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Teesou, Kathy Lynn Conquer in Windy Conditions

longbaysailing — Tue, 22 May 2012 13:10:12 +0000

With winds blowing 17-20kts and many crewmembers dressed in foul weather gear, Teesou and Kathy Lynn ran away with top honors. Full results and pictures are on the Racing and Galleries tabs above.

Standings for the Spring series show Teesou leading in the racing class, while Southern Cross holds the Number 1 spot for the cruising class.

Confusion Reigns on Race Course, Brings Unusual Results

longbaysailing — Mon, 14 May 2012 18:32:09 +0000

There was a little drama on the race course for race 1.
Course D was a triangle and a sausage. With an excellent choice of the left side, with the tide running out, Southern Cross rounded the first mark well ahead of the racing fleet. Webejammin followed shortly and, in what would have been the reaching leg, passed Southern Cross to lead the whole fleet in the wrong direction toward the seabuoy instead of properly moored reaching mark. Runaway was the only boat that saw the mark. A brief communication and the fleet went back to round the buoy. Runaway finished first ahead of the racing while Webejammin, not paying attention to the chaos, did the sausage and was DNF for not rounding the proper mark. A lot of unhappy sailors….
First time ever in the history of the club that the cruising fleet finished ahead of the racing class. Full results are on the “Racing” tab. Photos are on the “Photo Galleries” tab.
-Patrick Le Goff

TeeSou and Southern Cross Dominate

longbaysailing — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 15:09:45 +0000

TeeSou won both races in the racing class Saturday. Southern Cross duplicated the feat in the cruising class. Full results are on the racing link above. Pictures are on the Photo Galleries link above.

Shake Down Sail Saturday!

longbaysailing — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 16:42:22 +0000

… We will meet at 0930 ( it’s not a race this weekend ) at the Myrtle Beach Yacht Club before the shake down sail. Even if your boat is not ready to sail, come on down, join us and work on your boat. After the shake down, we will have a get together at my house around 1830 for hot dogs, etc. BYOB, . Captain Jerry will give a safety at sea briefing during the get together. Let’s get it moving. The 2012 Schedule and the registration and pay your dues forms are on our web site.

2012 Club Schedule Posted

longbaysailing — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 16:23:06 +0000

The LBSA has an exciting lineup for this year, including expanding cruising events and a full racing schedule. You’ll find all the information on the site. Just click Schedule. Be sure to pay your dues, which you can do online or in person.

See you on the water!

Likety Split takes racing honors; Achilles Heel runs wise race in cruising class

longbaysailing — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 13:12:33 +0000

With no rain, a nice breeze from the east around 10/ 12 knots , the last races of the season were a real treat for the participating skippers.
In the racing Likety won both races and edged out TeeSou to grab the title in a heated battle.
In the cruising, Southern Cross showed great potential once again, but pleasure was spoiled by Achilles Heel in the second race. Al choose wisely the left side of the course when the wind shifted 20 degrees to the right. Confidence III remains the champion by a comfortable margin. Next year’s season will be very interesting.
Next event will be a last cruising rally and beach party on October 22, weather permitting
See you on the water
Patrick and LBSA officers

Photos of race can be viewed here
Race results can be viewed here
Season standings can be viewed here

Southern Cross takes first in Cruising Class; Teesou tops Racing Class

longbaysailing — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 16:18:40 +0000

Excitement was the key word this Saturday in the cruising fleet. Despite very late starts ,Jaime on Southern Cross finished both races well ahead of Confidence III, leader of the cruising fleet this season.
Is it the new keel job or the flawless crew work ? Time will tell on the next round .Blind Date got a DNF after a protest by David for obstruction( stalled on port) at the start of the second race.
Interesting to note that Scott was singlehandling the boat and if it has not been out ,would have finished both race in second position( corrected).
In the racing fleet without Webejamin to arbitrate, the musical chairs dance continue between TeeSou and Likety Split., Annick holding on the lead with a tight grip.
Pictures will be on the website shortly. The last races are scheduled for September 24th, weather permitting.

Results are posted here and on the Racing tab
Pictures are posted here and on the Photo tab

See you on the water,
Patrick
LBSA & Officers

Lickety Split and TeeSou split two races

longbaysailing — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 16:44:24 +0000

Race 1, In light winds the battle between Likety and TeeSou ended on the last downwind leg when TeeSou found more pressure on the right side of the race course while Webejammin was playing with an old glory ( spinnaker) to try to catch them. Cruising class , with Confidence docked for lack of crew ( Hum …! ?) Kathy Lynn cruised along.
Race 2. Course a little longer, more wind pressure, Likety with a clean start took the lead and never lost it. TeeSou firmly behind saw her chances vanished when her spinnaker halyard snaped open during the first jibe and went up the mast. Cruising class Achilles Heel could not profit of her rating and was not able to finish on time.
Next race in two weeks . I do not want to hear excuses like : I’m on the hard for repairs, I have a swim meet, my engine is down I need a tow…. My bottom is slimmy I cannot move… I need a crew and so forth !
You can view full results here and on the racing tab.
You can view pictures here and on the Photo Gallery tab.

-Patrick

Raft-up Party Pictures and Video posted to our Facebook Page

longbaysailing — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 13:32:03 +0000

Ahoy! A large cache of video and pictures from our cruising party and raft-up have been posted to our facebook page. Check it out now!

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Cruise and Beach Party Set for July 16th

longbaysailing — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 15:04:32 +0000

We have a cruise and beach party Saturday the 16th, Captains meeting at 0900 outside the Myrtle Beach Yacht Club. Food = hot dogs, burgers, and maybe some pork on the grill, FREE to members $5 for guests, bring your own liquids and ice. Anyone who wants to bring a dish or desert/melon please do. We will have grills and charcoal. If you want to grill something else, feel free. We will decide on the course for the cruise at the meeting and adjust if necessary when we meet West of the sea cow. We will probably be parking off Waities. Bring beach toys, chairs, umbrellas, spinnaker flying. Please e-mail cabo79@aol.com a head count of how many people and boats. Thanks!

– Breckenridge Caine