- Boats
are larger and able to sail in more varied conditions than
other fleets – typically setup time for sailing is about
45 minutes.
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Difficult to master –
This boats are not recommended for the beginner.
However for those with basic sailing skills, they offer the
opportunity to fully develop and fine tune your skills.
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Regular maintenance
and upkeep more intensive than other fleets – the boats are
larger and more complex than other boats and will require
the owners to have considerable skills and willingness to
maintain the boats.
- Regular Scheduled Racing -- Due to the
harder work involved with sailing these boats, races are
schedule during the cooler months of the year.
Typically two racing seasons (Fall Season - usually from
September-December and Spring Season - Late January- March.
NOTICE OF RACE SERIES
1.
The
Offshore Fleet Spring
2010
Race Series will be held on Half Moon Bay starting Feb 4, 2010.
2. The
race will be governed by the Racing Rules of sailing 2009 - 2012
and the Racing Instructions. All Offshore and Miscellaneous
Fleet boats are eligible to participate.
3.
No registration is required, however notification to the
Offshore Fleet Captain of your intention to race (if you have
not raced in the last 2 year) is recommended in order to allow
time to determine and assign a temporary handicap.
4.
There will be 2 races per race day as follows:
First Race 1000
Second Race 1330
5.
Race days are scheduled on the following dates:
Feb 4, 18
Mar 4, 18, April 22, May 6, 20.
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6. Racing
Instructions will be available on
http://hmyaonline.com
before the season starts. Garmin
waypoints and routes for the races are available
here.
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A low point scoring system will be used as documented in the
racing instructions.
8.
Prizes will be awarded to all boats participating and a season
trophy will be awarded to the boat with the highest score at the
end of the season.
9.
The Half Moon Bay Yacht Association, its Officers, members and
employees accept no liability whatsoever for any accidents or
damage that occur which are directly or indirectly related to
this event. It is a condition of entry that all competitors
take part at their own.
RACE SERIES
Results (Spring 2010):
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First Race Day - Races 1 and 2 - Season opener with nice
winds....
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Second Race Day - Races 3 and
4 - Light winds but good racing....
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Third Race Day - Races 5 and
6 - Good winds but great racing....
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Fourth Race Day - Races 7 and
8 - Strong winds and great racing....
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Fifth Race Day - Races 9 and
10 - Light and Variable winds....
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Sixth Race Day - Races 11 and
12 - Hot but some wind and wonderful sailing....
RACE SERIES
Results (Fall 2009):
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First Race Day - Races 1 and 2 - Season opener/Fall
Regatta with light
winds....
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Second Race Day - Race 3 - Light
variable winds....
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Third Race Day - Races
4 and 5 - Is there actually some wind for once....
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Fourth Race Day - Races
6 and 7 - Again there was actually some wind....
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Fifth Race Day - Races
8 and 9 - Nice wind, at least for the first race....
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Sixth Race Day - Races
10 and 11 - Nice winds all day....
RACE SERIES
Results (Spring 2009):
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First Race Day - Races 1 and 2 - Season opener with light
winds....
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Second Race Day - Race 3 - Light
variable winds....
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Third Race Day - Race
4 - Light
variable winds....
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Fourth Race Day - Races
5 and 6 - Light
winds in morning; better winds in afternoon....
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Fifth and Sixth Race Days - Races
7 and 8 - Heavy winds for a change...
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Seventh Race Day - Races
9 and 10 - Light winds in the morning with nice winds in the
afternoon...
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Eighth Race Day - Races
11, 12 and 13 - Light winds for the Spring Regatta...
RACE SERIES
Results (Fall 2008):
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First Race Day - Races 1 and 2 - Season opener with light
winds....
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Second Race Day and
Fall Regatta - Again light winds but great turn out....
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Third Race Day -
Strange events before Halloween...
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Fourth Race Day - Nice
weather and shifty north winds...
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Fifth Race Day - Close
competition makes for an exciting day on the water....
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Six Race Day - Nice
wind and dolphins made for a wonder day of sailing...
**Note: For updates or questions
concerning this section please contact the Offshore Fleet
Captain (Intranet
Contact List). |
