[Capri25] G-Series #6 Canceled

Fri Jun 18 11:39:14 CDT 2010

Blake, thanks for your decision!

As I recall from local wind reports, wind gusts had already been in  
the 30-40 MPH range.

"Speaking from another experience, a small unexpected F0 tornado,  
embedded in a severe thunderstorm, with 65-85 MPH winds & hail, can  
knock a "bare poles" Capri-25 down, pick all 3000 lbs up, & drive the  
top of the mast into the bottom of the lake. Then, hope & pray that  
the voltage from the nearby lightning striking the water surface  
doesn't exceed 120-volts for your friends & family, now swimming as  
the boat sinks." (If this isn't enough, you can then be on TV with  
seaweed all over the top of the mast.)

  . . .  Skipper of Ellie Jay, Brian Prall

On Jun 18, 2010, at 9:59 AM, "dallas johnson"  
<dallas at dallasjohnson.net> wrote:

> The rules do not cover the logistics of how much time it takes for  
> the RC to get out on the lake and setup the race course on a  
> Thursday evening when the sky looks like a Jiffy-Pop commercial.   
> You need to tack on an hour of time to get a race started if the RC  
> isn't already out on the water. Blake was not on the water because  
> he considered it unsafe. Remember this his job, not adventure camp.
>
> Blake stated the obvious (perhaps a 15 minutes early) sometime  
> around 5:00, then he blew the horns at 6:15.
>
> Keeping the thoughts of the RC a secret until flags fly or horns are  
> sounded has been tried in the past, and people hate it. Especially  
> on Thursday nights. Blake could have said "we expect to" instead of  
> "we will",  but the outcome was inevitable last night.
>
> I spoke with Odell last night, agreed with him, and passed those  
> comments on to Bert; who spoke with Blake. Odell's concerns were not  
> ignored. However, when I later saw the same weather information that  
> Blake had access to, I totally understood his obvious decision.
>
> It's great to have enthusiastic sailors, we LOVE this about WYC, but  
> it's also means Blake has to be the sourpuss sometimes.
>
> dj
>  	Wayzata Yacht Club
> WYC Commodore
> 952-935-3465w . 952-931-9108h  .  www.WYC.org
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: brighidhansen at msn.com
> To: dallas johnson ; Odell Tuttle ; myc at aol.com ; Bert Foster
> Cc: Capri25 at lists.wyc.org ; WYC Board List Server
> Sent: Friday, June 18, 2010 8:14 AM
> Subject: Re: [Capri25] G-Series #6 Canceled
>
> In following this email thread I have one question:  Is the WYC run  
> by the racing rules or split hairs?  I think the Club would do well  
> to honor Odelle's respectful request.
> Brighid Hansen
> Capri Fleet
>
>
> Sent from my Verizon Wireless Phone
>
> ----- Reply message -----
> From: "dallas johnson" <dallas at dallasjohnson.net>
> Date: Fri, Jun 18, 2010 7:20 am
> Subject: [Capri25] G-Series #6 Canceled
> To: "Odell Tuttle" <otuttle at gmail.com>, <myc at aol.com>, "Bert Foster"  
> <Bert at apexq.com>
> Cc: "Capri25 at lists.wyc.org" <capri25 at lists.wyc.org>, "WYC Board List  
> Server" <board at lists.wyc.org>
>
>
> I'm listening to the news right now and that storm line yesterday  
> produced 35 tornado sightings, a single day record for Minnesota.  
> While we got lucky, it was a potent storm line with much more than  
> rain. The radar was not telling us the full story.
>
> Each skipper needs to decide if they can or should race, it's there  
> personal responsibility. But the same rule also applies to the RC  
> boat, and we don't question their decisions regarding their personal  
> safety. I didn't like Blake's decision at the time, but I watched  
> the florescent green color of the sky later in the evening and was  
> glad to not be on the water.
>
> The first thing I learned at WYC (from the Bert-n-Ernie show) was  
> that you never make a call on "sailing vs not sailing" until you're  
> at the dock and it's time to setup the boat. So, yes, Blake could  
> have done an onshore postponement and that entire routine; that may  
> have been preferable. But his decision to notify us earlier was out  
> of courtesy, and was simply his effort to best serve the overall  
> needs of our racers (and Thursdays are about more than just  
> racing...).
>
> We have the best club racing RC in the country (and I'm not just  
> saying that), so I'll give them this one hair split.
>
> Sincerely,
> dallas
>     Wayzata Yacht Club
>      WYC Commodore
>      952-935-3465w . 952-931-9108h  .  www.WYC.org
>
>
>  ----- Original Message -----
>  From: Odell Tuttle
>  To: myc at aol.com ; Bert Foster
>  Cc: Capri25 at lists.wyc.org
>  Sent: Thursday, June 17, 2010 8:32 PM
>  Subject: [Capri25] G-Series #6 Canceled
>
>
>  WYC Race Committee,
>
>
>  I respectfully request that the PRO refrain from announcing a race  
> cancellation prior to the officially allowed time.  This practice  
> results in people leaving the club area early, and prevents the  
> opportunity for a PRO change-of-mind if the situation changes.  As I  
> observed tonight, it also creates unnecessary opportunities for  
> protest.  I request that the PRO consider postponement on the water  
> or ashore until it is absolutely clear that the weather will not  
> improve.
>
>
>
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