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Elite yachting hits Long Beach

Published April 11, 2014 / by admin

As the people are eagerly awaiting the Long Beach Grand Prix the waterfront will be transformed to a battle arena for the water giants as the Long Beach yacht club is set to host its 50th Annual Congressional Cup this year. Also known to most as the “Granddaddy of Match Racing”. This is one of the most famous and the oldest yacht racings held in America and have some of the biggest names on the contender list.

In 1977, the Crimson Blazer was seized by Ted Turner, the current billionaire and founder or CNN. Seems like this was just his warm-up, since he went on to win the America’s Cup the very same year. “Mr. America’s Cup”, San Diegan Dennis Conner won the first Congressional Cup in 1974 and then in 1976. This is a race that brings together word’s best sailors in long beach this time of the year.

This tradition started in 1965, all along it has been a Grade 1 level match, which implies that it can include only the very best sailors and sailing teams from all over the world in the competition.  So in totality, about some 60 odd sailors from as far as Australia and as close as Long Beach Yacht Club, will compete in absolutely identical boats off the beach of the Belmont Veterans Memorial Pier. They will compete in multiple match races starting this Monday and running throughout the week. This shall culminate in the semi-final and final races on the 13th of April. The entire credit of the success and the longevity of the race rest, till date, in the hands of the nearly 300 volunteers, who put it together each year. And only due to their effort, what had started out as a small local event gained world importance and interest.

Sam Usher Back To The Waters

Published February 20, 2014 / by admin

: Sam Usher, the Runswick Bay sailor has been recently appointed as the regional developmental officer in 2014 for the Royal Yachting Association. The 30 year old was ecstatic with this news and says that it is thrilling to be back working for the sport which made his career. After having worked in Indonesia and Dubai this change is for the better he said. Having being chosen as the regional developmental officer Sam said in an interview that he began his days as a crew for other people in Runswick Bay Beach and Sailing Club. After that he got the freedom of sailing the Laser singlehandedly. That was the main turning point in his career and after that he never had to look behind as he sailed many different boats under his mother’s careful eyes.

The chairman of RYA for Yorkshire, David Staniforth was also very pleased to get Sam Usher back and he said that he is delighted to see Sam in his home waters and they are looking forward to make some developmental changes after this which will make sailing much better for everyone. He thinks that there is enough potential in everyone to get things working and their aim will be achieved in the quickest possible time.

Sam is really excited with his new work and he said that he will try and convey the passion that he has for sailing to the all the members he will be working with. He also added that there will be an opportunity to develop a better network for sailing because of the presence of so many sailing clubs which are located in the coastline. To conclude his interview Sam said that he finds sailing to be thrilling, calming and relaxing and he hopes that the sailors will also feel that way from now on.

Tiara 50 Coup – Bringing A Sense Of Style

Published December 16, 2013 / by admin

S2 Yachts has introduced the gen next of the premium America manufactured yachts with the Tiara 50 Coupe. The Tiara 50 series has been able to mark this new era with excellent style and comfort. It redefines world class comfort and luxury. It showcases innovative design as well as engineering. The performance of this series is just right to suit the modern lifestyle of today. Tom Slikkers, the CEO of Tiara Yachts said, “Life is about change, and modern buyers have changed the way they use their boats.” This very theory, along with thorough research helped and motivated Tiara in developing the Tiara 50 Coupe.

The first sight of the Tiara 50 Coup may bring in a lot of disbelief for the fans of Tiara. Why so? Well the crisp and contemporary styling that has been implied in this series is a lot different from the previous models launched by the company. Thus, the Tiara 50 Coup has a completely fresh look. Similarity of this model to that of the previous models lies in the fact that, the same commitment towards use of high quality hardware, proper finishing and equipment, has been maintained. The developers have rendered the age old solid construction that they always do.

According to George Hetzel, Sales and Marketing Vice President for S2 yachts, they have taken a “best practices approach” that has challenged all the departments to come out with such a ground breaking end result in the form of the new Tiara 50 Coup. Some of the best features of the Tiara 50 Coup include a 360 degree panoramic view from the salon and bridge deck. The salon has a single level deck, from the cockpit to the bridge, where a couple of steps divide entertaining from that of the business of the vessel operation. The design of the Tiara 50 Coup has a wide range of options that allow the users to customize the vessel according to their styles and choices.

At The Student Yachting World Cup

Published November 6, 2013 / by admin

At the fifth day of the Student Yachting World Cup, among the 14 teams that were given a warm welcome, France did extremely well and resulted in winning the trophy. While the USA team poured water to all the expectations by coming third. Switzerland showed an outstanding performance and uplifted their position to come second.

As because during the first race of the day, the wind speed was lower than the previous days, Scotland started badly and ended up being 9th. On the other hand Switzerland delivered a good progress and came second. Luck and hard work confirmed that France was unbeatable and USA came third in the first round.

The wind speed became even lower during the second race of the day. The soft skills of the teams and the keenness of the tuning with only 7 knots in the instruments made it very crucial for each crew. This time Germany led the race and sailed with a great speed. Though France and Switzerland were side by side when they were approaching the finishing line but finally Switzerland overtook Germany and ended up being first in the second race. Next to reach was Germany, USA and France. Though none of the teams stopped putting their heart and soul to conquer their places that they have lost.

At the third race of the day, though France was leading in the beginning but Switzerland managed to overtake them soon and finished at the first position keeping France at the 7th. Due to the left swing of the wind on the first leeward France struggled to get the first position but ended coming fourth after Switzerland, Australia and England.

In the afternoon, after the decisive round started the wind became very shifty. Australia was leading in the beginning after Ireland, Switzerland and England. After the first lap, France bucked up and led the race till the end keeping Switzerland Australia behind. Team USA came fourth and also had to pay a penalty charged due to a false start. The fight of the year at the Student Yachting World Cup ended confirming France at the top, with Switzerland and USA slipping to the second and third position.