With one week until the start of the 2009 Rolex Big Boat Series, St. Francis Yacht Club (StFYC) Race Office is busy coordinating the many logistical details that accompany running one of the world’s most-loved regattas. Racing this year is scheduled for September 10-13, and includes racing in seven one-design classes – 1D35, Beneteau 36.7, […]
Paul, Paul e ancora Paul: Cayard non stacca mai, la sua è fame di vela, in tutte le sue forme. Come giudicare uno che ha vinto (quasi) tutto nella carriera velica, ha trionfato al giro del mondo, nel giro della Coppa America, nella grande altura, ha fortemente voluto e raggiunto le Olimpiadi in Star, e […]
Here are some photos of us when we were the ‘rabbit’ during yesterday’s start. Final race today. Looking for another good one to move up into the top 5. More photos can be seen here
Wow! That was a blast! I know I will wake up tomorrow sad. No need to slip into the trapeze harness. Bummer. We had a great last day…up at the front all day, finished 6th but just 6 seconds from 4th. SF turned it back on for the final day so everyone will be left […]
Mike Martin and Jeff Nelson took one big step toward winning the 505 Worlds by winning todays 8th race. Mike Holt and Carl Schmidt, who were leading going into today, finished 8th. Winds were 8-13 knots and the race course was pretty even. After a long delay, today’s sole race got underway at 1445. The […]
Sorry there was no report yesterday but it was a Lay Day and therefore no racing. Howie and I put in four hours working on the boat. About half the competitors were down working on their crafts either rebuilding them so they could continue on, or restocking their spare parts armory. The word around the […]
Two races were held today on the Berkeley Circle in moderate conditions. The first race was an 8-12 knot affair while the wind built to 20 at the end of the second race. The first race was delayed about an hour and a half as the wind was from the east this morning and we […]
Sorry I did not get to this sooner. Just a bit going on right now. Anyway, the boys had a tough day on Sunday in Portugal and we ended up second overall to Team New Zealand. That’s an improvement over Cagliari where we were third. Our trend is headed in the right direction! Next one […]
Before we got going today, Howie and I had to deal with something from yesterday. It was a complicated issue that has to do with Gate Starts. I will try to explain. If you are out of patience for today better close this email now. To try to make it simple, we were first disqualified […]
Day two of the 505 worlds, day one for me. One race today in about 20-22 knots of wind. We got 6th and are in third overall. Mike Martin and Jeff Nelson won the race and are definitely the boat to beat in the breeze. We were deep at the first mark, probably 30th, and […]
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