Bruce’s Brief for PSSC Small Boats – check out the double ebb Sunday!

For the CYC’s Small Boat Series off of Shilshole, it doesn’t look much better on Saturday when you’ll have light and variable breeze. Sunday, however, looks MUCH better with 15-20 knots of northerly in the morning and then dropping off to 5-10 knots of northerly in the afternoon.

Tides will be more interesting for the Shilshole venue especially on Sunday. And no, that is not a typo on Sunday with ebbs back to back.

0742      Max Ebb                 .47 knots

1242      Slack

1536      Max Flood            .95 knots

1806      Slack

 

Sunday

0830      Max Ebb                 .44 knots

1224      Max Ebb                 .12 knots

1342      Slack

1618      Max Flood            .87 knots

 

The tactics for Saturday and Sunday will be highly dependent on where the start line is set. On Sunday if the RC is closer to the breakwater, in the morning think of Thursday evening racing in the summer. On Sunday afternoon think of morning racing in the summer, in other words, more of a slight northeasterly component.

Have a great weekend

 

Ed. Note, Thanks Bruce for thinking of us “little guys.” It looks like a solid turnout with a dozen J/24s, 11 Lasers, 11 RS Aeros, 7 Moore 24s, 4 Stars and a few other classes as well. Here’s to a competitive racing, even if it is a bit light!

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