470 Times Issue 03, May 1991 by International 470 Class Association

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INTERNATIONALE C L A S SA S S O C I A T I O N INTERNATIONA

Dear Members and Friends Ever since the beginning of the debate over IYRU Racing Rule 26 and Annex i4, which initially was of real interest to a minority of racing yachtsmen only, we all feel a more or less substantial commitment to professionalism (or at least we are telling ourselves that this is a fact). lf we are competitors, what it means to us is more training, better material, participation in a greater number o[ events,greater expectationsvis-?r-visorganizers,both in the case o[ event organizersincluding race officers, measurers,race results servicesetc., and National Authorities, I Y R U a n d c l a s sa s s o c i a t i o n s . To the extent that we act as organizers,we feel that we have to do better than to lust meet those expectations.And if we are part of a National Authoritl', we are in a similar position becatrseit is our task to contribute to winning medals. Even the International Yacht Racing Union cannot but try to keep pace,if it is to live up to its statutory mandate of being "the controlling authority of the sport of sailing in all its forms throughout the world'l And class associationsare not better off, either: in the middle of an environment which is organizing itselI along "pro" Iines, pure and undiluted amateurism is a lost cause,or even a waste of effort. The exact opposite of that is what happens with regard to the human resourcesavailableto organizers,national authorities, and class associations.The number of those who are willing to perform an ever-growing task on an unpaid basis is decreasing more and more. As a result institutions are faced with the alternative of either trying to turn back the wheels oI History (which is known to be impossible) or having salaried personnel do a substantial part of the necessarywork. That in turn cosrs money which will have to be obtained either by raising fees and/or membership dues (and those who have to pay them take a dim view of that) or finding sponsors which is easier said than done, and results in dependencies). The 470 International did indeed perceive that trend of developments and took some steps in that direction by appropriate decisions which will have to be followed-up by further action i[ we are to be able to determine the destiny of our class in the best interest of our members, with the scope o[ such steps being of necessitya function of the overall evolution of the sport of sailing. Let us hope that we will always have a good eye for the right thing to do. Vice President Colin Brewer has undertaken to look after our 470 TIMES. I would be more than pleased if he were to succeed in turning the TIMES into a genuine medium for communication among all those who either practice,or organize,470 sailing at all levels, enhancing its role as a mirror image of national and international class activities, and securing financial support via advertising in such a manner that rve will be able to publish more issuesat regular intervals, in future.

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kGeorg Tallberg Sotkatie6Al 00200 Helsinki Finland Tel: + 358 0 675'119(home) Fax:f3580671518 Mobile: + 358 49 411699

Vice President Charnpionship Committee Sergio Santella c/o Club Nautico CasellaPostale65 54036 Marina di Carrara Italy T e l : + 3 9 5 8 5 6 3 5 1 5 0( c l u b ) + 3 9 5 8 5 5 1 2 3 7( h o m e ) Telex:500045 BIEMME I Fax: * 39 585 634017

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Robert Baggers BaamburgseZuwe 190 3645 AM Vinkeveen Tel: + 31 2949 3292 Fax: * 31 2949 3443 NETHERLANDS Jon Bilger 5 Helen Place St. Heliers Auckland 5 NEW ZEAIAND Colin Brewer 123 lmperial Avenuq Maylandsea, Essex.CM3 6TT Tel: 0621.711377 GREATBR/TAIN Soren Clausen Skodshojen65 DK 8240 Aarhus-Risskov Tel: + 45 86211050 Fax: + 45 862i5,+50 DENMARK Alain Corcuff 7, Rue du Hainaut 78570 Andresy Tel: +33139709828 F&4NCE

Designer Andr6 Cornu Herengracht585 1017CD Amsterdam Holland Tel: + 31 20 261757

Chief Measurer & Measurement Training Chaiman Technical Committee Michel Petit Chemin du hardit Lieudit "Caze' 33380Mios Tel: + 33 56 266324

Hiroshi Moawa 1 - 2 4 5M i n a m i N a g a k u b o Asaka-machi Korivama 9610I Fukushima Japan Fax: + 81 749 133819 (University)

The General Council Keizo Arima c/o JapanYachting Association Dr Kishi Memorial Hall 1-l-l Jinnan, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo Tei: + 81 3 845 l20l JAPAN

Colin Brewer I23 Imperial Avenuq Maylandsea, Essex.CM3 6TT Great Britain Tel: 0621 741377

Marta Esteve Sanjuan Silveri Fabregas45 08320 El Masnou,Barcelona Tel: +3435553639 Fax:*3'131121269 SPAiN Mohib Abdel-Aziz Fahmy Suez Canal Authority Deputy Director of Finance Erchad Building 41515,Ismaiha Tel: + 20 64 220000/9 ex4260 + 20 6+ 22Il0l (home) Fax: * 20 64 220785 EGYPT Georg Fundak Pasaretivt 52/a 1026 Budapest Fax: + 43 222 566171. HUNGARY Susanne Meyer Kuefersteig6, 1000 Berlin 20 Tel: + 49 30 3615331 Fax: + 49 30 3357079 GERMANY Jean-Marc Monnard Chemin des Pleiades8 1814 t-a Tour de Peilz SWITZERI,AND Hiroshi Mozawa l-245 Minami Nagakubo Asaka-machi, Koriyama 96301 Fukushima Tel: + 81 249 1571,03 Fax: + 81 249 +33819 Att Mozawa JAPAN

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Oflicers of honour Presidents of honour Albert Huet Rue du Mane 56170 Quib6ron FRANCE Marc Everaert AvenueCirculaire I44A BTC 2 II80 Bruxelles BELGIUM Jacques Dost 9 Rue Magnificat 33200 Bordeaux FRANCE Vice President of Honour Beecher Moore 3 Temple Gardens Middle Temple l-ane London EC4 9AU ENGLAND

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President'sReport HeinzStaudt.President. at the 1990AGM.

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Fi I-adies and Gendemen, dear friends, The President'sreoort at the end of a term of officecovers,quite naturally,not only the precedingyear: itis alsoa lookback on the entire term. It is the sportof sailingwhich hasbrought us together;and for that reason,our efforts were prominently focussedon sports-related activities. In so doing,we havetried to maintain the high performance-levelof our racing e v e n t s a. n d a t t h e s a m et i m e t o c a r r y t h r o u g h t h e w i l l e x p r e s s e db y o u r membership.This has not alwaysbeen an easytask.

such extreme conditions as those prevailing off Pusan. Our 29 two-man crews were in no way inferior to them, in providing excellent sport. At this point, I wish to congratulate most cordially, all those who have won medals in the past several years, and to express my sincere appreciation. It is something special to be among their ranks, in a class with a performance level as high as that of our Class. I wish them and all those who are not (or not yet!) among them, lots of fun in going on sailing the 170.

We have had a multitude of regattas with an excellent international r e p r e s e n t a t i o n ;w e h a v e h a d e x t r a ordinary World and Continental Championshipsas well asJunior and MasterWorlds. At this point in time I would like to expressmy heartfeltthanks to all those who havecontributed to the successful organizationof those regattaseries. Apart from those events- which were organized under the aegisof our own Class - the 470 was,and continues to bq usedin many other major events,a few of which I would like to mention here: I the IYRU Womens World Championship, I the Asian Games, I the PANAM Games, I the MediterraneanGames. Not only doesthat situation contribute to the consolidationof thepositionof our c l a s si n n a t i o n s w h i c t r a r e a l r e a d y membersof the International: the 170 and its classorganizationgain, by that token, and will continue to gain access to additional nations. The highest-rankingevent however,in our sport as in others,are the Olympic Games. Our class was doubly representedatthe Pusan1988Olympics in asmuchas.for thefirsttimq a separate eventfor women waspart of the olympic sailing events.2l two-women-crews provided not only a fleetofoutstanding quality and quantity: they also demonstratedthat the 470 is oerfectlv manageablefor femalecrewselrenundei

With the rwo-fold objectiveof providing a continuous yardstick for comparing relative performancethroughout the y e a r ,a n d a t t h e s a m et i m e g i v i n g o u r competitors even broader publicity in t h e m e d i a ( a n d v i s - A - v i sp o t e n t i a l sponsors),we arecomputingfor the first time in 1990 a ClassRankingList. It is not easyby any means,to obtain the regattaresultsrequiredfor that purpose! In reality, any organizing authority shouldhavea genuineinterestin seeing their names in print. The ranking list works on the basisof a 12-month period, as indicatedin 470 TIMES 2 where all other information concemingthe rankinglist canbe found as well.

The 470 Intemational being one of the leading international classes,we cannot stand back and remain aloof from that debate: we must make ourselves heard. on that issue. In a rvorldwide perspective, the p e r f o r m a n c er e c o r d o f c o m p e t i t o r s a s well as coaches, varies within a substantial margin. There are national authorities rvith a long standing rcgatta tradition and many years of 470 racing experience; and there are others who were establishedin the recent past,where experience with our class is rather limited. It is only narural that the latter often lack the courage to send crews to Olympic events or major 470 class championships. Itis the very purpose of making both competitors and coaches from such countries comDetitiveat a global level,and at the same time giving the 470 greater popularity in those countries where national associations do not (as yet!) exist, that we created our racing clinics. It was not easy to get that project off the ground but we nevertheless hope that some sort of routine will be develooed o v e r t h e n e x t f e w y e a r s ,w h i c h w i l l facilitate our work. Our sailors must become better known in the media. It is not enouqh for them to be prominent only after they havebeen helmsman in an America's CuoYacht. All interestedprinted media joumalists and TV reporters should kno.,v what Susanne Meyer and lGtrin Adlkofer, or Tomaou a n d N o b u h i r o T s u t s u m i ,o u r c u r r e n t World Champions, look like and who they are.That is what we owe to our topranking sailors; and only if we achieve that, advertising and Racing Rule 26 etc. make any sort of sense. The ranking list will be one of our instruments in that endeavour; it is the first step in the right direction, but additional efforts will be required on the part of someone who has the capability of assuming that responsibility and who disposes of the facilities offered by modern communications technology.

Ranking list data published so far, are thereforeno more than an initial trend indicator It will not be before early in l99l that we will really know who were the leading crews over the 12 month period of 1990, and whether the qualification factors adopted were the right ones.From 1991on, the lateststatus of the ranking list will be availableprior to any maJorevent.

Today's society is media-oriented. Anyone who wishes to attain a minimum of public attention, has to make his case in the manner the media are used to.

I reported in TIMES 2 on the debate concemingnewlayoutsfor racecourses.

The degree of public renown on the one hand, and sponsor support prospects on

:hc'orheqaremutually interdependent; ::c'rrheris conceivablewithout the other \\'e have tried to take that fact into rccount by enlisting the support of a narketing expert, and we are now '*'orking on the development of a new signet.We can only hope that ongoing ulks with marketingfirms will result in a sponsoringcontractin the nearfuture Our TIMES is of course a very useful instrument in our media work, but a singleedition per year - is not enough. The echoesreceived so far, with regard to the 470 TMESwhich every470 sailol everyessendaldecision-make4and every vachtingjournalist ought to receivg is very favourableWhat I personally fail to see however is an adequatesupply of reportsfrom national classassociation, as well as coverageof racing events, especiallyfrom non-Europeanareas. Pleaselet us have your reports! It is a truismthat in orderto Dractice our sport,we need a boat - th; 470. Keepingit - jointly with licensed builders - at the state-of-the-artlevel, both with regard to materials used and b o a t - b u i l d i n g t e c h n i q u e s ,w i t h o u t continuous and/or drastic class rule changesand without making existing {70 fleetsobsoletqand yet maintaining its price at the level where it is an interestingproposition for largenumbers of sailors- thosewereour objectivesin the last four years,just as in the past. .{s a resultof that,we rejectedsandwich constmction.As farasthe pendulumtest is concerned,the trials conducted and the first implementation of the test at the Pusan Olympic events have demonstratedthat its usefulnessas a controlmeasureduring racingeventsis lirnited,whereasit might make senseas part of constructionmeasurementat the builders'premises. The fact that this test shall nevertheless be implemented during the 1992 Ol1'mpiceventsis primarily due to our intention to caution thosewho are still building boatsbarelywithin the letterof our rules,but contrary to their spirit. Such testsas well as a major portion of Jur current measurementprocedures. s.rrulcl6...me superfluous if we had :oas built to a "building specificationi 'iVhararethe objectives of that building :--:ification? It is intendedto: I i'-:eranteequality (reinforcementsto :.' placed where they belong, rather :::.rnbeingdispendedwith an order to ."ir c' $'eight);

I e::'ure uniform hull shells; l r - r * l - i d e u s e l e s cs o m p e t i t i o nv i a n e w :'-:.i shells which differ from earlier ::-:--:in minor pointsonly,because we

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the price of that sort of competition. On the other hand, real competition in terms of quality and price will continue to be welcome. And as mentioned before: Most of t o d a y s m e a s u r e m e n tp r o c e d u r e s would become superfluous. The development of the building specificationcan onlybe accomplished in close cooperationwith our licensed builders: itwillbe feasibleonly ifwe keep their financial burden within limits affordableto them, because- to repeat this simple statementonce more - any costbome by buildersis ultimatelypaid by us,as the users.That'sthe way it is in a free market economy. One thing which the building specificationis nof designedto do, is to f r e e z ei n n o v a t i o n . I n n o v a t i o n m u s t continue to be achievablein future If weareto continuehavinggenuineonedesignboats,having effectiverules and adequatespecificationsis not sufficient: we also need efficient verification capabilities. Our classis too big, and too wide-spread, to maintain a worldwide network of measurersof our own. What we can do (and what we should embark upon as soon as possible),is a worldwide effort to train non-470 measurerswith the objective of familiarising them with the spiritof our rules,ratherthan the merely numerical reouirementsof those rules.

course,which are indispensableto an efficient organization. Looking at the budget figures of other class organizations, one is bound to conclude that ours is indeed a shoestringbudget. I can only urgeyou to bear that in mind when we discussour budgetaireplans later in the day. I feelthat we havedemonstratedthat,as a class,we arecapableof copingwith our problems, and to overcome shortfalls oncethey areidentified.We havespared neither time and effort,nor substantial expenditure(especiallyin the contextof the debateoverboatbuildingtechniques, which was forced on us). in order to developthe necessarydocumentation and data, both during important meetingsand in the time in betlveen,and to discusssuchpapersand then takethe necessarydecisions. We havedemonstratedby that token, our capability for self-administration,and the fact that 17}-related problems are best left to, and can best be solved by, thosewho aremost directly concerned: that is to say,to us.And that is something we can be proud of. Let me expressmy s i n c e r eg r a t i t u d et o t h o s e w h o h a v e contributed to that achievement, especially my colleagues of the ManagementCommittee. At the sametimq I would like to take this opportunity to thank all of you for the confidenceplaced in me over the past yearswhich were at times, trying and demanding periods for me. But that is

The successof such projects - both thosealreadyinitiated and thosewhich haveyet to be launched - dependson the determinedeffortsof our honorary officials. But even their efforts require funding. The annual membership fee collectedby the 470 International barely coversthe cost of one TIMES issueper year(if we had to financethe latter totally, from such resources).

more than outweighed by the new friends I was able to make, within the class and through the class, by the rewarding feeling that I was able to help our sport and our competitors, and by the - highly motivating - success of our

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persistent growth of the Class and its worldwide I c o n s o l i d a t i o n r v e r e d e r n o n s t r a t e d .a b o v e a l l . b 1 ' t h e successful championship events organized b1' the 170 lnternational, which are of course the highlights of the role of the class in sailing. In the 1988/1989 period - just as in previous 1'ears- the various championships, and the waf in which they were organised, did indeed show the efficiency of the class organization.both in terms of the number of competitors and as far as the number of host nations 'uvereconcerned. The most outstanding event in 1988/1989 was undoubtedly the 1988 European Open Championship regattawhich rvas held at Quiberon in France. coinciding rvith the ,170 International AGM rvhich'nvasalso the occasion for the Class t o c e l e b r a t ei t s 2 5 t h a n n i v e r s a r y . Some 200 - maie and female - crews representing 25 nations came to the "Ecole de Voile de Quiberon" in order to compete in the finals, after a demanding selection process. Sergio Santella

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-nh" IYRU decided in November 1989 that from lst I -;anuary 1993 onward the 470 was to be built to a single skin building specification which was to be developed by a working party comprising of representatives from the IYRU and from the 470 International. The decisionresultedfrom the fact that a small number of boatshad beenspeciallybuilt for the Olympics,which had been designedfor the sole purpose of winning that regatta rather than under durability aspects. The working party is therefore tasked with preparing a building specificationwhich impedesthe constructionof highc o s t s p e c i a l - p u r p o s eb o a t s , w h i l e f o r c i n g b u i l d e r s t o manufacturelong-life,robust, durablg inexpensivg and yet competitivg boats which must be mass-producableas well. The objectiveis on the one hand, that qualiry is ensuredwhile on the other hand hull shells are identical and the useless competition via new hull shellswhich differ from earlierhulls in minor points only,will be excluded,becausewe arethe ones who pay the price of that sort of competition. In addition, currently usedmeasurementproceduresare to be simplified, and of coursetheseboats must be capable of being built an)..wherein the world becausethat is the very essenceof our Classwith its network of national fleets. The developmentof the building specificationcan only be accomplishedin close co-operationwith our licensed builders: it will be feasibleonly if we keep their financial burden within limits affordableto them, becauseany cost borneby buildersis ultimately paid by us,as the users.That's the way it is in a free market economy. One thing which thebuilding specificationis notdesigned to do,is to freezeinnovation.Innovationmust continue to be achievablein the future. What, then, is the outcome of the four working party meetingsheld so far and attendedby MichaelJackson(exchairman of the CBC),Kurt Debus(ex-memberof the CBC), PaulHandley(IYRUTechnicalOfficer),Hiroshi Mozawa(470 Cheif measurer),GeorgeThllberg(470 SecretaryGeneral),and Heinz Staudt(President,470 International).

What is the present situation? Uniform hull shells: In light of the financial and contractual implications.the earlierrequirementthat all 470'sbe built from moulds originatingfrom t'hesamemasterplug and supplied bv one sole manufacturer,was dropped. However,in future eachlicensedbuilder shall be required to build one rype of hull shell type only. Moulds: In order to keepproduction costsdown, the number of hull shellmoulds is to be reducedto a minimum, and shells .rreto be produced in such a ay that the most economic building techniquescan be used. ltaterials: As in the past, the 470 will be built with GRP,with i h e s m a l l e s tq u a n t i t y o f w o o d e n c o m p o n e n t sp o s s i b l e . l)iscussionasto whether all typesof glassfibre and polyester should be allowed or whether certain material ought to be r,rcludedunder cost aspects,is still ongoing The definition ..i preciserequirementswith regardto glassfibre and polyester rncluding brand names)was abandonedsince it would be ;.rntraD'to the criterion of world-wide availability. { decisionwasreachedon the limitation of the glass/polyester iriru).r definition of polyestercharacteristics (brittleof elastic) .i:lJ trf mat and roving weight seemsto be possible.

Hull shell minimum thickness: Therewill be only a specified minimum thickness,in order to takeinto accountthe variety ofglassfibresand polyestersavailablein different countries, as well as the different manufacturingstandardswhich our world-wide licensed builders work to. Anyone who builds shells thicker than the minumum required, is not to be preventedfrom doing so.This solution also does awaywith the problem of insufficient thickness near the bow and rule. transom,and eliminatesthe needfor an "even-thickness" Reinforcements: Standardised.No final decision wasreached on the question whether the provision of additional reinforcements(beyond those required) should be allowed. Bare hull weight: In futurg this weight is to be verified only t t the builder's o n t h e o c c a s i o no f i n i t i a l m e a s u r e m e n a premisescontrol). Contrary to the current rule the shell is to be weighedwith the bow fitting and shroud plates only. Swing test As another element of quality control, a swing test (with the boat in the samecondition as during the bare-hull weighing) shall be conductedduring initial measurement. Bulkhead under the traveller bar: One licensed builder referredto the high costof such a bulkhead.The group is still looking for an inexpensivesolution. Thwart: The position of the thwart (which can be shifted forwardsince 1989)is not definedasyet.Seealso"testboatsl Test boats: The close dialogue with many of our builders resulted in offers from YAMAIIA and NAUTIVEIA to build testboatsfor trial purposes.In the YAMAHAversion the thwart is in the'bld" Iocationwhile NAUTIVETAshifted it forward. Theseboats are to be built by the firms as soon as possible, in order to be intensivelysailedduring the months to come. We feelthat the ideal solution would be their daily useaspart of a training camp Sailorsusing the boatsareexpectedto report their findingsbasedon their experiencgin an individual record for eachboat.The datathus obtainedis to be evaluatedin the l99l period. September-November Static calculation

of the 470 structure

On the occasion of the 1990 HANSEBOOTBoat ShodHamburg, Bremen University presenteda structural calculationmodel for the 470 hull basedon the finite elements method, plus a 470 hull with integratedsensors. This boatwill enablethe measurementof actualstressfactors occuringwhen sailing the 470; as a result,we will be able to assessthe whole design of the boat, for the first time.

Future action The final draft of the building specificationwill be submitted to our 1992 G. A.Meeting,for discussionand approval. The decisionwill be submittedto the IYRUfor discussionand approvalat the November 1992 meetings. Obviously our builders will not be able to implement a new building specification over-night. There will have to be a transitionaryperiod (probably one year)when boatsmay be built both traditionally and to the new specification.

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Attending: Australia,Austria, Brazil, Canada,DDR, Denmark, Finland, France,FRG,GB,Holland, Hungary Israel,Italy,Japan,New Zealand,Norway, Portugal,Spain, Sweden,Turkey,USSR. General Council members present: Heinz Staudt (President),Hanz Duetz (Treasurer),S6ren Clausen(SecretaryGeneral),SergioSantella(Championship Committee),Colin Brewer,Alain Corcuff, Georg Fundak, Hiroshi Mozawa,Michel Petit,GeorgTallberg. Agenda: l. Welcomeby the President. 2. Approval of the minutes of the GeneralAssembly 1988 and the ExtraordinarvGeneralAssemblv 1989. 3. Reoorto[ the President. 4. Eventualdiscussionon the different reDorts. 5. Financialstatementand approvalof the iccounts for the years1988 and 1989.Final approvalof the draft budget 1989 alreadyapprovedby the GeneralCouncil. 6. Approval of Managementto: a) the ManagementCommittee b) the GeneralCouncil 7. Electionof President. 8. Voteon the 1990budgetand determiningthe amount of the annual membership fee. 9. Statutoryelection of membersof the GeneralCouncil. 10. Sportsquestions. OrganizeClassChampionshipsfor 1993-1996. l l . Techniques. Approval of the amendmentsand interpretations proposedby the TechnicalCommittee. Building specification:Informationabout the work of the IYRU Working Party. 1 2 . M i s c e l l a n e o u sp u t o n t h e a g e n d ao n r e q u e s to f t h e Associations.

DaveThomas askedwhat the relationshiois to the IYRU.He had heardthat therewassometroublebetrveenIYRUand 470 International.Somenations were not satisfiedwith the 470 class(classrules).The presidenttold thosepresentthat there is no trouble between the IYRU and the class and that the relationshipis a good one.The discussionsin the last years' IYRU meetings have shown the broad agreementof the federationswith the classand its policy and work. 5. Financial statement and approval of the accounts for the years 1988 and 1989. Final approval ofthe draft budget 1989 already approved by the General Council. Hans Duetz explained the financial reports (pleasefind enclosed).The accountsof i988 were approvedin Tsu (last yearat the ExtraordinaryGeneralAssembly)and thoseof 1989 wereapprovedat this meeting. The FinancialReport1989wasexaminedby Burg& De Raad and found to be conducted in a proper manner.They have not found any inaccuraciesor irregularitiesin the accounts. At the meetingon ITth August1990,the GeneralCouncil has decidedto increasethe orice ofthe sail button to 35FFeach from this dateon. This will of courseincreasethe income for 1991.The cost for the work of the TechnicalCommittee (Working Party)will increase. 6. Approval of Management to: a) the ManagementCommittee:Approved. b) the GeneralCouncil:Approved. 7. Election of President. Candidatesfor President:Heinz Staudt (FRG)and Georg Tallberg(Finland),who statedthat he also would like to be in the managementcommitteeif he wasnot electedpresident. Results:

l. Welcome by the President Heinz Staudtwelcomedall presentand askedfor one minute of silenceto rememberJochen Hungerwho passedawayearlier this year 2. Approval of the minutes of the 1988 GeneralAssembly and the 1989 Extraordinary General Assembly. a) Minutesof the 1988GeneralAssembly: Item 8.: Michel Petitwas also electedas member of the GeneralCouncil (for West Europe). With this amendment the minutes were approved. b) Minutes of the 1989 ExtraordinaryGeneralAssembly: The minutes were approved. 3. Report of the President Enclosed. 4. Eventual discussion on the different reports. SorenClausenaskedfor a report of the TechnicalCommittee. This was (as earlier agreed)distributed before the meeting.

A l a i n C o r c u f f s t a t e dt h a t t h e T e c h n i c a lC o m m i t t e eh a d forgottento send out a TechnicalBulletin since 1987.He was informed that therewasno reasonto do so asthe rule changes etc.were discussedand approvedin the meetings1988 and 1989 and distributed with their minutes.

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8. Vote on the 1990 budget and determining the amount of the annual membership fee. The budget for 1990 (pleasefind enclosed)was approved. The membershipfee must increasebecauservervill have to sendout more information. Information about rvhatis going to be discussedin the 470 class,technical*'ork. etc.It was decidedto increasethe membershiofee from l99I onwards (to be paid in January 1992 and so on ) to 25FF oer member 750FFas minimum for an Associationand a Delesation 20,000FFas maximum for an Association. 9. Statutory election of members of the General Council. The following personswere electedas members: SouthEurope:

Marta Estevei Sanluan,Spain SergioSantella,Italy Alain Corcuff, France Bruno Ortolano, Greece

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Central Europe:

SusanneMeyeqGermany GeorgFundak, Hungary

North America:

Dave Thomas,Canada

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a memberfrom Australiaor New Zealand

10. Sports questions. Subjectto the approvalof our relevantrulesby the organisers the following championshipswere fixed: Worlds i993-f995 to FrancqFinlandand Canadarespectively. The Committee was asked to fix the relevant year for the country after the IOC has decidedwhere the 1996 Olympic Gameswill be held. World 1996: Brazil Europeans1993:Austia EuropeansL994'.DDR (Germany) Europeans1995: Greece Junior Worlds 1993: Italy Junior Worlds 1994: Hungary Worlds 1992:We havestill no written commitment from Cadiz. They got a last deadlinefor the lst November1990.If we have nothing in hand by this time we have to look for another organiser. Worlds l99l: A brochure from the organiserwas distributed. The ManagementCommitteewas askedto discusswith the organiserthe detailswhich do not correspondto our rules and policy. ll. The following was approved in accordance with our constitution (and discussed and agreed by the IYRU at its November meetings f990). T h e f o l l o w i n g w a s a p p r o v e d i n a c c o r d a n c ew i t h o u r constitution: Rulechangesand claifications Rule 5(2) Only measurer officially recognisedby a NA and 470 Internationalor a personwith an approvedmeasurement licenceshall measurea boat,its spars,sails,and equipment and sign measurementforms. z . Rule 5(3) A measurershall not measurea boat, spars,sails or equipment owned or built by himself, or in which he is an interested party or has a vested interest, unlesshe has d measurementlicense or centreboard for spars,sails,rud.der, approvedby the 470 International. Rule 6(3) The mainsail shall carry the 470 emblem in dark blue (neither light blue nor black), the national letter(s)and sail number in red, and may have one sailmaker'smark near the tack (Rule l7 also refers). Mainsails used in women only events shall carry a red rhombus (length of diagonals250mm +/lOmm) above the top batten (bachto bachon both Thepositionshouldbe sides. approximatelyin the centre of the uppertnangle. 4. Rule 7(3) The addition of local reinforcementof wood,plywood or metal as backing for fittings is permitted. Holes may be drilled in the structurefor the fasteningof permitted fittings. Rule 8 Add under the headline: 'All measurementscarried out from the Aft Measurement Point (AMP) shall be made parallel to the baseline. Rule8(l)

The length overallofthe hull, excludingdeck overlap,shall be 4700mm+/- 10mm,from theAftMeasurementPoint (AMP) to the ForwardMeasurementPoint (FMP)measured parallello the baseline. 7. Rule 8(5) PresentRule,first paragraph:"Templatesfor the transom and sectionI, 3, 5,7 and 8 shallbe appliedas shownon the measurementdiagram.The top of the deck at the sheerlineshall not be more than 10mm aboveor below the sheer marks on the templates.The templatesshall touch the gunwalerubbing strakeslightly or clearby not more than 35mm.At thetransomthedistanceto thetemplate shallbe definedas shownin the diagram.

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B Rulelo(2! The contour shall conform to the dimensionsand tolerances on the measurementdiagram.The shapeof the lower corners shall be not more than 10mm from the designedshape.The leadingand trailing edgesof the controlledpart of the rudder bladeshallbe straightandparallelwithin a toleranceof 2mm. 12. Rule li(9Xviii) Fitting(s) for kicking strap attachment. 13. Rule l2(I) PresentRule:"The mast shall be supportedby a forestay and one shroud on eachside.Theseshall be ofsteel wire ropg diameter not less than 2.3mm. The forestayshall be attachedto a stemheadfitting, which shall be provided with one hole eachfor forestayand headsail.The forestay under tension shall be entirely in metal and shall not

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allow the mast to disengagefrom the mast partners.An elasticshockcordfixed to the forestayand the stemhead fitting to maintain tension in the forestayis permitted. Eachshroud shall be attachedwith onepin to the shroud plateby meansof plateshavingrowsof adjustmentholes. No other arrangementof shroudadjustmentis permitted. The effectivelength of the shroudsshall not be adjusted while racingi' 14. Rule 15(l)(a) The mainsheet slide track(s) (if fitted) or metal reinforcement(iffitted) shallbe attachedro rhe top of the transom and/or its centreline shall be l625mm + /25mm from theAftMeasurementPoint.lf thelatte4its lower surfaceshall be not more than 50mm abovethe top of the centreboardcaseand the track shall be straighti' 15. Rule l5(2XaXiv) An aft/or centremainsheetmay be used.Fittingsand the adjustmentsystemare optional. If a centremainsheet systemis usedit shallbe l625mm +/- 50mm from the AftMeasurementPoint, exceptthatnot morethanonesingle sheaveblock is permitted in any positionl' 16. Rule l5(2)(a)(v) Newwording:An optional systemfor spinnakerhalyard, sheet,guy and a trimming systemfor the sheetand guy. 17. Ruie l5(2)(e) Control lines and/or sheetsshall not passthrough the buoyancycompartmentsor the breahwater. 18. Rule 17 Firstparagraph,lastsentence:The number(s)and letter(s) shail be of the followingminimumdimensions... The 470 emblemshall conform to olan 12 with the toleranceof 2mm. 19. Rule l7(1Xa) First paragraph,last sentence:An adjustableleech line is permitted, which shallbe adjustedon the leech. 20. Rule r7(2)(a) The headsailshall be (exceptthe sailmaker'smark etc. describedin rule 6(4) and possibleadvertising)white and made of cloth of even thickness.Not more than three battensin total shall be fitted in the foot and leech of the jib, the pocketsshall be not more than 250mm long. A Iuff wire of not lessthan 2.3mmdiametershall befitted. 21. Rule 25(l) Eventclassification:All'170 Classeventsare CategoryA events,exceptthose eventsthe managementcommittee of the 470 Intemational(MC) prescribesas CategoryB events.There shall be no CategoryC events.

The forward tank and side tanksshall be independently watertight. Not less than 0.05mr of rigid noncommunicatingaircell foam plastic shall be attachedto the inside of each side tank. Thefoam may be coveredin Polyethylene film. The minimum lengthof eachblock shall be I500mm, one per tank and limited to 350mm in width. This shallbe positionedso asto permit inspectionof the reinforcementin the side tanks. 27. Rule 9(b) One drainholein eachsidetank,placedlow and nearthe transom,with a maximum dimension of 25mm. Rule 9(e) The centreboardbox, securelyattachedto the hull along its entire length. It shall be supportedon eachside by a singlethwartplacedtransversallyto the boat; it may also be supportedby either a mainsheettrack or transverse capableof passingthrough a circle of 35mm diameter positioned in accordancer,vithrule l5(1Xa) If neithera mainsheettrach nor a reinforcement of metalisfitted, the bulhheadprescibed in rule 6(h) must havea caping not exceeding40mm in width. The thwart shall not exceed 200mmin width from the boat'scentrelineto 50mm from the side tank. 29 Rule 9(D Two gunwalerubbing strakesof constantwidth not less than 20mm and not more than 30mm, extendingfrom 50mmfromthe stem stemto transom,andbeginningwithin centrepoint and the trdnsom.The strakesmay be tapered at the stem and transomover the end 500mm.If made of wood the strakesshall not be hollow. Rule 1l New Rule:"The shapeof the side tank may be locally levelled for fittingsi' (Sincein the new edition of the classrulesthe typing errors of the 1990edition will be corrected,I recommendto all interestedpersons to buy the rules from the IYRU,60 KnightsbridgeWestminstelLondon SWIX [X. The price per item: 14.50(Sterling).The minimum chargeis lI0 (Steriing)per order Pleaseadd f.0.50(Sterling)per item for surfacemail.)

BUILDING SCHEDULE 23 Rule 6 Secondparagraph:Wood or pl1'woodis permittedfor: the bulkheadat 3470mm+/- '10mmfrom the aft faceof the transom (when this is not required to be watertight), forward closuresof the side tanks; reinforcementof the transom, mast partners,centreboardcase,keelson, for verticalreinforcementunder the thwartand thebulkhead in accordanceu)ith building schedule6(h). The forward bulkhead(at 3470mm + / - 'l0mm from the transom)and the forward ciosuresof the side tanks shall not exceed 7mm in thicknessif of wood or ply'rvood.The hull shell, foredeck,bulkheadat the forwardend ofthe cockpit,and sidetanksmay havesurfacereinforcementof GRPand/or w o o d , p l y w o o d o r p l a s t i cf o a m c o m p l y i n gw i t h t h e following: ... 24. Rule 6(a) The cockpit floor shall have not more than one longitudinalreinforcingmemberon eachsideof the boat's c e n t r e l i n ew h o s e c r o s s s e c t i o n a la r e a s h a l l n o t exceedl2cmz and with a width not exceedingl00mm. Transverseor diagonalreinforcementis prohibited. The cockpitfloor may be paintedwith non slippaint.

B. Measurement l . To improve the standardof measurementin our classwe intend to offer,beginningin 1991,measurementclinics. T h e s e m e a s u r e m e n ct l i n i c s a r e a i m e d a t t r a i n i n g measurerswith the objectiveof understandingour rules regardingfiguresaswell asthe spirit of the rulesand apply 'tlass them the right way.Thosemeasureshavethe status measurer'l Despitethe future IYRU measurementstructurewe will havethe opportunity of traininginternationalmeasurers. z. T o t a k e u p t h e g o o d r e s u l t s o f t h e G e r m a n S a i l i n g Federationwith its C-measurers(thoseallowedto measure their own sailproduction),rvewould like to introducethis system in our class for sails, masts,booms, spinnaker booms, rudders and centreboards.If the builder or one 'tlass measurer" of his employeeshas the status and a respective licensefrom the 470Intemationalhe is enabled to measurehis own products. The different parts will be marked accordingly.This marking meansthat this part complied with the rule the moment of its marking. T h e m e a s u r e m e n tw i l l b e c h e c k e d b y t h e 4 7 0 International.If mistakeswill be found the builder will

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be warned or lose his license. The President informed that because of the additional income we have by the increase of the annual fee we can have in future the meeting of the Technical Committee well in advance of the General Assembly. This will allow us to send the proposals of the Technical Committee to the National Class Associations for discussion and decisions within their Association belbre the GA. Georg Tallberg stated that interpretations, in his opinion, should not necessarily be a matter for the General Assembly. The General Council of the Management Committee should handle rhis kind of mamer. Building Specification: The President informed about the work oIthe Working Party Building Specification. Dave Thomas, Soren Clausen and others will give their ideas to achieve the goals. 12.

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President Heinz Staudt

Rule Interyretations l. RudderlTiller. 'Any part of the tiller that can be consideredto be a structural part of the rudder head shall comply with the rudder head material rules'i In this particular case,anything behind line cc is considered as rudder head: 2. The reinforcement of the top of the transom is only allowed * in eitherwood or GRP in accordancewith Building Schedule9(c) - or of metal or wood as local reinforcement for the rudder fitting in the caseof which the maximum length is l00mm. 3.The watertight cover(s)of the aperturesof the bulkhead between 3470mm from the Aft MeasurementPoint and the plan line of the aft edgeof the breakwater have to be screwed.When sealingthe cover(s)to the front bulkhead apertures,'tapeshall notbe consideredadequateto meet the reguirement to be watertight (Building Schedule 2). Michel Petit

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Swingtest at the Olympics On the occasion ofits midyear meeting the IYRU CBC made the following decision: It was resolved to recommend that the 470 Swing Test should be conductedat the Ol;rmpicsin accordancewith the following principles:

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l. Competitors should presentboats afterweighing with fittings in their correct position and weight correctors fitted, if required. 2. If a boat is found to havea massmoment of inertia less than l08.56kgm (equivalent to a radius of gyration of 1.18mfor a minimum weight boat, as used at the 1988 Olympics), and if the boat has no correctors,weight will be added to the foredeck in sheet lead form until the minimum inertia value is reached. 3.If a boat which is fitted with weight correctorsis found to have an inertia value below the minimum, the weight correctors will be removed and lead sheet,of weight equivalent to the correctors,will be fixed to the foredeck in the position calculatedto give the minimum required moment of inertia. The boat will be swung again and if the inertia then falls within a prescribedtolerancg above the minimum value, the lead will be rivetted to the foredeck and no further swinging will be conducted. 4. Competitorsshall not be permitted to adjustboats,ie move fittings in an attempt to increase the moment of inertia, either before or during the tests.The measures shall record the positions of heavy fittings and competitors shall sign a declaration that those fittings will notbe moved during the Regatta.Adjustable fitrings that will be moved shall be positioned in the most disadvantageousposition during swinging. 5. The published Swing Test procedureswill include details of the equipment to be used,including the weight and dimensions of the hooks, which will be similar to the type used for the Finn Lamboley test.This shall allow National Authorities to testtheir boatsthemselvesbefore the Regatta. As the weight of the hooks does influence the moment of inertia a list will be published for any 500 Gramms difference in weight.

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column will follow the TIir a Auurances, Komances, tne thewtong wrong doings, doings,the .r. tle

ba-r gossip, the lrustrations frustrations of the the :4.r Bussrp, rne 'Lu'D du(r helms and ure the crews crews across across the the fleet, fleer

So give any info to the naitrii"" r for

forthcoming editions. W e h a v eh e a r d r h a r f o l l o w i n g the s u c c e sos f ' M a i d e n ' a n dh e r . r . * ilrnu w o m e n4 7 0s a i l o r sw i l l b e c o m p e t i n g in the'Whitbread Round the Woild ya"cht Racel Is thisrrue?Anybody inviredplease contactusso wecanaI followyoui storv with great admiration irri"* i.---' "rdthat conrroversial point springsto _One tn timesgone-byis underwe"fht Il-O ooars and largersail areasbeing usid. E s p e c i a l l y i n r e g g a t t a sw h e l e no place!!l! Watchyour le-lsuf:ment.takes ,This has happened,is lompetitorsrig. it now?' pleaselet us know, ii iould be damagingthe classideals. Wewanrto know il-youthink the class r sd e v e t o p i nign t h er i g h t d i r e c r i o n , whar c a n b e d o n e t o f u r t h e rm a i n t a i n our 'Best

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class,he deserves your thanks for this. G e o r g T a l l b e r gi s n o w S e c r e t a r v ^ G e n e r asl u c e e d i n S g o r e nC l a u s e n .

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SorenClausenwasnot thankedby our_ selves.for his pasteffortsto th".trr!, thi, I would now like to do. ,Thanks So.enl

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Over ,the years that I have been involved with the class, which is quit" s o m e c o n s i d e r a b l et i m e . I haveseen many, changes from management s q u a b b l e s r o y o u n g e a g e rs a i l J r s who n _ a v em a t u r e d a n d b e c o m e world cnamprons.

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Wheredo theEx470sailorsqo?!! Manv top namesdisappear fromtheiircuit and rg: heardof. How aboutgetting T:::: them to write to us foran updat" oFthei. sailing activities.Someare coaches within the classand classsecretaries

General Council

The GeneralCouncilis the new main governingbody to which the manage_ mentcommitteereport.Membersresiin, new namescome and go on thls, e s p e c i a l l ya t t h e w i l l o J t h e clasl assocration. Mostmemberswill do a four yearperiod,somego for re_election. r n e p r e s e n ct o m m i t t e ei s : _ KeizoArima Iapan RobertBaggers The Nerherlands Jon Bilger New Zealand Colin Brewer Great Britain SorenClausen Denmark ^t ararn Lorcuff France Marta Esteve Spain Mohib.{bdel-Aziz Egypt Georg Fundak

We consider our classto be the . very best, from the racing statusside to the running of major regattas and , l n r e r n a t r o n aj u l d g e s ,a n d i t is still rmproving.

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The backroom boysareth6 technical ^ Lommirtee.Theymeeron a regular basis d r s c u s _ s i n gi d e a s , c l a s s r u l e s and a m e n d m e n t s .T h e n a m e s o n this commrtteeare:_ Chairperson:Michel petit of France. Hiroshi MozawaofJapan H e i n z S t a u d to f F e d e r a l Republicof Germany. )o you can see the classhas a iruly International flavour

SusanneMeyer fed. ilep Germany Jean-MarcMonnard Switzeiland Hiroshi Mozawa Iapan Bruno Orrolano Gi""ce Michel Petit France SergioSantella Italv H e i n zS t a u d t n e d . R e pG. e r m- a . -n' /v G e o r gT a l l b e r g Finland D a v i dW T h o m a s C a n a d a

know some.of these people. Come on, wnte rn and let us knowl

r-ne.peopler^/hosupport your regattas ano.glv-e up their valuabletime should f"lgorten.. So to ail thoseunrung l:.1b. neroes ar theclubsandtheirhelperswhJ have and will continue to support the classcause- our,,ManyThanksl As you will see theie has been a managementchange. Heinz Staudtrem-ains our classpresi_ . d e n t .I d o n o t t h i n k t h a r m a n y p e o D l e r e a l l y r e a l i s eh o w m u c h . f f ; , : ; i l ; , energyand money from his own resour_ cesour presidenthascontributed to the

nephewscampaigned.people ;3ns r K e 1nd 5 e r g l o a r e i n v a l u a b l et o i h e management committeeand his efforts nave not gone unrecognised.

Georg are both very keen l:..n s a i l o r s .3ld. h i g h t y c o m p e r i t i v ea n d s t i l l g r v l n gr h ec l a s sv a l u a b l es u p p o r t , [ hear Ge^orglssailing a Solingl!l Our Tieasureris HansDuetzalsoa very successful170 and Tornadosailor r T h e C h a i r p e r s o no f S p o r t r e m a i n s 5ergio Santella. S.lgto has long.workedtirelessly for -, the.class, he attendseveryclassrr."ting and arrangesin conjunction with the class all the major regattas.Sergio has been involvedwith the 470'ssiice his

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i d e a l si n m i n d _ t h e v work for thegoodoIt he .lusr.sailori. ii natureare a criticalbreedofpeople _ as I am - but make sureyour criticisms arewell foundedand do not cause stupid un:sstwithin theclass.Thereare al*avs eager.pres^s or orher jealous onlookeis searchlnglor,astorywhich will do noth_ lng to help the promotion of the class. uur classcommitteeare usually on hand to help you so chat to them. Good luck for the l99l season. Colin Brewer Vice president.

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Juries View f, s a member of severalinternational la. iuries, including tle Worlds and European Championships, I thought the sailors may be interested to hear the jury viewpoint on our major championships. I suppose,for a jury member,our class represents^ greatchallenge- possibly, t h e A m e r i c a sC u p , b e i n g t h e o t h e r ultimate challenge- but, nevertheless the 470 classis a tough job for the jury member.For sometime now I havebeen opposedto the idea thatjurors should swan around on largeyachts,following the racefrom a greatdistance,not knowing exactlywhat's going on and totally aliento the needsof the 470 class.This is char-rging and now we seemore and more of our juries working from rubber boatsand dories,very closeto the racing and awareof what is happening- if you get wet, so do we! A jurors job is very hard,many of our membersgiveup their valuableholiday time to support and officiateat regattas.Without exception, every member that I haveworked with is extremelyfaiqbut the classstill needs to havesupport from sailorswishing to becomeInternationaljury members,as sailorsmake especiallygoodjurors.

Flag System I b e l i e v et h a t s o m e r u l e s s t i l l n e e d changingin the rule book, many jury memberswould like to be able to use a f l a g s y s t e m ,s o i f t h e r e a r e c e r t a i n infringementsof rulesa flagis raisedand the offendingyacht takesa 720 penalty, but cancontinueto race- thus avoiding disqualification.This systemworkswell in match racing and certainly would The rule could work well in our regattas. apply to pumping,oochingand rocking.

470 Clinics t have been asked to write an article |' explaining the reasons that the 470 class are keen to push clinics. Clinics are training, assisting, supporting and encouraging sailors and prospective team-leaders to support and sail 470. Over the many years, countries with limited resources - ie. National Association and Federation support only - have stated that they could greatly imorove their standard if the resources thal were open to others,such as France, Germany and the U.S.A. etc were available to them. This costs money to set up and arrange. it has taken quite some time to put this into actlon, but now with financial support from IY.R.U., Olympic Solidaritl, and the'170 I n t e r n a t i o n aw l e a r ei n a p o s i t i o nt o s t a r t this.

standards and then enjoy sailing in our major competitions and also encourage m o r e n a t i o n st o t h e O l y m p i c s . I am sureJean-Marc Goldstein would be interested 1fany top sailors would like to assist in training. Colin Brewer Ths designwassubmitua by Aretd vaft Bergeijh Pleasewite with wur cammenls.

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Intensive Tiaining Jean-Marc Goldstein, from France, is the man now heading and running the 470 ciinics, the possible Iocation will be in France.The countries who have asked to attend will be supported by intensive on-the-water training, class-room lectures and rig and sail training by soecialists who understand and know h-ow to make a 470 go fast. We envisage that the first clinic will be for a oeriod o f f o u r d a y sa n d w e a r e s u r e t h a t i t w i l l be a great success. The Internationai are looking to e n c o u r a g em o r e c o u n t r i e s i n t o o u r saiiing association - training and support to other nations will help. This is the first step in the right direction to encourage the smaller nations, with perhaps only two teams, to raise their

DESIGN THE.47O EMBLEM For all would-be Designersor Artists we have been asked by several mâ&#x201A;Źmbers that the 170 have an emblem - designedto fit around the 47A logo. With this in mind, we are asking membersfor designsto submit to our next GeneralCouncil Meeting.Pleasg i[you areinterestedin drawingup an emblem, send your design to the editor for submission to the class association. We cannot pay a fee for your work, but it will be for the good ol the 470 and your design may be chosen.

Fair and True Internationaljury memberswant you to race,but like to seea fair regatta.They arelooking to seethat the management ofthe racingis also fair and true,that all measurement nrocedureconformsand that boatsthat don t conform don t race. At our regattasthe Internationaljury works very hard, on the waterwhen you are to make sure the courseis okay and alsoworkinglateat nightsoningour your Drotests.Our class.with two fleetsof a highly co-p"titive naturg is a toughone - b o t h f o r t h ej u r y a n d r a c ec o m m i t t e e and measurementteam,so evenwhen things aren't going so well for you remember that they also give a lot of support foryour regatta;you getthe glory they don t. When the regattasare over everyjury member is eagerfor the next one. The president of our classis very keen for goodworkingjuries,asI myselfam - so you can see,we are working for you.

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CER{rIFICATE Some considerationson the requirement for a MeasurementCertificate. Under IYRU RacingRule 19 every yacht entering a race shall hold a valid measurementcertificate.The rules are quite explicit on this issuein asmuch as a yacht that cannot produce a measurementcertificate I cannot compete at all or I w i l l n o t a p p e a r i n t h e r a c e sr e s u l t s ( i f a s t a t e m e n tw a s l o d g e d u n d er IYRR i9.3(a), but a certificate was not submitted before the end of the races). Unfortunatelythis rule doesnt seem to be known by all competitorsand tearn l e a d e r so r c o a c h e s ,b e c a u s ee v e n a t t h e m o s t i m p o r t a n t e v e n t s ,l a c k i n g measurementcertificatesfrequently causeinconvenienceand controversies. What, then constitutesa "valid measurementcertificate'? A valid measurementcertificateis at any rate comprisedof the measurement form including all pertinent entries(which must havebeen made by an otficial measurer,and duly certified by him). In future the columns provided for centreboard,rudder,mast,boom, spinnakerboom and/or sailsmay be left blank if they were made by a licensedmanufacturerand marked accordingly. Howeverthat measurementform alone is not a valid measurementcertificate! It only becomessuch a certificatewhen the competent National Authority authenticatesit (by its sealand signature)either on the measurementform itself or on a separatemeasurementcertificateform suppliedby the IYRUtogetherwith the measurementform. This form may also be substitutedby an abridgedmeasurementform as may be required by National Authorities. In any eventhoweverthe MeasurementForm must alwaysbe presentedalong with the certificate.

New Membersassociations and delegations W e r v e l c o r n ev e r y c o r d i a l l v t h e c l z r s s zrssocirrtion of Anclorra arrclclelegations t r l I h r i l . r r r r&l B c n r r r r J lt o t l r c 4 7 0 t l r n i l l . \Ve art' in contact rvith North Korea ancl N l a l a v s i ur e g a r d i n gt h e i r z r1f i I i a t i o n . . \ s s t t t t t t t ttgh : t tt l t , r : r n ' . r l r ( ) nts t l l ; o t t t t h e J 7 0 I n t e r n a t i o n a la n c li n t h e l i g l i t t r l t h e c li s a n o e a r a n c e o f t h e G D I t a s s o c i a t i o rf ia s o f I D ec e m b c r I 9 9 0 ) . t h c -170[ntcrnational *'ill in tutr-rre comprist: of i4 rrations.

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m e a s u r e m e n tw i l l t a k e p l a c e a t championship events.Equipment not accompaniedby proof on initial measurementor a certificateto that effect will not be admitted for use during such events. It goeswithout saying that sails etc. which havebeenmodifiedafterdeliverv. will have to be submitted for remeasurement.Measurerswill then have to issuea certificateto that effect,which must be presentedon the occasionof control measurement.

Asian Games At the Invitation of the Asian Games organizingauthority,I wasin China fiom mid-Septemberto early Octobeq,in order to actaschief Measurerfor thosegames. Seearticle in this issue.

Xiamen Boatyard In conjunction with the Asian Games,I visited the premisesof the Chinese,170 licenseeatXiamen.The sameyardis also the licensee i.a..of the LechnerA 390 (Olympic) sailboard.They arecurrently in the processof acquiring initial knowledge,as a result our talks were primarily focussed on design details, choice of materialsand the development ofour Rules.Nevertheless, greatinterest was shown in beginning to export, as s o o n a s p o s s i b l e ,1 7 0 ' s a t l e a s t t o nelghbouringcountries.

First meeting of the new Management Committee The new ManagementCommittee met for the first time in Cologne(Germany), o n 2 0 / 2 I O c t o b e r ,1 9 9 0 .C o m m i t t e e members present were - apart f:rm myself- Colin Brewe4SergioSantella, GeorgTallberg,Hans Duetz and Michel

Petit. The meeting primarily addressed the following problems: Into the future with the,170 Aims as laid down in our constitution, Item II: "The objectiveof the 470 Intemational Class will be it's promotion and developmentthroughout the world by: a) maintainingthe one designcharacter of the '170Internationaldinghy; b) coordinating and managing the interestsand the developmentof the 470, c) making recommendationsor giving a g r e e m e n t st o t h e I n t e r n a t i o n a l Racing Union for managementof theseitems; d) promotingand coordinatingnational and intemationalcompetitionsof the Class. Wereinterpretedand/or complemented as follows: We will continue to aim at: I maintaining Olympic status for the 1 7 0 ,a s a c l a s s f o r b o t h m a l e a n d femaleathletes; I a t t h e s a m e t i m e m a i n t a i n i n gi t s characterasa classwith massappeal; I maintainingits growth potentialboth with regard to the members of nationalassociations, and individual competitors. These aims are to be reachedby increasedpromotional efforts,improved public relations,more regular and frequentpublication of the 470 TIMES, 470 class videos, comperirors'/ coaching/measuring clinics. I making our management more professionaland providing/enabling Managementstaff support. I enhancingcommunicationwithin the 470 classcommunity.

Identification of work shares of managementcommittee members. Within this contextColin Brewerwill.for

examplg look after the TIMES, and together with Arend van Bergeijk m a r k e t i n ga n d t h e r e v i s i o no f o u r constitution.

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TC meetings In futurq the TechnicalCommitteeis to m e e t e a r l y e n o u g h ,p r i o r t o G e n e r a l A s s e m b l i e s ,f o r T C d e c i s i o n s a n d submissionsto be sentto nationalclass associationsfor discussionsbv them before the GeneralAssembh'meets.

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Category B events Any events filed with the 470 lnternationalby nationalassociationsand/or organizing authorities,as categoryB events,will thus automaticallybe rated as event of that category.No further c o r r e s p o n d a n c se h o u l d t h e r e f o r eb e e x p e c t e do n t h a t i s s u e ,i n o r d e r t o minimize the administrativeworkload.

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f99f World Championship As far asour I99l World Championship item will eventsareconcerned,a separate addressthis problem under the aspect of the IYRU Womens Worlds.

Countries, plus one in Central America and in conjunction with tlre Asian Championship events (cf. my report re the Asian Games, Ar-rnex 5).

Ranking list As of this datq the list includes 514 male crewsfrom 42 nations and l0l female c r e w s f r o m 3 l n a t i o n s .O u r w o r l d champions thus turned out to be firstrate,not only at Medemblik. lf you wish to table any suggestions aimed at improving the ranking list s y s t e m ,i t s f a c t o r s ,a n d r a n k i n g l i s t regattas, inform me immediately.Data basedon current information will be foundin TIMES2.Youshouldalsokeep me informed in caseyou wish to have other events(or additional events)in your countryinciudedin the rankinglist T h e M a n a g e m e n tC o m m i t t e e w i l l addresssuch suggestionsat the next meeting in early February',]QQ|.

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Clinics P r o v i d e dt h a t w e r e c e i v ea p p r o p r i a t e funding support from the IYRU andlor Olympic Solidarirywe intend to conduct a clinic at [a GrandeMotte (France)for t h e M e d i t e r r a n e a nr e g i o n a n d A r a b

The generalcouncil has agreedthat at World Championshipsa separate course for women competitorsshould only be laid if thereis a total of at least80 boats entered(men and women) including a minimum of I5 femalecrews.

Nothing Leftto Chanee. Building on last seasons'successtn several UK and European regattas, including a 3rd place at Palamos, 7th place at Hyeres and overallvictory at Cannes Ski-Yachting, Paul Brotherton will intensify his campaign in 1991,continuing Hyde Sails' commitmentto the 470 class, Send for details of the Hyde 470 rig system, or speakto Paulatany of the many regattaswhich he will be attending this season, to find out how Hyde Sailscan improve you r boatspeed in 199l.

hqdesoifs Hyde Sails Limited. 263 Church Road, Eenlleet, Essex SS7 4QR. Tel: 0268 793836. Fax: 0268 565075.

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Constitution We intend to reviewour constitution in order to determinewhether it is still in line with present conditions. Any suggestionson this issuewould be sent to Vice-PresidentColin Brewer.If you w i s h t o m a k e a n y c o m m e n t sp l e a s e contactyour own association.

Addressesof media representatives, regattas, yachting publications I already mentioned in earlier circulars that we wish to use the ranking list as a means for giving our racing competitors more publicity. Such efforts however presuppose that you provide urswith addresses of journalists, reporters, and yachting publications. I can only urge you once more to let me have such information as early as possible.

World Championships.Three actions were the result of that:

Racing Rule 54 at major events For the purposeof meetingthe objection o f a c t i v e c o m p e t i t o r s( w h o f e l t t h a t substantialinfringementsof RR54 were n o t b e i n gs a n c t i o n e de. v e na t m a j o r events,so that they couldnt feel guilty my first actionconsistedin themselves), writing to the organizingauthoritiesof the three most important events(Hyeres, Medemblik, Kiel) askingthem to provide i n f u t u r e j u r i e s w h o s e m e m b e r sa r e activeracingsailorsfamiliar with rule 54 and with the 470 class,equipped with i n f l a t a b l er u b b e r d i n g h i e s( a n d - i f possible- video equipment).

Committee(actingunder pressurefrom the USYRUthe US organizingauthoriry o f t h e l 9 9 l W o r l d W o m e n ' sS a i l i n g C h a m p i o n s h i pa t L o n g B e a c h ,a n d others),with regard to the originally contemplateddate of our l99l World Championshipat BrisbaneTheyfelt that the dateenvisagedby u s (12-22October I99l) which had been agreedtogether with the organizingauthority beforewe knew the date of the IYRU Women's World event,would be too close to the latter (20-29 September1991)for boats to be shipped from the US to Australia. This issuewasdebatedat greatlength atIYRUlevel,bothin theWomensSailing Committee and in the Permanent Committeg and in the end wewereasked t o c h a n g eo u r d a t e s .I t g o e sw i t h o u t saying that this decision created substantialproblems for our hosts,the

Charterboats R e o u e s t sf o r c h a r t e rb o a t s a r e o f t e n submitted at short notice,just before events.I know from my own (painful) experiencethat this is absolutelytoo late and organizersarethus unableto arrange for suitableboats. I can only recommendstrongly to all thosewho needcharterboatsfor World and Europeanchampionships,Youth Worldse . t c . t h atth e yi n f o r mo r g a n i z i n g authorities and/or national class associationsaccordingly,at the earliest possibletime. "It's a great view from up here!"

China Training Camp During my talks with the Chinese National Authority when I was in that country they offered their sail training centre on Hainan Island off the South China Coastasa traininglocationfor the m o n t h s b e t w e e nO c t o b e r a n d A o r i l . V i s i t i n g c r e wws o u l db ea b l et o * . n i u t . their performanceagainsttop-ranking C h i n e s ec o m p e t i t o r sw h o w o u l d b e t r a i n i n gt h e r ea t t h e s a m et i m e . Anyoneinterestedshould contactthe Chinese Yachting Association (9, Tiguyuan Road,Beijing,China).

470 Asian Championship Competitors at the Asian Games (cf. Report on China) felt that it would make sense to organise 470 Asian championships; if possiblq such championship evens shall be organized as early as I99I.

IYRR Racing Rule 54 Rule 54 once more provided ample food for thought (and d-bate...)at this year's

Video equipment We aretrying to acquirea video setof our own,which could then be usedatWorld and Europeanchampionshipsetc.

Video tape concerning RR 54 We intend to produce a video tape on Rule 54, which would demonstratea seriesof permittedvs.forbiddenactions under variouswind and waveconditions, in 470 races.This tape is intended for both crewsandjury members.The IYRU now also has a RR 54 video tapewhich explains the general principles of the original rule However,a tapespecifically addressingthe 47O-peculiarrule wording as well as different wind and wave conditions,would still be most helpful.

1991World Championship Objections were raised by the chairperson of the IYRUWomens Sailing

RoyalQueenslandYachtSquadron.[n spite of all difficulty, they ultimately succeeded in re-arranging dates,aftera lot of writing (and phoning back and forth), and we aremost gratefulto them for that achievement. The new timetable is as follows: SouthPacificChampionship: 10-12December1991 Worlds: 13-21December1991

World Master l99f The 1991 Masters events shail take nlace o f f t h e I s l eo f E l b a( l t a l y ) . Accommodation - at least for foreign competitors - will be provided free of charge; we are greatly indebted to the organizing authority for that generous arrangement. Just as a reminder. the minimum age for helmsmen is 35, and the combined age of helmsmen and crews must be at least 70. I would be very pleased to be able to welcome many masters at Elba.

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1990Asian Games China Heinz Staudtreportsfrom Qinhuangdao, 1f, /ould I be interested in acting as chief measurer for the Y Yf990 Asian Games? - that was the question some Chinese friends of mine asked me last year. Of coursg that was a challenging task for someone who can look back on many years of experience in measurement work at Games, Worlds etc. Quite naturally, I admittedly felt some curiosity about an interesting country whose people I would get to know "at home". So,I left Germanyon 13th September1990,aboarda brand new China Air jumbo jet on a direct flight from Frankfurt to Beijing.There we registeredfor the Gamesand receivedour official clothing.Togetherwiththe teamfrom Malaysia,we were takenbycoachto Qinhuangdao,whichislocatedsome300km eastof Beijing,on the Yellow Sea,which was to be the venue for the sailingcompetitionsof the AsianGames.That trip was our first glanceat Chinesetraffic conditions,which arevery differentto ours:bicyclesand yet more bicycles- theywould haveforcedour bus to slow down to their pacehad it not been for our police motorcycle escortthat used all the available acousticand light signalassetsto enableus to travelat a speed I never experiencedagainwhile in China. Qinhuangdaoturned out to be the largestChineseport for energysupply (coal, oil). The sailing centre had only been opened ayear ago,on the occasionofthe Asian Regatta,and the accommodation part where I stayedwas only finished earlier this year The sailing centreincludes a protectedmarina, with a shore storagepart that canbe reachedvia a largeramp and a section where keelboatscan be berthed.The main building houses administrative offices etc... there is also a boat hangar, storage/shipbuildings,a "GamesVillage' of small dormitories and a generouslyconfiguratedhotel areawhere all of us were

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housed and very well fed - all of us being the various teams from the Asian nations taking part - fifteen nations had enteredvachts.but Kuwait and Bahrainwereunableto attend becauseof the GuIf Crisis- plus thejury membersand other officials. The race organizationsincluded only rwo non-fuians, Hal Wagstaff(New Zealand)asJury Chairman and myself.On the other hand I did meetquite a few familiar facesfrom our classes - coachesor sparringpartnerswho had come with national teams.

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Olympic Games 2000 In the light of the fact that sail cruising as we know it is unknown in China and Marina facilities are therefore not necessaryfor the cruising community, also that there is not enoughlocal racingactivity to justifu a sail harbour and China s Olympic racing team arestationedelsewherqwith such effort involved in providing large facilitiesfor the sole purpose of one major event - there seemsto be only one explanation for this venture: the Qinhaungdaocentrewas built with the year 2000 in mind. The Chineseare candidatesfor hosting the Olympicgamesof thatyear,the impressionwasconfirmed by all I saw during the following days. To copewith the full scopeof Olympic sailing,a few things would haveto be addedto the existingfacilities;some more spaceis required for measuringdifferent classesat the same timg and more spacefor the media andjury hearings.Probiems which canbe easilysolved- aswe'veseenat LongBeachand Pusan. At any rate, everythinghad been well prepared for the purpose of the Asian Games. I also found a well preparedteam of measuringpersonnel who wereeagerto benefitfrom my experience- and motivated is valid for the restof the to work hard. The sameassessment Regattaorganization aswell, the fact that everyonewas going t h r o u g h a d r y - r u n f o r t h e O l y m p i c s m a n i f e s t e di t s e l f everywnere However our hosts were not alone in regarding the Asian Games as a mini replica of Olympic events,participating nationsalsoseemedto ratethem highly asdirect comparison with onesneighboursis a lot easierat the Asian Games.That probably explainswhy gold medalsaregiven so much credit in some Asian countries. No more than 39 boatsweremeasured:14 470's,9Enterprisg 8 l-aserand 7 Optimist boats.We had to work overtime on

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the eveof the first racg winds werestrongand therewerebent mastsand broken equipment which had to be replacedand re-measured.On the actualracing dayswe were sparedsuch extra work becausewinds were not as strong.

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Marvellous hosts When the final ceremonieswereoverand we wereleft with what remainedof a farewellbuffet we had been unable to do a w a y w i t h , w e a l l f e l t a t o u c h o f n o s t a l g i a .T h e w h o l e atmosphere,competitorsaswell asofficiais,had beensuperb. T h e C h i n e s eh a d b e e n m a r v e l l o u sh o s t s a n d m a n y n e w friendshipshad been made.

Sightseeing

Liv, TheChinese team(fromleft)Liao,XtaoYan,ZhangYongQuiang, Mei Yw1Wang,Yong. The racesenabledtheJapaneseto draw upon their greater experienceat Intemationallevel:theywon 3 Gold medals(470 men-women,Optimist) one silver (Enterprise)and one bronze m e d a l ( L a s e r ) .T h e h o s t n a t i o n s c o m p e t i t o r sw e r e a l s o successful,they had turned out to be very well preparedby fielding an outstanding 470 mens crew (Yong Qiang ZhanglYongWang)who finishedsecond,India werethird. In the womensraces,Xiao Yan Liao/Mei Yun Liu also obtained secondplace behind Japan,South Korea finished third.

"Newcomers" M a l a y s i a n d N o r t h K o r e aw e r et w o p a r t i c i p a t i n n ga t i o n s i n o u r c l a s s ,f r o m w h i c h I h a d n o t m e t a n y c o m p e t i t o r s previously.Other "newcomernations"alsocameout strongly - crewsfrom Thailand,Pakistanand Hong Kong.What some of them lack is racingpracticqespeciallyat Intemationallevel. They are handicappedby the long distancethey would have to travelto attendmajorIntemationalevents,severalthousand kilometersin most casesby seatransport.That'swhy Navies areamong the principal supportersof sail racingin that part of the world. D u r i n g m y c o n v e r s a t i o n sw i t h r e p r e s e n t a t i v e sf r o m participatingnations,the most importantquestionwashow to enablethe regattasailingcommunity in Asiagenerally,and 470 sailorsin particular,to catch up with Europeand North America.It would certainlybe helpful if they could compete in more events.Against that background,the 470 Asian Championshipwaswelcomed,especiallyif it werepreceded bv a clinic for comnetitorscoachesand measurers.

We were now heading for a different experience. that of getting to know some of the country within the limited time avaiiable. I had planned spending another week in China to expand on some initial impressions collected on the lay-da1' excursion to the beginning ol the Great Wall and some nearby coastal resorts,by visiting Beijing and its magnificent palaces, temples and gardens,Xian and its arml'of terracottasoldiers, Shanghai with its throbbing rnetropolitan life and Xiamen where our Chinese licensee is found. T].reshort time I had naturally limited such insight to a brief glimpse of that great nation. But even that minute segment of China enables one to seq to experience, to understand the country sufficiently to grasp some of the magnificence of the rvhole - and it makes one wish to learn and know. more. Heinz Staudt

Final Results (Men)

J 2770 JPN

2 CH 450,r CHN 3

]ND I

'Bird' Zhang,YoungQiang, Bhanubandh,Heinz Staudt,Wang,Yong Kevin Whitcraft,Ju.mpanyooChamnong.

Zhang, Yong Qiang Wang, Yong TaraporqFarokh -^^^ Ldrrrdl

a-.-..Lyr u)

4 RK1

KoR{331iXli,i,iX

SrN

KS 8

Siery Shaw Her :;. t l r a t n a m D y .u a v l o

036.0 019.0 039.4 027.7 044.4 034.4

058.8 047.1 | . ) 6 q7 0 5 2 7

Kasul, Javecl B h a n u b a n d hB . ir.rnrrl-,.r-q.q , r ,x 0 wnltcralt. KeVrn

THI

THA

MYBS

MAS

DK3

PRK II' TYOJ'I , Ll,

Khaw, Seng Khoon Yusoff Said, Ahmad >ung brl

10Krl12 HKG ffis;?i?S:|,

0o1.0

078.+ 064.1 092.0 077.0 1103 093.0

Final Results (\\bnren)

J 3ll0

CH 100 CHN

RKII

+ DK12

lND

Nakamura,Kenji Thkahashi,Masayuki

JPN

Uo, Yoko Adachi.\lunekt Liao, Xiao Yan Liu. N{eiYun Kin. Hvr-Suk Jung.Eun-5Lrr

Rim, Ae Ran Sq Hye Yong

0030 000.0 025.7 017.7 trll 5 028.8

053.7 045.7

LEGEND: DNC: Did not compete PMS: Prematurestart or failed to complv uith the starting proccdr.rre RET: Retiredafter finishing DNF: Did not finish DSQ: Disqualified YMP: lacht materially prejudiced DNS: Did not start DND: Disqualificationand discardableunder rule 74.5(c)points and places

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(h -: t -

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Z Hayling Island unltecl Klnsclom

l l a F \ _ot / 6 ffi

22/6-30/6

xiei-ichlr<seernc

t'lo

l'45

1,00

3 0/ 6 - 3 / 7

SwedishChampionship Malmo. Su'eden

r,00

23/Z-2/3

XVIth International Spring Cup la Grande Mottq France

1,30

rl/7-zr/7 '

11"*."1"Riva del Gardo,ltaly

r,00

+/3-B/3

Settimana di Genova Italy

I,10

re t-z/ /

1,'/1 rA/a J-Lwl

Ski Yachting Cannes Lannes. rrance

1,00

19/7-5/B

1,00

li B-lB/B

TravemunderWoche L u b e c kF . Rc Preolympics Barcelona Spain Pan Am Games Havanna,Cuba Benelux Championship Brouwerhaven.Holland CORK Kingston.Canada Junior World Championship Damp, Germany

AthensEurolymp Week

tn, t_t5 ,

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tY/ J-zJ/ )

Settimana Velica Int. Roma Anzio. Italy

I,t0

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Trofeo Princesa Sofia P a l m a M a l l o r c a .S p a r n

1,20

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Sochi lnternational Regatta sochi. USSR

1,00

)6/R_\r /A "

I,50

5/9-9/9

I,10

2g/g_30/g

1.10

Sept

r,00

Zg/g-5/rc

tJ/4-20 + )z/4)\/4 '

de France f3*uine-olympique nveres.France Criterium Internazionale Marina di Carra,Italy Danish Olympic Spring Regatta KogeBug,Denmark

Int. Polish Championship Poland

North American Championship Richmond. Canada

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Rijeka Regata

t 5 / 5 _ t o .'

TallinnWeek T a l l i n n , E s r o n i a ,U 5 5 R

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Balaton Cup Balatonfirred, Hungary

r,00

)o/tt-)\/\r

t R 5 _ ) o -,

Goldener Pfingstbusch Kiel, FRG

I,l0

11 /<r - L1a/< w/' "/

Spa Regatta Medemblik. Flolland

1,50

Rijeka,Yugoslavia

The ranking list will be computed accordingly to the following formula:

Pu:fx1:Ot

(s-") *:01 (S-xl)

IsraelOpenChampionship

OctoberRegattaAlexandria Alexandria, Egypt Olympic Week Enoshrma, Japan J a p a n4 7 0 C h a m p i o n s h i p Enoshima, Japan Brisbane. Australia

Lt/

tz-Jt/

L,/-

Christmas Race raramos,.>parn

1.00

110 1,00 i.l0

1,20 1.00

r.00 1.20 I,00 I,I5

I'10 l'50

1,30

2. Computing example There were 82 starters in a regatta (five races,worst scored excluded).

1. I-egendand explanatory comments'

Crew XX won the regattawith a score of 25.7 points. Crew YY scored 161.0points and want to know the number of points obtainabie under the system.

Pg : ranking list points

: 1.70(quality factor)

: quality factor

: 4 (five races minus worst score)

: number of negative points for the ficticious worst place in the race series(this is a competitor who started at least once during a regatta).

: 82 (number of starters)

:(s+6)x4 :(82+6)x4

S:(s+6)xz s

: number of starters

: number of yachts scored

: negative points obtained by a crew

: 1.70(50 x 5.585+ 50)

: total negative points of the winner of the regatta.

: 79.27x 1.70

All races are scored according to the olympic scoring system. Minimum participation:l5 starters

P p ,: l 7 0 x ( 5 0 x

- 6t ."0 "3-5- 7' "1 +50) 352 - 25.7

P b : l l + . l S : r a n k i n gl i s t p o i n t s

ti (h IY I

+/2-B/2

New Zealand Nationals Stanmore Bav New Zealand

Lv/

s t4. -

+70 tll\t|s

(t) -: l

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World Championship

(h Ir I

Spa Worlds470 Men Final Resultswith 7 Discard

tv -

A -

FIRST 30 OUT OF 77 COMPETITORS

3 F -

G 4533

\\blfgang Hunger Rolf Schmidt

E T549

Jordi Calafat Kiko SanchezLuna

fr't

tv. -

F t2+24

FRA

Olivier Ponthieu Gilles Espinasse

SR 37

USR

TynuTyniste ToomasT).niste

Z I3TT UK

F 12456 KZ 157 l0

S 267

H IO]B

SRl

r 3844

G 1529

oE 40.1

r 3835

I 3868

NZL

HOL

30 2_4

]NF

736

4li3833 I16

15 25

Nigel Bucklev PeterNewlands

54i

13 27

Maxime Paul Dimitri Dernelle

16 48

PeterEvans HamishWillcox

Bjoem Bengtsson Johan Nystroem Willem Schutte Daan Schutte

15 L2

229 T7

Rainier Schulz Frank Thieme

22 52

Christian Binder Marcus Piso

Gianfranco Nod GiuseppeCojana

54398302.3

Matteo Ivaldi Michele Ivaldi

DDR 20

Juergen Brietzke Ekkehard Schulz

31 26

G 4571

ThomasJanka Markus Giel

ITA

DDR 40

DDR

Ronald Rensch Thomas Beutel

43 44

B 1194

BEL

Johan Bellemans Dirk Bellemans

JeanFrancoisBerthet GiuenaelBerthet

39 33

224 ll

22 23

13 35 34 56

J 3064

JAP

Shinji Otsu Motohiro Hirobe

N90

NOR

L 112

FIN

J 2770

JAP

Kenji Nakamura Masayuki Thkahashi

IS 13

ISR

ShayBachar Erez Shemesh

DDR 19

DDR

Michael Koch Stefan Theuerkauf

NS:

DNS;NC:

DNC; PM:

P M S ;R E :

R E T ;N F :

116.0

72.0

120.0

73.0

I21.0

88.0

I 58.7

99.7

t53.7

99.7

TI2.4

162.0

u4.0

1 7 50

II9.O

L78.7

L20.7

2060

r22.0

184.0

L24.O

t2 DN

l99 tl

I99..)

rllJ

937

DNF;DI:

DSQ, DN:

159.0

r64.0

17 2l

151.0

r58.0

li l t.l

t67.0 r68.0

209.0

9NF3+45)629

t49.0 150.0

.r3 13

36 6+ T4

t29.7 144.0

74111+6ll

+20Dl69

r03.0

l 5 34

166i

Risto Thpper Markko Tapper

Jan Bergstroem Bengt Zachrisson

70.7

t24.7

FIN

s 258

6261824

Lt4 7

931

L TIO

HermanJohannessen Karl-EinarJensen Petri Leskinen Mika Aarrikka

32829t2 27

68.7

I61.0

3353r

629

t09.7

141.0

7291746

Alberto Simeone N4ario Sassi

OES

327

5321520)1

42 42

ITA

353161139

Dmitry Berezkin YvgenyBurmatnov

F 12471 23

35 22

SampsaKorhonen Jyrki Jarvi Jodok Wicki Andreas Frey

L 113

K 695

r72.O 171.0

DND; YNI:

2200 YMP:PP:

Perc Penalty

173.0

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Spa Worlds470 WomenFinal Resultswith 7 Discard

tv, A -

FIRST30 OUT OF 53 COMPETITORS

ThnjaStemmler SabinaLenkmann DDR 65 E 167I

Nuria Bover lrene Martin

42r

(J 'i)J)

Susanne Meyer Katrin Adlkofer

51133

I02.0

62310

997

oo. /

98.7

7t.7

USR

JJ. Isler PamelaHealy

H 1024

Wilma Kramer Henneke Stavenuiter

DDR 50

Ines Bohn Sabine Rohazsch USA

E 1670

SPA

S R5 6

USR

G 4576

FRG

L lOB

FIN

E 1658

.l 3093

JAP

us 1632

221

[-arissaMoskalenko Elena Poholtsik

us 1691

US 1656

Jody S*'anson Cory Sertl Teresa 7abe7l Patricia Guerra Tuuli Org Liis Uustalu

326 DI12

831 I1

Sabine Hellmich Susi Krueger

Katrl Laike Anna SlungaJhllberg

Monica Azon Sandra Azon

1236

r03.7

89.7

101.0

149.0

105.0

147.0

105.0

159.0

115.0

I48.0

I15.0

170.0

118.0

178.0

123.0

159.0

123.0

r61.7

I23.7

153.0

t24.0

178.0

I29.0

20 27

Morag Mclean

824 44

J 3110

JAP

Muneko Adachi Yoko Uo

DDR 6

DDR

SusanneTl-reel Wibke Buelle

F 12438

Florence Le Brun Odile Barre

19 23

SR1

RuslanaTaran SvetlanaOleksenko

11 22 3+ 2)

G 4525

Nicola Birkner Birgit Hahnkamm

37 NF

F I2+7+

Veronique Aulnette Marie-annick Maus

Anke Brozio Monique Gieseler

31 37 2.4 24

r 3869

ITA

Anna Bacchiega Francesca Pavesi

32 30

KA 283

AUS

Nicola Bethwaite Karyn Gojnich

71742)91625

P M S ;R E :

R E T ;N F :

15 22 +3

r40.0

817

DDR

Karin Danielsen BeateKristiansen

r252430

DDR 30

52u

92619

Penny Stamper Sarah Mclean

92846

13 21

)),

16 Dr

DSQ; DN:

DND; YM:

185.0

r40.0

IB6.O

143.0

1 8 30

t 4 50

202.0

I50.0

211.0

206.7

635122545 DNF; DI:

rJl ,v

101.0

4263138I016

Llura Leon Eva Leon

DNC;PM:

81.0

Kristina Farrar Louise Van Voorhis

E 1458

DNS;NC:

I3.+0

r06.0

NS:

79.0

i54 0

Paola Porta Anna Barabino

NOR

I39.0

916t7142012

r 3829

N99

74.4

7t4

926

56.4

1061

1 6 10

Aiko Saito Mitsue Hirotsu

KC 575

7DN

KC 555

CAN

83..1

318

62025

93.0

531

527

PeggyHardwiger Christiana Pinnow

S R1 2

F F

894

YMP; PP:

P e r c .P e n a l n

155.7 li

4 7 0 I ' l i U l : 5I S S U EI N l . \ l l q q l

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1990470 ClassJuniorsFinal Results

FIRST IO OUT OF 44 COMPETITORS

3 F rn tI]

DDR 19

Koch M. TheuerkaufSt,

E L651

Martinez D. Martinez A.

F t2465

Audineau M FamarierJ.

SRI

Uzlov V. PavlovitchA

52.0

PZ 505

Tomaz F BaldygaB

54.4

E 1676

RamisJose M CamposD.

PZ 503

Kopyczynski P Baranowski

I<Z 160

Frazer L. Dickinson St

E 1576

Martinez L Carrote A.

F t2+56

Paul M. Deruelle D.

34.0 l5

38.4

58.7 )J

62.0 68.4

74.7

World Masters 470 ClassWorldMastersFinal Resulfs FIRST 15 OUT OF 17 COMPETITORS

Angel Gutierrez Antonio Plaza

E 1541 HUN

l7.l

z 13t9

Martin Steiger Hans Vonmoos

I9.0

G 4607

Sirgfried Kuhn Anne Kuhn

2t.7

E T362

Rafael lturrioz Carlos Medina

K632

GBR

c 26r+ G 4594

FRG

G +563

FRG

K 652

Janos Kovacs Erno Szorenyi

StanleySpeer Dawn Gunton OskarFleischer Jorg Spory PeterGlasser lngrid Heilmann

49.4 52.4 I]

KeithJohn Seaton Michael Dale

67.0

IGrl Rill Margot Rill

72.0

G 3745

E n5t

Fernando Pastor Angel Gonzalez

E 554

Juan C. Bahon A. Gabriel

E t29

JoseA. Santiso Jose E Perez

E 1145

ESP

61.0

Frank Winter Andrea Winter

FRG

40.7

Tnce TnrrPnte

Ms Antonia Torrente

98.0

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(h -) r ,J

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Men

Women

Ftl.

A -t

z G 1533

Hunger Wi Schmidz R

F 12424

Ponthieu O. EspinasseG.

451.73

z l3t1

Wicki J. FrevA.

45r.71

G 4529

Schulz R. Inleme _r.

G 4530

FRG

oE 404 L II2

FIN

DDR 40 DDR 20

GDR

453.48

E 167I

BoverN Martin I

450.08

DDR 65

GDR USSR

SR12

Binder C. Piso M.

436.05

E 1670

Leskinen P. Aarnikka M

435.45

F 12438

135.32

L 108

43I.10

DDR 50

RenschR. Beutel T. BrietzkeJ. Schultz E. Ivaldi M. Ivaldi M.

Harduiger P. Pinnow C. MoskalenkoL. PoholtsikE.

446.77 446.29

Z,abellI. Guerra P Le Brun F Barre O. l-aike K. Slunga-TallbergA.

+27.00

GDR

Bohn I. Rohatzsch S.

4t0.72

GDR

Theel S. Buelle W

106.57

428.52

4r3.32

429.86

rO DDR6

427.t7

G 1576

Hellmich S Krueger S.

404.80

BellemansJ. Bellemans D.

424.37

}tI024

Kramer W. Stavenuiter H.

404.28

Schutte W SchutteD.

424.31

I 3829

ITA

Porta P BarabinoA

397.48

Korhonen S larvi J. MontefuscoS. MontefuscoP.

423.38

14 J 3il0

JAP

Adachi Muneko Uo Yoko

395.28

42t.82

G 4518

FrenzerS. RamspergerK

392.02

E 1658

Azon M. Azon S.

380.27

Saito A. Hirotsu M

378.t7

Jarvis D. Barnham B.

376.32

Aulnette V Maus M.A.

375.48

Schulz A. Kryszak B.

367.74

H 958

HOL

Kouwenhoven Kouwenhoven

B 1194

BEL

H IOIB

ITA

G 4535

44t.26

I 3868

15 r 3876

MeyerS. Kruger

Fuchs M. Zwicker E

14 L 113

'< F

460.99

B. I.

16 G 4571

Janka T. Giel M.

418.10

L7 S 26r

PengtssonB Nvstroem T. Noe E Coiana G. Moner R. VandameX

4t5.57

17 J 3093

4r4.62

18 K 684

+r4.59

4L3.52

20 G 1572

4r2.71

N 108

411.85

G 1525

Birkner N. Hahnkamm B.

361.65

409.34

G 1515

Wagner S. Ehrfurt C.

360.r8

24 F t2451

Ravet V Yrieix M.

359.r0

407.69

KC 575

StamperP Mclean S.

347.84

407.32

N99

Danielsen K. Kristiansen B,

345.96

Huiten M StrengH.

34r.88

18 r 3835 19 F 12468

Cian P Scotto M Brotherton P Stead

20 r 3848 2t

K696

22 Er549 23

F 12171

0E 389

N90

E 12456

FRA

Calafat J. SanchezL. BerthetJ.E BerthetG Ebenhoeh W SchlagbauerH. JohannessenH. McCarthy P Paul M. Demelle D.

F t2474

27 r 3871

CassinariG. CassinariD.

28 M l5I

Nyari G. Nyari Z.

404.39

28 r 3858

29 J 3064

Otsu S. Hirobe M

+03.74

29 K702

Natorp P Natorp H.

40r.73

30 D97

DEN

Total competitors'.544

JAP

FRA

NOR

27 S 269

male crews from42

F 12461

ITA

Andersen LK. Kristiansen T.

Gravina T. Gravina E. Rees-Jones S. Tribe R. Ponthieu C. Duc M.H.

nations and 101 female crews from 3I nations

336.31 335.78 333.85

fll fr l F

+70 TIMES ISSLJT ] MAY T99T

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,< F

Cassinari Cassinari

z r33l

Seger Liener

G 4529

Schulz Thieme

;! E T519

SPA

Z I3].I

swl

67.0 ll

Calafat Sanchez Wicki

Hunger Schmidz

Rensch Beutel

F 12424

Ponthieu Espinasse

H 958

Kouwenhoken Kouwenhoken

G +533 DDR 40

DRG

Frerr

Fuchs Zwicker Brokman Brokman

G 4530

| 3876

F 12156

Paul Deruelle

G 4584

Halm Halm

H 1OI8

HOL

Schutte Schutte

IS 14

Shen-tal Shen-tal

I 3835

ITA

Noe Coiana

Montefusco Montefusco

D97

Natorp Natorp

r 38,+4

ITA

Simeone Sassi

M l4l

HLTNG

Varga Csury

F 12468

FRA

Moner \hndare

43 t)

DDR 20

DRG

Brietzke Schultz

PMS

r s1 l

Bechar Shernesh

]

P\lS

Olbrysch Kutt

ITA

Mascino Mascino

NS:DNS,NC:DNC;

PM:PMS;

RE:RET; NF:DNF;

r27.7

DNF

129.0

t33.7 PMS

134.0 l)).t

l5 3

Tapper Tapper

r 3872

FIN

Bergstrem Zachrisson

PMS

137.0

r39.7 r47.0

S\A'E

I19.0

Damsgaard Ibsen

S 258

G 1590

r30.4

Ebenhoh Schlagbaner

tt4.7

OE 389

L 110

101.0

62 IO

83.7 89.0

76.7

oE 104

D 105

73.0

IS 12

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67.7

62 L9

FMS

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15I.7

Itr

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r60.0

167.0

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Le Brun Barre

E 167r

Bover Martin

G 4575

Stemmlez Lenkmann

DDF65

DRG

Harduiger Pinnow

G 1595

FRG

Meyer Kruger

935YMP2

flr \J rr I

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417ll

t29 t4

65 7+PMS6

52.7

Tabell Guerra

E 1458

Leon Leon

1333812

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3222674

78.7

DDR 6

Theel Buelle

718t4llll

82.0

E 1658

H IO24

r 3829

DDR 50

G 1525

L IO8

F 12451

FRG

HOL

2DNFI13 59.7

Frenzer Ransperger

Azon Azon

z14DNF424

93.0

Kramer Staveniuter

22621425

93.7

8101920

Porta Barabino

DRG

Bohn Rohatzsch

FRG

Birkner Hahnkamm

16lr2l158

Laike Slunga{allberg

t51924227

Ravet Yrieix

SR9

Basalkina Gaponovitch

281628921

N 108

Andersen Kristiansen

K 684

Jarvis Hay

r 3853

Gravina Gravina

FRA

3r0

93.7

5562+28

95.7

98.7

DNF

109.0 116.0

PMS

291371829

1I6.0

118.0

825192915

123.0

G +521

FRG

Hellmich Bergmann

252892012

K 702

Rees-Jones Tribe

t27.0

s 269

Hulthen Strang

PMS

131.0

PMS

13I.7

r21.0

J 3093

JAP

Saito Hirotsu

F T2161

FRA

Ponthieu Duc

233130514

G +567

FRG

Stock Schedlinski

I34.0

F 12471

FRA

Aulnette Maus

PMS

t35.0

G 4'72

FRG

Schulz Kryszak

DNF

136.0

Danielsen Kristiansen

PMS

r48.0

N99

52.4

E 1670

G 4518

FRA

132.0

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Int. Swedish Championship MalmQ Sweden 'Waves

23-2/2-3

Spring Cup La Grande Mottg France

r-3/5-3

Shiseido Cup Sajima,Japan or Yokosuka

8-7/r3-7

EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP Bergen,Norway

Genova week Genova,ltaly

r3-7/15-7

Intervela Riva del Garda,Italy

26-3/5-1 4-3/8-3 ro-3/16-3 L0-3/t5-3

30-6/2-7

Vancouver,Canada

Ski-Yachting Cannes,France

w/M

r9-7/27-7

Ilravemunde week Travemundg Germany

Eurolymp Week Athens, Greece

w/M

27-7/3-8

Pre Olympics Barcelona,Spain

14-3/17-3 Riva Cup Riva del Garda,Italy

19-3/23-3 24-3/3r-3 2B-3/3r-3 29-3/t-1 5-4/7-1

Rome week Anziq Italy Vdika Nagrada Jad. Split, Yugoslavia hincess Sofia Cup Palmade Mallorca, Spain

Pan Am Games Havana, Cuba

15-8/r8-8

Open Nordic Championship Svendborg,Denmark

17-8/23-8

CORK Kingston,Canada

26-8/3r-8

JUNTOR WORLD CHAMPTONSHTP Damp (40 km N Kiel), Germanl'

Olympic Sail New Zealand

)o_R /r _o

Danish Championship Egh,Denmark

Alamitos Bay Los Angeles,USA

6-9/e-9

Race week Marblehead,MA USA

22-9/28-9

IYRU Womens Championship Long Beach,USA

W/M

14-4/19-4

Hyeres 01. week H1.eres,France

20-1/2t-4

Int. Tiapez Regatta Steinhudq Germany

2B-9/r-10

Master World Championship Isola de Elba, Italy

KDV Regatta Darien, Ct USA

5-i0/6-r0

Int. Kehraus Regatta Steinhudg Germany

Criterium Marina di Catara,ltaly

25-r0/2-rr Asian

r8-1/t9-1 )\-4/75-4

),-5/5-5

Den.0l.Spring Regatta Copenhagen, Denmark

WC w/M

w/M

wc Wttt

Regatta Hong Kong

w/M

29-rr/8-r2 Int.

Classes Regatta Auckland, New Zealand

5 - > /> - >

Chesapeake 01. Regatta Maryland,USA

r0-r2/r2-t2 South

r0-5/t2-5

Rijeka Regatta Rijeka, Yugoslavia

15-r2/2r-r2WORLD

SPA Regatta Medemblik, Holland

\\/C

Paciffc Championship Brisbanq Australia CHAMPIONSHIP Brisbane,Australia

WC w1M

27-r2/3t-t2 Christmas Race Palamos.Soain

7-6/9-6

Helsinki Regatta Helsinki, Finland

14-6/16-6

National Championship Helsinki,Finland

6-1/rB-1

US Olympic trials Newport Beach,USA

w/M

RIISA Barrington,Rl USA

t9-4/21-1

Hyeres 01. week Hveres.France

w/M

Eurolymp Hayling Island,UK

apr.l-5/9-5

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP Cadiz, Spain

W/M

Kieler Woche Kiel, Germany

7-5/r0-5

Den.Ol.Spring Regatta Arhus, Denmark

t5-6/t6-6 16-6/r9-6 23-6/28-6 l0

w/M

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Open

JUNTORWORLD CHAMPTONSHTP Germanl'

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1 9 - 6 / 2 + - 6 Mediteranean Games l-:r Grande Motte, France

The International 470 Class

4.70 m. 4.44 m. 1.68 m. 0.15 m.

Mast: Boom: SpinnakerPole:

1.05 m. 118 Kg.

Jib: Spinnaker:

Mainsail:

6.78 m. 2.65 m. 1.90 m. 3.58 sq.m. 9.12 sq.m. 13.00sq.m.

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