Notice of august 2011 sf bay hoppe regatta

[Bill]

Saturday, August 20, 2011 is the NEW date for this year's San Francisco Bay's Hoppe Regatta!

BACKGROUND: The Hoppe Memorial Regatta is a fun race for Ariel and Commander skippers. The principle requirement is that the race be short and fun.

START: The start - finish line is located off the Corinthian Yacht Club in Raccoon Strait. The race will start at 1300 hours (1:00 PM). (Prepatory signal 1250 hours, warning signal 1255 hours.) The power cruiser SOLSTICE is the committee boat. The start will be announced on channel 71.

COURSE: Sail around Angel Island in either direction.

FINISH: SOLSTICE - where you began.


TIDES AT THE GOLDEN GATE
August 20, 2011
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Slack 1204 0.00 kts
Flood 1520 1.90 kts
Slack 1815 0.00 kts
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CURRENTS: Be sure to check your tidal charts, they may be important to your strategy. Note too, that currents near Angel Island are 15 to 20 minutes after max at the Golden Gate. An old sailing adage is “hold to the beach.” Also, be aware of the major wind shadow behind Angel Island.

PROTESTS: No protests will be allowed. Rules of the road apply. First qualified boat to finish wins.

ALLOWANCES & HANDICAPS: No allowances for BBQ grills, TVs, excessive tools, supplies, cruising gear or overweight crew.

REGISTRATION: Just let us know if you plan to participate in the Hoppe Regatta. You may E-mail your intention to participate to rphelon (AT) juno (dot) com, or call Bill Phelon (925) 254-8338. No one will be turned away if they don't register, but they might not get a start or a finish if we don't know they are there – after all, the race committee may be busy with cocktails.

AWARDS GATHERING: The regatta should end early enough to give everyone plenty of time to get to the Encinal Yacht Club for the 6:00 PM awards gathering. If you plan on sailing in, please let us know ahead of time so that we can arrange berthing.

CONFLICTING EVENTS ON JULY 16: There are a significant number of sailing activities this day on the SF Bay. A few may impact our regatta. The first is the annual Bay View Boat Club’s “Plastic Classic.” Several skippers have attended this event in the past. Another possible conflict is the Angel Island - Red Rock Race which appears to take place starting around the East side of Angel Island. It could make for increased traffic on our race course. Those of you planning to enter this year’s Pacific Cup race to Hawaii will also be missing the Hoppe. Too bad. Finally, there is a race titled the Westpoint Marina Regatta that seems to involve Treasure Island, Angel Island and the South Bay course. Looks like it could be another possible traffic enhancement for our intrepid skippers. There are six more races scheduled for July 16, but none appear likely to directly impact our regatta.

Race Committee