Around the World of Sailing
15 May 2002
Event News: Leg 7 finishes
Available on line at:
http://www.torresen.com/news/atwos/2002/my/0515/ms.htm
On board victory celebration for illbruck
©Rick Tomlinson
For the final time, the Volvo Ocean Race fleet crossed an
ocean- in this case the North Atlantic. illbruck finished
1st by 3 hours over Assa Abloy. Tyco ended 3rd another hour
back.
Mark Rudiger's on the water home
©Richard Mason
Happy looking Tyco crew scoffs
SEB's gamble gave them 5th with Amer Sports One only 11
minutes back.
SEB enters La Rochelle
©Rick Tomlinson
News was 6th with Djuice another 6 hours
out. Amer Sports Too did not finish due to a dismasting.
Amer One at Leg's end
© Guido Cantini/ SEA&SEE
Info bits...News Corp. lost 6 inches off her rudder on day 3
of 11. This they cagily kept secret and used to their
tactical benefit...
Close sleeping on News Corp.
© Damion Duke
Tyco has a mystery sailor coming for next leg- experienced
yet has not sailed during this VOR. Given Tyco skipper
Kevin Shoebridge's Team NZL connections I nominate Tom
Schnackenberg...
Gavin Brady summed up his Volvo leg on board SEB this way:
"I really enjoy this race because it is a real test of
everything. The America's Cup is a good test of your fine
tuning skills. This is more of a test of yourself."
After the leg Djuice, which has been stuck in 7th place, made
crew changes. They have swapped French weatherman Jean Yves
Bernot for Kiwi tactician Erle Williams who sailed Leg 3
with the Dragons and co-skippered Swedish Match in the 98-99
event. Another Kiwi Jeff Scott will take the watch captains
position formerly held by Jacques Vincent. Skipper Knut
Frostrad will essentially take over the on board navigation
and information technology jobs.
Djuice instrument pod
Amer Sports II expects to make the start of leg 8. After
crossing the ocean by freighter, a new mast will be stepped
in England and the race crew will deliver the boat expecting
to arrive next Wednesday.
Links:
illbruck wins
http://www.illbruck-challenge.com/en/news/cgi-bin/showdetail.cgi?id=00674&b=challenge
Gaming Results
http://www.teamseb.com/teamseb/jsp/Crosslink.jsp?d=428&a=3586
Grant Dalton Q&A
http://www.nautorchallenge.com/html/articles_show.asp?articleId=562
Djuice Changes
http://dragons.djuice.com/web/index.do?a=goNews&s=_Category&i=/content/en/news/articles/43381021299097_N.xml&p=newsjambean
Amer Sports Logistics
http://www.volvooceanrace.com/news/leg_7/n7_020511_amertooengland.html
Theme Article: 1st aid/CPR
http://www.torresen.com/news/atwos/2002/my/0515/ms.htm
There are many types of first aid kits and many sources for
lists of what should be kept in a first aid kit. According
to Coast Guard boating accident statistics the most common
type of boating injuries include: Lacerations, Broken bones,
hypothermia, and contusions. The first part of this article
will cover items you may want to have on board to deal with
these common injuries. The second part discusses training
you should consider to prepare for unexpected situations.
Laceration is another name for a cut. Cuts can have smooth
or jagged edges and are usually caused by sharp objects.
Severity can vary with more pain if nerve damage occurs.
Items to have on board for lacerations include: rubber gloves
to provide a barrier between aid giver and blood, sterile
dressings such as gauze pads used to apply pressure and keep
germs out, and bandages to cover the wound. Larger bandages
such as roller and triangle bandages can also be used in
treating broken bones.
If you suspect a broken bone a splint maybe necessary. You
should splint the injury in the position you find it and
cover the areas above and below the injury. There are
numerous types of splints. Items such as sleeping bags,
pillows and the above mentioned bandages can be used in
splinting.
A contusion is damage to soft tissue under the skin. When
the damage occurs tissues discolor and bruising may occur.
Typically such situations do not require special care.
Having a ready-made cold pack in your 1st aid kit will allow
you to apply cold to cut down swelling.
Hypothermia is a severe cooling of the body when the ability
to keep warm fails. Most likely this might occur if a person
would fall overboard. However, I have also seen it occur
when a person spends time on deck not properly clothed in
bad weather. Treatment for hypothermia involves gradual
warming. Sleeping bags, blankets and space blankets can
help in treatment.
The list of injuries and supplies is not inclusive. You
should carry a comprehensive first aid kit that covers
general situations and any situations specific to your crew
such as diabetic care or bee sting allergy. Use the links
below to learn about what should be in your first aid kit.
The above info covers many of the situations that come at
the end of ABCH, a first aid menomic that goes airway,
breathing, and circulation and hemorrhaging.
The first 3 (ABC) can be learned by taking a CPR course.
This will give you skills to deal with airway obstructions,
breathing emergencies and loss of circulation such as in heart
problems.
To enhance safety you should be First Aid and CPR trained
so you can handle situations while you await professional
help. A time investment of 8 hours will pay off in a 3 year
First Aid certification and a 1-year CPR certification and
prepare you for the unexpected.
Links:
Red Cross Courses
http://www.redcross.org/services/hss/courses/community.html
American Heart Association
http://www.aha-cpr.org/
Marine First Aid Kit Contents
http://www.sja-haltonhills.org/kits/marine.html
Soft Day Pak First Aid Kit
http://www.marisafe.com/Store/viewItem.asp?ID=107050453&CID=10701000&FLT=107050453
Event News: Worrell 1000
Available on line at:
http://www.torresen.com/news/atwos/2002/my/0515/ms.htm
This annual event, which features beach cats sailing up the
Atlantic Coast, started on Sunday May 5th. Eighteen two
person teams started and only one has dropped out.
The catamarans have reached North Carolina. Today's leg will
take them 67 miles from Wrightsville Beach to Atlantic
Beach.
Leading is Castrol sailed by Floridians Jay Sonnenklar and
John Casey. Recently they placed 1st on the leg from Isle
of Palms to Myrtle Beach with both locations being in South
Carolina.
2nd is Tybee Island 9:14 back. The sailors are once again
Floridians Stephen Lohmayer and Kenny Pierce. They were
the winners of Leg 2 Jensen Beach, FL to Cocoa Beach, FL by
only 4 seconds over Alexander's on the Bay which is
currently 3rd overall and again sailed by a pair of
Floridians.
Athletes in Action with Michigan sailor Matt Struble aboard
was having a good event until Leg 6. However, at this point
both Struble and skipper Chris Sawyer are no longer
competing. Reports indicate that Sawyer suffered an injured
hand.
Links:
Official Site
http://www.worrell1000.com
Cat Sailor Coverage
http://www.catsailor.com/worrell02/w_leg8.html
News: Regatta de Rubicon
Available on line at:
http://www.torresen.com/news/atwos/2002/my/0515/ms.htm
Currently being sailed is the Regatta de Rubicon a 2 leg, 2745
mile leg that will end Leg 1 in the Canary Islands. The
finish will take place in Italy.
The fleet is 7 Open 60 monohulls. Well known entrants
include Vendee Globe podium finishers Kingfisher and Sill.
On the first Ellen Macarthur on Kingfisher sounded like any
early season sailor, "happy to be out here. Its been a long
time." After that a tough night with 40 knot headwinds as
the fleet passed Cape Finisterre.
However after that first night the winds have softened.
Tactically the challenge is to cross a high pressure ridge
that has kept the boats under 10 knots.
Opinions on how best to cross the ridge vary. 1st place
Sill and 3rd place Tiscali Global Challenge have kept to the
east side, with Kingfisher slightly more west and Bernard
Stamm's Bobst Group Armor Lux most radically west. Sill has
a 32 mile lead and the best boat speed so is in a strong
position. The leaders are sailing north of the horn of
Africa.
Kingfisher has been experiencing engine troubles. Crews are
troubleshooting why there is water in the diesel fuel and
how to solve it.
This is the beginning of an Open 60 season that will
culminate for some in the Route De Rhum solo transatlantic-
Kingfisher and Sill- and for others in Around Alone- Tiscali
Global Challenge and Bobst Group Armor Lux.
Links:
Standings
http://www.regataderubicon.com/pages_uk/classement.htm
Kingfisher
http://www.kingfisher-challenges.com/uk/
Route de Rhum
http://www.routedurhum.org/Rdr_2002/index.asp?lng=en
Ellen Macarthur book info
http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0718145259/qid=1021470445/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_2_1/026-6849457-8610826
Around Alone
http://www.aroundalone.com/masterframe_news.htm
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