Scuttlebutt Europe #1975 - 26 November
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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 Golding and Sanso on Podium
Sailing upwind through the gentle, long swell in just a gentle breeze Golding and Sanso eased the IMOCA Open 60 Mike Golding Yacht Racing through the finish line in the early morning to be greeted by a large, colourful and noisy crowd. Mike Golding Yacht Racing finished at 8:59 in the morning, Costa Rica time, 14:59h GMT. Their time for the course from Le Havre is 17 days, 1 hour, 29 minutes and 38 seconds, finishing 1 day, 6 hours, 7 minutes and 28 seconds after the first placed IMOCA Open 60 monohull Safran. The duo played their stealth card for the final stage of the race, a spoiler just in case there was any unexpected, major slow down in the final hours of the race, but in the end it was not needed as they never stopped moving through the last hours, trimming hard until the finish gun confirmed their success. For Golding's sixth Transat Jacques Vabre, it is the fourth time he has been in the top three, sailing three different IMOCA Open 60's. But this was one of the toughest races, he explained on the dock. As well as two big storms which battered them through the second part of the first week, the duo struggled with a debilitating sequence of small problems which affected their ability to stay with the electric pace set by the leading pair, Safran and G roupe Bel. But, given that their partnership was only forged a couple of weeks before the start, both were openly happy with their third placed finish. Having lost his mast while leading the Vendee Globe which has then lead to a long re-fit for his IMOCA Open 60 which included updating the head of the keel, Golding has not sailed many miles with the re-fitted boat this summer. For Sanso's perspective he was delighted with the result especially after the storm shortly after the start and the electrical issues in the closing stages: "It was a pretty tough race and we are happy with the result. Certainly when I look back and remember being in Le Havre and looking around at the standard of the fleet, and all the rock-stars of the IMOCA Open 60 world, I am very pleased to be in here with this result. Yes, it is a little frustrating that we had our problems which held us back, our electrics, battery and engine problems, but in the end it is a good result to be proud of. It was tough in the big storm. I don't mind telling you we were down bel ow for a time just ready for whatever was going to happen, lifejackets on, harnesses on, but the thing is it was so bad outside I don't know what we would have done." Another Day In Court... And It Now Could Be May... The America's Cup Defender, Societe Nautique de Geneve (SNG), today argued before the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court in defence of two of the Defender's fundamental rights as per the Deed of Gift: the right to choose the venue and the right to race a challenger that complies with the Deed of Gift measurement requirements. "The Defender is hopeful the five Judges of the Appellate Division will respect and uphold its Deed of Gift right to select the venue and to define the rules as has been the case for 158 years and 32 editions of the America's Cup. If Justice Kornreich's decision is upheld, it would be the first time in the history of the America's Cup that the Defender is deprived of its fundamental right to choose the venue. We expect a swift decision from the court in order to move ahead with the 33rd America's Cup and at last return it to the water," said SNG vice-commodore Fred Meyer. On the matter of selecting a venue and on the matter of the rules of the America's Cup, the Deed of Gift clearly states: 'These ocean courses shall be [...] selected by the Club holding the Cup; and these races shall be sailed subject to its rules and sailing regulations [...]' The Deed of Gift stipulates that racing for the America's Cup between 1 November and 1 May must take place in the Southern Hemisphere, but Justice Cahn's 12 May 2008 New York Supreme Court Order 'that the location of the match shall be in Valencia, Spain, or any other location selected by the SNG' led the America's Cup defending yacht club, Societe Nautique de Geneve, to select Ras Al Khaimah in the United Arab Emirates. The Emirati venue was selected for several reasons: the suitability of the weather conditions for a February Deed of Gift Match, the infrastructure offered by the country and the experience of the UAE in organising world class sporting events. * And from Tom Ehman, Golden Gate Yacht Club Spokesperson: In its continuing effort to host the 33rd America's Cup in Ras Al Khaimah, today Societe Nautique de Geneve asked the Appellate Division to reverse the October 27 Supreme Court decision which had declared RAK as non-compliant with the governing Deed of Gift. In recent weeks, SNG has publicly committed to Valencia as the venue, even while attempting to re-instate Ras Al Khaimah via appeal, as well as floating Australia as a possible venue. Today SNG also requested that, if the Appellate Court does not reinstate RAK in February, the 33rd Match be delayed from February until May 2010. SNG argued that this was to allow it to choose a venue in the Northern Hemisphere that would be Deed-compliant even though both SNG and GGYC had previously agreed to Valencia by mutual consent. Additionally, SNG asked the Appellate Court to reinstate SNG's own peculiar measurement method that would include rudders in the crucial Length on Load Water-Line calculation. The effect of this abnormal practice, never before used in the America's Cup, would be to disqualify GGYC's yacht. The Supreme Court ruled against SNG's measurement method last month. We appreciate the Appellate Court having handled SNG's appeal on an expedited basis, and we look forward to its decision. www.bmworacleracing.com The Secret Is In The Design Dedicated to your performance for over 40 years. Going strong. Going faster. Britons Break French Domination at Dart 18 Worlds It was a busy time for the rescue boats of the Aruba Watersports Center, as many boats capsized and several helmsmen fell overboard and had to be picked up. "I have never ever started with 40 knots breeze", said Xander Pols on the beach. Just before the first race in the afternoon, a squall with gale force winds came over. John Moret and Paul Smissaert tried to bear away for the line, but pitch poled. That was already the second unfortunate moment for the Dutch F18 sailors on this fourth day. Their mainsail came undone in the morning, so they missed the first gun and fought back to a sixth position. But the second time of bad luck put an end to today's racing, as they fell through the mainsail and they struggled to get the boat upright again. Leo Ambtman and Maarten Kroon (NED) sailed their Tornado well and overtook the second position overall. The program for Thursday includes another three races in windy conditions. Top five Dart 18 Worlds 2009 after five races and one discard: 1. Emmanuel Dode & Fred Moreau, FRA, 5 points Top three Aruba Heineken Catamaran Regatta after races and one discard: 1. Xander & Mark Pols, NED, 5 www.dartworlds2009.com The Mystery Ship Reappears
When Tropical Storm Ida struck Nov. 10, the charred wooden hull reappeared on the beach six miles east of Fort Morgan in Baldwin County. The wreck is most likely to be the three-masted schooner Rachel, which ran aground on the peninsula in the first half of the 1900s, according to Mike Bailey, Fort Morgan events coordinator. "We're 95 percent sure that's it. At 155 feet long, it was one of the largest Biloxi schooners built," he said. "It was built as a lumber schooner and was carrying a load of lumber when it ran into a storm. It didn't have a full crew and they couldn't handle the ship in the storm. They put out an anchor, but it ran aground." The Rachel was built by John DeAngelo in Moss Point in 1918. The ship wreckage has reappeared on the beach, usually after storms, for at least 40 years. A Jan. 11, 1970, story in the Press-Register described how an archaeology team from Mobile College, now the University of Mobile, studied the wreckage after it had been uncovered by Hurricane Camille in 1969. At that time, archaeologists suggested that the debris was the Monticello, a two-masted schooner with a Civil War story to tell. The Monticello sailed from Mobile on June 28, 1862, aiming to evade the Union blockade and head to Havana. But two Union gunboats attacked, and the schooner ran aground about six miles east of Fort Morgan. Union forces burned the Monticello, according to the 1970 story. The Perfect Nautical Gift For All Occasions
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The team were keen to take advantage of the existing favourable conditions, which would allow for a good downwind passage back to the HUGO BOSS base in Gosport. The current eta for the boat is Friday 27th November. Alex, Ross and the HUGO BOSS team would like to thank everyone in Horta for all their support and assistance, particularly the Harbour Authorities without whom the repair would not have been possible. The Racing Rules of Sailing for 2009-2012 Rule 18.2(c) will be changed to prohibit a newly discovered and potentially dangerous tactic that was an unintended consequence of the current wording of this rule. The revised rule will no longer permit a boat to tack just before she reaches a mark and, as a result of her tack, become entitled to mark-room from boats that had been clear ahead of her when they reached the zone. A parallel change in rule B3.1(c) outlaws a similar tactic in a sailboard race. The definition Obstruction will be changed so that a boat racing will no longer be an obstruction to other boats that are required to give her room or mark-room. This change will simplify the analysis of some situations near a mark in which both rules 18 and 19 apply, and it will not otherwise change the 'game'. Additions will be made to the definition Party to correct unintended omissions. The revised definition will mean that, whenever redress is requested for a boat by the race committee or considered for a boat by the protest committee, that boat will be a party to the resulting hearing. Also, a race committee that requests redress for a boat will also become a party when its request is heard. A new rule, rule C2.12, will be added to the Match Racing Rules. It will prohibit a tactic at the windward mark that the match racing community does not wish to allow. After the 2009 rulebook was printed, ISAF revised its Advertising Code and, in so doing, eliminated all references to Category A advertising. References to the Advertising Code in Appendices J, K and L will be changed to make them consistent with the revised Code. Changes made in detail: www.sailing.org/rrs/supplement1 David Thomson / Alex Alley for the Global Ocean Race 2011-12 Thomson competed in the Portimao Global Ocean Race 2008-09 taking third place in the double-handed class with Jeremy Salvesen, an adventurer and entrepreneur, on the Akilaria Class40, Team Mowgli. Thomson - aged 34, five years younger than Alley - has very broad experience as a professional racer, sailing teacher and project manager. He has broken several world speed records as crew on the maxi-catamaran Playstation, competed in the America's Cup and Classic British Yacht Regattas and has also sailed on many of the latest generation IMOCA Open 60s, including Hugo Boss currently being campaigned by his brother, Alex. Letters To The Editor - * From Peter Cook: The report states 'However, owing to the increasing wind strength (between 20 and 28 knots) and direction of the swell, the towing line repeatedly pulled deck cleats off the lightweight racing yacht'. So what is surprising about that? How un-seamanlike! It was perfectly predictable. One deck cleat pulls out and they then attach it to others - which then pull out. The towing line should never have been attached to a cleat in the first place. Even with substantially-built yachts with cleats or windlasses through-bolted to something solid the only place to secure a tow is round the mast - the strongest towing anchorage available. On a modern, lightly-constructed yacht this is even more relevant. If the report is accurate, what were these people doing attempting an Atlantic crossing without this piece of basic knowledge? I hope that they make a substantial contribution to the Spanish Maritime Rescue Service. Featured Brokerage CUTTING EDGE is one of the few TP 52's that has been retrofitted as an IRC weapon. Orginally built as PATCHES in 2005, she won the TP 52 Globals in 2006 and the Copa Del Rey in Spain under charter as SIEMANS. Her current owners bought her in 2007 and did a complete refit on her to be able to do any major inshore or offshore event under IRC. She has completed the 2009 Fastnet and many other very windy English offshore races. Brokerage through Ancasta International Boat Sales: www.yachtworld.com/ancasta/ Complete listing details and seller contact information at Back on Monday The Last Word |
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