Just remember, "R"s in words are silent. Its the Hahba, lobsta, Fenway
Pahk., etc.
Joel
On Friday, January 10, 2014, Tim Goodyear wrote:
> Quincy Bay shouldn't be too bad for wind (it will be very shifty with wind
> off the land), but there is current to contend with - nothing too
> complicated, but you should understand which direction it flows during
> flood and ebb through the three entrances to the bay; the bridge to Long
> Island, through West Gut towards Hingham or straight out the harbor and
> where the deep channels are. If you're at Savin Hill, they may set courses
> in Presidents Roads (off the airport), or maybe outside Deer Island. Take
> a look at www.hbphrf.org and pull up the race handbook; there's a good
> description on page 10 of wind conditions in Hingham Bay that should
> translate well to the bay over. Thunderation and Mysterious Ways were
> always fun to race against.
>
> Tim
>
> On Jan 10, 2014, at 1:04 PM, "Gary Nylander"
> <gnylan...@atlanticbb.net<javascript:_e({}, 'cvml',
> 'gnylan...@atlanticbb.net');>>
> wrote:
>
> We have two boats going up. Both are originally from the Boston area, one
> has been back to Boston (Blew Bird) and won the Nationals in 2005 (owner
> traded use of his boat for a ride with the crew/sails from Washington - now
> will be doing it on his own). We are in the other boat - called Taaris -
> which came from up there and has been sailing down here and is undergoing a
> complete refit as we speak. New sails, bottom, etc.
>
> We will moor at Savin Hills YC, launch at So. Boston YC and race on
> Quincy Bay - my friend says the currents in the course area are not bad. I
> understand there is a pretty good contingent of Tbird racers up there - he
> has been pretty successful down here after spending a few years learning
> and tuning his boat, and that tuning is supposed to transfer to 'ours'.
>
> I have a learning curve, both for Boston and for the Tbird - my tiller
> experience is on J-24's and a J-80 so we will be practicing against the
> Blew boat.
>
> Thanks for the hints.
>
> Gary
>
> ----- Original Message -----
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> *Sent:* Friday, January 10, 2014 2:41 PM
> *Subject:* Re: Stus-List Boston
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