Scuttlebutt Europe #1976 - 30 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 Mirsky Beats Ainslie in Sunseeker Australia Cup
Another great win for Perth in the sudden death Petiti Final, as another Perth sailor Keith Swinton defeated World Match Racing Tour leader, New Zealand's Adam Minoprio and his Emirates Team New Zealand BlackMatch Team. The final was the best of three races with Mirsky powering past the British America's Cup crew. Mirsky was on fire in the first match and sailed away from the ISAF sailor of the year keeping control on the right and sailing to a clean win. The final race was nearly over for Ainslie and his Team Origin before it began. As the two Bakewell-White 36's spun around the Media-Broadcast boat at anchor, abeam of the start boat, Ainslie came too close to the bow, hooked on the chain and spun the big powerboat; as the angle widened the chain slid free of the keel and they were free. A rare grin from the focused British skipper. Mirsky lead across the start line but Ainslie was on the right and controlled the beat, but Mirsky was bow to stern at the top mark. Then the race cracked open as Ainslie was penalised for failing to keep clear. -- Al Constable & Rob Kothe Team No Way Back Is Crowned RC 44 Champion 2009
The scenario couldn't have been better ahead of the last racing day of the RC 44 Championship Tour 2009, with four boats in a position to win the overall title. Following the match race event earlier in the week, Pieter Heerema's No Way Back was leading the provisional ranking with 15 points ahead of Artemis (17), Team Aqua (18) and Ceeref (19). Needless to say that there was a huge pressure on the teams. One week ago, ahead of the Gold Cup, No Way Back was third overall and fourth in the fleet race ranking. The double points system - heavily discussed this week - turned out massively in their favour. The Dutch team conquers the fleet race ranking and the overall Gold Cup. Last but not least, Heerema and Ray Davies win the Championship Tour 2009. During the price giving, Heerema received a superb sculpture created by the Swiss artist Fred Fischer and called Fluid. Thanks to their second place, Artemis remains the fleet race champion 2009; the team will start the next season with brand new gold wheels! Finally, Ceeref conquered earlier in the week the prestigious SLAM Cup; a trophy awarded to the best match racer of the season. Sea Dubai RC 44 Gold Cup - Fleet race, final results after ten races: 1. No Way Back, Pieter Heerema, 28 points RC 44 Championship Tour 2009, overall result: 1. No Way Back, 15 points A Modern Twist on a Classic Look Outfit your crew today at: www.camet.com Seahorse Sailor Of The Month Francisco Lobato (POR) This month's nominees: Andy Soriano (USA) Curtis Florence (USA) Seahorse Sailor of the Month is sponsored by Harken McLube, Dubarry & Musto. Cast your vote, submit comments, even suggest a candidate for next month at * Seahorse has a special six issue subscription offer for those who vote and/or comment on the Sailor of the Month... vote and see! Cork Resumes Race from Cape Town This lunchtime the marine surveyor pronounced her fit to leave and the crew, who had gathered at the yacht club this morning made their final preparations for the 4,700-mile race that will take them into the Southern Ocean along the Great Circle route to Geraldton, Western Australia. Cork's delayed departure follows a collision on the start line on Sunday afternoon when she slammed into Hull & Humber's port side, causing both teams to return to harbour for repairs. Teams of boat builders from Action Yachting at Royal Cape Yacht Club have been working on the bow of the boat which was damaged in the crash. At 1834 local time (1634 GMT) the yacht slipped her lines, the repairs complete a day earlier than predicted. Hull & Humber's repairs will take a little longer and the English boat is forecast to leave Royal Cape Yacht Club next Tuesday. * Clipper has reluctantly accepted the resignation of Eero Lehtinen, skipper of Team Finland in the Clipper 09-10 Round the World Yacht Race. The Finnish skipper will depart the boat in Western Australia at the end of Leg 3 and will be replaced by Southampton based skipper Rob McInally. In an e-mail to Clipper Race Chairman, Sir Robin Knox-Johnston, Eero made it clear that a series of personal family issues have made it impossible for him to continue as Team Finland's skipper. The talented Finn made his decision known in a timely fashion to ensure that a reserve skipper will be in Australia to take over the helm ahead of the race restart on 3 January 2010. Upon arrival Eero will hand over the reins to 37-year-old British skipper, Rob McInally. Rob is no stranger to Clipper or the Ed Dubois designed Clipper 68, having completed a circumnavigation as skipper of Nova Scotia in the Clipper 07-08 Race. Prior to that he worked for both the Challenge Business and the Volvo 60, Pindar. * If you take a look at the race viewer on www.clipperroundtheworld.com you will see the yachts lined up like sprinters in the starting blocks, poised to fly down the track. The distance to finish figures belie how close the eight ocean racing boats are to the scoring gate at 55 degrees east and the curvature of the earth is not apparent on the map. With approximately 500 nm to the gate, the next two days will make for thrilling racing and the points to be won could go to any of the eight leading teams. Positions at 0900 UTC, Sunday 29 November 1. Spirit of Australia, DTF 3529 Dubarry For Xmas: Are You Worth It?
LiveLoveGoSailing http://www.dubarry.com/marine.cfm Dode / Moreau Win 2009 Dart 18 World Title With One Race To Spare
"We are not happy with silver", is Lloyd's clear answer to the question about their result. "We have had a fabulous season so far. We won the Dutch, Belgian and UK Inland Nationals with one race to spare and now we are second. It is my fifth podium finish in a row, but I still miss a first position. Joanna also took two silver medals before, so I really wanted to win here." According to Lloyd, the incredible upwind speed of the French winners made the biggest difference: "Even if they went the wrong way, we struggled to hold them." However, the breakage of the French beam could have been an interesting turning-point. Jones-Pierce: "I thought, we will find out what kind of sailor Emmanuel is. Whether he would give in to the pressure or not, but he still won the race. His head is there, he is a true champion." The top two spots are taken, but the third podium position is still available for four teams. The second worst result may be discarded after ten races. Ambtman and Maarten Kroon dropped to the third place. Dart 18 Worlds 2009 - Top five after 9 races and one discard: 1. Emmanuel Dode & Fred Moreau, FRA, 9 points Top three Aruba Heineken Catamaran Regatta after nine races and one discard: 1. F18 - Xander & Mark Pols, NED, 7 www.arubaregatta.com Unique Book Celebrates 60 Years of Finn Sailing
This book primarily contains a photographic record of 60 years of Finn sailing from its beginnings in Uppsala, Sweden in 1949 right up to the 60th anniversary regatta back in Uppsala in August 2009. There are more than 1,000 colour and black and white photos covering six decades of Finn sailing by some of the world's greatest yachting photographers. In addition, more than 60 sailors have put pen to paper to describe their unique and personal stories in the class. The vast majority of the written accounts were specially commissioned for this book, and the sailors talk candidly and personally about their time in the class, and what it meant to them. Some are inspirational, some humorous, some emotional, and some even death defying. The book brings together more Olympics medalists and former world champions than ever before. In all there are contributions from 22 Olympics medalists (9 of them gold) and 23 world and European champions. Find out what happened to Jochen Schumann's gold medal winning mast of 1976, how Cam Lewis won his two Finn Gold Cups, how Stig Westergaard funded his campaign selling strong Danish lager, how Ralph Roberts met Paul Elvstrøm, how Peter Holmberg won a silver medal with a broken mast, how Oleg Khoperski defied death while training in Cuba, how Hubert Raudaschl started in the sail making business, how Estonian Finn sailors were the first free Estonians to compete in an international sports event, and Gus Miller's part in that, how John Bertrand became involved in the Finn class while at college, how Ian Ainslie went training with sharks and about what went wrong when Ben Ainslie first stepped into a Finn. Copies of this book are available through various National Finn Association or direct through the Finn class website at www.finnclass.org. A full list of those national associations holding stock is available on the website. Order online now at: www.finnclass.org/finnshop.htm Class website: www.finnclass.org Liz Wardley Heads For Wellington... Solo... And Back...
The young sailor left in the exact conditions of the SolOceans - the start of the first edition is scheduled on 23 October 2011 - i.e. solo onboard a SolOceans One-design, a 16-Meter (52.5-foot) all-carbon high-tech sailing yacht Made In Normandy. This one-design is at the same time a real scientific vessel and a bold oceanic racing vessel with performances worthy of an 18-metre prototype. The SolOceans One-design proudly sails the colours of the Lower Norman Region (France), Wellington, Caen la mer urban area (France) and Cherbourg (France) - who have supported the creation and development of the SolOceans and the OceanoScientific Campaign since its creation. The French Ministry of Higher Education and Research is a patron of this campaign. It will give new scientific data to researchers in order for them to better understand the climate of our planet and precisely determine the causes and consequences of Global warming. Liz Wardley plans to be back in Lower Normandy in mid-March, at the end of the second leg between Wellington and Cherbourg i.e. two 50 to 55-day single-handed navigations raced against the clock. Closing Shop In San Diego This final session of sea trials on the BOR 90, with its new, revolutionary wing sail, was very successful. The wing is now scheduled to come out of the boat on Saturday morning, before the BOR 90 will be lifted from the water and prepared for shipping to the venue for the Match. "We're in the home stretch now," said helmsman James Spithill (AUS). "With the Match scheduled to begin in just over two months time, every hour we've spent sailing in this last session has been of incredible value to us. The wing sail has been a powerful addition to the boat and we've used this time on the water to learn about what it can do." The team is scheduled to pack up its San Diego base and return to Valencia, Spain, where it was based for the 32nd America's Cup. BMW ORACLE Racing is preparing to meet Alinghi in the 33rd America's Cup Match beginning on February 8, 2010. For The Record Performance Certificate John Reed Letters To The Editor - * From Adrian Nicolle: re Peter Cooke's letter on the abandoned ARC boat... I jumped to the same initial conclusion as you, in that "the only place to secure a tow is round the mast", however on re reading the original article I realised that the boat had a deck stepped mast. I have always carried a towing bridle on every boat I have owned, designed to spread the load over as much of the boat as possible. I wonder if this useful and inexpensive piece of safety gear should be added to the standard requirements? In saying this, hindsight is a wonderful thing and I am sure the conditions at the time were something that I certainly never wish to experience and everyone involved in the rescue of this crew should be congratulated, after all unlike some mariners we only do this for fun.... * From Jonny Tilney: Did you see the irony in [Peter Cook's] letter? The rescued didn't know to use the mast for the towpoint, and I agree, naughty. And although it may be fine to level that criticism, what then do you say about the knowledge, or lack thereof, of the rescuers? Featured Brokerage Category 2 coded ex charter vessel used for corporate charter, sail training and racing, as such fully maintained with full service records. Very spacious and popular cruiser/racer. 10 Berths in 3 cabins, VHF, GPS,Chartplotter and much more. Brokerage through Premier Yacht Sales Ltd.: www.yachtworld.com/premieryachtsales/ Complete listing details and seller contact information at uk.yachtworld.com The Last Word |
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