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On the Water Commentary
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5-5-07 Race Day Three
1240 Preliminary results have been posted.
1224 Marvin Beckman has won race seven
1203 The last boat is around. Mark Roundings
1159 Marvin is at the bottom mark for the last time.
1147 The last boat is around. Mark Roundings
1143 Marvin is at the top mark, followed by Jud Smith.
1120 The last boat is around. Mark Roundings
1117 At the leeward mark, Marvin is still leading.
1103 The last boat is around. Mark Roundings
1101 Marvin Beckman is first to the weather mark.
1035 Race seven has started. Three boats were OCS. One restarted.
1008 Most of the boats are in the racing area. The wind is out of 145.
0925 The R/C is on station. Wind is 140 at 14-16 kts.
0859 The Race Committe is on its way to the race course. There is a good breeze blowing from the southeast. New pictures have been posted for day two in the Photo Gallery
5-4-07 Race Day Two
1747 Results for race six have been posted.
1730 Jud Smith has another bullet. Folloed by Jeffrey and John.
1709 At the bottom mark for the last time today, Jud is still in the lead.
1654 At the top mark again, Jud has passed Jeffrey.
1633 At the leeward mark, It's Jeffrey Siegal, Jud Smith, and John Kolius.
1619 Jeffrey Siegal is the first boat around the weather mark.
1600 Race six has started. Four boats were OCS and all restarted.
1543 The sea breeze has finally moved up the bay to the starting area. The sun is out and it's warming up.
1521 The R/C is preparing to get a race started. The wind is still settling in between 95 and 105 degrees.
1513 A new breeze has started to fill form the east southeast at 5 kts.
1453 The wind has gotten very light. There seems to be some sign of the sea breeze filling in.
1452 Results from race five have been posted.
1430 Jud Smith has won race five, followed by Russ and Jim Gregory.
1403 Russ Silvestri is first around the bottom mark followed by Jud and John.
1347 At the wether mark for the second time. Jud is still leading followed by John.
1328 At the leeward mark, its Jud Smith, followed by John Kolius, and Hank Lammans.
1359 The R/C is preapring to change the course back to the right at 175.
1311 Hank Lammans is the first boat to the weather mark.
1305 The R/C is preparing to change the course to 165.
1251 Race five has started. The wind is at 170, but becoming shifty.
1227 The results for the forth race have been posted.
1210 The first boats have finished: Jud Smith, Bruce Golison, and Bruce Burton.
1148 At the leeward mark. Jud is heading for the finish line.
1131 Jud is still leading at the second weather mark.
1110 Jud is at the leeward mark followed by Bruce Golison and Chris Busch.
1055 Jud Smith is the first boat to the weather Mark.
1035 Race four has started.
1015 All of the racers are in the starting area.
0954 The breeze is 8-10 kts from 170. The water is still flat. There is a little light rain at the weather end of the course.
0930 The Race Committee is on station. The wind 6-8 out of the south.
0900 Yacht Shot Photos of Day One have been posted in the Photo Gallery.
0850 The Race Committee has left the harbor. The skys are overcast.
5-3-07 Race Day One
1645 Results from race three have been posted.
1624 The first boat has finished race three.
1614 Jud Smith is through the gate headed for the finish.
1604 The boats are at the wetaher mark. Jud is still the leader.
1600 The rain has stopped and the wind has dropped to 5 kts. The R/C is shortening the last two legs.
1540 At the leeward mark, it is still Jud Smith. The R/C has signalled a course change to the left.
1522 Jud Smith was the first boat to the weather mark.
1517 There is a small thunder cell off to the northwest of us trying to pull the wind around. The wind has dropped to 8 kts here with light rain.
1501 Race three has started. Four boats OCS, only one restarted
1424 The first boats have finished race two. Hank followed Jud.
1403 Hank has just rounded the second leeward mark and is headding for the finish. The wind is down to around 10 kts.
1347 Hank is still in the lead at the second weather mark.
1341 There has been a slight wind shift to the right. The RC is preparing to signal a course change.
1324 At the leeward mark, Hank is still leading with Jud in second.
1309 Hank Lammans and Jud Smith have just reached the weather mark.
1247 Race two has started with 28 boats. Jeffery Siegal and George Francisco have not returned to the race area.
1229 Results for race one have been posted.
1209 Chris Busch has won the first race.
1146 At the second leeward, it's still Chris and Hank.
1139 Paul Koeller has retired.
1133 At the second weather mark, Chris is back in the lead.
1125 Hestehave Kjeld has retired.
1110 George Fransisco has retired from this race with mechanical problems.
1109 At the leward mark. Hank has passed Chris.
1104 Jeffery Seigel has retired and returned to the HYC harbor.
1058 The first boats are at the weather mark: Chris Busch and Hank Lannens
1035 The first race has started. On boat was OCS, but restarted,
1010 All 30 competitors have checked in. The wind is holding at 105.
0954 Boats are checking in. The wind is 105 at 16 gusting to 20.
0936 The Race Committee is on station. The wind is 12-15 out of the east.
0855 The race committee is leaving the harbor. Last night's storms have have passed and there is a nice breeze from the east.
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