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Laser World June 2011 1970’s © segel-bilder/Christian Beeck © St. Club, Francis Yacht San Francisco ISAF World Cup Update / Kieler- Woche © Chris Ray Welcome to the St. Francis Yacht Club x How to Get Your Boat Through Measurement 2011 San Francisco Slalom COPYRIGHT AND LIABILITY No part of this publication may be reproduced without prior permission of the publishers. The articles and opinions in LaserWorld may not represent the official views of ILCA. The publishers do not accept any liability for their accuracy. 2 TheThe StSt FrancisFrancis YachtYacht ClubClub HostHost toto thethe 20112011 WorldWorld LaserLaser 4.74.7 andand MastersMasters ChampionshipsChampionships © Chris Ray Located on San Francisco Bay, near the Golden Gate Bridge, StFYC is considered one of the finest racing destinations in the world and one of eleven platinum clubs in the United States. The Club: Facilities for Sailors: © Chris Ray With 2500 members hailing from ports The boat park will be located primarily around the world, StFYC is noted for at Crissy Field which is a short walk to Golden Gate Bridge its outstanding race management and the West of the St Francis Yacht Club, facilities. Host to national and world otherwise all regatta related facilities will championships, Olympic programs, be available at the St Francis clubhouse America’s Cup challenges as well as - from measurement to hosting the race high school and collegiate racing, StFYC committee and jury. In addition, the and San Francisco Bay together are clubhouse will also host the opening and considered one of the finest yacht racing closing ceremonies for both the Laser venues in the world. 4.7 and Master Worlds, as well as the StFYC promotes excellence in racing with midweek party the evening before the an extensive junior program, Olympic Lay Day during the Master Worlds. foundation, and one of the most active racing programs in the United States. Our Sailing Conditions: members are represented throughout all © Chris Ray levels of racing and classes, and many San Francisco is world famous for its Alcatraz have gone on to represent our country great year round sailing conditions. Cool in Olympic level and Grand Prix racing ocean waters off the coast couple with competition. high temperatures in California’s Central Activites for Families/Friends: Valley to create a strong afternoon Location: seabreeze nearly everyday from the The StFYC provides a front row seat beginning of March through the end of to watch the racing action which can The StFYC is located along the San October. In late July and early August be enjoyed from the main dining room Francisco City Front at the San Francisco the breeze typically begins to develop (serving both lunch and dinner), the Marina. The clubhouse fronts San around 10am, building through the day less formal “Grill Room”, the “Race Francisco Bay and affords commanding to peak around 6pm before beginning Deck” plus several other rooms in the views of the Golden Gate Bridge just to to back off. The direction is almost clubhouse. During racing days, several the West, Alcatraz Island to the East and always just South of West - the only activities are planned for partners of Angel Island and the Marin Headlands to question is the peak strength. It can be participants, ranging from yoga classes the north. The racing area for the Laser windy in San Francisco, peak breezes in to a champagne lunch. Those arriving 4.7 and Master Worlds will be just in front the mid-twenty knot range are possible, to the event early can partake of a true of the clubhouse offering spectators a though, on average, racers can expect San Francisco institution - an evening at spectacular front row seat. to sail in mid to upper teens. “Beach Blanket Babylon”. Possible tour Racing along the San Francisco City options are being offered for the Lay Front is also famous for its strong tides. Day of the Master Worlds, including the For further information on the To obtain a good working knowledge of Aquarium in Monterey, Muir Woods in St Francis Yacht Club go to: these tides please go to: Sausalito and a tour of some selected www.sflaserworlds.com http://www.sflaserworlds.com/article/6143 wineries in the Napa Valley. -San-Francisco-Bay-Knowledge ISAF Sailing World Cup - Final Leg Kieler-Woche in Germany has just seen sailors complete the Meanwhile ISAF are looking at rationalizing the final leg of the ISAF Sailing World Cup 2010/2011. This is the ISAF World Cup Series from 2013. 7th and last regatta of the series providing sailors some final preparation before the 2011 Olympic test event in Weymouth Overall Winners for 2010/2011: in August. LASER: The series will start again in November at Sail Melbourne. 1 Tom Slingsby AUS 3 Nick Thompson GBR Melbourne will be a popular venue as the Olympic circuit 2 Simon Grotelueschen GER 4 Javier Hernandez ESP prepares for the ISAF Combined Olympic Class World LASER RADIAL Championships held the following month in Perth where 75% 1 Marit Bouwmeester NED 3 Paige Railey USA of the Olympic country qualifying places will be decided. 2 Evi Van acker BEL 4 Sara Winther NZL www.laserinternational.org 3 TheThe SanSan FranciscoFrancisco SlalomSlalom isis Back!Back! 20112011 SeesSees TheThe ReturnReturn ofof thethe FamousFamous LaserLaser SlalomSlalom © StFYC © StFYC Kimball Livingstone looks at the revival of the famous San Francisco Heavy Weather Slalom at the St. Francis Yacht Club Where the Wild West meets salt water while racing do you get to hear your best - on San Francisco Bay - a 2011 grand friends howling in glee when you take a gathering of Laser Class sailors affords dose of saltwater up the nose? an opportunity too good to pass up. The Slalom works this way: Two parallel We’re going to revive a classic. The rows of buoys are laid to windward Time to go swimming! Laser Slalom is back. of the starting area. Two sailors start Colin Dibb, now of Fremantle, Australia one-on-one, each luffing nose-to a left © StFYC but originally from South Africa, tells us, side or right side bottom-most inflatable “When I first started sailing Lasers I saw mark. It is the sailors’ job to hold position a movie of the very first Slalom in San as best they can until the race committee Francisco, and I’ve wanted to do it ever sees that both are nosed-up evenly since.” (enough). Then a start is signalled. The A typical reaction. The Laser Slalom challenge is to tack up through your has returned before, from time to time, row of buoys, cross sides at the top (no sailed close under the windows of the St. hunting allowed), gybe down through Francis Yacht Club. But the heyday was the buoys, beat back to weather, cross the early years of the Laser class, when again, and hurry-up gybe to a finish at the fleet was building and the world was the bottom. Fast and Furious! new. Unlike a rodeo, the rider didn’t get It’s an eliminations ladder, so the extra points for a rougher ride. But the survivor (oops, winner; we meant winner) bigger the breeze and the steeper the advances. And while there is no absolute chop and the nastier the whitecaps (both guarantee of wind on San Francisco © StFYC sailors down at once, now, that’s a good Bay, there is a tremendous likelihood of look), the closer we came to a bronc- a seabreeze of 18-22 at the height of the buster’s notion of what is “classic.” day. Thirty knots can happen, and that’s The 2011 Slalom runs August 3rd - 4th, perfect. Forecast currents for 2011 are between the Laser 4.7 World heavy on flood tides, moving with the Championship and the Laser Masters current, which should flatten the water World Championship. In that prospect and make maneuvers easier. But with lies plenty of fresh meat for a fleet limited the current pushing, those gybes will to 32 entries, with slots still open. Slalom be coming up in a hurry, won’t they? courses are laid close to the beach, Past survivor-winners have included the and the course is configured to force likes of Olympic medalists John Bertrand hurry-up maneuvers. Under pressure, and Jeff Madrigali. The most recent good people go bad in conditions that winner was Abe Torchinsky at a 2008 would never otherwise trip them up. Slalom timed to a Laser North American The splashier the crash, the heartier Championship. the audience appreciation. Where else Slalom Antics! Winner of Boat Competition Announced! We are delighted to announce that Conrad Rebholz from Spain, Sybilla Merian from Switzerland, Rupert from Germany was the winner of our competition to win Phillips from Hong Kong and finally Sarah Stubbs from a brand new Laser sailboat with the unique sail number the UK. 200,000. The competiton was run by the ILCA to celebrate the The eight runners up have been offered sail numbers continued growth of the Laser boat and the production 200,003 to 200,010 which have been reserved for the of 200,000 Lasers worldwide. sailors when they purchase a new Laser. The runners Congratulations to Conrad who was picked from nearly up were Jack Swikart from USA, Luigi Santocanale two and a half thousand entries and over seventy from France, Christian Demleitner from Germany, Maya countries. Podesta from Malta, Pablo Perez de Ascanio Gallego www.laserinternational.org 4 Measurement How To Prepare Your Laser For A Championship We speak to the Laser Class Chief Measurer - Jean-Luc Michon to find out what advice he has for sailors who want to pass easily through measurement during championships! You are about to attend your first Does it take long to pass European or World championship.

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