The Frozen Few 2010-2011

Frostbite racing results for 11/21

Dave W scored best for the day, in the 10-boat Frozen fleet, with a another run of strong and chill winds from the north east. Second place, by tie-breaking rules, favored Fauss over Ray W.

After two races, the Race Committee sent sailors on a long upwind leg in the third race to the navigational mark, Green Can 3. That allowed time during the race to adjust the course to match the changing conditions. As temperatures warmed, the wind eased and shifted east forty degrees.

Five races were completed (T, G, W, T, and O). No protests lodged. Afterwards, back at the Club over chef Jeff's sausage and pepper sandwiches, there was plenty of talk about the day's interesting situations, including a question of Rule 45 ("Hauling Out; Making Fast; Anchoring"). It was agreed that there was no tactical advantage gained when Catherine caught her main sheet on a cleat on the North dock.

Race Committee Skipper Dave S. volunteered to be next week's chef for the fleet, amidst speculation that turkey leftovers might be on the menu.

		1	2	3	4	5
	Skipper \ Course						Score
1	David W.	2	1	1	6	1	11
2	Fauss	1	2	4	2	4	13
3	Ray W.	4	3	3	1	2	13
4	Dave Saunders	3	4	5	5	3	20
5	Jonathan C.	6	6	7	3	7	29
6	Rob H.	5	7	8	4	9	33
7	Jeff	DNC 11	DNC 11	2	7	6	37
8	Catherine	8	9	6	10	5	38
9	Doug	9	5	9	9	8	40
10	Bill S.	7	8	10	8	10	43

Frostbite results for 11/14

A sunny, warm, and thoroughly delightful day of sailing was enjoyed by the (not yet) Frozen Few. Temperature was nearly 60 degrees! Breeze was about 8 knots out of the North East. Nine skippers came out to race. Eight returning skippers (Ray W., David W., Kyle, Fauss, Jeff, Jonathan C, Doug and Catherine) welcomed new skipper Bill S at the line.

In the six races, the leeward mark was set daringly close to the observation dock. Skippers remarked that they could see the shoe laces on the spectators. There was a selection of the "standard" courses: a triangle course, T; a double Windward-Leeward course, W2; a G, sailing a triangle course then back up to the windward mark and then to a downwind finish; another Triangle, T: a single windward-leeward, W; and finally an O, combining a triangle with a windward-leeward to the finish.

In a gently increasing breeze, boats got good speed and sailed close together, with no mis-haps; just plenty of fun. All the skippers finished all the races.

Ray W. took the day's top slot. Kyle and David tied next, with 18 points. The tie-breaking rules gave the second spot for the day to Kyle. And Doug and Catherine also tied for the day, with Doug edging ahead in the tie-breaking rules. Many thanks to Dave W. for feeding the fleet, and for Stuart on Race Committee with his sidekick Baci!

Next week's Race Committee skipper (and chef): Jeff

		1	2	3	4	5	6
	Skipper \ Course							Score
1	Ray W.	2	2	1	1	2	2	10
2	Kyle	1	1	6	2	4	4	18
3	David W.	5	3	3	5	1	1	18
4	Fauss	4	5	2	4	5	3	23
5	Jeff	3	6	4	3	3	7	26
6	Jonathan C.	6	7	5	6	6	5	35
7	Doug	8	4	8	8	8	8	44
8	Catherine	7	8	7	9	7	6	44
9	Bill S.	9	9	9	7	9	9	52

Frostbite race results from 11/7

For the first day of 2010 Frozen racing, winter roared in working on a winter storm, with white caps, dark blue water, and a very push wind from the North to challenge the Frozen Skippers.

After papers, sorting out the storage rigs and lockers, and getting the skippers' meeting done, Frozen Race Committee (Stuart, Ray, Jonathan) ran 5 quick races, with 4 boats on starting line (Fauss, Dave W, Dave S, and Jeff) . Two more skippers (Catherine and Doug) checked in, took the opportunity to test their rigs but not to compete. And two other skippers got papers and boats lined up for next week.

The racing was brisk. In Race 5, Jeff flipped (with a call-out of the safety boat with Stuart and Baci dog aboard), but after a pause, got back to sailing again and was scored second for the race. Overall for the day, after five races, Dave W, took the top daily slot, then flipped at the dock after landing, and emerged, victoriously covered with mud - - and still smiling.

Street-side, pairs of spectators from the neighborhood stopped in their jogging tracks, visited the Club, and came out on the dock to watch the action and, for one finish, to cheer on The Frozen Few as we got the SunFish racing season off to a great start!

Next week's Race Committee Skipper: Dave W.

		1	2	3	4	5
	Skipper \ Course						Score
1	David W.	3	1	1	2	1	8
2	Fauss	1	2	2	1	DNS 4	10
3	Jeff	4	3	3	3	2	15
4	Dave Saunders	2	4	4	DNC 5	DNC 5	20