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    Are any of you anchoring off the club? Just wondering if we will be able to get in for dinner. I won't have a dingy. The SIs indicate there's a launch service. I've never seen one, but I've never looked for one either. I'm usually swilling a beer in the cockpit listening to the most fantastic sounding forghorn in the frikking world ( well, fantastic if you are in the harbor safe and sound and two beers down). But I digress, I can't make the Skippers meet so any info appreciated.

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    Your boat only draws 4.5 ft. You should have no trouble joining the raft-up on the club's float and taking the electric ferry to shore.

    Since Rags is INOP, Dave Morris will be there early to anchor the whole works. He said...

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    Quote Originally Posted by BobJ View Post
    Your boat only draws 4.5 ft. You should have no trouble joining the raft-up on the club's float and taking the electric ferry to shore.

    Since Rags is INOP, Dave Morris will be there early to anchor the whole works. He said...
    Thank you Bob. Sounds easy peasy.

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    Following up on this from the meeting last night -
    Dave Morris confirmed [via George Lithcott] that he will be there to catch boats and organize the raft up.

    something to be aware of: in past years to maximize dock space on the club float, it's often been best to moor med-style, eg stern to the dock with a few boats setting anchors to stabilize the mass of boats and float.
    up to Dave how he wants to roll, just so you're not surprised.

    ALSO, radio channels -
    the race committee will be on 72.
    HMBYC operates on 69, which is where you will want to call if rafting up and need directions / instructions.
    HMB Harbormaster operates on 74; that's who to call if you want a slip at the marina.

    DH

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    At the start of the Farallones race, in that dense fog, my third Nexus 7 tablet died. Right over there near the Cliff House and its many big rocks, which I couldn't see because, did I mention? It was foggy. I dropped my first Nexus in the cockpit and the second one slid from one bench to the other with a loud CRACK. Nexus' screens are glass. My third Nexus held its battery charge until ... I needed it. Out there.

    Even though I had my handheld Garmin GPSMap 78, which is a splendid contraption, that day I needed a chartplotter to make a more refined decision about how to maneuver between Mile Rock and the shipping channel. So I knew this day would come, the day when I would have to [cringe] pay for a new tablet.

    So I bought a Samsung Galaxy Tab E Lite ($84 on sale at Best Buy) and a child proof case on ebay [$6.99 free shipping]. So here we go again with the splendid MX Mariner chartplotter ($6.99 purchased years ago which still downloads onto anything I buy). MX Mariner is the appropriate tool for me, because it only does a few things, but it does those really well. Perfect for the child like sailor.
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    So now I'm interested in this boat Sweet Pea, sailed by Jan Hirsch. Who is this person? This race was full of sleds and he beat a lot of 'em in an Islander 30-2 with ratty sails. This guy must be a good sailor. I looked at his results over the past races, in which he sailed doublehanded. He seems to do mo betta singlehanded. Maybe his crew distracts him? That little boat points well, and he surely went the right way last Saturday. I'm keeping my eye on him.

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