Fall 2011 Tomales Bay Racing
(Completed)
Fall 2011 Tomales Bay racing consisted of 3 races per day on four Sundays: September 25, October 2, and October 23. and October 30. The location was Marconi Cove, south of Marshall on the east shore of Tomales Bay.
All races began at 11:00 A.M. at Marconi Cove.
Tomales
Series Notice of Race
Sailing
Instructions
Attachment
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Map
of Location
Current
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Rules of Racing
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2011 Tomales Bay Final Standings |
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Place |
Skipper |
Boat |
Sail no. |
Pts |
September
25 |
October
2 |
October 23 |
October 30 |
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2 |
Emilio Castelli |
Laser (91.1) |
132889 |
38 |
3 5 1 |
1 2 1 |
7 7 7 |
1 2 1 |
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4 |
Charlie Dotti |
FJ |
US 4218 |
47 |
4 3 3 |
5 4 4 |
3 3 4 |
4 5 5 |
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1 |
Doug Howson |
Laser (91.1) |
154439 |
37 |
7 7 7 |
2 1 2 |
1 1 1 |
3 2 3 |
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6 |
Brian Roberts |
Laser
Radial |
36990
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59 |
1 4 1 |
8 8 8 |
4 2 3 |
6 7 7 |
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3 |
Steve Sarsfield |
FJ |
US 4323
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39 |
2 2 4 |
3 5 5 |
2 5 5 |
2 1 3 |
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5 |
Neil van der Plas |
FJ |
US 4245 |
55 |
7 7 7 |
3 3 3 |
6 3 2 |
6 4 4 |
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7 |
Wallace Whiting |
Vagabond
14 |
1763 |
70 |
5 1 5 |
6 6 6 |
7 7 7 |
6 7 7 |
Details of Races (elapsed times/corrected times)
Tomales Series Race Director: Steve Sarsfield, (707) 829-2788
September 25, 2011
Light rain and calm south winds greeted the sailors at the first day of the Tomales Fall Series. Five boats were at the start line for the first race with light west wind. The second race began in the same conditions but soon became a test of nerves as the wind almost died and the ebb made rounding the windward mark a challenge. When just about the end of this snail ride the northwesterlies kicked in and drove the boats to the finish. The moderate northwesterlies stayed consistent for the third race providing a quick 'twice around' for all. The sun was out as folks put their boats away. All in all another fine day on one of the finest local sailing locations. Standings are close after the first day, with plenty of place changes during the races.
October 23, 2011
Today's South wind required a new setup, with the start-finish-leeward gate set off the east shore northwest of Marconi cove and the windward mark set southwest of Marconi Cove about 2/3 of the way across the Bay. Race 1 was once around, while Races 2 and 3 were twice around. It was a beautiful, sunny, warm day. Wallace (with Mark as crew) sailed off Marconi Cove during the races, but chose not to race.
October 30, 2011
Another
perfect sailing day on Tomales Bay greeted the skippers and crews for
the final day of the Fall Series; with moderate to light winds and
almost no chop. Two Lasers and three FJ's sailed two short courses
and one long race to Marshall. All agreed to count the long race for
the Drag Race Trophy, which was won by Emilio Castelli. After the
boats were secured and the barbecue started the scores for the days
racing were calculated and the winner of the 2011 Fall Series was
determined to be Doug Howson. This is Doug's second season win at
Tomales. The season ended with food, drink, sunshine and memories of
great racing with good friends. See you all next year.
2008 Tomales Bay Drag Race article from NORCALSAILING.COM
Pictures taken by Steve Sarsfield on a 2007 Tomales Bay Race day
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Pictures taken by Ed Kane on a 2006 Tomales Bay Race day
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Pictures taken on a 2004 Tomales Bay Race day
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