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SCUTTLEBUTT 3131 - Monday, July 12, 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: Team One Newport and Doyle Sails. “THIS WAS A TRULY BREATHTAKING EVENT” The famous quote "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it” could be restated to say “Those who cannot remember what worked well in the past might not remember to repeat it.” It was the Moet Cup on September 16-20, 2003 where a match race series between Alinghi and BMW Oracle Racing was held on San Francisco Bay. Scuttlebutt founder Tom Leweck was there for the event; here is an excerpt of his report as published on September 22, 2003 in Scuttlebutt 1419: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- By now, most readers probably know that after six days of very exciting racing on the San Francisco Bay, Oracle BMW Racing's USA 76 narrowly defeated Alinghi (SUI 64) in both the owner-driver series (3-2) and the pro-driver series (4-3). On the surface, it would appear the Oracle BMW Racing Team was the big winner - but I really don't see it that way. After experiencing the event first hand, I came away feeling strongly that the big winners were the America's Cup, the people of San Francisco, the sport of sailing and the entire sailing community. This was a truly breathtaking event. It was much more than just a regatta - it was a spectacular showcase for our sport. Frequently, more than 300 spectator boats swarmed on the San Francisco Bay to see it first hand, and what a view they got. While the course marshals worked hard to make sure the ACC boats had room to 'do their thing,' they did it in such a way to insure that the spectator fleet was still able to get an 'up close and personal' look at these amazing racing machines. Particularly the photo boats. Photo-journalists were allowed to get tightly into the action and came away with shots never possible in other venues. And the conditions on the bay made for some incredible images - bright sun, flat water and 15-20 knots of breeze against a backdrop of the Golden Gate Bridge, the San Francisco skyline and Alcatraz Island. Tasty stuff indeed. But you did not have to be on the water to see the exciting action. Thousands enthusiastically watched from bleachers erected next to the hosting Golden Gate Yacht Club, or from piers, docks or rocks as the 80-foot racing machines short-tacked the city front in the flood tide conditions. And tens of thousands more watched the spectacular daily television coverage produced by the Outdoor Life Network. And just to add frosting to this already delicious package, Larry Ellison hosted a $250,000, 24-minute fireworks show on Thursday night that far surpassed anything previously attempted on the West Coast of America. This dazzling display featured sophisticated, high-tech pyrotechnics fired from three separate barges anchored in the bay. This awesome display of color and technology totally overshadowed anything previously done in this part of the world, and delighted the thousands who witnessed the spectacle first-hand. The America's Cup show has now left the San Francisco Bay, but Alinghi's Ernesto Bertarelli promised repeat performances next year in Europe, in Newport, Rhode Island, and possibly a return to San Francisco. Personally, I can't think of a better way to promote our sport. -- http://www.sailingscuttlebutt.com/archived_Detail.asp?key=2646 WHERE IN SAN FRANCISCO? Treasure Island has been nixed as a potential site to host the America’s Cup, leaving the South Beach piers between Pier 30 and Pier 50 as the most likely site to host teams and boats for the international sailing event - if San Francisco is chosen as the host city. Billionaire Larry Ellison’s America’s Cup team, which has the power to decide where the next regatta will take place, announced last week that San Francisco has become the nation’s only contender to be host. That announcement eliminated San Diego, Long Beach and Newport, R.I., which had all hoped for a chance to host the race. The City initially said it was looking at several waterfront areas, including Treasure Island, Pier 27 near Telegraph Hill, Fort Mason, Piers 30-32 near the Bay Bridge, Pier 48 just south of AT&T Park and Pier 80 at the base of Cesar Chavez Street. That pool has since been narrowed, and The City is looking at potentially hosting America’s Cup boats and teams at several sites along the southern waterfront, including Piers 30-32, Pier 48 and perhaps Pier 80, according to sources in the Mayor’s Office. However, the best viewing places for the event - which may call for large-screen TVs in certain areas that could provide close-up shots of the sailors or live statistics to supplement the view - will likely be the northern waterfront. -- San Francisco Examiner, full story: http://tinyurl.com/29urf5a SF Bay diagram: http://www.sailingscuttlebutt.com/photos/10/sfb.jpg TEAM ONE NEWPORT IS PREPARING FOR THE NYYC RACE WEEK Team One Newport will have extended hours for the NYYC Race Week next week. If you want, you can order your gear and we will have it all ready for you to pick up at our store! Wherever the sport is taking you next, you will find the best selection of gear from Musto, Henri-Lloyd, Gill, Slam, Atlantis, Camet, Railriders, Dubarry, Sperry, Sebago, Harken, Spinlock and lots more at Team One Newport. Shop at the best sailing clothing supplier for the last 25 years! Call 800-VIP-GEAR (800-847-4327) to speak to an expert, or visit http://www.team1newport.com WORLD MATCH RACING TOUR Marstrand, Sweden (July 11, 2010) - During a penalty flag festooned Semi Final today on the last day of Stena Match Cup Sweden Jesper Radich (DEN) Radich Racing Team smoked Magnus Holmberg (SWE) Sigma Racing Team 3-0. Living legend Ben Ainslie (GBR) TEAMORIGIN dominated Torvar Mirsky (AUS) Mirsky Racing Team going through to the final on 3-1. The ultimate show down came between Ainslie and Radich with Ainslie storming through with 2 comprehensive wins over Radich in light, twitchy conditions. The Brit got what he wanted today becoming 2010’s ‘Maestro of Marstrand’. Holmberg kept in the picture wining 2-1 over Mirsky appearing on the podium in 3rd place. A forward thinking Ainslie is looking into building a solid World Match Racing Tour campaign for the final half of this 2010 Tour season. “It looks like we can do a couple more events now, we can do the Argo Group Match Cup in Bermuda and there’s the new Qingdao Match Cup event so it gives us the opportunity to hopefully get enough scores in. I think it’s going to be hard because we’re not doing as many events as the others, so the strike ratio for us has to be a lot higher”. -- Full story: http://tinyurl.com/2egjb4w 1. Ben Ainslie (GBR) TEAMORIGIN, $23,500 2. Jesper Radich (DEN) Radich Racing Team, $14,000 3. Magnus Holmberg (SWE) Sigma Racing Team, $12,000 4. Torvar Mirsky (AUS) Mirsky Racing Team, $10,000 5. Ian Williams (GBR) Team GAC Pindar, $8,900 6. Francesco Bruni (ITA) Azzurra, $7,700 7. Mathieu Richard (FRA) French Match Racing Team, $6,700 8. Damien Iehl (FRA) French Match Racing Team, $4,700 9. Staffan Lindberg (FIN) Alandia Sailing Team, $4,000 10. Peter Gilmour (AUS) YANMAR Racing, $3,000 11. Adam Minoprio (NZL) ETNZ/BlackMatch Racing, $2,000 12. Johnie Berntsson (SWE) Berntsson Sailing Team, $1,500 13. Reuben Corbett (NZL) Black Sheep Racing, $1,000 14. Bjorn Hansen (SWE) Hansen Global Team, $1,000 15. Mattias Rahm (SWE) Stena Bulk Sailing Team 15. Keith Swinton (AUS) Black Swan Racing Pairings and Results: http://tinyurl.com/SMCS-P-R-2010 Video player: http://www.wmrt.com/multimedia/video-gallery.html TOUR SCOREBOARD: Mathieu Richard and Torvar Mirsky remain in the top two positions, but the overall points have tightened. Ben Ainslie made a jump up from 5th with Jesper Radich making a bigger jump up from 8th. 2009 Champion Adam Minoprio’s early exit from the Stena Match Cup Sweden dropped him down from 3rd to 6th overall. Current points: 1. Mathieu Richard (FRA) French Match Racing Team, 83 pts 2. Torvar Mirsky (AUS) Mirsky Racing Team, 72 3. Ben Ainslie (GBR) TEAMORIGIN, 70 4. Ian Williams (GBR) Team GAC Pindar, 62 5. Jesper Radich (DEN) Radich Racing Team, 60 Tour Scoreboard: http://www.wmrt.com/results/scoreboard.html 2010 TOUR: The Stena Match Cup Sweden was the fifth stage of the World Match Racing Tour (WMRT), the leading professional sailing series featuring 10 World Championship events across the globe, sanctioned by the International Sailing Federation (ISAF). The next event will be the St Moritz Match Race in St. Moritz, Switzerland on Aug 31 - Sept 5, 2010. Adam Minoprio won the 2009 event, beating both Peter Gilmour and Ian Williams in the Quarter Final and Semi Final before beating Torvar Mirsky in the Final. FREE MATCH RACING DVD: North U. is set to release a new match racing DVD called Welcome To Match Racing and will give away the first 1,000 copies free of charge. Hosted by three-time U.S. Match Racing Champion Dave Perry, who is the author of Understanding the Racing Rules of Sailing and the coach of the U.S. Sailing Team AlphaGraphics Women’s Match Race Team, this DVD takes viewers through the basics of match racing from start to finish. To get a free copy (USA or Canada), or to get a copy internationally for a modest fee of US $20, sign up here: http://tinyurl.com/26gm2ft TULLOCH PREVAILS Sheboygan, WI (July 11, 2010) - US Sailing Team AlphaGraphics (USSTAG) member and defending U.S. Women’s Match Racing Champion (USWMRC) Genny Tulloch (San Francisco, Calif.), successfully defended her title by edging former USSTAG member and 2005 USWMR Champion Sally Barkow (Nashotah, Wis.) in the Finals. It took all five races to decide a champion as Tulloch held off a hard charging Barkow in a first-to-win-three-races Finals format. The former College Sailor of the Year was joined by USSTAG teammate and crew Alice Manard (Charleston, S.C.), along with Lindsay Bartel (Chagrin Falls, Ohio). Team Tulloch defeated USSTAG teammate Anna Tunnicliffe in last year’s finals, after losing to Tunnicliffe in the 2008 finals. Tulloch is currently ninth in the ISAF Women’s Match Racing world rankings. Tulloch advanced to the Finals by defeating Stephanie Roble (East Troy, Wis.) in a best-of-three semifinal series, 2-1. Barkow blanked Maegan Ruhlman (Cleveland, Ohio) in the semifinals, 2-0. Ruhlman finished in third place by defeating Roble in the Petit Finals, 2-0. The win gives Tulloch the opportunity to represent the U.S. at the ISAF Nations Cup Series on Sept. 13-18, 2011. -- Full story: http://media.ussailing.org/Latest_News/2010_USWMRC_Final_Recap.htm CANADA TO TIGHTEN UP BOATING CERTIFICATION (July 9, 2010) - A fatality resulting from a boating accident last week in British Columbia has prompted Transport Canada to change the exam that certifies boaters. The government agency reacted to outrage from the media and local boating communities after a 53-year-old man was killed when a speedboat demolished his houseboat at a slip on Shuswap Lake. "Transport Canada believes that raising boating safety knowledge among boaters will result in safer waters," wrote Mélanie Quesnel, media advisor to the government agency, in an email to IBI. "That is why the Competency of Operators of Pleasure Craft Regulations require operators of pleasure craft fitted with a motor to obtain proof of competency." The National Pleasure Craft Operator Competency Program, which requires all Canadian boaters to be certified, was part of a 10-year phase-in program launched in 1999. The program was designed to make Canada's waters safer. The government said, as of September 2009, it would fine anyone a minimum of C$250 who did not hold a license. But last week's accident prompted critics to argue that the certification process is not enough. Transport Canada said it will change the current test, which is an online exam with 36 questions, to a more modular approach by September. Now, boaters have to do a boating safety course in blocks, answering questions at the end of each section. -- IBI Magazine, read on: http://www.ibinews.com/ibinews/newsdesk/20100609141432ibinews.html ACCIDENT: The incident occurred on Shuswap Lake located north of Kelowna, B.C., where an 18-foot Campion speed boat plowed into a 40-foot houseboat with 12 guests onboard to watch the Canada Day fireworks on July 3rd, killing one man and injuring at least eight others. -- http://tinyurl.com/2f2n2tp NOT GETTING ANY YOUNGER? Make your sailing easier and more enjoyable without breaking the bank. Convert to a Doyle StackPack. StackPacks can be added to any main - doesn't have to be new, doesn't have to be Doyle. To upgrade to the original, patented Doyle StackPack contact your local Doyle Loft or for more information visit: http://www.doylesails.com/stackpack WOMEN’S LASER RADIAL WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP Largs, Scotland (July 11, 2010) - After Anna Tunnicliffe blitzed the fleet with a 1-2 on the first day of the Women’s Laser Radial World Championship, the standings have been shuffled following three days of racing. With a second place from today’s only race on the Clyde off Largs, Finland’s reigning champion Sari Multala emerges at the top of the leaderboard as the fleet completes the qualifying segment and moves into the Finals phase. Patience was required over the duration of what proved to be a very long day ashore, with successive postponements required while the strong westerly breeze subsided to allow racing. It was only at 1700hrs that the fleet was given their warning signal. The breeze died progressively leaving big differences in strength across the course and, once again, big shifts in wind direction offered opportunities for big gains and losses. Only Marit Bouwmeester (NED) and Mexico’s Tania Elias Calles Wolf maintain all top ten scores. Racing continues through July 14th. -- Full story: http://tinyurl.com/258azup Current standings (Top 10 of 114; 5 races, 1 throw-out) 1. FIN, Sari Multala, 10 points 2. NED, Marit Bouwmeester, 14 3. MEX, Tania Elias Calles Wolf, 21 4. FRA, Sarah Steyaert, 23 5. BLR, Tatiana Drozdovskaya, 23 6. USA, Paige Railey, 24 7. CZE, Veronika Fenclova, 28 8. USA, Sarah Lihan, 31 9. BEL, Evi Van Acker, 32 10. CRO, Tina Mihelic, 34 Full results: hhttp://tinyurl.com/Radial-Worlds-2010-results SAILING SHORTS * Istanbul, Turkey (July 11, 2010) - The opening day of the Volvo Youth Sailing ISAF World Championship provided a 5-7 knot breeze, allowing only the 29er event to complete the schedule of three races, with the other seven events each completing two races. At the end of the day there were eight different nations leading each of the eight classes and the battle for the Volvo Trophy for the best performing nation is very close between Poland, Spain, Denmark and Great Britain. Top North American entrant is Antoine Screve/ James Moody (USA), who rolled a 2-1-15 in the 29er event to be fourth overall. -- Event website: http://www.isafyouthworlds.com * A further reshuffle at the top is expected to see the severance of the British America’s Cup challenger Team Origin with one of the world’s top designers, the Argentinean Juan Kouyoumdjian. Chief executive officer Grant Simmer is thought to want an in-house integrated team and is unlikely to appoint a replacement for Juan K ahead of the design for the 2013/2014 34th Cup being announced by the end of the year. Simmer had a similar role at Ernesto Bertarelli’s Alinghi team, where Rolf Vrolijk was the chief designer. -- Stuart Alexander, The Independent, full story: http://tinyurl.com/342gwfk * Newport, RI (July 11, 2010) - Jeff Siegal (Riverside, CT and Newport, RI) emerged as the 2010 Etchells Atlantic Coast Champion today at the Coastal Living Newport Regatta run by Sail Newport. Light winds prevailed throughout the weekend to only allow four races total. Included also was the 65-boat Vanguard 15 National Championship, where Matt Allen (Beverly, MA) and Andrew Schnieder (Marblehead, MA) took the first-place silver trophy home, finishing 35 points ahead of second place winner and last year’s champions Colin Merrick and Amanda Callahan. Sixteen classes with 267 boats in all participated from 28 states and five countries. Full results at: http://www.sailnewport.org/npt/m/_general/default.asp * Medemblik, The Netherlands (July 11, 2010) - After three days of racing at the IFDS Disabled Sailing World Championship 2010, the 79 teams have now completed five races in the Sonar, 2.4mR, and SKUD 18 events. Leading the North American charge is Scott Whitman and Julia Dorsett (USA) who are second in the SKUD 18. -- Event website: http://ifdsworlds2010.com/index.php * Cagliari, Sardinia (July 11, 2010) - On an impressive string of finishes which very nearly swept their class clean, Riccardo Di Bartolomeo’s Botin & Carkeek-designed Grand Soleil 42R0 MAN has won the 2010 ORCi European Championship in Class A, while Francesco Siculiana’s Massimo Paperini-designed Grand Soleil 40RC Alvarosky has won the title in Class B. Runners-up in Class A and Class B were, respectively, Raffaele Archivolti’s Beneteau First 50 Saphira, helmed by GP42 Champion Paolo Cian, and Gianfranco Cioce’s Comet 38S Scricca. The five days of competition included a schedule of seven inshore and two offshore races. -- Full report: http://tinyurl.com/23k77o3 * (July 11, 2010) - The penultimate race of the Clipper 09-10 Round the World Yacht Race got underway on July 9th. At 1700 local time (1600 GMT) the cannon fired from the Royal Cork Yacht Club’s start line at Weaver’s Point near Crosshaven at the mouth of Cork Harbour to set the teams on their way in the 550-mile race to Ijmuiden, Holland. After three days of racing, only five miles separate the top seven teams, with Team Finland leading the fleet with 167 miles to the finish. -- http://www.clipperroundtheworld.com SCUTTLEBUTT SAILING CALENDAR Events listed 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 Howard Macken, Nogal, NM: I would strongly suggest that if Larry Ellison wishes to have facilities in SF for the America’s Cup, then HE should pony up, NOT the City, State or the Feds, thank you very much! It would be a wonderful example to the world of our "free enterprise" system, which I am sure Larry supports as he would decry any Govt. handouts I am sure. * From Keith W. Kenitzer: Thanks for the news about the Terhune's three-peat in the Flying Scott North American Championships (FIRST TIME IN CLASS HISTORY, Scuttlebutt 3030). Certainly it's a tremendous accomplishment. As I often do, I followed the link to read the full story which happened to be published on the HometownAnnapolis.com web site. In reading further down the article though, you seemed to miss the following story, " SOLING NORTH AMERICANS: Annapolis resident Stuart Walker (87 year-old former Olympian) was runner-up at the Soling North American Championship, held last weekend on Lake Ontario in Canada. Doug Loup and Bruce Empey crewed for Dr. Walker, who closed the regatta with back-to-back bullets to get within four points of fellow class legend Hans Fogh." Obviously anyone who has been sailing for any length of time has tried to read Dr. Walkers teachings on the sport, some more successfully than others. This kind of shatters the old adage, "those who can - do and those who can't - teach". Looks like Dr. Walker can still "do it" with the best of them and at almost 90 years of age. Now that's an accomplishment! * From Andrew Troup, New Zealand: Cory Friedman, in Scuttlebutt 3128, asked (in relation to the people rescued after the multihull "Calypso" flipped upside down "why hadn't they donned PFD's?" Perhaps he has not had to try to swim down to escape from an inverted cabin wearing (or even carrying) a PFD. * From Andy Aitken: Bravo to the owner and crew of the J/65 "Brand New Day" and their proper ocean racing (story in Scuttlebutt 3129). I am appalled at the thought of the rocket sleds dumping sewage to save weight. And this is in the newsletter that I learned about Honourable and Clean Regattas (different issues). The lack of response in the letters (only one fellow Canadian) makes me think that people condone this behaviour, or find it acceptable. While I don't want to paint the entire fleet with the same brush, it looks like 182 boats went offshore and dumped crap in the ocean for 2-3 days. To the guilty parties, I hope you step in some. CURMUDGEON’S OBSERVATION You know you're a redneck when your boat has not left the driveway in 15 years. Special thanks to Team One Newport and Doyle Sails. Preferred supplier list: http://www.sailingscuttlebutt.com/ssc/suppliers |
