21.02.2007
Hi Dr.Krumnacker,
Sail-World.com Newsletter.... The latest Australian and International sailing news
Heavy Winds at Seawind F18 Worlds
The firmly established ridge on the Queensland coast continues to deliver strong winds to the Capricorn Coast. Today's race has been blown out. Four races are planned for the next two days. Today has been spent around the 22,000 acre Rydges Capricorn Resort with the two golf courses filled with sailors, as are the swimming pools. There are impromptu soccer matches between Dutch and French teams currently in progress. The archery range is fully booked all afternoon. Sailors are taking full advantage of the Resort's many facilities and there seems to be steady traffic of sailors buying Slam Regatta gear this afternoon too....
http://www.sail-world.com/newstext/pda.cfm?Nid=31299&ntid=10
Road to Valencia starts in Switzerland
The 32nd America's Cup is launching 'Road to Valencia', a promotional tour leading to the start of the decisive phase of the competition, with its first stop scheduled, appropriately enough, in Geneva, Switzerland on 26th February....
http://www.sail-world.com/newstext/pda.cfm?Nid=31308&ntid=10
Images from JJ Giltinan 18 footer Worlds
Christophe Favreau is in Sydney for the JJ Giltinan 18 footer World's....
http://www.sail-world.com/newstext/pda.cfm?Nid=31307&ntid=10
Delphia makes a splash!
Polish boatbuilder Delphia Yachts is making a big splash in Australia, with exclusive southern-states agent Aussie Boat Sales selling yachts as soon as they arrive in the country....
http://www.sail-world.com/newstext/pda.cfm?Nid=31305&ntid=10
Gotta Love It 7 sails into third place
Fiat takes the event lead after three races, with the Club Marine crew skippered by Euan McNicol dropping to second place following a seventh in Race 3, with the Gotta Love It 7 boys in a very credible third....
http://www.sail-world.com/newstext/pda.cfm?Nid=31303&ntid=10
Vanuatu adventure onboard Kioni
Mariner Boating, in conjunction with Sailing Services, are offering a unique experience sailing Vanuatu's magnificent waters aboard the beautiful Beneteau First 47.7 Kioni....
http://www.sail-world.com/newstext/pda.cfm?Nid=31301&ntid=10
Centenary Pittwater Regatta
Colin Beashel, Pittwater sailor, international yachtsman and the Australian Team Captain and Flag Bearer at the 2004 Athens Olympic Games, has accepted the prestigious role of Commodore of the Centenary Pittwater Regatta 2007....
http://www.sail-world.com/newstext/pda.cfm?Nid=31296&ntid=10
Dodgems in the Doldrums but Stamm powers on
Bernard Stamm has not been having an easy time of it as he works his way into the Doldrums. Still, he's managed to hold his own against Koji Shiraishi in second place, with Cheminees-Poujoulat sitting on a very comfortable cushion of 1935 miles' lead, according to the 1500 hours position report today. This is partly because the Spirit of Yukoh has been contending with northerly winds, making for bouncy progress in the 15-knot breezes....
http://www.sail-world.com/newstext/pda.cfm?Nid=31294&ntid=10
Team Basilica in top ten Day 1 F18 Worlds
The Basilica sponsored F18 team of Robert and Peter Greenhalgh sailed to an impressive joint ninth place in the first day of the 2007 F18 Worlds at the Rydges Capricorn Resort off Yeppoon in Queensland, Australia...
http://www.sail-world.com/newstext/pda.cfm?Nid=31292&ntid=10
Nick Craig hangs onto No. 1 OK World Ranking
Following a period of inactivity for World Ranked number one and current world champion Nick Craig, his lead at the top of the world rankings has been reduced to just nine points...
http://www.sail-world.com/newstext/pda.cfm?Nid=31287&ntid=10
Tusker Premium Whangarei to Vanuatu Ocean Race
June of this year will see the start of a new offshore race, the Tusker Premium Whangarei to Vanuatu Ocean Race, being run by the Onerahi Yacht Club in conjunction with the Vanuatu Cruising Yacht Club from Port Vila...
http://www.sail-world.com/newstext/pda.cfm?Nid=31281&ntid=10
JJ Giltinan International 18ft Skiffs Race 3
Defending champions Michael Coxon, Aaron Links and Nathan Ellis have taken the lead in the SLAM-Winning Appliances JJ Giltinan International 18ft Skiff Championship following their narrow victory in Fiat in Race 3 of the regatta on Sydney Harbour today....
http://www.sail-world.com/newstext/pda.cfm?Nid=31279&ntid=10
Tough Day at Seawind F18 Worlds Day One
Heavy weather on the first day of the 2007 Seawind F18 Worlds being sailed at Rydges Capricorn Resort off Yeppoon Queensland Day. An eighty boat fleet from 12 nations started but sixteen boats capsized with three sailors requiring medical attention....
http://www.sail-world.com/newstext/pda.cfm?Nid=31276&ntid=10
How to trash an AC Class boat
Grant Dalton, now Emirates Team New Zealand's Managing Director, says he often draws on his round-the-world experiences, even if just recently his America's Cup team probably wished he hadn't....
http://www.sail-world.com/newstext/pda.cfm?Nid=31274&ntid=10
Navico - no limits
Navico International Ltd. has agreed to purchase the marine electronics business of Brunswick New Technologies, a unit of Brunswick Corporation, subject to regulatory approvals. In the transaction, which is expected to close during March 2007, Navico will acquire MX Marine, Navman Marine and Northstar, adding three brands with complementary products to Navico's already high-profile portfolio....
http://www.sail-world.com/newstext/pda.cfm?Nid=31272&ntid=10
Day 1 Seawind F18 Worlds - Race 1
The forecast for the start of racing on Day 1 of the Seawind Formula 18 World Championship being sailed off Yeppoon in Queensland, is for south easterly winds 20-25 knots. Overcast sky earlier today but blue sky appearing....
http://www.sail-world.com/newstext/pda.cfm?Nid=31270&ntid=10
First sail for CHN 95
Good weather and calm seas greeted CHN 95 as she went sailing for the first time today. A test sail has confirmed the good impressions from yesterdays' launching....
http://www.sail-world.com/newstext/pda.cfm?Nid=31269&ntid=10
Alinghi say helmsman choice 'to close to call'
Ed Baird and his crew won Round 2 of the UBS Dubai Defender Trials, and as Alinghi wraps up the winter training at the Dubai International Marine Club, the foreseen announcement of the helmsman for Louis Vuitton Act 13 has been postponed....
http://www.sail-world.com/newstext/pda.cfm?Nid=31260&ntid=10
All of Velux 5 Oceans Fleet round Cape Horn
Sir Robin Knox-Johnston (GBR), Graham Dalton (NZL), Unai Basurko (ESP) all round Cape Horn - Sir Robin Knox-Johnston (GBR) picks up a tow to Argentina - Things hotting up for Bernard Stamm (SUI) and Kojiro Shiraishi (JPN)...
http://www.sail-world.com/newstext/pda.cfm?Nid=31258&ntid=10
Course Setting Skills!
Using their extrasensory skills, the RGYC race committee hoisted the postponement flag before the start despite the light Northerly breeze and a forecast of Northerly winds easing during the afternoon....
http://www.sail-world.com/newstext/pda.cfm?Nid=31264&ntid=10
Images from the Coral Sea
Here are a collection of images, some taken at the 2007 Seawind F18 Worlds on Queensland's Capricorn Coast. Some have been taken this week, other's could have been......
http://www.sail-world.com/newstext/pda.cfm?Nid=31255&ntid=10
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