Algoa Bay Yacht Club

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Pursuit

Pursuit Race 2 – 12 October 2014

The results from Pursuit Race 2 sailed on Sunday 12 October are in.

Sailed in a hard Westerly the four competitors had a quick race with most of them completing the course in around 2 hours. They sailed from a harbour start to the Channel Marker, Bell Bouy and back to a harbour finish.

The buzz around the teak reef after the race was all about how Jellybaby refused to stay upright for most of the course.

Nice to see Whisper joining the fray.

Final Results:

Start: Start 1, Finishes: Place
Rank Boat Class HelmName TCF Place
1 Tikalox II Muira Rob Smith 0.89 1
2 Fling Sadler 26 Arthur Rump 0.800 2
3 Jelly Baby J27 John Tudehope 0.947 3
4 Whisper Spirit 28 Tim Lippstreu 0.83 4

Click here to see the UPDATED Yacht Performance Graphs.

Pursuit 1 Results

The first pursuit race was sailed on Sunday 21 September 2014. A changed and shortened course saw the boats sailing from a harbour start, to the Bellbouy and to a harbour finish. The Channel Marker leg was removed as the start was later than intended.

The boats left individually according to their handicap and rounded the Bellbouy  to port. A 10 to 15 knot South Easter made for an interesting beat to the Bellbouy and a straight run back to the harbour for most of the fleet.

In hindsight – the offshore course paid more than the inshore course taken by Jellybaby, Wild Thing and Tehilah who all had to escape the clutches of the land.

Wild Thing once again had to be content with whizzing down the original course (to the Channel Marker and then the Harbour) in order to make any sort of decent headway. Of course they overshot the layline (fun being the paramount thought on the old surfers minds!). The charge back down to the harbour did see Wild Thing pass Jellybaby who, with only two intrepid souls on board, were having a lesson in how NOT to drop a spinnaker just outside the harbour mouth.

Taking the consolation prize Wild Thing did the trip in 1 hour 35 minutes – 2 minutes and 37 seconds faster than winner, Rob Smith on Tikalox, but not fast enough to gain first place as they started 33 minutes and 19 seconds after Fling.

The prize for sailing must go to Jellybaby though, who sailed two up and held their own all the way.

Final Results:

Rank Boat Class HelmName TCF Place
1 Tikalox II Muira Rob Smith 0.89 1
2 Spirit of Sprite L26 Mark Dawson 0.910 2
3 Fling Sadler 26 Paul Martin 0.800 3
4 Sewen RCOD Charlie Hills 0.89 4
5 Wild Thing Pacer 27 Russel Morgan 1.007 5
6 Jelly Baby J27 John Tudehope 0.947 6
7 Valiant Villian Philip Stunden 0.859 7
8 Tehilah Flamenca Freddie van Rensburg 0.85 8

The Sailing Committee has decreed that the bulk of their future events will be sailed around the furniture with only a small portion of events being sailed around the cans.

Pursuit Race 1 – Sunday 21 September

Although a pursuit race, finish times will be taken by the RO in order to calculate an elapsed time to be used for Bart’s Bash.

Enter Here: http://beta.bartsbash.co.uk/enter-bash/nojs/form?club=16106

Info Here: http://www.bartsbash.co.uk

The course distance is 13 Miles.

Start Time: 10:00

If start time needs to change due to shipping it will be announced at 9:30 and will be published on the white board.

Starting sequence will commence at 9:55. After the first start, only a sound signal will be given for the next handicap as start. See Table Below.

Notice of Entry

Each skipper must write their vessels name on the white board prior to race or make sure the race officer records it.

Start / Finish Line: This will be between the Starboard Lateral mark of the Yacht basin breakwater and the Port lateral mark of the ore quay.

Any changes to start/finish will be announced at 9:30 and will be published on the white board.

Course: Start -> Bell-Buoy to Port -> PE Safe water mark to Port -> Harbour finish.

Any changes to course will be announced at 9:30 and will be published on the white board.

Start Line
Start Line

Course
Course

10:00 handicap Start Times

SAIL No Name Club TCF PR Start
SA1487 Fling 0.8 263 10:00:00
SA906 Skybird 0.815 248 10:03:29
Sea Spirit 0.83 233 10:06:58
SA387 SAMBUCA 0.83 233
SA2548 Whisper 0.83 233
SA3618 GALACTICA 0.83 233
Shoes 0.85 215 10:11:09
SA 23 Fandango 0.85 215
SA 2972 Aquabrat 0.85 215
ARGO 0.85 215
SA1488 OLE 0.85 215
SA121 Valiant 0.859 207 10:13:01
SA1488 Lady 0.86 206 10:13:15
SA697 Talisker 0.86 206
SA2572 Sea Mole 0.86 206
SA1817 Tikalox II 0.89 180 10:19:17
SA3547 Sewen 0.89 180
SA3459 Struan 0.897 175 10:20:27
SA006 Take 6 0.9 172 10:21:09
SA058 Orion Express 0.91 164 10:23:00
ABYC Challenger 0.91 164
SA357 PROTEUS 0.915 160 10:23:56
SA302 Seralon II 0.915 160
SA4573 Odalisque 0.915 160
SA3005 Le Chevalier 0.927 151 10:26:01
SA2518 Sereia 0.927 151
SA1205
Adamo 0.932 147 10:26:57
SA202 JellyBaby 0.947 136 10:29:30
SA174 Just In Time 0.947 136
SA174 Jouster 0.947 136
SA2962 Malgas 0.95 134 10:29:58
SA009 WILD THING 1.01 94 10:39:16
SA688 CHINOOK 1.035 78 10:42:59
SA1800 WARRIOR 1.292 -47 11:12:01

Stopwatch – time offset from first start

SAIL No Name Club TCF PR Start
SA1487 Fling 0.8 263 00:00:00
SA906 Skybird 0.815 248 00:03:29
Sea Spirit 0.83 233 00:06:58
SA387 SAMBUCA 0.83 233
SA2548 Whisper 0.83 233
SA3618 GALACTICA 0.83 233
Shoes 0.85 215 00:11:09
SA 23 Fandango 0.85 215
SA 2972 Aquabrat 0.85 215
ARGO 0.85 215
SA1488 OLE 0.85 215
SA121 Valiant 0.859 207 00:13:01
SA1488 Lady 0.86 206 00:13:15
SA697 Talisker 0.86 206
SA2572 Sea Mole 0.86 206
SA1817 Tikalox II 0.89 180 00:19:17
SA3547 Sewen 0.89 180
SA3459 Struan 0.897 175 00:20:27
SA006 Take 6 0.9 172 00:21:09
SA058 Orion Express 0.91 164 00:23:00
ABYC Challenger 0.91 164
SA357 PROTEUS 0.915 160 00:23:56
SA302 Seralon II 0.915 160
SA4573 Odalisque 0.915 160
SA3005 Le Chevalier 0.927 151 00:26:01
SA2518 Sereia 0.927 151
SA1205
Adamo 0.932 147 00:26:57
SA202 JellyBaby 0.947 136 00:29:30
SA174 Just In Time 0.947 136
SA174 Jouster 0.947 136
SA2962 Malgas 0.95 134 00:29:58
SA009 WILD THING 1.01 94 00:39:16
SA688 CHINOOK 1.035 78 00:42:59
SA1800 WARRIOR 1.292 -47 01:12:01

 

 

First Pursuit Race report

The 1st of 2 Pursuit races was sailed with 6 boats at the start.

Weather conditions were great with very light winds to start. Given the wind the race was sailed “back-to-front”.

Chaos set in shortly after the boats cleared the breakwater, when neither helmsman nor crew could convert True East to Compass for the correct course to sail. To further aggravate the situation the boats couldn’t find the “imaginary” turning marker as they didn’t know how to tell the time!

All in all a great day on the water with a good follow-up at the Bitter-End and an enjoyable SAILORS HOUR. Thankfully the Race Officer was no were in sight to answer for the confusion!

John Tudehope

Notice Of Race Pursuit No. 2

Sunday 29 September 2013

Skippers: 0930 and Start: 0955 (1st Boat)

Sailors Hour @ Bitter End plus Fun Prize Giving!