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SCUTTLEBUTT 1388 - August 7, 2003Powered by SAIC (www.saic.com), an employee-owned company. Scuttlebutt is adigest of major yacht racing news, commentary, opinions, features and dock talk . . . with a North American focus. Corrections, contributions, press releases, constructive criticism and contrasting viewpoints are always welcome, but save your bashing and personal attacks for elsewhere. PAN AM GAMES Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic- After two races today, sailors at the Pan Am Games reached the regatta halfway mark and were allowed to discard their worst race in a six-race scoreline. A third day of large swells topped by chop proved to be the undoing of some and the ride to greater gains for others. Tomorrow is a scheduled lay day. Racing will resume Friday and continue through Sunday, with a minimum of two races planned for each day. If twelve races are completed, scoring rules allow an additional discard. US Team Quotes: Assistant Coach Geoff Becker (Annapolis, Md.), "This is a pure boat speed regatta. The sailors who know how to deal with the waves are making huge gains downwind. Our dinghy classes are certainly struggling with it, because the sailors are more used to the kind of waves you might see in a Bay. These are real ocean waves: steeper, more of them and sometimes more confused." Mistral sailor Peter Wells (Newport Beach, Calif.), "In the first race, I rounded the top mark in second. That's the key--getting ahead to the first mark. It's a real advantage because the next leg is downwind, and you can get a huge jump on the fleet by accelerating on the big waves." Laser Radial sailor Sally Barkow (Pine Lake, Wisc.) also maintained a fifth-place position with scores of 3-4 today. Overall, she felt better about her performance, but admitted her improvements in downwind speed were only minimal. "I'm still getting used to the swells, which I'd say are anywhere from two to four feet." Mistral sailor Lanee Butler (Aliso Viejo, Calif.), "Now Argentina, Canada and Brazil are so close in scores that they'll be more worried about each other than me." Snipe sailor Lisa Griffith (San Diego, Calif./Phillipsburg, N.J.), "It's a drag race out to the left side of the course," said Griffith. "We have good speed now and we're communicating well, but there are a lot of world-class sailors in our fleet." Complete report: http://www.ussailing.org/Olympics/PanAm Results through Wednesday- Top-Three and U.S. Hobie 16 Open (9 boats) 1. E. Figueroa, PUR, (2)-2-1-1-1-1; 6 2. A. Noriega, MEX, (7)-1-4-2-2-3; 12 3. B. Arndt, BRA, 1-4-(5)-4-3-2; 14 5. Paul/Mary Ann Hess, USA, 5-(6)-3-6-5-4; 23 J/24 Open (11 boats) 1. M. Santa Cruz, BRA, 2-1-2-1-1-(7); 7 2. Tim Healy/ Crocker/ Borges/ Judson, USA, 1-2-1-3-(6)-1; 8 3. A. Gonzalez, CHI, 7-3-(11)-4-4-2; 20 Laser Male (15 boats) 1. Robert Scheidt, BRA, (1)-1-1-1-1-1; 5 2. D.E. Romero, ARG, 2-2-3-(4)-4-2; 13 3. B. Luttmer, CAN, 3-(5)-2-3-3-3; 14 5. Ben Richardson, USA, 5-3-5-6-5-(11); 24 Laser Radial Female (11 boats) 1. T.E. Calles, MEX, 1-1-(3)-1-1-2; 6 2. C. Bejar, BRA, (5)-2-5-2-5-1; 15 3. K. Rasa, CAN, 2-3-1-(6)-4-5; 15 5. Sally Barkow, USA, 4-4-(6)-4-3-4; 19 Mistral Male (10 boats) 1. M. Galvan, ARG, (2)-1-1-1-2-1; 6 2. R. Santos, BRA, (3)-3-2-2-1-2; 10 3. K. Stittle, CAN, 1-2-3-(6)-4-3; 13 5. Peter Wells, USA, (7)-6-5-4-3-6; 24 Mistral Female (7 boats) 1. Lanee Butler, USA, 2-1-1-1-1-(3); 6 2. C. Walther, ARG, (5)-2-5-2-3-1; 13 3. D. Vallee, CAN, 1-3-3-3-4-(5); 14 Snipe Open (8 boats) 1. B. Amorim, BRA, 1-(3)-1-3-1-1; 7 2. N. Manso, CUB, 3-1-2-2-2-(7); 10 3. S. Silveira, URU, 2-4-3-1-(6)-4; 14 6. Henry Filter/Lisa Griffith, USA, 6-6-(7)-4-4-6; 26 Sunfish Open (11 boats) 1. E. Cordero, VEN, 1-(5)-1-1-1-3; 7 2. R. Aguayo, DOM, 5-(6)--5-2-1; 16 3. D. Zimmermann, PER, 8-1-(9)-3-3-2; 17 7. Jeff Linton, USA, 3-(8)-7-6-7-8; 31 AMERICA'S CUP HALL OF FAME Alan Bond of Fremantle, Australia and Gary Jobson of Annapolis, MD have been named as the 2003 inductees to the Herreshoff Marine Museum's (HMM) America's Cup Hall of Fame. The two remarkable yachtsmen, whose contributions to the America's Cup competition have been outstanding over the years, will be honored at an official Induction Ceremony on Thursday, October 16 in New York, NY. Gary Jobson, accomplished sailor and beloved television commentator, has done more to popularize the sport of sailing than any other individual. He combines his thorough knowledge of sailing with a rare ability to describe competition, interpret strategy and convey the excitement of the sport. He has done more in his lifetime to dispel the stereotype that sailing and yacht racing is the exclusive domain of the wealthy and make it accessible and enjoyable to an international audience. Alan Bond, an adventure-seeking entrepreneur, turned his sights on the America's Cup in 1974 with the 12-Meter Southern Cross. This boat, designed by Ben Lexcen, lost to Courageous 0-4, but Bond was undeterred and returned again in 1977 and 1980 with the next generation of Lexcen designs. For the 1983 Cup, Bond challenged with the breakthrough Lexcen designed 12-Meter Australia ll. The combination of a radical "winged keel," a well organized syndicate and superb crew set the stage for the "race of the century." Australia II had a win-loss record of 44-5 before her final series with Dennis Conner's Liberty. Australia ll, skippered by John Bertrand, won 4-3 over Liberty, and the America's Cup left America for the first time in 132 years. - http://www.sailing.org/Article_content.asp?ArticleID=5114 CANTING BALLAST TWIN FOIL CBTF's™ revolutionary technology continues to earn accolades on the racecourse with the Royal Prince Alfred's victory in the 2003 Admiral's Cup. 'Wild Oats,' a 60-foot Reichel-Pugh design featuring CBTF (Canting Ballast Twin Foil) technology, won the IRC Endorsed Class, leading the Australian Team to its first Admiral's Cup victory in 24 years. This innovative appendage design incorporates the significant advantages of movable ballast into racing sailboat designs. A canting strut with a bulb of ballast at its tip provides righting moment quickly and easily. Because of the advantageous position of the ballast, a CBTF™ design needs only about half of the ballast required for a conventional keelboat and can be achieved at the touch of a button rather than the efforts of a large crew. This results in a lighter and therefore faster boat. Maneuverability is simplified through CBTF™'s two turning foils located forward and aft instead of the conventional rudder system. Complete report: http://www.sail-world.com/news.cfm?Nid=10632&RequestTimeOut=180 ERIN & JEN TAKE TOP HONORS AT TRAVEMUNDE RACE WEEK This team is on a roll! The 470 team Erin Maxwell and Jen Morgan took part in the recent Travemunde Race Week in Germany and placed first in the 470 division for both men and women. In addition, they received the perpetual trophy as the top female competitors! Follow their path to Olympic Gold (and to lend your support) by visiting http://www.maxwellmorgan470.com/ Not only do they use Samson sheets and halyards, they love our HPS Twine - duck tape on a string. You'll find the complete Samson product catalog at http://www.samsonrope.com/home/recmarine/catalogs/index.cfm US OPTI NATIONALS Chicago, IL, August 6th - Light winds left just under three hundred sailors ages 7-15 on shore until noon on the second day of racing of the Optimist ("Opti") Dinghy National Championship Regatta hosted by the Chicago Yacht Club. The race committee decided to call it a day at 4 p.m. amidst heavy rain with lightning predicted. The Championship fleet completed only one race and the Green fleet completed three. Conditions may start to improve Thursday and Friday as the winds are expected to pick up, but racers may be faced with further weather related interruptions. "The forecast is calling for winds blowing 10 to 15 knots, which will be an exciting change for the kids," said John Vandemoer, Chicago Yacht Club Sailing School instructor and head coach. "On the other hand, the increased winds might also bring scattered thunderstorms with lightning, so we'll just have to race in between them." Racing continues through Friday. - Haley Pingree, PCI Results after two days of racing*: Green Fleet (55 entrants): 1st - Andrew Pate, Naples, FL 2nd - Peter Rugo, Chicago, IL 3rd - Will Dennis, Saratoga, CA Championship Fleet (208 entrants): 1st - Kiel Killeen, New Orleans, LA 2nd - Alex Bunt, Fair Haven, NJ 3rd - Graham Todd, Royersford, PA * The Green fleet compete on its own course, while more experienced racers will compete together in the Championship fleet circle. Event website: http://www.chicagoyachtclub.org/opti/index.html SNIPE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP Borstahusen, Landskrona, Sweden- One race was slated for the day, which for many was over before it started. Numerous recalls plagued the start, with a flurry of penalties distributed. Once started, a new current pattern helped provide advantage to both sides of the course on the first beat, but thereafter the benefit came to those who played the shifts to the right. After a double windward-leeward course, it looked like the Russian team of Skornyakov/ Skoudina was going to wrest away the American's grasp on race wins. However, their OCS opened the door for Americans Szabo/ Janney to take the win. As predicted, the results have shuffled with the drop race, bringing 2002 Western Hemisphere Champions Diaz/ Rogers into the overall lead. The fleet has a layday on Thursday, with racing continuing through Saturday. - SB Results through Wednesday: 1. USA- Augie Diaz/ Jon Rogers, 1-(34)-7-2-2, 11.75 pts. 2. ESP- Francisco Sanchez/ Marina Sánchez, 3-2-9-(11)-3, 17 3. USA- George Szabo/ Brian Janney, 5-6-(13)-8-1, 19.75 4. BRA- Carlos Henrique Wanderley/ Richard Zietemann, 7-10-3-1-(35), 20.75 5. ARG- Adrián Marcatelli/ Fernando Zapatoski, 2-(33)-11-3-15, 31 Event report by U.S Team: http://www.snipeus.org/regattareports/2003%20Worlds/Tuesday/tuesday.htm Event website:http://www.borstahusens-ss.org/snipe2003/ SPACE SAILING Before the year's end, a team of civilians united by a passion for space travel will launch a spacecraft into orbit to test a new space-traveling technology. The mission, which will use a solar sail to carry a spacecraft ever farther from Earth, is the first use of a propulsion technology that may pave the way for interstellar flights. "Our job is just to prove this technology," project director Louis Friedman told SPACE.com. "If our craft goes just 10 kilometers on the solar sail, then it's a success." Friedman is also executive director of the Pasadena-based Planetary Society. The spacecraft, called Cosmos 1, is the product of three years of cooperation between the Planetary Society, the American media company Cosmos Studios and Russia's Babakin Space Center in Moscow. A launch is expected sometime this fall, despite the failed test of a suborbital version two years ago. The Cosmos 1 rocket will be loaded into the Russian nuclear submarine, transported out to the Barents Sea, where and launched into a 497-mile (800-kilometer) Earth orbit. After a few days of spacecraft checkout time, the eight-bladed solar sail will open up like a giant space flower. Each of the sail's petals is 47 feet (about 14 meters) long, composed of thin mylar and rolled into a space the size of a coffee can before launch. Cosmos 1 ground controllers plan to open the sail, four blades at a time, by inflating hollow tubes that run along the sides each blade with nitrogen gas. Each blade can also be rotated to present either its full face or just an edge toward the Sun, allowing researchers to control the amount of force striking the sail. "So when you're in Earth orbit, it's kind of like you're tacking in a harbor," said Jim Cantrell, a consultant for the Cosmos 1 mission. Complete story: http://www.space.com/businesstechnology/technology/cosmos_sail_030806.html STRONG SUMMER SUN - UV PROTECTION Protect your skin and sail forever! A breathable, form fitting, sailing shirt, by Sailing Angles offers excellent UV Protection! 8 oz Lycra Spandex construction creates a form fitting yet comfortable sun-protective shirt that stretches when you do whether doing a back flip on the centerboard, or leaping for a surprise jibe on your Farr 40. You will find the high collar and low cut waist very functional, offering maximum coverage. Buy one today, protect yourself, and sail forever! Sizes Jrs, Adults, XS-XXXL. Colors in white, royal and Savannah silver. Available at APS, Layline, and http://www.sailingangles.com NAPLES SABOT NATIONALS Newport Beach, CA, August 6th - One hundred ninety-five entrants were paired down on Monday through a qualification series to reach the final one hundred twenty boats that the class rules allow to compete in the Nationals. A flight selection series on Tuesday then divided this fleet into four groups for the finals, with the top flight (gold) competing for the championship. After Wednesday, Charlie Buckingham of Newport Harbor YC is currently in the lead. Racing continues through Friday - SB. Complete results: http://www.nhyc.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=dsp&page=sailing_race_detail&recid=1239&info=sailing_race_detail_results NEWS BRIEFS * On the 12th of July, AC Management announced that after extensive consideration, they had reduced the original list of 8 potential host cities to 5 who were asked 80 questions concerning differents subjects (local weather, outline plans for the hosting arrangements and infrastructure, logistical facilities...). All five candidate cities have submitted their answer file at time. The official deadline for the ACM to receive all the documents was Thursday 31 July. Now, a series of hearings to be organized for August 20th in Geneva will give all five applicant cities the opportunity to meet with the ACM administration and give additional information. - http://www.cupineurope.com * Sales of marine accessories in the US were up four per cent in the first quarter of 2003, according to the NMMA's new quarterly accessory sales report. Results of the survey are based on recreational marine accessory sales from 92 manufacturers in key accessory and equipment categories. - http://www.ibinews.com/ibinews/index.html * The ISAF world sailing rankings were released 6 August 2003, providing a current scorecard for those competing in the eleven Olympic classes. North American teams were absent in the top ten placings for all categories except the Yngling and the Star. Americans Alison /Leech/ Icyda hold the number one spot in the Yngling, with Bermudians Lewin/ Zuiderban/ Lewin in fifth and Swett/ Purdy/ Touchette of the US in eighth. For the Star, in third is Americans Reynolds/ Liljedahl with Bermudians Bromby/ Siese in fifth. - SB. Complete rankings at http://www.sailing.org/rankings BULLETIN BOARD Some of this week's postings on the Scuttlebutt Sailing Club's ad board include a Huckins 50 and a whole slew of employment opportunities. Looking to sell your Open 50 from the last Around Alone race? We have your shopper. Boats listings from Maxi's to a snipe and everything in between. Check out all the opportunities at http://www.sailingscuttlebutt.com/classifieds.html LETTERS TO THE CURMUDGEON (editor@sailingscuttlebutt.com) (Letters selected for publication must include the writer's name and may be edited for clarity or space - 250 words max. This is not a chat room or a bulletin board - you only get one letter per subject, so give it your best shot and don't whine if others disagree.) * From Marty Browne: Am I being naive or do crews on the Farr 40's get paid? * From Sandy Killian, Farr International: It has come to our attention that there was an error in the Seahorse interview with Jim Richardson that was posted on the Farr 40 web site (and included in part in Scuttlebutt). Regarding sail development within the Farr 40 class, and those sailmakers that are of prominence, we regret that the Farr website omitted Jim's final statement which said, "In Australia and the US for that matter, Fraser Doyle and Doyle are also doing well with D4." Farr International apologizes for this oversight. * From Judy Clagett McLennan: I wish to thank James H. Stevralia for his comment in #1383 where he associated Leiter Cup racing with Corinthian sailing. My late mother, Nancy Leiter Clagett, whom The Leiter Cup is named after, would be very proud that those associated with a race that bares her name are practicing Corinthian sailing. She lived on and off the water by Corinthian standards. This helped her be the best at everything she did. CURMUDGEON'S CONUNDRUM If you are cross-eyed and have dyslexia, can you read all right? |
