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Scuttlebutt Photos of the Week April 14-18, 2008 A random assortment of photos submitted to Scuttlebutt this week. Click here to submit your photos for consideration.  The Grand Traverse Yacht Club in Traverse City, MI caught fire around eleven-thirty Wednesday night, and was deemed a total loss by Thursday morning. Said 'butthead Eric Lind. "It is truly a sad day with 42 years of memories up in smoke. Lots of tears were shed in the parking lot today, but there were lots of smiles as well. We have an extremely strong membership with lots of talent and the plans were already being talked about this morning as the sun came up and the fire was still burning. We are all excited about the prospects of rebuilding, but we will have to wait until the fire investigators are through and the insurance company renders a verdict. The community outpouring has already begun with offers of space and other resources. The good news is that nobody was in the building and that no boats were damaged. Our first race is in a couple of weeks and we will maintain a full schedule this Summer including the Interlake Nationals in August, our Annual Melges 24 Invite, the Laser Invite, and numerous other great events."   Down in Auckland, New Zealand's Viaduct Basin, all heads are turning to look at the new Juan Kouyoumdjian, designed 100ft maxi, Speedboat, which was launched in Auckland's Viaduct Basin on Monday. The product of Cookson Boatbuilders and Southern Spars, the supermaxi represents the latest in sailing technology and innovation and is a must see, before she heads for the USA. Additional photos and info at Sail World.   The new Swan 90 by Nautor maintains their tradition of luxury with style, performance and comfort, and is the latest high end sailing yacht designed by renowned racing yacht designer, German Frers, to feature in the continuously evolving SwanLine.  The Clipper 07-08 Round the World Yacht Race arrived in Santa Cruz, CA this week, with the lead boat, Uniquely Singapore, finishing the 2,080-mile leg from Hawaii at 05:16 local (12:16 GMT) Wednesday morning. There are 10 identical 68-foot yachts competing, with the next leg passing through the Panama Canal and finishing in Jamaica.  Sandy Hayes (Scituate, Mass.) and her team won the 2008 Rolex Women’s Match, hosted by the St. Petersburg Yacht Club (St. Petersburg, Fla.) from April 10-13. Sailing with Hayes were crew members Nancy Heffernan, Cindy Olsen and Verian Aguilar. A total of 10 teams competed in the International Sailing Federation (ISAF) Grade 3 match-racing regatta, which was created in 2002 to improve opportunities for women sailors specifically interested in match racing. With the win, #25 world-ranked Hayes, along with second-place finisher Katy Lovell (New Orleans, La.), gained an automatic invitation into the Rolex Osprey Cup, an ISAF Grade 1 regatta, to be held October 21-25, at the St. Petersburg Yacht Club.  The 2008 Star Worlds are going on this week in Miami, FL, and local conditions have been at times "explosive." Stories of white water rivers capturing unsuspecting teams, with the wind gusts exploding the local aluminum. Photographer Marco Oquendo (www.ImagesbyMarco.com) catches Etchells World champ Jud Smith amid the recycling drive.  What are the odds of the Farr 40 Worlds also taking place this week in Miami, FL? The professional sailors involved in both classes weren't too happy, but photography Thierry Martinez loved it as his heli was able to get to both courses on the same day.   15th April 2008 - Day 80: Now safely out of the ice region, 56-year-old solo circumnavigator Fedor Konyukhov (RUS) is cracking on along what he sees as the 'home stretch' of the 16,000-mile Antarctica Cup Racetrack back to Albany, Western Australia. Still deep in the Roaring Forty latitudes, he expects to clear the Kerguelen Islands, the half way stage across the South Indian Ocean, on Sunday April 20. Click here to submit your photos for consideration. |
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