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470TimesNJ TABLE OF CONTENTS: THE CLASS: Page 2z Editorial, by the 47OIntetnational President:Heinz Staudt 'E9 47OInt. exnaordinary Page 3: GeneralAssembly at Tsu City I. Page 4: IYRU Annual Meeting, zTthocLl3rd Nov. 1989,London. hopulsion, Advertising, Eligibility and technic notes. Page 10: World Ranking List 1990.

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470 TECH I{EWS Page 13: Nautivelq The Company. Page 15: A Sail-loft OneDesign Oriented Page lt: Nigel Buckley discusses sail design. Page 20: Trends and Tendencies in Sails and Spar. By l.Pudenz REGATTA RESULTS

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Dear members and friends,

We are looking back on a successfulyear: - We had well-attended championships on a high sailing quality level hosted by fantastic organisers. - We were h"ppy to welcome in our midst, new national class associationsfrom Kuwait and Chile. - On the occasionof our extraordinary general assemblywe adopteda number of decisions which will have an impact far beyond 1990 and right into the next olympiad: -

We declaredour support for advertising along the lines of IYRR 26 and Appendix 14.

We succeededin getting IYRR 54.3(b) so configurated that the rule is practicable and feasablefor our class.

We reducedthe weight of both clothing and weight jackets by 3 kg, which will certainly be beneficial to the health of our sailors.

We came out strongly againstsandwich construction, and by the same token in favour of the single skin formula which has proven its worth for many years.

In the light of the fact that at their November 1989 annual meetingsthe IYRU went along with our proposalsand even went further by deciding that basedon cuffent class rules, a single skin building specification is to be developedfor the post-1992 timeframe, all rumours- especially with regard to 470 construction formulae- ought to be stopped once and for all and it should now be evident to everyone what sort of policy the 470 class will adopt over the years to come, with regard to the issues mentioned above. All this was only possible owing to the help of many people. Thanks are due to -

our championshipcompetitors- for their fair, high-quality sailing;

the absolutelymagnificent organisersof our championship events,without whom we would have been unable to go about our sport in such a manner;

all those who attendedour Extraordinary General Assembly at Tsu City, for their constructive and fruitful collaboration;

our friends in the IYRU and throughout the world, who have supportedour policies;

all those who helped in keeping our class lively, interesting and funcitonal.

We have every tâ&#x201A;Źason to be happy and satisfied with the results achieved in 1989.

I wish everyone a pleasantand successful1990 sailing season.

Heinz Staudt, President

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1989Extraordinary GeneralAssembly A report fro* Augustl989.

the E.G.A. at Tsu City (Japan) on 12th

Tsu City, Aug.l2th. '89.

technical procedures: - The hull shell is to be measuredby The decisions adopted at the an IYRU inspector at the 1988 geneml assembly of the builder's premises;- numefous 470 International, with regard other rule changes aim at to technical aspects,as well as clarifying cunent rules. The the new versions of Racing rule I single out is Class Rule Rule 54 and 26, together with 7 which will in future be Appendix 14, had made this very brief in its written part extraordinary general assemb- whereas it will be complely indispensible. Contrary to mented by a far more detailed fears voiced initially, the diagram explaining more efmeeting was sur-pdsingly well fectively than thousand words attended, both with regard to could do, what the posthe number of nations repre- sibilities are; - the measuresented (22) as well as to the ment form shall only be filled mix of top-ranking racing in, from now on, with regard sailors, the "middle-class" and coaches.

Apart from these purely technical points of view, the pros and cons of weight jackets were discussed.Since opinions were nevertheless divide4 the compromise forfollowing mula arose which exist now: Both the total weight of clothing and equipment and the total weight of the "weight jacket" werc decreased to 12 kg and 3 kg respectively. A rule conceming advertising and a specifically class oriented wording of Racing Rule 54.3(b) were adopted as well (seeseparatearticle). All those votes ate however subject to fYRU's confirmation on the occasion of the IYRU November 1990 meetings. Apart from the rules mentioned above, which shall be

Policywise, the hottest iron on the agenda was doubtless the future constructionof the 470. After detailed discussion and a through weighing of the pros and cons, sandwich construction was only sustained by I22 out of a total of 602 votes and was thus clearly rejected (a class rule change in favour of sandwich would have required 402 votes). Heinz Staudt and the other members of the 470 Int. Management Committee In connection with this debate which had been initiated by the chairman of the IYRU Centreboard Boat Committee, the assembly clearly demonstrated that the 470 class is perfectly capable of sorting out its own problems. Apart from the construction aspect,the following decisions were adopted with regard to

to the hull shell. Sails shall be marked as having been measured, by the measurement stamp and/or the button. The mast, boom, spinnaker bootn, centreboard and rudder must comply with the measurement standards,but- just as sails- they shall only be verified on the occasion of major events.

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reproduced in the forthcoming edition of our class rules, a certain number of other decisions were adopted, the most important ones conceming our 1993 European championship events and the 1995 rfr/orld Youth Championship. Both events shall be organised in the German Democratic Republic.

IYRU Annual Meeting Nov'S9rLondon Problems and News regarding: Policies and tendenciesof the IYRU Boards, new Class rules, Propulsion, Advertising, Eligibility and Olympic Games bt Heinz Staudt

Londoq Nov.3rd 19E9. The week of meetings in London was oncemore crammed with interesting discussions and decisions. As far as the 470 class is concetned, decisions affecting the future construction of the hull were of coutse the most impoftant items. It may be permitted to recall that the chairman of the IYRU Centreboard Boat Committee had triggered-off a debate concerning sandwich construction. The extraordinary general assembly of the 470 International held at Tsu City(Japan) had clearly opted against sandwich construction, while at the same time proposing clearer rules, more refined building plans as well as a concept for improved controls over measurâ&#x201A;Źment,by IYRU inspectors.

(technically the oriented) Centreboard Boat Committee, but also the (policy making) Class Policy and Organisation Committee. In order to prevent the construction of such nonsensical hybrid boats for the forthcoming olympic events, the 47O International made the following proposal at London, which was accepted: 1. Applying existing rule 7(3) on hull thickness stringently.

2. Applying the swing test as carried out at the 1988 Olympics at the 1992 Olympics. 3. Applying the newly adopted rule 7(2) on drilling holes. 4. Ensudng all boats competirg ir the Olympics are built to mould shapesapproved by the IYRU before lst October 1990. Repairs and replacement to moulds after that date will require strict checking to ensure uniformity with these requirements. Since the efforts of the 470 class continue to be aimed at the 47O being the "relatively inexpensive two-person dinghy" for the olympic events and since the construction of the custom-built boats is to be prevented, the Management Committee of the 470 International felt that they were under

During the London meetings, 47O International executives were forced oncemore to note that the minimal minority of special custom-built boats built by a handful of builders for the benefit of top-grade competitors and National Authorities did enorrnous damage to the 470 under the aspectsof price-vs.-value ratio and life-cycle cost. This question was magnified to such an extent that it wound '88 up on the agenda not only of I Hull me"surementduring EuropenChampionshipat Quiberon. 470TimesOfhcialClassMagazine

moral obligation to propose, in addition to the other items, that within the next two yeals, a building specification will be developed for the 47O hull which is to be applicable to all newly built boats beginning with 1993. Under that concept and with the help of many friends it was possible to induce competent IYRU committees to accede to the 470 class'wish not to accept sandwich construction. Within this context (the agenda item of the "sandwich construction" rule amendment which had been proposed not from within the 470 class but from without, i.e. the ranks of IYRU officials), a decision adopted by the Permanent Committee (i.e. the most important IYRU My) is important, under which rule amendments may only be implemented by mutual agreement between the IYRU and competent classes. Some of the rule changes voted by the class at Tsu were therefore shelved for the time being, pending the building specification envisaged. Amongst the class rule changes which were adopted, the most impotant one is undoubted by the one which makes the distance "aft measuring point- thwart axis" optional. Builders who so wish, arc now allowed to move the thwart so far forward that it directly connects the shroud plates (bulkheads for that pulpose are permitted as well, within the side tanks) and absotbs the horizontal

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Furthermore class rule 7 was so amended that the information previously provided by that rule will mostly be included in a diagram. Rule 8 Measurement) will be supplemented by explanatory drawings. Materials to be used for rudder heads are more clearly defined (titanium is not permitted). Compass mount fittings on the mast ate permitted"

Rule 54.3, Pumping, weight of clothing and equipment, and advertising) were approved. Apart from these specific "470 items", there were of course numelous other subjects which affect all of us in the racing community. The following are a few examples: The eligibility code (subject of a separatearticle)

The Judicial Board which will probably be the supreme tribunal for the sport of sailirg, in future. It will be A new edition of the Class responsible for decisions conRules is about to be published, cerning questions related with which will include amendRacing Rule 75, eligibility, ments adopted in the course of and similar aspects. As a the last several years and those tesult, Racing Rule 2L was approved more recently, which immediately amended so as to we supplement with numerous exclude the presence of any explanatory diagrams; I thereineligible person aboard a fore recommend to all of you (racing) yacht. It is my imto order copies of the new pression that the question as to class rule edition, from: what the exact relationship in Internetional Yecht Racing Union, this field between IYRU and 60 Knightsbridge, Westminster, the National Authorities, will London SWIX 7JX. ultimately be remains unOur concept concerning the resolved for the time being. was IYRU inspectors rcoriented. IYRU had Olympic Solidarity is to be developed a paper of their used increasingly. This is a own, on the subject of an im- financial rcsource which is to proved measurers' system be employed in support of hwithin which the IYRU individual sailors ot organisaspector would represent the tions that need such assissupreme supervisory authority. tance. In 1990, the 470 class Unfortunately however that intends to use such funds concept was not finally (suplemented by its own adopted so far. I do hope that resources) to conduct training that final approval will occur programmes for the Central as soon as possible because American/Caribean region (in the stricter and more precise Miami) and for measurement at the level of African/Arab area (in MohamNational Authorities would media/Casablance,Morocco). save us a lot of trouble (which The IYRU Medical Commiswe are not responsible for, sion chaired by former Finnanyway). sailor (and formet hesident of All other rule changes(includ- the International Finn Class ing the ones aimed at Racing Association) Iacques Rogge

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has now become operational. hotest Committee as a whole; it cannot delegate It is quite natural that its first responsibility for decision subject is the doping question making to a minodty of its (a pertinent rule is to be inmembers." cluded in the Racing Rules). The IYRU World Women's Future gender tests and the Sailing Championship had weight jacket problem are been questioned by the CPOC other priority issues. at their midyear meeting beIn the Olympic Classes Sub- cause there were now comCommittee of the CPOC parable championship events which advocated an Olympic for the three olympic classes Training Regatta in 1990, in as well as some other classes. the olympic racing area off The Women's Sailing ComBarcelona (end of July), clas- mittee took a different view ses were invited to experiment and a working party was set with different coursesas an al- up by the committee to study temative to currently used the problem. The prcsent arcoutses which are considered rangements shall continue to to be "boring". apply in 1990 and 1991.

borne out, i.a., by the excellent report presented by President Peter Tallberg when he opened the meeting. There are even some who feel that things are now moving too fast! In this, as in many other aspects,it's difficult indeed to pleaseeveryone....

concentration Weight - is it boat hulls proposition? worthwhile

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At last year's IYRU measurcment symposium we were shown a diagram f'rom the FD Class in Pusan, which established a relation between the inertia radius (measured acAs fat as future Olympics are Apart from this and a few cording to two different concerned, the pertinent work- other problem areas,the Intermethods) and the score.s obing paty produced a number nationai Yacht Racing Union tained. The conclusions arc of new and interesting inputs has increasingly developed, shown in the diagtam which I which are certain to have sub- over the last several years, think will shake the widely stantial impact on our sport at into a decision-oriented inheld belief that the concentrathe olympic level, in the post- stitution. The fact that it is tion of hull weight is of 1996 timeframe (cf. separate being managed and addecisive advantage. article). ministrated in an increasingly businesslike manner. With regard to the International Yacht Racing Rules the following decisions (i.a.) were adopted: * - No immediatechangesto be made,to Appendix 14; * - Lr Racing Rule 4.4(d), the sentence, "IJnless otherwise prescribedin the sailing instructions, a new warning PTTCH signal shall be made" shall be GYRADIUSMm deleted as of lst January 1990. * - The question "When is a yacht disqualifiedunder Rule 70.1O) for an infringementof Racing Rule 54.2?" was answered as follows "The Yacht is disqualified when the committee meets and the member(s)who witnessedthe presents incident the evidence. Each decision in judical matters is made by the

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ment committee may authorize advertising permitted by the organising authority to paragraphs 1.8 and 1.9 of permit or request, such adver- IYRR, Appendix 14) in tising, but may permit excep- accordance with paragraphs 470 Class version (class rule tion for a yacht on request 3.1 to 3.4 of IYRR, App"n26). The version applicable to of the competitor. dix 14. The dimensions and our class readsas follows: areas have to be in accordance (3) Individual advertising: with the following diagram: "Alteration of IYRR 5a.3@): A yacht competing in a On a frce leg of the coulse Advetising according to Category B event may diswhen surfing (rapidly acparagrah 3.6 of fYR& Appencelerating down the leeward play advertising (in addition to dix 14 is allowed. side of a wave) or planing is possible, the yacht's crew may, in order to initiate surfing or planing, but only once for each wave or gust of wind." International Yacht Racing Rule 543 (b) (Propulsion)

Advertising Class rule 25 which deals with this problem, now reads as follows: "(l) Event classification: All 470 Class events are Category A events, except those events the managementcommittee (MC) prescribes Els Category B events. There shall be no Category C events.

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Eligibility Code As a consequenceof Appendix 14 (and just as hotly as the latter debatea year earlier) the November 1989 meeting of

the IYRU discussed the eligibility code. The final agreementwzrsover the wording reproduced below, which is going to be initially effective for one year; as a result, the revised wording of the

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pertinent IOC rule (which the IOC will adopt in the course of this year) can be taken into account by this year's IYRU November meeting, as part of a possible revision of its eligibility code.

Future Olympic events

(Ihe following working paper presented in the CPOC A paperfrom Paul Henderson, (IYRU) is a document which I chairman of the Working Party, dated lst September feel deserves our full attention.

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I am sure that it will have a decisive impact on future olympic sailingevents).

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470 Class World ranking list As a supplementary project to the EurolympRanking List, the 470 Internationalpresen* our 470 WorldRankinglist. 470WRL '90. As a zupplementaryproject to the Eurolymp Ranking List and by way of a "wam up" for an IYRU World Ranking List, we intend to compute a 470 world ranking list of our own. The primary rcasons for this are the following: * It is of substantialgeneral interestto find out what the seqluence of racing successes looks like, when analysed ovel an extendedperiod. * We wish to make our competitors better known, which would certainly have positive repercussionswith regard to sponsors. The ranking list would b" updated after every regatta, and given to the media for the purposâ&#x201A;Ź of publication at least before Hyres, Sp", the Eureipeans and World championships, and at the end of the year.

All races are scorcd according to the olympic scoring system.

and to create a genuine intet- Minimum participation: I 5 strt. est in the ranking list, on the part of both our active racing community and the media as 2. Computing example well as the entire sailing There were 82 starters in a public. regatta(five races,woltstscotâ&#x201A;Ź The ranking list will be com- excluded). Crew XX won the puted accordinglyto the fol- rcgatta with a score of 25.7 lowing formula: points.Crew YY scored161.0 points and want to know the - Pb= fx ( 50 xlSdl+ 50 ) number of points obtainable (S-xl) underthe system. = 1. Legend and explanatory - f L,'IO(qualityfactor) - z = 4 (five racesminus wotst comments score) - Pb = ranking list points - s = 82 (numberof starters) - 1= quality factor -S=(s+6)x4 - S= numbet of negative = ( 8 2 + 6 ) x 4 = 3 5 2 points for the ficticious worst - Pb=1,70x(50x352=l$l.Q+50) place in the race series (this 352-25,7 is a cornpetitor who = 1,70(50 x 5,585+ 50) startedat least once during a tegatta). = 79,27x 1,70 S-(s+6)xz Pb-134,75: rankinglist points - s = numberof starters

kr this list, all crews would be rated who have raced in a minimum of three rcgattas. The computing system selected for the list is one which has been in use for many years in the Federal Republic of Germany. Quality factors arc allocated to individual racing events in order to take into account their different valences. We hope to obtain results based on this syster\ which will adequately teflect racing performance,

- z = number of yachts scored - x = negative points obtained by a crew - xl = total negative points of the winner of the rcgatta.

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Japan'sTsutsumibrotherswon the 1989 410 Worlds in Japanwith DiamondSails. Main- DME,Jib - 6,Spin.- DS-s These sails have previouslyperformed verywell in strongerwinds,but resultsof JapanWorlds,held in lightto medium windsimilarto the expectedconditions of Barcelona,provesthat these sails have exceptional all-roundperformance. Why don'tyou try them?You can orderthem fromany DiamondSail-|oft, worldwide.

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NautivelaBoatyard The Compeny Our Tech-report from Nautivelacompany,one of the most famous470 buildersin the world. bv P.Brichefri & S.Castagna

Milan, Sept.2fth'E9. all Italian and Among dinghy sailors, European who has never heard speaking about Nautivela? We went to see this boatyard in Milan, and we asked Mrs Portiglia to about its say something origins and how it has helped the sprcading of the 470. Irt's start from the beginning then.

boatyards, among which there afe now Parker, Vanguard, Nautivela, Roga, YAIVIAII{. As far as Italy is concemed, the 47O did not obtain an imthe mediate consent from (FIV), Italian federation which preferred to give its financial support to the Strale first - a boat designed by Santarelli - Despite these the problems concerning Italian class organization, the The bfuth of Nautivela dates 470 has been successful since back to 1962, but it is only the beginning. T\e 42Oinstead after 1965 that the boatyatd was built by Nautivela some began is activity, building years later, between L974 and selling Flying Junior. and 1975, when its producThe first 470 was built by the tion had already been tested French Morin and shown at by Cadei, another big Italian the exhibition of Milan in the At that time boatbuilder. sarne year. At Anzio, during anyway Spain and Great the well-known race "Uno per Britain began to buy Italian classe", Cortu' and Morin dinghies, which were built for sailed and won on this new the most part by Nautivela: boat and made it known to Flying Junior was the first Italian sailors. Nautivela built then it Nautivela dinghy, the filst 470 n 1967, using a carne the 47O, the Fireball, wooden mold which they the 42A, the Europe, the Opmade themselves for the first At timist and the Fful time. This new project was present, Nautivela sells TOVo then checked and measuted of its overall production to by the French producers, foreign countries. and it was accepted by the representative of the French 470 class. It is worth noting Who works for Nautivela that - until 1972 - this dinghy was neither an interna- and the 470 Class. tional nor an Olympic class. Looking back to the history As it has been said, it was and the activity of Nautivela, first produced by the French we must mention those who and once appreciated worked for it, leading the everywhere - it was dis- technical and the financial tributed by many big sector of this boatvard. Mr 470Times Official Class Magazine

Aldo Repossi has alwaYs been the incontestable head section, of the technical atLuciana while his wife tended the commercial activity, and concentrated her attention to Public relations adThe and publicity. bY hold now is ministration Mr and Mrs Portiglia. While Nautivela was working hard for the achievement of a Perthis dinghY forming 47O, gained a leading role among the other OlymPic boats, thanks also to the first Italian class, the of secretary orwho Gianfranco Picchio, ganrzedand led the activitY of the class.

The KEY of success Nautivela has alwaYs met the demand of its customels, and it has satisfied their requests but, what is still more important is that it has alwaYs cooperated with the athletes. The staff of Nautivela has established a friendly relationship with all crews sailing This one of their boats. close collaboration is useful for both the productivitY of the shipyard and the Performance of the crews who generally want fast and resistant boats. A technician of Nautivela is always Ptesent during the most imPortant national and international races, for checking the qualitY of their products, discussing anY possible amelioration and , if necessary,for solving all technical problems with the crews themselves.Nautivela is a big boatyard, and interestinglY enough, it produces Personalized dinghies, that's why it is always in contact with its

customers, who know that they can always count on the collaboration of its experts. The 470s produced by Nautivela often win because they are the result of a continual technical research on the bases of the personal judgmens and the suggestions of the athletes. The Italian Bolens and Vencato, Treves and Chieffi, Bacchiega and Porta, the French Berthet and without Lebnrn, speaking of the Spanish and the Gerrnan crews, could testify to this characteristic which marks the working method of Nautivela. I-et's mention only some of the results of the Nautivela 470: - lst. World Champ. '85/88 (Chieffi and Sodestrom) - lst. EuropeanChamp. '89

- 1st.Women IYRU Worlds - lst, 2n4 3rd Italian,French and Spanish Champion. of 1989 - lst, 2nd, 3rd luniores World Champ.1989. How NAUTMLA

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Generally speaking, it takes nearly one week for the building of a 470, and ten days more for the consolidation of the polyester in the mold. Besides, Nautivela is very well equipped. it has a poiymerizing furnace which keeps a constant temperature . When the boat is painted, the equipment is fixed on the deck and the finishing can be made. A 470 is delivered after 20125 days from the order date. Nautivela is well-known because it is particularly at-

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tentive to all class nrles and up{ates. This characteristic was confirmed during the measurement phases of the last Olympic Games, so that Nautivela boat was confirmed as one of the most regulat 47O type. There's no doubt that the success of this well-known Italian boatyard comes from of all the combination hightech these factors. production, active and continuous collaboration with Italian and international athletes, and personalized boats. In our opinion, the existence of such boatyard can only be a sign of the actual development of the 47O, and a good startirg point for the future hightech image of our class.

The structureof a sail-loft OneDesignOriented The Ullman Sails Mc Manager explains how to develop a sail design using cornputer programs,tesr and a networkof hy+echsail-lofts.. bv P.Brichoai & S.Casnma

The production of O.D. sails that is to say of massproduced sails - follows such concepts and programs which are completely different from those used for IOR and cruising boats. The theorctical difference is simply explained: each IOR is unique, its hull has a special shape, its weight and its technical

characteristics differ from all other projects of the same category. The samestandsfor the sails of this boat which are unique and perfectly adaptableonly to the technicalcharacteristics, which are typical to this kind of hull. OD boats on the contrary, are standardized. They represent only one project and they have the same technical characteristics. In this case the sails produced by sail-makers are only an attempt to ardve at an ideal perfect project. This conceptual difference is also present in the production of OD sails,as far as the project and the production arc concerned. The use of computers has marked a turning point in the building of IOR sails. As a matter of fact, since it is

completely impossible to set apafi a research budget for the production of a single IOR sail, today it is possible to use - thanks to computers the correspondent data of hundreds of sails which have already been tested and to allow sail-designerc to analyse the projects having technical characteristics similar to

that of the chosen model. The right developmentof the OD sails on t}te contrary, requires the allocation of an experimental budget which must be paid off within about 2 yearssta:rtingfrom the day when this project has been put on the market. In the productionof this kind of sails Computersplay a less importests tant role while become a key-element. That is to say that Computers become a perfect and infallible mean for operating the changes suggested by the tests' results.

TgE US TESTS The tests then play a fundamental role in the designing of OD and therefore th"y need a Above: Hunger brothers, Top sailor of the 470 Class. strict methodology. Below: Giorgio Ztocoh, International Tornado cham- These latest years I've pion and sail designer at Ullman Sails ltalia. learnt to distrust the "sudden conclusions" of sail-makers, including who always myself, want to have their own ideas confirmed, and who are rarely surc of what they say. kr order to face this problemlmadetogether with Giorgio Zuccoli and Pieto D'Ali some tests on Ullman Sails, using a very strict pattern which needs at 470Times Ofhcial Class Magazine

least two trained crews who must know each other well. This element will surely give very good results. It is possible to describebriefly a typical test which has been made with the aim of proving the rightness of a certain change at the former design. These twocrews- AandB- must choose particular days, better when the wind comes from the sea, and on a sunny day. After having sailed closehauled for half an hour they get far enough from the cost, they have enough time to observe all wind shifts, the average intervals of these shifts, wind power and the steadiness of the wind. The A-crew sails with a standard design and trim, while B sails with a modified sail. They start close-hauled, A is upwind and B about two lengths downwind and one behind. After about lO-I2 minutes, each crew, without consulting each other, writes down the changes in wind direction and its own considerations about

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the final rcsult. Then they start again : A is in the previous position of B. After 10L2 minutes they take notes again. At that point they tack and th"y repeat the two phases, always writing down the results, each separately. Then they come back running towards the starting point and th"y tepeat the four phases after changing the trim: A with a modified trim, B with the standard-one. At the end of the day each crew has made 8 tests for an overall of 16 written results. I think that 80% at least of the test must have a positive result for that new trim, if we want to consider the modified sails as better than those with the traditional trirru under those special wind conditions. By this sysem we achieved three results: we solved the problem of the personal impressions of the experimenters, we reduced the time for testing to an average of about one week Finally, the time needed for testing a modifica-

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tion under different condiand sea and tions of wind the test the infallibility of given to exhave perimenters much more confidence, allowing them to think more about the tactics than about the newness of the sail. This last consideration leads us to examine another fundamental element for the the success of a project: presenceof the lvlan.

THB MAN:

a key-element

Every Sail-designersmust understand the advantages and the limits of their own projects through the impressions of the collaborators who test various sails. The relationship between a sail-maker and his collaborator is therefore of fundamental importance and - in my opinion - it must follow certain conditions. The sail-maker must be a good sailor, better if he is practical, rational and if he knows his collaborator well. The latter,on his turn, must be able to relate facts and emotions and not solutions. Sensitivity and resolution should be his main capacities even though it is difficult to find both of them in the same person. As far as I'm concerned, I've always tried to co-operate with as many sailors as possible, speaking about their problems, the conditions in which they are not fast, their impressions,etc... This solution has revealed to That's be very effective. why we created the Ullman Sails group, a different and innovative concept of sail-

makers who firmly believe in the collaboration with the champions of various classes, in the group-research and in the differentiated production. It is extremely exciting and difficult,at the sarne time, to work with champions such as Giorgio Zuccoli and Pietro D'Ali. I worked together with D'Ali for the development of 124, 47O and IOR classes. Pietro knows these classesvery well. He made many races and won many Italian prizes, and he has always collaborated to the development of the project. Pietro D'Ali has a great sensitivity and is always able to find the "weak 1rcint" of a project. His experience has been fundamental for the development of the I24 sails. We managed in few time to set up an extremely fast and innovatory set of sails. What astonished me the most has been his capacity of immediately finding the dght solutions to the soft points of the project.

which are very popular an Garda l-ake and which allowed Giorgio to use his experience at its best, for mono-hull boats too. We are half way: the project has been tested and approved. The production and the assistance phase begins now. The construction of standard sails is the basic concept of the One Design sails and the prduction organization has a great importance if we want to achieve this aim. " We must follow three basic rules in order to grant a perfect One Design production: the sail-maker, who controls the cutting, must always follow the same special methodology, granting the perfect position of the fabric on the board, the right working of the hardware of the cutting system and the periodical checking of the templates.

The second fundamental aspect is the checking of the used materials. The various lots of fabric must always be tested and checked with the enclosed Giorgio Zuc.coh has passed stress-maps. As a matter of through different experiences. fact two rolls of the same He has collaborated for years fpe of fabric but of different with Murphy&Nye, and this lots may react so differently year he has decided to join our under stress to change the group and to share the or- final shapeof a project. ganization and the innovative structure with us. Today The third aspect is an exGiorgio runs the [Illman Sails tremely accurate checking of Italy at Brescia, which is the finishing for allowing specialized in the construction those who have already used of full-batten and catamaran those sails to keep on using sails and he controls the the same trim marks used cliens assistanceof the whole before for that model". It is group of Northern Italy . At Sergio Fabbi who is speaking. present we are trying to con- He is a sail-maker in Rapallo struct all the catamaran and with an experience of 15 the Asso 99 sails. Thev years of work in lofts: from the Hood Europe in France are six-person fast boats 470TimesOfficial ClassMagazine

Italy and to the Horizon from the North America, Sails Italy to his own loft, which has recently become The Ullman Sails Italia. of the sailexperience maker plays a key-role in the achievement of a project: he must know exactly how the fabrics reac! which loading they can bear, how they can a lot of be assembled and tricks discovered and "stolen" during years of design, cutting and assembling. At this point the sail is ready, it has been designed and constructed and it is shown to the sailot who will use it as he used many others. It is a mean which allows the boat to move but ,for incteasing its performance, it must be used following the instruction papers. The know-how - which has been gained during the projecting phase by the saildesignet, experimenters, sailmakers - MUST be communicated to the users of the sail. The transfer - through technical notes- of the lnowhow got trough months of worh is the last task of a One Design Oriented loft. This is ptobab]y the real added value of the sail, the aspect which makes it different from many other projects and which allows everybody to discover how a certain sail may be faster than others. The project is completed only at this point. About six months have passed since the b"ginning of this worh our commitment has been important but the reward is near: grcat results, the gratefulness of sailors who relied on rrs and the certainty of having done a good job!

Sailsdevelopments Nigel Buckley,One-Design manager at Banl<s Sails and 1988470 World champion, disczsses sail design. bv Nisel Bucklev

SouthamptonSept.'t9.

"wonder" materials became available panel layout and asHow come few sailmaker's, sembly techniques changed let alone sailors themselves, and the shapes themselves seem capable of agreelng upon were defined. the perfect sail shape ? Yet, despite the volumes writEspecially when you consider ten by researchers not one the data available in the form single sailmaker has claimed of spin off's from the multi- to have found the perfect and billion dollar aerospace in- final sail shape although some dustries. Surcly only one sail may inadvertently have appeared to have done so. So how come ?

faces, in contrast to a Yachts sail, are solid and inflexible. The really big problem comes in attempting to relate these findings to the flexible and dynamic membrane which we know as a sail. This is one lâ&#x201A;Źason why on often feedbach water photographic, still plays such an important role in any develoPment sail serious progratnme. You see it's one thing to decide upon the Perfect flying shape but quite another to actually achieve this in practice becausea sail has no predetermined shaPe. It's a flying shape at any mo-

To design an aeroplane with inappropriate aerodynamic characteristics would prove disastrous to the company responsible and most definitely to the people unfortunate enough to actually be flying the thing!.

I aser Plotter-Cutter at Banks Sails.

shape can be optimal on any single point of sailing and in any one set of wind and sea conditions. The fact is that if you multiply the number of sailmaker's trading by a factor of at least six you'd only just be approaching the number of solutions so far offered. Even stranger is the number of lofts now employing state of the art CAD-CAM systems- and still with no sign of any agreement upon the ultimate sail.

So its only sensible that sedous research programmes are the norm within the field Banks CAD display. of aetonautics.This type of re- ment in time depends upon the search relates an arbitrary pressuredistribution surroundshape to the pressures acting ing it and the structural loadupon it enabling the designer ing imposed - and, of coulse, to effectively pre-set it's lift the characteristics of the generatingsurfaces.These sur- materials used in it's construction.

Of course we have seen many major changes to our sails over the past seasons.As new BanksCAD display

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Only by observation is it possible to determine whether the theoretical shape has been achievedin practice. Early use of CAD sail design systems focused upon the production of a rigid and stable shape. Developments in warp strong cloth and radial panel construction enabledthis possibility to become a reality

W and the so called "tin-plate" sail was born. Many held their designed shape well, mostly too well, and the opportunity to make shape adjusfrnents via the sail controls was lost and one condition sail had been generated. Today, things are completely different. Our computerised "mould" progfarnmes still design to a predetermined set of numbers (camber ratio's, entry angle, twist, etc) but, and this point is really crucial, these numbels are based upon

Trend and tendenciesin sails and spars n 47Oduring the last few years.

a real understanding not only of the internal stress system operating within the sail but also upon a complete appreciation of the stretch and rccovery characteristics of the membraneitself (ie. the cloth) We know now that the designed shape of a sail will not be it's flying shape. Infact the design shape must differ from the theoretically perfect shape in order to achieve that shape.

The true genius in design is the abil ' t o s ( nefate an in-

frnitely adjustable sail. By selecting what we might term an appropriate base shape and adding the right sort of cloth and panel layout the sailor becomes free to coerce hi" rig into various condition specific shapes. Only by spending many hours on the water r.rning will you gain the confidence and knowledge necessary to achieve top speed. Perperformance finally fect comes down to you the sailor and that's how it should be in sport.

Mast & Sails the Magic Mix

with little bending in the mast. The power which the sail puts into the mast, forces mast to bend more

bv John htdcnz

The author of this article, fohn Pudenz, was an international top 470 sailor during the end of the seventies. He carne in third in the World's 1978 and fourth in the World's Lg7g. Today he works in the development of 470 sails at North Sails Germany. This article should give a rough idea about developments and tendencies during the last few years in the 470 Class. lvlayor changes concerning boats, mast and sails have improved the performance of the 470 during the last 10 years. Where in the seventies most 470 could only take a high rigg tension for a short while, today every competitive 470 is much stiffer and more durable. This is one of the reasonswhy the sail shapesand riggsystems could change. What has not changed is, that a very big number of different sailmakers

arc repfesented and make competitive sails. The masts, which are used today, are quite different to each other and so also the sails being used are quite different. It is interesting that there are quite different approches to achieve the op timum of speed.

in the upper parts and ttre sails are designed

regardingly. An advantage of this system is that with little prebend between the mastfoot and the hounds, the rigg tension stays and the jib has a very little sag. On the other hand, the Needlespar mast is tuned to bend more in the bottom half and is pretty straight Stating with the mast, the in the top. At the same time, most conrmon Proctor Epsilon becauseof bending low down, and the also sucessfully used the top of the mast shows furNeedlespar, have an entirely ther aft. Still, the bending of different bending charac- the mast has to be well conteristic. While Proctor Epsilon trolled. With the Proctor mast is tuned with a very open and suitable sails, this is even spreader angle and very little more critical. This gives the pre-bend in the bottom part, sailor the problem on hand the Needlespar whith the that, if he changes the rake, suitable sails is tuned with a the angle of the spreader also lot more pre-bend, expecially have to be adjused. Since the in the lower section. Of course rigg tension has to be the same this led to different sail with different rake positions, designs. The fast sails made also the shrouds have to be for the Prcctor Epsilon have a changed on the boat. Of comparably little luff curve course,changesin the spreader and are designed to be used angle and shortening the

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angle and shortening the shrouds cannot be done during race. Therefore if you start the race with much rake, because the wind is very snong, and the wind decreases,you have too little power in the boat and the speed lacks. It is important to know exactly for which wind condition which rake is the best. You should measure different rake positions, including the adjustementof the shrouds and the spreader angle to have the same prebend as a result. Only then it is possible to adjust the rigg very fast before the race, if necessary. Since it dependsvery much on the crew weight and the material you are using, it is not possible to give general measurementsfor prebend and tuning of the sails. This is done by the sailmaker who hands out a tuning guide for the sails he makes for the different masts. Since most sailmakers offer differcnt models for different masts and different crew weights, the tuning of the sails is always very special. Since the speed tolerances ate not as big as they used to be, it is very important to be very exact in tuning the sails and to be able to repeat a trim which has proven to be fast in certain conditions. Talking about the jibs, the tendency of the last few years is to use jibs, which have a very straight luff and need a comparably high rigg tension. Furthermore jibs have become clearly fuller in the top and are powerfuller today as they

werc in the past. Also the jibs are sheeted harder, so that in certain conditions the leech of the jib is up to 10 centimeters inside of the end of the spreaders (with the spreader lenght of 47 cm). This is certainly a major change in tuning compared to former times when the jibs were sheeted with a lot more twist plus they were flatter in the upper part. Also, these full jibs which have a good allround performance, have a very round entry. they are therefore easier to sail because they are not so critical in stalling.

perfect for the wind conditions is course. It and the worthwhile working hard on finding the best position for different wind conditions and different coutses. As important as the main and jib are, it is essential that the spinnakers alâ&#x201A;Ź produced with a lot of skill. Not only the choice of the best cloth, but only a perfect sewing can assufe constant quality of the spinnaker. We tested heaps of different cloth and found out that the cloth quality is just as essential for the spinnaker as it is for main and jib. Only a small change of the specs of the cloth can change the design of The aim of the development the sail and also the perforof good spinnakers is the oplnance. A sailmaker can only timum of an allround perfordeliver identical sails, if he mance. Spinnakerswhich were can also make the sail of cloth with constant quality. It is proven that a slight change of cloth can make a big change in perforlnance. Since the differences is speed in the 470 on the International level are not very big anymore, it is a very important point. It takes some time to tune the sails for an optimum of speed. Therefore you want to transfer the dated you found out about tuning to your especially fast on tight next set of sails. If reaches, but therefore not as these are made of different good on broad reaches or cloth, you have to start again downwind, are not of interest finding out which way to use anymofe. It must be possible your sails and if you are unto go high with a good speed, lucky, the sails do not perform but also very fast on lower as well as the previous ones. counes. For the best perfor- Constant quality of the sails mance of a spinnaker, the high will help you stay on the of the spinnaker pole has to be track!.

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Japan, ?su-CiA, '89 World Champ. The '89 470 World Championship at Tsu city, Japan; a place that merge secolar tradition of hospitality with a perfett organizationand Qriental spirit.. b, sorroclourro Tsu city, Aug. 20th

The organization on shore was very efficent: several nightevents were organized so that five evening up to eight the competitors and the Team assistant were invited to Party and dinners. During the day, before and after the races, a shuttle bus service was settle up to link the marina with competitor'sHotels.

Japan, "the place of the rising sun", "the Hy-tech Country of the far-east" is the place where was organized the t989 470 World Campionship; a developed Country far from the "central Europe" exactly like the 470 International Class would like to be forever: an Hy-tech class spread all over the world!. This Cham- The Races: pionship at Tsu city has been Sun, warm air and sea a very succesfully organized temperature togather with a championship. Mr.fuima, the light wind were the mix conJapaneseFederation and Class ditions that characterized this Association, the sponsor championship; such conditions Yamaha Motor Co. Ltd and all were quite appreciated by the city of Tsu had put a great Meditenanean clâ&#x201A;Źws as well efforts into this event. as Japanesecrews, but were RE: How Tsutsumi Brother's trained to improve their performances. "Firstly we got weather conditions information regarding the past 3 years in that area during the specified period and we could image in which condition the 470 Worlds should be sailed:3-6m/s. So we startedsailing mainly in that conditions with the first aim to reach a good boat speed and a good control of the boat for pointing in the wind or enhance speed in different situations. We tested 7/8 different set of sails and in the end we choose Diamond Sails DME Main, #6 Jib and DS$spinnaker.

not so appteciated bY northern teams. The whole event was characterized by a medium light wind ant the max point was 15 knots during the Practice race and the fourth race. Expecially the first race wfls extremly long; the first l"g was approximately 2.2 mm lenght and the Spanish team Calafat Sanchez went through the finishing line ten second in time. After the first face, the Race Committee decided to short a bit the legs lenght. To remark the speed of the Japaneseteams in such conditions that seemed to be a bit faster then the Spanish and Italian team, which ale "specialized" in light wind conditions. Most of the Japanese European-like sailed with tuning much more than New 7,ealand-like tuning. On the technical side, many Proctor and Needlemast but Yamaha also realized a good mast used on the charter boats. Regarding Sails, always Ullman Sails and then Elwstrom, Diamond, North. Yamaha also provided good charter boats that should

This final set gave us enough confidence to be fast and ready to win." TSUTSUMI Fittings and Trimm. -

Hull: KD

'87 G7*

Model

Mast: SupersparM2

Sails:Diamond

Spreaderlrnght 47 cm

Distance betweenmast and line joining schroudsat spreadersline: 13/14 cm

Mast Rake: 67L1663

Schrouds tension:42

Headstaytension: 35

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become college boats after the Championship. This seems to be a good idea, expecially when the championship is not in the "central Europe" it could be good to realized a certain number of competitive boats in charter. After morc then ten years, another Japanese won the title of

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470 Class had entries from 19 countries at this championshiP. In fact only the surf board Irchner class had entries from more countries, but... their Worlds Champ. was in Spain! [,et us hope that we can stay "in position" in the sailing wotld.

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120.1

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Diarnond

ITA

Nautiv 89

120.2

12.5

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FRA

r20.4

10.8

Russo

Ullman

ITA

Nautiv 87

r21.6

10.9

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TAP

Yama 88

120.6

ro.2

North

I.JK

Zieg

r20.9

10.3

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Banks

North

GER

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After three silver medals, the ltalian brothers won the European title in Hungary." bv P.Brtcheni& S.Castagna

overall just behind the Berthet brothers. After tlrree silver medals in Europeans and Worlds championships, the Italian Montefusco brothers finally won the title and were rewarded after many years of testing and technical attemPts in their loft at Lecce.

Balaton,Sept.30th'89.

Germans Rudlaf-Bier won the first race but the Italian Teams There were 80 men and 33 Montefusco, Noe and Ivaldi women crews coming from 2l took control of the first places State at the 1989 European till the fourth race. At the end Championship in Hungary. of the fith race the clasThe Italian brothers Montefus- sificresults as follows: 1 Monco and the women crew tefusco 2 Berthet 3 Schultz 4 Hardwiger-Pinnow from DDR Hunger 5 Ivaldi won the Title. Interesting to note that both of them won the During the last race a stronger second place at the previous but irregular wind changes a European Champ. at lot the overall positions. The Team HungerQuiberon!. A light and shifty German wind with choppy sea condi- Schmidt leads the whole race tions, caused unstable condi- and they reveal to be the tions and a quite exciting Champions we know, but the suspense until th end of the Montefusco brothers were able last l"g of the iast race. to keep the contact and to The Price giving Ceremony: The Among men, the Democratic maintain the first olace overMontefusco brothen and Berthet (3rd) all. Hunger finished second '89 EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP 470 CLASS

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6th Master World pionship, 19E9

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The 6th Master World events took place on Lake Starnberg in the South of the Federal Republic of Germany, from 21st to 23rd September,1989. Notes & News regarding Regattas and next International They were organised by the events. Deutscher Touring Yacht Club bv The Stoff which owns very nice Club The organising club not only thercfore safely assume that facilities at Tutzing. provided their marvellous the 1990 lV[aster Worlds will 20 crews from 5 nations had facilities but also invited us to be organised there. The only come to Tutzing in order to the Munich Oktoberfest and thing left for us to wish for, is both race against one another, crowned their generosity by that more mastes than in and celebrate together. inviting us to dirurer and 1989 will include these events plans for 1990, and The weather situation was music at the end of our regat- in their participate in them. will was ta. It on occasion that that beautiful autumnal. Unfortunately however, that also we discussed the question of At this point I would like to meant poor wind conditions: the venue for the 1990 ldaster extend our heartfelt thanks to rather light winds on the first Worlds. the host club for their magday which faded away al- The Spanish champions vehe- fficent hospitality. together on the second day. As mently advocated their home a rcsult, no mone than four watets some 80 krn East of races in all were sailed. As in N,Iadrid. Other proposals in- Olympic Training Regatta, earlier y@F, the Angel cluded the island of Elba Bancelona Guiterrez/Antoni o Plaza Reyes (Italy) and l-ake Balaton by H.S. crcw fiom Spain oncemorc (Hungary). dominated the sedes which th"y won without major There was a majority in After all, there will be an favour of Spain and we may olympic training rcgattâ&#x201A;Ź as problems.

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i early as 1990! Unfortunately it will not take place at the same time in the year as the real olympic events in 1992, but rather from 28th August to 2nd September 1990, and not based on the actual olympic harbour, but at least in the authenticolympic racing area.

Kiel Week bv H.S.

Early in October, sailors from the 47O, Dragon, and Laser classes met at Alexandria (Egypt) in order to compete in the 19th International October Regatta in Abu Kir Bay. This event which is becoming increasingly popular, was a meeting ground both for sailors from different Arab countries and between Arab (primarily and non-Arab European) sailors. It therefore plays a vital role under the sports aspectsas well as in the human relations field.

EpiphanioulPeter Elton from Bernd and Cyprus Schrader RasenacldPetra (FRG). All participants were given free accomodation at the super-de-luxe Palestine Hotel in a formerly royal park. They were invited for dinner almost various by every night Alexandria sports clubs and thus had an opportunity to get to know their hosts better.

Following a smashing evening The traditional Kiel Week party including beachsidelive prograrnme is to be enlarged: music, a belly dancer perfor21 crews from 8 nations had subsequentto the end of the mance and a marvellous buffet 470 class fleet races,match raceswill be sent entries for the with specialties of Egyptian races. Day after day, the skies sailed by the winners of incuisine, most of the parwere blue and the winds were dividual classes. These match ticipants embarked on the alraces will be sailed in the J mostly light to moderate, second part of their visit to though the weather on the 3rd 22, a two-percon keelboat Egypt, i.e. the cultural Part. day proved that things can get class. rough at Alexandria too, with Awed by 5000-year old force 7 winds and very high pyramids and temples, the seaspreventing all races. visitor from Central Europe 19th fnternational October cannot but admire the sPlenRegatta Alexandria 1989 In the 470 class, the Greek preserved ancient didly crew Trigonis Kostas/Pavlidis bv H.S. colours of temple paintings (in Ioannis maintained their clearour latitudes, paint Probably cut lead throughout the series, wouldn't outlast five years) Nicolas followed by and the precision with which giant structures wele built, huge stone blocks carved and moved into place at a time when there were meither wheels nor cranes.

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The most fascinating thing for me as sailor however was the nearly 5000-year-old royal sun boat found in a stone tomb, as a burial offering, in the course of archeological exvacations in the vicinity of the pyramids. Its planks are joined together by ropes and it would still be ready for use any day, after having been soaked in water for some time to make it watertight.

hope for is that many masters will meet in Spain. All those who might be interested should report, at the very eafliest convenient time, to our chairman of the championship committee, Sergio Santella, Casella Postale 65, 54036 IVlarina di Carrara, Italy.

The Ivaldi Brothers during a naining camp in Marina di Ravenna, Italy

During ouf talks with repre- provide an opportunity to help sentatives from Arab our friends there. countries, I was told that there is a great intercst in the 470 class there, and that the class 1990Master Worlds is in a growth phase in the bv H.S. Gulf states and North Africa. The first Arab championship will be held at Mohammedia The 1990 Master World (Morocco) in 1990. eventsshall take place,in ac'Ihe cordancewith the wish ex47O International will orpressedby the participants in ganise a clinic prior to that the 1989 Master Worlds, in event, which will oncemore

GenoaPre-Olpnpic Week bv P.B.

The Organization: The Genoa week has become in few years the first meeting of the season, especially for the East-European 470 Teams that seem to prefer this regatta to Cannesweek regatta.

As usual, the Yacht Club Italiano offered pretty nice daily events, like cocktails up Central Spain some 80 km the famous tenace Matini & East of Madrid Rossi and a price giving on the Entrepenas ceremony in accordance with reservoir, the the style of the oldest sailing exact dates being club in ltaly. the 4th to 9th September 1990. The four races were sailed Should anyone from the lst to the 4th of look for the March in the especially sunny venue: the reser- and windy gulf of Genoa. voir is located The Races close to the Madrid-Zaragoza The Italian brothers Ivaldi lead highway near the whole fleet during the Guadaljara. whole event.

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Accomodation, food and transpofiation between the housing area and the club facilities are free! The entry fee is US $ 50. Could there be a more tempting proposition? All we can

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The first and second races werâ&#x201A;Ź sailed with a 3-4 Beaufort wind blowing from south when the young Italians Ivaldi started with an aggressive double first place. Second overall was a pretty known team: the Nyari brothers from Hungary who finished 2nd and 3rd.

On Friday the wind stopped blowing , just to invert the direction and re-start from the cold Alpes mountains north Genoa. The result was a cold wind from 0/10 degrces,quite shifty and a definitely flat sea. The Ivaldi and Nyari brothers sailed a match race finishing 3rd and 4th; a result that confirmed the Ivaldi brothers first overall with 5.7 points up to Nyari, 16.7 points, and

another young sailor from Yugoslavia:Magiar. Technical News: Nothing new from Genoa;just after the Olympics, the top teams of the previous quadrennial seem to be relaxed and the new young teams don't want to loose this chance. The winner team sailed with a Nautivela boat, Proctor mast, North Italy mainsail and jib

and a Montefusco spinnaker. They usually train a lot during winter, sailing a couple of times a week and jogging every day. The Nyari brothers sailed with the same rig which was used last yeat: KD, Proctor and North Germany and they seem to be pretty fast in hard condition, sailing with the clâ&#x201A;Źw definitelv backword

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sports on one hand, high-grade, with determined professional training on the other.

In Memoriam Jochen Hunger.

Who in the racing community wouldn't know the Hunget brothers?

achieveThese ments togather with outstanding his and amiability made helpfulness, him a model for all of us.

For may years they ranked among the hottest favorites of our Class championships and in Olympic sailing events, beeing invariably placed among the best crews.

After the 1988 Olympics, Jochen who had crewed for his helmsman brother, he signed io" ,"""o,pto. off from regatta sailing in order to concentrate r*rr"oHuru", $, ?*r"::tj:t fully on his accademic and professional career, a bicycle, had a collision with a pedestrianand but he continued his membership in ov 47O fell so fatally that on 9th February he died of General Council. the consequencesofthat accident. I have met very few people in my life how It is more than hard to grasp the truth that he were able, as he was indeed, to reconcil so is no longer in our midst. very successfully first-class performance in Hetnz Staudt

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