Smooth Sailing
Sailing
News By A Sailor For Sailors!
In
Association with:
The Official Web Site of the 2003 Lipton Cup
Orion
Vasco Da Gama Race Lost Property
505
Worlds
The Sailing KZN Colours Dinner has been rescheduled for Friday the 12th
of September. The dinner will take place at the Point Yacht Club with tickets
available at a cost of R90-00 per person. Advance booking is essential and can
be done by contacting Sandy at Sailing KZN on 031-301 3078. This is the first
time in a number of years that Sailing KZN Colours have been awarded and with a
fairly long list of recipients it promises to be a festive evening. The Colours
Dinner will become an annual event and we will shortly be updating the Sailing
KZN web site with the points standings so you can keep track of your own
progress towards getting KZN colours.
After the recent Orion Vasco Da Gama Race a number of sails and other personal items have been left at the
Royal Natal Yacht Club in Durban. All of this Lost or Unclaimed Property is at present lying in the RNYC’s Foredeck Bar however won’t
remain there indefinitely. If you have any missing kit after this event please
pop by the RNYC in the next while and claim whatever is yours before it is
disposed of. Those of you not in Durban who may have items amongst this lot can
arrange to have it put to one side by contacting Steve Coxen at the RNYC on
031-301 5425.
The Laser European Championships are being sailed this week in Split, Croatia. There are 102
sailors taking part in this event with most of the worlds top Laser sailors on
the entry list. South African Gareth Blankenburg is also taking part and after
5 races is in 11th position overall. A 4th in race one
and a 5th in race 4 are his best results so far and with some more
top ten results ha can easily move up a good few places before the end of the
regatta. For more information visit the event web site at http://www.jk-mornar.hr/index.php?option=displaypage&Itemid=83&op=page&SubMenu=. The top positions after 5 races are as
follows:
|
1st
|
Mate
Arapov |
CRO |
6
Points |
|
2nd
|
Paul
Goodison |
GBR |
7 |
|
3rd
|
Karl
Suneson |
SWE |
11 |
|
11th
|
Gareth
Blankenburg |
RSA |
30 |
At the 505 Worlds are taking place in Malmo, Sweden six races have now
been sailed in mixed but mostly light conditions. In the sixth race, sailed on
Wednesday, the runaway regatta leaders, Wolfgang Hunger and Holger Jess from
Germany scored their worst result of the event, a tenth. Despite this they
still hold a commanding lead but this slip will have given hope to the chasing
bunch. The regatta ends on Friday so up to four races could still be sailed.
You can follow the regatta on the web at http://mss.m.se/vm505%202003.htm. The top three and the South
African positions after 3 races are as follows:
|
1st |
Wolfgang
Hunger & Holger Jess |
GER |
6
Points |
|
2nd |
Krister
Bergstrom & Johan Barne |
SWE |
13 |
|
3rd |
Ian
Pinnell & Steve Hunt |
GBR |
23 |
|
34th |
Patrick
McCosh & Dennis Lapham |
ZIM |
157 |
|
53rd
|
Hans
Rogotski & Peter Roos |
RSA |
229 |
|
66th |
Rudolph
Holm & Leon Prinsloo |
RSA |
306 |
|
67th |
Tony
Murray & Kobus Holtzhausen |
RSA |
307 |
|
73rd |
Albrecht
Holm & Warwick Han |
RSA |
335 |
At
the Optimist World
Championships, which are being
sailed in Las Palmas, Gran Canaria, Spain this week yesterday was a lay day.
The fleet racing resumes today with the team-racing event having taken place
the day before yesterday. The team racing was won by Agrentina from Peru and
Croatia. When the fleet racing resumes today it will be for race 8 of the
series. After 7 races the South African team has made a moderate improvement
with their top placed sailor, Rudy McNeil, now in 158th position in
the 221 boat fleet. Both Brett Stirk and Aaron Larkens have also managed to
move up the fleet as the regatta has progressed and with any luck they will be
able to do even better in the last few days. For the latest news and results
from the regatta visit http://www.optiworld.org/ioda-news.html. The top three and the South
African positions after 5 races are as follows:
|
1st |
Sebastian
Peri Brusa |
ARG |
17
Points |
|
2nd |
Greg
Carey |
GBR |
18 |
|
3rd
|
Matika
Filip |
CRO |
28 |
|
158th
|
Rudy
McNeil |
RSA |
257 |
|
177th |
Brett
Stirk |
RSA |
298 |
|
180th
|
Aaron
Larkens |
RSA |
303 |
|
196th
|
Alexander
McClarty |
RSA |
338 |
|
205th |
Sam
Waterson |
RSA |
358 |
Our Notices of Race page on the Smooth Sailing has all the NOR’s available to us. If you
have a regatta coming up and would like to make the NOR available online then
e-mail it to hethcot@iafrica.com and it will be posted and
listed in this newsletter. To get your copy simply click on the name of the
regatta you are interested in below:
|
Regatta |
Venue |
Dates |
|
UCT Yacht Club, Zeekoeivlei |
2 & 3 August |
|
|
Denysville Aquatic Club |
8, 9 & 10 August |
|
|
Albert Falls Yacht Club |
9 & 10 August |
|
|
Pretoria Sailing Club |
9 & 10 August |
|
|
Transvaal Catamaran Club |
23 & 24 August |
|
|
Hout Bay Yacht Club |
11 to 14 September |
|
|
RCYC & HBYC |
11 September |
|
|
HBYC & FBYC |
12 September |
|
|
2003 Nationals for 36" Shipmate, IOM and RM
Class Radio Yachts |
Henley Midmar Yacht Club |
20 to 27 September |
|
RNYC Windhoek Regatta |
Royal Natal Yacht Club |
24 to 28 Septembet |
|
Henley Midmar Yacht Club |
3 to 5 October |
|
|
Chelmsford Boating Club |
4 & 5 October |
|
|
Various Clubs |
10 to 12 October |
|
|
Nautical Nomads Society |
25 & 26 October |
|
|
Albert Falls Yacht Club |
25 & 26 October |
|
|
Hout Bay Yacht Club |
15 & 16 November |
|
|
FBYC & HBYC |
22 November |
|
|
False Bay to St Helena Island |
29 November 2003 |
|
|
Spionkop Boating Club |
6 & 7 December |
|
|
Glendee Yacht Club |
1 & 2 February 2004 |
The Classifieds has been updated on the Smooth Sailing web site. Take a surf past to see what is for sale or sought after in the wanted column. To place an ad, e-mail the details to hethcot@iafrica.com.
FOR SALE
Flash
Optimist
-- No Limits
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1144
White with
dark blue trim.
Immaculate
condition, complete and ready to sail .
Includes
galvanised dolly, spare sails, spare bouyancy bags,
McSon
original foils,spare rudder blade and top cover.
R 6 000-00
Contact:
Victor Hassan
Cell: 082 654
6919
E-mail: woodwork@absamail.co.za
Andrew Heathcote
Mobile: +27 (0) 83 783 8805
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