|
SCUTTLEBUTT 3164 - Thursday, August 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: Ullman Sails, Team One Newport, and Key West Race Week. VANDALS ATTACK COMMUNITY SAILING PROGRAM It is hard to think of too many sports that are as equipment intensive as sailing. Then there is the issue of access to the sport, and the risks of participating. The reality is the list of sports that require the level of education needed to participate as sailing does is short. Really short. What is the solution to opening the doors of sailing to more people? Some yacht clubs have programs, but they typically are available for only those people who have made the typically significant financial investment in club membership. And then there is Community Sailing Organizations. One such sailing organization is Sail Martha’s Vineyard (Mass.), which was established in 1992 to offer programs for Island children in elementary sailing, seamanship and wooden boat building, and to attract historic vessels to the community. From modest beginnings, Sail MV has grown into an organization that has taught more than 2,000 children, produced a successful high school sailing team, and now offers an extensive range of programs in maritime education, rowing and sailing for young and old, seasonal and year-round residents. However, Sail MV has recently suffered unusual and costly vandalism to its equipment, boats, and facility, estimated to be more than $9,000 in damages. The remote location of the facility combined with a limited police force has opened the door for what is believed to be the work of malicious teenagers. While Sail MV is fully insured, they are concerned that if claims are filed, the nonprofit organization's premium costs will rise. The board of directors must decide soon whether to file insurance claims. The program recently invested in surveillance cameras and motion detection lighting to deter vandals, but the damage done has limited the ability of Sail MV to serve its patrons. “We're maxed out, we've got waiting lists for everything, said Director Brock Callen. “When you lose a boat it has an immediate impact." Observed Scuttlebutt reader Ken Katz, “I hope that some among us will find Sail MV a worthy organization for donation. I would never have become such an avid sailor were it not for the opportunities offered to me by very similar organizations that bring sailing within the reach of the young and not yet wealthy.” Donations can be submitted here: http://www.sailmv.com/support-sail-marthas-vineyard.php NEW ONLINE TAX GUIDE FOR BOATERS With the fall boat show buying season just around the corner, those looking to get into boating or trading up will be thinking about how much they can afford. However, an important part of the boat buying budget are taxes, and to help those folks understand what taxes apply, Boat Owners Association of The United States (BoatUS) developed a new online State Boating Tax and Registration Guide. The guide allows boaters to search state-by-state and includes sales taxes, “use” taxes, any credits given on sales taxes for boats purchased in a different state, registration “grace” periods, title information and links to state boating registration and tax departments. “Boats can be purchased at out-of-state boat shows,” said BoatUS Government Affairs Program Coordinator David Kennedy. “And in some states, boaters need to be aware that they may have limited amount of time to register their vessel or face additional taxes. We can help ensure that there won’t be any surprises.” Details at http://www.boatus.com/pressroom/release.asp?id=551 MOZER LEADS CLEAN SWEEP AT J/105 SOCAL CHAMPS At the J/105 SoCal Championship last weekend in Long Beach, Ullman Sails customers swept the podium and won 9 of the top 10 spots! Host Long Beach YC awarded first place honors to Gary Mozer and his “Current Obsession 2” team, who posted three straight bullets on Saturday to help secure the 2010 title. Dennis and Sharon Case finished in second place, and Barney and Steve Flam claimed third overall. Powering nine of the top ten boats, Ullman J/105 designs continue to perform on the racecourse, highlighted by their superior construction and ease of trim. Invest in your performance. http://www.ullmansails.com YOUTH OLYMPIC GAMES Singapore (August 25, 2010) - Island sailors struck it rich with three in the top 6 of the 29 countries represented at the first Youth Olympic Games. Ian Barrows of the USVI captured the Gold Medal in the Boy's singlehanded division sailed in Byte CIIs. He was third in the final medal race but had carried a comfortable 12 point lead into the final after the completion of 10 races. An early leader in the series, Just van Aanholt from the Netherlands Antilles, won the medal race and consolidated the Bronze doing so. Florien Haufe from Germany captured the Silver. Not far behind, Owen Siese from Bermuda, who had sailed a very consistent top - 10 series, finished in 6th place. Others from the Americas were 16th Ariza, Dominican Republic; 17th Elstrodt, Brazil and 21st Biava, Argentina. In the Girl's division it was Gold for Lara Vadlau of Austria, the ISAF World Youth Champion in the Radial, Silver for Daphne van der Vaart of the Netherlands and Bronze for Constanze Stoltz of Germany who edged out Celine Carlsen of Denmark by one point. Top competitors from the Americas were 6th Claudia Mazzaferro, Brazil and 10th Sarah Douglas, Canada. Sarah Stubbs of the U.S. had qualified her country in the Cayman NA qualifier but the U.S. had earlier decided only to send competitors to the Sailing Games in the Windsurfing division. -- Ian Bruce, PS2000 Eleven different nations won medals at the inaugural Youth Olympic Games in Singapore. Full report/results: http://www.sailing.org/33892.php INTERNATIONAL C-CLASS CATAMARAN CHAMPIONSHIP Newport, RI (August 25, 2010) - After delaying the racing for two days, the nor’easter departed New England today - more or less - and is off to ruin Canada for a couple of days. Its departure - better late than never - gave the half-dozen winged multihulls sailing in the International C-Class Catamaran Championship at the New York Yacht Club’s Harbour Court a chance to stop talking and start performing. As if they needed any other encouragement. Wednesday’s racing took place near Half Way Rock, north of the Pell Bridge, to minimize the remnants of the seas and breeze from the northeast. The wind at the start of the first race was 16 to 20 with puffs pushing it a bit higher. In the first race, Alpha (AUS 1), sailed by Australians Glenn Ashby and James Spithill, had a brilliant port-tack start. It was a shot over the bow. Ashby is an Olympic Silver Medalist and nine-time A-Class, world champion; Spithill was helmsman on BMW Oracle’s wing-sailed trimaran that won the recent 33rd America’s Cup. Certainly a major story line was the first-leg capsize of Aethon (USA 104), Steve Clark’s and Oliver Moore’s C-Class Cat. This was a new boat for Clark, an American, the absolute prime-mover in the class, who held the International C-Class Catamaran trophy for 11 years, from 1996-2007. Clark has been as important to the class as Tony DiMauro was to the previous generation. These boats motor - on the sunny side of 20 knots - and the disturbed air off a freighter set off a chain reaction that resulted in a capsize and the loss of the wing. Ashby and Spithill were passed on the first leg by the event’s defender Canadians Fred Eaton and Magnus Clarke on Canaan (CAN 9). Then it was a full-on rumble between these two cats, both designed by Steve Killing, and indeed, both owned by Eaton. Anyone who ever said that multihulls can’t match race was forever silenced by this display. There were passes galore - the absolute essence of racing. The winning margin was two seconds in the Australians’ favor. The second race, in 12 to 14 knots of wind, was less dramatic with Ashby and Spithill leading Eaton and Clarke around the course, with the positions reversed in the third race of the day. Racing continues through August 28th. -- Full report: http://nyyc.org/archives_public/article_834/ Day 1 Results 1. Alpha (AUS 1), Glenn Ashby/ Jimmy Spithill, 1-1-2, 4 pts 2. Canaan (CAN 9), Fred Eaton/ Magnus Clarke, 2-2-1, 5 3. Invictus (GBR 38), Paul Larsen/ Gordon Kaiser, 3-4-3, 10 4. Patient Lady VI (FRA 2), Antoine Koch/ Jeremie Lagarrigue, 7-3-4, 14 5. Aethon (USA 104), Steve Clark/ Oliver Moore, 7-7-7, 21 5. Orion (CAN 8), Dan Cunningham/ Rob Paterson, 7-7-7, 21 Event details: http://www.nyyc.org/CCLASS/ Additional information: http://www.sailingscuttlebutt.com/news/10/0521/ FOUL: The International C-Class Catamaran Championship (I4C) is known, informally, as the "Little America's Cup" though the event is not licensed to use the name "America's Cup". While event host New York Yacht Club has apparently been cooperative in not using the “Little America's Cup” moniker, other groups have been less so, with the naming of the event website being in full infringement: http://www.littleac.com/little_americas_cup-welcome.html ETCHELLS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP Dublin, Ireland (August 25, 2010) - John Bertrand, who skippered Australia II to victory in the 1983 America's Cup, gave a master class on the waters off Howth to win both races in today’s Etchells World Championship, sponsored by Fingal County Council, to open up an 11 point lead over main rival Ante Razmilovic (GBR) after four completed races. With crewmen Andrew Palfry and Tom Slingsby, the Australian legend won the first race in light airs and when the wind strength increased, for the second race, their downwind speed in particular was outstanding. Three Australian crews are now in the top five, while North Americans Jud Smith (USA) and Marvin Beckmann (USA) are in 7th and 8th respectively Lack of wind early in the day forced an hour’s postponement and although light 7-8 knot easterlies prevailed for the duration of the 2-hour race, it was more than adequate for the 41-boat fleet. An increase in wind strength had been forecast for the afternoon and by the start of Race 4, a 10-knot easterly greeted the fleet. Two races are scheduled for Thursday (26th) with a forecast for stronger wind conditions. -- Full report: http://www.etchellsworlds2010.org/etchells/Main/news_Day3.htm ATTENTION COLLEGE AND HIGH SCHOOL SAILORS Team One Newport's Fall Scholastic Program is here! Get ready for your Fall season with sailing gear from Zhik, Musto, Gill, Henri-Lloyd, Extrasport, Ronstan, Harken, Astral, Slam, Patagonia and more. Team One Newport has the best selection, service and expertise and has been around for 25 years! Email Ted@team1newport.com to request the program with special pricing. Team One can also sublimate your team pinnies and embroider your team jackets! Visit http://www.team1newport.com or call 800-VIP-GEAR (800-847-4327) BRITS FINALLY REALIZE POTENTIAL Cartagena, Spain (August 25, 2010) - Britain’s TeamOrigin emerged with a third and a first place from the opening two races to lead the Caja Mediterráneo Region of Murcia Trophy regatta TP52 Series fleet by a single point ahead of the Argentinian flagged team on Matador. This is the fourth stop on the five event TP 52 Audi MedCup Circuit. Skipper Ben Ainslie pointed to their team's heightened levels of confidence, cohesion and the fact that for the first time of this Audi MedCup Circuit season they are sailing with exactly the same crew as they had at the previous TP52 regatta as key components of today’s strong opening. With the mainly easterly breeze topping 16 knots in the first race, and the second enjoying slightly gentler breezes, both times there were opportunities for the early leader to bank their gains and extend on the chasing pack, especially when the strong current was used to maximum advantage. TeamOrigin is currently fourth overall in the Audi MedCup Circuit standings. The top three boats in the circuit, Emirates Team New Zealand (NZL), Quantum Racing (USA), and Artemis (SWE), are currently in third, seventh, and sixth respectively. Racing continues through August 29th. -- Complete report/results: http://www.medcup.org/news/fast-starters-teamorigin-1851-lead_3758 BACKGROUND: The five event TP 52Audi MedCup Circuit is acknowledged as the top regatta Circuit in the world today and attracts the very best designers, sailors and technicians. This has inspired many owners and professional sailing teams to compete on the Circuit and to continue to participate along the five year history of what has become Audi MedCup tour. CALLING ALL AMERICA’S CUP 12 METRE CREW MEMBERS Did you race as crew on an America’s Cup 12 Metre or know someone who did? The skippers, crews, syndicate owners and afterguard of the 12 Metre era of the America’s Cup are heading to Newport for a reunion. The event will be hosted by the New York Yacht Club and presented by Rolex Watch USA. Those who sailed in an America’s Cup on 12 Metres from 1958 to 1987 are qualified to attend. This is a wonderful chance to celebrate. The reunion will take place Sept. 16-19 at New York Yacht Club Harbor Court. Some of the events include a Reunion Sail on Saturday and a 12 Metre Reunion Brunch and Legends Panel on Sunday. The legends likely to attend include, in alphabetical order, Dennis Conner, Russell Coutts, Bill Ficker, Bill Koch, Ted Turner, Tom Whidden and more with US SAILING President Gary Jobson as the moderator. Full list and details can be seen here: http://forum.sailingscuttlebutt.com/cgi-bin/gforum.cgi?post=10426 SKIFF SCORES FROM KINGSTON * Kingston, ONT (August 25, 2010) - The new double trapeze 29erXX held their Seiko North American Championship in CORK OCR sailing on the same course with the 49ers. Paris Henken (Coronado CA), following her 6th place finish in the 29er NA's the previous week, teamed up with older brother Hans and pulled off an impressive win in the 15 boat fleet. The class used a final medal race for the first time with double points but, despite a poor finish in the very light and fickle conditions of the medal race, the Henkens still finished 7 points clear. -- Full report: http://forum.sailingscuttlebutt.com/cgi-bin/gforum.cgi?post=10429 Kingston, ONT (August 25, 2010) - The Seiko 49er.ca Championships took place from August 21 to 25 in lovely Kingston, Ontario during the annual CORK Olympic Classes Regatta. In all, 22 races were held plus a medal race on the final afternoon. Competitors came from far and wide for this event, including Mexico, Seattle, Wisconsin and Edmonton. Three nations were represented with 20 teams competing for the Canadian championship. It all came down to the final day, with Canadian Sailing Team members Jon Ladha and Dan Inkpen holding off Gordon Cook and young-gun Paul Ehvert for the win. --Full report: http://forum.sailingscuttlebutt.com/cgi-bin/gforum.cgi?post=10430 SAILING SHORTS * Sailing World’s pre-season college rankings finds Boston College at the top of both the Coed and Women’s divisions. Full report here: http://tinyurl.com/35leq3u * Port Washington, NY (August 25, 2010) - Racing at the Knickerbocker Cup Match Race commences Thursday, the final event in the East Coast Trifecta which will qualify one of six teams for entry in the 2011 Congressional Cup at Long Beach YC, CA, the only Grade One open event in the United States. Racing will be broadcast live on the internet, for free. The broadcast from August 26 through 29 will begin at 9:15am ET (2:15pm GMT) with pre-game analysis. Racing is slated to begin at 9:30am ET and will be fully covered via two cameras on the water with commentary. Viewer on event website: http://knickerbockercup.org/ * Newport, RI (August 25, 2010) - As a summer nor’easter reluctantly released its grip, sailing got underway on Narragansett Bay for the eighth annual C. Thomas Clagett Jr. Memorial Regatta. The race committee kept competitors ashore this morning while they waited for the tide to ebb and the northerly breeze to diminish and allow for a calmer sea state, and by early afternoon, conditions had improved enough to send the sailors out to the race course between Rose and Goat Islands, south of the Newport Pell Bridge. Racing concludes Thursday, August 26. -- Results: http://www.clagettregatta.org/raceResults/2010/results2010.php * The San Francisco Bay Area Leukemia Cup Regatta kicks off with a VIP reception, silent auction and dinner on Saturday, October 2nd. This year's VIP speaker is America's Cup sailing champion, Russell Coutts, who, in addition to a knighthood and an Olympic gold medal, has won the America's Cup four times for three different countries. Details on how to participate are here: http://www.leukemiacup.org/sf/ FREE RIDE AT KEY WEST RACE WEEK?! Boat, sails, dockage, entry, housing, and more free of charge. No, you aren’t dreaming - it is SAIL Magazine's “Best Around the Buoys” contest! Seeking a deserving PHRF team to compete at the national level in Key West (January 17-21). Don’t miss your chance to enter! Contest details: http://www.sailmagazine.com/bab/ => Curmudgeon’s Comment: Entering this contest is a no-brainer. Just do it! EIGHT BELLS Until the day he died (Dec. 13, 1924 - Aug. 6, 2010), Barry Labow was a doer and an adventurer. At three years, he ventured by tricycle (no, his mother did not know) from his house, crossing a busy main boulevard, to visit his very surprised aunt. His travels through life continued in much the same way, unafraid of new adventures or facing challenges. The sport of sailing was fortunate to have Barry, where his involvement was total. From his Southern California base in Marina del Rey, Barry’s contribution included his role as a PHRF handicapper and Commodore of Windjammers Yacht Club and Southern California Yachting Association. There were few regional yachting organizations that did not experience Barry’s involvement, which soon grew to the national and international stage. Certified as both a U.S. and International Judge, Barry was a US SAILING Board member and a Director of Competition for the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles. It was his involvement in the LA Games that led to his concern about U.S. Olympic funding that he shared in Scuttlebutt 1484 (Dec. 23, 2003): “After the 1983 Pre-Olympic Regatta in Long Beach, CA and the Star Worlds at California Yacht Club a week later, our Star Class sailors concluded that we were probably 10th in the world and there was a great deal of work to be done. Many of them returned to Long Beach for several Star Class sessions during the year between the above named events and the Olympics. Aided by video of the practices taken by Tom Shadden and narrated by Bill Ficker, the sailors had a visual picture of what they needed to do with their sails. They practiced many, many starts and made other adjustments. The results included a gold medal in the event. All this costs money and the cream of our Olympic Classes crop need financial support.” Recognized as "Citizen of the Year" by Marina del Rey Chamber of Commerce in 1974, a Celebration of Life will be held for Barry at Santa Monica Windjammers Yacht Club located in Marina Del Rey at 10 a.m. on Sunday, August 29, 2010. -- http://www.barrylabow.com CALENDAR OF MAJOR EVENTS (Sponsored by West Marine) Is your event listed on the Scuttlebutt Event Calendar? This free, self-serve tool is the easiest way to communicate to both sailors and sailing media. These are some of the events listed on the calendar for this weekend: Aug 27-29 - Melges 20 U.S. National Championship - Lake Geneva, WI, USA Aug 27-29 - Shipyard Cup - Boothbay, Maine, USA Aug 28-29 - Verve Cup Inshore Regatta - Chicago, IL, USA View all the events at http://www.sailingscuttlebutt.com/calendar LETTERS AND FORUM Please email your comments to the Scuttlebutt editor (aka, ‘The Curmudgeon’). Published letters must include writer's name and be no longer than 250 words (letter might be edited for clarity or simplicity). One letter per subject, and save your bashing and personal attacks for elsewhere. As an alternative, a more open environment for discussion is available on the Scuttlebutt Forum. -- To submit a Letter: editor@sailingscuttlebutt.com -- To post on the Forum: http://sailingscuttlebutt.com/forum * From John Reed, Secretary to the WSSR Council: In regard to the news item in Scuttlebutt 3163 about Sidney Gavignet (FRA) onboard and the 100-foot trimaran OMAN AIR MAJAN, may I point out that there is no such record as a "fully crewed record". There is an outright record which is defined as “any type of vessel, any number of crew (the World record)” in WSSR rule 20.b. This of course includes a vessel sailed by a crew of one. CURMUDGEON’S OBSERVATION On a bag of Fritos: You could be a winner! No purchase necessary. Details inside. (the shoplifter special)? Special thanks to Ullman Sails, Team One Newport, and Key West Race Week. Preferred supplier list: http://www.sailingscuttlebutt.com/ssc/suppliers |
