No, I'm not talking about where you'll find me on the race course. I'm talking about the poll. This week it's about whether we should do two races on Wednesday nights early in the summer. Be sure to vote if it's something you care about. Next week who knows what the poll will be, so check back often.
Despite the forecast for light rain and possible thunderstorms, Saturday was a perfect day for racing with mostly sunny skies, and wind out of the south-south-west initially at 8-10 building to 12-14 by the completion of racing. John Bonds set the line just south of Gould and ran three long courses up to the Dumplings (two to Romeo, and one to Zulu) with a leeward finish. Conditions were tougher than expected for the skippers, with the forecast flood current never measuring up to the expectations of the skippers who played the Jamestown shore (I was one of them), and everyone wondering which side of the course to favor once they passed under the Newport Bridge. The boats that played the middle had either more pressure (though there was plenty on the Jamestown shore) or the remanents of the ebb (especially for the first race) and faired better. Andy Burton in 201 had a ton of speed and was just plain tough to catch, as he really legged it out in races that were about 65-70 minutes in duration. My thanks to everyone who came out, as fourteen boats made this largest turnout we've had in at least five years. Ron Oard Shields #15 Race One Race Two Race Three Final scores 1. 201 1. 201 1 . 201 1. 201 (3pts) 2. 138 2. 224 2. 138 2. 138 (7pts) 3. 232 3. 138 3. 59 3. 224 (10pts) 4. 224 4. 232 4. 224 4. 232 (18pts) 5. 245 5. 160 5. 127 5. 59 (19pts) 6. 127 6. 59 6. 14 6. 127 (20pts) 7. 121 7. 164 7. 245 7. 245 (24pts) 8. 15 8. 121 8. 17 8. 160 (27pts) 9. 17 9. 127 9. 160 9. 121 (27pts) 10. 59 10. 17 10. 15 10. 17 (27pts) 11. 164 11. 15 11. 232 11. 15 (29pts) 12. 14 12. 245 12. 121 12. 14 (31pts) 13. 160 13. 14 13. 164 13. 164 (31pts) 14. 29 14. 29 14. 29 14. 29 (42pts)
To the Fleet: As a result of a request for redress filed Wednesday night, Principal Race Officer Perry Lewis reviewed the results, procedures, and scoring from the race, consulted with the Ida Lewis protest committee, and determined that the race will be re-sailed. The Fleet Captain and Executive Committee have agreed with this conclusion. We will try for two races next Wednesday. Our thanks to Perry for making this quick determination, and to Perry and the rest of our race committee volunteers for continuing to offer their time to run our races. Andy Burton Fleet Captain PS Don’t forget to register for the Nationals by July 31 to save the $75 late entry fee.
Fleet 9 File: 2007 Spring Scores Class: Shields. One design (Finish position) Overall Score: Last Race Date:06/27/07
| Sail | Spring 1 | Spring 2 | Spring 3 | Spring 4 | Spring 5 | Spring 6 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 138 | 2 | 1 | 15* | 13* | 7 | 3 | 13 |
| 2 | 201 | 19*RAF | 9* | 5 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 13 |
| 3 | 107 | 3 | 6* | 2 | 3 | 29*DNF | 5 | 13 |
| 4 | 74 | 5.0 ARB | 4 | 7* | 5 | 1 | 8* | 15 |
| 5 | 202 | 14.0*ARB | 2 | 3 | 12* | 6 | 4 | 15 |
| 6 | 224 | 21*DNC | 12* | 1 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 20 |
| 7 | 145 | 7 | 3 | 10* | 4 | 12* | 6 | 20 |
| 8 | 217 | 6 | 8* | 13* | 8 | 2 | 5.0 ARB | 21 |
| 9 | 101 | 10* | 5 | 9* | 6 | 4 | 7 | 22 |
| 10 | 76 | 4 | 15* | 4 | 6.0 ARB | 10 | 28*DNC | 24 |
| 11 | 245 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 10* | 14* | 9 | 25 |
| 12 | 166 | 21*DNC | 18 | 19* | 2 | 8 | 17 | 45 |
| 13 | 21 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 25 | 29*DNF | 28*DNC | 55 |
| 14 | 36 | 21 DNC | 27*DNC | 27*DNC | 9 | 16 | 10 | 56 |
| 15 | 59 | 21*DNC | 20 | 16 | 18 | 3 | 28*DNC | 57 |
| 16 | 232 | 19*RAF | 13 | 17* | 17 | 15 | 12 | 57 |
| 17 | 71 | 21*DNC | 17 | 6 | 21 | 15.0 ARB | 24* | 59 |
| 18 | 143 | 21 DNC | 27*DNC | 27*DNC | 11 | 13 | 15 | 60 |
| 19 | 127 | 21 DNC | 11 | 25*DNF | 26.0*ARB | 19 | 13 | 64 |
| 20 | 33 | 13 | 14 | 21 | 16 | 29*DNF | 28*DNC | 64 |
| 21 | 15 | 8 | 21* | 20 | 30*RAF | 17 | 21 | 66 |
| 22 | 163 | 11 | 19* | 18 | 19 | 21* | 18 | 66 |
| 23 | 108 | 21 DNC | 27*DNC | 27 DNC | 32*DNC | 9 | 11 | 68 |
| 24 | 222 | 21 DNC | 36*DSQ | 12 | 20 | 29*DNF | 19 | 72 |
| 25 | 164 | 19 RAF | 16 | 14 | 29.0*ARB | 29*DNF | 28 DNC | 77 |
| 26 | 29 | 12 | 23 | 23 | 26* | 20 | 28*DNC | 78 |
| 27 | 14 | 21 DNC | 27*DNC | 27*DNC | 27 | 18 | 14 | 80 |
| 28 | 226 | 21 DNC | 27*DNC | 27 DNC | 15 | 29*DNF | 20 | 83 |
| 29 | 1 | 19 RAF | 22* | 22 | 23* | 22 | 22 | 85 |
| 30 | 188 | 21 DNC | 27 DNC | 27 DNC | 14 | 31*DNC | 28*DNC | 89 |
| 31 | 17 | 21 DNC | 27 DNC | 27 DNC | 32*DNC | 31*DNC | 16 | 91 |
| 32 | 181 | 21 DNC | 27 DNC | 27 DNC | 32*DNC | 31*DNC | 23 | 98 |
| 33 | 53 | 21 DNC | 27 DNC | 27 DNC | 32*DNC | 31*DNC | 26 DNS | 101 |
| 34= | 39 | 21 DNC | 27 DNC | 27 DNC | 32*DNC | 31*DNC | 28 DNC | 103 |
| 34= | 165 | 21 DNC | 27 DNC | 27 DNC | 32*DNC | 31*DNC | 28 DNC | 103 |
Allowed Drops 2. Shown by '*'
Race #1
138
201
164
17
36
121
29
232
245
15
76
101
Race #2
245
138
17
201
121
101
76
164
232
15
36
29
(201 protest of 121 pending)
Race #3
201
245
232
138
17
36
121
101
76
164
15
29
Final points (protest pending)
201 (7)
138 (7)
245 (12)
17 (12)
121 (18)
232 (20)
164 (21)
36 (22)
101 (26)
76 (27)
29 (31)
15 (31)
Attention Shields Fleet 9 Sailors: As you are no doubt aware Shields Fleet 9 is hosting the 2007 Shields Nationals on August 15th through the 18th. We expect as many as 12-15 boats from out of town. The visiting Shields will need places to moor or secure their boats at night. We are looking for open moorings near ILYC or people who are willing to allow a visiting Shields to raft up at night. If you have a mooring you can loan, can arrange for a mooring to be loaned or are willing to let a visiting Shields raft to your boat please e-mail Jamie Hilton at james.a.hilton@smithbarney.com .
As is his custom, Robin Wallace made the right decision to race despite
the weather forecast and he handled the ship traffic very
diplomatically. We felt very lucky to get the race in, win it, and not
get drowned in the process, as was the case at ILYC after racing.
We had young George Winslow aboard who worked brilliantly with Ian MacKechnie, and
they kept me going the right way. They saw better pressure on the left
so we tended to favor that side. However, we played the shifts which
were 10-15 degrees and went for pressure which was easy to see on the
flat water, as the wind was puffy.
After one general recall, we had a decent start (for a change) in the
middle of the line, even though we thought the pin was favored by 10
degrees. Three boats were over early, but two of them worked their way
back to a top four finish.
Hope to see everyone out for the George Winslow Regatta on 28 July. The
Navy will have John Bonds as PRO and he is excellent. Free party after
racing on the base.
Chris Withers, #138
Summer Series (July 18, 2007)
Finish Order of Race No. 4
Course: Xp Gate x 2
1. 138
2. 101
3. 74
4. 201
5. 59
6. 107
7. 181
8. 224
9. 245
10. 202
11. 232
12. 36
13. 17
14. 160
15. 163
16. 143
17. 217
18. 226
19. 15
20. 127
21. 14
22. 164
23. 1
DNF 29
145 gets average points for RC duty
After three Wednesdays in the Summer Series, the team of Harold Belson (1) and Nicole Alio (74) has taken the lead in the experimental Partners Scoring series, which compares how each pair of partners does in the Summer Series vs how they did in the Spring Series. Consistency, not brilliance, has given 1 and 74 the lead, but that's usually the best way to win any long series.
The team of Dan Holloway (127) and Andy Burton (201) dropped from first to fourth after two races because 201 dropped out of the top 10 for the first time in a while and 127 didn't make the starting line.
Hanging in second, Bernie Patterson (163) and Chris Withers (138) had a decent evening, but moving up into a close third place was Victor Bell (71) and Charlie Shoemaker (245) finishing 11th and 10th.
The scores look like this (remember, a negative delta is good because it means your scores are getting lower). R1 means Race 1 and R2, Race 2. In the scores, "D" means DNC. The score on the far right, the Delta, is the difference in a team's average race score so far compared to the spring series. Whichever team scores the lowest delta wins.
1. 1/74 spring ave:19.6 R1:24+1 R2:20+9 R3:27+6=87 Ave:14.5 Delta -5.1
2. 163/138 spring:18 R1:Av+15 R2:10+5 R3:25+8=80.5 Ave:13.4 Delta -4.6
3. 71/245 spring:17 R1:20+11 R2:18+4 R3:11+10=74 Ave:12.5 Delta -4.5
4. 127/201 spring:18.6 R1:19+3 R2:14+2 R3:D+13=86 Ave:14.5 Delta -4.1
5. 36/222 spring:18.6 R1:10+16 R2:17+19 R3:15+D=113 Ave:15.5 Delta -3.1
6. 59/224 spring:17.6 R1:12+6 R2:D+8 R3:12+16=90 Ave:15 Delta -2.6
7. 33/145 spring:18 R1:17+14 R2:D+11 R3:19+4=101 Ave:16.2 Delta -1.8
8. 15/217 spring:18 R1:22+7 R2:24+Av R3:23+5=87 Ave:16.3 Delta -1.7
9. 164/107 spring:18.4 R1:D+2 R2:D+1 R3:28+1=104 Ave:17.3 Delta -1.1
10. 29/202 spring:18.6 R1:25+5 R2:D+13 R3:24+2=105 Ave:17.5 Delta -1.1
11. 166/143 spring:18 R1:D+D R2:23+3 R3:22+20=140 Ave:23.3 Delta 5.3
12. 232/76 spring:17.2 R1:13+D R2:7+D R3:Av+D=138 Ave:23 Delta 5.8
13. 21/53 spring:18.4 R1:D+18 R2:D+26 R3:D+3=155 Ave:25.2 Delta 6.8
On Wednesday (7/18), assuming we get a race off, a throwout will kick in, which will let those teams with a "D" (short for DNC) drop one. That could bring teams with just a single "D" -- 127/201, 59/224, 33/145 and 29/202 -- get right into the thick of things.
Report from Shields #59, Lisa, Summer Series Race No. 3
Summer racing in
Yesterday, our 30-boat fleet (thanks for that vast expanse of a well laid-out starting line Robin!) saw fog, current that shouldn’t still be kicking so hard, a 57,000-ton car carrier, and a dank, cool southeasterly. Of course I’d probably think it was a terrific night if we’d gone hard left on the first weather leg instead of chasing tendrils of stronger breeze in the middle/right. Can you believe how launched those left-handers were after only one leg? Obviously (well, now it’s obvious) there was considerable current relief on the left?-hand side of the course. Was it the fabled Rose Island Cone Effect? The crew of #202, Tom Glassie and Chuck Allen, rounded the weather mark in first, and were so far ahead we could barely make out which Shields it was from our position in the cheap seats. “The call was: ‘head for the fog’,” said Chuck this morning. “Then, on the downwind leg #107 took a flier and stayed on the east side of the racecourse. We decided to stay with the top five boats, which went west, instead of covering #107, and they got around us.”
The downwind leg was our chance to grind back some places, and we did. Instead of jibing directly after the weather mark, we stayed close to the
Our tactical plan, and it was pure, inspired genius, natch, was to go left on what became the final weather leg. That call, combined with our effective downwind leg, allowed us to finish 13th out of 30, which was a whole lot better than we would have done had the race ended at the leeward mark. #107 took the gun, followed by Tom Derecktor’s #17, which was stacked with industry talent and sailing fast, but was also un-registered and un-inspected, so the third boat to cross the line, #202, actually took second place. In third was #53. For the winner, the race took exactly one hour to complete. The last-placed boat finished 21 minutes later. Thanks to the crew of #232, who pulled RC duty last night, Robin’s crew on Ida, and the crew of Lime Rock.
Summer Series (11/7/07)
Finish Order of Race No. 3
Course: 10p gate x2
(This summary includes any boats that may have been unregistered.)
232 receives ave. points for RC Duty
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The partner's scoring for the summer series is underway, and for those who have forgotten what it is, see the description earlier in the June part of this blog. (Basically, you and your partner are trying to improve on your average race score from the spring series.)
We have 13 teams competing, and unfortunately, 7 of them have recorded one or more DNCs, good for 36 points, which bloats their scores to say the least. C'mon guys! Get those boats on the starting line. Of the six pairs that have sailed both races, everyone has improved on their Spring scores (proof once again that showing up is more than half of the battle), and there's a close battle between the teams of Holloway/Burton in 127/201 and Patterson/Withers in 163/138. Running close by in third is Belson/Alio in 1/74.
The scores look like this (remember, a negative delta is good because it means your scores are getting lower). R1 means Race 1 and R2, Race 2. In the scores, "D" means DNC. The score on the far right, which also is abbreviated to "D", means Delta, or difference in a team's average race score so far.
1. 127/201 (spring ave. 18.6) R1: 19+3 R2: 14+2 = 38 Ave: 9.5 Delta -9.1
2. 163/138 (spring 18) R1: Ave+15 R2: 10+5 = 40 Ave. 10 D= -8
3. 1/74 (spring 19.6) R1: 24+1 R2: 20+9 = 54 Ave. 13.5 D= -6.1
4. 71/245 (spring 17) R1: 20+11 R2: 18+4 = 53 Ave. 13.25 D= -3.75
5. 36/222 (spring 18.6) R1: 10+16 R2: 17+19 = 62 Ave. 15.5 D= -3.1
6. 15/217 (spring 18) R1: 22+7 R2: 24+Ave = 60 Ave. 15 D= -3
7. 59/224 (spring 17.6) R1: 12+6 R2: D+8 = 62 Ave. 15.5 D= -2.1
8. 164 /107 (spring 18.4) R1: D+2 R2: D+1 = 75 Ave. 18.75 D= 0.35
9. 29/202 (spring 18.6) R1: 25+5 R2: D+13 = 79 Ave. 19.75 D= 1.15
10. 33/145 (spring 18) R1: 17+14 R2: D+11 = 78 Ave. 19.5 D= 1.5
11. 232/76 (spring 17.2) R1: 13+D R2: 7+D = 92 Ave. 23 D= 5.8
12. 166/143 (spring 18) R1: D+D R2: 23+3 = 98 Ave. 24.5 D= 6.5
13. 21/53 (spring 18.4) R1: D+18 R2: D+26 = 116 Ave. 29 D= 10.6
When the throwouts kick in, there will be an opportunity for teams now counting 36-point DNCs to make a big move. Look closely and you'll see that the team of Stubbs and Clark (59/224) has improved on their spring series even counting a DNC. Peter, you might want to help Stubby get his halyard sheave replaced this week! You guys could be moving up fast.
