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Normandy Sailing Week 2010 - vormals Deauville Week
3.-6.Juni 2010
www.normandy-week.com - Übersicht
03.06.2010
The Farr 30s open Normandy Sailing Week
“We couldn’t have hoped for more for the first day’s racing” said Manfred
Ramspacher, organiser of the Normandy Sailing Week. With glorious sunshine
and 17 knots of breeze blowing across the Baie de Seine, the 17 Farr 30s
participating in the competition linked together three races and it was
clear for all to see that the standard on the water was very high to say the
least.
The international Farr 30 teams are already well honed for the upcoming Tour
de France à la Voile. There were some fabulous flying starts, clean
manœuvres, impeccable mark roundings, gybes, tacks, spinnaker hoisting and
close contact racing… the 7 crews aboard the ‘Bruce Farr’ designs put on an
impressive performance in Le Havre today for the start of Normandy Sailing
Week.
The powerful current and the fabulous cliffs that characterise the North of
Normandy make sailing in the Baie de Seine highly tactical and strategic.
The best on the water today was the crew of “Courrier Dunkerque” skippered
by Pierre-Loic Berthet, reigning French champion, who took the lead in the
provisional general ranking thanks to a consistent performance, worthy of
the top specialists in contact racing (2nd ,2nd and 1st).
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Fotos: Jean MArie Liot/NSW 2010
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“We’re leading
with just a two point lead over the Toulon sailor Fabien Henry” explained
Pierre-Antoine Morvan, helmsman on the boat from northern France. “We’re a
bit frustrated as we rounded the first three windward marks at the head of
the fleet. We took a bit of time to find our speed when sailing downwind”.
In second position then, “TPM – Coych” was on the hunt… proving why the top
two teams in the Farr 30 of recent years are in that position. On the third
step of the podium, “Oman Sail Renaissance”, a team that has only just hit
the Farr 30 circuit, really packed a punch with an impressive speed
downwind. Helmed by the British skipper Rob Greenhalgh, a veteran from the
Volvo with two participations on ABN AMRO (1st) and Puma (2nd), with French
sailor and windward leeward specialist Cédric Pouligny at the helm, the
Omani crew have had a great start to Normandy Sailing Week. “Three Omani
debutants are sailing with us” highlights Pouligny. “As such it’s a good
result. Our aim is to get into the top 5 in the general ranking on Sunday”.
In fourth place, the Dutch boat “Tu Delft” are the big surprise of the day.
“We did a lot of training in Scheveningen this winter” explains the robust
Bert Schandevyl, skipper of the boat. “This Farr 30 fleet is fantastic with
a number of international projects. It’s nice to hear English on the race
zone”. For his part, Nicolas Lunven, indexsail trimmer on “Team Sog-Safran”,
seventh in this evening’s ranking, appreciated this fine day of sailing. “15
to 20 knots of breeze, current, waves and a great atmosphere aboard; what
more could you ask for?”
During this time, the other series and their crews (IRC, J80, Sportsboats,
First 7.5) were making some final adjustments to their boats in preparation
for their first day’s racing tomorrow. 100 craft will take to the water from
1200 hrs local time, at which point the Normandy Sailing Week will really
take off!
Farr 30 low-down
9.24 metres in length, a beam of 3.07 metres, a 2.10 metre draft and
weighing in at 2 tonnes, the Farr 30 is superb craft. However, its very
slender appendages and its high aspect ratio mean that its very demanding
and requires great dexterity and a lot of vigilance from its crew. 7 sailors
race aboard. Descriptions…
The helmsman: his or her mission is to direct the Farr 30. The helmsman has
to concentrate on the boat’s trajectories upwind, downwind and on a reach.
Over the latter points of sail, in strong winds and rough seas, helming is a
pretty tricky task as the Farr 30 tends to get carried away in the long
surfs and can even bury its bow in the waves. Watch out, broaches are
imminent!!
The indexsail trimmer works on trimming this sail. The trimmer’s role is one
of the most physical on the Farr 30. He or she has a coarse sheet system to
ease and sheet in, as well as a fine tune sheet system to reduce the
stresses. When the marks are rounded, there’s a lot of sail area to bring
in. The trimmer works in conjunction with the helmsman and regulates the
Farr 30’s trim. He or she also has an adjustable backstay which enables,
among other things, for the indexsail roach to be eased when conditions
become difficult.
The tactician is the boat’s metronome. This is the person who makes the
decisions to tack or gybe etc. The tactician’s role is to position the boat
well, according to the other boats, the wind and the current. Upwind the
tactician is out on the wire in front of the indexsail trimmer. Downwind he
or she is more likely to be behind the helmsman. The tactician makes
decisions according to feeling, as well as using the onboard electronics
(angle of the true and apparent wind, log….). This post requires experience.
A good tactician accumulates a number of navigation patterns and applies
them when they appear.
The two trimmers are in charge of the headsails. Upwind those on the winches
have a choice of 3 sail types, according to the weather conditions: the
light, the solent or the heavy. One eases them while the other sheets them
in. Downwind they can choose between the fractional spinnaker or the topmast
spinnaker, which enables the craft to climb towards the wind. One takes care
of the sheets, the other the guys. These two roles require a great deal of
flexibility to move on and off the wire and a sound knowledge of the
different sail forms. The trimmers are able to make some fine adjustments to
the sails, with different devices to open the top of the sail and barber
haulers when sailing downwind. The synchronisation between these two
characters is essential during the gybing phases. They also spend their time
giving information to the helmsman, so as to find the best possible
compromise between the heading and speed.
The pitman is in charge of the boat’s running rigging: genoa halyards,
hoisting and dumping of the spinnaker, adjustment of the uphaul downwind… He
or she also adjusts the boom vang and the cunningham, two adjustments which
have a direct impact on the indexsail.
Finally, the seventh crew takes care of tasks at the front of the boat. He
or she has to perform a balancing act on the boat. Gybing the spinnaker
pole, climbing the mast when there’s a problem, calling out when there’s
waves or other boats…The bowman is the ‘monkey’ on the Farr 30. This role
requires someone with a good physique.
The osmosis of these 7 crew members is essential in ensuring the Farr 30
slips smoothly through the water. Good concentration from those in each
position, good communication and a good dose of talent are often recipes for
victory.
The results:
Farr 30 Group (FAR) after 3 races
1: "Courrier Dunkerque", Pierre Loic Berthet ( / A P C C Nantes) 5 points
2: "Tpm-Coych", Fabien Henry ( / Cercle Org Yachting Competition Hyerois) 7
points
3: "Oman Sail Renaissance", Robert Greenhalgh ( / Oman) 13 points
4: "Tu Delft", Bert Schandevyl ( / Hollande) 17 points
5: "Ile de France 2010", Jimmy Pahun ( / S N Trinite S/mer) 18 points
6: "Manche Basse Normandie", Benoit Charon ( / Y C de Granville) 20 points
7: "Team Sog-Safran", Julien Villion ( / S N Trinite S/mer) 20 points
8: "Groovederci", Deneen Demourkas ( / Etats Unis D'am) 24 points
9: "Nouvelle Caledonie", Michel Cohen Addet ( / Yacht Club de la Grande
Motte) 26 points
10: "Mumma Duck", David Vanderberg ( / Hollande) 33 points
11: "Csc Hec Ecole Navale", Herve Gautier ( / Porh Loeiz Skiff) 33 points
12: "Rapetou", Alban Mesnil ( / Societe des Regates du Havre) 33 points
13: "Bred", Yann Rigal ( / France) 35 points
14: "Purflo les Thermes Marins St Malo", Ronan Desert ( / S N Baie de St
Malo) 38 points
15: "Region de Bruxelles-Capitale", Laurent Declercq ( / Belgique) 42
points
16: "Essec - Hanploi.Com", Damien Seguin ( / Sport Nautique de L'ouest
Nantes) 47 points
17: "Normale Sup - Lagardere", Eric Brezellec ( / Centre Nautique de St
Cast) 48 points
PROGRAMME 2010 – UT+2 hrs
Monday 31st May –Wednesday 2nd June
Thursday 3rd June
Friday 4th June
Saturday 5th June
Sunday 6th June
Tides
Coef HT LT
53 03h21 10h25
49 15h52 22h37
Tides
Coef HT LT
46 04h03 10h57
43 16h39 23h24
Tides
Coef HT LT
41 04h54 11h47
40 17h37
Tides
Coef HT LT
40 05h57 00h20
18h43 12h45
Lifting – Wednesday 2nd June Farr 30 registration
lifting – registration for all series from 0900 to 2000 hours
Lifting – registration from 0730 to 1030 hours
12h00 skippers’ briefing for Farr 30
10h30 skippers’ briefing for all series
14h00 Farr 30s ready to race
14h00 other classes ready to train
12h00 all series ready to race
11h00 all series ready to race – start of the big Farr 30 race – start of
the grand IRC coastal race
10h00 all series ready to race (except Farr 30)
12h00 Farr 30s ready to race
Return to shore around 18h00
Return to shore around 18h00
Return to shore around 18h00
Return to shore around 16h00
19h00 welcome gathering at the SNPH
20h00 crew dinner at the SRH
21h00 concert evening at the Palais des Régates
The Cool Red Apple
Les Schlagolofofs
18h00 prize-giving
For Sirius Evénements’ press contacts: Tanguy Blondel +33 (0)6 88 45 35 36 –
Denis van den Brink +33 (0)6 07 91 65 66
Translated by Kate Jennings – Expression
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