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SCUTTLEBUTT #316 - May 4, 1999ISAFThe 1999 ISAF Mid-Year Meetings, Vancouver, Canada concluded 2 May 1999, after four days of intense meetings for the Council, Executive, Sailing and Events Committees. There follows details of the principle decisions taken, and status on others. ISAF ADVERTISING CODE -- First addressed at the 1998 Mid-Year Meeting, the much publicised new "ISAF Advertising Code", whilst following the same policy principles has now evolved to be a clearer and simplified version of that originally proposed and received a majority support. The final document will be put to Council (in rule format, rather than its current policy state) in November 1999, and is intended to come into play on 1 January 1999. To summarise the advertising levels: All boats may carry a minimum level of advertising, Category A, to include class insignia, sailmakers' mark, builder's mark on hull, spars and small equipment; Forward 25% of both sides of the hull shall be reserved for advertising chosen by the event organiser. All boats will then have the option to either have no additional advertising than that required by Category A, or to have Category C Advertising which in addition to that required by Appendix A will permit unrestricted advertising on the hulls, spars and sails, except with respect to Appendix H (Identification on Sails). Classes have the option to choose whether they are Category A or C, although Olympic Classes shall be Category C. If a class is Category C, it may decide the maximum level of advertising permitted. In respect of Grade 1 and World Championship Match Racing Events, Special Events/Classes (ie Volvo Ocean Race, America's Cup) and ISAF Events, then ISAF will grant Category C advertising. In respect of fees paid, with the exception of those events/classes falling under ISAF's responsibility, then the respective MNA will be responsible to determine whether a fee will be charged and an Advertising Licence System introduced. It is intended that the new Advertising Code will be much simpler and clearer for all to understand, with its goal to open up the advertising opportunities for sailors, event organisers, classes and MNA's alike. The "Advertising Code" will be circulated for final ratification in November 1999, and will be on the website soon. 2004 OLYMPIC REGATTA - DISCIPLINES -- In November 1998, Council approved the eleven medal events for the 2004 Olympic Regatta, although the disciplines for the Keelboat events (Keelboat Open, Keelboat Men and Keelboat Women) were left open for an anticipated decision at the 1999 Mid-Year Meetings. Whilst it was intended that a decision on disciplines of the three Keelboat events be made at the Mid-Year Meetings, the recommendation from the Events Committee which proposed fleet racing disciplines for the men keelboat and women keelboat with match racing for the open keelboat, led Council to defer the matter to November 1999 to give Member National Authorities further opportunity to give input. EQUIPMENT OBSERVATION EVENT -- In March 2000 in Quiberon, France, an "Equipment Observation Event" will take place to look at possible new classes multihull and fast single-handed disciplines, with the objective being to look at classes to be used at future Olympic Regattas. If a suitable class were identified at the observation, the earliest it could find itself in the Olympic Games would be 2004. The equipment (class of boat) for the Olympics is normally determined four years prior to the regatta, hence equipment for the 2004 Olympic Regatta is scheduled to be determined at the 2000 November Conference, and that for the 2008 Olympic Regatta in November 2004. EMPIRICAL HANDICAP COMMITTEE -- Spawned from the Empirical Handicap Forum initiated in November 1997, and with the remit to promote the interests of the various empirical handicapping systems and their constituent members, the Council appointed a new "Empirical Handicap Committee", of eleven members. CLASSIC YACHTS -- Council approved the recommendation to introduce a new ISAF status of class to be known as "Classic Yachts", and thus recognise the high level of international competitive sailing and contribution such classes provide, but who do not meet the usual criteria to be an ISAF International or Recognised Class. Any designated "Classic Yacht" will have a tradition of competition extending back many decades. One of the benefits granted to the "Classic Yachts" will be the right to hold an annual World Championship. PROPULSION -- From an initiative of the Danish Sailing Federation in November 1998, a working party has been appointed to investigate and evaluate the current Racing Rule of Sailing 42 on Propulsion. The group will represent all disciplines and skill levels to consider whether such techniques should be permitted as a normal part of sailing. Taking the experience from windsurfing and permitted unlimited pumping, some opinions feel that ISAF should expand this liberal attitude. 2000 OLYMPIC REGATTA - BOAT IDENTIFICATION -- There was much debate on the need to make our sport more visually stimulating and teams clearly identifiable, including national identification on sails, names on sails, national flags on mainsails and national identification on the hull. Whilst SOCOG have agreed to fund the placement of such identification on the boats, further investigation will be undertaken on the preferred options and technical suitability of materials. But there is no doubt, that the boats racing at the Sydney Games will be visual! 2001 ISAF World Team Racing Championship The Lodni Sporty Brno Yacht Club in the Czech Republic was confirmed as the host club for the 2001 ISAF World Team Racing Championship, and will be the first ISAF event to be held in the country. NEW MEDIA RIGHTS -- In an effort to protect the interests of Classes and Member National Authorities, and to clearly identify the owner of media rights, and evolving media rights (digital, internet) ISAF passed a new regulation to govern media rights and "new" media rights. The regulation affirms the principle that the ISAF is the first owner of all media rights for events using the racing rules of sailing, and effectively licences the media rights to other parties. In respect of ISAF Classes, they are automatically licensed for their Class World and Continental Championships. In respect of National events, and events taking place in one country, on application ISAF will give (without fee) the rights to the respective Member National Authority, who may in turn sub-licence (with or without fee) the rights to the Event Organising Authority. For events taking place in more than one country, ISAF may license (a fee may be charged) the rights to the MNA of the event organiser. In respect of other high profile, special events, classes and ISAF Events, ISAF may grant the license to the event organiser or other organisation, and a fee may be charged. 2003 COMBINED ISAF WORLDS -- The Council endorsed the recommendation of the 2003 Evaluation Commission and Events Committee, that Cadiz be selected as the venue for the 2003 ISAF Combined Olympic Classes World Championships. The high quality of the seven bids from three countries, made the selection difficult as all candidates were capable of staging the event. ISAF and Consorcio Mundo Vela Cadiz plan to stage the event in May 2003. A working party from the Events Committee and an ISAF Vice-President will now further develop the event manual in order for the Executive Committee to finalise the contract with the Organising Committee. On Council confirming the recommendation of the Evaluation Commission, the President of the RFEV, Arturo Delgado, offered to host the 2002 ISAF World Sailing Championships in Spain. ASSOCIATE MEMBERSHIP -- With many of ISAF's smaller and developing Member National Authorities unable to pay their annual ISAF subscriptions, it has been agreed to look into opportunities to permit a form of membership, which will require a lower subscription fee yet still welcome the country into the ISAF family, albeit with a lower level of benefit than that granted to Full ISAF members ISAF website: http://www.sailing.org/ YACHTING CUP -- San Diego YC FINAL RESULTS: ULDB 70 (5 boats) 1 Taxi Dancer, Hughes/Richards (7) 2 Evolution, Ducker (13) FARR 40 (5): 1 Samba Pa Ti, Kilroy (8) 2 Orient Express, Tong (11) 1. J/120 (13) 1. Zip-a-dee-doo-dah, Harvey (9) 2 Simply Red, Kelly Vince (15) 3 Hot Tamale, Jorgensen (21) 4 CC Rider Nichols/Pyle (29) 5 Indigo, Birnberg (31) SCHOCK 35 (19) 1 Troublemaker, Long/Downey (17) 2 Wings Case (18) 3 Wild Thing, Zylstra/Harris (22) 4 White Fang, Adams (28) 5 Piranha, Voss (31) J 35 (7) 1 Fast LanePatterson (8) 2 Rag Tag, Burns (10) 3 Incisor, Dwire/Plander (15) PHRF AA (7) 1 CANTATA (AND53) RON KUNTZ (8) 2 ARANA (51SLP) JOHN CARROLL (15) 3 VELOS (CUSTOM) K & B HESTEHAVE (18) B PHRF (10) 1 HIGH (FARR40) ROSS RITTO (11) 2 TABASCO (OD 35) JOHN/STEPH WYLIE (12) 3 BRAVURA (FARR44) ERNIE PENNELL (12) C PHRF (22) 1 MUDDY WATERS (MELG30) JOHNSON/MEANS (15.5) 2 B-NASTY (B32) WILSON/ STRUM (20.5) 3 DEFIANCE (B32) SCOTT TAYLOR (22) 4 VOODOO (TRIPP40) DENNIS PENNELL (24) 5 WHITE KNIGHT (FARR40) PHILLIP (35) D PHRF (14) 1 MENACE XX (SOV33) DENNIS CONNER/ PINHERO (10) 2 HOT RUM (CF33) CASTILLION/PACHECO (20) 3 WILDFIRE (OLS30) LORENCE/ELLIS (20) 4 INVINCIBLE (NM30) TOM CARRUTHERS (22) 5 NEMESIS (ANTR27) GEOFF (25) MELGES 24 (15) 1 RUSH, V.BRUN/B.MITCHELL (9) 2 NOT THE FAMILY BUICK, M.STONE/S.BENNETT (12) 3 TWIST & SHOUT, JESSICA LORD (14) 4 WIDESPREAD PANIC, BLAKE MacDIARMID (24) 5 STUD PUPPY, G.MILLER/K.McCARTHY (27) B PHRF (17) 4 1 MIDNIGHT EXPRESS (CF27) PETER SENFT (11) 2 ENERGY (J-30) GREG TICE (22) 3 WHISPER, AL BERG (22) 4 87927 THUNDERBOX (AND26) RON/IAN TROTTER (25) 5 AMOUROUS (CAPO26) CHUCK HOLLAND (27) Complete Results: http://sdyc.org/raceinfo/ycupraceresults.htm CHARLESTON RACE WEEK Posting a near perfect record, Bob Johnstone's J/105 CAMELLIA won the Palmetto Cup followed by the SAYRA (South Atlantic Yacht Racing Association) Offshore Championship to take the Overall Class A PHRF title for Charleston Race Week. When the cumulative corrected times, divided by miles sailed, of all Division winners were tabulate to determine the Pusser's Cup "Boat-of-the-Week", CAMELLIA came out on top again. Johnstone credits crew members, which included Round the World Sailor Dave Scully, x-Newporter Dan Dickison and West Coast transplant Patrick Rogers, as being crucial to winning under the trying heavy-air conditions. With a persistent, concentrated low pressure center hanging onto the Carolina coastline, temperatures and winds were more like a New England Northeaster with temperatures in the 50's and low 60's (13 degrees below average) and winds in the 20-25 knot range for most of the series. Probably the most spectacular finish of the week was the J/30 J-MOOSE's on Friday. A line of wind came in at 25-30 knots, causing MOOSE to break its boom on the leeward mark rounding. Then their genoa pulled out of the Tuff-Luff about a ? mile to the finish. The crew then tensioned the genoa halyard to sail the genoa like a flat asymmetric spinnaker upwind against a strong 2 knot tide to the finish, managing to hold on to a 2nd place for the race. Over 1/3 the Race Week Fleet suffered equipment damage, retired or elected to DNS due to the rough, rainy conditions in Charleston Harbor. Charleston Race Week was moved this year from the July 4th week to provide more wind and moderate temperatures for the contestants. Those wishes were more than fulfilled. If these conditions continue for a few more years, Charleston Race Week will be right up there with San Francisco's Berkeley Circle in June and top Key West Race Week for wind. Charleston Race Week Results (Top 5 in each Class) Class A: (1) CAMELLIA, J/105, Robert Johnstone, Charleston SC, 1,1,2,1,1,1,1,1, 9 Pts; (2) HAWKEYE, IMX 38, Gene Rohrer, Charlotte NC, 3,5,1, 3,2,2,4,2, 22 pts; (3) ARROW, J/35, Dr. Willi Schwenzfier, Charleston SC, 2,3,4,6,5,4,5,4; (4) DEVILFISH, Evelyn 32.2, Buck Newsome, Charleston SC, 4,2,5,4,4,6,6,12, 43 pts; (5) PAMLICO, Andrews 38, Terry Smith, James Island SC, DNF, 4,3,2,7,3,3, 12; 46 pts. Class B: (1) J MOOSE, J/30, Rick Moore, Charleston SC, 2,1,1,1,1,2,2,2, 12 pts, (2) LADY BENETEAU, Beneteau 36s7,Deven Hull, Charleston SC, 1,2,2, 4,5,3,3,4; 24 pts. (3) OLE YELLA, Lindenburg 26, Carlton Polnot, Charleston SC, 3,3,4,5,4,8,8,5, 40 pts. (4) AVALON, S2 7.9, Greg Siewert, Charleston SC,5,5,3,3,3,8,8,3, (5) ON LOCATION, Columbia 26, Larry Workman, 4,4,5,6,6,8,8,8, 49 pts. Class C Non-Spinnaker: (1) SLAM DUNK, J/34c, Dominic Fedele, Charleston SC, 2,1,2,1,1,1,3,1, 12 pts.;(2) DISSIPATION, Tartan 30, Tim Burke, Charleston SC, 1,2,1,3,2,2,1,2 14 pts.; (3) SWELL RIDER, Hunter 34, Ted Wickman, 4,4,4,5,5,7,5,9 43 pts. (4) DIVINE WIND, Hunter 31, Mike Bryce, 6,3,3,4,6,4,9,4, 39 pts (but higher cumulative corrected time), (5) SLIP AWAY, Hunter 34, Charles Frasch, Charleston SC, 3,6,5,7,7,5,9,5, 47 pts. MATCH RACING The Boat U.S. Santa Maria Cup and Eastport Yacht Club have extended an invitation to Charlie Arms of San Diego, CA to participate in the 1999 BOAT/U.S. Santa Maria Cup to be held June 2 in Annapolis. Ms. Arms won her invitation by virtue of her second place finish in the Sundance Cup, a new women's match racing event held at the Ft. Worth Boat Club in April of this year. Ms. Arms finished behind Jane Moon of the Cayman Islands, who already holds and invitation to the Boat U.S. Santa Maria Cup. Tuesday June 2nd will mark the kick off of this premiere match racing event for women sailors in the United States, at the Eastport Yacht Club in Annapolis Maryland. The Boat U.S. Santa Maria Cup has been sailed in these waters since 1991. This ISAF Grade 2 regatta has been chosen as the single qualifying event in the United States for the Women's World Match Racing Championship which will be sailed in Italy in September. This designation has attracted more of the world's top women match racers than ever. 9 of the top 20 women in the international rankings are scheduled to appear in this field of 12. Scheduled to compete are (rankings current as of March 30, 1999):
Event website: http://www.eastportyc.org. WINNERS CIRCLE
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