Nu blir det segla av i NZ (i väntan på att gubbarna skall gnabbas klart om Americas’ Cup i rätten). I januari blir det en ordentlig serie i två av Emirates Team New Zealands båtar. Skall Victory vara med?
Louis Vuitton has announced an international match racing series to be sailed in Auckland in January-February next year. To be called the Louis Vuitton Pacific Series, the regatta is being held in association with the New Zealand Government, Auckland Agencies, the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron, SKYCITY Entertainment Group and Emirates Team New Zealand.
All sailing teams that participated in Louis Vuitton Cup regattas in the past have been invited to compete in the Auckland regatta from January 31 – February 14 2009. Organisers expect six teams will compete. Louis Vuitton will accept competing syndicates on a “first come, first served” basis.
Races will be sailed in Emirates Team New Zealand yachts. The boats have very similar performance. Some configuration changes will be made to ensure even racing.
Det är lite tunt med info, och spekulanter får inte svar på sina mail. Någon som har koll på vad som händer?
Nu har vi sjösatt och provseglat henne! Projektet som går under projektnamnet Carat är ritad av Håkan Södergren. Båten gav precis den totala seglingsupplevelsen vi önskade! Löa 10,00m, LVL 8,85m, Max bredd 2,70m, Djup 1,75m, Depl 3,20ton och segelarea 60,00kvm.
Efter en helg utan vind blir man ju lite avis på gänget som seglar Big Boat Series i San Francisco. Det brukar ju också leda till spektakulära bilder, och Carlo Borlenghi levererar ju den här gången också.
Vad har 80% av båtarna här gemensamt? Peke. Måste vara något geografiskt?
IRC A (9 boats)
1. Samba Pa Ti, John Kilroy, Jr, San Francisco, CA, 4-1-3-1-4-1-1, 15
2. Vincitore, Jim Mitchell, Zurich, SUI, 3-4-1-2-2-2-2, 16
3. Akela, Bill Turpin, Santa Cruz, CA, 2-3-4-4-1-5-4, 23, 5
IRC B (9 boats)
1. TNT, Brad Copper, Pt. Richmond, CA, 1-2-2-2-1-2-1, 11
2. Rancho Deluxe, Michael Diepenbrock, Newport, RI, 2-3-3-1-2-3-2, 16
3. Swiftsure, Sy Kleinman, Saratoga, CA, 5-1-6-3-4-1-3, 23
IRC C (8 boats)
1. TKO, Dave Kirby, Manhattan Beach, CA, 1-3-1-1-1-2-1, 10
1. Scorpio, John Siegel, San Francisco, CA, 2-1-3-3-5-1-4, 19
3. BustinLoose, Jeff Pulford, Monterey, CA, 5-2-4-2-2-3-5, 23
IRC D (13 boats)
1. White Dove, Mike Garl, San Francisco, CA, 2-1-5-1-2-1-1, 13
2. Tupelo Honey, Gerard Sheridan, San Francisco, CA, 1-4-6-2-1-2-3, 19
3. Inspired Environments, Timothy Ballard, Sausalito, CA, 5-6-4-7-6-5-5, 38
1D35 (7 boats)
1. Diablita, Gary Boell, Brickyard Cove, 1-4-4-2-1-1-1, 14
2. Great Sensation, Mario Yovkov, San Francisco, CA, 3-2-2-1-2-2-5, 17
3. Jazzy, Bob Turnbull, San Francisco, CA, 5-1-3-3-4-2, 20
Beneteau 36.7 (6 boats)
1. Mistral, Edward Durbin, Richmond YC, 2-1-1-1-1-3-4, 13
2. Summer and Smoke, Pat Patterson, Angwin, CA, 3-4-2-3-2-1-1, 16
3. Bufflehead, Stuart Scott, Richmond YC, 1-2-5-4-4-2-3, 21
Express 37 (10 boats)
1. Expeditious, Bartz Schneider, San Francisco, CA, 1-2-1-2-2-2-1, 11
2. Brown Sugar, Steve Brown, Santa Ana, CA, 7-3-3-1-4-1-2, 21
3. Golden Moon, Kame Richards, Alameda, CA, 2-4-2-4-1-11/RAF-3, 27
J/105 (31 boats)
1. Good Timin’, Phil Perkins, San Francisco, CA, 1-3-1-6-8-6-1, 26
2. Aquavit, Tim Russell, Tiburon, CA, 5-7-10-2-18-1-2, 45
3. Blackhawk, Scooter Simmons, Belvedere, CA, 8-1-12-1-1-8-20, 51
J/120 (8 boats)
1. Chance, Barry Lewis, San Francisco, CA, 1-4-1-1-7-3-1, 18
2. Mr. Magoo, Steve Madeira, Northeast Harbor, ME, 3-1-2-2-5-2-4, 19
3. J World, Wayne Zittel, San Francisco, CA, 4-7-7-3-1-4-2, 28
Melges 32 (9 boats)
1. Full Throttle, John Porter, Lake Geneva, WI, 1-3-3-4-5-1-6, 23
2. Bliksem, Pieter Taseler, New York, NY, 2-2-4-3-6-3-3, 23
3. Pinta, Michael Illbruck, Munich, GER, 3-4-2-1-1-6-7, 24
There’s a saying in sailboat racing that if there’s wind, then everyone is happy. It’s safe to say that the competitors in the Rolex Big Boat Series were ecstatic with today’s conditions of 8-10 knots in the morning, building to 15+ knots by early afternoon for the regatta’s final race – known as the Bay Tour. The St. Francis Yacht Club (StFYC) Race Committee sent the 10 competing classes on courses ranging from 15.44 to 21.01 nautical miles. When it was all over, six of the 10 class winners were awarded one of the StFYC’s Perpetual Trophies as well as a Steel Submariner Rolex timepiece in recognition of their accomplishments.
