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HAPPENSTANCE. THATS WHAT I FIRST
thought when the stories in this issue,
No. 557, started to come together in the
planning stages. All of sudden the maga-
zine was shaping up to be full of stories
from my hometown of Newport, R.I. Some-
times the package is like a jigsaw puzzle,
and were searching for that last story
to arrive and nish it of right. This time
it was the lead photo on page 16. Those
two pages are reserved for an image that
should make you and me stop turning
pages.
The photo, from the hustling, long-time
shooter Daniel Forster, is of a baby-blue
catamaran, its leeward bow plunging ever
so slightly as the boat carves through a
mark rounding, crew ying high and hold-
ing on. It captures one spectacular and
eeting moment in what was an amazing
summer of sailing in Newport, R.I. The pric-
ey carbon cat, with its comic book inspired
logo Pow! is registered to one Ken Read,
the towns most high prole sailor. The
new boss at North Sails has been putting
his money where his mouth is by regularly
taking his nephew and his crew joyriding on
the 32. Not without adult supervision, of
course. More notable, however, is the fact
that Kenny and Co. were racing on a sta-
dium sailing course at New York YC Race
Week, Presented by Rolex.
The New York Yacht Club? Really? The
hard-line traditionalists from the no-denim
clubhouse up on high?
Yes, that New York Yacht Club. In an ex-
cellent display of listening to the we-need-
more-variety-in-our-races lobby, the club
introduced the stadium course to the Mar-
stroms and all the big keelboats, including
the maxis, the IRC rockets, and the PHRF
eets. Rather than one more day of wind-
ward/leeward courses on Rhode Island
Sound, most everyone had their turn at
short-tacking the rocks for current relief,
dodging trafc, and setting kites before
they could even be packed. It was high-
heart-rate stuf that everyone was talking
about under the party tent.
The bay was positively jam-packed that
week in July. There was a team-racing re-
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gatta, countless kids in Optis and 420s, day-
trippers, sunset cruisers, 12 Meters, and
Moths out ying around for the fun of it.
Even a pack of VX One-Design sailors man-
aged to wedge themselves into a corner of
the bay to conduct their North Americans.
A friend whod been driving over the Pell
Bridge when it was all happening said hed
never seen the bay so covered in sails and
wakes. The Fishbowl was full!
This, of course, was only one regatta, at
the height of the Newport sailing season,
which now extends from May well into Octo-
ber, but the intensity was there all summer.
The wave started with the Bermuda Race
eet in June with the usual run on West Ma-
rine for last-minute gear. Caf Zelda and its
neighbors at the IYAC had steady business
before everyone set of to the Onion Patch.
The disappearance of the Bermuda Race
crowd transitioned to the occupation of
Etchells sailors in town for their world cham-
pionship. Ninety-ve white, needlelike boats
with white sails meshing together at the
top of a two-mile beat is an incredible sight
to behold from a 65-foot luxury press boat
(tough job, yes, I know).
Even more incredible, however, is watch-
ing the wiley Bill Hardesty and his young
team picked apart the eet of Americas
veterans, pro sailors, and top amateurs.
They were so good they scared the compe-
tition: They ran away from us! he tells our
man on the West Coast, Craig Leweck, who
shares his interview with Hardesty on page
36. Consistent, indeed.
Then, of course, came Bacardi Sailing
Week and the Sail Newport Regatta, an
onslaught of dinghies and keelboats. Ev-
ery year it gets bigger and bigger, the bay
more crowded. In all, before the end of Au-
gust there would be more than 20 big regat-
tas, with sailors rolling in and out of rental
houses before the cleaning services could
change the sheets. And as I write, we await
the arrival of the Panerai Classic Yacht Re-
gatta crowd, followed by roughly 100 J/70
teams for their rst world championship.
The J/24s will eventually be in town for their
worlds as well.
The scene will wind down in late Septem-
ber. The college and high school groms will
take over the harbor in their 420s, and then
the frostbiters in Lasers and Turnabouts will
carry the torch through the long, icy winter.
Spring 2015 will arrive with the Volvo
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To get the Volvo to come Newport was no
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will take over the town in May, and chances
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I assure you, for two weeks in May, the
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Races set up by the New York YC placed the Marstrom 32, Pow!, in the same waters as the 2012 Americas
Cup World Series. Spectator-friendly stadium sailing is beginning to take hold, giving competitors short,
near-shore courses that require a higher level of endurance and boathandling.
Photo: Rolex/Daniel Forster
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THERES AN EXPERIMENT happening in high-perfor-
mance racing. Events are replacing long windward/
leeward laps with short-course, stadium-style racing.
They are more exciting to watch, and a lot more chal-
lenging, competitive, and fun for my friends and family
on the Marstrom 32 Pow!
When the New York YC race committee announced
the addition of Stadium Sailing to its race week this
summer, I had no idea what we were in for. The sailing
instructions had a six-leg Americas Cup racecourse:
reaching start to the rst mark, deploy the gennaker,
short downwind, followed by a long upwind/downwind,
a shorter upwind, and nished of with another blast
reach to the nish. It all happened close to the shore-
line in a small and busy slice of Narragansett Bay.
The legs were insanely short. As the traveler trim-
mer, my to-do list going into the leeward mark was to
hand of the mainsheet to the upwind main trimmer
(who trims the gennaker downwind), run down into the
boat and furl the gennaker, sprint back up to the wind-
ward rack, reset the traveler, and look for anything
else that needed to be done, like board height, rota-
tion of the mast, or cunningham. The races were 15
to 20 minutes at most, and after each race we were
completely out of breath. The racing was also a lot
closer than it normally is in our local Marstrom 32 rac-
es, which meant there was no room for error.
Stadium courses are set close to shore so the pub-
lic can watch. Because the boats often made it to the
marks at the same time, there was excitement at our
roundings. Im sure it was as good for the spectators as
it was for the competitors.
This movement can help make racing in all classes
more fun and competitive. It makes sailing a lot more
visible and just might get more people involved in the
sport. The course is not just for multihulls, either. It can
work for planing dinghies and many other sportboat
classes, too. It could become the norm for high-perfor-
mance sailboat racing.
The author is a 19-year-old from Newport, R.I., and yes,
nephew of SW Racing Editor Ken Read. Uncle Kenny was
called away on business after the rst day of racing, leav-
ing the kids to their own devices. Their results improved
in his absence (although to be fair, they did change to a
lighter mast); they nished third in the six-boat eet.
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THE FIRST TIME Harald Sedlacek
sailed across the Atlantic alone
on his insanely small 16-foot boat,
the going was rough. His autopilot
stopped working soon after leav-
ing Gijon, Spain, and the wind was
far from breezy for much of the
way. Behind schedule, his food
supplies were quickly depleted.
He was forced to live on 1,100
calories a day for much of the trip
until arriving at Palm Beach, Fla.,
87 days after leaving Spain.
Just over a month after arriv-
ing in Florida in April, Sedlacek
mustered the courage to board
his Open 16 boat again to com-
plete the circle. He was able this
time to take advantage of north-
westerly winds, completing the
crossing to Les Sables dOlonne,
France, in 47 days.
His return, however, exact-
ed a mental and physical toll. He
ran into gale force winds, knock-
ing his boat down more than ve
times. He admits he was scared
more than once, as he wondered
just how much the Open 16 could
withstand being slammed by
waves before breaking apart or
dismasting thousands of miles
from shore. He focused on main-
taining speed, but consequently
could only sleep in spurts of 10
minutes at a time.
Sedlacek says his adventure
was not so much about testing
his merits as a sailor and his ca-
pacity to withstand hardship. In-
stead, he says it was the sturdy
Mini Class-like design of the Open
16 that made the trek possible.
Many people said a Transat
wasnt possible on such a
small boat the rst time, says
Sedlacek. But now we know it is
possible with my boatand I did
it twice.
In many ways, the purpose of
the voyage was to demonstrate
the seaworthiness of the boats
volcanic ber, a berglass re-
placement formulated by FIPO-
FIX, a company Sedlaceks father
owns. The boat design owes its
light weight of 550 kg to the pat-
ented ber material.
I dont think you could sail such
a small boat across the Atlantic
10 years ago without the technol-
ogy my boat has, says Sedlacek.
I DON T THI NK YOU
COULD SAI L SUCH A
SMALL BOAT ACROSS
THE ATLANTI C TEN
YEARS AGO.
P R O O F
O F
C O N C E P T
SOLO SAILOR HARALD
SEDLACEK CROSSED THE
ATLANTIC TWICE TO
VALIDATE THE DURABILITY
OF HIS PINT-SIZED OPEN 16.
Sedlaceks transats were a test
of the volcanic-ber composite
used to construct his Open 16.
Photos: Courtesy Team FIPOFIX
In one mid-Atlantic gale en
route to Les Sables dOlonne,
bearing the brunt of 30-foot
waves and 45-knot winds, the
wave crests eventually laid the
boat on its side for more than two
hours. Sedlacek managed to drag
the mainsail out of the water and
strap himself down to wait it out.
The boat would begin right-
ing itself, but each time, another
wave would knock it back down,
says Sedlacek. All I could do was
wait for the sea to calm down.
After the boat righted itself
and Sedlacek saw there was no
major breakages, he was under-
standably relievedand more
condent than ever in his boat.
Think of the Open 16 as a life
raft that you can also sail, Sed-
lacek says. Its unsinkable. Even if
the cabin was lled with water, it
would still oat.
At the end of the day, the Open
16 FIPOFIX is a sailing boat, how-
ever, and Sedlacek says he aver-
aged a steady 5 knots when he
sailed from Florida to France. His
top speed was 15.8 knots when
surng down a large wave, and
he once did 150 miles in 24 hours
sailing downwind in an ideal 18- to
25-knot breeze.
Sedlacek says the Open 16 is
ideal for jaunts not too far from
the coast and possibly racing
if the design catches on. He
also does not tout the Open 16
as a Mini Class alternative for
transats and ofshore racing. Un-
like Mini Class boats, for example,
the Open 16s autopilot is not de-
signed for when the wind blows
more than 30 knots, or when the
seas gets rough, which are more
than common in the middle of
the Atlantic.
The cabin and cockpit, needless
to say, are cramped. Life on board
is not easy. For food, about all I
could do was drink tea or cofee
and maybe cook some noodles,
says Sedlacek. It is really hard liv-
ing in such a small space.
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OF THE MORE THAN 500 designs from
Nathanael Greene Captain Nat Her-
reshof, arguably one of the greatest
yacht designers of all time, the only
one that bears his name is the Herre-
shof H 12 1/2, a daysailer with open
cockpit and easy-to-handle sail plan.
This year marks the centennial for the
design, which was originally created as
the Buzzards Bay Boys Boat and came
to life due in part to the interruption of
the 1914 Americas Cup.
In the rst half of 1914, Robert W.
Emmons II, a noted Corinthian sailor
of the day, was the managing director
for the Herreshof-designed Resolute
as it prepared for the 1914 Americas
Cup. Resolute was stellar in the New
York YCs observation trials for the de-
fense, handily beating defense rivals
Vanitie and Deance in racing. Reso-
lute wouldve been selected defender,
but the outbreak of World War I forced a
postponement of the match until 1920.
While managing the development of
Resolute, Emmons commissioned Her-
reshof to design and construct the H
12 1/2. Emmons had previously com-
missioned Herreshof to design and co-
struct the Buzzards Bay 15 (later known
also as the E Class). But Emmons and
friends wanted a smaller boat, one that
would be easier for their sons to han-
dle on the choppy waters of Massachu-
setts Buzzards Bay, where his two sons
spent their formative summers.
Its such a classic design, and easy
to sail, says John N. Jay Fisher, Jr., the
H Class treasurer and reigning national
champion after winning in Edgartown,
Mass., in 2013. It handles rough weath-
er, wind, and waves very well. Kids can
sail it, or you can put four to ve adults
on it for an afternoon sail. There are a
lot of families that have had the boat
throughout their history.
Fishers family is one shining ex-
ample. The 60-year-old skipper from
Cataumet, Mass., is a two-time nation-
al championhe rst won the title in
1976 in the familys original wooden H
12 1/2 Privateer. I was just a year out
of college, says Fisher of the champi-
onship won 38 years ago. Id sailed the
boat actively from my mid-teens un-
til the mid-1980s. My dad was a past
commodore of the Buzzards YC and
past president of the H Class Associ-
ation. We won that championship to-
gether, and my brothers and I have
won the junior championships. Theres
a fair amount of history in our family
and it all started in the mid-1960s.
Fisher will be on hand looking to add a
third championship when the eet hosts
the celebratory centennial anniversary
nationals. Although the nationals was
rst held in 1928, 14 years after the din-
ghy was rst launched, therell be plenty
of feting an old gal worthy of her salt at
the Buzzards YC.
N AT S
N A M E S A K E
CELEBRATING THE CENTENNIAL
OF NATHANAEL HERRESHOFFS
TIMELESS H 12 1/2 DESIGN.
The Edgartown
(Mass.) YC, with
50 registered
H Class boats,
hosted the classs
2013 class nation-
als (above).
Photo: Amy
Ballentine Stevens
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OVER THE PAST decade, Charley and Schelleen
Rathkopf saw something distressing from their
perch on the committee boat at Whidbey Island
Race Week, aka the Pacic Northwests Adult
Summer Camp. The only kids at the event were
usually theirs.
So when the opportunity came along to pur-
chase the regatta from organizer Gary Stuntz, the
Rathkopfs already had a plan percolating: To get
more competitors to the island theyd give the kids
their own version of race week. By 2015, the Rath-
kopfs are hopeful Race Week will instead be Family
Summer Camp.
Schelleen, a marketing and public relations spe-
cialist before becoming a full-time mother, has al-
ready hired an experienced camp director, secured
use of boats, and roughed out a plan using Opti-
mists from Oak Harbor YC, as well as shoreside
activities summer camps usually provide, such as
hikes, games, and art projects. In the hours after
racing, while the adults attend to their post-race
social engagements, the kids will have their own
supervised area.
Stuntz, who shepherded the event through the
tough times since 2008, recognized the missing
family element, and had made his own attempts
to change, including a three-second rating credit
for boats with children onboard. In the end, the ap-
proach wasnt popular given the typical challenges
of rating adjustments.
At this years Race Week, a 72-boat afair,
racers were supportive of the Schelleens ef-
forts. Tears came to Della Hoags eyes when she
learned of the Kids Camp. Ive been wanting this
for 20 years, she says. I spent a lot of time drag-
ging my kids around to places they didnt want to
go instead of racing.
This year Hoag nally got to race with her hus-
band John because their youngest (14) was old
enough to be part of the crew.
Mark Harang and Brad Baker, who were sailing
Harangs Evelyn 26 Nimbus with their sons this
year, agreed. Brilliant idea, says Baker. One of Ha-
rangs rst race weeks, 25 years ago, was aboard a
boat crewed almost entirely of teenagers.
No matter what the parents say, the most im-
portant sailors in the equation are the kids. Bak-
ers son Bryce, now 16, though no fan of Optimists
(Theyre tubs) said, Sailing dinghies would sure
be better than sitting around doing nothing on a
big boat.
Even clubs not directly involved see the poten-
tial of Kids Camp. Seattle Corinthian YC rear com-
modore Jerry Diercks is hoping CYC can lend a hand.
This is in tune with our vision on how to build racing
in the years to come. Its in our best interest.
K I D Z O N E
FOR THE NEW OWNERS OF
WHIDBEY ISLAND RACE WEEK,
THE PACIFIC NORTHWESTS
BIG REGATTA, ITS NO LONGER
ABOUT ENTERTAINING ONLY
THE ADULTS.
Once referred to as Adult Summer Camp,
Whidbey Island Race Week (Wash.), under
the new ownership of Charley and Schel-
leen Rathkopf (below) will focus on adding
shoreside events for kids and families.
Photo: Steven Lapkin
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ON THE SHORE of Lake Massapo-
ag, Mass., Ellen Fuller is busily ty-
ing her dinghy boots while an au-
dience of friends bombard the
14-year-old with questions: Will
she get wet? What if the boat tips
over? She elds them with a mix
of youthful enthusiasm and teen-
age apathy.
I think Ill get really good at sail-
ing and then we can become a
team, says one friend.
Fuller smiles, nods enthusias-
tically, and fastens the Velcro on
her boots. Today, shes sailing in
the Day Sailer Junior National Re-
gatta with her aunt Allison and
mother Natalie as crew.
I think its really fun, says Full-
er. Im not really used to the Day
Sailer. I sail 420s most of the
time, but its easy to learn.
Like her older sister Sarah, who
won the Day Sailer Junior Nation-
als in 2009, Fuller has had a di-
verse youth-sailing experience,
which her mother hopes to parlay
into a long sailing career.
A lot of youth programs sail
only with the Opti and 420, says
Natalie Fuller-Coleman. And
those are such strict one-design
boats. I think its important to in-
troduce the exibility theyll need
in diferent boats along the way.
The Day Sailer opens their eyes
to other types of rigs and setups.
I have three daughters and Ive in-
troduced them all along the way
to the Day Sailer in order to ex-
pand their horizons, and also to
continue the tradition of women
sailing in our family.
Its this generational continu-
ity, and the enthusiasm young
sailors bring, which the Day Sail-
er class is cultivating in efort to
maintain interest in the 56-year-
old design rst built by ODay
Sailboats in 1958. While remain-
ing true to its intent as a family-
oriented, easy-to-sail one-design,
class ofcers struggle with wan-
ing membership and regatta at-
tendance. Its future lies in young-
er sailors, but more specically
in youth-driven family racing. As
author Nicholas Hayes encour-
ages in his book Saving Sailing,
the class management is making
a concerted efort to pair adults
and youth together in the same
boat, literally.
At the 1999 Day Sailor North
Americans, many of the adult
competitors had young sailors
crewing for them, says Bob Blake,
VP of youth development.
We didnt have a lot of youth
who were actually steering the
boat, and we wanted them to
get the experience and just get
them out sailing. After the races
were over, we asked the skippers
if theyd ip-op with the juniors.
They did it, and it went really well.
The Day Sailer Junior Nationals
took root that day and was for-
malized ve years later. Any sailor
18 or under is eligible to skipper,
allowing them to independently
tackle the course.
We want kids in involved in sail-
ing no matter what, says Blake. If
we can get them out on Day Sail-
ers, thats great. But what we real-
ly want is to get them out there in
general, get them steering.
Perhaps its the anticipation of
summer vacation, or the infec-
tious energy of the curious friends
who gather to watch the racing,
but the junior sailors arriving in
the picturesque town of Sharon,
Mass., are ready to wrest the til-
lers from the adults. On the rst
day of races Fuller sails alongside
six other junior boats, her long po-
nytail skimming the water as she
hikes out in the pufs. Her familys
black-hulled Day Sailer glides eas-
ily through the lakes smooth sur-
face and after two afternoons of
casual racing she nishes second
overall.
I was really impressed that
the kids were really good at sail-
ing, says Fuller. There was even
a 10-year-old boy who was real-
ly good, even when it was a little
uky. It wasnt as intense or scary
as I thought it would beit was
actually really fun. If we keep our
Day Sailer, Id love to race with my
mom and aunt again and again.
WE WANT KI DS I NVOLVED I N SAI LI NG NO MATTER
WHAT, SAYS BLAKE. I F WE CAN GET THEM OUT ON
DAY SAI LERS, THAT S GREAT, BUT WHAT WE REALLY
WANT TO GET THEM OUT THERE I N GENERAL, GET
THEM STEERI NG.
The Day Sailer Classs youth sailors, affectionately referred to as utes by
adults, have sustained their numbers even as overall class participation has
waned. With next years championship taking place on Cape Cod, class
leaders have high hopes for the Junior National Regatta. Ellen Fuller, above
at the helm, competes at the Junior Nationals on Lake Massapoag (Mass.).
Photos: Deborah Mason-McCaffrey
F A M I L Y
D A Y
IN THE INTEREST OF
SELF-PRESERVATION,
STALWARTS OF THE O DAY
DAY SAILER ARE
SHIFTING ATTENTION TO
THEIR YOUNGER SAILORS.
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In June of this year, the Cornell
University athletic department
announced that their womens
sailing team would be elevated
from a club level sport to varsi-
ty status, adding to the 36 other
varsity teams on campus.
Its [varsity status] always been
on peoples minds, wondering if
it would be possible, says Brian
Clancy, head coach for the Cornell
sailing team. But its not entirely
what we focus on. We focus on the
image of the program. We want it
to represent the Cornell Big Red to
the best of our abilities.
Clancy joined the Cornell team
as head coach in 2010 after a
two-year stint working as an
assistant coach at the U.S. Na-
val Academy. The team has been
around for a while, but it had been
at the club level and it needed
some structure. It was nice to
come and develop it in that way,
he says.
The addition of the Merrill Family Sailing Center
in 2009 caught the eye of Clancy, as well as the
college sailing community at Cornell. I knew that
the program was coming along and there was a
lot of buzz when they put up their sailing facil-
ity, so I thought there was a lot of support for the
team and a lot of potential, he explains.
The sailing center is located about two miles
from campus on Cayuga Lake and is where the
team stores their eet of 18 420s and six FJs.
A generous alumni donation made the state-of-
the-art facility possible and made it easier for the
athletic department to consider adding the wom-
ens sailing team to their varsity roster.
Another contributing factor is the recent suc-
cess of the womens team. In 2013 the wom-
ens sailors captured third place at the Sperry
Top-Sider/ICSA Womens National Championship.
This is the best nish the Cornell sailing team has
ever had at a nationals.
I would be lying to say that it didnt catch the
attention of the college sailing community and
Cornell athletics that we nished on the podium
at a national championship and had an All-Amer-
ican skipper and crew, says Clancy. But I think
it shows the hard work of the program, the team
and everything that we work towards, which is
setting goals and achieving them.
Now that the womens team is a varsity sport,
Clancy states that it will not change how the
team operates as a whole or how they will set
their goals for the coming seasons.
The coed team is just as important as the
womens and the womens is just as important
as the coed, so from the beginning we have al-
ways said that we dont have a coed team or a
womens team or a singlehanded team, we are
the Cornell University Sailing Team and thats our
motto, to work together.
-Jennifer Vandermoer Mitchell
C O L L E G E S A I L I N G L I F E
T E A M S P O T L I G H T :
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The olympic hopefuls travel
around the world, growing envi-
ronmental awareness and teach-
ing others to love the ocean.
They put this message into ac-
tion by organizing monthly beach
clean ups at local beaches or
popular sailing venues.
They also share ocean-healthy
habits with the junior sailors they
coach, such as switching to reus-
able water bottles and ensuring
trash is properly thrown away.
And even when they are ying
around on their 49er they man-
age to pick up trash out of the
water!
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I WAS ALREADY awake when Mike grabbed my
ankle, signaling to me that I had 15 minutes to
get ready for the night watch. I was awake be-
cause it was loud; not Volvo 70 freight train
loud, but loud enough to know we had good
breeze. I was excited, but also a little nervous.
The motion of the boat is always a little coars-
er down below than it is on deck
I got dressed for action, bracing myself
against the jerking motion of the boat as I put
on my boots and salopettes, and I made sure
my watch mates, Fritz and Greg, were awake.
It was all smiles when I got on deck: 20 knots
wind speed, A4, staysail, and full main. Our
counterparts Mike, Trevor, and Fritz did a few
jibes and a peel during their watch, and with
a right shift and increasing breeze, they were
comfortably settled on port jibe, 10 degrees
of rhumbline and hammering toward Puerto
Vallarta, Mexico.
With low clouds and no moon, the night
was an extra shade of dark. Only the loom of
the bow light allowed us to see the spinnaker
and the waves ahead. I got on deck ve min-
utes before midnight, enough time to get a lit-
tle debrief from the other watch and get used
to the conditions. This was the most wind we
had seen for the whole race, and I was anx-
ious to see how the J/125 would perform. The
race had gone really well to this point, with our
more ofshore routing paying of, and good sail
selection and driving keeping us fast. All we
had to do was get through the second night
without incident.
As Fritz and Greg came on deck, we dis-
cussed the situation, reviewing the sails, the
wind shift, and the spin-sheet position. Nor-
mally Greg drives rst, but for some reason I
gravitated to the helm to start the watch, with
Greg on the sheet and Fritz on the main.
When the others nally left us with a have
fun, we settled down to concentrate on go-
ing fast without crashing. Because of the
windshift, we were more aligned with the
waves than normal, so we could ride the big-
ger waves down a little if the boat was plan-
ing well.
We had to be careful to not stay too deep
in the trough, and instead, head up enough
to build apparent wind again and keep good
flow on the kite. Thats the trickiest mo-
ment; when the boat slows and the appar-
ent wind increases. Get too slow and heeled,
its easy to broach, and nobody wants that
on their watch.
As my night vision improved and I got a feel
for the wave pattern, Greg dialed into the right
range on the spinnaker sheet. Fritz started
to feel when he needed to ease the main to
relieve the helm, and we settled into a fast
mode, with speeds between 14 and 16 knots.
After about 20 minutes the sky grew even
M I D N I G H T
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THERES NOTHING LIKE BARRELING
INTO THE DARKNESS UNDER
SPINNAKER AT 15-KNOTS, WITH
ONLY YOUR SENSES TO GUIDE YOU
THROUGH THE WAVES.
THE TRI CKI EST MOMENT I S WHEN
THE BOAT SLOWS AND THE AP-
PARENT WI ND I NCREASES. GET
TOO SLOW AND HEELED, I T S EASY
TO BROACH, AND NOBODY WANTS
THAT ON THEI R WATCH.
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June 21-26 Block Island Race Week
darker, as a black cloud snuck up behind us.
The wind quickly built another 4 knots to
the mid-20s. Fritz moved two of the sails on
the stack to the transom to keep the bow up
(stacking is legal in this race). My full attention
was on keeping the bow up enough to keep
Hamachi ripping along.
I asked Greg for a bigger curl in the kite,
which gave me a lighter helm, but that meant
he had to go through more range as we surfed
down the waves. We were doing 16 to 20 knots
through the water now, really ying along. This
was exhilarating but required my full concen-
tration, and the darkness was menacing.
After an hour, the horizon started to bright-
en. It was too early for sunrise, but a few min-
utes later the moon appeared behind the
clouds on the horizon. Once we could see
again it was easier to steer because I could
see the waves ahead and plan my course fur-
ther out. After an hour of steady boatspeeds
over 15 knots, we switched positions, with
Greg taking the helm, Fritz on the kite sheet,
and me on the main.
After 5 minutes, Greg was locked in and
steering as fast as I was. The cloud overhead
passed, the wind gradually lightened and lift-
ed, and 20 knots of wind now felt tame. With
the visibility it was easy sailing again. We
shifted the weight forward again, trimmed the
staysail, and I took the sheet while Fritz went
below to brew some cofee. When he returned
with three steaming hot mugs, it got really qui-
et on deck. No one said a word as we sailed
along into the emerging dawn, but I believe we
were all thinking the same thing: Theres no
place Id rather be.
Footnote: The J/125 Hamachi, owned by
Greg Slyngstad, of Seattle, nished second
overall in the 2014 San Diego to Puerto Vallar-
ta Race.
HEAVY- AI R RI PPI NG
Racing in 25 knots, especially at night,
can be intimidating, but to enjoy such mo-
ments you need to sail your boat well be-
cause disaster is waiting to happen! Heres
some thoughts on keeping it fun.
Dont be afraid to reef. If you are on a big-
ger boat, reduce sail as much as is appro-
priate for the conditions. Small jibs and
kites are denitely your friend.
Keep it simple. Two extra tacks or jibes can
be the diference between a good watch
and a bad one. Better to plan your maneu-
vers very precisely, and reduce the number
and complexity of maneuvers.
Keep your weight out and aft. You really
need all the righting moment you can get
to keep the boat moving fast. Downwind,
you also need as much weight aft as you
can muster to keep the bow up and the
boat planing. Pack extra gear accordingly,
and be aggressive with crew weight.
Be dynamic with sail trim. You need to
play more range on the jib sheet than nor-
mal, to keep the boat in balance in the big
pufs. Downhill, you need a really big ease
on the sheet at the beginning of the puf,
to unload the boat and lift the bow. Dont
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THE HAZY HOURS of a long-distance ocean
race are lled with either spurts of intense fo-
cus or wandering reections where our minds
drift of across the horizon. I had plenty of
both during the 2014 Newport to Bermuda.
The race started on a beautiful summer
day in June, with bright blue skies, a building
sea breeze, and a at sea ahead. Our rst 100
miles of the 635-mile course pass by quick-
ly, with 15-knot gusts pushing Llywd Eccle-
stones 65-foot Kodiak down the rhumbline,
but once we reach the Gulf Streams Northern
Wall, the wind stops. Completely. Zeros on the
instruments.
The Gulf Stream is the Bermuda Race. With-
in a few miles you can be ghting against a
4-knot adverse current, or riding a meander in
the direction you want to go. Getting it right
requires some careful weather and ocean cur-
rent studies long before race-day boat call. If
theres any light wind in the forecast, we avoid
getting close to areas of strong adverse cur-
rent, using every weather resource available.
At the chart table we huddle around the lat-
est weather data, and we study the position
and performance of our competitors. Everyone
in the afterguard is on these sessions. Theres
merit in using collective wisdom. Aboard Ko-
diak we keep to our original game plan, only
making small modications along the way.
If any one of us were to compete in 100
long-distance races over the course of our life-
times, and we only stuck to one strategy
staying to the rhumblineour results would
be better than average. The reason is simple;
the rhumbline is the straight line.
Historians say the key to the Bermuda Race
is to sail 30 miles west of the rhumbline. Its
an excellent rule of thumb because the Gulf
Stream generally ows to the northeast. In
theory, by staying west, the current will set
you on the rhumbline upon exiting the Stream.
But rst, one must get through it, and our
passage through the North Wall is a test of
patience. I assure you theres no greater
test of morale than slating on a calm sea.
Sail changes seem to take place with every
helmsman every rotation and jokes run their
course. Worst of all, the distance-to-nish
needle doesnt budge. When this happens
we fear the competition is somewhere over
the horizon, speeding away. So we remind
ourselves that other boats nearby are suf-
fering, too. But then the Streams confused
sea prevents the boat from gliding over the
waves, and when theres no wind, no amount
of sail trim seems to work. Its a struggle to
build speed or simply hold a straight compass
course. Nerves start to agitate.
In these conditions I avoid staring at the
large bank of displays, and instead scan the
water for pufs, check the telltales, concen-
trate on steering, and use the compass. One
of our helmsmen, Fred Detwiler, of Detroit,
sails a lot in light winds on Lake Michigan, so
hes a natural at nudging Kodiak along in slop-
py conditions. His technique is to sail a slight-
ly low course while on the wind to generate
speed. When the wind was coming from be-
hind, hed keep a slightly higher course than
normal to get the boat moving and the water
owing past the underwater foils.
Keeping a positive attitude is a challenge
F R E S H A I R
THE LONG AND PEACEFUL WATCHES
OF THIS YEARS NEWPORT BERMUDA
RACE OFFERED THE PERFECT
OPPORTUNITY TO CONTEMPLATE THE
ALLURE OF OCEAN RACING.
Kodiaks skipper Llwyd Ecclestone and his 15
crewmembers enjoyed frustrating calms and
three major squalls before nishing the 635-
mile Newport Bermuda Race in 86 hours.
Photo: Daniel Forster
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in these conditions. It helps to set small, at-
tainable goals. For example, we keep track of
the time it takes to sail one mile. Then, try to
sail the next mile in less time. Its good men-
tal therapy for everyone because racing sail-
ors, by nature, like a challenge. Of course,
theres the inevitable and healthy competi-
tion between watches. There is a quiet sat-
isfaction when youve gained more miles dur-
ing your four-hour watch. During one long
stretch, Detwilers watch outperforms the
other watch by 10 miles, twice in a row. Of
course, part of this is pure luck, but it stokes
our competitive fire.
We avoid a lot of extra conversation among
the sailors on watch because if the talk isnt
about the boats performance, our performance
sufers. The best time for conversation and sto-
ry telling is during meals, when everyone is more
relaxed, and the chatter doesnt disrupt the ow
of trimmers and helmsmen on deck.
A good attitude on and of deck is impor-
tant. Frequent sarcasm destroys condence
and team spirit. I once heard the great Cap-
tain Irving Johnson say to a crew before leav-
ing the dock, If we each do a little bit more
than our share, we will be OK. Great skippers,
watch captains, and tacticians build morale by
asking for ideas and input. Whether to use the
input can be decided later. Sure, its common
sense good manners, but please and thank
you do positively contribute to the boat-
speed.
A favorite old-time ocean-racing adage
dictates that one should not race on a boat
shorter in length than ones age. Kodiak, at
65 feet LOA, gives me a one-year cushion.
Three crewmates are in the 70s, three of us
are in our sixties, and several others are over
50. Its great for us to be out enjoying this at
our age, but Ill admit its not getting easier.
The process of going on watch is exhaust-
ing, especially with the boat pounding in big
waves and no wind. At one point chuckle to
myself, thinking how much pleasure I used to
get from going on watch. We were young, rug-
ged, and didnt know any better, but the re-
wards of ocean racing forever outweigh any
forgettable discomfort.
We endure three agonizing calms, each last-
ing 8 to 12 hours. Between them, were pound-
ed by three powerful storms. At the helm, its
difcult to see through the intense rain, but
the strong winds and resulting speeds lift ev-
eryones spirits and recalibrate their minds
back into race mode.
At one point during the race, Im talking to
Karl von Schwarz while I preparing to go on
watch. Its 0340. No one had gotten much
sleep with the boat pounding. I ask him if we
still have the same spinnaker ying?
He laughs and says, Weve had six sail
changes.
Its hard to believe I actually slept through
all the commotion on deck, but maybe deep
sleep comes with age, too.
Kodiak is a 19-year-old Reichel/Pugh design.
It has sailed under diferent names, includ-
ing Exile, Blue Yankee, and Aurora. Its a well-
rounded boat, and the Bermuda Race organiz-
ers, the Cruising Club of America and the Royal
Bermuda Yacht Club, score the race using dif-
ferent handicap rules. Often a boat will end up
in a diferent nishing position depending on
the rule applied, which creates all sorts of con-
fusion. It sure would be great if race organizers
would use one handicap rule to avoid the inevi-
table argument of who actual won?
We win our class in ORR, and placed second
under IRC, so we get a trophy.
Finishing at 0200, after 86 hours at sea, a
hard rain drenches our long motor into the har-
bor. The rain bothers no one. Our minds are on
race committee patrol boat passing us cold
beer. With each swallow theres great satisfac-
tion that an amateur crew of veteran sailors
has successfully completed the thrash to the
Onion Patch.
After a long shower at the hotel I check the
dates of the 2016 edition and wonder if Eccle-
stone would stretch Kodiak by another foot.
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I started sailing from an early age, so it was great to discover
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BILL HARDESTY had already won
the Naples Sabot Junior Nation-
als twice when I recruited him for
a road trip to Ohio for the Snipe
Nationals in 1991. My Snipe was
lashed to the roof of our van and
we were towing a Star that we
were going to deliver along the
way. Hardesty, 16 at the time,
was behind the wheel when the
trailer came unhitched and rolled
into a roadside ditch. Im sure
there was a lesson or two he took
away from that tripother than
how to recover a trailered boat
from a ditchthat helped him
eventually earn College Sailor of
the Year and the Rolex Yachtsman
of the Year Award in 2011.
Today hes a professional sail-
or, equally adept at tactics and
marine engine repair. He came
through junior sailing in the days
before coddling, from an era of re-
gatta travel in beater vans, learn-
ing to keep them running, and
simply getting by. When he won
his Rolex watch he gave it to his
father, settling a 20-year promise
made when he needed cash for a
junior event.
With three world titles in the
Etchells, two in match racing, two
in the Melges 24, and one each in
the Farr 40 and Melges 20, Hard-
esty recently shared with me his
advice and observations of what
makes a winning campaign.
In each world championship
win youve been more domi-
nant. This year, you won by 35
points, without having to sail
the last race . . . In a huge eet
of world champions from the
past 18 years. How could you
be so dominating?
We put it in more efort. I nev-
er assume well be ready for the
next worlds just because we won
the previous worlds. There were
teams that put in more time than
us, but they are starting at a low-
er level. Our level is high, and
when we put in the efort, we
keep pushing it higher.
I had a great crew, but we had
to work hard to become a good
Etchells team. Sailing two-mile
legs, in big eets, hiking hard on a
30-foot boat, is a diferent game.
I had a pretty low condence go-
ing into the event. We hadnt dom-
inated going into it, as we had in
the previous two campaigns.
I woke up nervous the rst
day, and I was coming to grips
that winning might not be a real-
istic outcome. My expectations
werent too high, and I decided
to go out and have fun. So we
got out on the course, and all of
sudden there was this energy on-
board. It began with one person,
but became contagious. The com-
munication started rolling, and af-
ter months of struggle it all came
together. Our tuning decisions
and our tactical decisions were
sharp. We posted a 2-2 that day.
How does one get away clean
from a 95-boat starting line?
This is about risk management.
We had a hard time determining
the advantages on the course,
and whether a side would prove
favorable. It was a very tricky ven-
ue, where the right side would be
favored on one upwind leg and
the left side would be better for
the next upwind leg, with no obvi-
ous reason why. We found it to be
very mysterious.
So, to manage the risk, we al-
most always started in the mid-
dle of the line. With the long line
there was a mid-line boat, so we
started there most of the time,
to the right of it, which helped us
with our distance to the line. This
allowed us safe starts, and let our
speed pull us to the front group.
C O N S I S T E N T L Y
G O O D
AS ONE OF THE WORLDS BEST ONE-DESIGN SAILORS,
BILL HARDESTY MAKES WINNING A 95-BOAT WORLD
CHAMPIONSHIP LOOK EASY.
Team Line Honors Sailing en route to Bill Hardestys third
Etchells world title. The foursomes worst nish was a 20th
in the nine-race series (they sat out the nal race).
Photo: Sharon Green
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After a few minutes of the
line, you get a sense of which
side of the course is favored.
Wed dig in a bit, and get to the
rst weather mark no worse
than 20th. Wed chip away
from there.
Another factor in starting
line placement is seeking low-
density areas. An end might
be favored, but if that end at-
tracts a pack of boats, the ad-
vantage is negated. Our strat-
egy during our set up would
be to get on starboard tack
a little sooner than the boats
around us. Wed set up high,
aim deep on a broad reach to
get down to the line, and this
let people know we were go-
ing to start in that area, which
most of the time would push
people to other areas. We had
a reputation of getting of the
line well, with decent speed,
and nobody wanted to be
aside us. As the regatta pro-
gressed, it became easier to
achieve low-density starts.
What was your strategy on
the rst run?
Our strategy, regardless
of eet size, is to seek space
and avoid packs. This is our
focus, to get separation from
those around us to maximize
our options. This gives you
clear water, so you are not
riding the wakes of the other
boats, and you get clear air.
When it got light and lumpy
we had the space to put the
bow up. We learned up in the
lulls, down in the pufs in ju-
nior sailingYou just have
to put your boat in an area
of the course to execute it.
It might look bad initially, dis-
tancing from the eet, but
long term you can pass a lot
of boats. One split downwind
we probably passed 20 boats..
Having space allows you to
keep your boatspeed moving
at its optimal. When youre in
a bunch of boats you spend
all your energy trying to stay
within a narrow wind lane. You
are more focused on surviving
instead of sailing fast.
Adapting to the type of
boat is key. The Etchells is a
heavier boat with a symmetric
spinnaker. A sportboat with an
asymmetric spinnaker doesnt
create as much of a wake as a
displacement boat does, and
the apparent wind is further
forward, but they gain a lot
more speed [sailing higher an-
gles], and having that option
is vital to keeping the boat
moving fast. But regardless of
Etchells world champions Stephanie Roble, Marcus
Eagan, Taylor Caneld, and Bill Hardesty, topped a
eet packed full of veteran and top-tier pro sailors.
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boat type, whenever you are
sacricing optimal VMG due to
boat positioning, you have to
ask yourself if its worth sailing
conservatively to be near oth-
er boats. It might seem risky
to split when its actually the
better option.
In big eets, missing a few
shifts is magnied; how did
you avoid any deep nishes?
Our hero race of the se-
ries was our 13th. It was a re-
ally long ve-leg, two-plus
hour race. It was light, and we
started at the mid-boat. Every-
one that took our stern to go
right was ahead of us, and we
rounded the rst mark some-
where in the 50 or 60s. The
conditions were really hard, re-
ally bumpy, but these are the
kind of conditions when big
movement is possible.
We set out carefully man-
aging the risks. We sought out
opportunities to advance, to
get leverage, and they always
worked. We never lost sight of
boatspeed either. It was easy
to be slow, and when others
lost sight of their speed, we
remained fast.
What may have also helped
us with the comeback is that it
was late in the series, and giv-
en the standings, and the size
of discards of our closest com-
petitors, we theorized that get-
ting a big score wouldnt kill
us. Of course, its not what we
wanted, but that fact did help
us relax and sail a bit freer. Its
easy to make good decisions
when relaxed. Having that
comeback may have won us
the worlds. Often, at the end
of the regatta, the results are
determined as much by the top
scores as they are by recover-
ies like that one.
Your profession is sailing,
which isnt the most stable
environment. Yet, you spend
money to sail your boat, sac-
ricing income to do so. Why
do it, and why the Etchells?
I forgot who told me this,
but they said that it doesnt
matter what you sail, but its
best that you sail what every-
one else in the area was sail-
ing. So in San Diego, the big
eets were the Etchells class
and the Snipe class. So I got
involved with these classes.
I rst got into Etchells as a
teenager, sailing with the local
eet, crewing for a few peo-
ple including Dennis Conner.
They were adult classes, and
I borrowed boats and raced
in these big eetsagainst the
best in the area. These were
the classes that you wanted
to be in.
I bought my Etchells in 2007
for $15,000. It had sat for a
while, unused, and wasnt look-
ing too good, but I put in the
time and money to x it. This
was when I was trying to mak-
ing a living at sailing, so it might
have seemed counterproduc-
tive to be spending money on
my own boat, but when you
look at the guys that had built
up their professional careers,
the bigger guys like Paul Cayard
and John Kostecki, they all had
their own programs. They had
their thing, and then they had
what they did for work.
Yes, you lose some profes-
sional opportunities sailing
your own boat, but I look at it
as marketing and keeping my
sailing skills sharp. Plus, when
I got my boat I was still learn-
ing about sail design and tun-
ing, and how changes impact
performance. The Etchells has
been good for this. It is tech-
nical, with rig tuning encom-
passing shroud, mast butt,
and mast-bend controls. We
sail test, and have diferent
jibs and spinnakers for difer-
ent wind strengths. All these
lessons have helped me bet-
ter serve my customers.
How do you adapt to new
venues and complications?
The venue was busy with
other events and it was dif-
cult to get crane access to
work on the keel. We found
ourselves working late, af-
ter hours, into the night. This
event required efort, it took
adjustment, and it was impor-
tant to adapt, and not let it be
a distraction.
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Sailing Team at the 2014 ISAF Sailing
World Championships, Santander,
Spain, September 821
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TEST OF
MANY TIMES OVER THEIR 40,000 MILES AND EIGHT MONTHS,
THE CREWS OF THE VOLVO OCEAN RACE WILL EITHER ASK, OR
BE ASKED, WHY THEY SUBJECT THEMSELVES TO SUCH MENTAL
AND PHYSICAL ANGUISH. THE ANSWER IS A COMPLICATED ONE,
BECAUSE FOR EACH OF THE SAILORS THERES A PERSONAL
TWIST. ITS NEVER ABOUT THE PAYCHECK BECAUSE NO AMOUNT
OF MONEY COULD JUSTIFY THE RISK. NO, ITS ABOUT THE
REWARD, SOME DEEP-ROOTED PERSONAL FULFILLMENT. Q WITH
VOLVO OCEAN RACE ORGANIZERS PUSHING FORTH THEIR AGEN-
DA FOR A ONE-BOAT, ONE-FLEET TEST OF SKILL, ONCE EASY EX-
CUSES HAVE BEEN STRIPPED AWAY. THE OUTCOME WILL HAVE
NOTHING TO DO WITH THE BOAT, THE SAILS, OR THE EQUIPMENT.
EVERY TEAM STARTS WITH THE SAME POTENTIAL. ITS WHAT
THEY DO WITH IT THAT COUNTS. IT IS THE ULTIMATE TEST OF
TEAMWORK AND AN EVEN TALLER TEST OF CHARACTER.
Team Alvimedica is driven by an eager young group of
international sailors, led by co-skippers Charlie Enright, of Rhode
Island, and Mark Towill, of Hawaii, both rst timers to the race.
Photo: Gilles Martin-Raget
CHARAC
S P E C I A L I S S U E V O L V O O C E A N R A C E
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THE BOAT 048
TEAM ALVIMEDICA 050
THE SAILS 051
THE NEWPORT STOPOVER 052
TEAM ABU DHABI OCEAN RACING 054
TEAM SCA 056
THE RACE TRACK 058
THE ONBOARD REPORTER 60
THE MEDIA FEED 068
TEAM BRUNEL 070
THE VETERAN 071
TEAM DONGFENG 072
THE GEAR 073
TEAM CAMPOS 074
TEAM VESTAS WIND 076
Abu Dhabi Ocean Racings
crew gets a taste of life aquatic
onboard its Volvo Ocean 65
during a transatlantic passage.
Photo: Matt Knighton/ADOR
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T H E B O A T
Stern scoops ll
aft ballast tanks
(211-gallons
each). When
lled, these
wing tanks help
prevent the bow
from submerg-
ing in waves.
The 15-foot cant-
ing keel swings
to a maximum of
40 degrees from
centerline, and
has 5 degrees
of incline axis to
allow it to act as a
lifting foil as well.
A 290-gallon
centerline ballast
tank, forward of
mast, allows the
sailors to add wa-
ter to balance the
boat according
to the sea state.
Dowwind and
reaching head-
sails are own
from the 7-foot
bowsprit, project-
ing the sails away
from the effects
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hen Farr Yacht Design draft-
ed the Volvo Ocean Races
new one-design, the mandate
was simple: make it fast, make it
powerful, and make it last. To live
up to the races extreme status,
the boats redline speeds had to
be as good or better than its pre-
decessor, the VO70.
Team SCA, the races all-fe-
male squad, got its hands on
Hull No. 2 and promptly put the
boat to the test, logging more
than 20,000 miles in the past 10
months. Come race day, the la-
dies of Team SCA will have more
experience behind the wheels of
a VO65 than any other team, so
trimmer/helmsman Sally Barkow,
of Nashotah, Wis., knows full-well
the thrill ride the boat can deliver.
Barkow shares her thoughts on
the 65-foot carbon sled that she
will help drive around the globe.
THE VO65 FEELS somewhere
between the VO70 and a nor-
mal keelboat, but the accelera-
tion and power are so much more.
At top speeds, everything is ful-
ly loaded. Its extremely wet, and
extremely noisy. When you sheet
on, sounds come fast: water rush-
ing past the hull, winches grind-
ing, pedestals turning, and peo-
ple hufng and pufng. As the
boat loads up, it heels quickly and
spray instantly comes over the
deck. And when you bear away,
even just a few degrees to build
speed, the sheets groan as they
creep around the winch drums.
The jibs appear relatively small,
but in 25 knots were pretty over-
powered in our medium jib. We
might put in a reef to keep the
boat on its feet, which is most of-
ten between 20 and 30 degrees
of heel. Managing this feels like
being on a teeter-totter: Were
trying to hold onto the power to
accelerate forward and releasing
the power in the sails to get the
boat back under control.
Out of a tack, we can feel the
change in the boats behavior as
the keel swings from 40 degrees,
to centerline, and back to 40 de-
grees on the other sidethats
maximum cant angle. If the keel
doesnt get up in time, the under-
water foils stall because every-
thing, combined, above the wa-
terline is very powerful relative to
whats below the waterline.
Adding water to the ballast
tanks dampens the boats other-
wise jerky motion. When theres
water in the aft tanks the tran-
som drags a bit in the water and
you can hear it bubbling. If theres
water in the forward tanks I can
feel the bow digging into the
waves, which makes it harder to
drive through them.
Noise is ever present on the
boat. When were crashing its
extremely loud. The whole boat
is shaking and there are violent
slapping sounds as waves hit the
exposed underbody of the hull.
Even if were going upwind, up and
down the waves, and not neces-
sarily pounding through them, its
incredibly loud below.
My goal when below is to be
out of my bunk for no more than
ve minutes. Because all the
boats motions are magnied be-
low, and because you cant see
when the boat is about to launch
of a wave, you can instantly be
thrown clear across the boat.
We can feel when its out of
control and too overpowered,
and when it is, we must change
the sail conguration. If we know
theres an increase in breeze com-
ing we can go for the rst reef,
and if were already out of range
we can change headsails and go
in and out of reefs, based on what
the wind forecast is. Its a bal-
ance; we never want to be in the
small jib with the full main, which
isnt a good combination. Sur-
prisingly, we feel faster with the
reef and thats probably because
theres so much power up high.
With the daggerboards we
can really feel the leeway when
theyre in the wrong position.
Daggerboard trim is critically im-
portant, though, because when
theyre right, the percentage in
speed increase is signicant.
The fundamental challenge is
trying to control the power. The
helm is surprisingly light, even
when were into the upper wind
range. The magic comes when we
crack of under the big kite. When
that happens everyones aware
its going to get wet, that we
should be clipped in, and have ev-
erything set before we do it.
The lightness of the helm al-
lows us to drive around a bit in at
water, but its much diferent in
big waves. Theres a lot of wind-
ward helm when both rudders
are in the water, but when theres
only one inwhen were at 20 to
30 degrees of heel, the helm is
light and very responsive. It gets
tricky in big waves. We have to
be aggressive on the helm some-
times to keep it under control and
avoid wiping out. It all has to do
with heel angle and power. If we
heel quickly and we cant get it to
come back down were denite-
ly going to wipe out. Thats why
were aggressive with the wheel.
Night driving is incredibly dif-
cult and requires a diferent level
of focus. Its purely a concentrat-
ed focus on the numbers. Some-
times it can be smooth and easy,
while other nights its hard to
keep the boat on the right angle.
The race isnt all about blast
reaching though. There are slow
moments that require more pa-
tience. Everything we can do to
keep them going is critical. Its
a constant of playing with ow
and smooth driving. If you do stop
dead in the water you can eas-
ily lose steerage and keep every-
thing you have all the time.
Sally Barkow
Ful l -Noi se Machi nes
The boats are identical
and relatively simple, but
getting the most from
them can be complex.
Photo: Rick Tomlinson/SCA
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W
hen we were kids everyone knew that, if you wanted to win, you
had to be on Charlies team, says Jon Enright, younger brother to
Alvimedicas co-skipper Charlie Enright. The 30-year-old son of a den-
tist from Bristol, R.I., may have been king of the neighborhood pickup
games, but today its not just Charlies team, its his buddy Mark Towills,
too, and the seven others theyve hand picked to take along on the ad-
venture of their young, crazy lives.
At the heart of the Alvimedica campaign is its efervescent Turkish
owner, Cem Boskurt, pronounced Gem. The proud CEO is the teams
biggest fan, and his medical device company is poised to enter the
North American market. Hes keen to see his team do well because,
as he says, their core values align. Like my company, he says, theyre
agile, courageous, collaborative, and caring.
The media spin on this team started out as being all about Charlie
and Mark. Charlie would run the sailing team, Mark the management
of the program. Neither have sailed around the world or across the
Southern Ocean, but as the co-skippers of the black and orange Turk-
ish- and American-agged VO65, theyve got the spirit of the Newport
(R.I.) stopover propelling them, as well as the desire to win.
The squad is a mix of relatively unknown sailors. Theyre all young
(average age is 30), hungry, and have just enough collective experience
to make a run at the prize while having fun along the way. They brief-
ly thought about entering an exclusively-young-gun team, but saw the
advantage of having someone with a few laps under his belt already.
So, with two-timer Will Oxley, of Australia, navigating theyll have old-
school brains below and new-school brawn on deck.
For the ultimate in media delivery they have award-winning photogra-
pher Amory Ross commanding the onboard reporters media desk.
TEAM ALVI MEDI CA CHARLI E ENRI GHT (L) AND MARK TOWI LL, friends and alumni of two high-prole youth
ofshore racing programs, were on the sponsorship hunt when race management introduced them to their eventual partner. In
less than four hours of meeting, the two parties were aligned to deliver the races youngest team. Photo: Amory Ross
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(1,420 sq.ft.) This
hanked jib is the light-
air upwind workhorse in
up to 15 knots.
(932 sq.ft.) This furled
multipurpose jib will
see use inshore and
ofshore. Its working
range is 13 to 25 knots.
Downwind, it can be
used as a staysail, set
inside the Masthead
Code Zero or the A3.
(468 sq.ft.) At 20 knots
the J3 is key. It can be
own inside the A3 or
Masthead Code Zero, or
inside the J1 and Frac-
tional Code Zero as a
spinnaker staysail.
(4,520 sq.ft.) The
Cuben-Fiber A3, a
deep-downwind true-
wind angle working sail,
ies on a furler.
(2,529 sq.ft.) The Frac-
tional Zero goes to the
hounds, and sheets to
an outrigger that ex-
tends 16 feet from the
deck. In strong winds
it can ll in for the A3
or the Masthead Zero
when reaching.
(3,282 sq.ft) The Mast-
head Zero gets called
to duty in winds below
6 knots. It can also be
used when reaching in
moderate conditions
and downwind in strong
breeze.
(319 sq.ft.) The J4 is
the storm jib. It can be
used in emergencies,
and its use must be
documented.
Only eight sails are allowed on
board each leg. The sails(except
the A3 and storm jib), are all North
Sails 3Di with pre-impregnated
tapes of black Twaron Aramid and
clear Dyneema SK75 bers. Down-
wind sails are Cuben Fiber.
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The VO65s combined upwind sail area
is 5,037 sq.ft., with the 1,732-sq.ft. main-
sail and the masthead Code 0. The
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oberto Bermdez de Castro, who has sailed the
Volvo Ocean Race six times in 20 years, efort-
lessly pushes the grinding pedestal handles through
two rotations and then glances up from his hunched
stance toward the lush, tumbling lawn of Hammer-
smith Farm, passing by at 12 knots.
It is very, very beautiful here, he states softly in his
deep Spanish accent, grinning behind dark sunglass-
es. I think this will be the favorite stop.
It was on a sun and sea breeze kissed afternoon in
June, when Abu Dhabi Ocean Racings crew was giving
VIPs from Etihad Airways a two-hour joy ride on their
VO65 on Rhode Islands Narragansett Bay. De Castro,
whos seen his share of ports, had never visited New-
port, but hed heard plenty about it.
The 375-year-old seaside city has been an epicen-
ter of colonial commerce, naval power, tourism, and
sailing in all its forms. Today, its teeming with tourists
most of the year, and its the one place where visit-
ing racing sailors nd what they expect: reliable winds
and a lot of bars. While Newport has hosted plenty of
Americas Cup matches over the years, its never had
the Volvo Ocean Race. And thats about to change.
Brad Read, leader of the Newport Stopover, says the
stopover teams pre-race plan is to take the two-week
festival beyond the typical, compact village teams will
nd elsewhere along the race route. He witnessed the
remarkable turnout in Galway, Ireland, in 2012 when
his brother sailed into port with Puma Ocean Racing,
and he envisions the same for his hometown.
The entire city of Newport and the State of Rhode
Island will be the race village, he states emphatically
every time. Its going to be unreal.
The eet will arrive from Brazil in the shoulder month
of May, likely a few days after the Race Village opens
May 5, 2015. The Village, by day, will take over Fort Ad-
ams State Park, where the boats will berth at a new 240-
foot pier. Team compounds, sponsor pavilions, bars, and
interactive displays will ank the boats, berthed at the
fort. The stopover will also host an educational village
for visiting schools, with a focus on marine education
and ocean conservation. When the sun drops and the Vil-
lage winds down, the afterhours action and entertain-
ment will shift to downtown, with easy water taxi runs.
For a chance to hear stories straight from the race
crews themselves, weeknights at the usual sail-
or haunts is a sure bet. The must-see portion of the
stopover is the leg-start weekend, which has Pro-Am
Races and one stadium-style in-port race. May 17 is
the big send of, starting with the emotional morning
dock-out ceremony, and followed by a few laps out-
side the harbor before disappearing past Castle Hill
and over the eastern horizon. Next stop, Lisbon.
All eforts are on making it easy-in, easy-out for vis-
iting race fans, ofering plenty to do, plenty to see in
the city by the sea.
Dave Reed
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Comi ng
Sail Newport, at Newport, R.I.s historic Fort Adams will serve as the primary race village
during the May stopover, hosting the teams, the in-port races, and a sprawling race village.
The bustling town itself will become the village by night, with concerts and special events.
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advance of the eets
imminent arrival, the
Race Village at Fort
Adams, with free pub-
lic access, will feature
dozens of interactive
displays, sponsor pavil-
ions, team bases, bars,
and food vendors.
Sailing Festival While
the teams arrive and
settle into the city, op-
portunities for youth
sailing, try sailing, and
regattas keep the ac-
tion alive on the water.
The Race Village at Fort
Adams is open daily.
Concert Series
Newport Volvo Ocean
Race Concert Series at
Newport Yachting Cen-
ter: bands downtown
on the big stage.
Pro-Am Races
Sponsors, VIPs, and
lucky guests get to
mix it up with the race
teams on the race-
course of Fort Adams.
Prize Giving With all
teams in attendance,
the Leg 6 Prize Giving
and concert at the
Volvo Ocean Race
Village at Fort Adams is
one big party.
In-Port Race Seven
teams go head-to-head
on the Narragansett
Bay, a spectacle not to
miss, followed up with
a prize giving on the
stage at Fort Adams.
Leg 7 Restart Led of
by an on-the-water fes-
tival, the boats depart
for Lisbon, with excel-
lent race viewing from
the shoreline at Fort
Adams.
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f we have to spend our time learning how to do maneuvers, Ive
selected the wrong guys, says Ian Walker. The Englishman, who is on
his third Volvo Ocean Race, hedged wrong on the hull design in the last
edition and paid for it all the way. With no speed there was no motiva-
tion, no team chemistry.
Ive got a much diferent group this time, says Walker. These guys
actually get along.
His teammates say hes highly motivated to make good on his two
unsuccessful campaigns, and Abu Dhabi Tourism has given him strong
support, and high expectations. Of all the teams in the lineup, Walker
has enlisted more veterans than any, including Spaniard Roberto Ber-
mdez de Castro, Irishman Justin Slattery, and even the young British
navigator Simon Fisher, who will be spending less time routing and more
time driving. Also key in Abu Dhabis lineup is Luke Parkinson, one of the
teams two under-30 crew. The Australian was his countrys young of-
shore sailor of the year in 2012.
The Abu Dhabi stopover of 2012 was as sophisticated and grandiose
as they come, with the tourism department organizing a massive party
over the Christmas and New Years holiday, and Walker says the race
can expect more of the same.
I regret that one area of the campaign we failed last time, says
Walker. We didnt get the point across about how incredible a destina-
tion Abu Dhabi is. Even the families of the sailors were reluctant to go
to the stopover, but that wont be the case this time.
Walker, of course, has a few things on the agenda this time around,
his hopes riding on his yacht Azzam and the eclectic mix of sailors hes
assembled. The boats name is Arabic for determined, appropriate in
many ways.
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performance. With all things being equal, he says, boatspeed will ultimately make the diference. Photos: Matt Knighton/ADOR
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tatisticians would rightly argue the race is Team SCAs to lose. The
women have the historical upper hand: Time.
The Swedish-backed team was rst to enter, rst to sail the VO65,
and is funded through and through. Theyll sail with eleven crewmem-
bers to the eight of the men: the equalizer being strength in numbers.
I think it will be an advantage, says American helmsman and Olym-
pic medalist Sally Barkow, one of the teams earliest recruits, and
herself a rst timer to round-the-world racing. The watches will be
stronger with two fresh, referring to the four-on-for-of rotation of
the men.
SCA is the worlds third-largest producer of paper products and
toiletries, and has proudly put its money behind the storybook wom-
ens entry. They had resources aplenty while training and bulking up
in Lanzarote. Theyve got the medias attention, making the morn-
ing talk show rounds and had a television documentary in the works
before the October start in Alicante, Spain. Theyre a sure bet to get
the race public recognition, and the most practiced, but more impor-
tantly, theres talent aplenty onboard. Theyre the best female sailors in
the world todaya dream team in pink and blue.
Theyre taking a diferent approach to their team hierarchy; there is
no ofcially named skipper. Sam Davies, of England, however, is the
person in charge. A solo sailor of outstanding reputation and skill,
shes also supported by wrong-way solo circumnavigator Dee Cafari.
Months of tryouts netted a team deep in skill and personality, and
SCA is all about empowered women. Theyve given them tools, the time,
and the resources to wipe away the physical disadvantage.
The guys can muscle their way through situations, says Sophie
Ciszek, of Australia. Were hoping to use our smarts.
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highly experience singlehanded sailor with two circumnavigations under her belt, she brings the invaluable understanding of how to pace
and anticipate situations. Photo: Corinna Halloran/SCA
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ALICANTE TO
CAPE TOWN
The rst leg wont
be huge waves or big
storms. Instead, light
winds, coastal twists,
and squalls are all in the
cards, leaving the sail-
ors without much sleep
for the rst 48 hours.
Exiting the Strait of
Gibraltar in the lead is
a getaway card. First
to touch the north-
east trade winds gets
away. The most com-
mon strategy then is to
head west for a good
wind angle farther
down the track.
The big obstacle
is the Doldrums, no-
torious for powerful
squalls and large wind-
less holes. The short-
est course is east,
across a much wider
windless area. Going
too far west could
result in beating up-
wind in the trades after
the Equator. It is a
balancing act, with a
lot at stake.
The next hurdle is
the St. Helena High
and the exit ramp to
the Southern Oceans
speed-record alley.
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CAPE TOWN TO
ABU DHABI
With the threat of pi-
rates diminished, the
eet will sail all the
way into the Persian
Gulf which, in Decem-
ber, has light winds
from the Equator north.
Passage to the Equa-
tor is blocked by adverse
winds. The strategy is
to get east using the
westerlies in the South-
ern Ocean to reach the
ESE trades. Then comes
the decision to leave the
westerlies. Go early and
have a shorter route,
or invest in the east to
get a better and much
faster wind angle. The
VO65s like the wider
wind angles, so big gains
can be made here. After
the trades, the Indian
Ocean Doldrums are
next. Theyre less de-
ned than those in the
Atlantic, but the squalls
and holes can be
destructive.
The stretch from the
Equator to the entry of
the Persian Gulf is light
northerly winds. Tacti-
cally, this means there
are a lot of options until
the very end.
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ABU DHABI TO
SANYA
Welcome to the north-
east Monsoon season.
The Monsoon is stron-
ger in the east, so the
boats will gradually sail
into more and more
breeze. Strong currents
and squalls between
India and Indonesia can
be a real game chang-
er, as was shown in the
previous two editions
of the race.
Then its into the
tricky Straits of Ma-
lacca. Spring tides,
no wind, sea breezes,
ships, tree trunks
they are all part of the
package. Typically this
takes a day or two, and
then there is no rest
for the wicked, as the
stretch through the
Chinese Sea to Sanya
is all upwind sail-
ing. As the winds fol-
lows the contours of
the land, the standard
scenario is to play the
left-hand side of the
course, short tack-
ing up the Vietnam-
ese coast in 25 to 30
knots. Any takers?
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SANJA TO
AUCKLAND
With the strong north-
east Monsoon the domi-
nant player, conditions
are challenging. With
the cold start in Sanya,
the wind angle will be
good; a fast and furious
reach. But after this, the
track to New Zealand
takes them across the
Doldrums at its worst.
Investing in the east
will take them well of
course, so nding the
right moment to get
east will be key, and will
mainly depend on nd-
ing a good wind angle to
do so. Wait too long, and
they might get trapped
west. If they manage
to get east, their hard
work might pay of with
a good angle in the east
to southeast trade winds
south of the Doldrums.
Then it comes down to
playing the high-pressure
area best. The approach
to Auckland is unpredict-
able: Sometimes inshore
wins, sometimes the out-
side gets the end-around.
Eyes open here: the ght
is not over until you cross
the line.
Passi ng
Lanes
and
Pi tfal l s
Our in-house
Volvo Ocean
Race naviga-
tor Wouter
Verbraak
explores the
challenges of
the 2014-15
race route.
No one ever
said it would
be easy.
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LORI ENT TO
GOTHENBURG
Surely the last leg will
be a straightforward
reach to the nish, no?
Afraid not. The Chan-
nel and North Sea
are known for strong
tides and unexpected
changes in the wind
pattern. With all the
land around, the rela-
tively stable weather
systems of the Atlantic
get jumbled, leaving an
erratic wind pattern in
their wake. Add to this
coastal efects and sea
breezes. No rest for the
navigator.
So, it will be key to
switch modes from
ocean racing to coastal
racing by playing more
tactics and the small-
er strategic points on
the racecourse. Every
detail and every boat-
length counts. Oh, and
do mind the rocks.
Bricking up on one is
not the way to nish
a round-the-world ex-
treme adventure.
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LI SBON TO LORI ENT
Time to pay attention.
The legs are shorter
and the pace is go-
ing higher. These are
the nal minutes of
the match. Overtime
before the penalty
shootout. Every shift
counts. The devil is in
the details.
So what to look out
for? This leg will again
be all about negotiat-
ing the Azores High,
but now theres the
turning mark at its very
center. Movement of
the High is an unpre-
dictable afair and
calls for a conserva-
tive approach. Once
around the Azores, its
of to the Bay of Bis-
cay and the French
coast. Hopefully it will
be a downhill ride all
the way, surng a cold
front. Lows and their
fronts tend to slow
down as they approach
Europe, throwing curve
balls at will. Local ef-
fects are numerous
and will be crucial for
the nal approach. Bon
courage!
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Welcome to the proper
Southern Ocean leg
and Cape Horn round-
ing. The exit from Auck-
land is messy, with
choices to be made
to stay inshore or go
ofshore when sailing
southeast along the
New Zealand shore.
Once clear of the main-
land its crucial to set
up for the rst frontal
passage. If timed right,
they can ride the fron-
tal wave for a long time
at exhilarating speeds.
Get it wrong and be
ready to loose 500
miles overnight. While
surng the fronts to
Cape Horn, the low-
pressure systems slow
down as they pile up
between the Andes and
the Antarctic Peninsu-
la. Winds can be light if
too far south.
Celebrate rounding
Cape Horn after two
weeks of cold misery,
and then its a sunny
game of getting north
as best as you can.
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NEWPORT
This is leg is pure tropi-
cal reaching joy. Or is
it? The bay between
the Itajai and Rio de Ja-
neiro is called the Bay
of Death, and is domi-
nated by light winds
and strong counter
currents. The chal-
lenge after the start is
to get out of it and into
solid winds to the east.
A radical move can
net big, but can turn
quickly sour as well.
The big decision is how
far to stay of the Bra-
zilian coast. Closer is
shorter distance, but
further ofshore winds
are typically 2 to 5
knots stronger, which
makes a big diference.
After the Caribbe-
an drag race things
get complicated. The
tradewinds decrease
in strength, and turn
to the south, resulting
in a long light-air run
north. Options, options.
To make things even
more complex, theres
the Gulf Stream and
its many meanders. Its
the Bermuda Race in
reverse oh so tricky.
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NEWPORT TO
LI SBON
Spring weather can
still be very violent
with intense low-pres-
sure systems develop-
ing seemingly out of
nowhere. Then theres
bound to be bergs in
the Labrador Current
and more meanders in
the Gulf Stream. Ahead
of the fronts there are
good strong southwest
winds. Behind the front,
winds typically get light
quickly closer to the
Azores High. So, like in
the Southern Ocean,
its all about positioning
for the front and then
milking the southwest
winds for all theyre
worth. The other stra-
tegic hurdle is how to
play the curve of a slow
moving Azores High.
The Volvo 65s love the
reaching angles, so any
good windshift gets the
jackpot. Big time.
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REPORT I NG
F ROM
EXPERI ENCE
ITS THE TOUGHEST JOB IN THE TOUGHEST SAILING RACE: THE ONBOARD RE-
PORTER. ITS A MANIACAL EXISTENCE FOR THICK-SKINNED STORYTELLERS AND
GALLEY SLAVES. THEIR SUBJECTS ARE THE MATES THEY MUST COEXIST WITH,
BEFRIEND, AND ENTRUST WITH THEIR LIFE. THEY SHOOT, EDIT, TRANSMIT, COOK,
AND CLEAN. FOR 140 DAYS AT SEA THEIR STUDIO IS A DANK, 65-FOOT CARBON
DRUM. THEIR WORKDAY IS DICTATED BY A BRUTAL SCHEDULE, ANSWERING TO
THE DEMANDS OF RACE AND SPONSOR. THEY MUST CAPTURE ALL ELEMENTS OF
RAW HUMAN EMOTION. WHEN THINGS GO WRONG, THE CAMERA MUST ROLL. THE
MOST EXPERIENCED OBR IN THE FLEET GIVES US A GLIMPSE OF WHATS TO COME.
PHOTOS AND WORDS BY AMORY ROSS
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anticipates a return to the cockpit of Alvimedica dur-
ing the teams second transatlantic training run.
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of insanity. Its the image thats often portrayed: high
speeds, big waves, and strong winds. The extrem-
ity of a life at sea is easily dramatized by constant ac-
tion, but there are long stretches without any. When
onboard life slows down its never a case of having
less to do. Everyone has their lists and notes from the
past few days, whether its nally getting to them, or
whether its preparing for the next phase of sailing.
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THE IDEA IS to be race ready as
soon as possible, but that doesnt
just include sail crossovers and
trimming techniques. Racing
around the world is a huge under-
taking and training sessions like
this one are vital to things like com-
munication skills and organizing life
onboard. Its why were here, now,
and the learning never stops.
I FIND IT exceptional, how one
day youre restless and rolling in
your bunk because life is tame
and you want to be produc-
tive, and the next you very sim-
ply dont have time to do any-
thing but survive. The contrasts
are enormous, and they often
change in an instant. One minute
youre on time, maybe ahead of
your own schedule, and the next
youre two hours behind. Every-
thing takes four times longer and
is twice as exhausting.
THE AIR IS DAMP and the water
is warm; the precious little fans
are the only things keeping bunks
bearable. But we dont really know
how much energy they take up,
so we run them, and we run them
hard because we need to learn.
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I REMEMBER CONCLUDING from the last Volvo Ocean Race
that the rst 500 and the last 500 are often the hardest miles
of a leg: the rst because you need to acclimate, and the
last because you remember all of the things youve missed.
I think it tricks us into thinking were closer than we actually
are. 500 miles is 500 miles, and thats still a long way to go.
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olvo Ocean Race partner and ofcial satellite com-
munications provider Inmarsat will play a larger role
in bringing the race to fans desktops and mobile devices.
The 2014-15 race will be Inmarsats fourth edition. Its sat-
ellite services underpin the work of the Onboard Report-
ers aboard the boats purpose-built with digital communica-
tions in mind.
Inmarsats satellite array is a key enabler for all aspects of
the raceincluding position reporting, transmitting live video
footage and photos of on-board action to the worlds media,
updating social media, providing safety communications, and
boosting crew morale by enabling them to call and e-mail
loved ones during the eight-month circumnavigation.
Inmarsats FleetBroadband service takes media cov-
erage of the race into a whole new era. Faster transmis-
sion speeds will deliver higher quality live broadcasts from
the raceboats in the middle of the ocean. Each VO65 is
equipped with ve camera points: one each on the port and
starboard spreader, one on the mast under the radar mount
looking forward, one on the aft data mast looking forward
and another under the coach roof looking aft into the cock-
pit. The aft-most camera will be a sheye lens this year, giv-
ing a new perspective on waves washing down the deck.
Senior producer Rick Deppe says he plans to take advan-
tage of the huge amount of data streaming of the boats
with a daily live studio show, as well as live nish shows.
The goal of the communications team is to tell the sto-
ry of the race in a more personalized way, because there
are great stories among the sailors out there, says Deppe.
Thats where Inmarsat comes in. With their platform were
able to have live video streams of the boats and well be
using that video in ways we havent done before.
With Americas Cup veteran Leon Sefton onboard as Ex-
ecutive Producer, Deppe says the daily shows will make
use of a live link with the skippers, wholl each be required
to give 5 minutes of chat time. Live broadcasts are also
planned when the crews are approaching the leg nishes.
Weve made a commitment to do daily live shows from
headquarters in Alicante with the centerpiece being the
live connections with the boats, says Deppe. Were also
prepared to do live arrivals as an extension of that.
Well go live 15 to 20 minutes from a boat nishing,
Deppe continues. Well have a host in studio, live track-
ing, a cameraman in an inatable, and the live connection
with the crew. So there are potentially four nice angles. Its
a massive commitment, but should be cool, especially for
sailing fans.
In recognition of the role broadcast media plays in bring-
ing the excitement of the race to millions of spectators and
delivering millions of dollars in valuable media coverage for
race sponsors, Inmarsat will present its Onboard Reporter
Award of $1,320 on each leg of the race, plus $13,200 prize
for the best overall contribution to race coverage.
Sean McNeill
Satellite transmis-
sion rates of up
to 432kbps allow
e-mail, Internet
access, real-time
electronic charts,
and weather re-
porting. The Fleet-
Broadband 500
service has con-
nection rates of
up to 256kbps for
live, high-deni-
tion video stream.
Photo: Ainhoa
Sanchez/Volvo
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Race. But if experience counts for anything in this one-design
experiment, his Dutch-agged Team Brunel has much better odds.
More so than any other skipper, Bekking has unnished business.
Theres no question he brings the highest level of experience,
says Brunel watch captain Jens Dolmer, one of Bekkings earliest
recruits. He has a clear goal to win.
With early backing from Brunel, an international recruiting company,
Bekking wasted little time selecting an international squad from 600
applicants. His veteran sidekick is Andrew Cape, of Australia, entering
his sixth edition. As the most experienced navigator in the race, the
critical decision-making relationship between Bekking and Cape will
allow Bekking to be more involved in the physical sailing of the boat.
We are prepared, says Dolmer. We trust each other, and its a
good mix of experience. For sure the key for all of us is to enjoy the
new boat and win the race, but I think we have a strong team, and we
understand what it takes.
Like their counterparts on Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing, the primary fo-
cus of the campaign has been on gathering performance data on the
Volvo Ocean 65. They completed their qualication sail early, got
their promotional tour in Holland out of the way by mid-summer, and
were condently race ready by August.
TEAM BRUNEL BOUWE BEKKI NG, the Dutch skipper with six failed Volvo Ocean Race attempts weighing upon his shoulders, has
serious unnished business. With the strong support of sponsor Brunel and others, an international team with a mix of talent, and early
start to their training, theyre one of the clear pre-race favorites. Photo: Sander van der Borch/Brunel
Abu Dhabi Ocean
Racing bowman
Justin Slattery, 40,
(below) will embark
on his fifth consec-
utive Volvo Ocean
Race. Slattery is a
tough Irish bloke,
the product of a
self-made father in
County Wexford,
Ireland. Theres one
thing I learned from
him, he says. When
you start a job, you
always finish it.
T H E V E T E R A N P E R S P E C T I V E
YOU WE R E A FAN
OF T HE VOLVO
OCE AN R ACE S I NCE
YOU WE R E 1 4 . HOW
DI D YOU B ECOME
AWAR E OF I T ?
I was lucky to have the
opportunity to step
aboard NCB Ireland
one day in Dunmore
East Harbor (Country
Waterford, Ireland). I
went down with my fa-
ther. We took a RIB out
and jumped aboard. I
remember being to-
tally captivated by the
sense of adventure and
how cool what these
guys were about to
do. Id never sailed at
that point but it always
stuck with me. It wasnt
until I started sailing at
17 that I started on the
road to getting there.
WHAT KE E PS
B R I NGI NG YOU
BACK TO T HE
R ACE ?
Certainly, the racing. I
dont do it for the pay-
check, or I wont sur-
vive long in this game.
Its too punishing; no
amount of money can
justify what we do out
there sometimes.
Its all about the sail-
ing. Were crossing the
major oceans and that
opens up the doors to
some of the most phe-
nomenal sailing we can
do. We do 5-, 6-, 10-day
stretches in the open
ocean, and we let the
boats do what they
cant do anywhere else
in the world in any kind
of racing. I love com-
petitive racing of any
nature. Put it together
with this race and its
one of the best in the
world in terms of of-
shore events.
AND I T T E STS
YOUR S KI L L S ?
We end up in some
absolutely ridiculous
situations for all sorts
of reasons. We see ev-
ery type of weather
pattern and every chal-
lenging sea state for
the boats. Sometimes
the boats break, and
usually were often the
furthest away from
land as can be. Satel-
lites are closer than the
nearest point of land,
and you have to deal
with it. Everyones driv-
ing, trimming, doing ev-
erything. I guess thats
what sets this race
apart, is the ability for
everyone to ll a lot of
positions.
WHAT S YOUR
MOST ME MOR AB L E
E XP E R I E NCE ?
The rst race is al-
ways special. Rocking
up in Southampton is
something Ill never for-
get. Suddenly Im with
the big names Id read
about for years and
taking part in one of
the biggest challenges
in my life.
I love the old route.
I started out in the
VO60s in my rst edi-
tion. And the old
routes special, with
two proper, full-on
Southern Ocean legs.
As the race progressed
the course has devi-
ated as commercial
interests have taken
over. Volvo has been a
fantastic race partner;
theyve held the event
since Ive been doing it.
We have to remember
without companies like
that the race may not
be here. So we have to
buy into the race going
to these destinations
to keep it commer-
cially viable and hap-
pening. Even though
its of that traditional
track, the racings still
phenomenal. As long
as seven boats are do-
ing what we do, we can
send them anywhere.
Abu Dhabis Justin Slattery knows
when a facefull is coming.
Photo: Matt Knighton/ADOR
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n ofshore sailing pow-
erhouse China is not,
but it is the worlds largest
economy, and an impor-
tant commerical partner
of the race. With Volvo AB
(Volvo trucks, which owns
the race) purchasing 45
percent of Dongfeng Mo-
tor Group in 2014, theyre
now a truck manufacturing
power in the worlds larg-
est truck market.
To kickstart a new gen-
eration of ofshore sailors,
Donfeng enlisted French
skipper Charles Caudrelier
to lead the enviable task
of developing a team from
scratch. Caudrielier is the
least known of the VOR
skippers, but he served
as performance manag-
er with Frank Cammas
Groupama (winner of the
last edition). Hes a whiz
with the technical, and
his equal on the manage-
ment side is Groupama
teammate Martin Strom-
berg, of Sweden, said to
be the glue between
Dongfengs four Chinese
natives and the remaining
French crewmembers.
The program is small in
scale and most of its early
days were spent trying out
Chinese candidates. The
language barrier will be an
undeniable challenge. Its
very difcult, says Caudri-
elier, especially with three
languages, but that is what
the training is for, to im-
prove the communications.
Everyone speaks English,
but some not very well.
The rst step to as-
similating this rst-gen-
eration of Chinese ocean
racers into the ofshore
racing fraternity was to as-
sign them nicknames. The
hopes of a rising sailing na-
tion are therefore riding on
Kit, Leo, Horace, and Wolf.
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TEAM DONFENG CHARLES CAUDRELI ER, skipper of the Volvo Ocean Races rst full-edged Chinese entry, admits his
team faces a long uphill climb. With four young and inexperienced sailors learning the ropes, hes optimistic of their improvement, but the ul-
timate goal is to raise awareness and the prole of sailing in China. Photo: Yvan Zedda/Team Dongfeng
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Gear to Go Around the Worl d
Besides competitive drive, physical tness, and a strong team, it takes specialized gear to outt Volvo Ocean Race sailors. Team Abu Dhabi Ocean
Racing partnered with Musto and other suppliers to outt each member for all 38,739 miles. (FROM TOP LEFT) 01 Harness for clipping in after dark and
in heavy weather. 02 Musto Dynamic Pro Sailing Shoes The rubber soles have two diferent tread patterns to improve surface grip. 03 Fourth El-
ement 5mm Neoprene Hood (on top) and WaterSport 5mm Hood (underneath) To prevent cranial heat loss, the Neoprene hoods provide warmth
and spray protection. 04 Fourth Element Neoprene Dive Gloves These 5mm waterproof gloves are lined with Fourth Elements Thermoex. Their
carbonite nish provides both durability and grip. 05 Fourth Element Beanie For use under a hood as an extra layer of warmth or on its own, the
beanies are made of Polartec Powerstretch which was originally developed for use by NASA. 06 Gecko MK11 marine safety helmet Volvo Race
teams take their cranial safety seriously. The spray shield is ideal for wear in rough seas, when head and eye protection is most vital. The helmet
also includes an integral communications unit. 07 WaterSports Neoprene Gloves Lighter and waterproof for when dexterity and chafe protection
are paramount. 08 Crewsaver Ergot 290 Lifejacket Customized for Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing. 09 MustoSouthern Ocean Boots Named after the
daunting stretch of ocean that is the fth race leg, these boots keep feet dry, warm, and rmly planted on the deck. 10 Musto HPX Dry Smock Is
the top half of the dry gear. Built with GORETEX PRO and an Ocean Technology membrane, the full suit ofers 2 to 3 hours survival time in 34-degree
water. 11 Musto HPX Salopettes The most important piece of dry gear, designed for all conditions. The sailors salopette covers the legs and chest.
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s their competitors
Team SCA, Alvimedica,
Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing,
and Brunel were wrapping
up their pre-race training
and nal crew selections,
the anticipated sixth en-
try from Spain nally came
out of hiding behind Olym-
pic 49er gold medalists Iker
Martinez and Xabi Fernn-
dez, the same pair that led
Telefonicas campaigns in
2008 and 2011 (nishing
third in the later).
Whereas its rivals have
a formidable jump-start on
developing performance
polars, sail crossovers, and
crew chemistry, the skif-
sailing Spaniards have
proven theyre comfortable
keeping the pedal down
when given the opportu-
nity. Its a one-design, and
when they gure it out,
theyll be plenty fast.
In July, with no ofcial
sponsorship announce-
ment, they went about
getting up to speed on
the VO65 under the direc-
tion of Michel Desjoyeaux,
aka el profesor, one of
Frances most successful
ocean racers. Its no coin-
cidence that Desjoyeaux
also helped Martinez and
Fernandez hastily prepare
for their 2010 Barcelona
World Race (doublehand-
ed, around-the-world) in
which they nished sec-
ond overall.
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ly late to the party, he has the knowledge and experience to quickly get his teammates up to speed. If recent history is any indication, the
Spaniard will no doubt be a podium contender by mid-race. Photo: Francisco Vignale/Team Campos
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TEAM VESTAS WI ND CHRI S NI CHOLSON, the mild-mannered skipper from Australia, enters the race well behind his competitors
in terms of sailing time and development of the VO65. He says, however, his ultimate goal is to build an experienced core team thats consis-
tent throughout the race, allowing to get up to speed on the y. Photo: Hamish Hooper/CAMPER ETNZ/Volvo Ocean Race
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he old saying, theres a rst for everything, now rings especially
true for Chris Nicholson, of Australia, who was announced as the
skipper of the Volvo Ocean Races seventh and nal entry in mid-Au-
gust, only two months before the race start. While most other teams
were entering the nal phases of their training, Nicholson, was waiting
for the paint to dry on his boat.
I dont think its ever been done this late, says the four-time race
veteran and father of two. But a one-design lets us at least have a
chance, which in the past wouldnt have been possible.
As the boat was nished in England under the direction of Nichol-
sons longtime colleague Neil Cox (one of the best project managers in
the business), crew selection was still a major and ongoing concern.
For sure, wed only be able to pull a team together at such a late stage
because of our experience in the race, he says. It really helps that
the boat is not a concern, so that it purely comes down to getting the
crew and our shore support in line. I cant stress how extremely high the
mountain is of what were taking on.
For the teams sponsor, Vestas, the world leader in wind energy with
headquarters in Denmark, the race is tailor made, says Nicholson. The
company plans to use the race for global brand awareness, client enter-
tainment, and applying their technology to the teams resources.
It goes to their key markets, so its a perfect t for them and for the
sport of sailing. With wind-power generation theres a lot of synergy be-
tween them and this race . . . its a great story.
Such a late-blooming campaign isnt Nicholsons preference, but he
says hes thought it through and goes into it without reservation.
All of these programs, they take a lot of work and at one stage I
thought I wouldnt do the race. I was pretty comfortable looking around
at other types of sailing, but there was certainly a hollow feeling that if I
wasnt doing a Volvo project that I would be missing out. I thought Id be
doing legs and ll-in for sure, because there will be a fairly high turnover
of people with the added pressure of one-design, but Im happy and for-
tunate to be now in this position.
Ive thoroughly enjoyed every Volvo experience Ive ever had, and I
want this one to be the same. Starting this late almost places a risk on
that being the case. There are a lot of things at stake rather than the
end resultthats only a small part of the equation.
He admits it will be tight in terms of getting to the starting line, and
some genuine concern of the level theyll be at relative to a few of the
other teams. In interest of a level playing eld would the others help
him get up to speed?
Im absolutely sure we will be getting zero assistance. As with anyone
in the race we show everyone the utmost respect, and Im sure theyll do
the same for us, but they certainly wont be helping uswere on our own.
YOU BELONG ON A HOBIE
hobiecat.com
As hes climbed a steep grand-prix learning curve, Hap Fauth, 69, has
invested heavily in his Bella Mente program, empowering the design and
sailing teams to take calculated risks with new builds and technology.
Photo: Rolex/Daniel Forster
THE EDUCATI ON
OF HAP FAUTH
COMPETI NG I N
THE RARI FI ED
WORLD OF MI NI -
MAXI RACI NG
DOESNT COME
WI THOUT I TS
LESSONS. SOME
ARE HARDER
THAN OTHERS,
BUT THE
MAN BEHI ND
AMERI CAN
SAI LI NGS MOST
AMBI TI OUS
PROGRAM I S
TAKI NG THEM
ONE AT A TI ME.
STROLLING THE DOCKS in St. Tropez in June 2005, John Hap Fauth paused
at the 66-foot Sotto Voce, a two-year-old custom Judel/Vrolijk design. It
wasnt anything like his 116-foot cruising yacht Whisper or his Little Harbor
58 Black Tie. But Fauth was itching to get back into racing, which hed done
as a child. He couldnt refuse himself the guilty pleasure of owning a sleek
racing yacht. He envisioned something in the 60-to 70-foot range, some-
thing more substantial than a stripped-down 40-footer, and after weigh-
ing the pros and cons of the purchase, Fauth eventually presented Sotto Vo-
ces Dutch owner an ofer he couldnt refuse. Only some seven months later,
after a remarkably windy Key West Race Week, did Fauth realize the magni-
tude of the step hed taken into grand-prix racing. He thought he was ready
to jump in and create new memories built on those from his teenage days in
the 1960s, racing big boats on Long Island Sound. But 21st Century racing
sloops pack a lot more power, especially in Key Wests biting 20-knot winds
and short, sharp chop. He never anticipated, says his longtime sailmaker, Tom
McLaughlin, how quickly things happen aboard a big boat on a short course.
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Race after race, theyd come around the top mark, and by the time
theyd get the spinnaker set and the headsail down theyd be past the
layline to the leeward mark, says McLaughlin, a condant to Fauth for
the past 12 years. So theyd put a jibe in and come into the leeward
mark all overstood, on two wheels, having to hoist the jib and then
turn downwind to get the spinnaker down. Every single run it was the
same scenario.
That week was Fauths proverbial jump into the deep end, says
McLaughlin. He realized two things: the boat goes a lot faster than
anticipated, and he had to get a crew thats more cohesive and stron-
ger than the sum of its parts.
That was my crossover boat, says Fauth. It had training wheels
owner training wheels.
F R O M B U S I N E S S
Fauth grew up on Long Island, in Babylon, N.Y., the son of an aerospace
engineer father and schoolteacher mother, and learned to sail at the
age of seven on Great South Bay. At 15 he began racing on big boats,
which were active on Long Island Sound at the time, crewing on the
Ziegler familys Gem as an apprentice sailmaker. He also worked sum-
mers and after school with sailmakers Owen Torrey and Skip Shaw at
their loft in Oyster Bay, New York.
His life path led him to Georgetown University, which he attended
at the behest of his mother, who was a big fan of the Jesuits. Fauth
was a three-sport athlete at Georgetown, representing the Hoyas in
football, ice hockey, and sailing, and serving as captain of the football
and sailing teams. But sports would eventually take a back seat as his
business education took root. He and his wife, Geren, were also busy
raising three children.
Fauth graduated in 1967 with a degree in business. He credits his
experiences at Georgetown with shaping the person he is todaypart
entrepreneur, part risk taker, part consensus builder, part philanthro-
pist. He is Chairman Emeritus of the Board of Advisors, Georgetown
University McDonough School of Business, and a Director of George-
town University. He also was a prime benefactor and fundraiser for
the new business school. After graduation he joined Citicorp and, in
1982, he founded his own enterprise, The Churchill Companies, a pri-
vately held investment rm with a diversied portfolio.
Were about nurturing companies, says Fauth. A core belief of
mine is that any business we get involved with should be a business
where I can create value. Ultimately, unless this business will be bet-
ter served with us as owners, we dont acquire it.
Fauth also founded and subsequently sold Churchill Equity, which
managed more than $1.2 billion in top-performing subordinated debt
and equity investment fundsmaking investments in more than 100
companies for recapitalizations, acquisitions, buyouts, and growth.
A bulldog at heart, Fauth is a history buf and holds Winston
Churchill, the British Bulldog, in great admiration. His companies are
named after the steadfast Prime Minister of Great Britain during World
War II. Fauth greatly regards Churchills ability to make uninching de-
cisions. He also sees human failings between the two, in their love of
cigars and an occasional glass of scotch, and that they also tend to
put their tongue before their mind.
Churchill was extremely bright. He failed as much as he succeed-
ed; he was a hero and goat in the same breath, says Fauth. He wasnt
the ultimate politician, but he was very smart. He could think down
the chess board 15 moves ahead. He was very misunderstood.
T O P L E A S U R E
The calendar reads June 12 and the clock 1000 hours. Fauth has just
arrived at Newport Shipyard for the days practice sail in a few hours.
His clothing leaves little doubt as to which boat he races aboard. On
this grey, chilly morning hes wearing a Bella Mente jacket over a layer
of eece and a couple of undershirts, all emblazoned with the yachts
name and sail number, US 45, and the crossed burgees represent-
ing the New York YC and Storm Trysail Club. (Some crews shirts even
have a giant bulldog screened on the back.) His tan shorts and tan cap
both bear an orange star that is the icon of the program.
Now 69, and with a ock of white hair distinguishing a man of con-
dence, Fauth is still spry. He needs to be. His current Bella Mente, a
Judel/Vroljk 72, is his second custom grand-prix racer since purchas-
ing Sotto Voce. (Some might say hes purchased two and a half boats,
but more on that later.) It was launched in 2012 and has an aggressive
inshore and ofshore racing program spanning the Atlantic and Pacic
oceans, Caribbean and Mediterranean seas.
Sitting at a picnic table at the Shipyard, Fauth recounts his learning
experiences over the past eight years. Although that rst Key West
Race Week didnt go well, he worked hard in the months following to
tighten up his program.
The team in Key West was largely a pick up mob, friends of the cap-
tain at the time who were more accustomed to 30-footers, not pow-
erful 60-footers. That was Fauths rst and perhaps most important
lesson: To win he needed a competent crew. Fauths diligence paid of
with an impressive result six months after his debut event when Bella
Mente won line honors in the Newport Bermuda Race.
It was one of the slowest Bermuda races, but theyd played their
way across the Gulf Stream with aplomb, earning a silver and cedar
plaque for rst to nish in the 175-boat eet, crossing the line more
than two hours ahead of the 98-footer Maximus. That was our rst
major race, says Fauth. We were excited because we knew the boat
wasnt competitive.
McLaughlin says that Fauth realized he had to get a profession-
al crew to make the program succeed, and he has since surrounded
himself with abundant, albeit well-compensated talent. Alongside
McLaughlin, Bella Mentes crew regularly includes the likes of John
Cutler (Americas Cup skipper/helmsman), Terry Hutchinson (win-
ner of many world championships), Ian Moore (Americas Cup and Vol-
vo Ocean Race navigator), Mike Sanderson (Americas Cup and Volvo
Ocean Race veteran), longtime grand-prix sailors Hartwell Jordan and
Grant Spanhake, and Americas Cup grinders such as Craig Monk, Mark
Newbrook, and Matt Welling. Fauth, more consensus builder than dic-
tator, gives everyone a say and then picks the best thoughts to make
a decision.
Anyone thats been as successful in business as Hap has been is
good at getting talented people around him and getting the most out
of them, says Sanderson, the Kiwi who skippered the winning entry in
the 2005-06 Volvo Ocean Race. Hes very good at using everyone for
their strengths and respecting their experience in their area and using
as much as he feels appropriate.
FAUTH REALI ZED HE HAD TO GET
A PROFESSI ONAL CREW TO MAKE
THE PROGRAM SUCCEED, AND
HAS SI NCE SURROUNDED HI MSELF
WI TH ABUNDANT, ALBEI T WELL-
COMPENSATED TALENT.
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Hap Fauth, at the helm, points Bellementes bow
towards Bermuda in 2014. The team nished
second to its rivals on Shockwave by seven minutes.
Photo: Onne van der Wal
Fauth treats his management team at Churchill much the same way.
He sees himself as a coach who allows them to run on an open eld,
ofering guidance and suggestions along the way. That sort of laissez-
faire approach has been a boon for Fauth in business, but sometimes
it can be a hindrance in sailing. McLaughlin is often frustrated by the
lack of an organizational chart, but thats how Fauth does business.
The dictator style doesnt work well for Hap in general, says Rob
Oullette, the project manager. He doesnt feel one person has all the
answers. He likes to surround himself with guys that are great at their
jobs, intelligent, and passionate.
Fauth, however, doesnt rely on them exclusively. Hes a bona de
owner/driver, helming day races and taking his turn during ofshore
races. McLaughlin and Sanderson both describe him as a competent
driver, despite his age and the physical nature required to keep Bella
Mente on an even keel. While 69 might be the new 50, Bella Mente is a
powerful yacht with a lot of load on the helmthe nearly 9-foot deep
rudder also acts as a lifting surface. Watching the athletic Sanderson
wrestle it during a power reach shows how t Fauth is for his age.
Hes a very good amateur driver, no one has complaints. He has tre-
mendous concentration skills, says McLaughlin.
The diference with Hap, says Sanderson, is that hes got one hun-
dred other balls in the air where some of us only have sailing on our
minds. One week hes trying to win the Mini-Maxi Worlds and the next
week hell have some very big business deal going on and theres no
place in his head for the rate of turn in a jibe. Hes got a great under-
standing of what makes the whole thing tick, and that makes it more
enjoyable.
Fauth and crew have had their share of fun, especially if you spell
fun as w-i-n. Victories have been scored at the Rolex Mini-Maxi World
Championship (2012), Palma Vela (2013) and the Fastnet Race (2013),
with line honors in the Newport Bermuda Race (2006), Transpac
(2011), and Caribbean 600 (2014).
On the ip side, thereve been two troubling mast failures, two keel
n and three ballast bulb changes, a new engine, and the disastrous
rst custom Bella Mente launched in 2009, which was well wide of its
intended target.
He paid for two but got one, says McLaughlin.
The 69-footer featured hard chines in the aft 30 feet and had a
myriad of problems, one of which was it couldnt point sailing upwind.
The chines were the result of a misinterpretation of computer data
and that left Fauth with two choices: he could donate the boat and
walk away or he could rebuild the aft sections in an attempt to make
it competitive. (It should be noted that a sistership design, Alfa Ro-
meo, now Shockwave, had a new hull designed and xed to the origi-
nal deck.) Despite the expense, he chose the latter.
Hap said if youve got lemons lets make lemonade. He was extraor-
dinary, says McLaughlin. In the end, the designers stepped up and
helped rebuild the back end of the boat, and it came out nice. They
also designed a scoop for the Transpac and we won the Barn Door.
The racing lifestyle is certainly enjoyable, but Fauth admits to still
inching when he sees a bill come across his desk. He wont share his
annual budget, but with so many pieces, parts, and personnel a rea-
sonable guess places it upwards of $3 million. At its height, the Bella
Mente program moves around almost 30 people (including a sailmaker,
boatbuilder, chef, and support staf), three containers, the yachts cra-
dle and, when available, a spare mast.
Fauths learned philosophy, however, is that you cant starve a pro-
gram such as this. Without the appropriate resources, something
would break every time, and if something does break, a spare better
be readily available in order to race the next day.
The reality is its all ridiculously expensive, but if you cant dance
then dont play, he says. You have two choices: you can bitch, moan,
complain, and create a lot of broken glass and maybe get a reduc-
tion on your bill, or you can just out earn it. Its the same choices as in
life. Just make enough money so its irrelevant. Its part of the sport, it
costs what it costs.
A week after we met at the Shipyard, Fauth and his crew of 17 set
of on the Newport Bermuda Race, eight years after his rst line-hon-
ors victory. He was, of course, intent on repeating the feat. The race
started well enough, with Bella Mente opening a comfortable lead
over rivals Shockwave and Caol Ila R as the sun set on the rst night.
In the cover of darkness, however, Bella Mente sailed into a windless
hole and its rivals, watching her moves from astern on radar and the
AIS safety tracking system, skirted a course to the west and put Bella
Mente in their rear view mirrors. The next day and a half was a sprint
to catch up, but Bella Mente nished 7 minutes behind Shockwave in
the battle for line honors, a bitter pill to say the least.
That rst night the AIS was still on and they could see we were
parked, Fauth recalls. Whatever. We put the pedal down and really
ripped the rest of the race. We closed 30 miles in a day and change,
which is a ton. I dont think theres much else we couldve done. It was
one bit of bad luck.
It was a hard loss indeed, but Fauth remains unbowed. His stated
goal for the year is to win the Rolex Mini-Maxi Worlds, scheduled for
Sardinia in September. He wants to dominate the regatta; hes already
won it. To dominate would mean that weve optimized the hull shape
and sail plan and didnt make any mistakes on the water, he says.
For a man who has the world at his ngertips, a convincing win
would be a nice kicker to close this chapter of his education. Check
that, his continuing education.
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THERES A LOT happening in the
dinghy market with a handful of
new doublehanded dinghies and
sportboats for younger sailors. In
the world of crossovers, the wide
and light trend continues. Were
looking forward to sailing the fol-
lowing boats when our annual
Boat of the Year tests kick of in
October following the U.S. Sail-
boat Show in Annapolis. Look for
more online and on our Facebook
page as it happens.
Archambault A13R
For those that have long raced
crossover boats and cursed the
interior as excess baggage on
the racecourse, the Archambualt
A13R makes it a non-issue with a
minimal interior. On deck and up
the rig this thing is an all-purpose
IRC-racer with quite a few mod-
ern design twists: a deck cham-
fer, angled sprit, twin rudders,
and a plethora of slick sail-control
systems. At 43 feet, and roughly
14,000 pounds, its a substantial
raceboat that will need a crew of
10 to get around the buoys well.
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C&C 30 One-Design
When USWatercraft purchased
the C&C line from Tartan Yachts in
2013, Randy Borges said it was a
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brand hed always wanted to own,
and he was thrilled to inject a new
energy into it using his talented
builders. He kicks of the rebirth
with a striking 30-footer designed
by Mark Mills. Its a powerful boat
with deep foils (lifting keel), but
the overall emphasis is simple sail-
ing: no hydraulics, three jibs in the
inventory, and a string-takedown
spinnaker system to make things
easy for the crew.
To accommodate the takedown,
the hatch and companionway are
ofset to port. Race it with ve and
everyones got something to do.
Its wet, quick, and rewarding to
sail right. $125K www.c-cyachts.
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C&C Redline 41
Whats most striking of the new
ofshore racer from C&C (USWa-
tercraft) is how narrow it is, es-
pecially in the new world of wide-
transom, reaching designs.
For this one, Mark Mills was
tasked to deliver a design that
was a strong upwind perform-
er, so he put power into the big
bulb (6,790 lbs.) at the bottom
of the cast iron n, and plenty of
sail area up high. The deck layout
is set up well for simple ofshore
racing, with two sets of jib tracks
(one inboard, one out by the rail
for better outboard lead control).
The interior is standard in accom-
modations and cabinets. C&C tra-
ditionalists will happily welcome
this design to the family. $425K
Farr 280 One-Design
When the team at Farr Yacht De-
sign looked across the one-de-
sign landscape they saw homog-
eny. There were plenty of white
boats with bowsprits, boats that
easily t into the same modern-
day sportboat mold. So they took
a diferent tack and came up with
something diferent enough to
easily stand out from the crowd
call it the black sheep of the one-
design keelboat ock.
Applying concepts from their
grand-prix design portfolio (it re-
ally does look like a mini TP52),
theyve come up with a boat
that has features more com-
monly found on larger boats. Its
a smaller, afordable, and man-
ageable package, says Farrs Ian
Gordon. The primary focus was
to make it an inshore racing boat
that would be sailed with a mod-
erate crew sized [6 to 8].
It is quite the little rocket (PHRF
48) at 28 feet and 3,585 pounds.
It has many tricked-out compo-
nents, from every spliced-and-fer-
ruled sail control on the boat to
the internal hydraulic mast jack.
$114,900, www.farrdesign.com
Gunboat 55
Peter Johnstones Gunboat line
is arguably the most aspiration-
al sailing brand today. When the
builder turned to designer Nigel
Irens for its high-demand 55, the
rst boat came out looking good
and is plenty fast.
The 55 series is built at Gun-
boats factory in North Carolina
and there are carbon applications
in every corner of the boat, as well
as enough options to make it pret-
ty much custom, and as a lighter,
faster package for apparent-wind
sailing, furling sails replace cum-
bersome spinnakers. Full-length
windows, more efcient hull
shapes, and better use of space
make it arguably the most gun-
boat Gunboat yet. Just get in line.
$1,980K, www.gunboat.com
Hobie T2
Capitalizing on the multihull mo-
mentum of the great Americas
Cup multihull match of 2013,
Hobie Cat announced the intro-
duction of its 16-foot T2 catama-
ran, built in Europe.
Call it a Hobie fusion, they
say, a combination of the durabil-
ity and simplicity of a recreation-
al plastic catamaran with the high
performance and agility of ber-
glass that will appeal to perfor-
mance and recreational sailors
alike.
After working out a few chang-
es over the summer theyre gear-
ing up for production of the two-
layer, rotomolded polyethylene
hull. A tall mast with a high-as-
pect, square-top mainsail give it
plenty of power, and the wave-
piercing bow prole helps mini-
mize the tendency to pitch pole.
Its Hobies rst double-trap roto-
molded cat, tooa perfect up-
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Jeanneau SunFast 3600
Jeanneau is understandably excit-
ed about its SunFast 3600, which
since its introduction in France
last December, has received in-
dustry praise, awards , and in its
rst racing season quite a bit of
hardware.
Its stated design purpose is
for exceptional speed, practical
comfort, and all around perfor-
mance for one-design, and dou-
blehanded or crewed ofshore
racing. The ability to get down-
wind is key for ofshore racing,
so theyve stuck with a tried-and-
true spinnaker package of sym-
metric pole-own masthead spin-
nakers and a choice of short or
long bowsprit for asymmetric
kites. Theres a choice of twin til-
lers or steering wheels (for twin
rudders), and the cockpit has
short seats forward with excep-
tionally high coamings, opening
up the working area, which race
crews will like.
To keep the boat light, the in-
terior is perfectly minimalno
need to drag along the furniture
which gives the boat an open, airy
look with quarter berths and twin
aft cabins. The forepeak has sail
storage and an enclosed head.
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RS Aero
If theres one thing RS Sailboats,
of England, could be accused of
its over-thinking its boats, but
it always turns out to be a good
thing. With the RS Aero, their
most ambitious singlehander,
theyve thought about everything.
The RS Aero is the result of three
years of design and development,
testing four diferent hull varia-
tions and numerous, rig, foil and
layout options, they say. The
result is a boat that completely
re-set the standard for pure ex-
hilaration in a simple singlehand-
er. Ultra-light weight means the
hull form and rigs need not be ex-
treme, so the RS Aero is remark-
ably easy to handle. The epoxy
and carbon hull weighs in at an
incredible 66 poundsless than
an Optimist dinghyand accom-
modates a wide range of sailors
through the use of three diferent
rigs. www.rssailing.com
Topaz Argo
The 14-foot rotomolded Topaz
Argo is an International Sailing
Federation Learn to Sail train-
ing boat. It has been adapted by
many programs in Europe, main-
ly because of its versatility, but
primarily because of its comfort-
able four-person capacity (ide-
al for sailing programs) and easy-
to-handle sail package. To handle
the abuse of sailing programs, its
a robust build with built-in safe-
ty features: grab handles on the
inside of the cockpit for right-
ing, masthead oat, a single-line,
three-point reeng main and roll-
er-furling jib. There are also key
options to take the beginner sail-
or to higher realms: a trapeze and
asymmetric package.
Zim 15
American dinghy manufacturer
Zim Sailing, of Warren, R.I., saw a
need for yacht clubs to have an
outlet for younger members to
get value out of their member-
ship. The boats that theyre cur-
rently sailing are 25-year-old de-
signs, says Zims Bob Adams. We
needed a fresh new design to
provide some excitement to that
age group, so we needed a more
technical boat. We went forward
thinking and like to say that were
moving dinghy sailing forward.
The Zim 15 is clearly intended
to cater to the team-racing crowd,
and the design focused on a fast,
but nimble boat best suited for
shorter races. It has a carbon rig
on a planing hull. Test pilots of the
prototype, says Adams, praised
the responsiveness and the ma-
neuverability. The dangle pole for
the jib gives the crew a few more
things to think about during ma-
neuvers, but also helps tremen-
dously with sail trim both down-
wind and upwind. Zim will provide
24 boats to the U.S. Team Racing
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returned to racing TP52s after
sailing the high-octane AC45s
and AC72s, I found myself re-
thinking the speed loop be-
tween the helmsman, trimmers,
and tactician. On the catamarans
we had plenty of discussions on
speed, feelings, modes, etc., but
the communication was much
more difcult because of the
radio systems we used and the
blistering pace at which things
were happening. A lot of the com-
munication was small sound bites.
Also, a mode change was normal-
ly a 5-knot change, not 0.1 knots.
With this in mind, before I went
sailing on the TP52 I had to dig
into my notes and brush up on the
best methods to communicate in
a more normal environment.
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WHEN THE SPEED TEAM IS TALKING ANGLES AND
NUMBERS, EVERYONES ON THE SAME PAGE.
Onboard the Quantum Racing
TP52, the dialogue ows uidly
between trimmers and tactician.
Photo: Keith Brash/
Quantum Racing
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The overall goal is to get
everyone on the same page so
the tactician can accomplish
what he wants, and so the boat
is sailed as close to optimum at
all times. The mainsail trimmer
will typically drive the loop be-
cause he has a really good view
of the whole picture, he can see
what is happening, can discuss
with the helmsman what he is
feeling, and also overhear the
tacticians conversation with the
navigator or strategist.
The speed-loop personnel de-
pends a lot on the boat, of course,
and the conguration, but using
a TP52 as a baseline we predomi-
nantly have the jib trimmer, main
trimmer, helmsman, tactician, and
backstay trimmer. The navigator
can chime in regarding modes, and
with any feedback on the data he
sees on his tablet screen. Obvious-
ly, on a J/24 its a lot diferent, but
there will be similarities.
A normal race involving the
speed loop team will go some-
where along these lines:
Before the start, discuss with
the team whats expected for
windspeed and rig-tune, select a
jib for the expected conditions.
At this point you also want to do
some upwind work with anoth-
er good team. This helps get ev-
eryone in the groove, conrms
your settings, and gets your tar-
get speeds sorted. Depending
on wind weight, sea state, wind
shear, etc., the target can vary
quite a bit from your windspeed
target. This period also helps the
tactician get a feel for favored
side, from where the rst shift
might come, etc.
When the race starts, immedi-
ately assess your situation. The
goal is to have a lane and be able
to sail the target speed that was
derived from your pre-race tun-
ing. However, normally of the
line its safer to sail a touch slow-
er and higher to try and hold a
lane. The tactician or trimmer
will generally give a target based
on relative performance of the
boats to windward. The mainsail
trimmer will also use this infor-
mation and the proximity of lee-
ward boats to give the helmsman
a target for the situation. At this
point the mainsail trimmer is also
asking the tactician how long
he wants to maintain the lane
theyre currently in, especially if
its less than ideal.
Hopefully, after a brilliant start,
however, we can get into more
normal moding. What I mean by
this is the sails are locked in, and
everyones hiking hard sailing
the conditions they have. When
its shifty, its really important to
help the helmsman anticipate
the shifts. This helps in two ways:
rstly, if youre slow on target but
see a lift is coming, you keep the
bow up in anticipation, and vice
versa for a header, thus prevent-
ing a lot of over-steering.
Secondly, in general its good
to sail a touch over target in a
lift, and a touch slow in a head-
ing phase. Its the mainsheet
trimmers role to keep the speed
team informed of the current tar-
get. This, of course, is also de-
pendent on what the tactician
needs. For example, he may want
to stay high to get to new pres-
sure, even in a lift.
While this discussion is happen-
ing there might be a dialogue be-
tween the backstay trimmer, the
jib trimmer, and wind spotter call-
ing pufs from the rail. Its impor-
tant that the jib and main trimmer
are in sync regarding any mode
changes and keeping the boat
in balance. There is no use hav-
ing a perfectly trimmed jib and a
apping main, all youll have is lee
helm, making it very difcult for
the helmsman to steerwhich we
all know is slow.
When time comes to tack, try-
ing to be at speed and at the
right angle before the turn is im-
portant. Coming out of the tack,
nding the angle is sometimes
difcult for the helmsman, so its
important that the jib trimmer
and main trimmer help the helms-
man nd the right wind angle and
the heel angle.
Depending on the situation, the
rate of the speed build after the
tack is critical. If youre tacking on
someones hip, its important to
do a high build to try and hold
the lane. In a seaway, its impor-
tant to be patient, and all of this
has to be communicated clearly
through the maneuver.
For example, the dialogue from
the main trimmer to the speed
team could go something like this:
Good angle . . . speed is building .
. . nice lift, so lets do a fast build
. . . runner coming up . . . trimming
on main and jib . . . four-tenths to
go . . . bringing it on the wind . . .
on target . . . nal trim on the main
. . . nice tack guys.
The jib trimmer also helps,
again using the input from the
rail on windspeed to nd the tar-
get speed. Its always important
to know going into a tack whether
its light or whether theres a big
puf out of the tack.
Once again, the afterguard
plays a huge part in this, know-
ing that the plan is to tack slightly
overlaid for the mark, for example,
is very important and impacts the
whole maneuver.
Coming into the top mark, the
speed team will have communi-
cated to the bow team the down-
wind sail call, and for example on
a TP52 whether a staysail will be
deployed. After the spinnaker/
gennaker hoist and set it, is time
to lock into nding the correct an-
gle and speed. As it is in the rst
few minutes of the starting line,
the boats around you might dic-
tate the mode you have to sail. All
of this has to be discussed with
input from the tactician and con-
tinually evaluated. Normally, the
downwind trimmer will also co-
ordinate the crew kinetics to try
and facilitate the modeas you
progress down the run, the down-
wind trimmer will talk directly to
the helmsman about pressure in
the sail and speed.
If its very windy, or youre over-
laying, the main trimmer must
keep the downwind trimmer in-
formed where he is on his trim, i.e.,
if hes fully eased and the vang is
of, the trimmer knows if things
get a bit hairy it is all on sheet
ease to keep things upright.
On the approach to the bottom
mark the speed team will make a
call on the jib for the next beat,
and if allowed any rig changes.
Finding the correct angle out of
the bottom mark can be tough,
but like the start, its important
to nd your angle quickly and as-
sess the situation relative to oth-
er boats, what phase youre in,
and so forth.
All this may sound like a lot of
talking, but youll be surprised to
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take much at all. Whats most im-
portant, however, is that theres
no unnecessary talkboth with-
in and outside of the speed loop.
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ment to talk or ask a question and
always prioritize what is most im-
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WITH THE INCREASING accuracy and update
speeds of modern GPS units, its common for
sailors to wonder whether using Speed Over
Ground and Course Over Ground would be bet-
ter than the old technology of paddlewheels
and magnetic compass. In other words, is it
time for us to throw away the paddlewheel
and compass?
To begin with, lets take a look at where
SOG and COG come from, and if we can rely on
them. SOG and COG are output from your GPS
receiver. There are two methods the receiver
can use to derive SOG and COG. The rst and
most basic is to measure the change in posi-
tion from the previous x to the present x
and calculate the speed and direction based
on the time between xes. The second, more
complex and more accurate way, is to mea-
sure the Doppler shift between the received
signal and the primary carrier frequency from
the satellite.
Since the U.S. Government turned of Selec-
tive Availability in 2000 and WAAS was intro-
duced in 2003, we have seen better position
xing accuracy and as a result more peo-
ple using and relying on GPS. This has lead to
some rapid technology advances and reduc-
tion of costs.
Until recently, most GPS receivers transmit-
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ted position, SOG, and COG data once per sec-
ond, making it slow for the purposes of yacht
racing. In the past ve years, we have seen an
increase in the number of GPS receivers on the
market that output position, COG, and SOG at
ve times per second (5Hz). This is much more
suitable for racing, especially in a starting se-
quence when the yacht is manoeuvring a lot.
Today, top-of-the-range GPS receivers, typical-
ly used for precision survey work, output data
at up to 20Hz.
As this technology becomes more aford-
able, we will see it lter down from the Ameri-
cas Cup and Volvo Ocean Race to become com-
mon on every boat. So technologically, with a
fast updating GPS antenna and more accurate
GPS position xing, theres little reason not to
trust the accuracy of the SOG and COG data,
but as a racing navigator we should question
whether this is the correct data to be feeding
into our instrument system and what impact it
will have on other numbers down the line.
As their names suggest, speed over ground
and course over ground are measurements re-
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USING SPEED OVER GROUND
If we replace boatspeed with SOG
and current, we get a diferent re-
sult. The favorable current gives
a faster SOG than speed through
the water, but also reduces TWS
and shifts our TWD. In fact, we are
no longer calculating our True Wind
Speed, but instead our Ground
Wind Speed.
BOATSPEED TO CALCULATE TRUE
WIND SPEED
This simplied method shows how
we use boatspeed to calculate True
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lated to solid ground. This means
that using SOG and COG as accu-
rate sources of speed and head-
ing is ne if we are in a car, as
we are in direct contact with the
ground, but in a sail boat we have
water moving independently be-
tween us and the sea bed. Even
on a large freshwater lake, the
water often moves compared to
the ground.
If we want to be able to quan-
tify the performance of our boat,
we need to be able to measure
our speed and heading through
the water. This is best done with a
sensor that measures water ow
across the hull of the boat, such
as a paddlewheel or ultrasonic
speed sensor, and a sensor that
measures the direction the bow
of the boat is pointing in such as a
magnetic compass, GPS compass,
or, if the budget extends to it, a
gyro compass.
If we rely on SOG as a measure-
ment of boatspeed and we are
sailing in waters with any current,
we will struggle to reach our tar-
gets. With foul current, we will
never reach our target boatspeed,
and with favorable current we will
out perform our targets, leading
our crew to have little faith in the
polars, the instruments, or worse
still the navigator.
Most importantly, our instru-
ment system wont be able to cal-
culate accurate sailing wind. Dia-
gram 1 shows a simplied view of
how we use boatspeed to calcu-
late True Wind Speed (TWS) and
True Wind Angle (TWA), and how
we can use heading to calculate
the True Wind Direction (TWD).
In Diagram 2, we can see what
happens if we substitute boat-
speed with SOG and we are sail-
ing in an area with current. In this
instance, the favorable current is
giving us a faster SOG than speed
through the water, but this is re-
ducing our TWS and shifting our
TWD. In fact, we are no longer cal-
culating our True Wind Speed, but
instead our Ground Wind Speed.
The same is true if we substitute
heading with COG, we are no lon-
ger able to derive the TWD, but
instead we can calculate the
Ground Wind Direction.
Ground wind has an important
use on a sailing boat, its the wind
that blows across the land and is
whats given in your weather fore-
cast, but its not the wind that we
are sailing in, so tacticallyand
navigationalits of little use out-
side of Optimum Routing calcula-
tions.
So if we cannot use SOG and
COG for boatspeed and head-
ing what can we use them for? If
we combine an accurate speed
through the water and heading
with SOG and COG, we are able to
derive the actual efects of the
current on our boat. Some instru-
ment systems will take this data
and calculate the tide set and
tide rate for us, which can have
tremendous tactical advantages
when racing in areas with signi-
cant tidal currents, such as San
Francisco.
If youre fortunate enough to be
sailing on a boat where the difer-
ence between the boatspeed and
the tide rate is very large (such as
a large multihull traveling at 30
knots in a 1-knot current) then it
would be safe to use SOG as a re-
placement for boatspeed without
many issues. In fact, at these high
speeds, SOG is often much more
accurate than a paddlewheel sen-
sor, so it has become common
practice on large multihulls to use
SOG from top of the range GPS
receivers as a replacement for
speed through the water, espe-
cially at higher speeds.
When we are out racing around
buoys, or want to be sure we can
lay a headland, COG is the essen-
tial piece of information to deter-
mine whether were making that
mark or not. Its good practice
as a navigator to note your COG
on each tack while sailing to a
mark or, if you are using tactical
software, to run a strip chart of
COG for the past 15 minutes. As
an example, if we are sailing up
to the starboard layline on port
tack, we should know what our
last starboard tack average COG
was, either from our wet notes
or a strip chart. Provided the wind
has not shifted, or the current
changed, this will be the number
that we want to see through the
hand bearing compass when we
tack, though there is still an large
element of good luck involved in
any layline call.
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THE CASE BOOK published by the Internation-
al Sailing Federation contains the only authori-
tative interpretations and explanations of the
racing rules that ISAF publishes. ISAFs Racing
Rules Committee reviews new cases each year
and those that are approved are published in
the Case Book. ISAF approved 10 new cases
this year, and some of them contain signi-
cant new interpretations of important rules.
Case 126 addresses the question of when
two boats are on diferent legs of the course.
The answer is obvious most of the time, but
there are unusual circumstances in which the
answer isnt clear, and the answer can be criti-
cal to determining whether Rule 24.2 applies.
Rule 24.2 states Except when sailing her
proper course, a boat shall not interfere with
a boat . . . sailing on another leg. Case 126
addresses two situations in which its not
obvious whether two boats are on the same or
diferent legs.
Assume the race committee set a wind-
ward-leeward course with an ofset mark
near the windward mark. After starting, boats
round mark W, mark O, mark L, and then n-
ish between a committee boat and mark W.
They round marks W, O, and L to portin that
order. Larry sails a great rst leg and is the
rst to round mark W. However, he forgets to
round the ofset mark and heads directly for
mark L after he rounds W. Further down the
leg Wendy overtakes him. When it appears
to Larry that Wendy will pass to weather, he
lufs her and she protests. Thinking he hasnt
broken any rule, Larry doesnt take a penal-
ty. In her written protest Wendy alleges that,
when Larry lufed, he sailed above his proper
course and interfered with her. In the protest
hearing Wendy claims that Larry broke Rule
24.2 because the incident occurred while she
was sailing on the leg to mark L, but he was
sailing on another leg, the leg to mark O.
Obviously, Wendy is sailing on the leg to
mark L when Larry lufs, but what leg is Lar-
ry sailing? Case 126 answers this ques-
tion in stating: For the purpose of determin-
ing whether Rule 24.2 applies to an incident,
a boat is sailing on the leg that is consistent
with the course she is sailing before the inci-
dent and her reasons for sailing that course.
Larry was sailing toward mark L, not mark O,
and his reason for doing so was that he was
unaware of the requirement to round mark O
and, therefore, thought that the next mark
for him was mark L. Applying this interpreta-
tion, Larry and Wendy were both sailing on the
same leg, the leg to mark L, and so Rule 24.2
did not apply when Larry lufed.
Now consider a diferent scenario. Suppose
that, as before, Larry does not round the ofset
mark. However, after sailing part of the way
down the run he recognizes his error, chang-
es course and begins to beat upwind to mark
O. While on his way to O he encounters Andy,
who has rounded O and is running downwind
to L. Larry deviates from his proper course to
mark O to interfere with Andy by forcing him
to change course. Does Larry break Rule 24.2?
We can apply the principle quoted above
from Case 126 to this incident. Clearly, when
the boats meet Andy is sailing on the leg to
mark L, but Larry is sailing toward mark O and
he is doing so because he now knows he is re-
quired to round O. Therefore, Larry is sailing on
the leg to mark O. Larry departs from his prop-
er course to interfere with a boat on another
leg and, therefore, breaks Rule 24.2.
Case 132 answers another question related
to sailing the course: When is a boat on a beat
to windward? Two rules require you to know
the answer that question. Under Rule 18.1(a),
if two boats are on opposite tacks on a beat
to windward Rule 18 doesnt apply between
them, and under Rule 42.3(c), if you are on a
beat to windward, you are not permitted to
pump to initiate surng or planing.
Many people confuse the terms a beat to
windward and the windward leg. The case
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states that, for the purposes of
rules 18.1(a) and 42.3(c), a boat
is on a beat to windward when
the course she would sail to n-
ish as soon as possible in the ab-
sence of all other boats is a close-
hauled course or above. Usually
a boat is on a beat to windward
when she is sailing on the wind-
ward leg. But that is, by no means,
always true.
The diagram shows a snapshot
of seven boats sailing on a wind-
ward leg, but only ve of them,
Franklin, Lucy, Patty, Sally, and
Charlie, are on a beat to windward.
At the moment the snapshot is
taken, the course each of those
ve would sail to nish as soon as
possible, in the absence of all oth-
er boats, is close-hauled. One of
the ve, Charlie, is shown sailing
below close-hauled, but he was
only doing so because he is re-
quired to keep clear of Sally. If she
were not there, Charlie wouldve
been sailing close-hauled. Wood-
stock and Snoopy are, like the oth-
er ve, on the windward leg. How-
ever, when the snapshot is taken
they are overstood and the course
that they would sail to nish as
soon as possible is below close-
hauled. Therefore, they are not
on a beat to windward. If either
of those two catches a wave or
a gust, Rule 42.3(c) permits them
to pump once to initiate surng
or planing. The other ve may not
pump.
There are circumstances, al-
beit rare, when a boat can be on
a beat to windward while she is
sailing on an ofwind leg. Heres
an example. Barb and Bill are on a
reach to mark X in light wind with
a strong current setting them to
leeward. Barb heads just enough
above the rhumb line to X to en-
able her sail to directly over the
bottom to X and round it without
tacking. Bill, who is not aware of
the efect of the current, doesnt
head as high as Barb and ends
up down current and downwind
of X, in a position from which he
must sail close-hauled and tack
in order to get back upwind to X.
While he is sailing close-hauled
and tacking he is on a beat to
windward.
I am often asked why Rule
18.1(b) is in the rulebook, and why
Rule 18.1(a) is not sufcient. Case
132 helps to answer those ques-
tions. Rule 18.1(b) states that
Rule 18 does not apply between
boats on opposite tacks when the
proper course at the mark for one
but not both of them is to tack.
Rule 18 is not intended to apply
when two boats sailing upwind on
opposite tacks meet at a mark.
Rule 18.1(a) applies to the ma-
jority of such meetings. But Rule
18.1(b) is needed to cover a mi-
nority of such meetings. These
occur when two boats sailing up-
wind on opposite tacks meet at a
mark while one of them is not on
a beat to windward. Here are two
examples of situations, which il-
lustrate the need for Rule 18.1(b).
Lets suppose Barb and Bill ar-
rive at mark X on opposite tacks.
Rule 18.1(a) does not apply be-
cause only Bill is on a beat to
windward. Rule 18.1(b) does ap-
ply because the proper course at
the mark for Bill, but not for Barb,
is to tack. Now look at the dia-
gram again to see a second exam-
ple of the need for Rule 18.1(b).
Suppose that Snoopy and Frank-
lin arrive at the mark on opposite
tacks. Rule 18.1(a) doesnt apply
because Snoopy isnt on a beat to
windward. Rule 18.1(b) does ap-
ply because the proper course at
the mark for Franklin, but not for
Snoopy, is to tack. In both exam-
ples, we intend that Rule 18 be
switched of and Rule 18.1(b) is
required to make that happen.
There is a second frequent-
ly asked question about Rule
18.1(b). Why are the words but
not both in the rule? Consid-
er Franklin and Lucy, two of the
boats shown in the diagram. They
are on the same tack, and the
proper course for both of them
at the mark is to tack. Because
both must tack at the mark, Rule
18.1(b) does not apply, and there-
fore Rule 18 does apply. We intend
that Rule 18 apply between those
two because, if it did not, Lucy
would be under no obligation to
give Franklin mark-room and she
would be permitted to luf him
to the wrong side of the mark. It
would be just like Lucy to spring
that devious trap on Franklin.
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used. Easily trailered, rigged and launched with a fully retractable
keel. Established class with one design racing at NA, regional and
local levels. A competitive PHRF racer as well as comfortable family
daysailer. Contact us anytime for a sail on
the Ultimate 20 footer.
ULTIMATE 20 CLASS ASSOCIATION
20328 Turnbull Way, Cornelius, NC 28031
Email: u20class@gmail.com
www.U20class.org
LOA 17 10
Draft 3 3
Disp 1,240 lb
Ballast 700 lb
SA 168 sq/ft
IDEAL 18
Ideal 18 is the safe, fun, and comfortable two-person keelboat. Find
out why new fleets are forming throughout North America. Become
an Ideal sailor. NEW BUILDER IN THE WORKS.
IDEAL 18 CLASS ASSOCIATION
40 Marina Drive, Rochester, NY 14617
(800) IDEAL18 Fax (585) 266-4722
www.shumwaymarine.com
LOA 16 9
Beam 6 3
Draft up/dn 9/3 9
Disp 575 lb
THE DAY SAILER
Designed in 1957 by George ODay and Uffa Fox, the Day Sailer
combines the ease of sailing with the challenges of racing. A
strong, family-oriented class continues to thrive, with over 40 fleets
nationwide. Come join us and sail the Day Sailer. Builder: Cape Cod
Shipbuilding, Wareham, MA.
DAY SAILER ASSOCIATION
Mary Niederberger, DSA Secretary
3840 Arrowhead Drive, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762
daysailersecretary@gmail.com
www.daysailer.org
LOA 20 2.5
LWL 16 0
Beam 8 0
Draft (fin keel) 4 0
Disp. 1,350 lb
SANTANA 20
The definitive small keel boat; a beautifully packaged one-design
racer. Whether cruising with family & friends, handicap or class
racing, the Santana 20 cannot be matched for affordability, ease
of trailering, and fun to sail. A strong, growing, friendly association
with established fleets around the country, promotes and preserves
the class through seminars, regattas, and
social events.
SANTANA 20 CLASS ASSOCIATION
www.s20.org email: info@s20.org
LOA 23 0
LWL 19 11
Draft 3 11
Disp 2,100 lb
Ballast 900 lb
SONAR
The 23-foot Sonar one-design keelboat has something for everybody.
Designed by Bruce Kirby, it is an ISAF recognized high-performance
racer and a comfortable daysailorjust right for getting the entire
family or friends on the water together. NEW BUILDER IN THE WORKS.
INTL SONAR CLASS ASSOCIATION
Bruce McArthur, President
(203) 655-6665, 2bruce@optonline.net
www.shumwaymarine.com
www.sonar.org
LOA 19 2
LWL 17 9
Draft 3 3
Disp 1,325 lb
RHODES 19
Exciting, economical and competitively raced nationwide, the Rhodes
19 popularity is growing among families, couples and individuals
as a comfortable daysailer and racer for all levels. Visit our website
for class activities, FAQ, new and used boat listings, fleets, R19
message board and more!
RHODES 19 CLASS ASSOCIATION
Stephen Uhl, (781) 367-5772
www.rhodes19.org
steve@macwayuhl.com
Builder: Stuart Marine (207) 594-5515
LOA 211
Draft (keel down) 46
Beam 82
Disp 749 lb
Mast Carbon Fiber
VIPER 640
The high performance 21 sportsboat. The Vipers simple and modern
design won Sailing Worlds Boat of The Year Award. Keelboat groove
upwind and leaps on to a plane downwind. The Viper is Fast, Easy,
Fun and Affordable. Join the fastest growing smaller sportsboat class
in North America with over 180 boats and an exciting regatta circuit.
VIPER 640 CLASS ASSOCIATION
Peter Beardsley, Class President
(917) 696-8229
4051 E. Desert Crest Drive,
Paradise Valley, AZ 85253 Viper640.org
ISOTOPE
Racing to win or sailing for fun, the Isotope has been built since
the late 60s. One person can rig, race and right this cat with the
righting bar. The Isotopes perfectly balanced design is reflected by its
earned .74 handicap. Custom rigging available. Can be sailed with or
without a trapeze, solo or with a crew.
ISOTOPE CLASS ASSOCIATION
Joleen Rasmussen
PO Box 1976, Wake Forest, NC 27588
joleenrasmussen@embarqmail.com
www.intl-fiberglass.com
LOA 16 0
Beam 7 6
Draft up/down 6/22
Disp 275 lb
Sail Area(main & jib) 185
LOA 25 8
LWL 20 0
Beam 8 6
Draft 4 6
Disp 2,600 lb
COLGATE 26
The undeniably fast Colgate 26 combines safety, durability and FUN
at a remarkably affordable price. One of the fastest growing one-
design classes in America winning PHRF competitions nationwide,
the C26 offers outstanding performance in both light and heavy
air. Virtually unsinkable, the C26 is CE certified Level B. With a
comfortable oversized cockpit and berths for
four this boat is a big hit with family and
friends, Who says you cant have it all?
COLGATE 26 CLASS ASSOCIATION
(866) 842-4355 www.Colgate26.com
LOA 19 0
Beam 6 6
Draft up/dn 5/4 11
Weight 700 lb
LIGHTNING
After 75 years and 15,540+ boats, the Lightning offers the toughest
competition in one-design sailing. Join us and compete at the
International level, race in 10 regional regattas that draw 40+
boats, or race in 150 active fleets worldwide.
INTL LIGHTNING CLASS ASSOCIATION
Laura Jeffers, ILCA Executive Secretary
(727) 942-7969 office@lightningclass.org
www.lightningclass.org
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LOA 19 0
Beam 6 9
Draft up/dn 8/4 0
Disp. 850 lb
FLYING SCOT
Design, quality, and service have built the Flying Scot into a large
national class, with over 6,050 boats built and over 110 active
fleets. Size and stability have made the Flying Scot a favorite family
daysailer/racer for more than 50 years.
FLYING SCOT
Boat Information: (800) 864-7208
Fax (888) 442-4943 www.flyingscot.com
F.S.S.A. (Fleet Information): (800) 445-8629
Fax (803) 765-0860 www.fssa.com
LOA 19
Beam 7.17
Draft 4.3
Disp 560 lb
VX ONE
The SW 2012 Performance boat of the year VX ONE is THE cutting edge
platform for strict one design sailors, with family and club level afford-
ability. With engineered ergonomics, ease of handling, and durability the
VX is built for unmatched performance in its category. The professionally
run class association places the VX ONE center stage for international
growth and launches an exciting evolution in One Design sailing.
VX ONE CLASS ASSOCIATION
12900 Lake Ave #2001, Lakewood, OH 44107
(216) 226-4411 vxone.org
vxonedesignracing.com
LOA 22 6
LWL 19 0
Beam 8 0
Draft 4 0
Disp 1,850 lb
INTERNATIONAL J/22
The best combination of stability, handling ease, speed, trailerable
weight, and all-weather comfort in sailing. There are over 1,600
boats worldwide.
J/22 CLASS ASSOCIATION
Christopher Howell Executive Secretary
12900 Lake Ave., #2001, Lakewood, OH 44107
Phone: (216) 226-4411, Fax: (216) 916-4840
Email: j22@roadrunner.com www.j22.org
LOA 18 9
Beam .8 3
Draft up/dn 8/5 9
Disp 1,100 lb
OPEN 5.70
The Open 5.70 is meant for sailors who have experienced fun
surfing on small dinghies or catamarans and want to find once
again the same sensations on a small, safe, sport keelboat. As an
International OD Class, the Open 5.70 is a fantastic, fast sportboat
supported by a friendly and active Class Association.
OPEN 5.70 NORTH AMERICAN CLASS ASSOCIATION
596 Bryson Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94306
marc.finot@gmail.com
www.open570usa.com
LOA 22.7
Beam 5.7
Draft 3.3
Weight 1479 lb
Sail Area 285 sq/ft
STAR
The Star Class offers world-class racing at its best! Winter racing in
Miami. Cutting edge technology. More than 2000 racing worldwide.
INTL STAR CLASS YACHT
RACING ASSOCIATION
914 Bay Ridge Road, Ste 220, Annapolis, MD 21403
(443) 458-5733, Fax (443) 458-5735
office@starclass.org
www.starclass.org
LOA 13 9
LWL 12 6
Beam 56
Draft up/dn 5/ 36
Weight 200 lb
PIXEL
Fun, fast, easy to sail-PIXEL

-the Bruce Kirby designed 2 person

dinghy w/main, jib and spinnaker. JSA of Long Island Sound choice
as double-handed trainer. Self bailing, carbon mast, quick capsize
recovery & fiberglass hull provide performance, safety, wide appeal.
Fast-growing, strict one design class.
PIXEL CLASS ASSOCIATION
Wes Oliver, Interim Class President
10 Nearwater Rd., Rowayton, CT 06853
(203) 855-8923 wwoliver@optonline.net
www.sailpixel.com
LOA 25 11
LWL 21 8
Beam 9 0
Draft up/down 16/5 0
Disp. 4,250 lb
S2 7.9
The S2-7.9 class offers an owner-controlled class association
supporting sailors of various skills. It sponsors regional and national
events and an active website (s279.org). The boats fully-retractable keel
allows easy trailering; rigged to race in 45 minutes. A mast replacement
program assures stable resale value, and affordable sound boats are
available. A true multi-purpose boat offering
great racing, comfortable family sailing with
basic cruising capabilities.
S2 7.9 CLASS ASSOCIATION
(615) 336-7900 www.sail79s.org
LOA 30 2
LWL 20
Beam 6 5
Disp 4,600 lb
Draft 4 9
SHIELDS
Inspired by the 12-Meter, Olin Stephens designed the Shields to be
exhilarating in rough weather yet remain lively in light air. Active
fleets are located in Long Island Sound; Buzzards Bay & Marthas
Vineyard; Chicago; Chesapeake Bay; Mystic, CT; Newport Beach &
Monterey, CA; Mass. Bay; and Newport, RI. 2014 marks the Shields
Class Associations 50th anniversary.
SHIELDS CLASS ASSOCIATION
Wendy Goodwin, Class Secretary
shieldsclass.com wendy@
capecodshipbuilding.com
LOA 26 3
LWL 22 0
Beam 8 3
Draft 4 11
Disp 3,304 lb
J/80
J/80 is fast, stable, and affordable. Its fun to sail, planes in 15
knots of breeze, and is easily trailered and launched. With over
1500 boats in 15 countries, the J/80 is a ISAF recognized and a
competitive and rapidly growing one-design class. 2014 J80 Worlds
28 Sep - 5 Oct, 2014, Eastport Yacht Club, Annapolis, MD
J/80 CLASS ASSOCIATION USA
Conor Hayes, USA Class President
10 Sheridan Road, Annapolis, MD 21012
info@J80.org www.j80.org
LOA 22 6
LWL 16 9
Beam 7 0
Draft: full 3 0
Disp. 3,000 lb
ENSIGN
2002 Inductee, The American Sailboat Hall of Fame. Classic
daysailer/class racer with large cockpit. Regional and national
quality competition in 50 active fleets. By far, the largest class of
full-keel one-design sailboats in the United States. Builder: Ensign
Spars, Inc., Marquette, MI
ENSIGN CLASS ASSOCIATION
Mike Macina, Commodore
commodore@ensignclass.com
(860) 887-7008
www.ensignclass.com
LOA 15 6
Beam 4 9
Draft up/dn 6/42
SA Main 84 sq/ft
SA Jib 35 sq/ft
WINDMILL
One of the fastest one-designs in this size range, with over 5700
boats built. This lightweight performance sloop is quick to plane, yet
easy to handle. Strong support nationally. We now have a new builder
with beautiful glass hulls starting at $4500, and components and
kits available. And of course you can always build your own wooden
boat. Whether new, used, wood or fiberglass;
the Windmill Class is Just Plane Fun.
WINDMILL CLASS ASSOCIATION
Allen Chauvenet, Class Secretary
achauvenet@gmail.com windmillclass.com
LOA=LWL 14 0
Beam 4 8
Draft up/dn 4/4 2
Weight 285 lb
JET 14 CLASS
Quick to plane, easy to handle, very fun and very affordable, this two-
person dinghy is perfect for husband-wife, parent-child and junior
teams. Come sail with us the competition is excellent and Jets built
in the 50s remain very competitive with our newest glass boats!
JET 14 CLASS ASSOCIATION
Tiffany and Bryan Parker, Secretary/Treasurer
6176 Winding Creek Ln., North Olmsted, OH 44070
(440) 716-1859 Jet14Class@live.com
www.jet14.com
Builder: Allen Boat Company
LOA 29 10
Beam 5 10
Draft 3 10
Disp 2,300 lb
SA (main & jib) 305 sq/ft
SA (spin.) 400 sq/ft
INTERNATIONAL 210
Fast, powerful, exciting, the 30-foot 210, after 70 years, is still
state-of-the-art in keelboat fun and is still growing with 10 active
fleets. Great people, great events, great boats.
INTERNATIONAL 210 ASSOCIATION
Greg Sullivan, 59 Water Street,
Hingham, MA 02043 (781) 749-4141
g.sullivan@att.net www.210class.com
LOA 33
Beam 11
Draft 5.83
Disp 5,800 lb
SOVEREL 33
Inspired by the desire to create a yacht completely unhampered
by handicap rules, the Soverel 33s single design criterion was to
excel under all conditions and all points of sail. An exhilarating One
Design or handicap racer for the most accomplished and aggressive
skipper yet safe, easy to sail, and comfortable for the whole family.
SOVEREL 33 CLASS ASSOCIATION
Mark McCarthy, Class President
mccarthygm1@aol.com | (860) 301-6749
www.soverel33.com
LOA 8 0
Beam 3 11
Weight 80 lb
SA 49 sq. ft.
EL TORO
One of the largest one-design classes in the U.S., origina ting in the
1930s. Excellent youth boat for beginners to advanced junior-sailing
programs. Active and competitive racing class for sailors age 7 to
80+ years! Call or write for info, a list of builders, or plans to build
your own.
EL TORO INTL YACHT RACING ASSOCIATION
Steve Lowry, Class Secretary
91 Waldo Point, S-40, Sausalito, CA 94965
(707) 526-6621 www.eltoroyra.org
LOA 13 10
LWL 13 0
Beam 4 1
Draft up/dn 7/3 4
Weight 129 lb
SUNFISH
Join the United States/International Sunfish Class Association and
you will join one of the all-time great racing classes. Races are
held nationwide and internationally, virtually every week of the year.
Competitors range from ages 8 to 80.
INTERNATIONAL SUNFISH CLASS ASSOCIATION
2812 Canon Street
San Diego, CA 92106, USA
+1 619 222-0252
Email: sunfishoff@gmail .com
www.sunfishclass.org
LOA 15 0
Beam 5 4
Hull Weight 240 lb
SA (main & jib) 125 sq/ft
Designer Uffa Fox
ALBACORE
Modern boat. Classic heritage. Over 8200 Albacores built
internationally Regatta fleets 40 to 70 boats Planing speeds
15kts plus Stable daysailor and competitive racer Builders in
Canada, USA and UK
U.S. & CANADA ALBACORE ASSOCIATION
U.S.: Michael Heinsdorf, mheinsdorf@gmail.com
Canada: Mary Neumann
commodore@albacore.ca
www.albacore.org
http://albacore.ca
LOA 34 6
LWL 29 6
Beam 11 0
Draft 6 6
Disp 7,750 lb
J/105
Introduced in 1992 as the first modern day keelboat with bow sprit
and asymmetric spinnaker, the J/105 today is the most successful
one-design keelboat class over 30 in the USA with over 680 boats
sailing worldwide. Upcoming NACs in Toronto, ON (2014) and San
Francisco, CA (2015).
J/105 CLASS ASSOCIATION
Christopher E. Howell, Class Administrator
12900 Lake Ave., #2001, Lakewood, OH 44107
(216) 226-4411, Email: howell@j105.org
www.j105.org
LOA 24 0
Beam 8 2
Draft (keel down) 5 0
Disp. 1,783 lb
SA (main & jib) 380 sq/ft
MELGES 24
The Melges 24 is built with carbon-fiber so shes light, fast, fun, and
easy to tow. Over 850 of these hot, new one-designs have been built.
Chosen as Sailing World magazines Boat of the Year.
MELGES 24 CLASS ASSOCIATION
Andy Burdick, Class Coordinator
P.O. Box 1, Zenda, WI 53195
(262) 275-1110 | Fax (262) 275-8012
www.melges.com
www.usmelges24.com
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LOA 18 0
LWL 16 8
Beam 6 0
Draft up/dn 7/3 10
Weight 500 lb
BUCCANEER 18
An exciting design, with planing hull, spinnaker launcher, and
furling jib keeps this two-handed dinghy racing in North America.
Friendly and growing class sponsors an active online community. Buy
new Nickels, or affordably maintain your older boat.
BUCCANEER 18 CLASS ASSOCIATION
Jimmy Yurko, Commodore
info@buccaneer18.org
www.buccaneer18.org
www.nickelsboats.com
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LOA 160
Weight w/board 260 lbs.
Beam 50
SA 140 sq/ft
Draft up/dn 6/3
COMET
Designed in 1932, the fun-to-sail Comet offers, high-level double-
handed racing to all ages with equally competitive fiberglass and
wooden boats. Friendly people, great boats, used and new self-
rescuing design.
COMET CLASS YACHT RACING ASSOCIATION
Talbott Ingram
20 Boxwood Dr., Ocean, NJ 07712
TalbottIngram@gmail.com (732) 695-0004
www.CometClass.com
LOA 16 0
Beam 5 8
Hull Weight. 420 lb
SA 135 sq/ft
MC SCOW
One of the fastest growing classes in the U.S.! Sail single-handed
or take a crew. Over 80 fleets throughout the country with more than
60 regattas per year. Age classifications for more seasoned sailors.
MC SAILING ASSOCIATION
Chris Craig, W257 S10550 Horseshoe Ln,
Mukwonago WI 53149 (810) 449-3443
Email: secretary@mcscow.org
www.mcscow.org
WAYFARER
One of the largest one-design centerboard classes in the world with over 11,000
boats built. A classic spinnaker equipped racing dinghy that, with its wide beam,
seaworthiness and roomy cockpit, continues to be popular for cruising and
training. With the redesigned Mark IV being built by Hartley Boats in England
and distributed in North America, the class is once again showing rapid growth.
U.S. AND CANADIAN WAYFARER ASSOCIATIONS
James Heffernan, Wayfarer International Secretary
USA 919-942-6862
www.uswayfarer.org
www.wayfarer-canada.org
www.npboatsus.com
LOA 15 8
LWL 12 7
Beam 5 10
Draft 2 5
Disp 1,350 lb
BULLSEYE
Excellent for the novice sailor, for family day sailing and for racing;
proven exceptionally seaworthy for 100 years and easily trailered.
Bullseyes have active fleets of experienced and new racers, National
Championships, a class newsletter and annual dinner.
BULLSEYE ASSOCIATION
37 High Street, Rockport, MA 01966
(781) 799-5988
secretary-sw@bullseyeclass.org
www.bullseyeclass.org
LOA 24
LWL 18
Beam 4 2
Draft 29
Disp 910 lbs
110
Higher and faster for 75 years! The 110 provides tight racing
and superior sailing qualities for all ages on both coasts and the
Midwest. New boats building for 2014. 75th anniversary National
Championship 2014!
INTERNATIONAL 11O CLASS
Tom Craig, 800 Main St.
West Newbury, MA 01985
www.110class.com
AUGUST 2014
Aug 17-21, 2014 Ensign National Championship Pentwater, MI
Aug 21-23, 2014 S2 7.9 Championship Holland, MI
Aug 22-24, 2014 Comet Intl Championship Ocean Gate YC, NJ
Aug 23-24, 2014 Isotope National Championship Lake Waccamaw, NC
SEPTEMBER 2014
Sept 3-6, 2014 Viper 640 NA Championship Long Beach, CA
Sept 10-13, 2014 50th Shields National Championship Larchmont YC, Larchmont NY
Sept 19-21, 2014 Canadian Albacore Championship Nepean SC, Ottawa
Sept 25-27, 2013 MCSA National Championship Augusta YC
Sept 25-28, 2014 J/105 NA Championship Royal Canadian YC, Toronto
Sept 27-28, 2014 Ideal 18 NA Championship Indian Harbor YC
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Oct 15-18, 2014 Rhodes 19 National Championship Southern YC, New Orleans
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