Sailing World (June, 2006)

102 Pages·2006·12.986 MB·English

ULTIMATE Solo Skiff The Gritty, Early Days of
p. 44
the Bermuda Race
p. 66
S
ailing
WORLD
How to
WIN THE
BIG ONE
El Ocaso peaks forKeyWest & Miami
p. 26
The J/120
El Ocaso
off Miami
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Monday Morning Tactics
p. 66
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www.sailingworld.com Team Racing’s “Digital N”
p. 52
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2006 College Sailing Guide
p. 32
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June 2006
44/ Boat Review
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48/ Tech News
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FROM THE EXPERTS
52/ Tactics
Gavin O’Hare takes keelboat team
racers around the Digital N course.
56/ WInner’s Debrief
PHRF champEl Ocasodelivers in
Key West and Miami.
60/ Strategy
Dr. Dagley explains the importance
of thinking one move ahead.
61/ Monday Morning Tactician
Terry Hutchinson says, “Make a
plan, and stick to it.”
64/ Rules
Dick Rose examines a tricky
incident at a team-racing mark trap.
GRAND PRIX
66/ 100 Years of the Bermuda Race
3322 Hobart and William Smith sailors work John Rousmaniere recounts the early
through an early spring practice.
days of this legendary ocean race.
FEATURES
74/ Grand Prix Launches
Surviving St. Maarten 26 Wally 77Carerra
At this popular Caribbean winter regatta,Darwin runs the
78/ According To BobWiley
show—those who best adapt to its ambitious race and party There’s a project manager behind
itinerary take home the silver. every great racing program.
By Tony Bessinger
COLUMNS
Editor’s Letter 7
College Sailing 2006: Investing in Sweat Equity 32
Cover photo: Dan Nerney/Rolex
Sailors’ Forum 8
After a decade ofhard work,the Hobart and William Smith
Starting Line 10
sailing team has established a new order in collegiate sailing.
Jobson Report 19
By Stuart Streuli, Photos by Amory Ross
For The Record 23
Finish Line 80
S
ROS Cover Photo: Tim Wilkes Photography Contributors 95
Y
R Ask Dr. Crash 96
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EditorDave Reed
Director of DesignWilliam Roche
Senior EditorStuart Streuli
Associate EditorTony Bessinger
Editors at LargeHerb McCormick,Peter Isler,Gary Jobson More Than Just A Trimmer
Racing EditorsBetsy Alison,Ed Baird,Greg Fisher,
Terry Hutchinson,Tony Rey
Contributing EditorsBen Hall,Dave Powlison,
Dick Rose,Dr.Stuart Walker
Copy EditorJohn Wilson
Web InternFranz Ritt
Assistant Art DirectorShannon Cain I’LLBEHONEST,WHENIWASTOLDTHAT pile”at 4:30—deadlines be damned—to
DesignerElizabeth Wishe Herb McCormick,one ofour editors at get our competitive fix.
large,was taking a job cross country in Herb’s leaving got me thinking about
Editorial Director
John Burnham California,my first thought wasn’t, how easily,in sailing every Thursday,a
Publisher “Wow,good for Herb.”Instead,it was, teammate becomes your closest mate,
Sally Helme [phone];[email protected] “Damn.There goes our jib trimmer.” without either one ofyou actually real-
Marine Advertising Sales What nerve,leaving us scrambling to izing it.You share a common desire to
Associate Publisher fill a key position so close to the start of simply get out there,try like hell to win,
Jason White [phone];[email protected]
New England & Northern Europe the season.Yet filling his post is the least and have fun regardless ofthe outcome.
Michael Tamulaites [phone] ofour worries—anyone can pull strings. Along the way,you push each other to
[email protected]
Southeast & Caribbean Herb boughtCrack OfNoonback in sail harder and smarter,you poke fun
Jan MacMillan [phone] the early ’80s with his high school buddy when the opportunity arises,and share
[email protected]
Mid-Atlantic & Southern Europe Ian and trimmed through season after in each other’s triumphs and disap-
Ted Ruegg [phone];[email protected]
season of mediocre results.When he pointments.In this way,Herb is much
West Coast & Pacific Rim
Claudette Chaisson [phone] gave up his half to Ian years later,he more thanCrack OfNoon’s trimmer of
[email protected]
Central US & Eastern Canada: rightly retained tenure at the Harken 20 years.He is an essential part of the
David Gillespie [phone] Two-Speeds.Fit as a rock,even as the team’s soul,and therefore irreplaceable.
[email protected]
Classified and Special-Section Sales grays spilled out from beneath his Red So it won’t be the same without him
Michelle Roche [phone] Sox cap in his advancing years,Herb was this summer,but at least we gave him
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Advertising Coordinators:Trish Reardon,Maggie Wakefield always the master ofhis domain,rarely one hell of a send-off.It was the final
blowing a tack,no matter how many race of last year’s series,and in a soft
Non Marine Advertising Sales
DetroitFocus Media & Marketing [phone] times he had to grunt that 150-percent September southerly we started mid-
West CoastSteve Thompson;Mediacentric
genoa across the rig. line,in the front row with a clean lane.
Director of Marketing He never came forward After short tacking the
George Brengle [phone];fax [phone]
Events ManagerJennifer Davies of the companionway, “It won’t be the beach towards the
Events AssistantJennifer Myer except on the downwind Graveyard marker,giv-
same without him,
Operations & Administration legs,where he’d sit out- ing Herb his normal
Network AdministratorRyan Williams board on the cabin top, but at least we workout,we rounded
Office ManagerKathy Gregory
plant his hand on the gave him one hell the weather mark first
Production boom to hold it out,and with that familiar lump
Production ManagerRobin Baggett of a send-off.”
Advertising Services ManagerLindsey Martins listen to us indecisively in our throats. We’d
[phone] talk through our options. seen this movie many
Advertising DesignDirectorSuzanne Oberholtzer
Production ArtistsJohn Digsby,Monica Alberta, He rarely tossed in his two cents,know- times before,and the ending was never
Laura Peterson,Lindsay Warden
ing full well there were already far too pretty,but lo and behold,for the first
many tacticians.But even when we talked time in 20 years we didn’t cough up
ourselves from the front to the back of our lead.
the fleet,we could always count on him Rounding the leeward mark,we knew
Terry SnowPresident;Jo RoslerChief Operating
Officer;Russ CheramiDirector of Corporate Sales; to put the experience in perspective. we had the race in the bag,and one tack
Martin S.WalkerAdvertising Consultant;Bruce MillerVP,
“Well,that was fun.Can we do it later we were rolling towards the finish,
Consumer Marketing;Dean PsarakisBusiness Director,
Consumer Marketing;Leigh BinghamSubscription again,Ian?” sporting a rail full ofgrins.At the very
Director, Consumer Marketing;Peter WinnPlanning &
Development Director, Consumer Marketing;Vicki I first met him when I walked onto the moment we crossed the finish line and
WestonSingle Copy Sales Director;Lisa Earlywine Crack OfNoonprogram 20 years ago at heard the airhorn’s whimper,the sun,in
Director of Production Operations;Jay EvansDirector of
New Media Technologies;Mike SteaDirector of Network the impressionable age of15.In the en- its stunning autumnal orange hues,
& Computer Operations;Nancy CoalterController; suing decades I figure I’ve sailed more slipped behind the hills ofJamestown.
Dinah PetersonCredit Manager;Sheri BassDirector of
Human Resources;Heather IdemaResearch Director; than 500 races with Herb,and spent No one immediately dove for the cooler.
Dean TurcolDirector of Communications more weekends with him than my own We were too stunned,dazed in our mo-
father who lives in the same town.Over ment ofglory,until Herb spoke up.
the years he taught me much about “Well,it’s about freakin’time.”
being true to oneself,ofseizing opportu- At that moment,we had no idea how
55 Hammarlund Way,Middletown,RI 02842 nities,and ofgetting the most out oflife right he was.
[phone];fax:[phone]
[email protected] and work.He instilled in me the impor- —DAVE REED
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