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Just a reminder this coming Monday is 911 fly your fags. It would be a nice a nice thought to fly your American Flag on Rum Race #8 in memory of the first responders and others that gave there life trying help others Sept 11, 2001.  Just a thought, pass it on!

What about RUM # 7

Sounds like a smart idea! Racer race no matter what, but it would be nice to give the judges on the committee  boat a brake. :-)

Great shots, many thanks. It was another wonderful RUM Race, with deli-shes eats at the club house, for a perfect day of sailing with my GBCA friends. FireWater Crew

BAD! SHAWN !!! :-) Some of us do not have as good of hearing as you.

Question, would the ship channel be and obstruction or just bad planning( you could still sail safe ahead, but would be out of the race). If you call for "ROOM TO TACK AT AN OBSTRUCTION" it does not give you right of way, till the other boats tacks or calls "clear to tack" this requires a response or and action.  If the other boat does not hear you're  hail, they do not know what you are doing or that you have a problem. Note from RR#20 " and then wait for the other boat to respond"

Sometime things look different from different angles, we are all sports men, but most important we are sailing friends, sometimes we make a mistake and should do the right thing. The boat I am on, made mistake one time and started a few seconds early( had a timer problem) and realized it at the finish, and had placed well, and the time difference would not of changed our finish, but never the less it was wrong and we disqualified our self, no one else knew we were a few seconds early, but we did. It may be easier to do the wrong thing, but you become a better person(and sailor) when you do the right. I think, I read this in a fortune cookie one time "if your depth finder shows the water getting deeper you should of tacked sooner". Now let's go have fun, sailing together.

Reminder, this is also the Judge Smails race, wear your best Judge Smails outfit.  You say who is Judge Smails, watch the following video!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGpQej3o9eo

Need some more ideas look at Icicle # 5 in 2015    https://www.flickr.com/photos/lacyphotos/albums/72157648258838283

Hope to see alot of Judge Smails this Saturday! Now lets have fun!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

A little slow sailing but still a great time! What a great way to visit with friends at the second mark("H"). And the BBQ at the party was great. Go FireWater

Just a note - FireWater's keel bumped(dept reading was 10ft keel is about 6',6") on something just before the first mark("H"rig) I believe Shawn did a GPS on it for more info. Also saw what looked like part of a telephone post sticking about a foot out of the water near the ship channel( maybe floating around) heading for the range mark, appears to be a lot junk in the water best to keep a watch out. Other than these few things it was a great day to be sailing, and a lots of fun, and a perfect start for the Icicle races and I love the new GBCA calendar with the great photos, but have to say, in my opinion month of Aug photo the best :-)  GO FireWater !

Never forget! Please fly your American Flag in memory of men, women, children and hero's who lost there life 15 years ago.

Is the boat ok? Could you of hit the bent pipe(also known as" BENDY SH$T") from one of the old rigs we use to race around?

Notice a typo in the GBCA dead tree calendar, it has the Heald bank on April 23 & 24.  When it is  Apr 30-May 1, but never the less still enjoy the great photos.

Its nice to see the finish times, it helps captain improve there skills, and think were to focuses there efforts, and give hope to being the leader. Well done Bob!! The club class has always been fun and I believe this will make it more fun. Go Captain Ron, you can DO IT!! :-)

Great sailing today, I was on FireWater and had a blast, and counted over twenty boats out there, and had some great hot dogs at the GBCA club house after the race, many thanks to the cook. Saw some photos I believe were from todays race on the clubhouse TV hope they get posted, GBCA is a great cub, they really step up when needed, and glad to be a member.