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SCUTTLEBUTT 3194 - Friday, October 8, 2010
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UPDATED DRAFT OF AC72 CLASS RULE RELEASED
Valencia, Spain (October 7, 2010) - Morrelli & Melvin Design and
Engineering, Inc. has released an updated draft of the AC72 Class Rule on
behalf of the Americaıs Cup defender, San Franciscoıs Golden Gate Yacht
Club, and the Challenger of Record, Italyıs Club Nautico di Roma. Since the
first draft was released on 16 September, potential teams for the 34th
Americaıs Cup have been able to review and contribute to the rule that will
govern the innovative and exciting new wing-sailed 72ft catamarans that will
race for the next Americaıs Cup.
This latest draft further limits the design and construction of the new
yachts to minimize costs and to help assure close, challenging racing with
excellent on-board TV coverage. Teams and other interested parties now have
another opportunity to give input before a final version is published 15
October 2010. Comments are due to before next Monday, 11 October 2010, by
email to classrule@americascup.com.
The independent development of the rule has been led by noted multihull
designer and world champion sailor Pete Melvin and his Huntington Beach
(California) firm Morrelli & Melvin on behalf of all Americaıs Cup teams.
The AC72 Class Rule, Draft 2.0, is now available at
http://tinyurl.com/22otnje
* Included in a more detailed message to the prospective teams, Pete Melvin
wrote, ³While the basic dimensions of the AC72 catamaran have not changed,
many details have been updated and clarified. The AC72 rule document has
also been reorganized, simplified, and re-worded to add clarity. This
updated draft release of the AC72 Class rule incorporates the following
significant changes from the previous version released on Sep 16, 2010:
- Modified measurement procedures for the hulls, platform, appendages, and
wing;
- Modified sail and sail plan definitions and dimensions;
- Addition of a wing weight and center of gravity rule;
- Elimination of the wing removable tip;
- Materials limits have been further refined;
- Updated details of ACRM mandated media equipment;
- Updated rule revision dates and procedures;
- ³Wing Spar² has been substituted for ³Mast², as used in the Protocol.
We have also been looking into alternate wing area reduction methods, which
currently remain undefined in the rule.²
WILD & SPECTACULAR RACING DAY 3 J/80 WORLDS
Newport, RI (October 7, 2010) - The J/80 Worlds fleet was in for something
special on their third day of sailing when PRO Tom Duggan hoisted "B" course
area flag and sent the fleet up Narragansett Bay north of Gould Island. The
course area presented a challenge as to stretch the course to the maximum
possible length of 1.5nm meant the starting line had to be east of Halfway
Rock in the shipping channel with the windward mark buried up under the
Jamestown Island shore. It was a day that perhaps some of the "locals" might
appreciate and have some fun with. That's exactly what happened.
The first race winners were the Rascal team of Henry Brauer and Will Welles,
neither are strangers to "up the Bay" sailing, nor is their tactician Stuart
Johnstone. Right from the start, it was clear the left was paying with huge
left-handers in the top left of the course. After a closely fought race,
the RASCAL team held off a late charge from the very well sailed Quantum
Racing team skippered by Scott Young and Terry Flynn from Austin, TX, the
two bright red spinnakers pulling hard as the two boats flew across the line
together on a full-on screaming plane and spray flying everywhere in a 25 kt
gust. Third in the race was Jose Maria Torcida on Ecc Viviendas. Rounding
out the top five were Carlos Martinez on Peraleja Golf in 4th and Jeff
Johnstone on Little Feat in 5th. -- Full report:
http://www.j80worlds2010.org/
Results after Day Three (top 10 of 61)
1. ESP, Rayco Tabares Alvarez - 17, 1, 5, 2, 3, 8, 3, 1; (17), 23
2. ESP, Carlos Martinez - 2, 2, 9, 1, 2, 4, 6; 62/BFD, (62), 26
3. USA, Scott Young/Flynn/Morran/Williamson - 8, 5, 1, 15, 1, 2, 7, 4; (15),
28
4. ESP, Jose Maria Torcida - 5, 3, 2, 5, 7, 3, 13, 3; (13), 38
5. USA, Glenn Darden/Hillard - 3, 8, 10, 9, 9, 23, 4, 2; (23), 45
6. USA, Jeff Johnstone - 4, 10, 18, 6, 13, 5, 2, 6; (18), 46
7. USA, Jay Lutz/Gary Kamins - 6, 6, 6, 11, 4, 17, 12, 10; (17), 55
8. USA, John Storck Jr - 11, 4, 4, 3, 14, 18, 28, 9; (28), 63
9. USA, Brian Keane 7, 12, 11, 8, 20, 7, 10, 8; (20), 63
10. USA, Benjamin Schwartz - 1, 13, 13, 14, 10, 16, 14, 5; (16), 70
Full results: http://tinyurl.com/2010-J80-Worlds-results
SAMSON MLX GETS THUMBS UP FROM TEAM MCNAY-BIEHL
Team McNay-Biehl had their best 470 season and has thanked Samson for
sponsoring it. ³Your sponsorship of our Olympic campaign continues to be so
important to our success,² says Graham Biehl. ³Your line package is our most
liked and trusted. I have to say the MLX is pretty impressive stuff. This
season, we only went through 1 mainsheet, 1 kite sheet, and 2 jib sheets.
That's pretty impressive considering the number of days we spent on the
water.² Congratulations to Team McNay-Biehl for a great season. For more
information of MLX, visit http://www.SamsonRope.com
MATADOR TAKES TOP POINTS IN COASTAL RACE/TP52 WORLDS
Valencia, Spain (October 7, 2010) Victory came when they needed it today
for the defending world champions Matador. A big win in the 1.5 points
multiplier 28 miles coastalı race brings Alberto Roemmersı team to within
one point of Quantum Racing (USA), the 2008 champions.
With owner Roemmers on the helm, Matador were the first to break to the
right off the start line, along with Bigamist (POR) and Cristabella (GBR)
and they formed the leading trio at the first windward gate. From there on
through a circuit of windward-leeward, triangle, windward-leeward loops in
11 to 16 knots of NEıly breeze on choppy waters, on to a spectacular finish
in front of the iconic Veles et Vents building, in the heart of the
Americaıs Cup Marina Real Juan Carolos 1, Matador extended their lead,
finishing 1 minute and 24 seconds ahead of Cristabella.
For the regatta leaders Quantum Racing it proved a much more frustrating
day, spending their coastal contest chipping away through the fleet to a
gain fifth place after they had rounded the windward gate in eighth. Other
than rescuing three valuable points, Terry Hutchinson and crew would also
have a small measure of satisfaction that it was Artemis (SWE), who were
their main challenge going out this morning, who finished on their tail
pipe. -- Full story: http://www.tp52worldchampionship.org/news/?id=1389
* Paul Cayard (Artemis) comments on todayıs coastal race:
Not a good day for Artemis today. In moderate winds but very choppy seas, we
finished 6th while Matador won easily. We had a good battle with Quantum all
the way around the track, they were always just in front of us, tacking on
us as much as they could but we held close and made them work for it. Today
was the "Coastal Race" but it was anything but coastal. It was an ocean
triangle that never got near land. We simply sailed long legs of four miles,
out in the ocean. It wasn't a very exciting day in the 12-15 knot winds. --
Read on: http://www.cayardsailing.com/cs_Reports.cfm?evtID=129&csRpt=988
US OFFSHORE SAILOR JOE HARRIS ENTERS CLASS40
Following seven years of successfully campaigning his Finot Design Open 50,
Gryphon Solo, US offshore sailor, Joe Harris, has chosen a Class40 as his
new weapon of choice by ordering an Alikaria RC2 from MC-TED. Since winning
the 50ft monohull class of the Transat Jacques Vabre in 2005 with Josh Hall
as co-skipper, Harris won the Open Division of the 2006 Newport-Bermuda Race
and set a new course record with an overall victory in the 2007 Bermuda
One-Two race. He then sold Gryphon Solo to a movie production company the
yacht plays a pivotal role in the recently-released The Death and Life of
Charlie St. Cloud - in July 2009 and began an intensive research program
into Class40s.?
The research included chartering a Class40 for the RORC Caribbean 600 and
the Newport-Bermuda Race earlier this year and a thorough study of the new
and used Class40 marketplace. The decision to buy the Marc Lombard-designed
boat was taken carefully: ³For some time Josh and I have been investigating
all the possibilities for my entry into Class40,² explains Harris. ³We
eventually found the right mix of performance, pricing and delivery schedule
for my program with experienced builder MC-TEC and the first laminations
will begin at their Tunisian yard next week.²?-- Read on:
http://globaloceanrace.com/?page=news&news_id=423&lang=en
TOUGH QUALIFYING PLAY-OFF UP NEXT AT GOLD CUP
Hamilton, Bermuda (October 7, 2010) - Adam Minoprio (NZL) ETNZ/BlackMatch
Racing, Ben Ainslie (GBR) TEAMORGIN and Ian Williams (GBR) Team GAC Pindar
sponsored by Argo Group all face a restless night with the knowledge that at
least one of them will be a casualty tomorrow in the final Qualifying
Session at the Argo Group Gold Cup. It will cap a remarkable few days in
Bermuda, which also saw overall World Match Racing Tour leader Mathieu
Richard ultimately knocked out of the competition by Jesper Radich (DEN)
Gaastra Racing Team.
In contrast to the 10-18 knot winds of the previous two days, today required
sailors to adopt an altogether different skill set to deal with a very
fickle and incredibly light wind. The reigning champion, Adam Minoprio has a
second chance to qualify tomorrow for the Quarter-Finals having failed to
qualify directly however he faces formidable competition - this group of six
teams includes four of the top 10 names in the ISAF Match Racing Rankings.
Björn Hansen (SWE) Hansen Global Team, Minoprio, Williams and Ainslie, are
also joined by Alvaro Marinho (POR) Seth Sailing Team (ranked 15), and Phil
Robertson (NZL) Waka Racing (ranked 21).
Full story, results, photos, and video: http://tinyurl.com/2bvg768
* Anna Tunnicliffe reports on her blog:
Today was our last race at the Argo Group Gold Cup. We had two races
yesterday and one race today to finish up our round robin. We won one race
yesterday, and were winning the race today until the last downwind leg, when
we were passed just at the finish line. This meant our overall score was
1-5...not very impressive I agree, but we had a good time sailing and
learned some new things from sailing against these top guys. Our races
yesterday were against Ian Williams (GBR) and local sailor Blythe Walker.
We had a good pre-start with Ian, but just as we approached the line, a left
shift came, which allowed him to not be early on the line. We tacked off
and he tacked on top of us and we couldn't catch him from there. -- Read on:
http://tinyurl.com/2cw93e9
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FLIP WEHRHEIM/TEAM BOMBA FLIPPER WIN 2010 J24 COLORS REGATTA
It was just another beautiful weekend in Lake George, NY, with 60 boats
registered and a beautiful forecast calling for sun and 60 degree weather.
The 2010 J24 Colors Regatta, held October 2-3, (itıs run for 32 years now),
was shaping up to be another historic regatta in upstate NY. The breeze was
to be 5-10 out of the north all weekend long, since the lake runs north to
south, this forecast meant the breeze would only accelerate down on the
water. Because of this the lake acted as one big wind tunnel, at times the
breeze touched 20 knots.
Team Bomba Flipper set out to have conservative starts due to the large
fleet, yet play the common 20-40 degree shifts during the races, to advance
in the fleet. This was the initial "game plan," but with shifts up to 120
degrees, the team found themselves autotacking/ autojibing during the first
day of racing and quickly reworked their tactics. The team was off to a
great start after Day One, with a 1,1,3. -- Read on:
http://tinyurl.com/3yd83f6
OXFORD FALL WIND UP A CLASSIC
By Andrew Campbell:
We had a classic weekend of Starboat racing on the Eastern Shore of Maryland
last weekend. The Tred Avon Yacht Club held the 59th Annual Oxford Fall Wind
Up and hosted 20 boats from around the northeast for a five race series.
Saturday was a light 6-10 knot westerly, but Sunday was the beginning of a
smoking noreaster with 15-20 knots of shifty breeze.
I raced with local TAYC member RJ Cooper, and although we were quite a bit
off the ideal weight, we managed to tune the new PStar into the right
settings to get a jump on the fleet. After shaking the boat down in Race 1,
we won two of the next three races to win the regatta going into the last
race. More than winning the event, we had a great time sailing on the
Choptank and a nice spread from the hosts at TAYC. The new boat is coming
into its own, with lots of room still for improvement. Iım looking forward
to this winter. -- Story at: http://campbellsailing.com/
PHOTOS OF THE WEEK
Some of the random photos from the sport received this week at Scuttlebutt
include Euro singlehanders, intoxicating sunsets, romantic ideas, crew
unionization, and an unknown ending. Here are this weekıs photos:
http://www.sailingscuttlebutt.com/photos/10/1008/
SEND US YOUR PHOTOS: If you have images to share for the Photos of the Week,
send them to the Scuttlebutt editor: mailto:editor@sailingscuttlebutt.com
VIDEO OF THE WEEK
New York Yacht Club's Silver Panda won their fourth U.S. Team Racing
Championship (Hinman Trophy) in five years and their record fifth overall.
After losing in the final series in 2009 to Team Extreme, 3-2, they won this
year's finale over the perennial power house from Great Britain, the West
Kirby Hawks.
The Championship series between Silver Panda and the Hawks was deadlocked at
2-2 after four races. Due to darkness and significant wind shifts, the fifth
and deciding race could not be finished, with the tie-breaker edge in Silver
Panda's favor.
If you have never seen team racing, or would like to learn from two of the
best teams in the world, this weekıs videos provide a re-play of the four
championship races:
http://www.sailingscuttlebutt.com/media/10/1008/
SEND US YOUR VIDEOS: If you have clips to share for the Video of the Week,
send them to the Scuttlebutt editor: mailto:editor@sailingscuttlebutt.com
SAILING SHORTS
* Valencia, Spain (October 7, 2010) - Americaıs Cup Race Management (ACRM)
today welcomed the appointment of two directors by the World Sailing Teams
Association (WSTA) to the five-person ACRM Board of Directors as part of the
process toward establishing the neutral, independent, professional and fair
race management entity to run the 34th Americaıs Cup and AC World Series
regattas. James Farmer (NZL), a Trustee of Emirates Team New Zealand, and
Mikhail Tuzov (RUS), a founding member of the Synergy team, were nominated
by the WSTA board this week. -- Full story: http://tinyurl.com/27bog4h
* In an article by Voiles et Voiliers, published October 7, 2010, it is
reported that French naval architect Guillaume Verdier and his
collaborators, Hervé Penformis, Romaric Neyhousser and Benjamin Muyl, have
joined the Emirates Team New Zealand design team for the 34th America's Cup.
Benjamin Muyl was involved with the development of USA-17 for BMW ORACLE
Racing for the 33rd America's Cup, while Verdier, Penformis and Muyl were
all part of the design team for the French Areva challenge for the 32nd
America's Cup. -- Read on: http://tinyurl.com/24rjygc
* According to a recent report from the National Marine Bankers Association,
boat values are beginning to see some stability. Lenders and others who help
them track collateral values, are beginning to see a firming of prices in
retail boat sales, possibly indicating a turn in the market. ³We believe
this is another recovery point in the cycle of availability of credit from
lenders and interest in borrowing to buy a boat by consumers,² explains
Karen Trostle, President of the National Marine Bankers Association. -- Full
report: http://tinyurl.com/27q4ths
GUEST COMMENTARY
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Authors may have one published submission per subject, and should save their
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* From Gary Wood (re, Scuttlebutt 3192):
The picture of Bill Leeıs Chicken Coop reminds me of going there in 1979. I
had sailed the Vic-Maui in 1978 on Merlin, a 10-day, record-setting quick
sail. Bill Lee met us at the finish in Lahaina and said to visit at any
time, so my girlfriend (now wife of 30 years) and I stopped by on a
California road trip.
Bill loaned us a room for the night that had a wine barrel hot tub just
outside, accessible by crawling through the window. He cautioned us to be
careful about sitting on the edge, as the drop below was about 100 feet. It
was the first hot tub us Seattle city-slickers had ever been in. Bill told
us his beer-can racing slogan was ³Weıre going to win this race we have
better dope, and our gals have bigger tits!² I suppose the faster boat
helped too.
* From Barbara Herman (re, Scuttlebutt 3192):
I love Scuttlebutt. The article on boats built in Santa Cruz reminded me of
the launch of our Santa Cruz 50 when we followed her down the mountain with
people standing on deck pushing the tree branches out of the way. It was
very exciting. Only more exciting was leaving Santa Cruz with the harbor
patrol telling us which way to go so we did not run aground. It had to be
high tide & we only had 2 feet max under the keel. The ride to MDR was
fantastic as we had good winds & made it in a very fast time. I have so
many wonderful memories of racing & cruising with the 1st publisher of the
Butt.
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