RACE ONE
Things get off to a smashing start for crowd pleaser Faykin Odets as he manages to crash every other competitor and take off solo for the very first race. Demonstrating her stubborn will with the battle cry of "winners never quit and quitters never win," Myrrh starts over three minutes after Odets while the rest of us decide that we might as well give Faykin a head start since he's going to lose every other race anyway. Faykin manages to screw this up by failing to finish the course correctly.
[14:20] You: Hey Faykin, did you know you just crossed the line in the wrong direction?
[14:20] Suzanne Zeluco: didn't go around the islands then faykin?
[14:20] Faykin Odets shouts: um, I think that passes as a TOTAL DOMINATION by the gesture team
[14:22] BSF Start Line: Race Results:
[14:22] BSF Start Line: 1: Faykin Odets - +00:13:22
[14:22] BSF Start Line: 2: Myrrh Massiel - +00:14:57
[14:22] BSF Start Line: Lap Times:
[14:22] BSF Start Line: Faykin Odets-- lap 0: +00:01:02
[14:22] BSF Start Line: Myrrh Massiel-- lap 0: +00:03:31
[14:22] BSF Start Line: Faykin Odets-- lap 1: +00:13:22
[14:22] BSF Start Line: Myrrh Massiel-- lap 1: +00:14:57
[14:22] Myrrh Massiel: ...did you suggest that faykin actually finish the course?..
The race director, me, decides to take pity and allow Faykin his one moment of glory. Race One to Faykin Odets.
RACE TWO
Now that we have stroked Faykin's ego appropriately, we move on to the first full fleet race where your race director commits Common Mistake #1 for racing.
[14:40] You: Holy crap!
[14:40] You: I forgot to ID my boat!
[14:42] BSF Start Line: Race Results:
[14:42] BSF Start Line: 1: Myrrh Massiel - +00:12:07
[14:42] BSF Start Line: 2: Suzanne Zeluco - +00:12:12
[14:42] BSF Start Line: 3: Sky Seattle - +00:13:59
[14:42] BSF Start Line: 4: Faykin Odets - +00:15:34
[14:42] BSF Start Line: Lap Times:
[14:42] BSF Start Line: Suzanne Zeluco-- lap 0: +00:00:08
[14:42] BSF Start Line: Faykin Odets-- lap 0: +00:00:14
[14:42] BSF Start Line: Sky Seattle-- lap 0: +00:00:18
[14:42] BSF Start Line: Myrrh Massiel-- lap 0: +00:00:19
[14:42] BSF Start Line: Myrrh Massiel-- lap 1: +00:12:07
[14:42] BSF Start Line: Suzanne Zeluco-- lap 1: +00:12:12
[14:42] BSF Start Line: Sky Seattle-- lap 1: +00:13:59
[14:42] BSF Start Line: Faykin Odets-- lap 1: +00:15:34
[14:42] You: +reset
[14:42] BSF Start Line: The race start timer is reset.
[14:42] BSF Start Line shouts: TWO minutes to the start
[14:42] Kitty Sprocket: what fun!
[14:42] Faykin Odets: boarding parties at the ready!
[14:42] You: Okay, everyone have their boats IDed?
Between #2 and #3 should be me, but no matter. Race Two goes to Myrrh Massiel.
RACE THREE
Onto Common Mistake #2, your race director failed to get a record of the results before resetting the clock. So going from chat history, the results go something like this:
[14:58] BSF Start Line shouts: #3: Suzanne Zeluco! Race time: +00:12:50
[14:58] Myrrh Massiel shouts: yay suzanne! [By the fact she's able to cheer us as we cross, I'm going with Myrrh being #1 or #2. The other one of the duo I'm guessing is Amy Stork, who was just hanging around and not racing.]
[14:58] Ida Keen: I like seeing Faykin on the map - he is a stack of green dots.
[14:58] BSF Start Line shouts: #4: Pacifien Massiel! Race time: +00:13:08
[15:00] BSF Start Line shouts: #5: Sky Seattle! Race time: +00:15:36
[15:03] BSF Start Line shouts: #6: Tasha Kostolany! Race time: +00:18:05
[15:03] You: Ah drat, Cap and I have the same number. [And so #7 should have been Cap Tennant]
Chat history doesn't indicate exactly where Faykin plays into this race, but I'm declaring a loss on his part. Race Three goes to Myrrh Massiel.
RACE FOUR
We reach the height of the day's regatta series, with our largest fleet of sailors.
[15:28] BSF Start Line: Race Results:
[15:28] BSF Start Line: 1: Myrrh Massiel - +00:11:34
[15:28] BSF Start Line: 2: Suzanne Zeluco - +00:11:48
[15:28] BSF Start Line: 3: Pacifien Massiel - +00:11:57
[15:28] BSF Start Line: 4: Faykin Odets - +00:14:18
[15:28] BSF Start Line: 5: Tasha Kostolany - +00:14:38
[15:28] BSF Start Line: 6: Sky Seattle - +00:16:15
[15:28] BSF Start Line: 7: Cap Tennant - +00:17:12
[15:28] BSF Start Line: Lap Times:
[15:28] BSF Start Line: Myrrh Massiel-- lap 0: +00:00:03
[15:28] BSF Start Line: Amy Stork-- lap 0: +00:00:05
[15:28] BSF Start Line: Suzanne Zeluco-- lap 0: +00:00:06
[15:28] BSF Start Line: Tasha Kostolany-- lap 0: +00:00:08
[15:28] BSF Start Line: Sky Seattle-- lap 0: +00:00:09
[15:28] BSF Start Line: Pacifien Massiel-- lap 0: +00:00:11
[15:28] BSF Start Line: Cap Tennant-- lap 0: +00:00:38
[15:28] BSF Start Line: Jim Perhaps-- lap 0: +00:01:56
[15:28] BSF Start Line: Myrrh Massiel-- lap 1: +00:11:34
[15:28] BSF Start Line: Suzanne Zeluco-- lap 1: +00:11:48
[15:28] BSF Start Line: Pacifien Massiel-- lap 1: +00:11:57
[15:28] BSF Start Line: Faykin Odets-- lap 1: +00:14:18
[15:28] BSF Start Line: Tasha Kostolany-- lap 1: +00:14:38
[15:28] BSF Start Line: Sky Seattle-- lap 1: +00:16:15
[15:28] BSF Start Line: Cap Tennant-- lap 1: +00:17:12
Wait for it... wait for it...
[15:23] Faykin Odets: I definately think i got my ass handed to me
Race Four goes to Myrrh Massiel.
RACE FIVE
More of a denouement, the races conclude with one last hurrah.... for the volcano run!
[15:45] BSF Start Line: Race Results:
[15:45] BSF Start Line: 1: Myrrh Massiel - +00:10:48
[15:45] BSF Start Line: 2: Pacifien Massiel - +00:11:42
[15:45] BSF Start Line: 3: Sky Seattle - +00:12:49
[15:45] BSF Start Line: 4: Cap Tennant - +00:13:55
[15:45] BSF Start Line: 5: Ravishal Bentham - +00:13:57
[15:45] BSF Start Line: Lap Times:
[15:45] BSF Start Line: Tasha Kostolany-- lap 0: +00:00:02
[15:45] BSF Start Line: Myrrh Massiel-- lap 0: +00:00:05
[15:45] BSF Start Line: Sky Seattle-- lap 0: +00:00:06
[15:45] BSF Start Line: Cap Tennant-- lap 0: +00:00:08
[15:45] BSF Start Line: Pacifien Massiel-- lap 0: +00:00:19
[15:45] BSF Start Line: Ravishal Bentham-- lap 0: +00:00:22
[15:45] BSF Start Line: Myrrh Massiel-- lap 1: +00:10:48
[15:45] BSF Start Line: Pacifien Massiel-- lap 1: +00:11:42
[15:45] BSF Start Line: Sky Seattle-- lap 1: +00:12:49
[15:45] BSF Start Line: Cap Tennant-- lap 1: +00:13:55
[15:45] BSF Start Line: Ravishal Bentham-- lap 1: +00:13:57
And once again, the race goes to Myrrh, making it four out of five. Which I guess makes her the winner of the "I kicked Faykin's and Myrrh's asses" t-shirt...
Special congratulations to Cap Tennant, doing his first regatta ever!
Thanks to all who came to participate and watch. Stay tuned for any other regattas I might organize like.... the Grand Sail of the Wee Tiny Takos!