REFLECTING ON THE YRA, SSS AND BAMA ALL PHOTOS LATITUDE / CHRIS EXCEPT AS NOTED
SINGLEHANDED MONOHULL — 1) Crinan II, 4.278 points; 2) Sweet Pea, Islander 30-II, Jan Hirsch, SSS, 4.462; 3) Double Espresso, Olson 30, Philippe Jamotte, SSS, 5.618. (34 boats) DOUBLEHANDED MONOHULL — 1) Arcadia, 2.407 points; 2) Outsider, Azzura 310, Greg Nelsen, SSS, 4.052. 3) Uno, Wyliecat 30, Bren Meyer, RYC, 4.536. (147 boats) SINGLEHANDED MULTIHULL — 1) Raven, F-27 tri, Truls Myklebust, BAMA, 7 points; 2) Rainbow, Crowther 10M cat, Cliff Shaw, SSS, 8.6. (2 boats) DOUBLEHANDED MULTIHULL — 1) LookinGood II, 4.508 points; 2) Greyhound, F-22 tri, Evan McDonald, BYC, 6.125; 3) Roshambo, Corsair 31R tri, Darren Doud, SSS, 6.6. (10 boats) Full results at www.jibeset.net More info at www.sfbaysss.org
BAMA Cup Greyhound, F-22 trimaran Evan McDonald, BYC Evan McDonald has only owned Greyhound for about 20 months. "The 2018
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Although other multihull entries raced singlehanded in some races, only Truls Myklebust and Cliff Shaw signed up for the solo season. T ruls won the SSS series and placed second in the OYRA Multihull division.
season was our first season racing her," he said. "The F-22 looked like a perfect daysailer for the San Francisco Bay, with the ability to cover much more ground in a typical three- to four-hour sail than a small monohull. Small and fast is a great combination." George Kiskaddon, Nicole Barsamian, Sarah Rahimi and John Kiskaddon were Evan's "amazing crew." The BAMA Cup consists of 11 diverse existing regattas, starting with the SSS Three Bridge Fiasco in January and ending with the Great Pumpkin pursuit race in October. Evan's favorite race of the 2018 series was Island YC's Silver Eagle on July 7. "It's 38 miles, covering the best sailing legs in the Central Bay, with significant excursions into the North and South Bays as well. I also like that it starts and ends in the Central Bay, so we can sail a long race without an overnight." In the Silver Eagle, Greyhound was racing against the large and majestic Dragonfly 1200 Emma to the Lash Terminal Lighted Buoy, close-reaching with their screacher. "After inching forward with the screacher upwind most of the day, a sudden sustained westerly had Greyhound ripping along, with the leeward float submarining madly through the water. The acceleration of a trimaran in a rapidly building sustained wind can be shocking and thrilling, and we were suddenly right there at the edge of what Greyhound and the screacher could handle, with water flying everywhere. With white knuckles all around, we Evan McDonald foolhardily kept at it to the mark, rounded, and furled the screach with a great deal of relief and survival celebration." Evan has spent the last couple of months tinkering, pleasure-cruising and improving the boat for 2019. "I'm looking forward to the BAMA Cup series again next year," he said.
1) Greyhound, 29 points; 2) LookinGood II, Corsair 31 tri, Rafi Yaholom, BAMA, 22; 3) Ma's Rover, F-31R tri, Mark Eastham, 22. (25 boats) Full results at www.sfbama.org
OYRA Multihull — Round Midnight Explorer 44 trimaran Rick Waltonsmith, BAMA We might as well stick with multihulls as we transition over to the YRA's offshore series. Regular crew aboard Rick Waltonsmith's Explorer 44 Round Midnight were Carlos Runng, Dave Olson and Norbert Kiesel. Chris Harvey crewed for one race. "Great sailors all," said Rick. "We trade off on all positions during the races, with a different sailor steering while crossing the line each time. Great way to do it." Strangely enough, the slow and ultrafoggy race to Drake's Bay on August 18 was Rick's favorite of the OYRA season. "While the wind was light and the fog thick, we sailed a smooth race and anchored overnight in a beautiful location. My pasta dish with meatballs was divine, even if it is me saying it." That regatta finally found some big breeze back inside the Bay on Sunday. "On the run to the finish at Belvedere under Rick Waltonsmith Code Zero at 18 knots, the tack-line clutch blew up, causing a roller furler to go flying around, until we got the sail down." Another equipment glitch was a season-long leak in the daggerboard trunk, now being repaired. "It did not slow us down. We bailed 18 buckets out of the bilge on one race leg." Having finished only one Three Bridge Fiasco, he's looking forward to another go. "I'm just asking for 8-10 knots, but we seldom get even a couple of knots of wind at that event." OYRA PHRO2 Escapade, Express 37 Nick Schmidt, SSS "Our favorite races were Drake's Bay and Half Moon Bay," says Nick Schmidt of the big blue Express Escapade. "The destination races are great fun because we get to hang out with our fellow competitors afterward over good food and drinks — and then we get to sail on Sunday too! We love rafting up with other racers in Drake's Bay, and the Half Moon Bay YC (and their firepit!) has always been a favorite place to hang out into January, 2019 •
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