Racing season is here.

[slowpoke]

All right guys, it's that time of the year to dust off those sails and hit the water ! We need race reports as quickly as you can post them. Let's win some !

[Big_Dog]

Rocky, Are you in the water and are you driving up to the Delta Ditch Run? It is the closest i550 regatta this year to Tijuana. It is next weekend and would be a good chance to get information and interact with the west coast i550s in San Francisco.
http://www.stocktonsc.org/Delta_Ditch_Run.php

[slowpoke]

Not in the water yet, I had some financial difficulties over the winter that slowed me down some. I want to do the ditch run next year, if my wife will let me, and I'm hoping to still be in the water before the summer's over. At this stage I'm jonesing pretty bad, and tired of sailing on OPB's. Just to let everyone know, my experience with prods was on a j 80 here in san diego. Fixed is simple. I'm going with the articulating prod, because that was the original design, but I'm already thinking I might change it out after the first year. We sail year-round here.

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Eric Rimkus (269), Brian Lockwood (250), Dan O'Brien (214), Lee Hollingworth (350):

http://www.regattanetwork.com/event/929 ... om+results

i550 One Design (top)
Series Standing - 1 race scored
Information is provisional and subject to modification
Regatta results last updated: Sunday, June 07, 2015 1:46:37 AM CDT
Click on race number to view detailed race information.
Division: i550+---+D+Div+Start (4 boats)
Sail Boat Rating Skipper Yacht Club Corrected 1 Total Pos
269 POKER FACE 150 Eric Rimkus [i550 --- D Div Start] RCYC/CYC 09:05:50 1 1
1
250 Boxed Wine 150 Brian Lockwood [i550 --- D Div Start] CYC Portland 09:54:34 2 2
2
214 Kid A 150 Dan O'Brien [i550 --- D Div Start] None NO TIME 5/DNF 5T
3
350 Okay Lah 150 Lee Hollingworth [i550 --- D Div Start] None NO TIME 5/DNS 5T
3

[jray]

Finally back in the water. Raced last weekend for the first time this season. I had a new crew onboard so it was easier to hold her down. New spinnaker launch/retrieval sock performed well, very happy. Big weekend ahead, Bouy races Saturday and a 20 mile distance race on Sunday. Bonus is I get to do the twenty back to my home port on Monday and a overnight on board.

Crew for this weekend is questionable, going for it regardless.

[slowpoke]

Kick some ass Jon ! !!!

[jray]

Crew bailed out, family stuff. Forecast for light winds under 10's and high temps. Thinking about loading the large spinnaker, will make the choice Sunday morning. Normally I don't fly it by myself but in lighter stuff shouldn't be a problem. My first time at the largest distance race of the season here.

[slowpoke]

Go the Twist !!!