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Team
Tybee Island Does Horizon Job
Tybee Island grabbed the lead right from the
start and never let go today. In fact stretched it out. They started off
with only a 12-minute lead over Marleys Yellow, but added at least another
15 minutes to that total to take the grand prize at Tybee Island.Around
Jacksonville Marleys Yellow was only four minutes behind Tybee, but was
not closing. So, they decided to do something different and went out..,
instead of staying close to shore. Big Mistake. The same mistake was made
by the youth guys on Marleys Orange. They too, lost a lot of ground. When
Tybee finished, the two Marleys boats were barely in sight. For more stories
and pictures, click here!
And
They are Off on a Blustery Reach
Indeed most of the fleet (8) did not fly a spinnaker
after the start. Two did -- Accelerated Chaos and Marleys White. They
sailed nearly out of control in the gusts, nearly going over. However,
it paid off for them as it took them pretty far out away from the shoreline
lulls. Last seen they were flying by the boats closer to shore that were
all sitting a building wind shadows.For more story
and pictures, click here!
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After
ManySpill and Thrills, Team Tybee Takes Line Honors
On the first leg of the Tybee 500 Kenny
Pierce and Jamie Livingston capsized twice, but still were able to capture
the victory for the first leg of the Tybee 500. Steve Lohmayer and Jay
Sonnenklar of Team Marleys Yellow had the lead a good deal of the race,
but got dusted after the got into the ocean. They slipped to fourth. The
surprise was two teenagers on Marleys Orange who took 2nd spot for the
day. For more Stories and Pictures,
click here!
*Free
Copies of Catamaran Sailor Magazine Offered to Regatta Organizers as Handouts
In order to help the growth of catamaran sailing in the U.S. Mary Wells,
Publisher, is offering FREE magazines as stuffers or handouts for regatta
organizers. Click here for more Info!
Great
Texas Race Upcoming
This year the Great Texas Catamaran Race promises to be another great
race. We are pleased to announce some changes to the race format
that will have more teams traveling to the Texas Coast to compete in this
premier 4-day long distance beach catamaran race, covering more than 300
miles of the Texas Coastline from South Padre Island to Galveston. The
new changes involve running additional classes and a change in beam restriction
from a maximum of 9 feet to 12 feet. There are 12 F18 and an
Inter 20 teams already committed, and the beam restriction change will
allow ARC22 and Tornado crews to compete. Awards for each class
will be given in addition to the First to Finish trophy. Click
Here for more story!
A
new Crossword Puzzle is Now on the Site
You can work the Catsailor Crossword that we
post every month, right here on the website. The themes change every month.
This link will take you to a list of puzzles that you can play right on
line. They are fun and use all sorts of sailing and multihull sailing
clues. Enjoy! Click
here to play!
*You Must Get This New Ronstan Large Start Watch
All new this year is the Ronstan
Clear Start Watch. It even changed its colors to an attractive blue to
make your wrist better looking. As we get older we need BIG NUMBERS.
This watch has that and much more. You Will have
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no problem. Just click on Sync at the next signal and you will be right
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More
Awesome Wind for the 2008 Tradewinds
Saturday was the kind of day catsailors dream of -- very good winds and
fairly flat seas. It was breathtaking sailing all day long. Sunday was
more than breathtaking. The RC clocked the winds on the beach at a steady
30 mph with much stronger gusts. No one seemed to object to canceling
races for the day. For story and pictures, click
here!
Phillips
and Rodriguez Win Steeplechase
Mike Phillips and Enrique Rodriguez teamed up on a Marstrom 20 and took
all the marbles for the 23rd Annual Key Largo Steeplechase, edging out
Tornado-sailing Robert Onsgard and Jamie Livingston by over 13 minutes.
Team Tiki Watersports took third overall with Steve Lohmayer and Jay Sonnenklar
piloting. Winds were awesome -- asteady 15-20 mph all weekend with temperatures
in the mid-80s, flat seas on the Bay Side of the islands, and moderate
chop on the Ocean Side. For more stories and pictures, Click
Here!
Paul
Garlick Wins 3rd Wave Nationals Title
After an absence of several years, the only sailor to ever win the Wave
Nationals more than once made a comeback and again captured the overall
Perpetual Trophy for his third win. Patrick Green, last years winner,
eked out a second place by one point over hard-charging Leah White. She
also won the Women's Fleet. Nelson Wright won the Masters Fleet. For the
full story and pictures, click
Here!
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Ashby
is Perfect on the Fourth Day of
A-Cat Worlds and Races Canceled on Friday. Ashby Wins
In winds of around 10-12 mph, light chop and no kelp,
Glenn Ashby of Australia sailed two near-perfect races to take a 2-point
lead over USA’s Lars Guck in the 2007 A-Cat World Championships
in Islamorada, Florida in the Florida Keys.
In both races today Ashby managed to stretch out his lead. In the second
race he was challenged closely by Luc Du Bois of Sweden
For the first Ashby held the lead all the way around with Guck staying
close a first, but fading. Scotty Anderson of Australia was in the mix
of things. Pete Melvin of the USA had a bad first leg, but made it back
to the low teens in position around the last weather mark, but managed
to finish in 9th place thereby maintaining a solid 3rd place overall.
For more Story and Pictures, Click
Here!
After
Some Dicy Sailing, Pease Glaser Wins Only Race of the Day, But Guck Takes
Overall Lead
Positions were all over the place in light winds and lightly choppy seas.
The lead changed numerous times, and many sailors gained in positions,
then lost, then gained. At the final horn it was Glaser taking the honors,
but Guck taking second and putting a boat between he and Ashby (they had
been tied going into today's race. There is now only 1 point separating
first from second and 3 points from second to third. For more story and
pictures, click Here!
Lars
Guck of USA and Glenn Ashby of Australia Tied for A-Cat Worlds
It has been a nip and tuck battle on the second day of racing in lighter
air and less seas, with Ashby gaining a one-point lead after the third
race, but Guck came back the last race of the day to tie things up overall.
Pete Melvin of the USA has moved into a pretty solid 3rd place. Other
Americans are Matt Struble, Charlie Ogletree and Phil Kinder, who hold
down the 6, 7 and 8 positions. A strong showing so far for the USA. For
more stories and pictures, Click
Here!
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Lars
Guck of USA Takes Lead in A-Cat Worlds
It was looking like Glenn Ashby of Australia was going to dominate this
event, but Guck moved up from 10th to 2nd in the first race of the day,
then won the second race, with Ashby falling back to around 5th. Pete
Melvin had a great second race which will help his standing, finishing
just behind Guck. For more story and pictures, click
here!
Wave
S. Coast Championships Won by Rick White
White was unbeatable on the first day and held on to take the overall
win. Past Nationals Champ, Paul Garlick made a great comeback on the second
day to move from 5th to 2nd overall, with wife, Kathryn Garlick, moving
into 3rd and first in the Womens Division. For more story, click
here!
Patrick
Green Wins Wave North Americans
In very light winds, Patrick Green won the Wave North Americans hosted
by the Put-in-Bay Yacht Club at Put-in-Bay, Ohio. Local to the island,
Green took 6 bullets and a third to dominate the class. Rick White made
a big comeback on the last day with all second place finishes to move
into 2nd place overall. Stan Woodruff held third place and moved Betty
Bliss to 4th place by taking an ace in the last race. For more Story,
click
here!
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Bundock
& Ashby Win 2007 Texel on F18
On Saturday June 23 2007, the Nissan Pro Team Bundock/Ashby won the 30th
Zwitserleven Round Texel Race on handicap. The Aussies started with their
F18 Hobie Tiger as the furthest boat on the right and grabbed immediately
the lead on elapsed time. The experimental Dutch M20’s of Pols/Veenstra
and Dercksen/Mcintosh battled for the line honours. Thanks to the bigger
sail plan of Performance Sails, Xander Pols and Tjiddo Veenstra had a
speed advantage. They were streets ahead when they crossed the finish
line after 3 hours, 16 minutes and 34 seconds. For full story,
click here!
Ruff
Rider Wins GT in Light Air
Congratulations to Team Ruff Riders
who was able to beat Team Nauti
Gear to the finish by 9 minutes and 30 seconds to win the Great Texas
by a total elapsed time of 7 minutes and 33 seconds. John
and Ian were able to gain a big lead in light, sloppy
conditions. By the time the wind filled in for a double trapped ride
to the finish, it was too late for us to make up for lost time. We
had very similar conditions to yesterday when John and Ian were
able to make a big move. They are definitely the kings of light air,
weed clearing, downwind conditions. For Stories,
Pictures, Updates and more, click
here!
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Rules Link
Page Added to Template
In our Catsailor's Open Forum a month or so ago, there were some pretty
extensive rules conversations and discussions. Mike Fahle made an excellent
post that gave us a bunch of links to sites that really get into the rules
of sailing. It was suggested at the time to have a permanent link to Mike's
advice, which we have finally done. We not only added to our already HUGE
Great Links Page under Cat/Multihulls and Other Sailboats, we have permanently
added it to the template for all pages. Just scroll down the left-hand
index column under "More of Interest" and you will see the Sailing
Rules Link. Or just click here!
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*It May be About Time to Replace Your Rigging
During the season you put a
lot of strain on those wires that hold up your mast. Good idea to replace
them every year or so. Our OnLine
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*Stan
Woodruff Once Again Captures Wave National Series Championship
A few years ago this series was created where you could win this traveling
championship. You are awarded points on the number of boats you beat in
certain Wave Sanctioned Regattas. To encourage more attendance at the
major events, the Nationals and North Americans are scored as two events
each, making up four of the total. This year Woodruff from Ruskin, Florida
was not able to win any of the events, but was always a strong contender.
In doing so he managed to win the series by 12 points over second place
competitor, Patrick Green of Put-in-Bay, Ohio. Dan Kulkoski of Sandy Hook,
NJ had top finishes in many of the events and ended up in 3rd spot. For
complete results, Click Here!
*Wet
and Wild Ride for 22nd Annual Key Largo Steeplechase
A cold front blasted through the Florida Keys the day before the 22nd
Annual Key Largo Steeplechase, a 110-mile trek around the beautiful islands,
leaving behind a huge high pressure area that funneled tons of wind off
its southeastern edge. This produced winds in the 25 to 30 knots area
on Saturday.
The weather must have scared a lot of the sailors away, as there were
only eighteen boats registered for the race. Usually this race draws well
over 40 boats. On Saturday morning there were a lot of sailors sitting
around listening intently to their weather radios.., and not much liking
what they were hearing – northeast winds of 25and 30 knots and gusty.
Finally, when it came to push and shove and get to the start line, only
twelve boats departed. Of which, only seven boats finished the first day
and six made it to the finish line. For more story and pictures,
click here!
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Be
Sure You Get the Right Line for the Right Job
In this modern age, we now have some awesome rope for our boats. But,
there are so many choices, so many types of rope, so many sizes, and where
do you use what rope, what size, for what job? Catsailor's www.onlinemarinestore.com
represents many rope manufacturers, but here are two companies that have
very good suggestions on what rope to use for what job:
Samson, Click
here for information page!
New England, Click
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Our
Store Now has All Your Electronic Needs and Wants
If you want a GPS, we now have Garmin, Magellan, Cobra
and other electronics, both for marine and land navigation. Not to mention
we have TackTick electronics and all the goodies. Radios? Of course!
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Check out the great Ocean Waves
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*New
Hobie Edict: No Other Cats Allowed in Hobie Regattas
In a sweeping directive from IHCA (Intl Hobie Cat Assn.) NAHCA has been
ordered to not allow any other types of catamarans to attend a Hobie Regatta.
Officials seemingly feel that in the past 10 years the allowance of other
classes has been a cancer that has been slowly killing off Hobie Classes.
For
the official Press Release, Click Here or on the Headline! Click
Here for Link to NAMSA
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