The Sloop Tavern Yacht Club puts on a race named “The Three Buoy Fiasco”. The race uses a reverse order start; you can start/finish in either direction, and can round the marks in any order or direction.
The options regarding wind and tide lead to entertaining strategies. Last year Calypso and Carmanah, (C&C 43 hull # 1 and 2) started at the same time in opposite directions and rounded one of the marks close together in opposite directions. Carmanah’s strategy was a little better than ours as the finished ahead. IIRC the difference was a few extra miles exposed to adverse current as the wind went light. Martin Calypso 1971 C&C 43 Seattle [Description: cid:D1BF9853-22F7-47FB-86F2-4115CE0BAF2F] From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Andrew Burton via CnC-List Sent: Tuesday, August 19, 2014 5:16 PM To: Rick Taillieu; cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Re: Stus-List Racing rules at marks Had that happen earlier this summer. As you say, "interesting" and a trifle loud, too! Andrew Burton 61 W Narragansett Newport, RI USA 02840 http://sites.google.com/site/andrewburtonyachtservices/ +401 965-5260 On Aug 19, 2014, at 19:21, Rick Taillieu via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com<mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com>> wrote: Try having two clubs use the same government buoy as a mark with one fleet rounding to stbd and the other rounding to port. It definitely makes things interesting. Rick Taillieu Nemesis '75 C&C 25 #371 Shearwater Yacht Club Halifax, NS. From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Martin DeYoung via CnC-List Sent: August-19-14 19:41 To: Josh Muckley; cnc-list@cnc-list.com<mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Subject: Re: Stus-List Racing rules at marks >> Now whether or not it is worth the fight is a whole other story. Maybe they >> will be in a position to give you a little leeway on the next leg. At a mark rounding I once told a Melges 32 helmsman he would need a liferaft before a protest flag if he stuck his nose in there. With mixed fleets of RV class heavy displacement boats (like Calypso) along with lightweight sporty boats the mark roundings can get exciting. Martin Calypso 1971 C&C 43 Seattle
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