Racing News
As of this writing there has been very little VSS racing activity in November. The scheduled buoy races on November 7 were canceled due to high winds (~25-30 knots). Several skippers showed up at the skippers' meeting, but they decided not to go out.
The monthly distance race has been moved to November 29th (post deadline) to avoid a conflict with the Cabbage Key Cruise which was held on the 21st and 22nd.
The
Sarasota
Yacht Club held its scheduled annual Invitational Regatta on the 7th,
but
it was moved from the planned course in the Gulf to Sarasota Bay due to
the very strong
easterly winds. So much water had been blown out of the bay that it was
felt that getting out of Big Pass would bee impossible for many
boats. Four VSS boats participated, Air Supply,
Cat's Meow, Reagan-e and Summertime. Summertime was
2nd
and Air Supply was 5th
in Cruising B Class, Cat's Meow was 3rd
is Spinnaker and Reagan-e was 3rd
in Non-Spinnaker. Three podium finishes is pretty good!
Unfortunately one boat broke her mast and another broke a chain
plate. The big yellow boat named XS was unable to sail the course
because the water was too shallow for her draft and a catamaran failed
to notice the shallow water and damaged a dagger board, but finished
the race anyway. Almost everyone was thrilled by getting to sail
in that breeze and we all had a good time. (There may have been a few
exceptions!)
John Lynch, Fleet Captain, Racing venicesailor@comcast.net