No problem. The last boat in our class that actually finished didn't get in until early today and had previously been shown as a DNF. A pretty high mortality rate in this race with a lot a gear failure and sail damage. Luckily my boat did well and aside from my 30-year old datamarine depth sounder nothing broke.
Steve Sharkey On Jun 12, 2013, at 3:08 PM, Joel Aronson <joel.aron...@gmail.com> wrote: > Steve, > > Sorry to short-change you! > > Sounds like it was a wild ride! > > Joel > > > On Wed, Jun 12, 2013 at 3:03 PM, Steve Sharkey <stevebshar...@gmail.com> > wrote: >> We actually ended up 5th out of 9 boats that started in our class, with 3 >> boats dropping out. While we were 5th we finished about 12 minutes behind >> the 4th place and about 40 minutes behind 3rd place on corrected time. It >> was a very tight race with our PHRF III class taking 5 of the top 6 spots in >> the overall PHRF division (I was 6th in the overall division that had 31 >> boats, and with 9 boats dropping out during the race). Not to bad for a >> boat that is prepped more toward cruising than racing. >> >> Fun race, but lots of wind and extremely wet conditions. >> >> Steve Sharkey >> Impromptu >> >> Steve Sharkey >> >> On Jun 12, 2013, at 10:00 AM, "Richard N. Bush" <bushma...@aol.com> wrote: >> >>> Joel, how did the C&C 37 fare? >>> >>> Richard >>> 1987 33-II Ohio River, Mile 584; >>> >>> Richard N. Bush Law Offices >>> 235 South Fifth Street, Fourth Floor >>> Louisville, Kentucky 40202 >>> 502-584-7255 >>> >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: Joel Aronson <joel.aron...@gmail.com> >>> To: cnc-list <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> >>> Sent: Wed, Jun 12, 2013 8:40 am >>> Subject: Stus-List Annapolis to Newport race >>> >>> Amazing stories being told: >>> At 1530 on Tuesday, 11 June, the last boat sailing to Newport in the 34th >>> running of the biennial Annapolis to Newport Race was 39.4NM from the >>> finish doing 5.9kts. The Hunter 340 Brigadoon will surely welcome the >>> sound of the horn as they cross the line after one of the wettest and most >>> trying Atlantic offshore races in recent memory. >>> >>> Actaea had one of the most challenging races they can remember. Out of >>> their compliment of sails onboard the Bermuda 40, with the exception of the >>> storm canvas and the code 5, they used 13 sails during the trip ONLY >>> blowing out the #2 early on during their trip down the Bay. This is the >>> 7thAnnapolis-Newport Race for Actaea and the most demanding owners Michael >>> and Connie Cone could remember both physically and intellectually. It was >>> rough, wet and wind was unpredictable but the crew was pumped up for the >>> race and kept their sense of humor. George Fallon was the watch captain on >>> the helm at the finish for the 3rd consecutive time. >>> >>> On its first offshore race and only the 2nd race since its commissioning 3 >>> weeks ago, the J/122 Orion owned by Paul Milo finished at 0056.25 this >>> morning after experiencing an extended knockdown situation just south of >>> the Patuxent River. After the first 6 hours of great sailing in heavy air, >>> during a takedown at 2200H the chute wrapped around the head stay and the >>> boat was knocked down and stayed on its side with the keel out of the water >>> for close to an hour. The crew spent a good 30 minutes working out a plan >>> as to how to proceed safely when the plan of action was formulated and crew >>> member Mary Cox, a class of 2013 graduate of the US Naval Academy, went up >>> the rig and cut away enough of the spinnaker to allow the boat to right >>> itself. With Mary now at the top of the rig with the boat vertical, >>> additional sail was cut away and with a brief trip down to the deck for a >>> break Mary went up one more time to release the balance of the chute still >>> wound in to the head stay and then it was back to business as usual. The >>> crew was safe and knuckled down to try and make up what turned out to be a >>> drastic loss of time having been the class leader prior to the knockdown >>> and post the incident finding themselves about 12 miles behind. They made >>> up time and were back with their class by the time they reached the Light >>> tunnel. Orion’s team did a great job making sure Mary was as safe as >>> possible during the maneuver and she enjoyed the experience of driving most >>> of the balance of the race from Block Island to Newport and over the finish >>> line. >>> >>> -- >>> Joel >>> 301 541 8551 >>> _______________________________________________ >>> This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album >>> http://www.cncphotoalbum.com >>> CnC-List@cnc-list.com >>> _______________________________________________ >>> This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album >>> http://www.cncphotoalbum.com >>> CnC-List@cnc-list.com >> >> _______________________________________________ >> This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album >> http://www.cncphotoalbum.com >> CnC-List@cnc-list.com >> > > > > -- > Joel > 301 541 8551 > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > CnC-List@cnc-list.com
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