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Bad Weather Cancells First Day Racing at Texel Dutch Open
On Wednesday, 14 June 2006, the 64 entered teams did not leave the beach to sail the first races of the Texel Dutch Open 2006. An
approaching rain cloud with heavy gusts of wind made the racing
committee decide to keep the competitors ashore. Eventually, it turned
out to be not that bad and the dreary weather stayed on. The Open Dutch
Catamaran Sailing Championships, which are officially acknowledged by
the Royal Dutch Sailing Federation will last until Friday. On Saturday
the 29th the Round of Texel is expected to kick off with 450
competitors.
Great Texas Catamaran Race Gets Under Way
Pre-Race Practice Day, June 13, 2006 Today winds were out of the East, which is not typically for this area, and
blowing 5-8. The beach here in South Padre Island is quite shallow for a distance
out and produces a nice series of breaking waves which teams must navigate
through to launch.
Today started off very hot, humid and slow, but the pace picked up as crews prepared for the safety inspections and some managed to get some sleep and still hit the beach. There is a great turnout of the F-18 class and a few are running the new F-18 European style chutes.
Four teams attempted to launch through the surf today; only three were successful. It made for some great photos. Tomorrow will be interesting as the tropical storm that is crossing Florida is changing the typical local weather patterns.
The teams look pretty prepared as of this evening and are now attending a mandatory meeting and team check in followed by a dinner and meeting later tonight
More to follow...
--Connie Brown
Photographer, Great Texas Race
Bol D'Or Rolex - 40 Big Catamarans at Lake Geneva
June 13, 2006- Great festival of speed
The Bol d'Or Rolex has always attracted the most extreme boats, each attempting
to make the best of the typically light, but fickle conditions found on Lake
Geneva.
The 40 or so multihulls competing in this year's Bol d'Or Rolex, are mainly
catamarans. The Décision 35s (or D35s) are now universally admired for
their state of the art design and high tech carbon fibre construction. They
are the fastest boats on the lake and with owners such as Ernesto Bertarelli,
the man behind Switzerland's successful challenge on the last America's Cup
and famous skippers such as Alain Gautier and Loïck Peyron, they are also
the most high profile. Winner of last weekend's Genève-Rolle-Genève'race,
Peyron is returning to try to defend Bol d'Or Rolex title after his victory
last year on Nicholas Grange's Okalys. For the D35s, the Bol d'Or Rolex also
forms part of their championship for the Julius Baer Cup.
Another smaller class of high speed one design catamaran really booming in
Switzerland is the M2. This class originates from the former F class multihull,
the rule being reworked, adapted and simplified to make boats that are attractive,
fast and spectacular, while remaining within a tight budget. This formula seems
to be highly successful: on the start line of the Bol d'Or Rolex last year
were 20 examples and of these eight were new. This year 29 M2s are entered.
Of these 19 are the latest breed of Ventilo M2.
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