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General Category => Galveston Bay Area Racing => Topic started by: gadangit on May 09, 2017, 02:48:52 PM

Title: Texas Race Week
Post by: gadangit on May 09, 2017, 02:48:52 PM
Looking for some clarification on the race format.  NOR states there will be a W/L race and a distance race with a third day of either format.  Just trying to get a feel for how that will be decided.  Also, are you intending for all fleets to run W/L?
Thanks-
Chris
Title: Re: Texas Race Week
Post by: ShakenNotStirred on May 09, 2017, 03:53:53 PM
Chris,
The W/L format will be something like:
Start at marker 11, sail around the south jetty to a floating mark by the pleasure pier.  Then to another floating mark and back to the other floating mark a few times (this is the W/L part).  Then back around the south jetty and finish at marker 11. This is the "beach" course.
We probably won't decide on which course to run until we see what the weather is like.  The beach course is good when the wind is light, because it is easy to shorten.  If the wind is up, we can use a longer offshore course around rigs (plus that might be miserable for the markset boat).
If we run the "beach" course (W/L), we will probably send all fleets on it, with differing numbers of legs on the W/L part.  But even if it is the beach course, there is still a bit of reaching.
Walter
Title: Re: Texas Race Week
Post by: Bee on May 09, 2017, 03:54:56 PM
The only examples I have of TRW is from 2006. 

The first photo below is of how a W/L might be set up.

G11->5A->Buoy at Pleasure Pier (Flagship) -> W mark > Buoy -> W -> 5A -> Finish at G11

Second photo is of one of several possible "offshore" courses.  These are around platforms.
Don't take the platforms in this graphic seriously.  Some are no longer there, but GBCA
will provide coordinates.

Hope this helps.
Title: Re: Texas Race Week
Post by: gadangit on May 09, 2017, 04:30:06 PM
Okay, so nice long legs and not .75 mile wear out the crew type racing. 
Thanks for the clarification!
Chris
Title: Re: Texas Race Week
Post by: Bee on May 09, 2017, 06:18:53 PM
TRW was one of the best events ever.  When it was at the Galveston Yacht Club GBCA had its own bar and bartender.  If you got hot you could just jump in the pool cool off and hit the bar one more time.  I hope I can make it.
Title: Re: Texas Race Week
Post by: ShakenNotStirred on May 10, 2017, 09:06:20 AM
Sign up now while it's CHEAP!
Title: Re: Texas Race Week
Post by: ShakenNotStirred on May 12, 2017, 12:56:24 PM
Purchase your event passes here (http://www.gbca.org/event-2551046)!
Title: Re: Texas Race Week
Post by: Sailaway on May 12, 2017, 04:44:19 PM
Sweet!  8)
Title: Re: Texas Race Week
Post by: ShakenNotStirred on June 14, 2017, 07:00:31 PM
Entry fee goes up next week.
Sign up now! :)
Title: Re: Texas Race Week
Post by: ShakenNotStirred on June 15, 2017, 07:10:55 PM
Party update!
Here is what the schedule looks like as of now.

Thursday - Burger bar at the Rum Shack (part of The Spot) on the Seawall.
Friday - Happy Hour at Beerfoot Brewery.  Craft beer, full bar and appetizers.  28th & Seawall.
Saturday - Awards banquet, seafood dinner, rum bar, beer and dancing at Texas Seaport Museum and Tall Ship Elissa. Music by Andy and the Dreamsicles.

Get your event passes here (http://www.gbca.org/event-2551046)!

Title: Re: Texas Race Week
Post by: ShakenNotStirred on July 05, 2017, 09:48:09 AM
It would REALLY help us if we know how many of you are planning on coming to the party(s).
You get 2 event passes with your boat registration, but everyone else needs to purchase an event pass, preferably now.

So if you are planning on coming down to Galveston next weekend, PLEASE purchase your event pass now.  It's fun and easy!

THANKS!

Title: Re: Texas Race Week
Post by: gadangit on July 05, 2017, 10:32:15 AM
I just signed up for 5 additional passes for our rotating crew.  I used some placeholder names, hopefully we can sort that out at the skippers meeting.
Chris
Title: Re: Texas Race Week
Post by: ShakenNotStirred on July 07, 2017, 10:05:44 AM
Box Lunch order form here (http://www.regattanetwork.com/clubmgmt/regatta_uploads/14652/TRWLunchOrderForm1.pdf).

Please one form per boat, per day.  Get with your skipper regarding this. (Don't all skippers take care of their crews?)
Title: Re: Texas Race Week
Post by: ShakenNotStirred on July 09, 2017, 02:11:40 PM
Leaving registration open for a couple more days.  Just in case you realize how much fun its going to be.
J105s, still time to sign up!

Check out this promotional video from a decade ago: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_V3bhj3GRX0 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_V3bhj3GRX0)
Title: Re: Texas Race Week
Post by: beverly on July 11, 2017, 10:08:11 PM
So far, 134 of your friends will be at this party, so don't miss out  8)

http://www.gbca.org/event-2551046

T-shirts are in (both old school Cotton and slinky new Tech).
Trophies are in their final stage of assembly (can you say Elissa?).
Weather is cooperating.
Clubs are readying their bartenders for our onslaught.
Benno's chefs are sharpening their knives as they prep for our great meal Saturday night.
Andy and the Dreamsicles are polishing their brass horns for a rockin' eve at the Elissa.

It's not too late to enter your boat, or buy your event passes and just come on down for the festivities.  See y'all there!

Sail.  Party.  Repeat. 
Title: Re: Texas Race Week
Post by: SeaGypsy on July 12, 2017, 09:04:06 AM
To the Esteemed Race Committee:

Considering the forecast current and wind conditions for the Galveston Bay Entrance posted below, please move the starting line to a committee boat, stationed North of the South Jetty light (marker 5A,  which must be left to startboard) but just out of the main shipping channel.  There is a reasonable amount of space there. 

If you don't change something, you may not have many TRW finishers.

Refer to NGOFS forecast charts attached

Sincerely,
Capt. Bill Jenko
S/V Sea Gypsy
GBCA Sr. Member

Title: Re: Texas Race Week
Post by: ShakenNotStirred on July 12, 2017, 01:53:29 PM
A couple of amendments to the SIs...
One to replace a non-existent fixed mark with an existing one, and the course changes that it affects:
https://www.regattanetwork.com/clubmgmt/regatta_uploads/14652/2017TRWSIs_rev2.pdf (https://www.regattanetwork.com/clubmgmt/regatta_uploads/14652/2017TRWSIs_rev2.pdf)

Another to allow the RC the option of starting the races outside the jetties at 5A.
http://www.regattanetwork.com/clubmgmt/regatta_uploads/14652/2017TRWSIs_rev3.pdf (http://www.regattanetwork.com/clubmgmt/regatta_uploads/14652/2017TRWSIs_rev3.pdf)
Title: Re: Texas Race Week
Post by: ShakenNotStirred on July 17, 2017, 01:30:21 PM
Found:
Someone left a red rain jacket at the Texas Seaport Museum on Saturday.
Title: Re: Texas Race Week
Post by: shawn on July 21, 2017, 03:27:23 PM
First of all wonderfull party at Elissa. Jazz band shrimp  everything.  Awesome race committee.  Not just saying cuz we did well.  I think the last one i went to several years ago we just stayed in the club each night.  It helped we had a car there and got around.  The jetties were very intimidating when we were trying to get out the second day.  I understand why some did not make it out- we just made it in the light air.  Had I been in a heavier boat I would not have made it out. 

I look forward to the next one
Cheers