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I would like to run a Kattack Test for RumRace #5. 

I have access to the Kattack Publisher which allows me to "publish" a race so that all can view what's going on.
You will get to see your boat speed and position as well as those of the rest of the fleet.

To show up on the Kattack system you will need a Kattack Tracker.  You can buy an iPhone/iPad and/or Android app
that accomplishes this little feat for $10.  (Note, I get no financial benefit out of this)

Once you have the app, start it up and go to the boat name page:

1.  Enter your boat name on the boat name page
2.  Go to the feed list and select J105 Fleet 17
3.  Enter the password turkey (all lower case)
4.  Go to the map page and see if you show up.  If you do, you are online.
5.  Go to the status page and see if any points have been uploaded.  If they have, you are online.
6.  On Saturday, don't forget to start the Kattack app before you start. In 105 circles, I am famous for not doing this so don't be a Bee.

The app tends to drain the battery so the later you start it the better.
Its best if you have the phone on a charger but you have to balance this
with the fact that the phone also needs to "see" the satellites.

After the race I will do my best to publish the race so we can view it at the clubhouse after the race.
In spite of the fact that I am pretty much a computer geek, I have a bit of a problem with the setup so
don't get too angry if I don't get it done Saturday evening.  I will eventually publish and give everyone the link.
I will also begin the download/publish process when I get to the clubhouse so don't get too angry if your boat
does not make the feed because I started before you finished.

Also, I would like some idea of who is going to do this and your start time before the race.  This will make
selecting the start and finish times much easier. Send the info to me at bednarb at 3dbee dot com with a subject
line of Kattack.

Hamburg, Stinger, Infinity, and someone called Observer (whomever you are) tried this for RumRace 4.
For some reason Hamburg had no points during the race window (5:20-8:00) that I set up but you can see
Stinger and Infinity battle it out.

http://www.kattack.com/webplayer/?raceGUID=ce2ecf86-c717-4ad7-ab44-242a2670959d

Interesting start times for the HYC Offshore.  0700 both days would appear to limit any kind of leaving the Bay on Saturday unless one wants to depart around 0330.

Any early news on courses?

We have at east one out of state boat looking for bowman.  Weight is an issue. If interested zap me at

bee at panoramatech dot com

The National J105 Midwinters will be held on Galveston Bay March 9-11.  At the moment there are 9 105's signed up.  Fleet 17 and LYC are expecting to see on the order of 12-14 J105s competing.

I tried to sign up for HYC's MidWinter today.  Surprised to learn that there were J22, J80, and J109 classes but no J105 classes.

Why is that?

Stinger is going to try and do some interesting things in 2012.  Basically its because of my age. At 70 (71 in 2012) I don't think I  have a lot of time left.  If I manage to stay alive, we are planning to do the San Diego NOODS in March and the North Americans out of SDYC in October.  We might do additional CA events but that is still up for grabs.

Stinger lost her bowman this year.  That crazy character (OK he is a really knowledgable sailor and someone we did not want to loose) is going to sail around the world by himself. His departure means we are in need of a light weight replacement.  This probably implies female but if you can weight in the 130# range we are probably interested regardless of sex.  Note this is not a learning position.  We will want someone who can contribute immediately with little or no instruction and who is willing to participate in most of the regattas we do.

If interested zap me at

bee at panoramatech dot com.

Anyone ever do the Heineken out of Sint Maarten?  If so, slam me with a email

bee @ panoramatech dot com

Thanks

Stinger (J105) has an opening for one crew member.  Really need someone to play bowman.

bee at panoramatech dot com

713.562.3218

I just registered for the HYC Turkey Day Regatta and tried to pay.  Imagine my surprise when I received

$15 discount for single handed
$105 late fee
$5 discount for US Sailing Membership

NOR says one can register at $80 without late fee until November 16.  I have no intention of racing single handed.

What's up with this?

I think the J-Fest Sandwich order board is not working properly.  I tried to order 6 sandwiches for Saturday and 6 for Sunday.  Somehow my Sunday choices seemed to show up on Saturday.  Can someone else check this out and see if I am doing something wrong?

Thanks

I just noticed where Colin Casey made SA's front page.  The young master Casey sailed with the Stinger crowd some time ago before buying one of them scary Cats.  Where the hell is The Case these days?  Still racing I see, but I have managed to loose his email.  Anyone have it?  If so, zap me.

After six races, Bill Lakenmacher's Radiance is in 5th place just 4 points out of 3rd. With a little bit o luck, who knows.  Go Radiance

Just got a notice from HYC that the Offshore Triangle has been canceled due to low participation.  Not happy about it but I guess its a sign of the times.

Around the world in 48 days and 7 hours. 

The glorious frogs do it in record breaking time.  Amazing!

Cats and Tris --- The next generation?

As some of you may have observed, Stinger ran around roughly in the middle of the Kemah Channel on return from Icicle 5.  Depth sounder read 5.5 feet at that point.  She draws 6.5 feet so 5.5 was a bit to shallow. 

While trying to get off, I noticed that other boats were taking the extreme starboard side of the channel.  Probably noticing the same thing, Kevin told me to see if I could head that way.  It worked.  We managed to get off the bottom and while still dragging for some part of the way in we finally got into Kemah Boardwalk's channel.

My question:  Does this represent the experience of the rest of you deep draughters?

BTW, we also bottomed out just before entering E dock.  That was pretty easy to get off of but in the relatively confined space not much fun.

Stinger is looking for a couple of crew for the upcoming OD season.  If you interested, please let me know.

Thanks

Bee

If you have not yet done so, go check out SA.

I got to do my very first Wurstfest on a boat --- Vic Forsyth's good old Aftershock. In my former life I managed to play a million polkas at the Wursfest, eat several hundred sausages (OK maybe a few more), and of course drink my share of Beer, but I never even considered the regatta as part of the fun.

Except for the rain on Sunday and occassional light to very light winds, this was lake sailing at its best.  Smooth deep water and on Saturday, beautiful clear skies. Excellent crew work with a lot of gentle ribbing.

There were a number of GBCA'ers there and several good friends and crew.  I was really impressed with the race set up.  They had three lines with one offset marks. They ran W/L and triangles for a variety of big and small boats.  OD lines included Vipers, Cat 22's, J22's, and J24's.  The regatta also included PHRF spinn and non-spin.


Those of you with the capability to go just might consider joining the fun in the future.