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|Sri Lanka
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|18 November 2010
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The Magampura Mahinda Rajapaksa Port[1] (also known as the Port of Hambantota) is a maritime port in Hambantota, Sri Lanka. The first phase of the port was opened on 18 November 2010, with the first ceremonial berthing of the naval ship "Jetliner" to use the port facilities. It is named after former President Mahinda Rajapaksa.[2][3] Hambantota Port is built inland and operated by the Sri Lanka Ports Authority.[4] Total estimated construction cost of the Phase 1 of the project is US $361 million and out of which, 85% has been funded by the Ex-Im Bank of the People's Republic of China.[5]
Construction of the port began in January 2008. It will be Sri Lanka's largest port, after the Port of Colombo. The Port of Hambantota will serve ships travelling along one of world's busiest shipping lines - the east-west shipping route which passes six to ten nautical miles (19 km) south of Hambantota. The first phase of the port project will provide bunkering, ship repair, ship building, and crew change facilities.[6] Later phases will raise capacity of the port up to 20 million TEUs per year. When completed, the port will be the biggest port constructed on land to date in the 21st century.[7]
The inland harbour on the Walawe river and the sea harbour on the bay of Godavaya in Ambalantota Trade were an important component in the economy of ancient Sri Lanka, and Godavaya was an important maritime settlement, serving Tissamaharama and Ridiyagama in the kingdom of Ruhuna. This port was first known to be operational in the general area of Hambantota around 250 BCE, when Chinese and Arabian merchants used it as part of the maritime silk route.[7] Around the 1st century CE, a furnace powered by monsoon winds was built near Embilipitiya, which used wind based air supply to produce high carbon steel. This steel was exported to Rome and other European areas for the manufacture of armor and swords, with ships sailing to a port in Hambantota to obtain steel.[7]
In 2002 Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil wickremesinghe unveiled the "Reagining Sri Lanka" programme which identified the Hambantota Seaport for development.The proposals for the port area include a refinery, petrochemical related industries, a coal powered thermal power station and a desalination plant[9][10][11]
Sri Lanka is situated along the key shipping route between the Malacca Straits and the Suez Canal, which links Asia and Europe. An estimated 36,000 ships, including 4,500 oil tankers, use the route annually.[7][12] However the only major port in Sri Lanka, the Port of Colombo, is catered towards container handling and is unable to provide facilities for port related industries and services.[13] Therefore, a new port was proposed near the city of Hambantota, which has a natural harbor and is located on the southern tip of Sri Lanka close to international shipping routes.[14]
A new port will help relieve pressure on the Colombo port, and also provide services to ships that normally take three-and-a-half-day detours from their shipping lanes to receive these services, including refueling, maintenance, logistics and buying provisions and medical supplies.[7][15] Proposals to build a port in Hambantota date back over three decades, but plans never got out of conceptual stages.[7] The Port of Hambantota project was finally launched after Mahinda Rajapaksa, who is a native of Hambantota, was elected President of Sri Lanka in 2005.[7] A leading maritime expert, Nuwan Peiris,[16] commented that this port is a conflict between '...the intervention of two Asian superpowers in Sri Lanka, namely China and India, in a bid to gain supremacy in the case of the former, and a proxy-battle to maintain it's natural defense-perimeter in the case of latter. Chinese involvement in a harbour project (Hambantota) in the down-south of the island has given this battle a renewed intensity. This Article further examines the geopolitical background that led to this battle, and looks how "energy security" becomes the core for geopolitical change in the South Asian landscape'.
The first phase of the Port of Hambantota will consist of two 600m general purpose berths, a 310m bunkering berth and a 120m small craft berth.[4][17] It will also contain a bunkering facility and tank farm which will include 8 tanks for marine fuel, 3 tanks containing aviation fuel and 3 for Liquid Petroleum Gas (LPG). A 15 floor administrative complex will also be constructed as part of the project.[7]
The mouth of the natural harbor at Hambantota has a 22m depth. When completed, the port will have a 1.5 km long breakwater, with a minimum basin depth of 17m. This is compared to the 15.5m depth of the Port of Colombo. The turning circle will be 600m.[7] A dam will also be built to prevent flooding in nearby areas, and a seawall made of interlocking concrete blocks will protect the port from high seas.[15]
A $550 million tax-free port zone is being set up outside the port, with local and international companies expressing interest in setting up shipbuilding, ship-repair and warehousing facilities in the zone. It is expected to be completed by November 2010.[12]
The finished project is expected to provide indirect employment to over 50,000 people.[7]
Launched on 15 January 2008, the Hambantota Port is being constructed by the Chinese companies China Harbour Engineering Company and Sinohydro Corporation.[7] The total cost of the first phase of the project is estimated at $360 million, excluding $76.5 million for the bunker terminal.[14] 85% of the funding is provided by the Chinese Government and the remaining 15% by the Sri Lanka Ports Authority.
Initially set to open in the first half of 2011, five months ahead of schedule,[18] the first phase of the project was completed by November 2010.
The second phase of the Port of Hambantota project, which will include a container terminal, is expected to be completed by 2014. The second stage of the port is estimated to cost around US$750 million.[19] The third phase will include a dockyard.[12] Upon completion, the port will cover 4,000 acres (16 km2) of land and accommodate 33 vessels at any given time, making it the largest port in South Asia.[7]
Arrival of the first vessel[edit]
The harbor was formally declared open on 18 November 2010, by Sri Lanka's president Mahinda Rajapaksa with a ceremonial berthing of a vessel at the port. After sailing 90 nautical miles from the Naval Base in Galle, Sri Lanka Navy's ship "Jetliner" was the first vessel to drop anchor at the harbor.[20] Two vessels, Pradeepa 2 (a traditional sailing yacht) [21] and a commercial cargo ship followed the jetliner ceremonially sailing into the new harbour. Pradeepa 2 was chosen in recognition of Sri Lanka's age old role as a key stopping point on the ancient east-west silk trading route. Workers unloaded the first consignment of international cargo from Myanmar from the vessel "Seruwila" at the auspicious time of 06:21 GMT. A first day cover and a special commemorative stamp were issued by the Department of Post - Sri Lanka to mark the event.
The launch of the second phase of the development of the port commenced at 06:27 GMT on the same day. There is also a move to create this port as a free port due to its commercial inactivity.[22]
Port operations[edit]
The SLPA had decided to divert all vehicle shipments to the Ruhunu Magampura International port from May 31 as a measure to relieve the congestion at Sri Lanka's main port Colombo Harbour. On June 6, 2012, Ruhunu Magampura International Port officially started Transshipment Operations with the N4K FRICIA ship from Japan containing 15 vehicles and the Ellison Sun with 1000 vehicles from Chennai Harbour, India.[23][24]
Japanese, South Korean and Indian car makers have begun transshipping increasing numbers of vehicles through the port. In the first nine months of 2014, the number of vehicles handled at Hambantota crossed the 100,000 mark, up more than 300% compared to the same period in 2013, with the number of ship calls more than doubling to 161. The biggest user of the port is the Hyundai plant near Chennai while Tata and Maruti vehicles also come from Mumbai. In future, all Hyundai vehicles made in South Korea, China and India will be transhipped through Hambantota 15,000 units a month once more yard space is available.[25]
Greater Hambantota development projects[26][edit]
The construction of the Port of Hambantota is part of a larger development project centered around the Hambantota District. Apart from the port, the other development projects undergoing are:
- Extension of Southern Expressway to Kataragama
- Extension of Southern Railway to Kataragama
- An oil refinery and an oil tank farm with 14 for fuel bunkering with a total investment of US$76 million[14]
- 500-acre (2.0 km2) Safari Park is being constructed in Ridiyagama, Ambalantota scheduled to be open in 2011
- A botanical garden
- Hambantota City Center with an Administrative Complex[27] and an International Convention Center[28]
- A beach park
- Industrial area with an expected investment of US$1 billion[29]
Proposed projects[edit]
- A university complex
- City Hotels
- Institutional Square
- Banking Square
- Hospital
Completed projects[edit]
The projects have resulted in Hambantota, one of the underprivileged districts in Sri Lanka, becoming the fastest developing region on the island.[14]
See also[edit]
- ^ 'Mahinda Rajapaksa Port' in Hambantota
- ^ "Hambantota Port to be opened on President's birthday: Chamal". Daily Mirror. 2010-02-17. Retrieved 2010-03-10.
- ^ B. Muralidhar Reddy (2010-11-18). "Hambantota port opened". The Hindu. Retrieved 2010-11-20.
- ^ a b "Development of Port in Hambantota". Sri Lanka Port Authority. Retrieved 2010-03-10.
- ^ [1]
- ^ "Hambantota to ease Colombo Port congestion". Daily News. 2010-02-22. Retrieved 2010-03-10.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Sirimane, Shirajiv (2010-02-21). "Hambantota port, gateway to world". The Sunday Observer. Retrieved 2010-03-10.
- ^ Kessler, Oliver (1998). The Discovery of an Ancient Sea Port at the Silk Road of the Sea. Archaeological Relics of the Godavaya Harbour. M. Domroes/H. Roth (Hrsg.): Sri Lanka, Past and Present. Weikersheim: Margraf Verlag. pp. 12–37.
- ^ "Lanka, Japan agree on peace talks, donor confab".
- ^ "REGAINING SRI LANKA -Part 2" (PDF).
- ^ "Regaining Sri Lanka Physical infrastructure Development Plan".
- ^ a b c Ondaatjie, Anusha (2010-03-08). "Sri Lanka to Seek Tenants for $550 Million Tax-Free Port Zone". Businessweek. Retrieved 2010-03-10.
- ^ "Hambantota will 'ease' Colombo congestion". Portworld News. 2010-02-22. Retrieved 2010-03-10.
- ^ a b c d "Hambantota project 'five months ahead of schedule'". Portworld News. 2010-03-08. Retrieved 2010-03-10.
- ^ a b "Hambantota project 'can spearhead' developments". Portworld News. 2009-09-22. Retrieved 2010-03-10.
- ^ Hambantota Harbour and an Exile's Return – Geo-Political Dimensions of an Invasive Species
- ^ Sirimane, Shirajiv (2010-03-07). "H'tota port project ahead of schedule". The Sunday Observer. Retrieved 2010-03-10.
- ^ Ramani Kangaraarachchi (2010-03-24). "Hambantota Port to be ready ahead of schedule". Daily News. Retrieved 2010-11-20.
- ^ "More ships to call at H'tota port". Sunday Observer. 2010-11-21. Retrieved 2010-11-21.
- ^ "First ship enters the Magampura Port today". The official Government News Portal of Sri Lanka. 18 November 2010. Retrieved 21 November 2010.
- ^ Government of Sri Lanka. "New Port Opening Promises Economic Boost for Sri Lanka". PR Newswire. Retrieved 20 November 2010.
- ^ http://www.sundaytimes.lk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=18252:free-port-what-does-it-mean-to-us&catid=79:analysis&Itemid=565
- ^ http://www.colombopage.com/archive_12/Jun06_1338967766CH.php
- ^ http://www.porttechnology.org/news/operations_commence_at_hambantota_port
- ^ "Shipping focus: The unexpected rise of Hambantota port".
- ^ http://www.uda.lk/projects_hambantota.html
- ^ http://www.uda.lk/projects_admin_hambantota.html
- ^ http://www.ds.gov.lk/uploads/Incon.pdf
- ^ http://indi.ca/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Changing-Cityscape-Real-Estate-Market-Brief-Issue-II-2012.pdf
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MELGES 29ers – Final day for the 2012 Open Orange Bowl Regatta. Sailors woke up to a solid 17-20 knots of breeze from the Northwest.
Race One is off! The 29er fleet is heading up both sides of the course. What side will win? At the top mark, Duncan Williford and Matthew Mollerus took the lead. Rounding in second was Nic Muller and Kai Friesecke. Close in their heels, was Campbell D'Eliscu and Conner Keiter in third with the rest of the fleet right behind them. D'Eliscu/Keiter pass through the gate in first followed by Muller/Friesecke in second and Sam Gustin and Ian Woodbury in third. These top 3 boats are gone. The rest of he fleet is 2-3 minutes behind the leaders. Back upwind to the top mark, D'Eliscu/Keiter continued to lead with a huge separation between first and second positions. In second was Gustin/Woodbury and Quinn and Dane Wilson were holding firm in third. This team has sailed a great event. They were over early went back and are still managing to place in the top five. D'Eliscu/Keiter take the bullet with Williford/Mollerus over taking Muller/Friesecke at the finish.
The start of Race Two of the day was a tricky one. Both sides of the course look good, but it was the left side of the course that the sailors liked most. With a clean startMuller/Frieseck assume a very comfortable lead. Williford/Mollerus came second with D'Eliscu/Keiter inches behind, trying to make their move into the second place position. Muller/Friesecke maintain and begin to extend their lead as they round at the leeward gate. D'Eliscu/Keiter split from the leaders looking to the other side of the course to try and make a move. Holding their lead all the way around the course, Muller/Friesecke cross the line in first with no other boat around them. D'Eliscu/Keiter came second. These guys are sitting in second place overall and are looking to advance to the first place spot. Hopefully they can make it happen with one race left. In third is the Wilson's. This team is leading the event overall. We'll see if they can hold onto the lead going into the final race.
At the start of the final race of the series, 29ers jockey to find a spot at the boat end of the line with a little right hand shift across the course. And their off! But the Race Committee pulled the general recall flag as most of the fleet was over early.
Take Two of the start of the final race resulted in another general recall! Teams were still liking the boat end of the line, but as the wind shifted more to the right, the fleet was called over early as the boat end of the line was too favored.
On the third try, the wind shifts right and also builds a bit more. As the count approaches the final minute, teams still like the boat end of the line. And their off with the fleet split into two — half going left the other going right! Who will reach the top first?
Coming into the top mark, it's Max Fraser and Jonny Goldsberry in first, but it's super close with the entire fleet. Ian MacDiarmid and Scott Ewing rounded close behind the leaders with Quinn/Dane Wilson in third. With both Fraser/Goldsberry and MacDiarmid/Ewing splitting around the gates. They do their final battle back to the weather mark. At the final weather mark, MacDiarmid/Ewing lead the fleet followed closely by D'Eliscu/Keiter and Fraser/Goldsberry. At the finish, MacDiarmid/Ewing took the bullet in style. This team had bested the fleet with superior boat speed and handling. Fraser/Goldsberry was second and D'Eliscu/Keiter came third.
Well that's all folks. Next event is the ISAF Youth World Qualifiers up in Clearwater, Florida on January 18-21, 2013, hosted by the Clearwater Yacht Cl
Article courtesy of Matt Pistay
VENDEE GLOBE – Current routings have the two leaders reaching Cape Horn at around 1800-1930hrs roughly on the night of Tuesday January 1st. To the advantage of Armel Le Cléac'h (Banque Populaire) and François Gabart (MACIF) is that the nights at these latitudes are short and so they should have a maximum amount of daylight on their approach and winds are not expected to be too fierce, so their ice watch should be helped.
Presently Jean-Pierre Dick is probably going to be around 18-20 hours behind, maybe slightly more but that will be quite encouraging for the Virbac-Paprec skipper.
By the same routings Alex Thomson is reckoned to be on a schedule which would have him three days behind and Jean Le Cam about 5 days behind the leader. These are of course theoretical routings based on weather files which are current but will change over coming days.
Four years ago Michel Desjoyeaux passed with Roland Jourdain eight hours and 50 minutes behind. About two days behind them were Le Cléac'h and Vincent Riou who dismasted just after Cape Horn. Marc Guillemot, rounding fifth, was about seven days behind Desjoyeaux. At Cape Horn Brian Thompson was sixth and about 10 days behind. Rich Wilson was 21 days and 10 hours behind at Cape Horn and Austrian Norbert Sedlacek rounding eight days or so after the American Wilson.
At present the leaders Banque Populaire and Macif are round about three days ahead of the record held by Michel Desjoyeaux. And so it is still looking like the winner might have a chance of breaking 80 days.
AMERICAS CUP – This week on AC Discovered we have exclusive aerial and on board footage of Emirates Team NZ's AC72. Grant Dalton comments on foiling, speed and energy. We go 101,with everything you wanted to know about the America's Cup. It's been a roller coaster 2012 for Oracle Team USA; we take a look back on the highs and the lows.
AMERICAS CUP – The International Jury for the 34th America's Cup has deducted sailing days from ORACLE TEAM USA as the final decision in the espionage case brought against the defender by Italian syndicate Luna Rossa Challenge 2013.
Last week the International Jury announced that it found in favor of Luna Rossa, which alleged that ORACLE TEAM USA had breached part of the Reconnaissance Article (37.2(g)) of the Protocol for the 34th America's Cup by being within 200 meters of the Italian AC72 during a training session in New Zealand in early November.
Citing the importance of the Reconnaissance Article in the Protocol and the importance of a meaningful penalty, today the International Jury announced that it has deducted from ORACLE TEAM USA the final five sailing days, April 26-30, 2013, of the Second AC72 Sailing Period (Feb. 1-Apr. 30, 2013).
The International Jury acknowledged that ORACLE TEAM USA has returned 10 photos as instructed and also levied costs of €11,500 (approximately $15,200) against the team.
YOUNG SAILORS – Sailing the 14 is all about fun over the summer, says Jessica Watson, missing a lot of her younger days sailing dinghies, because of her fast move into keelboats for her solo World voyage in 2010.
Watson's new challenge is sailing her International 14ft skiff Ella Bache, in this year's Australian Championships, at the Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron against 25 boats as a new comer to the class.
Whether its crossing the Tasman with the youngest ever crew to contest the Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race or doing it solo around world, Watson is looking forward to blasting around the buoys with Cameron Dale in her new challenge the International 14.
"Trapezing and kites and all of this are new and fun, I didn't realize how much was involved with these boats, its all about having fun over the summer, and learning as much as I can, and taking it from there" says Watson.
As the only female sailor Watson is taking on a field of experienced 14ft skiff teams, from all around Australia, including four time Australian champions Brad Devine and 96kg Ian 'Footy' Furlong.
"We aren't going to be particularly competitive this season, and we aren't the ideal weight but we will have to see how we go" says Watson.
The solo trip is in the past but the Sydney to Hobart Watson did last year was a great lesson in crew work. "I have spent the last few years doing a fair bit of sailing with other crew".
"Even on a small boat with just two of us you find it's a good day if you're working together as a team".
"It's been great coming back from keel boats, everything on these boats (International 14) are exaggerated, you can feel everything, and it will be great to take what I've learnt back to my keel boat racing".
Words and Images by Andrew Gough
SAILING TO ANTARCTICA – A British and Australian team will try to recreate explorer Ernest Shackleton's 800-mile journey in 1914 to save his crew trapped in the Antarctic.
The Old Bermudan
HAPPY HOUR FRIDAY – New Year's Eve is right around the corner! Here's one of our
favorite festive rum cocktails.
The Old Bermudan
6 mint leaves
1 ounce simple syrup (or less, to taste)
3/4 ounce fresh-squeezed lime juice
1 1/2 ounces Gosling's Rum
2 dashes Angostura bitters
2 oz chilled champagne
In a cocktail shaker add mint, simple syrup & lime juice. Gently muddle the mint leaves. Add Gosling's Rum and Angostura bitters. Fill shaker with ice, and shake well for 10 seconds. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass (you may wish to use a tea strainer to remove the tiny flecks of mint). Top with champagne; garnish with a mint leaf. Cheers!
BARBUDA MOON photo by Meredith Erickson
OTHER USES Photo by Always Happy Life Photography's photo.
ROLEX HOBART RACE – Bob Oatley's five-time Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race line honours winner, Wild Oats XI,beat her 2005 record time this morning, in a gentle glide to the finish that kept everyone on the edge of their seats. She finished in one day, 18 hours, 23 minutes and 12 seconds, taking 16 minutes and 58 seconds off her old record.
The time difference was a long one in terms of how the crew would have been feeling in those last 16 minutes of the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia's 628 nautical mile race. Could they or couldn't they?
At 5 am today,Wild Oats XI's 2005 record of one day, 18 hours, 40 minutes and 10 seconds seemed out of reach, but at about 7 am, her dashed hopes were revived, and as the minutes ticked by, her chances improved.
Initially, skipper Mark Richards and his crew were a tantalisingly 40 minutes outside the record time and were expected to finish at about 8.30 am. However, as the clock ticked, the super maxi picked up speed to around 15 knots and her finish time was upgraded to 8.00 am, then 7.50 am, 7.36 am, 7.23am and 7.13 am with five nautical miles to go.
The breeze eased. Richards ordered a bigger headsail to keep it moving, which ended with their record victory. It remains to be seen whetherWild Oats XIcan go all the way and take the treble (victory on corrected time as well as line honours and the race record).
Dockside, Richards said: "We're all over the moon. How many places have this level of race with a fleet this size?
"Last year we were beaten by Investec Loyal (now Ragamuffin-Loyal) by three minutes, which was very disappointing. This year we beat them by much more."
Syd Fischer's Ragamuffin-Loyal that was about 45 miles behind the line honours winner.
"We'll be back next year," Richards said.
Of the new record, he said: "We just kept chipping away. You expect it to be light in the Derwent and it did get lighter towards the end. This is a very testing event and the Derwent is very, very, testing. It's always a tough race.
"We have a great bunch of people on board and we're all good mates," Richards said of the mostly long term crew who were aboard in 2005 and are still sailing the boat today.
Of navigator Adrienne Cahalan (who was aboard for the 2005 record) and co-navigator Tom Addis, Richards said: "They did a great job. It's a difficult job with meteorology to look at, all the updates and critical decisions to make."
Richards also praised tactician Iain Murray, who has taken time out of his role as Regatta Director and CEO of the America's Cup Race Management (ACRM) organisation to return to sail the yacht again.
"I can't wait to give the Oatley family a big hug," Richards said, grinning from ear to ear.
He said that although the race was a relatively easy one "we had some very hard and fast running conditions; we blew out a spinnaker and had some gear failure, so it wasn't all smooth sailing".
Covered live on Channel 7, the tension could be seen in the faces and movements of the Wild Oats XI crew, which included Murray, Cahalan and Addis and Steve Jarvin, who was thrilled to claim the record on his milestone 25thrace, as they sailed the final miles to Castray Esplanade.
Through dint of luck, or just choosing the right boats, Jarvin also holds the record for the most line honours victories in the race's history, this being his tenth.
Following his boat down the Derwent River aboard a spectator boat, owner Bob Oatley looked close to tears as his ever-evolving yacht made it across the line in record time. Joining Oatley in the celebrations were his wife Val, son Sandy and their families.
"We've never given up; we'll try to do it again next year.
"New wings on the keel helped enormously I'm sure, so did the new jib. The design, the crew, the sails and the modifications are what makes the boat fast," Oatley said dockside.
"I'm over the moon," he added, keen to reach Richards, or Ricko, as he's known in yachting circles, and the crew.
Wild Oats XIwill go into the history books as only the second boat in the history of the race to break its own race record. OnlyMorna, later renamedKurrewa IV, exceeds that record, have cracked its race record twice.
By Di Pearson, Rolex Sydney Hobart media team
VENDEE GLOBE – Bernard Stamm's team say the skipper of Cheminées Poujoulat is nearly ready to leave Dunedin on New Zealand's South Island and make his return to the Vendée Globe race course.
Seeking to find a safe anchorage and decent weather to make his repairs, keynote being his hydrogenerators, Stamm arrived off Dunedin very early yesterday morning, 26th December.
His team make the point that Stamm's concern about his ability to make electricity has bothered him since the Portuguese coast, within the first few days of the race. The situation became critical to the point that Stamm did not want to cross the Pacific without a power source. Hence he diverted and stopped off on 23rd December in the Auckland Islands. The precisions of repair operations were set, theoretically, by Stamm's boat captain Gautier Levisse
" At the start of the Sables d'Olonne, the hydrogenerators were mounted on little trucks on a track to raise and lower them out of the water. And we supported them with chainplates. Off Portugal one of the chainplates was damaged and so broke the track. And then the second also broke. We tried to remove the U-bolts and fix them firmly with lashings. And that took time for Bernard, but the hydros were still too loose. There was some cavitation – air being drawn in and preventing the propellors working right. The only alternative was cutting the transom."
The level of delicacy and relative precision really left Stamm with no choice but to stop. He halted on the morning of 23rd December in the north of the Aucland Islands. He attacked the first hydrogenerator but a reinforcement of the cut was needed with some lamination and bonding. It was a complicated process. And, Stamm's team report, his materials were limited and increasingly the weather – incessant rain – became an issue especially for trying to sand the material on the transom and getting epoxy to bond and set. In the end the odds really stacked up against him and with a gale arriving he had no choice but to move, especially considering the strong winds could push Cheminées Poujoulat on to the beach, a fate which had befallen Stamm during the 2008-9 race in the Kerguelen Islands. So he set sail for New Zealand's South Island.
Stamm anchored at two different locations off Dunedin, moving last night due to a change in wind, but also allowing him to try one of the repaired hydrogenerators. And since yesterday he has been fixing the second unit.
"He's been trying be protected from wind and waves to work in the best possible conditions, even if everything is relative. In between times, waiting for resins to set he has been taking care of the smaller problems. He should go after daybreak local time, tonight is for us in Europe. " concludes Gautier Levisse.
Bernard's team paid a warm tribute to Sophie Luther who lives locally who has helped with sending images and with local media contacts
TEAM EMIRATES – Sail-World.com's America's Cup Editor, Richard Gladwell talks to Emirates Team NZ's skipper, Dean Barker, after the first 30 days of sailing in ETNZ's AC72 – Part 1
ROLEX SYDNEY HOBART RACE – Five-time Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race line honours winner,Wild Oats XI,is headed for her sixth title this morning in the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia's annual ocean classic after rounding the Tasman Island light at 0330 this morning and sailing west towards Storm Bay and Hobart for an 0830 ETA at the finish.
If that ETA eventuates,Wild Oats XIwill finish about 50 minutes outside her 2005 race record of one day, 18 hours, 40 minutes and 10 seconds.
Owned by Bob Oatley and skippered by Mark Richards, the 100-foot super maxi was on track for the record yesterday when she powered down the Tasmanian east coast at speeds of more than 24 knots before a strong north-easterly. At one stage she was about 30 nautical miles ahead of the 2005 record pace.
However, as she closed on the coast near Fortescue Bay last night, the north-easterly gave way to a weaker westerly, which also meant the race leader was in the lee of the land.
Wild Oats XI's tactician Iain Murray had anticipated rounding Tasman at midnight, but she was not to do so until 0330am.
Syd Fischer's maxiRagamuffin-Loyalis 40nm behind, a separation that fluctuated throughout yesterday. At one stage, Wild Oats XI was out by more than 50nm, but it reduced to about 20. This morning Fischer's super maxi was 43 nautical miles astern of the leader.
Leading the race on handicap are Chris Bull's well-performed Cookson 50 from NSW,Jazz, which is marginally ahead on corrected time of the Victorian yachtCalm, skippered by Jason Van der Slot NSW.
There have been two retirements in the race:Living Doll(Vic), which retired yesterday with a broken rudder in eastern Bass Strait and is heading to Eden with an ETA of 1200 tomorrow and Primitive Cool which retired this morning with a damaged mainsail. She is also heading to Eden with an ETA of 1500 today.
VENDEE GLOBE – Finally ended up going up the mast today just before sundown with both the spinnaker and main fractionally up when climbing…to be honest I was at the limit of my strengths as there was a lot of swell but I still managed to get up to the first reef to note that the piece of plastic in the mainsail car had basically become unstuck and that the car itself was not damaged and no screws were missing, which is what I had imagined…simply the piece that I had already changed in the Canaries was faulty.
The piece of plastic that goes into the car and which provides the friction when going up the track was missing when I lowered the main yesterday…so they were touching. You had the aluminium from the car against the aluminium on the track. What happens is that the piece of plastic in the car that I had in was not working well with the piece that was in the car I changed in the Canaries…I had to make a kind of invention and change the parts in the car to that which I had changed…anyway I had to cut a pin with a radial and make an invention that I hope will hold as I have no more parts…
Now funnily I have raised the car that I changed in the Canaries with the titanium fixtures of the one I had previously… Well anyway, as long as it all holds we are at 100%. The piece is held in better in this car.
Just like it happened in the Canaries, this repair has not only made me loose repair time but also completely left my out of sync with the racing…I would have intended on being a lot further south but had to go up to find better weather, which I found, but now am stuck in Little wind and everyone is racing flat out ahead and behind in 17 and 18 knots… This situation is quite frustrating in the end, but at least I am heading in the right direction and will start racing fast again…
DESTOPNEWS – Your weekly video sailing update for the week. Today on the agenda:
1. Jules Verne Trophy — Banque Populaire V — Brest France
2. Optimist World Championship — Napier New Zealand
3. 18 Footers World Championship — Sydney Australia
4. Yann Eliès — Victory in the Solitaire du Figaro
5. Krys Ocean Race — New York to Brest
6. First AC72's Launch — Auckland New Zealand
AMERICAS CUP – 2012 in review slide show America's Cup photographer Gilles Martin-Raget captures it all – America's Cup World Series in Naples, Venice, Newport, and San Francisco. Including Moët moments to capsizes to onshore activities around the AC Village, plus AC72 photos from Carlo Borlenghi (Luna Rossa),Chris Cameron (ETNZ), Guilain Grenier (ORACLE Team USA), Sander Van der Borsch (Artemis Racing).
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ROLEX SYDNEY HOBART – A short time ago Wild Oats XI's navigator, Adrienne Cahalan, reported that the crew had had a busy night, constantly changing sails as yesterday's east-south-easterly breeze moved around to the east and softened to 4-5 knots at around midnight. It gradually shifted around to the north-north east, and gradually built in the early hours of the morning.
"We are currently doing 15 knots in 15 knots of wind," Cahalan reported this morning. "We've got a little bit of current too."
Cahalan expects the wind to build to around 20 knots this morning, making for a very fast ride across Bass Strait.
"We're now looking at how we approach Tasmania. The next big picture is the approaching front this evening or tomorrow morning. We are working out what our strategy should be," she said.
Cahalan reported that in the lighter breeze during the night, second placed Ragamuffin-Loyal was able to close in on the race leader, but as the northerly kicked in, Bob Oatley's Wild Oats XI pulled away again in the near-perfect downwind conditions, opening a lead of 10 nautical miles.
"It's better to be ahead in this situation, which isn't always the case. Usually the boats behind get the breeze first, but that's not the case at the moment; we're getting the new breeze first."
About 30 miles behind Wild Oats XI, Geoff Cropley, on board Peter Millard/John Honan's 98ft Lahana,reported: "Us and the lead boats are under spinnaker. We're in a nice north-easterly breeze of around 15 knots and building."
Cropley said the night had been pretty uneventful aboardLahana, with only one problem. "We did break the tack line on the Code Zero, but apart from that, all is good.
"The breeze died to 4-5 knots from the east around midnight, 1.00pm, but at around 3.00am it started to fill in and build and is continuing to build," Cropley said. "It feels like we're in a washing machine though – the leftovers of the south/easterly swell have made it bumpy."
While the big boats are picking up speed this morning, life remains frustrating for the smaller, slower boats further up the coast. The fleet is now stretched across 140 miles from Jervis Bay to Green Cape, where each boat must radio its position before heading into Bass Straight, and the further along the coast, where they are in softer breeze. Some boats are making very little headway at all.
As Ichi Ban skipper Mat Allen prophesised before the race: "This year the rich will only get richer."
There have been no retirements at all from the 76 boat fleet.
By Jim Gale, Rolex Sydney Hobart media team
VENDEE GLOBE – Day 47 highlights – Wednesday, December 26, 2012
AYSF NEWS – The American Youth Sailing Force (AYSF) was formed first and foremost with the goal of representing the United States in the RedBull Youth America's Cup. Our team represents the highest level of youth sailing in America and aims to prove that with steady determination, hard work and passion young American sailors can be a leading force on the international sailing circuit.
Historically, youth sailing in America has been planned, organized, and funded by parents. In an effort to not only create a completely youth run organization, but also to separate AYSF from our competition in the Youth America's Cup, as a team we will delegate all the functions and operations of the team including managing, fundraising, and training amongst its members. We intend to utilize the opportunity created by RedBull as a path for the next generation of young American sailors who want to compete in elite sailing events, and to inspire youth sailors across the nation to challenge themselves by setting and attaining ambitious goals.
That being said, the Youth America's Cup isn't the end of the road for this team. Not only will team members continue to compete in future high-profile events, but also the partnerships and the foundation we've created will continue to provide equally exciting opportunities to future generations. We are the future of sailing, and intend to prove that we are world-class sailors with real dedication and determination.
"To support the AYSF, please visit the Donate page on our website to make a tax deductible donation (http://americanyouthsailingforce.com/?page_id=621)
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VENDEE GLOBE UPDATE – After being forced to virtually stop off the island of Tenerife to repair the top of his damaged mainsail track just one week into his Vendée Globe, Spain's Javier Sanso spent most of the following four weeks at sea trying to catch up.
Left behind in successive waves of high pressure and light winds, the skipper of Acciona 100% Eco Powered was more than 600 miles behind Dominique Wavre and Mike Golding when he passed the Cape of Good Hope but bowed to his task in the Indian Ocean. By the time his Swiss counterpart was passing Cape Leeuwin, West Australia, Sanso was snapping at the heels of the middle pack, 100 miles behind.
…..we have a problem, V2.0
Now Sanso faces another mast climb after discovering this morning that his mainsail track is, he believes, damaged again. He reported to Vendée Globe LIVE today that he can move the mainsail headboard car but it will not go up to full hoist. So he must sail temporarily with one reef and will wait for first light Wednesday morning (local) to make the climb and try to make a repair.
"It is stuck at the first reef and so I have to go up the mast again." Sanso explained, " I can lower the sail if I need to, but I cannot hoist it to full main. Something is stuck up there. Hopefully it is not the track again, so I don't know. I will have to go up tomorrow and check. It was starting to get dark last night when I realised there was a problem, and then this morning when I was going to go for full main with the wind down to 20-21kts I could not get it up to full main. It would go up but it would slide. There is a problem up there."
The problems facing Bernard Stamm continue. The Swiss skipper's arrival at Kaikai Beach by Dunedin, NZ quickly became a local talking point for Boxing Day visitors to the local beauty spot and surfing location and the beleaguered Vendée Globe soloist's anchorage was covered on television by TVNZ, but as yet there is no clear news about how Stamm is faring with his attempts to restore his two hydrogenerators to working order.
Great minds think alike?
There is no change in the strategic thinking which is clearly shared between the two leaders. Armel Le Cléac'h and François Gabart as they start to deal with a developing trough of confused light winds. The leading pair have two alternative routes, north or south, to avoid the worst of the sticky situation but so far both remain locked side by side following the same course. The northern route offers a more surefire guarantee of wind but means more miles sailed, whilst the south is more direct but with a greater risk. The overall difference, according to the routing software, is a matter of hours at Cape Horn where they are expected to reach some time on January 1st.
There are not likely to do anything different to one another at the moment. Not only do they have the same boat, the same set ups and train together at Port La Fôret but they will have almost the same weather information run through identical or near identical routing software and so, not only is it not a surprise they stay so close together, but I dont see them doing anything very different right now. » observed Alain Gautier, the Vendée Globe's safety adviser who finished second in the second edition of the race.
Le Cléac'h has held on to his slender lead over Gabart– around 10 miles this afternoon – as they make a robust 18-19kts.
But the worst of the light winds seem set to affect them as they deal with final gate of the course, Pacific East, which is 750 miles in front of them. The patience of Jean-Pierre Dick has been sorely tested over the last 24 hours as he struggles with a ridge of high pressure that has snared him in lighter winds since Christmas Day. Virbac-Paprec 3 has made 200 miles less than Banque Populaire and has rarely crept into double figures but the medium to long term outlook is still favourable for a catch up for Dick who remains very positive.
Profiting from adversity
At 45 days into the Vendée Globe the skippers are very well aware of what represents their comfort zone, and where the limits are. Mike Golding is one skipper who was prepared to push his boundaries last night in very gusty, squally conditions to try and pull back some lost miles of Jean Le Cam.
"The squalls were up to 40kts at times but were relatively short lived and so you just had to hang on. It was a bit fruity at times, but in the end you cannot set the sails only for what you get in the big squalls otherwise you are just underpowered the rest of the time." Recalled Golding.
The British skipper and counterpart Dominique Wavre have now profited from Stamm's Dunedin halt, rising to sixth and seventh today.
When solo means solo
But many of the skippers must look at the two leaders with envy, not just for the sizeable lead they have built but seeing what having a boat nearby to pace yourself against represents as a real advantage in terms of measuring and modulating performance.
There are now many who really are racing solo, without any means of judging how they are doing. Jean-Pierre Dick (Virbac-Paprec 3) is some 650 miles back from the two frontrunners with Alex Thomson (Hugo Boss) 300 miles behind him. The British sailor on Hugo Boss has a lead of almost 900 miles over Jean Le Cam (SynerCiel), who is continuing on his way 400 miles ahead of the only trio remaining close together comprising Mike Golding (Gamesa), Dominique Wavre (Mirabaud) and Javier Sanso (Acciona 100% EcoPowered).
Further back, Arnaud Boissières (Akena Vérandas) is still 400 miles from Bubi Sanso, which is around the same distance that separates Bertrand de Broc (Votre Nom autour du Monde avec EDM Projets) from Tanguy de Lamotte (Initiatives-cœur).
Alessandro Di Benedetto (Team Plastique) is not worried about that sort of problem. Sailing 4800 miles from the leaders is not that big a deal for someone, who has already sailed non-stop solo around the world on a 6.50m Mini taking 268 days.
AC NEWS – This week on America's Cup Discovered speed is King. Jimmy Spithill meets racing legend Mario Andretti on the Indy 500 and looks for their formula for success. How do you lift an AC45 out of the water? We go behind the crane to learn more. We then track down ORACLE TEAM USA coach Philippe Presti as we approach 2013, the year of the America's Cup.
SYDNEY HOBART RACE – The 68th Rolex Sydney Hobart got underway 14 hours ago in exceptional conditions. The forecast southerly breeze providing the perfect angle for a spinnaker start and run down the harbour. The angle would prove less kind as the yachts exited the Sydney Heads and made their turn towards Hobart, finding the 20 – 25 knots now firmly on the nose
Mark Richards and Wild Oats XI looked to be in no mood to be interrupted in her bid to claim a sixth line honours, blasting off the line and showing Syd Fischer's Ragamuffin Loyala clean pair of heels before popping out of the Heads comfortably in the lead.
An interesting night lies ahead. The decision how far to head out to sea was the first conundrum facing the crews. So far the bulk of yachts appear firm in the belief that staying inshore, and inside the rhumb line will pay better. Only, one or two boats have shown a determination to head offshore for any length of time.
Mike Broughton, navigator on Chris Bull's Jazz, felt ahead of the start that the fleet would do well to stay inshore for the initial section of the race, certainly until the major swing in wind direction expected during the night. This transition should see the wind back to the northeast and will have the yachts running under spinnaker for an extended period.
Earlier this morning, Gordon Maguire, tactician on Stephen Ainsworth's Loki, indicated some of their pre-race routing suggested the bigger yachts could profit enormously from the predicted northeasterly. If it arrives on cue, they could bite a huge chunk out of the course during the hours of darkness and be lying off Green Cape by mid-morning on the second day, 27 December. The small boats, meanwhile, such as race veteran Roger Hickman's Wild Rose, might only find themselves parallel with Jervis Bay as dawn breaks. The difference in power between segments of the fleet will be all too apparent at this juncture.
At 17:30 AEDT Wild Oats XI was 8 nautical miles north east of Kiama travelling at 12 knots, with some 50 nm under her belt after 4.5 hours of sailing. Any thought of setting a new record seemed to be on hold as navigator Adrienne Cahalan called in to report the wind speed dropping as evening arrives. Ragamuffin Loyal lies within striking distance just astern. Lahana, Ichi Ban and Black Jack round out the top five on the water. Conditions have been wet and hard on crews during these first few hours and the measure of performance differential between front-runners and back markers is clearly demonstrated by Charlie's Dream. Averaging just 3.4 knots, Peter Lewis and crew were parallel with Botany Bay having knocked a mere 13 nm off the 628nm course distance.
The start of the Rolex Sydney Hobart is like few other yacht races. The natural amphitheatre formed by the deep-water harbour offers great viewing potential from the water, at water level from the beaches and coves, and grandstand opportunities from higher ground. Every Sydney-sider has a favourite location, and South Head must be one of the most popular and dramatic. A huge crowd always assembles to watch the fleet barrel down the harbour and make the sharp out into open water. This year's spectacle was worth the effort involved. After a dreadful Christmas Day, when rain and wind battered Sydney, Boxing Day has been a joy. Blue sky and reasonably warm temperatures brought the locals out in their thousands to cheer the determined and enthusiastic crews off on their compelling adventure.
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VENDEE GLOBE – Day 46 highlights – Tuesday, December 25, 2012
ROLEX HOBART RACE – The Race Committee of the Rolex Sydney Hobart has announced this morning that the Grant Wharington's super maxi Wild Thing will not be allowed to race.
Just two and a half hours before the start of the race, Cruising Yacht Club of Australia Commodore, Howard Piggott, announced: "The Race Committee of the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race will not be accepting the entry of the boatWild Thing as a result of non-compliance with the Notice of Race, in particular NOR 4.1, dealing with documentation to be lodged and verification of construction requirements.
"The Race Committee has worked with the owner of the boat, Grant Wharington, to allow him up to three hours prior to the start of the race to provide the documentation required however that has not been forthcoming, and the Race Committee has no option but to not accept the entry of Wild Thing."
Piggott said the Race Committee had been working with Wharington over recent days to try to get the necessary documentation lodged, and had extended the deadline until 10am this morning, three hours before the start.
Wild Thing has undergone extensive modifications in recent months, including a new a section of her hull that added two feet to her overall length. The race rules require that a boat designer and builder provide declarations that the yacht has been built to ABS standards.
"This is the final decision of the Race Committee, that puts safety first," Piggott told the media at a press conference.
He added: "It's disappointing; we've made every effort. I assure you we want to see boat's racing. However, it's out of our hands. We must comply with the Notice of Race, and ensure our safety standards are maintained. I believe we just have to get on with it now and go out and yacht race."
By Jim Gale, Rolex Sydney Hobart media team
SAILING RECORDS – In 1993, Bruno Peyron and his crew of four on the giant catamaran Commodore Explorer broke the mythical 80 days, setting a mark at 79 days 06hrs and 15 mins. Now some 20 years later that mark might be broken by a solo sailor for the first time.
The record for the Atlantic climb from Cape Horn is 27 days and 12 hours. Presently it looks as if the leaders might leave the Pacific around January 1s, so some 52 days after leaving Les Sables d'Olonne.
So if François Gabart and/or Armel Le Cléac'h can be close to Michel Desjoyeaux's 2009 reference time they could well lower the bar to less than 80 days, but it needs to be remembered that the Foncia skipper did have very favourable weather conditions and he could sail his own race. But even so, a finish in Les Sables d'Olonne around the 27 to 29th January is not beyond the realms of possibility.
Bernard Stamm's team say that the Swiss skipper is expected in Dunedin between 0100hrs and 0300hrs (French time) this morning where he will carry on with the work to try and repair his damaged hydrogenerators.
Meantime the balance of power has changed hands once again in the tussle between Armel Le Cléac'h and François Gabart. Le Cléac'h lead this morning and does again this evening with a small margin of just over 3 miles. Banque Populaire has been more than one knot quicker over the last poll period.
Meanwhile Mike Golding will be considering Stamm's problems. On the one hand the British skipper has been unequivocal in his support for Bernard, saying how he hopes he will be able to continue in the race to complete his first Vendée Globe, but on the other hand he will realise that he – like Jean Le Cam has already – will soon benefit from the Cheminées Poujoulat skipper's halt. Golding is 270 miles west of Stamm's longtitude and might expect to pass that line tomorrow.
HAPPY HOLIDAYS! – All of us at XS Sailing want to wish you and yours smooth sailing during this holiday season…and thank you for making 2012 our best year yet. Happy Holidays and Good Sailing!
Photo by Pat Reynolds and boat supplied to Santa by Open Sailing USA.
HARVARD SAILING TEAM – What do you get for the people you avoid all year?
VENDEE GLOBE – It was the night before Christmas when the top two skippers in the Vendée Globe exchanged positions once more, Armel Le Cléac'h taking over the lead by a mere 2.5 miles. Other than for Swiss skipper Bernard Stamm who is climbing north towards New Zealand and better weather, the entire Vendée Globe fleet are set to spend their Christmas Day sharing the same present, strong wind.
There will be little time to celebrate Christmas aboard Armel Le Cléac'h's Banque Populaire or François Gabart's Macif today, nor indeed will there be any more or any less than the usual goodwill evident between the two leading rivals, but the two top skippers were once again very close during last night. Le Cléac'h was consistently faster, nearly two knots quicker than Gabart overnight, between the 2000hrs and 0500hrs (French time) rankings. As they cross the western mark of the Pacific West gate, 1800 miles east of Dunedin and with 2860 miles to Cape Horn, Le Cléac'h has his nose in front again. They look set to spend Christmas Day in close company, fast reaching in 25kts of SW'ly winds. When yesterday they were separated by 20 miles of lateral distance last night it was reduced to just a couple of miles at times.
Dick's fifth Christmas
If third placed Jean-Pierre Dick has a significant margin to close on the leading duo, just over one day behind at current express speeds, the French skipper of Virbac-Paprec 3, who is spending his fifth Christmas at sea, has cut 50 miles from that margin during Christmas Eve, building the best 24hrs run of the Vendée Globe fleet at 423 miles.
British skipper Alex Thomson will doubtless have mixed feelings about his Christmas on the Vendée Globe, but he too has not been exactly hanging around. Quickest overnight of the fleet, Thomson will be quietly content that, at the third time of trying, this will be his first actual Christmas Day spent on the Vendée Globe and he is now enjoying a very solid fourth place.
But the affable British skipper who is sailing with very tightly rationed electrical power might perhaps be feeling doubly alone and isolated today. He will miss out on all the calls home to friends and family which might otherwise have enjoyed, but also with his long time Swiss rival Bernard Stamm routing sharply north towards New Zealand, On Hugo Boss Thomson has Dick nearly 500 miles ahead and Stamm, already 800 miles behind.
Bernard Stamm's best gifts would be better weather and a safe, secure anchorage to make a rapid fix to his hydrogenerators. Stamm is heading towards Dunedin on New Zealand's South Island making some 12kts in 30kts of contrary NW'ly winds. With 170 miles to sail Stamm might expect to reach the haven later today.
The misfortunes of the Swiss soloist on Cheminées Poujoulat become the gain of Jean Le Cam. On the 0500hrs ranking Le Cam was just 35 miles from the longitude of Stamm's northerly course and the popular skipper who was second in the 2004-5 race looks set to take over fifth place today, giving chase to Thomson who sails the same older generation of Farr design.
Le Cam's breakaway from Mike Golding on Gamesa, now at 465 miles, will not be adding much good cheer to the British skipper's limited festivities today but the losses have very definitely stabilised and Golding is matching his French rival for speed, racing in lumpy, wet and challenging 35kts winds last night on the heels of a low pressure system. He still has the threat of Dominque Wavre on Mirabaud some 27 miles behind. Winds are slightly eased at around 25kts for this duo but will veer from SW to WSW for them over the day.
Some 220 miles behind Wavre, Spain's Javier Sanso has much the same wind and looks set to have sporty, fast Christmas on Acciona 100% Eco Powered.
Nearly 3000 miles west of the leaders, Arnaud Boissières passed the Australia East gate at around 0300hrs last night making nearly 15kts of speed, setting up to gybe south again.
ROLEX HOBART RACE – Santa and his special elf paid a visit to the international crew members from Japan, Lithuania, France and New Zealand to spread some Christmas cheer! The race starts soon with over 70 boats racing this classic race. Go to www.rolexsydneyhobart.com to follow the action!
STARR CLASS – The history of the International Star Class is perhaps the richest of any racing keelboat in the world, and much of that history has been written in South Florida. It's now time to update that history with a new classic – the Star Winter Series Presented by EFG International.
For half a century, the world's best sailors have brought their "Starboats" (as their crews call them) down to the beautiful waters of Biscayne Bay for the best in competition and ambiance in one of the world's premiere sailing and vacation destinations.
With the Olympic Era over (for now), used Stars are a great value for sailors looking for a fabulously rewarding boat to sail in a class with legendary competition. A stunning performer in all conditions, the Star is a surprisingly good value for any two-person team, and with one of the sport's best-organized Classes, boats hold their value exceedingly well. For a wealth of information on the history and design of the Star, check the Star Class website.
Beginning in 2012, Starboat owners and crews will be able to show off their Stars during the inaugural Star Winter Series (SWS) Presented by EFG International. Four weekends plus the 4-day Star Midwinter Championship makes the SWS the most intense winter series anywhere, designed to maximum racing time while minimizing hassle and expense.
Store your boat all winter long just meters from host Coral Reef Yacht Club, and get up to 20 days of sailing between November and March. There's easy launch, easy haul access and assistance with every step of the process up to a full concierge service – you decide. Stay at a five-star spa or an economy hotel – you have the luxury of both in nearby Coconut Grove.
The Stars come out in winter. You should be here, too.
VENDEE GLOBE – Here is the highlights video of the 45th day of the 2012-2013 Vendée Globe – Monday, December 24, 2012.
MATCH RACING – The Alpari World Match Racing Tour team wishes everyone a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. We hope 2013 brings everyone joy and happiness!
VENDEE GLOBE UPDATE – Unable to stay where he is because of the imminent arrival of storm force conditions, Bernard Stamm (Cheminées Poujoulat) has been forced to sail to New Zealand on Monday afternoon. Stamm has been anchored at Sandy bay, south of Enderby Island, 200 miles south of New Zealand, since Sunday morning, as he tries to repair his hydrogenerators. He will attempt to finish his repairs and re-start the race.
The Swiss sailor was forced north to Sandy Bay after arriving in winds gusting up to 40 knots, and though the wind dropped his repairs have been slowed by continuous rain. As well as sea lions and orca he has also had the company of Professor Khromov since Sunday.
"On December 23, a Russian scientific vessel, "Professor Khromov" came to anchor in the same bay as Bernard Stamm," Stamm's team said yesterday. "Shortly after, the anchor of Cheminées Poujoulat couldn't hold anymore, and forced the skipper to moor to his boat to his neighbour (the Professor Khromov) to save his IMOCA (Cheminées Poujoulat).
"The current situation is far from simple for the skipper whose repairs are going to be longer time than expected because of the incessant rain. In addition to the constant moisture, a storm will arrive on December 24th. When it'll touch the archipelago, the boat won't be protected anymore and will risk to be drifted to the coast. The Swiss decided to sail to the south of New Zealand to find a safer shelter and to continue his repairs.
"The possibility of getting fuel from the Russian ship was discarded by the skipper, determined to continue his Vendée Globe race. It was a difficult choice but guided by the sense of responsibility. Bernard Stamm is determined to continue the race, just like any good sailor would do.
"Bernard Stamm keeps on reporting his repairs to the race directors and a statement will be made to the jury in order to track every stage of his work on the boat."
HAPPY HOLIDAYS! – Bangin' The Corners shows sailing in a different way, poking harmless fun at the best sailors in the world. Here you will find the latest video from BTC centered around making fun of these guys in a traditional Christmas holiday song…enjoy!
VENDEE GLOBE – Position: 940 miles to West Pacific gate Ranking: 1900hrs (UTC) (2000hrs, French time)
With Bernard Stamm (Cheminées Poujoulat) seeking shelter on the west side of the Auckland Islands to fix his hydrogenerators, Alex Thomson (Hugo Boss) is on his own in the Pacific suddenly pulling away fast in 25-27 knot northwesterlies and closing on the leaders who only have 14 knot westerslies.
Thomson is 818 miles behind, with Stamm 913 miles back and bound suffer major losses now.
The leader Francois Gabart (MACIF) is 22.5 miles ahead of Armel Le Cléac'h (Banque Populaire) but they are both struggling in 14 knots weterlies and have gybed almost together while waiting for the low pressure system to arrive overnight (their day).
Jean-Pierre Dick (Virbac-Paprec 3) in third is catching too. He has been the quickest in the fleet on Saturday and was averaging 20.2 knots in the last four hours. He has won back 120 miles from Le Clèac'h in the last 24 hours and is 476.7 miles behind the leader.
Jean Le Cam (SynerCiel) in sixth began his escape from Mike Golding (Gamesa), Dominique Wavre(Mirabaud) and Javier Sansó (Acciona 100% EcoPowered). He is 233 miles ahead of Golding now, but the real gains are yet to be made and will be counted over the next 24 hours as Le Cam catches the North wind and the others hit a high pressure ridge south of Tasmania.
AMERICAS CUP – The America's Cup World Series' first and second seasons delivered eight completed regattas in front of millions of fans whether onshore or online around the world.
The America's Cup World Series features the best sailors in the world racing the fastest boats. The teams from Sweden, Great Britain, China, New Zealand, France, Italy, Korea and the U.S. feature skippers such as Russell Coutts, Jimmy Spithill, Ben Ainslie, Dean Barker, Chris Draper, Loïck Peyron, Nathan Outteridge and Max Sirena. This group of sailors has won the America's Cup, Olympic gold medals, world championships and non-stop circumnavigation races. They are at the top of the sailing pyramid.
They race the AC45, a 45-foot long catamaran with an 85-foot tall wing sail that features performance characteristics which allow the craft to race at twice the windspeed. These boats are roughly half the scale of the boats that will sail the Louis Vuitton Cup and the America's Cup in 2013 which will be contested in extreme performance AC72s.
From startup to global phenomenon, the America's Cup World Series has delivered positive-growth results at eight highly successful regattas in Europe and the USA. The last three events attracted approximately one million spectators with racing staged just off the shoreline; the television graphics package won an Emmy Award for outstanding technical achievement; and knowledge of the America's Cup has reached new heights.
"Everywhere we've taken the AC World Series the response has been positive," said Stephen Barclay, CEO of the America's Cup Event Authority. "Whether it's the champion sailor who's changing his/her opinion about catamaran racing or the new fan who's simply taken in by the speed, athleticism and close racing, the ACWS has been successful in delivering positive-growth results."
Some of the highlights of the past year include:
- More than 250 million global television audience
- An average of one million US viewers at the three American races
- Nearly 12 million YouTube views
- Nearly 7 million visitors to the America's Cup website
- Nearly 2.5 million spectators on-site at regattas (including San Francisco Fleet Week 2012)
- 173 races over 44 days, with 43 days' racing completed on schedule
- 1 Emmy Award
"We couldn't have been more thrilled with the stellar production of the America's Cup World Series event in San Diego that aired Live for five consecutive days on our network in November," said Comcast SportsNet California Vice President and General Manager Larry Eldridge. "The addition of new, ground-breaking virtual graphics that helped visually explain distances and strategies also significantly enhanced the viewer experience. The coverage of the final Sunday fleet race was fantastic and full of the kind of drama never normally seen so up close in sailing."
"The summer of racing that lies ahead stands to be very exciting for TV and on-site fans of the America's Cup and very physical for the sailors," said Barclay. "The next America's Cup may come to represent some of the most fantastic racing ever seen on an America's Cup course."
2012-13 America's Cup World Series Season Championship (after 2 events) Team (Skipper) – Total
1. ORACLE TEAM USA SPITHILL (Jimmy Spithill) – 165 points
2. Luna Rossa Piranha (Chris Draper) – 121
3. Artemis Racing – White (Terry Hutchinson) – 120
4. J.P. Morgan BAR (Ben Ainslie) – 116
5. Team Korea (Peter Burling) – 105
6. Energy Team (Loïck Peyron) – 102
7. Emirates Team New Zealand (Dean Barker) – 100
8. ORACLE TEAM USA COUTTS (Russell Coutts) – 98
9. Artemis Racing – Red (Nathan Outteridge) – 90
10. Luna Rossa Swordfish (Iker Martinez) – 71
11. China Team (Phil Robertson) – 43
AMERICAS CUP – (Story by Duncan Johnstone) America's Cup holders Oracle have been found guilty of attempted spying on Italy's Luna Rossa catamaran in Auckland.
The International Jury ruled in favour of the Italians in a decision released yesterday.
No penalty has been announced as yet.
Luna Rossa had protested that an Oracle chase boat had come within the 200m boundary enforced by Cup rules to take photos of their AC72.
Oracle team members have regularly been out on the Waitemata Harbour while Luna Rossa and Team New Zealand have been going through their 30 days of testing the giant new cats.
Oracle's defence was based on a technicality that to be "navigating" within the 200m zone, they had to be moving. Oracle argued their boat was stationary.
The jury decided otherwise and ruled that the taking of photographs during the incident was "an attempt to gain information about another competitor" and that there was no prior consent by Luna Rossa.
The jury has invited parties to make submissions on the appropriate penalty, if any.
It has also instructed Oracle to hand over to Luna Rossa and the jury all photographic material taken while the Oracle vessel was within 200 metres.
Meanwhile, Oracle's new wingsail is on its way to San Francisco from New Zealand where it has been built.
Oracle demolished their original sail in their dramatic capsize in the San Francisco Bay in October.
The new sail has been constructed at Core Builders Composites facility in Warkworth.
Oracle plan to mount the new sail on their repaired USA-17 and be back sailing in California in February.
Team New Zealand completed their 30 days of testing last week and are now continuing development in their 33-foot catamarans while their second AC72 is finished, due for launching in early February.
Luna Rossa are still working through their 30-day testing programme.
STAMM RACING – after informing the organization and his team, has decided to head towards the Auckland Islands. He will shelter there in order to make some repairs on his hydro generators. Then, he will able to continue his journey in the South Pacific safely and serenely.
Since he crossed the Portugal coast, several weeks away from now, Bernard Stamm has serious problems with his hydro generators. Damaged, the systems that provide energy on board can no longer be efficient. Fuel reserves are dwindling day after day and the batteries do not load anymore. Therefore, the possibility of using the automatic pilot or the computer plant for communications and weather forecasts are limited and makes life on board very difficult. All the repairs made by the Cheminées Poujoulat skipper do not hold and forced him to head towards the Auckland Islands today. The Swiss will seek for a shelter to make the repairs which require stopping the boat temporary.
Indeed, it is essential to find a lasting solution to ensure sufficient energy production on board before entering the biggest ocean of the world. This is a complicated operation for a single man. His experience of two IMOCA monohulls construction (Superbigou and Cheminées Poujoulat 3) will, for sure, be a valuable aid to Bernard Stamm when he will be anchored to the uninhabited island located 465 km away from Bluff.
By the Cape Horn, and before starting the difficult crossing of the South Pacific, this archipelago of seven islands attached to New Zealand since 1863, is the only place that can offer a safe shelter for single-handed round-the-world sailors without jeopardizing their chances of staying in the race. Covering an area of 510 km ², the main island, Auckland, is quite mountainous and should provide the necessary respite to the sailor. A solution followed several times already in the history of the Vendée Globe, including Marc Guillemot in the previous edition.
In permanent contact with his shore team, Bernard keeps on looking at the race, but knows that the seamanship and safety require this suspension of time to solve these big energy problems. He will then be able to resume his journey with all the potential of his boat.
Cheminées Poujoulat is now in the archipelago but is waiting for daybreak to approach the mooring area she has chosen.
VENDEE GLOBE – Day 43 highlights – Saturday, December 22, 2012
HAPPY HOUR FRIDAY – Here ia a drink for the last day of time. Enjoy it today or you may never get to.
1oz (30ml) Cognac
1oz (30ml) Coffee Liqueur
1 Tbsp Hot Chocolate Powder
1 Tbsp Cocoa Powder
1 Tsp Cinnamon
1/2 Tsp Chili Powder
Whipped Cream
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VENDEE GLOBE – December 20, 2012 Race time: 40 days, 3 hours Position: 450 miles to the New Zealand gateRanking: 1500hrs (UTC) (1600hrs, French time)
Top Story
Sailing their own match race into the open wilds of the Pacific, the leading duo in the Vendée Globe have begun to extend away again. But not from each other. Armel Le Cléac'h (Banque Populaire) said he could see Francois Gabart (MACIF), no more than two miles away they passed the Auckland Islands, on the radar overnight. For his part, Gabart sent home a video trying, but not wholly succeeding, to show Le Cléac'h's sails in the distance.
The two did not hesitate as they crossed the Campbell Plateau, with the big rough seas caused by the vertiginous shelf on its western boundary. Le Cléac'h spoke of hand steering through an area where the human touch is more responsive than even these modern autopilots.
Le Cléac'h maintained the slenderest of leads – just 2.2 miles – at the 1500hrs UTC ranking. "We could see each other (Gabart) in the fog," Le Cléac'h said. "I wanted to talk to him on the VHF, it didn't work,but, no, I'm not mad at him or anything. I'm definitely keeping an eye on him, though."
Denis Horeau, the race director for four of the seven editions (the first in 1989 and the last three since 2004-05), cannot remember anything like it. "Never," he says. "There are two reasons, firstly the gates have changed the strategy and the second is that they are very similar sailors in the boats that have both been made by Michael Desjoyeaux (the only two-time winner of the race). They are getting the same weather files and they have the same conditions so it is natural they are in the same place."
Fleet News
Alex Thomson (Hugo Boss) and Bernard Stamm (Cheminées Poujoulat) have joined the three in front in the Pacific. Thomson had seen his lead cut to three miles after a double northeast. Thomson is slightly slower than Stamm and is looking for an advantage by playing the navigtion card as Stamm continued on the road south east. From the south, Jean-Pierre Dick (Virbac-Paprec 3), has also decided to go north-east to try to catch the tail of the northwest wind that propels the leaders.
If the Indian Ocean is anything to go by the gains the leading duo make here could be significant. Nine days ago, at the first ranking of the morning at 0400hrs UTC of Tuesday, December 11, as they passed through the Amsterdam gate, just 159.6 miles separated Francois Gabart in first and Alex Thomson (Hugo Boss) in fifth. Mike Golding (Gamesa) in sixth was just 653 miles behind.
But as they dived southeast with the northwest winds of a low pressure system, Le Cléac'h and Gabart gradually burnt off the rest who fell out of the back of the fast moving system and then suffered in the transition. Thomson peeled east at the Amsterdam gate with technical problems, Stamm was forced to join him on December 12 and Dick had to head east to the West Australia gate on December 14. By 0400hrs on December 14, Dick was 247 miles behind and Stamm, then in fifth, 525 miles.
Dick had 'only' lost 168 miles in 72 hours, Stamm 407. But from there, sailing in different systems, the losses multiplied. 36 hours later at the 1500hrs ranking on Saturday, December 15, Dick was 490 miles behind, Thomson 801, Stamm 859 and Golding, who had dropped to seventh behind Jean Le Cam (SynerCiel), 1672. The losses have stabilised since then, but the damage was done.
Speaking to Vendée Globe TV, Brian Thompson, the record-breaking circumnavigator who was fifth in the last Vendée Globe, said that small boat advantages meant big gains in the south.
"If you can stay ahead of that front you can ride that wave, rather like a surfer, that wave of wind, for hundreds, maybe thousands of miles," Thompson said. "If you fall off the back of that, say you're going one knot slower and you fall off the back of that wind, you're suddenly going to be doing five-six knots slower on the backside of the front.
"So, if you can be fast in those conditions, 25-knot broad reaching, then you can accumulate and compound the advantages that you've got over the other people. Those two boats, especially Francois (Gabart) with his 24-hour record shows that when you're in that northwest wind before a front you can go incredibly fast."
TEAM EMIRATES – As soon as the ETNZ AC72 was in the shed after its last day on the water work begins breaking it down and decommissioning it, perhaps, with all going well, never to be sailed again.


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