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SCUTTLEBUTT No. 598 - June 26, 2000FROM THE GUEST EDITOR:The Curmudgeon is off sailing into the sunset, so for the next 5 days I'll be sitting in again as the guest editor. If you have submissions, letters, diatribes etc., that you wish to have published in Scuttlebutt, please send to dmccreary@boats.com. There are no letters in today's issue, please send me some to post tomorrow and later this week. Thanks! FAIR SKIES, FAIR BREEZES MARK LAST DAY AT RACE WEEK The Boatscape.com Block Island Race Week 2000 wound up with the kind of weather most sailors only dream about-a 10- to 15-knot westerly and crystal clear skies. After a week ranging from winds too light to continue racing on Monday for all but the Class A boats to light, shifty airs to heavy fog for the traditional Round- the-Island Race Thursday, the 137-boat fleet rejoiced in the perfect finish to their challenging six-race series. The top trophy of the regatta, the Boatscape.com Boat-of-the-Week, went to Jim Doane, of Naples, FL, in J/105 Wonder Wagon for the crew's win in the contentious class. Not till the last race on the last day was the winner decided. Other winners for the day included several more now familiar names. In Class A, IMS Bache Renshaw, of S. Dartmouth, MA, lost the day to Vincenzo Onorato in Farr 42 Mascalzone Latino, but held onto his top overall score. Thompson 35, Rumours, Tim Woodhouse, of Newport, RI, won by 35 seconds over J/125 Still Crazy, Bill Helming, of Boothbay Harbor, ME, in Class B, PHRF 1. Rumours also won overall in the class. In Class C, PHRF 2, Fitikoko, Tripp 38ml, Andrew Wilson, of Annapolis, MD, preceded Hugh Chandler's Scherherazade by 17 seconds in the last race to take the overall honors. Four-time America's Cup winner Dennis Conner, of San Diego, CA, had no trouble winning the last race in the Soverel 33 National Championship to win yet another major title to add to his list. Complete results at www.Premiere-Racing.com GILL LAUNCHES BREATHABLE BOOT Gill have been the market leaders in boating boots for many years. Whilst performance marine clothing has developed in leaps and bounds over the years, boots had not until now! During the past two years Gill has worked closely with WL Gore to develop a completely new and revolutionary marine boot. Style 910 Features include: waterproof, breathable, and light weight. Cordura and Kevlar tough upper. Unique rear lacing system. Superman grip with wrap around 3D sole unit. Reflective strip near to the ankle support. No offshore sailor should leave home without a pair. For more information visit www.gillna.com NOMINATIONS FOR PROSSER TROPHY AND COACHES OF THE YEAR The Captain Joe Prosser Award is awarded each fall at US SAILING's Annual General Meeting in cooperation with the United States Merchant Marine Academy's Sail Training Program (Kings Point, NY). This prestigious award was created to recognize the life achievement of the Merchant Marine Academy's first sailing master, Captain C.A. "Joe" Prosser, USMS. Eligibility for the award is as follows: The award may be to an individual who, or organization which, has, in the opinion of the US SAILING Training Committee, made significant and successful contribution to the training or instruction of sailors, or to the training and certification of instructors. Nominees for the award should be US SAILING members, and may be professionals in the field of instruction. Organizations nominated may be either "for-profit" or "not for profit" and may be engaged in sail instruction on a part time or full time basis. Nominees should embody all characteristics of sportsmanship and exhibit a selfless dedication to the sport. Nomination form online at www.ussailing.org/training/Prossernom.asp US SAILING's Olympic Sailing Committee (OSC) is soliciting nominations for sailing's 2000 Coach of the Year and Developmental Coach of the Year. Working with criteria approved by USOC, the OSC will evaluate each nominee's accomplishments for the 12-month period ending October 1, 2000. See www.ussailing.org/pressreleases/2000/coy.htm STONEWEST INTERNATIONAL 14 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS Light and variable winds caused the postponement of today's race for two hours until a force 2 to 3 south westerly came in and racing got under way after one general recall. The two leading boats at the first mark were exactly the same ones as yesterday, but in reverse order, with Chris Bundy and Jamie Hanseler on this occasion ahead of Paul Bieker and Mark Newbrook. It was noticeable at this stage that several of yesterday's leading boats, including winners Zeb Elliott and Dan Johnson and the third place finishers Paul Bayliss and Richard Woof, were a long way down the fleet and finding it very difficult to make up places in the light and tricky conditions. As the race began to settle down, Colin Goodman and Jim Storey were moving up well in the top half dozen, and eventually passed Bieker and Newbrook to move into second place. Although they were closing on Bundy and Hanseler towards the end, the Americans held on to take a well deserved win. Peter Harper and Andrew White sailed an excellent race to take third place, as did Rob Storrar and Nick Kincaid who finished fourth. Race 2 results.
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