2008 Key West Race Week

Spike Boston · Post by **Spike Boston** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 10:44 am

Good Luck to the 3 7.9's at Key West RAce Week. Hope you finish 1-2-3
Spike

Post by **fleck** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 6:35 pm

We delayed until 11:30, our 'mobile clubhouse' is a wonderful way to spend a delay. Its parked 20 feet from the boat and it sure beats laying or sitting on fiberglass. RC announced an intention to do one race and we headed out to the course for a scheduled 13:00 start sequence. After the AP was dropped the winds slowly increased to solid 30's. Reefed main was set off the dock and sailing out to the course we had 6 ft waves. Not too bad for the 7.9. We were anxious to get started. We practiced in the 30's on Sunday and were looking forward to getting a jump on the boats that practiced their drink pouring in high winds. We would slowly work our way up wind, wait for a good puff and a set of waves and take off down wind. Top speed of 13.4 knots with just a reefed main. Ya gotta love it. But, racing was called of at 1:00 and we came back in.

We'll try again tomorrow.

Forgot to bring the camera back from the boat. We'll try to post some picks tomorrow. Its way to beautiful down here.

later

Doug Frye · Post by **Doug Frye** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 7:38 pm

More Yingling...good luck Bob and Everybody!

LarryE-old · Post by **LarryE-old** » Tue Jan 22, 2008 7:11 pm

Bob,
We had Sunday, what you had Monday.
Blew off the Sunday race, not because of the wind, but because of the COLD.
50 deg. and 30 knots, felt like -10.

Doug Frye · Post by **Doug Frye** » Thu Jan 24, 2008 9:28 pm

Bob is now in second place 1 point behind the first place Wylie Cat 30...one more day to go.

BarryE · Post by **BarryE** » Fri Jan 25, 2008 8:18 pm

50 degrees and 30kts; we call that a nice balmy spring day on Lake Huron.

LarryE-old · Post by **LarryE-old** » Sat Jan 26, 2008 9:11 am

BarryE wrote:50 degrees and 30kts; we call that a nice balmy spring day on Lake Huron.

That's because I'm a native Floridian.

Why 165 for Bob and 168 for the other 7.9's

BarryE · Post by **BarryE** » Sat Jan 26, 2008 9:53 am

Just a guess; maybe a crew weight issue, 3 sec penalty?

PS. Weather in Michigan; 10 and snow; wind chill?, you don't want to think about.

LarryE-old · Post by **LarryE-old** » Sat Jan 26, 2008 10:48 am

BarryE wrote:Just a guess; maybe a crew weight issue, 3 sec penalty?

PS. Weather in Michigan; 10 and snow; wind chill?, you don't want to think about.

61 deg. on the patio Brrrrr.

My wife is from Mi. If she doesn't do as I say I threaten to send her back, workes every time

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2008 Key West Race Week

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