X-35 Worlds | Trash Talk
I morgon drar allvaret igång i X-35 VM i Århus. Man körde tune-up idag men inga resultat finns på sajten (hur svårt kan det vara – använd tune-upen för att få igång organisationen). I helgen kördes Aarhus Big Boat Race och då var DEN 7 Oxygen överlägsna.
Vi har 6 svenska båtar på plats:
SWE 8 “Matrisen” Robert Szabo/Björn Österberg
SWE 39 “Firefly” Johan Lindell
SWE 82 “Escape” Peter Pohl + FB
SWE 137 “Sandholm Associates” Lars Sörqvist
SWE 139 “YXI” Mårten Skällenäs
SWE 167 “VW” Klabbe Nylöf/John Müllersdorf
Enligt folk i klassen är “Matrisen” som leder VW X-35 Cup hetast tillsammans med “VW”. Vassaste konkurrenterna är italienska “Lelagan” (ITA 16155), finska “X.O” (FIN 175), tysk/danska Torsten Bastiansen i “Xen/Veolia” (GER 124) samt danska “KJ Verktöj” (DEN 35) som vann NM 2010. “Firefly” kan vara uppstickare med många bra gubbar ombord.
On Wednesday August 17.th 28 big and beautiful X-35 sail boats from 8 different nations will compete on the Bay of Aarhus next to Marselisborg Harbour. The crews of 8 sailors per boat will be fighting for the world championship 2011.
But before racing there are a number of hardhips to go through for the crews. Sails must be measured. Some boats will be weighed – and the crews as well. The total weight of the 8 sailors on board can only be 640 kilos. And some crews worry a bit about the weighing. Sometimes 80 kilos per person just isn’t enough. Then a short run or a trip to the sauna my be suggested to some crew menbers. Some boats choose only to be 7 persons on board to avoid overweight.
Søren Junker Nielsen from Horsens and Thomas Sørensen from Skanderborg are the owners of DEN 9385 from Horsens Yacht Club. Thomas Sørensen is the skipper and the crew mainly comes from Eastern Jutland.
– I’m very excited and am looking forward to the race, Søren Junker explains.
– We’re hoping to be ranked in the best end of the fleet – maybe even in the Top 10. But it’s very hard to predict and the competition will be tough. We’re an experienced crew but mainly from smaller boat types. We’re pretty sure we can compare with the German and Danish boats. We don’t really know the Swedish and Norvegian boats, they explain.
Søren Junker and Thomas Sørensen have been sailing together since sailing optimist dinghies as boys.
Former olympic- and Americas Cup sailor, Michael Hestbæk, also participates at the X-35 Worlds. He’s on board the DEN 7 from Kerteminde Yacht Club.
– The Kerteminde boat is among the favorites this year, states Torsten Bastiansen, skipper of GER 124 from Flesburg Yacht Club and president of the German X-35 class association.
– Although competition will be tough from both Great Britain, Italy and Finland, he predicts.
Fastnet | Rambler 100 kappsejsade
Fastnet lever upp till sitt rykte som tuff kappsegling. Ganska många båtar bröt tidigt, framförallt på grund av mastbrott, och nu har Rambler 100 tappat kölen. Foto: Carlo Borlenghi.
Alla ombord är välbehållna. 16 man lyckades ta sig upp på skrovet och räddades av RNLI, men 5 drev iväg och hittades senare av en annan båt. Nu ser de ut att ha det ganska bra på puben (video nedan).
The yacht Rambler 100 has capsized between the Fastnet Rock and the Pantaenius Buoy. The Irish Coastguard services are coordinating the rescue. The Baltimore RNLI lifeboat is on the scene. Two Sikorsky helicopters have been scrambled and an Irish Naval vessel is en route to the scene of the accident
All 21 crew have been rescued.
Foto: RNLI.
Tjörn Runt | trash talk
Nu är startlistorna uppe. Till slut 410 båtar jämfört med 471 förra året. Ett tapp på 13% som säkert kommer att diskuteras framöver. Men om inte alltför många stannar hemma så behåller man statusen som sveriges största kappsegling.
Det finns de som söker folk. Eller vill segla. Lägg gärna en kommentar nedan.
Att tippa totalseglare är både omöjligt och onödigt. Men man kan ju kika lite i startgrupperna?
I flerskrovsstarten hade man ju hoppats på Marström i en M32 mot nya SeCart 26. Men ingen av dem kommer.
Bland de största kölbåtarna borde det vara någon av First 40:orna (Teknova, Karukera, La Veuve Noire) eller IMX-40 Gertrud som var heta på EM. Men kanske kan snabba GP42 AlCapone eller Finnflyer 42 Avantime 2 utmana? Eller Manix2 som är revanschsugna efter EM på Hankø?
Startgrupp 3 är jämn. Europamästarna Salona 37 Feelgood får leva med favorittrycket, men vi är några som både vill, och kan, slå dem: Bavaria 38 match Draklunne (framförallt om det blåser), UK Syversengänget i T-34, vi och några till. Outsider är Bavaria Cruiser 40 som enligt ryktet har folk från Farr Yacht Design ombord och säkert kan gå fort om det brallar.
Startgrupp 4 är blandad. I lättvind så skulle X-99 eXilia kunna vara med men blåser det så tror jag någon av Melgesarna tar det. Eller någon annan sportbåt? Eller Dynamic 35 Dynamit? Eller X-382 Chamsiin. Många duktiga seglare.
Startgrupp 5 har jag dålig koll på, men Smaragderna känns svårslagna?
Startgrupp 6 är också klurig. Full med smarta seglare i 80-talsracers.
Startgrupp 7 är shorthandedklassen som man har klämt in mitt i fältet. kan bli läskigt under broarna om det brallar. Få av de riktigt rutinerade shorthandedseglarna verkar ställa upp, men Selvert i Maxi Racer skulle få min röst.
Startgrupp 8 är väl vikt åt Mats Johansson i Starbåt. Kan någon hota honom? Kanske Dominant Racen om det blir en rejäl undanvind.
Startgrupp 9 är Expressklassen och ingen kan väl hota svenska mästarna Idmyr/Falkenberg/Krull/Ottosson?
Startgrupp 10 borde tillhöra Johan Söderberg i sin Cumulus. Eller Ulf Danielssons Albin Alpha. Eller?
Startgrupp 11 ägs av Michael Collberg i sin h-båt som just värmt upp på VM i Tyskland.
Stargrupp 12. Ingen aning. Kanske Per-Erik Johansson i 606 som favorit här.
Startgrupp 13 innehåller Oskarssons i Accenten. Och många låglysare som kan gå fort när det blåser?
Fastnet | bilder från starten
Förutom den officiella siten så håller man lite extra koll på blogginläggen från Ràn och Aksel Magdahl. Foton från Rolex / Carlo Borlenghi.
Europamästare 2011
Stort grattis till Martin Nilsson, Henrik Ottoson och resten av det sköna gänget på Feelgood, som ganska överlägset knep titeln i lilla ORCi-klassen på Hankø. Vi får väl ta åt oss äran för bra sparring :-)
1 SWE 104 FEELGOOD Martin Nilsson Salona 37
2 GER 5223 VARUNA XPRESS Kai Haupthoff X-332 SPORT
3 NOR 11800 XTREME Jarle Kristiansen GS 37
4 SWE 88 TEAM SWE 88 Patrik Forsgren First 36.7 mod
5 NOR 9618 FELICIA IV Eirik Brekke X-382 MK2
6 NOR 14109 TEAM UK SYVERTSEN Anders Nordström T-34
7 NOR 10910 ILLE MORO Ludvig Daae Bavaria 42m
8 GER 4732 CHINOOK Johann Friedrichsen X-332
9 SWE 4 MANIX2 Jonas Granhed Finn Flyer 36
10 NOR 11294 TEAM BRODINAS Jan Martin Brodin VROLIJK 37
11 GER 5523 HOPPETOSSE Jörg Hiller X-37
12 GER 4298 JUXBOX Jan Meincke X-382
13 GER 5509 XTRA FUN Horst Figge-Jänke X-37
14 NOR 12288 WILDCARD SAILING TEAM Hans-Henrik Bjelke DUFOUR 40 HR
Grattis även till Lena Having och hennas team på Gertrud som kom tvåa i stora klassen efter Silva Hispaniola.
1 GER 5611 SILVA HISPANIOLA Dennis Gehrlein EVENTO 42
2 SWE 80 GERTRUD Lena Having IMX 40
3 NOR 9976 XANTHIPPE Jan Henrik Bryde IMX 40
4 GER 6222 WESTWIND Peter Süselbeck First 40
5 NOR 12343 DESTIN Tore Kandahl Landmark 43
6 NOR 39 SAILLOGIC RACING Brødr. Hedemark X-41 OD
7 NOR 14700 TOO BONITA Knut G Heje XP-44
8 NOR 13950 NORSTEAM Nor Steam FARR 40 ONE-DESIGN
9 NOR 13500 LUSSO LUPA John Langø Swan 42 Club
10 NOR 12243 KAROLINE Dag Skarsgård
11 NOR 10040 TEAM DRØMMEN Siri B. Kamfjord
Fastnet Race 2011
Startar i morgon, och man följer det här. Yellowbricks tracking brukar vara bra.
Vi hejar så klart lite extra på Class 40 Solo med Rune Aasberg och Simen Løvgren, Linjett 33 Flamman IV med Sten Lindgren och hans besättning och Swan 371 Rosinante med Tanu-matti Tuominen.
RECORD FLEET RACE TO THE ROCK
- A record fleet of 320 yachts have entered the 2011 Rolex Fastnet Race (Previous record ’79 – 303 boats)
- This is the 44th edition of the Fastnet Race
- The ‘professional’ and Non-IRC classes: Volvo Open 70s, IMOCA 60s, Class 40s and Multihulls have been counted above the initial cut-off mark of 300
- The race started in 1925 with just 7 boats!
- 608 nautical mile non-stop race
- 19 nations represented
- 1 day, 20 hours, 18 minutes is the current monohull course record to beat set by ICAP Leopard (GBR) in 2007
- Fujicolor – Fastest 60ft multihull – 15.03 knots (multihulls raced a longer course so can’t give elapsedtime)
- The largest boat is the 140ft trimaran – Maxi Banque Populaire (FRA)
- 2 giant 100ft yachts go head to head – Rambler 100 (USA), ICAP Leopard (GBR)
- Smallest boat in the fleet just 30ft – Bernie Bingham’s Rogers 30, Brightwork (GBR)
- 34 boats sailing with only 2 crew
- Yacht range from 30ft to 140ft
- 10 classes in total
- First start 1100, RYS line, Cowes, Isle of Wight, UK
- Follow the fleet: http://fastnet.rorc.org/
- Listen on the day of the start: Fastnet Radio 87.7FM
- Facebook.com/royaloceanracingclub + Twitter
- The main trophy for overall victory is the Fastnet Challenge Cup. In addition, there are more than 30 additional trophies
- Next Edition of the Rolex Fastnet Race: 11th August, 2013
- The Rolex Fastnet Race is organised by the Royal Ocean Racing Club (RORC) in association with the Royal Western Yacht Club and the Royal Yacht Squadron and has been sponsored by Rolex SA of Geneva since 2001.
19 NATIONS The allure of Rolex Fastnet continues to attract competitors from around the globe. 19 different nations will
be represented in this year’s race with entries from the following countries: Austria; Belgium; China; Finland; France; Great Britain; Germany; Hong Kong; Ireland; Italy; Lithuania; Netherlands; New Zealand; Norway; Russia; Switzerland; Sweden; United Arab Emirates and USA. The British and French make up the bulk of the fleet, but the entries prove the lure of the Rolex Fastnet still crosses the oceans as it did in its earliest days.
THE HISTORY OF FASTNET RACE
First sailed in 1925 and run biennially since the early 1930s, the 608-mile Rolex Fastnet Race has captured the imagination of sailors the world over. It was one of the first true tests of offshore sailing skill and to win this race is an ambition of every racing sailor.
Organised by the Royal Ocean Racing Club (RORC) the course starts from the Royal Yacht Squadron at Cowes, races out of the Solent down the English Channel to Land’s End and across the often tempestuous Celtic Sea to the Fastnet Rock, before returning on a reciprocal course to the finish off Plymouth.
It is a difficult race testing inshore and offshore skills, preparation and speed potential. It has been a prime mover in the growth of offshore racing over the past 85 years, and is still intricately linked to advances in yacht design, sailing techniques, safety equipment. 2011 marks the 44th edition of the race. The entry list is capped at 300 boats, but this year the RORC has made provision for fully-professional yachts such as the maxi multihulls, the VO70s, the IMOCA 60s and the Class 40s to race in addition to the more Corinthian main fleet. This could swell the numbers by another 50, shattering the current record entry of 303 set in 1979.
The start is scheduled for Sunday, 14 August, with the first warning at 10.50BST. The monohull course record stands at 1 day, 20 hours and 18 minutes, set by ICAP Leopard (GBR) in 2007. With Leopard entered this year alongside the 100-ft Rambler 100 (USA), expect an assault on the benchmark time if conditions permit.
Given the history and popularity of the race, it is little surprise that the Rolex Fastnet means different things to the near 3,000 different people on board the entered yachts. For some it is a once-in-a-life-time personal challenge, for others it is part of a much bigger picture, part of a lifetime of sailing. It is never just another race. It is not undertaken lightly by anyone and each boat and crew must fulfill a strict qualification regime before their entry is accepted.
The Rolex Fastnet is never a simple race and taking place in August it is often provided with Westerlies that are strong to gale force in strength. The progressive succession of low pressure systems which advance on the British Isles from across the North Atlantic Ocean also provide a constantly moving weather pattern.
These depressions are mostly centered north of the English Channel. Knowledge of where any meteorological disturbance is likely to occur, and how best to use it, is the keynote to success. It is even more important now that the boats have faster reactions and are more responsive to changes in wind pressure and direction.
Famous landmarks passed along the route include: The Needles, Portland Bill, Start Point, The Lizard, Land’s End, the Fastnet Rock, Bishop’s Rock off the Scillies and Plymouth breakwater. Even the foreign boats are familiar with these headlands and rocky outcrops by the end of the race.
The Rolex Fastnet Race is organised by the RORC in association with the Royal Western Yacht Club and the Royal Yacht Squadron and has been sponsored by Rolex SA of Geneva since 2001.