Hoje fala-se da vela por causa da américa's cup e toda a gente tem a vela como um hobby só para alguns, este video mostra o porquê da vela ser só para alguns e que na realidade tem pouco de hobby e muito de paixão e compromisso.
terça-feira, 29 de novembro de 2011
Renato Conde no LeasePlan domina em Vigo
Foi no passado fim de semana que o Renato e a sua tripulação fizeram a primeira prova do circuito espanhol de platu 25 e conseguiram a vitória bastante expressiva, com uns pelos 1º, 1º, 1º, 2º, 3º, pontuando no final 5 pontos. O segundo lugar foi ocupado pelo ACEITES ABRI de PABLO IGLESIA com 12 pontos e PASTOR-Puerto de Vigo de MARCOS PEREZ com MARGARITA CAMESELL ao leme finalizando o pódio com 13 pontos.
Em prova, deve-se ainda destacar o Top Less de Francisca Ramada a ocupar a 9ª posição sendo o primeiro barco da categoria B.
Em prova, deve-se ainda destacar o Top Less de Francisca Ramada a ocupar a 9ª posição sendo o primeiro barco da categoria B.
EUROSAF ANNOUNCES NEW EUROLYMP SAILING LEAGUE
Fonte:470.org
Olympic Classes competition in Europe to be strengthened with the introduction of the EUROLYMP Sailing League, with effect from 2013. The European Sailing Federation (EUROSAF) announced on Monday that the former EUROLYMP Sailing Circuit, which operated from 1985 until it was phased out in 2004, will be re-introduced as the EUROLYMP Sailing League from 2013 onwards, when the new ISAF Sailing World Cup format comes into force.
The EUROLYMP Sailing League will initially consist of up to five events, which will be dovetailed into the European segment of the ISAF Sailing World Cup. Each event will conform with the new ISAF World Sailing Rankings system, as well as facilitating the new European League.
Discussions with potential event hosts have been in progress since ISAF announced their plans to change the Sailing World Cup and have now reached a point were the first edition of the new ‘EUROLYMP Rules’ have been formulated. There will now be a consultation process to finalise the detail, which will culminate in a further meeting between event hosts and EUROSAF in late January, early February next year. Final details of event locations, dates, the entry system and other details, will be published in early to mid 2012. Entries will be open to sailors from all ISAF member countries and at least two of the events will also welcome the Paralympic Classes. Possible new Olympic disciplines, such as Kiteboards, may also be included in some of the regattas.
“We are delighted at the level of interest and enthusiasm shown towards the EUROLYMP Sailing League by potential event hosts,” said Dan Ibsen, Chairman of the EUROSAF Events Committee. “By working with the major event organisers in Europe, we believe we have found an excellent solution to the loss of three ISAF Sailing World Cup events, at the same time creating a pathway for talented and up and coming sailors into top level Olympic sailing competition”.
More Information:
EUROAF Website
Olympic Classes competition in Europe to be strengthened with the introduction of the EUROLYMP Sailing League, with effect from 2013. The European Sailing Federation (EUROSAF) announced on Monday that the former EUROLYMP Sailing Circuit, which operated from 1985 until it was phased out in 2004, will be re-introduced as the EUROLYMP Sailing League from 2013 onwards, when the new ISAF Sailing World Cup format comes into force.The EUROLYMP Sailing League will initially consist of up to five events, which will be dovetailed into the European segment of the ISAF Sailing World Cup. Each event will conform with the new ISAF World Sailing Rankings system, as well as facilitating the new European League.
Discussions with potential event hosts have been in progress since ISAF announced their plans to change the Sailing World Cup and have now reached a point were the first edition of the new ‘EUROLYMP Rules’ have been formulated. There will now be a consultation process to finalise the detail, which will culminate in a further meeting between event hosts and EUROSAF in late January, early February next year. Final details of event locations, dates, the entry system and other details, will be published in early to mid 2012. Entries will be open to sailors from all ISAF member countries and at least two of the events will also welcome the Paralympic Classes. Possible new Olympic disciplines, such as Kiteboards, may also be included in some of the regattas.
“We are delighted at the level of interest and enthusiasm shown towards the EUROLYMP Sailing League by potential event hosts,” said Dan Ibsen, Chairman of the EUROSAF Events Committee. “By working with the major event organisers in Europe, we believe we have found an excellent solution to the loss of three ISAF Sailing World Cup events, at the same time creating a pathway for talented and up and coming sailors into top level Olympic sailing competition”.
More Information:
EUROAF Website
segunda-feira, 28 de novembro de 2011
Ranking Mundial de Match Racing
A Seth Sailing Team, de Álvaro Marinho, ocupa o 12º lugar no Ranking Mundial de Match Racing, o melhor alguma vez alcançado por um tripulação nacional, segundo a actualização da ISAF. Rita Gonçalves é 16ª no sector feminino.
Ranking Open
1º Torvar Mirsky - Austrália
2º Ian Williams - Grã-Bretanha
3º Francesco Bruni – Itália
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12º Álvaro Marinho
84º Gustavo Lima
93ª Rita Gonçalves
108º David Aleixo
172º Manuel Marques
198º Duarte Neves
199º Rui Bóia
240ª Margarida Cassiano
267º Frederico Melo
271º Martinho Fortunato
386º Ricardo Vaz
419º José Cunha
532ª Patrícia Morais
556ª Catarina Carvalho
624º João Villas-Boas
642ª Margarida Aguiar
682º António Matos Rosa
752º Afonso Domingos
843º Hélder Basílio
848º Tiago Morais
948º António Pereira
957º Luís Mourão
1069º Nuno Santos
1122º João Assoreira
1240º Gonçalo Ribeiro
1253º Tiago Talone
1286º Nuno Neves
1307º Tomás Silva
1332º Pedro Assoreira
1336ª Maria Ramires
1423º João Martins
1431º Pedro Cipriano
1435ª Joana Matos Rosa
1561º Diogo Cayolla
1608º Paulo Manso
1639ª Sara Mata
1645ª Francisca Barros
1650ª Sílvia Costa Martins
1734º Diogo Santos
1739º Manuel Faro
1779ª Vanessa Baptista
Ranking Feminino
1ª Anna Tunnicliffe - Estados Unidos
2ª Claire Leroy – França
3ª Lucy Macgregor - Grã-Bretanha
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16ª Rita Gonçalves
39ª Margarida Cassiano
53ª Catarina Carvalho
66ª Margarida Aguiar
80ª Maria Ramires
117ª Patrícia Morais
159ª Francisca Barros
208ª Sílvia Costa Martins
240ª Joana Matos Rosa
250ª Vanessa Baptista
276ª Sara Mata
domingo, 27 de novembro de 2011
2ª Ria Sailing Cup - Final
Fonte: CVCN
Conforme previa a meteorologia, tivemos um excelente fim de semana para ... ir até à praia, porque para fazer vela de competição, nem por isso. Tudo por culpa dos estonteantes 2, vá lá, 3 nós, com rajada a chegar aos 4 nós. Por isso só se realizou uma regata no sábado e mesmo assim "tirada a ferros".
Deixamos-vos com as fotos da regata e da entrega de prémios, que decorreu no Restaurante Clube de Vela, em ambiente de franca camaradagem entre os cerca de 25 atletas que se juntaram a mais esta iniciativa.
Em 420, venceu a dupla Miguel Silva / Filipe Curado do SCA; em Laser 4.7, venceu Bruno Pinheiro da ANGE; em Laser Radial, Jorge Paula da ANGE e em Laser Standard, Henrique Moreira do CVCN.
Agradecimento especial a todos os Clubes presentes: Associação Náutica da Gafanha da Encarnação, Sporting Clube de Aveiro, Clube do Mar de Coimbra, Sharpie Club de Aveiro, Spor Clube do Porto e Clube de Vela Atlântico.
Agradecimento muito especial a todos os atletas que participaram nas 13 provas que compuseram este 2º Ria Sailing Cup porque já sabem que ... "isto sem vocês não tem piada nenhuma".
Para o ano cá estaremos todos para a 3ª edição.
Para o ano cá estaremos todos para a 3ª edição.
Bons ventos.
quarta-feira, 23 de novembro de 2011
Mathew Belcher and Malcolm Page continue to lead
Mathew Belcher and Malcolm Page continue to lead the way after three days of racing at the 470 Australian Championship in Fremantle, Western Australia.
In the strongest fleet seen at an Australian 470 Championship for many years Belcher and Page head into the final two days of racing with a nine point lead of the Dutch pairing of Sven and Kalle Coster with Americans Stuart McNay and Graham Biehl a point further back in third.
Racing on Tuesday was held on the medal race course for the upcoming Perth 2011 ISAF Sailing World Championships, giving all of the crews a taste of what they could face if they make it through to the final race on December 11.
“Today was quite good to get some experience on the medal race course,” said Belcher. “It was certainly a little congested for 40 boats, but nice to get some understanding of the conditions and environment in that area.”
After dominating the first four races of the regatta with four straight wins Belcher and Page found themselves back in the pack a bit in race one on Tuesday, crossing the line 22nd before bouncing back with an eighth to round out the day.
“We started the day off in a gusty easterly 12-15 knots, with the top mark only about 100 meters from the beach,” he said. “The conditions changed throughout and eventually the sea breeze came in. We were only about 100 metres from the finish in first in the opening race before the committee abandoned the race and waited for the sea breeze to steady.”
“The two races were close and intense, we made some good decision and some mistakes but a positive day and some good lessons coming into the worlds,” he said.
Fellow Australians Sam Kivell and Will Ryan are fifth overall following a fourth and a seventh on the course in Bathers Bay.
The Bronze medalists from the recent Sail Melbourne regatta are in the middle of a tight group of boats and head into the final four races just two points off second place.
Brothers Matthew and Robert Crawford are the leading junior crew, ending the day 10th overall in the strong international fleet.
New Australian pairing Elise Rechichi and Belinda Stowell continue to recover from gear breakages on the opening day and are currently 31st overall and the ninth placed female crew.
The West Australians have only had limited time in the boat since teaming up a few weeks back and are competing in just their second regatta together, following their Gold medal at the opening round of the ISAF Sailing World Cup in Melbourne.
Racing continues in Fremantle on Wednesday and full results are available at www.fsc.com.au.
For more information on the Australian Sailing Team visit www.australiansailingteam.com.au and follow the team on Twitter at www.twitter.com/AusSailingTeam.
segunda-feira, 21 de novembro de 2011
Survey says
Fonte: Sailing Anarchy
Ten years ago I started this survey in an attempt to determine if one-design sailing was truly in decline as most have claimed. More specifically I wanted to quantify the change in some way. The result has been this annual one-design survey, that isn’t strictly limited to one-design classes. While a ranking of the top 25 classes in North America gives each of the classes a measure of their market share, the One Design Index below gives a better picture of how sail boat racing in general has done over the last ten years. The index is simply the sum of the attendance numbers for each year’s top 25 championships in North America by number of boats. Unlike the ranking the index does not use three year averages.
The chart shows that attendance levels have slightly decreased over the last ten years. A linear trend line shows a decrease of a little over three boats per year on average. That may not sound like much until you consider that the US population, which comprises almost all of the results, has increased by 0.97% per year, based on US census data from 2000 and 2010. Of course the available coast line has stayed more or less the same and access to it has likely decreased.
Not surprisingly many of you will see a similarity between this trend and that of the US stock market over the last ten years. As time goes on we may see that sailboat racing like many other expensive pastimes is more affected by the economy than anything else. The chart below shows the S&P 500 index from 2002 for comparison.
The One Design Survey Results for 2011 are included below followed by an explanation of how the ranking is calculated.
Class 2009 2010 2011 3yr Average
1 Laser Radial 142 (NJ) 93 (TX) 141 (NJ) 125.33
2 Sunfish 76 (SC) 88 (NY) 93 (RI) 85.67
3 Laser 104 (NJ) 67 (TX) 68 (NJ) 79.67
4 Thistle 83 (CT) 98 (MI) 53 (FL) 78.00
5 Flying Scot 74 (WI) 50 (MS) 74 (CT) 66.00
7 Lightning 65 (NY) 75 (NJ) 56 (MI) 65.33
6 E scow 46 (WI) 68 (NJ) 79 (MI) 64.33
8 Albacore 50 (ON) 47 (ON) 69 (ON) 55.33
9 MC scow 51 (OK) 71 (GA) 45 (NY) 55.00
9 C scow 71 (WI) 38 (NY) 56 (IN) 55.00
11 J/22 37 (TX) 51 (NY) NA 52.00
12 Hobie Cat 16 54 (ON) 49 (NV) 49 (FL) 50.67
13 29er 41 (ON) 55 (ON) 50 (ON) 48.67
14 Snipe 44 (FL) 61 (MD) 38 (MI) 47.67
15 Formula 18 36 (ON) 51 (WI) 53 (MA) 46.67
16 Vanguard 15 45 (NY) 56 (RI) 26 (TX) 42.33
16 A-Class Catamaran 42 (FL) 43 (MI) 40 (FL) 41.67
18 J/24 . 44 (MX) 48 (MA) 30 (NS) 40.67
19 505 69 (CA) 23 (IL) 27 (NY) 36.67
20 Lido 14 47 (CA) 42 (CA) 29 (CA) 39.33
21 Star 47 (CT) 42 (CA) 28 (FL) 39.00
22 Butterfly 38 (MI) 49 (MI) 28 (MI) 38.33
23 Ensign 30 38 (MI) 44 (NY) 37.33
24 Etchells 31 (ON) 42 (CA) 38 (MA) 37.00
24 Inter Club 55 (NY) 21 (MA) 35 (MA) 37.00
Let me review the un-scientific method for determining this list of the top twenty five one-design classes in North America. What I have done is taken the number of boats competing in each class North American or National Championships for each year. The location of the championship is also included. I think this is a good measure of relative class size and activity. To rank the classes I use the average number of boats over the last three years. Classes don’t technically need to be strict one-design so long as all the boats are designed to a rule and not a handicap.
This list has some notable exceptions. The first is that there are no junior classes on the list. I define a junior class as a class that has a maximum age requirement in their rules. Both the 29er and the Butterfly slip under the bar on this one.
I have also not included ice boats. If I had the DN would be at the top of the list every year and is by far the world’s most popular ice boat.
I have excluded jr classes and ice boats not because I have any inherent prejudice against them but because you don't need a survey to tell you what classes are at the top of these segments of the sport. As I mentioned the DN is the top ice boat every year and since it is sailed on a different surface than soft water boats they are not really in competition with the classes on this list. A similar thing is true with jr classes. There is a small number of them and it's relatively easy to figure out what jr boats are most widely sailed.
In my opinion the list that I've presented here is where the class warfare is taking place. These classes are more or less in direct competition with one another for market share in the one-design racing world.
Send comments, corrections and complaints to Roger Jolly, and comment in the forum here.
Puma parte mastro
Fonte: Sailing Anarchy
The PUMA Ocean Racing powered by BERG team has suffered a broken mast on the first leg of the Volvo Ocean Race 2011-12, which began 17 days ago from Alicante, Spain. The crew are unhurt. The rig onboard PUMA’s Mar Mostro failed at around 15:00 UTC in the southern Atlantic Ocean, about 2,150 nautical miles from Cape Town, South Africa.
Skipper Ken read reported: “We were sailing on a port tack, beam reaching in 22-23 knots of breeze, heading east northeast with eight to 10 foot waves when the mast failed. There were no warning signs.
“There was no panic onboard, and all crew are safe and well.
“Thanks to amazing seamanship, the three pieces of the mast and all of the sails were recovered. We haven’t suspended racing at this point and are weighing are options.“At this point we are not using our engine, but are taking some time to clear our heads and evaluate next steps. Our plans may include heading to the island of Tristan da Cunha – about 700 nautical miles from us, nearly on the way to Cape Town.
“This is the saddest and most disappointed 11 people on earth. We were in a comfortable second position, traveling south to get into the final front and head across the southern Atlantic towards Cape Town.“We were planning to be there in five days. At this stage, my goal is to make sure we get this crew back safely and we will look at options as to how to get back in this race.”
The Brazilian search and rescue organization have been informed and are on standby to assist if necessary.
The PUMA Ocean Racing powered by BERG team has suffered a broken mast on the first leg of the Volvo Ocean Race 2011-12, which began 17 days ago from Alicante, Spain. The crew are unhurt. The rig onboard PUMA’s Mar Mostro failed at around 15:00 UTC in the southern Atlantic Ocean, about 2,150 nautical miles from Cape Town, South Africa.
Skipper Ken read reported: “We were sailing on a port tack, beam reaching in 22-23 knots of breeze, heading east northeast with eight to 10 foot waves when the mast failed. There were no warning signs.
“There was no panic onboard, and all crew are safe and well.
“Thanks to amazing seamanship, the three pieces of the mast and all of the sails were recovered. We haven’t suspended racing at this point and are weighing are options.“At this point we are not using our engine, but are taking some time to clear our heads and evaluate next steps. Our plans may include heading to the island of Tristan da Cunha – about 700 nautical miles from us, nearly on the way to Cape Town.
“This is the saddest and most disappointed 11 people on earth. We were in a comfortable second position, traveling south to get into the final front and head across the southern Atlantic towards Cape Town.“We were planning to be there in five days. At this stage, my goal is to make sure we get this crew back safely and we will look at options as to how to get back in this race.”
The Brazilian search and rescue organization have been informed and are on standby to assist if necessary.
AC45 v Extreme 40
Sander van der Borch Photography / Artemis Racing
Terry Hutchinson and Dean Barker share their thoughts
Emirates Team New Zealand skipper and helmsman Dean Barker and his Artemis Racing counterpart, Terry Hutchinson (who was in Barker’s afterguard for the 32nd America’s Cup) have both been sailing on the America’s Cup World Series and Extreme Sailing Series this season and in this article offer their views between the AC45 and the Extreme 40, the two grand prix inshore catamarans of the moment. While the Yves Loday-designed Extreme 40 was first launched back in 2005, the AC45 has the advantage of being brand new this season and obviously is fundamentally different with a wingsail instead of a conventional mainsail. As is the trend in offshore multihull design, so the AC45 is be longer than the Extreme 40, with added volume in her bows, but it is a fraction narrower. The 40 has less sail area and weighs less, as you would expect. AC45 Extreme 40 LOA 13.45m 12.19m Beam 6.90m
Vestas
Helena Darvelid / Vestas SailRocket
Vestas SailRocket 2 record period begins
One month to better 55.65 knots for Paul Larsen's team
Friday November 18th 2011, Author: Paul Larsen, Location: Namibia
Vestas Sailrocket 2 commenced its first 28 day world record period today. It is aiming to break the outright world speed sailing record which involves setting the best average time over a 500m course. The team will be under the watchful eye of the WSSRC, speed sailing's ratifying body, and have a 28 day period where they will remain on standby waiting for ideal weather conditions.
The current Outright world speed sailing record stands at 55.65 knots and is held by American kite-surfer, Rob Douglas, set in October last year in Luderitz, Namibia.
Vestas Sailrocket 2 was designed and built On the Isle of Wight in the UK. She was built in the Vestas R+D facilities by the Sailrocket team and launched on 8 March this year. Shortly afterwards the whole project was shipped to Walvis Bay in Namibia where conditions are considered ideal for setting world sailing speedrecords. The team learnt a lot from their first boat and Vestas Sailrocket 2 is a much more refined product. Her progress has been impressive as she has already hit peak speeds over 54 knots (100kmh) during trials. A passenger even came along for the ride!
Vestas Sailrocket 2 is designed to be a breakthrough boat, to confront the problems affecting high speed sailing craft head on and break through to a whole new level of performance. Speeds of over 60 knots (69mph, 111kmh) are targeted.
“Overall the boat is performing exceptionally well” says Paul Larsen (Australian project leader/pilot). “She is a powerful beast of a boat but the trouble is that the underwater foils we need to use to go extremely fast with create a lot of drag. Every time we go for a run we create an enormous tug of war between the wind and the water. The secret will be to reduce the drag, not increase the power. We have to keep experimenting. We were hoping to be setting world record breaking speeds before our actual record attempt started but this has not been the case. Any big breakthroughs we make will be done for the first time before the record officials. It’s very exciting as we are deep in the speed sailing ‘laboratory’ here and we have all the ingredients to make a big, shiny, new world record. I personally feel that I’m close to achieving a lifetime dream. We have a solid team and first class support from VESTAS to open up a new frontier. It's a fascinating project. I’m nervous, excited and confident... I’m ready for this.”
18ft Capsize Time
The opening round of the N.S.W. 18ft Skiff Championship didn't quite go according to plan
Sunday November 20th 2011, Author: Frank Quealey, Location: Australia
Unpredictable wind conditions on Sydney Harbour forced the starter to delay the start of today’s Race 1 of the N.S.W. 18ft Skiff Championship for two hours.
When the forecast strong winds hadn’t arrived, the fleet prepared to start the race, which had then been set for a three-lap windward-return course.
As the teams lined up (all with their bigger #1 rigs) the winds finally arrived, causing most of the fleet to capsize and forced the starter to abandon the race.
A decision will now be made by the Race Committee on the possibility of a re-sail.
2011 AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL 470 CHAMPIONSHIPS UNDERWAY
Fonte: 470.org
The Australian National 470 Championships have started out of Fremantle Sailing club with a strong international contingent set to keep the Australian teams on their mettle. With the Perth 2011 ISAF Sailing World Championships beginning on 3 December, the 470 Nationals provides local and international competitors, with a perfect lead-in regatta sailed on the same courses as the Worlds.
Australia’s Mat Belcher and Malcolm Page return to the Nationals to defend their title in the men’s competition, while in the women’s section it is an open contest, with last year’s champion Tessa Parkinson (who sailed with Marieke Jongens) organising the regatta.
Joining Belcher and Page in the men’s division are 27 other teams including the number one teams from Japan, Spain, France, Netherlands, USA and New Zealand.Ahead of racing on day one, Belcher and Page spoke of the luxury of having the international teams competing. “It adds quality and reputation to the Nationals which is great for the sport and great for the development of competition,” Belcher said.
“It’s good to have these guys in our neck of the woods for a change,” Page added.
The world number one ranked Belcher and Page justifiably started the Australian Championships as favourites in the men’s, although the pair suggested they wouldn’t have it their own way.
“We’re more confident against the local guys than the internationals, but we’ve still got Sam (Kivell) and Will (Ryan) here who are really good sailors and we were neck-and-neck all last week (at Sail Melbourne),” Page said.
In the women’s field, new pairing and winners in their first regatta together at Sail Melbourne, Elise Rechichi and Belinda Stowell (AUS), provide one of the main points of interest.
In their second regatta and the last competitive hit out before the Perth 2011 Worlds, Rechichi and Stowell will be keen to prove that their incredible success in Melbourne was no fluke, while continuing to fine-tune their combination.
Joining them in the women’s fleet are local hopes Sasha Ryan and Chelsea Hall (AUS) along with some international raiders of the highest quality, with all nine of the international teams being within the top 30 on the ISAF World Rankings.
Both men and women are sailing in one mixed fleet, and day one of racing saw Belcher and Page stamp their authority all over the Nationals, firing a clear shot to their rivals by winning both of the races on day one. They subsequently lead the regatta.
Winners of Sail Melbourne Stuart McNay and Graham Biehl are second in the overall standings and Japan’s Ryunosuke Harada and Yugo Yoshida are in third place.
Leaders in the women’s competition are the world number 16 Dutch team Lisa Westerhof and Lobke Berkhout.
The Australian National 470 Championships continue at Fremantle Sailing Club until Thursday 24 November.
More Information:
Results
ORACLE Racing Spithill Takes the Double, Winning Today’s Fleet Racing Championship at the America’s Cup World Series in San Diego
Fonte: America's Cup
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domingo, 20 de novembro de 2011
ACWS
Oracle ganha fleet race e junta à vitória do match race
Team New Zealand em segundo...
Team Energy em 3º
Pode seguir em directo apartir de: http://www.youtube.com/user/AmericasCup#p/l
Team New Zealand em segundo...
Team Energy em 3º
Pode seguir em directo apartir de: http://www.youtube.com/user/AmericasCup#p/l
sexta-feira, 18 de novembro de 2011
Volvo Ocean Race
Puma foi o primeiro a cruzar o equador
Puma was the first passing the equator
Bath @ Equator
@ Equator
quinta-feira, 10 de novembro de 2011
quarta-feira, 9 de novembro de 2011
Team Luna Rossa Challenge 2013 will be in San Diego as observer
***This press release is distributed on behalf of Luna Rossa Challenge 2013
Milano, November 9, 2011. Members of the team Luna Rossa Challenge 2013, challenger to the 34th America’s Cup, will follow the third round of the America’s Cup World Series, which will be sailed in San Diego (USA) from the 12th to the 20th of November on AC 45 catamarans.
Max Sirena, skipper of Luna Rossa Challenge 2013 and of the Extreme 40’ catamaran Luna Rossa – currently leading the Extreme Sailing Series – will lead this group which includes a selection of team members from each relevant team’s department, as follows:
Sailing Team:
Paul Campbell James
David Carr
Ben Durham
Steve Erickson
Nick Hutton
Manuel Modena
Matteo Plazzi
Alister Richardson
Design Team:
Roberto Biscontini
Thomas Gavieraux
Giorgio Provinciali
Operations:
Antonio Marrai
The team members competing in the Extreme Sailing Series will then proceed to Singapore for the last round of the championship.
Milano, November 9, 2011. Members of the team Luna Rossa Challenge 2013, challenger to the 34th America’s Cup, will follow the third round of the America’s Cup World Series, which will be sailed in San Diego (USA) from the 12th to the 20th of November on AC 45 catamarans.
Max Sirena, skipper of Luna Rossa Challenge 2013 and of the Extreme 40’ catamaran Luna Rossa – currently leading the Extreme Sailing Series – will lead this group which includes a selection of team members from each relevant team’s department, as follows:
Sailing Team:
Paul Campbell James
David Carr
Ben Durham
Steve Erickson
Nick Hutton
Manuel Modena
Matteo Plazzi
Alister Richardson
Design Team:
Roberto Biscontini
Thomas Gavieraux
Giorgio Provinciali
Operations:
Antonio Marrai
The team members competing in the Extreme Sailing Series will then proceed to Singapore for the last round of the championship.
Anna Tunnicliffe, Iker Martinez and Xabier Fernandez Honoured By The Sailing World
The winners, selected from an impressive and star-studded gathering of nominees, were Anna Tunnicliffe (USA), who claimed the female award for the second time, and the two-man crew of Iker Martínez and Xabier Fernández (ESP), awarded the male prize.
The ISAF Rolex World Sailor of the Year Awards takes place during the International Sailing Federation's (ISAF) Annual Conference and gather the cream of the sailing world - top-class international sailors, officials, as well as distinguished guests. The Awards, held each November, are recognised as the highest honour a sailor may receive and celebrate outstanding achievement during the preceding twelve-month period, in this case from 1 September 2010 and 31 August 2011.
Competition for the Awards was formidable, with four outstanding female and five equally exceptional male candidates from diverse disciplines of the sport short-listed from a list of nominations made by the public at large. The winners were decided by the votes of the 137 Member National Authorities of ISAF. To ensure that suspense was maintained until the very last minute, the nominees were not informed of the verdict until the official announcement itself.
Double Olympic gold medallist and ISAF Rolex World Sailor of the Year in 2000, Shirley Robertson, hosted the ceremony, conducting interviews with members of the near 450-strong audience, comprising top sailors and other eminent guests. The Awards were presented by ISAF President of Honour HM King Constantine, ISAF President Göran Petersson and Colette Bennett of Rolex in San Juan's historic and scenic Cuartel de Ballaja.
Second success for Tunnicliffe
Anna Tunnicliffe has become only the third female nominee in the 18-year history of the ISAF Rolex World Sailor of the Year Awards to be awarded the honour for a second time, following in the footsteps of Ellen MacArthur (GBR) in 2001 and 2005 as well as Sofia Bekatorou and Emilia Tsoulfa (GRE) in 2002 and 2004. Tunnicliffe's triumph arrives on the back of another year of achievement in which she became the ISAF Sailing World Cup champion in Women's Match Racing.
Away from the match-racing circuit, Tunnicliffe has proved her versatility, notably in becoming the Snipe Women's World Champion. Indeed, over the 12-month qualification period for the Awards, the 29-year old only twice returned from a regatta without a medal. She expressed her delight, and surprise, with the announcement, admitting, "It is so amazing to win the ISAF Rolex World Sailor of the Year award again, and I truly did not expect it this year, as I was up against so many great competitors, and so many fine accomplishments. When I first read the bios of all the competitors, it is pretty impressive and then when they showed the videos of everybody it puts it all into a new perspective - you know you are up against great competition."
It marks only the third time an American female has won the Award since its inception in 1994, although each victory has come in the past six years, marking a significant shift following a period of dominance by European athletes. Tunnicliffe claimed the honour for the first time two years ago in Busan, South Korea, following in the footsteps of her great rival Paige Railey, the first United States female to receive the Award back in 2006.
Over a decade long career, English-born Tunnicliffe, whose parents moved to Perrysburg, Ohio, when she was 12 years old, has mastered Laser, Snipe and Match Racing sailing, collecting medals from all corners of the globe. Her outgoing and charming persona belies a steely, competitive spirit. For an unprecedented three consecutive years, this athlete formed at the North Cape Yacht Club in Michigan, has won the prestigious US Rolex Yachtswoman of the Year title, and been nominated for an impressive six years in a row: testament to her consistency over a sustained period, often considered the barometer of true sporting greatness.
Tunnicliffe's career has been on a steady upward curve ever since she began professionally in 2002, when her initial focus, and passion, was Laser sailing. After years of persistent success, she was propelled to the world stage in 2008, winning the gold medal in Laser Radial at the Beijing Olympics, and in doing so becoming the first American female to win an Olympic medal since 1988, when women's sailing featured as part of the competition schedule for the first time. The confidence gained in the waters of Qingdao propelled her to a new level. Tunnicliffe picked up an array of honours including the ISAF Sailing World Cup in Laser Radial in 2009, before embarking on a new course.
Gradually, Tunnicliffe veered away from Laser sailing, where she was the undisputed world number 1 for a considerable time, moving into Women's Match Racing with her eye set on the Olympic berth for the USA team at the 2012 Games. The change in discipline has required a significant transformation in tactics and approach given that she is no longer on the water alone, instead guiding a competitive team of elite sailors. A transformation that has been both challenging and invigorating, as Tunnicliffe reveals, "I have had to learn a lot of different things but it is such a fun discipline of the sport and so competitive. I have a fantastic team with me, keeping us on track and helping us around the race course."
Tunnicliffe has attacked the transition with great gusto and made outstanding progress, moving from 36th in ISAF Women's World Match Racing rankings in March 2009 to the lofty first place she reached in September 2011. It has not always been easy and she pinpoints the difficulties, "The biggest challenge from switching from the Laser Radial to match racing is obviously working with the team; before it was all about me. I did what I wanted to do; I did the events I wanted to do. Now, it is a lot of compromise especially as we all have lives outside of sailing. However, we have a close bond and a great understanding of one another and we make it all work." Tunnicliffe is full of praise for her crew comprising longstanding colleagues Molly Vandemoer and Debbie Capozzi, "To hear them announce Anna Tunnicliffe as winner ISAF Rolex World Sailor of the Year, it was not only my name but an achievement for all of us and we are all very excited."
The trio began a fruitful 2011 ISAF Sailing World Cup campaign in January at US SAILING's Rolex Miami OCR where they won the silver medal. Bronze in Palma, Spain, and Hyères, France, was followed by their first gold medal at the Skandia Sail For Gold Regatta in Weymouth, Great Britain, in August. At the final regatta of the series in Kiel, Germany, they finished fifth overall but this was enough to secure them the overall World Cup title.
Tunnicliffe took a break from Match Racing in November 2010, when with Vandemoer, she sailed at the Snipe Women's World Championship in St. Petersburg, USA. True to form they won the competition which was followed up with the US national title in March 2011. Fully adhering to the International Snipe Class motto: 'Serious sailing, Serious fun'.
An intense period awaits Tunnicliffe, starting with the upcoming 2011 ISAF Sailing World Championships in Perth, the most important international sailing event of the year and a springboard for the challenges lying ahead in 2012. The most significant of which lies in the form of qualification for the United States team for the 2012 London Olympic Games. The final trials will take place in Weymouth, England in the spring of next year.
Pending a successful Olympic trial, the focus for Tunnicliffe and her team, will be to mount the most elevated part of the podium come the Games themselves and in particular on 11 August 2012, when the Women's Olympic Match Racing competition is decided. Olympic qualification is a major theme in the Tunnicliffe household as husband and training partner Bradley Funk is also aiming to qualify for the Games, as the United States Laser representative.
Since the nomination period for the 2011 Awards closed on 31 August 2011, Tunnicliffe has barely relented. In fact, if anything, her form has become even more impressive. She claimed first place in the 2011 Santa Maria Cup, part of the US Women's Match Racing Championships, enjoyed success in the first stages of the US Olympic trials, and has maintained her lead at the summit of the ISAF Women's Match Race World Rankings.
Should her star continue to rise, Anna Tunnicliffe could well become the first woman to claim three ISAF Rolex World Sailor of the Year Awards.
Joy at last for Spanish pair
It is a case of third time lucky for Iker Martínez and Xabier Fernández. The world's greatest sailing duo have twice been nominated for the ISAF Rolex World Sailor of the Year Awards. In 2002, they missed out to three-time winner Ben Ainslie, before Brazilian Robert Scheidt took the plaudits in 2004. Eleven years on from their first nomination, these sailing legends may now, deservedly, see their name inscribed in the list of the sport's greats. It is the second time a Spanish crew has won the ISAF Rolex World Sailor of the Year Award following Tornado World Champions Fernando Echavarri and Antón Paz back in 2005.
The Spanish duo were unable to attend the Award ceremony as, fittingly, they are currently at sea competing for Team Telefónica in the first leg of the Volvo Ocean Race from Alicante, Spain to Cape Town, South Africa. Through a video feed recorded on the Team Telefónica boat, the pair confirmed that they will be celebrating this prestigious achievement despite the immediate distractions of an ocean race, commentin, "The Award is recognition for all the sacrifices and hard work not only throughout the last 12 months, but also during the last 12 years. It's a prize for our families, who have been suffering because of our absences for such a long time without complaining. This is for them."
Martínez, 34, and Fernández, 35, have enjoyed a long association, "We have known each other since 1988, when we where both sailing Optimist, but we only decided to start competing as a team in 1999, when we switched to the 49er class. We started sailing in a bid to represent Spain at the 2000 Olympics." Success was swift and they have dominated the class for the best part of a decade. Amongst their honours are two Olympic medals (gold in Athens 2004, silver in Beijing 2008), three World Championship titles (2002, 2004 and 2010) and as many European Championship titles (2002, 2007 and 2008). Through twelve years of intense hours on the water, they have experienced more highs than lows and have seen each other grow into the champions they are today.
This illustrious crew are currently in the Atlantic Ocean, at the beginning of the enormous adventure that is the Volvo Ocean Race: a challenging and highly tactical mission which will keep them occupied until early July 2012. It is their third Volvo Ocean Race: Martínez is skippering the 10-strong crew, Fernández is the main trimmer.
The duo made their offshore bow alongside Bouwe Bekking on movistar in 2005-2006 Volvo Ocean Race, making their own bit of history. During a training session in April 2005, with Martínez at the helm, the crew set a new world speed record when sailing 530 miles, over 24 hours, at an average of 22 knots. During the 2008-2009 campaign when, again under the guidance of Bekking, and with Martínez as co-skipper, they helped Telefónica Blue to third place overall. This time they are hoping to go even better, admitting, "Having taken the right decisions in what we asked the designers to do regarding the evolution of the boat, we have full confidence in our team mates, a very compact and talented group of great sailors."
Offshore sailing has become a recent obsession for the pair and far from limited to the Volvo Ocean Race. On New Year's Eve 2010, they embarked on their first double-handed non-stop round the world race aboard the IMOCA60 MAPFRE having relatively little experience in the class. The Basque duo had to adapt to new, complicated technology and train themselves to be able to handle the inevitable onboard repairs which form part of offshore racing. A far cry from Olympic sailing and races lasting under an hour.
Fourteen boats started the Barcelona World Race and after just ten months of training aboard an IMOCA60, Martínez and Fernández returned to Barcelona in second place. They completed the 25,000 mile course in 94 days, 21 hours, 17 minutes and 35 seconds and picked up the Pacific Trophy for the fastest boat to complete the Cook Strait to Cape Horn section of the race.
The twosome declared before the race that they would happily relinquish overall victory in favour of competing the race without stopping. They were true to their pledge and needed no external assistance on route, despite dwindling food supplies during the final week. The winning boat - Virbac-Paprec 3 - which finished a day earlier, was forced to make an interruption. Poignantly, Martínez and Fernández were the first Spaniards to finish amongst a highly competitive fleet although the physical aspect of the race took its toll, perhaps best demonstrated by the fact that Fernández lost 17kg and Martínez 10kg during the three months at sea.
Although their recent focus has switched to offshore sailing, Martínez and Fernández are still intrinsically linked with the 49er class. They claimed a gold medal at the Athens Olympics in 2004 before a silver medal in Beijing, where they lost out to the Danish duo Jonas Warrer and Martin Kirketerp. Athens is a city which has been kind to the Spaniards, given that in 2004 they claimed one of their three World Championship titles, the others arriving in 2002 in Kaneohe Bay, HI, USA, and most recently in Freeport, Bahamas in 2010.
In August 2011 they took a break from Volvo Ocean Race training and returned to the 49er at the Weymouth and Portland International Regatta, over a year since they had last competed in the class. Typically, they made a positive impression. In one of the most exciting finales of the regatta, Martínez and Fernández finished on equal points with fellow ISAF Rolex World Sailor of the Year nominee Nathan Outteridge who ultimately claimed gold due to a better Medal Race finish. It demonstrated their skill in switching from large, powerful boats designed for open-water racing, to sailing a 16m boat in tight, tactical race conditions.
For over a decade this incredible sailing team has stood at the forefront of the sport and they show no signs of relaxing, with many ambitions still to fulfil.
Proud achievers
In addition to the two winners, the list of nominees for the 2011 ISAF Rolex World Sailor of the Year Award included:
Female
Dee Caffari (GBR) - Record Breaking Round The World Yachtswoman
Sarah-Quita Offringa (ARU) - Double Professional Windsurfing Association World Champion
Alexandra Rickham (GBR) - ISAF Sailing World Cup Champion and IFDS World Champion
Male
Ben Ainslie (GBR) - Match Racing World Champion & ISAF Sailing World Cup Champion
Lorenzo Bressani (ITA) - Melges 24 and 32 World Champion
Rob Douglas (USA) - Outright World Speed Record Holder
Nathan Outteridge (AUS) - International Moth World Champion and 49er Champion
Due to their very active lives on the water, a number of nominees, in addition to Martínez and Fernández, were unable to attend the Awards, including Ben Ainslie, Nathan Outteridge and Alexandra Rickham. Those present at the ceremony, reflected on their successful achievements and pride in being nominated.
Outright world speed record holder Rob Douglas (USA) said, "Looking back today [at his successful record-breaking attempt] it is still very emotional. It is probably one of the biggest moments of my life. In terms of the level of stress it is like taking a car travelling 65 miles per hour and stepping out the door when going down the highway!"
An enthusiastic Professional Windsurfer Association World Champion Women's Freestyle and World Champion Women's Slalom, Sarah-Quita Offringa (ARU) commented, "I love windsurfing a lot. It was pretty special when I read I was nominated but then I arrived here and began feeling nervous, it is such a great feeling to be recognised for your achievements."
Dee Caffari, the first woman to sail around the world non-stop three times, added, "I love being out on the ocean. Sailing with somebody else [double-handed at the Barcelona World Race] can be very heightened emotionally as you don't normally spend that intense amount of time with another person. It is quite a test having that other person there for three months non-stop but we really enjoyed it."
Meanwhile, Melges 24 and 32 champion Lorenzo Bressani said, "I am an instinctive sailor who prefers strong conditions. I enjoy both being a tactician and steering the boat."
ISAF Rolex World Sailor of the Year Awards
The ISAF Rolex World Sailor of the Year Awards have been held every year since 1994 and past winners include Peter Blake (NZL), Ellen MacArthur (GBR), Robert Scheidt (BRA), Ben Ainslie (GBR) and Russell Coutts (SUI). In 2010 the Awards were presented to Tom Slingsby (AUS) and Blanca Manchón (ESP).
The next edition of the ISAF Rolex World Sailor of the Year Awards will be held in Dun Laoghaire, Republic of Ireland in November 2012.
Teams go 'wings up' on San Diego Bay
fonte: America's Cup
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| © Gilles Martin-Raget Winds were light to moderate on the bay Monday, ideal for a first test sail. Stronger winds are expected beginning as early as tomorrow. But in all range of conditions, the wingsailed AC45 catamarans are capable of generating breathtaking speeds, making for spectacular racing. Among the five boats training today was the French Energy Team, with Yann Guichard taking over the skipper and helming duties for the racing in San Diego. The training sessions this week are critical for him and his crew to gel as a team. "I'm feeling more and more comfortable. After all, it's still a boat, it's a multihull and I know multihulls quite well. It's more impressive with the wing, but we have a few days of training here so that's good," said Guichard. "It's a small race area, quite narrow and with nine boats competing, it's going to be challenging. For the first weekend, there is a low pressure weather system coming so there could be strong winds. We'll be training a lot to be ready for that.” Racing in San Diego begins with the Port Cities Challenge on Saturday and Sunday (November 12-13). Representatives from the member cities will be aboard the race boats on Sunday. The event culminates with a public prize-giving ceremony at the AC Village following racing. The championship portion of the America's Cup World Series - San Diego runs from Wednesday November 16 through Sunday November 20, and includes fleet and match racing, as well as AC500 Speed Trial drag races. The teams earn points from their final ranking in both the fleet and match racing events towards the 2011-2012 America's Cup World Series. Live, streaming video coverage of the racing runs from November 16-20 on the America's Cup YouTube channel. And for the first time, there will also be live streaming to mobile devices through the America’s Cup YouTube channel. Beginning on the opening weekend fans can enjoy the show from the America's Cup Village, which features food, merchandise, exhibits and entertainment. The AC Village is housed on North Harbor Drive, between Broadway and Navy Piers. From November 16, the AC Village will feature live music each evening. The races of the America's Cup World Series will take place just off these Piers, within the tight confines of San Diego Bay. Spectators will be able to take advantage of a number of good shore-side viewing points, including a public spectator area at the end of Broadway Pier. In the AC Village there will be live video with expert commentary on the big screen from Wednesday through Sunday. Entrance to the AC Village is a suggested donation of $10 to help support ocean conservation efforts. With racing now just days away, the sailors, the city and the Port of San Diego are looking forward to the start of the competition. “San Diego Bay has a proven track record as a perfect venue for this type of action-packed sailing,” said Board of Port Commissioners Chairman Scott Peters. “The Port Cities Challenge is really a community celebration and a perfect way to encourage residents of San Diego County to come to the waterfront, and cheer on their representative teams as the racing event gets underway.” Racing at the America's Cup World Series - San Diego is scheduled to start with a warning signal at 1:05 pm each race day. | ||||||||
domingo, 6 de novembro de 2011
Seth Sailing Team sagra-se Vice-Campeã do BMW Berlim Match Cup!
Fonte: Seth Sailing Team
A Seth Sailing Team disputou hoje o último dia de regatas do BMW Berlim Match Race, prova de grau 1 da ISAF que terminou hoje em Berlim – Alemanha. O BMW Berlim Match Cup contou com 12 tripulações representantes de 9 países, donde destas, 8 figuram no Top 20 do Ranking Mundial.
A Seth Sailing Teamque liderava a equipa de Born Hansen (nº 4 do Mundo) por 2-1, acabou por conseguir vencer na “negra” a equipa sueca e passar assim às meias-finais do BMW Berlim Match Race. Nas meias-finais, a Seth Sailing Team tinha pela frente a difícil tarefa de derrotar a equipa do penta campeão deste evento, os alemães de Markus Wieser (campeão do Mundo da classe Dragão). A Seth Sailing Team velejou o seu melhor e conseguiu levar de vencida a equipa da casa por 2-1, e alcançar assim a final do BMW Berlim Match Cup.
A equipa adversária da Seth Sailing Team na final viria a ser os australianos de Swinton, nº 12 do Mundo, e vencedores do Chicago Match Cup, onde a Seth Sailing Team também esteve presente e terminou na 4ª posição. A Seth Sailing Team esteve a um excelente nível e deu uma luta muito renhida aos australianos. Apenas uma decisão menos feliz (quando a equipa australiana tinha uma penalização por cumprir), permitiu a equipa de Swinton igualar a série a 2 e levar assim a decisão de quem seria o campeão para a última regata. Na “negra”, a Seth Sailing Team não conseguiu largar bem e comprometeu assim a vitória na regata.
“Tivemos um dia fantástico aqui em Berlim, onde conseguimos chegar à final de um evento de grau 1, alcançando assim a melhor classificação de sempre numa prova de match race. Começámos este evento com uma grande responsabilidade, pois era a última regata que participavamos do projecto Seth – Match Race e queríamos acabar da melhor maneira. A equipa fez um excelente trabalho e estamos super satisfeitos com o resultado alcançado! Sentimos que cumprimos com os nossos objectivos e conseguimos proporcionar à Seth, patrocinador oficial da equipa, um prémio final bem merecedor por todo o apoio que nos deu e por nos permitir competir entre os melhores do Mundo! Obrigado Seth Sailing Team, Obrigado Seth!” comentou o Skipper da Seth Sailing Team, Álvaro Marinho.
A Seth Sailing Team alcançou assim a segunda posição do BMW Berlim Match Cup onde o ultimo lugar do pódio foi alcançado pela equipa da casa de Markus Wieser. Os vencedores foram os australianos de Keith Swinton.
Informação do Campeonato em: www.bmw-berlin-match-race.de
A Seth Sailing Teamque liderava a equipa de Born Hansen (nº 4 do Mundo) por 2-1, acabou por conseguir vencer na “negra” a equipa sueca e passar assim às meias-finais do BMW Berlim Match Race. Nas meias-finais, a Seth Sailing Team tinha pela frente a difícil tarefa de derrotar a equipa do penta campeão deste evento, os alemães de Markus Wieser (campeão do Mundo da classe Dragão). A Seth Sailing Team velejou o seu melhor e conseguiu levar de vencida a equipa da casa por 2-1, e alcançar assim a final do BMW Berlim Match Cup.
A equipa adversária da Seth Sailing Team na final viria a ser os australianos de Swinton, nº 12 do Mundo, e vencedores do Chicago Match Cup, onde a Seth Sailing Team também esteve presente e terminou na 4ª posição. A Seth Sailing Team esteve a um excelente nível e deu uma luta muito renhida aos australianos. Apenas uma decisão menos feliz (quando a equipa australiana tinha uma penalização por cumprir), permitiu a equipa de Swinton igualar a série a 2 e levar assim a decisão de quem seria o campeão para a última regata. Na “negra”, a Seth Sailing Team não conseguiu largar bem e comprometeu assim a vitória na regata.
“Tivemos um dia fantástico aqui em Berlim, onde conseguimos chegar à final de um evento de grau 1, alcançando assim a melhor classificação de sempre numa prova de match race. Começámos este evento com uma grande responsabilidade, pois era a última regata que participavamos do projecto Seth – Match Race e queríamos acabar da melhor maneira. A equipa fez um excelente trabalho e estamos super satisfeitos com o resultado alcançado! Sentimos que cumprimos com os nossos objectivos e conseguimos proporcionar à Seth, patrocinador oficial da equipa, um prémio final bem merecedor por todo o apoio que nos deu e por nos permitir competir entre os melhores do Mundo! Obrigado Seth Sailing Team, Obrigado Seth!” comentou o Skipper da Seth Sailing Team, Álvaro Marinho.
A Seth Sailing Team alcançou assim a segunda posição do BMW Berlim Match Cup onde o ultimo lugar do pódio foi alcançado pela equipa da casa de Markus Wieser. Os vencedores foram os australianos de Keith Swinton.
Informação do Campeonato em: www.bmw-berlin-match-race.de
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