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@genethrushman9895 No new boat in the near future, though I'm sure at some point we'll be back. Unfortunately life just became too busy and we weren't using Psycho Tiller enough to justify keeping her. She found a great new home though and he's been racking up the top finishes! It was (and still is) an awesome boat though, best we ever owned! Thanks for checking in and for the update on PT!

Thanks. Catchy, isn't it? 😁

@@PsychoTillerSailing I’m jealous!

I was very lucky, bought it barely used and located just 30 minutes away. When we bought it there was only 13 hours on the engine and had only been sailed a few times. At that time, it was only one of two JPK's in all of North America. Thanks for watching!

Maybe, but also at that time we were pointing really high so keeping the boat flat was also a concern thus a couple people were on the rail. The other crew were either trimming, grinding and pit had his hand on the vang for the roundups. One of the foredeck crew did come back shortly after the time point you mentioned but he had to go back up to foredeck to douse because we couldn't hold the kite pointing that high. Thanks for the comment and for watching!

Thanks Neil, nice to hear we've been missed! Unfortunately not much racing lately, sidetracked a bit with other activities and most unfortunately I'm working more weekends now too. Hope to get back on track and start racing at some point in the near future though. Thanks for the comment, always fun to interact with people who watch our videos, especially when they're not complaining about my music choices! 😁 (Truth be told there are a couple song choices I've looked back on and seriously questioned myself though!)

@@PsychoTillerSailing I love the music choices and have repeatedly watched your videos. Hope to see more soon. Thanks for the reply too

Yes, that's the A4. For sure we could have used the A2 for most of the downwind leg except for inside the bay after passing under the GG bridge. Our A4 is the same size as the A2, just a little flatter shape and heavier material. So although we lose some speed in lighter wind I'm not entirely sure how significant that loss is as long as it's at least 10-12+ TWS. The loss of speed would have to be great enough to offset slowing down for a sail change later. These are always tricky races crossing under the GG and coming back into the bay. Even if it's near drifting conditions outside the Golden Gate it's always 20-30+ inside. So it's often a choice of either carrying the A4 in lighter air and not having to slow down to change sails before the bridge, slow down for a sail change before the GG, or hold the A2 inside the GG and risk blowing it up when the heavy winds come. From past experience of watching one of my brand new spinnakers completely explode crossing under the gate after getting hit with a 40 knot gust I tend to be very conservative on sail selection. When winds are light enough where just keeping the kite full is an issue then for sure the lighter A2 is a better choice, even if it means a sail change later. Under normal conditions and on longer legs our A2 is typically good up to about 18-20 TWS. That's my approach for coming into the bay, I'm sure others have different ideas and are more adventurous with their kites than I am! And maybe I'm completely wrong and should be doing more sail changes anyway. The other option is of course doing spinnaker peels but that sort of adds another level of complexity in some ways. Currently the running rigging isn't entirely set up for peels, one of those projects I've always meant to do just haven't done yet. Thanks for the question and watching our video!

So more JPK tastiness, jason

Sometimes it takes everything I have to not turn on the motor when it's a drifter race!

Thank you for the kind words and for watching! Sailing can sometimes be one of those activities that doesn't always translate well into video, especially when it's just 20 minutes of reaching and nothing else happening. We do our best to edit out those parts and try to put together some sort of story about each race. Some races that's easier than others though. Thanks again!

Lol, We do whatever we can to help out our fellow competitors! 😁

Congrats on the Newport Ensenada race, sounds like a fantastic race! That's been on my 'would like to do one day' list for a while now. Thanks for watching and hope you have many more ocean races in your future!

@@PsychoTillerSailing Thanks. I'll be looking for you on the Bay!

Thank you, and thanks for watching!

Thanks Sara! Hopefully we can get you onboard with us next time!

Super Spicy! San Pablo Bay in summer afternoons is always a wild ride, especially upwind against the chop and waves. The smart people stay overnight in Vallejo and sail back the next morning before the San Pablo Bay monster wakes up. We're not so smart. :)

@@PsychoTillerSailing ohhh noooo you’re certainly not but you’re brave and you have much more fun 🤩

Thanks for watching our video!

I was thinking about the next one …. ⛵️⛵️⛵️

@@jeromebouyssou5199 Working on a new video as we speak! Hoping to have it done and out in the next few days.

Thank you Jérome and thanks for watching!

Thanks Larry! Unfortunately I don't remember our speeds during this race (my failing memory has a hard enough time remembering why I walked into a room some days!).

With one design boats like the J/109 you're limited to a specific size kite. Some of the kites were designed to have the tack line out in order to have a wider and deeper kite. With a kite tight at the tack you'd give up some width and/or depth to stay in the same class legal Sq meter size. Having said all that, this was about 5 years ago, sail design and even class rules may have changed since we had a J/109. On our current boat the tack stays tight at the pole.

@@PsychoTillerSailing I am a 105 sailor, usually doing trim. We rarely extend the tack line more than 12” or so trying to get the kite to rotate to weather and get deeper. The new North VMG kites rotate really well. I was just curious. Thanks

Thanks! One of those rare races where (almost) everything just sort of fell into place! Doesn't happen too often but we'll certainly take it when it does.

Thanks, I'll try to find some Taylor Swift for your personal listening enjoyment next time! 😁Picking music that I like is just one of the benefits of being the one who spends hours putting these videos together for free! Thanks for watching.

Perhaps some Enya, TayTay is more for contemplative times

@@cwgarr Mental note made, less T-Swizzle, more Enya.

If you pull too early on the main it will definitely be loaded up too much. You just have to wait until the boat is turned enough to unload the main. We prefer throwing it across because it's quicker and less chance of the main loading up after the jibe and causing a broach but either technique works. Another one of those things where I'm not sure there's a general consensus.

Edit: I just watched it again, I had forgotten this was one of the times we were experimenting with the umbilical retrieval line. We usually pull on the lazy sheet to get the kite in. Best case scenario is grab the middle of the foot and dousing from there but with a larger kite that's often hard to grab onto. Next best option is pulling in with the lazy sheet, then grabbing the foot and down from there. Some people use a retrieval line attached to the tack, blow the tack and bring it in from there. Another similar option is a retrieval line in the middle of the kite (aka umbilical line) which we used this race. We've experimented a little with a retrieval line but found having another line unnecessarily complicates things since the lazy sheet technique works well for us. A matter of personal preference more than anything, I'm sure many people really like using retrieval lines.

One advantage to an umbilical line is (in theory) the kite douses from the middle so that the tack, head and clew should be sitting on top of the pile and ready to launch easily next time.

I think the rigging should be fine in those conditions (as long as it's in good shape). The sails on the other hand take a lot of abuse in heavy winds. I suppose the sails act as sort of a safety valve for the rigging. The sails would most likely vaporize well before the rigging fails. If I remember correctly I think we ended up reefing eventually on that race, just wasn't caught on camera because it was dark by then. Depending on the boat, upwind in 30 knots without reefing is doable, just not very enjoyable or efficient. Thanks for commenting and for watching!

@@PsychoTillerSailing were you guys bothered by the crab pots? we decided not to sail it overnight largely because there were a lot of crab pots around HMB. had to watch out at night for those lines.

@@yangyang3175 There are certainly a LOT of crab pots around HMB and luckily we've never had to sail there at night. I'm not sure if there just aren't that many in Monterey Bay or we were just lucky. We very well could have sailed right past numerous crab pots in the dark and never even knew it. Most of the offshore race week night sailing is far enough offshore where there aren't any crab pots though.

Thanks Cinde! Always great to see you & the crew of Another Girl out on the water!

We needed every last second out of that spinnaker!

😂 As long as we stay out of her way no one gets hurt!

Thank you for your suggestion, I appreciate your critique. There are a few various issues with obtaining usable, good quality sound from the GoPro which makes it not a great option without spending far too much time messing with the camera while racing. The majority of feedback I've received regarding the music has been very favorable but of course that will also depend on ones personal taste in music which is never going to be universal. I'm also completely willing to accept there will occasionally be times I mess up and put in a song everyone dislikes. That's just part of the creative process of an amateur making videos just for fun. There will undoubtedly be some that don't care for any of the music such as yourself. I certainly hope our videos are enjoyable to a wide audience but it's just not possible to make something everyone enjoys or appreciates. These videos are just for fun and we have never, nor will we ever make any money or ask for anything in return. So again I appreciate your opinion and I certainly hope many people enjoy the videos but I completely understand some people will not care for the music or other things we put in there. The good news is there are probably a million CZcams sailing videos so everyone should be able to find some that fits their taste!

It's especially all about the journey if we're not in 1st place! On the other hand it's all about the race when we're in 1st. Funny how that works isn't it? :)

@@PsychoTillerSailing Oh yes , Covering the second guy on that last run gets the blood going

The top batten in the mainsail helps give the sail depth (concave horizontal sail shape). Sometimes in light winds the batten won't flip to the other side after a gybe or tack which results in a convex shape to the sail. If you pull down on the end of the boom at just the right time the batten will flip over. Thanks for watching and for the comment!

@@PsychoTillerSailing thankyou! 😁

It's definitely one of my favorite races in our area, thanks creating it!

@@PsychoTillerSailing Funny thing is that I have never done the race! I ran it the first year and then my company transferred me to the East Coast.

Thanks Jon! Considering we pay Mark (main trimmer) $0 per race I'd say we're getting quite a bargain, might even double his pay soon! The mainsheet on the 1080 can be a lot of work sometimes, it's manageable without winches but some of the 1080's have opted for winches which is not a bad idea in some respects. We race against an A35 out here in San Francisco occasionally, they're fantastic boats. Using A-sails is nice because it gets rid of that pesky spin pole :) I think the timing on the jibes is a bit more difficult with an A-sail with inside jibes but with a little practice and after a few kite wraps it gets easier. As you mentioned though, windward leeward and DDW racing is still usually faster (and less work) with a symmetric. Good luck getting through you're lockdown, stay sane and healthy! We went through a similar fate a few months back and it's not easy. Not convinced we won't end up there again but I sure hope not. Strange days the entire planet is living through right now. Thanks again and thanks for watching!

@@PsychoTillerSailing Promises, Promises... Haven't seen that raise yet :)

​@@fusion927 I'm having trouble with the math, can't figure out how to double the amount of zero. As soon as I get it figured out I'll send the check! :)

Hi Mark! We were watching everyone just motor along the south side of carquinez just before the bridge. You guys did well, much better than us that's for sure! Nice job! Is Olivia calling tactics for you yet? :)

We certainly seemed to hit a wall at jibe #26! :) I like your videos, looking forward to seeing more soon! Are you sailing out of Spain (Calpe?)? Looks like a beautiful place to sail. We've chartered in Greece once before but have yet to explore other parts of the Med. Hoping to see much more one day.

@@PsychoTillerSailing Yes our home port is Calpe. Our crew member who used to take the videos on her iPhone has retired (she is in her 70's) so I will probably do like you and mount the GoPro on the pushpit and edit later.

Lol! Well, since you put it that way I'd have to sheepishly say yes that's correct. But you also forgot to mention how costly it is too! You have me seriously questioning my mental health at the moment :) On a serious note, during the pandemic we started cruising more and rediscovered just how much fun casual sailing can be. It's quite relaxing and fun to not really care if the sail trim isn't just right. Still love racing but we've been doing a good balance of both lately. Thanks for watching and commenting. I've enjoyed your videos and adventures also! Any new adventures or videos coming up soon?

Definitely too many snakes and not enough ladders this race!

That's a great way of describing it! There's that 2 second period at the top of the wave when everything seems to goe quiet and still, just before the boat surfs down the face of the wave. A GoPro camera unfortunately never quite captures the true size of waves. These were certainly not enormous ones but big enough to make things exciting. "It's not the heights that scare me, it's the ground when I'm high up that scares me." :) Thanks for watching and for the comment!

@CT Thanks for the comment and watching our video! Your suggestion is certainly a good option and depending on the boat and crew in many cases that may work best. When Lana and I double hand the boat we do it the way you've described. With full crew Lana and Marcus have tried a few different ways in the past including your suggestion and found when Lana (Trimmer) releases the sheet and Marcus (Pit) tails in the new sheet it seems to work best. Usually after Lana releases the old sheet and crosses down to the low side to start grinding most of the slack is out and the rest needs to be taken in with the winch. At least with the way our boat is set up the only way to have the trimmer effectively tail the line and then also winch it would require leaving the line in the self-tailer. But doing that means it doesn't tail quite as fast. The other option is to have a big strong guy grind the winch but Lana who is also co-owner of the boat loves to trim. Although she is small she is mighty and I fear she would fight to the death before giving up the sheets! In the meantime the rest of us will just sit back, enjoy the ride and watch her do all the hard work! Thanks again for your comment, appreciate you taking the time to comment and the discussion.

Thanks for watching and the very nice compliment. The 3 bridge is one of our favorite races because it's just so ridiculous it's impossible to take it too seriously :) I think this race was only the 2nd time we sailed the boat double handed, even just cruising because we had just purchased it. So, our tacks are much better now but you bring up an interesting suggestion. I think we might lose too much pointing ability if we left the traveller in the middle but then again maybe not. Certainly worth experimenting with in the near future. Thanks again for watching and taking time to comment!

@@PsychoTillerSailing I love that JPK...!!

Thank you Patrick, that's very nice of you and much appreciated! We try to make a story out of each race video and I'm glad you're able to see that. Unfortunately they sometimes decompensate into 'what not to do' stories but that's ok too. We try to learn as much as we can from each video. There's so much we just don't catch at the time that the video later shows us. Thanks for watching! Much respect for all of you solo guys, that's a whole lot of work and not nearly enough other people to blame when things go wrong! :) Where are you sailing out of?