Farallon stand off, this argument will never end.
You are not going to get a precise course established, ever, until the RC, both ours and OYRA, sets two to three way points around the island. This is done in world renowned globe circling races for safety. Gates are set, waypoint s are established, to avoid rocks and ice. However, the after guard of NC offshore racing fails to see the utility of this. That said, rounding the island to the north was a windward shore condition in minimal seas.
Brian
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Originally Posted by
solosailor
After reviewing the SSIs and the SIs I didn't see any reference to a stand-off around the Farallones? I stayed at 100ft depth and .3-.4nm from the island with many boats inside of my track. Once I was .2nm+ from the island and there were several boats 1/3 of my distance to land. Are we not staying out of the 1000ft. national sanctuary? I could have shaved 5 minutes from my rounding had I cut the corner like many did on this light day and I certainly wanted to.
Weird experience with buoy..
I suspect the buoy was moving back and forth (yawing) on the anchor line due to current. Picture the anchor line being more than 200' and you can imagine it wouldn't take much current to induce yaw. The most graphic example of this phenomenon is the big red buoy west of the South Tower on an ebb. Look out, it yaws a lot and can be quite scary when it's coming toward you.
So, what boat were you on? I don't see a Henry, or boat of that name entered.
Tom P.
(on the race committee)