To promote the appreciation of sailing and foster a community and culture committed to advancing both sailing and sailing education in the Juneau area.
Saturday, July 21, 2012 dawned a beautiful sunny day with a good 10 knots of breeze from the south. Haiku, High Noon, and newcomer Shiva motored to North Portland Island to meet up with Loa'a Nalu for the start of 2012's rendition of the Funter Bay races.
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Three sailboats motored to the Marmion Island starting line to race in SEAS Kickoff race to start the 2012 SEAS season. Surprise, Tango, and Haiku met at the south end of the channel in very light conditions to discuss the race.
Since the wind appeared to be filling in from the south, the skippers decided that the circumnavigation of Grand Island would be the race most likely to have wind. So, as the wind built to about 10 knots, the boats maneuvered around the pre-start, and began the race at 10:25.
Haiku got out to a strong start, followed by Surprise and Tango. As the boats passed Pt. Arden, the wind began to build to about 20 knots. The seas were building and the race was beginning to heat up. Surprise and Tango were able to reef their sails and made up a lot of ground on the overpowered Haiku.
Round 1: Skipper's Choice #1
Starting at 10:00 a.m. between the Committee boat and the Marmion Island Day Mark, the boats will sail ONE of these courses:
A. North into Taku Inlet rounding the buoy off Jaw Point on a starboard tack, returning and crossing an imaginary line bearing 060 magnetic to the Marmion Island Day mark.
Due to adverse wind and weather, the maritime festival was postponed until May 18, 2012.
SEAS Sailboats will be at the dock downtown, in front of the hangar, from 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm for anyone who wants to sail.