Update
lenges; third, to conduct matches between yachts propelled by sails only; and, fourth, to ensure that any successful challenging yacht club agrees to the same terms, perpetuating the competition. There is no obligation to allow a challenger selection series. And neither the club holding the Cup nor the challenging club is obliged to reach mutual consent – the DoG clearly states what to do in that case. George Schuyler wrote the first draft of the Deed of Gift in 1852
and guided it through two cycles of evolution, to the 1887 version still in force today. Please could the intelligent people currently negotiating the terms of the protocol expand their time horizon far beyond 2027, channel Schuyler’s spirit and creativeness, and find a way to update the America’s Cup for the 21st century. Please.
CupExperience.com
BACK-TO-BACKS Terry Hutchinson The past month of racing was a new and fun challenge. The second event of the TP52 Super Series was held on the Atlantic side of Spain where Baiona delivered cracking conditions over the five-day, 10-race series. Aboard American Magic/Quantum Racing (AM/QR) the team transitioned to Harry Melges (H4!) back onto the helm. This was also a baseline event for the team to see where we stood for the season. Harry will steer the next two events with Doug (DeVos) coming back for the final round.
The racing is always the proof of the work. Fortunately for us it
went well. We came out of the blocks strong with a 2,2 and followed it up with a 4,1,1,4. In that sequence of the regatta the second fourth-place finish was the regatta save. We had a tactician- encouraged OCS (oops) – Harry will always say that ‘I am steering the boat, Terry’ which is correct and yet there are times when the encouragement is overbearing. Needless to say, a little bit of luck from the wind gods and a cracking last leg to the finish had us battle back. As always you know where you win and lose events, and this race was a big one. Day 4 was a disappointing 7,3. Unlike the OCS, a poor start in
7 led to even poorer decision making. The team had battled well, back up to fifth at the bottom, only to make a dog’s breakfast out of the second beat. Going against Victor’s advice of managing the sailing geometry and getting ping-ponged on layline. Regardless, we bounced back and finished the day with the third in a rain-induced tricky racetrack. The finale was a bit of holding serve as the lead we built in the early part of the regatta allowed for a regatta win with a race to spare. Much like the Maxi Europeans’ win, this event was really
rewarding. A solid team win and the evolution of the team still has miles to grow and improve. Our next test will be the world champion - ship in Cascais, Portugal. If it is typical Cascais the rubber will meet the road and we will get a lot of insight into our strengths and weaknesses on the boathandling side. Other happenings: re-emergence of the Admiral’s Cup. How cool
is that? Fun to read in my last Seahorse about the teams and the development of the regatta. Excited to see what happens on the water. Pete Burling to Luna Rossa. Also so cool to see. Pete did an incredible job with ETNZ and I am sure when a talent like that leaves, the shoes are big to fill. Stepping into the Italian team will be meaningful but no guarantee for success. Well done to both organisations for taking positive steps forward towards success. Ding ding… standing by on the descent into Grand Rapids, MI on AA 5039
Different times… Denis Gliksman photographs the crew of US Defence candidate Enterprise during the 1977 America’s Cup
Afterguard evolution. As with any team, the development of the
team within the team is critical to the overall performance. Coach James Lyne keeps the speed development moving forward – we will only ever be as smart as we are fast. Afterguard comms are all unique and the subtlety of our decision making is as it should be: always under scrutiny. Harry (helm), Sara (navigator), Victor (strategist) and yours truly as tactician must be very deliberate in how we speak. The level of racing within the Super Series is of the highest and
I am always impressed by how much we can gain or lose in certain situations. Harry is owning the helming and speed side. Watching him and Lucas Calabrese develop as a speed team is awesome! Sara is growing leaps and bounds into a great racing navigator. She is incredibly smart with the technical side of the system and her ability to speak with a flatline tone helps the excitable boys she must deal with in Victor and me.
The Victor-and-I relationship is growing As I fill in my blanks for the boathandling playbook I am continually reminded that racing these boats at a high level requires a complete understanding of boathandling as well as the tactical/racing part. Victor has the racing side nailed, with a good understanding of the geometrics and the subtle nuances of racing well. It is great to see how we approach the racing, learning from him and our differences.
14 SEAHORSE
IT’S WHERE YOU ARE THAT COUNTS Roger ‘Clouds’ Badham I have done the weather for the Admiral’s Cup on 10 occasions, 1991, ’93, ’95, ’97, ’99 for Italy, with great characters like Rod Davis, Francesco de Angelis and Paul Cayard, where they won it once, plus I did the weather for the Australian teams five times. In the old days inshore racing in the Solent saw a lot in the eastern part of the west Solent, then they took it to Christchurch Bay, where the tide wasn’t quite as strong so the racing was good. In 1995 we had all the races there – but it was one hell of a tow home every evening! 2.5 hours back to Cowes. The Solent racing was where most foreign teams used to struggle,
due to the strength of the tide. You could be looking at 4-4.5kt, with buoys leaning right on their side. And concerning the wind… if you get the afternoon sea breeze it sometimes comes straight up the Solent! Depending on the tide, you can be pushing to go inshore and avoiding tide, plus the steep waves – and that can be heart in the mouth stuff when it is right on the edge, with incredible photos over the years of boats wiped out, pinned on their side. Certainly, trying to calculate a layline catches a lot of people out,
flopping over to round a mark, then you lose 50m in a heartbeat! That tide is very unforgiving. Weaker sea breezes are interesting. You can get a weak southerly
to them which can be pretty soft, and you often get those in the early afternoon before the real sea breeze is established. With convective cumulus cloud over the mainland with a bit of
depth to it, it can drift out across the Solent and the wind will just be going into the cloud – now you have a soft northwesterly, then the breeze would move around the clock as you sailed around the cloud! This means you really have to stay sharp and eyes out of the
boat in light winds. Any sort of convective cloud is like a painting by Constable. In Australia and New Zealand the cloud base can easily be 2,500ft at the base – but in England it can be 1,000-1,500ft, and that has a big effect on the surface wind. For
STANLEY ROSENFELD
Page 1 |
Page 2 |
Page 3 |
Page 4 |
Page 5 |
Page 6 |
Page 7 |
Page 8 |
Page 9 |
Page 10 |
Page 11 |
Page 12 |
Page 13 |
Page 14 |
Page 15 |
Page 16 |
Page 17 |
Page 18 |
Page 19 |
Page 20 |
Page 21 |
Page 22 |
Page 23 |
Page 24 |
Page 25 |
Page 26 |
Page 27 |
Page 28 |
Page 29 |
Page 30 |
Page 31 |
Page 32 |
Page 33 |
Page 34 |
Page 35 |
Page 36 |
Page 37 |
Page 38 |
Page 39 |
Page 40 |
Page 41 |
Page 42 |
Page 43 |
Page 44 |
Page 45 |
Page 46 |
Page 47 |
Page 48 |
Page 49 |
Page 50 |
Page 51 |
Page 52 |
Page 53 |
Page 54 |
Page 55 |
Page 56 |
Page 57 |
Page 58 |
Page 59 |
Page 60 |
Page 61 |
Page 62 |
Page 63 |
Page 64 |
Page 65 |
Page 66 |
Page 67 |
Page 68 |
Page 69 |
Page 70 |
Page 71 |
Page 72 |
Page 73 |
Page 74 |
Page 75 |
Page 76 |
Page 77 |
Page 78 |
Page 79 |
Page 80 |
Page 81 |
Page 82 |
Page 83 |
Page 84 |
Page 85 |
Page 86 |
Page 87 |
Page 88 |
Page 89 |
Page 90 |
Page 91 |
Page 92 |
Page 93 |
Page 94 |
Page 95 |
Page 96 |
Page 97 |
Page 98 |
Page 99 |
Page 100 |
Page 101 |
Page 102 |
Page 103 |
Page 104 |
Page 105 |
Page 106 |
Page 107 |
Page 108 |
Page 109 |
Page 110 |
Page 111 |
Page 112 |
Page 113 |
Page 114 |
Page 115 |
Page 116 |
Page 117 |
Page 118 |
Page 119 |
Page 120 |
Page 121 |
Page 122 |
Page 123 |
Page 124 |
Page 125 |
Page 126 |
Page 127 |
Page 128 |
Page 129 |
Page 130 |
Page 131 |
Page 132 |
Page 133 |
Page 134 |
Page 135 |
Page 136 |
Page 137 |
Page 138 |
Page 139 |
Page 140 |
Page 141 |
Page 142 |
Page 143 |
Page 144 |
Page 145 |
Page 146 |
Page 147 |
Page 148 |
Page 149 |
Page 150
