Sunday, April 14th brought great sailing weather with the winds near the top of the B sail range.
Racing was very competitive with 5 of the skippers winning at least 1 race and none won more than 2.
In the end Harry is again skipper of the week. Maybe he will share some tips on boat setup and winning races on Thursday. He will also be incharge of selecting the course and organizing the races.
See you at The Cale Model Yacht Sailing Center, Mackle Park.
Racing starts at 2:00
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Don Armstrong
As Webmaster, I have kept Don's report from April 7th here because it was followed by his report of the City Council Meeting dedicated to the issue of parking. This was a very important meeting because their decision will impact us, especially when a building permit is issued for the lot on the west side of the hedge where we currently park. At that time, I believe the council will meet again to determine a permanent solution.
Richard Phelps
From April 7th:
Congrats to Harry. He is skipper of the week. He bested Joel and Happy by just one point.
Joel did a great job of finding a course with the wind (when there was wind) coming from behind us. He started the fleet on B sail and 3-4 races later changed the fleet to A sails.
Thanks to Jane for keeping the scores.
The council meeting today definitely had its ups and downs. In the end. The council agreed 5 to 2 to let us park on the berm until the owner of the lot, that is for sale, obtains a building permit. So we did not lose, but we did not get a clear victory either. The lot owner who has been so good to us, letting us use her lot for regatta parking and recent Thursday-Sunday sailing, spoke against having that lot used for parking and reported that other neighbors also objected to a parking lot being built.
Our participation was a group effort. Suzan, T, and Paul joined Rocky and I in speaking in our effort to secure permission to park on the berm. Sloane, Happy, Jane, Bruce, Harry, my wife Mary and Paul's wife Mary (I hope I did not miss others) provided great audience support.
The meeting rules did not favor us. City Staff used almost 30 mins for their opening report and we were limited to 3 min. for each speaker. There was a lot of miss-information in the report but we could not speak until our public comment time. In addition, when the council asked questions and staff provided answers we knew were incorrect, we were not allowed to provide our perspective or facts.
For now, we think we have permission to park on the berm. Hopefully we can confirm that before Thursday.
See you Thursday, 2:00pm at the Cale Model Yacht Sailing Center, Mackle Park
Don Armstrong
Thursday was the windiest of the season. Skipper of the Week, Harry did a great job of setting a good course and keeping the fleet organized. The fleet was all C sails and as the winds built during the afternoon, most of us were struggling to keep the nose above water on the downwind leg through the last few races. I had the C rig sail almost flat with the connection out about 3/8 inch from the end of the boom. That made #16 able to point well and needed very little rudder heading up wind. #16 was fast and only fell behind when I did not follow Happy's coaching tips. After the first few races Happy turned his boat over to Paul because he does not have a C sail for #58. After that Happy was offering his coaching advice to everyone. I think we all learned a few things and had great fun while using the C rigs for the first time this season.
Roger was back from his fantastic sailing adventure and started out winning RC Laser races like he had never been gone. It's great to have him back sailing with us.
Joel was sailing for the last time this season. He finished a strong season at the top of the fleet most of the time. Safe travels Joel and see you next fall.
We also enjoyed being able to park near the gazebo for the first time in weeks.
Sunday should be a great sailing day. Harry will be organizing the races.
Paul took some videos of the action in the strong winds for Richard to post here but they haven't been successful doing that yet.
SEE YOU AT THE CALE MODEL YACHT SAILING CENTER, Mackle Park
Sailing starts at 2:00.
- Don Armstrong
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