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Jetty Park Ocean Regatta, Cape Canaveral, FL Fleet 45 SCCA
On June 1-3, 2007 Racers from all over compete in two days of open ocean triangle races with as many as seven open classes. This year we anticipate perfect weather, perfect conditions, and lots of boats.
This world-class regatta, sponsored by Fleet 45 Space Coast Catamaran Association has endured more than 34 years of exciting open-ocean racing at its best. Centrally located on Florida’s Space Coast, the JPOR is one of the few open ocean triangle regattas for catamaran racing in the southeast US. We anticipate more than 50 boats competing in over six different classes with trophies up to five deep.
It is with great pride that we also acknowledge our sponsors for this world-class event. Without our sponsors the JPOR would not be the successful event it has been in previous years.
This year’s Friday Night Party will be at Ryans At Port Canaveral. For many years we have joined in a celebration at this location. With thanks to Ryans at Port Canaveral, our tradition continues. Hot wings and alcohol are the theme for the night. See you at 7:30 to ????
Team Zwitserleven Booth/Nieuwenhuis Ninth at 2007 Tornado Europeans
On Thursday April 5 2007, Team Zwitserleven Booth/Nieuwenhuis (NED) finished ninth at the Tornado Europeans 2007 and eleventh in the overall results for the Mats Nyberg Trophy. This was the final outcome, as the Dutchmen just missed the medal race. Sixty teams representing twenty-one countries participated in this year’s European Championship raced in the Bay of Palma. The fleet was the highest standard assembled with many World and Olympic champions taking part. The event was conducted during the annual Princess Sofia Trophy, part of the grade one Olympic Class circuit.
Team Zwitserleven started the ten race series well and by the half way mark it was placed fifth overall. Races seven and eight cost the team badly as they slipped back to sixteenth before recovering to finish ninth overall. This result is awarded with a B-status of NOC*NSF (national Olympic Committee). Skipper Mitch Booth commented: “The conditions were brutal with storms every day over the course that caused the wind to do circles. We are generally happy to have made the top ten in this event, but still have a lot of work in preparation for the World Championships in Portugal this July.” Crewman Pim Nieuwenhuis added: “We have made real progress with our sail development program and now feel confident that we can go and race the best of the best. The new sail designs we are using have improved our light wind performance dramatically.”
Performance Catamaran to Supply Youth Multihulls Catamarans
US SAILING, national governing for the sport, and Performance Catamaran, one of the top multihull boat builders in the U.S., have signed a two-year agreement to provide Nacra SL16s at the U.S. Youth Multihull Championship in 2007 and 2008. The selection of the SL16 is in line with the International Sailing Federation (ISAF), which has named the SL16 the multihull boat for its Youth World Championship. The 2007 U.S. Youth Multihull Championship will be held March 29 - April 1 and hosted by Alamitos Bay Yacht Club in Long Beach, Calif.
Under the new partnership, Performance Catamaran will provide ten new SL16s at the 2007 and 2008 U.S. Youth Multihull Championship for use by the competitors at the events. Registration for the 2007 U.S. Youth Multihull Championship will open by February 1, 2007. The U.S. Youth Multihull Championship, established in 2001, is an open event (no pre-qualification required) for young men and women who do not turn 19 in the year of competition. Winners of the event are presented with the Arthur J. Stevens Trophy. For more information on the Championship, please visit www.ussailing.org/championships/youth/multihull.
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