A-Class Midwinter Race Week Update

Please provide us with full results ASAP (competitors' names, boats', masts', and mains' builders.
Thanks

I looked on http://www.usaca.info/

but there was no mention of this regatta. ??Bob??

http://acatamaran.blogspot.com/

Only top ten results and a few photos are available on the suggested website.
A very poor coverage for one of the main 2007 catamaran events in the USA.
I was able to find an interesting info:
Lars Guck is sailing a very SPECIAL A2.
Actually he got only the hulls and foils from NACRA.
All the remaining parts were purchased directly from different suppliers and fully assembled by the same owner.
For more details see:
http://www.guckinc.com/View_Project.asp?ID=50

The results are up now.

Hey bill... how come you didn't go? I understand it's a big time and money commitment. I just got back from Tradewinds and Key West race week. Next year wanna charter your baby out? If you hear of any oppurtunities that I could take to sail an A anytime in Bristol i'd appreciate it. I really want to get into them. I'm still at school at RWU and workin at Vanguard now and this summer.
-Todd

Todd,
I'll let you sail my boat this summer. Next time I'm in Bristol I'll give you a ring. I didnt go because my wife got the flu the day before I was supposed to leave and we decided not to go.

You should have Steve make you a set of hulls, just have him garnish your wages. (I cant have my wages garnishy) You'd have a boat ready for spring.

Bill

I regret to complain again about the POOR coverage of the event.
This morning I found only a few pics of the second day of racing (no story, no results).
I was able to guess only that Lars Guck won the event with 5 bullets out of 6 races.

Catfan
I suggest you hop on a plane, and spend the next week typing madly so we all know exactly what happened. Or just pipe down.

Eric Anderson

I do think that poor PR is the main reason behind the lack of popularity of our sport.
Since nowadays it is so easy and cheap to give visibility to an event, not doing it is an unforgivable mistake.
Anyway, for THOSE WHO CARE, I was able to collect some info (without hopping on a plane).
The 2nd best score of the second day of the US A cat Mid Winters (after Lars Guck) was earned by Roberto Casadei sailing a Bimare Vectorworks XJ (Bimare mast, main unknown). He finished 3rd, 2nd and 3rd (his score in the first day had been DNF, DNC, DNC).
The other Italian Teo di Battista, (XJ, Bimare mast and main), who was 8th after the first day (5th, 6th, 17th), continued his consistent track finishing 13th, 7th and 2nd in the last race.
Another top performer yesterday was Woody Cope (XJ, Riba mast, Glaser main), 6th after the first day (9, 9, 5).
I found these info on BIMARE web site.
I was told from a different source that Ben Hall (Geltek Flyer Mk2, Hall mast, Cogan main) finished yesterday 12th, 5th and 8th. In the first day he got a only a 2nd in the first race since in the second heat he broke the mast.

Rick White and Chip Short went down to the regatta today on Chip's boat to get some pictures, but it looks like they aren't going to race because a front is coming through this afternoon.

You're joking... right?

Joking about which? -- that Rick and Chip went down there to get pictures or that a front is coming through or that today's racing may be canceled because of the front?

A class has a upper limit of 22 knots IIRC.

Because [censored] starts breaking in more than that

Canceled racing! Please tell me it's crazy bad weather.

But the forecast does not go to [censored] until later today.

If there aint static then it's just wet. I'm pretty sure the 'A' cat guys get wet, or do they? Being one that does not keep up with the tech advances in the 'A's there could be a new keep dry option that I just hadn't heard about yet.

Why can't you say

carbon

without censoring?

Finally full results at:
http://acatamaran.blogspot.com/

1) Lars Guck (custom A3, Hall, Glaser)
2) Pete Melvin (standard A3, Hall, Glaser)
3) Kristian Mattsson (Marstrom, Marstrom, ???)
4) Eric Andersson (Marstrom?, ???, ???)
5) Woody Cope (XJ, Riba, Glaser)
6) Teo DiBattista (XJ, Bimare, Bimare)
7) Bob Webbon (Geltek Flyer, Hall, Glaser)
8) Thomas Persson (Marstrom, Marstrom, Landenberger)
9) Goran Marstrom (Marstrom, Marstrom, Landenberger)
10) Bob Hodges (A2, Hall, Glaser)

Rick drove down there again today to get some pictures. I talked to him just now while he is out on the water on a chase boat. He says 17 boat are racing today. A little bit cool but sunny, and moderate breeze of 10-12 and dying.

Most of the rest of the boats have already packed up and headed home.

Friday only race (17 competitors):
First (again) Lars Guck
Fourt Roberto Casadei (according to BIMARE website)

To certain individuals who posted on this thread.

Please exercise some patience regarding reports on our regattas as some of us are just too tired at the end of the day and would rather have a beer and dinner with our friends. I think you will find great coverage on this event on the blog on the class website at www.usaca.info.

Also, please try to get your facts straight before hurling criticism or sarcasm at our class. You weren't there so you have no idea of what went on or what the conditions were.

We are all multihull sailors and I don't think you see any A-class sailors criticizing or insulting the F-18, I-20, or whatever other boats other sailors on this forum race.

Thanks,

Bob Hodges

Well said, Bob. Thank you.

- G

Come on! What happened? I want the good stuff! Who is the top party animal? How many boats? What was the weather like in general? How was the venue?

Oh come on Bob, you can't be wound that tight. Besides a simple [censored] off is usually sufficent.

Watch out Dave, I'll be looking for an F-18 thread where I can

unwind

with [censored] comments about boats that need to lose weight!

Bob