David Flyn
After four days of competitive sailing, Vela Veloce, skippered by its owner Richard Oland, won the seventh Rolex US-IRC National Championship. The Vela Veloce, powered by Quantum® sails, beat 35 boats to the top prize in the four-leg course. Sailing aboard the Vela Veloce were Jason Currie and David Flynn of Quantum Atlantic. Following is a report from David on the event.
The 2010 Rolex IRC National Championships brought together a strong fleet representing a broad cross-section of the handicap racing world for four days of racing in Newport, RI. Conditions were primarily light to moderate but included a glorious day of 15-25 knots for the distance race that produced some memorable downwind moments. In true IRC fashion, grand prix programs like Rambler and Numbers crossed paths with J 109s and Tripp 41s. In general, the talent level was high and the racing surprisingly close...
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Scott Nixon
The 2010 Melges32 National’s started today in beautiful harbor Springs, Michigan. Yesterday the fleet was treated to 15-20 knots, 70 degree water, 3 foot waves and warm sunny skies for the practice day. The 15 boats that made the long trip to northern Michigan were all stoked to be here as this is a great venue to practice for the Worlds this fall in San Fran. Today the weather was near perfect again with a lighter 8-12 knot breeze. The race committee started on time today and got in 3 great races for the start of this year’s National’s...
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Melges
Harbor Springs, Mich. (July 29) - Stunning conditions prevailed on day one of the 2010 Melges 32 U.S. National Championship, hosted by the Little Traverse Yacht Club. A moderate 8-12 knots of breeze and glorious sunshine was the signature feature of the day, not to mention, PRO Bruce Golison and team firing off three stellar Melges 32 races. "It was typical good racing today with the right side favored." said Golison...
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Viper 640
Joe Healey picked up Viper #121 from Justin Scott less that 2 weeks before the Marblehead NOOD. He arrived at the regatta never having rigged up his new boat, never mind having sailed it before! Here's his regatta report-
My first introduction to the Viper V40 was back in 1997 when it was chosen as Sailing Worlds Boat of the Year. Soon after I heard of a demo sail at Larchmont YC, which I went to and was very impressed with the boat. To me it seemed like the perfect combination of keel boat and dinghy...
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VOR
Gordon Maguire's description of a close encounter with ice in the Southern Ocean is the stuff that Legends are made of. It is February 2002 and he is onboard News Corp between Auckland and Rio de Janeiro.
It's evening watch. Last half hour, its getting dark, last light, everything is very dusky, it's foggy, you've got about 400 yards visibility. You look at your watch, and it's 20 minutes to go and you're thinking, "I'm just over this."..
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Phil Toth / reprinted from SailingAnarchy.com
Quantum Sails in San Diego is one of those special lofts that is always challenging itself. I have had the privilege of being able to get to know the guys and work with them on coming up with a new design for, and then building a Finn sail. Over a few meetings with Mark Reynolds and George Szabo we came up with the idea of seeing what it would take to break into the Finn class with a new sail. The loft has been successful in the other heavy weight men's Olympic class, the Star, and we are planning the same approach with the Finn. ..
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Michael Lovett
At the end of our Jamestown YC PHRF race on Tuesday, the wind died. The outgoing tide began pushing the fleet backwards, into the nearby mooring field. Several competitors had to fend off, and as I was doing so, I said to myself, "Gee, we'd be a lot better off if we just held on." (Actually, I didn't say, "Gee." I must have picked that up from Scooby Doo or something.)
I didn't hold on—the wind came up a few minutes later, and we ghosted across the finish line, capping off another wacky, wayward, weeknight wander on Narragansett Bay—but the incident left me wondering if there's any rule prohibiting a racer from holding on to a moored boat? ..
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US Sailing
U.S. Singlehanded Championship begins on Friday with a new division for women 16 or older being been added to the fold for the US Sailing National Championship event. The 2010 edition, hosted by the Pensacola Yacht Club (Fla.) gets underway this Friday, July 30 and runs through Sunday, August 1. Women will race in Radials and the men will sail in Lasers on Pensacola Bay.
A talented fleet of 12 will compete for the inaugural U.S. Women’s Singlehanded Championship. Mallory Buechler (Pensacola, Fla.) looks forward to competing for this championship in her hometown. Just over a week ago, Buechler finished seventh out of 46 at the U.S. Junior Women’s Singlehanded Championship. ..
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John Morris
The Leo Robbins Community Sailing Center was established in Ventura, CA in 1972. In the years since, the staff of the Leo Robbins Sailing Center, with the support of the City of Ventura Community Services Department, the Ventura Maritime Foundation, and the California Department of Boating & Waterways, have created and maintained a U.S. Sailing National Award winning facility.
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Joy
Melges
Harbor Springs, Mich. (July 28) - This weekend, nestled in the exquisite Michigan township of Harbor Springs, fifteen of the very best Melges 32 performance racing yachts will compete for one of the fleets most coveted titles, that of U.S. National Champion.
Hosted by the Little Traverse Yacht Club (LTYC) and guided by the careful hand of PRO Bruce Golison, every team is excited about taking part in the four-day long Nationals, marking the fifth championship of its kind for the Melges 32 Class. It is also being held in conjunction with the club's monumental Ugotta Regatta which expects an impressive total of 70 entries. It also happens to be LTYC's 50th Anniversary event...
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Sailing Aarhus
Christian M. Borch
A hi-tech racing boat deserves hi-tech race coverage, and that is what the 505 class is getting for its World Championship which is about to start in Aarhus, Denmark
Fans from around the globe will be able to watch blow-by-blow coverage of the SAP 505 World Championship through a huge array of media, from live video streaming, live GPS tracking, through to daily podcasts and coverage via social media such as Twitter and Facebook. All of these different media will be channelled through the official regatta website at: www.505sapworldchampionship2010.com ..
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Patricia Kirschner
Fantastic racing on the last day of the Tornado World Championship in Travemunde, Germany
The Greeks Iordanis Paschalides and Konstantinos Trigonis were the stars of the day with three brilliant bullets but unfortunately it was not enough to pass the Germans on the scoreboard. ..
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Paul Cayard
We just finished the second day of Match Racing here in Valencia. 11 teams are competing. Both days were blessed with strong sea breezes reaching 20 knots and making the racing fast and exciting.
Cameron Appeton, strategist for Artemis TP 52, won the event with 9 wins. This is the second win in a row for Cameron after his win in Copenhagen. ..
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RC44
A second day of 20-knot winds ushers the fleet through match racing
The conditions today off Malvarrosa Beach were similar to yesterday’s 20-knot winds, but the match racing at the RC 44 Valencia Cup was even more boisterous.
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MLovett
Tension rising ahead of the RC 44 Valencia Cup
The outcome of RC 44 Championship Tour 2010 is more uncertain than ever, with five teams separated by six points after three events. Will the RC 44 Valencia Cup reshuffle the cards? The answer in a month.
June 29, 2010 – The second half of the RC 44 Championship Tour 2010 will start in Valencia, Spain, on July 27. No less than eleven teams, including Vincenzo Onorato’s Mascalzone Latino and all the teams involved since the beginning of the season, will participate in the event...
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