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Southern Spars Launches New Website

sailpage@gmail.com (www.istioselida.com) — Tue, 19 Jan 2016 10:19:00 +0000

North Technology Group (NTG) company Southern Spars has launched a brand-new website at www.southernspars.com.

With an emphasis on quality information, video, imagery, and interactive elements, the new website provides existing and prospective customers with considerably more detail about the Southern Spars' global operation and product offering than the previous version of the site.

"With eye-catching images of some of Southern Spars most recent projects, the new, more visual home page provides online visitors with access to a wide range of information with just one or two clicks of their mouse. I think we're on the mark with improved usability, providing quick access to details of the company's major products, technology, services and news," said Southern Spars Director, Mark Hauser.

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WWW (What Went Wrong) in the "Hobart"

sailpage@gmail.com (www.istioselida.com) — Mon, 11 Jan 2016 11:19:00 +0000

//Source: www.boatson.tv//
Geoff Waller of www.boatson.tv talks exclusively to North Sails' Michael Coxon on what happened in the recent disastrous 2015 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race when 31 yachts retired.

Cocko talks sails, sail handling, asymmetric vs. symmetric sails, which boats should be using them, dagger-boards good and bad, reefing, what happened on the first night in the big wind change and much more.

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Το Wild Oats XI αναζητά τη ρεβάνς για το 2016

sailpage@gmail.com (www.istioselida.com) — Fri, 08 Jan 2016 14:11:00 +0000

One of the many early retirements of the 2015 Rolex Sydney-Hobart was race favorite Wild Oats XI, who was vying for her nine consecutive line honors win.

With 31 retirements so far, this year’s installment of the prestigious annual regatta is regarded as the toughest since 2004 when 50% of the fleet was forced to retire.

Wild Oats XI, Photo Credit: Andrea Francolini Photography

At the front of the 100 boat fleet, the Wild Oats XI crew was among the first to hit a predicted southerly squall and thus one of the first to retire, after ripping the mainsail while attempting to put a reef in. In our first contact with Wild Oats XI upon return to Sydney Harbour; Alby Pratt, crew member and sales manager at North Sails Australia, reported:

"When the front hit last night we were well prepared. Unfortunately in the process of reefing the mainsail we made some errors which caused us to break a couple of battens, damaging the mainsail beyond what was repairable onboard."

WOXI Skipper Mark Richards later confirmed that their 12-month-old 3Di mainsail tore while reefing amidst the storm. He recalled the luff "down-line" broke or came undone when the front came through at 40 + knots. While attempting to reef, the sail flogged to death because the crew couldn't get it down. His quote:

"That mainsail is unbelievably strong. The only reason it broke was when a batten finally broke and tore through the material. It seemed like it flogged in 40 knots for a half hour and I can't believe it lasted as long as it did. Certainly not the mainsail’s fault".

Wild Oats XI, Photo Credit: Andrea Francolini Photography

The crew plans to have the sail repaired at the North Sails loft in Sydney, Australia and begin preparations for some sailing in late January. All communication indicates they will be back again next year as strong as ever. A statement on behalf of the WOXI team sent hearty congratulations to the crew on super maxi Comanche, their race rival, for pressing on to achieve line honors. As for all of us, our bets are on a 2016 rematch next December, we only need to get Comanche back down under!

Bermuda's Great Sound Beckons For M32 Fleet

sailpage@gmail.com (www.istioselida.com) — Tue, 29 Dec 2015 16:45:00 +0000

A fleet of six M32’s will kick off the 2016 M32 Series Bermuda from 8-10 January sailing on Bermuda’s ‘Great Sound’, the same race area chosen for the 35th America’s Cup in 2017. The inaugural M32 Series Bermuda will run from January to April with one event per month.

Organised by M32 North America in conjunction with the Royal Bermuda Yacht Club, the fleet for the opening event will consist of private owners and professional teams including Volvo Ocean Race skipper Charlie Enright, and former Olympic sailor and Rolex Yachtswoman of the Year Sally Barkow.

Barkow, who was recently awarded a Tour Card for the 2016 World Match Racing Tour (WMRT), is also taking the opportunity in Bermuda to prepare for the Tour Championship season starting in Fremantle, Australia in March;

"We are looking forward to racing the M32s in Bermuda this winter and are very fortunate to be supported by Chicago Match Race Centre for the use of an M32. Our international all-female team will be in Bermuda to gain as much experience as possible in the M32s as well as enjoying the current America’s Cup excitement in Bermuda and racing on the 'Great Sound'."

2016 World Match Racing Tour, Tour Card Skipper Sally Barkow

Competing against Barkow is Newport based Volvo Ocean Race skipper, Charlie Enright. He and Mark Towill will be racing as their own team, 11th-hour Racing;

"After the Volvo Ocean Race, we have been looking for ways to keep some members of our team together and the M32 Series Bermuda is a natural fit: exciting racing, close to our east coast base, and on the M32 which is really taking off as an exciting class in the sport. We look forward to this new challenge and to pushing the other teams on the Great Sound!”

Charlie Enright will be racing alongside Mark Towill as their own team; 11th-hour Racing

Completing the full line-up for the first event are private owners Mikkel Rossberg and Olli- Pekka from Denmark, Don Wilson from the United States and M32 Series founder Håkan Svensson from Sweden.

For the second race of the Series from 19-21 February, five-time match racing world champion Ian Williams will be joining the fleet with his new GAC Pindar branded M32. The Bermuda Series will provide valuable training time for Williams and his team with their the M32 in preparation for the opening event of the World Match Racing Tour in March;

“Team GAC Pindar are very much looking forward to sailing in the M32 Bermuda Series this winter. With the World Match Racing Tour transitioning into the M32 it will give us a great opportunity to hone our skills ready for the 2016 World Tour, besides which it will be great fun sailing the boats in Bermuda!”

Darrell's Island in Bermuda

To provide the easy launching of the fleet in Bermuda, the M32 team have been loaned the use of Darrell’s Island, a small island in the southeast of the Great Sound. Owned by the Bermuda Government, Darrell’s Island was formerly used as a flying boat station during the second world war for BOAC (British Overseas Airways Corporation) In 1942, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill famously visited Bermuda on his return from Washington DC, landing briefly at Darrell’s Island before making the transatlantic journey to Great Britain.

M32 Series Bermuda 2016
Event 1 8-10 January
Event 2 19-21 February
Event 3 11-13 March
Event 4 15-17 April

For more information, visit www.m32series.com

The Comanche story with Ken Read

sailpage@gmail.com (www.istioselida.com) — Mon, 28 Dec 2015 17:48:00 +0000

Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2015, Photo Credit Studio Borlenghi

Take a look at the 100ft carbon sloop Comanche built for Jim and Kristy Clark. From the first layers of carbon being layed in to the hull at Hodgdon's yard in Maine to her first offshore passage from Newport to Charleston, SC.

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Το πήρε με την δεύτερη... Κανονιά για το Comanche στο 71o Rolex Sydney Hobart

sailpage@gmail.com (www.istioselida.com) — Mon, 28 Dec 2015 12:05:00 +0000

Συγχαρητήρια Comanche, για την κανονιά στο 71ο Rolex Sydney Hobart! Επίσημος Χρόνος: 2 days 9hrs 58min 30 sec.

Comanche in action. Photo Credit Andrea Francolini

Το Comanche με κυβερνήτη τον Ken Read, μετά από έναν τρομερό αγώνα που είχε πολλές ζημίες που είτε οδήγησαν σε εγκαταλείψεις είτε σε μειωμένη απόδοση από πολλά σκάφη τα κατάφερε.

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The Battle of the Walking Wounded

sailpage@gmail.com (www.istioselida.com) — Sun, 27 Dec 2015 10:14:00 +0000

//source: RSHYR media//

Can this 2015 Rolex Sydney Hobart become any more convoluted – is Steven Spielberg directing this thing?

Last night the race was turned on its head when the American super maxi Comanche hit something off the NSW south coast and sheared off most of her starboard-side daggerboard and rudder. This, just hours after the withdrawal of her principal Australian challenger, Wild Oats XI, should have been the defining moment of the dash for line honours.

Comanche’s compatriot rival, Rambler, seized the moment, scooting past into the lead, opening a six-mile lead over the pre-race favourite.

Comanche’s skipper Ken Read pressed on anyway, determined to at least to “finish this damned race”, but surely line honours was now beyond the stricken super maxi.

Except, this afternoon, Comanche staged a dramatic comeback, slowly reeling in her smaller rival, and eventually regaining the lead. What was happening? Had the guys on Comanche pulled off some sort of miraculous jury rig?

Not quite. Somehow, in the vast sweep of Bass Strait, Rambler had found her very own submerged object, twisting and bending her starboard side daggerboard.

“We have no idea what we hit, we couldn’t see it,” Rambler’s Australian navigator Andrew Cape said by satellite phone a short time ago. “It might have been marine life or flotsam, but it was a solid hit. It shook the boat.

“Our port tack performance has been badly affected, and it is all upwind to Tasman Island, so we have a lot of pain to come.”

Cape estimates that they have lost about 10 percent of their speed on port tack and, because they can’t lift the daggerboard, they are losing a bit on starboard tack as well. “It’s tricky,” Cape says, “ä serious structural problem impeding our boat speed.

“I don’t know what will happen overall. We’ll just try to get the shifts right and do our best.”

So right now we have an American two-horse race, and both horses are running with broken legs. The same broken leg.

Meanwhile, the last standing Australian super maxi, Ragamuffin 100, is slowly closing in. At 30 miles astern of the race leaders this afternoon, her close duel with the Italian V70 Maserati looked to be a fight over third place. Rags has cut the deficit to 26 miles, and there is still a long way to go to Hobart.

Will the Americans stagger up the Derwent side by side?

Will Ragamuffin 100 pull off a home-town upset? Or could Maserati?

Is there a malevolent sunfish roaming Bass Strait, looking to strike again?

If it was in a movie you wouldn’t believe it.

www.rolexsydneyhobart.com/standings/

www.rolexsydneyhobart.com/tracker/

By Jim Gale, RSHYR media

Race Organiser Notes

Jaffa - Retired - Engine problems
Ark323 - Retired
CEX Dolce - Retired - Broken mast
China Easyway - Retired - Sail Damage
Cougar II - Retired
Dare Devil - Retired - rudder damage - returning to Sydney
Dekadence - Retired - Electrical problems
Frantic - Retired - Torn Mainsail
Great Xpectations - Retired
Haspa Hamburg - Retired - Rig damage
Hollywood Boulevard - Retired - Hull Damage
KLC Bengal 7 - Retired - Mainsail damage
Koa - Retired - Steering damage
Lupa of London - Retired
M3 - Retired - Broken Forestay
Patrice - Retired - Mainsail damage
Pazazz - Retired - Mainsail damage
Perpetual Loyal - Retired - Rudder damage
Pretty Fly III - Retired - Broken forestay
St Jude - Retired - Rudder damage
Triton - Retired - Mainsail Damage
Victoire - Retired
Wild Oats XI - Retired- Mainsail damage

Foiling made easy

sailpage@gmail.com (www.istioselida.com) — Thu, 24 Dec 2015 09:53:00 +0000

The dream of high-performance full-foiling racing has become that much more attainable with the introduction of the Waszp, a mass-produced one-design that sells for under $12,000, about half the price of a Moth.

The Waszp comes from the drawing board of Aussie designer Andrew McDougall, creator of the cutting-edge Mach 2 foiling Moth, and features the same basic technology, including a wand system that links to the forward foil and an adjustable tiller to control lift aft.

The Waszp has also been made a bit more user friendly, thanks to the addition of some volume in the bow and stern, in the event the boat falls off its foils while maneuvering. Beyond that it features a hinged winged system that can be adjusted to suit a skipper’s particular sailing style and its extruded aluminum foils have been optimized to maximize overall performance and promote “early lift-off” for sailors weighing up to 220lb. Hey, I weigh less than that, can I have one?

www.waszp.com/

Final Four Skippers Announced for 2016 World Match Racing Tour

sailpage@gmail.com (www.istioselida.com) — Thu, 24 Dec 2015 09:17:00 +0000

The World Match Racing Tour today announced the remaining four ‘Tour Card’ skippers that will join the 2016 World Championship.

Yann Guichard (FRA), Mattias Rahm (SWE), Nicolai Sehested (DEN), and the first ever all-female Tour Card team to be led by Sally Barkow (USA) complete the list of ten appointed Tour Card Skippers for 2016.
Making his first ever appearance on the World Match Racing Tour, former Olympic sailor Yann Guichard from France is well known to the multihull world following multiple campaigns including the Rolex Fastnet Race and Multi One Championship. In 2011, Guichard co-founded Spindrift Racing with partner Donatella Bertarelli and the team are currently attempting to break the Jules Verne Trophy for the fastest non-stop circumnavigation of the globe on board the maxi trimaran Spindrift 2;

"Multihulls are embedded in Spindrift racing’s DNA and I have always been drawn to match racing. With the introduction of multihulls, the World Match Racing Tour now truly offers a unique opportunity to combine both aspects. The World Tour will constitute a major sporting goal for Spindrift racing in 2016.” Yann Guichard, Skipper Spindrift Racing

Double Olympian and former America’s Cup helmsman Mattias Rahm, SWE is no stranger to match racing after winning the Match Cup Sweden in Marstrand in 2007. More recently, he has turned his skill to multihull racing, winning the first M32 Scandinavian Series in 2013, and finishing second in 2014 and 2015;

"After a couple of years focusing on the M32 Scandinavian Series, it is great to be back on WMRT to fight for championship title against the world’s best match racers!" commented Rahm.

Danish match racer Nicolai Sehested and his TREFOR Match Racing Team returns to the World Match Racing Tour in 2016 following his role on board Team Vestas in the 2014/2015 Volvo Ocean Race. In his brief participation in this years World Match Racing Tour, Sehested and his team won the Energa Sopot Match Race in Poland, and the team are now focused on adapting to the multihulls for 2016;

“We are delighted about joining the World Match Racing Tour next year with TREFOR Match Racing. We know the competition will be tough but we are excited to be part of the new World Tour format in the multihulls and we have a fantastic team to take us all the way to the finals!.”

Completing the skipper line up is US born Sally Barkow. A former Olympic sailor and two-time US Rolex Yachtswoman of the Year, Barkow has earned her racing stripes both inshore and offshore, most recently on board the all-female Team SCA in the 2014-2015 Volvo Ocean Race;

"It has been a dream of ours to race on the World Match Racing Tour ever since we were awarded our first wild card to race in the 2005 Monsoon Cup. Now finally, our timing is right. We have built a strong International team and after racing around the world we can't wait to get back on the water and into the multihulls!.”

The full line up of 10 Tour Card Skippers will kick off the start of the 2016 World Match Racing Tour season in Perth, Australia from 2nd-7thMarch. They will be joined by a further 10 teams at each event on the Tour schedule, those teams gaining entry through a series of ‘World Tour Event’ qualifying regattas. Interested skippers and teams should contact the World Match Racing Tour office for availability at info@wmrt.com

2016 World Match Racing Tour Championship Schedule:
Fremantle, Perth, Australia, March 2nd-7th
Long Beach, Los Angeles, USA, April 5th-10th
Undisclosed Venue, April 18th-23rd (TBC)
Copenhagen, Denmark, May 9th-14th
Newport, RI, USA, May 31st-June 4th
World Championship Finals, Marstrand, Sweden, July 4th-9th
2016 Tour Card Skippers:
Ian Williams, GBR
Björn Hansen, SWE
Taylor Canfield, ISV
Keith Swinton, AUS
Phil Robertson, NZL
Eric Monnin, SUI
Yann Guichard, FRA
Mattias Rahm, SWE
Sally Barkow, USA
Nicolai Sehested, DEN

www.wmrt.com

H Salty Bag σε μια exclusive συνεργασία με το Yacht Club de Monaco

sailpage@gmail.com (www.istioselida.com) — Tue, 22 Dec 2015 13:45:00 +0000

//Δελτίο Τύπου: Salty Bag//
Αποτέλεσμα της συνεργασίας η επανέκδοση των μοντέλων Le Marina, Le mini Marina και Cassiopi.

Πιστή στο όραμα της για αναζήτηση πρωτοποριακών συνεργειών στο εξωτερικό, η ομάδα της Salty Bag με μεγάλη χαρά, ανακοινώνει τη συνεργασία της με το καταξιωμένο ανά τον κόσμο Yacht Club de Monaco.

Αποτέλεσμα αυτής της ενδιαφέρουσας «σύμπραξης» είναι η επανέκδοση των μοντέλων Le Marina, Le mini Marina και Cassiopi από την Classic series και της Kimolos από την Psarou series, σχεδιασμένες ειδικά και σε συλλεκτική έκδοση.

Το Yacht Club de Monaco, ένας από τους δραστήριους ναυτικούς ομίλους, όχι μόνο της Μεσογείου αλλά και παγκοσμίως, ιδρύθηκε τον Μάιο του 1954 από τον Πρίγκιπα Ρενιέ III, ενώ το 1984 ανέλαβε πρόεδρος ο Πρίγκιπας Αλβέρτος ΙΙ.

Πρόσφατα ανακαινισμένο από τον κορυφαίο αρχιτέκτονα Norman Foster, έχει υποδεχθεί κάποια από τα πιο πολυτελή σκάφη στο κόσμο, ενώ το έχουν επισκεφθεί προσωπικότητες όπως η Grace Kelly, ο Αριστοτέλης Ωνάσης και πολλοί άλλοι.

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232νμ μπροστά από το ρεκόρ το IDEC

sailpage@gmail.com (www.istioselida.com) — Tue, 22 Dec 2015 12:59:00 +0000

Σήμερα το πρωί το τριμαράν IDEC με κυβερνήτη τον Francis Joyon ήταν μόλις 300νμ από το θρυλικό Ακρωτήριο Κειπ Χορν.

Photo by Jean-Marie Liot / Idec Sport

Με το που θα καβατζάρουν το Χορν θα τελειώσει το πέρασμα του Νότιο Παγωμένου Ωκεανού και θα μπει στον Ατλαντικό ξεκινώντας την τελική φάση της προσπάθειας τους.

Μετά από 30 μέρες και 3 ώρες αγώνα είναι 232νμ μπροστά από το ρεκόρ Jules Verne που προσπαθούν να σπάσουν.

2016 ORC Beta VPP and fleet test run now available

sailpage@gmail.com (www.istioselida.com) — Mon, 21 Dec 2015 14:06:00 +0000

After improvements to the VPP and rating system were approved by the Offshore Racing Congress at the Annual General Meeting in Sanya three weeks ago, the technical staff has finished the programming of the Beta version of the VPP and has now made it available along with the list of 2016 ratings of the over 2000 boats in the 2015 ORCi fleet.

This test run shows the change in General Purpose Handicap (GPH) and Class Division Length (CDL) from 2015 to 2016 for each boat in the fleet, and is available in two forms: sorted by national fleet and sorted by percentage change from 2015 to 2016. The improvements made in the 2016 VPP yielded only very small changes for the vast majority of boats in the fleet, with 95% changing less than 1/2 % in GPH. The shift in GPH was slightly faster (lower GPH) for nearly all boats in the fleet.

For those that want to start looking at changes to the 2016 ratings now, the Beta VPP is available for download here. The price for the Beta version is discounted to €300, and users will be provided any possible updates as they may arise. After 15 January 2015 the price of the VPP will raise to its normal price of €500.
For those without complete IMS and offset file data, the public access Sailor Services web portal will have the 2016 VPP available to run test certificates and generate Speed Guides and Target Speed sheets once the final version of the VPP is available after 1 January 2016.
“The racing in the 2015 ORC Worlds in Barcelona and the ORC Europeans in Estonia was quite close, and the results were aligned with the abilities of the crews and not for any favoritism shown by the VPP in certain boat types,” said ITC (International Technical Committee) chairman Alessandro Nazareth. “Nonetheless, in response to the Submissions made to the ITC we made some small refinements to the aero model to improve the accuracy of downwind performance. This and some other minor changes and improvements have meant only small overall changes for 2016.”
CDL has also had little change for most of the fleet, which is used as an important tool for determining the division splits between classes at major ORC championship events, such as the 2016 Europeans in Porto Carras, Greece and the 2016 ORC Worlds in Copenhagen. Notices of Race for these events are nearly ready for publishing, which among other details will reveal the CDL limits for each of three classes raced in these events.

Among the numerous recommendations made by ITC, below is a brief summary of the changes made to the 2016 ORC VPP, along with their reference submissions:

New treatment of fractional mainsail (FIN1+USA1)
New set of downwind coefficients (USA1)
Eliminate mainsail girths excess to be added to measurements (FRA1+ITA1+RUS6)
New set of coefficients for Dacron sails (ITA3)
New limits on Default and Declared CW (50% of DSPL)
Revised depowering scheme for jibs (POL5+SWE1)
Revised added resistance in waves (RUS1)
Removal of gyradius correction based on Age Date for boat built between 1981 and 1989 (RUS3)
New formulation for Ocean performance line scoring (RUS4)
Removal of the requirement of LPS>=103° for issuing certificates.
New default PIPA formulation for ORC CLUB

Full explanations of all changes to the VPP and the ORC Rules are available in the ITC minutes of the ORC 2015 Annual General Meeting.

Links:
ORC AGM 2015
ORC VPP - Designer's version
ORCi Fleet Test Run - General
ORCi Fleet Test Run - By countries
ORC News

9 TP52 θα είναι στην εκκίνηση του RSHYR ... θα είναι η χρονιά τους φέτος;

sailpage@gmail.com (www.istioselida.com) — Mon, 21 Dec 2015 10:03:00 +0000

//Source: RSHYR Media//

Will Matt Allen race his new TP52 Ichi Ban to Hobart or will he opt to stick with his sleek black hulled Carkeek 60 of the same name?

KOA leaving the harbour during the start on day 2 of the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia Trophy 2015 - Sydney 13/12/2015 ph. Andrea Francolini - ©Andrea Francolini

“It’s difficult to compete against the newer generation, bigger budget TP52s but the IRC system does allow an older boat to stay competitive,” says Kearnan.The skippers of nine other TP52s entered in the Rolex Sydney Hobart have a keen interest in the answer.
At the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia, the two Ichi Bans are being meticulously prepared for the 628 nautical mile epic.

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SOLAS Big Boat Challenge

sailpage@gmail.com (www.istioselida.com) — Tue, 15 Dec 2015 10:49:00 +0000

//Source: LiveSailDie.com//

Ξεκίνησαν τα παιχνίδια στο λιμάνι του Sydney πριν το μεγάλο αγώνα τον Rolex Sydney to Hobart, με το SOLAS Big Boat Challenge.

Εχτές παρατάχθηκαν μερικά από τα μεγαλύτερα και πιο εντυπωσιακά monohulls (monomonsters) στην γραμμή εκκίνησης για ένα ζέσταμα πριν τον αγώνα των Χριστουγέννων.

Ο Αndrea Francolini ήταν εκεί και κατέγραψε τη δράση με το Wild Oats XI, μετά τις αλλαγές να δείχνει τα δόντια του και να παίρνει την κανονιά.
Όλα αυτά τα σκάφη μαζί με πολλά ακόμα μικρότερα θα είναι στην εκκίνηση για το Rolex Sydney Hobart στις 26 Δεκεμβρίου.

Αποτελέσματα SOLAS Big Boat Challenge:

Line Honours results Start : 12:30

Place	Sail No	Boat Name	Skipper	Fin Tim	Elapsd
1	AUS10001	WILD OATS XI	Robert Oatley	13:32:23	01:02:23
2	USA25555	RAMBLER	George David	13:36:13	01:06:13
3	SYD1000	PERPETUAL LOYAL	Anthony Bell	13:38:13	01:08:13
4	SYD100	RAGAMUFFIN 100	Syd Fischer	13:39:23	01:09:23
5	52570	BLACK JACK	Peter Harburg	13:43:19	01:13:19
6	AUS13	CHINESE WHISPER	Rupert Henry	13:45:17	01:15:17
7	AUS01	ICHI BAN.	Matt Allen	13:49:00	01:19:00
8	10000	BRINDABELLA	Jim Cooney	13:53:14	01:23:14

Division 1 IRC results Start : 12:30

Place	Sail No	Boat Name	Skipper	Fin Tim	Elapsd	AHC	Cor’d T
1	AUS13	CHINESE WHISPER	Rupert Henry	13:45:17	01:15:17	1.492	01:52:19
2	AUS01	ICHI BAN.	Matt Allen	13:49:00	01:19:00	1.500	01:58:30
3	USA25555	RAMBLER	George David	13:36:13	01:06:13	1.826	02:00:55
4	AUS10001	WILD OATS XI	Robert Oatley	13:32:23	01:02:23	1.970	02:02:54
5	52570	BLACK JACK	Peter Harburg	13:43:19	01:13:19	1.742	02:07:43
6	SYD1000	PERPETUAL LOYAL	Anthony Bell	13:38:13	01:08:13	1.901	02:09:41
7	SYD100	RAGAMUFFIN 100	Syd Fischer	13:39:23	01:09:23	1.929	02:13:50

Division 1 PHSTCF results Start : 12:30

Place	Sail No	Boat Name	Skipper	Fin Tim	Elapsd	AHC	Cor’d T
1	10000	BRINDABELLA	Jim Cooney	13:53:14	01:23:14	1.4065	01:57:04
2	AUS13	CHINESE WHISPER	Rupert Henry	13:45:17	01:15:17	1.5907	01:59:45
3	SYD1000	PERPETUAL LOYAL	Anthony Bell	13:38:13	01:08:13	1.8195	02:04:07
4	AUS01	ICHI BAN.	Matt Allen	13:49:00	01:19:00	1.5715	02:04:09
5	AUS10001	WILD OATS XI	Robert Oatley	13:32:23	01:02:23	2.0200	02:06:01
6	52570	BLACK JACK	Peter Harburg	13:43:19	01:13:19	1.7645	02:09:22
7	USA25555	RAMBLER	George David	13:36:13	01:06:13	2.0000	02:12:26
8	SYD100	RAGAMUFFIN 100	Syd Fischer	13:39:23	01:09:23	1.9100	02:12:31

www.livesaildie.com/solas-big-boat-challenge/

A new start

sailpage@gmail.com (www.istioselida.com) — Mon, 14 Dec 2015 20:18:00 +0000

By crossing the longitude of South East Cape, the southernmost tip Tasmania, at 08:39 GMT this Saturday, December 12, 2015, Spindrift 2 set a new record time for crossing the Indian Ocean (Cape Agulhas-Tasmania in 8 days 4 hours and 35 minutes) but more importantly for the passage between Ushant and the entrance into the Pacific: 20 days 04 hours and 37 minutes, which is 2 hours and 34 minutes better than the holder of the Jules Verne Trophy. But what awaits them in the largest ocean on the planet looks quite difficult to decipher.

The black and gold trimaran is still approximately 25 miles behind on the virtual road against Banque Populaire V in 2011, which is the effect of the more northerly position of Dona Bertarelli, Yann Guichard and their twelve teammates. In effect, it is like a fresh start at the entrance of the Pacific, especially as Francis Joyon and his crew are also in the hunt, 60 miles to the west, and about four hours behind the record time. That is a drop in the ocean in terms of the distance remaining to get back to Ushant: 11,700 miles (21,670km).

Both contenders are hot on the heels of the holder of the Jules Verne Trophy and it is almost like a new starting signal was given under Tasmania, almost at the halfway point of this round-the-world voyage. And though Spindrift 2 will only hold the official WSSRC record for crossing the Indian Ocean in 8 days 04 hours and 35 minutes for a few hours (which its pursuer actually should improve in about two hours), it has been the fastest since Ushant, taking 20 days 04h hours and 37 minutes to reach the Pacific.

Some traps lie ahead in the Pacific after New Zealand, that the giant trimaran should pass within approximately 36 hours (overnight from Sunday to Monday): an area of low wind will slow its progress early next week and maybe force it to go round a polar anticyclone. But this should not damage the chances of improving the Jules Verne Trophy record time as the holder in 2011 also struggled to cross this ocean.

THE JULES VERNE TROPHY:
Start and finish: a line between Créac’h lighthouse (Ushant island) and Lizard Point (England)
Course: non-stop around-the-world tour travelling without outside assistance via the three capes (Good Hope, Leeuwin and Horn)
Minimum distance: 21,600 nautical miles (40,000 kilometres)
Ratification: World Sailing Speed Record Council, www.sailspeedrecords.com
Time to beat: 45 days, 13 hours, 42 minutes and 53 seconds
Average speed: 19.75 knots
Date of current record: January 2012
Holder: Banque Populaire V, Loïck Peyron and a 13-man crew
Stand-by start date for Spindrift 2: October 19th, 2015

World Match Racing Tour Announces 2016 Season

sailpage@gmail.com (www.istioselida.com) — Mon, 14 Dec 2015 19:54:00 +0000

Following the announcement during the Argo Group Gold Cup in Bermuda in October that the World Match Racing Tour will transition to catamaran racing in the M32, the team have worked hard on creating a strong season that will be crowned with a $1 million U.S.D. prize to the winner.

This has resulted in a season that consists of iconic sailing venues that will write a new chapter in the prosperous legacy of the World Match Racing Tour.
The Championship events of this season, which will form a short season when adapting to the new venue for the World Finals in Marstrand in July, will together create a total prize purse of over $2 million U.S.D. to the teams. Something that together with the introduction of the M32 has created a fast growing interest for the World Match Racing Tour.
The 2016 short season Championship Events will be hosted at the venues and on the dates listed:
- Fremantle, Perth, Australia, March 2nd-7th
- Long Beach, Los Angeles, USA, April 5th-10th
- Undisclosed Venue, April 18th-23rd (TBC)
- Copenhagen, Denmark, May 9th-14th
- Newport, RI, USA, May 31st-June 4th
- World Championship Finals, Marstrand, Sweden, July 4th-9th

For Fremantle it will be the 30 year anniversary since the start of classic America's Cup event in 1986-87, Long Beach will host its 52nd edition of the Congressional Cup and Copenhagen will make a much sought after comeback to the premiere division of match racing.
Six of the ten Tour Card entries for 2016 were awarded after the Argo Group Gold Cup in Bermuda based on the results on the 2015 World Match Racing Tour. The six teams at the top of the leaderboard have all accepted their Tour Card for 2016 and we can therefore confirm the following entries to the WMRT 2016:

- Ian Williams, GBR
- Bjorn Hansen, SWE
- Taylor Canfield, USV
- Keith Swinton, AUS
- Phil Robertson, NZL
- Eric Monnin, SUI

The final four Tour Cards will be presented this week.

wmrt.com

Aπλώς σηκώνει την πλώρη και πάει όπως δε πήγαινε ποτέ πριν...

sailpage@gmail.com (www.istioselida.com) — Mon, 14 Dec 2015 19:25:00 +0000

//Source: Rob Mundle - Wild Oats XI Media Manager//

The new-look Wild Oats XI is unveiled at Woolwich Dock, on Sydney Harbour. The hull is now more buoyant in the forward sections, and the bowsprit is longer and more streamlined. Part of the 14-metre section of the bow that was cut from the yacht is in the background. (Image credit: Andrea Francolini/AUDI)

Δεν υπάρχει κάτι που να μην το έχουν αλλάξει δραματικά πάνω στο Wild Oats XI, και φέτος ίσως να έκαναν την μεγαλύτερη αλλαγή που έχουν κάνει ποτέ.

Σύμφωνα με τον σκίπερ του super maxi τον Mark Richards, το Wild Oats XI έχει γίνει εντελώς διαφορετικό "ζώο" όπως διαπίστωσαν στην 24ωρη προκριματική δοκιμή πριν το φετινό Rolex Sydney Hobart.
"Aπλώς σηκώνει την πλώρη και πάει όπως δε πήγαινε ποτέ πριν... είναι ακόμα νωρίς αλλά πιστέουμε ότι το σκάφος έγινε ότι ακριβώς ελπίζαμε." πρόσθεσε χαρούμενος ο Richards.
O Richards και το 18μελές πλήρωμα του πίεσαν το 30μετρο sloop όσο περισσότερο μπορούσαν κατά τη διάρκεια της δοκιμής και έκαναν σχεδόν 300νμ το 24ωρο. Όλα δείχνουν να έχουν πάει καλά στο πρώτο τεστ μετά την εγχείρηση, στην οποία η γάστρα του σκάφους κόπηκε σχεδόν στη μέση και του έβαλαν μια νέα πλώρη 14 μέτρων. Ήταν μια πολύ καλά σχεδιασμένη επέμβαση η οποία έγινε ώστε να καταφέρει το WO να πάρει για ένατη φορά την κανονιά στον περήφημο αγώνα. Το επόμενο μεγάλο τεστ θα είναι το Solas Big Boat Challenge.
Οι αλλαγές που έγιναν ήταν αποτέλεσμα σκληρής εργασίας που ξεκίνησαν από τους ιδιοκτήτες του σκάφους, τον Bob Oatley, και τον γιο του Sandy, τον αρχικό σχεδιαστή του σκάφους τον John Reichel και το σχεδιαστικό γραφείο Reichel-Pugh, τον Mark Richards και αντιπρόσωπο από το ναυπηγείο το McConaghy Boats καθώς και μερικά άτομα του πληρώματος.
Ο Richards είπε ότι το νέο τμήμα της πλώρης σε συνδυασμό με τα μεγαλύτερα πανιά που μπορούν πια να έχουν έχουν συνεισφέρει στο να έχουν μια σημαντική αύξηση στην ταχύτητα του σκάφους σε όλες τις πλεύσεις.
Πρόσθεσε βέβαια ότι το Wild Oats XI θα έχει μεγάλη κόντρα με τα αμερικάνικα σκάφη το Comanche του Jim Clark και της Kristy Hinze-Clarke και το Rambler 88 του George David, καθώς και οι τοπικές συμμετοχές το Perpetual Loyal (Anthony Bell) και το Ragamuffin (Syd Fischer) δεν είναι με τίποτα αμελητέες.

"Κάναμε ότι ήταν δυνατό για να κάνουμε το Wild Oats XI ένα σκάφος για όλες τις συνθήκες. Ο αγώνας του Hobart συνήθως έχει τα πάντα, όρτσα, πρύμα μπουνάτσες και άερα, η δύναμη του Wild Oats είναι η ικανότητα του να είναι ανταγωνιστικό σε όλες τις συνθήκες και σε ολες τις πλεύσεις και τώρα με τις αλλαγές που κάναμε πιστεύουμε ότι έχει γίνει ακόμα πιο γρήγορη. δεν είμαστε απόλυτα σίγουροι για το αποτέλεσμα του αγώνα, αλλά θα είμαστε στα σίγουρα ένα δύσκολο σκάφος να το κερδίσεις."

Χρησιμοποιώντας τα πλέον ανεπτυγμένα προγράμματα υδροδυναμικής έδειξαν ότι η πλώρη έπρεπε να μεγαλώσει 2 μέτρα, αλλά το πρόβλημα ήταν ότι υπάρχει κανονισμός που απαγορεύει σε σκάφη πάνω από 100 πόδια να τρέξουν στο Hobart ... έτσι η λύση ήρθε με το κόψιμο 2 μέτρων από την πρύμνη!
Αυτή η λύση αν και φαίνεται μεγάλη & περίπλοκη δουλειά, που σίγουρα είναι, είναι σίγουρα μικρότερη και φτηνότερη δουλειά από το να φτιάξουν από το μηδέν καινούριο σκάφος μέσα σε ένα χρόνο, μας είπε ο Sandy Oatley.
Με αυτές τις αλλαγές πέτυχαν και ένα επιπλέον πλεονέκτημα για ένα τόσο ανταγωνιστικό σκάφος... με τις εσωτερικές αλλαγές για την καρίνα, τα τιμόνια, τα daggerboards, τα DSS φτερά, το άλμπουρο και το τελικό πλάνο των πανιών κατάφεραν να μειώσουν κατά πολύ και το βάρος του σκάφους.

Όταν το σχέδιο τελειοποιήθηκε το σκάφος κατέληξε με 6 βασικές αλλαγές:

The section of the hull forward of the mast would become more streamlined and provide additional buoyancy. This feature would greatly reduce the tendency to nose-dive, so the yacht could then be driven downwind faster and more safely in strong winds. It would also present the opportunity to increase the sail area (horsepower) and make the sail-plan more efficient.
Upwind speed in light winds (up to eight knots) would improve as a considerably larger headsail (a J1) could be set. The new sail measures in at 280sq metres – 20sq metres larger than a doubles tennis court, and 23% larger than the existing J1!
The bowsprit was redesigned to be significantly longer than its predecessor. This meant the spinnakers being carried downwind would be more efficient, and therefore provide more drag-reducing lift.
The longer bowsprit would also allow for the largest spinnaker to be increased in area by 120 square metres to 965 square metres. Its total area is now greater than the wing area of an Airbus A380 passenger aircraft!
The DSS (Dynamic Stability System) hydrofoil wing has been modified to provide more lift forward and contribute to a reduction in hull drag. This will also result in an increase in speed when sailing downwind. New, deeper, daggerboards have also been fitted.
Through the removal of some old non-structural internal components from the hull, and the use of the most modern materials, the new-look Wild Oats XI hull is more than 500 kilograms lighter. An additional 300 kilograms has been saved through the use of new, ultra-light cloth for the manufacture of the new sails. This fabric is the same as that being used in the construction of some components for the Boeing Dreamliner aircraft.

Το Wild Oats XI αναγνωρίζεται από όλους ως το πλέον επιτυχημένο σκάφος στην 71χρονη ιστορία του αγώνα Rolex Sydney Hobart, αλλά φέτος αναμένεται να συναντήσει τον σκληρότερο ανταγωνισμό από την μέρα που ναυπηγήθηκε το 2005.
Το Comanche έχει ήδη δείξει τις διαθέσεις του κάνοντας πρόσφατα νεό ρεκόρ των 24 ωρών για μονόγαστρο σκάφος καλύπτοντας 621νμ.
Το Wild Oats XI είναι ο κάτοχος του ρεκόρ του αγώνα με χρόνο 1 μέρα, 18 ώρες, 23 λεπτά και 12 δευτερόλεπτα.

www.wildoatsxi.com.au/

ECsix; Tested with no mercy

sailpage@gmail.com (www.istioselida.com) — Thu, 10 Dec 2015 14:12:00 +0000

//Press Release: futurefibres.com//

Day one of Les Voiles Saint Tropez 2015 regatta saw a crash between a smaller yacht and the rigging of Rambler 88, the Juan Kouyoumdjian-designed Maxi.

It could have been the end of the regatta for Rambler, were it not for the amazing character of her ECsix multistrand carbon rigging.
The smaller yacht became tangled in Rambler’s rigging, with extreme bending and breaking risk. Rambler could have been out for a decent part of the season, but thanks to ECsix’s multistrand construction, the rigging flexed rather than broke and she returned to port with her mast still standing.
ECsix technicians from Southern Spars/Future Fibres attended her in la Ciotat straightaway and made a reliable repair to get Rambler racing again rapidly. As the name suggests, multistrand rigging is made of a bundle of tiny carbon rods precision packed to form a cable (almost like traditional wire – but carbon).

photo credit: Jesus Renedo

When subjected to impact, the bundle flexes and moves out the way – rather than breaking. Any damage doesn’t propagate between rods so it is tightly confined and residual strength is easily measurable.
Rambler’s incident took place on the race track, but ECsix has saved the day when yachts have hit bridges, been struck by lightning, had collisions, been crash grounded; as well as overcoming the usual brutal weather and wear found in round the world racing and cruising.
Best of all, Rambler88 went on the next week and won line honors in the 2016 Middle Sea Race using their ECsix repaired stay. ECsix; Tested with no mercy.
www.futurefibres.com/

RC44 Class celebrates 10th year with two new venues for 2016 Championship Tour

sailpage@gmail.com (www.istioselida.com) — Thu, 10 Dec 2015 09:19:00 +0000

Following a brilliant end to the season in the British Virgin Islands with an overall victory for Team Nika after spectacular racing at the RC44 Virgin Gorda Cup, the RC44 Class is pleased to announce it will celebrate its tenth year in 2016 by visiting two new world class venues.

The RC44 Class will make its first-ever visit to Bermuda to kick off the 2016 season before competing at some of Europe's most celebrated sailing venues, including a return to the beautiful Sotogrande, Spain, where an early World Championship will be held. Marking the half-way stage of the Tour with a debut in Gosport/Portsmouth, United Kingdom, the teams will then revisit Cascais, Portugal, an old Class favourite, before heading back to Valletta, Malta to finish off the season in the historic 'City of the Knights'.

With ideal sailing conditions on offer, Bermuda was an easy venue choice for the Tour. The Royal Bermuda Yacht Club's Regatta Chairman, Andy Cox, explained why Bermuda is looking forward to welcoming the teams: "Bermuda is honoured to be the latest host location in the RC44 series. Our island is globally recognized as providing some of the most challenging, as well as beautiful, waters for sailing competition and we hope the RC44 teams will enjoy the experience."

Taking place just inside the Mediterranean, close to Gibraltar on Spain's Andalucian coast, Peninsula Petroleum Sailing Team will play host for the RC44 Sotogrande World Championship. Gibraltar-based owner John Bassadone commented: "It's very special to have the Worlds in Sotogrande. We were there last year and got quite lucky with the wind. It's great to sail where you spend a lot of time and I think everyone had a lot of fun. For it to also be the World Championship this year, it's fantastic."

RC44 Sotogrande World Championship Martinez Studio

Gosport/Portsmouth will provide a home-water advantage for five-time RC44 Championship Tour winner Team Aqua. Owner Chris Bake, who will be hoping to regain the championship title in 2016, said: "It's a class that has a lot of appeal, not only because of the dynamic sailing, but also because of the events we go to and the social element to the class. There are some pretty good people involved and I think by bringing it to the UK, which will be the first time ever for the class, hopefully we bring some attention to potential UK owners who don't know the class or haven't really looked at it that much."

The Tour is also excited to be returning to Cascais, Portugal and Valletta, Malta – both venues that have previously delivered challenging and exciting conditions for the sailors.

The competition within the Class is at an all time high. Every team has the ability to win races and many are capable of challenging for the overall victory. Proven by the fact that a different RC44 team won each of the five events this season. Embraced by owners and the world's most talented sailors alike, the 2016 RC44 Championship Tour line up is looking as strong as ever.

2016 RC44 Championship Tour Schedule

2-6 March	RC44 Bermuda Cup	Bermuda
10-15 May	RC44 Sotogrande World Championship	Spain
13-17 July	RC44 Portsmouth Cup	UK
21-25 September	RC44 Cascais Cup	Portugal
23-27 November	RC44 Valletta Cup	Malta

Overall 2015 RC44 Championship Tour Fleet Racing Results

Pos	Tean	Valletta Cup	Audi RC44 Porto Cervo Cup	Marstrand Cup	Cascais World Championship	Virgin Gorda Cup	Tot
1	Team Nika (RUS 10)	2	4	2	1	4	9
2	Bronenosec Sailing Team (RUS 18)	3	6	1	2	3	9
3	Team Aqua (GBR 2041)	4	1	5	4	5	14
4	Team CEEREF (SLO 11)	5	3	12	3	7	18
5	Peninsula Petroleum Sailing Team (GBR 1)	7	2	6	8	2	18
6	Artemis Racing (SWE44)	9	7	4	7	1	19
7	Charisma (MON 69)	1	8	3	5	11	20
8	Katusha (RUS 21)	6	9	7	9	6	28
9	Aleph Racing (FRA 17)	13	5	12	6	11	34
10	RUS7 - Anywayanyday (RUS 7)	8	10	9	10	11	38
11	Artemis Racing Youth (SWE 4)	10	11	8	12	9	39
12	MAG Racing (POL 44)	11	12	10	11	8	40

Overall 2015 RC44 Championship Tour Match Racing Results

Pos	Team	Valletta Cup	Audi RC44 Porto Cervo Cup	Marstrand Cup	RC44 Virgin Gorda Cup	Tot
1	Bronenosec Sailing Team (RUS 18)	4	4	6	5	19
3	Team Aqua (GBR 2041)	2	3	6	4	15
2	Artemis Racing (SWE44)	3	4	5	2	14
5	Peninsula Petroleum Sailing Team (GBR 1)	4	3	3	2	12
7	Team Nika (RUS 10)	4	1	2	4	11
8	Team CEEREF (SLO 11)	2	3	0	5	10
4	Charisma (MON 69)	4	1	5	0	10
6	RUS - 7 anywayanyday (RUS 7)	2	2	4	0	8
9	Katusha (RUS 21)	2	2	1	2	7
10	MAG Racing (POL 44)	0	3	2	1	6
11	Aleph Racing (FRA 17)	0	3	0	0	3
12	Artemis Racing Youth (SWE 4)	-2	0	1	0	-1

Premiere Sailing League Unveils “Made in the USA” Boat Editions

sailpage@gmail.com (www.istioselida.com) — Thu, 10 Dec 2015 09:03:00 +0000

The Premiere Sailing League USA, structured after the enormously successful sailing leagues pioneered in Germany and Denmark (www.segelbundesliga.de; www.sejlsportsligaen.dk), announced today that special-edition J/70s and J/88s will be used for the series.

The event starts with District Qualification Regattas using J/70s and moves on to the National Finals to be sailed in J/88s.
The Premiere Sailing League boat editions are 100% made in the USA, starting with their design by J/Boats (Newport, R.I.); spars by Hall Spars & Rigging (Bristol, R.I.); hardware by HARKEN (Pewaukee, Wisc.); lines by New England Ropes (Fall River, Mass.); and hull and sail graphics by Mac Designs (Newport, R.I.)

“I am very proud to have on the PSL team companies that are passionate about sailing and have established themselves as leaders in their fields,” said Premiere Sailing League President Benjamin Klatzka. “Support from the marine industry is very important, and with boats ‘Made in the USA’ it will distinguish Premiere Sailing League America from other ‘club-based’ events and also inspire other U.S. companies and organizations to get involved.”

At the Premiere Sailing League USA introduction during last year’s Strictly Sail boat show in Chicago, J/Boats President Jeff Johnstone voiced his support for Klatzka’s initiative based on what the overseas sailing leagues have done “to excite and promote grassroots sailing.” Johnstone says the philosophy behind the series is fully convergent with that of J/Boats: “to provide a great platform to promote multi-generational sailing via fun and affordable competition between clubs.”

The J/70s and J/88s are built in the U.S. and their rigs will feature Hall Spars for the special-edition Premiere Sailing League USA boats.
“Our spars are shipped all over the world and used at the highest levels of competition,” said Hall Spars Vice President Ben Hall, “but we never forget our roots and the importance of keeping the sport fun and accessible to everyone.”

Kevin Coughlin, of New England Ropes, shared a similar sentiment, explaining, “As a local supplier, we work closely with all partner companies to provide the best tools and equipment for the sailors and even more importantly to promote sailing and racing, as it is such an essential part of our global business.”
Harken, also synonymous with top performance in sailing, supplies hardware to superyachts and racing dinghies alike. "J/Boats, Hall, Harken…we are all international companies,” said Peter Harken, the company’s president. “Our customers rely on our gear to win all over the world. Deep down, I think it's great something like this is going to happen in the U.S. with American companies represented."

Designer of the new logo for Premiere Sailing League USA and the new “look” of the special-edition boats is Mac Designs, which has provided hull and sail graphics for some of the most memorable racing campaigns in recent history.
“Since the regattas will be held close to shore, have a stadium-style atmosphere and utilize the latest social media technologies, the visuals will be integral in allowing the sailing and general public to support and encourage their teams,” said Mac Designs President Bill MacGowan.

For more information about the Premiere Sailing League USA go to www.premieresailingleague.com or Facebook. Benjamin Klatzka will be available for questions at Key West Race Week and Boot Düsseldorf (Germany). Please contact him at info@premieresailingleague.com.

First Test Boat Sail for ETNZ

sailpage@gmail.com (www.istioselida.com) — Thu, 10 Dec 2015 08:31:00 +0000

Emirates Team New Zealand ticked off another major milestone of their 35th America’s Cup today, launching the first test boat in Auckland today.

The silver and red boat is formerly Luna Rossa’s AC45 test boat, which has been loaned to the Emirates Team New Zealand by the Italian syndicate.

While it is an exciting occasion for the team having the boat touch the water, the reality is it will take a few days to perform systems tests and gear checks before the real testing begins.

“There are a lot of people across all departments in the team that are chomping at the bit to finally get out on the Hauraki Gulf testing an America’s Cup yacht again,” said skipper Glenn Ashby.

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ISAF, has decided to have a make over ...

sailpage@gmail.com (www.istioselida.com) — Tue, 08 Dec 2015 21:23:00 +0000

The governing body of sailing worldwide, formerly known as ISAF, has officially announced its re-brand to 'World Sailing - A Sport for Life'.

©World Sailing

At the heart of the federation moving forward is a significant focus on change for the better. More transparency, better communication, stronger governance and greater accountability are the four main aims of the new leadership team and the re-brand to World Sailing represents their commitment to those aims.
Sailing is one of the most inclusive sports in the world, regardless of gender, age or ability of a sailor, there is a boat for anyone and everyone to train and race in. It's not unusual to see men and women racing alongside and against each other, grandparents sharing a boat with their grandchildren, or able-bodied and disabled sailors going head-to-head - all can compete on equal terms and this is what makes the sport unique.

Not only will the federation have a refreshed look and focus, the new motto - 'A Sport for Life' - also reinforces the team's dedication to the whole world of sailing, from an individual's first step in a boat to the day they choose to hang up their salopettes.

Malcolm Page, Chief Marketing Officer of World Sailing, said, "We are really looking forward to a new era of sailing governance and myself and the team are determined to make World Sailing the best that it can be.
"It feels natural to develop our brand as the organization evolves. The new identity satisfies all of the existing positive expectations of what our previous mark stood for, whilst moving the brand forward to acknowledge the maturity, functionality and diversity of sailing.
"We have great history and tradition and of this we are justifiably proud. However, in some areas, we were stuck in the past. Only by thinking and acting together, acting now, sharing one clear powerful message, can we move beyond this, remain relevant and grow as a sport."

The future of the World Sailing will see a united sport from juniors venturing onto the water for the first time to champions competing at the Olympic Games or in the Vendée Globe. Greater value will be provided to Member National Authorities, Class Associations and Continental Federations, alongside initiative developed to grow and broaden participation in sailing.

www.sailing.org

America’s Cup racing returns to New York

sailpage@gmail.com (www.istioselida.com) — Tue, 08 Dec 2015 21:01:00 +0000

America’s Cup racing will return to New York for the first time since 1920 with Louis Vuitton America’s Cup World Series racing on May 7-8, 2016.

The New York event is one of six events planned during 2016, each featuring thrilling, high-speed competition, as six America’s Cup teams, with the top sailors in the world, vie for points that count towards the final competition for the 35th America’s Cup in 2017.
This year, Emirates Team New Zealand’s star helmsman, Peter Burling, the youngest in the fleet, led his team to the top of the standings over current America’s Cup champion Jimmy Spithill’s ORACLE TEAM USA, and the highly touted Land Rover BAR team led by Olympic hero Ben Ainslie.
But the competition was close. In fact, the opening three Louis Vuitton America’s Cup World Series events in 2015 featured three different event winners, and four different individual race winners. The 2016 calendar promises more hard-fought racing on the foiling AC45F catamarans that fly above the water.

Rob Tringali / America's Cup

“Everyone is going to want to start the New Year off well,” said ORACLE TEAM USA skipper Jimmy Spithill. “But all the other teams have been out training with the same goal in mind, so nothing will come easy this year.
“The New York event is going to be spectacular. Racing on the lower Hudson River, in front of that Manhattan skyline, will be a huge hit. New Yorkers are massive sports fans and I think this will be something very special: thrilling, top-level racing right in the heart of the city. It’s going to be a great event for the America’s Cup and a great event for New York.”
Practice racing in New York is on May 6, with point-scoring races on the weekend of May 7-8.

Four events on the 2016 schedule have been announced to date:

Muscat, Oman – February 26-28, 2016;
New York, USA – May 6-8, 2016;
Chicago, USA – June 10-12, 2016;
Portsmouth, UK – July 22-24, 2016;

Two additional Louis Vuitton America’s Cup World Series events are anticipated to complete the calendar, likely in Europe in mid-September and in Asia in mid-November.
“With six events around the world in 2016 our fans will have more opportunities to enjoy America’s Cup racing and follow their favorite teams and sailors as we build towards the finals in Bermuda in 2017,” said Harvey Schiller, the Commercial Commissioner of the America’s Cup.
“We’re excited to be able to add the new venues of Oman, New York and Chicago to the calendar, giving more fans a chance to experience the America’s Cup in person.”
The New York event is an historic milestone of sorts. America’s Cup racing was held in New York harbor and environs for 50 years, representing the first 13 challenges for the oldest trophy in international sport.
From 1870 through 1920 racing took place off New York. Beginning in 1930, the competition was moved to Newport, Rhode Island, where it remained until the United States finally lost the Cup in 1983, ending the longest winning streak in sport.
Since that time, racing for the America’s Cup has taken place in Perth (Australia); San Diego (USA); Auckland (New Zealand); Valencia (Spain); and San Francisco (USA).

In May/June 2017, the next America’s Cup will be raced for in Bermuda.

Louis Vuitton America’s Cup World Series standings (after three events):
Emirates Team New Zealand – 122 points
ORACLE TEAM USA – 112 points
Land Rover BAR – 109 points
Artemis Racing – 105 points
SoftBank Team Japan – 100 points
Groupama Team France – 82 points

Nikos Zagas and Rick Tomlinson win Mirabaud Yacht Racing Image award 2015

sailpage@gmail.com (www.istioselida.com) — Tue, 08 Dec 2015 14:58:00 +0000

The sixth edition of the Mirabaud Yacht Racing Image welcomed 135 professional photographers spanning 29 countries and generated an exceptional selection of images. Nikos Zagas (GRE) won the main award, whilst the delegates from the Yacht Racing Forum chose Rick Tomlinson's photograph for the «Public Award». A special mention was awarded to Brian Carlin (IRL).

Geneva (SUI), December 8, 2015 - 135 professional photographers spanning twenty-nine nations submitted a picture for the Mirabaud Yacht Racing Image 2015 and generated an exceptional selection of images that summarize the 2015 yacht racing season better than words. Greek photographer Nikos Zagas (GRE) won the main award whilst Rick Tomlinson (UK) won the prize of the public. A special mention was awarded to Brian Carlin (IRL). The top 80 pictures can be viewed at www.yachtracingimage.com

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Land Rover BAR present sustainability work at World Yacht Racing Forum

sailpage@gmail.com (www.istioselida.com) — Tue, 08 Dec 2015 12:40:00 +0000

Land Rover BAR is committed to a sustainable path in its challenge to win the America's Cup. Together with the support of its Exclusive Sustainability Partner, 11th Hour Racing, the team are creating a new blueprint for the sustainable operation of marine companies and sports teams.

Carbon fibre was successfully recycled from its resin composite in a test process (c) Harry KH

On Monday and Tuesday, 7th and 8th December, the team had the opportunity to present some of its work, research and ideas to many of the sailing world's top sailors, marine designers and engineers at the World Yacht Racing Forum (WYRF) in Geneva.

City College Southampton apprentices work on the sustainable docking RIB (c) Harry KH

On Monday, Project Manager, Michel Marie presented the results of the team's investigation into the sustainability issues surrounding the use of carbon fibre in marine manufacturing. The investigation was conducted during the summer, across three separate areas.
Analysis of the life cycle of our Testing Boat – T2 – docking RIBs and a concept foiling chase boat.
Assessment of alternative and recycled carbon fibre materials and resins, including the construction of test panels for evaluation.
Carrying out mechanical testing and testing of the recyclability of a 'recyclable' resin.

Michel Marie highlighted the main findings to the WYRF audience:The life cycle model is the first step in a full Life Cycle Analysis tool that can be made available to the industry to help designers assess the impact of different materials in the construction, use and decommissioning of boats.
A database of over 170 materials used in the manufacture of composite boats has been developed including materials, alternative resins and fibres, consumables, energy and transport.
More sustainable materials offer a realistic option to conventional materials. In the construction of the team's Docking RIBs total emissions from the manufacture were reduced by 35%, a saving of about 1.5 tonnes of CO2.
Flax fibres are an example of a more sustainable material, successfully used in the Docking RIB, the CO2 resource that they embody is 95% less than carbon fibre.
Carbon fibre was successfully recycled from its resin composite in a test process that has significantly lower energy than the alternative of pyrolysis.
The team's efforts in reducing its own manufacturing carbon footprint will be focused on the moulds that are created to build the main beams and hulls. These offer a great opportunity for savings in resource.

On Tuesday, Dr Susie Tomson, Land Rover BAR's Sustainability Manager presented an overview of the team's approach and work in its first full year of existence. The team were awarded the Olympic-inspired international standard, ISO20121 for the management of the sustainable operations throughout their activities. Other work included the design, finance and construction of a new home in Portsmouth, England where sustainability principles were embedded to meet the BREEAM excellent standard. The team launched their Official Charity, the 1851 Trust, and 70 apprentices helped to build two docking RIBs.

Dr. Susie Tomson commented: "Our approach to sustainability is about delivering more than just a winning sailing team. It is about using our design and innovation expertise to deliver new ways of working, providing longevity for those future generations whether that be setting a blueprint for manufacturing efficiency, or closing the loop around the use of composites."

Further information can be found in the Land Rover BAR case studies below, and found at: www.landroverbar.com/sustainability.

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