Drakes Bay Over All Results

[Lightspeed]

Drakes Bay over all results are now posted. Looks like those Wyliecats are hard to beat SH or DH...

[BobJ]

Yep, it's nice to just point and shoot while the rest of us have to sail angles.

[Gamayun]

Oh man, don't get me started about those Wylies! And Al won't even pretend, in the least little bit, to look like there might be some effort to it :(

[Philpott]

Oh man, don't get me started about those Wylies! And Al won't even pretend, in the least little bit, to look like there might be some effort to it :(


40' Wylie for sale in Alameda

[Gamayun]

40' Wylie for sale in Alameda

Ha, I notice you didn't include the price. There's a b$g reason I don't have a Wylie...especially a 40 footer!

[BobJ]

I think Al and Pat had to work a bit going up on Saturday, but coming back on Sunday they were able to point at Duxbury and then Bonita, let those wishbones out and sail straight down the pipe.

If you want a Wylie generally (vs. a WylieCat specifically) you can probably still buy Rick's LIGHTSPEED. It's even dark blue!

[Wylieguy]

That's Wylie's "Lois Lane" for sale, not a Wyliecat. Asking about $16,000. But, notice the folded over mast. What you can't see is the internal damage. It's being sold as a "project" boat, so you might pick it up for less, and then spend lots of $$$ repairing her. 40' of IOR wood. Pat B.

[Submarino]

The Wylie 30 seems to me a really good single handed racer. Though it seems simple with just a main sheet and choker adjustment, I read it takes time to develop the right input to make it fast for optimal speed like one design. But, dry-sailed from Brickyard's 4000 lbs hoist is out of the question.

I am really impressed at the flexible carbon mast and how little it needs reefing. Reminds me much of a windsurfer's bendy top.

Every race that Al goes by me or disappears into the sunset (especially the windy upwind leg), I get a tug from the Dark Side, but I am reminded of what Yoda says...

"If once you start down the dark path, forever it will dominate your destiny. Consume you it will!"

[Gamayun]

"If once you start down the dark path, forever it will dominate your destiny. Consume you it will!"

Hey, now. What exactly is the problem with bendy masts....? Don't knock it till you try it :p

[BobJ]

I saw this bendy rig out in the Slot today:

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[Submarino]

I saw this bendy rig out in the Slot today:

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The Freedom 38 is a fine vessel and it's comforting to have her nearby with all that nice equipment like AIS transmitter and radar. In the last 3 races, we were nearby, crossed tacks or finished within 15 minutes of each other. I even got some help figuring out my anchoring situation from Kynntana Sat. night.

Francis Drake's moniker was "Draco" or Dragon given to him by the Spaniards, and it described my anchoring experience in the dark of night, gusty winds, no AP, spray on my glasses, salt in my eyes, lost head lamp, and twisted main sheet. To ease this stress, I asked Kynntana if she would play a game of fetch-the-fender on a line. After 10 unsuccessful attempts to nose behind Kynntana, I decided to preserve Kynntana's beautiful stainless stern ware. But, it hardened my resolve to try the "hail Mary" anchoring technique. Just toss the darn thing over at my slowest steerage speed of 3 knots and pray this refrain...“Who ya tryin' ta mess with ese?… Don’t you know I'm LOCO?” (I prefer the Richard Cheese version).

I was whipped around like a dog on leash and my large steel Danforth bit like Pit Bull. It held all night and would not let me go until past my start time. I will take that over dragging anchor or drifting aground which did happen to others.

Photo taken by Chad P.2656 on "Irish Blessing" J/24 who was at Pt. Bonita land. #4 jib borrowed from George L. on "TAZ" Express 27.

JB

[Philpott]

Wonderful photo for remembering your difficult experience. Singlehander. Brave Man. Congratulations.

[Gamayun]

The Freedom 38 is a fine vessel and it's comforting to have her nearby with all that nice equipment like AIS transmitter and radar.

Ha, deceptively comforting. If only that stuff were working in the Drakes Bay race. I didn't have autopilot either. I'm glad your hail Mary toss of the anchor worked. The battery on my handheld had died, which is why I didn't hear what had happened.

This is Rags with her new #4. For when the wind blows just right. It was looking right at home in the slot on Saturday!

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[BobJ]

Those are great - much better than my photos of K. You had a more stable platform :)

The little #4 will be nice to have. It has soft hanks and roller battens so I can use it on either stay, but it works best on the furler.

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[Gamayun]

Those are great - much better than my photos of K. You had a more stable platform :)


A few more hands are helpful, too!

[Submarino]

Unlit vessels at anchorage in Drakes Bay!

During that dark, windy, anchorage, I almost hit an unlit trimaran. Luckily, I had only a main sail up though a jib only would have made maneuvering easier. Another sailor with jib only, didn't have enough time to tack away and caught his anchor rode. Both ended up on a rocky beach.

JB