Spring Series

May 28 - Race #1 - DNS (VIVA still in Hyannis) 

June 4 - Race #2 - Race cancelled - Dense fog (In the 7 years, we have sailed in Hingham Bay, a Wednesday night race has never been cancelled due to fog.) 

June 11 - Race #3 - Course #5 -NW winds 7-12 knots (increasing to 10-15) Great spinnaker handling! 2nd place over the line- with corrected time: 2nd place

June 18 - Race #4 - Course #2 - SW winds 10-15 gusts 25 - Michele joins us (no Crazy or Orhan).  No spinnaker- Mike was on the jib. We kept up downwind with no spin.  3rd place over the line- with corrected time: 1st place!!

June 25 - Race #5 - Course # 4- winds 15 knots decreasing to 5-7 knots. Bad overlap with jib sheets.  Needed to let down jib halyard to release overlap.  3rd place.

Solstice Race

June 21- Happy Summer!! 

Solstice Race-  All crew present expect Mike and Derek.  Andy joined us and did foredeck.  Race postponed due to no wind.  Course was around Ransford and Peddocks.  At start, decided to go through West Gut when half the fleet went through Hull Gut.   The wind shifted 180 degrees at Ransford.   Our spinnaker was up and spins were coming at us.  Confused wind through Hull Gut. Race was shortened (didn't have to round Peddocks). 

Race committee's commentary: 
 Class A had a course of Ransford, Georges Island, and Peddocks Island. Class B and C had a course of Ransford and Peddocks. Class F and G had a course of Peddocks twice around. The race provided competitors a hard decision on which way to go around with some boats choosing to go out throught West Gut on the Westerly Wind and others choosing to go out Hull Gut on the developing sea breeze. Boats that chose to go out West Gut were able to stay in the strong westerly and by the time they got out to Georges Island were able to pick up a more developed sea breeze. Needless to say, West Gut was the way to go.

Finished with a bullet and with corrected time got first place!! 

Father's Day and Dad's Birthday

June 15

Dad and Karen up from Plymouth to celebrate Father's Day and Dad's Birthday. Rain in the morning stopped and allowed us to sail around Hingham Bay. Cloudy and chilly SE 5-10.

Large freighter coming out of Quincy with police and harbormaster escorts. Weymouth Harbormaster hails us to get out of their way...excuse us!

Great sail. Dark clouds roll back in as we arrive at mooring!

Happy Father's Day to both our dads and Derek!

Sail with Kevin & Dawn

June 14
Kevin and Dawn join us from the Jersey Shore. Beautiful sunny day East 10-15.
Out Hull Gut, past Boston Light, around Graves, into Boston Harbor North Channel. Cut through Constitution Cup Race (oops!).

Into Boston. Not too much boat traffic.

Liberty Clipper (Schooner from Key West) out for a cruise.

Up to USS Constitution/Charleston.
Back under Long Island Bridge & back to Hull YC.
Great day on the water, about a 15-20 mile cruise!

1st Heat Wave of the Season

Summer has arrived! Saturday and Sunday were absolutely perfect sailing days! On Saturday with Mum and Judy, we sailed out past Boston Light, around Graves, past Nix's Mate, past Lovell Island and back into Boston Harbor Channel. 90F on land but cool on the water!


Just the two of us on Sunday, WSW 5-10 increasing to 10-15. Up and down Nantasket Beach. Using autopilot, great takedown of main and flake job in Hingham Bay. BBQ on the mooring. Hot day on and off the water!

Delivery Home from Hyannis May 29-30

Jon, Lori, Mike and Crazy arrive at Hyannis YC on Thursday night in the Team VIVA white minivan. Watch movie in surround sound. Sleep on the boat. Wake up at 3:30am to depart Hyannis. Off mooring at 4am. Follow fishing boat procession out of harbor. Mike on the bow with spotlight. Beautiful sunrise. Calm seas winds 5-10.

Woods Hole at 8am. 1 hour past slack tide.

Current very apparent ebbing into Buzzards Bay.

Mike got VIVA to Cape Cod Canal 2 hours early.

Decided to go into Pocasset in South Channel. Very narrow and shallow channels at low tide. Turned around into North Channel to Red Brook Harbor. Again, very narrow and shallow. Bumped on sandy bottom and turned around. Slowly headed for Canal while waiting for current to start following east.

Once through canal, confused NE seas at exit. NE winds on nose. Continue to motor. Eventually wind moves ENE. Building seas hitting our beam. Long ride/motor from Canal to Scituate. Thoughts to stop at Scituate but heavy wind forecast for next day made the decision for us. Round Minot's Light to port. Put up #3 with motor at 2500 rpms. SW breeze filled in. Rode to Boston Harbor Chanel 6-7 knots with following seas. Arrived at new mooring at Hull YC at 8:15. Motor was run from 3:45 am - 8:15 pm... worked brilliantly!

Figawi

Thursday May 22
Jon, Crazy, Orhan, Mike and Tyler set off from Hull YC at 4:30am. It was a chilly morning, mostly cloudy, about 45-50F.

Arrived at Cape Cod Canal at 1pm. Hit 11.2 knots with the current.

Exiting canal, chop and confused sea in Hog Island Channel. Wind blowing from the SW 15-20 knots. With sails up, head to Woods Hole. Arrive to Woods Hole 2 hours before slack tide. Crew decides to continue on to Hyannis. Big rolling waves in Vineyard Sound. Arrive in Hyannis as sun sets.

Friday May 23
Guys in Hyannis. Check in at Figawi registration and night on the town.

Saturday May 24
Lori, Charlie, and Derek arrive in Hyannis. Procession out of Hyannis Harbor.

Winds NW 15-20 knots. Mostly Sunny. Fleet D Spinnaker Class- start 10:41am. About 2 hours later, decide to put up spinnaker. Pole goes up and Lori runs spinnaker halyard around forestay. Lori leans on starboard lifeline, lifeline snaps, and MOB!!! She tries to hold on to broken lifeline, grabs spinnaker sheet but can't hold on. Thank goodness Lori had her life jacket on. Spinnaker pole up as VIVA tacked around. Two 40' boats bearing in behind us. Life sling goes out. Boats behind VIVA acknowledge MOB. Second attempt, Jon and Orhan pick Lori up out of the water with her offshore boats in hand. Race committee and Coast Guard begin hailing on the radio to check status of MOB. RC and Coast Guard check in with us. CG comes back a 2nd time and tie up for Lori's information and boat registration. Shortly, wind dies. Decided to bang the right side of the race course (current not taken into consideration). Finish race around 4pm. Drizzle as arrive into Nantucket Boat Basin. Tie up to Slip # 1039.

Sunday May 25

Lay day in Nantucket. Learn about "Figawi's First." First MOB in Figawi's history.

Tyler goes up the mast to take some aerial shots of Nantucket Boat Basin.

Dinner at Cambridge Street.

Monday May 26

We decide not to race back with one crew member down. Leave Nantucket Boat Basin at 8am. SW wind 20-25, gusts 30, seas 3-5 feet. Just outside of Nantucket harbor, we begin to reef the main. Rip at aft reef tie down grommet- immediately take down and motor across Nantucket Sound. Rough Seas.

Arrived in Hyannis as 1st and 2nd place boats finished. Decided to keep VIVA in Hyannis until the following weekend.