What I learned this Chi-Mac

[Pavook]

should probably add,

- no matter what sail you put up, it will soon be out of its wind range on that lake.

- having a smaller sail inventory can sometimes be a good thing.... ' the propensity for the wind to change increases by the square of the number of sails you carry on board".

 

[J22guy]

The delay in the compass while driving upwind in light air with wet telltales stuck to the jib at dusk in the fog really sucks.

 

[DC/Chicago]

The delay in the compass while driving upwind in light air with wet telltales stuck to the jib at dusk in the fog really sucks.

,and that is nice to get to the island in 7 hours, 80 miles an hour 100% VMG and dry.I happen to only do the fast once.In 2002 was my last Chi-Mac and we did it in 37 hours on a Farr 395 and this year I did the Port Huron- Mac in less then 24 hours, so next time I decide that I want to torture my self it will be a fast one.Just a little pay back for all the slow once I done.I enjoyed seeing you guys at the partty and on the island.

 

[mustang__1]

1. black biting flies suck

2. newby treatment does not apply to all newbies (im fucked now huh...)

3. you can find the island in the fog via the smell

4. as soon as you peel, you find you needed the sail that you just took down (we did 2 peels, both ending with massive wind shifts/velocity changes)

5. biting flies suck

6. there's a reason radar was invented... fortunately there are fog horns too

7. when racing at night, i seemed to have the most energy when everyone else had the least (i felt like i was on a caffine high at 3am to 5am... then crashed mid morning before lunch)

8. whoever said the wind was going to completely crap out and it was going to be a drifter up the island was right.... and wrong... and right...

9. no matter how much clothes you have and how good you think your foulies are, if you are adjusted to the southern climate, they will not be enough.

10. hearing the naviguesser tell you that you are making negative vmg is a real blow to moral. \

11. do NOT sleep on the lazerette cockpit seat. just because the boat is flat when you lied down there, does not mean it will stay that way till you wake up. My head managed to find the deck before my feat did in that stupidly stupid occasion. Oh, and the crew wont let you live it down, especially if said head makes a loud clunk.

12. make sure the halyards are clear before the moonless, cloudy, night comes on.

13. tethers suck when trying to work around doused jibs and multible sheets lying on the deck

14. the moment you take your battens out of your #3, you will soon find that you may need them again. Only to go and take them back out an hour later.... ]

15. the longer you leave the uneeded sail on deck in the ready position, the less likely you will need it

16. longer posts dont actually get read by anybody

17. biting flies suck

 

[oneguyfromdetroit]

And oneguyfromdetroit?

I was at CYC Friday night; finished around 7:45 EDT Monday night, and by 10:00 was showered and at the Pink Pony. Slept in Tuesday, had a very late breakfast, met up with my daughter who arrived late morning, went to the awards party, after that, played putt putt golf, and split on the 8:00 PM ferry. Sorry to have missed you.

 

[dbroucek]

1. Being over early at the start with some chop and no wind = no fun. (how could so many boats be over early for every start?)

Not good to be over early, but apparently this year there was a nice current that assisted so many boats in doing so!

 

[Burnsy]

2. Apple cores make better VMG than a Laser 28 in the right conditions.

Plenty of sage advice here, but this is The Winner. Golf Clap.

 

[Stiffler's Mom]

Fresh water distance racing is evil. Transpac anyone???

 

[hrothgar]

dont sit on the ground and let people put things on your forehead whilst being intoxicated

You mean like this?



Great advertising for Torresen Marine!

Hroth

 

[Heriberto]

I also learned that Macinaw rent-a-cops are paranoid. Serously, there was like 15-20 cops per block on Tuesday night running in packs like a bunch of school girls. What were they afraid of? All the rich, upper-middle class yachties going to riot 'cause they weren't given Rolexes? Give me a break.

Fucking more cops than for Katrina, and it was embarrassing. I mean I would have felt sorry for them, but when the cop mind is bored and feeling useless, it starts making shit up to do, including looking for things to "enforce" which normally they wouldn't bat an eye about.

 

[John Williams]

I lost a fresh rummie to those guys, but it was "bad on me" for forgetting the open container warning. d'oh!

Coulda written me a ticket or hauled my ass in if they were hyper-amped. I thought they seemed pretty reasonable, though there were an awful lot of them...

 

[KRC]

I also learned that Macinaw rent-a-cops are paranoid. Serously, there was like 15-20 cops per block on Tuesday night running in packs like a bunch of school girls. What were they afraid of? All the rich, upper-middle class yachties going to riot 'cause they weren't given Rolexes? Give me a break.
Fucking more cops than for Katrina, and it was embarrassing. I mean I would have felt sorry for them, but when the cop mind is bored and feeling useless, it starts making shit up to do, including looking for things to "enforce" which normally they wouldn't bat an eye about.

I lost a fresh rummie to those guys, but it was "bad on me" for forgetting the open container warning. d'oh!
Coulda written me a ticket or hauled my ass in if they were hyper-amped. I thought they seemed pretty reasonable, though there were an awful lot of them...

My guess is that twice as many boats this year meant twice the probability that shit might happen. I noticed an excess of cops for BYC-Mac but I didn't witness any incidents. Also, among those "rent-a-cops" are state police and county sherriffs. Not to be fucked with, IMHO.

 

[carlwasher]

First time

1-Starting last really sucks when the wind dies

2-Fog & breeze are like sailing in a closet whith duct tape over your eyes ansd some one spraying you with a cold mist.

3-Two days on Lake MI and I could see for, like 6 hours.

4-Push harder your first night.

5-What a money grab for the CYC. $2 cup o coffee. $14 Breakfast buffet!?!?!?

6-CYC bartenders are A-1.

7-Don't settle in cause whatever sail config you have up will need to be changed.

8-Dodging boats in the fog will raise your sress level.

9-You cannot drive for more than 1 hour at night in the pea soup. Vertigo, seeing things, etc

10-That was fun-lets do it AGAIN!!!!!!

 

[cduhon]

1-Starting last (for monohulls) really sucks when the wind dies

2-Never trust a wind forecast. Those guys sit inside to make them.

3-Boat likes 9 knots, not 3

4-Oar Boats don't change course in middle of Manitou's during violent storms

5-Lord of the Flies is not a respected or fun title to have

let the beatings begin....

 

[ChiGuy]

I lost a fresh rummie to those guys, but it was "bad on me" for forgetting the open container warning. d'oh!
Coulda written me a ticket or hauled my ass in if they were hyper-amped. I thought they seemed pretty reasonable, though there were an awful lot of them...

Careful in South Haven... they WILL haul your ass of to jail

Lesson learned... if a cop asks what you've got in your cup, "just coke sir"

 

[Cmass]

1. Don't let your owner / bowman / tactician / weather router off the boat no matter how much he begs, ever.

2. Don't let your other owner go up the mast in a blow to clear a stuck (and heavily loaded) asym halyard, even though he's into new experiences and doesn't mind 2 foot long bruises.

3. If you can't keep going LEFT because your asym halyard is stuck and you REALLY NEED a headsail to go course, maybe LEFT is not the right direction

4. If the chicks on your boat call you "honey" and the guys call you "dude"...a) get another ride or B) make the girls say dude and the guys say honey just to shake them up.

5. Just because the visibility is 200 yards, still look up - we saw that satellite streaking across the sky in the only patch of sky that was open

6. Neopreme socks and tevas (when cold) are the answer, screw the boots and shoes. Bare feet otherwise

7. If you are going to buy fudge for the home folk, don't wait until St. Ignace, stale!

8. Outside sets and takedowns in a breeze really suck.

 

[mustang__1]

1. Don't let your owner / bowman / tactician / weather router off the boat no matter how much he begs, ever.2. Don't let your other owner go up the mast in a blow to clear a stuck (and heavily loaded) asym halyard, even though he's into new experiences and doesn't mind 2 foot long bruises.

3. If you can't keep going LEFT because your asym halyard is stuck and you REALLY NEED a headsail to go course, maybe LEFT is not the right direction

4. If the chicks on your boat call you "honey" and the guys call you "dude"...a) get another ride or B) make the girls say dude and the guys say honey just to shake them up.

5. Just because the visibility is 200 yards, still look up - we saw that satellite streaking across the sky in the only patch of sky that was open

6. Neopreme socks and tevas (when cold) are the answer, screw the boots and shoes. Bare feet otherwise

7. If you are going to buy fudge for the home folk, don't wait until St. Ignace, stale!

8. Outside sets and takedowns in a breeze really suck.

Oh, so that was you guys who had to sail off for minutes in the exact wrong direction to get your kite hally cleared (some time within a few hours of the start?)? If i recall, that puff/shift nearly made me fall off the boat. I was up on the bow and was not expecting it at all... So, what happened to you guys? I saw you sailing off, then i saw a body on the rig, then you went behind the jib before i could see what i expected to be an impending clusterfuck....

 

[coolerbythelake]

Oh, so that was you guys who had to sail off for minutes in the exact wrong direction to get your kite hally cleared (some time within a few hours of the start?)? So, what happened to you guys?

Right worked out quite nicely for them.

 

[Monkey]

Plenty of sage advice here, but this is The Winner. Golf Clap.

Based on this comment, I can only assume that the mighty Heat Wave has also been passed be a random piece of fruit. Sucks, doesn't it?

 

[the rev. petey]

1) on the night before the race dont leave your duffel bag in your hotel room if you arent going to sleep in said room.... unless you like getting your shit jacked. Im missing more than I care to mention here. no bueno

2) when Geoffry talks people listen.

3) if you lose something re- trace your footsteps and you might find it if your good. ( Thank god I found Geoffry )