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General Category => Galveston Bay Area Racing => Topic started by: ChrisK on August 16, 2011, 06:26:12 AM

Title: 2011 GBCA Rum Race #6 (8/20)
Post by: ChrisK on August 16, 2011, 06:26:12 AM
If you missed last week RR#5 (and a great full moon) we do it again this week! The wind filled in nicely. We had over 57 boats, several I've never seen before!
'Hot Ticket' gets the party prize  8)

Here are 829 pictures from John Lacy:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacyphotos/sets/72157627427770876/ (http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacyphotos/sets/72157627427770876/)
Title: Re: 2011 GBCA Rum Race #6 (8/20)
Post by: Sailaway on August 21, 2011, 12:09:17 PM
Here is the link to the photos Scott and I took yesterday on m/v Tramp.

Enjoy!
;D

http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacyphotos/sets
Title: Re: 2011 GBCA Rum Race #6 (8/20)
Post by: Bee on August 21, 2011, 12:49:22 PM
I noticed that some of the shots don't come up and some the icons that do don't have shots linked in.  Something seems to have been linked incorrectly.

As usual the pictures are great.
Title: Re: 2011 GBCA Rum Race #6 (8/20)
Post by: Bee on August 21, 2011, 04:27:39 PM
Strange.  All the photos work now.  Must have been on my end.  Probably another AT&T screw up.
Title: Re: 2011 GBCA Rum Race #6 (8/20)
Post by: dilast1 on August 21, 2011, 09:09:43 PM
Thanks Lacy for taking and posting the photo's.

Tom
Title: Re: 2011 GBCA Rum Race #6 (8/20)
Post by: ShakenNotStirred on August 22, 2011, 09:11:25 AM
Quote from: Bee on August 21, 2011, 04:27:39 PM
Strange.  All the photos work now.  Must have been on my end.  Probably another AT&T screw up.
...or maybe it's a nut loose on the keyboard.
Title: Re: 2011 GBCA Rum Race #6 (8/20)
Post by: BoomerangJ on August 22, 2011, 09:48:01 AM
--or a short between the keyboard and the seat.
Title: Re: 2011 GBCA Rum Race #6 (8/20)
Post by: Sailaway on August 22, 2011, 01:13:17 PM
Sunday Flickr was having their issues.  I had problems loading but never lost anything but did have that issue a couple of times.  It finally cleared up.  Of course after I had finished loading!

;D

m/v Tramp
Title: Re: 2011 GBCA Rum Race #6 (8/20)
Post by: Bee on August 22, 2011, 02:07:55 PM
Well clearly there was a nutty old phart on the keyboard but there probably is not enough spark left for the aroma to have leaked into the net.
Title: Re: 2011 GBCA Rum Race #6 (8/20)
Post by: Kevin Box on August 22, 2011, 03:25:48 PM
The GBCA Supercomputer and Ratings Chicken will be down for maintenance for a week or so, but new ratings will be calculated before RR-7, so no worries.
Title: Re: 2011 GBCA Rum Race #6 (8/20)
Post by: Trink on August 22, 2011, 09:36:37 PM
Here are some of my pictures from Rum Race #6, what a great day on the bay!

Gallery:
http://www.pbase.com/gtrinklein/2011rr6 (http://www.pbase.com/gtrinklein/2011rr6)

Slide Show:
http://www.pbase.com/gtrinklein/2011rr6&view=slideshow (http://www.pbase.com/gtrinklein/2011rr6&view=slideshow)

Title: Re: 2011 GBCA Rum Race #6 (8/20)
Post by: Terry Young on August 23, 2011, 07:29:59 AM

More great photos ! Thought I just got the bottom cleaned last week? Thanks for the photo Gary!

Kevin, any chance of getting the finish times for the top five  boats in the Club Class? Just wondering what the time spread was. KATANA
Title: Re: 2011 GBCA Rum Race #6 (8/20)
Post by: Kevin Box on August 23, 2011, 10:03:21 AM
Pete or LeighAnn probably can.  I'm going to be out of touch for a week or so.
Title: Re: 2011 GBCA Rum Race #6 (8/20)
Post by: Leigh Ann on August 25, 2011, 06:44:31 AM
1. Far From Workin 7:49:04
2. Stellar of Course 7:49:54
3. Katana 7:55:20
4. Skalawag 7:56:50
5. Figaro 8:19:05
Title: Re: 2011 GBCA Rum Race #6 (8/20)
Post by: Terry Young on August 25, 2011, 07:58:32 AM

Leigh Ann

Thank you for the times, your the greatest! :-)

I had been wondering in my my mind if the extra tack I put in cause me first place or not. I beleave not now. Far From Workin can really point that boat up, my shoal draft keel does not point well.
Hopefully RR # 7 will be all down wind and reaches and light!
                              Terry
Title: Re: 2011 GBCA Rum Race #6 (8/20)
Post by: Eric713 on August 25, 2011, 04:42:07 PM
I Think you got third because of the Santa Claus PHRF rating of 179.  Your spin rating is 156 which means you are getting a 23 sec. per mile bonus.  This gives you a 5 min. head start.. BUT.. If I had it I'd use it too! Our base is 187 and we're currently rated at 167.  We ain't gonna win with this...Also Stellar Of Course flew spin and has a PHRF of 153 (spin) and got rated with a fat 209.  That's a 12 min head start for him.. OUCH!!
Title: Rum Race Finish Time
Post by: Eric713 on August 25, 2011, 06:11:11 PM
Lil Bit A Sol finished 19:59:28.  Passed to Kevin last Sunday via E Mail.  Must have gotten lost. He did acknowledge my e mail.. Sorry for the late info..
Title: Re: 2011 GBCA Rum Race #6 (8/20)
Post by: Terry Young on August 26, 2011, 12:50:15 PM

The last twenty minutes of the race the wind dropped and I looked into my magic bag and pulled out a Kite, and shifted into high gear! ?Everyone Love?s  a KITE? ( and it looks good in the pictures at the finish). Other than that it was non-spin all the way! You really should get a kite. :-) 
Title: Re: 2011 GBCA Rum Race #6 (8/20)
Post by: Eric713 on August 26, 2011, 02:34:47 PM
Terry.. I reached in to my magic bag as well and all I pulled out was a beer.
Title: Re: 2011 GBCA Rum Race #6 (8/20)
Post by: Stellar of Course on August 26, 2011, 09:01:55 PM
We did try to fly the spin for the very first time, what a disaster. even broke the whisker pole we tried to use as a spin pole. Not sure we will try that again for a while.

Our PHRF rating is 174 and due our poor performance  in the Rum Races we have been rated 209. I guess this will change soon.

The Rum Races have been great fun this summer, hope we can make the final two.

Ron Eddleman
Stellar of Course
Title: Re: 2011 GBCA Rum Race #6 (8/20)
Post by: Terry Young on August 29, 2011, 07:22:54 AM


Eric713(Ed)

If I get lucky and win a bottle of rum on the next race, I would be proud fill your cup with it at cub. You?re an outstanding sailor and gland there is  a club like GBCA that give so many great people and opportunity to get together and fellowship. ?KATANA? 
Title: Re: 2011 GBCA Rum Race #6 (8/20)
Post by: Eric713 on August 29, 2011, 04:35:27 PM
Gotta like that!