Ship-to-ShoreShip-to-Shore The South Sound Society’s Newsletter

Volume 42 Issue 7 March 2013 http://www.ssssclub.com

March Meeting: Jeff Madrigali, North Sails Skookum Inlet Race It’s a great time in your boat life. You have updated everything on your boat and now it’s March 2 time for your sails. Want to learn how sails are made today? Come and listen to Jeff Madrigali, a sail maker with North Sails. Jeff will be bringing a video on sail making to go along with his Board Meeting talk. March 5 Jeff has been a sail maker for 31 years and a professional sailor for 15 years. He is a two time US Olympia, 1996 and 2000 Class, a 1996 bronze medal winner, 2000 Soling Examining the New Rules would champion, March 10 1997 Maxi world champion, sailed in ViewPoint Room 12 Transpac Races, four First to Finish General Meeting two overall race wins, North Sails and 8 class wins. Jeff March 12 has also been a Visitors Welcome multiple national and Doors open at 1830, Meeting starts 1900 North American Champion in many Islands Race GHYC one design class, J- March 16 24, , , last Southern Sound Series race Moore 24, Santana 35, , , Racing Meeting Mumm 30, Melges Starting the Toliva Shoal Race photo: Peggy O’Brien 32,, , 11 More Toliva Shoal photos by Barbara on line March 21 Meter, One Design 1830 Westbay 35, One Design 48 and Mumm 36. With all this experience Jeff will not only give you good information on sail design, he will have a bunch of stories for us. Bill Hutchinson, Mystify Hope Island Cruise IF YOU ARE PARKING AT OYC FOR THE MEETING SIGN IN AT THE DOOR. March 23-4 Commodore’s Corner: Many Hands Make Light Work Star Meeting/Potluck How does a forty-five dollar a year club have quality weekly activities? The answer: March 24 volunteers and partnerships. Case in point: the Toliva Shoal Weekend. Under the tireless Bill’s leadership of Don Waterhouse we pulled it off again. Part of my job is to worry. Since the event is the major fundraiser for Youth Sailing in Olympia, we need to do what we can to encourage the next generation of boaters. I spent the Maclean Memorial Race week prior to the Toliva Race gathering raffle items. Thanks to the generosity of West Marine March 30 in Olympia, Helly Hansen in Centralia, and the publishers of Northwest Boating guides and Waggoner’s guides, I was not empty handed. Unbeknownst to me, others had been busy Star Launch assembling raffle items too. Together, with the generosity of other businesses. we produced a March 31 treasure trove of raffle items that made the raffle a success to all involved. When I arrived at the yacht club the evening of the dinner and raffle, everything was nicely set up, but there were only a few out-of-town racers hanging around. The kitchen crew was Board Meeting well into day two of the preparations for the benefit dinner. A massive display of beef was April 2 prepared, but had not made it into the oven. Will it be ready in time? Of course! Not only was yet another fine dinner produced, but over 150 hungry folks showed up to devour virtually General Meeting everything. After that excellent dinner, the kitchen crew did it again for breakfast! In total the Richard Hazelton fearless kitchen crew logged many hours of kitchen time, not counting the menu-planning and shopping. I should learn not to worry! April 9 Thanks again for the small army of volunteers that put on the best gathering in the Southern Visitors Welcome Sound Series. Thanks also to our co-hosts at the Olympia Yacht Club, the fine Race Doors open at 1830, Meeting starts 1900 LAKE PLEASANT OR BUST : TOLIVA REPORTS : NEW WEB SERVER Ship-to-Shore March 2013

Committee and their support crew. that went left to the western side made When we are looking for volunteers, out just as well as those who went RC Report don’t be shy, the Club is what we east. I am writing this just after completing the Toliva make it. See you on the water. What breeze there was let up before Shoal Race which provided some light air Richard Bigley, Osa the racers could get into Dana challenges on a beautiful day. Although the winds Passage, so short taking the shore was were light there was enough breeze to short tack going to be necessary to stay out of the south side of Dana Passage and avoid the strong Toliva : Short and adverse current. The majority of the flood current. We finally made it to a welcome racers chose to stay on the southern finish line at Johnson Point. The shortened course Sweet shore, short taking near the beach. As was not a disappointment since I wanted to pick-up The 2013 edition of the Toliva the racers short tacked and were in the temporary SSSS Z which was used for the Shoal Race is in the books. The first close proximity to shore, there were McAlister Creek Race. It was anchored between year that I had the opportunity to Johnson Point and Zittle’s be Race Committee Chair I coined Marina. After the race it the phrase Toliva, the Race was just a short motor to Around the South Sound. Well this pick up the buoy and then year we race around, but due to the head for home. lack of wind and strong adverse While the Eld Inlet Race current the race was shortened at and Toliva Shoal were Johnson Point on the outbound light wind affairs, the leg. I didn’t hear single complaint McAlister Creek race that such a short race should have provided racers the been longer. There was plenty of opportunity to air things sailing that took place in the 7.5 out as the wind blew NM that lay between starting area steadily over 10 knots from at Olympia Shoal and Johnson start to finish. The Point at the end of Dana Passage. southerly provided many The volunteers from SSSS and boats with an opportunity OYC put on such a good time for for the rare experience to Toliva that even in a year that the single tack the entire race itself is a little trying, the length of Dana Passage. racers still have a great time. The Aboard Maranatha, Toliva Shoal Race photo:Barbara Emmons Decade best records were More Tolivas Shoal photos by Barbara on line party Friday night was another set for the full length success with food, fun and prizes numerous reports of racers getting a course when both Nirvana and Flying Circus beat raising money for youth sailing. little too close and temporary the old corrected course time set by Bodacious in Everybody was having a great time grounding during a tack. The short 2009 and most of the D Class boats led by Sassy and enjoying the night. Thanks to the tacking duels played on all the way to smashed the record time set in 2008 for the shorter galley crew for another wonderful the finish area at Johnson Point. 17 mile D class course. I spent an enjoyable day dinner. Thanks to the guys manning The Race Committee boat was on helping the RC boat, Genesis, with Alan Niles and the libations, making sure there was station and accepting finishers, much his crew. We had a nice day watching the starting fun flowing, but not too much fun. to the delight of racers that had to put sequence. We hardly had time for lunch when the Race day arrived with the weather in mush more racing in a shorter span first boats were crossing the finishing line at 1230. that was predicted, light winds and than usual. Many of the racers from Alan took a good video of the PHRF fleet start and fair skies. The PRO, Norm Smit north of Olympia transferred to boats many photos are posted on-line. wisely delayed the start of the race returning back to Olympia so their The Rules Seminar will be held in the WestBay waiting for the morning sun to stir the boat could make the shorter delivery Viewpoint Room on Sunday March 10th and I will atmosphere and generate any kind of back. The racers that I talked to back have copies of the new 2013-2016 Racing Rules of breeze. After about a half hour delay at Olympia Yacht Club said that they Sailing available for sale at the seminar. The cost is the race was under way. The racers had a great time and were happy to get only $15.00 which is 50% of the retail price. Norm could tell what kind of day they were in a race under such trying conditions. Smit will provide a capsule review of the changes in for looking north to Dofflemeyer Congratulations to the crew of Uno, we should expect when we implement the new Point and seeing a fog bank laying for First to Finish and First Overall. rules next summer. just beyond into Dana Passage. The Thanks to all the volunteers that put I received a quite a few Crew Award racers had to make a choice right at on the event that is Toliva Shoal Race. nominations for first place boats in the Island the starting area, which side of Budd Thanks to all the racers that come and Series and presentations were made at the February Inlet was going to have the best enjoy a great time on and off the Meeting. Remember you can nominate a crew conditions. Most of the racers chose water. This years’ Toliva was short person for any first place finishes in the Inlet Races the eastern shore looking for any and sweet. or for first overall in a series. advantage they could find. The racers Don Waterhouse Joel Rett, Maranatha & LoneStar Ship-to-Shore March 2013

Rules Seminar, Cruise News ISLAND HOME CRUISE Another super successful joint cruise to March 10 JARRELL COVE CRUISE Island Home. Island Home is the outpost of MARCH 23-24 1230 at Viewpoint Room, Olympia Yacht Club. It’s a beautiful little Westbay It’s beginning to look a lot like spring island just south of the Hartstene Island and by the time the end of March rolls Bridge off Pickering Road in Shelton. It is a new cycle for the Racing Rules of around, we should all be itchin’ for a place There is a great clubhouse with a large Sailing. You need to get the new rule to cruise. And we have one for you. If kitchen and recreation room that easily book for the next four years. There have you’ve never been, Jarrell Cove is a very accommodated our rather large group. been some changes to the definitions, the special place at the northwest corner of There a large outdoor area with a shelter, rules of Part C that pertain to marks and Hartstene Island. Also if you’ve never horseshoe pit, walking trails, and benches obstructions, and a few other changes that been, don’t try to make it under the from where to sit and look across at the are not important to every unspoiled beauty of day racing. Hope and Squaxin We will go over the rule Islands. changes, discuss why they About ¼ of the boats were made, and then in attendance made the discuss how the rules apply trip out on Friday. We at different locations on the did some mingling and race course. Come on out partook of an abundance and have lunch at Tugboat of hors d’oeuvres. Annie’s and join us for an Saturday was spent afternoon of rules. socializing, reading, Norman Smit, Protest lounging about, playing Chair games, playing music, SSSS will have rule and generally just books for sale, $15, which soaking-up the ambiance and comradery. We did have Portsmouth the boat bingo game Race Meeting going and around 1800 settled into the fabulous The Dinghy Fleet annual pot luck. Then, for the spring meeting will be evening’s Thursday, March 21st at Flying Circus ferrying crew, Toliva Shoal Race photo: Jim Findley entertainment, Rod and 1830 in the View Point Susan’s friend Melodee Room at West Bay Marina. Anyone that Hartstene Bridge unless you know it’s taught a swing dancing class. All seemed to is at all interested in , from height and the height of your rig. One will enjoy it, certainly the dancers, but I’m sure watching, to racing, to being on the be bigger than the other and it’s important the observers as well. committee boat, to ???? please come to that you get it right. Sunday morning a small but dedicated the meeting. Among other things we will Hartstene Island is bordered on the north cooking crew whipped up a fabulous be discussing ways to improve the racing by a quite large state park with water and breakfast consisting of eggs, sausage, fruit, and increase the fun level. Every year we even showers. We’ll have our potluck at and fabulous French Toast. come up with the new thing and I have one of the shelters again this year. There’s a All in all, another great time at a fabulous no idea what that will be this year. We large dock which can hold a number of location. We’re very lucky to be invited to will also be discussing the new dock boats, also there are several buoys, and the such a wonderful place by our friends at addition and bringing everyone up to anchorage is sticky and protected. OYC, especially now that they’ve made it speed on where we are on that project. Plan on sailing up on Saturday. Happy officially an annual event. I encourage all In case you’re interested in racing your hour will begin at 1700, or sooner our Members to seriously consider joining dinghy this summer, we race every other depending on personal preference, with the the Yacht Club. They’re a great group, very Thursday night, starting at 1830 in Budd potluck promptly at 1800. In the past we’ve generous and gracious, and certainly offer Inlet just north of KGY and Anthony’s used the small shelter at the top of the ramp many benefits including their Island Home Hearth Fire Restaurant. If you are the but this year we might shoot for the larger outpost and marina facilities. They do have slightest bit interested contact me to get one up the trail and to the left of the memberships and slips available at a more of the specifics, look us up on line, parking area. You can’t miss it. fraction of what you’re probably paying or you can just show up on the water and Sunday morning, weather permitting, now. They even have a membership special we’ll take it from there. take some time to explore the park and going if you hurry. So please do look into Jim Findley, Night Wind / Not Sirius / walk around the island a bit. See you all joining. there. and others Ship-to-Shore March 2013

Special thanks to Barb, Suzie, Southern Sound Series Rep The Cruising Classes showed up in force for Suzy, Joyce, Richard, Marti, this race: Eight in the Commodore Class, Myra, Micki, Ann, The Musicians, Report: Toliva Shoal spinnaker, and fifteen in the Non Flying Sails and especially Melodee who came Not a spinnaker in Sight! Approximately 70 class. These classes allow the local boats to out of retirement to teach us enter a longer race and see what It may be like lubbers a dance step or two. boats reported to the starting line at Olympia Shoal in a dying southern breeze to be greeted before moving up to the PHRF classes. They Boats in attendance: Vintage, start thirty minutes before the PHRF classes Voyager, Inati, Rob Roy, LaForza, by the postponement flag. Sailors wondered if there was going to be a race if the weather which allow them to inspect the entire fleet at Midnight Blue, Balder, Brass they get passed on the course! Ring, Nightwind, PenOziequah, predictions would hold true: no rain and no wind. Thirty minutes later a northerly whisper Toliva Shoal was a huge success! Great party Loon, D'Lavicea, Mongie Lee, and food on Friday night, and a race that was Pax, Mischief, Jabiroo, Osa, of wind worked its way down Budd Inlet and the Cruising Classes started at 1005. The thick completed before dark in some wind! Rushwind, Voyageur, Pandora, The final race of the four-race Southern Maya, , Kaydee Marie, fog could be seen near Boston Harbor, but the sun burned it off before any Sound Series is the Kiss Intel II, Sunday's Child, Islands Race on 16 Dawn Treader, Starbright, of the racers arrived. The northerly held and March. Sponsored Passages, Swirl II, Windswept, by the Gig Harbor and Liberte.Special recognition sometimes built to five knots Yacht Club, it is goes to the wise few boaters who and then dropped off to usually conducted are members of both clubs around three knots. Racers in warmer weather Glen & Ann Helman, tacked their way to Boston with longer days Midnight Blue Harbor into Dana Passage. Around noon most of the that the other three Perfect Race fleet had entered Dana races. There is free Passage and were fighting a moorage at the City Attendance Dock, the one As of the Toliva Shoal Race, below the huge two boats have made every race In the kitchen before American Flag and are, if they keep it up through the Toliva Shoal pole, and some Race Spring Series, eligible for the photo: Steve great places to eat Perfect Attendance Award. They Worcester and have a good are Releaf and I 5. time. See you in Gig Harbor on 16 March! The Bounty KEEPING CREW Sinking Mary Campbell wrote an excellent article in the Ship-to-Shore which The Bounty, a replica of that provided suggestions to the crew on famous ship, was lost, along with how they could contribute to the her skipper, in an Atlantic smooth operation of the sailboat. On a hurricane a couple years ago. The flood current. All held to the south side of the different tack, listed below are some CG is now holding hearings on passage and tacking duels began. Those who suggestions the skipper of a PHRF boat could the sinking. went too far into the center paid dearly as the take to make the experience more enjoyable for There are questions as to why flood slowed their progress. Boats that the crew. The crew is what makes the boat a her skipper put to sea in the face monitored their Velocity Made Good, VMG, to race boat. Without a crew the skipper is simply of the forecasts. Others did not. Johnson Point appeared to make the best single-handed and just managing to survive However the crew, who were progress. As the racers zigzagged their way over the race course. rescued, firmly support their east, one could hear an occasional Starboard! New Crew member: Invite a new crew skipper’s decision. But there were no collisions or harsh words. member come to the boat about half an hour The hearing has found that The committee boat, under the supervision of before the other crew members. Have the new there was extensive rot. The yard the Principle Race Officer, Norm Smit, member sign in a guest book with an email or manager advised against leaving announced over channel 72 that the race was phone number. You now have the contact the yard. The skipper made being shortened at Johnson Point. You could information you need for the next race or if arrangements to come back for hear sighs of relieve over the water from the something was left aboard after the race. It also repairs, when they had the money. racers. Toliva Shoal is over 38 miles and has an lets the crew member know you care enough to The crew knew about the rot. 18 hour time limit. There were current learn more about him/her. Use this half hour to Many of them were doing the predictions of four and five knots with little orient the new member on how the head works; work in the yard. They blame the wind. Most sailors were not looking forward to man overboard details; jack lines; first aid kit; owner for lack of funding. He has finishing the race at Zero Dark Thirty in the sails; flotation devices to include PFD’s; refused to testify. cold! Good call Race Committee! Results may anchor; electronics to include the VHF, Chart The hearing continues. be found on the ssseries.org web site. Ship-to-Shore March 2013 plotter, depth sounder, radar, knot meter, Black Star Regatta: April 26- 28, West anemometer, and light switches; spinnaker Star Fleet Bay Marina pole; sails: where stored and when to use them Believe it or not it is time to start We always need help for the Black and any other item you may use during the getting the Stars ready for another Star and appreciate all that have helped race. season. The Black Star planning is us in the past and are willing to help out Provide a place to store personal gear. almost completed with a new T-shirt this year. This should be the same location for each race. design that will knock your socks off. If We look forward to a wonderful year Perhaps a name tag above the storage area you haven’t already planned to get your of Star sailing, see you on the water. could add a personal touch. This also allows boat in Bill’s shop it is time to do so Norm Smit, Tantalus, Star 7094 stuff no longer needed on deck to be placed because the first launch is coming up at where it can be found quickly when needed the end of March. Here are some BLACK STAR REGATTA again. important dates to put on your calendar. RAFFLE Crew Comfort. Some boats with younger Rules Seminar: March 10, 1230 The Black Star Regatta Raffle is crew are able to hang it out on the rail the Viewpoint Room looking fantastic again this year! Tickets entire race! For most of will be on sale at our PHRF boats the March and however, the crew may April Meetings as need a break down well as the Black below. Discuss the food Star Regatta plan; ensure the crew is dinner. This raffle hydrated before the start; is the primary let them know where the way the Budd snacks, if any, are located Inlet Star Fleet along with other drinks. raises funds for its For the longer winter operations and races, it helps if some support for Youth form of heat can be Sailing. Just a few provided down below. of the confirmed Also it may pay to have items include: an extra set of clothes breakfast and and bath towel in a kayaking at waterproof bag in case a Tugboat Annie's, crew member becomes $50 gift certificate soaked! If a crew to Olympia member becomes cold, Supply, a I 5, McAlister Creek Race photo: Alan Niles More McAlister Creek photos by Alan on line send them down below to Fantastic dinner warm up! Spring Meeting: March 24, Bill’s for six, prepared by Thera Black, ... Discuss the race: the course, the currents, First Launch: March 31, West Bay We appreciate the support we get the weather, the boat position in the series, the Second Launch: April 14, West Bay from everyone who donates items and duties each crew member is assigned. On Kick off the Rust Clinic: April 21, West purchases tickets! Thanks. some boats the crew duties are rotated every Bay Marina Susan Willis, Mako hour or so. This allows a crew member to helm during a race which may be the only chance they may ever have. Be patient; the South Sound Women’s Boating Seminar crew member only sails on your boat once or Here’s a small sampling of the Great gear, one-on-one tutoring on twice a month and will not be as familiar with speakers and topics coming to this your own boat, beautiful items by local it as you. Every time the yacht departs the year’s Seminar to whet your appetite: artists and more will be raffled to fund dock, it becomes a learning experience. Keep scholarships for the “Girls at the Helm” the crew in the race by asking their opinions · Alison Mazon – understanding your program hosted by The Adventuress. A on what should be done next. boat’s electrical systems post-seminar barbecue at the Clubhouse Keep the crew informed. Let them know · Judy Grable – ‘reading’ the weather rounds out the day’s activities. how you did in the race and where we could · Ace Spragg – how tides and currents For more details or to register online, have improved our experience. Also keep affect trip planning please visit www.ssssclub.com/wbs.htm. them up-to-date on any changes or · Lynne Reister – cutlass bearings Sponsorship opportunities are also improvements made on the boat. Remind them The seminar is Saturday, May 18, at available; contact Capt. Mary Fitzgerald of the next race and after you discover who the Olympia Yacht Clubhouse. Doors at (360) 754-1516 for more information will be able to make the race, let the rest of the open at 0800. Registration is $35, regarding sponsorships or donations. crew know. including lunch and a chance to win Micki McNaughton, The Stargazer Dave Knowlton, Koosah valuable door prizes. Ship-to-Shore March 2013

You might have had problems with parts of SSSS Boats at the The Web Site Moved the site as it was moved. Everything should Toliva Shoal Race SSSS changed servers. Our site is now be working now. hosted by a local company, MRM, run by Except the archived photos. The software 1 Class 10 Gizmo 10 OA Mike Visser. 1 Class 9 Strategery 25 OA that created the thumbnail pages that allow us 2 Class 7 Gayle Force 3 OA However the way you access the site has to access the photos is obsolete and will no 2 Class 8 Mis Conduct 16 OA not changed. We are still at ssssclub.com. It longer run. We are working on this problem. 2 Class 10 Showtime 20 OA is like we changed phone companies and kept Steve Worcester, Star 6932 2 Class 4 Korina-Korina 42 OA our number. 3 Class 5 Silverheels 15 OA 3 Class 10 Kaitlin 34 OA 3 Class 9 Bodacious 42 OA stopping early at the 4 Class 5 McSwoosh 30 OA Troutdale, Oregon 4 Class 10 Beep Beep 39 OA 5 Class 6 Flying Circus 19 OA McMenamin’s hotel that has 5 Class 8 I 5 36 OA a fantastic heated outdoor 5 Class 10 Pandora 43 OA wading pool. Day two saw 6 Class 7 Skookum 31 OA us bed down in Wells, 6 Class 8 Mystify 37 OA 6 Class 10 Genesis 46 OA Nevada and wake to the 8 Class 6 Lightly Salted 40 OA coldest temperature I’ve ever 8 Dnyo 7 Skookum 47 OA seen, -9º F. After fueling up DNF Pax that morning my fingers DNC Class 10 Mariah 1 Cruising NFS Folie A Deux were almost white, and I was 2 Cruising NFS Koosah wearing gloves. The drive 3 Cruising NFS Balder south on Highway 93 was 4 Cruising NFS Maranatha lovely as always. I’ve 6 Cruising NFS Vintage 7 Cruising NFS Mongie Lee McAlister Creek Race photo: Jeff Hogan passed through on this road 8 Cruising NFS Osa More McAlister Creek photos by Jeff on line three times now, and the 10 Cruising NFS Boru beauty of the area never 11 Cruising NFS Aquila fails to impress. And it’s lightly traveled, 12 Cruising NFS Aeolian Letter: 13 Cruising NFS Releaf always a plus. 14 Cruising NFS Gray Wolf Lake Pleasant or Bust! Rather than press on all the way to our DNF Cruising NFS Endless Summer Tony Chapman first put the bug in my ear at motel in Anthem, we stopped over at DNF Cruising NFS Sidetrack Arcosanti, a rather anachronistic leftover from 1 Commodore Sarah Jane Whidbey Island Race Week about how fun the 2 Commodore String Games mid-January Birthday Regatta on Lake the ‘60s and ‘70. I could go on overly long 5 Commodore Spiff Pleasant is. It sounded pretty good last July. It about the place, and I won’t, but Google it. 6 Commodore Rushwind sounded even better in January in Olympia, It’s architecturally fascinating, in a beautiful 7 Commodore Steamy Windows Washington where it’s between 30 and 40 location, and they have guest accommodations Teams that are basic, but nice. It’s about 50 miles at Toliva : total degrees, gray and damp every day for months. north of Lake Pleasant right next to a federal SSSS-2 : 85/3rd : 233/3rd It was also an easy sell to the wife, who loves Bodacious, I 5, Showtime Arizona, but not so easy for producing a third wilderness area in the Cordes Lakes area. SSSS-1; 110/2th : 372/7th crew. Having sailed the boat often double- After a beautiful morning hike to view an Korina-Korina, Skookum, Mystify handed with my wife, I worried not and took ancient petroglyph, we continued on south and off with 131 in tow behind the trusty eased into Anthem to check in at the Hampton If I missed someone, please tell me. Astro Van on the 1400-mile trek to central Inn where we’d be staying for the regatta. Arizona with an e-mail sent to Tony seeing if They deserve a plug. Really nice facility with The S-t-S Needs he could procure a third for us to sail with. a good breakfast, and pet friendly with no Stories and Photos The trip down was relatively uneventful, surcharge for having our dog with us. After leaving late Monday and Ship-to-Shore March 2013 dropping off a few items, we made the 20- of the regatta, but of the 10-boat fleet, two of a biased line or course. We got three minute commute to the marina to set up, California boats were dominant, James races started each day, though the last on found a few fellow Vipers there doing the Sears’ 148 and Brad Milligan’s 143, Saturday was abandoned by most of the same and got ready for launching Friday. finishing within three points of one another classes. I’m proud to say the Vipers were The arrangement of things at Lake first to quit. There was definitely a Pleasant is a bit different than I’m repeating wind pattern of strong used to, probably a function of it morning northerlies that eased off being a manmade lake. There are by noon and then the wind two launch ramps a bit removed ghosting in and out from other from the marina, one at either end, directions. Tony’s going to see if and no parking immediately he can’t get the Viper starts earlier adjacent to either the launch ramps next year to take advantage of the or the docks at the marina. This morning breeze. resulted in a bit of each Kudos to AYC for a very nice morning and afternoon, or you could event, and thank you, Tony, for snag a ride on one of the golf cars arranging some group moorage that zoomed up and down the for the Vipers at the marina. I boardwalk as ersatz shuttles, but think I can speak for everyone when there are clear blue skies and who participated that we felt temperatures in the mid 70s every welcome and looked after, and day, a 15-minute walk is not a one couldn’t have asked for nicer burden. weather in the middle of January. We were fortunate enough to have The trip home for us was an excellent local sailor whistled up uneventful for the most part, but by Tony, Jason Schwyn. His the cold returned quickly, sinking experience with the lake and local Aboard Boru, Toliva Shoal Race photo: Barbara Emmons into the teens as we traveled up race management was instrumental through Utah into Idaho to soak in in getting us off on the right foot as we at the end of the event, and halving the the abundant hot natural mineral water at flirted with being tardy to the start area, as point total of Tim Carter and Tony Lava Hot Springs. The worst driving did many of the other Vipers. With Jason Chapman on 187 in third. I was pleased to conditions lay ahead in Oregon where we on board I was able to focus on racing and finish with a fourth overall, four points out had to brave a brief spat of freezing rain in not worry about the starting sequence or of third, given I sailed with just two on eastern Oregon and then some snow on course, and we secured a second in the first Saturday and Sunday, and with dog and I-84 between Troutdale and Portland that race. I won’t go through a blow-by-blow wife Friday and Saturday. sent a Mustang skittering about, but the all RC work was very wheel drive on the Astro took all that in proficient and appropriate stride and we made it home without for the event, making best incident back to the now welcome and use of the wind we had, almost warm feeling 38º F of the Pacific focusing on getting races Northwest. off, sometimes at the cost Rafe Beswick, Dragonfly

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