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ISSA High School Singlehanded Nationals Sailors Set to Go
The registrants for the ISSA High School Singlehanded Championship for the
Cressy Trophy include 18 sailors in each of the Laser and Laser Radial
divisions. The event will be hosted by Corpus Christi Yacht Club October
30-November 01, 2009. View competitors here:
College Sailing Sloop Nationals Teams Set
COLLEGE SLOOP NATIONALS
The qualifications are completed for the 2009-2010 Inter-Collegiate Sloop
National Championship. Hosted by Coast Guard in Colgate 26’s (crew of 4) on
October 23-25, the teams scheduled to attend are:
MAISA: St. Mary’s College/MD; U.S. Naval Academy
MCSA: University of Toledo; University of Wisconsin
NEISA: Boston College; Brown University
NWICSA: University of Washington
PCCSC: UC Irvine
SAISA: College of Charleston
SEISA: University of South Alabama
Event information: http://www.collegesailing.org/nas/fall09/sloops/
Lightning World Championship
Come join us for the 2009 Lightning World Championship. The Malletts Bay Boat Club and Lake Champlain proudly present the “West Coast” of New England. Enjoy the best sailing venue in North America and experience the wonderful hospitality of Vermont.
http://www.mbbc-vt.org/Events/LightningWorlds09/default.asp
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Laser SB3 World Championship Report Day 1
For Immediate Release: The Laser SB3 fleet return to the marina after a day of rolling Atlantic swell.
Date: Monday 31st August 2009
Last night Cascais enjoyed the fiesta that recognises the end of the summer, bands played on the huge stage on the beach front and fireworks lit up the sky. The Laser SB3 unfortunately missed the festivities as they headed to bed early in preparation for Day 1 of the 2009 Laser SB3 World Championships.
With the beach freshly combed this morning and the streets hosed and polished, it was business as usual for residents of Cascais, unless you were a member of the 56 Laser SB3 crews gathered at the Clube Naval de Cascais for the first day of racing of the fleet’s 2nd World Championships.
The fleet left the marina in very light winds this morning, and headed to Race Area A where a building northerly breeze awaited them. Throughout the day the wind increased to twenty five knots. After the 2nd Race, the Race Officer chose to move the race course to the east where he was able to complete his final scheduled race of the day although the wind was considered patchy by many of the fleet.
Catching up with the race winners as they came ashore this evening there were some tales of mixed fortunes to share.
Mike Budd and his crew on Zimmer took an early lead on the 1st down wind leg of Race One, and extended their lead each leg there after. Taking a conservative approach to maintaining their lead, they took the bullet in Race 1 with 5 boat lengths to spare. Unfortunately in Race 2, Zimmer lost a 2nd position following a spectacular wipe out. With a disappointing start in Race 3 and a poor first upwind leg in shifty conditions Budd and crew finished 10th and put their lesser performance down to lack of warm clothing and food, “44 calories in the one remaining Alpen cereal bar wasn’t enough to keep 3 hungry sailors happy at the end of a long day” remarked Sam Gardner, mainsheet trimmer onboard Zimmer.
Spirit of Cape Town’s Roger Hudson and helm Taariq Jacobs had a strong start to the day’s racing with their sights set on catching Mike Budd in Race 1 they managed to diminish his lead to just 5 boat lengths by the time they crossed the finishing line. With a promising first race, they went on to win the 2nd race. Sister-ship, City of
By his own admission, Jerry Hill was unable to start well all day, but after picking some good lay lines Hill and his crew onboard 3 Sad Old Blokes managed to work their way to the front of the fleet in the 3rd Race. 3SOB’s 3rd Race was described on the dock by an un-named source as “A true display of sailing skill!”
Overnight leader, Craig Burlton awarded Spirit of Cape Town the “Boat of the Day” Award with their excellent performance in the 1st 2 races of the event, and knows that Spirit of Cape Town team will be one to keep a very close eye on during the Championships. Burlton added, “It was a great start to the World Championships with 3 Races completed in lively conditions in a highly competitive fleet. It’s clearly going to be a tough event to win.”
If Day 1 at the Laser SB3 World Championships in Cascais is anything to go by, it’s going to be an exciting week as the results unfold in the rolling Atlantic swell.
Full Results can be found at:
http://www.cncascais.com/regatas_resultados.php?idEvento=302&idRegata=11
Ends
Images of Day 1’s racing can be downloaded for free use from:
2 MB in size https://download.yousendit.com/cmczZXQzTkEyWGZ2Wmc9PQ
100 MB in size https://download.yousendit.com/cmczZXR4ZEt0TWswTVE9PQ
For further information contact:
Katie Ashworth
World Council Secretary
Laser SB3 Class
2009: The Year of the SB3
Skype: katieeashworth
2009 Bayview Yacht Club Women On Water (WOW) Clinic and Regatta
August 21st, 2009 – Clinic
August 22nd & 23rd – Regatta for the Natalie J. O’Neil Trophy
The 6th annual running of the BYC WOW event (previously known as the BYC Women’s Invitational) includes a one day racing clinic followed by 2 days of competitive women’s keelboat racing. The Friday racing clinic will be run by Dawn Riley, a world renowned sailor, and will also include a team of coaches consisting of successful and highly experienced women sailors, in order to provide a more personal level of instruction and coaching. The clinic will target intermediate to advanced women sailors and consist of classroom and on-the-water instruction, along with debrief sessions. More information on the format of the clinic and regatta will be forthcoming.
Please hold these dates on your calendar for this exciting and fun event that will help you take your racing to the next level and provide fantastic competition for women sailors! Questions? Contact Lynn Kotwicki at [email protected] or 248-882-3884.
http://www.byc.com/wow/
Dinghy Sailing Simulator
Sail1Design Launches into the 21st Century!
Virtual Sailing, an Australian company, and Sail1Design are proud to announce the placement of a VSail Trainer here in the Annapolis area, housed in the gymnasium at Severn School. The simulator will be available as a teaching & training tool for Severn School Sailing team members, and also available to the public through Sail1Design.
The VSail Trainer includes simulations for a host of classes
Classes currently available
Optimist
Byte
Mega Byte
Laser 4.7
Laser Radial
Laser Standard
Liberty
29’er
The VSail Trainer is a computer controlled, pneumatic powered full sized sail boat simulator. The sailor controls the simulator in the same way they would a standard sail boat, with a tiller for steering, a mainsheet for sail control and their body weight for controlling the heel angle. Various course configurations and wind conditions can be selected to suit any level of sailor from complete beginner to advanced sailor.
An optional “Access Unit” that fits inside the cockpit is also available to allow the VSail Trainer to be sailed by both able-bodied and disabled sailors. The “Access Unit” allows the simulator to be controlled by either a mechancal joystick or an electronic joystick depending on the ability of the sailor.
Technical Specification
Overall dimensions; 2.3m length, 1.5m width, 1.1m height (note additional width required in use when hiking out).
Power requirement: 100-240 VAC (autoswitching) single phase mains (earthed)
Compressor: 1-2HP air compressor, 25L tank size
Computer: PC running Windows 98, Windows 2000 or Windows XP, dedicated nVidia graphics processor required
Dinghy Sailing Simulator Comes to Annapolis through SAIL1DESIGN!
Virtual Sailing Comes to Annapolis!