Independence Day, celebrated on July 4, is traditionally an American holiday, where friends and family gather for picnics and watch the explosion of fireworks in the evening sky. However, it offers the residents of SecondLife (SL) from everywhere around the world an excuse to throw a party. And Nantucket Yacht Club (NYC) was no exception. NYC held an Independence Day celebration for everyone in the sailing community on July 3 at The Park at Nantucket. It was organized by Heather Lane and featured dancing, music by DJ Night, and an amazing fireworks display.
NYC Celebrates Independence Day
Join us on Saturday, July 3 at 3 p.m. for NYC’s Independence Day celebration including dancing, fireworks, socializing, and just an all-around great gathering of SL mariners. This event will take place at The Park at Nantucket and is open to all members of the SL sailing/racing community. Attire is summer casual.
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Nantucket%20Yacht%20Club/149/122/22
Nacra @NYC – April 29, 2:30p
Fun races again today as Gia, Moon, Palani and Liev with crew Beatrice join me for our NACRA races. Amy also joined, and crewed for Moon. Congrats to Gia for making a clean sweep, scoring three brilliant come-from-behind wins.
Weather on the Blake Sea was so-so, alternating the good with some squalls affecting part of the fleet. Everyone finished in all the races though, except in race 1, where Liev had to retire after falling overboard leaving his poor crew to linger on the boat for a while. For some weird reason, the line had not picked up his boat at start either.
In race 1, Moon started well, rounding the first mark ahead, but he struggled in the next downwind as Palani and Gia passed him and Amy. Palani seemed en route to a victory but Gia caught him in the last reach leg, passing inside at the last mark, for a tight finish.
Race 2 started a bit similarly, with Moon and Palani crossing together for a near perfect start. Gia was not far behind while Liev and Beatrice took time to get started. Moon established a solid lead while Gia was busy attacking then passing Palani. At mark 2, Moon was ahead but Gia was on a roll and caught him in the next reach, taking advantage of her swifter acceleration after rounding the mark. She took enough of a lead to not let Moon back in the final run. Well done again!
As all sailed so well and fast, we had time for an extra race: 923, a quick back n’ forth reaching speedster. Moon again was first across the line, with Liev and Bea close behind. Palani and Gia were a bit delayed as they started together 20 seconds later. At mark 1, Liev was leading, Moon a close second, while Gia had passed Palani. The order remained the same until mark 2, with Liev leading Moon, and Gia catching up, with Palani in tow. The third leg was decisive: Moon hit a squall and lost some time, opening the door for the next two. Gia accelerated and took the lead at mark 3. Behind her, the fleet got tighter, with very little gaps between the 3 pursuers. Liev managed to hang tough to his 2nd spot while Moon sneaked by a surprised Palani on the line!
Thanks to all for coming to sail and providing such an exciting show. I hope to see more of you next week. Cheers !
Wind for the day’s races: South 18 knots, with some variation and gusts (18SSV2G4D00)
Race 1 – course NYC 909
1: GiannaIsabel Werefox IDBS92B9 — 00:10:25 — Start: 00:00:32 — Last lap: 00:09:53
2: Palani Allen IDBS5103 — 00:10:31— Start: 00:00:08 — Last lap: 00:10:23
3: moonglownight Resident IDBSBF2E — 00:10:41— Start: 00:00:03 — Last lap: 00:10:38
Race 2 – course NYC 919
1: GiannaIsabel Werefox IDBS92B9 — 00:09:15— Start: 00:00:10 — Last lap: 00:09:05
2: moonglownight Resident IDBSBF2E — 00:09:19— Start: 00:00:04 — Last lap: 00:09:15
3: Palani Allen IDBS5103 — 00:09:52 — Start: 00:00:03 — Last lap: 00:09:49
4: LivBariough Resident IDBSD9BA — 00:11:19 –– Start: 00:00:37 — Last lap: 00:10:42
Race 3: course NYC 923
1: GiannaIsabel Werefox IDBS92B9 — 00:07:35 — Start: 00:00:23 — Last lap: 00:07:12
2: LivBariough Resident IDBSD9BA — 00:07:59 — Start: 00:00:08 — Last lap: 00:07:51
3: moonglownight Resident IDBSBF2E — 00:08:12 — Start: 00:00:04 — Last lap: 00:08:08
4: Palani Allen IDBS5103 — 00:08:15 — Start: 00:00:21 — Last lap: 00:07:54
Flying Shadow at NYC – Cat Thursdays April 22
The full report is there: https://slsailing.app/t/flyingshadow-nyc-april-22-2-30p/182?u=viv
Cheers!
PS/Edit: I realised I had some pictures to illustrate! I hope you will enjoy 🙂
Nacra @NYC – April 15, 2:30p
More exciting races today as Moon, Gemma and Lalia joined me to race courses 904 and 913-2 laps in a moderate 18-knot breeze.
Congrats to Moon who won the regatta with his 2-1 record. The start wasn’t key today as both wins were both come-from-behind performances.
Race 1, on course 904, provided many turnovers as the 4 boats kept close all along. Gemma got the better start but the fleet remain packed. At first mark, Moon had the lead, closely followed by Laila, Gemma and Viv. On the next leg, sailors took diverging options with regards to passing Crows Nest. Viv’s option to the North paid off well as she closed on Moon at the next mark. The downwind legs from there were a masterclass in wind shadowing, with a serious re-shuffling of the positions. At the next mark, the fleet was again tight-knot together, and Viv managed to squeeze closer to the island and leap ahead of Moon on 2 well executed tacks. The tacking duels went on until the penultimate mark, which Viv reached first to extend her lead towards the finish, enough to take a penalty 360 and keep ahead. Moon encountered a gennaker malfunction which slowed him down, yet he kept to his second place. Laila and Gemma finished within 2 seconds of each other after a race-long duel. Phewww!!
Race 2, a 2-laps affair around the short course 913, was essentially a duel between Moon and Viv. Lalia was close behind the two until she was sent home on a bad cross in the first leg of lap 2. Gemma faced issues nearly from the start and was never in contention. Viv took the early lead and rounded mark 1 clear ahead, but a bad gennaker set combined with Moon stealing her wind reversed the positions. As Moon went on without any mistake, no change occurred thereafter in a race marked by issues for the followers.
Thanks to all for coming to sail and providing such an exciting show. I hope to see more of you next week. Cheers !
Race 1 – NYC 904:
1: vivipezz Resident IDBS42D3 — 00:11:53— Start: 00:00:21 — Last lap: 00:11:32
2: moonglownight Resident IDBSBF2E — 00:12:01— Start: 00:00:02 — Last lap: 00:11:59
3: LaliaCasau Resident IDBSB609 — 00:12:17— Start: 00:00:03 — Last lap: 00:12:14
4: Gemma Vuckovic IDBS3652 — 00:12:19— Start: 00:00:01 — Last lap: 00:12:18
Race 2 – NYC 913 / 2-Laps:
1: moonglownight Resident IDBSBF2E – 00:12:28 – Start: 00:00:06 -Lap 1: 00:06:13 -Last lap: 00:06:09
2: vivipezz Resident IDBS42D3 — 00:12:38 – Start: 00:00:03 -Lap 1: 00:06:26 -Last lap: 00:06:09
3: Gemma Vuckovic IDBS3652 — 00:14:33 – Start: 00:00:13 -Lap 1: 00:07:10 -Last lap: 00:07:10
4: LaliaCasau Resident IDBSB609 — DNF – Start: 00:00:05 -Lap 1: 00:06:33 -Last lap: DNF
B22 @NYC – April 12, 2:30p
Very exciting races today as Moon, Sea, Juicy and the duo Amy and Ester came to sail in this earlier time slot. Bianca also joined us in race 2 and 3.
Congrats to Moon and Sea, who shared line honours. Yet, all showed great poise and sailing skills on the quick Bandit 22.
Race 1 went on course 927, the shortest used on the day. Start was good, with the fleet packed on the upwind leg. Sea got the best start but Moon squeezed by on the way to mark #2, taking advantage of his wind shadow to take the lead. He progressively extended from there while Sea and Amy battled behind all the way until the finish line in an exciting duel. Juicy closed the fleet, never too far.
Race 2, on course 928, saw some more epic duels, first between Bianca and Sea on the first leg, until Bianca broke off with a border-line tack in front of Sea. Moon, who took a port start, sailed by himself unhindered and rounded mark #1 first. He then didn’t make any mistake and didn’t let anyone catch up, including Bianca who never got close enough to put pressure on him. Behind, the fight raged on, again between Amy and Sea, as they sailed in close quarters until Amy took a break to wait for Juicy, apparently. Exciting sailing all along.
Course 929 was used for race 3, which turned out to be the most interesting despite some racers retiring early due to crashes. The 5 boats started in close formation, with Amy & Ester leading the way. Bianca, Sea, Juicy and Moon followed in that order. Juicy, in the bad air, was first to break ranks, shortly followed by Sea, while Bianca was the first to retire (crash). At first mark, Sea’s option had paid off and she rounded in the lead, closely followed by Moon and Amy. Sadly then, Amy and Juicy went down, too. Meanwhile, Moon and Sea were deep in a highly tactical game, each sailing their own path, with several changes of lead along the way. Sea went for the starboard side upwind, which paid off for her again as she rounded the last mark ahead. However, Moon was hot on her tail, for the final run. Again, they initially split at the mark, Moon going left while Sea opted for a more direct course down the wind. On the cross, Moon had the starboard advantage and pressed for it, but was a bit short and crossed behind, which sealed the race. And, despite his late effort to windshadow Sea, he had to concede the win.
No protest despite some really tight matches showed every one’s sportsmanship and willingness to have fun in these friendly races.
Thanks to all for coming to sail and providing such an exciting show. I hope to see more of you next week. Cheers !
Full results:
Race 1 – NYC 927:
1: moonglownight Resident IDBSBF2E — 00:13:16-– Start: 00:00:10 — Last lap: 00:13:06
2: filax Carter IDBS71EC –– 00:13:37-– Start: 00:00:07– Last lap: 00:13:30
3: Montserrat Naidoo IDBSCE61 — 00:13:37– Start: 00:00:11 — Last lap: 00:13:26
4: juice651 Resident IDBS1CC4 — 00:14:31– Start: 00:00:13 — Last lap: 00:14:18
Race 2 – NYC 928:
1: moonglownight Resident IDBSBF2E — 00:14:01-– Start: 00:00:07 — Last lap: 00:13:54
2: TgBianca Resident IDBSEB40 — 00:14:14– Start: 00:00:05 — Last lap: 00:14:09
3: filax Carter IDBS71EC — 00:14:46— Start: 00:00:02 — Last lap: 00:14:44
4: juice651 Resident IDBS1CC4 — 00:19:02 –– Start: 00:00:14 — Last lap: 00:18:48
5: Montserrat Naidoo IDBSCE61 — 00:19:07– Start: 00:00:15 — Last lap: 00:18:52
Race 3 – NYC 929:
1: filax Carter IDBS71EC — 00:16:16— Start: 00:00:06 — Last lap: 00:16:10
2: moonglownight Resident IDBSBF2E — 00:16:17— Start: 00:00:11 — Last lap: 00:16:06
3: Montserrat Naidoo IDBSCE61 — DNF— Start: 00:00:01 — Last lap: DNF
4: TgBianca Resident IDBSEB40 — DNF— Start: 00:00:03 — Last lap: DNF
5: juice651 Resident IDBS1CC4 — DNF— Start: 00:00:11 — Last lap: DNF
Some pictures from the races....
Jan. 9th – Cat Thursdays on Nacra
Nb: this dates back to January 2020…
Happy New Year! The Cats are back at Nantucket YC! Come sail with us in some exciting races on the TMS Olympic Cat. The fun starts at 11am SLT sharp, so come early to get briefing and race wind. Courses today: 904, 905 and 917
Race 1 - NYC 504 - wind South 18
Race Results:
1: FannyVermont Resident IDBSE5D4 — 00:11:30
2: Colette Verino IDBS0098 — 00:12:16
3: SteveLL Resident IDBS7263 — 00:12:28
4: moonglownight Resident IDBSBF2E — 00:12:34
5: LaliaCasau Resident IDBSB609 — not Finished
Lap Times:
FannyVermont Resident IDBSE5D4 — Start: 00:00:03 — Last lap: 00:11:27
Colette Verino IDBS0098 — Start: 00:00:02 — Last lap: 00:12:14
SteveLL Resident IDBS7263 — Start: 00:00:01 — Last lap: 00:12:27
moonglownight Resident IDBSBF2E — Start: 00:00:25 — Last lap: 00:12:09
LaliaCasau Resident IDBSB609 — Start: 00:00:06 — Last lap: not finished
Race 2 - NYC 505 - wind South 18
Race Results:
1: moonglownight Resident IDBSBF2E — 00:09:42
2: LaliaCasau Resident IDBSB609 — 00:09:48
3: SteveLL Resident IDBS7263 — 00:09:52
4: Colette Verino IDBS0098 — 00:10:04
5: Nihiwatu Resident IDBSA520 — 00:12:35
6: FannyVermont Resident IDBSE5D4 — not Finished
Lap Times:
moonglownight Resident IDBSBF2E — Start: 00:00:07 — Last lap: 00:09:35
LaliaCasau Resident IDBSB609 — Start: 00:00:11 — Last lap: 00:09:37
SteveLL Resident IDBS7263 — Start: 00:00:01 — Last lap: 00:09:51
Colette Verino IDBS0098 — Start: 00:00:08 — Last lap: 00:09:56
Nihiwatu Resident IDBSA520 — Start: 00:00:13 — Last lap: 00:12:22
FannyVermont Resident IDBSE5D4 — Start: 00:00:01 — Last lap: not finished
Race 3 - NYC 517 - wind South 21
Race Results:
1: moonglownight Resident IDBSBF2E — 00:09:39
2: Colette Verino IDBS0098 — 00:10:18
3: Nihiwatu Resident IDBSA520 — 00:11:03
4: SteveLL Resident IDBS7263 — not Finished
5: FannyVermont Resident IDBSE5D4 — not Finished
6: LaliaCasau Resident IDBSB609 — not Finished
Lap Times:
moonglownight Resident IDBSBF2E — Start: 00:00:02 — Last lap: 00:09:37
Colette Verino IDBS0098 — Start: 00:00:02 — Last lap: 00:10:16
Nihiwatu Resident IDBSA520 — Start: 00:00:07 — Last lap: 00:10:56
SteveLL Resident IDBS7263 — Start: 00:00:02 — Last lap: not finished
FannyVermont Resident IDBSE5D4 — Start: 00:00:03 — Last lap: not finished
LaliaCasau Resident IDBSB609 — Start: 00:00:03 — Last lap: not finished
July 23 Thursday Cat Race, Nacra 17
We had a small turn out for today’s race but still had fun. The Blake Sea was in beautiful shape and there was a noticeable lack of interference from tourists. Moon swept the regatta but was pressed close by Justin throughout the third race with the lead changing a few times. In the second race both Justin and Moon hit the same corner at the same time (it was very close racing), both were unseated however Moon was able to recover and Justin not.
NYC Course 922
Race Results:
1: moonglownight Resident IDBSBF2E — 00:08:43
2: SteveLL Resident IDBS7263 — 00:08:47
3: Palani Allen IDBS5103 — 00:09:08
Lap Times:
moonglownight Resident IDBSBF2E — Start: 00:00:05 — Last lap: 00:08:38
SteveLL Resident IDBS7263 — Start: 00:00:16 — Last lap: 00:08:31
Palani Allen IDBS5103 — Start: 00:00:20 — Last lap: 00:08:48
NYC Course AO3
Race Results:
1: moonglownight Resident IDBSBF2E — 00:12:50
2: Palani Allen IDBS5103 — 00:14:04
3: SteveLL Resident IDBS7263 — not Finished
Lap Times:
moonglownight Resident IDBSBF2E — Start: 00:00:08 — Last lap: 00:12:42
Palani Allen IDBS5103 — Start: 00:00:08 — Last lap: 00:13:56
SteveLL Resident IDBS7263 — Start: 00:00:02 — Last lap: not finished
NYC Course 927
Race Results:
1: moonglownight Resident IDBSBF2E — 00:10:00
2: SteveLL Resident IDBS7263 — 00:10:04
Lap Times:
moonglownight Resident IDBSBF2E — Start: 00:00:02 — Last lap: 00:09:58
SteveLL Resident IDBS7263 — Start: 00:00:01 — Last lap: 00:10:03
Monday Bandit 22 LTE 20 July
Tonight’s race was sailed in a 190 degree 18 kt wind with gusts and variations. The racing was fast and friendly with no fouls and the Blake Sea was in excellent condition and no interference from spectators. Congratulations to Bianca for her two wins and Moon for his one.
909
1: TgBianca Resident IDBSEB40 — 00:13:20
2: moonglownight Resident IDBSBF2E — 00:14:10
3: Emileigh Starbrook IDBS65AE — 00:14:19
4: jnx1e Resident IDBSD171 — 00:14:26
5: RIZLER Rodex IDBS0805 — 00:14:52
6: Nicole Myhre IDBS8754 — 00:14:52
7: Lisa Hyandi IDBS2145 — 00:17:02
8: Heathlynn Lane IDBS4D1B — not Finished
Lap Times:
TgBianca Resident IDBSEB40 — Start: 00:00:01 — Last lap: 00:13:19
moonglownight Resident IDBSBF2E — Start: 00:00:16 — Last lap: 00:13:54
Emileigh Starbrook IDBS65AE — Start: 00:00:10 — Last lap: 00:14:09
jnx1e Resident IDBSD171 — Start: 00:00:04 — Last lap: 00:14:22
RIZLER Rodex IDBS0805 — Start: 00:00:29 — Last lap: 00:14:23
Nicole Myhre IDBS8754 — Start: 00:00:13 — Last lap: 00:14:39
Lisa Hyandi IDBS2145 — Start: 00:00:11 — Last lap: 00:16:51
Heathlynn Lane IDBS4D1B — Start: 00:01:14 — Last lap: not finished
934
1: moonglownight Resident IDBSBF2E — 00:12:04
2: TgBianca Resident IDBSEB40 — 00:12:20
3: jnx1e Resident IDBSD171 — 00:12:24
4: Nicole Myhre IDBS8754 — 00:12:33
5: nightingale Solo IDBSF1D1 — 00:12:55
6: Heathlynn Lane IDBS4D1B — 00:13:12
7: Emileigh Starbrook IDBS65AE — 00:14:22
8: RIZLER Rodex IDBS0805 — 00:15:50
9: Lisa Hyandi IDBS2145 — not Finished
Lap Times:
moonglownight Resident IDBSBF2E — Start: 00:00:03 — Last lap: 00:12:01
TgBianca Resident IDBSEB40 — Start: 00:00:07 — Last lap: 00:12:13
jnx1e Resident IDBSD171 — Start: 00:00:15 — Last lap: 00:12:09
Nicole Myhre IDBS8754 — Start: 00:00:14 — Last lap: 00:12:19
nightingale Solo IDBSF1D1 — Start: 00:00:12 — Last lap: 00:12:43
Heathlynn Lane IDBS4D1B — Start: 00:00:35 — Last lap: 00:12:37
Emileigh Starbrook IDBS65AE — Start: 00:01:54 — Last lap: 00:12:28
RIZLER Rodex IDBS0805 — Start: 00:00:05 — Last lap: 00:15:45
Lisa Hyandi IDBS2145 — Start: 00:00:07 — Last lap: not finished
913
1: TgBianca Resident IDBSEB40 — 00:09:16
2: moonglownight Resident IDBSBF2E — 00:09:24
3: jnx1e Resident IDBSD171 — 00:09:42
4: RIZLER Rodex IDBS0805 — 00:09:46
5: Emileigh Starbrook IDBS65AE — 00:10:17
6: nightingale Solo IDBSF1D1 — 00:10:24
7: Nicole Myhre IDBS8754 — 00:10:33
8: Heathlynn Lane IDBS4D1B — 00:10:58
Lap Times:
TgBianca Resident IDBSEB40 — Start: 00:00:00 — Last lap: 00:09:16
moonglownight Resident IDBSBF2E — Start: 00:00:03 — Last lap: 00:09:21
jnx1e Resident IDBSD171 — Start: 00:00:38 — Last lap: 00:09:04
RIZLER Rodex IDBS0805 — Start: 00:00:12 — Last lap: 00:09:34
Emileigh Starbrook IDBS65AE — Start: 00:00:14 — Last lap: 00:10:03
nightingale Solo IDBSF1D1 — Start: 00:00:33 — Last lap: 00:09:51
Nicole Myhre IDBS8754 — Start: 00:00:24 — Last lap: 00:10:09
Heathlynn Lane IDBS4D1B — Start: 00:00:10 — Last lap: 00:10:48
Cat Thursdays @ NYC
Today’s regatta was the Nacra 17. The Blake Sea was well behaved for today’s regatta. However there were powerboats moored all over the place including at every mark for the first race. All drivers were cooperative and stayed clear when asked.
The racing was fast with a 21 kt. wind. Bianca was impressive with her racing. She would have won all three except during the second race a border crossing at Endeavor Yachts exposed her to massive lag. She had no control for almost 15 seconds and the boat turned around and capsized. Good sailing Bianca.
904
Race Results:
1: TgBianca Resident IDBSEB40 — 00:10:59
2: moonglownight Resident IDBSBF2E — 00:11:47
3: filax Carter IDBS71EC — 00:15:19
4: SerenityAeon Resident IDBS8584 — not Finished
Lap Times:
TgBianca Resident IDBSEB40 — Start: 00:00:07 — Last lap: 00:10:52
moonglownight Resident IDBSBF2E — Start: 00:00:06 — Last lap: 00:11:41
filax Carter IDBS71EC — Start: 00:00:20 — Last lap: 00:14:59
SerenityAeon Resident IDBS8584 — Start: 00:12:06 — Last lap: not finished
916
Race Results:
1: moonglownight Resident IDBSBF2E — 00:09:47
2: SerenityAeon Resident IDBS8584 — 00:10:00
3: TgBianca Resident IDBSEB40 — 00:10:10
4: filax Carter IDBS71EC — 00:12:55
Lap Times:
moonglownight Resident IDBSBF2E — Start: 00:00:06 — Last lap: 00:09:41
SerenityAeon Resident IDBS8584 — Start: 00:00:05 — Last lap: 00:09:55
TgBianca Resident IDBSEB40 — Start: 00:00:04 — Last lap: 00:10:06
filax Carter IDBS71EC — Start: 00:00:05 — Last lap: 00:12:50
918
Race Results:
1: TgBianca Resident IDBSEB40 — 00:10:35
2: SerenityAeon Resident IDBS8584 — 00:10:39
3: filax Carter IDBS71EC — 00:11:36
4: moonglownight Resident IDBSBF2E — not Finished
Lap Times:
TgBianca Resident IDBSEB40 — Start: 00:00:07 — Last lap: 00:10:28
SerenityAeon Resident IDBS8584 — Start: 00:00:04 — Last lap: 00:10:35
filax Carter IDBS71EC — Start: 00:00:04 — Last lap: 00:11:32
moonglownight Resident IDBSBF2E — Start: 00:00:07 — Last lap: not finished
