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E35-2 finishes 2014 Oregon Offshore

PDX

Member III
Below are pictures of an Ericson 35-2 crossing the finish line of the 2014 Oregon Offshore race.

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For those of you unfamiliar with the race, it is a 193 mile ocean race starting at the Columbia River bar and continuing north up the Pacific to the Strait of Juan de Fuca, then down the strait to the harbor at Victoria, BC.

The E35-2 pictured (name of "Aja" and owned by Rich Elstrom of Astoria, Oregon I understand) covered 193 miles in roughly 29 hours, for a course average speed (by my calculation) of 6.65 knots. Weather stations on the course were reporting winds as high as 35 knots out in the ocean with heavy rain. These "Roaring 40s" conditions require tremendous stamina for a race of this length and duration.

Congratulations to "Aja" and owner Rich Elstrom.
 

windjunkee

Member III
I raced on the Catalina 38 "Peregrine" in this year's race. There was an Ericson 38 "Cantana" which DNF'd, apparently for a broken rudder. The conditions were awesome. It was 20-30 knots from the south at the start, meaning we had a broad reach to a run on the initial NNW course. It picked up into the mid-30's for a couple of hours then backed off to a steady 15-20, with periods of 24-28 when the rain cells came through. The wind came around west, but not until we were arriving at the approach to Cape Flattery. We ended up running down the Straits of Juan De Fuca in 15-20 knots. It was flat and fast.

AJA came in about 6 hours after us and parked nearby. There were many stories from all the boats. The course record was smashed by more than 4 hours. Ultimately, however, it was two Santa Cruz 27s that took 1st and 3rd overall. What a great race.

Jim McCone
Voice of Reason E-32 Hull #134
Redondo Beach, CA
 

Dave N

Member III
Is this the Cat 38? The old S&SYankee 38 design, beautiful.



I raced on the Catalina 38 "Peregrine" in this year's race. There was an Ericson 38 "Cantana" which DNF'd, apparently for a broken rudder. The conditions were awesome. It was 20-30 knots from the south at the start, meaning we had a broad reach to a run on the initial NNW course. It picked up into the mid-30's for a couple of hours then backed off to a steady 15-20, with periods of 24-28 when the rain cells came through. The wind came around west, but not until we were arriving at the approach to Cape Flattery. We ended up running down the Straits of Juan De Fuca in 15-20 knots. It was flat and fast.

AJA came in about 6 hours after us and parked nearby. There were many stories from all the boats. The course record was smashed by more than 4 hours. Ultimately, however, it was two Santa Cruz 27s that took 1st and 3rd overall. What a great race.

Jim McCone
Voice of Reason E-32 Hull #134
Redondo Beach, CA
 

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windjunkee

Member III
That's the one. She is competitive with everyone going to weather but off the wind, not so much.
Very talented crew though. They have many MANY years of combined open-ocean experience. Its a privilege to sail with them.

Jim McCone
Voice of Reason E-32 Hull #134
Redondo Beach, CA
 
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