 37? >From: "Alan Storey" <fo… [at] shaw.ca> >Reply-To: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com >To: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com >Subject: [Cal_Boats] Re: Vacouver,BC >Date: Sun, 29 Jan 2006 03:12:34 -0000 > >Hi Bill, >I live in Vancouver and I did my first Southern Straights in 1978.... >and I have actually lost count of how many... somewhere between 12 and >15. 10 or so Swiftsures and 1 Vanisle 360. >Southern Straights is known as a gear buster. It is a 120 mile, early >season race which means it is cold, wet and can blow like stink. 3 of >the last 5 have seen 45 >- 55 knots in the >middle of the night. In last years edition the carnage was fairly >devastating (hence the lack of finishes in the results on last years >web page.... ( i didn't do it last year but have lots of stories of the >night) I love all three of these races... they are challenging in all >respects. >Local knowledge is >huge for tides, currents and wind/wind holes and tactics for all. >What sort of boat are you going to do them on? The Vanisle 360 has a >PHRF limit of 140 or faster.... > >Alan Storey >Cal 3-30x 'Chimera' >Vancouver B.C. > >--- In Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com, "Bill" <w.posner@s...> wrote: > > > > Anybody do any sailing up in the Vancouver Island area. I am > > planning to do two qualifiers, the Southern Straight Race in April > > and the Swiftsure in May to prep for the Van Isle 360 in 2007. > > > > I'd love to get some local info about the straight race. > > Bill > > CAL T/2 > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links

what a resource you are Charlie! >From: "Husar Charlie" <hu… [at] bah.com> >Reply-To: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com >To: <Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com> >Subject: RE: [Cal_Boats] Re: Vacouver,BC >Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2006 16:05:40 -0500 > >Reg, depending on set-up and area we are talking around 150. > >I'm used to doing these kinds of searches for the Goos Old Boat Regatta. >Something like... > >"Well, lessee, you are telling me that it looks like a Westerly 32, but >has a ferrocement hull. No problem." > >Cheers >Charlie > >-----Original Message----- >From: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com [mailto:Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com] On >Behalf Of r good >Sent: Tuesday, January 31, 2006 12:43 PM >To: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com >Subject: RE: [Cal_Boats] Re: Vacouver,BC > >anybody know the phrf of the Buchan 37? > > > >From: "Alan Storey" <fo… [at] shaw.ca> > >Reply-To: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com > >To: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com > >Subject: [Cal_Boats] Re: Vacouver,BC > >Date: Sun, 29 Jan 2006 03:12:34 -0000 > > > >Hi Bill, > >I live in Vancouver and I did my first Southern Straights in 1978.... > >and I have actually lost count of how many... somewhere between 12 and > >15. 10 or so Swiftsures and 1 Vanisle 360. > >Southern Straights is known as a gear buster. It is a 120 mile, early > >season race which means it is cold, wet and can blow like stink. 3 of > >the last 5 have seen 45 > >- 55 knots in the > >middle of the night. In last years edition the carnage was fairly > >devastating (hence the lack of finishes in the results on last years > >web page.... ( i didn't do it last year but have lots of stories of the > > >night) I love all three of these races... they are challenging in all > >respects. > >Local knowledge is > >huge for tides, currents and wind/wind holes and tactics for all. > >What sort of boat are you going to do them on? The Vanisle 360 has a > >PHRF limit of 140 or faster.... > > > >Alan Storey > >Cal 3-30x 'Chimera' > >Vancouver B.C. > > > >--- In Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com, "Bill" <w.posner@s...> wrote: > > > > > > Anybody do any sailing up in the Vancouver Island area. I am > > > planning to do two qualifiers, the Southern Straight Race in April > > > and the Swiftsure in May to prep for the Van Isle 360 in 2007. > > > > > > I'd love to get some local info about the straight race. > > > Bill > > > CAL T/2 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > >