May 11 - Thursday - FIRST CAN ONE TONIGHT!

Can One dock call tonight is 6:00pm. (1800)

For those that are coming see you then.  If you are running late please text H.L. DeVore at (914) 217-4661.  Please try not to run late.  Thanks.

TONIGHT  SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS  1 FT OR LESS.

May 7 - Sunday practice sail.

There will be a practice sail this Sunday morning.  0800 Dock call.

Was a good sail Sunday.  Thanks for coming out and assisting in getting the new main spreader patches marked and checking out the new jibs and marking the sheeting angles.

April 27 practice dock call changed to 1800 (6pm)

See you at LYC...6pm sharp..  If you are running late, pls call Simon.  -HL

April 27th, 2017 UPDATE

Thank you all for participating in the training sessions to the extent that you can and for helping with other tasks on shore or on the boat.  Many hands make light work.

The first Can One Race is May 11th!  It's a great time to get out, train, have some fun and shake out issues with sails, rigging, electronics etc. 

Our two training sessions went well and without any glitches.  The boat is moving well, the new sails feel great and look great shape-wise.  What effect the rudder will have on our down wind sailing has yet to be determined.   Let's hope we get a training day in with a strong breeze out of the west. 

It's important to spend time together to build chemistry and for those who have not sailed the boat much or at all, to become totally familiar with how everything works and where everything is located. Again we are not a walk on walk off program.

Safety check lists are moving forwards steadily.  We do want to practice the man-over-board drill with everyone on board.  EPIRB and PLB registrations are up to date.  We must check on the Jon Buoy repack schedule/requirements.       

We have scheduled Watch Captain / Navigator and Boat Captain meetings for the Monday before each race.  These four individual will go though the final punch list to determine what remains outstanding, what changes need to be made, what the logistical plan is before for each race.     

     

A brand new 12 man life raft has been ordered which meets the most demanding requirements for ocean racing. It's do before May 10th.  It will be packed to fit in the current spot. 

A single side band radio is on the way from Canada.   McMichael's will be handling the installation at a convenient time during the summer. 

All sails have been delivered and tested.  Minor adjustment are being made but none will be returning to the loft for shape adjustments.

All rigging so far has been working out great.  Minor adjustments are going to be made in the bowsprit area upon the recommendation of the bow team.   

The trailer shelving is complete.  A work bench is being made, a draft beer system is on order.

Zhik soft good order is 99% complete.  They feel they can have most of the gear to us before the Block Island Race.        

  

April 5th, 2017 UPDATE

Scheduled April 3rd launch postponed do to damage to upper bearing incurred during installation of new rudder.  New bearing expected to arrive Monday April 10th.   

Please email me your ISAF ID numbers.  They are often required when registering crew for a race.  

Also, please complete Emergency Contact information on the Crew List, tab two, on the site. This information is also required for certain offshore races when registering through Yacht Scoring.   

Please scan and send me your Safety at Sea certificates if you have not already.  

If you are not certified I suggest you signup for the Storm Trysail Foundation Safety at Sea seminar being held on Saturday, May 20th at SUNY Maritime.  Carter Holliday and I are signed up for Level 200 on that day.  You must have taken Level 100 to partake in Level 200.   

Lastly, make sure you all have passports that do not expire before June of 2018.  To go to Halifax, Nova Scotia you will obviously need a passport.  All passports should not expire for six months after departure date from US as per the US INS.   

    

March 29th, 2017 UPDATE

The new rudder arrived from Italy!  McMichael's is painting it this week.  She looks great and the stock fits like a glove.


The rudder weight has been submitted to our rating consultant as have been our new sail measurements from North Sails.  We are hopeful that we will receive our IRC, ORR and PHRF rating certificates sometime in April.  The certificate for Sydney-Hobart is ORCi and comes from ORR.      


The shrink-wrap cover is off the boat and she is being cleaned and waxed.  We are scheduled to go in the water at McMichael's on Monday, April 3rd.   I am checking to see if LYC has our mooring ready. Chad and Chris Simon will oversee the installation of the rig on the 3rd at McM. 


Chris Simon and H.L. made a solid connection through Steve Benjamin and our friends from Spookie with the service team at Sailmon.  The plan is to have someone down during a test sail to provide feedback on our current utilization of the equipment and offer advice as to how we can get the maximum out of the total package.   If they can't make to Larchmont they are available to H.L. to field questions via email.  


The new interior boat cushion are being delivered April 2nd.


The trailer interior is being painted as I type.  Chad and Chris Simon are ordering the racking system.  License plates for the trailer have been obtained.


The new Chevy pickup truck has been ordered.  I hope that it arrives mid May.  


I would like to have four practice sessions during April.  I prefer Saturday or Sunday mornings, 7-11am.  Please let me know if those times work for most.  Alternatively, 6-8:30pm Monday-Thursday also works.


Watch Captains Bauer and Holliday are making steady progress on the inspection of all safety equipment and checking race requirements to ensure that we are compliant for all planned events.      


I am having conversations next week with potential 11th crew candidates.


Ryan and I are going to be working on a soft goods / clothing order.  He will reach out to you for sizes.                




    

March 17th, 2017 UPDATE

Happy Saint Patrick's Day!  Always fun to celebrate at the LYC with current and former crew as well as other ocean racers out of the Club. Christopher Dragon was on site as were many individuals who have been an inspiration to me and/or part of the program in one way or another.

Some solid progress these past weeks.  

First and foremost a huge warm welcome to Pat Slattery.  Pat and I had a chance to catch up in person today.   Everyone of you knows him well and I believe have sailed with him.   It seems there is little Pat hasn't done.   I am thrilled and grateful that Pat has agreed to join Warrior Won for 2017.

The new trailer arrived three days ago.   Thank you Chris Simon for sourcing and spec'ing it. Thank you Ryan for towing it off my front lawn before the snow melted!  The plan is for Chad and Chris Simon to decide on the build-out of the interior.  Apparently I am in charge of installing a draft system for Carlsberg on tap.  I am working on a truck in the coming weeks.  

The rudder is in the hands of DHL Express.  The Italian fabricators had extreme difficulty determining how to ship to an individual boat owner versus a company. I am tracking the wooden "box" every step of the way via DHL.  It is currently in the air over the Atlantic.  It has to clear customs before DHL Ground can deliver it to McMichael's.  It's complicated, I'll leave it at that. 

Most hotel and slip or mooring reservations have been made for Annapolis, Newport, Marblehead and Halifax.  I will most likely book Captain Andrew Burton from Newport to perform all deliveries that team members can't.  I will be doing a few.  Andrew delivered the boat home from Bermuda last year.

Carter Holliday and Peter Bauer continue to review that safety check lists for all races.  There are subtle differences between them all.  I will be purchasing a new Winslow 4 man life raft.  We have a 10 man but given our preference to sail with 11 in most cases it is smart to have a 4 man as well. 

Chad is working steadily on the sheets, halyards and aspects of the rig that need replacement or upgrading.  He has also begun the process of having a cradle fabricated at DERECKTORS to transport the boat in on the ship to Australia.  He will be looking into reserving a spot mid summer on a container ship for a September / October departure.  It will apparently take five to six weeks.

I have been in contact with David Kellett the General Manager of the Woolwich Dock Yard in Sydney. Woolwich will put the keel on, the rig in and perform all other work on the boat when she arrives.  Triple Lindy, the Swan 45 from City Island who did the race last year used Woolwich and was thrilled with their service as were other NY locals who have used them.  David's son Brad and daughter in-law Tori will make the delivery home from Hobart to Sydney after the race.     

H.L. has arranged for himself, Chris Simon and I to take the online single side band radio exam, a S2H requirement.   There is a website that offers the study portion.  Where we are required to sit and take the exam according to the Cruising Club of Australia has yet to be determined.  We may have to take it in Australia when we arrive in December.  We are required to have two licensed operators so we will have three or four since Ryan's certification is apparently acceptable.             

Carter Holliday has signed up for Safety at Sea Level 200.  I plan to sign up as well.  I would encourage anyone who has completed Level 100 to consider Level 200 at SUNY Maritime.  If you have never taken Level 100 you should.

I trust that the sails are going to be ready by the first week of April and delivered and tested with Paul and Phillip from North.  Soon thereafter we will be submitting measurements for our 2017 PHRF, IRC and ORCi certificates. 

I am in contact with Zhik, South Carolina to put together an order.  I will be reaching out to each of you for sizes.     

As soon as I have hard dates for the rudder and sails which will dictate launch date I will put together a practice schedule and post it in the calendar.

I hope everyone is learning to navigate their way around the crew site.  It's not fancy but is meant to only be functional.

If you are having any difficulty email myself, Simon or H.L.   The more you use it and populate it the easier it is on everyone.