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SCUTTLEBUTT 2269 – January 29, 2007Scuttlebutt is a digest of major sailing news, commentary, opinions,features and dock talk . . . with a North American focus. Scuttlebutt is distributed each weekday, with support provided by UBS, main partner of Alinghi, Defender of the 32nd America's Cup (http://www.ubs.com/sailing). ROLEX MIAMI OCR (Jan 27) It was a tooth-and-nail day as sailors competing in the finals of US Sailing's 2007 Rolex Miami OCR fought it out on Biscayne Bay for medals in 11 Olympic classes. The sun shone brilliantly and the winds blew 8-10 knots, providing a perfect wrap-up for the competition, which hosted more sailors -- 855 from 49 countries -- than it ever has in its 18 annual runnings. After five days of fleet racing, which concluded Friday, medalists were determined in three Paralympic classes. The top ten overall finishers in the Olympic classes advanced to today's single medal race, replicating the new Olympic format that will debut in Qingdao, China in 2008. U.S. Sailors took home three medals in Olympic classes and three in paralyampic classes. Three of them were gold. – Read on for the final day report on how the medals were won: http://www.ussailing.org/pressreleases/2007/rmocr07preview10.htm Final Series Results (Top Three plus top North American) Finn (49 boats) -- 13 races 1. Peer Moberg (NOR), 51; 2. Jonas Hoegh-Christensen (DEN), 55; 3. Daniel Birgmark (SWE), 67; 4. Christopher Cook (CAN), 78. 49er (47 boats) -- 15 races 1. Morgan Larson/ Pete Spaulding (USA), 81; 2. Stevie Morrison/ Ben Rhodes (GBR), 87; 3. Morgan Lagraviere/ Stephane Christidis (FRA), 88. 470 Men's (31 boats) -- 13 races 1. Nick Rogers/ Joe Glanfield (GBR), 47; 2. Mathew Belcher/ Nick Behrens (AUS), 68; 3. Gustavo Martinez/ Dimas Wood (ESP), 75; 7. Mikee Anderson-Mitterling/ Dave Hughes (USA), 93. 470 Women's (18 boats) -- 13 races 1. Marcelien de Koning/ Lobke Berkhout (NED), 40; 2. Ingrid Petitjean/ Nadege Douroux (FRA), 59; 3. Amanda Clark/ Sarah Mergenthaler (USA), 73. Laser (69 boats) – 13 races 1. Gustavo Lima (POR), 80; 2. Tom Slingsby (AUS), 81; 3. Michael Blackburn (AUS), 86; 8. Brad Funk (USA), 118. Laser Radial (69 boats) -- 13 races 1. Sari Multala (FIN), 46; 2. Gintare Volungeviciute (LTU), 59; 3. Evi Van Acker (BEL), 82; 4. Anna Tunnicliffe (USA), 86. RS:X Men (44 boats) -- 12 races 1. Przeymslaw Miarczynski (POL), 48; 2. Joao Rodriques (POR), 63; 3. Samual Launay (FRA), 77; 22. Barger, Benjamin (USA), 202. RS:X Women (28 boats) -- 12 races 1. Marina Alabau (ESP), 45; 2. Flavia Tartaglini (ITA), 51; 3. Bryony Shaw (GBR), 55; 15. Dominique Vallee (CAN), 107. SKUD-18 (10 boats) – 13 races 1. Scott Whitman/ Julia Dorsett (USA), 30; 2. David Cook/ Brenda Hopkin (CAN), 37; 3. Karen Mitchell/ JP Creignou (USA), 45. Sonar (14 boats) -- 13 races 1. Dan Parsons/ Tom Pygall/ Guy Draper (GBR), 52; 2. Rick Doerr/ Tim Angle/ Bill Donohue, (USA), 53; 3. John Robertson/ Hannah Stodel/ Stephen Thomas (GBR), 53. Star (67 boats) – 9 races 1. Fredrik Loof/ Anders Ekstrom (SWE), 32; 2. Hamish Pepper/ Dave Giles (NZL), 50; 3. Afonso Domingos/ Bernardo Santos (POR), 52; 8. George Szabo/ Andrew Scott (USA), 66. Tornado (43 boats) – 11 races 1. Darren Bundock/ Glenn Ashby (AUS), 43; 2. Leigh McMillan/ William Howden (GBR), 52; 3. Fernando Echavarri/ Anton Paz (ESP), 64; 10. John Lovell/ Charlie Ogletree (USA), 107. 2.4 mR (25 boats) -- 13 races 1. Stellan Berlin (SWE), 39; 2. Megan Pascoe (GBR), 51; 3. Helena Lucas (GBR), 61; 4. Allan Leibel (CAN), 66. Yngling (18 boats) -- 13 races 1. Sally Barkow/ Carrie Howe/ Debbie Capozzi (USA), 32; 2. Sarah Ayton/ Sarah Webb/ Pippa Wilson (GBR), 34; 3. Silja Lehtinen/ Maria Klemetz/ Livia Varesmaa, (FIN), 44 -- Complete results: http://www.rolexmiamiocr.org/results/index.htm -- Daily video reports from Gary Jobson: http://tinyurl.com/ypttxs OCR NOTES * Photographers Sally Collison, Dan Nerney, and Glennon Stratton contributed images from the Miami OCR toward a video Scuttlebutt produced, set to the music “Be the One” by Hootie and the Blowfish. Enjoy: http://www.sailingscuttlebutt.com/MEDIA/07/0127 * ISAF World and Rolex US Yachtswoman of the Year Paige Railey was disqualified from the Miami OCR due to the accumulation of infractions witnessed by the on-course umpires. This also happened to Railey at the Laser Radial Women’s World Championship last August. * In the Olympic classes, 25 of the 49 countries in attendance made it to the medal round; the top five countries with the most medal round qualifiers were (medals won in parenthesis): Great Britain - 17 (5) France - 14 (3) USA - 12 (3) Spain - 6 (3) Poland - 6 (1) * As a measure of depth in each Olympic class, the countries with multiple entries in a class for the medal round were: 470 Men (GBR-2, ESP-2, AUS-2); 470 Women (USA-2, DEN-2), 49er (USA-2, GBR-2, FRA-2), Finn (GRR-2, SWE-2), Laser (AUS-2), Laser Radial (GBR-2), Star (USA-2), Tornado (GBR-2, FRA-3), Yngling (GBR-2, FRA-2, RUS-2) YOUR GOALS. OUR SAILS. Whether you are planning for the current season or for another season, call your local Doyle loft today to find out how our sailmaking professionals can help you. Whether your sailing takes you to the race course, coastal, or blue water cruising, Doyle Sailmakers has a product that will enhance your program. Let us help you achieve your goals. Call 800-94-DOYLE or visit http://www.doylesails.com THE SERIES BEGINS The recently completed Acura Key West Regatta marks the beginning of the 2nd annual US-IRC Gulf Stream Series. The IRC boats that participated at Key West are now eligible to continue racing in events in the US and the Caribbean to compete for individual and team trophies in the series. And with the new, flexible event format, IRC racers not in Key West still can qualify for the series as well. Series scoring is based upon the results of completed events as follows: Group (1) Medium Distance Races Each competitor shall complete one race of the following races: Ft. Lauderdale to Key West Race OR the Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race OR Stamford Yacht Club's Vineyard Race. Group (2) Long Distance Races Each competitor shall complete one race of the following races: Pineapple Cup Montego Bay Race OR The Annapolis to Newport Race OR The Marblehead to Halifax Ocean Race Group (3) Southern Events Each competitor shall complete two of the following series: Acura Key West 2007 OR Acura Miami Grand Prix 2007 OR Charleston Race Week OR International Rolex Regatta, St Thomas OR The BVI Spring Regatta and Sailing Festival OR St Maarten Heineken Regatta OR Stanford Antigua Sailing Week Group (4) East Coast Around the Buoy Races Each competitor shall complete two of the following series: American Yacht Club's Spring Series OR New York Yacht Club's 153rd Annual Regatta presented by Rolex OR Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race Week presented by Rolex OR Storm Trysail Club IRC East Coast Championship. Visit the web site for details http://www.us-irc.org/gss2007.cfm AUCKLAND MATCH RACING CUP Dean Barker won his second consecutive Auckland Match Racing Cup title on Sunday, beating British challenger Ian Williams 2-1 in the final. It was a tough final day of racing with Barker and his Emirates Team New Zealand crew of Terry Hutchinson, Don Cowie, James Dagg and Jeremy Lomas first having to dispatch Adam Minoprio and his crew of young guns in the best-of-five semi-final, where Barker was able to take advantage of small mistakes by Minoprio’s team to clinch his place in the final with a 3-1 win. In the other semi-final, the world’s second and third ranked match race skippers went head to head, with Williams, sailing with a pick-up crew of local New Zealand sailors, having to overcome a 2-1 deficit against Frenchman Mathieu Richard before advancing In the final, Williams took first blood. The British skipper led around the top mark and then Barker attacked from behind on the downwind run, establishing an overlap and looking set to overtake. However, as the yachts charged into the leeward mark, Williams luffed hard, forcing Barker away. Barker was unable to mount another attack and Williams took the win. However, Barker and his crew were not to be denied. They came back with guns blazing to win the next two encounters, both of which featured spirited tacking duels, and take the title. The day began with light airs and then a lengthy delay as the wind settled into a building north easterly, rising to 20 knots by the end of the afternoon. In the petite final, Richard secured 3rd place with a 2-0 win over Minoprio, who finished 4th. -- http://www.aucklandmatchracingcup.co.nz Final Standings 1. Dean Barker (NZL) 2. Ian Williams (GBR) 3. Mathieu Richard (FRA) 4. Adam Minoprio (NZL) 5. Eugeny Neugodnikov (RUS) 6. James Spithill (AUS) 7. Simon Minoprio (NZL) 8. Brian Angel (USA) 9. Simon Dickey (NZL) 10. Takumi Nakamura (JPN) ONE-DESIGN SURVEY (Sailing World editor Dave Reed provides his take on their annual survey) I'll be the first to admit that I have no love for numbers; my eyes glaze over when I see pages of statistics, survey data and spreadsheets. But the results of the 2006 US Sailing/Sailing World One-Design Survey actually got me excited. The deeper I looked into the results of this annual membership count, the more I understood about what was going on outside the classes and fleets I sail with here at home in Newport, R.I. The complete survey is filled with reported gains and losses, and with each I instantly wondered what the story was behind the number. Where did those 100 or so Etchells members go while the little known Y Flyer class picked up seven? Did the Flyer folks find a creative way to get people on the water and sailing, or did they just push a little harder to get members to make good on their dues? One can always count on an explanation, and behind each explanation lie the important lessons from which we can learn and apply to own fleets, our own, classes, and even to ourselves. A quick note on the methodology: More than 200 class representatives were asked to complete an online survey, hosted by US Sailing. The survey mainly asked about current membership and regatta participation, but also sought recommendations on how US Sailing could better serve the one-design class community. In early January, the data was compiled in-house at Sailing World and presented for the first time (last weekend at the US Sailing One-Design Sailing Symposium in New Orleans, LA). -- Read on for full report and to view survey: http://tinyurl.com/2c4glp HOW DO YOU WANT YOURS? On Tour, On-Line, On The Water, or On Board? Try our TRIM and Tactics seminars in 24 cities across North America, featuring Gary Jobson and other top instructors, plus books and CDs to take home. Or Performance Software and Instruments webinars live, on-line. Perhaps an On-The-Water Race Week in Captiva Island, FL. Or try Coaching aboard your boat. It’s your choice: You can spend a lifetime learning to be a better racer, or you can accelerate the process with North U.: Call 800-347-2457 or Visit http://www.NorthU.com THE 5-MINUTE INTERVIEW: BEN AINSLIE Ben Ainslie, 29, the twice-Olympic gold medallist from the UK, fills in the blanks to the following statements: A phrase I use far too often is... "Um". I wish people would take more notice of... “Each other. Being a bit more courteous, polite and having more respect for each other.” The most surprising thing that ever happened to me was...“Being on stage with the Spice Girls. It was on the old National Lottery programme and they had a bunch of people from the Olympics. I wasn't prepared for it and it was a shocking experience. It was quite fun and very entertaining. It was in 1996 - I was only 19 at the time.” My proudest moment...“The last Olympics I did I started off terribly. After the first day I was 24th out of 27 nations. It was a bit of a disaster - a lot of people had written me off. That was a catastrophe at the time, but I changed to turn it round so I was quite proud of that.” A common misperception of me is...“Probably that I'm shy.” I'm not a politician but...“I'd give people more say. It's a respect thing - letting people make their own decisions for the good and for the bad on a national and global scale. There are too many control freaks around.” The best age to be is...“Your early twenties. It's exciting when you're deciding what path to take and knowing you have a lot of options and opportunities.” -- Complete interview: Elisa Bray, The Independent, http://news.independent.co.uk/people/profiles/article2125382.ece 505 WORLDS (Jan 29) Another gloomy day in Adelaide, Australia, where days like these generally mean big pressure and direction changes in the wind at Brighton and that’s what we saw. Generally it was 13-18 knots, but occasionally it was above and occasionally it was below. It was an easy day to get hurt today with big shifts and plenty of boats that were at the front early ended up a long way back after going the wrong way. Regardless of the shifts though, two boats have been very consistent. Nick Adamson and Steve Bourdow from the US and Mike Holt and Carl Smit also of the US are tied for the lead. Both boats have posted a second, third and fourth and don’t look like making any mistakes. Racing continues through Friday. -- http://www.505worlds2007.com Results after three races 1. Nick Adamson/ Steve Bourdow (USA) - 9 pts 2. Mike Holt/ Carl Smit (USA) - 9 3. Sandy Higgins/ Paul Marsh (AUS/SA) - 10 4. Mike Martin/ Jeff Nelson (USA) - 21 5. Chris Nicholson/ Darren Nicholson (AUS/NSW) - 24 7. Kevin Taugher/ Jon Bell (USA) - 29 8. Howie Hamlin/ Fritz Lanzinger (USA) - 31 SAILING SHORTS * The National Women’s Sailing Association (NWSA) has elected Nancy Erley, founder and owner of Tethys Offshore Sailing for Women, in Seattle, WA, to its Advisory Board. Erley, a two-time circumnavigator, was the 2006 recipient of the Leadership in Women's Sailing Award, co-sponsored by BoatU.S. and NWSA. The award honors an individual who has built a record of achievement in inspiring, educating, and enriching the lives of women through sailing. Other NWSA’s Advisory Board members include Betsy Alison, Susan Altmann, Janet Baxter, Bernadette Bernon, Doris Colgate, Sally Helme, J.J. Isler, Linda Lindquist, Barbara Marrett, Kristan McClintock, Sheila McCurdy-Brown and Vicki Call Sodaro. -- http://www.womensailing.org * (San Isidro, Argentina - Jan 27) The 29er World Championship concluded over the weekend with six North American teams in attendance. The teams in the Gold Division were Americans Judge Ryan/ Hans Henken (20th) and Max Fraser/ Alex Bernal (25th), with the top Silver Fleet team being Americans Emily Dellenbaugh/ Briana Provancha (2nd). -- http://29er2007.cnsi.org.ar/index2.htm * Graham Dalton, the New Zealand solo skipper racing his Open 50 on the second leg of the Velux 5 Oceans, has pulled into the port of Bluff, New Zealand, at the southern-most point of the South Island. Dalton suspended sailing at 16:30 GMT on Saturday January 27, forced to make the unwanted pit stop after he discovered that one of his diesel tanks had leaked after leaving Fremantle and contaminated around one third of his food stores, making the food inedible. -- Full report: http://tinyurl.com/2g3qkd * Registration is now open for the US Sailing Spring Meeting: March 15-18, in Newport, RI. Full details: http://tinyurl.com/24kg6x * If you had trouble with the link for the story in Issue 2268 titled “SECTARIAN DIVIDE?’, here is a new and improved link: http://sailmag.com/SectarianDivide/ PROVE IT TO YOUR VALENTINE. A print from Onne van der Wal’s Gallery of fine nautical photography lasts much longer than flowers or chocolate! And MINI prints are 20% off for VD. Prices start at $18, they are nicely framed and come in a variety of sizes. Now that’s getting lucky! http://www.vanderwal.com LETTERS TO THE CURMUDGEON Letters selected for publication must include the writer's name, and may be edited for clarity or simplicity (letters shall be no longer than 250 words). You only get one letter per subject, so give it your best shot, don't whine if others disagree, and save your bashing and personal attacks for elsewhere. As an alternative, a more open environment for discussion is available on the Scuttlebutt Forum. -- Scuttlebutt Letters: editor@sailingscuttlebutt.com -- Scuttlebutt Forum: http://sailingscuttlebutt.com/forum * From Doran Cushing: Regarding PHOTO GALLERIES (in Issue 2268) and Skip Novak's 75-foot "Palagic Australis" riding out 70 knots at anchor - look at the mainsail. Not covered, but not an inch of sailcloth fluttering nor creating windage beyond the compressed shape along the boom. Look at the three furling sails...each one furled tightly with no portion of the sail exposed to create chaos, and sheets tight. Whether it be their style or their preparation, the decks are clear of obstructions which create windage. Even the back of the boat with the arch and radar seem to allow flow with minor stress on the boat or the ground tackle. You can see from the angle of the rode that they likely have 8:1 or 10:1 scope...and they are working to improve their situation. Why do these simple techniques baffle the boat owners who rely on insurance instead of preparation to protect their beloved vessel? There needs to be a "due diligence" stipulation in marine insurance that doesn't allow the lazy or non-caring boat owners to pass on their indifference to the owners who do make the basic, often simple, efforts to protect their property. I take particular exception to owners of trailerable boats (and I am one of "them") who do nothing...and I get to pay for their new boat. I don't know who coined the phrase "it isn't rocket science" but it applies most assuredly to this issue of storm losses. Link: http://www.sailingscuttlebutt.com/photos/07/0115 * From Steve Old: Just a small point, Gents. The Australia Day Regatta is conducted by the Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron, and has always done so. The CYCA is a participating club, and runs the only offshore race in the Regatta! * From Jon Rogers: Thanks for the info on the 29er worlds in Buenos Aires. Just a note of interest that the top North American team of Judge Ryan and Hans Henken (U.S.), who finished 20th in the Gold Fleet, are both only 14 years old. * From Greg Stewart, Nelson/Marek Yacht Design: Reading the article that had interviewed you (in Issue 2268, ‘SECTARIAN DIVIDE?’) made me think of an article that I came across in a 1924 issue of Yachting at that point in time in the ongoing sailboat rating rules debate. -- http://www.sailingscuttlebutt.com/news/07/0128 CURMUDGEON’S DICTIONARY Bozone (n): The substance surrounding stupid people that stops bright ideas from penetrating. The bozone layer, unfortunately, shows little sign of breaking down in the near future. Special thanks to Doyle Sails, North U, and the Onne van der Wal Gallery. Scuttlebutt is also supported by UBS, main partner of Alinghi, the Defender of the 32nd America's Cup. |
