More pictures of today's race from Rawson

Hello Roger!

Below are the results from today's Holmes Hole Racing:

5:05 PM Start - Winds S/SW, 9 kts gusting 18 kts - Course 0

We had 15 boats on the line this evening- our largest fleet of the season thus far! We ran Course 0 with the start set half a mile downwind. The start was an exciting one- I've attached some photos below. We were joined by several newcomers, including 2 sonars from VHYC, which was fun to see! 

1. Aprés - 5:41:06
2. Bliss - 5:45:15
3. Truckin' - 5:46:39
4. Silhouette - 5:48:12
5. Maitland - 5:48:24
6. Sonar 6 - 5:48:36
7. Sonar 4 - 5:48:38
8. Tamu - 5:49:29
9. Artful Dodger - 5:50:11
10. Penelope - 5:51:21
11. Easy Rider - 5:52:09
12. Joie de Vivre - 5:54:06
13. Gloria - 5:56:47
14. Julia Lee - 6:04:51
15. Sandpiper - 6:19:10

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Thanks, and have a great evening!

Best,

Rawson

HHSA: Thursday's results

HHSA

File: HHSA 2025 ALL RACES

2025 All Races

Class: 2025 Season Races. PHRF (Time on distance)

7-3 #0W 3.7: Wind Speed 11: Direction SW

Start Time: Thursday, July 03, 2025 17:05:00: Distance 3.7

Pos

Boat

Skipper

PHRF

Type

Finish Elapsed Corrected Score

1

JULIA LEE

BOWMAN,WOODY

389 21' Catboat

18:04:51 00:59:51 00:35:52

15

2

MAITLAND

HAMMARLUND,KARENA

100 B BAY 25

17:48:24 00:43:24 00:37:14

14

3

TAMU

WESCOTT,TOM

56 ALERION 28

17:49:29 00:44:29 00:41:02

13

4

VHYC-GUEST

VHYC,GUEST

34 SONAR

17:48:36 00:43:36 00:41:30

12

5

APRES

BESSE,STEPHEN

-104 J-120

17:41:06 00:36:06 00:42:31

11

6

ARTFUL DODGER POWERS,MIKE

37 TARTAN 3500

17:50:11 00:45:11 00:42:54

10

7

JOIE DE VIVRE

YOUNG-HYMAN,PAUL

99 ALERION 28

17:54:06 00:49:06 00:43:00

9

8

VHYC-PH

HOWELL,PETER

10 SONAR

17:48:38 00:43:38 00:43:01

8

9

PENELOPE

FLAM,MO

50 ALERION X 28

17:51:21 00:46:21 00:43:16

7

10

SILHOUETTE

COLSON,BECK

13 ALERION 33

17:49:12 00:44:12 00:43:24

6

11

BLISS

HAYES,ADAM

-53 J 35c

17:45:15 00:40:15 00:43:31

5

12

GLORIA

BECKER,ROGER

126 C&C 24

17:56:47 00:51:47 00:44:01

4

13

TRUCKIN'

MELENY,ZANDER

-49 J70

17:46:39 00:41:39 00:44:40

3

14

EASY RIDER

SIMONS,ROBERT

-25 J9

17:52:09 00:47:09 00:48:42

2

15

SANDPIPER

LOGUE,KATHY

331 CAPE COD 25

18:19:10 01:14:10 00:53:45

1

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Pos

Boat

Skipper

PHRF

Type

Finish Elapsed Corrected Score

Speed as VMG of winning boat: 3.7 knots

Race Officer: RGBecker

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Ahoy!  

15 boats had a great run around the triangle after the Windward starting leg.   The warm breeze blew out of the Southwest at about 11 knots with some gusts near 20.  Everybody seemed to reach hull speed so it would seem waterline length weighed heavily in the out come.  But not the case.  Many other of the variables of sailing played a role, but executing the basic boat handling skills had to be high on the list.  Things happen fast with this kind of wind and this much traffic.  

Julia won her third race in a row, so will be penalized with a 15 seconds/mile rating adjustment for the rest of the season. Is it all about the new sail?   Maitland is showing my guess at a starting rating to be too generous and when we get 5 races of data, there will likely be an adjustment.  No matter, all the new boats this year are really adding a lot to everyone's enjoyment.  

After Sunday's race, (Currently fore-casted to be another blustery sou'westerly), HHSA races will pause to allow everyone to race the Vineyard Cup Regatta on Friday and Saturday supporting Sail MV and their sailing programs...which are extensive.  Register for that race here:  https://yachtscoring.com/emenu/16672

Entry Deadline: July 9th, 6:00 PM

All the best,  

Roger 

HHSA List

Hi Roger,

I sail with Woody on Julia Lee and joined the association online. Would you add my email address to your distribution list?

Thanks,

Newell Isbell Shinn

413-426-6315

HHSA: Pictures from todays race

Attached please find some fine pictures taken by Rawson Clough, our Committee Boat Captain.  Looks like a sailboat race to me!

HHSA: Sunday's Results

HHSA

File: HHSA 2025 ALL RACES

2025 All Races

Class: 2025 Season Races. PHRF (Time on distance)

6-29 #2W 7.0: Wind Speed 7: Direction SW

Start Time: Sunday, June 29, 2025 14:05:00: Distance 7.0

Pos

Boat

Skipper

PHRF

Type

Finish Elapsed Corrected Score

1

JULIA LEE

BOWMAN,WOODY

389 21' Catboat

16:10:50 02:05:50 01:20:27

12

2

MAITLAND

HAMMARLUND,KARENA

100 B BAY 25

15:44:36 01:39:36 01:27:56

11

3

GLORIA

BECKER,ROGER

126 C&C 24

15:48:01 01:43:01 01:28:19

10

4

SANDPIPER

LOGUE,KATHY

331 CAPE COD 25

16:13:48 02:08:48 01:30:11

9

5

TAMU

WESCOTT,TOM

56 ALERION 28

15:42:30 01:37:30 01:30:58

8

6

ARTFUL DODGER POWERS,MIKE

37 TARTAN 3500

15:41:57 01:36:57 01:32:38

7

7

ESCAPE

WELCH,TOM &.

-25 J100

15:40:25 01:35:25 01:38:20

6

RAF BLISS

HAYES,ADAM

-53 J 35c

15:36:21

1

RAF CAMPANA

WIDRA,ERIC

-75 POGO 30

15:43:33

1

RAF EASY RIDER

SIMONS,ROBERT

-25 J9

15:45:18

1

RAF SILHOUETTE

COLSON,BECK

13 ALERION 33

15:43:15

1

RAF PENELOPE

FLAM,MO

50 ALERION X 28

15:41:46

1

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Pos

Boat

Skipper

PHRF

Type

Finish Elapsed Corrected Score

Speed as VMG of winning boat: 3.3 knots

Race Officer: RGBecker

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AHOY!

    After a record setting week of weird weather, 12 boats came out for great Sunday afternoon sailboat race.  The course was #2 with a windward starting leg.  The boats were expected to sail to the harbor N6 buoy, leave it to starboard and proceed to the West end of Hedge Fence, RG buoy.  Some of the racers did not leave it to port, but rather to starboard and proceeded back south to N4 (Leave to port), east to C23a (Leave to starboard) and finish back at N6 and the committee boat.  In addition, Course #2 states that when/if Nun 4 is not a turning mark, it must be honored when entering and leaving the Harbor.  (This was done to make sure larger boats with deep keels are not disadvantaged by smaller boats that can sneak around the chop, close into shore.  I did not monitor offenders of this clause today...but wondered by why so many went so far west as the left the harbor.)   It is not unusual to forget to check the course and make mistakes...in this case it may have been a follow the leader problem.  Either way the 5 boats which proceeded to completion without correcting their error were retired after the finish.  This is the simplest and most straight forward way of several ways to score the race.  Having made such a mistake in the past, I feel for those who find themselves in this position.  I can remember an entire 60 boat fleet of Moffett racers mistakenly taking a shortcut in one race and in another, one half of the fleet sailed the course in reverse (Correct way) while the the other half went with the opposite direction. In both instances, 4 hours later, at the after race party, there were some very unhappy people. I suggest printing out the circular to keep onboard.  Checking the website would also be worth the time if you have help on board to hold on to the tiller.  

I noticed that every boat seemed to have a good group of people on board having a great "last chance in June" race.  I'm guessing 60-70 people all together for the HHSA outing.  

This race was the first 2025 peek into the sound.  Clearly some were found not remembering about the effect the currents have out there and the way West Chop divides up the SW wind between the sound and the harbor.  

Next race Thursday, 5:05 PM Start. 

HHSA: Thursday's results

HHSA

File: HHSA 2025 ALL RACES

2025 All Races

Class: 2025 Season Races. PHRF (Time on distance)

6/26 #0R 3.2: Wind Speed 12: Direction NE

Start Time: Thursday, June 26, 2025 17:05:00: Distance 3.2

Pos

Boat

Skipper

PHRF

Type

Finish Elapsed Corrected Score

1

MAITLAND

HAMMARLUND,KARENA

100 B BAY 25

17:41:12 00:36:12 00:30:52

5

2

TAMU

WESCOTT,TOM

56 ALERION 28

17:41:31 00:36:31 00:33:32

4

3

ARTFUL DODGER POWERS,MIKE

37 TARTAN 3500

17:41:06 00:36:06 00:34:08

3

4

BLISS

HAYES,ADAM

-53 J 35c

17:39:31 00:34:31 00:37:21

2

DNF PENELOPE

FLAM,MO

50 ALERION X 28

1

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Pos

Boat

Skipper

PHRF

Type

Finish Elapsed Corrected Score

Speed as VMG of winning boat: 5.3 knots

Race Officer: RGBecker

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Ahoy!  

Rawson Clough Reports:

Below are the results from today's Holmes Hole racing:

5:05 PM Start, winds NE, 12 kts gusting 18 kts

We did a Course 0 in reverse, with the starting line set off of the red nun. We had 5 boats at the start with 4 finishing. Penelope retired early in the first leg due to issues with her jib. Sailors battled a fairly large swell coming out of the NE. The fleet stayed pretty close together throughout the race and everyone finished within 2 minutes of each other, which was fun to see. 

A few pictures of the start are attached below. 

1. Bliss - 5:39:31
2. Artful Dodger - 5:41:06
3. Maitland - 5:41:12
4. Tamu - 5:41:31
5. Penelope - DNF

HHSA 6-22-2025 results:

HHSA

File: HHSA 2025 ALL RACES

2025 All Races

Class: 2025 Season Races. PHRF (Time on distance)

6/22 #1W 6.9: Wind Speed 18: Direction SW

Start Time: Sunday, June 22, 2025 14:05:00: Distance 6.9

Pos

Boat

Skipper

PHRF

Type

Finish Elapsed Corrected Score

1

TAMU

WESCOTT,TOM

56 ALERION 28

15:27:14 01:22:14 01:15:48

3

2

SILHOUETTE

COLSON,BECK

13 ALERION 33

15:24:42 01:19:42 01:18:12

2

3

MAITLAND

HAMMARLUND,KARENA

100 B BAY 25

15:35:15 01:30:15 01:18:45

1

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Pos

Boat

Skipper

PHRF

Type

Finish Elapsed Corrected Score

Speed as VMG of winning boat: 5.0 knots

Race Officer: RGBecker

Printed on 06/22/25 17:12:14    Scoring program: RaceSail (1.2.42)

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