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Vice Commodore Gweneth Crook N.Vancouver, Canada gwenethcrook@hotmail.com
General Secretary – Europe Zbigniew Rakocy Poznan, Poland zrakocy@wp.pl
Secretary Pietro Fantoni Moruzzo, Udine, Italy pfantoni@hotmail.com
General Secretary – Western Hemisphere & Orient Luis Soubie Argentina Luis@soubie.com
Treasurer Renee Bartell Costa Mesa, California USA
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In This Issue
Dear Snipe Friends,
Regatta Reports
These are all great events indeed. The end of a year is a good time to look back, reflecting on achievements, and to look forward, to see what we need to improve.
Articles
As every even year, we had the Masters Worlds, Women Worlds, Western Hemisphere and Orient and the Europeans as majors events. They were all well organized and very competitive with a lot of fun. However, they all shared the same difficulty: charter boats.
CAC Games ARG Nationals Roy Yamaguchi Perpetual
New Officers Split Mainsheets Interviews with Champions 2015 Worlds allocation and quotas
Pan Am information Rules Committee
Reports & Calendar
2014 Membership 2015 Racing Calendar
National Secretary Update DENMARK: Christian Skoldvang Andersen: cskjoldvang@hotmail. com
The Cover: Peter Commette and Bruno Mello of the US putting everything into it. John Payne Photo. The Count: 5 new numbers have been issued since the last Bulletin: BRA 2, ITA 1, JPN 2 Numbered Snipes: 31268 Chartered Fleets: 896
Event organizers should take a special attention on providing or organizing chartering boats for our major events. It is necessary to assign one person totally dedicated to this task. He will look for good boats around the venue making a detailed description of each boat. It is necessary to make a clear information package for both boat owners and competitors. They need to know how much they will pay or receive, including any insurance tax and damage deposit (deductible). Good communication is vital. The person in charge should respond e-mails very quickly and constantly update the list of reserved boats. All boats should be checked carefully when received and when returned. A check list helps this task. The SCIRA office has these forms as part of our Regatta Management package – just ask! This year we introduced the decision making process in order to improve our decisions, increasing the transparency and the sailor’s participation on important decisions. Please have a look at the Circular Letter on page 5 to learn more about the rule changes approved. New proposals for 2016 must be sent to the SCIRA office before 1st March 2015 allowing plenty of time for discussion. There are already some discussions about a new mixed world championship, wind speed limit revision and more participation of SCIRA National Secretaries on event venue evaluation. I expect that many sailors will contribute with their views in order to assist the Technical Committee and the Board. Finally, when the New Year arrives, it brings new ideas and hopes for us to make our lives good to better and better to best. Happy New Year and very good sailing in 2015 for all the Snipe family!
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From the Rules Committee December 1, 2014 Beginning January 1st, 2015 the following rules will take effect and shall be applicable to all boats, regardless of the year of manufacturing. All the changes are affordable to all and easy to make on any boat. Rule 18 (changes are in red, deleted parts of the rule are strikethrough) The centerboard must be restricted while racing in such a manner that no point of the bottom edge extends less than 305 mm (12”) below the keel. To permit checking the position of the centerboard while racing a band 25 mm (1”) wide and 150 mm long shall be painted on each side of the board. The top of the band being even with the surface of the deck at the centerline of the boat while the board is raised on the maximum height. A safety line must be used on centerboard while racing. Any type of retaining system may used. The safety line shall be long enough to permit, when completely tight, to raise the board up to 50 mm over the upper part of the board band to the deck and provided such system allows the crew to extend the board completely when capsized without swimming under the boat. No retaining system is allowed that will permit the centerboard to be held up so that the centerboard band is above the deck, as, for example, adjustable retaining lines and shock cords. Only retaining systems consisting of a hook and cuts on the centerboard or consisting of a tablet/flapper are allowed. At National and International championships the compliance with this rule of the retaining system must be measured on each boat and can be checked on the water at any time. Rule 30 (changes in red) The mast with halyards, stays, gooseneck, stay adjusters, spreaders and butt fitting must weight 9.1 kg (20 lbs) minimum and nothing may be added to the basic mast except necessary fittings or reinforcements. Corrector weights up to 100 g shall be added to reach the minimum in any point to comply with the CG requirements. The center of gravity in the conditions when weighed with the stays and halyards full length and temporarily taped to the mast, shall be at least 1524mm (60”) above the lower band. If the mast complies with this rule it will remain legal if a blade or other reinforcement is added.
Rule 40 (changes in red) Any type of woven polyester fabric or polyester film/scrim three-ply laminate material may be used as long as it has a minimum weight of 111.4 grams per true square meter (2.6 oz. per sailmaker yard). Jibs manufactured after 1.1.2013 must use any allowed material of minimum 160gr/sqm. The weight of the material shall be indicated by the sailmaker by a stamp at the top of the sail. Beginning January 1st 2015 the use of jibs made of 160 gr/sqm shall be mandatory at national championship level and in all the regattas with a deed of gift published in the rulebook. A national secretary may allow the use of older jibs made of 130 gr/sqm minimum weight in his country national championship in 2015 only. Laminate material approval is limited to commercially manufactured, readily available materials which are costcompetitive with woven materials and which have been specifically approved by the Rules Committee on a caseby-case basis. The updated list of the approved laminates is published on the snipe.org website. One transparent window of non-woven material may be used in each sail, if desired, with a maximum area of 1858 sq.cm. (2 square feet) per window. Rule 27 (changes in red) Please remember that beginning 1.1.2015 will take effect the changes to Rule27 approved during the Board meeting held in Rio de Janeiro in 2013 (changes are in red). The cross section width shall be a minimum of 140mm of material measured at 90 degrees from the leading edge vertical axis 305mm above the knuckle point. There is no tolerance at the knuckle. For rudders built after 1.1.2015 cutouts and recesses are allowed to a max of 30mm provided there is 140mm of material in the cross section at any point below the datum point. Only two inflection points are allowed in the cutouts. Antonio Bari International Rule Committee Chairman
Rule 31.2 (add the following paragraph to the current rule): The butt of the mast shall be limited at step by one transverse pin. Any sliding adjustment system is allowed, providing that the slider position is fixed by a bolt and nut or a screw.
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Beginning Ja nuary 1 st, 2015 th year of manuf acturing. All th e following rules will take ef e changes ar e affordable to fect and shall be applicable all and easy to to all boats, re Rule 18 (cha gardless of th make on any nges in red, de e boat. leted parts of The centerbo the rule are st ard must be re rikethrough) stricted while 305 mm (12”) ra cing in such a below the keel manner that no . To permit ch and 150 mm ecking the po long shall be point of the bo painted on ea sition of the ce ttom edge ex deck at the ce ch nterboard whi tends less than si nterline of the de of the boar le racing a ba boat while the d. The top of centerboard w nd 25 mm (1”) the band bein board is raised hile racing. An wide g even with th y type of reta on the maxim when complet e surface of th ining system um height. A ely tight, to ra e may be used safety line mus ise the board such system . The safety lin up to 50 mm allows the crew e shall be long t be used on over the uppe to extend the retaining syst enough to pe r part board complet em rmit, ely when caps of the board band to the de deck, as, for ex is allowed that will permit ized without sw ck and provid the centerboar ample, adjust ed imming under d to be held up able retaining cuts on the ce the boat . No lines and shoc so that the ce nterboard or co nterboard band k cords. Only nsisting of a ta compliance w retaining syst is above the ith this rule of blet/flapper ar ems consistin the retaining e allowed. At any time. g of a hook an system must National and d be measured In te rn ational champi on each boat onships the an d can be ch Rule 30 (cha ec ked on the wat nges in red) er at The mast with halyards, stay s, gooseneck, minimum and stay adjusters, no spreaders an up to 100 g sh thing may be added to the d butt fitting m basic mast ex all be added to ust weight 9.1 cept necessar gravity in the reach the min kg (20 lbs) y fittings or re conditions whe imum in any po inforcements. n weighed with int to comply be at least 15 Corrector wei with the CG re 24mm (60") ab the stays and ghts qu halyards full le ove the lower other reinforc irements . The band. If the m ngth and tem ement is adde center of porarily taped ast complies d. with this rule to the mast, sh it will remain all Rule 31.2 (add legal if a blad the following e or paragraph to The butt of th the current ru e mast shall be le): lim that the slider position is fixed ited at step by one transve rse pin. Any sl by a bolt and iding adjustm nut or a screw ent system is . Rule 40 (cha allowed, prov nges in red) iding Any type of w oven polyeste r fabric or poly minimum wei ester film/scrim ght of 111.4 gr ams per true three-ply lam must use any square meter inate materia allowed mater l may be used (2.6 oz. per sa ial of minimum by a stamp at as long as it ha ilmaker yard). 160gr/sqm. Th the top of the Jibs manufac sa e weight of th national cham il. Beginning tured after 1.1. s a e material shal January 1st 20 pionship leve 2013 l be l and in all the 15 the use of may allow the regattas with jibs made of 16 indicated by the sailmaker use of older jib a deed of gift 0 s made of 13 gr/sqm shall be published in th 0 gr/sqm min mandato Laminate mat e rulebook. A imum weight erial approval national secret ry at in hi s country is limited to co competitive w ary na tio na m l championsh ith mercially man ip in 2015 only. ufactured, read case basis. Th woven materials and which ily available m e updated list have been sp aterials which ecifically appr of the approv of non-woven ed laminates oved by the R are cost material may is published on ules Committ be used in ea window. ee on a case the snipe.org ch sail, if desi -byred, with a max website. One tra imum area of Rule 27 (cha 1858 sq.cm. (2 nsparent window nges in red) square feet) pe Please remem r ber that beginn ing 1.1.2015 held in Rio de will take effect Janeiro in 2013 the changes to (changes are Rule27 approv in red). ed during the The cross sect Board meetin ion width shal g l be a minimum vertical axis 30 of 140mm of 5mm above th material mea e knuckle poin cutouts and re su re t. cesses are al d at 90 degree lowed to a max There is no tolerance at th point below th s from the lead e knuckle. Fo of 30mm prov e datum poin ing edge r rudders built t. Only two in id ed th er e is fle after 1.1.2015 14 ct 0m io m of material n points are al Antonio Bari in the cross se lowed in the cu ction at any touts. Chairman of the
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Registration & Allocation of Entries 2015 Snipe World Championship September 19-26, 2015 Talamone, Italy
Initial Registration Period Initial Registraiton closed Allocations open, posted Unfilled reallocatoin entries lost Close of Entries
20 March 20 June 27 June 26 July 6 September
6 months prior 3 months prior 3 months <1 week 8 weeks prior 2 weeks prior
1. Allocation timetable will be published in January 2015 on worlds web site: www.snipeworlds.org, SCIRA website & via Nat. Sec. and Bulletin. 2. Entries will not be accepted withouth Nat Sec signature/confirmation 3. Countries may reserve entries & fill names beore final confirmation 2013 boats
Argentina
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2014 boats
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4. Payment must be made at registration 5. Host country held to 18-20 maximum entries 6. Major event results wil be referenced when allowing additional allocations 7. Minimum criteria of qualification: top 50% finish at National Championship. additâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;l entries
Pre-Qualified Champions
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Bahamas
13
12
25
12.5
2
Belgium
43
46
89
44.5
4
Brazil
243
171
414
207
7
Canada
16
14
30
15
2
Chile
1
2
3
1.5
1
Colombia
15
12
27
13.5
2
Croatia
10
7
17
8.5
2
Cuba
6
6
12
6
2
Denmark
6
6
12
6
2
Ecuador
16
16
32
16
3
Finland
38
28
66
33
4
2
World (Bruno/Dante) & Jr World champs (Mesquita/Gomm)
France
28
28
56
28
3
Germany
10
9
19
9.5
2
Italy
154
143
297
148.5
6
2
Host Fleet & Country
Japan
413
443
856
428
8
1
2nd Jr World (Shimamoto/Kushida)
Mexico
5
6
11
5.5
2
Norway
91
71
162
81
5
Peru
5
1
6
3
1
Poland
25
35
60
30
3
Portugal
21
24
45
22.5
3
Puerto Rico
15
14
29
14.5
2
1
WH&O (Rios/Monllor)
Spain
194
110
304
152
6
1
European (Valenzuela/de Ona)
Sweden
26
22
48
24
3
United States
351
387
738
369
8
United Kingdom
23
28
51
25.5
3
Uruguay
9
4
13
6.5
2
Venezuela
0
5
5
2.5
1
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1705
94
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# add-ons
101 possible competitors
*per Deed of Gift, host country only allowed one additional providing it does not have among itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s other reps, the Jr, Sr, Euro or WH&O Champ *Actual champions must be the entry
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SCIRA Elects New Board Members
The SCIRA Constitution outlines how our officers are elected and this year we add a new General Secretary and extend the term for another. Here are your SCIRA officers: Office Name Commodore Ricardo Lobato – BRA Vice Commodore Gweneth Crook – CAN Secretary Pietro Fantoni – ITA Treasurer Renee Bartell – USA Rules Committee Chair Antonio Bari – ITA General Sec – Europe Zbigniew Rakocy – POL General Sec – WH&O Luis Soubie – ARG Other Appointed Positions Office Chief Measurer ISAF Rep Legal Counsel Chief Info Officer Vice Rules Chairman Executive Director
Name Antonio Espada – ESP
Term 2 years 2 years 2 years 4 years 4 years 2 years 2 years Term 4 years 4 years
Leigh Savage – USA Don Bedford - USA Eric Reinke - USA Jerelyn Biehl
Tenure 2014-2015 2014-2015 2014-2015 2014-2017 2013-2016 2015-2016 2015-2016 Tenure/year began 2013-2016
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General Secretary - Western Hemisphere & Orient
Luis Ignacio Soubié Mendoza, Argentina
How long have you been sailing, where did you start, what kind of boat? I have been sailing for37 years so far. I started sailing with my father as a baby and later starts in the Optimist at 7 through 15, then Cadet until 17.
Other interests: Sailing takes 90% of my free time. My other hobbies are scuba & sky diving and playing poker.
Thoughts on the Snipe Class: The Snipe Class for me is the perfect balance between a really hard and When did you start sailing Snipes? demanding sailing, physical and tactical, with a boat that I started in the Snipe at 17 in 1988 allows a wide range of ages and body types. It’s a boat where experience, better tactics and year can compensate Significant sailing accomplishments: 1984 3rd Team for some physical degradation and allows, for example, for Race Optimist Worlds; 1986 4th Cadet Worlds. Snipe: 1988 an over 40 amateur that lives 1000 miles from the water Jr. Worlds 3rd; South Americans: 2nd in 1999 & 2013. WH&O: to compete with semi-professionals in their 20s head-to2nd 2012 & 2014, Worlds: 5th 2011, 7th 2013. Bronze medal head! I feel very good with the people in the Class, most in 1999 Pan Am Games. Gold medal 2010 ODESUR of them gentlemen that I have not experienced in other Games, Silver 2014. 5 time ARG National Champion classes. This is a class of champions with class! (2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014) Academic Background: Civil Engineer Occupation: investments & construction Family: married with a son, Santiago (July 2012)
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Soubie/Lipszyc make it 3 in a Row - Argentine National Champions
36 boats from 12 of the 23 provinces got together in Buenos Aires for the 2014 ARG Nationals, at the Yacht Club Olivos (the same venue as the 2012 WH&O). We had a 4 day, 9 race schedule.
We had a great second race, racing in 1st or 2nd all around the course and winning it at the end. In the 3rd race of the day we rounded 2nd, got the lead right away on the downwind leg, and won that one with some comfort. So we went back to shore with half the job done.
On Friday, we started race 1 with a 15 knot SE and sailed a W-L course. We were fighting for the lead from the beginning and on the last downwind, the wind built up to 25 knots and we really started flying, gaining a huge advantage in planing on the very big waves and winning the race. Conditions were hard, with some broken masts and some crews floating here and there on the river (we rescued one of them), so the other races were abandoned for the day.
We went out on the water the last day with 2 races left, four 1sts and a 2nd, and a 6 point lead. That looked great, but the day was very shifty and anything could happen. We had a 9th as a discard so we were not safe yet. The wind went to 8 knots and back to zero 4 or 5 times, coming from the N, then from W, back to N, to S, NE. It was crazy. Finally rain and lightning came in and races were cancelled, so we won without racing the last day. That was too bad, but we are very happy anyway.
At night, we had our new “HALL OF FAME” prizegiving, where we presented our respects to Snipe sailors from years ago, like Carlos Vilar Castex, World Champion in 1948 and 1951. On day two we had to wait several hours and sailed only two races. In the first one, with 8 knots, we sailed the wrong side of the first beat, rounded around 6th, and then picked up to find ourselves fighting for the lead on the last upwind. We won the race in the last few meters. For the second race we had a very bad start; we touched the pin and several boats crashed on us and we couldn´t get free of the buoy for over a minute. So we rounded the windward mark 33rd of 33 boats on the water, very far behind, and then sailed fast to finish 9th. That was very good under the circumstances …
This was a 4 year objective with Diego Lipszyc, and I am very pleased we finally got it done. Now we have 7 months to focus and get ready 100% for Toronto 2015 and Talamone 2015. This was my 3rd National title in 4 years with Diego. It seems easier looking at the numbers than it really was; we won by 1 point last year and lost by one in 2012 after being 2nd at the WH&O at Buenos Aires, so it was good to win it again.
The 3rd day was our day. We went to the water in 3rd overall. The first race we chose the right side, and it looked great, with our competition on the left looking very slow, but when we tried to cross them a 30 degree shift with more pressure came from the left and they all rounded ahead of us. We rounded 10th or 12th and then had a very good race finishing 2nd, but with our biggest competition winning the race.
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Luis Soubie Photos by KvF Karina Feijoo
Photos: top:-Diego & Luis celebrate. Middle: Juan Pablo Marchesoni & Paula Ramos. Raul Fiori & Roberto Hardie. Bottom: Fleet downwind.
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2014 Argentina National Championship Final Results Pl Sail # Crew
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1 28701 Luis Soubie & Diego Lipstzyc 2 29887 Augusto Amato & Constanza Alvarez 3 29342 Federico Norman & Diego Rudoy
Subgroup
TotalRace 1
Race 2 Race 3 Race 4 Race 5 Race 6
YCO-CNZ Senior
6
1
1
(9)
2
1
1
YCO
Mixto & Senior
12
3
2
4
1
(10)
2
CVR
Senior & Interior
20
2
8
3
5
2
(37\OCS)
4 31008 Javier Marcelo Moyano & Javier Francisc Matheu CNC
Senior
24
4
4
2
(8)
7
7
5 28789 Eduardo Fumagallo & Gonzalo Caceres
YCR
Master
32
5
3
8
(12)
4
12
6 31062 Adolfo Benavidez & Alvaro Acevedo
CVR
Interior
34
9
9
7
(10)
6
3
7 28696 Juan Grimaldi & Andrés Grimaldi
CNMP
Senior & Interior
36
6
(17)
5
3
17
5
8 38459 Trixy Agusti & Yuyú Agusti
CNC
Senior, Interior & Femenino 39
11
5
1
19
3
(37\OCS)
9 29730 Pablo Agrest & Verónica Sánchez
YCN
Mixto & Interior
49
(24)
7
6
17
13
6
10 30949 Brenda Quagliotti & Leonel Cabrera
CVR
Mixto & Junior
51
16
6
10
(28)
9
10
11 28644 Marcos Antognini & Rodrigo Nisi
YCO
Senior
59
12
(18)
11
7
11
18
12 31103 Juan Pablo Marchesoni & Paula Ramos
YCCN
Mixto & Senior
60
8
13
(15)
11
15
13
13 28970 Luciano Pesci & Barbara Brotons
CNC
Mixto
64
(37\DNC) 11
29
4
16
4
14 30459 Rocío Agusti & Paco Agusti
CNC
Mixto, Senior & Interior
64
14
15
22
(25)
5
8
15 28984 Mariano Arroyo & Gonzalo García
CVR
Senior & Interior
65
7
14
14
6
24
(37\OCS)
16 28647 Esteban Baquedano & Santiago Echeverria
CVR
Senior & Interior
68
(17)
16
13
16
14
9
17 31222 Alejandro Triggiano & Mariana Safar
CRG
Mixto, Senior & Interior
76
21
19
16
9
(26)
11
18 28699 Juan Eugenio Ardissono & Joaquín Lamberti
CRSN
Senior & Interior
82
10
(24)
24
15
18
15
19 29228 Matías Chemes & Maxi Juarez Dover
CMPSF
Junior & Interior
87
(37\DNC) 29
23
13
8
14
20 30288 Franco Camba & Ulises Bordone
CVB
Senior
87
15
(23)
18
18
19
17
21 30947 Enrique Raúl Toffoli & Mariano Alejand Aviles
CRG
Senior & Interior
90
23
20
(31)
14
12
21
22 29886 Esteban Fourquet & Fernando Albornoz
YCO
Senior
96
(37\DNC) 10
12
20
25
29
23 298
YCO
Senior
96
20
17
22
21
16
24 28965 Raúl Salvador Fiori & Roberto Hardie
TYC
Senior & Interior
102 (37\DNC) 12
20
23
27
20
25 29830 Lucía Tamani & Bianca Tamani
CVR
Junior, Interior & Femenino 105 19
(25)
19
24
20
23
26 31160 Fernando Mugerre & Guido Pérez
CVR
Master
112 13
28
27
21
23
(37\DNF)
27 1103 Martín Jacoby & María Catalina Laidlaw Carthy
YCCN
Mixto
119 (37\DNC) 30
21
27
22
19
Alejandro Cloos & Nicolás Cloos
(27)
Photos: Augusto Amato & Constanza Alvarez to the launch ramp. Middle: Agusti sisters show their hardware. Lucia & Bianca Tamani on the water. Bottom: ARG sailors
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The Piada Trophy arrives in Chioggia by Alberto Perdisa The Campionato dell’Adriatico (Adriatic Championship) is an historic event for our Class in Italy and in 2015 we will celebrate its 60th edition. The picturesque town of Chioggia is like a small Venice, but less influenced by mass tourism. The club is charming and always shows warm and high-level hospitality. To improve even more such a prestigious regatta, and with the intent to attract not only the
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Italian teams but also foreigners preparing for the Worlds in Talamone in September, the Piada Trophy will arrive in Chioggia on the lagoon of Venice! The winning formula of “Piada” will not change substantially, still including an extra competition
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(though this time not a kart grand-prix) that promises to be memorable. We will give you the details on that soon, but you can look forward to the Piada Bingo, the famous raffle with great prizes during the Saturday night dinner. The regatta will be held over two days on June 27-28 and combined with another event, will make up the South European Summer Circuit, the challenge trophy donated by SCIRA Italy. Stay tuned for updates.
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How to Rig the Split Mainsheet and Augie Equalizer John Gatewood asked us the following rigging question a few months ago, and now that the sailing season is winding down we finally have a chance to answer: I have almost restored an old Snipe and am in process of rigging. I bought a split mainsheet from APS but am not sure they gave me instructions on how to rig it. I followed the Harken diagram but my boat has blocks under the deck which look like the ones in their reference photos on the APS website. There must be something more to do than tie the ends to a steel plate that is running to the double bullet block located in the middle of the aft cockpit coaming. Can someone tell me the proper way to rig the split mainsheet and how to rig the Augie Equalizer. John, Here’s a photo of how the mainsheet is rigged on a 2010 Jibetech.You don’t specify what kind of boat you’re restoring, but the basic goals of rigging the split mainsheet and Augie are the same regardless (it’s just the details that are different): Goal 1 (split mainsheet): Be able to drop the traveler to leeward when overpowered (White arrows/boxes) On this Jibetech, the tails of the mainsheet are tied to a single line that runs down the center of the aft bulkhead. Make sure the tails are tied evenly so the traveler is the same length on both tacks. The single line passes through a block and then is tied to port and starboard tails (white) so that it is adjustable on both tacks. The adjustment is the aft-most line in the skipper’s tray of lines. Goal 2 (Adjustable traveler, aka Augie Equalizer): be able to pull the boom to windward for light air. (Yellow arrows/ boxes) Thin spectra is tied around the traveler lying on the aft deck and then run forward, passing under the deck and reappearing just below the mainsheet cleat. On this boat
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the crew adjusts the AE, so a small AE cam cleat was added a few years after this photo was taken on the vertical face of the deck, just below the AE exit. Most boats are rigged to achieve goal 1. Some are rigged to also achieve goal 2. Peter Commette adds the following detail: [For cleating the AE] a cam cleat works best. It should be mounted on its side so that the A/E line does not re-cleat itself. For the Persson that means to mount the camcleat on the vertical side of the deck where it rolls into the cockpit. I like that cleat toward the aft side of the cockpit, so that I can reach it when I am sitting in. Some like the cleat mounted as the aft cleat in the recess on the deck in between skipper and crew, but that makes it harder to pull on in light air when sitting in, and you still have the problem of it recleating after release. The line should be continuous, so it can be uncleated from the leeward side. There are more photos of Jibetech deck layouts in the Jibetech photo gallery: http://photos.friedbits.com/2010jibetechsnipe/ h2470e6e6#h2470e6e6 Eric Heim’s Notes: One of the most critical elements of rigging the mainsheet is making sure the split tails are tied at EXACTLY the same length so that the boom will sheet on centerline when desired. As for the usage of Traveler and AE, a lot depends on sailing style as well as predominant conditions. For someone who only sails inside Mission bay, the traveler is not very important, but an AE is certainly a great tool to have available. Long story short, easing the traveler
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down adds leech tension while reducing the angle inboard of the boom thereby depowering the sailplan while still maintaining headstay tension. The AE simply allows for the mainsheet to be eased to twist open the upper leach while still keeping the boom on centerline for max pointing while going upwind. The actual amount of AE that is pulled on to achieve this is not very important since the only goal is to be sheeting solely off the weather tail when the boom is on centerline. My personal style is such that I only use the traveler in very windy conditions (18-20+ knots depending on sea state), and only use the AE in very light conditions or when a little bit of extra point is needed tactically for a short period of time (such as off the startline, or after rounding a leeward mark). In general, I try and trim the mainsheet aggressively for gear shifting which helps me keep my head out of the boat.
On this page are a few photos and descriptions for the various setups. Standard â&#x20AC;&#x153;West Coastâ&#x20AC;? setup (above). This is the simple way to rig the AE on a Persson with the stock traveler. Another variation is to run this line forward in parallel with the traveler to a cleat on the shelf like Peter Commette has described above. I have also seen it cleated simply using the existing mainsheet cleat.
Long tail mainsheet gives the ability to pull the weather tail shorter and sheet as if using an AE; however, it removes the ability to travel down easily.
The business end of the long tail setup. The knot and ball take the pressure off the actual adjuster when eased so as to put less load throughout the boats structure and minimize chances of failure.
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Interviews with 2014 Snipe Champions Raul de Valenzuela Santaella - ESP
Raul de Valenzuela Santaella, 2012 and 2014 European Champion - 1) Last August you won your second European Championship. What is the difference between the Europeans in Cervia and the last one in Kamien Pomorski? The difference with the European Championship in Cervia is very large, the level of my preparation was not as I’d like, back injury, my work with the Club and the new boat Zeltic have greatly complicated my preparation for this championship. The pressure for being the reigning European champions makes you compete in another way, the rivals recognize you and is harder to race. - 2) Do you think it was an advantage to sail as current European Champion, or was it more difficult? I think this second Championship was a little harder than in Italy, harsh weather, difficult race course and the high level of participants have made it very difficult to win it again, I think the key was consistency, since long time, I tend to be a very regular sailor, I always try not to take too many risks in my racing. - 3) How did you prepare and train for the Europeans? Phew, it’s very difficult to have time
for training. As you say working with Optimist sailors of my Club of Almeria, also I have a nautical shop, so my time is short. What we do is to meet at noon to sail from 14.00 to 17.00, or in the morning at 8:30 or late when the sun allows. Combined with the physical preparation in the Gym. It is complicated, especially because of my job I don’t have a chance to race much during the year, I limit myself to making the national championship and other international championships. In that sense I take advantage of my opponents. So the last days of the championship for me are the best, I feel very comfortable on the last day. - 4) Your crew Antolin Alejandre won the Junior Europeans as skipper a week before the Senior Europeans. And you helped him as coach. Do you think it was an advantage for you guys being on the water, studying the race area, sailing and coaching a week before the Seniors? I don’t think so, the Junior Championship had little to be compared with the Senior
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Championship. The wind and the intensity of the competition was different. What it made us take advantage we had was the desire to win 2 of 2 championships, had suffered a lot to get there with options to retain the title. As you know Antolin worked hard physically and mentally to endure 2 Championships. I was glad for him, he is a tireless worker and passionate about this sport so wonderful. - 5) Can you describe your regatta and how you managed the 5 days of sailing? The race began with many questions for us, we changed boats to a Zeltic and tuning the boat was hard. The first day we had a lot of wind and the settings of the boat weren’t as we like, and for us it was very hard. The other days I saw that they were going to beat opponents to make mistakes and that we were still there in the fight, the 4th day I think that was the key to the race day. In all races we did not start well, but just in the top
positions, I think it made me doubt my opponents, the last race of the day with 2nd place I got back into the fight, urging me on to win. The last day we went out to water the water convinced we would. I felt great on the boat. I felt it very fast, we went all upwind we caught all shifts, we anticipated to run, well ... for lack of a race was European champion but not all, I needed to beat Tinoco (I do not like the idea a Brazilian sailor winning
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Interviews with 2014 Snipe Champions - 9) Which was the most important factor for the victory of the Europeans?
in Europe), so the last race we went all out, risked everything I could and eventually won the final. The final emotion was incredible, and I think still excited. Thank you very much to all !!!!
Consistency - 10) Your programs for the future?
- 6) Did you have a coach during the Europeans? No, I don’ have a coach, unfortunately. I think the figure of a coach is very important to win. For the Worlds in Italy will try to bring a coach to help us. It is very difficult to win without anyone to help you at certain times. - 7) Did you expect the prevalent strong winds during the Championship or it was a “surprise”? I hoped for medium wind, winds not as strong as in some races. I’m a sailor and I want to see all kinds of wind at a championship, but i think in the end the best sailor wins. - 8) Can you describe your
equipment (boat, mast, sails) that you used in Kamien Pomorski? Secret numbers? Since 2014 I decided to sail a Zeltic, the idea of winning with 2 different brands I really wanted and created for me a special motivation. The mast is a standard Sidewinder, the Sidewinder boom. Rudder: Polcar Patin, Zeltic daggerboard, sails: Pires de Lima OMd: RVM, RVJ. I think that can be our secret, we developed shapes for my way of sailing, working a lot with my designer and sailmaker Fran Ramirez, we developed models for certain wind conditions, which helps me a lot.
I would like like to do intensive training with sailors from the Snipe class to raise even more the level in Europe, as you know, for years we failed to bring a World Championship to Europe. If we join our strengths and knowledge, i’m sure we can get it. My first goal is to win the Spanish Nationals and prepare well for the World Championship in Italy.
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Interviews with 2014 Snipe Champions Raul Rios - PUR
a college regatta and a Snipe regatta.
Raul Rios, from Puerto Rico, US Junior and Senior Champion and WH&O Champion.The present and the future of the Class. (Photos courtesy of John Payne) - 1) When and where did you start sailing? Which were your main victories in the Snipe and other classes? I started sailing the summer of 2004, when I was 10 years old. That summer I joined a Sailing Program at Club Nautico de San Juan. Since then I have achieved to obtain 4 IODA Titles including Optimist Worlds in 2008, one International 420 North American, two Snipe NA’s, two US Nationals, and now a WHO Title. - 2) You sailed a lot in Miami. Now you are studying and living in Boston. Are you able to sail a lot with your college team? Which boats do you usually sail? How much do you sail Snipes this year? At Boston College I get to sail every day except for
I believe sailing is sailing and because of college I can sail almost everyday. For me this might be an advantage compared to other people who don’t sail as often. College regattas are a lot shorter than Snipe Regatta and usually are sailed in lakes or rivers. Because of this you need to be sharper about your decisions, especially when starting. The start is almost 80% of the race in college sailing when in the Snipe it is more of a 60% I would say. - 4) In the last 2 years you won both the US Juniors and the US Senior Nationals. Did you expect to win those regattas? Since I won North Americans in 2011 and then in 2012 I had the confidence that if I did not make many mistakes I could win US Nationals. I always go with the mentality to try and do my best and hopefully that comes out with the win. I never put too much pressure in myself because that can make me lose my focus. - 5) How did you prepare and train for the Westerns? How did you find time for training and sailing in the Snipe?
Tuesdays. We sail collegiate 420’s and FJ’s. Although I am sailing a lot in college I can only sail the Snipe at regattas and some time in the winter. . - 3) Do you think it is an advantage college sailing for your Snipe regattas? Can you explain (expecially for the Europeans sailors) the differece between
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With college my Snipe sailing is limited, but for Westerns I prepared myself by sailing the US Nationals and North Americans. Summer school took a lot of time during the summer and had almost no time to sail. With college sailing, I am sailing almost every weekend and racing as
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everything is easier. I sometimes joke around with my crews and we start to sing or remember stories about other sailing events. This all contributed to having a positive attitude in the boat. When something went wrong we would consider it as part of our learning process instead of beating ourselves with negative vibes.
many as 18 races sometimes in one weekend. This mean I am working on my starts a lot more than many of the Snipe sailors. - 6) You sailed the Nationals with Henry Dumke and the Westerns with Fernando Monllor. Is it difficult to change crew for a big regatta? Sailing with good friends is part of having fun on the water. I usually sail with people I can trust and have the urge to perform as I do. Changing crews is something that happens a lot in college. Henry is usually a skipper at Boston College and sailing with him was an easy transition as he understood how to adapt to a technical boat, such as the Snipe. Regarding Fernando, we both have sailed together since we were little kids. We know each other pretty well and how we sail. Both Fernando and Henry understood the Snipe quickly and - 7) Did you have a coach during the WH&O? Can you describe your regatta and how you managed the 5 days of sailing? At WH&O our national coach, Pedro Luis Fernández, was coaching us. When we got to San Diego our first priority was qualifying for the PanAmerican Games, our second was get top three. As the regatta went on and we saw ourselves in a position to win the objective was to win. We treated each day as if it was the first, go out there and be consistent. This was part of our success, but having the mentality of separating our game plan by each leg helped us keep our focus. - 8) Can you describe your equipment (boat, mast, sails) the you used in San Diego? Secret numbers? I used the new DB-R1 boat with the Italian Olympics (CRC/AR2-F) . I don’t really have any secret numbers (I use the tuning guide numbers). Since I started sailing the Snipe I have tried to keep things simple and focus on sailing the boat well instead of worrying too much about every detail. - 9) Which was the most important factor for the victory of the Westerns?
- 10) Your programs for the future? Next for me is to compete and win the Central and Caribbean Games this November at Veracruz, MEX. After that I plan on sailing a couple of Snipe Regattas including Don Q, Miami Snipe Invite and then prepare myself for the Pan-American Games and College Nationals. Photo credit:s John Payne; Rob Migliaccio
2015 SNIPE GASPAR REGATTA St. Petersburg, FL January 10th-11th Don’t miss out on this years Gaspar/Florida State Snipe Championship Things to look forward to: Scavenger hunt Contest for most decorative “pirate” boat Refreshments will be provided after a fun day of sailing! Entry fee of $80 includes two days of sailing plus two dinner tickets at SPYC on Saturday. Please contact: Alan Capellin- acapellin@gmail.com
The most important factor to our victory was enjoying the racing. When you are having fun
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Argentina Celebrates New Champions
14 teams representing Argentina, Brazil, Finland and the United States showed up in Villa Carlos Paz, Cordoba, Argentina to determine who would win the Roy Yamaguchi Trophy for 2014. Unfortunatley the team from Portugal was unable to make it, although they had registered for the event. 12/3/2014
Racing was held on the local lake with conditions close to the maximium of 18 knots on the first day, no racing due to lack of stable wind on the second day, a delay due to a hailstorm on the 3rd day but racing was held and a nice 12 knots on the final day.
2014 Women's World Championship Series Standing
All the foreign teams chartered boats from the local The sister duo of Maria & Mariela Salerno sailed a sailors and everyone had a practice day on Lago San consistent series of three firsts and 2 seconds with a 5th 2014 Women's World Championship Club Náutico Córdoba (CNC) and the Asociación Argentina de Snipes (A.A.S.) in cooperation with the Snipe Class Roque which had previously been host to the World as a discard to capture the title. Fellow countrywomen International Racing Association (SC | November 0308, 2014 Masters in 1998. Brenda Quagliotti and Victoria Courtade finised 2 points [View in Media Format] behind for second. Brazilians Juliana Duque and Marina Snipe (15 boats) (top) Organized by the Argentine Snipe Class and the Agusti Jardim rounded out the podium for third. Series Standing 7 races scored family, all the teams were provided free accommodation Information is final. and meals and a healthy social calendar which gave the A great event with great sailors - what else could be Regatta results last updated: Monday, November 10, 2014 1:10:58 PM CDT teams a chance to mingle on and off the water. better? Click on race number to view detailed race information. Sail
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ARG29012 María Paula Salerno/
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Mariela Cecilia Salerno ARG30949 Brenda Quagliotti/ Victoria Courtade BRA31163 Juliana Duque/
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Marina Jardim USA29781 Alison Knoles/ Charlie Bess USA29248 Aine McLean Fretwell/
Yacht Club Mission Bay Yacht Club/ MBYC
Claire Riedman ARG29340 Trixy Agusti/ Yuyu Agusti USA30288 Kathleen Tocke/ Kate Sheahan
Náutico Córdoba/ Náutico Córdoba Buffalo Canoe Club/Sail
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BRA30267 Raquel Aimone/ Mariana Peccicacco ARG29830 Lucia Tamani/ Bianca Tamani FIN30833 HannaLeena Lehtinen/
de Velas de Rosario HSK/ HSK
Franca Pesci ARG28701 Agostina Alonso/ Barbara Brotons ARG30459 Rocio Agusti/
Club Regatas San Nicolas/ Club Regatas San Nicolas Náutico Córdoba/ CNC
Carolina Marco ARG29524 Sofia Virginia Tejada/ Alina Camps
Club de Regatas Güemes/ Fundacion Argentina de Vela Adaptada
ARG29343 Lucia Rodriguez/ Pilar Fernández POR28767 Mafalda Pires de Lima/ Maj Kristin Hansen Borgen
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Scoring System is RRS Low Point 20132016 Finishes in [brackets] denote throwouts
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Rios/Monllor Dominate CAC Games The Central American and Caribbean Games (CAC) are the oldest continuing regional games in the world and only the Olympics have run longer. The first Games were held in Mexico City in 1926 and sailing has been part of the Games since 1962 including the Snipe Class. The event was held this year in Veracruz, Mexico from November 21 to 30 with the participation of six countries and 8 Snipe teams. Ten races were completed in varied conditions and the Gold medal went to Raul Rios and Fernado Monllor from Puerto Rico. The Rios/Monllor team won the championship after the eighth race not needing to sail the last day. The silver medal went to the Cubans team Raul Diaz/Rafael Garcia , The Bronze to the second Puerto Rican team Agustin Lazaro/Juan Negron. The Snipe event was won for the first time in two consecutive Games by the Skipper Raul Rios (Mayaguez 2010 and Veracruz2014). Next Games will be held in Barranquilla, Colombia and once again the Snipe Class will be part of the Sailing Competition. Raul Rios, Sr.
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Nombre RIOS Raul A. MONLLOR Fernando I. DIAZ Raul M. GARCIA Rafael R. LAZARO Agustin NEGRON Juan F. CHIRINOS Marx AGUIRRE Carlos FLORES Camila FLORES Nicolas ECHAVARRIA Esteban RESTREPO Juan E. DUNKLEY Robert HOPE Michelle GARCIA Alfonso GARCIA Javier
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Strategy:The Gulf of Argentario and the Bay of Talamone Talamone is a small village located in the northern part of Costa d’Argento (Silver Coast) of Italy, at the northern end of the big Gulf of Argentario. The Gulf is enclosed by the Argentario promontory to the south and by the mountains of Uccellina to the north, where the Maremma Park is located. The gulf is about 6 miles long and about 2 miles wide. All around, a few miles away, many of the islands of the Tuscan Archipelago: Giannutri, Isola del Giglio, the Formiche di Grosseto, Pianosa, Elba Island. The Mediterranean climate, low rainfall, the high sun exposure (the highest in Italy), the mountains and characteristics of the surrounding area make the Costa d’Argento and in particular the Bay of Talamone one of the most beautiful and interesting race areas in Italy.
To the southeast, between these hills and the promontory of Monte Argentario, up to 600 meters high, there is an area with a low coast where the old Spanish town of Orbetello is located, built in the middle of a large lagoon separated from the sea by a tombolo (a thin strip of land) of Feniglia (a nature reserve) to the south and by tombolo della Giannella to the north. To the south the wide and high promontory of Monte Argentario defends the Gulf of Argentario from strong winds from the south and southwest and heavy seas.
The wind patterns are beneficially affected both by the movement of air due to the passage of fronts along the Tyrrhenian Sea and by the vigorous and prolonged thermal breezes that occur from late April to late October. In particular the Bay of Talamone, for its particular conformation, makes the wind blow 5-8 knots higher than in other areas of the Gulf of Argentario and for more hours during the day. For this reason and for the presence of a large area of shallow water in the inner part of the bay, Talamone, besides being a great training area for sailing, has become one of the most renowned national spots for kitesurfing and windsurfing. The Port of Talamone is located west of the Bay of Talamone and is protected by the mountains of Uccelina and the promontory where the old village is situated, from winds from the second, third and fourth quadrants (East-North). Winds from the first quadrant, due to the limited fetch and the area of shallow water that extends to the east, do not represent a threat to the natural shelter offered by the Port of Talamone. To help you understand the conditions of the race area—the wind, the sea and currents of the Gulf of Argentario and the Bay of Talamone—we try to describe, with the help of the image below, the coast around Talamone. To the north of Talamone, parallel to the coastline, the mountains of Ucellina stretch up to 400 meters high. On the slopes of these mountains, a great plain extends to the north, around the city of Grosseto, intensively cultivated arable land, which continues with the valley of Collecchio up almost to the Bay of Talamone. To the east, except for the low hill of Talamonaccio, another wide cultivated plain, called San Donato, extends to the sea with a thick pinewood. To the east-southeastthere are the hills on the border with
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the territory of Capalbio ending with the promontory of the ancient Etruscan town of Ansedonia.
To the southwest, divided by a few miles from the Promontory of Argentario, there is the Island of Giglio that protects still further the Gulf of Argentario. To the west and northwest the Gulf of Argentario is open to the sea, without protection, with only the distant but efficient shield of Corsica and of the Island of Elba. In essence, the hills of Uccellina accelerate and funnel the powerful summer thermal breeze from northwest, triggered by a significant heating on the surrounding plains. Monte Argentario and Giglio Island protect the bay from storms coming from the south and southwest. When the south wind blows, more often in the cold months than in warm, the wind passes through the lagoon of Orbetello, while the waves from the Tyrrenian Sea are blocked by the tombolo della Feniglia. The Bay of Talamone is where the race course for the dinghies is normally positioned. During the cold months (8°C-16°C during the day) the prevailing winds come from the northeast (from light breeze to 30 knots and over), from the southeast (10-20 knots), from the southwest and west with sea breeze and good weather (4-10 knots) or gradient wind (25-40 knots). The breezes (northeast and southwest to west) are generated, for intensity and stability, by the gradients that occur during the cold months on land and sea. During the warm months (18°C-30°C), from late April to October, the prevailing winds are from the southwest and west (4-15 knots), from the southeast (6-20 knots) and the northwest (5-25 knots). In particular, the latter wind produces in the second part of the day a beautiful and powerful wave that allows exciting upwind legs and full plane reaches. Currents other than those of seasonal circulation Tyrrhenian (a few cm per second) are scarce and rare. They do happen after
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to the passage of storms, due the flow into the sea of rain from the Ombrone rivers in the north and Albegna in the southeast.
without a favored side of the course. Area C - northwest from areas A and B, it is characterized by lighter wind, instability and variability due to its proximity to the steep mountains of Uccellina, more chop, and different areas of pressure. Area C is used when area A is too windy, or if the race committee wants to relocate the race course after one or more races that have had a very favored side.
Depending on wind conditions and sea states, the race committee may decide to place the race course in three different areas: Area A - closest to the innermost part of the Bay and the Port of Talamone is characterized by great pressure, gusty conditions, huge shifts due to the proximity of the coast. It is the most spectacular race area. Area B - further south than area A and farthest from the coast, it is different from area A because it has more steady wind for direction and intensity, less wind speed and more homogeneous wind across the race course, and no influence of the coast. The racing area is used when you want to sail on a neutral field
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Pan Am Games Qualification Grid for Snipes Countrys qualified counVenue to qualify tries 2013 South American Championship 2 YC Uruguayo BRA, ARG 2014 South American Championship 2 Porto Alegre, BRA PER,CHI 2014 WH&O Championship 5 San Diego YC, USA PUR, USA, COL, ECU, CUB Host country 1 CAN Year
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2015 Snipe Racing Calendar Miami Snipe Invitational Comodoro Rasco Antwerp Cup Winter Circuit Midwinters Don Q Keg Bacardi/Gamblin/Kelly South Americans Spanish Cup Trofeo SM Rey Blackwater SE Champs Colombian Snipe Cup MajSnipen Copa Ibérica Harboe Snipe Cup/Danish Open European Cup/German Open Palm d’Or Stone Open Musto Cup Bergen Cup Trofeo Inauguración Piada Trophy North Americans Blue Circle Open Nordics/European Masters Pan Am Games Benelux Viking Snipe NW Champs Trofeo Sol de Oro Junior Worlds Senior Worlds Host Cup Trofeo Armada Española
Denmark France Canadians Norway Italy-Junior Italy-Senior Italy-Master Spain Norway – Master USA – Junior, Classic USA – Senior Belgium Norway – Women’s Great Britain Sweden Spain- Masters Colombia
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Major Regattas Jan 3-4 Miami, Florida, USA Jan 31-Feb 1 Coconut Grove, Miami, USA March 14-15 Antwerp, BEL March 15-17 March 19-22 March 25-29 March 27-April 5 April 30-May 3 April 3 April 18-19 May 1-3 May 9-10 May 23-24 May 23-25 May 29-31 May 30-31 June 6-7 June 6-7 June 13-14 June 27-28 June 27-18 July 3-5 July 4-5 July 6-11 July 10-26 Aug 15-16 Sept 12-13 Sept 12-13 Sept 12-13 Sept 12-18 Sept 20-26 October 10-11 December 5-6
Clearwater, Florida, USA Miami, Florida, USA Nassau, Bahamas Mar del Plata, ARG A Coruna, ESP Málaga, ESP Maldon, Essex, GBR Bogotá, COL Hovås/Gothenburg, SWE Madrid, ESP Espergaerde, DEN Caldonazzo, ITA Guelph, CAN Stone, Essex, GBR Baerum, NOR Bergen, NOR Santiago de la Ribera, ESP Chioggia,Venice, ITA Toronto, Ontario, CAN Kent, GBR Motala, SWE Toronto, Ontario, CAN Sharendijke, NED Baerum, NOR Budworth, GBR Almería, ESP Talamone, ITA Talamone, ITA Baerum, NOR Santiago de la Ribera, ESP
National Championships May 23-25 Espergaerde May 23-25 Lac du Der, Paris June 20-21 Mississauga, Toronto July 2-5 Baerum July 7-8 Rimini July 8-12 Rimini July 30-Aug 1 Bracciano July 16-19 Adra, Andalucia August 8-9 Baerum August 8-9 Mission Bay, San Diego, CA August 7-14 Mission Bay, San Diego, CA August 22-23 Sharendijke, NED August 22-23 Baerum August 22-24 Llyn Brenig, Wales August 28-30 Hovås Gothenburg September Santander, Cantabria Nov 8-16 Chocó
Winter 2015
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