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How to win the ‘Round the Island Race’ with a novice crew – or at least take line honours in your class!
Posted on 11 July 2011 by Monkey's Fist Sailing

This year Mike (Monkey’s Fist Sailing skipper) was invited to act as tactician on a chartered classic racing yacht in the J P Morgan “Round the Island Race”. Despite having a very novice crew (who sometimes took over 2-mins to tack the yacht and return to target speed) they were able to take line honours in their highly competitive class. In this article Mike is going to explain the key tactical moments in the race which lead the team to this most unexpected victory.

Start

As expected the pre-start was chaotic with the crew unsure as to what was going on whilst the well documented carnage that broke out around us. As will become a common theme in this article, the main aim of the start was to have clear air and stay clear of any bum fights whilst still trying to remain competitive by going full speed across the line on the gun. By some miracle we manage to achieve this and set ourselves up in a nice wind lane for the beat.

Beat up to Hurst Castle

On the first leg of RTIR crews are usually overly keen and play the tidal advantage game too much at the expense of sacrificing clean air. This year’s RTIR had over 1900 entries, what’s the point for going for a spot with 0.3kts more positive tide if you’re in dirty air and having to duck crossing yachts every 2-mins. Instead, treat this leg like big lake sailing, aim for a good clean wind lane (usually up the middle to mainland side) and focus on your VMG (velocity made good). Especially if your crew are novice you don’t want to be short tacking up the deep channel as each tack will cost you many precious boat lengths.

As the fleet condenses at Hurst Castle keep an eye out for a good gap to tack into, don’t rely on being able to bully your way up the bank calling for water. Don’t forget for many of the yachts on the water the RTIR is their only race of the year and might not understand calls for room; even if they do, they might be somewhat slow to react. Be conservative, rather than ducking, tack into the big gaps for that precious clean air.

The Needles

Rounding the Needles

The Needles is the first opportunity to make big gains and the ideal time to make one critical calculated risk. This year, yachts were giving the wreck an unprecedented wide berth. As the time went by and the later classes passed through, skippers were following the yacht in front but staying slightly further offshore just to be safe, following each yacht the one behind would do the same and so on. The net result was yachts detoured massively and lost well earned ground. I took my crew inside everyone yet still far enough away from the wreck to know I was 100%; this move gained us a shed load of places.

Needles to St Catherine’s Pt

As things started to settle on this next leg, the general plan was to stay on the shore side of the rhumb line; not only did that give us some tidal advantage but as ever we stayed in clean air. On this leg it’s very easy to match-race with a fellow yacht. Although this is great fun, this is not the aim of the day! If you end up match racing you’ll loose sight of the bigger picture; you’ll find that in a matter of minutes you’ve haemorrhaged places to yachts around you taking advantage of your diverted attention.

A capsized yacht off St. Catherine's

Bembridge Ledge Bouy

The leg leading up to the Bembridge Ledge cardinal rounding is much the same as the previous, keep it clean, play the tide if the air is right and avoid the match races. However, close quarter rule knowledge is important at the only mark rounding on the whole course. The fleet yet again condenses on the approach and in our case we were rounding the same time as about 20(ish) other yachts. From as much as a mile out, have your approach planned and start positioning yourself on the inside to call water on the yachts stuck outside of you. If you can’t position yourself in time don’t be afraid to slow down to let the pack go through then round seconds later but close to the mark. You’ll find that you will have still made gains by controlling your speed and getting a good line. This year setting a good line was especially important; with shifts, the next leg was at some points a fetch.

Bembridge Ledge

For some reason down this leg, yachts have the tendency to loose the perspective on where they are and where they’re heading to. As long as it make wind sense, keep your course to the red posts SW and W of No Man’s Land Fort as short as possible. These posts aren’t part of the course; therefore do your calculations to see if you can make it on the inside of them.

The Final Stretch

This was where I made massive gains just by not over analysing the tactical situation and not being a sheep by following the crowd. Crews, albeit tired, yet again become overly keen on the final leg and yet again overdo the tidal tactics. As with leg one, this year clean air was king beating up to Ryde Pier. However, after the pier crews were loosing sight of how the tide could help them even though it was on the nose. The vast majority of yachts were short tacking up the shore trying to stay in slacker waters in their final bid to make gains. When under pressure from my crew to follow the crowd inshore I simply instructed them that we were to pinch and go for direction not speed. By heading up those extra few degrees we managed to leebow the tide which naturally took us inshore saving us at least 6 tacks. This unquestionably won us the race.

Drinking some well deserved champagne after taking line honours!

The Finish

Nevertheless, “it’s not over ‘till the fat lady sings”. Make sure your final approach to the finish is a good one, not forgetting that there are two lines. If you’re on the North line make sure you set yourself up to finish on the starboard end of the line; if you approach the port end on port, you’re likely to come across scores of yachts on starboard trying to head towards the Southern line. These late disruptions can have a detrimental effect to your overall result and if racing is close, your class result.

In Summary

The RTIR is a great fun race, but it’s easy to loose sight of the bigger picture:

Don’t become involved in too much detail with tidal tactics.
You won’t win the race by going from match race to match race.
Don’t hold grudges.
Be bold enough not to follow the crowd.
Sail in clean air.
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skipper scrie:Se cauta skipper pt nemiloasa Round the Island Race.....
Bine, daca nu vrea nimeni, ma sacrific eu! Sa nu ziceti ca n-ati stiut!
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Bietul baiet, tare-i saritor, unde-i mai greu se baga voluntar! Ai de grija maica...

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sss scrie:Bietul baiet, tare-i saritor, unde-i mai greu se baga voluntar! Ai de grija maica...

Eu n-am vrut dar daca toata lumea era plecata la bulgari am ramas eu sa sting lumina.
Nu se face sa lasi iahtingul romanesc cu onoarea nereperata!
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vointa este...da-i mai greu cu putinta, fara sa mai amintesc ca "Caietul de Sarcini" ( Must have RYA yachtmater commercially endorsed in date! ) nu se prea "fit-uieste" cu cv-ul meu...:)
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sss scrie:Bietul baiet, tare-i saritor, unde-i mai greu se baga voluntar! Ai de grija maica...
Eu i-am zis sa vie cu poze, credeam ca merge la regata sa culeaga impresii. El, nimic! S-a dus sa concureze ! :)
Da-i cu recordul, skippere, ca e nevoie sa mai ridicam nivelul !
Las' ca un cadru pe furate, tot ne aduci tu. Important e sa ne spui pe care barca vei fi, sa stam cu ochii pe tine, cu berea aproape si cu pumnii stransi :)

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In continuare se cauta un skipper pt o barca la RTIR, se pare ca cineva s-a imbolnavit sau si-a rupt piciorul sau ceva asemenea. Ghinionul unuia, norocul altuia!

Cursa se poate urmari live aici:
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Voi lua startul la 7.50 ora locala BST, cu un Beneteau Oceanis 37, probabil una dintre JPMAM, la clasa ISCRS Division 6B. Detalii mai multe vineri dupa ziua de antrenament.

LE: nume barcii e Fleur de Lis! Suna bine, suspect de bine pt o barca englezeasca!
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Clipul de prezentare de anul asta. Sir Knox-J participa, la fel Sir Ben, la fel Dame Allen.

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O, ce veste minunata
De la Windguru se-arata!
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A fost foarte fain chiar daca n-am reusit sa terminam cursa. Experienta a meritat toate eforturile!

Vineri 20 iunie a fost zi de antrenament.
Am luat echipajul dimineata pe la 9, safety briefing obligatoriu si pe la 10 si jumatate am iesit din Hamble Port Marina la fix ca sa prindem apa mica la reflux, taman bine ca si asa nu ma mai antrenasem de mult la manevrat in ape cu flux si reflux serios. Aici daca nu esti atent 15 sec la timona te-ai si pus pe uscat sau ai intrat intr-o geamandura sau faci vreun pocinog.
Iesim de pe rau, facem niste volte in vant, cateva sub vant si supravietuim fara nici o buba ceea ce e mare lucru avand in vedere cate barci sant pe apa plus ca nici traficul mare nu era oprit.
Avem in echipaj un tip care s-a mai dat cu barca si chiar a facut un Round the Island Race dar la alta insula. Una mai mica prin vest, prin tara Galilor. Are chiar si barca lui, Un Sadler 34, nu-i rau de loc.

Invatam sa coboram velele, impartim rolurile in echipaj, facem o recunoastere a balizelor, zonelor de asteptare si a liniei de start si dupa aia ne bagam la adapost in Cowes Yacht Heaven; mai greu a fost pana am gasit intrarea in marina ca fosgaia intrarea in Cowes de barci, cu zecile si sutele plus feribotul cu cele 5 sunete scurte: nu inteleg intentia dvs! E de inteles ca nu intelegea ce fac barcile alea mici, unele dintre barci nici ele nu intelegeau ce fac! Am dat de una mica ce gasise ca cel mai bun loc de coborat velele era taman in mijlocul canalului in fata feribotului. Bine si asa, au scapat si data asta!
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Gasim CYH, intram conform unei schite primite la Hamble si gasim cu greu un loc dupa la capatul unei aglomerari de barci dupa niste cotituri stramte, zici ca plouase cu veliere, erau atatatea barci de parca erau una peste alta cladite acolo. Manevrat cu precizie de ceasornicar si intru fara probleme spre admiratia publicului care abia te-asteapta sa dai un chix sa aiba ce dezbate la berea de dupa.
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Repede la briefingul meteo anuntat pt ora 18 in Race Camp. Aveau un ecran mare pe care proiectatu inregistrarea cu un meserias de la Raymarine care se chinuia sa ne insufle ceva optimism ca ‘ un pic de vant tot o sa aveti maine”. Mira-m-as, toate celelelate prognoze si toate griburile dau 6 noduri maxim la vant! Oricum, si cu vant si fara vant, o sa fie interesant!
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Seara continua la beer tent. Au un cort de vreo 50 m lungime cu o tejghea asemenea la care sant insiratecam la doi metri sistanta cate un dozator de bere. Se sta la coada si se socializeaza la greu. Toti isi dau cu pararea pt maine sau cu amintirile din anii trecuti.echipajul aduce niste fish and chips la barca sa mananca si gura noastra ceva, eu primesc o portie uriasa, magnumul lui F&C, zice Abigail: am crezut ca ti-e foame si ti-am luat portia cea mai mare! Sarumana, m-ati scos din foame! Bagam sub nas, bagam si niste Heineken la sticle mici si apoi inapoi la tent unde era un concert live cu niste baieti care bagau numai slagare oldies but goldies. Merge bine cu bere dar nu-mi permit aventuri bahice cand ma gandesc ca maine or sa fie 1500 de barci pe apa.
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Asa ca retragerea fara torte la barca si somn de voie de pe la 11. Restul echipajului continua guleaiul intai la tent si apoi la barcile din preajma unde se incinsese un dezmat de mai mare dragul, striptease included spre oroarea bancherilor seniori prezenti in public, toti fiind din aceeasi sompanie, JPMorgan, sponsorul principal al cursei.
Dorm bustean pe bancheta din salon in toata harmalaia.

Sambata dimineta era planificata sa inceapa devreme, pusesem ceasul sa sune la 6.30 noi avand startul la 07.50 nu avea rost sa ne grabim sa iesim in toata nebunia aia. Dar ma trezesc inainte de 6 probabil din cauza emotiei. Cum ies in cocpit ma loveste realitatea nemiloasa: toata lumea era treaza si hiperactiva. Echipajele pregateau barcile de iesire, puneau velele, banerle de cursa si ce mai trebuia. Cum noi intrasem ultimiii in cuib acum ar fi trebuit sa si plecam primii ca sa poata iesi si ceilalti. Si iesim pe la 6.30 presati de vecini, de-abia am avut timp sa-mi beau cafeaua si aia pe fuga. Astea nu-s conditii de recorduri!
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Ne extragem relativ usor, dupa ce iesim din marina mi-am dat seama ca de fapt am fi putut sa mai stam la adapost daca doar scoteam dopul la grupul nostru si apoi ne legam la unul din pontoanele libere dar a fost o descoperire prea tarzie. Mi-as fi putut bea si eu cafeaua in pace dar n-a fost sa fie; alt caz tipic de karma incarcata!

Iesim in rau si acolo nebunie, fierbea apa. Barca langa barca cat vezi cu ochii. Noroc ca dadusera Notice to Mariners sa opreasca traficul greu ca altfel nu stiu ce ne faceam. Dar feriboturile continuau sa circule normal. Minunat. Imi aduc aminte ca exista un canal nou pt barcile mici sa iasa direct spre est asa ca o tai prin inghesuiala pe acolo , macar sa nu nimerim in zona de la linia startului si sa luam zona de asteptare din sud ca mai aveam o ora pana la startul nostru. Motorim cu ochii cat cepele de Buzau si asa scapam de iesirea din Cowes. Spectacolul nu avea asemenare, n-am vazut nicioadata atatea barci pe apa in acelasi timp. Trece barca lui Dame Ellen vopsita in bleu cu inscriptii mari, dupa aia o sa aflu ca ONGul ei are inscrise in cursa nu mai putin de 5 barci! Nu e rau pt o fundatie de caritate!
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Sute de barci motoresc bezmetice incercand in acelasi timp sa stea in zonele de asteptare, se evite una pe alta si sa si ridice velele. Frumusete maxima. Fluxul devine serios, trece de 1 nod si dupa 7.30 e deja la peste 2 noduri pe directia buna, cu noi spre vest. Dar vantul e f slab, 4-5 noduri din NV, cu genovezul nostru de 110 nu facem mare scofala in asa conditii iar a scoate genacherul ar fi sinucidere in conditiile de la start cand trebuie sa bagi volte dupa volte ceea ce e greu si cu echipaj experimentat darmite cu novici care ieri au tinut prima data o scota in mana.
Pe la 07.20 scoatem si noi velele si ne plasam in zona de asteptare de la nord, sperand sa putem pleca cu murele la tribord ceea ce teoretic ne-ar fi dat avantaj, teoretic ca practic totul e o nebunie. Tunurile care dau startul de la Royal Yacht Squadron suna din 10 in zece minute, cate un start pt fiecare din cele 11 flotile a cate 5-7 clase, se vedea inca de la distanta noastra fumul tunului, frumos.
7.45, 5 minute pana la start, ne prind cam pe linia startului dar dupa barca comitetului de cursa ceea ce insemna ca trebuia sa avansam in contra curentului si apoi sa viram vreo 50 de grade cu aceleasi mure si sa trecem linia. Numai ca e un curent asa de mare si un vant atat de mic incat orice am face stam pe loc sau mergem cu spatele, nici vorba de avansat in contra curentului de maree. Spre oroarea tuturor, cateva din barcile din clasa cu startul de la 07.40 au o deriva atat de mare incat se inghesuia in baliza de ancoraj a barcii comitetului de cursa.pe la 07.46 sant trei barci bord in bord calare pe biata baliza plus inca vreo cateva la 2-3 metri de ele. Si numai ce se umple zona de fum albastru. Toata lumea porneste motoarele sa iasa de acolo ca daca mai merge tot asa in cateva minute scufundam barca oficialilor si se duce naibii bunatate de cursa istorica.
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Bun si asa dar cum iesi chiar cu motor cand ai trei-patru barci una langa alta cu velele sus impinse de curent taman langa barca oficialilor?!
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