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Around the World of Sailing
7 February 2001
This weeks Short Tacks:
Short Tack: Seaward Stoves
One of the items that the Torresen Marine Ships Store stocks
is Seaward Stove parts and accessories. Seaward's Princess and
Hillerange are popular in the galleries of many boats.
Items that are small but necessary such as: knobs, switches,
igniters, packing and more are available. In addition complete stoves
are available.
It's the time of year to make sure your galley is up to par so
when you really need a hot meal you can have it!
Contact the Ships Store @ 231 759 8596 or email
ships_store@torresen.com for more on Seaward Products and Parts.
Short Tack: Iceboat News
News of a regatta sailed this past weekend and of one expected
to be sailed this weekend.
This past weekend the North West Ice Yachting Association
Regatta was sailed on Lake Geneva in WI. Two days of racing occurred
with Friday's temperatures below 0, while Saturday was windier and
warmer.
Top 3 Results Follow
Renegade Class:
1.Lonne Sherry, 2.Greg Simon, 3.Mike Derusha
Skeeter Class:
1.Buddy Melges, 2.Dan Clapp, 3.Pete Rochelle
DN Class:
1.Lou Loennecke, 2.Bob Cave, 3.Peter Johns
Stern Steerer Class
Class A Winner: Rick Heming
Class B Winner: Mike Peters
Class C Winner: Peter McCormick
Class D Winner: Jay Seeboth
This upcoming weekend the DN Gold Cup is scheduled to be
sailed. This regatta will attract both North American and European
ice sailors.
At this time possible sites include a pair of Michigan Inland
lakes: Glen Lake and Elk Lake.
Short Tack: New Record
Armor Lux - Foie Gras Bizac a Pierre Rolland designed Open 60
monohull skipped by Bernard Stamm has set a new Trans Atlantic record
for crewed monohulls.
Bernard Stamm has started the Vendee Globe in this boat but
had dropped out in the first month.
The record was set with Stamm + Christophe Lebas, Jean Baptiste
L'Ollivier and François Scheeck onboard. Their new record time is:
8 days 20 hours 55 minutes and 35 seconds. This is an improvement of
3 hours over the previous record held by Robert Miller's 147-foot
ketch Mari-Cha III.