Three capsizes and one major collision in the opening races of the UK round of the iShares Cup at Skandia Cowes
Original post by Tillerman and software by Elliott Back
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ntoine Albeau (FRA, Starboard) and Karin Jaggi (SUI, F2, North) are the speed windsurfing world champions 2008
Original post by Tillerman and software by Elliott Back
The first sked has been received and the yacht tracker has been updated. The tracker will be updated at each sked.
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OK Dinghy World Ranking List - August 2008
Original post by Jennifer Langille and software by Elliott Back
Desafio wins the Copa del Rey AUDI MAPFRE in GP42 and TP52 classes, first double-victory ever in the history of event
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With 4 more races today, Denis Littel still stands in first with Jesper close behind. Gonzo has beeb a bit insonsistant today with an ocs and bad starts and pput him further back,
All 4 races were run in 10-13k with a confused sea state od seas swell, wind chop and misc. chop from 130 boards sailing around the course. You can imagine how difficult it is to get off the starting line in these conditions. For 2 of the races, I got off the line well but buried on the other 2 forcing me to tack and go to the outside. The CRAD fin is holding its angle well - especially since I moved the back footstraps forward and am really sailing with a powerful baggy 11.8 upwind. There’s a lot of tight racing all around the course with opportunities to gain a handful of boards every leg. We switched courses today and did the inside loop with 2 slalom marks at the end of the last downwind leg. An interesting mix up from the usual courses we do and putting a premium on board handeling and transitions. Im happy with my results today- finishing strong in the last race gaining boards on every leg. 1 more day of racing tommorow and another chance to move up- currently sitting right around 50th- hopefully breaking the top 50 by the end of the series.
Check back later for additional photos.
Steve
USA 4
www.stevebodner.com
Original post by Jennifer Langille and software by Elliott Back
Club Marine Brisbane to Keppel Tropical Yacht Race Underway
Original post by Tillerman and software by Elliott Back
In the effort to bring weight down for the light air regatta in a week, we’ve turned our attention to the boat. We weighed her a day ago and found her to be a bit heavy. 1.6kgs actually.
So we’ve turned our attention to weight saving principles. Our 49er crew and my roommate Chris, was generous enough to loan me a beautiful pair of titanium trapeze rings, which probably saved close to 100 grams from the other ones. First on the list was to find out where we getting all of our water in the bow from! This was an easy find, the fitting on the bow seemed to be the culprit with some of the silicone rubbing off. Our repair man Donny came thru mixing up something and laying it up perfect. I dont think we’ll be getting any more water in the hull now. Next on the list was to check all shackles and see if they could be replaced with line or a lighter shackle. Last on the list for the day ended up being the jib tracks… Not just the track itself, but the lead as well. Im not sure how much weight i took off the boat today but i was able to cut off a good half inch of the jib lead, and a good foot in total of jib tracks, which was a bit of a pain. It took close to two hours in total and my day ended at 6:30! Good thing we have the day off tomorrow!
Original post by Graham Biehl and software by Elliott Back
A new weather system moved into Poland bringing overcast skies and a
decent 10-14k breeze for 3 more championship races. I had 2 decent
starts and got off the line well only to get to the laylines too early
and get buried as the fleet came across the middle. Around 3 pm,
thewind started to die causing the womens fleet to get cancelled.
Still waiting for more breeze to start 4th race.
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Original post by Jennifer Langille and software by Elliott Back
BlackMatch reports on Day 2 of racing here in France
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BMW Oracle heads back to court to force its way as America’s Cup Challenger of Record.
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When Beijing officials promised a ‘green Olympics’ for 2008, they meant an environmentally friendly Summer Games
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Another glorious winter’s day in Sydney for Day 3 of the Sydney International Boat Show
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Gottskar will host the 2008 inaugural RS Tera World Championship and the second RS Feva World which starts today
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Finally, China had an act of nature it could celebrate. After an Olympic year of freakish natural disasters
Original post by Tillerman and software by Elliott Back
Its a surreal existence here at the Olympic Sailing Center Qingdao. In reality, its been a surreal existence throughout the last three years sailing full time on the Olympic-class sailing circuit. The boatracing is intense, fast and at times frustrating. The improvement is constant albeit slow-going. Because the US system to this point puts so little emphasis on performance on the international circuit when it comes to attaining the Olympic berth, al l the regattas to this point have been part of my training. In my head, I have a stockpile of incidents where I walked away scratching my head and saying, I won’t let that happen at the Olympics.
In the last three years only one regatta has really mattered: the Olympic Trials in Newport last October. Between then and now I’ve treated every regatta as a new venue training: getting used to sailing at a lighter weight, trying out different strategies, gameplans, and techniques. The schedule was tailor-made for in order to peak at the Olympic Games, just as my schedule in ‘07 was scheduled to peak at the PanAm Games and the Olympic Trials.
The surreal part of training at the Olympic facility, in the Olympic boats, under the Olympic rings, and soon under the Olympic flame is that the faces and the names are the same. Of course they are. But this time, we’re no longer living together, eating together, and as loose as we’d normally be. Last week all of the Laser sailors went to their respective processing and were outfitted in their country’s colors and logos. The rest of their teams were dressed appropriately as well. When you enter the dining hall the tables are organized by color and country code, not by design, but mostly because it would look weird for all the tables to be color coded and then have American red, white and blue sitting with Turkish red, Aussie yellow and green, French blue, Kiwi black, or Canadian gold mesh (the Canadians have some hilarious gold and red print uniforms). At the village we’re living with our teammates instead of with our training partners. It is an curious dynamic where the coaches and training partners you were generally cordial and friendly with become colder and more distant under the stress of the Olympic environment. I’m comfortable having dealt with similar circumstance many times before. Sailing the Youth Worlds, University Games and PanAms I know what its like to live with my team. Sailing in college I know what its like to have to put my teammates before friends that I may have known for my entire life in the sport. I rather enjoy seeing people change right before my very eyes because I can read their stress level as the changes happen.
The surreal nature of the Olympic venue is that we’re finally at the Big Show. Eleven days from now I’ll sail out to the race course without sail numbers. Only fifty stars, thirteen stripes, and my name under the title USA will luff over my head on the starting line of that race. Every regatta I’ve ever sailed in my life, every day that I went out sailing after school, every fork and spoon tactic talk I had with Dad at the dinner table will culminate with this Olympic regatta this week. I can think of a thousand instances where I thought to myself, I’m doing this because I know some day I will need to use this tactic, or this strategy, or this technique. This is that time.
I realize now that all those things lead into every regatta I sail every week. But, it is impossible to peak properly and win every event every time you go out. Laser sailing in college is one thing, but on any given week on the Olympic circuit, there are fifteen guys who can win. There will be fifteen guys or perhaps more in the Laser fleet here that can win an Olympic medal this week, and I’m excited because I know in my heart that I am one of them. I’m in a no-holds-barred scenario, and I am ready. The schedule is set. I know the days I’m going to sail and the days I’m going to rest. Measurement is Sunday afternoon, and then no commitments until the 1 o’clock on the 12th.
We went to dinner last night off the reservation at an Italian restaurant in Qingdao to celebrate one of our teammate’s birthday. I toasted our buddy explaining to the table that he and I have been racing against each other since the 1999 Laser Radial Youth Worlds we traveled to nine years ago. I sat across the table from a guy who I’ve been sailing against since our families’ famous introduction at the 1998 Bruce Cup, ten years ago this Thanksgiving. Next to me, another teammate and I have been racing with each other at SDYC since before we can remember probably closer to the fifteen years. I’m 24. We’ve known each other a long time by our standards. The surreal existence of this Olympic experience is that we are among friendly faces and yet this is a very new, very large context. Every minute is focused for the task at hand, a week away. But I’ll be damned if I don’t enjoy every minute I have here.
Original post by Andrew Campbell and software by Elliott Back
One week charter -Beneteau Oceanis 473 (4 cabins and 2 heads) Sardinia. 30th August to 6th September. Euro2,995.00
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One week charter -Beneteau Oceanis 473 (4 cabins and 2 heads) Sardinia. 30th August to 6th September. Euro2,995.00
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Nathan Wilmot and Malcolm Page are one of the leading lights of the rejuvenated Australian Sailing Team heading for Qing
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Claire Leroy and Linda Rahm leads their semis in Lysekil Women’s Match, Jenny Axhede and Katie Spithill eliminated.
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Another long day on the water leaves us sitting on top of the leader board at the end of the Round Robin.
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