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Around the World of Sailing
20 June 2001
Short Tack:
Featured Brokerage
Available on line at:
http://www.torresen.com/atwos/2001/ju/0620/st.htm
C&C Yachts have always had a reputation for being quality,
seamanlike sailboats. This week's featured boat is 'Andiamo'
an example of late 70's C&C quality.
In addition to this quality, 'Andiamo' has many examples of
quality modern sailing gear. This includes a 1998 Harken
traveler, running rigging by New England Ropes in 1999-2000
and Harken Carbon air blocks in the sail trimming systems.
In short 'Andiamo' features the best qualities and names from
several eras of sailing.
Specifications at:
http://www.torresen.com/brokerage/listings/46205.htm
Short Tack:
Featured Products
Available on line at:
http://www.torresen.com/atwos/2001/ju/0620/st.htm
This week the Torresen Sailing Site unveils an online parts
store for the Optimist sailing dingy. The Optimist is the
trainer of choice for youth sailors under 120 pounds.
Our online store contains diagrams showing the location of
parts with links to the part in the store, other parts such as
sails and air bag flotation systems plus Opti Coach software a
full multi media presentation to improve the Optimist Sailors
skills.
We look forward to taking our 35 years+ of sailing expertise
and serving the many Yacht Club Programs and Youth Sailors
that use the Optimist.
The Optimist store is at: http://www.torresen.com/optimist/
Short Tack: New Sailing Records Available on line at:
http://www.torresen.com/atwos/2001/ju/0620/st.htm
The Annual Hoya Around the Island Race is one of the largest.
This year there was 1,735 starters.1,456 boats finished the
most ever. They sailed a course of miles around the Island.
It is separated from the English mainland by the famous
sailing waters of the Solent.
Setting a new outright records was the 60 foot trimaran Dexia
Eure Et Loir co-skippered by Francis Joyon and Rodney
Pattison. The new record time is 3 hours 8 minutes and 29
seconds working out to an average of 15.81 knots. Last
summer Francis Joyon won the Europe 1 Transat with Dexia.
Skandia Leopard set a new mono hull record of 4 hours 5
minutes and 40 seconds an average of 12.17 knots. Including
press and guests Leopard carried 27 people. Dexia carried 6.
Across the Atlantic on the USA's East Coast a new record was
set in the 473 mile Annapolis-Newport race. At timed aided,
and at times harmed by Tropical Storm Allison the Farr 60
Carrera set the new standard of 42 hours 58 minutes and 12
seconds an average of 11.01 knots. On board were racing
manager Chris Larson, and co-skippers of the Volvo 60 Assa
Abloy Mark Rudiger and Roy Heiner.
Links:
Around the Island Race
http://www.islandsc.org.uk/rtir/
Annapolis Newport Race
http://www.annapolisyc.com/annapolisnewport/
Assa Abloy Sailing
http://www.volvooceanrace.org/teams/abloy/abloy.html