Slip to Ship Info and Early Registration!

Well, we are 16 days away from the Slip to Ship Regatta (May 23-24, 2009). This is a fun two day distance regatta in its 24th year. It is a blast and we are ready to put S2S "Back on the Map."

I have listed the top three reasons not to miss it this year.

1. New club: Katrina be damned. We now have a beautiful facility, full kitchen, fuller bar expansive balcony.

2. New management/New Value: With the openning of the new building, we have sailors at the helm. We have heard your complaints and are responding.
Entry Fee: $50.00 (single handed), $60.00 (double handed). Late registration (after May 15, 2009) will be an additional $10.00. Entry fee will include the following:
a. a custom S2S regatta t-shirt for you and your crew (if applicable)
b. contintental breakfast Saturday morning
c. Beer and chicken out on the Island
d. A Saturday Cajun dinner extrodinaire created by Robbie Halstad;
e, An automatic entry in the sailor's door prize;
f. Two Raffle tickets for the raffle;

3. Old school: We remember what makes a regatta fun: good wind, good food, good drink and friends. This year, we are striving to bring back the fun from the days of old. Call it our Reggatta stimulus package.

Remember, camping is permitted on our grounds.

Please fax or email your completed registration to fleetcaptain@osyc.com or (228) 865-7885. Also, while our physical address is 100 Front Beach, Ocean Springs. Please send all mail to P.O. Box 821, Ocean Springs, MS 39564

Please get your registration form in early to avoid the $10.00 late fee. I would also appreciate an email just to help us guage the number os sailors to plan for.

More information can be found at www.osyc.com

See you on the water.

Ken Altman
Fleet Captain OSYC
fleetcaptain@osyc.com
(228) 365-4168
"Kani Basami" N20

REMINDER TODAY IS THE EARLY REGISTRATION DEADLINE. AS LONG AS YOU EMAIL ME YOUR COMPLETED REGISTRATION FORM YOU WILL SAVE THE $10.00 LATE FEE.

Ken
"Kani Basami" N20
fleetcaptain@osyc.com

The forecast for this weekend is calling for an east wind... If it holds true we are looking at a run down the casio channel and a reach out to the island! We typically have a south wind and it is an 8 mile beat to the island. We could see some really fast times this year!

Andrew. YOu are right. While we were concerned about the front over Florida developing...that has fizzled out. Over the past 24 hours, both the wind and wave forecasts have decreased to very managable and fast sailing conditions. While we will probably get a little wet on Saturday...the ride will be worth it.

Also, I wanted to share with the racers that we will have great sailor door prizes and an incredible raffle Saturday night including for example: Ruth Chris Steak House, APS, West Marine, IP Casino...to name a few. The Grand Prize is a two night stay at a swank resort in Destin, FL with a fishing trip (or round of golf) for two. That is a $900 package. I am stoked.

I hope that everyone will make it.

Ken
Fleetcaptain@osyc.com
N20 "Kani Basami"

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
400 AM CDT THU MAY 21 2009
PASCAGOULA TO ATCHAFALAYA RIVER OUT 60 NM

GMZ555-212130-
COASTAL WATERS FROM PASCAGOULA MS TO THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE
MISSISSIPPI RIVER OUT 20 NM-
400 AM CDT THU MAY 21 2009

GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING

TODAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS WITH FREQUENT GUSTS UP TO
35 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET. PROTECTED WATERS ROUGH. CHANCE OF
SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
AFTERNOON.

TONIGHT
EAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET. PROTECTED
WATERS ROUGH. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY.

FRIDAY
EAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET SUBSIDING
TO 3 TO 5 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON. PROTECTED WATERS ROUGH. SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY.

FRIDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. GUSTS UP TO 35 KNOTS
IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET. PROTECTED WATERS CHOPPY.
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY.

SATURDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET.
PROTECTED WATERS CHOPPY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

SATURDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO
4 FEET. PROTECTED WATERS CHOPPY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
LIKELY.

SUNDAY
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. PROTECTED
WATERS CHOPPY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

SUNDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET.
PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT TO MODERATE CHOP. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS.

MONDAY
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FEET. PROTECTED
WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

MONDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FEET.
PROTECTED WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS

Well, there ya go, just another average day in Ocean Springs!

Giddy up!

What are you taking to tie the boat down?

A couple of 2x4s buried in the sand and tied to the trapeze wires makes a good tie down. Tighten the mast rotation so the wing mast doesn't oscillate, too.

Have fun!

we use tree augers (about $12 at acehardware) here. they seem to work very well.. but nothing will hold down a boat in gale winds

Better yet, stay on the beach and drink BEER!!!!

Shooooooot....15 knots isn't that a "freshening breeze". I am going to dial the N20 down. Diamond tension about 700-800. Any thoughts. (Me 185 crew 150)

Ken

You are correct, I was thinking of today's forecast...Saturday's looks good, if it doesn't guest like crazy anyway...

I heard that the regatta(I think at Bay Saint Louis?) had some weird conditions like that. Blowing about 10-13knots and then all of a sudden you get some nasty 17-20knot winds...nasty....

Lets hope that won't be the case this weekend. Of course, I won't be there, my family made plans that I really should attend.


Mike

(Best Mr Rogers voice)
Can you say "Wa-HOO!"? I knew you could.

I'm at the club and the new showers were built today and are a very nice complement to the new club. Tons of door prizes, nice door prizes. BTW, Happy Birthday Ken! Great job everyone.

Wingnut, you sailing with us Friday?

The wind forecast keeps dropping but the chance of rain on Saturday is still high. Damn the torpedos..full steam ahead.


An area of low pressure will slowly move northwest across the northern Gulf towards the central Gulf Coast through Saturday and early Sunday. This will continue to cause moderate to strong east northeast and easterly winds through Friday night. Winds will slack off on Saturday.

Small Craft Advisory in effect through Saturday morning
Forecast as of 4:00 am CDT on May 22, 2009
Coastal Waters From Pascagoula Ms To The Southwest Pass Of The Mississippi River Out 20 Nm-
Saturday
Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet in the afternoon. Protected waters a light to moderate chop. Showers and thunderstorms.
Saturday Night
South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Protected waters a light to moderate chop. Numerous showers and thunderstorms.
Sunday
South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 1 to 3 feet. Protected waters a light to moderate chop. Showers and thunderstorms likely.

Dang Ken...beat me to it

Dooley, Mike C. and the wife and I will be
caravanning over sometime early this afternoon.

What is the word guys? Has the weather laid down any? Pcola Beach has seen a dramatic decrease in swells and wind. It is turning out to be a nice day here (or the mid-afternoon beers are taking affect).

I have a vested interest.. someone speak up!!!

Let's hope that it comes back in one piece!!!

results

What about the conditions?

A great time was had by all! Despite the threatening tropical system, we had 33 registered boats enjoy the new club. Check out the results at www.osyc.com (under the racing information tab). Saturday's winds required a shortening of the course. I was running with spin in the high teens and low 20's and most of the fleet experienced interesting capsizes, what a blast. Sunday was solid as well. Duly Chaltain on his newly invogorated P19 "Dragon Slayer" smoked the 22 mile Dear Island Race and won the Inaguaral "Round Dear" perpetual (fastest corrected time).

The Saturday night raffle and door prizes seemed to be a big hit as well. Hope to see everyone at the Horn Island Hop (July 4-5). I'll get the NOR up this week.

In sailing,

Ken Altman
Fleet Captain, OSYC