July2005
The Electronic Newsletter of 470 Internationale Email : Darren@470.org
They are coming from everywhere !! A huge influx of Juniors and Youth sailors into the 470 ranks has ensured that the next 4-8 years of competition will be new, fresh and exciting. More than 35% of sailors at the recent 470 European Championships in Poland were graduates of the Youth Ranks making their debut in Major 470 competition. And just so much talent that the 470 Champions and Pros will certainly be looking over their shoulders at the fast approaching youngsters.
Sie kommen von überall ! Notably GBR’s ISAF Youth World Bronze medallists of 2004(Both Men and Women) have come aboard the 470, Jonathan McGovern and Pippa Wilson both with new crews performed very well in the Europeans. Pippa with new crew Sheena Craig finishing a very credible 8th in the tough 43 boat fleet. The pair also finished with 9th in the Hyeres regatta.
Reigning Junior 470 World Champions Ante Cesic & Ante Kujundzic (CRO) are doing well moving into the Worlds top 40 (Ranking List) while still eligible for 470’s (Junior) Under 22 years Worlds. While Russian Juniors Mikhail Shremetyev & Egor Ignatenko made the European’s Gold Fleet in their first try.
Switzerland’s Youth champion women Emmanuelle Rol & AnneSophie Thilo have made the transition from 420 to 470 and looked good in their first hit out.
Are the Youth Taking Over ? First Time Winners @ Kiel 2005 Elise Rechichi & Tessa Parkinson
Reigning 29er World Champions Tristan Jaques & Alain Sign (GBR)(have seen the light and) are contesting their first 470 season beginning with the Junior But the Team making the biggest Europeans. splash this season is Australia’s Elise Rechichi & Tessa Parkinson. Young Argentinians, Matias Buhler The duel ISAF Youth World & Marcos Lamas are chasing hard Medalists (including Gold) and 2004 420 World Champions their Open-European Champion th in the (being tutored by 2000 Gold countrymen taking 11 European’s Medallist Belinda Stowell) finished 6th in their first 470 European With the Junior European Championships and went on to win in Estonia GOLD at Kiel Week, competing in Championships the German Festive of Sail for the attracting 19 Nations and almost 80 entries followed by the Junior very first time. Worlds in beautiful StPetersberg GBR’s Nic Asher & Elliott Willis are (Russia) the Champions of only out of ISAF Youth ranks by a the future may well couple of years but are making their mark, moving up the ISAF be stamping their sooner Ranking list to 22nd and finishing presence a great 8th in the European’s in rather than later on the open ranks. the 90+ Boat Fleet.
19 NATIONS CELEBRATE 25 YEARS SINCE TALLINN GAMES It is hard to believe that it is 25 years since the Moscow Olympic Games that saw the Olympic Regatta in Tallinn. But this week, Sailors from 19 Nations will help Estonia Celebrate 25 years of Sailing at the 2005 470 Junior European Championships..
Results and Reports @
www.jec.470.org/
After a Career in 470 that started with a Junior World Championship Win in 1997. Portugal's Alvaro MARINHO & Miguel NUNES have reached Number 1 in the ISAF World Ranking List followed closely by Israel's Gidi K L I G E R & Ehud GAL with GBR's Bronze Medalists Nick ROGERS & Joe GLANFIELD in 3rd.
FULL DETAILS HERE
The 15th Mediterranean Games Oro de España y de Francia Every 4 years the nations of the Mediterranean Basin gather to celebrate the Games that began in 1951 in Alexandria under the direction of the founder Mohamed Taher Pasha. 24 sports make up the Sports Programme of the Games including Sailing. This year held in Laser(Men) , Laser radial (Women), 470 Men and 470 Women as well as Mistral Board for Men and Women. In the Women’s 470, Spain’s Silver Medalist Natalia Via DUFRESNE with new crew Laia TUTZO (Laia is a member of the 470 internationale General Council !!) took the Gold Medal While in the Men’s Results, French Brothers Benjamin & Romain BONNAUD Took the Gold from Italy and Slovenia. 9 Nations in total took part including a team from the tiny principality of Monaco Mediterranean Games - Almería Sailing Club - Spain 470 Women - June 20-29th 2005 1 ESP VIA DUFRESNE Natalia TUTZO Laia 2 FRA LECOINTRE Camille LEMAITRE Gwen 3 SLO CERNE Alja CERNE Teja
17.00 19.00 30.00
Competitors and Officials have given the Green light to the introduction of Sprint Finals at 470 Major Championships and the Olympics. While the trial at the Holland Regatta proved that spreading the Finals over 2 days is dangerous.. 470's opinion is that Finals including atleast 6 Boats is the most exciting and credible. The General Council will discuss the matter further in October but the first Sprint Finals should appear at 470 regattas in early 2006. 470 President, Darren Dunkley-Smith said.. "There are some exciting advantages in Sprint Finals, but there are some real dangers as well." He went onto say "Our Eurosport Sprint Cup was a great success, but Sprint Finals in Qingdao in 5-8 knots for the Olympics offer some challenges." Sailors input is welcomed (and encouraged).. and can be given direct to the President Via email: darren@470.org.
ARGENTINA WINS OPEN EUROPEANS Argentina's Javier Conte & Juan de la Fuente took out the 40th Men's 470 Open European Championship in Poland in June.. Ingrid Petitjean & Nadege Douroux of France were the Women's European Champions.. See Next Months 470 Times for a full Report.
Mediterranean Games - Almería Sailing Club - Spain 470 Men - June 20-29th 2005 1 FRA BONNAUD Benjamin BONNAUD Romain 34.00 2 ITA ZANDONA Gabrio DELLATORRE Francesco 38.00 3 SLO COPI Tomaz GLAVINA Davor 40.00
JUNIOR WORLDS 2005 25th July - 2nd Aug 2005 Atleast 19 Nations... Watch the Results @ http://www.spps.ru/470/
Paris Désolé
The IOC announced LONDON as the Host the 2012 Olympic Games. And according to the London Bid the Sailors will make Weymouth Home.
The 2012 Olympic Sailing Competition will be at the new Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy (WPNSA). The purpose built £7.85 million Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy was only opened in June 2005. Two and a half hours from London, Weymouth is in the south west of England and will host the ISAF Youth Worlds in 2006. Weymouth hosts a "Speed Week" in October so should offer more wind than is expected in Qingdao China.
Adrienne CAHALAN, the Australian who campaigned the Women's 470 in 2 Olympiads before turning her hand to navigation, has joined the Brasil 1 Team for the next VOLVO Round the World Race.
Please Note the NEW RULE in the 2005 470 Class Rules
The Projects skipper Torben GRAEL puts the appointment as one of the most important for the success of the team
18. EQUIPMENT 18.1 The following equipment shall be on board when racing:
The Australian is one of the best navigators in the world. She has been nominated for ISAF's Sailor of the Year on four occations. She held the navigators position on the Cheyenne, which broke the round the world speed record in 2004.
18.1 (d) Towing rope of floating type with a minimum length of 10m and of not less than 8mm in diameter.
Even being in high demand she chose the Brasil 1. One of the reasons was the strong patriot spirit of the team. ‘This is one of the most challenging projects I have ever encountered. It defies the narrow view of just wanting to arrive first. It involves a lot more; a feeling of national pride, not just a commercial undertaking. It is a Brazilian boat, not just a sponsored boat or a team project.’
THE TOW ROPE WILL NOT FORM PART OF THE MINIMUM WEIGHT OF 120Kgs.
ALPEN-CHALLENGE 2005 - 2nd to 4th September 470's Laufen in den Hügeln After last year’s big success this year’s Alpen-Challenge will take place on Austria’s mountain lake “Achensee”. The lake is commonly known by 420 sailors for it’s 420 Junior Europeans a few years ago and very similar wind conditions like lake Garda.
www.alpenchallenge.org
From 2nd to 4th September the ISAF-3-graded Alpen-Challenge will be held by the SCTWVa. An outstanding social program, good sailing conditions, high ranking list factors for Germany, Swiss and Austria and short travel distances to Italy, Chech Republic and Slovenia should be guaranty for a fleet of at least 40 to 50 boats. For any further informations please visit the event’s website
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A Great Success Coach the Coaches 470 Internationale - Coach the Coaches Seminar Instanbul Sailing Club June 29th-July 2nd 2005 Coaches are an essential and growing reality of sailing competition today. With the assistance of the Istanbul Sailing Club, 470 Internationale has just completed the first of what is sure to become a regular and important event, the Coach the Coaches Seminar. Attracting Male and Female Coaches from 5 Continents and 24 Nations including Canada, Hong Kong, Israel, Holland and Japan, held over 4 days in the Turkish City of Istanbul the Seminar was a great success. Coaches from a wide range of experience and across many classes shared information with and heard from the expertise of such Coaching Greats like Skip Whyte (USA), Hamish Wilcox (NZL),Illias Mylonas (GRE) and Victor Kovalenko (AUS) as well as Olimpic Sailmaker/ Designer Renzo Sorci (ITA). Topics ranged from Dealing with sailors emotions to Painting the picture: Juniors to Olympics , Mast and Sail Development to How to categorise Opti Kids , The coaching Dynamic as well as How to overcome disappointment during class transition , Keeping Kids in the Sport, The Coaches Role in Speed Testing, Starting Strategy and Decision Making To register for information regarding the next 470 Internationale Coach the Coaches Seminar, please register with an email to yalcin@470.org.
One of the altime great Champion 470 Teams have called it a day and retired from top Regatta competition. But after a career of over 12 years that has taken them around the World, the Ukrainian Champions will not be lost to 470 or the Sport. Eugeniy BRASLAVETS & Igor MATVIYENKO are double World Champions and Olympic Gold Medalists in the 470 Class and after winning the 30th International 470 Spring Cup in France earlier this year the team had some hard thinking to do.. “Another 4 years of dieting and hard training for the expected very light conditions at the China Olympics was a lot to ask of our bodies” Eugeniy said. “The Spring Cup was about the last major 470 regatta that we had not won and it was a good way to finish.” Eugeniy has already taken up a coaching position with Yachting Australia so he will be seen around the regattas into the future.. “But it was time to consider our families and balance our lives a little more” The Pair have won Kiel twice and SPA, Hyeres, the Pricess Sofia and represented the Ukraine with great pride for many years... International 470 Wishes them every success and happiness in the next careers.