Page 3 - CYAA 2022 Winter Series Race 3 notes and photos 6th June 2022

Still a great fleet but minus one.

While the starting fleet prepared for their all
clear start it wasn’t a complete fleet. A pre start
fleet check revealed one signed on starter wasn’t
on the line. Where’s Cyan was the call Then
came the message. Sorry chaps but no Cyan
today. Sure was sad news to receive.

A post race note from Martini’s skipper

Hi Peter, despite the light/no wind we really CYAN
enjoyed being out on the water. Thank you so much for your
efforts.

It was along morning for Martini as I had to get to her at 0600
which gave me 3 hours to replace a broken alternator holding
bracket and then reinstall the alternator. Throttle linkages and
resultant adjustments as well as reinstall the starter motor
wiring. It’s amazing what one can do under pressure but all
done just prior to the start.

The things we do to race.

The positive is that I got to see an excellent sunrise.

I had lights but they are never as good as sunlight. Try
measuring 0.5 mm with 12 volt lighting. It was so hard trying to Ross Clark

fit it in the dark. Not sure if using an angle grinder at 06:30 is Lovely shiny new metal
kosher. I spoke very loudly when spanners slipped. brackets holding Martini’s
alternator and a great
The alternator cast mounting broke about a year ago and so I sunrise to start the Race 3
designed a 3 steel bracket arrangement to hold it but the design day.
created some stress in one of the pieces of steel, one fatigued and
cracked. This version solves that but I had a 0.5mm discrepancy requiring some grinding.
All good now. In fact we tested the engine by towing Zephyr back to the Royals

Post race three social

Forget the abandoned race disappointment, it’s time for
another post race get together on the RMYS marina. A bonus
for this post race social was the meet up with John and Hugh
Counsell and their crew, Chris Till and his son Robbie from
Hugh Counsell
Merlin.
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Next Race. Race 4 19 June conducted by the RYCV
Let’s see what pursuit start time medicine the handicapped
mixes up for the Race 4 starters.

That’s all for now, time to check out the go slow Race 3 pics Kraig Carlstrom
Regards to all Merlin post restoration
Peter Costolloe CYAA (Vic) Handicapper.