From the RC Course - Sunday @ 03:19PM - And that's a wrap for racing in the 2009 Big Boat Series! Our winners: Melges 32: Rougarou. Express 37: Golden Moon. J/105: Good Timin'. Beneteau 36.7: Summer and Smoke. Cal 40: Gone with the Wind. IRC-A: Vincitore. IRC-B: Velos. IRC-C: Soozal. IRC-D: Tupelo Honey.
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From the RC Course - Sunday @ 02:42PM - Rouarou has just crossed the finishing line in the Melges 32 division.
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From the RC Course - Sunday @ 01:57PM - Bufflehead and Ay Caliente bring up the rest of the 36.7's all of whom have changed to jibs.
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From the RC Course - Sunday @ 01:55PM - The Beneteau 36.7's are on their way downwind now, just crossing in front of StFYC. Course 40 takes the racers to Yellow Bluff as their windward mark. Wilson leads in the 36.7 fleet, followed by Summer and Smoke, and Mistral. Summer and Smoke has doused their kite and changed to a jib.
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From the RC Course - Sunday @ 01:45PM - The Express 37's are heading downwind, now passing the Golden Gare Yacht club. Bullet is out front, followed by Blade Runner, Elan, Golden Moon, Expeditious, Spindrift V, Loca Motion, pHat Jack and Stewball. With only 3 points separating Golden Moon and Blade Runner, this race is crucial.
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From the RC Course - Sunday @ 01:25PM - Melges 32's are heading downwind, now crossing in front of the Golden Gate Yacht Club. Rougarou is first, fillowed by Pegasus who has reapired here headstay, then Taboo, and Viva
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From the RC Course - Sunday @ 01:18PM - The Melges 32's are underway on course 40. J/105's are now in sequence.
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From the RC Course - Sunday @ 01:14PM - Racing has been abandoned for several divisions, including IRC-A. More details shortly
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From the RC Course - Sunday @ 01:07PM - Winds remain very light. The IRC-A division is ghosting along coming out of the 'cone' in front of Alcatraz on their way to Blossom Rock.
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From the RC Course - Sunday @ 12:51PM - Remaining divisions have yet to start. Winds are still light, particularly at the eastern end of the course and a little more wind is needed to counter the effects of the ebb tide.
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From the RC Course - Sunday @ 12:43PM - IRC-A Division has started. Winds are unusually light - between 6 & 8 knots. IRC-A division is now just rounding the weather mark near the Golden Gate Bridge. Samba Pa Ti is in front, followed by Vincitore, Mayhem and Flash
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From the RC Course - Sunday @ 11:52AM - We're just hearing that start times will be delayed till at least noon. Winds are very light.
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From the RC Course - Sunday @ 11:49AM - Flags on the Rolex buoys in front of the club are beginning to fly. We anticipate racing beginning shortly.
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From the RC Course - Sunday @ 11:37AM - Our courses for today -- IRC-A and IRC-B will be on course 17. IRC-C, IRC-D, J/120's and 1D35's will be on course 15. All other divisions will be on course 40.
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From the RC Course - Sunday @ 11:16AM - Good Morning from the Race Deck. Winds are light and variable. We are awaiting the start.
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From the RC Course - Saturday @ 04:09PM - Results from race 6 are now up.
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From the RC Course - Saturday @ 04:08PM - A special thanks to Chris Love and the folks from www.sailgroove.org for their live video coverage from the race deck. They'll be back tomorrow!
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From the RC Course - Saturday @ 04:06PM - Racing is just about wrapped up for today in day 3 of the 2009 Big Boat Series. Keep an eye peeled on the kiosks in the club and on the web site for results.
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From the RC Course - Saturday @ 03:25PM - Your blogger is taking a break to shoot some vid.
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From the RC Course - Saturday @ 03:17PM - Doube Trouble, Andy Costello's red J/125 is about to cross the finish line in the IRC-B fleet
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From the RC Course - Saturday @ 03:14PM - Beneteau 36.7 fleet now passing in front of the club on their way to the weather mark. Ragtime, Wasabi and Swiftsure II have crossed the finish line in IRC-B
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From the RC Course - Saturday @ 03:01PM - Now short tacking up the city front in IRC-B are Raggtime, Wasabi, then Swiftsure II
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From the RC Course - Saturday @ 02:57PM - Rougarou has just taken first in the Melges 32 division - Race 2.
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From the RC Course - Saturday @ 02:47PM - Correction on IRC-A rounding order, it's Samba Pa Ti, then Vincitore, then Mayhem.
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From the RC Course - Saturday @ 02:46PM - In IRC-A, Samba Pa Ti has rounded the weather markstill followed by Maheym with Vincitore8 b.l.'s behind
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From the RC Course - Saturday @ 02:45PM - The J/120's are approaching their weather mark rounding with Chance in front, followed by Desdemon, Mr. Magoo, and then Grace Dances
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From the RC Course - Saturday @ 02:42PM - The IRC-A fleet is now in front of the club heading up wind passing through the end of the IRC-C fleet as they head downwind. Samba Pa Ti is out in front now with Mayhem 10 b.l's beind and 15 b'l's to leeward. Vincitore is coming in from the right.
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From the RC Course - Saturday @ 02:38PM - Winds at the top of the City Front course are now more westerly and building - at about 10 knots at the moment with gusts out of the Southwest
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From the RC Course - Saturday @ 02:37PM - In IRC - C Soozal is gaining on Golden Phoenix, who is about 25 b.l.'s behind TNT
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From the RC Course - Saturday @ 02:35PM - In the J/120 division, Chance is out in front, followed by Desdemonam then Dayenu, and Jolly Mon. All are on port tack. The rest of the fleet will be converging from the right side of the course.
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From the RC Course - Saturday @ 02:33PM - The IRC-C division is now rounding the weather mark with TNT in first, followed by Golden Phoenix and Soozal
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From the RC Course - Saturday @ 02:31PM - J/120 fleet is now headed up wind, as soon as their sail no's are in binocular range, we'll give you an order
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From the RC Course - Saturday @ 02:22PM - Velos is keeping to the left as they head to Alcatraz, while Cal Maritime is heading down the center lane. The fleet is looking to be favoring the left lanes downwind.
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From the RC Course - Saturday @ 02:15PM - In IRC-B Velos is now rounding the windward mark in Race 2, followed by Cal Maritime, Swiftsure II, Wasabi, Ragtime, and Raincloud
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From the RC Course - Saturday @ 02:08PM - Vincitore has just past Mayhem in IRC-A, to be expected as downwind is her strength.
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From the RC Course - Saturday @ 02:00PM - Braveheart and Flash bring up the rear in IRC-A as they approach the weather mark.
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From the RC Course - Saturday @ 01:59PM - Approaching the weather mark in IRC-A it's Samba Pa Ti followed by Mahem, and then Vincitore
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From the RC Course - Saturday @ 01:58PM - Shifting to the North Course for race 2 are the Melges 32's, Express 37's, Beneteau 36.7's, Cal 40's, and J/105's. Downhill action should be good with the building flood.
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From the RC Course - Saturday @ 01:57PM - The sun is trying to peek out as we get going with Race 2 today. IRC divisions A, B, and C are off. They will be on the City Front courses this afternoon. IRC-A will be on course 13, IRC B and C will be on course 10 as will the J/120's. IRC-D will be on course 9.
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| From the RC Course - Saturday @ 01:45PM - Race 6 underway - SAMBA PA TI and BRAVEHART are out in front after a strong start in the IRC A class.
Follow the action live at http://www.tractrac.com/?page=2009BigBoatSeries
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From the RC Course - Saturday @ 01:23PM - Race 1 is wrapping up. And while we await results and the start of race 2, the breeze is dominating out of the Southwest and is picking up speed. Great day to surf Fort Point. If you go to the race deck web cam and pan all the way left (west) you might make out the wave sets through the fog under the South Tower of the Golden Gate Bridge.
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From the RC Course - Saturday @ 12:59PM - Swoosh still leads the J/105 fleet as the fleet is now on the layline to the weather mark. They are followed by Arbitrage, then Racer X
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From the RC Course - Saturday @ 12:53PM - Lulu in the J/105 fleet has come well into shore - a big breakaway from the rest of the fleet. Now just tacking back onto port.
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From the RC Course - Saturday @ 12:51PM - J/105 fleet is heading to their weather mark off Presidio Shoal, Swoosh is in front.
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From the RC Course - Saturday @ 12:49PM - IRC-B Division has finished on course 27 and IRC-A is coming to the finish on course 30
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From the RC Course - Saturday @ 12:37PM - Loca Motion, Spindrift V and Phat Jack round out the end of the order in the Express 37 fleet
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From the RC Course - Saturday @ 12:36PM - In the Express 37's we have Bullet out front followed by Golden Moon and Blade Rider who are neck and neck, followed by Elan, Stewball and Expeditious
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From the RC Course - Saturday @ 12:24PM - Philippe Kahn's Pegasus has withdrawn. Looking from the race deck like potential problems with the rig.
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From the RC Course - Saturday @ 12:21PM - Melges 32 fleet and 36.7 fleet mixing it up as they pass the club on their downwind run, trading jibes to stay close to shore and thus out of the ebb
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From the RC Course - Saturday @ 12:14PM - Just after rounding the first weather mark, Philippe Kahn's Pegasus in the Melges 32 division has lowered all their sails and are heading in. Breeze beginning to build and is puffy at the top of the course.
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| From the RC Course - Saturday @ 12:05PM - With the morning thunderstorms abating, Day 3 of the 2009 Rolex Big Boat Series is underway.
In the fifth race of the series, VINCITORE, FLASH and MAYHEM are out in front of the IRC A fleet sailing on the North Course.
In the IRC B fleet - VELOS and WASABI are neck-and-neck with SWIFTSURE II close behind.
Approaching the windward mark, TNT is leading the IRC C fleet though current division leader SOOZAL has a 20+ meter after handicap.
Follow all the IRC action live at http://www.tractrac.com/?page=2009BigBoatSeries
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From the RC Course - Saturday @ 11:28AM - IRC-A division has started and will be on course 30. IRC-B and IRC-C have also started and will be on course 27. Follow all the IRC divisions on TracTrac. J/120's will be off next.
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From the RC Course - Saturday @ 11:24AM - The Melges 32, Express 37, Beneteau 36.7, Cal 40 and J/105 Divisions will race their first race of the day on the City Front course, while the 4 IRC divisions, the 1D35's and J/120's will race their first race on the North Course. The groups will shift for the second race of the day.
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From the RC Course - Saturday @ 11:22AM - Good Morning from the Race Deck. It is gray and overcast with occasional showers. Racing is just getting underway. Winds at the top of the course are SW and WSW at 6-8 knots. Expecting wind shifts and strength variations throughout the day. It is ebbing at the moment at the GG bridge. Looking for slack by 1:00PM then shifting to flood.
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From the RC Course - Friday @ 04:50PM - Final race of the day now finishing with several fleets mixing it up in front of the club. Results are going up as they happen. Check the results tab to view both detailed and cumulative results. Refresh to get the latest information.
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From the RC Course - Friday @ 04:38PM - Final race of the day now finishing with several fleets mixing it up in front of the club. Results are going up as they happen. Check the results tab to view both detailed and cumulative results. Refresh to get the latest information.
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From the RC Course - Friday @ 02:50PM - IRC-A is now heading up in front of the club house. Flash out front, followed by Braveheart and viscious tacking duel between Mayhem on the inside, Vincitore in the middle and Samba Pa Ti on the outside
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From the RC Course - Friday @ 02:05PM - Melges 32 fleet now passing the club house on their way to the weather mark. Rougarou is in front followed by Pegasus, then Taboo. 15 b.l.'s back are Viva with Wicked Wahine on their hip.
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From the RC Course - Friday @ 01:05PM - In the 1D35 fleet, Dark and Stormy and Zsa Zsa are within range of one another as they short tack the city frontin begin to pass the club, but the are well behind the rest of the fleet.
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From the RC Course - Friday @ 01:03PM - 1D35's now passing the club upwind. In front is Ebb Tide, followed by Alpha Puppy, then Great Sensation, Diablita and Great Sensation
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From the RC Course - Friday @ 12:58PM - In IRC-D Hawkeye is leading Kuai by 15 b.l.'s as they pass in front of the club on their way downwind.
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From the RC Course - Friday @ 12:54PM - In IRC-B, both Cal Maritime and Double Trouble have stayed close to shore and now are approaching marks A/B as they head toward the weather mark near the GG bridge.
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From the RC Course - Friday @ 12:50PM - In IRC-B, Velos maintains her lead .25 mile ahead of Wasabi, then Swiftsure II, then Ragtime who are closely bunched
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From the RC Course - Friday @ 12:30PM - Samba Pa Ti is just rounding the weather mark lapping the J/120's. Samba is now well ahead in IRC-A
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From the RC Course - Friday @ 12:20PM - With the flood building the J/105 fleet is spread all the way right and all the way left onto the shore, we'll see which side pays off, but the beach is looking to pay off right now
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From the RC Course - Friday @ 12:18PM - As the J/105 fleet approaches the weather mark with3/4 mile still to go, the action should get interesting as the IRC-A division is now coming up on their second beat
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From the RC Course - Friday @ 12:16PM - Low Speed Chase now rounding the weather mark with Zamazaan 20 b.l.'s behind
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From the RC Course - Friday @ 12:14PM - Resolute leads Scorpio and then Bustin Loose around the weather mark, all within a stone's throw of one another
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From the RC Course - Friday @ 12:11PM - TNT is within 20 boatlengths of the weather mark with Soozal 3 boatlengths behind them
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From the RC Course - Friday @ 12:07PM - War Pony is just abbout to round the weather mark
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From the RC Course - Friday @ 12:06PM - Wicked is now around the weather mark
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From the RC Course - Friday @ 12:05PM - Raincloud is now around the weather mark followed by XL with Double Trouble hard on XL's heels
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From the RC Course - Friday @ 12:02PM - Swiftsure II and Cal Maritime - the OD48 follow and are in a bit of a match racing. both headed to shore for 10 plus boathlengths before jibing over to port
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From the RC Course - Friday @ 12:00PM - In IRC-B, Velos is around the weather mark first, followed by Wasabi, Ragtime who is struggling to get the top of their kite unwound after the hoist
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From the RC Course - Friday @ 11:55AM - J/105's starting shortly, and they will be on course 27
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From the RC Course - Friday @ 11:52AM - Braveheart and Flash took a more central line to head towards Berkeley and have now just jibed onto starboard. Both made great gains
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From the RC Course - Friday @ 11:50AM - Mayhem has headed well, into the piers before jibing back out, and Samba Pa Ti is legging out on Vincitore as they head towards Berkeley in a freshening breeze.
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From the RC Course - Friday @ 11:48AM - Vincitore has passed Mayhem and is now gaining on Samba Pa Ti, with Samba, Vincitore, Braveheart and Flash bunched together as they pass Alcatraz heading for Ft. Mason
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From the RC Course - Friday @ 11:37AM - IRC-C has started and will be on course 7
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From the RC Course - Friday @ 11:27AM - IRC-B has started and will be on course 7
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From the RC Course - Friday @ 11:17AM - IRC-A has started. They will be sailing course 8 for their first race
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| From the RC Course - Friday @ 10:16AM - Day Two of the 2009 Rolex Big Boat Series is about to begin at the St. Francis Yacht Club.
"This 45th Rolex Big Boat Series may turn out to be the best ever!" commented St. Francis Yacht Club Commodore, John McNeill. "Besides the appearance of nearly 100 teams we've been blessed with conditions that could produce some of the best competition in years. Smooth waters provided by flood tides all week and steady breezes in a moderate range of 12-16 kts. These conditions should bring out the very best in yacht and crew performance. The flood tides assure some dramatic action along the city front providing spectators a chance to get a first hand perspective."
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| From the RC Course - Friday @ 10:14AM - Day Two of the 2009 Rolex Big Boat Series is about to begin at the St. Francis Yacht Club.
"This 45th Rolex Big Boat Series may turn out to be the best ever!" commented St. Francis Yacht Club Commodore, John McNeill. "Besides the appearance of nearly 100 teams we've been blessed with conditions that could produce some of the best competition in years. Smooth waters provided by flood tides all week and steady breezes in a moderate range of 12-16 kts. These conditions should bring out the very best in yacht and crew performance.'
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From the RC Course - Thursday @ 04:15PM - J/105 Division we now have One Trick Pony, Donkey Jack and Good Timin'. Then it's Advantage 3 and Risk, Wallopin' Swede, Aquavit, JuJu, Alchemy, Wonder, Racer X, Abitrage,
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From the RC Course - Thursday @ 04:11PM - J/105 Division - Akula has crossed the finish line with a big following
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From the RC Course - Thursday @ 04:10PM - Swiftsure II in IRC-B has just crossed the finish line
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From the RC Course - Thursday @ 04:09PM - In the J/105 Division Jam Session is first to finish with Mojo second, and Swoosh third.
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From the RC Course - Thursday @ 04:07PM - Wasabi behind Velos by less than a minute in IRC-B
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From the RC Course - Thursday @ 04:06PM - Velos first to finish in IRC - B
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From the RC Course - Thursday @ 04:02PM - In IRC - C Zamazaan now across the finish line with Low Speed Chase approximately one minute behind
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From the RC Course - Thursday @ 04:00PM - First of the J/105's now heading for their last weather mark of Race 2 and will finish shortly afterwards downwind in front of the club
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From the RC Course - Thursday @ 04:00PM - IRC C - First to finish is TNT, followed approximately 1 minute and a half later by Soozal. Gold Phoenix follows Soozal by approx. 2.5 minutes with Resolute approximately 1.5 minute behind Soozal. Jeff Pulford's Bustin Loose approx. 2 minutes behind Resolute with Scorpio 2 boat lengths behind.
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From the RC Course - Thursday @ 03:35PM - All scores from Race 1 are now up
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From the RC Course - Thursday @ 03:28PM - Melges 32's just finishing with Viva in the lead, followed closely by Rougarou, then Pegasus, Wicked Wahine, and Taboo
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From the RC Course - Thursday @ 03:26PM - Vincitore first to finish in IRC A Race 2, followed by Mayhem, Samba Pa Ti, Flash and Braveheart
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| From the RC Course - Thursday @ 02:36PM - TracTrac is up and running for all IRC classes except D.
Replays for the first races as well as live action for race 2.
Follow all the action at http://www.tractrac.com/?page=2009BigBoatSeries
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From the RC Rolex Big Boat Series - Green Fleet Course - Thursday @ 02:01PM - IRC A - first upwind leg, second race, day one. As the fleet passes by the St. Francis: VINCITORE, MAYHEM, FLASH, SAMBA PA TI
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| From the RC Rolex Big Boat Series - Green Fleet Course - Thursday @ 12:19PM - The TracTrac system is up and running for the IRC B class. (Day 1/Race 1 technical difficulties for the other IRC classes).
Follow all the action live at http://www.tractrac.com/?page=2009BigBoatSeries
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| From the RC Course - Thursday @ 12:03PM - For the first time ever, the Rolex Big Boat Series is working with TracTrac to provide live tracking of the four IRC classes.
TracTrac provides GPS-based LIVE-tracking putting you right in the middle of the competition. With instant access to geographical position, speed, mileage, rank and a variety of other performance indicators, spectators can track all of the action.
Follow all the action live at: http://www.tractrac.com/?page=2009BigBoatSeries
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| From the RC Rolex Big Boat Series - Green Fleet Course - Thursday @ 11:54AM - And they're off - IRC A started at 11:05 on the North Course (Course #30). Taking the high side of the course after the first gate, Flash has a 200+ meter lead while Mayhem and Vincitore are neck and neck on the low side.
Follow the action live at http://tractrac.com/?page=news&nid=20090909.
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From the RC Course - Thursday @ 09:06AM - The IRC divisions and the J/120's and 1D35's will race first on the North Course and then race the CityFront course for their second race. The other One Design divisions will race the CityFront first and then the North Course for their second race.
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From the RC Course - Thursday @ 08:56AM - All four divisions in IRC are carrying satellite trackers. To follow them, click on the TracTrac logo at the top of the home page. Warning gun for the first race in approximately one hour at 11AM PDST
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From the RC Course - Thursday @ 08:54AM - Good Morning!. The fog on the bay is rapidly lifting, so for all you folks watching on the race deck web cam you should have some good views today.
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From the RC Course - Wednesday @ 07:26PM - Stirring tribute to Tom Blackaller at this evening's Commodore's Reception. "He made me what I am".. Paul Cayard laid out a riveting history of his ascendancy in racing under the tutelage of the late Tom Blackaller.
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From the RC Course - Wednesday @ 04:11PM - Tribute to Tom Blackaller by Paul Cayard and friends tonight at 6:30pm immediately following the trophy assignments at the Commodore's reception
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