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Fraser Long Distance Race Mississauga SC * Saturday 23 September results & report by Mike & Marg Duncan (W10962) ... |
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Hi Al, I have attached the two sail
wave files for the
Full Moe Fraser and the Half Moe Fraser long distance
race. Marg also wrote a short
report. I hope this
helps you out.
Cheers Mike Duncan W10962
HOT,
HOT TEMPERATURES
AND VERY LIGHT WINDS MARK THE 2017 MOE FRASER LONG
DISTANCE RACE The Full Moe Fraser Race is twelve
nautical miles in total, two
nautical miles between the six marks…further than your
eye can see. Only
compasses are allowed, no GPS. The Half Moe
is exactly that:
six nautical miles. The 29th Moe was a sharp contrast to the
last two Moes which brought high
winds and waves.
Light and oscillating
winds had the competitors searching (and often in
frustration) for any wind
patterns on the water.
The race started
with a light southerly wind, slightly shifting to the
south west. Even
though frequent tacking
is generally not a good idea in light winds,
it seemed to pay off for the lead boats to follow some
of those shifts.
To complicate the race further, the J24s were
holding their Worlds right beside our course and some
of our competitors had the
interesting and vocal experience of tangling with the
J24s. The lead boats had substantial leads
rounding the windward mark
and those positions held for the rest of the race. The final
spinnaker run was a gruelling one
hour exercise of flying the kite in a surprising, but
unfortunately even lighter, south
easterly.
It was a great relief to finally round the
last mark and head for the finish line in the harbour
of MSC. Seventeen boats were on the start line
for the full Moe and only
seven boats finished.
Four boats
competed in the half Moe and only one boat, Brian and
Liz McCormack in their
CL16 finished. Well
done Brian and Liz!
Dare we hope for perfect winds and
weather for 2018 Moe Fraser
Long Distance Race?
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Results
Full Moe Results are final as of 11:25 on September 28, 2017Sept-23-2017
Start: Start 1, Finishes: Place
Sailwave Scoring Software 2.19.8
Start: Start 1, Finishes: Place
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