2014 Icebreaker Regatta

Windy, wet and wild best describes Saturday's 4 race series.  More of the same on Sunday!

Link to final results here.

ASC - On the wall of the Royal Papua Yacht Club

Paul Willing
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Seasons Change and so did I, I really don't..... - Test Posting, original on FB Oct 3

So our last regatta is done, boats are put away and the leaves are turning at the ASC. But we do have exciting news: HDR was out this week doing survey and engineering work ahead of the final (and most substantial) chapter of our shoreline... restoration project. This will mean both a solution to our ongoing erosion problem _and_ much better fish & wildlife habit. Thanks to ADF&G, US Fish & Wildlife Sevice and especially to club member Bruce Lee for making this all happen!

 

Geoff Wright

Test Posting - orignal on Facebook Nov 9

Happy snow day, fellow sailors! Since we finally have some white stuff on the ground folks probably aren't thinking of sailing right now, but we did want to remind everybody that our annual meeting is TONIGHT, from 5:45 to 8:00 pm at the Snow Goose. We'll be electing new board members, getting a "state of the club" update including some exciting shoreline news and handing out trophies. And of course we'll have a slide show with great pics from this summer. So come and out an join us for a bit of business and a generous dose ASC winter cheer!

Geoff Wright

Oracle Team USA Defends the America's Cup!

In case you haven't heard yet, Oracle Team USA staged the greatest comeback in America's Cup history (and perhaps in all of sports) yesterday, coming back from 8 to 1 down, to successfully defend the America's Cup.

Here is the replay of  Race 19.  Amazing stuff!

 

 

On YouTube's America's Cup Channel you can find all the races from the series.

 

More America's Cup Coverage

Link to Sail-World's America's Cup coverage.

2013 Frostbite Regatta

Here are the results for the 2013 Frostbite... and thus closes yet another great sailing season and summer.

America's Cup underway - Races 1 and 2

More racing today on NBC.

2013 Governor's Cup Final Results

The racing was close, for most, and we ended up with a tie in points for first place.  Sailwave automatically deals with this using Appendix A of the The ISAF Racing Rules of Sailing 2013-2016 - Effective 1 January 2013:

A8 SERIES TIES

1. A8.1 If there is a series-score tie between two or more boats, each boat’s race scores shall be listed in order of best to worst, and at the first point(s) where there is a difference the tie shall be broken in favour of the boat(s) with the best score(s). No excluded scores shall be used.
2.  
3. A8.2 If a tie remains between two or more boats, they shall be ranked in order of their scores in the last race. Any remaining ties shall be broken by using the tied boats’ scores in the next-to-last race and so on until all ties are broken. These scores shall be used even if some of them are excluded scores.

So, Tim Gould and Jodi Dingle win the 2013 Governor's Cup - detailed results here.  Well done, Tim!  This makes eight cups and you remain the all time leader.

Red Bull Youth America's Cup Races 1, 2, 3, 4, etc.

RBYAC Races 1 and 2, Sat Sept 1

 

Check this out! Ten 45 ft AC45 cats fleet racing, 8 nations, 10 teams and sailors must be age 19 - 24.

 

RBYAC Races 3 and 4 

 

 

 

 

2013 Governor's Cup Day 1

Results to date here.

2013 Governor's Cup - Aug 30 - Sep 1

Here we go with the 47th Governor's Cup Regatta!

Be there or be _______________.

GOVERNOR'S CUP HISTORY
1	1966	TOM MARSHALL
2	1967	LARRY SNELL
3	1968	BOB LEVORSEN
4	1969	STEVE RYAN
5	1970	MASON PURCHA
6	1971	STEVE RYAN
7	1972	GARY ROGERS
8	1973	STEVE RYAN
9	1974	STEVE RYAN
10	1975	STEVE RYAN
11	1976	BOB MASSEY
12	1977	STEVE RYAN
13	1978	STEVE RYAN
14	1979	CHRIS KLETKA
15	1980	CHRIS KLETKA
16	1981	CHRIS KLETKA
17	1982	BRUCE ROSS
18	1983	GARY ROGERS
19	1984	DEAN NICHOLS
20	1985	BOB MASSEY
21	1986	BOB MASSEY
22	1988	BEN ROBAR
23	1989	DICK EVANS
24	1990	DICK EVANS
25	1991	DICK EVANS
26	1992	HENRY ROBAR
27	1993	BIRGITT ROBAR
28	1994	JOHN MCKINNON
29	1995	BEN AND BIRGITT ROBAR
30	1996	MATTHEW FLICKINGER
31	1997	BEN AND BIRGITT ROBAR
32	1998	BEN AND BIRGITT ROBAR
33	1999	BEN AND BIRGITT ROBAR
34	2000	BEN AND BIRGITT ROBAR
35	2001	TIM AND TOM GOULD
36	2002	TIM GOULD
37	2003	BEN AND BIRGITT ROBAR
38	2004	TIM AND ETHAN GOULD
39	2005	PAUL AND TAYLOR WILLING
40	2006	TIM AND ETHAN GOULD
41	2007	ROBIN RADER
42	2008	TIM AND ETHAN GOULD
43	2009	GEOFF WRIGHT AND CRAIG FISHER
44	2010	ELAYNE HUNTER
45	2011	TIM GOULD
46	2012	TIM GOULD

America's Cup Sep 7 and Red Bull Youth America's Cup Racing Sep 1 - 4

Emirates Team New Zealand will face Oracle Team USA starting Sep 7:

America’s Cup Finals schedule (best-of-17 series)

• Saturday, Sept. 7: Final Race 1 (1:10 pm PT), Final Race 2 (2:10 pm PT)
• Sunday, Sept. 8: Final Race 3 (1:10 pm PT), Final Race 4 (2:10 pm PT
• Tuesday, Sept. 10: Final Race 5 (1:10 pm PT), Final Race 6 (2:10 pm PT)
• Thursday, Sept. 12: Final Race 7 (1:10 pm PT), Final Race 8 (2:10 pm PT)
• Saturday, Sept. 14: Final Race 9 (1:10 pm PT), Final Race 10 (2:10 pm PT)
• Sunday, Sept. 15: Final Race 11 (1:10 pm PT), Final Race 12 (2:10 pm PT)
• Tuesday, Sept. 17: Final Race 13 (1:10 pm PT), Final Race 14 (2:10 pm PT)
• Thursday, Sept. 19: Final Race 15 (1:10 pm PT), Final Race 16 (2:10 pm PT)
• Saturday, Sept. 21: Final Race 17 (1:10 pm PT)

But first the best young sailors (age 19 - 24, world Laser champions, etc) from around the world will race the AC 45s!

I haven't found TV coverage yet, but they will be available on YouTube.

Red Bull Youth America’s Cup schedule (8 fleet races)

• Sunday, Sept. 1: Fleet Races 1 and 2 (11:00 am PT)
• Monday, Sept. 2: Fleet Races 3 and 4 (11:00 am PT)
• Tuesday, Sept. 3: Fleet Races 5 and 6 (11:00 am PT)
• Wednesday, Sept. 4: Fleet Races 7 and 8 (11:00 am PT)

Ten teams have qualified for the Red Bull Youth America’s Cup (Sept. 1-4).
Country: Australia
Team: Objective Australia⁽¹⁾Yacht Club: Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club
Skipper: Jason Waterhouse (21, Newport, Australia)
Country: France
Team: Next World Energy
Yacht Club: Yacht Club de France
Skipper: Arthur Ponroy (23, from Lille, France)
Country: Germany
Team: All In Racing⁽¹⁾Yacht Club: Bootshaus 20
Helmsman: Erik Heil (23, Kiel, Germany)
Country: New Zealand
Team: NZL Sailing Team with Emirates Team New Zealand⁽²⁾Yacht Club: Yachting New Zealand
Skipper: Peter Burling (22, Auckland, New Zealand)
Country: New Zealand
Team: Full Metal Jacket Racing⁽¹⁾Yacht Club: Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron
Skipper: William Tiller (23, Auckland, New Zealand)
Country: Portugal
Team: ROFF/Cascais Sailing Team⁽¹⁾Yacht Club: Naval Club of Cascais
Skipper: Bernardo Freitas (22, Cascais, Portugal)
Country: Sweden
Team: Swedish Youth Challenge⁽²⁾Yacht Club: KSSS (Royal Swedish Yacht Club)
Skipper: Charlie Ekberg (23, Stockholm, Sweden)
Country: Switzerland
Team: Team Tilt⁽¹⁾Yacht Club: Société Nautique de Genève (SNG)
Skipper: Lucien Cujean (23, Versoix, Switzerland)
Country: USA
Team: American Youth Sailing Force⁽²⁾Yacht Club: Richmond Yacht Club
Skipper: Mike Menninger (24, Newport Beach, Calif.)
Country: USA
Team: USA45 Racing⁽²⁾Yacht Club: San Diego Yacht Club
Skipper: Charlie Buckingham (23, Newport Beach, Calif.)
Notes: (1) Indicates team’s participation through Red Bull Youth America’s Cup Selection Series
(2) indicates team’s participation through America’s Cup World Series team

About

Red Bull Youth America’s Cup

Scheduled September 1-4, the America’s Cup Village, at Marina Green, will play host to some of the best young sailors in the world in the inaugural Red Bull Youth America’s Cup.
The Red Bull Youth America’s Cup features 10 national teams of sailors between 19 and 24 years of age competing on AC45 catamarans. The event is intended to provide young sailors a clearly defined pathway toward a career at the pinnacle of the sport.
The teams have been training for months under the watchful eyes and mentorship of Red Bull sports directors Roman Hagara and Hans-Peter Steinacher, double Olympic gold medalists in the Tornado multihull class.
“The young guys are learning about what it takes to compete at the highest levels of the sport,” Hagara says. “It’s not just about sailing skill but also fitness, nutrition, how they conduct themselves with the media, dedication, and working within a team.”
The sailors are expected to arrive in San Francisco on August 8 and to receive their AC45 catamarans for training on August 12. The sailors on the teams competing couldn’t be more enthusiastic.
“It’s honestly the most amazing feeling ever!” said USA45 Racing trimmer and team manager Jacob La Dow of San Diego, California. “It’s a dream come true.”
Two American crews were chosen in the fall of 2012 after a two-week selection series on San Francisco Bay. Eight international crews were selected after similar trials in February.
“It was a mind-blowing week,” said Jason Waterhouse, the 21-year-old skipper of Objective Australia. “We learned so much. It’s our first time racing together as a crew, but we gelled well. We would’ve liked better results, but our preparation was sound.”
“It was a brilliant week. We didn’t expect to be first, but we stayed grounded through the week and kept improving,” said 23-year-old Philip Buhl of Germany’s All In Racing. “We really improved our maneuvers and teamwork. In the end, we learned not to talk so much. All of us learned to do our jobs, and then we went out and did them.”

 

 

 

AC45 Principal Dimensions

Length 13.45 m (44 feet)
Maximum Beam 6.9 m (22.6 feet)
Mast Height 21.5 m (70.5 feet)
Maximum Draft 2.7 m (8.8 feet)
Displacement 1,400 kg (3,086 lbs.)
Wing sail area 83.5 sqm (900 sq ft)
Jib area 48 sqm (516 sq ft)
Gennaker Area 125 sqm (1,345 sq ft)

Requirements

• Age 19 – 24 in 2013
• Crews of 6 sailors
• Crew must hold valid passport of country their team represents
• Equipment, including the AC45 platform and wing, will be supplied to teams who have their entry accepted

Under Sail

Paul Willing
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Phil Cox's Square rigger circa 1987

Paul Willing
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2013 Fireweed Regatta Final Results

Corrected and final results are available here.

Louis Vuitton Cup Finals and America's Cup TV Schedule

LVC Final
Aug 17	Races 1 and 2	6:00 pm ET/3:00 pm PT	Delayed	NBCSN
Aug 18	Races 3 and 4	6:00 pm ET/3:00 pm PT	Delayed	NBCSN
Aug 21	Races 5 and 6	4:00 pm ET/1:00 pm PT	Live	YouTube
Aug 24	Races 7 and 8*	7:00 pm ET/4:00 pm PT	Delayed	NBCSN
Aug 25	Races 9 and 10*	7:00 pm ET/4:00 pm PT	Delayed	NBCSN
Aug 28	Races 11 and 12*	5:00 pm ET/2:00 pm PT	Delayed	NBCSN
Aug 30	Race 13*	5:00 pm ET/2:00 pm PT	Delayed	NBCSN
	America's Cup
Sep 7	Races 1 and 2	4:00 pm ET/1:00 pm PT	Live	NBC
Sep 8	Races 3 and 4	4:00 pm ET/1:00 pm PT	Live	NBC
Sep 10	Races 5 and 6	3:30 pm ET/12:30 pm PT	Live	NBCSN
Sep 12	Races 7 and 8	3:30 pm ET/12:30 pm PT	Live	NBCSN
Sep 14	Races 9 and 10	3:30 pm ET/12:30 pm PT	Live	NBCSN
Sep 15	Races 11 and 12*	3:30 pm ET/12:30 pm PT	Live	NBCSN
Sep 17	Races 13 and 14*	3:30 pm ET/12:30 pm PT	Live	NBCSN
Sep 19	Races 15 and 16*	3:30 pm ET/12:30 pm PT	Live	NBCSN
Sep 21	Race 17*	3:30 pm ET/12:30 pm PT	Live	NBCSN