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CYAA 2012 Winter Series Race 5 Results and Series Points status (Posted 23.7.12)

SayonaraDear Skippers and Crews of the 2012 Classics Winter Series

Attached are the results of Yesterdays Race 5 plus the current series points status.

With very light forecast for yesterday’s race the 24 starters who came out race put on a showcase event for our Classic Yacht racing fleet.

Congratulations Sayonara, Acrospire and Pastime for taking out the first 3 on corrected time as part of the group of 12 that finished the shortened course. The same group took out the line honours with Acrospire leading from Pastime and Sayonara. Taking into account the tide and keeping their boats moving to finish yesterday was no accident. Although the Kingurra people, who didn’t move for an hour, and those caught in the wind hole by the St Kilda breakwater may disagree.

The silhouettes of Acrospire and Sayonara under full sail to the top marks provided images of what those races from yesterday must have looked like.

Our starts are now consistently and confidently clean with most of the fleet hitting the line on the gun. Starts by Avain, Zephry and particularly Loama were notable.

The performance of our Tumlare fleet in yesterdays conditions showed why they were the top bay boat of the 40’s.

In spite of the boats caught out yesterday, a notable feature of our fleet is the light wind performance. Consistent racing is now reflected in how well our fleet sail and how important racing is for us to maintain our Classic Yacht fleet in top shape.

The sail of the day had to go to Loama and her crew. They picked their way through all the light wind and tide to finish. 7 minutes less on elapsed time was all they needed to take out the corrected time honours. In context with yesterday’s conditions that was very little time.

Commiserations to Mercedes for missed recording a finish by a minute.

Although half our fleet didn’t finish all handicaps will be looked over.

The current points score without a race drop still has Charlie Salters, Ellida’s on top being chased by Doug Jenkin’s Ettrick with George Fischer and Michael Rhodes on working hard on Boambillee, keeping the series tight.

Our results and points score will appear both on our web site and Hobsons Bay YC web site.

There were a couple of hick ups in the corrected time order at the top with the original (preliminary) results of Race 5.

Apologies, at least we picked them up.

Scott McDonald has put a link to some images of yesterday’s race on our web site.

I’ll send some stunning Classic Boat magazine style images provided by Kent Bacon of Renene over to our web site later.

So in two more weeks, Aug 5, we live again. Next race conducted by Royals.

 

Regards to all

Peter Costolloe

CYAA (Vic) Handicapper

Results

 

 

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CYAA 2012 Winter Series Race 5 July 22 Entries, Handicaps and SI’s (Posted 19.7.12)

Dear Skippers and Crews of the 2012 Classics Winter Series.

School holidays are gone so back to our winter racing.

Attached are the Entries, Handicaps and Sailing Instructions for Race 5 of our 2012 Winter Series.

Race 5 will be conducted by Hobson’s Bay YC with Race Director Tony Dawson and Bob Tanner on board the HBYC Race Committee Vessel “Privateer”

Some minor ACH changes for Race 5 will be noted. For the first time, in possibly a year, optimum wind and sea conditions in Race 4 allowed most starting yachts the opportunity to race to their capabilities. From these Race 4 results, apart from the first 3 placegetters, the ACH of other yachts has been modified slightly. Comparison between the book kept on each yacht’s performance based on the Yachting Victoria formula and the actual Race 5 allocated handicaps show an average 0.01%, 1 point in every hundred, variation. Not much, but still important numbers when it comes to corrected time calculations.

The YV based formula performance book is kept on all yachts in our fleet for use in our Cup Regatta and Geelong races. I can hear the screams, (of rage or delight?) already.

These Race 5 ACH numbers were run through the Race 4 elapsed times. On paper the fleet corrected times were far closer, 2.5 minutes between the first 8. Placing swapped between the two yachts at the top, middle and bottom of the Race 4 results.

So tight racing, in ideal conditions, will happen across our fleet. Skippers and crews are on notice.

Two additional entries have appeared on the start sheet. First up there’s Avian, after a big mast rebuild project by Roger Dundas. Second, Alwyn’s back, she makes a return to the Classic racing scene after her 3 year lay off for a structural re-strengthening. This race will be Alwyn’s warm up for the Cup Regatta. For Race 5, she’s been put up against Bob Munro’s Tandanya for a shoot out.

Results for Race 5 will be provided by email to the Association and Royals admin office after the race by HBYC. The provisional’s will also be on our web site, asap, courtesy Scott McDonald. Full results, with back calculated handicaps and series points status, will be published on the Associations Web site and the HBYC web site the following Monday, all being well.

No doubt the CYAA header change on the two attachments will be noticed. This small change is part of the ramp up for our Cup Regatta Nov 2 to 5.

By now the Associations flag ship, the CYAA bi-annual magazine, will have been received by our financial members. Comments, all positive, have been received regards the magazine quality articles and presentation and requests to pass on congratulations to Roger Dundas for his work. We all know the amount of serious work Roger has given the Association to present our magazine.

Thanks go to Clarissa Flockart, crew on Kingurra, for the two page article in the Royal Brighton Yacht Club magazine “Short Tacks”. The article gave RBYC members an insight to our Associations racing action. Clarissa has been crew for Ian Macfarlane for many years, her dad also sailed on her with Peter Jourbert, Kingurra’s designer, during her early racing years.

Scott McDonald has installed the article on our website. Go to this address to download the pdf of the article.

In a class of their own

So back to the water to hit the line on Sunday at 10:30 on the dot.

 

Regards to all

Peter Costolloe

CYAA (Vic) Handicapper

Entries and Handicaps

Sailing Instructions

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