2013 Island Hop Regatta, Ocean Springs, MS

Never postponed. Canceled the year of the oil spill. If the weather is bad, they could change the course or not sail at all. You have to show up and see what happens.

If your boat is on the beach, hope it's tied down.

Yep. Tied down. I'll swing by there tonight on my way home from work, and make sure it is snug.

landraider wrote: Thunderstorms with 80% chance of rain forecasted... Has the race ever been canceled, or postponed? Rain I'm fine with... Lightning, and waterspouts, not so much. :-O

Never look at forecasts before a regatta. But if you want an upaded weather prediction here's mine, clear skies, winds 12-16 from the south.

I have just as much chance of being right as any weatherman.

Just stopped by on my way home from work... All the boats including mine look fine. It's a HEVTY wind blowing out of the southeast right now. There was sand blown up on my tramp... 😀

DamonLinkous wrote: [quote=landraider]Thunderstorms with 80% chance of rain forecasted... Has the race ever been canceled, or postponed? Rain I'm fine with... Lightning, and waterspouts, not so much. :-O

Never look at forecasts before a regatta. But if you want an upaded weather prediction here's mine, clear skies, winds 12-16 from the south.

I have just as much chance of being right as any weatherman.

Wishfull thinking..... We're still coming, radar shows rain moving in now. I could leave the boat at home, that may change the forecast for you, but I doubt it.

Note.... bring wet weather gear.

The circus is at the Coast Coliseum. http://www.mscoastcoliseum.com/events/event_rbbbcircus.html

What else is going on on the Coast?

Well.... there's chicken, beverages, t-shirts and war stories either way.... and I'm SURE there will be some sailing on Saturday, and probably Sunday too....

May do a steeplechase close to land on Sat... have to see in the morning... but an offshore run may not be the smartest thing to do... that said, there's lots of things near shore to sail by, and past, and still be within 10 minutes of land...

Show up for BREAKFAST at 9am, and see how things look to pan out...

DAMON, is hard core in the 18 foot non-spin fleet.. check him buffing and polishing those newly faired boards! This man is NO JOKE !!

cheers,
Rob

Edited by robpatt on Jul 05, 2013 - 07:34 PM.

So what is the count on this regatta - 35 years??

this is 38 ! The average age of the sailors is still north of this... 🙂

robpatt wrote:
DAMON, is hard core in the 18 foot non-spin fleet.. check him buffing and polishing those newly faired boards! This man is NO JOKE !!

Ha, hard to tell from that picture but I wouldn't have even needed the water hose to wet sand the board since the rain was pounding down.

DamonLinkous wrote: [quote=landraider]Thunderstorms with 80% chance of rain forecasted... Has the race ever been canceled, or postponed? Rain I'm fine with... Lightning, and waterspouts, not so much. :-O

Never look at forecasts before a regatta. But if you want an upaded weather prediction here's mine, clear skies, winds 12-16 from the south.

I have just as much chance of being right as any weatherman.

OK, my prediction was a little off, just like every weatherman ever. 😀

I still stand by not looking at forecasts to decide whether to come to a regatta. If the weather doesn't cooperate for actual racing there is always bench racing and getting to know your fellow catamaran sailors.

Tomorrow is another day.

Support your local event host - buy lots of beer while bench racing!!

Much better day today. Race officers made the tough call and we sailed two races up to channel markers in the Casino Row channel. Sky looked pretty ominous when we started the first race and winds were light, but conditions continually improved.

Congrats to OSYC, OSSS and the competitors for pulling off the regatta under tough conditions.