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SCUTTLEBUTT 3206 - Tuesday, October 26, 2010Scuttlebutt is published each weekday with the support of its sponsors,providing a digest of major sailing news, commentary, opinions, features and dock talk . . . with a North American focus. Website: http://www.sailingscuttlebutt.com Twitter: http://twitter.com/scuttbutt Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/sailingscuttlebutt RSS: http://www.sailingscuttlebutt.com/rss/index.xml Today's sponsors: North U, Navtec, and Key West Race Week. HOW SAILING BRINGS FAMILIES TOGETHER Doris and Steve Colgate of the Offshore Sailing School have been perfecting the art of sailing instruction vacations and sailing lessons since 1964. Here they provide some insight about family sailing for US SAILING: * How is learning to sail as a family a positive bonding experience? Doris & Steve: Learning to sail together as a family creates respect, communication and interaction with one another as the instructor helps each member achieve a shared goal. Many families who take our courses say it is the best experience they've ever had together. They learn to work as a team; to rely on each other and become self-reliant at the same time. The experience of driving a sailboat using wind alone is inspiring and exciting. They tell us the time they spend aboard together is fun and fulfilling. Family members become "friends" rather than parents and kids. And we are often told their relationships (between a father and son, a mother and daughter for instance) have been greatly enhanced by the experience of learning and sailing together. * How can we ensure that sailing remains a life-long sport at a recreational level? Doris & Steve: We must create an enticing vision of sailing wherever we go; talk about it to friends and associates; and stop calling it a "sport." Sailing is a lifestyle. It opens the doors to a multitude of adventures. You don't have to own a boat; there are yacht clubs and commercial sailing clubs to join, and fabulous charter companies with so many places to sail a family can take a different vacation every year without having to go back to the same location. * What do instructors need to focus on when training a family, as opposed to an individual or group of individuals? Doris & Steve: The instructor should treat everyone aboard equally and follow the curriculum just as he or she would with an all adult group. Obviously, some of the younger kids will not have as much "staying power" or retention, so if they want to take a break and go below to play that's fine. Engaging everyone, rotating positions so kids steer just as much as their parents (if they want to) is very satisfying for all. Likewise, kids should be rotated into the other positions on the boat so they understand team dynamics and are inspired to learn as much as their parents. Diplomacy, understanding and encouragement are key - just as they are with adult groups. When the kids are treated with respect and given a lot of encouragement, parents beam! And everyone is happy. Complete interview: http://tinyurl.com/family-sailing-102510 RESTING THEIR HOPES ON REDRESS (October 25, 2010) - The Student Yachting World Cup (SYWC) at La Rochelle, France (Oct. 24-29) is now in its second day, with both the American team and Canadian team resting their hopes for success on the outcome of their respective redress hearings. Each of the fourteen teams has been supplied with the Grand Surprise 9.54 m, and after five races both teams have endured breakdowns in two of their races, leading to big number scores. The equipment failures have been compounded by rules restrictions that limit back up gear, essentially forcing each team to play with the hand their dealt, no matter how horrid. Depending on redress hearings, both teams will learn if they get a reshuffle or not. Racing continues daily this week and concludes Friday. Event website: http://WWW.sywoc.org/ Team USA: http://followteamusa.csum.edu/ Team Canada: http://qstsywoc2010.blogspot.com NORTH U NEWS Scheduling is now underway for the 2011 "Hit the Shifts" Tactics Seminar Tour. To find out about seminars near you, or to find out how your fleet or club can host, visit NorthU.com. The recently released 3rd edition of "Match Racing" includes the latest match racing technique and over 25 video segments. Get yours (plus a fee "Welcome to Match Racing" DVD at NorthU.com. Find out about 2011 Performance Race Week, clinics, coaching and great gifts at ... http://www.NorthU.com 'WE JUST NEED YOUR HELP' In the realm of collegiate competition, the stronger programs have long been centralized in the New England or Mid-Atlantic regions. Due to better funding, dedicated facilities and coaching, the best sailors tend to go to the best programs. The recruiting reach of these programs now extends cross country, which has come at the expense of the other Inter-Collegiate Sailing Association districts. The Pacific Coast Collegiate Sailing Conference (PCCSC) is not what it used to be. When the local youth talent stayed local for school, countless college teams from San Diego to San Francisco could at one time contend for the national title. But now the cupboards aren't as full as they used to be, and the majority of the teams survive through the love of the game and volunteerism. And volunteerism has its limits. Danielle Richards, PCCSC Commissioner, is making a plea to take some of the pressure off the volunteers. "Right now the majority of our teams are student run club teams," said Richards. "Sailors alternate between race committee duty and racing throughout the day which doesn't let them focus on either task. We want to let our sailors just focus on their racing at regattas but in order to do that we need some volunteers to help. "There are plenty of former college sailors out here in California and Hawaii; we just need to know where you are and what your interests are. There are plenty of opportunities to learn how to be a judge or umpire and if it ends up being something you enjoy we can help you get certified. It doesn't matter what school you sailed for - we just need your help." To sign up, visit: http://collegesailing.org/pccsc/volunteers.htm QUALIFIERS COMPLETE FOR COLLEGE SINGLEHANDED NATIONALS The seven districts that comprise the Inter-Collegiate Sailing Association have completed their qualifying regattas for the 2010-2011 ICSA / LaserPerformance Men's and Women's National Singlehanded Championship, to be hosted by St. Petersburg Yacht Club in St. Petersburg, Florida on November 5-7, 2010. The finalists from each district competing in the nationals are: Middle Atlantic (MAISA): MEN - Charlie Buckingham, Georgetown; Philip Alley, Cornell; Sam Blouin, Hobart/WmSmith; Chris Barnard, Georgetown. WOMEN - Arielle DeLisser, Hobart/WmSmith; Marissa Lihan, Navy; Kelly Crane, Hobart/WmSmith; Morgan Wilson, ODU. Midwest (MCSA): MEN - Andrew Fox, Wisconsin; Joseph Kutschenreuter, Wisconsin; Matthew Thompson, Minnesota. WOMEN - Allison Prange, Minnesota; Natalie Sinn, Minnesota. New England (NEISA): MEN - Cameron Cullman, Yale; Cy Thompson, Roger Williams; Fred Strammer, Brown; Colin Smith, Brown. WOMEN - Elizabeth Barry, Brown; Anne Haeger, Boston Coll; Krysta Rohde, CGA; Emily Belling, Yale; Claire Dennis, Yale. Northwest (NWICSA): MEN - Elliot Drake, U/Oregon. WOMEN - Erika Vranizan, Western Washington. Pacific Coast (PCCSC): MEN - Oliver O'Toole, Stanford; Sean Kelly, Cal Maritime. WOMEN - Sarah Mace, Stanford; Molly McKinney, Stanford. South Atlantic (SAISA): MEN - David Hernandez, U/Miami; Erik Bowers, Charleston; Zachary Marks, South Florida. WOMEN - Emilie Mademann, Eckerd; Abby Featherstone, South Florida; Corey Hall, Charleston. Southeast (SEISA): MEN - Patrick Ryan, Tulane. WOMEN - Rebekka Urbina, TAMUG To mitigate issues related to on-the-water support, competitors may be disqualified if any of their team leaders, chaperones, coaches, parents, advisors or other support personnel go afloat in the sailing area on personal crafts. LaserPerformance will supply Laser (men) and Laser Radial (women) boats with sails to each competitor for the event. The local weather in early November is normally 8-12 knots of wind, air temperature 65-75 degrees but could be colder with passing of a cold front, water temperature 75 degrees. NOR: http://tinyurl.com/college-nationals-102510 DIVERSE ENOUGH? At the US SAILING annual meeting last week in Phoenix, AZ, three new appointments to the Board of Directors were confirmed based on their election by US SAILING members. These three individuals came from a pool of five people that had been selected by the Nominating Committee, with all five people based in the upper right corner of the country. The US SAILING announcement was included in Scuttlebutt 3205, which prompted the following letter from Doran Cushing of Sarasota, FL: "If there is any one problem with sailing in the U.S. it is the persistent 'old boy' network at the senior 'management' levels. The latest appointments to US SAILING only confirm that long-standing trend. Where is the diversity? Where is the all-embracing flavor of a huge nation where we end up with microscopic regional 'leadership?' Not that these people are not dedicated and talented. But it is a larger universe, even in the U.S. New England is NOT the center of the sailing universe in the U.S. The same old boy attitudes are reflected in the intolerance of multihull inclusion into the so called 'real world' of sailboats. Seems like lots of old boys are missing the boat." This was the fourth year that US SAILING held elections to determine members of its board of directors. Board members serve for a three-year term in rotation, except for the Executive Director and the Chair of the Olympic Committee. Here is the US SAILING Board of Directors for October 2010- October 2011: Gary Jobson (President), Annapolis, MD Tom Hubbell (Vice President), Delaware, OH Fred Hagedorn (Secretary), Chicago, IL Leslie Keller (Treasurer), Kirkland, WA Jack Gierhart (Executive Director*), Marion, MA Dean Brenner (Olympic Committee Chair), Westbrook, CT Ed Adams, Middletown, RI Walter Chamberlain, Bay St. Louis, MS John Craig, San Francisco, CA John Dane III, Pass Christian, MS Susan Epstein, Sharon, MA Stan Honey, Palo Alto, CA Maureen McKinnon-Tucker, Marblehead, MA Dawn Riley, Oyster Bay, NY Bill Stump, Venice, CA Jim Walsh (House of Delegates chair*), Brick, NJ *Non-voting members It should be noted that Dawn recently moved to Oyster Bay from nearby Detroit, MI. Overall, is this diverse enough? -- Scuttleblog, http://sailingscuttlebutt.blogspot.com/2010/10/diversity.html NAVTEC DELIVERS LE PONANT RIGGING Navtec have delivered a full set of replacement rod rigging for Le Ponant, the 88 metre, 3-masted, French commercial superyacht. With just two months between receipt of order and delivery, the rigging package was designed and manufactured at Navtec U.S., and assembled at Navtec's fully-equipped rod and fibre rigging facility in Cannes, France. The project will be completed when the rigs are re-stepped next month. With an emphasis on quality, delivery, and value for money, Navtec is a strong contender for the number one choice for rigging and service within the superyacht industry. For more information, visit http://www.navtec.net QUOTE / UNQUOTE "I always wonder to myself if this is how other sports and activities do it; do they all gather after a long day of competition with good friends and people they just met, share a few beers and cocktails at a bar overlooking a gorgeous evening at some lake, harbor, or ocean? For the car racers, golfers, and stamp collectors, I'm sure there is a great sense of camaraderie, but you can't beat being on the water. Regardless of how great or terrible your day was, there is always a good party, a cold beer and a great atmosphere at the end of a day of sailing. I could get into some classic individual stories, but fearing reprisal, I will do the honorable thing and keep them to myself." - Professional sailor Sam Rogers, http://42marine.com/2010-year-in-review/ STANDOUT PRODUCTS FROM THE SHOW The annual U.S. Sailboat Show in Annapolis, MD in early October provides the marine industry with an excellent opportunity to showcase its new products. MyBoatsGear.com editor Mike Hobson has reviewed some of the show's standout products: Selden rewind winch Harken rewind electric winch Garmin Auto pilot Horizon True gimbaled camera mount B & G Zeus navigation system Spotless Stainless Rust remover Facnor flatdeck furler Torqeedo electric outboard Full report: http://www.myboatsgear.com/newsletter/20101015.asp Here is an index of previous show reviews: 2009: http://www.myboatsgear.com/newsletter/20091012.asp 2008: http://myboatsgear.com/newsletter/20081015.asp 2007: http://www.myboatsgear.com/newsletter/20071015.asp 2006: http://myboatsgear.com/newsletter/2006122.asp NOMINEES ANNOUNCED A total of 63 products have made the shortlist for this year's Design Award METS. The competition, which runs each year in conjunction with the Marine Equipment Trade Show (METS) in Amsterdam, received 132 entries from 19 countries, with nominees coming from 13 of them. METS is the world's largest trade exhibition of equipment, materials and systems for the international marine leisure industry. Winners are announced November 16th. The shortlisted products are grouped into eight categories: marine electronics; interior equipment, furnishings, materials, and electrical fittings used in cabins; marina equipment, boatyard equipment, and boat construction tools and materials; deck equipment, sails, and rigging; clothing and crew accessories; lifesaving and safety equipment; machinery, propulsion, mechanical, and electrical systems and fittings; and marine related software. --Full report: http://www.ibinews.com/ibinews/newsdesk/20100925141919ibinews.html Nominee list: http://tinyurl.com/METS-102510 IRONY Rod Stewart has clear memories of recording his hit song SAILING - it's the only track he's ever sung without drinking booze first. The singer has confessed he suffers from nerves when he has to perform live or in the studio, and always has a drink before hitting the stage or laying down vocal tracks. But he had to record SAILING completely sober because there was no alcohol available at the studio in Alabama - and it went on to become one of his most famous songs. Stewart tells Britain's Live magazine, "It's the only song I ever recorded without a drink inside me. My thing was always to have a little tipple before I sang; even now I'll have a Bacardi and Coke before I go on stage. It just helps." Full story: http://tinyurl.com/RS-102510 Live performance (video): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=li0d_jKC6Gc TEMPERATURES FALLING? MAKE PLANS FOR FLORIDA! Key West Race Week (January 17-21) and the Miami Grand Prix (March 10-13) will chase away your winter blues! Think sunshine, great competition, warm water, dependable breezes, and incomparable nightlife. Join racing sailors from across the country and around the world in South Florida. http://www.Premiere-Racing.com DISTRAUGHT AND EXHAUSTED (October 25, 2010; Day 9) - Brad Van Liew (USA) is holding a 52 nm lead over Zbigniew Gutkowski on the first leg of the Velux 5 Oceans race from La Rochelle, France to Cape Town, South Africa (7500 nm). For this self proclaimed adrenaline junkie, Van Liew is in the race for the third time, and over the past few days has had all his offshore memories awoken. Van Liew suffered his second knockdown in just four days after being hit by a freak gust. Van Liew has been sailing in a low pressure system for several days now that has brought big seas and strong winds. "The seas are so confused that the autopilot just can't steer," the 42-year-old American said. "The wind picked up to 40 knots and it was just like 'bam' and the boat was on its side. I am so tired of this low pressure; it's unbelievable." Van Liew has past the Canary Islands and now has his bow aimed toward Cape Verde. Clearly distraught and exhausted, Van Liew provides this video interview: http://www.velux5oceans.com/skipper-news/day-8-video-brad-after-roll-over Race viewer: http://raceviewer.velux5oceans.com/app/index.html?sprint=1 SAILING SHORTS * Tampa, FL (October 25, 2010) - Four races in very warm conditions puts Jody Lutz of Brick, NJ in the lead of the Pan Am Selection Trials for the Lightning Class after one day of racing out of the Davis Island Yacht Club. Current North American Champion David Starck is in second place. Three additional races are scheduled for Tuesday. -- Full report: http://forum.sailingscuttlebutt.com/cgi-bin/gforum.cgi?post=10713#10713 * Annapolis, MD (October 24, 2010) - The Beneteau North American Championship were hosted by Annapolis Yacht Club, with the sixteen boat fleet enjoying clear skies, perfect temperatures, and good winds. Gary Tisdale representing Youngstown YC (Youngstown, NY) took the title, posting only one score outside of the top four during the 11 race series. Complete results: http://tinyurl.com/AYC-102510 * San Diego, CA (October 24, 2010) - Twelve high schools throughout Southern California participated in the second annual double handed Girls Invitational this past weekend. Hosted by San Diego Yacht Club, the ten race series was won by the Francis Parker team of Marly Isler, Kasey Hutcheson, Kristin Stipanov, Emily Bohl, and Kaitlin Driscoll. -- Results: http://www.sdyc.org/juniors/10results/pcisa_girls_res.pdf * Five TransPac 52s that have been optimized for IRC are among the fleet of 27 IRC boats entered so far in the Storm Trysail Club's IRC East Coast Championship set for a long Halloween weekend in Annapolis, Md (Oct. 29-31). Also among the fleet will be locals and defending class champions Ed and Molly Freitag racing their brand new Summit 40 DownTime. The only dedicated IRC rating event on the Chesapeake, the IRC East Coast Championship was the IMS East Coast Championship before 2005. -- Full report: http://tinyurl.com/STC-102510 * Canadian Olympic Sailing Team member, Tyler Bjorn was awarded the Marin de L'annee, aka Sailor of the Year, trophy by the Quebec Sailing Federation. The award was presented during the Quebec Sailing Federation's 40th Anniversary Gala at the Montreal Olympic Stadium's funicular. -- Full story: http://tinyurl.com/CBS-102510 * The ISAF World Match Racing Tour (WMRT) has opened up its bidding process for cities, regions and countries from around the globe to host a stage of sailing's leading world series. The bidding process, which will be managed by venue acquisition consultancy Regatta International, will see six new venues selected to join the Tour from the 2012-2013 seasons. The new venues will win the right to hold a World Championship stage, each lasting for 5 days. -- Details: http://application.wmrt.com/images/stories/pdf/release.pdf * (October 25, 2010) - At 18h 32m 32s CEST on Monday the Rolex Middle Sea Race committee signaled the finish and line honors victory for Esimit Europa 2 (SLO) in Marsamxett Harbour. The 100-foot R/P design Slovenian maxi's elapsed time over the Royal Malta Yacht Club's 606 nm race was 2 days, 6 hours, 52 minutes, 32 seconds. -- Full story: http://www.regattanews.com/pressrelease.asp?pid=100441&lang=1&eid=235 * Mark Conner, owner of Suncoast Marine in St Petersburg, Florida, was arrested last week for boat theft. Authorities told local media that they caught Conner and Lawrence Plumstead preparing a stolen boat for shipment to Australia. According to the St Petersburg Times, Conner faces 15 charges, including schemes to defraud, multiple counts of grand theft and multiple counts of possessing vehicles or trailers with altered identification records. -- IBI Magazine, full story: http://www.ibinews.com/ibinews/newsdesk/20100925124437ibinews.html * France's Beneteau Group, the world's biggest sailboat producer and a leading European producer of motorboats, has announced plans to establish a production facility in Brazil. Beneteau says it intends to establish a joint venture with businessman Marcos Soares in order to start operations in Brazil. The first plant is planned for installation at Marina Verolme in Angra dos Reis, Rio de Janeiro. -- IBI Magazine, full story: http://www.ibinews.com/ibinews/newsdesk/20100922170018ibinews.html GUEST COMMENTARY Scuttlebutt strongly encourages feedback from the Scuttlebutt community. Either submit comments by email or post them on the Forum. Submitted comments chosen to be published in the newsletter are limited to 250 words. Authors may have one published submission per subject, and should save their bashing and personal attacks for elsewhere. Email: editor@sailingscuttlebutt.com Forum: http://sailingscuttlebutt.com/forum * From Jane Paul: (re, fees to watch sailing at 2012 Olympics; SBUTT 3205) Why were the Sydney Olympics so good? It was because we could watch the sailing from all the public places around the harbour and did not have to pay. If you're looking to go and watch racing for a few days this is starting to become very expensive. All sailors find a voice and protest now. Tell the Government and Olympic Committee it should be free for everyone to enjoy and help encourage new blood to the sport. * From Richard Jepsen, Chair, Education Division, US SAILING: In regard to your publishing (in Scuttlebutt 3205) the news about US SAILING's awards at the Annual General Meeting, Jim Muldoon, in addition to receiving the Training Committee's highest award, the Timothea Larr Award, also received US SAILING's highest individual award, the Herreshoff Trophy, for extraordinary contributions to the sport over decades. Here's a link to the award announcement to learn a little more about his amazing impact on US SAILING and sailing in general: http://media.ussailing.org/Latest_News/2010_Muldoon_Herreshoff.htm CURMUDGEON'S OBSERVATION Country song title: "I'm so miserable without you; it's like you're still here". Special thanks to North U, Navtec, and Key West Race Week. Preferred supplier list: http://www.sailingscuttlebutt.com/ssc/suppliers |
