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Puerto Rico Olympic Tornado Catamaran Sailors Tops at Rolex Miami OCR
MIAMI, FLORIDA (January 30, 2004) --Breathless was the word to describe the final of four days of racing at the 2004 Rolex Miami OCR. To 503 sailors competing in the regatta's 11 Olympic and Paralympic classes, no wind on Biscayne Bay resulted in the cancellation of all racing. Yesterday's results, therefore, have determined class champions and left those who were within striking distance of the leaders disappointed. The regatta winners, most with sights set on competing in the 2004 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Athens, counted their performances here as critical, since this is one of North America's largest ISAF Grade One ranking events. The 323-boat fleet, flush with world champions, Olympic medallists and America's Cup veterans, represented 39 nations.
St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands, International Rolex Regatta
ST. THOMAS, USVI (January 27, 2004)--When it’s "off" season in other spots around the world, Caribbean racing will be in full swing at the start of the 31st International Rolex Regatta, hosted by St. Thomas Yacht Club in the U.S. Virgin Islands. From March 26-28, the three-day regatta is compact yet large in terms of offering dependable tropical trade winds, warm water and serious competition for everything from over-50 foot "Sleds" right down to beach catamarans.
Tornado Catamarans - 2004 North American Championship Results
Miami, Florida, USA - Saturday, January 24, 2004 - By Michael Grandfield
The 2000 Olympic Gold Medal team of Roman Hagara and Hans Peter Steinacher (AUT) proved to be in top form as they took the overall win at the 2004 North American Championship. The Austrians lead from the first day and never finished lower than 3rd in a very competitve fleet of 27 boats from 12 countries.
The USA team of John Lovell and Charlie Ogletree finished 7 points behind Hagara/Steinacher, taking 2nd place overall. Lovell and Ogletree also captured the North American Champions title as the first North Ameican boat.
Third place overall went to Olivier Backes and Laurent Voiron (FRA).
The 2000 Olympic Gold Medal team of Roman Hagara and Hans Peter Steinacher (AUT) proved to be in top form as they took the overall win at the 2004 North American Championship. The Austrians lead from the first day and never finished lower than 3rd in a very competitve fleet of 27 boats from 12 countries.
The USA team of John Lovell and Charlie Ogletree finished 7 points behind Hagara/Steinacher, taking 2nd place overall. Lovell and Ogletree also captured the North American Champions title as the first North Ameican boat.
Third place overall went to Olivier Backes and Laurent Voiron (FRA).
Hobie Class racing means Hobie Cat Only
There has been rumors and discussion for some time about the future of "open class" racing within santioned Hobie Class regattas. We now have the official word from IHCA (International Hobie Class Association), NAHCA (North American Hobie Class Association) and the Hobie Cat Company.
To sum it up, IHCA has notified NAHCA that it is violating IHCA rules by allowing non-Hobie catamarans in sanctioned events. Hobie Cat Company agrees with the IHCA position, and NAHCA has now agreed to eliminate open class racing from it's events after 2004.
Read the three letters, one from each organization, that explains there position.
To sum it up, IHCA has notified NAHCA that it is violating IHCA rules by allowing non-Hobie catamarans in sanctioned events. Hobie Cat Company agrees with the IHCA position, and NAHCA has now agreed to eliminate open class racing from it's events after 2004.
Read the three letters, one from each organization, that explains there position.
Great Texas Catamaran Race, South Padre Island, Texas
The 2nd Great Texas Catamaran Race will be held as on Father’s Day week. The race will start in South Padre Island on June 16 and finish on Galveston Island on June 20.
The Great Texas is a 300 mile off-shore beach catamaran race held in four legs. Racers start and finish on the beach. The four legs have the distances of 100, 100, 70 and 30. Last year’s inaugural race was a great success and everyone is excited about sailing the Texas coast again.
The Great Texas is a 300 mile off-shore beach catamaran race held in four legs. Racers start and finish on the beach. The four legs have the distances of 100, 100, 70 and 30. Last year’s inaugural race was a great success and everyone is excited about sailing the Texas coast again.
2004 Beach Catamaran Regatta Calendar
Time to add your catamaran sailing events to the regatta calendar. As soon as you know your dates for 2004, make sure and add them to the calendar. The more info you include, the easier you make it for your fellow catamaran sailors to make plans.
2003 Hobie Wave Nationals, Catamaran Regatta Results.
Kulkoskis Dominate the 6th Annual Hobie Wave Nationals.
Dan and Kathy Kulkoski totally dominated the Hobie Wave Nationals in conditions
that were all over the place, light and fluky the first day, blowing dogs
of their chains the second day, and the final day of 15 mph and chilly.
Dan took bullets in 8 out of 15 races to finish 21 points ahead of the
second place sailor, Jim Glanden. Kathy Kulkoski took 3rd place, followed by Bob Bergstedt and Stan Woodruff.
Capsize prevention system (TORUS) for the Hobie 17 Catamaran
Introducing TORUS™ (Tip Over Resisting and Uprighting System) for the Hobie 17. Here's a system that promises to make catamaran sailing more accessable for those that feel capsizing is not an option. Read how inventor Ron Darby has solved his capsize problems on the Hobie 17...
For 33 years I have lived on year-around warm, windy and relatively flat Kaneohe Bay on Oahu, Hawaii. I have enjoyed all kinds of sail boating on the Bay including sailboards and full keel monohulls. However, since my son-in-law started bringing Hobies here about 16 years ago, I spend most of the time fooling with them.
I started soloing his Hobie 17 and a few years ago I was humbled with capsizing, and though the buoyant mast stopped the turtling, I could not get it up without the help of a passing boat. I’m 158 lbs. & 71 yrs. and just couldn’t overcome the windage from the tramps and upper hull.
Catamaran sailors are an inventive bunch, as Ron Darby proves!
King Harbor Yacht Club (KHYC) Multihull Fleet Year End Wrap-up
Thirty (30) Multihulls participated in regattas at KHYC during 2003. Eighteen
(18) were KHYC members and/or participants in our KHYC Multihull Point
Series. Twelve (12) more, from other yacht clubs, joined our Offshore Trimarans in
the Santa Barbara Race. Four (4) Multihulls raced in the Twilights Series, with
over twenty (20) total attendances.
Bill Gibbs Afterburner catamaran broke the Santa Barbara record, at 5 Hr., 47 Min., averaging over 14 knots! George and Kurt Mayol took first place in the Santa Barbara Race on Exit, their home built Trimaran! All three Trimarans officially participated for the first time in the Point Dume regatta; Bob Zwisslers Shadow Fox took 1st place.
International Rolex Regatta Dates Set, St. Thomas, U.S.V.I.
Every year the International Rolex Regatta provides great Tornado Catamaran sailing along with other one-design classes in a beautiful island setting.
Friday, March 26 - Sunday, March 28, 2004 -Returning to the Caribbean racing calendar with its unique blend of island-style hospitality, competition and camaraderie, the St. Thomas Yacht Club’s International Rolex Regatta will celebrate its 31st year in 2004. The event features handicap and one-design racing in a beautiful setting; professional race management; and dependable Caribbean tradewinds.
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