Saw Ryan Nelson today at Berkeley Marine Center. He agreed to come do his very fine rigging presentation again.
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Saw Ryan Nelson today at Berkeley Marine Center. He agreed to come do his very fine rigging presentation again.
Putting the seminars together today: the dates for next year's SSS races are almost firmed up and will be posted soon. Very soon. Maybe even sooner than that. Mebee not.
Questions for those who intend to do the 2020 Singlehanded Transpacific Race to Hanalei Bay:
1. Where would you prefer to attend the seminars? Would you complain if they continue to be at Oakland Yacht Club? If so, do you have a constructive alternative (i.e., are you willing to host an evening at your club? Because we are a nimble, if chaotic club and willing to consider options).
2. Attached is a seminar poster from 2018. Please peruse it and consider which are the crucial topics for you. You are invited to make suggestions but, again, please be constructive (willing to do something yourself).
3. Wednesday evenings are traditional. People remember that Wednesday evenings are when seminars have typically been offered. Wednesdays are not the only option.
Okay, now is the time for you to Commit. In public. You can always change your mind. Circumstances change. DO YOU PLAN TO RACE TO KAUAI IN 2020? Please post here.
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Anywhere in Alameda..... on Wednesdays.Quote:
1. Where would you prefer to attend the seminars?
Yes, Hedgehog and i plan to be racing in 2020...
My life is built around Alameda in that I live in west Oaktown and work on the island, so well, yeah, I'm biased. and Old School.
Wednesday's are good by me...
DH
Wednesday's work. So the Buffalo is going..
Where do I send the entry check - and how much?
Working thru my prep punch list... being a repeat offender feel pretty lucky... relatively short list. Just bought a cheap lightweight inflatable kayak for ferrying me, fuel and return crew back and forth in Hanalei. Debating upgrading my emergency power generator... seeing nice small more powerful and lighter weight generators in home depot.
If anyone wants a walk thru weather routing (with and without routing software like Expedition) and the sort, happy to give a talk.
Here is a heads up for the 2020 Singlehanded Transpacific Yacht Race seminar series, additional topics and dates to follow once the 2020 YRA Master Calendar comes out.
David Herrigel (s/v Hedgehog) and Bob Johnston (s/v Surprise!) have agreed to share responsibilities for the first seminar, the introduction to the RACE. David won the 2016 race and Bob has done it twice, served as Race Chair after that.
They will bring and discuss Race Required equipment and anything else they thought useful during their races. If you have questions ahead of time, post here so they might be able to address your particular concerns on that night. Post anything here, anyway. This will be YOUR race.
The Introduction To The Race seminar will be held in the Regatta Room of the Oakland Yacht Club in Alameda on Wednesday November 13, 2019 from 7:30-9:30 pm
And, just so you know, the next seminar after the Intro will be at the same place, on December 11, topic to be determined, probably Power requirements and discussion.
Will the seminars be recorded and posted somewhere for those who can't get to Alameda on a weekday? Thanks!
Whew! If you think it's hard to get there now, wait'll they start building that A's stadium @ Howard Terminal.
Yes, JYRIV, the seminars will be recorded and posted within a day or two afterward. If you want to call to ask questions, we'll post someone's phone number and hope that person keeps his/her phone on during the meeting. Please pm me ahead of time with your name/phone number so we won't ignore you as an "Unknown caller".
This seminar will also be at the Oakland Yacht Club @ 7:30pm
Chris Case s/v FUGU will discuss power requirements for the race and types of communications: how to power your lights, autopilots, radios, various gadgets, your big screen tv and refrigerator/freezer.
George Lythcott s/v TAZ! and Joe Balderamma s/v Archimedes, will discuss issues unique to leetle boats: Keeping yourself warm, dry and fed.
These fellas are all Race Veterans and strong, fine singlehanders. How do I persuade them to prepare coherent talks, drive to Alameda during rush hour and stand up in front of a crowded room full of people? I wait until they've had a few beers at the bar after the Vallejo One, then pounce!
I am interested in the SHTP 2020 and planning on coming up to the first seminar. With the seminars on Wednesday my first question is pretty basic. I will have to fly up and won't be able to fly out until Thursday. Recommendation on a hotel for the night?
Hi Jackie -
strikes me that the seminars are a little bit of the cart-before-the-horse. The SSS home page (https://www.sfbaysss.org/main/) has a link in the horizontal top menu to the cryptically-named 'SHTP 2020' page that has zero information. There is no reference to seminars, no reference to the race, no nothing. The SSS calendar does not mention such as a race.
It might be worthwhile to get organized and present a unified set of data to the world: the NOR, an explanation of what the race is, and a list of seminars.
Listing a random seminar in an 'un-official' SSS forum, while worthwhile, falls short of getting the word out about the race or the seminars. There is definitely room for improvement.
Perhaps this is a discussion for the SSS board and 2020 SSS TransPac race chair(s) and organizers, such that there can be published calendar, etc. going in to the race?
- rob/beetle
Yes Rob, you are addressing that to the wrong person.
Additional seminar topics will be added to this poster once the YRA Master Calendar is published.
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Gentlemen, the 2020 SHTP is seven months away. There is NOTHING AT ALL about it on the SSS Website.
I'm not volunteering for the SSS Webmaster position but I can knock together a basic HTML page with some pretty pictures, race dates and a couple of links in a few hours and e-mail it to someone to put it up.
This is just WRONG.
2020 Transpac Seminars
Draft Calendar
Wednesdays except where noted
November 13 Welcome and Introduction to the idea of The Race
David Herrigel and Bob Johnston have agreed to share this seminar. They will bring in their equipment; encourage people to talk about themselves, their boats, why they’re doing the race
December 11 Chris Case: Power requirements for and types of communications: how to power your lights, autopilots, radios, various gadgets, your big screen tv and refrigerator/freezer. George Lythcott and Joe Balderamma: Small boat issues, Keeping yourself warm, dry and fed.
January 11/12 SATURDAY/SUNDAY: Emergency rudder race in Potrero Reach again; encourage people to come with or without their boats, bring their emergency rudders, talk about how they made them, whether they’ve tried them, encourage them to try them out or to sail with someone who is doing the race or will do. Arrangements have been made with Richmond Yacht Club to use their docks and end ties. People are encouraged to stay the night on their boats, eat breakfast at Louie’s next morning.
Questions? Ask away.
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Print them off, send them to your sister in Wichita, your family and friends in the hinterlands. If someone can figure out a way to post the poster itself here, thank you!
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High and dry in Wisconsin, ex Pegasus, Westsail 32, which I sailed from FL to AK in '05-'06. My name's Mark. I met Haulback in Hilo as he was finishing his circumnavigation and looking him up after that led me here.
I'm thinking about heading out alone again and prepping myself and a boat for the Transpac or the Shaka Challenge (family in Irvine) would be a good way to get my feet wet. Just exploring the logistics of putting it all together on the west coast without breaking the bank.
Hello,
I was unable to attend Wednesday's meeting but am interested in the material. Was there a Powerpoint presentation or other handouts that could be shared?
Thank you in advance,
Tom
Thank you for filming the first seminar, very helpful.
Is there a PDF distribution of the SER document specific to the TransPac to which Bob and Dave referred during the seminar?
I found this from USA sailing:
https://www.ussailing.org/wp-content...Categories.pdf
But I am curious if there are other guidelines specific to the race (i.e. 21 gallons of water per person).
Thank you in advance.
See here, Tom: https://www.jibeset.net/show.php?RR=...DOC=X0&TYP=pdf
These were distributed at the meeting. Brian Boschma, the Race Kahuna, said that these requirements will remain the same for 2020. Sorry if that detail was not captured in the video.The 2018 Race Documents will probably remain the same, with "2020" inserted at the top of each page :-)
Find here: https://www.jibeset.net/JACKY000.php?RG=T00254104
Much appreciated.
Chris Case and FUGU at the start of the 2018 SHTP
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This is an invitation and reminder to join us at the second SSS seminar in preparation for the SHTP. The topic is power requirements, to be presented by Chris Case, an engineer and SHTP veteran from 2018.
George Lythcott and Joe Balderamma, both Express 27 sailors and recent veterans of the SHTP, will discuss small boat issues: how to stay warm, fed and safe aboard your boat. The Seminar will be held at Oakland Yacht Club Wednesday night at 7:30 pm in the downstairs Regatta Room. We hope to see you there.
What will be the video link for tonight's seminar: https://vimeo.com/
Video of Chris himself upcoming. You gotta see him to believe him, but in the meantime:
file:///C:/Users/Philpott/Downloads/2020%20SHTP.Power.Seminar.sansvideo%20.pdf
Also video of George Lythcott and Brian Boschma. Not to be missed, but not quite ready.
See here, too, just a precursor to your own future enjoyment: https://vimeo.com/290597050
This from Brian Boschma: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1UI...piLv0RVIbf1Hq8
I am working on my sail plan for the SHTP. There have been some non-standard PHRF configurations mentioned at the seminars. What document modifies or controls the sails used in the SHTP?
The only mention of sail modifications is in the Race Rules and Conditions:
"One or more spinnaker poles or whisker poles may be used to pole out headsails. The length of the whisker poles may not exceed the LP of the largest rated headsail, and may not be used for setting the spinnaker. [This modifies RRS 50.2]"
Otherwise, sails used in the SHTP must comply with the boat's PHRF certificate. If the boat is rated with a one-design rating, its sails would also need to comply with the OD class rules.
What "non-standard PHRF configurations" are you hearing about?
Yes, non-standard would be twin headsails and poles..... both have been allowed by the SHTP as long as I can remember. "Twins" is the term that I've always heard.
Mainly the use of two headsails. My recollection was that you are only allowed to have two head sails hoisted at the same time temporarily while changing from one jib to the other jib. I may be wrong on that point and not sure I could quickly find it. I saw the rule change on poles but have not seen anything on "twins", which makes me think there may be a SSS rule or document I have over looked.