Race Fleet Captain-Tom Davis
Assistant Race Fleet Captain-Shelley Conti
Race Fleet Scorer- Tom Davis
Race Fleet Registrar-Bob Post
Fleet Handicapper- Pat Waters |
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Racing -TTPYC conducts an active sailboat race program and members participate in all major areas races. The Club is a member of the United States Sailing Association, the U.S. National Sailing Authority and PHRF-NW, the local performance handicapping association. There is plenty of racing opportunity at all levels of experience, for both skipper and crew, on local races and in larger area racing on the Puget Sound and British Columbia. The major local race is the Duwamish Head Race, part of a four race series conducted by Southern Sound Yacht Clubs. There is also a three-race Windjammer Series. Single-handed and couples races, five "around the can" series from early Spring to late Fall are available to participate in. The Spring Regatta, is an April event. The Mid-Sound Summer Social is sponsored by Three Tree Point Yacht Club and the Des Moines Marina.
Entry at any level of experience is invited, and friendly competition is fostered to encourage all to participate, from novice to "Old Salt"! View our bulletin board and trophy case while at Anthony's Home Port in
Des Moines, WA
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Race Corner
Tom Davis, Race
Fleet Captain
Shelley Conti, Assistant Race
Fleet Captain
The Windjammer Series finished with a spectacular day on the water. Seven boats came out to race and enjoy the beautiful weather. Bob Post, our Race Captain for the last race of the series, made an interesting suggestion. He thought that since the Manzanita Race was abandoned due to lack of wind it might be good to try to re-run it in lieu of the longer Vashon Island Race. The entrants were polled and everyone thought that would be fine. As it turned out, it was a very good decision. The race started in ten plus knots of wind but by the time the fleet arrived at the mouth of Quartermaster Harbor the wind backed out and everyone struggled to get around the Manzanita Buoy. The Race Committee wisely shortened the course and everyone finished. Fun day!
March is a quiet month for racing at Three Tree Point but we do have our annual Race Fleet meeting on March 18th. This is a very important meeting because it will help us shape what we do with our race program for the rest of the year and any changes we might want to make for next year. We also will be awarding trophies for the Windjammer Series and unclaimed trophies from last year. I will send out a list of winners and the place this week.
Daylight Savings Time starts on March 14th this year. With this it means Thursday evening sailing is not far away. The Spring Series starts on April 1st. It’s time to get your crews together to come out and enjoy the warmth of spring sailing.
One of our major events of the year is the Spring Regatta which will be held the weekend of April 24th and 25th. We are working to make this event grow. The San Juan 21 Fleet has made this a major stop on their race schedule. This year we also have commitments from the C&C 115 Fleet and we are working on more. I do want to put out the call for volunteers to help with the regatta and especially for help with the dock barbeque after racing on Saturday.
For up to date news about our race program please go to our website at www.ttpyc.org
Tom Davis 
Vi-Maui 2010 announcement letter PDF
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Tom's Race Reports
February 21, 2010
Glorious! An absolutely glorious day on the water Saturday for the final race of the Windjammer Series. The series finished with a bit of an unusual twist. Since the Manzanita Buoy Race on January 30th was abandoned do to lack of wind, it was decided to replace the scheduled longer Vashon Race with the Manzanita Race. It appeared to be a very good chose.
My day started with breakfast at the Des Moines Creek Restaurant. I met my friends Bob and Laura Crews who were going to sail their first "long" race with their Catalina 30, Silver Breeze. Their crew and my good friends Stew Renn and Jerry Stephenson joined us as well as Mike and Mary Stainsby who commute from the Portland area so Mike can race on Liberte'. The conversation was naturally about sailing, many past adventures and certainly some mis-adventures. As we left the restaurant we wished each other well and gave Laura some extra encouragement. I know that she was very excited for this race. As her husband, Bob, said "Laura is the racer in the family".
The morning was absolutely beautiful as we headed out to the starting area on Liberte'. The wind was light but steady. Seven boats came out, three in cruising class and four in the racer class. Not a bad turnout for a February club race.
The start was right at 10:00 with the race committee announcing the starting sequence via VHF radio. Silver Breeze appeared to get the start at the pin end to windward of the fleet. As we powered up to weather the wind was building and was already blowing ten knots. Time for us to make a sail change. The fleet split with half heading to the left side of the course and the rest of us working to the right of the rhumb line. The tide was favorable so it was just a matter keeping the boat trim and finding any favorable wind shifts. Liberte' and Mark Rider's J-35, Flashback, had a good duel up to the windward mark. These two boats rate the same. Liberte' was able to make a gain when they were able to fetch the mark at Three Tree Point and Flashback had to make an extra tack. As the boats rounded the mark they set spinnakers and bore away to the next mark at Point Robinson. Everyone was making great time.
This was going to be a quick race. As that thought entered my mind it was interesting the other thoughts that accompanied it. I found myself thinking, don't jinx it. We rounded Point Robinson and we looked down the East Channel, the wind looked good. Liberte' had a pretty good lead at this point but it wasn't long before Flashback, Les Chevaux Blancs and Cherokee came reaching around the corner. It was hard to tell how the cruising class was doing but it wasn't long before white sails were showing up around the corner too. Then it happened. The deeper we sailed west down the channel the less wind we had. It was a wind shift. Liberte' had to hoist their head sail but Cherokee still had their spinnaker up and making a big gain along the Maury Island shore. There is always anxiety when you are the fastest rated boat and the rest of the fleet is closing in on you. It wasn't long before the fleet had used up all the wind and were all fairly close to each other just off of Piner Point at the entrance to Quartermaster Harbor.
It took over two hours to make it around the point. When the race committee checked in it was decided to shorten the course at the Manzanita Buoy. Liberte' was able to get their half ounce spinnaker up long enough to eek their way to the finish. They became the committee boat and then finished the rest of the fleet. We had no idea how long we might be out there but it really didn't matter. We were stripped down to shirt sleeves, sipping a cold beer in what felt like seventy degree sunshine. The good news is that the tide had changed and the current was bringing everyone to the mark. Everyone finished by 3:15 so there was plenty of time to get boats back home in warm sunshine.
Congratulations to Pat Waters and his crew on Liberte' for first place in the race and first place for the series. Congratulations to Laura Crews and her crew of merry men for their first place in the cruising class which also means they are first for the series. Not bad for her first "long" race. By the way, our nickname for Laura when we race in the Windseekers during the summer is "The Weapon" because when she steers the boat we win.
Thanks to Bob Post and his crew for a great job as race committee.
The next club racing will start on Thursday, April 1st and we are working hard to make Spring Regatta to be even more special this year. It's on April 24th and 25th. Be sure to mark it on your calendar.
Racing Schedule for 2010
Duwamish Head January 9
Windjammer Series January 16, 31 February 13 March 20
Spring Series April 1, 8, 15, 29 May 6
Spring Regatta April 24-25
Summer Series May 20 June 3, 10, 17, 24
Double-Handed July 17
Fall Series September 9, 11, 25
Commodore's Trophy October 3
Winter Series October 23 November 20
Southern Sound Series January 9, February 13, March 20, December 4
Please note that our series races will be PIYA Catagory III. You can obtain a copy of this by going to their web site www.ussailing.net/piya/ or linking here. This is a check list of the minimum equipment a boat should have for safe racing on Puget Sound. Basically for Catagory III it is very close to what the Coast Guard requirements are.
We hope to see more newcomers come out and race in the Performance Class which means Cruising Boats. You don’t need new high tech sails, a perfect bottom
or remove all that spare gear. Race NFS (No Spinnaker so crew size is small). Come out and meet your fellow sailors and have fun.
The Seattle Area racing calendar is completed. Our website has 2010 SARC schedule.
Please review the 2010 Race Book for Updated and New Details, Rules and Information. For a TPPYC Race Book, Click here
Entry fee: $30.00 for the series
Send the registration form and race fee to:
TTPYC Race Fleet
Attn:Registrar
P.O. Box 98700
Des Moines, WA 98198
Go to Racing for 2010 race related information.
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Southern Sound Series
The Southern Sound Series is a series of four races sponsored by a number of South Puget Sound yacht clubs. A sponsoring club conducts each race. Series responsibilities (coordination, publicity, scoring, trophies, etc.) are shared on a rotating basis between the clubs. The five sponsoring clubs signed a Letter of Agreement for the Conduct of the Southern Sound Series in the fall of 1979. Visit Southern Sound Series website for more information. We encourage everyone to participate in all the races.
The
Southern Sound Series races are:
Winter Vashon Island Race - Tacoma Yacht Club December 4, 2010
Duwamish Head Race - Three Tree Point Yacht Club January 9, 2010
Toliva Shoals Race - Olympia Yacht Club/South Sound Sailing Society February 13, 2010
Islands Race - Gig Harbor Yacht Club March 20, 2010
Race Course Map
Race Registrations should be mailed to:
ATTEN: REGISTRAR
Three Tree Point Yacht Club
P.O. Box 98700
Des Moines, WA 98198
Race Protests should be mailed, ATTN: PROTEST CHAIR, or placed in the box under the bulletin board, as noted in the race handbook.PDF
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Rejuvenating the Race Fleet
Pat Waters, Chairman
Six of us, Rick Redfield, Pat Stewart, Steve Foss, Tom Spohn, Tom Davis and me have been meeting for the last 6-7 month putting together a plan for revitalizing our race program. We have developed the Vision, Mission, Goals, and a plan for accomplishing each goal that you see below. Now we need your help if this is going to be a success! We need volunteers, especially to make the plans for goals 3 & 4 a reality. Now is your chance to help our race program become the dynamic, vibrant race program we all want. Please give me a call if you are interested in helping.
VISION: TTPYC has a vibrant sailboat racing program.
MISSION: TTPYC Racing seeking a means to come together socially before and after racing, to enhance and grow our yacht club experience.
GOALS:
1. After race dock parties
2. Give out small awards after last race of series.
3. Invite new people.
4. Education of new sailors/get involved in existing educational sailing programs.
5. Make boats available to new sailors/make experienced sailors available to new boats.
For each goal above:
Goal 1. After Race dock parties: Plan:
A. Start with Commodore's Trophy Race
B. Fuel dock or hosted parties on designated docks
C. After last race of series or after a major race
D. BYOB/TTPYC to provide something grilled
E. Plan owner: Tom Davis
F. First implementation: Commodores Trophy Race, 08
G. Assign to race committee to have after every series and major race.
Goal 2. Give out small awards after last race of series: Plan:
A. Give away at race dock parties.
B. Decided on stickers for boom. Yacht Club has vinyl burgees we can use!!! Stickers for 1st, 2nd and 3rd, each SP class and performance.
D. Plan owner; Steve Foss.
E. First implementation: Commodores Trophy Race, 08
Goal 3. Invite new people: Plan:
A. Invite list of people from Mid Sound Social to participate using their E-mail address B. Use marina mailing in Spring to advertise our racing program.
C. Solicit people on docks.
D. Advertise- 48˚ North, Northwest Yachting magazine, Local Des Moines, newsletter, recreation news, etc., & advertise our website on our bulletin board!
E. Merge our racing with Windseekers and/or CYC of Tacoma.
F. Plan owner: Tom Spohn – needs additional help
Goal 4. Education of our Sailors - Plan:
A. Get involved in existing educational sailing programs, Tacoma Mountaineers
B. Classes/Meetings, Teach ourselves, bring in sailmakers, etc., videos/CDs
C. Provide educational links on internet
D. Plan owner: TBD
Goal 5. Boats available to new sailors -experienced sailors available to new boats- Plan:
A. Create internet blog that provides: Crew List (experienced racers), Crew List (novice racers), Boat owners wanting crew for- social racing & serious racing, Experienced sailors willing to sail on boats.
B. Plan owner: Pat and Sue Waters This is now available. See directions below to add your name to the appropriate list/s.
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How to go to and edit the racers crew/boat listing
- Go to http://ttpycracing.blogspot.com/
- Click on Sign In to edit = (adding your name to the appropriate list/s.)
- Next screen> enter (ttpycracing@gmail.com) for user’s name and (emphasis) as password
- Next screen select Posting tab, (upper left corner)
Click on Return to list of posts
Click on Edit the 2nd listing, “Crew/Boat Availability”
- Enter your name, phone number and email address under the appropriate heading
- Click on Publish Post
- Click on View Blog
- Click on SIGN OUT upon completion
Please note that our series races will be PIYA Catagory III. You can obtain a copy of this by going to their web site www.ussailing.net/piya/ or linking here. This is a check list of the minimum equipment a boat should have for safe racing on Puget Sound. Basically for Catagory III it is very close to what the Coast Guard requirements are.
We hope to see more newcomers come out and race in the Cruising Class. You don’t need new high tech sails, a perfect bottom
or remove all that spare gear. Race NFS (No Spinnaker so crew size is small). Come out and meet your fellow sailors and have fun.
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SAILING INSTRUCTIONS Spring Series 2010
Eligibility: Category III yachts or better with additional requirement to have personal lights, (during races that extend into darkness), whistles and radar reflector installed.
Start/Finish Line: Between the Committee Boat and start/finish buoy offshore of the Des Moines Marina.
Course: As designated by placards posted on the committee boat. See Section IV of this handbook for a complete description of all marks.
Shortened Course: The Race Officer may choose at any time after the start to shorten the course. The Code flag “S” will be displayed with two sound signals on the committee boat. Skippers will then continue to sail the originally posted course, rounding each mark as required until they can lay a course directly to the new finish line and will finish between the Committee boat flying Code Flag “S” and its mark.
Start Time
Evening Races:
First Warning 1825
First Start 1830
Weekend Races:
First Warning 1025
First Start 1030
Time Limit: The time limit for the first race of each race day will be three hours after their starting signal.
Special Instructions: The “Laggard Rule” will be in effect. See section II-N.
Series Entry Fee: $30.00 per Series. Checks payable to "TTPYC"
PDF registration form
Information:
For additional information or to obtain an entry form, write to TTPYC, P.O. Box 98700, Des Moines, WA 98198-0700, call Tom Davis (206) 999-5115, tdavisconst@hotmail.com.
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Daily results for the Van Isle at www.vanisle360.com Take a look. It's a well maintained site with a good explanation of the race and competitors. This year we have several members attending this race. June 6-21, 2009
2010 SARC Calendar PDF
Also you may go to Google Calendars
2010 PF Race Results
Duwamish Head RaceFinal Results PDF
Windjammer Series Results PDF
Spring Series PDF
Spring Regatta PDF
Summer Series PDF
Fall Series PDF
Commodore's Trophy Race PDF
Winter Series PDF
2009 PF Race Results
Duwamish Head Race Preliminary Results PDF
Windjammer Series Results PDF
Spring Series PDF
Spring Regatta PDF
Summer Series PDF
Fall Series PDF
Commodore's Trophy Race PDF
Winter Series PDF
2008 PDF Race Results for the following races
Duwamish Head Race
Windjammer Series
Spring Regatta
Spring Series
Jack & Jill Results
Summer Series
Fall Series
Winter Series
Commodore's Trophy Race
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