Wild Goose Chase results, 2024

 

Wild Goose Chase, September 14, 2024

 Notice of Race

The Wild Goose Chase Race will be conducted on September 14, 2024.  This is a pursuit style race in which cruising class boats start first.  The race will begin near the ESSA mark “A”(Green Can 3) and continue towards the Choptank Light near Oxford and return to Cambridge. The race will finish at ESSA Mark “Z”.

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ESSA Wild Goose Chase Results

Congratulations to Bob Gallagher of Aura and his crew. 

Given the very light to zero wind on Saturday at 9:00 AM.

The short course was selected: Z-C-E-C-A-Z, 6.54 NM

Starting at Z, the land crew called out the start times for the racers.

Jitterbug was first to cross the starting line followed by Paprika, Zinfal, and Aura.

Aura overcame its 22 minute delay passing all others early in the second leg of the race.

After an hour and a half the wind picked-up to 8 knots. 

• First Place: Aura: 11:56:50; average speed = 2.54 Knots.
• Second place - Paprika, Curt Weist
• Third place - Zinful, Mike Stewart
• Ultimate (aka last place), Jitterbug, George Breig

Wild Goose, Saturday, September 9, 2023

Wild Goose Chase

Although the weather is not ideal, the wind forecast has improved.

Sunday looks no better.

Who's racing? Anybody else? 

Paprika, Jitterbug, Aura, Gabrielle, Zinfal

Any announcement to shorten the race will be made before the start of the first boat on Channel 72. 

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PROPOSED STARTING TIMES

Full Race Length of Race - NM	16	Shorter Course	Length of Race- NM	6.54	Modified N-S PHRF CR
Start Time	Boat Name	Z-C-E-C-A-Z	Start Time	Boat Name
9:00 AM	Rosina	S-P-P-S-S-S	9:00 AM	Rosina	297
9:04 AM	Jitterbug		9:01 AM	Jitterbug	280
9:09 AM	Lazy Ethel		9:03 AM	Lazy Ethel	263
9:20 AM	Tamarind		9:08 AM	Tamarind	196
9:21 AM	Crazy Brit		9:08 AM	Crazy Brit	221
9:27 AM	Chupacabra		9:10 AM	Chupacabra	217
9:28 AM	Sawdust		9:11 AM	Sawdust	192
9:30 AM	Dudley Do Right		9:12 AM	Dudley Do Right	184
9:30 AM	Callinectes 2.0		9:12 AM	Callinectes 2.0	184
9:37 AM	Paprika		9:15 AM	Paprika	158
9:37 AM	Zinfal		9:15 AM	Zinfal	158
9:40 AM	Touche		9:16 AM	Touche	146
9:41 AM	Gabrielle		9:16 AM	Gabrielle	142
9:47 AM	No Mas		9:19 AM	No Mas	121
9:47 AM	Epicure		9:19 AM	Epicure	121
9:47 AM	Nothing Artificial		9:19 AM	Nothing Artificial	121
9:47 AM	"3-6-9		9:19 AM	"3-6-9	121
9:52 AM	Aura		9:21 AM	Aura	104
9:54 AM	Rocky J. Squirrel		9:21 AM	Rocky J. Squirrel	96
9:56 AM	Blur		9:22 AM	Blur	87

Wild Goose Chase, Saturday, September 9, 2023

ESSA Fleet: 

It is time to sign-up.

Email essasailing38@gmail.com to confirm.

This weekend is the Wild Goose Chase.

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Starting Times:

PROPOSED STARTING TIMES

Full Race Length of Race - NM	16	Shorter Course	Length of Race- NM	6.54	Modified N-S PHRF CR
Start Time	Boat Name	Z-C-E-C-A-Z	Start Time	Boat Name
9:00 AM	Rosina	S-P-P-S-S-S	9:00 AM	Rosina	297
9:04 AM	Jitterbug		9:01 AM	Jitterbug	280
9:09 AM	Lazy Ethel		9:03 AM	Lazy Ethel	263
9:20 AM	Tamarind		9:08 AM	Tamarind	196
9:21 AM	Crazy Brit		9:08 AM	Crazy Brit	221
9:27 AM	Chupacabra		9:10 AM	Chupacabra	217
9:28 AM	Sawdust		9:11 AM	Sawdust	192
9:30 AM	Dudley Do Right		9:12 AM	Dudley Do Right	184
9:30 AM	Callinectes 2.0		9:12 AM	Callinectes 2.0	184
9:37 AM	Paprika		9:15 AM	Paprika	158
9:37 AM	Zinfal		9:15 AM	Zinfal	158
9:40 AM	Touche		9:16 AM	Touche	146
9:41 AM	Gabrielle		9:16 AM	Gabrielle	142
9:47 AM	No Mas		9:19 AM	No Mas	121
9:47 AM	Epicure		9:19 AM	Epicure	121
9:47 AM	Nothing Artificial		9:19 AM	Nothing Artificial	121
9:47 AM	"3-6-9		9:19 AM	"3-6-9	121
9:52 AM	Aura		9:21 AM	Aura	104
9:54 AM	Rocky J. Squirrel		9:21 AM	Rocky J. Squirrel	96
9:56 AM	Blur		9:22 AM	Blur	87