On Aug 19, 2009, at 12:05 PM, Dave Johnson <dcjsail@gmail.com> wrote:
> Similar conditions proved
to be par on the beginnng of second day of
> the International 210 National championships. Sailors were kept on
> shore until conditions allowed the RC to get the ball rolling. A
> steady WSW breeze at 9-12 knot filled
into Hignham Bay with the course
> set just to the left of day 1 with a first start around 2:30p.
>
>
Sailors were anxious to go with a general recall sending the Everyone
> back for another start and the I flag flying.
A few boats were over
> early on the second start including Jones, the winner of race 1.
>
> Milan
launched early with Dave Johnson at the helm. The breeze and
> currents between Sheep and Grape island were complex
and DeShong took
> a hard flyer to the far left past the layline to find solid breeze and
> was able to
close reach in to pass Milan.
>
> The RC wanted to get two races in and decided to shorten the course
>
having Deshong win race 2 with Milan and Matthews finishing 2 and 3
> respectively.
>
> Race 3
showed a heavily favored pin end with Milan squeezed out and
> jibing to port to pass behind the fleet. William
"bopper" Donald Jr,
> current national champion, won the pin but ended up shadowed by
> some
of the boats up the line and stayed in the pack on the
> left that ended up fighting a right shift between the islands.
>
>
Milan launched up to sheep island on the right and then crossed left
> to find breeze on the west side of grape.
The chop from the harbor
> trafffic made crossing a delicate process. But the breeze freshened
> with
some gusts to 15, keeping a steady 10-12 around most of the
> course.
>
> Jones came up fast in
the final upwind leg to touch base with Epstein.
> A leebow by Jones didn't stick .25 mi to the finish and the
results
> were as follows:
>
> 1. Milan
> 2. Epstein
> 3. Jones
> 4.
DeShong
>
> The sailing was competitive with some protests and duels up each beat.
> Sailors enjoyed
music and pizza at Tosca in Hignham later that night.
>
> Conditions are exactly the same on day 3 with
the RC moving into Hull
> Bay south of Spinnaker Island. Noon today stills shows 0-3 from the
> south.
>
>
-end
>
> -Dave Johnson
> (781) 307-0627
> dcjsail@gmail.com
>
>
>
On Aug 18, 2009, at 10:05 AM, Dave Johnson <dcjsail@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> The sun and heat came
out in Hingham, MA for the first day of the
>> International 210 National Championships. With the competitors
and
>> RC anxious to start racing a light breeze got all of the boats out to
>> the center of Hingham
Harbor.
>>
>> But as the breeze went away with the tide, shade and ice were at a
>> premium
as the postponment went on for 75 min midday.
>>
>> After returnig to shore everyone started to relax
and optimistically
>> waited for the wind. Soon a westerly breeze covered the bay and
>> everyone
gathered around the starting area for race 1.
>>
>> The windward leg was between Sheep Island and
Grape with the RC just
>> able to fit in the 1.25 mi beat required by class regs. As the start
>>
commenced, many boats were packed at the RC boat and some people had
>> the door closed on them by properly positioned
leeward boats. Sue
>> Epstein and Butch Milan both had good midline starts and many boats
>> were
either forced or decided to go right. And hugging right next to
>> sheep island payed off with Oakley Jones and
Mark DeShong finding
>> themselves in 1-2 respectively at the top.
>>
>> DeShong and
Jones flopped the lead each windward leg and Jones came
>> out on top to take the only race sailed on Monday.
>>
>>
The fleet never stayed in idle with positions shifting just as much
>> as the wind direction and pressure. To
make things more interesting
>> the commuter traffic and currents in the harbor added a level of
>>
difficulty to an already complex and challenging day of racing.
>>
>> As the class prepares for day
2, much of the same conditions of 0-3
>> knots and high tide are keeping us on the dock.
>>
>>
Top three are as follows:
>>
>> 1. Jones
>> 2. DeShong
>> 3. Reise
>>
>>
-end
>>
>> -Dave Johnson
>> (781) 307-0627
>> dcjsail@gmail.com
>>
