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Race 7 & 8 - Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Video of Race 8
Malletts Bay Boat Club, Colchester, Vermont. Matt Fisher, Dan Moriarty, and Tobi Moriarty had a remarkably consistent day with finishes of 6 and 1 in the very competitive 60 boat 2009 Lighting World Championship fleet. Two races were held today under chamber of commerce conditions with 10 to 15 knots and sunny skies. A win in the last race moved Fisher, from Westerville, Ohio, into first place with 33 points. Yesterday’s leader, David Starck, is in second place with 38 points and 4 time past Lightning World champion Tito Gonzales from Santiago, Chile moved up to third place with finishes of 1 and 5 in today’s races, giving him a total of 43 points through the first 8 races. The nine race series wraps up on Friday, September 18th. 1710 - All protests have been resolved 1518 - Provisional Results posted - protests pending 1504 - Pictures of the finish area
1436 - This is the last race of the day 1435 - Top 25 boats at the second leeward rounding: 45, 51, 21, 60, 15, 11, 53, 08, 55, 46, 36, 80, 02, 83, 09, 76, 79, 88, 94, 25, 54, 50, 48, 82, 81 1434 - Pictures of the second leeward rounding
1428 - Leaders are 200 yards from leeward mark. Moving the final beat to the left. Bow 14 is all sorted out and is sailing in. 1420 - Top 22 boats at the second weather mark: 45, 51, 60, 21, 15, 36, 11, 02, 08, 09, 76, 53, 79, 80, 94, 55, 88, 83, 50, 54, 25, 81 1412 - Leaders are 3/4ths of the way up the beat. The leg got lengthened to 1.75 miles with the course change 1410 - Bow 14 flipped. Everyone is safe. They are working to right the boat. 1400 - A boat is turtled 1358 - Top 20 boats around the first leeward gate: 45, 15, 51, 46, 36, 60, 21, 94, 02, 11, 80, 09, 83, 76, 79, 55, 54, 53, 08, 88. 1355 - Moving the weather mark to the left. Leaders are approaching the leeward gate. 1350 - Wind is shifting to the left. Thinking about moving the next weather mark. 1344 - Top 22 boats at the end of the first weather leg: 15 (Peck), 45 (Fisher), 21 (Proctor), 36 (Coplan), 51 (Becker), 46 (MacDonald), 02 (Lutz), 11 (Gonzales), 94 (Perez), 80 (Crane), 09 (Allen), 60 (Faude), 79 (King), 76 (Lecaro), 83 (Linton), 54 (Schneider), 43 (Helmick), 88 (Hayes), 78 (Bailey), 53 (Terhune), 55 (Starck), 81 (Fastiggi) 1330 - Wind is up to over 15 knots oscillating through 10 to 15 degrees around a pretty constant average direction. Leaders are about half way up the beat. 1325 - Pictures from just after the start
1322 - All clear 1321 - Unofficial: Bow 01 OCS - heading back to restart 1320 - Start - Committee end is a little favored - Individual recall 1318 - Provisional Results posted - protests pending 1317 - The Y flag is also up for lifejackets 1316 - I flag - About 4 minutes to the start 1310 - Start - General Recall 1309 - Wind is a solid 15 knots with lots of whitecaps 1305 - Warning for the 8th race of the regatta 1304 - AP down. 12-15 knots of wind. Windward/leeward 5 leg course. 1253 - Boats are floating back to the starting area. AP flag is up on the race committee boat. 1235 - Bow 40 will be racing in the next race. Wind is about 15 knots. 1232 - Leaders are approaching the finish. Bow 40 has retired from this race. There will be another race. 1227 - Leaders are around the leeward mark. Wind is in a right phase. 1221 - Top 20 at the gybe mark: 55, 11, 51, 45, 64, 44, 02, 73, 83, 36, 81, 90, 50, 21, 91, 05, 94, 19, 60, 25 1220 - Pictures of the reaching legs
1211 - 1/4 of the way down the first leg of the triangle. Big oscillations in wind direction. 1210 - Top 20 boats at the second weather mark rounding: 55, 51, 11, 64, 45, 44, 02, 73, 36, 83, 50, 81, 90, 21, 05, 91, 94, 19, 56, 60. Off they go on a reach... 1205 - Top five are very close together approaching the second weather mark 1150 - Top 17 boats at the first leeward mark: 44 (Peck), 64 (Dodge), 55 (Starck), 11(Gonzales), 45 (Fisher), 51 (Becker), 02 (Lutz), 73 (Santos), 36 (Coplan), 83 (Linton), 90, 50, 91, 81, 48, 19, 05. 1137 - Top 18 boats around the weather mark: 44 (Peck), 64 (Dodge), 55 (Starck), 73 (Santos), 11 (Gonzales), 51 (Becker), 36 (Coplan), 45 (Fisher), 02 (Lutz), 83 (Linton), 81 (Fastiggi), 50 (Healy), 90 (Wake), 91 (Boucher), 19 (Colantuono), 48 (Guth), 60 (Faude), 80 (Crane) 1128 - Left side is looking good. Bow 51 (Becker) has a good race going. 1126 - Half way up the beat. 1125 - Sun is starting to peek out from behind the clouds. It is a balmy 55 degrees. 1116 - Wind is 11 knots from 020 at the weather mark 1115 - Start - All clear 1111 - I flag up 1110 - Warning 1105 - Start - General recall 1100 - Warning for the seventh race in the regatta. Windward/leeward/triangle course 1055 - Just announced that there will be an on time start and we will be racing the windward/leeward/triangle course. The wind is up to 12-13 knots with small whitecaps. 1045 - On track for an 1100 start. 1030 - Setting up the windward/leeward course. Have about 10 knots from the north. 0930 - Harbor start. The race committee is hoping to get in two races today. 0905 - The race committee boats have left the harbor 0855 - About 5 knots in the harbor from the north, more out on the course. 0815 - A surface high will continue to build into the area today. In addition, an upper level low will be developing over the region. This will keep the skies cloudy and a north wind should develop.
Race 4, 5 & 6 - September 15, 2009
1920 - All protests have been resolved. There will be racing tomorrow!!!!!!! 1720 - Provisional results posted - Protests pending 1641 - Leaders are finishing the 6th race. Unofficial top 5: 36 (Coplan), 11 (Gonzales), 53 (Terhune), 64 (Dodge), 45 (Fisher) 1640 - After a long day on the water, the competitors will be enjoying Bove's lasagna, Chessters and Karaoke supported by US Sailing. 1635 - Thanks to Katrina Ouellette, Kathy Manning, Rod Carr, Chuck Padula, and Rick Fastiggi for providing updates. 1625 - Pictures of the second leeward rounding
1622 - Top 25 boats at the second leeward rounding: 73, 11, 36, 53, 86, 45, 02, 60, 90, 66, 64, 51, 46, 24, 55, 15, 94, 75, 16, 08, 25, 80, 83, 82, 09 1613 - Leaders are 2/3rds of the way down the run. The course for the final beat to the finish will be moved to the left (bearing 023). 1605 - Top 24 boats at the second weather mark: 73, 11, 36, 53, 45, 86, 02, 60, 51, 90, 55, 64, 46, 75, 21, 66, 15, 09, 50, 94, 05, 10, 83, 16. The left side worked well on that beat. 1550 - Pictures of the first leeward rounding
1543 - One of the boats hooked the leeward gate. 1542 - Top 18 boats at the first leeward rounding: 11 (Gonzales), 53 (Terhune), 02 (Lutz), 46 (MacDonald), 36 (Coplan), 73 (Santos), 60, 43, 55, 45 (Fisher), 86, 90, 09, 83, 64, 05, 10, 76. 1527 - Top 24 boats at the first weather mark: 36 (Coplan), 46 (MacDonald), 73 (Santos), 43 (Helmick), 11 (Gonzales), 55 (Starck), 53 (Terhune), 02 (Lutz), 60 (Faude), 76 (Lecaro), 09 (Allen), 64 (Dodge), 21 (Proctor), 24 (Constants), 05 (Allan), 50 (Healy), 51 (Becker), 86 (Schwartz), 19 (Colantuono), 45 (Fisher), 10 (Edwards), 95 (Perez), 88 (Hayes), 66 (Mauk). Last boat is around after a very crowded rounding. 1515 - Wind at the weather mark - 8 knots at 015 1510 - Pictures from the start
1506 - Individual recall flag is still up 1505 - Unofficial: 91 OCS 1505 - Start - Individual Recall 1500 - Warning for the sixth race. The course is windward/leeward with 5 legs (same as the previous races) 1455 - Provisional results posted - Protests pending 1440 - Everyone is finished. Boats are regrouping near the start for the next race. 1415 - Pictures of the second leeward rounding
1412 - Top boats at the second leeward rounding: 73, 45, 55, 83, 88, 11, 71, 08, 02, 44, 53, 90, 94, 80, 51, 50, 83, 05, 25, 21, 36, 76, 81, 79, 66 1405 - Picture of the second downwind leg
1400 - Did I mention that the racing is very close? I was just talking to the weather mark boat as the boats were rounding and all I could hear in the background was "Ohhhh, ahhhhh,..." It's like they are watching fireworks. And this is about 4 miles into the race. 1357 - Top boats at the second weather mark: 73 (Santos), 88 (Hayes), 55 (Starck), 71 (Bogardus), 11 (Gonzales), 83 (Linton), 44 (Peck), 45 (Fisher), 02 (Lutz), 08 (Allen), 90 (Wake), 53 (Terhune), 94 (Perez), 80, 50, 25, 51, 43, 60, 36, 05 1350 - Wind at the weather mark, 9 knots at 015. Leaders are 3/4ths of the way up the beat. 1345 - Looks pretty likely that there will be a third race, thinking about using the Windward/Leeward/Triangle course (if the wind holds)... 1338 - Top 17 boats at the first leeward mark: 88 (Hayes), 73 (Santos), 44 (Peck), ??, 83 (Linton), 71 (Bogardus), 11 (Gonzales), 02 (Lutz), 45 (Fisher), 80 (Crane), 90 (Wake), 08 (Allen), 25 (Probst), ??, 94 (Perez), 76 (Lecaro), 60 (Faude). Very close racing. 1328 - 3 quarters of the way down the run. It is a beautiful sunny day on the water. 1323 - All 60 boats around the weather mark 1320 - Top 20 boats at the first weather mark: 73 (Santos), 88 (Hayes), 71 (Bogardus), 44 (Peck), 02 (Lutz), ??, 11 (Gonzales), 60 (Faude), 80 (Crane), 83 (Linton), 55 (Starck), 90 (Wake), 94 (Perez), ??, ??, 53 (Terhune), 08 (Allen), 43 (Helmick), 66 (Mauk), 50 (Healy). 1312 - Wind at the weather mark is 12 knots from 020 1306 - Boats going to both sides of the first beat. 12 knots steady, puffs to 14. Course is a windward/leeward with 5 legs. 1302 - All clear 1301 - Unofficial: 74 OCS 1301 - Start - Individual recall 1256 - Warning flag for the fifth race. 1255 - Postpone flag down. Wind is steady at between 12 to 15 knots. 1250 - Provisional results posted - Protests pending 1240 - The Postpone flag is up. The Race Committee is planning to start a sequence as soon as possible. 1235 - All boats are finished 1220 - Pictures of the second leeward rounding
1214 - Top 22 boats at the second leeward rounding: 55, 11, 53, 51, 50, 19, 80, 88, 45, 02, 79, 21, 90, 44, 36, 73, 15, 08, 76, 24, 81, 34 1156 - Top 20 around the second weather mark: 11, 55, 19, 80, 50, 51, 53, 88, 45, 79, 02, 21, 73, 44, 90, ??, 36, 76, 08, 81 around the mark 1155 - 55 ducked 11 about 75 yards from the mark. 1148 - Wind is about 10 knots. Leaders are split across the course about half way up the second beat 1145 - Pictures from the first leeward rounding
1141 - All boats around the first leeward rounding 1140 - Top 10 boats at the first leeward rounding: 55, 11, 19, 88, 80, 51, 53, 79, 21, 91. 1126 - Top 19 boats at the first weather mark: 55 (Starck), 11 (Gonzales), 88 (Hayes), 79 (King), 19 (Colantuono), 91 (Boucher), 09 (Allen), 80 (Crane), 51 (Becker), 24 (Constants), 45 (Fisher), 02 (Lutz), 21 (Proctor), 53 (Terhune), 95 (Perez), 36 (Coplan), 46 (MacDonald), 15 (Peck), 08 (Allen). 1125 - Leaders are around the weather mark 1120 - 2/3rds of the way up the beat, left side looks pretty good. 1111 - About half way up the beat, 2/3rds of the fleet are favoring the left side of the course 1107 - All clear 1106 - Unofficial: 94, 05, 25 OCS at the pin end of the line 1105 - Start - Individual Recall 1100 - Warning for the fourth race of the regatta 1030 - Windward/leeward 5 leg course is set. 1010 - Committee boat is on station. 12 to 15 knots of wind from the north (approximately 030). Should be starting on time today. 0930 - Harbor start 0845 - Great wind. Anticipating an on time start and the possibility of three races. 0800 - High pressure building into the region will bring us a sunny day with wind out of the north. Races 2 & 3 - September 14, 2009 1925 - All protests resolved 1845 - Results of the third race updated 1725 - Provisional results posted - protests pending 1647 - Last boat has finished. No more races today. The competitors will be enjoying a lobster dinner this evening with live entertainment provided by Rockport Advisors 1625 - Picture of boats approaching the finish
1619 - Bow 55 (Starck) finishes first. They have about a minute lead on the second place boat. Second and third are in a close race. 1617 - Race is being shortened at the second leeward rounding. Leaders are approaching the finish. 1616 - Pictures from the second weather rounding
1600 - Top 15 boats at second weather mark: 55 (Starck), 94 (Perez), 15 (Peck), 08 (Allen), 53 (Terhune), 60 (Faude), 40 (Lobos), 48 (Guth), 81 (Fastiggi), 86 (Schwartz), 25 (Probst), 05 (Allan), 21 (Proctor), 56 (Walsh), 50 (Healy) 1558 - Leaders are around the second weather mark 1547 - Pictures of the first leeward rounding of the third race
1545 - Satellite view of the race area 1540 - Top 20 boats at the first leeward rounding: 55, 94, 08, 60, 15, 40, 53, 50, 56, 25, 91, 48, 86, 05, 76, 21, 19, 81, 02 (Lutz), 54. Places 17 through 25 are VERY close. 1536 - Leaders approaching the leeward rounding. The weather mark is being moved to the right for the next beat. 1530 - Pictures of the first weather rounding
1525 - Top 14 boats at the first weather mark: 55 (Starck), 60 (Faude), 94 (Perez), 08 (Allen), 15 (Peck), 53 (Terhune), 21 (Proctor), 86 (Schwartz), 40 (Lobos), 50 (Healy), 95 (Perez), 46 (MacDonald), 76 (Lecaro), 91 (Boucher) 1513 - Provisional results posted. Top 3 Overall: 02 (Lutz), 50 (Healy), 51 (Becker) 1506 - All clear 1505 - Unofficial: 73 and 83 were OCS. 1504 - Start - Individual - 12 knots of wind. 1500 - Four minutes to start - I Flag is back up 1452 - Start - Boats over starting at 25 seconds... General Recall 1447 - Warning for race 3 1420 - Picture of the second leeward rounding
1418 - Pictures from the second weather mark
1416 - Pictures from the first leeward rounding
1414 - Pictures from the first weather mark rounding
1410 - Bow 73 retired from the first race after an issue during the second spinnaker takedown. They have sorted everything out and will be back for the next race.
1405 - Top 19 boats at the second leeward rounding: 51, 46, 21, 83, 02, 71, 05, 50, 15, 53, 19, 01, 24, 95, 43, 76, 36, 07, 82. Wind has picked up to about 15. 1400 - Wind is around 9 knots 1355 - Top 17 boats at the second weather mark: 51 ( Becker), 21, 83, 02, 46, 05, 50, 71, 01, 53, 15, 02, 19, 24, 76, 43, 45 1337 - Top 17 at the first leeward rounding: 83 (Linton), 71 (Bogardus), 46 (MacDonald), 51 ( Becker), 50 (Healy), 02 (Lutz), 21 (Proctor), 01 (Tamayo), 05 (Allan), 24 (Constants), 53 (Terhune), 19, 11 (Gonzales), 15, 45 (Fisher), 07 (Cuccio), 76 (Lecaro) 1325 - Top 10 at the weather mark: 83 (Linton), 46 (MacDonald) , 71 (Bogardus), 51 ( Becker), 21 (Proctor), 50 (Healy), 01 (Tamayo), 07 (Cuccio), 24 (Constants), 05 (Allan) 1310 - Big oscillations in wind direction 1305 - All clear 1304 - Some boats have gone back and cleared 1302 - Unofficial - 55, 40 , 41, 90 OCS 1301 - Start - Individual recall. 6 knots of wind. 5 leg Windward/leeward course. 1257 - I flag is up for this start 1256 - Start sequence 1253 - General Recall. Half the fleet was over at about 10 seconds. 1250 - In a start sequence 1240 - Everyone is waiting for the wind direction to settle in 1140 - South wind around 5 on the race course right now 1130 - Postpone flag is down - boats are heading out to the course. 1130 - Pictures from the first two days by Patrick Zachary 1045 - Still under postponement on the shore. 0930 - Postponed on the shore. 0910 - The committee boats are heading out to the course. 0800 - A beautiful sunny morning right now. We will see increasing cloudiness with scattered showers this afternoon as another cold front works through the area. West to southwest winds could be a bit gusty this afternoon ahead of the front. The wind will shift to the northwest after the front passes.
Worlds Race 1 - September 13, 2009
1900 - The protest was disallowed. 1655 - Provisional Results - Protests pending 1625 - All boats are finished. No more racing today. 1610 - No word yet on if there is another race. 1605 - Unofficial finishes: 11, 08, 45 and 50 are overlapped, 02, 55, 15, 19, 90, 53, 51, 73 (51 and 73 were in a very tight gybing battle at the finish), 94, 66 and 10 are overlapped, 40. 1602 - Course is being shortened to finish at the second leeward mark. Wind is down to about 5 knots. 1554 - Picture of the second weather rounding
1549 - Top boats at the second weather mark: 08 (Allen), 11 (Gonzales), 50 (Healy), 02 (Lutz), 45 (Fisher), 55 (Starck), 15 (Peck), 19 (Colantuono), 90 (Wake), 53 (Terhune) 1545 - Leaders rounding the second weather mark. Most of the boat are left side of the course 1530 - More pictures of the first rounding
1529 - Bow 50 gained going right. About 1/2 way up the second beat, lots of separation across the course 1525 - Bow 91 did not retire and are racing. 1524 - Wind is getting lighter, very lumpy conditions 1522 - Top 7 at the leeward mark: 50, 02, 11, 08, 45, 73, 66. Very close racing after the first boat. 1521 - Skies are clearing, wind dropping a little to about 8. 1520 - Leaders are approaching the leeward rounding. Bow 50 extended lead by about 3 boat lengths. 1517 - Pictures of the first rounding
1515 - Leaders are about 2/3rds of the way down the run 1507 - Top 11 boats around the first weather mark: 50 (Healy), 02 (Lutz), 90 (Wake), 73 (Santos), 08 (Allen), 80 (Crane), 11 (Gonzales), 15 (Peck), 66 (Mauk), 45 (Fisher), 54 (Schneider). All boats are around the weather mark 1505 - Boats around the weather mark - bow 50 in the lead. Very close racing. Using the windward leeward course for this race 1452 - Wind has eased to about 10 knots 1451 - 2/3rds of the fleet going left. About 1/2 way up the beat. Linton has tacked, crossing boats on the right 1449 - Bow 75 is protesting bow 86 1447 - All clear 1446 - Start - Individual recall - wind pushing into the teens 1441 - Warning flag up 1440 - Bow 75 has retired with damage 1435 - Start - General recall. Lots of boats over at the pin end of the line. 1432 - "The wind is cranking" 1430 - Warning flag up for the first race of the 2009 Lightning World Championship 1429 - Postpone flag is down. 1426 - Start line is set, RC is flying the life jacket flag, a start sequence is coming soon. 1420 - On the water repairs. Main halyard problem for Alain Boucher?
1415 - Wind reading at the weather mark is 15-18. 1400 - Wind is now at 15 knots - from flat calm about 1/2 hour ago. Game on.
1355 - Wind is filling in from the north. Increasing in velocity pretty quickly.
1350 - RC setting up a course 1340 - Enjoying the ride
1335 - Picture looking out towards the course. The race area is beyond the two points you see in the picture
1325 - First boats are reaching the race area 1310 - Alden Bryan on finish boat is getting an opportunity to attempt to tow the fleet behind his boat 1300 - On shore postpone flag is down. 1257 - On shore postpone flag is down soon. The RC is going to tow the fleet out to the course (if needed) 1245 - Wind is filling on the race course
1235 - RC is considering lowering the AP flag at 1300
1215 - Still waiting...
1130 - Pictures of people waiting
1020 - Still waiting... 0900 - Postponed on the shore 0845 - Not much wind right now. 0800 - A cold front (currently stretched across southern Ontario and central Quebec) will drop south into northern New England this afternoon, triggering scattered showers today. The wind is currently about 5 out of the west. It is forecast to shift to the north and build throughout the day.
September 12, 2009 The only thing we practiced today is towing boats to and from the course. Pictures of the Opening Ceremony Here is a video from the Opening Ceremony
Masters
Masters Races 5 & 6 - September 11, 2009
Photo by Art Petrosemolo James Crane, from Darien, Connecticut, along with crew Brenda Crane, and Tom Allen Jr., saved the best for last. Going into the last leg of the last race, there were 16 boats between them and the finish line. Crane and his crew decided it was time for an all or nothing move and sailed to the far right corner of the course. The move paid off huge as they passed everyone ahead of them, winning the final race, and with it, the 2009 International Lightning Masters Championship. Crane also won the first race of the final day, finishing with 9 total points for the regatta. Bill Mauk, from Miami, Florida finished second with 11 points. Peter Hall from Montreal, Quebec finished third with 15 points. Pictures from Day 3 of the Masters 1820 - Results are final. 1715 - Provisional results posted There are protests pending... 1700 - James Crane took a huge flyer on the last beat and passed 18 boats to win the race and the regatta. Both Mauk and Hall are provisionally out of the top 10. There are protests pending... 1600 - About 10 boats have finished. Here is a picture of the boat winning the last race...
I'll let you do the math... 1536 - Leaders are approaching the finish 1522 - Leaders are 1/3rd of the way up the final beat in about 5 knots of wind. 1520 - Top 19 at the final leeward rounding: 14667, 15206, 15272, 14520, 14866 (Mauk), 14688, 14417, 14321, 15210 (Hall), 14654, 13726, 14446, 11346, 15255, 15410, 15130, 15380 (Crane), 14926, 15122. 1513 - Course change to the right for the final beat. Leader are approaching the second leeward rounding (and not very quickly) 1505 - Top 10 at the second weather mark: 14667, 14520, 14688, 15272, 15206, 14417, 14866, 14321, 15130, 14654. 1500 - First boats are around the second weather mark 1450 - Top 19 boats at the first leeward rounding: 14688 (Peter), 14667 (Shapiro), 14520 (Cox), 15272 (Grinder), 14417 (Barrett), 14866 (Mauk), 15130 (Vann), 15206 (Hofmeister), 13726 (Buckles), 14654 (Bush), 15380 (Crane), 11346 (Hamblet), 14321 (Jones), 15255 (Hallagan), 14446 (Nickerson), 14926 (Gertz), 15122 (Carson), 15210 (Hall), 15368 (Little) 1444 - Pictures from the first weather mark
1438 - Top 10 boats at the weather mark: 14688 (Peter), 14667 (Shapiro), 14417 (Barrett), 15272 (Grinder), 14520 (Cox), 14866 (Mauk), 15130 (Vann), 11346 (Hamblet), 15206 (Hofmeister), 13726 (Buckles). All boats are around the mark 1435 - Pictures of the start of the final race
1420 - Provisional results posted 1417 - Start. All clear. We have about 5 knots of wind from 250 for the final race. 1412 - Warning flag up for the final race. The course has been moved significantly south. 1411 - Postpone flag down 1410 - Anticipating starting the last race shortly 1352 Start boat has anchored and signaled a Postpone flag. 1345 - The course is being set up close to where boats are finishing. 1322 - Top couple of boats have finished. Wind is dropping off quite a bit. May not be able to run another race. No race sequence can be started after 1430. 1311 - If this order holds for the finish, the top three go into the last race tied at 12 points. With the throwout race added, James Crane loses 1 point because his worst race is a 3 and both Bill Mauk and Peter Hall will be discarding a 4. The throwout only comes into play if the last race is run. 1310 - Top 16 Boats at the second leeward rounding: 11346, 15380, 14866, 15210, 14417, 15255, 14520, 13726, 14667, 15246, 15410, 14688, 15356, 14654, 14321, 15206 1304 - First boat is around the leeward gate and heading to the finish. 1303 - Pictures from the second weather mark rounding
1301 - Wind has eased. There is a lot of separation between the front and back of the fleet 1300 - Leaders are 2/3rds of the way down the run. The RC is signaling a course change to shift the final beat to the finish to the left and shorten the leg. 1253 - RC is considering shortening this race in order to get the final race in before the time limit expires. They can not start a race today after 1430. 1250 - Top 10 boats around the second weather mark: 11346, 1 minute gap, 15380, 15255, 14417, 14866, 15210, 13726, 14520, 14667, 14688 1241 - Leaders are about 2/3rds of the way up the second beat 1235 - Pictures of the first leeward rounding
1228 - Top 5 at the first leeward rounding: 11346, 15380, 14467, 14866, 13726 1222 - Leaders are about half way down the first run. 1219 - Picture of the first weather mark
1215 - Last boat is around the weather mark; wind is lightening 1213: Top 10 at the first weather mark: 11346 (Hamblett), big gap, 14667 (Shapiro), 13726 (Buckles), 15380 (Crane), 14866 (Mauk), 14417 (Barrett), 15255 (Hallagan), 15210 (Hall), 14688 (Peter), 15246 (Neal) 1209 - First boat is around the weather mark: 11346 (Kip Hamblett) 1205 - Fleet is about half way up the beat. Very shifty and around 10 knots. 1200 - Just after the first start
1151 - All clear 1150 - Start of the fifth race in the series- Individual recall 11:45 - Warning flag up. Have about 10 knots from the southwest 1144 - And now it is not; AP down 1142 - Wind direction is still too unstable to run a race. 1126 - RC is planning on an 1145 Warning gun 1125 - Plenty of velocity now, just waiting for the direction to settle in. 1120 - A picture of the crew on the Start boat, Escapade (a Morgan 42 owned by the Halsted family)
1115 - Wind has filled from the south. Committee is setting marks. Should be racing soon. 1103 - ...and this is why
1100 - Postpone flag up... 1050 - Kathy Manning and Alden Bryan on the finish boat. These are the people who are making it possible to have the results posted on the web within a half hour of the last boat finishing
1025 - Finish boat towing Lightnings to the course:
1020 - Committee boat is on station. Boats are being towed to the course. Pretty likely there will need to be a postpone flag to wait for the wind to fill. 1000 - Currently looking at less than five knots out of the southeast. It is going to take a while for the fleet to get out to the course. 0930 - Harbor Start. 0900 - Race Committee boats are getting ready to leave the harbor. We currently have about 5 knots from the East with a forecast of 10 to 15 out of the south. There are some high thin clouds today courtesy of a low pressure system just off the Delaware coast. Races 3 & 4 - September 10, 2009 Malletts Bay Boat Club, Colchester, Vermont. Canadian Peter Hall, sailing with Jay Deakin and Ched Proctor, continues to lead the International Lightning Masters Championship. Two races were completed today under perfect weather conditions (if you like 10 to 15 knots, temperatures in the 70s, and clear blue skies). Bill Mauk sits in second place with 9 points and James Crane is third with 10 points. The series wraps up tomorrow with two more races scheduled.
Photo by Art Petrosemolo
Pictures from Day 2 of the Masters 1500 - Everyone is heading back to MBBC so that most of the RC can race in the Thursday evening series. MBBC is also hosting a BBQ this evening for the competitors. 1450 - Provisional Results Published Thanks to Kathy Manning, John O'Rourke, Rod Carr, Rick Fastiggi, Barb Wagner, Susan Davis, Suzanne Hebeler, and Chuck Padula for their live updates. 1425 - Top boats have finished. 1420 - Leaders are about 2/3rds of the way up the final beat, the wind is down to about 10 knots. 1410 Top 14 at second leeward rounding: 15122, 15210, 15380, 14866, 15206, 15246, 14654, 14417, 15405, 15255, 14446, 14688, 11346, 15272. There is a course change to the left for the final beat to the finish. 1405 - Pictures from the second weather mark rounding
1359 - Top 11 at the second weather mark: 15122, 15210, 15380, 15206, 14417, 14654, 14866, 15255, 15246, 15405, 14446. 1355 - About half the boats are around the second weather mark. About 12 knots of wind. 1335 - Top 3 at the first leeward rounding: 15210, 14417, 15122. To close to call after that. 1326 - Fleet is about half way down the first run. Much tighter racing this time around. Wind is easing off a little. 1325 - Top 11 at the first weather mark: 15210 (Hall), 14654 (Bush), 15380 (Crane), 14866 (Mauk), 15206 (Hofmeister), 14417 (Barrett), 15122 (Carson), 15246 (Neal), 15405 (Spira), 15255 (Hallagan), 14446 (Nickerson). 1310 - Leaders are about half way up the first beat. The finish boat is having lunch. The wind has dropped to around 13 knots. Top wind speed from the first race was 17 knots. This is the last race of the day. 1300 - Racing is under way. All clear. 1255 - Warning for the second race of the day. This is the fourth race of the series. 1250 - Provisional Results Published 1243 - The RC has signaled the postponement flag. This gives the competitors more warning for the start of the next race. 1240 - All boats have finished and are floating downwind back to the start. Wind is shifting to the right. The RC is resetting the course and hope to be racing again within an hour. 1210 - Top 14 at the second leeward rounding: 15210, 15380, 14866, big gap, 15206, 15122, 15255, 15405, 14446, 15130, 14417, 15272, 15246, 11346, 14688. All boats except two are on the final beat to the finish. 1200 - Boats are rounding the weather mark. Top three have a good lead over the rest of the fleet. The beat to the finish is being shifted to the right (approximate heading of 207) 1140 - Fleet is heading back upwind. Good amount of separation. More boats on the left side of the beat. Wind has eased off to about 15. 1137 - Top 5 boats at the first leeward rounding: 15210, 14866, 15380, 15130, 15122 1130 - Wind building to 17-18 knots. Top 10 at the first weather mark: 15210 (Peter Hall), 15130 (Chris Vann), 15122 (Jim Carson), 15380 (Jim Crane), 14466 (Stuart Nickerson), 15206 (William Hofmeister), 14525 (John Bates), 14866 (Bill Mauk), 15246 (William Neal), 15405 (David Spira) 1120 - Leaders are about 2/3rds of the way up the beat. 1105 - Racing is under way. All clear. 1100 - We are in the start sequence for the first race of the day. This is the third race in the series. The RC is flying code flag Y (life jackets). We have 15 knots of wind. 1050 - Warning for the first race of the day will be at 1100. Course is set. 1030 - Race Committee is setting the marks 1015 - Race Committee boats are on station. About 12 knots from the south. Expect to start on time. 0950 - Boats are sailing out to the course under spinnaker. "It is a beautiful sight." 0930 - Harbor start 0900 - The Race Committee boats are leaving the harbor. Right now there is about 5 knots out of the southeast. The harbor start for the competitors is at 0930 0800 - Strong high pressure over northern New England will provide us with another perfect day. Sunny, high in the 70s, winds are forecast to be at around 10 knots out of the south today. Races 1 & 2 - September 9, 2009 1745 - Pictures from Day 1 1700 - No protests 1505 - Everyone is heading back to Malletts Bay Boat Club after a perfect day on the water. Tonight is Tacos and Chessters night with live entertainment supported by US Sailing. We will let you know when the results for the first day have been made official. We would like to thank the following people for today's updates: Rick Fastiggi and Suzanne Hebeler for the start updates and photos, John O'Rourke and Kathy Manning for the weather mark and finish updates, and Rod Carr and Chuck Padula for the leeward gate updates. 1500 - Provisional Results posted. 1429 - Picture of the leaders at the second leeward mark rounding. The RIB is signaling the course change to the finish.
1415 - Top 5 at the second leeward rounding: 15380, 15210, 14866, 15255, 15206. 1412 - Leaders are on the final beat to the finish 1408 - Boats are approaching the second leeward rounding. The wind has shifted left and there has been a course change for the final beat. 1406 - Picture of the first leeward rounding of the second race
1401 - The RC has signaled that this is the final race for today 1400 - Top 10 at second windward mark: 15380, 14866, 15210, 15255, 15206, 15122, 15246, 14417, 14688. 1346 - Leaders are about half way up the second beat. 1340 - Top 5 at first leeward gate: 15380, 15210, 15255, 14866, 15122. Wind has lightened a little and is not oscillating very much. 1327 - Top 10 at first mark: 15380, 14866, 14688, 15210, 15255, 15206, 15122, 14417, 15246, 15346 1320 - Boats are approaching the weather mark. Wind is up to about 15 knots. A spectacular day to be on the lake. 1317 - Picture from the second start
1310 - Provisional Results from the first race have been posted 1305 - Second race is underway. One boat (14525) was over early and went back and cleared themselves. 1258 - Getting ready to start the second race 1256 - Picture from the second leeward rounding
1255 - All boats are finished the first race. Everyone is regrouping near the start. RC has the postpone flag up. 1239 - Unofficial top 10 finishes: 15210, 15380, 15246, 14866, 14417, 15255, 15405, 15130, 15122, 14446 1217 - Top 10 at second leeward mark: 15210, 15380, 15246, 14866, 14417, 15255, 15122, 15405, 15130, 14446 1215 - Rounding the leeward mark and heading to the finish. Wind has picked up to 10-15 and the shifts have stabilized. 1145 - Top 10 at the first leeward rounding: 15210 (Peter Hall), 15380 (James Crane), 14866 (Georges Peter), 15130 (Chris Vann), 15246 (William Neal), 14417 (Don Barrett), 15122 (Jim Carson), 15255 (Richard Halligan), 13726 (Bill Buckles), 14446 (Stuart Nickerson)) 1144 - Leaders are rounding the leeward mark. 1130 - All boats around the weather mark 1125 - First boats around the weather mark: 1. 15210 (Peter Hall), 2. 15380 (James Crane). 1118 - Leaders are about 3/4th up the first leg. Lots of separation across the course. 1110 - Picture of the first start (click for a larger version) 1109 - First beat, boats are spread out all over the course. Not clear which side of the first beat is going to pay yet. 1105 - Start of Race 1 - All clear 1100 - Warning gun has fired. 1055 - Warning gun coming up in five minutes. The course will be Windward/Leeward with 5 legs. 1040 - Update from the finish boat: About 8 knots from the northwest. Course is almost set. On track to start a race at 11. 1010 - Committee boat is on station in the Outer Bay. 0930 - Harbor Start. Boats are sailing out to the course in 5-10 out of the northwest. "Looks like a promising day." 0900 - Race Committee boats are leaving the dock. Harbor start for the competitors is 0930. The first race is scheduled to get under way at 1100. 0800 - Sunny skies, warm temperatures, and light northerly breeze. That is what is on tap for today as high pressure builds into the region.
Practice Race - September 8 1400 - Racing cancelled for the day. 1340 - Still under postponement and it is not looking promising. 1240 - Wind has dropped to the dreaded 'light and variable' The RC has postponed on the shore. 1205 - Race Committee boats are heading out. Have about 10 knots from the south out on the course. Only three boats still in the measurement process. 1100 - Beautiful day at MBBC. Master's Registration is wrapping up, most of the boats are in the water. Practice Race starts at 1400.
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