Harbor Update! 5-11-22

 Have you ever sailed the wrong course in a sailboat race, it’s quite frustrating? This only happens when you are winning the race, yesterday I posted the incorrect web address for KOCI the correct one is

 https://www.kociradio.com/   this has to be a good omen because if you listened to the Poorman show today he introduced one song and then played another.

Most of you have already seen it's been rather sporty on the harbor this week. Yes, it has been "nuking, "breeze on", "Victory at Sea", and "Blowing dogs off chains" this week with the breeze at 15K to 20K range to start the week. Keeping most of the fleet, myself included, on the sidelines earning their first kitty pins of the season.

American Legion Yacht Club Sundowner Series. Races were canceled when the Race committee boat raped up in its mooring lines, That had to be a bunched-up moment with the breeze at 20 knots!

BCYC Taco Tuesdays with 30 boats entered 19 showed up to the starting line with the winds gusting to 20 + knots.

Harbor 20 A’s   Had two boats with Phil Thompson winning both races, Steve Schupak and Tucker Cheadle sailing with a reefed main were second.

Harbor 20 B’s   Scott Barnes faced off against Matthew Hurliman with both of them winning one race. The two boats sailed with reefed mains.

In PHRF:

A Fleet was very competitive with 5 boats on the line with Bruce Cooper sailings the J 105 Legacy ahead of Amante and Destroyer

B Fleet had four boats on the starting line with Rodger Gooding and his boat Rhythm winning by over 4 Minutes.

C Fleet also had 5 boats with BCYC J 22 courting out over John Fullers Ericson 35 Horsefeathers. There has been a resurgence in the Ericson 35 MK II Fleet, with 4 boats in our harbor now this fleet will be fun to watch over the summer.

Wednesday night at BYC Twilights, I am going to guess only the Lasers and Thistles will be going out and I am sure it’s going to be wild.

Tonight is The May Harbor Commission meeting. Hot Topic "Raft Ups”

NBMC Title 17 does not effectively define or regulate “raft-ups,” which have proliferated and become challenging to manage in recent years. Adding the requirement to obtain a permit for and more clearly define raft-ups specifically in NBMC Title 17 will allow the City to regulate and better manage them and thereby improve safety and the enjoyment of the Harbor for users and adjacent residents. 

SEA YA!