http://www.pressure-drop.us/forums/content.php?3482-Epic-Shorthanded-Racing
The link goes to Pressure Drop's write up of last weekend's STYC Race to the Straits. In more than 10 years of racing Calypso including this race 4 or 5 times in the past, last weekend's race rates as the best ever. One of the things that makes this event special is all boats are single or double-handed. Competitors give extra allowance on crossings and mark rounding's in consideration of the extra time it may take to maneuver. Old school sportsmanship was in evidence both days. The C&C connection is Calypso (43 hull #1) raced Carmanah (43 hull #2). Carmanah won the first day, Calypso the second and the series by a few minutes. Carmanah gets bonus points as they race as a "Jack & Jill" team and gave nothing away in sail handling or boat speed. After 43 years these old boats showed well upwind in 15 to 20 against many of the light weight sporty boats that require weight on the rail. We also did well against the other newer C&C's from the 80's and 90's but a direct comparison is difficult as some classes were "no flying sails" and some "flying sails" C&Cs used a cruising spinnaker. Those pesky light sport boats did have an advantage gybing their asso sails compared to a double-handed dip pole gybe in 15 TWS. Calypso and Carmanah raced against each other when new as Arieto and Destination. The original owners spared little expense to obtain a slight advantage against the other. Both had their sterns bobbed to gain a slight IOR rating advantage in 1974. Today Carmanah has a semi-custom stern restoration that includes a swim step that will be handy when John and Donna take off on an extended cruise south beginning in several years. Martin Calypso 1970 C&C 43 Seattle [cid:D1BF9853-22F7-47FB-86F2-4115CE0BAF2F]
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