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CONTENTS
1.
Editorial - 2006-07
AsianYachting Calendar Out
NOW!
2
"Unluckiest sailors of the month"
David
Hill's Siamese Cat
& Hawaii's
Neal Timon
3. Austral
- Asian News - AY
readers get up to 50% discount
on Sunsail MileCatcher's
4. International News - Skandia
Cowes Week & Tour de
France à la Voile
5.
World Speed Records - Geronimo
rules the Pacific - Raphaela
has done them all
Goto Archived AY News & Views and Race Reports 2005-06 2004-05 2003-04 2002-03 2001-02 2000-01 98-99
1. EDITORIAL
2006-07
AsianYachting Calendar out
NOW!
Most regatta organisations are wisely using the break between seasons
to assess their events performance and instigate changes to improve the
events status for the coming season. Over 100 yachts will be departing
from Darwin in Northern Australia when Sail
Indonesia gets underway on July 22nd. An extensive program
of events has come together through Indonesia (see Rally
Schedule) for the cruisers to enjoy over the next four months.
When the yachts reach Singapore, SailAsia
will be taking over from Raffles Marina for the passage up the Malacca
Straits ending up in duty free Langkawi. Over the years variations of
this event has progressively introduced South East Asian waters to thousands
of cruising sailors and is one of our biggest assets to turning the ASEAN
region into a world class cruising destination.
Phuket
Race Week kick starts the 2006/07
Regatta Season and for
crews convenience the Quantum
Naga Cup
for the homegrown One-Design
Phuket Sports 8 boats
has been incorporated into the 4 day program. Once again hosted by the
Evason Phuket Resort and Spa
and held off Phuket's breezy east coast the event sails straight into
the SW monsoon month of July.
Other
significant changes to the 2006/07
Calendar include the earlier postponed 3rd
Borneo International Yachting
Challenge is now to take place from Sept
4th - 9th starting in Labuan and finishing
up at Miri
Marina in Sarawak. Check it out at: www.borneorace.com
The
Andaman
Sea Rally (Jan
13th to 27th) is
back after the 2005 & 06 events were cancelled due to the islands
recovering from the Asian Tsunami on Dec 2004. This event is for both
power and sailing yachts between Phuket, Thailand to Port Blair in India's,
Andaman Islands where participants enjoy a traditional welcome and a great
social atmosphere.
Also the President's Cup in the Philippines next year will be held at Boracay shortly after the Boracay Race. Organisers felt that by moving the event around to other exotic locations it would attract more foreign participants, sponsors and highlight some of the great sailing destinations they have to offer.
All in all there is allot
of sailing to come so we strongly recommend anyone intending to visit
the region to coincide it with a regatta or sailing event by taking a
good look at: http://asianyachting.com/asiancalendar.htm
and browse individual event website's before making any plans. We guarantee
that you won't be disappointed with the high standards of racing and social
activities each event has strived to achieve.
Happy sailing
Capt Marty
2 "Unluckiest sailors of the month"
The
night before the start of the Koh
Samui Regatta at Zico's party David Hill
casually mentioned to Race Organiser Peter Plant that he would like to
look at insuring his Formula 28 before racing starts the next day. Although
leaving it a little late in proceedings perhaps some insight into what
could happen was playing through his mind. Race one got away in relatively
moderate conditions but as they approached the distant rounding mark a
building storm saw the breeze increase to 30 + knots. With
the extra loading bearing down on Siamese Cat's
center beam crumpled and a subsequent dismasting resulted on the Formula
28. Skipper Kim Thomas's added afterwards "That the back beam structure
then collapsed in the building seaway to become the biggest casualty of
the day." Although the wreck was anchored off for the night the rescue
attempt the following day found a mangled mess of hulls, beams, mast and
rigging that was towed ashore and highly unlikely that she can be revived
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the 76-foot Prowler reverse into other boats, piers and his $1.5
million boat, five more times. Neal Timon, 65, was arrested
after a police officer and an engineer from another boat jumped aboard.
Timon was charged with operating a vehicle under the influence of an intoxicant
and fleeing from the scene of an accident. -- http://starbulletin.com/2006/06/15/news/story08.html
3. Austral - Asian News
3.1
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3.2
RSYC MERDEKA
Regatta 2006
Malaysian sailors are asked to mark 30th August – 3rd September
on their calendar to race or cruise in company from Port Klang to Pulau
Pangkor and enjoy the delights of the islands and some social camaraderie.
The Regatta comprises a passage race from Port Klang to Sembilan Islands,
a team competition against RMNYC on their Platu 25's, and a day race around
the Pulau Pangkor group. There will be an all-comers evening party on
Pulau Pangkor and a gala prize-giving party on Pulau Pangkor Laut. More
details and entry forms can be found at: http://www.rsyc.com.my
3,3
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3.4
ASEAN
Marine Tourism Symposium 2006
A follow-on from the inaugural “Yangoon to Manila: A New Cruising
Playground” Symposium 2005 held in Kuala Lumpur the 2006 Asean Marine
Tourism Symposium will be held from Nov 1st to 4th at the Sutera Harbour
Resort in Kota Kinabalu, a stunning waterfront venue in the Malaysian
Borneo state of Sabah, a world-acclaimed marine and eco-tourism destination.
The main aim is to promote the ASEAN region as the new cruising playground
to the world and the key objective of the 2006 Symposium will be the formation
of the ASEAN Marine Tourism Council which will become the umbrella body
of the organisations involved in marine tourism in the region. This platform
is for marine tourism operators and marketers as well as governments and
statutory bodies to meet in order to enhance the growth of marine tourism
with a regulated and coordinated approach. More info contact the secretariat
Ms Cherry Lee email: info@inmeet.travel
tel: +603 2715 1061 fax: +603 2142 1129
3.5
Vietnam's very first Regatta (1st - 9th Sept)
The Notice of Race has been issued and the 1st Vietnam International Sailing
Regatta is to be held from a new marina facility at Danang being constructed
to introduce pleasure boating into Vietnam. The marina and regatta are
organised in close cooperation with Vietnam Govt, Tourism Authorities,
the Military and Provincial Govt's both in Danang City & Hanoi. Event
management GMI O'seas Inc expect to start conservatively with 5-7 boats
owned by expat residents and a second regatta is being organised for June
2007 in Nha Trang, Khanh Hoa Province, following on from the Koh Samui
Regatta, specifically at the request of the HK & Philippine entrants
to give a pleasant stop-off on the way home. More info from the Danang
Int’l Sailing Rally Organiser Tel +84 (0)511 863399 Fax +84 (0)511
823132 E-mail: dtpc@dng.vnn.vn or
GMI's Allan Goodman at: allan@gmivn.com.jpg)
3.6
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factory in Malacca, Malaysia they have been busier than a lizard
drinking, assembling proprietary Fusion M sail membranes for more than
60 Quantum sail lofts around the world. The Structural Membrane Facility
(SMF) has more than doubled Quantum’s capacity and has the potential
to expand further to meet future demands. So now, more than ever, you
can count on Fusion M delivering great boat-speed and reliability. Goto:
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3.7 Arafura Games 2007 Sailing
Regatta
The Preliminary Notice Of Race for the 2007 biennial Arafura Games (12-19th
May) to be conducted by the Darwin Sailing Club in Australia's Northern
Territory have been posted on the website. Racing classes will include
Laser Full Rig Open, Laser Radial Male, Laser Radial Female, Laser 4.7
Open, Optimist Open, RS:X Sail Board Male and RS:X Sail Board Female.
There will be a number of new or used boats available for charter on a
first come first served basis. First, Second and Third place-getters in
each class will receive Gold, Silver and Bronze medals respectively. All
inquiries and expressions of interest regarding the regatta, should be
directed to Gary Martin - Yachting Northern Territory (Telephone/Fax)
+618 8945 2506 E-mail ntya@ais.net.au
or visit the Arafura Games Web site at: www.arafuragames.nt.gov.au
3.8
New sailing info site for Vanuatu
Vanuatu Tourism has added a new section to its website specifically for
cruising yachts following a dramatic increase in recent years in the number
of Australian and international vessels visiting the country during the
April to November South Pacific cruising season. It gives detailed information
on how to enter the country through ports other than capital Port Vila,
locations of quarantine buoys, names and telephone numbers for Customs
and Immigration Boarding Officers in Port Vila, Tanna, Espiritu Santo
and the Banks Islands, documentation requirements, and formalities for
crews leaving or joining yachts in Vanuatu. The website can be accessed
on www.vanuatutourism.com
and open the Home Page section Cruising Yachts
3.9
Made in China
Dong Guan is an enormous industrial city with a population of five million.
Until now the main activities have been children’s toys, computer
components and decks for MP3. Over the past few weeks the construction
of the first Chinese America's Cup Class yacht is being built there by
McConaghy International. The Austral-Chinese joint venture is between
Jin Li, a Chinese company which specialises in composite and the Australian
construction company McConaghy, experts in building raceboats in carbon.
Jin Li have years of experience in the production of carbon parts for
cars, motorbikes and boats. The finished plans of the future Chinese AC
Class are now available and they will begin construction at the beginning
of July. “The moulds will have been cast by 3 July and the hull
by the beginning of August. The boat will be out of the shipping yard
by the first week in November and will be equipped for its first sailing
by the end of January 2007,” Daniel Andrieu, the team’s architect
explained. More at: http://www.china-team.org/china/news-en/210606
3.10
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3.11
VOR 2008 coming through
Asian waters...
The next Volvo Ocean Race starts at Alicante, Spain in 2008 with a new
three yearly format that will feature lucrative stops in Asia, the Middle
East and America’s west coast. Glenn Bourke, CEO of the event, also
revealed the Volvo Open 70 design will return to the water for the forthcoming
version of the event, two years down the line. He said, 'This is an exciting
time in the long and proud history of the Volvo Ocean Race. We felt it
was prudent to add new territories to consolidate the race’s position
as a truly global sporting spectacle. With the clear intention of spreading
the appeal and the fascination of the race to a broader audience. Recent
estimates suggest a television audience of two billion people from 200
countries have tuned in during the event, cementing its place within the
upper tier of global sports coverage. Keep your eyes peeled for port stop
over announcements at: http://www.volvooceanrace.com
3.12
Pirate worries for World
Rally...
World ARC, a new rally run by the organisers of the Atlantic Rally for
Cruisers, is to avoid the Red Sea and Horn of Africa because of security
fears and political unrest. As reported by Alison Panes in Practical Boat
Owner - PBO 469, piracy off the coast of Yemen and Somalia is on the rise.
In April this year a US-registered yacht issued a distress call from Yemen
after spotting vessels with armed guards, just a month after two other
US-flagged yachts were fired at by pirates but managed to escape unharmed.
The circumnavigation for cruisers starts in the Caribbean in Jan 2008,
and is open to monohulls with a minimum LOA of 38ft (11.6m), and multihulls
between 38ft (11.6m) and 60ft (18.3m). - Full details on World ARC at:
http://www.worldcruising.com/worldarc/
4.
International News
4.1 Tour de France à la Voile (29 June to 29 July)
The 2006 race is going to be faithful to the last years, long, stressful
and tiring. There are a lot of traps to avoid, basically 37 races, 27
inshore and 10 offshore. Crews need to be very versatile to expect a victory
on this regatta; in fact it's an essential quality. The competition doesn't
give any chance to a specialist of only one kind of race. 35 crews (14
professionals, 10 teams in the Amateur ranking and 11 student crews) are
set for the start of this 29th edition of the Tour de France à
la Voile in Dunkerque, the first playground of this adventure. Since 1978,
over 20 000 sailors have taken part in the TFV. Website is in both French
and in English: http://www.tourvoile.fr
4.2
Skandia Cowes Week. (29
July - 5 Aug)
With over 1000 yachts and 8000 competitors taking part in some very challenging
first-class sailing, this event attracts a wide range of local, national
and international entrants from true amateurs to Olympic and World champions
that since 1826 has developed into annual world-class yachting event.
The Event offers something for everyone, with its exciting racing schedule
and varied shore side activities all helping to ensure a unique festival
atmosphere and an amazing spectacle to behold. Organisers and sponsors
reveal some of the activities and events being held to mark the first-ever
Ladies Day in Cowes on Thursday, 3rd August. Come and see for yourself
at: http://www.skandiacowesweek.co.uk
4.3
Warning to all offshore racers.
DK Yachts are warning all offshore racers to sit up and
take notice when one of their World Champion Mumm 30, Farr 40 or Mills
DK46 lines up on the starting grid. It is business as usual in their new
ultra modern 110,000 sg ft workshop facility in Malaysia. Pegasus Racing
Team have unveiled the latest addition to their stable of racing yachts
while on the other side of the Atlantic, David Dwyer's brand new DK 46
marinerscove.ie 1 has played a big role in winning the Rolex
Commodore's Cup for the Irish Team. Serious
Yachts for Serious Sailors
can be found at http://www.dkyachts.com
4.4
Keep updated with all the Open
60 news on one site.
The IMOCA Open 60 class is the largest and fastest growing offshore racing
class in short-handed racing – If your tired of translating the
french sites for news, OC Events have launched a news service dedicated
to IMOCA Open 60 news only. To keep up with all the latest news an RSS
newsfeed both in English and French languages is designed to bring this
exciting form of sailing to a wider audience under the one roof. Each
news item is linked to the protagonists own website for further in-depth
information. Lou Newlands, Media Director, OC Group said “The aim
is to simplify access Open 60 news via one source – the Class is
growing fast and it seemed the best way forward to keep up with all the
news from France, the UK and around the world based on ‘official’
content from race campaigns, sailors or organisers" Catch up with
it all at: www.ocevents.org/open60news
4.5
The French have a new way of doing it.
Beginning in 2009, Solo-Oceans will be staging a solo round the world
race that will run every two years with one race per year. The first leg
France - New Zealand during the last quarter of the year, followed by
the second leg New Zealand - France at the beginning of the following
year. And so on. And it will be an 'equal opportunity' race, sailed in
strict one-designs -- the Monotype Océanique (registered trademark),
designed by the Finot-Conq Group in consultation with Michel Desjoyeaux.
-- sixteen metre (52-feet) high-tech one-design monohulls, all strictly
identical to one another: hull, equipment and sails . . . all of which
is geared to make sponsorship more affordable. The first Solo-Oceans will
leave France Sunday, October 25th 2009. -- http://www.sailingone.com/gb/
4.6
Fly the unique Maltese Falcon way...
Lectronic Latitude published a special mini-edition to celebrate the successful
sailing trials of Tom Perkins astonishing 287-ft three-masted modern clipper
Maltese Falcon off the coast of Turkey. The 1300-tonne yacht
sets 15 square sails on three free standing rotating carbon fibre masts,
has reached speeds in excess of 10 knots in 8 - 16 knots true wind speed.
It
took a lot of money to have the boat built but it took just as much courage,
faith and technological innovations to put a unique and untested three-masted
rig on a boat that took seven years to complete. Built at the Perini Navi
facility near Istanbul, designed by Gerry Dijkstra and styled by UK based
Ken Freivokh the Maltese Falcon has written a new page in the history
of yachting with sail technology developed by the Germans 45 years ago
called the Dynarig is no longer an experimental concept. 15 squaresails
stow inside the masts and are then drawn to the ends of the 18 yards by
75 electrically operated winches set in the rig. The sails are trimmed
to the correct angle by rotating the masts and yards as one using a complex
mechanism at the foot of each mast. All the sails have been successfully
unfurled and furled from the automated control 'station' on the bridge
of the yacht and the latest reports are that both the owner and the designer
are delighted with the results. Full report of launching with photos at:
http://tinyurl.com/zznob
5. World Speed Records
5.1
Geronimo rules the Pacific
12 June 2006: At 00h43 GMT the 110ft CapGemini and Schneider Electric
trimaran Geronimo crossed the finish line setting a new West to East Pacific
record from Yokohama, Japan to San Francisco, USA. Having set out from
Japan on 29 May 2006, Olivier de Kersauson and his crew of eight took
13 days 22 hours 38 minutes and 28 secs to conquer the 4482 miles of the
voyage. They therefore bested the former record held by Bruno Peyron by
18 hours and 44 minutes.
Geronimo's records (2005/2006)
May 2006 Yokohama / Hong Kong 1650 Miles 4d 17h 47m 23s
April 2006 San Francisco / Yokohama 4482 Miles 14d 22h 40m 41s
November 2005 Transpacific (Los Angeles / Honolulu) 2215 Miles 4d 19h
31m 37s
August 2005 Sydney Tahiti (Papeete) 3298 Miles 13d 8h 25m 56s
July 2005 Round Australia 6500 Miles 17d 12h 57m 5s
More on Geronimo Site: www.trimaran-geronimo.com
5.2
Raphaela has done them all and retiring...
Frenchwoman Raphaela le Gouvello became the first person to windsurf across
the Indian Ocean, landing on the French island of La Reunion after spending
60 days at sea on a specially designed 23-foot board. Le Gouvello, 46,
set out April 9 from Exmouth in northwestern Australia and windsurfed
about 4,000 miles. Her board capsized twice and she required help from
her escort team. After 58 days crossing the Atlantic in 2000, the Mediterranean
in 2002, the Pacific in 2003 and now conquering the Indian Ocean she has
completed her ambition of sailing extreme adventures -- Website (English
version): http://www.raphaela-legouvello.com/index_an.php
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