In this Issue:
Dawn Riley wins Santa Maria Cup
Featured Brokerage- Seaward 25
Explorer attempts Atlantic Record
Torresen Marine has new Area Code- 231
Live from the J 24 Fleet at the Detroit NOODS
Fossett sets new Newport/Bermuda Record
Dawn Riley wins Santa Maria Cup
The 9th annual Santa Maria Cup was
sailed June 2 through June 6th. This event is
an all women event sailed in J 22's with match
racing as the format. Eastport Yacht Club of
Annapolis Maryland was the host.
Dawn Riley CEO of the America True America's
Cup syndicate took time off to sail in the regatta.
By regatta's end Dawn had become the Santa Maria Cups'
first two time winner.
Riley sailed with a three women crew of:
Lisa Charles, Melissa Purdy and America True teammate
Liz Baylis.
Riley and her team began the regatta with
a 3-1 record on Day 1. The loss was to eventual
semi finalist Cory Sertl. Riley's team slumped a
bit and closed round robin one with consecutive
losses to Shirley Robertson and Dru Slattery.
After this first round robin Riley and team sat 5th.
Day 3 of the Santa Maria Cup saw Riley and
team win their first 7 round robin 2 races. In the
8th race Bermuda's Paula Lewin the defending champion
knocked them off. No matter as Riley's team then won
3 more races to close out round 2 10-1.
Along with Dawn Riley, Cory Sertl, Shirley
Robertson and Dru Slattery advanced to the semifinals.
The Slattery/Riley semi finals pairing was close.
However, Riley was able to come from behind in the
3rd race and move to the finals. The other semi final
was won by Great Britains Shirley Robertson. She beat
Cory Sertl 2 to 1.
Riley then swept Robertson 2-0 to win the
Santa Maria Cup. Riley becomes the Santa Maria Cup's
only two time winner. Other past winners have been:
J.J. Isler, Julia Trotman, Karen Johnson, Jody Swanson,
Melissa Purdy, Betsy Alison and Paula Lewin.
For more see:
http://www.eastportyc.org/santamariacup/default.htm
Featured Brokerage: Seaward 25
This week we feature a new addition to our
extensive brokerage list. This newcomer is a 1994
Seaward 25.
The Seaward is a 25-foot pocket cruiser. With
a moderate beam of 8 feet 2 inches and a draft of 2 feet
1 inch the Seaward will fit into most cruising spots.
A clean cockpit and deck layout means tons of
comfort at sea and at the dock. Sail handling is made
easy by the roller furling headsail.
Additionally this example of the Seaward 25 has
wheel steering for comfort on long passages. When on
land you can transport her with a dual axle trailer.
If you are in the market for a recent pocket
cruiser this Seaward 25 is an excellent choice. With
the ease of wheel steering and roller furling, the
convenience of shallow draft and the portability
afforded by the dual axle trailer the Seaward will
give you years of service.
You can learn more about this boats and see
pictures at: http://www.torresen.com/brokeage/seaward.
Then contact the Torresen Marine Sales
Department (e-mail:brokerage@torresen.com)
or
phone 231-759-8596 to discuss commissioning the
Seaward for the just beginning 1999 Sailing Season.
Explorer Atlantic Record Attempt:
One of most frequently attempted record
passages in sailing is the west to east crossing of
the North Atlantic Ocean. The course runs from Ambrose
Light off New York to Lizard Point off England. The
distance is 2925 miles.
The maxi-catamaran Explorer left New York
Sunday afternoon in an attempt to break this mark.
The current record is held by Jet Services V in a
time of 6 days 13 hours 3 minutes. Interestingly
Explorer is attempting to break her own record. In
1990 she was know as Jet Services V. In the
intervening years Explorer has been lengthened
11 feet and sailed to several other records.
After the first 20 hours Explorer was
averaging 20.3 knots. However, her routing was
not ideal. Explorer had to head south to generate
speed. This caused her to trail record pace by
114 miles after 20 hours.
For the first 24 hours Explorer sailed
518 miles. However, Explorer was still on a more
southerly course and trailed record pace by 256
miles.
Today Explorer is sailing in very heavy
southerly winds. From on board Elena Caputo
reports: "The solent jib has replaced the reacher.
Two reefs in the mainsail. Sea very rough.
Peaking at 28 knots."
Bruno Peyron had these thoughts about the
rough conditions Explorer is in: "We need a few
difficult moments to be able to fully savor the
satisfaction later. We are now charging at full
speed ahead towards out final goal, to the Lizard."
Explorer has used this heavy weather to
average 20.79 knots in the last 21.5 hours. They
need to keep the speed for two reasons. One to
keep ahead of the light air at the front of a low
pressure. Two, Explorer trails record pace by 342
miles. With winds forecasted in the 35 to 40 knot
range the opportunity is there.
Weather router Pierre Lansier is optimistic
saying: "However, Explorer will continue to notch up
more than 500 miles per 24 hours for the next three
days to come and could be climbing up Jet's transom
after 5 days racing."
For more see:
http://www.therace.org/english/index.htm
Torresen Marine has new Area Code: 231
For those of you who have occasion to
telephone or fax Torresen Marine please be advised we
have a new area code. The new area code is 231.
This makes our phone number (231) 759-8596 and
our fax number (231) 755-1522. Please make note of this.
Detroit NOODS Report from the J 24 Class
Last weekend saw the Detroit edition of the
NOOD regatta. 206 boats sailed on a one design or
level basis. The J 24 class was won by Josh Kerst.
Josh adds this trophy to his recent Great Lakes
Championship win.
Once again Josh was good enough to file
a detailed report on the regatta. We publish
it below.
For a complete wrap up of the regatta please
Torresen Sailing Site's Sailing Daily June 7th edition
located at:
http://www.torresen.com/sd/june99/060799.htm
Report by Josh Kerst
Day 1
Winds on Day 1 were light and shifty, and 30- to
50-degree shifts moved through on the racecourse.
This was not what the doctor had ordered for someone
who spent a Zambuca induced night courtesy of Box Lunch
(FYI: never drink shots with beans in it!!!!). The
fleet made their obligatory 1 hour motor out of the
Detroit River to the current filled waters of "C" course.
Starting third behind the 25+ Cal 25s and the Crescent
class (ha, ha haaa, hoo!, ha, ha haaa, hoo!) the tight
fleet of 11 J-24s started in 4-5 Knots. The first mark
saw Mike Vining on Hummer take the late lefty to the top
mark ahead of hull #4242 Motor Home and the beautifully
rebuilt boat hull #41 Spank One and Harold Stackpoole in
Suicide Blonde ahead of the rest of pack. After a
downwind split in the fleet to each side, the entire pack
converged at the leeward mark amid a "Cat-Dog-Crescent"
gaggle. Trailing the pack, Instant Karma put on the
brakes before the carnage at the leeward mark and slid
inside behind Motor Home. Each side split again and the
right paid for Motor Home. Instant Karma rounded the
top mark second and the downhill crapshoot commenced.
A late pressure build and favorable current on the US
side allowed Instant Karma to take the first race followed
by Motor Home and Sonny Tindle on Don't Panic.
Race 2 -
Ultra light Lake St. Clair for Race 2. This is not what a
therapist would recommend for hangovers. With the wind @ 040
degrees, local knowledge says start right and go right. The
locals led by Mind Games and AKA BOB did just that and we
all stared in amazement as the left housed the lemmings who
followed "local knowledge." Motor Home, Box Lunch and JAM
extended downwind as the fleet chased Mind Games (who snagged
the mark) down the course. Many more shifts occurred as the
wind got spooky light and the fleet finished up with Lori
Poppen's Rolex team Box Lunch winning followed by JAM and
Hummer. Instant Karma survived a 10th place rounding to come
back to 4th by gybe setting at the mark.
Day 2 - Race 3
Our second day of racing saw teen-strength southerlies that
remained generally steady, despite 15-degree oscillations
and some big variations in pressure on the course. Finally
some wind!!! A close start commenced and the fleet started
up to the Canadian shore. Mike Vining showed impressive speed
on Hummer but overstood the windward mark due to the current
(FYI - remember Detroit sucks) as Instant Karma snuck in to
take the early lead at the top mark. Box Lunch made an
impressive comeback from an early race problem and sailed
consistently to a third place finish. The places remained
the same to the finish.
Day 2 - Race 4
Carbon copy of race 3 up the first beat and the fleet started
around the Olympic course (I now remember why we all sail
windward-leeward courses). The first reach (of the last three
years) saw the Cal 25's take everybody up higher than they
wanted and Instant Karma escaped the aftermath at the gybe
mark as JAM and Sibling Rivalry were sandwiched by dueling
Crescents. Lighter breezes really spread out the fleet as
Instant Karma won for the third time followed by Sibling
Rivalry and Box Lunch and Hummer who both made yet another
amazing comeback.
Day 3 - Race 5
Our final race was in a southwest breeze that topped out at
approximately 12 knots, with big variations in wind pressure
throughout the course. Hummer led at the top mark due to
their perfect call of the windward mark in current (way to go
to school on that one!) followed by JAM and Instant Karma, Box
Lunch and Mind Games. A very tight downwind duel with 5 lead
changes commenced and Instant Karma gambled to the US side and
came out just ahead of Box Lunch at the leeward mark. Dave
Bailey (UM sailing team Alum) sailing Sonny Tindle's boat
Don't Panic made up ground on the final beat to pass Box
Lunch and finish up the race in 2nd place. The Hummer crew
overcame a first race disaster to nip out Motor Home from
Chicago for third overall in the series and Lori Poppen and
her team (yes.... Stronger than Ken.... Smarter than Barbie)
sailed very well to secure second place for the event.
Instant Karma overcame the Zambuca leg in Race 2 to post
their second straight NOOD class win.
Special thanks to my crew of "Big Show" Mike Sell,
Chris Shaffer, and "Hairball" Nat E. Dread and to Will Crump
of Quantum sails who have really proved themselves with their
new Quantum Pentex sail. Two regattas since our change to
Pentex and two wins, I think we'll stay with that combination.
Fossett Claims another record
Sailing his 60 foot trimaran single-handed
American Steve Fossett has broken another speed
sailing record. This the record is for the 635 mile
passage from Newport to Bermuda.
Fossett completed the passage in 1 day 18 hours
and 51 minutes at an average of 15.49 knots. This is
14 hours 4 minutes faster than previous record holder
J.P. Mouligne sailing Cray Valley.
For more please see:
http://www.playstation-europe.com/challenges