RIGGING TIPS – The Rope Shackle is the perfect replacement for traditional metal snap shackles and scew shackles.
The Soft Shackle needs no tools and is easy to open and close. Their light and soft properties will not damage paintwork and do not corrode or rust.
TEAM EMIRATES – Today was a milestone day in San Francisco, when two AC72′s lined up for a race on the actual race course that will be used for racing in the Louis Vuitton and America’s Cups which start in just over 3 weeks. This was the first time but certainly not the last that Emirates Team New Zealand battles it out with Luna Rossa.
STAR CLASS – At the stunning lake Garda many of the top Star sailors were present during the four days of the 2013 Star Eastern Hemisphere Championship. The challenging conditions and the low temperatures athletes came up against during the four days of the event made things a lot harder but even more exciting. Winners of the event were the Italian Olympian Diego Negri and his German Olympian crew Frithjof Kleen, boosting Negri 2 spots up the Star Sailors League leader board and one step closer for qualifying at the gran final in December. But before that, all athletes are set for the World Championship of the class in September in San Diego where things are expected to get really exciting.
SAILING NEWS – Our Full edition takes you from Italy to Tunisia visiting Portugal and Spain along the way – But First, the Route des Princes starts from Valencia towards Morlaix in Brittany.
1. Route des Princes 1st Leg
2. Star Sailors league
3. Figaro 2e Leg
4. Normandy Sailing Week
5. Groupe Bel Med Record
RED BULL YOUTH SAILING – Check out Will Tiller and how he is put through the paces. This short clip shows the importance of the physical work that goes into manning the AC45s. The Road to the Red Bull Youth America’s Cup is all about getting stronger, fitter, faster. For more, watch Will on the Kaenon “Road to the Red Bull Youth America’s Cup” CLICK HERE
TEAM ORACLE – With two-boat testing program on the horizon, the team re-activates their first AC72 following a few weeks of upgrades.
AMERICAS CUP – For those with sharp eyes, they would have noticed a new addition to the back of the Emirates Team New Zealand AC72. In case you were wondering it is the recently installed ACTV ‘Media module’ and stern camera mount.
NORTH AMERICAN MINI CLASS – Less then 30 days to go. Mini 650 Pacific Challenge – starts July 6th 2013! For more information CLICK HERE
MINI SAILING – Pretty damn fast! Here is some footage of big time surfing in a Mini 6.50! Mini Transat 6.50 also known as Transat 650 is a solo transatlantic yacht race that starts in Douarnenez in France and ends in Guadeloupe covering over 4000 miles with a stop in the Madeira or the Canary Islands. The yachts are very small considering the scope of the race, and are sanctioned by the Miniclasse 6.50 organization.
Miniclasse 6.50 closely monitors the craft but applies only minimal design restrictions such as length (6.5m), beam (3.0m), draft (approximately 2.0m), and material specifications, making the mini transat 6.50 an open design.
The race runs on odd-numbered years, and the 2011 race was recently completed. Sailors had to qualify by covering one of two specified 1000 mile courses along with having 1000 miles of ocean racing experience, much of it solo.
YOUTH SAILING – The ultimate student sailing event that has lasted for more than 30 years now is successfully heading for its 33rd edition during 2013. The Student Yachting World Cup moves to Pornic in West France from the 12th to the 19th of October. Teams from all over the world have already started to sign in and the competition is expected to be fierce. Do not miss the action!
MAINTANCE HINTS – Chris Larson demonstrates Harken traveler maintenance and the benefits of McLube OneDrop ball bearing conditioner.
AMERICAS CUP – Team meteorologist Roger ‘Clouds’ Badham knows as well as most that sailing on San Francisco Bay is one of the most challenging places to sail, and that’s on a “normal boat” let alone an AC72.
When the teams line up to race they will have a lot more than each other to worry about.
“First there are the mechanical challenges the teams face just to sail these boats, but then there is the physical strategy of where to put the boat on the race course. Where is the wind the strongest, where is the tide the most favorable and its changing minute by minute let alone leg by leg,” Clouds says.
Typically on the San Francisco Bay the wind is from the west and arrives as a very strong sea breeze. It kicks off mid to late morning and peaks mid to late afternoon.
But wind isn’t all the afterguard on the Emirates Team New Zealand have to worry about Clouds says. “We also have tide or current. There is the North Bay to the north and South Bay around the corner, they are huge bays with an enormous volume of water that has to come in and out through the bay and under the Golden Gate Bridge where it can easily be three or four knots as a slow tide or up to six or seven knots at times.”
Illustrating the intricacies of the Bay only a short distance away from the Golden Gate Bridge is the where the racing action starts and the difference in current can be a number of knots.
What is obvious to see while observing the Bay is that boat speed and handling aren’t the only factors that will establish the winner of races from one day to the next.
SAILING NEWS – From Korea to Italy visiting the Seychells and England along the way.
But First, a massive victory for Yan Elliès this afternoon in Porto, Portugal during the first leg of La Solitaire du Figaro
TEAM ORACLE – Takes its brand new wingsail for a first test in San Francisco Bay. [ © Amory Ross / ORACLE TEAM USA ]
HAPPY HOUR FRIDAY – How to speak Sailor Jerry Rum with Howdy Doody and Johnny.
TEAM EMIRATES – It was a day of significance for one particular part of the team today.
The hard working lads in the sail loft celebrated the first outing of a newly painted code zero sail bearing the bold branding of our naming sponsors Emirates. Such is the wind in San Francisco that there hasn’t been a need for the big downwind sail yet.
It would take one man about 36 hours to paint both sides of the sail however that’s not how things work in the sail loft so Grant Lorenz, Richard Kiff, Matt Hibbard, Alex Higby and James Dagg took just a fraction of the time to paint all 440 square metres of both sides with about 20 litres of ink.
So fresh was the sail being used today that the ink fumes could be smelt on the trailing chase boat 100 metres behind. It’s just one of the numerous sails which the team will use over the duration of the entire America’s Cup campaign.
TEAM ORACLE – Has contributed to a ‘Built for Speed’ exhibit at the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco.
The team has an AC45 on display at to the exhibit, which explores some of the ocean’s fastest animals and the fascinating adaptations—from streamlined body shapes and retractable fins to piston-like muscle – that contribute to their speed.
Built for Speed is located in and around the Academy’s central piazza. The exhibit includes scientific specimens and models of some of the ocean’s fastest swimmers, as well as one of the fastest boats on the Bay, the AC45 catamaran.
The America’s Cup Healthy Ocean Project is also at the museum. The HOP is participating at the California Academy of Sciences Nightlife events to draw awareness and a call to action around our three areas of focus: marine debris/plastics, sustainable seafood, and marine protected areas.
On opening night, the Healthy Ocean Project promoted its Pledge Blue campaign with a Pledge by Photo. We asked Nightlife participants to make a personal pledge to change one behavior that affects the marine environment, such as pledging to use a reusable water bottle, use public transportation more often, etc. Upcoming events are: June 6, July 18, August 15.
WEST MARINE RIGGING – This is the promo video for West Marine Rigging’s Second Annual Laserpalooza! The event takes place Sunday June 2nd from 11am-3pm at the West Marine in Alameda California 730 Buena Vista Ave
TEAM EMIRATES – A solid third day on San Francisco Bay for the team today. The guys are learning more and more about sailing here everyday, but perhaps the best lesson of the day was learning a new high speed which the AC72 can fly at.
ROLEX CAPRI SAILING WEEK VOLCANO RACE – The third edition of the Rolex Capri Sailing Week Volcano Race concluded with the final prizegiving ceremony today at the docks in Capri’s Marina Grande. During the ceremony, the crew of Alexander Schaerer’s Caol Ila R (USA) received the week’s most coveted prize – the Rolex Trophy and Rolex timepiece – awarded to the overall winner of the event on IRC.
“It was exactly three years ago here in Capri that we went into racing,” explained Caol Ila R owner Alexander Schaerer, “and the fact that we won a Rolex in our first competitive outing with the new boat is really a dream come true, but of course we hope it’s not going to be the last one!”
“A big thanks goes out to my crew,” added Schaerer at the prizegiving ceremony. “We came here with the idea that it would be a nice holiday in Capri with little wind for our first offshore race so we could get to know the new boat. If anything, we certainly got to know her; we know the bowsprit can only take up to 40 knots but not more than 40 knots- because then it breaks off! I was lucky to have a very seasoned crew onboard, with over 40 Rolex Sydney Hobart wins in total, and they managed to fly a downwind sail off a broken bowsprit and bring us home safely to this beautiful island. A big thank you to Rolex, IMA, the yacht clubs and the cities involved in making this event possible.”
The Rolex Capri Sailing Week Volcano Race began on 18 May and was comprised of one leg from Gaeta to Capri, an inshore race off Capri and a long-distance offshore race that started and finished off Capri. Caol Ila Rwas not only the winner of the event overall on handicap, but also claimed line honours for the offshore race, the 210-nm Rolex Volcano Race, completing the course in a blistering 18 hours, 2 minutes, and finishing off Capri at 05:07 on Thursday.
Extreme weather conditions around the Aeolian Islands during the scheduled race period led the race committee to alter the original course for the final offshore race. The resulting long-distance race took the participating Maxi fleet from Capri to Santa Maria di Castellabate, back past Capri and on to the island of Ponza before finishing off Capri’s Marina Grande.
The Rolex Capri Sailing Week Volcano Race is organised by the International Maxi Association, in collaboration with the Yacht Club Gaeta EVS and the Yacht Club Capri, and upholds a decade-long tradition of Rolex’s involvement in Capri’s international yachting calendar.
Line Honours Rolex Volcano Race
Caol Ila R (USA), Alexander Schaerer
Overall Results Rolex Capri Sailing Week Volcano Race
1st IRC Overall: Caol Ila R (USA), Alexander Schaerer
2nd IRC Overall: Jethou (GBR), Sir Peter Ogden
3rd IRC Overall: Wild Joe (HUN), Marton Jozsa
How to Follow the Event
Further information on the Rolex Capri Sailing Week Volcano Race may be found at www.internationalmaxiassociation.com
To receive a post-event wrap up report and to download high-resolution images, copyright free for editorial purposes, register online at www.regattanews.com.
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