2005 Semana Nautica Regatta
Hosted by Santa Barbara YC
June 25 & 26, 2005
Report by Tom Jenkins
The Semana Nautica Regatta was hosted by Santa Barabara Yacht Club. The regatta itself usually attracts large numbers of Lasers, I-14’s and various other skiffs. This year the Lidos were invited for the fun. Unfortunately, because of several other regatta conflicts the overall turnout was way down compared to previous years. Six Lidos made the trip to Santa Barbara to what turned out to be a beautiful day with warm temperatures.
Sailing a mile outside of Santa Barbara the day started off with very light southerly winds. The first two races were sailed in all of two to four knots of breeze. However, as the day went on the breeze steadily built.
Race 1 saw Mike O'Neill pick the right hand side of the course which tended to be the trend throughout the day for the favored side. Tom and Christina followed and narrowed the gap but were never able to make the pass. Race 2, Mike again banged the right side of the course while the rest of the boats sailed middle to left. At the weather mark, Mike rounded first with Tom trailing by a couple of boat lengths. Luck ran deep for 6244 this race as Tom and Christina completed a gybe set onto what was supposed to be a leeward leg. The leeward leg turned into a reach allowing Tom to pass Mike and go on for the first.
Eric and Tiffany Bohman finally showed after two races and went on to take three bullets as Tom and Mike tended to sail against one another for the regatta. In the final race the breeze built to about 14-16 kts which made sailing in the Santa Barbara washing machine fun, playing in the chop. At the end of the day all the Lidos skippers (husbands) agreed that Sunday would be better spent working on the ‘Honey-Do-Lists’ so we concluded the racing on Saturdays fifth race.
I sure hope Santa Barbara Yacht Club invites the Lidos back for next year’s Semana Nautica Regatta, as sailing in the ocean can prove challenging and very fun. The regatta was very well run and should be a regular on everyone’s schedule.
|
Place |
Skipper |
Boat # |
R1 |
R2 |
R3 |
R4 |
R5 |
T |
|
1st |
Jenkins |
6244 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
11 |
|
2nd |
O'Neill |
4532 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
4 |
13 |
|
3rd |
Bohman |
3579 |
DNS |
DNS |
1 |
1 |
1 |
14 |
|
4th |
Kent |
233 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
4 |
3 |
15 |
|
5th |
Ritchie |
1512 |
4 |
4 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
23 |
|
6th |
Dibbie |
4960 |
DNS |
5 |
6 |
6 |
DNF |
29 |
Documents and other Info
For those of you that haven't sailed dinghies in Santa Barbara, boats are usually launched at the public boat ramp at the North (towards downtown) end of the marina. Boats and trailers may be stored in the parking lot adjacent to the ramp. Parking and launching fees are paid at the entrance booth for the marina parking area off of Marina Way.
There is a coin operated water faucet available next to the ramp so that you may wash your boats down. Bring your own hose just in case.
Santa Barbara Y.C. is located at the opposite end of the marina - a several minute walk.
