We had a great turnout this past Sunday with about 20 boats in a number of classes (Albacores, Buccaneers, Force 5, Lasers, Lightnings, Multihulls, and Sunfish) racing in the 3rd Annual PRSA Dinghy Open. The weather conditions were fantastic with a nice southerly blowing at about 8-12 knots the whole day. PRO Bob Bear and his crew did a great job in getting us 5 fun races (all O2 or O3 courses) and we still had enough time for a wonderful BBQ in summer-like conditions after the racing. Full scores will be posted soon. In the meanwhile, here are the top 4 (the teams that earned hardware this past Sunday):
- Nabeel Alsalam (Lightning)
- Aaron Boesenecker (Lightning)
- John VanVoorhis (Lightning)
- Barney Harris (Albacore)
It was great fun racing against all the classes using the Portsmouth Yardstick (time/wind condition) scoring format. Starts were especially interesting as we ran one big start for all, meaning that you had to negotiate the different timing and starting strategies (and different maneuvering capabilities) of a whole variety of classes. Definitely something new and different for us, but worth doing once or twice a year to shake things up and have some fun!
Which handicap number was used;
D-PN or
Wind HC?
Jacob — I’ll post the full scoring file once I receive it from the PRO. We used SailWave (I believe) and it took the Portsmouth Rating and the average Beaufort Scale wind reading into account as we scored.