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Formula 18 North American Championship PIctures
The F18 Class is got started Saturday Oct. 11 with check-in and measurements. See F18 NA Schedule
Pictures from the Pensacola Florida event are already coming in. More will be added each day. Check back often, pictures are being added directly from the beach.
Pictures from the F18 North Americans If you have a website, you may link to that page so people can find the pictures.
This event has attracted some big names in beachcat racing and is being hosted by Key Sailing on their beautiful beach.
Pictures from the Pensacola Florida event are already coming in. More will be added each day. Check back often, pictures are being added directly from the beach.
Pictures from the F18 North Americans If you have a website, you may link to that page so people can find the pictures.
This event has attracted some big names in beachcat racing and is being hosted by Key Sailing on their beautiful beach.
2008 Juana Good Time Regatta, Navarre Beach, FL
The Juana Good Time Regatta was held this past weekend, Sept. 5-7, 2008 and as the name says...
Discuss your good times at the Juanas Pagodas in our forums here.
I didn't get many pictures, just had a disposable camera with me, so If you were at the event and have pictures, please share them by creating an album inside the 2008 Juana Good Time Regatta photo album here.
Discuss your good times at the Juanas Pagodas in our forums here.
I didn't get many pictures, just had a disposable camera with me, so If you were at the event and have pictures, please share them by creating an album inside the 2008 Juana Good Time Regatta photo album here.
Dutch Won't Use Upwind Gennaker, Americans Have To Use It
Qingdao / China, Olympic Tornado Sailing - On Thursday August 14 2008, the Dutch Tornado-duo Booth/Nieuwenhuis decided not to use the heavily discussed Chupacabra Code Zero during the Olympic regatta in Qingdao. That means they will leave their upwind gennaker onshore and take their normal seized sail out. As mentioned last week, it was a weather dependant call and the forecast does not look favourable for the smaller and flatter Code Zero. There will be three or four windy days and the breeze will come from the north, instead of the southeast, which is the predominant direction in Qingdao. The Tornado class will start racing tomorrow. Today’s practice race was cancelled due too a lack of wind.
'The risk is too big', said Pim Nieuwenhuis this afternoon. 'The forecast shows sixteen knots tomorrow and even more on Sunday. In that case, we have a better chance with the standard set of sails. Normally, the light breeze comes from the southeast, but for next week it looks totally different.' Their new sail was developed for typical Qingdao conditions. “We have always said that our decision would depend on the weather forecast”, declared Nieuwenhuis.
All teams are allowed to measure in two gennakers, including a spare one. The Dutchmen got a normal and small gennaker stamped and had to announce their final choice today at 6 PM local time. However, their American partners Lovell/Ogletree measured in two Code Zero’s and have no choice left. Nieuwenhuis: “By the end of the week, we will see who was right.”
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