Tangier Fleet, Captain's Cup, September 29, 2019

NORSI for Captain's Cup

NORSI Captain's Cup Reverse

Entry Form for Captain's Cup

Attached is the course for the Captain's Cup to be held this Sunday - 9/29/19 - with a skipper's meeting at 1:00 PM at the Cedar Hill Marina.  The course attached may be run in reverse order at the discretion of the Race Committee.  A decision will be announced at the skipper's meeting.  The race will start at 2:00 PM to end before cocktail hour.  Also attached is an Entry Form which must be completed with your current PHRF rating and submitted to the Race Committee along with a $10.00 entry fee.  If you do not know your PHRF rating, one will be assigned by the Race Committee.

This race is open to all ESSA members whether they have paid racing fees or not and awards are provided through the entry fee.  Address any questions to:

Deke Sheller, PRO

jdeke@comcast.net

The Sequoia at Cambridge

The Sequoia was the Presidential yacht for presidents from Herbert Hoover to Jimmy Carter.

The Sequoia will be here for a few more days at Ruark Boat Works which is located near Maryland Avenue.  It will be transferred to a barge which will transport it to Maine for a multi-million dollar restoration.

Some facts: Kennedy spent his last birthday on the Sequoia. 

Nixon played "God Bless Ameria" all night on the piano while drinking scotch before he resigned.

Sorry, there are no tours or guides

Click here for more information on the Sequoia

September TellTale, 2019

Sept 26, 2019

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TellTale

 What a racing season! With a total of 36 races scheduled between both fleets, only ONE had to be canceled. Even Hurricane Dorian couldn’t put a damper on the fun! Congratulations to overall winners Lolly, Peace of Heaven and Rhumbline (Tangier Fleet), and for the Choptank Fleet: Nothing Artificial, Flossie and Epicure (Spinnaker) and Reville, Tamarind and Touche’ (Non-Spinnaker).

But wait, the end of the racing season doesn’t mean an end to the fun. The coming months have a number of events scheduled. For the Tangier Fleet, we have the “Frostbite Series” of fun races every Sunday (Start time 2pm) capped off by the Grey Goose and Gossling races and parties (Oct 20^th & Oct 27^th). Also, on Sunday, Sept. 29^th, is the Captain’s Cup. It is open to ALL ESSA boats (whether racer or not, $10 per boat entry fee) and will feature a 10-mile course around the Nanticoke River. Captain’s meeting is at 1:00pm with the start at 2:00pm. The NORSI has been sent out via email, if you didn’t get a copy please contact Deke Sheller  (jdeke@comcast.net).

And that’s not all! Over on the Choptank they just finished the Wild Goose Chase (Congratulations Jambo!) and have the Choptank Cup coming up on Oct. 12^th.

Election time already?

No, not that election, the ESSA election. Each year a new ESSA bridge election is held at the annual Awards Dinner in November. The positions are Commodore, Vice-Commodore, Tangier and Choptank Fleet Captains, Treasurer and Secretary. If you are interested in running or nominating someone, contact Deke Sheller (jdeke@comcast.net) or your fleet captain by October 15^th.

Annual Meeting and Awards Dinner

Always a great time, ESSA’s Annual Meeting and Awards Dinner will be held in Salisbury on Friday, November 22^nd (Location TBD). In addition to the racing awards, a number of special awards will be given out. These include the Great Shoals Lighthouse, Blue Water Cup and others. You can find the full list of awards and criteria in the ESSA yearbook. Again, send any nominees to Deke Sheller.

Yearbook!

Jerry Gerlitzki is once again putting together the ESSA yearbook. Jerry needs pictures, articles, anecdotes, tall tales; anything that might have anything to do with sailing in general and ESSA in particular. Also, advertising space is available, which helps defray publishing costs. The yearbook will be published next spring so please get anything you have to him as soon as possible at jerry@gerlitzkidesign.com

Jerry does a fantastic job on our yearbook so please help him out!

SEE YOU AT THE AWARDS DINNER!

Tangier Update,:Gray Goose, Gosling

We are changing these 2 races back to the original dates, so the

Gray Goose will be on October 20 

and the Gosling on the 27th.

Barry will be hosting the Gray Goose after-race event at the harbor (hopes we find the original bottle), 

and Bob and Sue Gordon will be hosting the after-race party for the Gosling.

Thanks to all!!! 

Judith

Tangier Season Overall Results

Great season and we're still going strong!

ESSA Choptank Photos 2019

Many Thanks to Greig Mitchell for the photos. 

ESSA Choptank Photos -click here for more

Got photos?  Send them to essasailing38@gmail.com    We need some for the yearbook. 

Tangier Fleet: Captain's Cup Rescheduled

We are going to try to race the Captain's Cup 
next Sunday, September 29, with the start at Bivalve at 2 pm.
The race course will be selected to take about 2 hours. 
Deke has offered to handle the Committee Boat arrangements.
Please let me know if you are able to participate!

Best,

Judith

Tangier Results: Frostbite Series, September 22, 2019

Just the second in the Frostbite Series. (now the party series :) )

What a great afternoon for a sail!  Moderate winds rose to be a bit strong, and Puff Daddy, Phantom, Existent, and Callinectes finished in that order.   

Wild Goose Chase Results, September 21, 2019

Let's talk about the weather. 
WOW! What a beautiful day to be on the Choptank.
I can never understand why so many boats remain in the marina on days like Saturday.

The wind forecast was doubtful. 4-6 knots (SSW) all day, maybe less at times.  Our Fleet Captain had a tough decision. To race or not to race that was the question.  He rubbed his crystal ball and decided to go for it.  He could not have been more correct. The wind speed varied from 4 to 10 knots, mostly around 7-8 knots.

The second concern was how the average speed method of handicapping would work out.  After all, the math dictated a 1:31 hour delayed start for Aura and a 1:27 delay for Jambo.  All that and matching spinnaker boats with non-spinnaker boats in a 14.9-mile catch-up-and-pass pursuit race.

On the first leg, the wind direction favored the early boats: one point of sail to the R14 mark. The later boats had to tack through a wind shift. On the second leg, the wind shift favored the spinnaker fleet. Much of the course became a downwind run. 

With a 9:00 AM start, Jitterbug led the race until the last mile. The spinnaker boats could be seen bearing down as Jitterbug passed Hambrooks.  First Jambo, then Aura, both giving a friendly wave as they passed.  That's the way it ended. 

Jambo is the 2019 Wild Goose Chase Champion. Congratulations to Trevor and his crew. 

Results:

1. Jambo, Trevor Carouge elapsed time: 3:51:26; finish: 14:22:26
2. Aura, Bob Gallagher
3. Jitterbug, George Breig
4. Reveille, Tim Mulcahy
5. If..., Greig Mitchell
6. Gabrielle, Branden Spear

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Wild Goose Chase Starting Times

The Wild Goose Chase will be run on Saturday, September 21, 2019.

Starting Line between "A" (Green Can 3) and the 
Lighthouse.  
Monitor Channel 72 during the race for any announcements. 

Here are the starting times.

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Wild Goose Chase: September 21, 2019

Wild Goose Chase: Honk, if you are you ready?

Click here for 2019 WILD GOOSE CHASE NORSI

Five boats have signed-on so far.
Here's the starting times for the racers.
The spinnaker fleet will race with spinnakers against the non-spinnakers.
All handicapping is based on average speeds over the entire 2019 season.

Distance NM	14.9
Boat	Start	Average Speed
Jitterbug	9:00 AM	3.295
If...	9:20 AM	3.560
Reveille	10:13 AM	4.505
Jambo	10:27 AM	4.834
Aura	10:31 AM	4.940

Light winds may affect the course length,

Tangier Fleet Reports sept 15, 2019

We should probably change the name of this from Frostbite Series to the Party Series - we're headed down the home stretch for the Gray Goose and Gosling races.  And it was pretty warm today, with what started out as not enough wind for a race.

Persisting paid off as we got a nice fill from the west finally, and Puff Daddy lucked out to catch it well ahead.


Congratulations to P.D., Peace of Heaven, and TS Sweeney.  Other boats in order of finish were MarCat, Wind Dance, and Just a Splash.

time out

heading home

Tangier Fleet finishes another successful season,

A fun end to the series and the official season!  Congratulations to Lolly, Peace of Heaven, and Puff Daddy!

We begin Sunday racing this Sunday, race starts at 2pm and course will be set for boats to start and take their own times.

I would like to have a brief discussion after the race about the protest situation from last night.  I think it would be good to try to reconstruct what happened even though the protest won't be officially recorded.  Hopefully everyone involved in or witnessing what happened can be there.

Thanks again to Barry and JT for the cookout!


Judith

Wild Goose Chase, Sign-up Now.

It's time to register for the Wild Goose Chase.

Saturday,  September 21, 2019

NORSI to follow.

Tentative Starting times based on 2019 average speeds of each boat.

Slow boats get a head start.

Spinnaker boats get to fly their kites.

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Click here for proposed starting times.

(This is based on all boats participating)

Click here for Average Speed Chart

ESSA SaIling News and Race Results: Useful links

Useful Links:

ESSA Choptank Race Results for 2019

NOAA Cambridge Station CAMM2

Weather Bug Lightning Map     Get the phone app

Sailwave Wind Forecast Cambridge (Eaton Point) 

NOAA Chart of the Choptank

PHRF of the Chesapeake- Valid List

Cambridge Yacht Club

Cambridge Municipal Dock




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Heading Upwind

Tangier Fleet Race Results, Series 3, Race 5, September 5, 2019

SAVE THE DATE! WILD GOOSE CHASE, September 21, 2019

The WILD GOOSE CHASE is scheduled 

for September 21, 2019.  

The First boat starts at 9:00 AM.

Bad weather date: Sunday, September 22, 2019.

This is a pursuit race from ESSA Marker "I" (G25) around the Choptank Light and back to the Cambridge Creek Lighthouse. First to finish is the winner.

Boats will be handicapped based on their average speed over the entire 2019 season.  

PHRF is not a factor.  Slow boats go first. 

Yes, you fast boats gotta catch 'em.  No whining! This is about as fair as a handicapping system can get. 

This is a mixed class event, Spinnaker boats will be racing with Non-Spins.  

Sail your boat the same way that you have all season.

Course length = 14.9 NM round trip to Choptank Light

Alternates:  if light wind or strong wind

I (G25) - CL-19A = 12.0 NM

I (G25) - R18 – G23 – Cam Creek = 9.2 NM

I (G25) - G23 – R20 – G23 – Cam Creek = 5.5 NM

Boat	Average Speed
Sawdust	2.902
Jitterbug	3.295
St. Judy's Comet	3.418
If...	3.560
Dudley DoRight	3.724
First Light	3.827
Tamarind	4.212
Slice	4.286
Touche	4.299
No Mas	4.326
Reveille	4.505
Gabrielle	4.524
Ethel Alcohol	4.577
Javelin	4.728
Jambo	4.834
Aura	4.940
Epicure	4.960
Bellatrix	4.995
Flossie	5.102
Nothing Artificial	5.122
Joker	5.147

NORSI to follow. 

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Upcoming Cruise Opportunities

September 14, 15, Full Moon Cruise to San Domingo Creek

October 5, 6. Peach Blossom Creek off of the Tred Avon River.

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Eastern Shore Sailing Association

Cambridge Yacht Club

Weather Alert! Dorian is on its way!

NOAA DORIAN WEB SITE

At this time, Dorian does not appear to threaten Cambridge. 

A slight shift in the storm's direction could change things quickly.

The coastal areas, however, will experience high tides and strong winds.

Err on the side of caution. 

Check your docks lines and maybe double up.

High tide 

Thurs day High Tide

10:34 PM EDT

Friday High Tide

10:39 AM EDT

Friday High Tide

11:41 PM EDT