I
know everyone has been waiting, so at last here is a summary of the trip to
Morson along with the race results!
The
Morson race took place over the July long weekend. This is a fantastic race
that takes the fleet out to some of the further reaches of the lake. It is a
journey and an adventure and certainly one of the best weekends of the year.
The race starts from MacPherson island which is on the North side of The Little
Traverse Bay, and proceeds South into Big Traverse Bay, around Big Island to
the final destination at Buena Vista resort near the town of Morson. This year
5 boats made the trip which was comprised of small crews of couples and
families.
The
fleet left home on Saturday and made their way South. The weather was sunny and
warm and the winds started out light and built to a steady 8-10 knots from a
Southwesterly direction. This provided an opportunity for a nice upwind sail
towards Tranquil Channel. Passing through the channel, the fleet continued
South and then East into the Johnson Passage taking them towards Tug Channel.
At the end of this Channel is MacPherson Island, the anchorage for the first
night. A casual skippers meeting was held that evening once all the boats
arrived.
The
next morning, the winds were light, so the fleet began motoring down the course
towards Bear Island. The wind filled in along the way from the Southwest and
the fleet began sailing up the course. Gathering just East of Hay Island, a
start line was set, and the race was started at 12:00 pm. The fleet raced
upwind to The Three Sisters, where they rounded the reefs and began reaching
towards Mineral Island. The wind died off to very light and the boats slowly
made their way toward Mineral Island. Riddari arrived first and set a finish
line and the boats finished the race there. After that, the wind picked up
allowing for a rushed sail towards the resort as a dark thundercloud followed
the fleet down the bay. Everyone was safely docked before the storm hit
enjoying and drink in the lodge as they watch the storm blow through. Buena
Vista hosted us with a great dinner in their new lodge! Thank you to everyone
at the resort for all their hospitality!
The
next morning, the fleet awoke to a 22-knot breeze out of the Southwest with big
waves rolling down the bay. One by one the fleet started at their calculated
times with at spread of over an hour between the first and last boats. The
boats tacked upwind into the waves making their way all the way up to The Three
Sisters. From there, the rest of race was a close reach and then a downwind
taking the fleet all way back to MacPherson Island where they anchored for the
night.
The
trip was a lot of fun, with great weather, great company and great sailing!
The
results are as follows:
Since
the course was shortened for the first race, a time-on-time calculation was
used to tabulate the results based on the start and finish times of each boat.
The second race was the full pursuit race and the results are based on the
order of the finishes. This year we have a tie for 2nd place, and
the tie is broken by the winner in the last race.
Morson
2018 Final Results
|
Position
|
Boat
|
RACE 1
|
RACE 2
|
Final Score
|
|
1
|
Borderline
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
|
2
|
Riddari
|
3
|
2
|
5
|
|
3
|
Kitchen
Party
|
2
|
3
|
5
|
|
4
|
Sloops
Troops
|
4
|
4
|
8
|
|
5
|
Kapriz
|
DNF
|
DNS
|
|
RACE
1 Correct Times
|
BOAT
|
PHRF
|
Start
|
Finish
|
Elapsed
Time
|
Corrected
Time
|
Position
|
|
Borderline
|
174
|
12:00:00
|
17:50:30
|
05:50:30
|
05:31:37
|
1
|
|
Kitchen Party
|
111
|
12:00:00
|
17:44:45
|
05:44:45
|
05:57:16
|
2
|
|
Riddari
|
84
|
12:00:00
|
17:31:35
|
05:31:35
|
05:58:15
|
3
|
|
Sloops Troops
|
156
|
12:00:00
|
18:10:00
|
06:10:00
|
05:58:59
|
4
|
|
Kapriz
|
186
|
12:00:00
|
DNF
|
|
|
|
Paul
