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    Although it's only a 1.5 knot ebb at the start the current rips around Pt. Cavallo. I wouldn't want to be over early...

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    From RACER X:

    The start could be off the Fort Mason pier - there are always fisherman there as you know and it is easy to get to. The Fort Mason buoy (on station as of last Saturday) would be the pin end. Don't know if AC activities would pull the Fort Mason buoy or not.

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    We have Presidio YC's blessing, FWIW, to use their breakwater. They don't set marks; they use a line across the cove, and we have way too many boats to start in there.

    Interesting idea from Rich. But I'm concerned that car traffic will make it impossible for the RC to get in and out if we're anywhere along the Cityfront. Keep those suggestions coming! We'll make a decision in the next few days.

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    I vote for Richmond YC. That way I can sleep in. But first I have to find out if my crew is willing to miss the AC World Series.......

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    It's official, we're starting off Horseshoe Cove. Revised SIs will be posted shortly.

    Also, you need to make your own dinner reservations with HMBYC. If you're entered, look for the information in your email.

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    New Starting Line for Half Moon Bay Race: A line between a red flag or shape on Pt Cavallo (east side of Horseshoe Bay), and the structure stop Anita Rock, San Francisco. Boats are requested to cross the line within 300 yards of the Marin shore. WARNING: There is a choal approximately 100 yards SW of Pt Cavallo; see Chart 18650.

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    This might be too late but I finally looked at the chart.

    I'd consider Harding Rock buoy as the other end of the line. It'll be more of a reaching start but you probably won't be able to see Anita with the morning fog, and turning the line this way will discourage starters from messing with the shallow water off Pt. Cavallo.

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    One more change to the SIs after last night's skippers meeting:

    Put a waypoint in your GPS at 37deg49.8'N, 122deg28.2'W. That's the pin end of the start line, and it's about 400 yards off the race deck - er, race bush.

    If you were planning to comply with the request in the previous SIs to cross the line close to Pt. Cavallo, there's no practical change for you. But if you noticed that starting halfway across to the SF shore would save you some distance, well we've closed that loophole.

    This final revision (let's hope!) of the SIs will be posted shortly on the SSS front page and on Jibeset. It will be prominently dated 8/23/12. See you Saturday! MC

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    HMB Folks, I wonder how this is going to pan out? I'll put the outer end of the line coordinates in, but I don't know the land end coordinates, so i can't really "draw" a line. And I can't put Anita Rock's coordinates in (which I had entered prior to the last change) AND the new "pin end" coordinates AND the land end. My GPS doesn't seem to like to have 3 "points" on the screen at one time. How will the RC know a boat isn't outside the "end" of the line? Just ruminating.

    Pat "NANCY"

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    At the start of HMB Steve Wilson on Westerly and I just yelled at each other: "Are we over? "Are we over?" "Jackie, I don't think we're over yet" "Hell! Are we over YET?" "I think we're over" I called the Race Deck, even though I knew that stickler in charge wouldn't give any help: "Are we over yet?" Finally, a voice from the cliff: "All Clear". That's how the SSS starts a race. With aplomb.

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