Frostbiting Results 11/25

 

 

Hello Laser Sailors,

 

We had another fabulous day of Frostbiting on Sunday.   The wind forecast was not very promising but a nice steady 5-8 knot breeze filled in.    A total of 31 boats competed in 5 races.  In a repeat of last weeks performance, Dave Schoene won the day.  He was followed by Bob Tan in second and Gavin O'Hare in third.  Thanks to everyone who came out.  Dave's winners report and full results are below.  Results are also available at http://www.severnsailing.org/fleets/laser/frostbiting/index.shtml

 

A special thanks to Buck Downes and Matt Lynch for running the mark/ safety boat.

 

** Notes on scoring - I did create master, women and junior sub-divisions this year just for curiosity's sake.  I did not ask anyone's age at registration so if you are a master (35 or older) or junior and not scored in those catagories please email me and I will correct it.  Also contact me if you finished a race and were not scored.  Thanks.

 

 

The series continues next Sunday Dec. 2

Registration 11:30 (registration forms are upstairs in the SSA clubhouse)

First race at 1 pm

 

 

 

 

 

 

This weeks winner- David Schoene

 

 

Another nice day for Frostbiting….relatively warm and we had enough of a S to SW  breeze to get 5 races in.  We had another good turnout from our junior contingent.

 

 

 

Before launching, the low water level in the basin was very noticeable.  On the course this meant a strong flood which ran along the axis of the W/L course.   This and the veering wind meant the right side was favored all day.  The starting line was pretty square for the most part but the boat end was typically more crowded because of the favored right.  I found that a good start in the middle of the line kept me out of the windward end crowd but still allowed me to be with the leaders at the first mark, although I never rounded in the top three.  On the final approach to the weather mark it definitely paid to overstand a little to compensate for the current and the skipper/boats that tried to cram their way in and in many cases were left fouled on the mark.

 

 

 

Downwind I tried to stay in clear air lanes and separate from other boats as much as possible.  I am a firm believer that sailing in a clump of boats is slow because the mass of sails acts as an obstruction and the wind tends to go above and around the obstruction.  The ability to play the waves and wind angles is also diminished when others are near.  You must also be aware of the direction to the next mark.  When the leeward mark was moved (I think it was for the 3^rd race) it seemed like a lot of skippers did not notice and initially sailed in the direction of the old mark location giving up distance. 

 

 

 

On the final leg I played the right for each race which seemed to work for the same reasons as mentioned earlier.  In the last couple of races the committee boat end of the line was pretty favored and given the very long line this was amplified even more.  Last week I talked about using ranges for starting but ranges can also be used at the finish line.  In one race I was able to scoop a boat at the last moment by shooting the line.  I knew exactly when to begin the shoot because I could see the same range that I used for the start.

 

 

 

Over the years, I have had my fair share of run ins with the AYC series boats sailing through the course.  I have learned that the best way to negotiate them is to plan well ahead and attempt to stay out of their way even when I have rights over them.  This is especially the case when both fleets are sailing downwind because the speed differences are not that great.  Sometimes it is better to give away a little distance and go behind them rather than being side by side for many yards with neither boat going the way they really want to.  Exert your rights when necessary but think about the big picture as well.

 

 

Frostbite Day 2
Series Standing - 5 races scored

Information is provisional and subject to modification
Regatta results saved: Sunday, November 25, 2007 8:55:11 PM EST

( Entries=45) Laser | Junior | Master | Women

 

 

Division: Laser (45 boats) (top)

Pos	Sail	Skipper	Club	1	2	3	4	5	Total  Points	Pos
1	188095	David Schoene	SSA	2	1	6	2	6	17.00	1
2	168424	Bob Tan	SSA	1	3	4	5	9	22.00	2
3	92	Gavin O'Hare		7	7	1	4	4	23.00	3
4	182815	Eric Reinke	SSA	8	6	9	6.5/AVG	3	32.50	4
5	168566	Quinn Tobin	SSA	3	11	12	6	5	37.00	5
6	184383	Chris Legg	SSA	17	5	3	12	1	38.00	6
7	168474	Dorian Haldeman	SSA	18	2	10	10	7	47.00	7
8	181267	Eugenio Cingolani	SSA	6	8	11	15	11	51.00	8
9	166892	Ben Fransen	SSA	5	12.3/AVG	20	8	16	61.30	9
10	175881	James Jacob	SSA	32/DNS	25	2	1	2	62.00	10
11	186519	Fuller Moore	SSA	4	19	19	13/AVG	10	65.00	11
12	188940	Oscar Cingolani	SSA	14	12	5	14	20	65.00	12
13	171075	Holger Hinsch	SSA	12	14	17	7	15	65.00	13
14	6133	Bill Balough	SSA	20	4	7	3	32/DNF	66.00	14
15	187874	James McKenna	SSA	11	17	14/AVG	14/AVG	14	70.00	15
16	148085	Doug Watson	WRSC	13	21	18	13	13	78.00	16
17	9818	Jason Werner	EYC	9	16	14	16	24	79.00	17
18	172468	John Zseleczky	SSA	32/DNS	9	16	11	12	80.00	18
19	35313	Michael Waters	SSA	24	32/DNS	8	9	8	81.00	19
20	169781	Russ Wesdyk	SSA	15	13	15	21	23	87.00	20
21	165009	Paul Garn	SSA	10	15	23	23	19	90.00	21
22	161057	Chris Bowne		19	22	21	19	17	98.00	22
23	173641	Leo Wilson	SSA	16	20	27	22	21	106.00	23
24	155272	Lauren Schoene	SSA	21	24	22	18	22	107.00	24
25	152989	J.R. Futcher	SSA	32/DNS	23	13	25	18	111.00	25
26	7	Laura Beigel	SSA	32/DNS	10	24	20	26	112.00	26
27	SIN-VOLVO	Brady Stagg	AYC	32/DNS	18	26	17	25	118.00	27
28	134119	Elizabeth Pfingst	MRYA	22	27	29	24	27	129.00	28
29	xx 9333	UNKOWN NON-REGISTRANT		23	26	25	27	29	130.00	29
30	TBA	Alex Jacob	SSA	32/DNS	32/DNS	28	26	28	146.00	30
31	162156	Anne White	SSA	32/DNS	28	30	28	30	148.00	31

 

 

Frostbite Overall Results
Series Standing - 2 races scored

Information is provisional and subject to modification
Regatta results saved: Sunday, November 25, 2007 10:02:33 PM EST

( Entries=45) Laser | Junior | Master | Women

 

 

Division: Laser (45 boats) (top)

Pos	Sail	Skipper	Club	Day 1	Day 2	Total  Points	Pos
1	188095	David Schoene	SSA	[1]	1	1.00	1
2	168424	Bob Tan	SSA	[4]	2	2.00	2
3	184550	Ted Morgan	SSA	2	[46/DNC]	2.00	3
4	92	Gavin O'Hare		[46/DNC]	3	3.00	4
5	182860	Luke Shingledecker	SSA	3	[46/DNC]	3.00	5
6	182815	Eric Reinke	SSA	[46/DNC]	4	4.00	6
7	168566	Quinn Tobin	SSA	[46/DNC]	5	5.00	7
8	187741	Tip Clifton	SSA	5	[46/DNC]	5.00	8
9	184383	Chris Legg	SSA	[25]	6	6.00	9
10	155315	Matt Schoene	SSA	6	[46/DNC]	6.00	10
11	168474	Dorian Haldeman	SSA	[22]	7	7.00	11
12	165009	Paul Garn	SSA	7	[21]	7.00	12
13	181267	Eugenio Cingolani	SSA	[8]	8	8.00	13
14	166892	Ben Fransen	SSA	[46/DNC]	9	9.00	14
15	170799	Gregg Herbert	SSA	9	[46/DNC]	9.00	15
16	175881	James Jacob	SSA	[46/DNC]	10	10.00	16
17	9818	Jason Werner	EYC	10	[17]	10.00	17
18	186519	Fuller Moore	SSA	[46/DNC]	11	11.00	18
19	35313	Michael Waters	SSA	11	[19]	11.00	19
20	188940	Oscar Cingolani	SSA	[46/DNC]	12	12.00	20
21	148085	Doug Watson	WRSC	12	[16]	12.00	21
22	171075	Holger Hinsch	SSA	[46/DNC]	13	13.00	22
23	172468	John Zseleczky	SSA	13	[18]	13.00	23
24	6133	Bill Balough	SSA	[26]	14	14.00	24
25	SIN-VOLVO	Brady Stagg	AYC	14	[27]	14.00	25
26	187874	James McKenna	SSA	15/AVG	[15]	15.00	26
27	153006	Kim Couranz	SSA	15	[46/DNC]	15.00	27
28	168440	Greg Leonard	SSA	16	[46/DNC]	16.00	28
29	183923	Bruce Artman	SSA	17	[46/DNC]	17.00	29
30	169781	Russ Wesdyk	SSA	18	[20]	18.00	30
31	155272	Lauren Schoene	SSA	19	[24]	19.00	31
32	181252	George Dehaney	SSA	20	[46/DNC]	20.00	32
33	134119	Elizabeth Pfingst	MRYA	21	[28]	21.00	33
34	161057	Chris Bowne		[46/DNC]	22	22.00	34
35	173641	Leo Wilson	SSA	23/AVG	[23]	23.00	35
36	175945	Vince Franco	SSA	23	[46/DNC]	23.00	36
37	180536	Steve Coffer	SSA	24	[46/DNC]	24.00	37
38	152989	J.R. Futcher	SSA	[46/DNC]	25	25.00	38
39	7	Laura Beigel	SSA	[46/DNC]	26	26.00	39
40	xx 9333	UNKOWN NON-REGISTRANT		[46/DNC]	29	29.00	40
41	TBA	Alex Jacob	SSA	[46/DNC]	30	30.00	41
42	162156	Anne White	SSA	30/DNS	[31]	30.00	42
43T	14891	Jay Berquist	SSA	[46/DNC]	46/DNC	46.00T	43T
43T	38699	Buck Downs	SSA	[46/DNC]	46/AVG	46.00T	43T
43T	173258	Matthew Lynch	SSA	[46/DNC]	46/AVG	46.00T	43T

 

 

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Frostbiting Results 11/18

 

 

Hello Laser Sailors,

 

We had a fabulous first day of Frostbiting on Sunday.   Temps in the 50's with 10-12 knots of breeze.    A total of 26 boats competed in 8 races.  Dave Schoene won the day.  He was followed by Ted Morgan in second and Luke Shingledecker in third.  Thanks to everyone who came out.  Dave's winners report and full results are below.  Results are also available at http://www.severnsailing.org/fleets/laser/frostbiting/index.shtml

 

A special thanks to Leo Wilson and James McKenna for running the races. 

 

** Note on scoring- I did create master, women and junior sub-divisions this year just for curiosity's sake.  I did not ask anyone's age at registration so if you are a master (35 or older) or junior and not scored in those catagories please email me and I will correct it.  Also contact me if you finished a race and were not scored.  Thanks.

 

Hope to see you next Sunday... a chance to work off that Turkey day!!

Registration 11:30 (come find me at SSA to register)

First race at 1 pm

 

 

Happy Thanksgiving!

 

 

 

This weeks winner- David Schoene

 

 

What a great way to start Frostbiting season.  We had a nice breeze with temps in the 50s and a pretty good turnout including 4 or 5 of our junior sailors, most of whom were in Radials. 

 

 

 

The wind was out of the NE which typically equates to light and very shifty conditions.  However, on this day the breeze was up in the 10-15 range and though still shifty not as much as I anticipated.   Leo and James did a nice job setting the starting line near the shoal marker and keeping the windward mark away from the Naval Station seawall.  This meant greater velocity and less shifty wind.  The only impact from the AYC frostbite boats was on the final leg, although the timing was pretty good so interference was not too great.      

 

 

 

I felt, and a number of individuals confirmed it at the post race socializing, that the fleet was typically late for the starts.  I do not recall a single individual recall in any of the races.  Given that there were all sorts of good ranges at the Naval Academy to use to judge distance from the line the fleet in general should have been closer to the line.  I found that the corner of the green roof large building (the Field House for those familiar with the Yard), a large  American flag, a large blue Navy flag, or the last light pole marking the athletic fields was either a spot on range or a safe range.  Using the appropriate range I always had a good feel for exactly where the line was.   The range did change from race to race so it was important to check it either before or soon after the 2 minute horn.  

 

 

 

The first couple of races featured right shifts at the weather mark so it paid to be on the right at the top of the course.  During our second hour of racing the left was favored as the puffs were predominantly lefties.  It was tough sailing upwind because the wind was somewhat unstable and finding the right combination of sail trim and pointing was elusive.  I never felt like I was going as fast as I should have been given the wind strength because it was so tricky.  There were lots of little shifts but I typically waited for the larger ones to come through before tacking.  Current did not seem to be a factor.     

 

 

 

On the downwind leg the wind was such that we were not planning but we were at max displacement hull speed.  To me this means sail the shortest distance possible to the next mark and avoid unnecessary zigs and zags.  I slightly favored the right side (looking downwind) to keep free air after rounding the top mark.  My vang was eased so that the mast only had a slight bend.  In the stronger puffs I pulled it on a little but for most of the time it was eased.  I tried to be very conscious of the apparent wind velocity and in the puffs I eased the sail and rolled the boat to windward to put the bow down without using the rudder.  I was always looking for an excuse to sail deeper and towards the mark.  I don't recall every being on port gybe. 

  

The last upwind to the finish was not very long and there were not a lot of passing lanes.  It was a case of rounding the bottom mark and following the boat ahead to the starboard layline and tacking for the finish.  The few times I tried tacking early did not result in gains and I probably lost distance.  

  

 

Laser 2007-2008 Laser Frostbiting Schedule | Results | RC duty | NOR Frostbite Day 1 Series Standing - 8 races scored Information is provisional and subject to modification Regatta results saved: Sunday, November 18, 2007 6:13:32 PM EST ( Entries=31) Laser | Junior | Master | Women     Division: Laser (31 boats) (top) Pos Sail   Skipper   Club      1         2         3         4         5         6         7         8      Total  Points  Pos 1   188095   David Schoene   SSA   2   3   1   1   4   3   2   2   18.00   1 2   184550   Ted Morgan   SSA   5   2   9   4   1   2   1   12   36.00   2 3   182860   Luke Shingledecker   SSA   1   4   7   3   3   14   4   6   42.00   3 4   168424   Bob Tan   SSA   8   5   3   8   7   6   8   8   53.00   4 5   187741   Tip Clifton   SSA   13   13   2   7   8   5   6   3   57.00   5 6   155315   Matt Schoene   SSA   3   7   6   9   5   10   9   14   63.00   6 7   165009   Paul Garn   SSA   12   10   13   5   6   8   13   5   72.00   7 8   181267   Eugenio Cingolani   SSA   9   6   8   6   19   9   5   10   72.00   8 9   170799   Gregg Herbert   SSA   6   8   16   12   9   11   7   11   80.00   9 10   9818   Jason Werner   EYC   14   9   14   10   13   4   16   1   81.00   10 11   35313   Michael Waters   SSA   32/DNS   32/DNS   11   2   2   1   3   4   87.00   11 12   148085   Doug Watson   WRSC   24   11   12   13   22   7   12   9   110.00   12 13   172468   John Zseleczky   SSA   10   15   4   14   12   13   19   32/DNS   119.00   13 14   SIN-VOLVO    Brady Stagg   AYC   15   12   10   19   20   17   15   18   126.00   14 15   153006   Kim Couranz   SSA   4   1   5   11   11   32/DNS   32/DNS   32/DNS   128.00   15 16   168440   Greg Leonard   SSA   16   14   19   17   10   15   18   20   129.00   16 17   183923   Bruce Artman   SSA   11   17   15   22   18   12   22   13   130.00   17 18   169781   Russ Wesdyk   SSA   20   19   20   15   16   18   10   16   134.00   18 19   155272   Lauren Schoene   SSA   22   16   21   18   15   16   14   17   139.00   19 20   181252   George Dehaney   SSA   23   23   22   20   17   19   20   15   159.00   20 21   134119   Elizabeth Pfingst   MRYA   21   20   18   24   21   21   17   19   161.00   21 22   168474   Dorian Haldeman   SSA   19   18   17   16   14   32/DNS   32/DNS   32/DNS   180.00   22 23   175945   Vince Franco   SSA   18   22   24   21   23   20   21   32/DNS   181.00   23 24   180536   Steve Coffer   SSA   17   21   23   23   24   32/DNS   32/DNS   32/DNS   204.00   24 25   79   Chris Legg   SSA   32/DNS   32/DNS   32/DNS   32/DNS   32/DNS   32/DNS   11   7   210.00   25 26   6133   Bill Balough   SSA   7   32/DNS   32/DNS   32/DNS   32/DNS   32/DNS   32/DNS   32/DNS   231.00   26 27T   14891   Jay Berquist   SSA   32/DNS   32/DNS   32/DNS   32/DNC   32/DNC   32/DNS   32/DNS   32/DNS   256.00T   27T 27T   162156   Anne White   SSA   32/DNS   32/DNS   32/DNS   32/DNS   32/DNS   32/DNS   32/DNS   32/DNS   256.00T   27T 27T   173258   Matthew Lynch   SSA   32/DNS   32/DNS   32/DNS   32/DNS   32/DNS   32/DNS   32/DNS   32/DNS   256.00T   27T 27T   173641   Leo Wilson   SSA   32/DNS   32/DNS   32/DNS   32/DNS   32/DNS   32/DNS   32/DNS   32/DNS   256.00T   27T 27T   187874   James McKenna   SSA   32/DNS   32/DNS   32/DNS   32/DNS   32/DNS   32/DNS   32/DNS   32/DNS   256.00T   2

 

 

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