Wednesday, September 26, 2012

The REAL Future of our sport

Had to share these as this is what it is all about Father & Son having a great time out on the water together.

This is my mate Rohan with his 4 yera old son Charlie, out sailing there 14ft Maricat together just for fun. Rohan is a world class sailor in the NS14 fleet (I know half boat) but also has the Maricat for those family fun days.
 




The next Jimmy Spithill maybe or the start of an Olympic campaign?
Hope to see more of this.
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Thursday, September 20, 2012

AHPC Bendigo Training Camps

Bendigo Yacht Club and AHPC are joining forces to offer sailors a series of “Cat Camps” over this coming season.   The leading coach for these programs will be Greg Goodall who is now keen to pass on his wealth of knowledge to sailors.

Each Cat Camp will have a limited number of participants to enable some intense individual training.  Programs will vary according to the participants, but include all facets of catamaran sailing from boat set up to racing tactics.   AHPC & Bendigo Yacht Club will have some boats available  (Vipers, C2’s, Mossies, Paper Tigers) for those participants who need to travel some distance.  Airport pickup can be organised.

To enable us to offer programs that you as sailors would like to see, we are asking you to:

1.       Reply to this email by completing the questions below.

2.       Distribute this email through your club or class association.

3.       Forward this email to any sailors you think maybe interested.

For the 2012 – 2013 season, the following “CAT CAMPS” have been scheduled:

CAT CAMP for YOUTH – Monday 24th to Wednesday 26th September – This is aimed to young sailors between the age of 15 & 19 who either sail cats, or would like to come across to the “dark side”.  It is not a learn to sail program.  The Camp is during the first week of the Victorian School Holidays, and straight after the Bendigo Yacht Club’s Ice-Breaker Regatta.  This camp will be fully catered (food and accommodation).  More information is available, and interested sailors are asked to give their expression of interest before the end of August

CAT CAMP – Friday 9th to Sunday 11th November – Take the Friday off and make a long weekend of it.  Arrive and be fully rigged by midday Friday, ready to hit the water for the first coaching session Friday afternoon.  This camp will be fully catered for from Friday lunch to Sunday lunch.  Participants will need to organise their own accommodation.  Camping will be available at the Yacht club.  Depending on interest, this camp may be repeated on Friday 30th November to Sunday 2nd December.  This camp can be repeated for a particular class of catamaran if we have sufficient interest from a particular class.

ADVANCED CAT CAMP – February (date to be confirmed) – This will be a 3 day camp specifically designed for those sailors who wish to compete internationally in either the F18, F16, Viper, Nacra 17 or A-Class.  Numbers will be strictly limited.  Vipers & C2’s will be available for those who need to travel some distance.   This camp will be fully catered.  Participants will need to organise their own accommodation.  Camping will be available at the Yacht club. 

QUESTIONAIRE:

1.       Are you interested in participating in one or more of the above “Cat Camps”?  YES / NO

2.       If so, which one?

3.       What class of boat do you currently sail?

4.       Would you like to be emailed any information regarding future “CAT CAMPS”?

5.       Any other comments…..

Thankyou for your co-operation

Helen Sharrock

Cat Camp Co-ordinator

Bendigo Yacht Club

ph +61 (0)419 534 261

helen@ahpc.com.au

 
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Monday, September 17, 2012

Forster Wild Cat Regatta

The count down is on for the season starter, The 2012 Forster Wild Cat Regatta at the Great Lakes Sailing Club in Northern NSW.

The regatta kicks of on Saturday the 29th September till the 1st October.

If you are only going to one regatta all season, hell this is it! This is the one regatta that everyone attends and everyone loves. The past couple of years it has rained but you still come away with a smile on your face going that was fun.

Team Harken rigging up last year.

300m of beach chocka block with beach cats of all sizes and classes.
The regatta in it's hay day during the 80's we use to see 250+ beach cats trying to rig up on the beach, with the insurge that we have seen of both old sailors returning and new sailors taking up beach cat racing the numbers will slowly start to climb back up there again soon. I can see a three figure fleet hitting the water this year.

It's a great time to be part of it all again.

Bring it on!
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Sunday, September 16, 2012

2012 Globaltech F18 Worlds, and the winner is?

 The French team of Oliver Backes & Matthieu Vandame sailing the SI Phantom. Great job boys.


Sounds like it was a very successful regatta and everyone went away happy. I personally thought Hugh Styles would have had a chance of winning but a couple of small stuff ups and it hurt him big time, no worries buddy you and me next year in Tuscany ITA can be fighting it out for the top spots.

Thanks to all the guys for sending the photos and reports though on Facebook each day, great job guys and girls.

Results are below;

RankNatSailNoHelmNameCrewNameQ1Q2Q3Q4Q5Q6F1F2F3F4F5F6F7TotalNett
1st
FRA		36Olivier BackesMatthieu Vandame2.03.06.06.03.02.01.03.04.0(61.0 OCS)1.03.0(15.0)110.034.0
2nd
NED		2Oscar ZeekantKarel Begemann5.05.0(10.0)3.02.05.0(10.0)7.02.010.03.02.08.072.052.0
3rd
SUI		1Billy BessonJeremie Laguarrigue3.06.01.01.04.07.02.04.0(24.0)11.0(14.0)8.06.091.053.0
4th
NED		007Mischa HeemskerkBastiaan Tentij8.08.05.012.02.01.09.01.03.0(18.0)4.04.0(30.0)105.057.0
5th
NED		1933Gunnar LarsenGerhard van Geest7.05.06.02.06.08.06.02.07.0(15.0)7.01.0(26.0)98.057.0
6th
NED		3Coen De KoningThijs Visser 3.015.08.013.03.06.03.0(17.0)6.0(21.0)6.05.01.0107.069.0
7th
AUS		888Darren BundockJeroen van Leeuwen9.011.03.02.05.01.05.05.09.0(28.0)8.0(61.0 BFD)27.0174.085.0
8th
SWE		7Tim ShuwalowThomas Ekefalk6.04.04.07.07.05.015.0(61.0 DNF)23.03.013.06.0(42.0)196.093.0
9th
FRA		004Gurvan BontempsBenjamin Amiot17.016.018.04.01.03.07.018.01.0(61.0 OCS)2.07.0(44.0)199.094.0
10th
USA		11Michael EastonTripp Burd4.013.01.03.010.013.0(31.0)14.0(21.0)5.016.014.02.0147.095.0
11th
FRA		5Emmanuel BoulogneFrederic Moreau18.09.03.014.01.03.011.08.05.016.011.0(31.0)(40.0)170.099.0
12th
USA		284Taylor ReissMatthew Whitehead8.03.0(29.0)5.04.04.012.0(23.0)10.04.010.022.020.0154.0102.0
13th
BEL		888Carolijn BrouwerWouter Samama4.02.02.06.06.0(29.0)14.011.014.022.05.018.0(29.0)162.0104.0
14th
NED		2010Jorden VeenmanFrank de Waard10.01.05.04.012.07.0(21.0)15.018.0(20.0)12.09.013.0147.0106.0
15th
FRA		99Pierre Le ClaincheAntoine Joubert11.08.012.012.07.08.04.09.015.07.015.0(16.0)(46.0)170.0108.0
16th
AUS		331Jason WaterhouseBrett Goodall11.06.08.01.08.02.0(19.0)10.013.0(32.0)18.5 RDG18.5 RDG18.0165.0114.0
17th
USA		323Robbie DanielHunter Stunzi 5.013.02.011.05.04.020.0(61.0 DNS)11.08.018.017.0(33.0)208.0114.0
18th
FRA		33Charles HainnevilleDavid Fanouillere21.0(26.0)11.08.09.06.016.013.017.012.09.011.0(23.0)182.0133.0
19th
ITA		13Vittorio BissaroCarlo De Paoli7.019.010.09.08.011.0(26.0)22.022.019.0(46.0)12.014.0225.0153.0
20th
ARG		1643Cruz Gonzalez SmithMariano Heuser16.014.016.017.011.010.08.016.012.0(29.0)(20.0)19.019.0207.0158.0
21st
AUS		300Andrew MacphersonShannen Marck23.018.015.013.015.018.0(32.0)29.0(33.0)9.019.020.03.0247.0182.0

Other Australians;
29th - Rod Waterhouse
40th - Greg Goodall
47th - Michael Broise
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Tuesday, September 11, 2012

2012 Globaltech F18 Worlds (Long Beach)

The F18 Worlds are currently going down in Long Beach CA.
From the reports I'm getting it sounds like the first day of racing involved some very light airs but looks like the top teams still came to the forefront.

Light & tight - photo: SurfCityRacing.
Leading currently after day one is Carolijn Brouwer which is very cool to have such a talented chick leading. Shows how well balanced the class is that no one boat is better or it being a male dominated class.

Macca out training - photo:Ingrid Petitjean

You can follow the regatta on their FB page where you can find some great photos and video;
http://www.facebook.com/#!/2012F18Worlds

More good video on the AHPC page
http://www.facebook.com/?ref=logo#!/pages/AHPC-Australian-High-Performance-Catamarans/10150116138925627

Bit more here from Sweden Racing (Nice job so far Timmy)
http://www.facebook.com/?ref=logo#!/pages/Sweden-Racing/119608994782137


Results Below;

RankFlightNatSailNoHelmNameCrewNameQ1Q2Q3TotalNett
1stGreen
BEL		888Carolijn BrouwerWouter Samama4.02.02.08.08.0
2ndYellow
SUI		1Billy BessonJeremie Laguarrigue3.06.01.010.010.0
3rdRed
FRA		36Olivier BackesMatthieu Vandame2.03.06.011.011.0
4thRed
SWE		7Tim ShuwalowThomas Ekefalk6.04.04.014.014.0
5thYellow
NED		2010Jorden VeenmanFrank de Waard10.01.05.016.016.0
6thRed
USA		11Michael EastonTripp Burd4.013.01.018.018.0
7thBlue
NED		1933Gunnar LarsenGerhard van Geest7.05.06.018.018.0
8thBlue
GBR		7Hugh StylesAlain Sign10.01.09.020.020.0
9thYellow
USA		323Robbie DanielHunter Stunzi5.013.02.020.020.0
10thGreen
NED		2Oscar ZeekantKarel Begemann5.05.010.020.020.0
11thGreen
NED		007Mischa HeemskerkBastiaan Tentij8.08.05.021.021.0
12thYellow
AUS		888Darren BundockJeroen van Leeuwen9.011.03.023.023.0
13thRed
AUS		331Jason WaterhouseBrett Goodall11.06.08.025.025.0
14thBlue
USA		1610Sarah NewberryMaxime Hainneville 1.02.023.026.026.0
15thBlue
NED		3Coen De KoningThijs Visser3.015.08.026.026.0
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