Audi MedCup – Cagliari

21 September 2010

Today was the first day of the Audi Med Cup – Cagliari. Three races were held in 8-18 knots for the fleet of ten TP52s.

Onboard Artemis our first and second races were good with a 3,6 and we were 2nd overall at that point. Then a bad start and going the wrong way on the first windward leg of the third race put us way behind the fleet. We fought back to battle on the last run with Bribon and Luna Rossa, but we failed to pass them at the finish.

After light to moderate Southeasterly winds for three-quarters of the day the wind really piped up for that last race. The water was very choppy.

Emirates Team New Zealand came out of the day in first, with Matador in second.

photography by Sander van der Borch/Artemis
found on artemisracing.com

Porto Cervo becomes the centre of the Nautor’s Swan world in September 2010 with upwards of 100 Swan yachts competing in this weeklong regatta.
Recognized worldwide as one of the preeminent designers/ builders of luxury sailing yachts, this biennial event attracts both racing and racer/cruiser yachts.
A draw for top sailors, the Rolex Swan Cup provides a spirited week of racing and gala social events for which Rolex and the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda are renowned.

With the measurement controls half complete, the fleet of Swan 45s will head out on the water on Monday afternoon for a practice session with coach and jury member Juerg Kaufmann on the eve of the start of the 5th Swan 45 Worlds.

Organized at the world’s most prestigious locations these regattas give Swan owners the opportunity for top class competition combined with glamorous social programs shoreside.
Well known in the sailing community, Swan events are now notorious for attracting crowds of thousands from across the globe to enjoy the “Spirit of Swan”.

The 2010 racing calendar will provide a spirited year of racing culminating in the spectacular Rolex Swan Cup, Porto Cervo, 13 – 19 September. The Rolex Swan Cup will host the Swan 45 World Championship, Swan Maxi Class and Club Swan 42’s as well as being open to all Swans for competitive racing.

found on regattanews.com & nautorswan.com

The Melges 32® is one design racing at its best. Since 2005, it has successfully delivered bigger, better, more-simplified sailing that is fun and competitive. Complementing its sporty attitude, it possesses one of the most diverse regatta schedules that includes many prestigious venues supported by an organized and well-established class association.

Features a super sleek hull shape, clean deck layout and rig
Fun and easy to sail
Easily launched via hoist or ramp. When equipped with a gin pole, it can be rigged without the assistance of a crane to step the mast.

PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS
LENGTH 31 ft 10 in 9.70 m
BEAM 9 ft 10 in 3.00 m
DRAFT 7 ft 2.13 m
WEIGHT 3,775 lbs 1,712.31 kg

SAIL AREA
MAIN 445 sq ft 41.3 m2
JIB (105%) 254 sq ft 23.6 m2
ASYMMETRICAL CODE 1A VMG 1,113 sq ft 103.4 m2
ASYMMETRICAL CODE 2A RUNNER 1,302 sq ft 121.0 m2
ASYMMETRICAL CODE 0, 100° REACHER 774 sq ft 71.9 m2

Excellent photography by Guido Trombetta
found on m32.com
found on seawayblog.blogspot.com

© Sander van der Borch / Artemis

25 August 2010

Two races were held today in 14 knot, Easterly winds off the South coast of Spain. Artemis had an ok day….middlle of the fleet in both races.

We made a strategic decision this morning to not get in any close situations, no possible fouls, to just sail clean and see where the chips would fall. It is the first day of a five day event and a 5, 6 are both keepers in this fleet. Where we want to be on Sunday is in a position to win.

Today, the right hand side of the course was very favored upwind due to the Easterly flowing current offshore. The committee did not bias the line to the left so the fleet was bunched up at the committee boat end of the line at the starts. Emirates Team New Zealand is being protested by Matador for an infraction at the start of the second race.

We have the same good boat speed that we had at Barcelona and that is very valuable for the coming days.

We did make a few mistakes, mostly downwind on the first run of each race, that probably cost us two places in each race.

My son Danny is here with me this week. Today he sailed at the “guest” onboard. Most days he gives the guys a hand on the tender. We work out together in the mornings, eat together with the team, sleep in the same room, even watched the movie “Hangover” together last night. It is nice for me to have him around!

It is still 34C or about 94F right now a 1800. Going for a swim.

To watch the racing live, go to www.artemisracing.com and for results go to www.medcup.org

Paul Cayard
Caja Mediterráneo Region of Murcia Trophy

TP52 Series official practice race
1. Artemis (SWE)
2. Bigamist 7 (POR), +00:41
3. Emirates Team New Zealand (NZL), +00:53
4. Quantum Racing (USA), +01:13
5. Matador (ARG), +01:38
6. Synergy (RUS), +02:12
7. Luna Rossa (ITA), +02:21
8. Bribón (ESP), +02:43
9. TeamOrigin (GBR), DNF
10. Cristabella (GBR), DNF
11. Audi A1 powered by ALL4ONE (FRA/GER), DNF

found on artemisracing.com

The Audi MedCup Circuit has continuously built on five years of real, solid racing history. Last year the GP42 Series joined the TP52 Series to continue the evolution of the world?s leading regatta circuit.
This year two more top level America’s Cup teams join the action, and there are many new features which will ensure the racing, the unique atmosphere and all the core information is much more widely accessible.
Originally, back in 2004, the TP52 class and then the GP42 class grew from the dissatisfaction with the complex handicapping system which prevailed in the Mediterranean.

It was overly technical, and required complex mathematics after the race finished to compute the winner, revealed only after handicaps had been taken into account.
With a simple box rule, development classes cut away all of that and immediately produced simple, exciting, enthralling racing which found favour with owners, competing crews, organizers, sponsors and venues.
The classes and the circuits grew year after year and since 2005 have consistently drawn the best sailors in the world to compete on an equal footing.

photography © Ainhoa Sanchez/Audi MedCup
found on medcup.org

A major sport event in Polynesia:  the outrigger canoe race organised every year in October,  where for 3 days, more than 100 traditional canoes compete between Huahine and Bora-Bora.

Canoe racers from Tahiti, the Tuamotus, the Marquesas, New Caledonia, Hawaii and France are the best canoers in the Pacific and in the World.

Preparation is intense, the show is also with the many supporters cheering the teams from fishing boats, outboard motors and official boats and with all the spectators gathered around the finish line.

Excitement reaches its peak and suspense lasts until the last minute. Of course such magnificent event is carried live on television, which gives a mediatic echo to this popular and colorful event. As always in Polynesia, a party atmosphere dominates when supporters welcome the winners with flower leis to the sound of drums and singing.

Found on tahitiguide.com

With less than 3 knots of wind, our race with ALL4ONE was cancelled this morning.

Time to set our sights on the RC44 Copenhagen Cup.

found on artemisracing.com

photography by Johan Ljung

Eurocard Round Gotland Race is a classic offshore regatta – one of the largest in the world.

Start and finish is in Sandhamn, in the Stockholm archapelago.

To the 2010 race the following classes are invited: IRC Endorsed, ORC Int. SRS and One Design Classes with more than 8 participantes.

Baltic Classic Race are held at the same time. This is a regatta for classic yachts.

Welcome to the festivities and Eurocard Round Gotland Race!

found on ksss.se

SNG has published an amended version of the 33rd America’s Cup Notice of Race, incorporating the New York Supreme Court’s recent decisions and following discussions between SNG/Alinghi and GGYC/BMW Oracle representatives in Sydney on 15 December 2009.