We had 14 boxed boats in a semi, another 22 framed that we carried on trailers. 9 of them stacked in another semi. Took us about 3-4 days to finish up and get ready for the racing.
The weather has been near perfect. Cool and grey for the rigging and clear on the first day of the event. The wind kicked in strong yesterday and the surf has reduced. Perfect!
Sorry, couldn't help it. When you wrote "my numbe is my number" I couldn't help but hear MC Hammer's "....can't touch this...." playing in the background somewhere ........"Hobie time.....my number.....can't touch this"..... sorry, it's late
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H16 '82
Tornado '88
Re: Hobie 16 NAs underway
[Re: CatRon]
#53737 07/25/0507:25 AM07/25/0507:25 AM
Don't those numbers 'belong' to someone somewhere ?
Interesting Question - If so - they were most likely origional 14 sail #'s, and very old at that, so there should not be a conflict when regatta-ing.
Typically, if there is a conflict however, the person with the origional # gets to keep it and the other person would duck tape a large 1 or X or something at the beginning or end of the sail #.
Had to work (Damm!) and not in CA. Go 204 teams in CA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rico
Re: Hobie 16 NAs underway
[Re: deq204]
#53739 07/25/0511:20 AM07/25/0511:20 AM
I think that when the factory supplies the boats for a major event, they put numbers on the sails based upon the number of boats supplied, to make it easier for the race committee for scoring.
I am assuming that after the event is over, they replace those numbers with the actual numbers that belong with those boats.
We have always numbered this way for major events with supplied boats. Usually not a problem at local regattas as they get sent all over the North American region.
Any observations why the Caribean and Mexican teams were so dominant?
First of all I think we had more competition this year. The Figueroa's (1st , PUR) , Maegli/Guirola (2nd , GUA), Viana/Gomes (4th, BRA), Enqwirda/Elred (9th, AUS) all these teams were not there last year or the year before. Then look at teams like Murrieta/Akle (5th PUR) and Colon/Roldan ( 6th PUR), these teams have done fine in the past but have had consistency problems in the shifty venues of the last two NAs. The wind was fairly straightforward this year. There was a big right shift on the starboard layline and it was there just about every race. This made it easier to be consistent if you were fast and could get good starts. The Division 13 guys sailed great and it was fantastic to sail against all of them. It was a good clinic for us.
I would add that many of those guys train a lot, have coaches and sail in those conditions year round. As the wind built and the wave size increased they did better and better. When I did get a good start and rounded A in good position I would get passed downwind by the good ocean sailors. Sailing in a real 18-20 knots and 5-6ft waves can be very difficult when you sail on lakes. Great learning experience on rigging and driving. The attachment shows Sarah Bisesi (10)and Scotty Alter(12) racing. Letting thier dad's drive for now.
Pat Bisesi
Fleet 204
Re: Hobie 16 NAs underway
[Re: pbisesi]
#53750 08/03/0508:29 AM08/03/0508:29 AM
Personally, I was almost never able to get a good start. Fortunately, the thing to do in nearly every race was to tack almost immediately after the start and bang the right hand corner (if you could make it past the pier). Once in clean air, I could keep up with everybody but Enrique. He's just on a different plane than the rest of us.
Re: Hobie 16 NAs underway
[Re: pbisesi]
#53751 08/03/0508:30 AM08/03/0508:30 AM
Now THAT's a photo that I imagine means an awful lot to both dads, and will mean just as much to both kids in 20 years. Whatever you guys spent on the regatta, time and money, would be worth that single photo, for me.
Geez - I'm all misty
John Williams
- The harder you practice, the luckier you get - Gary Player, pro golfer
After watching Lionel Messi play, I realize I need to sail harder.