Scuttlebutt Europe #2058 - 29 March
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Brought to you by Boats.com Europe, Yachtworld.com Europe, Scuttlebutt Europe is a digest of sailing news and opinions, regatta results, new boat and gear information and letters from sailors -- with a European emphasis. Contributions welcome, send to Team Azzurra Wins The Congressional Cup Francesco Bruni, skipper of team Azzurra, was able to overhaul 2:1 defending champion Johnie Berntsson (Sweden) in the semifinals. Then in the finals Bruni defeated, with another intense 2:1 duel, New Zealand's Gavin Brady, skipper of Mascalzone Latino Audi Team and four time winner of the Congressional Cup. Bruni was able to conquer this important victory thanks to the great performance of his crew which included Tom Burnham, Pierluigi De Felice, Matteo Auguadro, Pietro Mantovani and Ben Durham, under the watchful eye of coach Marco Mercuriali. The ten crews who competed in the Congressional Cup 2010 sailed two complete due round robins, where Bruni finished second, one point behind leader Brady. At the end of the round robins, the top four skippers advanced to the best-of-three semifinals (Bruni defeated Berntsson 2:1, Brady defeated Hardesty 2:0), followed by the best-of-three finals (Bruni defeated Brady, 2:1). In the petit-final Berntsson beat Hardesty 2:0, while the remaining teams sailed a fleet race. Standings www.lbyc.org/html/content.cfm?CID=1170 Pax America's Cup This includes GGYC's Breach of Fiduciary Duty ("BFD") claim against SNG, as well as all other claims over the design and construction of yachts Alinghi 5 and USA. "In place of controversy, we seek consensus. Instead of continuing argument, we are pleased to have reached agreement," said GGYC Commodore Marcus Young. GGYC's representatives have started a consultative process with regard to the venue, timing, format and type of boat for the 34th America's Cup. GGYC and the Challenger of Record, Club Nautico di Roma and its sailing team Mascalzone Latino headed by Vincenzo Onorato, are cooperating closely in this. "Good decisions not hasty decisions - this is what the Cup community wants," added Russell Coutts, CEO of GGYC's sailing team BMW ORACLE Racing. "Our focus is on looking ahead and making the 34th edition of the oldest trophy in international sports the best America's Cup yet." Discussions will continue over the next six months with the details of the 34th Cup confirmed during 2010. "We will do our best to fulfill Larry Ellison's vision of a competition which respects the Cup's unique tradition whilst moving forward with the latest technology to attract an even wider audience," commented Coutts. Stellar Performances
The IC 24s, hybrid one-designs that combine a J/24's body with a Melges 24-style cockpit, continued with short round-the-buoy races after the event's opening "town races" on Friday, while their counterparts in six other classes (IRC, Spinnaker Racing 1 and 2, Non-Spinnaker Racing, Spinnaker Racing/Cruising and Beach Cats) took to the more scenic winding courses through and around the cuts, cays and islands off the east end of St. Thomas, USVI, where host St. Thomas Yacht Club is located. In IRC class, Richard Oland's (Rothesay, NB, CAN) Vela Veloce, with Brian Ledbetter (Seattle, Wash.) driving, posted a final score of 13 points to beat out Austin and Gwen Fragomen's (New York, N.Y.) Interlodge. In the end the point spread was only by two points, indicative of the tight battle the two 52-footers had been having all weekend. Ledbetter, who won an Olympic silver medal in the Finn class at the 1992 Olympics, called the three days of racing "magical" compared to the windward/leeward racing he is used to doing. Top-Three Results IC 24 (One Design - 14 Boats) Spinnaker Racing 1 (CSA - 2 Boats) Spinnaker Racing 2 (CSA - 11 Boats) Non-Spinnaker Racing (CSA - 9 Boats) Spinnaker Racing/Cruising (CSA - 17 Boats) IRC (IRC - 8 Boats) Beach Cats (Portsmouth - 5 Boats) www.regattanews.com Iceland - In The Wake Of Viking
Iceland Midnight Sun Race 10th of July 2010 The 75-nautical-mile race starts in the town of Siglufjorour in North Iceland, and winds around Grimsey Island, which is traversed by the Arctic Circle. Further information www.icesun.is ISAF Sailing World Cup In The Bay Of Palma
The overall results show a top 5 to be defined in most classes with some surprises. A clear example is found in the 470 men, with 93 boats divided in two groups. Stuart Mcnay's from the US, leader of the class tied with Australian sailor Matthew Belcher, has battled with the day's tough conditions. According to Mcnay, "the good wind and the fast decision making of the Race Committee when changing the racing area have been key factors to their victory". His crew Graham Biehl pointed out that "this is a test event for them" because their goal is to improve their technique on the water. Argentinean team Lucas Calabrese and Juan de la Fuente have finished third in the class and second in their group. "Right now being third is not too important" pointed out Calabrese explaining that there are still many days of racing ahead. Notwithstanding, both are satisfied with the good results after adapting to today's wind conditions that were favourable to them. Calabrese, has also praised the Race Committee for the decisions made on the water. In 470 women, the day's winners have been Italian team Giulia Conti and Giovanna Micol. After "being asleep in the first start", the team has been able to climb up to seventh place and regain enough confidence to end up winning the second. Complete results and further information on www.trofeoprincesasofia-mapfre.org * Team Tunnicliffe [Editor: sailing in the Elliott 6m Class] ends day one of the Princess Sophia Trophy regatta 4-0 after some close, but good racing. After about a two hour delay this morning as we waited for the breeze to fill in, group A finally went out and did their three races. We headed out during their second race and watched our teammates, skippered by Sally Barkow, win their last race to finish with 100% wins for the day as well. After we got in the boat, we warmed up and got used to the conditions. It didn't take long for the race committee to get started and we were the first race of the flight so we had to be game-on immediately. Tomorrow we are again the second group to race, with group C starting the day. The forecast is for a bit more wind which is good, because it makes for slightly better match racing. We have three races left in our round against the other top seeded sailors. -- Anna Tunnicliffe, teamtunnicliffe.com Ranger Wins Day 2 of the St Barths Bucket
The 39 yachts were sent off in close formation, with tight starts sometimes a mere 30 seconds apart. The traditional second day "Wiggley Course" was revised into the "Not So Wiggley" course in the interest of safety, although the dramatic wind shifts reintroduced some of the Wiggles back into the equation. In the end it looked like a photo finish between Ranger and Rebecca until the latter hit a wall in the form of a massive header, allowing Ranger claim a well deserved first place. Some liberal interpretations of the safety protocol for finishing yachts provided some interesting finishing tactics, although good general seamanship avoided any potential problems. Thrilling Race Brings 2010 Formula Windsurfing Worlds To An End .... Marta Hlavaty POL(111) rounded off her championship with another convincing win . Fifteen races, in a wonderful location, with a fantastic, enthusatic and motivated organisational team, will ensure the 2010 Championship lingers long in the memory of all involved. Top Five Men: Top Five Women: Full results; photo galleries and daily reports: www.formulawindsurfing.org Anti-Chafe Patches For Any Size Or Type Of Boat The patch is a clear, self-adhesive low friction plastic, which can be cut to size around cleats or fairleads - it can even be applied to a spinnaker chute for friction free hoists and drops. Vulnerable areas can be protected and as a clear product, it will not detract from the overall visual effect of any surface. This PSP product can be obtained from your nearest yacht or ship chandler. Melges 32 Audi Sailing Series
Fantastica, in three days did nothing wrong and are now considered the law in force within the Melges 32 fleet championed by none other than owner Cirillo. Up against the overwhelming power of Fantastica, Mauro Mocchegiani's Rush Diletta with new tactician Matteo Ivaldi proved to be solid and consistent finding themselves on the podium in second overall, 13 points behind Cirillo. Finishing third overall is defending 2009 Audi Sailing Series Champion Carlo Alberini on Calvi Network, just ahead of Filippo Pacinotti's Brontolo in fourth. Pacinotti was left smiling in the last race of the day. The light breezes provided the trickiest of conditions, however the Cassinari brothers navigated with confidence while the team awaits the return of Freddy Loof from training. Top Five Results For The Record Record: Round the World. Outright. John Reed Pindar Group Advocates Sponsoring The Sport Of Sailing Pindar sees the value in sponsoring the sport of sailing, match racing and the World Match Racing Tour in particular. For more than 25 years, he has been leveraging the sport of sailing as a way of promoting his business. "I could see that sailing had a lot of connections, a lot of metaphors with it that were relevant to the changing world of my industry," he said in an interview with Valencia Sailing recently. "I saw that sailing had many assets that would be relevant to the message we wanted to communicate in our marketplace," said Andrew Pindar OBE, Chairman of the Pindar Group. He explained that he has taken and interest in what was taking place in the world of match racing over the last five years. Pindar witnessed the St Moritz Match Race in 2004 and was impressed with the way the event was run especially the fact that spectators could be very close to the action. "We decided to partner with the Tour because we could see that it was going to grow and develop and that what Peter Gilmour and Datuk Patrick Lim had achieved with the event in Malaysia was a model of what could be achieved elsewhere on the Tour," said Pindar. Pindar has launched a sailing initiative in the Middle East, in the Kingdom of Bahrain, called 'Sail Bahrain' with the aim of, amongst others, nurturing the next generation of local sailing champions and attracting events to the region. Ian Williams will be involved in various activities in Bahrain and ultimately, Pindar aims to host a WMRT event there, he said. Article provided by Valencia Sailing, valenciasailing.blogspot.com World Match Racing Tour: wmrt.com Derek Hatfield Buys Rich Wilson's Eco 60 Yacht The boat will now be renamed Spirit of Canada ahead of the 30,000-mile Velux 5 Oceans race which starts from La Rochelle in France in October. It will be the second time Derek, a native of New Brunswick, has competed in the Velux 5 Oceans after finishing third in Class II in the 2002/03 race. Designed by famous naval architect Bernard Nivelt for French single hander Thierry Dubois, the new Spirit of Canada was launched in 1999 before being raced in the 2000 Vendee Globe. She was then entered in the 2002/03 edition of the Velux 5 Oceans finishing second in Class I. In both the 2004 and 2008 Vendee Globe races she was skippered to a credible seventh position. Derek will now race her in the Eco 60 class in the 2010-11 Velux 5 Oceans race. The Eco 60 class is for Open 60 yachts launched before 2003, taking away the emphasis on money and putting it back on the skill, seamanship and determination of each sailor. Derek plans to be the first person in history to race around the world without the use of fossil fuels to operate the boat. www.spiritofcanada.net Featured Brokerage Very well equipped GS 42 Race! Offers invited! Brokerage through Bach Yachting International: www.yachtworld.com/bachyachting/ Complete listing details and seller contact information at The Last Word |
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