[Phrf] Sunday Race Possibly Raceable

[Craig Smith]

In the old days, before smart phones, real-time radar, or cheap VHF, the RC
would postpone for HOURS - bobbing in the hot sun with nary a breath of
wind.  Finally, when 3 guns were fired, a great cheer of rejoicing would
rise over the glassy waters, with obligatory black flips into the lake from
the bow pulpits.   Just sayin.

On Mon, Jun 28, 2021 at 16:56 Terry Foster via Phrf <phrf at lists.wyc.org>
wrote:

> Hi Holly,
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> Thanks for your feedback.
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> There were two race offices that were out on the main lake from 12:45ish
> watching the wind.  Unlike on Thursday where we always go out, Sundays we
> do have the option to postpone on shore.  We will send the boats out if it
> looks likely, but the main lake was completely calm.  Around 2:30 there was
> some wind on the main lake.   At that time there was wind hovering around
> the minimum requirements but hadn’t settled into a stable direction.
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> Our teams works very hard to put together great racing and make the right
> decisions.
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> Thanks
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> Terry Foster
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> RC Chair
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> *From:* holly <holly at veritasmarketing.com>
> *Sent:* Monday, June 28, 2021 1:52 PM
> *To:* Terry Foster <terry at fostercomputerconsulting.com>
> *Cc:* 'Jolene Thibedeau Boyd via Phrf' <phrf at lists.wyc.org>; 'Andy
> Spence-Parsons' <andy.spence-parsons at comcast.net>; 'Eric Christianson'
> <eric at ecSynergy.com>
> *Subject:* Sunday Race Possibly Raceable
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> Terry:
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> Yesterday was scheduled to be a BOGO. The forecast predicted it would pick
> up to a light, yet raceable windspeed (5 to 6 mph), around 2 to 3 pm. While
> there was an onshore postponement, a few boats went out on the lake
> yesterday during postponement. In copy a couple of people that were on two
> of the other boats yesterday. Perhaps they can provide their insight.
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> While we were waiting, the wind started to pick up. We put the motor away
> and rigged. The race committee started taking participation credits inside
> the club only. I asked if the boats on the lake could call in for
> participation credits over the radio and received no reply. Then the wind
> filled in on the main lake. After we observed what we felt were sustained
> raceable wind speeds across the main lake for some time, Dusty let us know
> that the PRO abandoned races.
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> We thought that the wind direction was relatively steady and the wind
> speed was raceable. One of the boats onshore commented that he noticed the
> wind filling in the bay and thought it was isolated to the bay. I had a
> very accomplished sailor on board from out of state to work on our
> light-air game. He was really surprised about the onshore postponement and
> the lack of a race.
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> Did the race committee members and other boats that were on the main lake
> feel that conditions would have sustained a race? Was part of the decision
> to abandon races because people were onshore? Does it make sense to bring
> boats out on Sunday, like we do on Thursday, and postpone on the water?
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> Thanks!
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> Holly Jo Anderson
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> Veritas Marketing
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