Brief Story of the 1998 wave Nationals

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Brochure for the 1999 Wave Nationals

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Information and General Rules

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On the first day, we had 5 races with Paul Garlick taking command and the lead. However, on the second day We got in 8 good races. Winds both days were steady 130-15 mph, with the highest gusts at 18,8.

Kirk Newkirk sailed very constistantly on the second day while Garlick had a couple of bad races and slipped way back in points, but held on to second spot, just one point ahead of Scott Hubel. Divisions Leaders thus far:

• Youth Sailors -- Charlie Trinque
• Ladies -- Kathryn Garlick
• Seniors -- Stan Woodruff

The plan for the last day of racing is to get in at least 7 more races, so nothing is written in stone yet. Again the wind is forcasted to be around 15 mph.

It is all over but the shouting! Newkirk wins going away and Garlick hangs on to 2nd. Youth, Ladies and Seniors stay the same in the final going. 18 races were sailed overall. The last day had winds of 15-20 until the last race that dropped to 10 mph.

Kirk Newkird won the beautiful Perpetual Trophy for the Wave Nationals. Pictures coming soon.

Pos	Pts	T/O	Nmbr	Sailor	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18
1	48	8	21	Kirk Newkirk	2	7	3	5	2	1	2	2	3	2	2	1	2	2	3	5	4	8
2	69	15	5	Paul Garlick	4	4	2	1	1	2	1	15	8	4	12	6	6	2	3	5	4	1
3	73	11	11	Scott Hubel	3	2	7	4	7	6	4	8	2	7	7	2	1	6	4	1	2	11
4	90	30	8	Bob Bergstedt	1	8	8	6	4	28	3	1	6	1	9	4	3	1	10	6	1	18
5	112	16	22	John McKnight	7	6	1	13	6	4	5	4	10	8	11	3	4	12	6	16	7	14
6	113	14	4	Kathryn Garlick	6	3	5	7	3	10	9	6	11	3	5	14	13	5	9	13	3	2
7	118	30	32	Charlie Trinque	10	1	15	2	8	30	8	7	1	5	6	5	7	9	8	10	9	7
8	125	19	20	Chuck Harnden	9	19	6	8	9	3	12	3	4	12	15	7	5	7	2	4	10	9
9	138	30	3	Stan Woodruff	8	13	4	9	5	30	30	11	5	11	1	10	12	3	5	2	6	4
10	163	21	19	Brian Karr	12	21	9	10	17	13	11	5	12	6	4	8	9	16	1	9	8	3
11	166	23	16	Chris Stater	16	5	12	19	23	5	7	10	7	9	10	11	11	10	6	3	13	12
12	206	20	13	Dave White	14	9	13	13	12	12	20	18	9	14	18	13	10	14	13	8	11	5
13	219	23	6	WF Oliver	5	10	17	16	21	28	10	16	16	11	8	16	22	17	14	14	15	22
14	244	28	24	Chris Sawyer	13	14	24	12	14	14	14	14	21	15	17	15	17	15	17	12	14	6
15	276	27	18	Stu Barcalow	17	11	10	15	11	21	17	22	27	24	19	17	16	18	16	15	17	10
16	280	30	2	Bill Brooks	5	10	17	16	21	30	10	16	16	11	8	16	22	13	30	19	20	30
17	290	26	0	Jay Sonnnenklar	15	23	19	18	26	7	18	12	18	17	14	12	21	21	15	17	19	24
18	290	30	15	Chip Short	18	12	18	11	10	29	13	21	17	19	22	22	18	19	18	11	25	16
19	299	25	33	Glenn Holmes	25	18	21	24	25	8	16	24	13	16	13	20	24	8	12	18	18	21
20	316	27	10	Dior Hubel	27	17	11	17	18	17	22	20	15	21	26	25	25	11	19	23	12	17
21	347	30	1	Sharon Woodruff	30	26	27	22	16	20	19	17	24	22	16	18	23	26	20	20	16	15
22	353	27	12	Barbara Mitchell	20	16	14	20	24	16	26	26	26	25	20	26	15	27	21	21	24	13
23	372	30	7	Fred Johnston	22	25	22	29	15	15	15	23	20	26	24	23	14	22	30	22	28	27
24	389	30	23	Gail Rohrer	21	24	20	23	19	19	21	19	22	20	21	21	19	30	30	30	30	30
25	396	29	9	Dick Anderson	24	22	25	25	20	22	23	13	23	28	29	24	28	25	23	25	23	23
26	398	29	31	Jack Hildreth	23	27	26	27	29	9	24	28	25	18	23	27	26	20	22	26	21	26
27	416	29	17	Terry Greene	28	20	29	26	22	18	27	27	29	27	25	28	20	24	24	24	22	25
28	424	30	25	Eric Douglas	26	29	28	28	27	24	25	25	19	13	28	19	29	28	30	30	26	20
29	425	30	14	Kathy Clark	11	28	23	21	28	23	28	29	28	29	27	29	27	23	25	30	27	19

Here is a flyer and NOR:

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And here is a brochure with all the information you would ever need:

All systems are go for The 2nd Annual Hobie Wave Nationals, and we're really happy that you will be here to participate in this even more historic event and to help make it a success. Right now it looks like there will be about 50 boats.

All of the new boats being supplied by Hobie Cat Company will be reserved, of course. A number of other people are bringing their own boats, borrowing from friends, or chartering from other sources. There are other used boats available down here to charter, if you know anybody who is interested.

THINGS YOU MIGHT HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT

First of all, it didn't occur to me to mention in the flyer that this is a single-handed boat -- a few people I have talked to were not sure about that. It will be sailed with main only. Morrelli & Melvin designed it as a unirig. Although optional jib kits are available from the factory, no jibs will be allowed at this regatta, of course.We are presently forming a class association for the Wave, and the and are establishing one-design rules for the boat.

Since there are no numbers on the Wave sails, all the boats will have numbers affixed to the outsides of their port and starboard bows, just as they do with all boats that participate in Olympic class events. Prestige!

If you are bringing a boat, you are allowed to put advertising on the hulls and/or sails. If on the hulls, just make sure you leave room up at the bows for the racing numbers.

Sails -- As stated in the flyer, you can use a sail from any manufacturer -- or even make one yourself. This is standard procedure for most one-design classes in the world.

THINGS YOU CAN BRING FOR YOUR BOAT IF YOU ARE CHARTERING ONE OF THE FACTORY-PROVIDED BOATS -- AND THE MINOR MODIFICATIONS ALLOWED:

• Stick-on telltales to put on your sail.
• Telltales to put on the sidestays and bridles.
• Bridle wind indicator
• The mainsheet block with the cam cleat. I haven't yet seen the new block they are using on the Wave. The one that came on our Wave had no way of adjusting the cam cleat high enough to be able to keep the sheet out of the cleat in heavy air without holding the sheet down with your foot. So I got a Harken block and cam the same size but with more upward adjustment for the cam cleat. Still isn't high enough. It's because of the angle the line takes from the clew of the main to the lower block with the cam cleat. If you have already come up with a solution to improve the cleat angle, please bring it to share with the rest of us.

THINGS FOR YOURSELF:

• You do not need to bring a trapeze harness, because the boat does not come stock with a trapeze. It is an option you can get from the factory, but trapeze will not be used here.
• You do not need to bring your tiller extension, because the boat does not normally use a tiller extension. Again, that is a factory option which you can get if you are going to trapeze, but it will not be allowed here.You WILL be hiking out, using the hiking straps, so I strongly suggest you bring high-top wet-suit booties or any other type of high-top shoe that will protect your ankles from the straps.
• Bring sailing gloves and life jacket, of course.
• Wetsuit and/or drysuit and/or spray suit. We don't really expect any serious cold fronts that early in the season, but you never know. And even in warm weather, you are going to get cold when you are wet -- and this boat can be very wet if it is windy and choppy.
• Bring a water bottle and piece of shock cord or something to attach it to the tramp.
• A little toolkit is always nice to have on the boat -- small vice grip (or pliers), small screwdriver, knife, extra ring pins and shackles, small pieces of line for jury-rigging.

ABOUT THE WAVE:

First of all, in most conditions, this boat does not heel easily and is difficult to capsize. Because of its very buoyant hulls, it is not particularly weight-sensitive.All the boats have a "float" at the top of the mast, so if you capsize, the boat will not turtle. All must be equipped with righting lines, and the boat is easily righted even by a lightweight woman. We'll explain the righting technique prior to the regatta.

It does not have a main traveler. The mainsheet block is fixed in the center of the aft beam. This means you are going to have "twist" in the sail on pretty much all points of sail. This might influence where you want to place your sail telltales.

Mast rotation --No preventers or positive mast rotation will be allowed.

Mainsheet System -- Low Profile Blocks are not allowed. The lower mainsheet block measures 6-1/2" from the eyelet to the sheet and the upper block measure 6". No block shorter than that will be allowed. Also, stock boats come with halyard hooks and clew hooks that are 2 1/2" in length. These must be used.

The mainsail is boomless. The mainsail halyard attaches at the top with the same system used by the Hobie 16 -- a little swaged ball on the halyard that locks into a little fork that sticks out from the front of the top of the mast. Rigging the boat and being ready to go off the beach takes about two minutes. (More time to sleep in the morning.)

It has a line for a downhaul, which is tied off to a standard cleat on the mast. There are no restrictions to the amount of purchase, as long as you only use the line. No blocks will be allowed. It is difficult to adjust while racing, but if you can do it without additions or modifications, fine.

Wave Sail Plan* and Measurements

Measurement Area	Dimension in Feet
Luff**	18
Leech	18.5
Foot	7
Girth Measurements (From the Top Down)	Dimensions in Inches
1/8Girth	37
1/4 Girth	54
1/2 Girth	71
3/4 Girth	80

1. To Measure the Sail
a. Pull Luff, Leech and Foot to get wrinkles out
b. Measure Luff, Leech and Foot
2. To Determine and Measure Girths
a. Fold Head to Tack and mark Center of Luff
b. Fold Head to Clew and mark Center of Leech
c. Fold Center of Luff to Tack to mark 3/4 of Luff
d. Fold Center of Leech to Clew to mark 3/4 of Leech
e. Fold Center of Luff to Head to mark 1/4 of Luff
f. Fold Center of Leech to Head to mark 1/4 of Leech
g. Fold Head to 1/4 Mark on Luff to mark 1/8 of Luff
h. Fold Head to 1/4 Mark on Leech to mark 1/8 of Leech
3. Measure each girth, being sure there are no wrinkle

*Sail must have 5 battens

**The Luff shall be the highest point of the sail and no material shall exceed square to the leading edge of the sail

SAILING THE WAVE

For those of you who have little or no experience on this particular boat, we will have a "sharing" session either Thursday evening or Friday morning. Rick and I will be happy to tell you what little we have learned about the boat, and maybe some of the other sailors will share their knowledge, as well. We will ALL know more by the end of this regatta.

TROPHIES

Trophies will go seven deep for the main event, and there also are separate trophies for first, second and third place for Master sailors (over 55), Woman sailors, and perhaps Junior sailors, depending on the numbers registered.

DIRECTIONS TO GET TO RICK'S PLACE:

If you are driving down and have never come to the Keys before and don't want to get here all hassled and frazzled, please make sure you don't end up coming down South Dixie Highway (US 1) from Miami. If you are driving down the Florida Turnpike, you're fine. Just make sure you don't miss the right ramp north of Miami that takes you to the turnpike extension to Homestead and the Keys.

If you are coming down I-95, we recommend getting over to the turnpike before you get to Miami. In fact, we always switch over to the turnpike at Fort Pierce or Jupiter, because they are only a half mile apart there. Ft Pierce is a great place to stop because lots of gas stations and restaurants and fruit stands.If you don't switch from I-95 to the turnpike at Fort Pierce or Jupiter, the last resort is I-595 in Fort Lauderdale.

If you are coming down the west coast of Florida, no matter how you come across the state west to east -- Alligator Alley or Tamiami Trail -- get on the Florida Turnpike going south.The turnpike merges into U.S. 1 at Florida City (just south of Homestead). From there on, you are driving south on U.S. 1 across 18 miles of everglades on a dangerous two-lane road (be sure to turn on your lights). When you get to Key Largo, there is evidence of civilization -- you will come to a lift bridge. There is a big motel on the right side just before the lift bridge and a big condo place on the right side just past the drawbridge. At that point you are about 3 1/2 miles from Rick's Place.

We'll be on your right side going south, and our "Rick's Place" sign is new and very easy to see.. Number on our mailbox is 104300. More detailed directions are in the pink Rick's Place brochure.

ALTERNATIVE TRANSPORTATIONS:

• If you flying into Miami International Airport and not renting a car, there are three possible transports:Airporter: They pick up three times a day at the airport, 7:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. Phone number is: 305-852-3413 for reservations
• Upper Keys Transportation -- They pick up any time, by reservation. Phone is: 305-453-0100. They will pick up at Ft. Lauderdale Airport, too.
• Greyhound -- They leave the Miami Airport to the Keys four times a day, 7:30 a.m., 12:15 p.m., 4:00 p.m., and 8:00 p.m. For reservations, call 1-800-231-2222.

NEARBY MOTELS:

• Amoray, right next door, 305-451-3595
• Kelly's, two doors over, 305-451-1622
• Neptune's Hideaway, four doors over, 305-451-0357

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS AT RICK'S PLACE (regatta site)

(There will be breakfast in the tent Friday, Saturday and Sunday, lunches provided Friday, Saturday and Sunday, and a dinner Saturday night.)

• SUNDAY, NOV 28,
  • 6 p.m. Welcome Party for Rick White's Special Sailing Seminar for Waves ONLY
  • 7 p.m. Chalk Talk on Monday's drills
• MONDAY thru WEDNESDAY,
  • 9 a.m. Briefing, then on-the-water drills
  • 12 noon DeBriefing and lunch
  • 1:45 p.m. Briefing, then on-the-water drills
  • 5-7 p.m. DeBriefing and Chalk Talk
• THURSDAY, DEC. 2,
  • 11-3 p.m. National Wave Team Racing
  • 3-? p.m. Sail Measuring
  • 6:00-10:00 p.m.Wave Nationals Registration & Beer Party,
• FRIDAY, DEC. 3,
  • 7-9 a.m.Final registration
  • 8-9 a.m. Sail Measuring
  • 10 a.m.Skipper's meeting
  • 11-Noon Lunch in the tent
  • 1:00 p.m.White flag, back-to-back races
  • 5:00 p.m.Beer party in the tent, Door prizes
  • Dinner -- you're on your own Friday night.
• SATURDAY, DEC.4,
  • 7-9 a.m. Continental Breakfast served in tent
  • 10:00 a.m.White flag
  • 12:00-1:00 p.m., Lunch in the tent
  • 2:00 p.m. White flag
  • 5:00 p.m. Beer after races
  • 7:00 p.m. Dinner in the tent
• SUNDAY, DEC. 5
  • 7-9 a.m. Continental Breakfast served in tent
  • 10:00 a.m. white flag
  • 1:00 p.m. -- Lunch after races
  • 3:00 p.m. -- Trophy presentations in the tent
    Mary A. Wells, Editor & PublisherP.O. Box 2060, Key Largo, FL 33037Phone: 305-451-3287 Fax: 305-453-0255E-mail: ram5@icanect.netWeb site: http://www.catsailor.com

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