Tony, Thanks for all the work you have done in scoring this season. Also your write ups of the racing have been both informative and entertaining. Best, Eric On Sun, Oct 13, 2019 at 6:59 PM Tony Martin afmartin--- via Cruisingfleet < cruisingfleet@maillist.nyackboatclub.org> wrote: > *Dateline Nyack, Sunday, October 13th, Closing Day* > > The final PHRF race of the season started promptly at 12:30 p.m. The > outcome of today's race(s) would determine the 2019 Cruising Fleet Champ, > and which boats would stand on the podium in the both the Fleet Champ and > Sunday/Regatta Non-Spinnaker series. As forecast, the wind died promptly > after the start and came up again about 2 hours later.. Competition was > fierce among five boats -- *Golden Hind* (Kisala), *Hee Soo* (Baumes), > *Penitmento* (Millstein), *Sheba* (Martin), and *The Office* (Schlanger). > With a northerly breeze of barely 5 kts at the start, the RC selected > Course #1 (B-D). Within 5 minutes, on board anemometers read 0.5 to 2.5 > kts of apparent wind for most of the race. With an ebbing current and such > light wind, anchor lines soon sprouted from the bows of the competitors. > After about 90 minutes the wind shifted south, anchors came up, and boats > now sprouted whisker poles as they tried to make Mark B. Shortly after the > first (and only) boat rounded Mark B, the fleet hit its 2-hour time limit > and the RC abandoned the race. Right on cue, the wind picked up to about 5 > kts again. Returning boats that had taken over 2 hours to reach (or not > reach) Mark B, made it back to Mark D and the NBC mooring field in about 20 > minutes. The sun was shining, the air clean and clear, the fall colors on > the shore quite lovely, and we had the Closing Day party, with ample food > and drink, starting in an hour -- all in all, a pleasant (if mildly > frustrating) end of the season race. > > *RACE RESULTS Sunday, Oct 13: ABANDONED*. > > While still subject to review, below are provisional final standings for > the 2019 Cruising Fleet Series. > Congratulations to these skippers and crews, and thanks to all the > skippers and crews who participated and made for a fine 2019 racing season > at Nyack Boat Club. > > I hope you enjoyed the racing and these racing reports. I'd welcome any > feedback, and suggestions or thoughts on how we can make PHRF racing at > Nyack Boat Club more fun and interesting for you next season. > > -- Tony Martin, Cruising Fleet Scorer > > *(SCORING DETAILS) > <https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/11QheMgiwf4K2wBjX2YvA_sRwu6FtvPxKNKbbCeKiyXU/edit?usp=sharing>* > Nyack Boat Club 2019 Cruising Fleet > as of 10/13/2019 > Series Leaders Fleet Champ > Wednesday Spinnaker Wednesday Non-Spinnaker Sunday & Regatta Spinnaker > Sunday & Regatta > Non-Spinnaker > 1st The Office Hee Soo 50/50 Hee Soo Zoom > 2nd Sheba The Office Sheba n/a Pentimento > 3rd Hee Soo Imagine More Merry Chase n/a Sheba > > > _______________________________________________ > Cruisingfleet mailing list > Cruisingfleet@maillist.nyackboatclub.org > > http://maillist.nyackboatclub.org/mailman/listinfo/cruisingfleet_maillist.nyackboatclub.org >