Holmes Hole Sailing Association

Sunday, August 2, 2026

Re: HHSA: Sunday's Results 8/2/26 Corrected: Silhouette Won!

Corrected report follows:

Ahoy!

8 boats raced across the sound to Falmouth and back in a race made longer than it's 10.6 miles by the current and wind directly out of the South. Altius was thinking of coming, but the wind was strong at the start and even caused some to reef, and Alan headed for the barn. The wind moderated substantially and the beat back required working directly into a falling current to gain enough to the east to make the nun 4 and entrance to the harbor. The results show the advantage of faster boats not spending so much time in the sound fighting foul currents. The dead downwind leg from N6 to R14 at Green Pond was approached differently by each boat. From the vantage point on Gloria at the rear, there was much discussion on the boat marked with comments like: " Where are they going?" and "Why are they heading so high? " and "Now what are they doing". I had to check my gps again and again and because some were trying reaching courses to either side and others going straight downwind wing and wing, depending on the lead boats to show the way was not exactly the best idea.

Eagle won on elapsed time, Silhouette on Corrected time. Two positions were notable because of the close corrected time at finish: Second place was won by Artful Dodger, just 10 seconds ahead of Trinity. Penelope secured 6th place just one second ahead of Maitland.

I'm including current overall standings now that July racing is in the can and we are halfway through the season. You don't want to miss too many races as your chances for the perfect conditions for your boat increase every time you start.

Three cheers and many thanks to Charlie Felder and friends for standing in on the Vigilant and managing the race.

All the best, Roger.

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File: HHSA 2026 ALL RACES

2025 All Races

Class: 2026 Season Races. PHRF (Time on distance)

8/2 #5W 10.6: Wind Speed 10: Direction S

Start Time: Sunday, August 02, 2026 14:05:00: Distance 10.6

Pos

Boat

Skipper

PHRF

Type

Finish Elapsed Corrected Score

SILHOUETTE

COLSON,BECK

23 ALERION 33

16:20:17 02:15:17 02:11:13

ARTFUL DODGER POWERS,MIKE

36 TARTAN 3500

16:24:25 02:19:25 02:13:03

TRINITY IX

MCDONOUGH,DAVID

-15 J 105

16:15:34 02:10:34 02:13:13

ZEBRA

SUTULA,FRANK

-55 W-46

16:11:09 02:06:09 02:15:52

BLISS

HAYES,ADAM

-27 J 35c

16:16:29 02:11:29 02:16:15

PENELOPE

FLAM,MO

50 ALERION X 28

16:37:12 02:32:12 02:23:22

MAITLAND

HAMMARLUND,KARENA

65 B BAY 25

16:39:52 02:34:52 02:23:23

GLORIA

BECKER,ROGER

131 C&C 24

16:54:07 02:49:07 02:25:58

Printed on 08/02/26 18:57:45 Scoring program: RaceSail (1.2.42)

Page: 1

HHSA: Sunday's Results 8/2/26

Ahoy!

8 boats raced across the sound to Falmouth and back in race made longer than it's 10.6 miles by the current and wind directly out of the South. Altius was thinking of coming, but the wind was strong at the start and even caused some to reef, and Alan headed for the barn. The wind moderated substantially and the beat back required working directly into a falling current to gain enough to the east to make the nun 4 and entrance to the harbor. The results show the advantage of faster boats not spending so much time in the sound fighting foul currents. The dead downwind leg from N6 to R14 at Green Pond was approached differently by each boat. From the vantage point on Gloria at the rear there was much discussion on the boat marked with comments like: " Where are they going?" and "Why are they heading so high? " and Now what are they doing". I had to check my gps again and again but because some were trying reaching courses to either side and others going straight downwind wing and wing, depending on the lead boats to show the way was not exactly the best idea.

Eagle won the cup. Two positions were notable because of the close corrected time at finish: Second place was won by

Artful Dodger, just 10 seconds ahead of Trinity. Penelope secured 6th place with just second over Maitland.

I'm including current overall standings now that July racing is in the can and we are halfway through the season. You don't want to miss too many races as you chances for the perfect conditions for your boat increase every time you start.

Three cheers and many thanks to Charlie Felder and friends for standing in on the Vigilant and managing the race.

All the best, Roger.

Sunday, July 26, 2026

HHSA: Sunday's Results 7-26

Ahoy!

Alas, only four boats today. Winds were less than forecast and from the north rather than northeast making for two pleasant undemanding reaches up and down the Sound…with only a short upwind leg from the N6 start to N4. Silhouette won but by only 28 seconds over Penelope, in second place.

Next race is Thursday. Current forecast shows 10 knots from the South-Southwest. Hope to see you there.

Roger.

HHSA

File: HHSA 2026 ALL RACES

2025 All Races

Class: 2026 Season Races. PHRF (Time on distance)

7/26 #6 11.1: Wind Speed 16: Direction NNE

Start Time: Sunday, July 26, 2026 14:05:00: Distance 11.1

Pos

Boat

Skipper

PHRF

Type

Finish Elapsed Corrected Score

SILHOUETTE

COLSON,BECK

23 ALERION 33

15:52:50 01:47:50 01:43:35

PENELOPE

FLAM,MO

50 ALERION X 28

15:58:18 01:53:18 01:44:03

TAMU

WESCOTT,TOM

43 ALERION 28

16:00:41 01:55:41 01:47:44

TRINITY IX

MCDONOUGH,DAVID

-15 J 105

15:50:49 01:45:49 01:48:36

Printed on 07/26/26 18:12:26 Scoring program: RaceSail (1.2.42)

Page: 1

Thursday, July 23, 2026

HHSA: Thursday's Results 7-23-2026

Ahoy!

14 boats sailed Course 0 in reverse with a windward starting leg. The wind was around 8 from the South and made for 1.5 miles of windward work, with slightly different than usual angles on the off wind legs. The race was long compared to usual times for this course, due to the light wind and foul current from East Chop to West Chop. Truckin won the race and the first 6 positions finished within one minute, five seconds of each other on corrected time.

Our first possible date for a race to Tarpaulin Cove is this coming Sunday. Watch your email for the decision to race and your Pursuit Start Time. Current forecast is for high winds on Sunday (17-18 knots with gusts in high 20's out of the NE). Email your intentions and/or druthers to Tom Wescott to help the course choosers in their work. (Email address in the address bar above).

Here's Rawson's report about this evening's race:

Ahoy Roger!

Today was a beautiful and well-attended evening of racing! We had 14 boats make it around today- our largest fleet of the season thus far, which was awesome to see. We ran Course 0 in Reverse with our starting line set half a mile down by West Chop. The wind held up surprisingly well for us- somewhere between 5-10 kts out of the South. Looking forward to seeing everyone again on Sunday, hopefully with another packed starting line. Our results were as follows:

Apres - 5:51:55
Truckin - 5:54:10
Trinity IX - 5:56:23
Easy Rider - 6:00:01
Silhouette - 6:01:02
Sonar 3 (Mandell) - 6:01:23
Maitland - 6:02:21
Tamu - 6:03:12
Gloria - 6:05:09
Artful Dodger - 6:05:32
Penelope - 6:06:57
Altius - 6:09:04
Sonar 2 (Hobbs) - 6:09:24
Julia Lee - 6:27:43

Thanks all, and take care!

Rawson

HHSA

File: HHSA 2026 ALL RACES

2025 All Races

Class: 2026 Season Races. PHRF (Time on distance)

7/23 #0RW 3.7: Wind Speed 8: Direction SSW

Start Time: Thursday, July 23, 2026 17:05:00: Distance 3.7

Pos

Boat

Skipper

PHRF

Type

Finish Elapsed Corrected Score

TRUCKIN'

MELENY,ZANDER

-41 J70

17:54:10 00:49:10 00:51:42

GLORIA

BECKER,ROGER

131 C&C 24

18:05:09 01:00:09 00:52:04

TRINITY IX

MCDONOUGH,DAVID

-15 J 105

17:56:23 00:51:23 00:52:19

VHYC-MEN

MENDEL

63 SONAR

18:01:23 00:56:23 00:52:30

EASY RIDER

SIMONS,ROBERT

40 J9

18:00:01 00:55:01 00:52:33

APRES

BESSE,STEPHEN

-95 J-120

17:51:55 00:46:55 00:52:47

MAITLAND

HAMMARLUND,KARENA

65 B BAY 25

18:02:21 00:57:21 00:53:21

SILHOUETTE

COLSON,BECK

23 ALERION 33

18:01:02 00:56:02 00:54:37

TAMU

WESCOTT,TOM

43 ALERION 28

18:03:12 00:58:12 00:55:33

ALTIUS

WILSON,ALAN

119 STUART KNOCKABOUT 18:09:04 01:04:04 00:56:44

ARTFUL DODGER POWERS,MIKE

36 TARTAN 3500

18:05:32 01:00:32 00:58:19

PENELOPE

FLAM,MO

50 ALERION X 28

18:06:57 01:01:57 00:58:52

VHYC-HOB

HOBBS

14 SONAR

18:09:24 01:04:24 01:03:32

JULIA LEE

BOWMAN,WOODY

296 21' Catboat

18:27:43 01:22:43 01:04:28

Printed on 07/23/26 21:03:03 Scoring program: RaceSail (1.2.42)

Page: 1

Wednesday, July 22, 2026

Re: HHSA: Sunday's Results corrected.

Rule 61.1 of the Racing Rules of Sailing requires a protest flag on each boat over sis meters. Hmmm…

-Jim Jones

On Jul 22, 2026, at 3:01 PM, Erik Hammarlund <eh@hammarlundlaw.com> wrote:

When is the last time there was a protest hearing? I don’t even carry a red flag—for some reason I thought they were waived in HH. Guess I should find one…?

But in any case I thought marks were skipper-enforced; if you mess up then you go back or withdraw. Reminds me of that out-and-back race last year where roughly half the fleet (including me) rounded the turning mark on the wrong side—most folks didn’t realize until it was too late to go back. IIRC, despite the fact that the error conveyed zero advantage everyone who messed up just withdrew when they found out, some of the withdrawals were pretty late and happened the next day.

It might be worth adding a “if there is contact, you can re-round the mark as a penalty” clause to the HH rules.

On Tue, Jul 21, 2026 at 12:30 PM 'Roger Becker' via Holmes Hole Sailors <holmes-hole-sailors@googlegroups.com> wrote:

Ahoy!

As more information has filtered in to HHSA Race Scoring Headquarters here on Chappaquiddick, I've learned that the Results published on Sunday need to be edited to reflect that the boats Tamu and Bandit did not observe Can 23a at East Chop. That buoy, when not designated as a MARK at the end of a leg of the race, needs to be kept on it's proper hand. This rule was established years ago as larger boats were concerned that the smaller boats could gain advantage by holding a course close in shore where a deeper draft boat could not safely go. In Sunday's race, the two boats cut that corner as they worked their way windward towards the West Chop Turning Mark, R2 Bell after rounding G23 Gong. Naturally, when rounding N4 and C23a as marks for the course, boats are free to take as much or a little room as they want or need. This is standard for our "triangle Harbor races" using course 1, 1R and 0 and 0R. So, to summarize, for some courses, the marks need to be observed as navigation buoys while on a leg that is headed to a different buoy or Mark, while on other legs of the race, as the buoys are destinations of a particular leg, the navigation purpose of the buoy is disregarded.

Additionally I have learned that Bliss did indeed hit Can 23a and withdrew with no injury to the crew.

I've attached the edited results, we'll worry about season standings after a couple more races.

All the best, Roger.

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Re: HHSA: Sunday's Results corrected.

When is the last time there was a protest hearing? I don’t even carry a red flag—for some reason I thought they were waived in HH. Guess I should find one…?

But in any case I thought marks were skipper-enforced; if you mess up then you go back or withdraw. Reminds me of that out-and-back race last year where roughly half the fleet (including me) rounded the turning mark on the wrong side—most folks didn’t realize until it was too late to go back. IIRC, despite the fact that the error conveyed zero advantage everyone who messed up just withdrew when they found out, some of the withdrawals were pretty late and happened the next day.

It might be worth adding a “if there is contact, you can re-round the mark as a penalty” clause to the HH rules.

On Tue, Jul 21, 2026 at 12:30 PM 'Roger Becker' via Holmes Hole Sailors <holmes-hole-sailors@googlegroups.com> wrote:

Ahoy!

As more information has filtered in to HHSA Race Scoring Headquarters here on Chappaquiddick, I've learned that the Results published on Sunday need to be edited to reflect that the boats Tamu and Bandit did not observe Can 23a at East Chop. That buoy, when not designated as a MARK at the end of a leg of the race, needs to be kept on it's proper hand. This rule was established years ago as larger boats were concerned that the smaller boats could gain advantage by holding a course close in shore where a deeper draft boat could not safely go. In Sunday's race, the two boats cut that corner as they worked their way windward towards the West Chop Turning Mark, R2 Bell after rounding G23 Gong. Naturally, when rounding N4 and C23a as marks for the course, boats are free to take as much or a little room as they want or need. This is standard for our "triangle Harbor races" using course 1, 1R and 0 and 0R. So, to summarize, for some courses, the marks need to be observed as navigation buoys while on a leg that is headed to a different buoy or Mark, while on other legs of the race, as the buoys are destinations of a particular leg, the navigation purpose of the buoy is disregarded.

Additionally I have learned that Bliss did indeed hit Can 23a and withdrew with no injury to the crew.

I've attached the edited results, we'll worry about season standings after a couple more races.

All the best, Roger.

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Tuesday, July 21, 2026

Re: HHSA: Sunday's Results corrected.

I expect i will not be the only one to comment thus:

Under the Racing Rules of Sailing (RRS 31), yes, a boat shall not touch a starting mark before starting,

a mark on the course leg she is sailing, or a finishing mark.

If your boat contacts a race mark, your standard penalty is to immediately take a one-turn penalty.

Sounds as though Sunday had enough stuff going on for a lot of penalty maneuvers.

Peter strock

On Jul 21, 2026, at 2:23 PM, Adam T. Hayes <adam@adamtinc.com> wrote:

Roger, Bliss did not “hit” 23a, a mere scuff at worst. Requiring a slight buff to remove the love from 23a’s green paint. No damage to Bliss, and as you stated, none to crew…I’ll add I was not, nor was Elizabeth at the helm at the time.

Adam T. Hayes

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Roger

The default time limit to file a written protest in sailboat racing is two hours after the last boat in the race finishes, according to World Sailing's Racing Rules of Sailing Rule 61.3

If there's a protest someone needs to have flown a red flag if no red flag no protest- and I was never informed of a protest the time to file a protest has passed - how can you throw me or anyone out without having a hearing.

Let's throw out all the crew who don't wear PFDS .

Phil

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Subject: HHSA: Sunday's Results corrected.

Ahoy!

As more information has filtered in to HHSA Race Scoring Headquarters here on Chappaquiddick, I've learned that the Results published on Sunday need to be edited to reflect that the boats Tamu and Bandit did not observe Can 23a at East Chop. That buoy, when not designated as a MARK at the end of a leg of the race, needs to be kept on it's proper hand. This rule was established years ago as larger boats were concerned that the smaller boats could gain advantage by holding a course close in shore where a deeper draft boat could not safely go. In Sunday's race, the two boats cut that corner as they worked their way windward towards the West Chop Turning Mark, R2 Bell after rounding G23 Gong. Naturally, when rounding N4 and C23a as marks for the course, boats are free to take as much or a little room as they want or need. This is standard for our "triangle Harbor races" using course 1, 1R and 0 and 0R. So, to summarize, for some courses, the marks need to be observed as navigation buoys while on a leg that is headed to a different buoy or Mark, while on other legs of the race, as the buoys are destinations of a particular leg, the navigation purpose of the buoy is disregarded.

Additionally I have learned that Bliss did indeed hit Can 23a and withdrew with no injury to the crew.

I've attached the edited results, we'll worry about season standings after a couple more races.

All the best, Roger.

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