Greetings yachties,
Thanks for having another look at Yachtyakka,
In this issue:
1st Flying Tiger in NZ
Dominican Republic – PKRA Cabarete 2010 – Day 2
J.P.Morgan Asset Management Round the Island Race,
GIRAGLIA ROLEX CUP 2010 Saint-Tropez – Prize giving here,
Paul Hubbard – Bermuda Oyster,
New Zealand Women’s Match Racing Squad,
Team Tunnicliffe,
Sunfish – World Championship – Punta Ala ITA,
Women’s Open Keelboat Championship,
Enjoy 
1st Flying Tiger in NZ
Aerial video with a Canon 5D , 7D helivideo.com from Eric AUSTIN on Vimeo.
J.P.Morgan Asset Management Round the Island Race 2010 – Race round up
Hubbard defends Newport title
by Colin Thompson
Sports reporter
Affable sailor Paul Hubbard remained upbeat about his chances of defending his Cruiser Division title on the eve of this year’s Newport to Bermuda Race that gets underway today.
The Royal Bermuda Yacht Club stalwart is again competing on Bermuda Oyster with an experienced crew that includes Barbara Ashfield, Stephen Benn, Michall Gladwin, David Mello, Neil Redburn and race newbie Jodi Valentine.
En route to Newport Bermuda Oyster encountered a turbulent ride through the Gulf Stream before suffering engine problems that threatened to undermine Hubbard’s title defence.
“The engine and generator needed redoing because we had dirty fuel. We had a lot of problems with the engine and then coming in (to Newport) we were just about to have happy hour when they engine quit — and so it became miserable hour,” he explained.
Mechanical problems forced Hubbard to withdraw from last year’s Marion to Bermuda Race and for a time it seemed as though lightening would strike twice.
“These are all last minute things,” he said, trying his best to put a positive spin on his misfortune on the high seas. “There was no panic whereas in one race we had a chase boat actually come out with a spare battery because we lost our alternator.
“I’m the one who gets apprehensive and worries about everything – everyone else just wants to get going.
“Even though you start planning in January, there’s always the last minute things that happen – but the boat is in pretty god shape. This year, touch wood, everything is going to be alright and we are pretty optimistic now.”
Even at the seasoned age of 66, Hubbard gets a thrill out of competing in the Newport to Bermuda Race.
He added: “I’ve done it for so many years and every year I think I’ll take it easy and then the race comes around and I think to myself ‘oh…. I‘ve got to go again.’”
Hubbard is bracing himself for another potentially bumpy ride through the Gulf Stream – that is should conditions dictate.
He added: “It’s going to be pretty tricky in the Gulf Stream, but the guys will decide which way we will go. I just monitor things while the committee rules – we have lots of experience on the boat and it is the crew that makes the race.”
Other local skippers in this year’s Newport to Bermuda Race are Colin Couper (Babe), Dr. Stephen Sherwin (Nasty Medicine), Mark Watson (Genuine Risk) and Buddy Rego, who is co-skipper of Vanquish.
Greeting the local fleet in Newport yesterday was Governor Sir Richard Gozney who has not ruled out competing in an ocean race during his watch.
“That would be fun. If someone asks me to do it next year, then I will do it,” he vowed.
Responding to a reporter’s question, Royal Bermuda Yacht Club commodore Peter Shrubb gave his personal take on the mysterious ‘Bermuda Triangle’.
“We do have some fishermen who will tell you they have seen their compasses spinning in circles,” he smiled. “Who knows, it could be the rum setting
Kia ora,
Today was one of those days that you are glad that thermals were invented!
We froze in an offshore breeze of 12-15 knots. It was nice and shifty which bought lots of upsets in other pools during the day.
So as day 1 comes to an end, we add 3 wins (POL, CAN, ITA) and 1 loss (RUS) to the score board from our round robin racing.
The team is content with their wins, as they were quite solid with substantial leads.
“Bugger of the day” was the race against the Russians. As always, it was close start to finish. We led till the final top mark where the Russian’s were able to sneak inside and hold us off on the downwind to steal the race.
The agenda for tomorrow is to finish our final three races of group B in the morning.
At the moment (reliability is questionable) the weather forecast shows light breezes…… but we shall see.
Thanks to everyone for their support.
Susannah Pyatt (Bow), Samantha Osborne (Helm) and Jenna Hansen (Main)
Kiel, Germany
After a sunny, warm start to our trip, the weather turned chilly and windy today here in Kiel for the official practice day for Kiel Week, the 6th leg of the ISAF Sailing World Cup. Despite the chilly, windy weather, the sun was out for most of the day which made for a great sailing day.
Photo: (c) Fried Elliott, June 2010
We arrived in Germany on the Wednesday after our USSTAG training camp at the Chicago Match Race Center over the weekend. Our flights all made it on time, inspite of some early delays in the USA, which resulted in close connections. Molly and I arrived between 8:00 and 8:30am on different flights. We found each other in Hamburg Airport, and then went on the adventure of figuring out the bus system as our way to get to Kiel. There was a direct bus to Kiel, but then we had to find the right bus that went to the sailing center. We managed and enjoyed a 50 minute ride from downtown Kiel out to the sailing center. We checked out the local city and took in the culture a little. Debbie arrived later in the day at the same time as our USSTAG teammates so she hitched a ride with them up here. It was a long day for all of us, as none of us really got much sleep on the plane and then we forced ourselves to stay awake until at least 8:30pm before we could go to bed. And that¹s all we made it to before we had to go to bed. And then slept until 8am the next morning.
Team Tunnicliffe facebook page here
Blog Roll: Some random comments from the blog roll
US Sailing News – latest issue here
The Attitude of Winning: Embracing the Challenge
“You gotta be out of your freaking mind!” was the response I got from one of my best sailing buddies when I explained to him in early 2006 that Tim and I were considering campaigning in the 49er for the 2008 Olympic Games. “Morgan and Pete (one of the other US 49er teams) are currently almost dominating the class and you guys want to go up against them? You haven’t even ever crewed in the 49er!”
I understood his reasoning but at the same time also realized that with that kind of an attitude you were never going to win a Gold Medal.
In today’s short article I would like to dig into the most important factor when it comes to winning or losing: The Attitude of Winning. There are many parts that make up this attitude and one of them is the way we embrace challenges.
Sunfish – World Championship – Punta Ala ITA – Day 5 – Martinetti ECU beats Mendelblatt USA on tiebreaker
Sunfish – World Championship – Punta Ala ITA – Day 5 – Martinetti ECU beats Mendelblatt USA on tiebreaker
At the beginning of the last race of the Sunfish World Championship in Punta Ala ITA that was sailed 15 – 20 knots of breeze with big waves and a light current, junior sailor Jonathan Martinetti ECU, had a five-point lead over David Mendelblatt USA. Mendelblatt won the race, Martinetti finished sixth so they were tied on points with 26 each, but the tiebreaker favored the South American. Juniors Ard and Cord van Aanholt AHO finished third and fourth.
Top yachtswoman Louise Morton will be skippering Espada once again in the 2010 Women’s Open Keelboat Championship, hosted by the Royal Southern Yacht Club between 24 and 25 July.
“The Women’s Open Keelboat Championship is unlike any other regatta, says Louise. “It is a great opportunity for women to sail against women which we really enjoy. It’s also fun and competitive and I’d encourage all women sailors to sign up.”
Tickets for the Women’s Open Keelboat Championship evening ‘Frocks and Flip-flops’ party, held in aid of Breast Cancer Care, are also now on sale.
The ‘Frocks and Flip-flops’ party, taking place on Saturday evening (24 July), will include a barbecue, dancing, a raffle in aid of Breast Cancer Care and much more.
“The Frocks and Flip-flops party is always really popular – last year hundreds of people came along. While it’s a women’s sailing weekend, the party is an opportunity for the men to get involved too!” said Jody Slater, a founder of the Championship.
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