Saturday Aug 1 Races

Nice breezes built up from the NNE, with lots of variation to keep life interesting. Many racers out to enjoy the moment. Penny got the most consistent results.

RACE 1
Feavers22.4913496
Dave L23.1712724
Phil23.2613847
Matthew23.2912835
Sharlene23.2312292
Roger23.5812593
Penny24.4212281
Wendy27.0714258
Ian34.2020309
RACE 2
Feavers21.0512463
Matthew23.0312604
Sharlene23.2112271
Dave L23.5213045
Penny24.5312372
Roger25.1313256
Wendy25.3613457
Phil27.0616008
RACE 3
Feavers23.0413644
Dave L23.4713001
Matthew24.4913562
Phil24.2314406
Roger26.0613715
Penny27.1813573
Wendy29.0315267

Al Sweeps KB July Races

We had gentle, shifting breezes mostly from the West on Saturday, July 25 for the keel boat and dinghy races. Everyone started at the same time, thanks to David L for timing the dinghies.

The following Sunday, there was too much wind, so sailors practiced screaming reaches, but there were no races.

SkipperTimeKB & Cat Corr TimeKB & Cat Position
RACE 1
Al43.3925.801.00
Ian40.4226.262.00
Marcello49.1729.573.00
RACE 2
Al35.3020.991.00
Ian36.0023.232.00
Marcello39.1923.593.00
RACE 3
Al33.3519.851.00
Ian32.0020.652.00
Marcello40.1024.103.00
RACE 1
Matthew26.0714271
Dave L26.5514712
Evan26.3814873
Guillermo27.3115044
Roger31.4216655
Gonzalo30.2417976
Penny37.3118657
Wendy36.2719158
Craig C38.3120229
Results adjusted Aug 4 to reflect Evan sailing a Laser >> rather than a Laser
RACE 2
Guillermo23.4813011
Dave L24.0613172
Matthew24.1013213
Roger26.4914094
Wendy27.5214645
Penny31.3115676
Gonzalo27.5016457
Evan35.3319848
RACE 3
Matthew23.1012661
Guillermo23.2012752
Dave L24.0413153
Roger28.1814874
Wendy29.1515375
Evan29.0316216
Ian and crew
Ian and crew
Lasers
Lasers
Wendy
Wendy
Dave
Dave

July 18 races

A lovely day with moderate shifting winds, mostly from the West.

SkipperTimeUK Corr timeUK position
Feavers17.1310181
Dave L21.0011483
Patti21.1411162
Sharlene22.1711715
Penny23.0711494
Craig23.5012516
Cindy26.2613147

RACE 2
Feavers16.519961
Dave L18.3710172
Sharlene19.4610393
Patti21.1811194
Penny25.2812665
Craig25.5613616
Cindy29.5214857
RACE 3
Feavers17.3010342
Dave L18.2310051
Sharlene20.3810843
Craig20.4010854
Patti20.5811026
Penny21.5710915
Cindy26.1413047
RACE 4
Feavers15.219072
Sharlene17.149051
Dave L17.459703
Patti18.559944

Unfortunately, on Sunday the weather did not clear up in time for the races.

Wendy and Roger get firsts

Sunday July 12, a mix of winds from the south made for interesting racing. There wasn’t enough wind to set a reach mark, but occasionally we got a good puff, and then again occasionally there wasn’t much wind at all. And of course, the wind shifted unpredictably from side to side. So, results varied among the four races:

SkipperTimeUK Corr timeUK position
Race 1
Feavers15.359211
Phil16.209652
Roger20.0710573
B Woods21.1211145
Patti21.4211406
Penny21.5410894
Wendy21.5711537
RACE 2
Feavers13.438111
Phil15.118974
Roger15.288132
Penny17.268673
Patti18.009465
Wendy18.089536
B Woods19.0210008
Cindy19.139557
RACE 3
Feavers16.039492
Wendy17.048971
Patti18.509893
Roger19.4010335
Phil19.5511767
Penny20.2510154
Cindy21.2710666
RACE 4
Feavers18.2410882
Roger20.2410721
Patti21.0011033
Phil23.0713656
Wendy24.1012705
Penny25.1112524
Cindy28.2414127
A breezy moment between races

July 11 races

Typical Falcon Lake summer weather; nice breeze, allegedly coming from the North, but with lots of shifts to make sailing interesting.

SkipperTimeUK position
Race 1
Feavers15.153
Dave L15.301
Sharlene17.002
B Woods19.124
Roger20.426
Penny21.315
Wendy21.347
RACE 2
Feavers15.081
Dave L16.323
Phil17.037
Sharlene17.042
Penny18.504
Roger18.555
B Woods19.096
Wendy20.058
RACE 3
Feavers16.183
Dave L16.321
Roger18.404
Penny18.502
Phil18.567
Wendy20.145
B Woods21.076
RACE 4
Feavers14.351
Phil14.422
Dave L16.103
Penny19.144
Roger19.145
B Woods19.416
Wendy19.587

First Dinghy Races of 2020

Nice variable breeze from the South with S-East and S-West variations. Hot. Two boats racing for the first time; Phil in his MC Scow, and Craig C sailing the Bombardier.

RACE 1
Feavers16.429871
Roger20.1710662
Phil20.5912395
Patti22.0111574
Penny22.1611073
Craig C25.2013306
RACE 2
Feavers22.0713071
Phil22.4813463
Patti25.1113232
Penny28.5714394
Roger29.0815315
Craig C33.2417537
Cindy33.2016576
RACE 3
Feavers12.197282
Phil13.067746
Roger14.037383
Patti14.077424
Penny14.307211
Craig C14.407705
Cindy17.018467
Chris C
Chris C
Patti in Laser
Patti in Laser
Start of first race
Start of first race

First Keel Boat Race of 2020

Saturday June 27th we had a lively wind gusting up to 15 knots from the South West (mostly!). Five keel boats were on the start line for the first race, plus a few dinghies out to practice. Unfortunately, Dave’s tiller broke when he was doing well in the first race, so he had to retire without finishing. The rest of the fleet had a good time rounding the marks as quickly as possible:

Race 1TimeCorr. TimePoints
Feavers28.1017.241
Marcello29.1917.592
Ian31.5420.583
Allan C37.1522.024
RACE 2
Feavers25.2115.521
Marcello28.1616.962
Allan C29.1017.243
Ian41.0426.494
RACE 3
Feavers26.1216.041
Marcello28.2817.082
Allan C32.3019.213
Ian34.2422.194
Marcello
Al
Phil & Avery
Brian

June 27 & 28 Weekend

It looks like the weather this weekend will be great for starting club racing; Warm with winds from the West on Saturday, and from the South on Sunday.

We will hold our first keelboat races of the year on Saturday, starting at one pm, hopefully running 3 short races. We  can’t follow the “participation” approach of previous years, where we invited lots of people onto the boats. This time the people on each boat must be  from the same household, or people who are regularly in contact, or a minimum number of people who are willing to be in contact for this event. It looks like we will have five boats on the starting line. Anyone who wants to sail a dinghy in the same race is welcome, but it will just be practice race for them, and they should stay out of the way of the keel boats when they are racing. That means a dinghy can still start at the same time, but it has to avoid getting in the way of the starting keel boats.

On Sunday, it should be a couple of degrees warmer, so a great occasion to race dinghies. We will try to run up to 5 races after 1 pm, as usual.

The following weekends, we will have dinghy races in the afternoons, weather permitting, except on the three days reserved for keel boat racing.

2020 Races Can Begin this Weekend with a Revised Notice of Race

MSA has sanctioned our race program for 2020, so we can start racing this weekend.

We have been advised to adjust the wording of our Notice of Race in order to comply with provincial health regulations as they stand now. Therefore:

Starting immediately, and continuing until further notice, all FYC Notices of Race are amended to include the following:

All racers, volunteers and race management people must;

  • Pass the COVID-19 self-assessment test before coming to the club each day. https://sharedhealthmb.ca/covid19/screening-tool/  Anyone with COVID19 symptoms must not come to the club.
  • Ensure that the number of people congregating is less than 50.
  • Travel with individuals within their own household and jurisdiction.
  • Maintain social distancing (2 metres/6 feet). Avoid all physical contact.
  • Maintain good handwashing and respiratory hygiene
  • Minimize the number of people in the dock/launching/rigging/parking areas.
  • Not invite visitors/guests to the facilities.
  • Nothing to be shared.  Everything must be provided by the individual. Avoid sharing tools or equipment. If shared disinfect affected tools after use.
  • Avoid the common courtesy of helping others with their lines or accepting help unless there is an immediate need to avoid injury or damage. Wash hands or use sanitizer after handling someone else’s boat or lines.
  • Responding to an incident on or off the water (sailor in the water/other injury) may cause the responsible person to come in physical contact with the sailor. As such participants should always have gloves, masks and hand sanitizer available to protect themselves, and sailors, should contact become necessary.
  • When required, wear gloves that can be washed after use or put aside for several days – do not put gloves in your pocket – virus can live on surfaces up to 7 days – wash hands after taking off the gloves.
  • Safety Boat and Committee Boat should be sanitized after every use;

These amendments to the rules replace the ones we published last week, and may change again quite quickly, based on advice MSA gets from public health.  Watch our website for changes.