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Sedgwicks Old Brown Sherry Regatta
SA AC Challenge Enters 2007 Cup
The Hobie 16 Worlds took place in Mexico last week with South African sailors
faring well. Blaine and Roxanne Dodds ended the regatta in 10th position with
William and Lucinda Edwards one place behind in 11th. David and Janine Kruyt
finished up in 31st place.For more information visit the excellent
regatta web site at www.hobieworlds.com.
The Laser Worlds get underway tomorrow, the 12th of May, when the first
race of the regatta is due to be sailed. This year’s event is taking place in
Bitez, Turkey. With all the Olympic slots in this class already allocated this
will be an interesting test of the sailors big match temperament ahead of the
Olympics in August. One of the things about the Laser class is that we know who
is fast and who is not and there are rarely any surprises. South Africa’s
Gareth Blankenburg will be taking part and being ranked 6th in the
world will be expecting a good result in this regatta. Gareth’s form in the
Hyeres regatta last week wasn’t quite what we might have expected of him but
hopefully he will be able to pick it up and notch and get a good result in this
worlds. He certainly has the talent, lets hope he can get it together on the
water. For more information visit the regatta web site at www.laserinternational.org/w04index.htm.
The J22 Worlds started yesterday in Annapolis, USA. A big fleet of 130 boats
taking part. As seems to be the case with most J22 World Championships the
majority of the fleet is local although there are entries in this regatta from
the Netherlands, Italy, Canada, Ireland and the Cayman Islands in addition to
the strong local fleet. Also taking part is occasional Smooth Sailing correspondent
and well know South African sailor Alon Finkelstein although we did note with
some disappointment that Alon has a USA prefix in front of his sail number!
Perhaps he will be able to explain this to us in the regatta report that he
doesn’t know he will be writing for us yet! After 3 races Alon is lying 30th
with a 40, 30ZPF and a 20th to his name. The regatta ends on Friday.
For more information visit the event web site at www.j22.org/worlds/.
Cape Town might be known for it
raging South Easter but it was certainly not anywhere in sight for the Sedgwick’s
Old Brown Sherry Regatta held at the Royal Cape Yacht Club on May
15 and 16. 49 Yachts - from Royal Cape, Hout Bay and False Bay Yacht Clubs -
entered the regatta, now in its 9th year. However, on Saturday, May 15, skippers and crew had to be content
with watching rugby on the big screen and cheering to the World Cup Soccer
announcement at the clubhouse as the fog set in and the wind refused to blow,so
the day’s racing had to be cancelled. Of
course this did mean that the sponsor’s drink was very welcome! Sunday, May
16 dawned bright and warm and with a slight breeze which meant the regatta was
on. The first race of the day was the
medium distance Bay race of approximately 12nm in Table Bay with all 49 yachts
starting together at 12h20. The breeze continued to push through, and by 15h00
the Race Officer was able to set a windward/leeward course for Division One and
Two boats. John Martin and his
development crew on MTU Fascination of Power were not able to defend their
Division One 2003 title but came a close second to Bally Hoo Too skippered by
Iain Park-Ross who took top honours.
Sensation, skippered by Mark Sadler, was the Division 2 winner with No
Promises and Lapwing in second and third place respectively. Billy Martin,
brand manager for Sedgwick’s Old Brown Sherry said that he was thrilled to be
associated with the regatta, despite the unseasonably warm weather. “What is really encouraging to see is the
growth in the development of sailing.
Not only did we have some of the crew from Shosholoza sailing this
weekend but the crew on four yachts were all part of the development drive. “We
look forward to celebrating our decade of sponsoring this fun event next
year. We certainly hope that the
weather is more favourable for sailing conditions - which also lends itself to
quaffing the warming “elixir” that we promote,” continued Martin.
The first three
positions in Division One and Two, based on IRC ratings, these are:
Division
One IRC
1st Place : Bally
Hoo Too, skippered by Iain Park-Ross
2nd Place : MTU
Fascination of Power, skippered by John Martin
3rd Place : Auto
Atlantic Thunderchild, skippered by Rhett & Glen Goldswain
Division
Two IRC
1st Place :
Sensation, skippered by Mark Sadler
2nd Place : No
Promises, skippered by Thomas Swana
3rd Place : Lapwing, skippered by Jennifer Burger
Division
Two Club Handicap
1st Place :
Impact, skippered by Jackie Brand
2nd Place :
Wallbanger, skippered by Brian Gardener
3rd Place :
Megafreight, skippered by Jendo Ocenasek]
L34
Class
1st Place :
Sensation, skippered by Mark Sadler
2nd Place : Six
Pack, co-skippered by T Jones/E Potgieter
3rd Place :
Lapwing, skippered by Jennifer Burger
L26
Class
1st Place : Escape,
skippered by A Giovannini
2nd Place : MSC
Donna Mia, skippered by Iain Ainslie
3rd Place : JML 1,
skippered by Gerrie Hegie Jnr.
Cruiser
Division
1st Place :
Spilhaus. Skippered by Teddy Kuttel
2nd Place :
Maximillian, skippered by Chris van Lierop
3rd Place :
Aurora, skippered by Mel Hawtrey
For more
information or to view the results and photographs you can go to www.rcyc.co.za.
While still basking in the glory of South
Africa's successful bid to host the 2010 Soccer World Cup, another South
African sporting delegation is in Switzerland this week to submit the
country's first ever Challenge in the world's premier yachting event - the
America's Cup. Representing a new challenge for the America's Cup,
and the first ever from the African Continent, the challenge will
be officially lodged with the America's Cup (AC)management in Geneva,
Switzerland, tomorrow morning (Wednesday 19 May) on behalf of Cape Town's
Royal Cape Yacht Club. The South African America's Cup Challenge is the second
challenger after the Italian Circolo Vela Gargnano Yacht Club's Clan des Team
sailing team to join the Golden Gate Yacht Club's Oracle BMW Racing team in
challenging for the 32nd America's Cup to be held in Valencia, Spain in 2007. Oracle BMW is the official
challenger of record as they were the first to enter a challenge against
the Swiss Alinghi Challenge - the current holders of the America's
Cup after their victory in New Zealand last year. The Royal Cape Yacht Club's
Letter of Challenge signed by the club's commodore, Mr Russell Vollmer, plus
other required documentation, formalities and funds will be presented to
the CEO of AC Management, Mr Michel Bonnefous in Geneva by a South African
America's Cup Challenge delegation led by Challenge managing director
Captain Salvatore Sarno. Captain Sarno, who is also chairman of the
Mediterranean Shipping Company (South Africa), is driving South Africa's maiden
challenge with huge passion, vision and commitment. Captain Sarno confirmed that
a Performance Bond of one million Euros (a form of deposit ensuring
participation in the event and cover against any possible debt in Valencia) and
an entry fee of 50 000 Euros will be paid to the AC Management. In
addition 25 000 dollars will be paid to AC Property in a separate trademark
agreement for usage of the America's Cup logo. The Royal Cape Yacht Club is one
of the oldest and best-known yacht clubs in South Africa. Situated at the foot
of Table Mountain on the Atlantic Ocean in Cape Town - Africa's centuries old
tavern of the seas - the Club is famous world-wide for its warm hospitality.
The Club has generated entries in many international events including the
Whitbread, the BOC, the One Ton, 1/2 Ton and 3/4 Ton World Championships. Locally
it is the centre of offshore yacht racing in South Africa. The Royal
Cape Yacht Club are the trustees of the Lipton Cup in South Africa and
are well known for their summer Table Bay Week regattas and high profile
trans-Atlantic Cape to Rio yacht races. Geoff Meek, skipper of
the SA America's Cup Challenge 2007 and a champion SA yachtsman with
numerous world championship titles to his name, has been a member of the
Royal Cape Yacht Club since 1970. Accompanying Captain Salvatore Sarno in
Geneva are Mr Brian Bayliss, the financial director of the SAAC Challenge 2007
Syndicate, Dr Luigi Saidelli, an Italian based businessman, who will represent
the South African Challenge on the AC Challenger Commission and Mr Didier
Botge, a Swiss based lawyer. Captain Sarno said Dr Saidelli, although based in
Portofino, Italy, is a director of the Cape winery, Rupert & Rothschild
Vignerons, with close links to South Africa. He was selected as the South
African America's Cup Challenge representative on the AC Challenger Commission
after he expressed enthusiasm for the campaign during a visit to South Africa.
He is well known in Italian yachting circles and has previous America's Cup
experience through the Venetian-based IL Moro de Venezia Challenge. Dr Saidelli
speaks Italian, English, French and Spanish, and being resident in Europe means
easier and less costly access to the Commission meetings in Valencia. Mr Botge
is a personal friend of Captain Sarno's who has offered his services to
the South African America's Cup Challenge 2007. For more information go to www.smoothsailing.co.za/shosholozaindex.asp/.
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:
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Regatta |
Venue |
Dates |
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Point, Royal Natal & Zululand
Yacht Clubs and Club Naval, Maputo |
December 2003 to July 2004 |
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Island Sailing Club |
29 & 30 May |
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Sailing KZN AGM |
Royal Natal Yacht Club |
4 June |
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Durban Radio Boat Club |
13 June |
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Point Yacht Club |
3 to 9 July |
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Lake Malawi |
7 to 15 July |
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Maputo to Durban |
15 July |
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Zululand Yacht Club |
23 to 25 July |
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University of Cape Town Yacht
Club |
31 July & 1 August |
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Hermanus Yacht Club |
11 to 18 December |
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