At the iShares Cup rouns at Skandia Cowes Week, 11 Extreme 40s are set to compete.
Original post by Tillerman and software by Elliott Back
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Made it through to the championship gold series with some room to to spare today with 2 races in the 20’s. Both races were well fought all the way to the finish line.
I was sailing on my north 11.8, 2008 F2 and CRAD 73-3 cut fin.
Generally, downwind, the wider boom helped tremendously going deeper.
Up wind, the fin is holding good angle but the guys hanging form their uphauls- Italians and Germans- have found a few more degrees that I havnt been able to match.
At the leeward mark you had to stay as high as you could, other wise you had to double tack for the finish line set 100m off the beach in sub planning conditions! I just made the pin end in both races, out of the harness and pumping to the finish!
Finally in the 1st race of the gold series, I got off to a stellar start, sailing above the mid line sag and off to the left side. At the top mark I was near 15th, rounding in a decent 9-10k breeze. However, once down at the leeward mark I got passed by POl1 and FRA 99 where the breeze was really lightening up. The guys rounding in front stalled and tack and the only thing to do was tack for the better breeze outside. I sat, parked, as the rest of the 64 board fleet came sailing down the run. Finally I was able to get going to and held a good angle upwind in clear air to the left side of the course. Back up wind, on the 2nd beat, I had to overstand some as I reached the layline with 3 other sailors and plenty more coming up from the middle later in the leg. I held my course well up the port layline until Jesper tacked right on top of me and just buried me. Luckily, I wasnt punished as bad as a few of the guys below me. I rounded well catching a few boards this leg and could see the leaders a few hundred meters ahead.
At that moment, the race was abandoned!
Our class rules leave it up to the race director to decide upon suitable conditions.
Another 5 minutes and the leaders would have finished but the majority of the fleet had stoped planning at the leeward mark.
Thats racing!
Tomorrow’s a new day with more pressure and a possible rain squalls in the forecast.
Enjoy the daily video reports:
AllegroCup 2008, Report 3.3 from AllegroCup on Vimeo.
Getting better with each race..cant ask for more!
AllegroCup 2008, Report 3.2 from AllegroCup on Vimeo.
Also check AUS 120’s site for interview with Gonzalo about his new Exocet board.
Results after 6 races
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The second leg of La Solitaire du Figaro got off today at 14:45 after further delays due to lack of wind.
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Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron has again added its name to the International Dragon Interport Trophy sailed in Vancouver.
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* American Finn representative Zach Railey provides a video report from
Qingdao, showing the Olympic village for the athletes along with the layout
for the boat yard and the sailing course:
www.http://app.talkfusion.com/talkFusionStudio/view.asp?241263_1746130
Zack explains blogging and photo restrictions that apply for both Olympic and Paralympic athletes during the games.???? I will do my best to get as much information out as possible.?? Another good source for information will be the paralympic website located on the right side of this page under “Regattas”.?? Go USA!
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In the face of a gale warning issued by MetService, organisers postponed the start of the race for 24 hours
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The decision by Golden Gate YC to Appeal the decision of the Appellate division of the New York Supreme Court is no surp
Original post by Jennifer Langille and software by Elliott Back
The Golden Gate Yacht Club (GGYC) said today it has lodged an appeal against this week’s decision of the Appellate Divis
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Desafio showed excellent consistency in both the TP52 and GP42 classes and is now leading the score table
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2 more races for each fleet today and now we have a break before they split the fleet into gold snd silver. Conditions were light for the first race with the fleet barely limping across the finish line set ast the beach. I didnt think I sailed well the first race as I got stuck on the line in some reeslly light conditions. I managed to claw my way back picking off one boat at a time to finish in 25th with a spectacular finish getting 10-12 boards on the last reach to the finish. By staying high you can make the finish in 1 tack. Ive got another video and will post it at the end of the day.
The second race I was determined to get off the line but with most of the fleet in the middle of the line I got off but not well and again had to claw my way back through the middle of the fleet. Ive been able to hang better upwind and am sailing smarter this series. In a fleet like this its easy to gain or loose 10-15 boards with smart or not so smart move.
Still waiting results from 2nd race but I think I should make it ito the gold fleet.
Up in front Dennis is still getting more bullets passing Steve Allen on the last leg!
More updates later
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Original post by Jennifer Langille and software by Elliott Back
Dan Slater, Finn rep in 2008, is profiled by TVNZ’s Martin Tasker
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BlackMatch Racing rises to #8 in ISAF World Rankings - day 1 Internationaux de France
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Video profile of Carl Evans and Peter Burling, the youngest ever crew to compete in history of the Sailing Olympics
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2 races set for today before the fleet divides into gold and silver
for the championship series.
Each fleet will finish their course before the next fleet begins.
11am postponement flag up
5 knots and building
Steve
USA4
Sent from my iPhone
www.stevebodner.com
Original post by Jennifer Langille and software by Elliott Back
Andrew Murdoch has his sights set on a medal in the Laser dinghy class at the Olympic Games.
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Schoolboy sailors Carl Evans and Peter Burling are far from fazed about the test between youth and experience awaiting t
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Peter Burling and Carl Evans were initially aiming for a spot at the London Games in 2012. T
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A quick report from day 2 racing- more to follow later…
Each fleet did 4 races in 10-14knot breeze, dying to 8-10k by the last race of the day.
In the front of the fleet, Dennis Littel- NED 13 finds himself in the pole position tied with Gonzo- ARG 3. The two guys are riding new gear for the regatta and are setting the pace already.
Gonzo switched to the Exocet board while Denis got an early release of F2 2nd formula board for 2008. With an even wider tail, Denis is using a cut down 83 cm kashy fin to find some amazing angle upwind. Steve Allen and Ross Williams, just behind, found themselves getting tangled up at the windward mark thinking they were still in PWA no rules slalom!
I got off to a slow start- literally left sitting on the starting line of race 1 with no power as the fleet sailed off. The rest of the starts were better and sailing smart- catching boards when ever I could. I made a big effort to finish strong every race pumping to make the finish as it was a real tight reach 20 meters off the beach.
Video
At the moment Im sitting mid fleet and will need some under 30 races today to make the gold fleet.
Nonetheless, I made a big discovery today by moving my back footstraps forward to get some better angle upwind. It made a huge difference and now am in the game more. Of course, no fin in the world will get you out of dirty air!.
www.stevebodner.com
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First Round-Robin completed at Lysekil Women’s Match in Sweden
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Peta Stuart-Hunt sets the scene for the start of the 182nd editionof Skandia Cowes Week
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The Iemma Government’s new Better Boating program will rise to $25 million over the next five years
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‘We want to help these volunteers improve boating safety and their emergency rescue response.’ Joe Tripodi
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Audi sponsorship portfolio continues to grow as they pick up prestigious World Championship to be held in March 2009
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Club Marine Brisbane to Keppel Tropical Yacht Race due to start at 1100 hours on Saturday 2nd August.
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A full-scale rescue in international waters was not what a Bundaberg couple expected when they set off last week
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Sailor and adventurer Pete Goss has given a big thumbs up to his Cornish Lugger Spirit of Mystery after first sea trials
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Starting in Panama, the Wheeler family are cruising the Caribbean and intend to keep cruising ‘until we get tired of it’
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Win yourself a Musto ocean jacket, complete the boating habits survey being run by Mobilarm before it’s too late!
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Going on the old quip that “any press is good press,” I guess that the latest magazine spot in Cosmopolitan will have to fall under the good press category. I’ll be honest that I’m a bit more psyched about the SI.com Top-10 Georgetown Athletes than Cosmopolitan’s Top-10 Sexiest Olympic Athletes, but you can decide for yourself I suppose. I’m just hoping I can stay under the radar in the boatpark long enough to avoid having the “Cosmo” nickname stick.????
Scuttlebutt’s Photos of the Week have a nice shot from the White House as well.
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Sailor and adventurer Pete Goss has given a big thumbs up to his Cornish Lugger Spirit of Mystery after first sea trials
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