GBCA Discussion Forum

The GBCA Club Handicap ratings have been calculated and posted at:

http://www.regattanetwork.com/clubmgmt/applet_registrant_list.php?regatta_id=2575&custom_report_id=2

Exactly.  Will the mystery boat please step forward and take your rating hit

New GBCA Club Handicap ratings are calculated at:
http://www.regattanetwork.com/clubmgmt/applet_registrant_list.php?regatta_id=2575&custom_report_id=2

I have finish times for:
Katana
Figaro
Skalawag
Lil Bit a Sol
Makani Kai
Stellar of Course
Chiron
Shaken Not Stirred
Wandering Star
Amore
Moonlight Mile
Wind Bandit

Please encourage the mystery boats to register

I put in a call to CSI - Galveston Bay

Ed,

There is one off the Baja coast near Isla Cedros.  But, that's another one of those true cruising stories...

http://www.regattanetwork.com/clubmgmt/applet_regatta_results.php?regatta_id=2791&show_divisions=1

Awesome pictures, as always, but could ya throw a brotha a quick ?suck it in? before the snap?  I can do a ?serious RC moment? while holding my breath.  It?s always a pleasure working with the Tramp boys.  You will sit at the right hand of Poseidon.  That?s the side with all the Champagne.

I think a case can be made for both.  Major regattas benefit from a multiday format since one fluky day doesn?t determine the outcome and more races tend to see the better sailors rise to the top.  A full weekend regatta is a bigger commitment though and sometimes it may be easier to justify a single day of full-on race and, if applicable, party, with a promise to fulfill family, home improvement or other obligations on Sunday.

Other factors can also come into play.  I am certain the Texans season-ticket-holding boat upon which I crewed as man servant last Saturday would be in the slip on Sunday, two-day regatta or not.

We will be selling the last of the 2010 Regata de Amigos shirts at the Rum Race 8 after-party.

Hawaiian shirts, regular and technical polos for $20.00.  T-shirts for $10.00.  That?s 50% off the regular prices. 

Come on down to GBCA this Saturday night.  First come, first served.  Cash or check only.  These prices are insane!

Awesome edition!  That should ungrumpify Eric713.

The new ratings after Rum Race 7 have been calculated and posted at:

http://www.regattanetwork.com/clubmgmt/applet_registrant_list.php?regatta_id=2575&custom_report_id=2

New ratings for Rum Race 6 are available at:

http://www.regattanetwork.com/clubmgmt/applet_registrant_list.php?regatta_id=2575&custom_report_id=2

This is the original answer to the spinnaker question:

Quote from: Kevin Box on January 14, 2010, 08:59:34 PM
You can go either way.  If you intend to use a spinnaker from the get-go, you should start with that rating when you register.  We encourage learning and development of skills, so if after some time you want to try one, go ahead and whip it out.  Your rating will adjust over time depending on its effect on your performance.

Good taste and the Corinthian spirit suggest that you don?t fly a kite for the first time during a major regatta.

Shaken not Stirred began the Icicle Series with their PHRF spinnaker rating, expecting to use a cruising chute when possible.

It's been my experience that it can go either way the first couple of times you try a spinnaker.  You may have flawless crew work or you may have "issues".  You might set it upside down.  You might have a thrilling kite reach on one leg, only to wind up "shrimping" for 20 minutes.

Again, it's all about getting new boats out, giving them a chance to try new things, have fun and maybe win a rum bottle now and then.  When it's time to get more serious, there are plenty of avenues available for that. 

GBCA Club Handicap ratings are updated at:

http://www.regattanetwork.com/clubmgmt/applet_registrant_list.php?regatta_id=2575&custom_report_id=2

Racing and Parties were epic.  Full results:

http://www.regattanetwork.com/clubmgmt/applet_regatta_results.php?regatta_id=2983