All righty all you Zamazaans
Roll call for this weekend is a bit light, and Evan really needs you; in oh so many ways.
Evan has put together a number of tasks that need to be assigned as follows, so if you have any particular expertise in any of these please let us know ASAP.
Install bow thrusters
Add extension to Boom for faster deck sweep
Install after-burners
Install Mast radar system
New Galley microwave oven
Tempur-Pedic mattress’s
Install Quadraphonic sound system
Large screen projection TV
Decorate honeymoon suite
Manufacture oar slots and stow twelve sets of oar’s for light days
Please let us know how you can help
See you Saturday at 10:00
Gary
Wednesday, April 9, 2008
Monday, March 10, 2008
Crew Needed
Zamazaan is interviewing for Foredeck, Mast, Main Trimmer, and Pit Positions. We seek racers with at least 3+ years racing experience on yachts 30+ ft. LOA. We are looking for committed racers to race at least 2x month throughout the 2008 yacht racing season. We are planning mostly buoy races, but their will be a few off-shore / distance regattas. We are a competitive group, but like to keep it fun. Zamazaan is a Custom Farr 52 foot IOR warhorse. Boat is sailed from Saint Francis Yacht Club Marina. Please send your racing /sailing resume with your potential availability for the 2008 season to g.briber@comcast.net
Wednesday, February 20, 2008
Zamazaan 2008 MASTER SAILING SCHEDULE
Zamazaan crew,
Hers is our Master Sailing Schedule for 2008 (special thanks to Evan for putting together a great season)
Note that we have added a fun event, the KFOG KaBoom. We may also add some fun events like a Paradise cove BBQ, or whatever others want.
Let us know how we can make events work for you to join us, car pools / logistical needs, etc. We know this schedule is aggressive and it’s hard for everyone to be there every time, but we also need 15 "in sync" people to be competitive on the short course buoy races. Additionally, we need / would like to do the Short Course Buoy races with the same team that will be there for Big Boat.
Regarding Big Boat,
We need an adaptable team of people that work well together and know what to do from instinct and experience with little discussion. By adaptable, I mean one can see what's happening / or going to happen, and pro-actively acts / reacts to do what's needed to keep the boat racing as safe and fast as possible. A lot of the adaptability and instinct comes from repetition, especially, but not exclusively with the same crew.
Big Boat costs Chuck Big $$$ to enter, and Chuck will ultimately decide who makes the 15 person crew that will give him the best chance at making a good showing. The more you participate and "sync." with the others on the crew, the more likely you'll make the cut.
Looking forward to having you onboard!
ARRRRRRRRR
Gary
Greetings Zamazaan racers! 
I hope you all enjoyed spending your weekend competing in the CYC Midwinters. It was a beautiful couple of days to be out there, IMO. Despite the lack of wind on Saturday there was still enough to race.
I didn't hear, but I hope that you didn't get tangled up or damaged in the crowded mark rounding that afternoon.
As for Sunday... congratulations on placing first in your division!
I'm posting a couple photos here for your enjoyment. I'll look forward to seeing you all out there again!
Peter
Thursday, January 24, 2008
Tools you use
In preparation for Zamazaan work days, you should know the use of the following tools:
DRILL PRESS:
A tall upright machine useful for suddenly snatching flat metal bar stock out of your hands so that it smacks you in the chest and flings your beer across the room, splattering it against that freshly stained heirloom piece you were drying.
WIRE WHEEL:
Cleans paint off bolts and then throws them somewhere under the workbench at the speed of light. Also removes fingerprints and hard-earned guitar calluses from fingers in about the time it takes you to say..... "Oh sh--!!!"
ELECTRIC HAND DRILL:
Normally used for spinning pop rivets in their holes until you die of old age.
SKILL SAW:
A portable cutting tool used to make studs too short.
PLIERS:
Used to round off bolt heads. Sometimes used in the creation of blood-blisters.
NOTE: Most often the tool used by all women.
BELT SANDER:
An electric sanding tool commonly used to convert minor touch-up jobs into major refinishing projects.
HACKSAW:
One of a family of cutting tools built on the Ouija Board principle. It transforms human energy into a crooked, unpredictable motion, and the more you attempt to influence its course, the more dismal your future becomes.
VISE-GRIPS:
Generally used after pliers to completely round off bolt heads. If nothing else is available, they can also be used to transfer intense welding heat to the palm of
your hand.
WELDING GLOVES:
Heavy duty leather gloves used to prolong the conductor of intense welding heat to the palm of your hand.
OXYACETYLENE TORCH:
Used almost entirely for lighting various flammable objects in your shop on fire. Also handy for igniting the grease inside the wheel hub you want the race out of.
WHITWORTH SOCKETS:
Once used for working on older British cars and motorcycles, they are now used mainly for impersonating that 9/16 or socket you've been searching for the last
45 minutes.
TABLE SAW:
A large stationary power tool commonly used to launch wood projectiles for testing wall integrity and operator reflexes/dodging capabilities.
HYDRAULIC FLOOR JACK:
Used for lowering an automobile to the ground after you have installed your new brake shoes, trapping the jack handle firmly under the bumper.
EIGHT-FOOT LONG YELLOW PINE 2X4:
Used for levering an automobile upward off of a trapped hydraulic jack handle.
TWEEZERS:
A tool for removing all types of wood splinters (see EIGHT-FOOT LONG YELLOW PINE 2X4) and wire wheel debris.
E-Z OUT BOLT AND STUD EXTRACTOR:
A tool ten times harder than any known drill bit that snaps neatly off in bolt holes thereby ending any possible future use.
RADIAL ARM SAW:
A large stationary power saw primarily used by most shops to scare beginners into choosing another line of work.
TWO-TON ENGINE HOIST:
A tool for testing the maximum tensile strength of everything you forgot to disconnect.
CRAFTSMAN 1/2 x 24-INCH SCREWDRIVER:
A very large pry bar that inexplicably has an accurately machined screwdriver tip on the end opposite the handle.
AVIATION METAL SNIPS:
See hacksaw.
TROUBLE LIGHT:
The home mechanic's own tanning booth. Sometimes called a drop light, it is a good source of vitamin D (the sunshine vitamin), which is not otherwise found under cars at night. Health benefits aside, its main purpose is to consume 40-watt light bulbs at about the same rate that 105 mm howitzer shells might be used during, say, the first few hours of the Battle of the Bulge. More often dark than light, its name is somewhat misleading.
PHILLIPS SCREWDRIVER:
Normally used to stab the vacuum seals under lids and for opening old-style paper-and-tin oil cans and splashing oil on your shirt; but can also be used, as
the name implies, to strip out Phillips screw heads.
NOTE: Women excel at using this tool.
STRAIGHT SCREWDRIVER:
A tool for opening paint cans. Sometimes used to convert common slotted screws into non-removable screws.
AIR COMPRESSOR:
A machine that takes energy produced in a coal-burning power plant 200 miles away and transforms it into compressed air that travels by hose to a Chicago Pneumatic impact wrench that grips rusted bolts which were last over tightened 30 years ago by someone at Ford, and instantly rounds off their heads. Also used to quickly snap off lug nuts.
PRY BAR:
A tool used to crumple the metal surrounding that clip or bracket you needed to remove in order to replace a 50 cent part.
HOSE CUTTER:
A tool used to make hoses too short.
HAMMER:
Originally employed as a weapon of war, the hammer nowadays is used as a kind of divining rod to locate the most expensive parts adjacent the object we are
trying to hit.
NOTE: Women primarily use it to make gaping holes in walls when hanging pictures.
MECHANIC'S KNIFE:
Used to open and slice through the contents of cardboard cartons delivered to your front door; works particularly well on contents such as seats, vinyl records, liquids in plastic bottles, collector magazines, refund checks, and rubber or plastic parts.
NOTE: Especially useful for slicing work clothes, but
only while in use.
DAMMIT TOOL:
Any handy tool that you grab and throw across the garage while yelling "DAMMIT!!" at the top of your lungs. It is also, most often, the next tool that you
will need.
DRILL PRESS:
A tall upright machine useful for suddenly snatching flat metal bar stock out of your hands so that it smacks you in the chest and flings your beer across the room, splattering it against that freshly stained heirloom piece you were drying.
WIRE WHEEL:
Cleans paint off bolts and then throws them somewhere under the workbench at the speed of light. Also removes fingerprints and hard-earned guitar calluses from fingers in about the time it takes you to say..... "Oh sh--!!!"
ELECTRIC HAND DRILL:
Normally used for spinning pop rivets in their holes until you die of old age.
SKILL SAW:
A portable cutting tool used to make studs too short.
PLIERS:
Used to round off bolt heads. Sometimes used in the creation of blood-blisters.
NOTE: Most often the tool used by all women.
BELT SANDER:
An electric sanding tool commonly used to convert minor touch-up jobs into major refinishing projects.
HACKSAW:
One of a family of cutting tools built on the Ouija Board principle. It transforms human energy into a crooked, unpredictable motion, and the more you attempt to influence its course, the more dismal your future becomes.
VISE-GRIPS:
Generally used after pliers to completely round off bolt heads. If nothing else is available, they can also be used to transfer intense welding heat to the palm of
your hand.
WELDING GLOVES:
Heavy duty leather gloves used to prolong the conductor of intense welding heat to the palm of your hand.
OXYACETYLENE TORCH:
Used almost entirely for lighting various flammable objects in your shop on fire. Also handy for igniting the grease inside the wheel hub you want the race out of.
WHITWORTH SOCKETS:
Once used for working on older British cars and motorcycles, they are now used mainly for impersonating that 9/16 or socket you've been searching for the last
45 minutes.
TABLE SAW:
A large stationary power tool commonly used to launch wood projectiles for testing wall integrity and operator reflexes/dodging capabilities.
HYDRAULIC FLOOR JACK:
Used for lowering an automobile to the ground after you have installed your new brake shoes, trapping the jack handle firmly under the bumper.
EIGHT-FOOT LONG YELLOW PINE 2X4:
Used for levering an automobile upward off of a trapped hydraulic jack handle.
TWEEZERS:
A tool for removing all types of wood splinters (see EIGHT-FOOT LONG YELLOW PINE 2X4) and wire wheel debris.
E-Z OUT BOLT AND STUD EXTRACTOR:
A tool ten times harder than any known drill bit that snaps neatly off in bolt holes thereby ending any possible future use.
RADIAL ARM SAW:
A large stationary power saw primarily used by most shops to scare beginners into choosing another line of work.
TWO-TON ENGINE HOIST:
A tool for testing the maximum tensile strength of everything you forgot to disconnect.
CRAFTSMAN 1/2 x 24-INCH SCREWDRIVER:
A very large pry bar that inexplicably has an accurately machined screwdriver tip on the end opposite the handle.
AVIATION METAL SNIPS:
See hacksaw.
TROUBLE LIGHT:
The home mechanic's own tanning booth. Sometimes called a drop light, it is a good source of vitamin D (the sunshine vitamin), which is not otherwise found under cars at night. Health benefits aside, its main purpose is to consume 40-watt light bulbs at about the same rate that 105 mm howitzer shells might be used during, say, the first few hours of the Battle of the Bulge. More often dark than light, its name is somewhat misleading.
PHILLIPS SCREWDRIVER:
Normally used to stab the vacuum seals under lids and for opening old-style paper-and-tin oil cans and splashing oil on your shirt; but can also be used, as
the name implies, to strip out Phillips screw heads.
NOTE: Women excel at using this tool.
STRAIGHT SCREWDRIVER:
A tool for opening paint cans. Sometimes used to convert common slotted screws into non-removable screws.
AIR COMPRESSOR:
A machine that takes energy produced in a coal-burning power plant 200 miles away and transforms it into compressed air that travels by hose to a Chicago Pneumatic impact wrench that grips rusted bolts which were last over tightened 30 years ago by someone at Ford, and instantly rounds off their heads. Also used to quickly snap off lug nuts.
PRY BAR:
A tool used to crumple the metal surrounding that clip or bracket you needed to remove in order to replace a 50 cent part.
HOSE CUTTER:
A tool used to make hoses too short.
HAMMER:
Originally employed as a weapon of war, the hammer nowadays is used as a kind of divining rod to locate the most expensive parts adjacent the object we are
trying to hit.
NOTE: Women primarily use it to make gaping holes in walls when hanging pictures.
MECHANIC'S KNIFE:
Used to open and slice through the contents of cardboard cartons delivered to your front door; works particularly well on contents such as seats, vinyl records, liquids in plastic bottles, collector magazines, refund checks, and rubber or plastic parts.
NOTE: Especially useful for slicing work clothes, but
only while in use.
DAMMIT TOOL:
Any handy tool that you grab and throw across the garage while yelling "DAMMIT!!" at the top of your lungs. It is also, most often, the next tool that you
will need.
NOTICE OF RACE
THE GOLDEN GATE YACHT CLUB’S
37th MANUEL FAGUNDES SEAWEED SOUP REGATTA #4
Next Saturday – February 2nd
First warning 1130 hours.
You will need to be at the boat no later than 10:00
Please advise me as soon as possible your intention to race!
For your advanced information, we are currently organizing a great sailing schedule for 2008 - Tentavily as follows:
Saturday February 2nd – GGYC Seaweed Soup Regatta (Midwinter #4)
Saturday February 16th and Sunday 17th Corinthian Midwinter #3, #4
Saturday March 1st – GGYC Seaweed Soup Regatta (Midwinter #5)
Saturday May 3rd and Sunday May 4th – Vallejo Season Opener
Saturday May 17th and Sunday May 18th - StFYC Stone Cup
Saturday May 23rd – Spinnaker Cup – SFYC/MPYC
Saturday May 31st & Sunday June 1st – Santa Cruz Invitational
Delta Ditch - TBA
Friday August 1st through Sunday August 3rd – Aldo Alessio Regatta
Saturday August 30th through Monday September 1st (Labor Day Weekend)- SCYC Wind Jammers
Thursday September 11th through Sunday 14th – StFYC Rolex Big Boat Series
As you can see we still need to fill in some races for April/June, and confirm the dates for Delta Ditch. Stay tuned.
Hope to see you all next Saturday!
Also, we still need for someone to greese a winch prior to the next race – Biz, Might you be available with someones help?
ARRRRRRRR
Gary
37th MANUEL FAGUNDES SEAWEED SOUP REGATTA #4
Next Saturday – February 2nd
First warning 1130 hours.
You will need to be at the boat no later than 10:00
Please advise me as soon as possible your intention to race!
For your advanced information, we are currently organizing a great sailing schedule for 2008 - Tentavily as follows:
Saturday February 2nd – GGYC Seaweed Soup Regatta (Midwinter #4)
Saturday February 16th and Sunday 17th Corinthian Midwinter #3, #4
Saturday March 1st – GGYC Seaweed Soup Regatta (Midwinter #5)
Saturday May 3rd and Sunday May 4th – Vallejo Season Opener
Saturday May 17th and Sunday May 18th - StFYC Stone Cup
Saturday May 23rd – Spinnaker Cup – SFYC/MPYC
Saturday May 31st & Sunday June 1st – Santa Cruz Invitational
Delta Ditch - TBA
Friday August 1st through Sunday August 3rd – Aldo Alessio Regatta
Saturday August 30th through Monday September 1st (Labor Day Weekend)- SCYC Wind Jammers
Thursday September 11th through Sunday 14th – StFYC Rolex Big Boat Series
As you can see we still need to fill in some races for April/June, and confirm the dates for Delta Ditch. Stay tuned.
Hope to see you all next Saturday!
Also, we still need for someone to greese a winch prior to the next race – Biz, Might you be available with someones help?
ARRRRRRRR
Gary
Wednesday, January 23, 2008
CYC Midwinter Regatta
Saturday:
Abandoned
After valiant efforts by our loyal fleet of racers, many of whom attempted to keep their spirits up by making clever suggestions on the VHF or consuming their limited supplies of adult beverages, the Race Committee was compelled to abandon the race under RRS 35 even for the classes for which starts were attempted.
Sunday:
Results of this weekend’s race
Gary
Abandoned
After valiant efforts by our loyal fleet of racers, many of whom attempted to keep their spirits up by making clever suggestions on the VHF or consuming their limited supplies of adult beverages, the Race Committee was compelled to abandon the race under RRS 35 even for the classes for which starts were attempted.
Sunday:
Results of this weekend’s race
Gary
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