Redwood Cup

Redwood Cup Series 2012

The Redwood Cup is a five-race series with one throw-out race.  The series is open to all sailors.  The Redwood Cup uses a pursuit-race format, with start times based on the boat's PHRF, with the slower boats starting first. The start and finish are between Port Of Redwood City day mark 20 and the dolphin just off the southwest end of wharf 4.  

Click here for the 2012 Notice of Race and Redwood Cup Sailing Instructions.

Redwood Cup #3 - January 5, 2012 / Light Air Course #2

The winds were light and the Ebb was strong, so even with a short course, we were looking at more keel-dragging in the shallows along Redwood Creek.  So we created two new light air courses that eliminated the trip up the channel.  

The light air caused a 15 minute postponement and a switch to a shorter course.  We started at government mark “3” in 7 knots of wind.  The course was a box that avoided all the negative aspects of the big Ebb; “3” to “12” to “S” to “Y”, and finishing back at “3”.  

It was a warm, sunny, enjoyable day for a sail.  The wind never got very strong and the 2nd through the 9th finishers all traded places several times and finished within a few seconds of each another.

Congratulations to the winners ... 1st place, Frequent Flyer, Stan Phillips, 2nd place, Sweet Grapes, Mark Green and 3rd place Relentless, Tracy Rogers. 

Overall standings ... 1st place, Frequent Flyer, Stan Phillips (9 points), 2nd place, Yellow Brick Road, John Draeger (14 points) and 3rd place is a tie between Melalini, Richard Butts and Sweet Grapes, Mark Green (16 points).

Redwood Cup #2 - December 18, 2011 / Course # 7

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