16.06.2007
Hi Dr.Krumnacker,
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If school has not let out for the summer, you and your kids are certainly counting down the days before there is a dramatic shift in the daily routine. As summer approaches, recall those magical sailing experiences that you had as a child or may have had as and adult.
I vaguely remember my family and me watching a regatta from the race committee boat when I was four. I had no idea what I was watching, but my parents saw hundreds of sailors of all ages having fun on the water. They decided to move to that community because it seemed like a great place to raise kids.
I remember the first time I went for a sail on a big boat and tested my trust in the keel by scooting closer and closer to the leeward rail. Eventually, I was convinced that the boat would not capsize.
I can remember wishing for my own sailboat and getting it without begging my parents for it. (At least I don't remember begging for it).
I can remember towing a string of Sunfish and Blue Jays to a 'distant' yacht club for a weekend regatta where we camped out and survived despite our new found freedom.
I remember the first time, and every time, that I have crossed the bay during a moonlight sail.
I recollect going off to college to study, yet somehow spending my afternoons and weekends sailing.
I will always remember hearing a junior say, 'I'm hooked on sailing,' after we campaigned a boat together for a season.
All of us have our special sailing memories. This summer, do what you can to spread some of your own fairy dust. Enable our youth to get out on the water. Take them for a sail. Invite them on a cruise. Offer to trailer or car top an extra boat to a regatta. While you may help them to start their own list of special sailing moments, but the bonus may be that your personal list will grow.
30th Marion to Bermuda Cruising Yacht Race
The cards read 'BERMUDA' on the course board of the Race Committee boat for the Thirtieth Anniversary Marion-Bermuda Cruising Yacht Race. Over seventy boats, monohulls and multihulls, some as small 32 feet and some as large as 62 feet, headed south following an early afternoon downwind start....
http://www.sail-world.com/newstext/pda.cfm?Nid=34638&ntid=20
America's Cup History - ESPN Classic Sat.11am EDT
History of the America's Cup Races 1851 - 2007, on ESPN Classic. This program will air tomorrow Saturday, June 16 at 11:00am and again on Friday, June 22 at 11:00pm EDT....
http://www.sail-world.com/newstext/pda.cfm?Nid=34639&ntid=20
British-European titles then Cowes Etchells Worlds
Just a week out from the 2007 Etchells Worlds Championship at Cowes, some forty crews from the UK, Ireland, Australia and the USA are lining up to take part in the British Open Etchells Championship being sailed out of the Royal Corinthian Yacht Club from Saturday 17 to Monday 19 June....
http://www.sail-world.com/newstext/pda.cfm?Nid=34634&ntid=20
Stark Raving Mad III withdraws from Transpac
Jim Madden, owner/skipper of the new Reichel/Pugh 66 from Newport Beach, informed entries chairman Bill Lee Friday: 'Though the boat is primed and ready to go, a recent health issue impacting me has developed, and the time required for resolution will go beyond the dates for the Transpac race.'...
http://www.sail-world.com/newstext/pda.cfm?Nid=34633&ntid=20
2007 U.S. Youth Sailing Championship
150 of the country's top youth sailors will begin arriving in New Orleans to prepare for the U.S. Youth Sailing Championship, the nation's premier youth sailing regatta that runs from June 22-28 at Southern Yacht Club....
http://www.sail-world.com/newstext/pda.cfm?Nid=34627&ntid=20
The America's Cup starts on Summer Sailstice
It's a little known fact but five years ago, as plans were being laid for the 32nd America's Cup, the supporters of Summer Sailstice, the international sailors holiday, made a 'suggestion' to have the opening AC races held on June 23rd and 24th, this years Summer Sailstice weekend held on the summer solstice....
http://www.sail-world.com/newstext/pda.cfm?Nid=34626&ntid=20
Transpac tallies 77 entries, the second most ever
There are 77 boats on the final entry list for the 44th Transpacific Yacht Race to Hawaii. With entries now closed, there are six boats from four foreign countries---three from Japan. The others represent nine states, including six that will be racing home to Hawaii. Two are multihulls....
http://www.sail-world.com/newstext/pda.cfm?Nid=34624&ntid=20
Intercollegiate Sailing - NA Awards 2007
The Intercollegiate Sailing Association of North America (ICSA) has announced the members of its 2006/2007 ICSA All-America Sailing Team, along with the College Sailor of the Year, Sportsman of the Year and the winner of the Leonard M. Fowle Memorial Trophy for the all-around best college team....
http://www.sail-world.com/newstext/pda.cfm?Nid=34640&ntid=20
Gipsy Moth V - Salvaged items bring back memories
Gipsy Moth V, was the last yacht of Sir Francis Chichester (1901 - 1972), the pioneer aviator, gold prospector, adventurer, navigator, real estate promoter, publisher, author and racing enthusiast....
http://www.sail-world.com/newstext/pda.cfm?Nid=34605&ntid=20
Images TP52's racing Day 2 at Trofeo Alicante
Ingrid Abery captures all the action of the TP52's Day 2 racing at the Trofeo Alicante, the first regatta of the 2007 Breitling MedCup circuit....
http://www.sail-world.com/newstext/pda.cfm?Nid=34601&ntid=20
Patches leads Trofeo Alicante - Breitling MedCup
Ian Walker and the crew of the new Reichel-Pugh designed Patches, owned by Eamon Conneely, which tops the fleet of 23 TP52's at the Trofeo Alicante, the first regatta of the 2007 Breitling MedCup circuit...
http://www.sail-world.com/newstext/pda.cfm?Nid=34600&ntid=20
US-IRC web site reformatted and updated
Under the guidance of US-IRC executive director John Mendez, the US-IRC web site has now been reformatted and updated by web master Luiz Kahl. Anyone interested in IRC racing or event organizers interested in using the IRC system for their events should visit the new site....
http://www.sail-world.com/newstext/pda.cfm?Nid=34598&ntid=20
New Transatlantic Race to Test the Maxi Fleet
Rolex SA and the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda (YCCS) are to strengthen their quarter-century collaboration with the development of a new ocean race - the Transatlantic Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup. Although the inaugural race is set to take place in late November, many Maxi yacht owners have already expressed their interest...
http://www.sail-world.com/newstext/pda.cfm?Nid=34591&ntid=20
Gryphon Solo sets new record for Bermuda 1-2
According to the iBoatTrack Leader Board unofficial standings, Joe Harris' Gryphon Solo has not only set a new solo course record for the Bermuda 1-2 of 62h:37m, but he has also won Class 6 and stands second in Fleet...
http://www.sail-world.com/newstext/pda.cfm?Nid=34587&ntid=20
Fisher's View: Sabre Rattling
Just about this point in every America's Cup that I have attended, the sabre rattling begins before the actual contest to determine the winner of the trophy. It doesn't score points towards the series, but has often done much to cloud the direction of one or other of the contestants and this time it is beginning all over again....
http://www.sail-world.com/newstext/pda.cfm?Nid=34576&ntid=20
Images from last day of racing - Louis Vuitton Cup
Photographer Ingrid Abery captured all the action on the Last day of racing at the Louis Vuitton Cup in Valencia....
http://www.sail-world.com/newstext/pda.cfm?Nid=34565&ntid=20
US SAILING One-Design Sailing Symposium
One-design sailors and class and regatta organizers from all corners of the country are making plans to head to Ohio this fall to participate in this annual think tank, a national event designed to keep the one-design sector of the sport healthy and thriving....
http://www.sail-world.com/newstext/pda.cfm?Nid=34564&ntid=20
Alinghi boss attacks 'ungrateful' Kiwis
In a wide ranging interview with the New York Times the billionaire, who won the Cup off Team New Zealand, accused Dalton of showing a lack of gratitude after he granted him a loan to stave off financial ruin in 2003. The unsolicited shot over Dalton's bow appears to have been sparked by an interview he gave to Fairfax Media in which he discussed re-introducing a nationality clause into the America's Cup if Team New Zealand wins it back later this month....
http://www.sail-world.com/newstext/pda.cfm?Nid=34550&ntid=20
New York Yacht Club's 153rd Annual Regatta
The New York Yacht Club's 153rd Annual Regatta presented by Rolex saw 94 yachts compete on Saturday and Sunday. Also, the Around the Island Race - the Friday preamble to the Annual Regatta -- saw 65 of those yachts race....
http://www.sail-world.com/newstext/pda.cfm?Nid=34537&ntid=20
Brad Funk reports on the Laser Europeans
I was looking pretty good until I was judged over early at the start of the final race. That effort pulled me down to overall eighth place for the week. However, it was my fourth top-ten result this year in five internationally-ranked regattas....
http://www.sail-world.com/newstext/pda.cfm?Nid=34530&ntid=20
70s rule! And Hoag Hospital is a big winner, too
The game is played with unequal boats, theoretically rewarding the ones that were sailed nearest their potential, regardless of where they finished....
http://www.sail-world.com/newstext/pda.cfm?Nid=34516&ntid=20
Luna Rossa warm up Alinghi - markchisnell.blogspot.com
As promised - Alinghi and Luna Rossa raced on Friday afternoon. The format was running starts and then racing until a clear leader emerged (which wouldn't be such a bad idea for the main event, and certainly a hell of a lot less painful than watching one boat trail helplessly behind another for 90 minutes)....
http://www.sail-world.com/newstext/pda.cfm?Nid=34505&ntid=20
Simon Daubney on Alinghi: SailJuice.com
Alinghi's crew work hasn't looked all that slick in their informal races against Luna Rossa this past couple of days. By their own admission, the Defenders have not spent as much time as the challengers on race training, preferring instead to focus on testing and development in pursuit of a small speed edge, in the belief that boatspeed will prevail in the America's Cup....
http://www.sail-world.com/newstext/pda.cfm?Nid=34504&ntid=20
Three days adrift - could it happen to you?
It's night, there's a high wind blowing off the land. You are on the beach, your boat is in the anchorage, but one of the boats far from shore. Beyond the anchorage, there is nothing but hundreds of miles of ocean. On the way to the yacht in your dinghy the outboard engine fails. You try to row, but the wind is too strong, and keeps blowing you sideways out to sea. You call out, but no one hears you....
http://www.sail-world.com/newstext/pda.cfm?Nid=34491&ntid=20
Alinghi dominate Luna Rossa on second day
After Friday's first encounter, Luna Rossa and Alinghi met for a second Although it is very difficult to know, most observers agreed on the fact that Alinghi were sailing with SUI-91 while there was no mistake Luna Rossa were racing with ITA-94. The main difference with yesterday was on Luna Rossa's crew. consecutive day on Saturday in order to train off Valencia's coast....
http://www.sail-world.com/newstext/pda.cfm?Nid=34484&ntid=20
Nerone takes Rolex Farr 40 European Championship
Going into today's final day of racing Mascalzone Latino, 2006 World and European Champion led Nerone, also a former Farr 40 World champion by just seven points in the overall classification....
http://www.sail-world.com/newstext/pda.cfm?Nid=34478&ntid=20
Jud Smith favourite for Cowes Etchells Worlds
Current World Champion Jud Smith, from Marblehead, Massachusetts, has continued his world class form and he is the early favourite for the 2007 Etchells World Championship, will be held in England on the Solent from the Royal Corinthian Yacht Club from 25 to 30th June....
http://www.sail-world.com/newstext/pda.cfm?Nid=34471&ntid=20
A good day for old boats and a young crew
Ed McDowell's Grand Illusion, a Santa Cruz 70 built in 1986, scored first place in both races to lead Brack Duker's Holua (2-4) from the same era, Roy E. Disney's youthful Morning Light team (6-2) and Roger Sturgeon's newest Rosebud (5-3), an STP 65 in its maiden debut. Doug Ayres' SC 70 Skylark (4-5) was another point back....
http://www.sail-world.com/newstext/pda.cfm?Nid=34456&ntid=20
Sjambok takes IRC silver in A2N Race: Newport
After the 475-mile Annapolis to Newport Race twenty minutes of corrected time separated the top three IRC boats. Michael Brennan and crew sailed his new 45 foot Reichel Pugh Sjambok to first place in both IRC1 and the eighteen-boat IRC fleet with a 16 minute victory over Tom Carroll's J133 Siren Song which was 2nd in IRC1 and in IRC fleet. Third place in IRC1 and in IRC fleet went to Stephen Murray in his TP 52 Decision....
http://www.sail-world.com/newstext/pda.cfm?Nid=34451&ntid=20
FREE racing charter, China Cup 2007
Interested in chartering a brand new straight-out-of-the-box Beneteau 40.7 for the inaugural China Cup? (see Sail World Asia story: http://www.sail-world.com/newstext/pda.cfm?nid=34383) You can do so FREE. The organisers are very keen to promote this first-in-China regatta, and have purchased a fleet of ten 40.7s with the aim of chartering them out and - obviously - running a one-design division in the regatta. 'International' entries are especially welcome....
http://www.sail-world.com/newstext/pda.cfm?Nid=34441&ntid=20
Brad Butterworth comments on ETNZ win
Alinghi, the Defender, will meet Emirates Team New Zealand, the Challenger, in the start box on the 23 June to fight to retain the America's Cup....
http://www.sail-world.com/newstext/pda.cfm?Nid=34422&ntid=20
Volvo introduces high definition TV for 2008-09 event
The Volvo Ocean Race continues to push the technological boundaries with the ground-breaking decision to introduce high definition television (HDTV) feeds as part of its upgraded broadcast coverage for the 2008-09 event. The result will mean enhanced picture quality and an opportunity to engage world-wide broadcasters looking to fill their schedules with HDTV material...
http://www.sail-world.com/newstext/pda.cfm?Nid=34412&ntid=20
ISAF World Match Race Rankings - June
Ian WILLIAMS (GBR) holds on to the world #1 spot, keeping the on form Mathieu RICHARD (FRA) at bay. There is no stopping Claire LEROY (FRA) as the French skipper holds the world #1 spot for the 20th consecutive release of the Women's ISAF World Match Race Rankings....
http://www.sail-world.com/newstext/pda.cfm?Nid=34403&ntid=20
Burt's IRC A Class Burden Takes Detroit NOOD
The 2007 Sperry Top-Sider Detroit NOOD regatta may go into the Bayview YC race committee's record books as one of the more challenging events they've ever run. Day 1 set the stage, as all three of the race circles were in postponement until the early afternoon because the breeze was light. On Day 2, the best race circle to be on was A, because there was breeze, and the race committee took advantage of that and ran three races....
http://www.sail-world.com/newstext/pda.cfm?Nid=34399&ntid=20
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