Great Pumpkin

We didn't like the idea of footing against the remaining ebb through the lee of Angle Island so went clock wise. Other than that we really thought it was a wash without any clear choice. The difference was that there was not much of a lee going to the straits and good tide through it- then the hot angle to the finish from Alcatraz. As it was we were nearly bow to bow with boats that went the opposite way! A fun race and the best kind of end to a race with a big choice like that! Will

:: Dave,
::
:: It was a great weekend. I think there were a few new
:: boat owners out which is great for the fleet.
::
:: Motorcycle Irene actually went around clockwise and only
:: finished a couple of boatlengths behind us (CCW), while
:: Witchy Woman (also CCW) finished a couple of boatlengths
:: ahead of us.
::
:: I can testify that there was no "big thinking" on our
:: boat. We felt that CW was better for current through
:: Raccoon Straits, but we weren't that excited about a
:: long beat to Alcatraz. So after going back and forth
:: many times we decided on CCW about 5 minutes before the
:: start. It was more of a lucky guess than a well thought
:: out plan.
::
:: See you on the water.
::
:: Dan
::
::
:: :: Hi,
:: ::
:: :: It was great to be out there with you all this weekend.
:: :: It was my first race with the fleet and we got many warm
:: :: welcomes out there on the course. Thanks for making us
:: :: feel at home!
:: ::
:: :: So, who went which way on Sunday? I know I went the
:: :: wrong way (clockwise), along with a few others. Was the
:: :: big gap between 37 and 80 the CW/CCW split?
:: ::
:: :: Witchy Woman 13
::
:: :: Wile E Coyote 14
::
:: :: Motorcycle Irene 18
::
:: :: Great White 30
::
:: :: ERGO 35
::
:: :: Salty Hotel 37

:: :: ---- split??? ---

:: :: Desparado 80
::
:: :: Light'n Up 88
::
:: :: OPA 89
::
:: :: Express Way 90
::
:: :: Attack from Mars 97 (CW)
::
:: :: TAZ 107 (CW)
::
:: :: Kilibri 116 (CW)
::
:: :: STREGA 127 (CW)
::
:: :: Archimedes 132 (CW)
::
:: :: Dianne 183 (DNC)
:: ::
:: :: What was the big thinking in CCW? No sailing deep angles
:: :: to the finish?
:: ::
:: :: Cheers,
::
:: :: Dave