470 Times Issue 08, October 1998 by International 470 Class Association

sAtL A 470 The International men'seventsand double-handed choicefor double-handed women'sevents.Sailedin over 70 nationsin all continents. For moreinformationcontactthe International ClassAssociation(seepage4), your Nationalrepresentative (seepage26)and visit the 470website (seepage25) at www.sailing.org/470

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Heinz Staudt - President470 lnternationale

Dear Friends, 1998 has been an excellentyear for the 470 Class startingwith the ISAF World Championships in Dubai at which Ihe 470 was used as the 'equipment' for both the doublehandedmen and doublehandedwomen's CVCNIS.

This was followedby a top qualityMastersWorldCup i n H u n g a r ya n d J u n i o rW o r l dC h a m p i o n s h i n p Estonia. The main World Championshipsin Mallorca,Spain were a stunningsuccesswith excellentweatherand organisation. With 166 boatsand 35 nationsat the Worldsincluding 71 women's teams from 28 nations and 95 men's teams from 34 nations, nobody can doubt the international appealof the 470 Class and the positive effectof usingthe same boatfor men and women. Many of the top men and women 470 sailorsare in Sydneyparticipating in the test Olympicregatta.By the time you receivethis the resultswill be known and nationsand sailorswill be celebrating and/orstrivingto achievemoreat their next reoatta. We must all remembertfrattle 470 is in the Olymprcs as a resultof decisionstakenby the ISAFCouncil.lt is not too earlyfor 470 sailorsand suppodersaroundthe World to be finding out the views of their National Sailing Authoritiesregardingthe selectionof events and classestor 2004. Please study the Olympic messageon page 5 and ensurethat the case for the 470 is fully understoodby y o u r N a t i o n aAl u t h o r i t i easn d I S A Fd e l e g a t e s . I hope you enjoy this editionof the 470 Times. I am e x t r e m e l yh a p p y t h a t w e s u c c e e d e di n f i n d i n g a c o m p e t e n te d i t o r f o r o u r T i m e s w h i c h i s a v e t y importantliaisonbetweenall who are involvedin 470 s a i l i n g .I w i s h R i c h a r dP h i l l i p sa n d h i s t e a m f u n i n compilingthe 470 Times and hope they receive a positiveecho. | [ H e i n zS t a u d t

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PUBI'SHEDBY 470 INIERNAI,ONAI CIAf' ASSOCIAI'ON Producer & Editor "470 Times" Richard Phillips 9 Admirals Court, Ouay Road, Lymington Hants SO41 3ET ENGLAND. Email: 100446.2371@compuserve.com CONfRIBUfIOIIS: All articles, informationand other items n this magazine are the views of the writer concerned and are not necessarilyheld by other persons within the class or in line with 470 InternationalPolicy. World News and Regatta reports provided by persons indicated in publication. FEAiUREARIICIEi: 470 [,4astDevelopment.- Ken Brackwell (Copyright- Superspar). 4 7 0 T u n i n g G u i d e - D a v e U l l m a n ( C o p y r i g h t- U l l m a n S a i l s ) . Class Women - Richard Phillipswith main informationfrom Sandra Azon, Nicola Birkner, l\iloragChampny McCIean, Sally Cuthbed, Laura Dillon, Cathy Foster, Victor Kovalenko, Darren DunkleySmith, 470 website (Erico Hoffmann) and an interview conducted by Conine McKenzie. PHOfOGRAPHS: Darren Dunkley-Smith, Yalcin Gurkan, Ott Kallas, Victor Kovalenko, Richard Phillips, lvlartin Raget, Elisabeth Steiger. Copyright belongs to the photographers who have kindly given permission for their photos to be published free of charge in the 470 Times. Permissionmust be obtained from the photographersto reproduce the ohotos in other Dublicationsor in electronicform. DES'GNEDAND FORITAIIEDBY : Strawberry l\4arine[,4arketing 3 Braxton Court, Lymore Lane, l\.4ilford-on-Sea, Hampshire ENGLAND. Email: strawb@btinternet.com PRINTEDBY: Lyndhurst PrintingCompany Limited Hardley IndustrialEstate, Hythe, Southampton,Hampshire ENGLAND. Email : Lyndhurst@compuserue.com 470 TllvlES is the officialpublicationof the International470 Class Association.This is a non-orofitDublicationthat is distributedfree of charge to 470 sailors in over 70 nations and to interestedparties anywhere in the world. '120 Total distribution:8000 coDiesNations All Rights reserved Copyright 1998 Deadline for articles, information, photographs and advertisements lor next 470 Publication - 31 Januarv 1999

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OTYMPICS 2OO4

The fact that two Olympic events (doubleREA'OI'S FOR A DOUBLE.HANDED h a n d e dd i n g h ym e n a n d d o u b l e - h a n d eddi n g h y D,NGHVMEN'SEVENTANDA DOUBLE. women)are beingsailedin the sametypeof boat as is the casewith lhe 47O,is a majoradvantage HANDED D NGHYWOMEN'S EVENT Of coursethere are many reasonsfor each of the eventsthat are in the OlympicRegatta.I am pretty sure that all accept(or are able to accept)that as many women and men competitorsand as many NationalAuthoritiesas possibleshould be able to participatein the OlympicRegatta. T h e r e f o r teh e b o a tn e e d e ds h o u l db e : - readilyavailableworldwide - capableof enduringan intensiveracingand t r a i n j n gp r o g r a m m e - a two persondinghywith spinnakerand trapeze - suitablefor youngwomenand men - appropriate for highestlevelsof international racingfor men and women - affordableby sailors,parents,clubsand NationalAuthorities - supportedby a strongworldwideClass Association

CURRENT S'rUAI'ION The two double-handed dinghyevents(in the 470) are sailed in far more nations (about 70 in all continents)than any other boats sailed by two (or more)persons. fhe 470 is supportedby the highest number of NationalSailingAuthoritieswhich meansthat there is an existinginfrastructure, financialcommitment and knowledgeof the Class. Many nationshave very large fleets. The cost to many nations in changingfrom a 470 to anotherClasswould be so expensivethat they would be unableto competein internationalevents for many years. lt could also destroydouble-handed sailingin some nations. The top 470 sailors come from a wrde range of nationsand in most Games (such as Asian and Mediterranean Games etc) the two double-handed dinghyeventsare sailedin the 470. The uniquepopularityof the 470 classis becauseit is: - modernin construction -

i n f i n a n c i a l a n d l o g i s t i c a lt e r m s f o r m a n y ( e s p e c i a l l ys m a l l a n d m e d i u m - s i z e N ) ational Authoritiesas they only need: - to procureand stockone singletype of equipment - to developa singletrainingschemefor both men ano women - to send crewsto one championship venue; - one coacn

WONLDW'DE DlSmf8uTIOJrt 470s sailing in 70+ nations

1998 470 WORLDS 71 women'steams 95 men'steams 35 nations WOMEN SA'L'NO popularity Theworldwide of the 47O has assistedthe development of women's - seepages10 & 11 sailing

Theseare indeedthe drivingfactorsthat enabled the developmentof women's sailing in many countries.

sAvtNG GOSIS Sailingtwoeventsin one classsavescosts

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KEYPOINIS The big interestin the 470 men eventand the abovementioned facilities financial and p o s s i b i l i t i e sf o r t h e N a t i o n a l A u t h o r i t i e sh a v e s u b s t a n t i a l l y contributedto the development o f w o m e ns a i l i n g .

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But in most NationalAuthorities, women sailing still needs continuous"flank protection"of m e n ' ss a i l i n g . The omission of either event would damage the sport of d o u b l e - h a n d esda i l i n gi n m a n y nationsand wouldsubsequently result in a reduced flow of expertiseto largerboats. It the 470 was changedit would cause financialstrain to many F e d e r a t i o nasn d t h e i rc l u b sd u e to the very high investmentin 470s the and support infrastructure.

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- durable - sailed by crews of widely differentweights and heightssincethe crew is composedof two sailors - the only multi-person boat for most Asian nations - is affordableand representsexcellentvalue for moneyas it is highlydevelopedas a resultof being a n O l y m p i cC l a s s

T h e d i f fi c u l t y o f o b t a i n i n g fundingto buy new boats of a 9oiI differenttype, train sailorsand coachesin the new boat would result in many nationsbeing unable to compete in international boats. eventsin double-handed

The huge interestin the 470 men's event created very high competitivestandards,not just for the t y r o so f t h e C l a s s- t h e 1 8 - 3 0y e a ro l d s a i l o r si n t h e O l y m p i c R e g a t t a b u t a l s o t h e r e s e r v o i rw h i c h p r o v i d e sa s u p p l yo f n e w t a l e n tf o r t h e o i h e r m u l t i oersonctasses.

One can onlyhopethatthe delegatesin the ISAF Events Committeeand the Counciltake these f a c t s i n t o c o n s i d e r a t i o nw h e n m a k i n g t h e i r decisionand that they therebyensurethat both events are included in the Olympic Regatta 2004. HeinzStaudt,President470 Internationale

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M7 IHEDEVE1OPMENT O] IHESUPER SPAR with DynomirGustResponse ond erlro nognesiun As a specialist it is ourjobto ensurethat dinghymastmanufacturer everydinghyhasthebestpossible mastfor itsintended use. Nowhere canthisbe moretruethanin the470classwhere is thebestin thestandard of sailingandboatpreparation theworld,Inthisarenaonlythefastestrigwilldo - the formula Whata challengel oneof dinghyracing. KenBrackwell of SuperSparshasspenthiswholelife dinghysailinganddesigning dinghymasts.He hasbuilton hisengineering degreeto understand andperfect dinghy spardesignlikeno other. In sailingconditions the mastis a flexible, dynamic strut,but thebendhasto be controlled to veryfinelimits.lt is not enoughthatthemastbendswiththecorrect stiffness, otherwise a roundtubewoulddo.No,muchmoreimpoftantly, is at whatangleanddirection doesthe mastbendwhen loadedup.Toomuchbendonewayandnotenoughtheother creates an imbalance between the rateat whichthebend opensandclosesandthesailflattens. Alsoof coursethis propenyrsevenmore in thetapered important partof the mast. To achieve thisthe M7 is a veryspecial section uniqueshapewhereevery curveandradiusis therefor a spectat reason. I t i s t h eu n i q u a el u m i n i u m alloywithaddedamounts of magnesium thatallowssuch a lightweight thinwalled structure. Thiscoupled withthe unique shapeproduces a sparwith unusual amounts of DGR (Dynamic lt is GustResponse). thiswhichstandsM7apart fromallothermasts.Theability to releasethe bendandflatten thesail,andthenspringbackin a surgeof power,all in a way,makes balanced, controlled M7thespecialone. In addition, the M7 hasa "power in thesidewalls component" for whichholdsthesparsideways vitalpointing abilityandoffwind enoughto speed.butis flexible provide DGB.

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Today we make more and more spars for the 470 class. Production from extrusionis very strict as we want to ensure continuityof the bendcharacteristics. The taper is laser cut and machine welded and each spar is templatedat our works for accuracy. We designeda new spreader bracketfor the 470 Classofferinggreateraccuracyand strengthand this is now used throughoutour wlde rangeof sections.We try to assist with measurementinformationbut have found that it is thatsailors important to considerthe saildesignand now recommend get theirinformation from the sailmakers tuningsheets.

Around the same time we redesigned and introduced the B1 sectionBoom.Thishas been success,pushingthe sectionto an outstanding the Classlimit.lt offestultimatestiffnessfrom lt is the aluminiumavailableto us for extruding. alsoas lightas possiblefor thisaddedstiffness comoonent. We agree that pan of the success of the M7 section mast actually comes f rom the oerformanceof the boom. In other classes(whereSuper Spars are not mastsupplier)the SuperSpar the predominant boom is stilla bestseller.

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Severalof the Hungarian470s at Lake Balatoncarry an empty water bottle at the top of the mast, and we soon knew what it was for. Lake Balatonis amongthe largestin Europe,but it is quite shallow.When capsizing,the first thingis: don'tdo it, and the second:keepat leastthe mast afloat. Without some buoyancyhelp, the mast would ploughthe lakefloorwithyour costlyWindex. Shallow does not mean quiet. While Western Europe sufferedheavy rain,we had sun and good raceconditions, althoughthree races a day with 4-5 Bf was sometimes hard for the Grand Master's (total crew age above 100 years).Each day, the wind force increased,and by the last day it changed to an Eastern 5-6. The Committee hesitatedseveralhoursbeforestarting,whilethe crewson the pier watchedthe waves splash on the stones where the water snakes basked. The Hungarian Committee promised only wind and sunshine, explainingthat the hosting was less advantageousthan for the last 470 Master'swhich took p l a c e i n H u n g a r y i n 1 9 9 3 . N e v e r t h e l e s s ,t h e accommodationwas superb.The sailorswere hostedin a former camp of the Communist Party for deserving comrades,surroundedby a large park with restaurants and shops.The socialeventswere at their formerheights witha visitto the Herendchinaplant,Husardriding,grilled goose and Hungarianmusic in the countryside.So the

Masters Fleet in full flight on Lake Balaton. Photo: ES

Committeehad to soar with the Committee:Tamds was at the same time starting judge, rescue team and harbourcaptain,flyingfrom place to place and taking care of everything. Nearlyall the raceswere won by the Hungarianteam Alb-Kiss,who only missed the title becauseof materialdamage. In spiteof studyingthe Hungarianlanguageintensively (http://www.sas. upenn.edu/-arubin/hungarian.html), the only thing we could say to the HungarlanSailorsafier (thankyou). one week was: "koszondm" RESULTS: MASIER'S 1. CiferriEnrico TintinelliFabrizio(ltaly) 2. ClaudeGachet PierreHonor6(France) fformerMaster'sChampions] Alb AndrSLs KissTamds(Hungary) 3. [in spiteof threeDNF!] 4. Metz Gerald Metz Wiwitsch 6 SchmiedelKarlo LippThomas A ArrobbioMassimo Coco Carlo 7. Dr. GalgoczyTamas NyariZsolt KovacsJanos KelemenTamas 8. L GiacomettiBarbara PontonuttiGianvittore 1 0 . MartinSteiger HansVonmoos 1 1 . FerraioMassimo MonciardiPaolo LakaiosGabor Vigh Andras 1 3 . WeissmannWalter WeissmannGisela HegedusTibor Kerekes Kazmer 1 5 . CalabreseSeroio MassimilianoAiroldi 1 6 . RacekMiroslai SamaiMartin 1 7 . BenettiGiancarlo StefaniPaolo 1 8 . GldserPeter FrankHolm 1 9 . KirrmannHubert KirrmannVerena 20. LippiRoberto PomataFranco 2 1. SpearStanley Spear Dawn 22. PrehnDieter BorstDieter 23. HegymegiLaszlo HegymegiCsaba 24. WinterFrank WinterAndrea GRANDMASTER'S: 1. Walter& GiselaWeissmann(Germany) 2. GiancarloBenetti PaoloStefani(ltaly) [formerGrand Masters] PeterGldser 3. FrankHolm(Germany) 4. Hubert& VerenaKirrmann(Switzerland) 5. Stanley& DawnSpear BestWomanhelm:GiacomettiBarbara(ltaly) Reportby Hubertand VerenaKirrmann

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EUROPEANS 470 CLASS fO TURKEY COES The 1998EuropeanChampionships wereheldduring2130 July 1998in Cesme/lzmir, a touristtownlocatedon the Westerncoasto{ Turkey.The TurkishSailingFederation and the main Sponsor Company Lacoste made everythingpossiblefor a qualityevent. The regularwind NW Force4-5 and the very clean blue watersof llicabay impressedthe participants who came from21 Nations(men)and 14 Nations(women). Therewas a very successfulimplementation of the three loops trapezoidcourse first time used for the class Race OfficerHusnuLevent(IJ/RO)and Championshlps. his crew's efforts to enable this new course to work allowingtwo groupsand the women'sgroupto race on the same course without any interferencewas much appreciatedby the Officers of the InternationalClass Association.

YalcinGurkan(Membero{ the GeneralCouncil)was the Jury, comprisingAaron Chairmanof the International ltiorozo(ESP) Botzer(lSR),Lars Grande(NOR),Rafael and llkerBayindi(TUR). of the 470 International and AlainCorcuff(VicePresident) were MichelPetit(Chairmanof the TechnicalCommittee) presentthroughout the racingprovidingexcellentsupport Also HeinzStaudt by the International ClassAssociation. (Presidentof 470 Internationale) visitedfor two days and this was very much appreciatedby the Organizersand +L^ L rr 9

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The championship endedwith a big cocktailpartyat the Seasidesummerresortwith one thousandpeopleinvited for this very specialnight.As usual the Winnerswere awardedwith their Cuos and Medals.Also a Croatian reoresentativebriefed the audience about the 1999 in Zadar. Championships

1999 Venue: Zadar, Croatia Dste: 5th - 14thAugust Detuils: www.sailing.or9/470

Reportby YalcinGurkan.

25 boats raced in the women category, without a oualificationseries and sailed a total of 12 races to c o m p l e t et h e i r C h a m p i o n s h i pT. h e U k r a i n i a nT e a m Ruslana/Pathcholchikwas really untouchable and showed a great performanceand technique. Theresa Zabell was really unluckybecauseof the unexpected illnessof her crew. 65 boats for men sailed 6 qualificationraces in the first two days in two groups.Stading from the third day, the Final and Classification seriesformedwhich comoleted 11 raceswiththisformat.Therewas onlyone day without wind.The Portugese crew madea realsurpriseobtaining positions. first (Rocha/Barreto) and third Marinho/Nunes) Slovenia(Copi/Margon) obtainingthe secondplace.

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WOiltEN, CLASS fHE CURRENr SUPERSIARS RuslanaTaran and Elena Paholchyk(UKR) won the Worlds in 1997 and in 1998, won the European Championship each year since 1995, gaineda bronze medalin Savannahin 1996,and were presentedwiththe ' ISAF / Sperry World Sailor of the Year Award" by His in MajestyKingConstantine at the 1997ISAFconference Gothenburg,Sweden. The duo also won the double handedISAFWorldChampionships in Dubaiin 1998. VictorKovalenkotheir coach (now the Australianteam coach)informsus that "Ruslanabeganher sailingin his team in 1987.She is married.Her husbandis Finnsailor Yurij Tokovoj. He is sailing much better since their marriage!"

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TheresaZabell& PatriciaGuerra.Photo:FJP Theresais a legendin the sailingworld havingwon three world Championships(ln 1992 with PatriciaGuerra,in 1995 and 1996 with Begonia Via Dufresne)and two OlympicGold medals(Barcelona1992 with Patriciaand Savannah 1996 wilh Begonia).At the inauguralIYRU Sailorof the Year awards in 1994 TheresaZabell was voted Sailor of the Year for her ouistandingpedormance. Theresahas a young child and very recentlyteamedup againwith PatriciaGuerrafor the 1998Worldswherethey showedgoodspeed.However,afterwinningthe firstthree roundtheycouldnot retainenough racesin the preliminary oi theirmagictouchfor the finals.

Elenabeganher sailingin Victor'steamin 1989.She was a basketballplayer before.She was successfullysailing at that time with Larlsa Moskalenko.Their best results were IYRU Women World Championsin 1994and they were {ourth at the Olympic Games in Barcelona.She is marriedand has a four year old daughter. Larisa BERLIN. WAY IO SUCCESS won the bronze medal in Pusan in 1988 with lrina Tchounikhovskai The BerlinSailingAssociationhas for many years been when sailingfor the USSR. trainingup a formidableteam of women'ssailors.5 teams reachedthe Gold fleet and all finishedin the top 22 atlhe "Ruslanaand Elena stafied iheir '1998worldswith a 1st,2nd and 3rd in the last race! sailingtogetherin 1995 because they hoped to win their dreamOlympicGold. They were Bronze NicolaBirkner(3rd1998Worlds,2nd 1997Worldsand 3rd 1996 Worlds)explainedwith enthusiasmthat about 50 in Savannahso they could not stop sailingclubsin the Berlinarea combineresourcesto train theirsailingafterthe Games." and supportsailorsstartingin Optimists,then movinginto When asked by Conine McKenzie Eurooesor 420s and on to 470s. in early 1998 if the change from Sailingtakes place on the lakes around Berlin but is USSR to Ukraine made anv reslrictedto April to Octoberbecause it gets very cold in difference in sailing? Ruslana indicated that with the Octoberand then the lakesfreeze over! CCCP,there was much more moneytor sport.We had a day to day plan for each year. We knew exactlywhat we The youngersailorsare mainlyfinancedby their parents were going to do, which regattas.Now the first thing we but oncethey show successthe BerlinSailingAssociation haveto do is find the moneyand it is reallyhard.We have a generalplanfor the year,but a lot dependson funding. helpsln trainingand providessmall grants.Eachclass is allocateda trainerso that all can benefitfrom the regular It is very difficultto find sponsorsin Ukraine.We had trainingcamps.Sailingreceivesvery littlepublicityin the some supportfrom BMS last year, and Ronstanthis year pressin Germany.Howeverthere is a very positiveattitude but no monev. amongstthe clubsin Berlinand the successfulsailorsare oromotedwithinthe clubsand are treatedwith honour.

TheresaZabell Barcelona Gold LeslieEgnot Silver Spain 17 Nations Bronze Jenniferlsler

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OTHER 470 'UPERSIARS SusanneMayerand KatrinAdlkoJer(GER)werethe first wins (1987 and leam to gain two World Championship 1989).Then in 1993 and 1994 Ines Bohn and Sabine achievement Rohatzsch(GER)equalledthis magnificent beforeTheresaZabell(ESP)matchedthen exceededthis oerformance.

ChristinaBarwald,PeggyBahr.NtcolaBirkner,WibkeBuelle. Photo:RJP OLYMPICAND THESfARf OF WOMEN'SDOUBLE'HANDED WORLDSAILINGEVENrS. In 1984at LongBeachUSA,CathyFoster(GBR)saileda 470 to win a race and was the first woman helm at an O l y m p i c r e g a t t as i n c e 1 9 0 8 . T h e I Y R U ( n o w I S A F ) includeda women'ssailingeventin the 1988Olympicsat Pusan. The 470 was chosen as the double handed AllisonJollyand LynneJewell(USA) women'sequipment. won the gold medalfrom a fleetof 21 nations.

CIASSWOMEN Priorto that, in 1985,Ihe 470 Class introduceda women's world championshipwhich was won by Karen and Gail Johnson(CAN).Sincethen the event has been held each year. Morag Mclean (CAN), now International 470 Class Treasurerlivingin France,crewed the winningboat in 1986 helmedby Judy Lugar.

coachingthe Dutchteamfor the lastyear.Lisawho is only 16 years old and one of the youngesthelm'sat the 1998Worldsgaineda place in the gold fleet and finisheda very creditable26th. There has been an influxof womensailorsintothe 470 Classwith5 of the 6 Dutchteamsat the 1998Worldsbeinqwomen.

At the firstIYRU(ISAF)WorldChampionship heldin 1994in La Rochelle,France.54 women teams from 19 nations competedin the double-handed women'sevent whicn was held in 470s and won by TheresaZabelland BegoniaVia Dufresne. The first470 women'sEuropeanChampionship was held in 1986 at Sonderburgin Denmark.41 teamsfrom l3 nations competedwith JenniferJ. lslerand Amy Wardell(USA)the champions.The championshiphas been sailed each year since(see470 websitefor details). WOMENRECENILY MOVINGIO IHE 470 CIASS ls it a big jump from being a top ISAF Youth sailor to competingat international level in the 470 Class against formerand currentOlympicmedallists, worldand continental championsand the top women sailors lrom around the world? Twin sisters,Jessica& SallyCuthben(GBR)have recently made this leap.As a 4 times ISAF WorldYouth Champion (1993to 1996)Sallyflrsttastedinternational victorywhenshe crewedin a Laserll for StormNuttall,a 420 sailorat the ISAF WorldYouthChampionships in 1993on Lake Gardain ltaly. This was {ollowedby a win with Storm in 1994 in Greece. Sallythen starledcrewingfor Jessicaand theywon the 1gg5 ISAF World Youth Championship in Bermudaand again in 1996at Newport,Rhodelsland. They purchasedan old 470

DublinUniversity team racingsailor,LauraDillon(lRL) firsttasted470 racingat the ISAFWorldsin 1998.With some good resultsthere,she decidedto buy a 470 bu| foundthe competition at El Arenaltougher.

Dutch Team , L-R, Top: Petra de Goederen, Marjon Koolstra,Ardis Bollweg, Lisa Westerhof, A Iexandra Verbeek Ziila Fokke, Wynke Bodewes L-R Bottom:

The Spanish success has also involvedBegonia's Brenda de Lange, Cathy Foster, sisterNataliavia Dufresnewho won a silvermedalin Angela Brandsma, Marloes the EuropeClass in Savannahand teamed up with Brandsma. Photo: RJP SandraAzonjust beforethe 1998Worldsto finish4lh overail. 1996 420 Women's World Chamoion.Anna Coxon teamed up with Addy Bucek (2nd 470 Europeans 1995) for the 1998 Worlds and showed good pace finishing15thoverallsuggesting thatboattuningability and experienceare key elementsto successin the 470 Class. Those that are more used to team racing (whereboat speed is not critical)or sailingin events with suppliedboats such as ISAF Worlds and ISAF YouthWorldsmay not havehad the same oppodunity to developtheir skills to tune a boat for maximum performanceas those from the Optimist,Cadet and 420 Classes.

Jim Saltonstall, Sally& JessicaCuthbeft.Photo:RJP and have sailedin a few International 470 competitions. lt is like staftingall over againsays Sally,there are more cleats and fittingson a 470 and it is very toughmentallygoingfrom the top and startingat the bottomagain. Historyshowsthatthosewho persevere win Olympicmedals. Sallyand her twin sisterhave their sightson the Olympics 2004. When they finishcollegein 1999they want to buy a new boat and to step up theirtrainingcampaign.Fundedin the pastby theirparents,the cosi of an Olympiccampaignis in another league and despite some grants and a little sponsorship thereremainsa largefundinggap.As is so often the case, commercialsponsorsare very difficultto find. Another issue, says Sally, is coaching.In the past as a memberof the RYA Youth squad they benefitedfrom the rvealthof Jim Saltonstall's experience.Now thev need a personatcoacn. The eap by LisaWesterhof(NED)frombeingOptimistWorld Snampon. has beenassistedby CathyFosterwho has been

With 71 women'steamsfrom 28 natlonsat the 1998 Worldsin El Arenaland wlth so manyexcellentyoung sailorsjoiningthe classto challengethe veterans,the future of lhe 470 Class looks very bright and will d e p e n d u p o n m a i n t a i n i n gt h e i r e n t h u s i a s ma n d commitment.This involvesfindingattractivevenues with adequatesponsorship.

Linda Knaggs & Laura Dillon. Photo: RJP

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C h i e f o f t h e O r g a n i s i n gC o m m i t t e eT o o m a s S o o t s , V i c e P r e s i d e n to f t h e E s t o n i a n 4 7 0 Association, said that he was very happywith all the people involvedin the organisationand that h e w i s h e s t o s e e m o r e i n t e r n a t i o n a cl l a s s c h a m p i o n s h i phse l di n T a l l i n nB a y . Normallywe have in August dry windy weather blowing from western directionsmeaning sun, wind and waves - excellentsailing conditions. C h i e f S e c r e t a r y o f t h e C h a m p i o n s h i pT i i n a Mrtustecommentedthat we managed,inspiteof unbelievableweatherconditions,to have all 12 raceswithina week. Charter boats were availableand we had 43 crewsincludingteamsfrom Japanand Argentina competingfor the medals in one group. Two raceswere scheduleda day with each raceof 6070 minutes for the first boat. Each day the comoetitorscould sail both an outer and inner loop in order to vary the courses. Our Chief Course Master Rein Ottossontook care of the rightcourseconfiguration. The Polish team was very strong: Tomasz Jakubiakwon gold withoutthe Stanczyk-Tomasz last race. In the too six there were three Polish teams makingthem the strongestcountryin the championship.

From Estoniawe had five entriesmost of them very y o u n g( 1 4 - 1 6y e a r so l d ) s a i l o r sw h o j u s t t h i s s p r i n g had started sailing a 470. For them the championshipwas a great oppotlunityto get a feelingof how the world top is sailingthis padicular Olympicdinghy.Our best team Alexei MerkushevJaanoKempoplaced1Othand Estoniais happywith theirachievement. A goodsociallifewas plannedin the beertentwhere there were two bands playing every evening. In cooperationwith Eesti Post (Estonian Post) we bagsetc with thematic issuedpoststamps,T-Shir1s, designs made by one of our active 47O-sailors AndresRohtla. W e l o o k f o r w a r d t o w e l c o m i n g4 7 0 a n d o t h e r international sailorsagainsoon. Reportby Ott Kallas RescueChiefand EstonianCoach 470 iltfltor POS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 I 10 11 12 13 14 '15 16 17 '18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25

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CREW Tomasz Jakubiak Felix Krabbe Octavio Rodriguez Sandi Dekleva Kzysztof Kierkowski Piotr Przbylski Barl Degroote Luca Simoncelli LorenzoDel Rio Jaano Kempo PaoloCenini Bartek Gruszka Tomas Hardt RafaelCastillPalop GennardRubinacci RalphKunze Tomasz Zalewski KalleKjerstadius Alexandrel\ilikhailov Jaka Bizjak PierluigiDe Felice WatanabeRyuzo Kedinglvlarkus TorstenVoigl Klara l\,4aucec

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The weather conditionsfor this championship w e r e v e r y g o o d . H o t t e m p e r a t u r e sa l t h o u g h expected during the races, made the measurementpainful because of the very few shadyplacesofferedto us. phase The windconditionsduringthe qualification werevery goodand permittedus to saillair races. The first day of the final phasewas very stormy and so the race committeepreferrednot to run any race.However,duringthe followingdays the wind was not strong anymore, making us sail mostof the racesbetween4-6 knots. The organizationon shore was praiseworthy becauseafter the racesthe competitorshad the

possibilityto refresh themselves with lunches offeredby the event. The club also offeredus a rich dinnerwhich was The last enjoyedvery muchby all the competitors. evening we were invited to go to the biggest discotecin ltaly.The only difficultywas to follow the rightFiatto reachthe place!For the oneswho a r r i v e d i t s e e m e d t h a t i t w a s a b e a u t iuf l experience. for theirefforts. We wantto thankthe organization In the final results the team Kliger/Gal(lSR) m a n a g e d t o w i n t h e c h a m p i o n s h i pa h e a d o f (lTA) and Dekleva/Dekleva ZandonalSimoncelli

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WORLD.NE.WS AFR'ICA In the nextedition,we hope to publishnews from Angola, Egypt,Sudanand Republicof SouthAfrica

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AMER|iCAS In the nextedition,we hopeto publishnewsfrom the nationsbelowand Argentina,Bermuda,Brazil,Chile, CostaRica.Cubaand PuertoRico

CANADA

M A R I EG E N D R O N At the 470 Nationalchampionships heldin Tantallon,Nova Scotia in July 1998, Paul Baskettand Brent MacDonald heldoff a strongchallengefrom Mikeand MauriceBondof Victoriaon the finalday to finishfirstamongnine boatsin the men's competition.LindsayStaniforlhand Ali Matthews of Montrealwere placedfirst in the women's470 out of the eioht comoetitors.

MEXICO

MANUELVILLARREAL-G There are now 2 new and 2 used McKay 470s and about 30 older 470s in Mexico. Great effort is being made to developthe Class in Mexico.HermanMerghentaler who used to sail 470s, is the team coach.SantiagoHernandez and Manuel Villarreal-Care being coached by Nigel Cochranethe Canadian470 Olympicsailor,

key reasonwhy Japan has the largestnumberof 470s. Chako Tobari (470 World Council and Secretary470 Class Japan) and Marca Yanachita (Treasurer47C Class Japan) actively assist in the developmentof college/university racing. More than 200 470s sailed oualification racesduringthe summerfor the National Championships during which the first 2 days are 4 qualification races,then the fleetis dividedinto gold and silverfleets. The 1998 Japan women's 470 Championship is on 16-18October,1998 at Enoshima Yacht Harbor, Kanagawa and the 1998Japan 470 Championship is on 20-24November1998 at Fukuoka. Whilst normallythe Women's Nationals are at a dif{erenttime and olace to the Open Nationals,in 1997the calendarwas so full that theywerecombinedon 20-24 Novemberat Enoshima Yacht Harbor, Enoshima,Kanagawa.The Japan470 Class Associationorganisedthe event which attracted 74 teamsfor the Open event.The competitionwas very keen between 3 teams, but finally the Yamada brothers.Kan and Makota.won for the 2nd consecutive year. They are now aimingfor the SydneyOlympics. In the women's event 13 teams comoeted. Even withoutthe AtlantaSilverMedalistYumikoShige,it was tough racingin very strongwinds.Chizukoljima and Motokowerethe winners.

Marca Yanachita(Treasurer 470 Class Japan) and Chako Tobari (470 World Council and Secretary 470 Class Japan) at 1998 Worlds. Photo:RJP

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KUEIPING CHENG An overseas470 team sails for Taiwan.

USA publishes Catherine Switalski (calypso@execpc.com) "PlaneTalk",the US Class 470 Newsletteron the US 470 Class website.She plans to send the "470 Manual"by Art Gurevichand the "Vanguard470 Rigging,Maintenance, Safetyand TuningManual"to 470 sailorsby emailon 1st November.So registeryour emailaddressnow! PaulFoerster,FD WorldChampion1991and 1992and FD silvermedalistat the BarcelonaOlympicsis sailinga 470. Paul was top boat from USA at 1998 470 Worlds and with Bob Merrickcrewing,finished9th. Tracy Haley crewed by Louisevan Hoorhiswas top USA w o m e n ' s b o a t a t t h e w o r l d s f i n i s h i n g1 2 t h o v e r a l l . CourtenayBecker-Dey,Europe bronze medalistat the 1996SavannahOlympicsalsocompeted.

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AUSTRAL|iA DARREN DUNKLEY-SMITH NEWZEALAND All 470 sailorsare welcometo the 1998/99International 470 Championships of Australia, on 13/16December1998 at Sydney, venue of 2000 Olympic Regatta. For more phone(++613)9690 1148 Fax (++613)9690 information 0 @ozemail.com.au 0313 Email:daz47 Back in January1998, the Australian470's joined with theiryoungerset, the 420 classat the Brighton& Seaclifl Yacht Club in South Australia for the National with 24 entriesincludingNew Zealand(6), Championship, Singaporeand GreatBritain. The 470's moved back from the modern short trapezium courses to sail the mostly long triangular courses demandedby the 420's. The firstof the longshy reaches and gybe mark crashes were exciting but a race of between one and half and two and a half hours is now regardedas boring.

ANN COOKE

New Zealand is buzzingwith activitypreparing for the Junior470 Worldsand MastersWorld Cuo. will The 1999Junior470 World Championship be sailed within the Royal Sun Allianceregatta 10-14 February1999 at Tamaki Yacht Club, Auckland and will be followed directly by the 1999 MastersWorldCup on 14 - 21 Februarysubsidisedtravel, For detailsof accommodation. possibility of charter boats and low cosl transoort f rom Melbourne contact SUE Simon Cooke, Matthew Brown & John Clinton BEAMISHoJSailAucklandInc: (NZL team coach) Photo: RJP Fax +64 I 5343242 or email: bucksbyc @clear.net.nz New Zealand'sNationalChampionship 1999will be held on 19-22Februaryat TakapunaYachtClub,Auckland.

Followingthe protectedwater regatta'sof Sail Brisbane and Sail Sydney it was a blessingto some to be back in the buildingsea-breezes(somedays) and waves of the Ocean. lt broughthome the depth and growthof the fleet as comparedto previousyears.

National The New Zealand 1998were held on 13Championships 15 February 1998 at Evans Bay, Wellington, New Zealand and were hostedby the EvansBay Yacht & Motor 2 The two Simon's from New Zealand led the Men's Fleet Boat Club. There were 21 470s from nationsin 6 races.NationalChamoions convincinglyfor the early part of the regattawhile in the Women's,all three "AUS" teams were close. Overall are NicholasTaylorand ReeceBrailley NathanWilmottand DanielSmith and Jenny Armstrong women JennyArmstrongand Belinda junior - Nathan Willmottand Stowell; and Belinda Stowell were the men and womens Dan Smith. chamoions. Darren Dunkley-Smithin full flow at 1998 Worlds Photo: RJP Opening Ceremony

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YC "Uskok",Zadarwillbe hostinglhe 470 EC in August 1999 so if you would like to practiceyou will be welcome to take part in the 1998 Nationa. on 13 - 15 November1998at Zadar. Chamoionshio was held 9 - 11 May The 1997NationalChampionship 1997at Kostrena,hostedby YC "Galeb".11 470stook part in 3 races.The nationalchampionsfor 1997were Men: BranimirSlivkaand Ales Smokvina; Women: MartinaRonjgaand PetraCurkan; Junior: Elko Mrduljasand lvan Misura. for the nationalchampiontitleRaviCopic, The {avorites EuropeanChampion420 class seven years ago, and MarkoMisura(1996Olympiccrew)finishedonlyfourth. The surprisecrew were the young crew from Labuc, Split,Elko Mrduljas- lvan Misurawho finishedsecond overall.Ravi Copic has now teamed up with young Aron Lolic, second in OptimistWC 1996, and are traininghard.

DENMARK

S U S A N N EW A R D Allan Rosenkildeand Bjaurue Dottorsenwon the N a t i o n a lC h a m p i o n s h i p isn C o p e n h a g e ni n 1 9 9 7 Susanne and MichaelaWard won the women 470 (They were 2nd in the 1998 NationalChampionship. with equal pointsto the overall World Championship are to winners- Ed).The 1998NationalChampionships be heldin Copenhagen.

ESTONIA at Hostedthe 1998 470 Junior World Championship Tallinn (see repod page 12).The EstonianNationa who were2nd was won by Copi/Margon Championship in the 1998 European championship,the nationa women champions were Vesna Dekleva and Katja Stravs.

FRANCE Gildas Phillippeand Tanguy were 1998 World Champions. See reportpages19 - 21.

GERMANY The main eventsheld in 1998 were Kiel Week, Pfinnsbusch week and the National Championships.

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DIMOU DIMITRIS was heldon 5-BAugust1998at The NationalChampionship Piraeusorganisedby the Yacht RacingClub of Athen.25 and the Championswere; teams (4 women) participated Men - Andreas Kosmatopoulosand Kostas Trigonis; Women:Sofia Bekatorouand EmiliaTsoulfaand Juniors: VangelisAdzemianand GeorgeVogiatzis. is a formerWorldChampionand Bekatorou Kosmatopoulos is gettingbetterall the time (3rd in DubaiISAFWorldsand 470 Europeansin Turkey).

HUNGARV Hostedthe MastersWorldCup see reportpage8. The 1997 was heldon 10-14September1997 NationalChampionship and attracted26 teams. After 11 races Zotltan Barlos and RichardNagywerethe overallwinnersand MarcelGoszleth and Adom Szorentiwerethe JuniorChampions.The 1998 Championshipwas scheduledto be held at the end of Auoustin Balatonfured.

PHOfO Manythanksto all thosewho sent in entriesto the Photo The Winnershavenot yet beenannounced. Competition. They will be publishedon the 470 Website.

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See Hostedthe 1998470 JuniorEuropeanChampionship. repodon page 12.

LUXEMBOURG

C O L L I N GN O R B E R T held on 13/14June was The 1998NationalChampionship, organisedby Yacht Club Luxembourgand Aslux 470. 12 boats from 2 nations competed in 6 races with Norbet Collingand Fred Haybrechtsthe champions.The 1999 Nationalswill be at same placeon 12/13June 1999.

NEfHERLANDS CathyFosterhas beencoachingthe Dutchteam.See Class W o m e no n p a g e1 1 .

POIAND Has a strongJuniorteam includingTomasz Stanzykand Tomasz Jahubiahwho won the 1998 470 World Youth See reporton page 12. Championship.

PORTUCAI Victor Hugo Rocha and Nuno Barreto won the 1998 See reporton page9 EuropeanChampionship.

RUSSIA

The UK 470 classis beginning to orow once aoain as the " OlYmPicsand OlYmPicTrials oru* closer.This winter it is nopeOthat there will be many new faces particularlyfrom in top-levelyouth ParticiPants in the men'sfleet.With funding the 420classespecially SPAIN throughthe Nationallotteryfinallycomingon stream, was heldduring The 1998SpanishNationalChampionship many moresailorsare ableto take up the 470. the 1998 47O Men and hosted also Worlds. Spain the Three women as ever. fleet is as strong women's The at El Arenal in Mallorca. Women'sWorld Championships fundingbracketcreating are rankedin the International See report pages19-21. The men's fleet sees currentand steep competition. past Fireballworld championscompetingagainstthe already establishedYouth Champions,Rogers and See page 9 for the 1998 470 EuropeanChampionship. Draper. The more maturesailorswithinthe UK are keepinga R u s l a n a T a r a n a n d E l e n a P a h o l c h i kc o n t i n u e dt h e i r presence at the masters and grand masters, of alterbeingvotedISAFSailorof the Yearin 1997 successes that it is notonlyan Germanyand the World,illustrating by winning the 1998 ISAF Worlds in Dubai, the 470 OlympicClass,but can be sailedby all. and stayingtop of the Europeanand WorldChampionships Rondarnow has a licenseto build470s and Devotiis page 10. marketingnew 470s built with the KD Polyesterbouw ISAFWorldRankinglists.See ClassWomen ( N E D )l i c e n s e .

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New sailorsto the 470 fleetincludeAndreyKirilyukwho has saileda Laserfor the last 6 years and was 2nd in Laser RadialWorldsin SouthAfricaand 3rd in 1997SnipeWorlds l h a m p i o n s h i pasr e o n 1 2 - 1 9 i n U S A .T h e 1 9 9 8 N a t i o n aC Octoberat Sochi(BlackSea)with 12 racesorganisedby the Sochi Sail Center,the Club of Nationalteams.The 1997 NationalChampionswere Vadim Statesenkoand Mikhail Kritikovand for the Women'sevent Anna Bassalkinaand DianaOborotavafrom St Petersburg.

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MEEIINA COMPETITORS 6 S e p t e m b e1r 9 9 8 ,P a l m a ,M a l l o r c aS, p a i n Chairedby PresidentHeinzStaudt ln attendance60 sailors,coachesand interestedparties 470 ft,,,,Es It is vital that sailorsprovideRichardPhillips(Editor470 Times) with information. CHATTPI ON 5H'P CROUPINGS VP sport,Aiain Corcuffarrangedthe world groupingsaccording to the Class Regulationsas normal using the ISAF world Ranking List, National Rankings supplied by National Associationsand finallyto ensurea spreadof countriesin each group. As Alain regroupedthe Menis fleet from 3 groups to 2 groupshe also receivedthe latestrankingsfrom ISAF and used them to reformboth the menis and womenisgroups.

Notes:Largerfleetson small coursesleadsto raftingand unfair situationsat leewardmarks. Short coursesare generallymore enjoyable than old long courses. More interst needs to be injectedinto Silverfleet racing - less lime on prc.ra.e measurement? MEASUREIIIENI It was generallyagreed that less pre-race measurementand more spot checks would be acceptableand should be started with sails.However,it was notedthat at some high level regatta venues there were no proceduresto even check that sails are measured and that competitorsuse approved sails for the durationof an event. More emphasisshould be given by some event organisersto ensurethat the correclequipmentand sails are used. WEIGHICOIfrPENSAITOI{ There was neither understandingof the meaning of weight compensationnor supportfor it when it had been described.

INIERNETl47O websile www.sailing.org,/4701 The contractwith ChampionshipVenuesincludesa requirement to place resultseach day on the Web.

NEWSA'L ITEASUREMEN7 Little or no differencehad been detected between the sails producedfrom the New and Old MeasurementRegulations.

W0RLDS1999 (Danen Dunkley-Smithl Hope to see all the competitorsin Melbournein January 1999. Attendanceis being made easy by havingso many Classesin same place.BlackRockYC is very experiencedthe atmosphere w i l l b e v e r y f r i e n d l y . A c c o m m o d a t i o ns h o u l d b e b o o k e d i m m e d i a t e l yb u t B l a c k R o c k w i l l h a v e s o m e b i l l e t i n ga n d caravans.Watch the websitefor more information.

GENE?d,I SUBIECiS(Jrom the Floor) COACHBOAIS- Is ]herc a need ,o ban coachboars?. Althoughexpensive,there was generalagreementthat Coach Boats are needed to at least supply water and food until a suitablesystemof "sparegear" boatscan be found.

(CesmeEwopean Championships) COURSES Competitors voiced concern about using courses at Championshipssuch as the Cesme middle loop without trial. Generally competitorsaccepted this course as a possibility especiallyfor 3 groups.The middleloop is good for 3 groupsbut is too long!!lt also doublesthe lengthof the reach. - 9 doys lor Championships? FORMAT It was generallyagreedthat there should be 7 days for racing. Therewas a ratioof 2:1 in favourof 2 racesper day (3 if needed for series).A format suggestedby competitorsthat received generalagreementwas: 2 days measuring,2 days qualifying,1 layday,5 daysfinalswith 2 racesper day (3 if neededfor series). Women'smeasurementcould follow men's if only one group of women.

YEIIOW FIAG . h i l s lt h e T h e y e l l o wf l a g p u m p i n gr u l el i m i ts h o u l db e r e d u c e dW proposalmay have arisen from the strict interpretationon the into womeniscourselhere was clearsupportfor an investigation the consequencesof such a reduction. cAttPAtGil FoR 2004 No Olympic Class is assured of being in the 2004 Olympic Games. Sailors and NationalAssociationsshould take every o p p o r t u n i t yt o s p e a k t o N a t i o n a l F e d e r a t i o n sa n d I S A F Delegatesto ensurethat they know how imponanthaving Men and Women470s in the Games Program.See page 5.

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35 NATIONS, 166 TEAMS ENJOYED A FANTASTICWORLD CHAMPIONSHIP The 1998 470 World Championships were hosted by the magnificentClub NauticoArenal in Palma,Mallorca,Spain,from 31st August to 9 September although many teams arrived several weeks earlier to train and familiarise themselveswith the local sailing conditions. 95 Men'sTeamsand a record71 Women'sTeams representing 35 Nationsfromall continents wereeach welcomed in the regattaofficeandprovided withsailing instructions andmomentos

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WOilIENQUAL,FIERS In her comebackworldchampionships after the birth of her first daughter Olympic, double gold medallist TheresaZabell (ESP) sailedwith her '92 GoldmedalpadnerPatriciaGuerra. After winning the first 3 races they were able to sit out the final qualification heat. Reigning World Champion Ruslana Taran with her crew Elena Paholchik (UKR) and Greek Chamoion Sofia Bekatorou finished top of their groups without sailingthe last race. SusannaWard (DEN) after some very Chief Measurer in discussionwith impressiveresultsleadingup to the Worlds,slipped Australian Officials. Photo: RJP on the launchingrampand damagedher leg. Desplte being only able to hike off one leg and with trouble movingaroundthe boat,she and Michaelawere 2nd overali in her Oualifyinggroup. Tracy Haley with Loise Van Voorhis (USA) showed a new consistancyin the first 6 races and finished2nd in theirgroup.Germanlongtime competitorPeggy Bahr sailingher last Worlds beforeretirementwas 4th.

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The measurementteam led by Santi Bastida and assistedby many local girl sailorsmanagedthe task of measuring166 boats in two and a half days with great efficiency despite the very high temperaturesand humidity.

ROUNDS QUALIFICAIION As usual the two day qualificationrounds of the 470 World Championship presents the toughest of introductions for all teams,young and old, to the 470 Worlds and this years Worldswas no exception. The men and women's teams were solit into 2 fleets (about45 in the men'sand an ideal35 in the women's). The men's fleet was largerthan is the usual since the introductionof the shorterrace formatbut was the result

PetriLeskinenof Finland,Men's reigningWorld Championheadedhis group after qualification. Snappingat his healsis the Frenchteam Phillipe Gildaswith no lessthan I countiesreoresented in the top 11 in the group.

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Temperaturesaround 35 celsiusaccompanied t h e b e a u t iuf l 8 - 1 2 k n o t c o n d i t i o n sf o r t h e seriesand were set to continuefor Qualification the rest of the series.

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Both Men's and Women's Fleetswere startedin good 14 knot winds only to have the breeze die to nothingat times, resultingin an abandoned race for the Womenand onlv 5 finishersout of 47 in the Men's.

of an almostunanimous decisionof the teamleadersthat they would WeIet 2 ratherthan 3 men's fleets. Keen to make sure competitorssailedtheir allotted6 races in on the firsttwo days, both Race Coursemanagementteams sentthe 332 sailorson a 7 hourmarathonon the firstday.

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Johan Moland (SWE) led the Other men's groupwho also DNS the last race Qualification in the sappinghumidity.Hugo Rochaof Portugal was second with Atlanta Gold Medallists Braslavetsand Malvienk(UKR) just 2 places back.

Day 1 of the Finalseriesand all pointsZero'edin the 1998 470 World Championshipthe day dawned clear and with a good gradientbreeze from the NorEast. But it was another 7 long hours later that the fleets relurned1o Club Nautico Arenal with 3 comoletedheats for the oay.

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Bethan Ragget (GBR) led the abandoned women's race but failedto reach even the Final Mark beforetime ran out. ReigningWorldChampionPetri Leskinen(FlN) Ied the 7 Men's finishersin their first race. A frustratlng3-hourwait followedfor the sea breezeto arriveand fill in beforethe second attemptsat racing for the day.

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,,t9,9,8 W0RIDS When racingresumedin a solid15 knots, Bethan was determined lo reoeat her morningform and, despite roundingin 3rd place at the top mark first time, she coveredthe fleet well and hit the lead at the end of the {inal run beforethe reach to the finish.

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RuslanaTaran& ElenaPaholchic(UKR) and Local Favourite Zabell/Guerrahad day's that they would probablypreferto forget, making way at the top of the Woman's leader board for Soain's' "othel' medallist Natalia Via Dufresne and Sandra Azon. German ChampionsBirknerand Bullewere just 4 pointbehindin 2nd and Argentina'sFernandaSesto/ Reinosowas a further2 ooinisbehind. Day 2 oI the Finalseries and Spanishhopeswere rising with Natalia Via Dufresne and Sandra Azon on top of the Women'sresultspage.

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leader board with Brazil's Paradeda/FonsecTeam leaping into 3rd after an impressive days sailing. {oughtback after a bad day 1 to be After a postponemenl, Moland/Rahm(SWE) the day produced14-15 5th just behind past World Champion Andraous knots with an Kosmtopoulas(GRE). increasingly bumpysea. First mark leaders Conditionsremainedbalmywith a buildingS-SW breeze on the Bahiade Palma, for the 4th day of the Finals.And appeared from both sides of the course by the end of the day , PhillipeGildasand TanguyCariou dispellingthe"left hand (FRA) opened the Champagneto celebratetheir First track" stories of before World Championshipin the company of their French Team membersand the Fatherand desiqneroI 470. Ml the regatta. AndreCornu(FRA). The Spanish women's pair brokeI pointsclear Witha 3rd, 14thand a 3rd todayand drop racesof 15 and of Ruslana Taran and Paholchik.But Ruslana 3 1, t h e F r e n c h p a i r h a d w r a p p e d u p t h e M e n ' s with 1 raceto sail. recorded an impressive Championship a n d o m i n o u s1 s t , 1 s t , For Phillipe(25yo)and Tanguy(25yo)it was the highlight Bth to move Jrom Sth of their 7 years in the Classand finishesoff a year that overallto 2nd overall. has seenthemwitha 4th in the EuropeanChampionships (Cesme)and a 3rd in the ISAF World Championships ( D u b a i ) .P h i l l i p ei s a p r e v i o u s I Y R U Y o u t h W o r l d Championin the 420 Class manyteamsin bothMen'sand Women'sfleets Overnight, spent long hours of repairsafter 25-35 knots buffetedthe fleetsin the Last race of day 3 competition. Duringthe Race 9 blow, the top two Women'steams suffereda DNF's : Spain's'NataliaDufresneaftera costly c a o s i z e d o w n w i n da n d I S A F S a i l o r s o f t h e Y e a r . Taran/Paholchik(UKR) was towed in mastless after a massivenosedivein the windiestrace of the regatta.

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NickolaBirkner(GER)droppedone placeto be third but stllljust 1 pointbehindTaran.DanishhopefulSusanna& Michella Ward may have been feeling the effects of Susanna'saccident. In the Men'sfleetfollowinga protestlate intothe nightf rom

A day laterand for Nataliaand SandraAzon (ESP),the DNF was becomingvery expensive.In an effortto cover theirmain compelitionNataliacoveredon the righthand side of the courseon the firstrun of the 1oth race letting the bulkof the fleetthoughon the left.This led to a 19th place in the race and despite a 6th in the next race the Spanish dropped to 4th overall and 7 points behind (UKR). Taran/Paholchik Susanna and Michella Ward (DEN) sailing Turborg, struckform in the lasthalf of the regattawith a 1,6,9,5,& 4 in the previoustwo days. And were now just 5 points behindthe Ukraine's'at the top of the table.

r, WORL.D5.. 1.9,9.8., Argentina'sSesto/Reinosohad a disastrousdav with a 29th after two 720-degreepenaltiesand a 13th io lav rn 6th Overall. While Current Gold medallistTheresa Zabellshowedthe inconsistency that has plaguedher comebackwith a 2nd (afterleadingfor most of the race) and an 11th.To keepher overnightpositionof gth.

With just 1 race left in the Women,s Worlo Championship , just 7 pointsseparated1st placefrom 4th place with all top 4 havingdiscardsalreadyinthe 20's.

Paul Forrester/Merrick's(USA) last race OCS blottedtheir copybookand left themingth overall. Past World Championsfrom the Ukraine,Finland and Greecefilled4th placeto 8th placeonly split by AlvaroMarinho/Nunes (POR)in sth overall.

PRIZEGIVINA Laterthat evening, in a beautifulseltingaroundthe Club'sinvitingSwimmingPool (a magnetfor World Champions) the 332 Athletes representing35 nationsapplaudedall the winnersof The World,s DoubleHandedMen'sand Women'sDinghyevent. For many of the rest it was now off to train for the nexr 470 World'sas part of the '99 World'sChampionship of Sailingin MelbourneAustralia.

Susanne & Micheala Ward (DEN) Photo: RJP

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LAST DAY The Women's final race had 2 failed general recall'srn which Taran lookedclear and finallygot away underthe Blackflag that favouredthe Dane,sand found Taran rn last place acrosslhe start line.With Taran sailingin her drop race, Ward and Ward now just had to finish in gth positionor betterfor the tifle to be theirs. Duringthe secondwindwardbeatSusannaand Michella decidedto cover on the right and found three boats on the left had got throughputtingthem in 11thposition.A reachingfight to the finish got back one place but left them in 1Oth place and on equal points with Taran/Paholchik.

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'1 Spain'sVia Dufresne/Azonalso found themselvesback in the late 20's with Taran that would leavethem in 4th overall.PromisingGreekpair of Bekatorou/Tsoulfa were also sailingin the 30's that in the end droppedto sth overall. RuslanaTaranand Elena Paholchikwon the title after a tense wait for the count back from the Danish sisters Susannaand MichellaWaro. It was fittingthat Germany'speggy Bahr and Christina Barwald won the last race of their last Worlds in therr long and tremendouscareer in 470's. Germanvalso took 2nd and 3rd placesin the finalrace.

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The resultsshow that 12 countriesfilled the first .15 placesin the overallWomen'sresults. In the Men whilethe Frenchalreadyhad the Tiilein therr keeping5 teamscould get to 2nd or 3rd placeoverall. l n c l u d i n gt h e r e i g n i n gW o r t d C h a m p i o n( F t N ) a n d anotherpastWorldChampion(GRE). The most that the crews could do was to win this final race and that's exactly what Johan Moland/Rahm (SWE) did. In doing so it broughtthem to 3rd place overall.Tomaz Copi and Matja Margon(SLO) sailedan almostper{ectrace to be 3rd and take 2nd overall.

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WORLDS R.ESULTS 1998' nEN CHAMPIoNSHTP 470 WORLD POSSAILNO. 1 F R A2 5 5 4 2 SLO 141 3 SWE315 4 FIN 13'1 POR22 5 6 UKR7 7 G R E 13 1 R U S4 8 9 USA 1722 P O R 11 8 10 ESP1769 11 12 ISB21 13 ARG70 14 ISR127 15 RUS9 16 BRA 17'1 17 F R A2 5 5 3 ISR14 18 19 G E R4 8 6 7 20 AUS 305

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TOT CREW HELM 65 T a n g u yC A R I O U G i l d a sP H I L I P P E 69 M i t j aM A R G O N T o m a zC O P I 80 M a t t i a sR A H M J o h a nI V I O L U N D 91 K r i s t i a nH E I N I L A P e l r iL E S K I N E N 101 M i g u e lN U M E S A l v a r oM A R I N H O 105 l h o rM A T V I Y E N K O E u g e n i yB R A S L A V E T S 105 K o s t a sT R I G O N I S A n d r e a sK O S M A T O P O U L O S Y e v g e n i yB U R M A T N O V 11 3 D m i t r iB E R E Z K I N 121 BobI\/ERRICK P a u lF O E R S T E R 122 N u n oB A R R E T O V i t o rH u g oR O C H A 126 T u n t eC A N T E R O G u s t a v oM A R T I N E Z 129 D.SCHWARZ Z. KELACH 141 J u a nD E L A F U E N T E J a v i e rC O N T E 147 E.RONEN E l iZ U C K E R M A N 161 A l e x e iK R Y L O V A n d r e wK I R I L Y U C K 162 A n d r eF O N S E C A A l e x a n d r eP A R A D E D A J e a n - F r a n c oC i sU Z O N 1 6 3 B e n o i tP E T I T 171 RanSHENTAL NirSHENTAL S t e f a nT H E U E R K A U F 1 7 9 M i c h a eK l OCH 182 A d r i a nM A N N I N G J a m i eR O B E R T S

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The lengthof the spreadersis measuredfrom the side of the mast to the center of the shroud where it intersectsthe spreader.

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INfRODUCf'ON The 470 is very sensitiveto wind and sea conditions.Optimizing your 470's pedormancerequiresconsiderableadjustmentsin mast r a k ea n dt u n i n gT. h i sg u i d ew i l lp r o v i d ey o u w i t ht h e b a s i c so f t u n i n g a 470. Settingsmay vary on your sailingstyle,crewweightand your sailingconditions.We stronglyrecommendyou experimentand find out which settingswork best for you. lf you have any questions, pleasecall UllmanSails.+1 949 675-6970.

M A S T S P R E A D E RL E N G T H ProctorEpsilon 1 8 1 1 4i n ( 4 6 4 m m ) Needlespar 19 1/2in (495mm) Z Spar 19 1/2in (495mm) Goldspar 1 9 1 / 2i n ( 4 9 5 m m ) The fore and aft deflectionis measuredfrom a straightline belween the two spreadertips to the aft face of the masl track.

The recommendedrig tensionsfor Ullman470 sails are extremely tightand shouldonly be usedon new boatsof suitableconstruction. lf you are unsureof the conditionof your boal, try usingthe same mast settings,but with a lower shroudtension.This will preserve the life of your boat.

- Mast SpreaderDeflection DRIFTING& UNDERPOWERED Epsilon 5 1 / 2i n ( 1 4 0 m m ) Needlespar 5 3/4in (146mm) Z Spar 5 3i4 in (146mm) Goldspar 5 3/4 in ('146mm)

The optimumcrew weight is approximately275 pounds (125Kgs) The idealsituationis for the majorityof the combinedweightto be the trapeze crew. There are many successfulteams, however, s a i l i n ga s l i g h t a s 2 6 0 p o u n d s ( 1 1 8 K g s )a n d a s h e a v y a s 3 2 0 p o u n d s( 14 5 K g s ) .

POWERED- Mast SpreaderDeflection Epsilon 4 1 1 2i n ( 1 1 4 m m l Needlespar 5 in(127mm) Z Spar 5 in (127mm) Goldspar 5 in (127mm)

It is very importantto keep the boat at the class minimumweight. This is more importantthan the age of the boat.Olderboatscan be fast if set up properly.A primeexampleis a 1983 boat winningthe 19 9 5 W o r l dC h a m o i o n s h i D s .

OVERPOWERED- Mast SpreaderDeflection Epsilon 5 1 / 8i n ( 1 3 0 m m ) Needlespar 5 3/4in (146mm) Z Spar 5 3/4in (146mm) Goldspar 5 3/4 in (146mm)

This tuning guide will describehow to sel up your boat, mast and s a i l sf o r t h e f o l l o w i n gs a i l i n gc o n d i t i o n s : 1.Drifting 0 to 3 knots 2. Underpowered 3 knotsto both crew on the windwardrail 3. Powered Both crew on the windwardrail to traoezino and keepingthe boat flat. 4. Overpowered Trapezingand not keepingthe boat flat

CENIERBOARD POS'T|ION The pivot bolt should be placed in the maximum alt and at lhe maximumlowestpointper the classrules.The bottomleadingedge of the board shouldbe 6 inches(152mm)forwardof perpendicular t o t h e k e e ll i n e ,m a xd o w n ,u p t o 1 2 k n o t so f w i n d .I n 1 3 t o 1 7 k n o t s , raisethe board 1.5 inches(38mm)to makethe boat easierto plane upwind.In 18 knots,raisethe board3 inches(76mm)so the leading edge is perpendicularto the keel line. As the wind and waves increase, continue raising the board to keep the boat sailing efficientlyand easy to steer. Over 24 knots,the sails can not be depoweredany more and the board is the only depoweringtool. The centerboardcould be up as much as half way in huge breeze.

MASTSIEP Placethe maststep in the centerto maximumaft in the boat per the class rules. Andreas lvlatopoulosplaces his SupersparM7 mast step 7 feet 1/2 inch (2.15m)from the centerof the centerboardbolt. MorganReeserplaceshis mast step maximumaft in his boat with a Supersparmast.

EPSIL0N, Z SPAR,NEEDLESPAR & GOLDSPAR F o r a l l t h e f o l l o w i n gm e a s u r e m e n t sb,e s u r e t h e r i g t e n s i o ni s o n , the mast puller is loose and the spreaderdeflectionis set at 5 i n c h e s( 1 2 7 m m ) .

RIA IENSION The rig tensionis measuredon the 1/8 inch diameterluff wire with . h e t e n s i o ng a u g es h o u l dr e a d3 6 a L O O SM o d e lA t e n s i o ng a u g e T ( 3 9 0l b s / l 7 7 K g sf)o r a l l o l t h e s em e a s u r e m e n tO s .n l yu s et h i sm u c h t e n s i o no n n e w e r b o a t s .l f y o u r h u l l i s o l d e r ,t r y u s i n g 3 3 ( 3 2 0 l b s / 1 4 5 K g so)r l e s si f t h e h u l ld e J o r m s .

NASTRAKE The mast rake is measuredby attachinga tape measureto the mainhalyardand pullingit to the top. Use the halyardlockto set the halyard.Measurefrom this lockedpositionto the top centerof the transom. ln driftingconditionsthe mast rake is 22 feet 2 inches ( 6 . 7 6 m ) . A s t h e w i n d i n c r e a s e s ,r a k e t h e m a s t a f t i n f o u r i n c r e m e n t2s2; t | . 1 1 2i n ( 6 . 7 2 m ) , 2f1t . I 1 i n ( 6 . 6 8 m ) , 2f1i . . 9 1 1 2 i n (6.64)and 21 ft. 8 in (6.60).Rakingaft helpsdepowerthe boat.

MAS| SEfUP. SUPERSPAR fl'7 MAST The M7 masl is a very forgivingmast and one we set up differentlythan the other masts. We recommendusing three shroud pin settings for the different wind condilions.The spreaderlengthis 18 1/2 inches(470mm)and the deflectionis sel to givethe mast3 1/2 inches(89mm)of pre-trend.This prebend is measuredby holdingthe main halyardlight againstthe mast at the goose neck fittingand measuringfrom the main halyardto the aft face of the mast track at the spreaders.The mastshouldalwaysmaintainthis same 3 1/2 inches(89mm)of pre-bendin each shroudpin setting. D R I F T I N G& U N D E R P O W E R E D Rake Tension Pre-Bend 22 fl. 1 in (6.73m) 3 3 ( 3 2 0l b s / 1 4 5 K g s ) 3 1 / 2 i n ( 8 9 m m ) lf the wind increasesduringthe race,Tensionwill be lower,but t h i s i s o k a y . E a s e t h e j i b h a l y a r dt i l l t h e r a k e i s 2 1 f t . 1 1 i n (6.68m) P O W E R E D( 1 2 K N O T S ) Rake Tension Pre-Bend 21tt 10 1/2 in Drop the shroudpin 3 1/2 in (6.67m) 33 (320 lbs/145Kgs) (89mm) You will have to one hole down to maintaintensionmove the spreadersforwardat this rake.to maintainthe same pre-bend. O V E R P O W E R E (D1 7 K N O T S ) Rake Pre-Bend Tension 21 tt.8 in D r o pt h e s h r o u dp i n 3 1 1 2i n (6.60m) 33 (320 lbs/145Kgs) (89mm) Move the spreadersfoMard.

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T h e m a s t p u l l e rc o n t r o l st h e l o w e r m a s t b e n d . T h e p u l l e l s positionis balancedwith the pre-bendto controlthe depth of the UllmanRFM ( ReallyFast Mainsail).Placea dark,vertical mark on both sides of the mast at the partners.Draw a scale with 5/8 inch (16mm)incrementson the tops of the partnersto use with the verticallines on the mast. Numberthese marks with "0" beingneutraland forwardare positivenumbersand aft are negativenumbers.You can use these marksto remember p u l l e rs e t t i n g sa n d w h e n c o m p a r i n gs e t t i n g sw i t h y o u r t u n i n g partners.

DAVIDC. ULLTAN 3 time 470 World Champion 1977,1978,1979 David founded Ullman Sails in 1967 and has built a worldwideooerationof over 15 sail loftswhich he controls. Davidis marriedto Lindaand has 3 children.lan.Jacoband Charlie. David was born on 1st June 1946, started sailing at the age of three and after his successin the 470 Class,was inductedinto the SailingHall o f F a m ei n 1 9 8 0 .I n 1 9 8 1a n d 1983 David was Top American Skipper in the AdmiralsCuo and was Rolex Y a c h t s m a no f t h e Y e a r i n 1996. I n 1 9 8 8a n d 1 9 9 2 ,D a v i dw a s a U.S. Olympic Yachting Team Coach. Davidpublisheda book, " C h a m p i o n s hD i pi n g h y with Sailing"in collaboration Christooher Caswellin 1975.

BOATTU.NIN.G Tension Puller Condition Mast None Oto +1 DRIFTING Epsilon/Z Spar Needlespar/Goldspar None 0 to +1 SupersparlVlT (pushthe mastfoMard so it sticksin the partners ) f prea n d t h e m a s th a s 4 1 / 2 i n c h e s( 1 1 4 m m o bend)

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UNDERPOWEBED EDsilon/Needlesoar/ Neutral("0" Mark) Z Spar/Goldspar 0 to -1 SuoersoarM7 POWERED EDsilon/Needlesoar Z Soar/Goldspar Maximum -1 lo -2 Suoersoar OVEBPOWERED Epsilon/Needlespar Ease from maximumas Z Spar/Goldspar neededto depower -2 to -1 Suoersoar

TRIM U l l m a nS a i l so f f e r sa l o t o f d i f f e r e nj ti b s .T h e t r i m m i n gp r i n c i p l e s b e l o wa p p l yf o r a l l t y p e so f U l l m a nj i b s .E a c hj i b w i l l h a v es l i g h t l y differentlead and sheet positions.

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Do not use the vang upwinduntilthe boat is overpowered.Keep e n o u g ht e n s i o no n t h e v a n g t o k e e p t h e b o o m f r o m g o i n g u p w h e nt h e m a i n s h e ei ts e a s e d .T h e v a n gs h o u l db e s e l s o t h e t o p leechtelltaleis slalled35% of the time untilthe crew is llat out on the trapeze. As the wind increasesand the crew is flat out, c o n t i n u et e n s i o n i n tgh e v a n gt o m a i n t a i nl e e c ht e n s i o na n d b e n d the mast to depowerthe rig. In very windy condilions,once the sails have been fully depowerdand the centerboardraised,the vang will have to be eased to keep the boom from going to far o u l b o a r dE . a s et h e v a n gs l i g h t l ya n d t h i sw i l la l l o wy o u t o p u l lt h e b o o m i n c l o s e rt o c e n t e r l i n eT. h i s t e c h n i q u ei n c r e a s e sp o i n t i n g and reducesthe backwindin the mainsail.

ELLE R./BRTDLE MA' NSHEEf,/f RAV DRIFTING:use enoughmainsheetto keep the top battentelltale f l y i n g .T h e t r a v e l l e o rr b r i d l es h o u l dk e e p t h e boom as close to centerlineas possible. UNDERPOWERED A N D P O W E R E DT : he top telltae should be stalled about 357" o1 th6

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LNE OU|HAUL,/|ACK Use these two adjustmentsto controlthe depth in the bottomof t h e m a i n s a i lK . e e p t h e o u t h a u lt i g h t i n m o s t c o n d i t i o n sw h e n s a i l i n gu p w i n d .I n l i g h ta r a n d c h o p ,e a s e i t o n e i n c h ( 2 5 m m )t o give the bollom of the main some depth. Ease the outhaultwo i n c h e s( 5 0 m m )w h e ns a i l i n gd o w n w i n dt o o p e n u p t h e s h e l ff o o t . A d j u s t h e l a c k l i n et o k e e pt h e f r o n to f t h e s a i ls m o o t h l.t i s u s e d i n c o n j u n c t i ow n i t ht h e m a s tp u l l e rt o a d d a n d r e d u c ed e p t hi n t h e b o t t o mo f t h e m a i n .P u l l i n gt h e t a c kf o r w a r dm a k e st h e m a i nl u l l e r and lettingback makesthe mainllatter.

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boom as close to c e n l e r l i n ea s p o s s i b l e with the traveler/bridle. OVERPOWERED: U s e t h e m a i n s h e et o depower the boat and the vang to keep leech t e n s i o n .T h e t r a v e l l e r o r b r i d l ei s s e t i n t h e center and left alone. Use the vang to keep the top batten parallel to the boom when s a i l i n gd o w n w i n d .

OR CUNN,NGHAM DOWNHAUL The cunninghamcontrolsthe fore and aft draft positionin the r asts, , e e d l e s p a rZ, S p a r ,G o l d s p a m m a i n s a i lF. o r t h e E p s i l o nN use the cunningham to pull the draft forward as the wind increases,just enoughto removethe luff wrinkles. r ast o n t h e U l l m a nM 7 m a i na n d t h e S u p e r s p am T h ec u n n i n g h a m may be one o{ the most importantadjustments.Since the top sectionol the Supersparmast is so flexible,the cunninghamcan be used to power and depower the main. When you need to h a r dt o b e n d d e p o w e rt h e m a i nq u i c k l yp, u l lo n t h e c u n n i n g h a m the top of the mast and flattenthe top of the mainsail.lf you sail and i n t oa l u l la n d y o u n e e dp o w e rq u i c k l ye, a s et h e c u n n i n g h a m instantlypower up the top of the main. This techniqueis very s i m i l a rt o u s i n g t h e d o w n h a u lo n a c a t a m a r a n .A d d a 6 : 1 p u r c h a s et o t h e c u n n i n g h a m s o y o u w i l l b e a b l et o p l a yi t e a s i e r .

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The jib sheet must be balancedwith the jib lead positionfor properset up of the jib leech.lvlarkthe splashrailon the boat with three marks to referencetrimmingthe foot of the jib. The three marksare locatedin the positionslistedbelow. P o s i t i o n O = 1 t l . 7 5 / 8 i n( 4 9 8 m m f)r o mt h e r a i l . (measuredparallelto the splashrail) Position 1 = 1 f i . 6 1 / 8 i n ( 4 6 0 m m f)r o mt h e r a i l . Position 2 = 1 11.4 518in (422mm\from the rail. Position 0 = driftingto powered, b u t n o t e a s i n gt h e m a i n . Position 1 = poweredto easingthe main slightly. Position 2 = overpowered;planingconsistently. I n v e r y w i n d y c o n d i t i o n se a s e t h e j i b s h e e t m o r e t o m i n i m i z e b a c k w i n d i nign t h e m a i n .

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Lead Position 5 i n ( 1 2 7 m m )i n b o a r df r o mt h e t a n kt o t h e c e n t e ro f t h e l i b b l o c k 2 t o 3 i n ( 5 0 - 7 6 m mi)n b o a r d 2 t o 3 i n ( 5 0 - 7 6 m mi)n b o a r d A g a i n s t h e t a n k ,m a x i m u mo u t b o a r d

FOREANDAFf IRIM ORUP ANDDOWN fR|lM a b o v e ,t h e l e a di s a b a l a n c ew i t hj i b s h e e tt e n s i o n As mentioned t o s e t t h e p r o p e rl e e c ht r i m .W e r e c o m m e n dp l a c i n ga t e l l t a l ei n line with the top batten 7 inches (178mm) aft of the lutf. This allows you to guage the twist without lookingto leeward.The uppertelltaleshouldalwaysbreakbeforethe lowerjib telltales. Set the jib lead so the top battenon the jib is twisted10 degrees to leewardof centerlineof the boat.As the wind increases,the jib t w i s tm u s ta l s oi n c r e a s et o m i n i m i z eb a c k w i n d i ntgh e m a i n s a i lI.n a l l b u tt h e m o s to v e r p o w e r i ncgo n d i t i o n st h, e 4 7 0 s h o u l db e s a i l e d . o b a c k w i n d i nigs w i t ha s l i t t l eb a c k w i n di n l h e m a i na s p o s s i b l eN idealT . h i si s a c c o m p l i s h ebdy e a s i n gt h ej i b s h e e ta n d e a s i n gt h e jib lead up or aft as the breeze increases.In overpowering c o n d i t i o n st h, e t o p t e l l t a l es h o u l db e l i { t e da l lo f t h e t i m ew h e ny o u have the Droperamountof twist.

fR'iM SPINNAKER The pole heightshould be set nearlyhorizontalon reaches.Set t h e p o l e m u c h h i g h e ro n b r o a dr e a c h e sa n d r u n st o k e e pe q u a l clew height.Play the guy and sheet constantlyto keepthe chute fl y i n g .

SUMMARY Ullman Sails would like to thank l\/organ Reeser, Andreas Kosmatopoulos,Paul Forester,Dave Ullman, Larry Suter and countlessother470 sailorswho have helpedus write this guide. Pleaseuse it as a tuning referenceand experimenton your own. lf you find a fast settingor have any questions,pleasegive us a call here at the loft. Good luck, sail fast and keep using Ullman Sails!

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470 TIMES EDITORIAL It has been an interesting (and enjoyable!) challengeto createthis editionof Ihe 470 Times within7 weeks of beingappointedas Editor. The learningcurve has been steepl As a formerkeen 470 sailor,I at leastknew somethingaboutthe boat! The responseto requestsfor informationhas been fantastic.Manythanksto all thosewho havecontributed news, information, answeredthe questionnaire at the Worlds,providedguidance,photosand ideas for this edition.Next time we hope to hear from even more nations.Pleasesend news of nationalchamoionshios and othermattersof interestto me - preferably by email. (100446.2371 @compuserve. com) This editionhas beencreatedwith a new designas the last edition(No 7) was in April 1995.Sincethen Erico has built and maintainedthe excellent 470 Class website.Thus those with accessto the lnternethave muchmoreinformation thanthosewho do not!We hooe that the 470 Times redresses the balance. Your commentson this will be valued. Accessto the WWW and the use of email has greatly assistedme in the creationoI the 470 Times.In f uture, news about the 470 Times will be availablevia the website.We will also provideadvertisersin the 470 Timeswithlinksfromthe 470 Timeswebsiteto theirown websites. Finallya very big thankyou to the graphicdesignteam, advenisers,printersand distribution team who have all worked to very tight deadlinesto create and dispatch this publication on time. Happyreading,surfingand sailing!

RichardPhillips,Editor470 Times 24 SeDtember 1998

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