Daily Report - July 11 - Who Has Seen the Wind?
by Race Committee, July 11th, 2014
W.O. Mitchell asked the question in a book about growing up in Saskatchewan. But the boats are living the phrase right now. The thin but growing Pacific High has enveloped the fleet and put a totally different complexion on the race after a couple days of hard sailing. It is now a race to find the quickest way through the scooge.
The Predict Wind model shows weakening winds for the next 30 hours, and the possibility of head winds for boats positioned on the right side as the centre of the high moves eastward. But it is an unstable High and could do anything.
Several times we have mentioned that the Leaderboard is very unstable. No more so than when the wind drops and boats chase different headings trying to find some speed. What we do know is that Longboard, New Haven, and Turnagain have covered more distance than the current shortest course to Maui. Theoretically they are past half way. But it might not work out that way as boats will try to fight to get southing to get to what wind the trade winds will offer.
For what it is worth, the current Leaderboard shows Longboard finishing first on elapsed time and correct. Following on corrected time is Family Affair and Alegria. But the model predicts only two boats in the fleet to be in Maui for Prizegiving and Finish Party. We expect that to change.
And we are pleased to note that Anduril is making good progress toward a safe port and will likely sail in San Francisco tomorrow.
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Ben Homsy; Owner / Skipper - Ben is ultimately responsible for bringing together this motley crew. Australian-born, UK and Canadian citizen with an impeccable taste in both teak decking and lasagna. Ben has skippered charter boats over the past 20 years. As a recent entrant into the Pacific North West sailing circuit, this will be Ben's first year participating in the Vic-Maui and other local inshore racing.
Rob Bergman; Watch Captain / 2nd In Charge - Rob is a fellow Australian who recently moved to Vancouver with his family. An avid sailor and nature-lover who grew up around sailboats. This will be Rob's first Vic- Maui and major ocean crossing, after participating in the 2021 Cascadian Convoy and the 2022 Southern Straits on SV Amun-Ra.
Brenden O'Reilly; Trimmer / Fishing - Brenden joins the crew of Amun-Ra with a sound knowledge of boats powered by noisy engines - but we have decided not to hold this against him as apparently he is a master fisherman. This is Brenden's first season sailing and racing in the Pacific North West.
Olivier Corbeil; Trimmer / Bowman - Despite being the youngest crew member (and the only one who can touch his toes), Olivier has over 3000 nautical miles sailing offshore and has raced international level dinghies for 10 years. Olivier has been navigator on a number of boats and crew on a J/22 during the J/22 Worlds in 2016.
Donald Scott; Trimmer / Engineer - Don has literally thousands of miles of cruising. His racing experience includes the Van Isle 360, Southern Straits, Swiftsure, SOAR, Anvil Island, Round Bowen, and Bird Island (Australia). He is also very handy with white electrical tape.
David Verlee; Trimmer - Hailing from Bowen Island, David joins the team at Amun-Ra with extensive sailing experience. He is a 25-year member of RVYC, having raced in the club's Wednesday nights on Virago.
