Boat Measuring

Ahoy!

This Saturday, October 17th is the Fleet 21 measurement clinic at Larry Rowe's house, 1806 La Bella Circle, Oceanside 92054  722-9039.
He'll be ready for action at 8 a.m.  Bring libations and good vibrations as well as  companions for boat levitation and calibration for good navigation and certification.
Any clarifications?
This is the time and place to come with questions, cameras, problems, advice, spare parts, broken parts, ideas (good and bad), stories,…..even if you don’t have a boat to measure.
AND.....
Mark your calendar for Sunday, November 8th as the first race day of the Van Slyke Series Fleet championship.

Fleet 21 season opener

clair·voy·ance (kler vo̵i′əns)

the ability to perceive things that are not in sight or that cannot be seen
keen perception or insight

Clairvoyance was not required to know that Oceanside Yacht Club’s dynamic Junior team would have a powerful impact on the outcome of the Fleet 21 season opener. Sunday, September 27th provided the first of the monthly Lido 14 race days of the 2009-2010 season. Slater McCardle and James Conner placed their new Lido 14 in front of the Fleet and only relinquished the position after the finishing horn. With several contests left, the fleet concentrated on these new upstarts. “Don’t Mess With Kitty” with Fleet Captain, Stevy Mast and pirate slave Hugh Mast at the helm, took the gun in the following contest. The 6 races saw 4 different winners, always pushed hard to the finish line. Very stable winds and a Hot Dog shaped course, with a leeward gate, kept the boats in close contact. NO “parade legs.”

Cobwebs were brushed from the boats, sometimes by a competitor, right-of-way rules were revisited. Jack and Margie Buckeno in “A Little Quickie” battled throughout the 6 race series with Jeff Satterwhite and Christina Hendricks (Hot Damn), offering close crossing, rule testing action for the onlookers.

The 5th contest was a trip around the Moaner, Oceanside’s signature course. Jack and Margie paid an intimate visit to the basking seals before heading in to the finish. Given Harrison and Clay led the way, only to fall prey to the devious ways of small-boat tactical guru, Larry Rowe in the final meters of the course. PC VanSlyke, also a Lido skipper, volunteered to fill the vacancy left in Larry’s “Swift River” as Larry’s former crewman James Conner moved into his own new ride.

After the spray settled, all craft returned safely to the end of G-dock for a discussion, illustrated with “little pushy boats.” Refreshments, bragging, and threats of great action in the coming season rounded out the day.

The October event will be a Measurement Clinic. Fleet Measurer, Larry Rowe, will issue National Lido 14 Class Association Measurement Certificates, assuring that the boats are exactly matched, and ready to perform duty in the tightly regulated National Fleet events.

The November event will begin the 20 race, season-long quest for the coveted VanSlyke Trophy. Clairvoyance is not required to see that the Trophy will grace the mantle of a new Winner in this coming Fleet 21 Championship Series.

Capt'n Calypso