Följa Gotland Runt
I år verkar KSSS ha tagit tag i bevakningen av Gotland Runt. Tracking, bloggar, mobilportal, webb-tv och video-community. Många sponsorer visa upp skojjig teknologi. Skall bli intressant att se om man kan få ihop en sjysst helhet kring detta?
Det vi främst efterfrågar är snabba och korrekta rundningsrapporter och någon på KSSS som ser till att nyheterna på webben är uppdaterade. Video och annat blir så klart bonus.
Här är några av de som bloggar. Jag hoppas också att det dimper ner lite mail och mms med bilder och korta rapporter… stay tuned…
Commodores Cup 2008 | startlista
Här är den kompletta startlistan inför RORC Commodores Cup som startar till helgen. First, Archambault, X- och J-båtar men så klart en drös Mills, Ker och Corbys. Många bra lag, så det skall bli spännande att se hur det här går…
FRANCE Blue
1 FRA35547 LADY COURRIER First 45 1.124 Géry Trentesaux
2 FRA35429 BATISTYL Archambault A40 RC 1.095 Cyrille LeGloahec
3 FRA34634 PRIME TIME A35 1.036 Marc Alpérovitch
FRANCE White
1 FRA27967 JIVARO J/133 1.129 Yves Grosjean
2 FRA34567 PAPREC RECYCLAGE Archambault A40 RC 1.097 Stéphane Neve
3 FRA27700 FELIX X-40 QB 1.060 Samuel Prietz
FRANCE Red
1 FRA9545 CODIAM IMX 45 1.150 Jean-Claude Nicolleau-Loday
2 FRA34645 ARIA Archambault A40 RC 1.099 Bernard Moureau
3 FRA29960 PEN KOENT First 40.7 1.060 Emmanuel Le Men
FRANCE Green
1 FRA47 SAGA Nelson Marek 47 1.197 Alan Foulquier
2 FRA27909 COURRIER du COEUR First 44.7 1.106 Jean Philippe Cau
3 BEL188 AVALANCHE Mumm 36 1.072 Jean Jacques Lemoine
HONG KONG
1 NED7025 HOLMATRO Grand Soleil 44 1.134 Marty Kaye
2 HKG2108 ORIENT XPRESS X-41 1.117 Rick Strompf/Inge Strompf-Jepsen
3 HKG1242R YEOMAN of WIGHT J/109 1.026 Jamie McWilliam
IRELAND White
1 IRL3939 ANTIX EILE Ker 39 1.125 Anthony O’Leary
2 IRL2007 JUMP JUICE Ker 37 1.099 Conor & Denise Phelen
3 IRL3232 VOODOO CHILE Ker 32 1.051 Eamon Crosbie
IRELAND Green
1 IRL12345 TIAMAT Mills 43 1.189 Tim Costello
2 IRL3008 BLONDIE IV Mills (King) 40 1.118 Eamon Rohan
3 IRL11137 NO NAKED FLAMES Mills (Slim) 37 1.073 Andrew Allen
NETHERLANDS Red
1 NED7842 HOLMATRO ING Swan 42 1.175 Lennard van Oeveren
2 NED4343 ROARK Grand Soleil 43 1.113 Kees Kaan
3 NED7307 ROSETTA FROM THE ROCKS Dehler 36 1.039 Radboud Crul
NETHERLANDS Blue
1 NED1106 DAIKIN AIRCO Ker 11.3 1.148 Frans van der Heijden
2 NED8005 WEERGA King 40 1.115 Wessel en Netty Liezenga
3 NED7907 PLAYMATE Dehler 34 1.027 Dennis Hennevanger
NETHERLANDS White
1 NED45026 CHECKMATE Swan 45 1.183 Peter Jan de Ridder
2 ESP6110 CONNECT LESONAL Sinergia 40 1.089 Jacco de Zeeuw
3 NED7709 SLAINTE Salona 37 1.061 Frank Policky
SPAIN
1 ESP20000 BIZKAIA MAITENA Corel 45 1.224 Mikel Emaldi
2 ESP8345 ZAZPIKI L.R. IMX41 1.117 Juan Igancio Gomeza
3 ESP5024 USO ZURIA First 40.7 1.066 Francisco Aldecoa
GBR Red
1 GBR4601L FAIR DO’S VII Ker 46 1.190 John Shepherd
2 GBR236R ERIVALE III Ker 39 1.117 Jerry Otter
3 GBR1236L QUOKKA 7 Corby 39 1.070 Peter Rutter
GBR Blue
1 GBR150L NOVUS ARCA Beneteau 50 1.162 Kelly Bramall
2 GBR39R MAGNUM II IMX 40 1.080 Andrew Pearce
3 GBR9735T VORTEX X-35 1.051 Tim & Sophie Harrington
GBR Black
1 GBR95R DARK & STEAMY DK46 1.210 Nick & Anne Haigh
2 GBR1429L BRITISH SOLDIER Archamboult A40 RC 1.096 Mike Lawrence
3 GBR5991T PRIME SUSPECT Mills 36 1.074 David & Gill Richards
GBR White
1 GBR1545R POPPY OF PORTLAND MARINA First 45 1.135 John Dean
2 GBR8410R PREMIER FLAIR Elan 410 1.081 Jim Macgregor
3 GBR9570T JAGUAR of BURNHAM J/109 1.033 Adrian Lower
Sunday 29th June – Registration/Skippers’ & Navigators’ briefing
Monday 30th June – 2 x Solent inshore races (1.0 each)
Tuesday 1st July – 2 x Solent inshore races (1.0 each)
Wednesday 2nd July – Offshore race (2.5)
Thursday 3rd July – Offshore race continues
Friday 4th July – 1 x Solent inshore race (1.0)
Saturday 5th July – Round the Island race (1.5)
Sunday 6th July – 1 x Solent inshore race (AM) (2.0)
Prize Giving (Royal Yacht Squadron) 1700
The main event begins on Sunday 29th June , with the first race scheduled for 10.30AM on Monday 30th June, but there has been no shortage of activity since close of challenges for the 9th biennial Rolex Commodores’ Cup 2008.
Organiser, the Royal Ocean Racing Club, has had to deal with last minute changes to the British Blue team following the IRC Nationals, the French making their final team selections at the last possible moment and the usual amendments to ratings. The teams are leaving nothing to chance. Every advantage is a good advantage and no detail is being overlooked.
Fifteen teams, comprising a total of forty-five yachts spread over six nations will be on the start line next week all fired up in anticipation of a highly competitive event. The full National team listings are available on line at www.rorc.org and www.regattanews.com, and here are some highlights:
Class 1
Highest Rating: ESP2000 Bizkaia Maitena Mikel Emaldi (ESP) Corel 45 – Rating: 1.224
Lowest rating: FRA35547 Lady Courrier Gèry Trentesaux (FRA Blue) First 45 – Rating: 1.124
Largest Yacht: GBR150L Novus Arca Mike Bramall & Kenneth Kelly (GBR Blue) Beneteau 50 – 14.98m
Smallest Yacht: NED1106 Daikin Airco Frans van de Heijden (NED Blue) Ker 11.3 – 11.3mClass 2
Highest Rating: IRL3008 Blondie Eamon Rohan (IRL Green) Mills (King) 40 – Rating: 1.118
Lowest Rating: NED6893 Weerga Wessel & Nety Liezenga (NED Blue) IMX40 – Rating: 1.079
Largest Yacht: FRA27909 Courrier de Coeur Jean Philippe Cau (FRA Green) First 44.7 – 13.68m
Smallest Yacht: IRL2007 Jump Juice Conor & Denise Phelan (IRL White) Ker 37 – 11.27mClass 3
Highest Rating: GBR5991T Prime Suspect Dave & Gill Richards (GBR Black) Mills 36 – Rating 1.074
Lowest Rating: HKG1242R Yeoman of Wight Jamie McWilliam (HKG) J-109 – Rating: 1.026
Largest Yacht: ESP5024 Uso Zuria Francisco Aldecoa (ESP) First 40.7 – 12.3m
Smallest Yacht: IRL3232 Voodoo Chile Eamon Crosbie (IRL White) Ker 32 – 9.75mIf was not for the Dutch Ker 11.3 Daikin Airco in Class 1, Ireland White would have had the smallest boat in each division. Antix Eilie is just 50cm longer.
In the battle of the Designers/Manufacturers, Beneteau, X-Yachts, Mills and Ker come out top with six yachts each, and Archambault have five.
The fifteen challenges lodged for the 2008 event matches the previous highest achieved in 1996, when the England Green team won the event. The lowest number of teams was seven in 2000.
The USA has won the event twice (1992 & 94), GBR once (2004), France twice (2002 & 2006), Germany once (1998), the Channel Islands once (2000), England once (1998).
The Netherlands has entered at least one team in every event except 2000. Hong Kong last competed in 1992. Spain has competed twice before in 1998 and 2002.
Sweet… Corby 36 Rosie
Corby 36 Rosie har flyt. På kort tid vann hon både IRC National Championship (före Corby 36 Quokka 7 och J/109 Yeoman of Wight) och Corby Cup.
Hon har också bogspröt vilket de flesta andra Corbys inte har…
Built by Mark Downers AM Structures for Roy Dickson. Launched May 04.
Cedar/glass hull with foam/glass deck
Formula Spars carbon rig, non-overlap & bowsprit
UK sails by Des McWilliam in Cork
Tropical Engineering rudder
Harken deck gear
A total of 9 Corby designed yachts turned up for the inaugural Corby Cup regatta consisting of 6 races held over 3 days, Friday to Sunday 20th to 22nd June, run from the Royal London Yacht Club in Cowes.
Because of the wide range in size, from the 45ft Incisor down to the 25ft Drakes Drum the fleet was divided for extra prizes in addition to the overall winner.
The racing format was also wide ranging starting with 2 short Solent races from the Club line on Friday afternoon, followed by 3 windward leeward races from a committee boat start on Saturday with a final longer Solent race planned for Sunday morning, which in the event was cancelled due to strong wind, a popular decision with every crew bearing in mind the party the previous night.
Roy Dickson’s 36 Rosie proved to be a clear overall winner but seldom by much more than a minute, followed by David & Jackie Riley’s 33 No Retreat, who’s crew seemed to have found the go button and began the regatta with a textbook start. 3rd and 4th overall was a close match between Stephen Brackley’s 30 Wild Child which counted a 2nd and 3rd and had all the bigger boats checking their watches, and the Octon’s 35 Njos, the oldest boat in the regatta but sporting a recent new keel and mast and flying both upwind and down.
Other special mentions include a trawling award to Cracklin’ Rosie; Drakes Drum who never missed the chance to keep in the frame with flawless hoists and drops; and Catherine which brought some old fashioned elegance to the event. Shoreside, Friday evening was the more formal with a drinks party in the Sir Max Aitken museum followed by a dinner in the Royal London Yacht Club. Then a bar-b-q for 150 at Corby’s on Saturday with catering by Quay Cuisine gave crews an opportunity to mingle, with a special mention to Njos who arrived fully equipped to make, what looked like, a small bath of Pimms. Other supporters on Saturday evening were Coca Cola and Wight Vodka.
A Sunday lunchtime prizegiving at the RLYC completed the regatta with a large selection of goodies being presented, for which Harken, North, Marineware and Coutts are to be thanked. The main prize, of course, being a new perpetual trophy constructed in house by Corby Yachts, utilising carbon fibre, stainless steel and teak as a cross section of the materials used in boatbuilding, with a surprise added bonus of the latest model Corby electric trouserpress, customised with the Corby Yachts logo, kindly donated by John
Corby Ltd.
Segling – den gröna sporten
Kanske skall de svenska seglarna som skall med till Kina komplettera sin utrustning? Verkar svårseglat… stiltje, ström, dimma, sjögräs och stulna väderbojar. Storyn från Sail World:
240 boats try and remove sea-weed from the Qingdao Olympic course area
Australia’s 470 Coach, Victor Kovalenko shared these photos and insight from the current training camp in China.
‘As you can see we have one more problem in Qingdao apart of light wind and strong current, it is seaweed. The local government has employed 240 fishing boats to clean Qingdao bay and they are working really hard but… Sailing is almost impossible now!’
Other days the fog has been so thick that a GPS has been needed to find the way back to shore.
470 stars Nathan Wilmot & Malcolm Page probably didn’t think they would be sailing in conditions like these when they named their boat ‘Dead Calm!’
Blue Nights
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J/99 | rumour
Senaste skvallret från SA. Låter som en sweet båt!
J/oining the Fray
It looks like J/boats is joining the 10 meter sports yacht battle with the soon-to-be released J/99. A sort-of mini J/109 with some of the features from the 122, we’re told the 99 will have a moderate-weight hull capable of planing, an aluminium spar bigger than the 105, masthead spinnakers, outboard chainplates, and a target price well below the 109. It seems that Pearson Composites and J/Boats have had a falling out, and, like the J/109, the 99 will be produced in Europe only, with the first US boats coming over sometime around April. If there’s enough interest, J/Boats will start production in the US – but not at Pearson, and not with SCRIMP.
While we give J/Boats plenty of crap for their insistency on creating models at nearly every conceivable size, the 10 meter size has proven to be marketable for handicap and club OD racing. It’s hard to imagine the J/99 succeeding in any great numbers with the success of the FT-10, but there are plenty of J customers out there that love the company, and are happy to continue paying premium prices for moderate performers.
