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Volvo Ocean Racing Yachts Piggy Back on Armed Ship Through East African Corridor

The high-tech racing yachts, with an estimated value of US$100m, will be
transported under guard through the dangerous Indian Ocean leg of the Volvo Ocean Race. Organizers of the 39,000km race said pirate attacks prompted its decision to protect the crew and six racing yachts.

The boats left Cape Town yesterday on the race`s second leg to Abu Dhabi, which requires navigating exceedingly dangerous waters off the Eastern African corridor. The solution is to transport the vessels under armed guard to the waters of Sharjah, UAE and an undisclosed safe port somewhere in the Indian Ocean, where they will be less than a day’s sail from Abu Dhabi.

“Once unloaded, race management will decide where exactly to re-start the race for a short competitive sprint into Abu Dhabi, which is hosting the event from December 31 to January 14,” said a statement “The sailors will not be on board the ship.”

Organizers said the scoring system on this leg would be different from previous legs. Eighty per cent of points will be accumulated through the safe haven port, and the other 20 per cent will be gained in the final race from Sharjah to Abu Dhabi.

 

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Ted Turner Wins on American Eagle at 2011 12-Meter North American Championships

12 Meters at Bannister’s Wharf, Newport. Photo: Billy Black

NEWPORT, R.I. (Sept. 30, 2011) — Media mogul Ted Turner returned to the sport he mastered many decades ago when he helmed the iconic American Eagle — the 12 Meter he once owned and raced around the world — in the 2011 12 Meter North American Championships held in Newport, R.I. over September 23-25. Turner’s well-honed skills earned him first place in the Traditional division as well as the Pine Brothers Sponsor Trophy for Best Overall Performance.

Courageous, USA and Victory sail in the Grand Prix/Modern division. Photo Billy Black

The regatta included nine 12 Meters (Victory 83, Courageous, USA, Intrepid, American Eagle, Weatherly, Columbia, Northern Light and Onawa) racing in three divisions (Grand Prix/Modern, Traditional, Classic) and drew several other celebrity yachtsmen as well, including America’s Cup veterans and other notable sailors.

Bannister’s Wharf was home base for the

Ted Turner (middle) and Gary Jobson (sitting) reunite aboard American Eagle. Photo: Billy Black

yachts and crews, stirring memories of Newport’s America’s Cup days of the 1960s, ‘70s and ‘80s, when crowds inspected these beautiful, historic boats and Ted Turner mixed with sailors at the dock. This year’s event inaugurated the Ted Turner Trophy, awarded for an individual’s contribution to the 12 Meter Class on and off the water.

 

 

12-Meter North American Championships

Newport, R.I., Sept. 23-25, 2011 Final results:

Grand Prix/Modern

1.Victory 83, 1,1,1,2,2; 7

2. Courageous, 2,2,2,1,1; 8

3. USA, 4,3,3,3,4; 17

4. Intrepid, 3,4,4,4,3; 18

Traditional

1. American Eagle, 2,1,1,1,1; 6

2. Weatherly, 1,2,3,2,2; 10

3. Columbia, 3,3,2,3,3; 14

Classic

1. Northern Light, 2,1,1,1,1; 6

2. Onawa,1,2,2,2,2; 9

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MEDITERRANEAN REGATTAS & EVENTS – OCTOBER 2011

MEDITERRANEAN REGATTAS & EVENTS – OCTOBER 2011

01/Oct-02/Oct  – J/22 Deauville Cup Deauville, France, France

01/Oct-02/Oct  – KSSS Olympic Class Regatta Saltsjöbaden, Stockholm, Sweden

02/Oct-08/Oct  – Audi TP 52 World Championship Porto Cervo, OT, Italy

12/Oct-16/Oct  – Extreme Sailing Series – Act 8 Almería, Andalucía, Spain

13/Oct-30/Oct  – XVI Pan American Games Puerto Vallarta, Mexico

22/Oct-29/Oct  – 2nd Catamarans Cup International , Saronic Gulf, Greece

22/Oct-28/Oct  – Rolex Middle Sea Race Valletta, Gzira, Malta

MEDITERRANEAN REGATTAS & EVENTS – NOVEMBER 2011

21/Nov  – Transatlantic Superyacht Regatta / Transatlantic Maxi Yacht Cup Porto Cervo, OT, Italy

MEDITERRANEAN REGATTAS & EVENTS – DECEMBER 2011

04/Dec-06/Dec  –  60 Trofeo Ciutat de Palma     Palma de Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain

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Rolex Big Boat Series Begins in San Fransisco Harbor

Rebel Yell off Alcatraz, IRC A: Photo Daniel Forster

The Rolex Big Boat Series has once again attracted world-caliber sailors to this West Coast event from all corners of the continent and abroad. Beginning today, four challenging days of racing culminate with the presentation of six specially engraved Rolex timepieces given to winners of the St. Francis Yacht Club’s Perpetual Trophies.

The Rolex Big Boat Series is the second race of the

Crimiinal Mischief IRC A: Photo Daniel Forster

series, followed by the West Coast Shootout (September 24-25) and the Great Pumpkin Regatta (October 29-30), which is considered a San Francisco classic.

The racing action takes place on the San Francisco waterfront that is now home to the America’s Cup.  “This is the first time for all of us sailing in San Francisco,” said Jan Bruening, the bowman aboard his father’s German entrant, Topas, in the Farr 30

Rebel Yell: Photo Daniel Forster

class, which is holding its 2011 World Championship concurrent with the Rolex Big Boat Series. The thing we’ve enjoyed is, really, that every day there are stable winds.”

The largest class, the J/105s have “dialed up their programs” for the Rolex Big Boat Series, said Stuart Johnstone (Newport, R.I.), who is on Arbitrage. “It’s always tough; the top six or so teams are extremely good and all capable of winning a North American championship. In fact, San Francisco teams are typically known to dominate this class’s North American championships.”

Johnstone pointed out that in IRC C, there are four J/125s that are part of the “fast forties” sport boat contingent.  “They are also specially geared up for this regatta, and they corroborated on their ratings (by using same sail selections, etc.) to stay close. There is only one boat (Andy Costello’s Double Trouble) that is local. They are gonna have a ball, since the race committee, I’m sure, will send them on courses that criss-cross all over the place.”

Johnstone said it was anyone’s guess how the new Farr 400 Team Premier will fare with Dee Smith (Annapolis, Md.) at the helm, and there are also two Farr 36s and an ID 35 thrown into the mix.

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DynaWing AC72 America’s Cup Challenger: The Ultimate Eco-Friendly Carbon Free Ride

Well in advance of  the 34th America’s Cup starting gun, Sauter Carbon Offset Design is racing to challenge the competition with the DynaWing AC72, which they hope will prove to be faster and more stable than the Oracle AC72 22 meter Racing Cat.

The DynaWing AC72 has a Schooner rig featuring a hybrid Wingmast and mainsail designed to deliver a versatile range of power options from a full array of sails to a gradual reduction of all sails culminating in Wingmast reefing. Despite the edgy profile, the DynaWing adheres to the ruling design parameters of the AC72 length, beam and a total sail area that includes a maximum of two wing segments.

Designers estimate the DynaWing AC72 will perform equivalently to the Oracle AC72 in light winds, but will be safer and swifter when pushing hard in the strong winds that make ideal racing conditions for spectators.

Richard Sauter head of design commented, “The DynaWing AC72 Schooner truly reflects the sailing legacy that laid the foundation the America’s Cup is built upon. Employing the DynaWing Schooner rig the existing AC72 is transformed into a viable ocean going design that has significant relevance to yachting and the world at large as she points to the fact that hi-performance sailing vessels are the ultimate Eco-friendly Carbon Free ride”

DynaWing AC72 Specifications:

Length: 22m
Beam: 14m
Draft:4.4m
Mast Height: 32m
Displacement: 5,700 –5,900kg
Sail area:2 Wingmasts 260 sqm total
Gennaker: 320 sqm+
Main & Gennaker: 580 sqm+

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