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Spring 1989 International Sunfish® Class Association Vol windwardle The Official Newsletter of the Spring 1989 International Sunfish® Class Association Vol. II, No. 8 MARTI NBOROUGH DOES IT AGAIN ! by Gail Turluck Host country and local favorite Donald Martin borough, 29, won his third Sunfish World Cham- pionship without winning a race . The 19th Sunfish World Championship was hosted by the Royal Nassau Sailing Club and for the first time was officially sponsored, by Rolex through Nassau distributor John Bull. The championship was held October 14-22, 1988, and was sailed on Montagu Bay, in Nassau , the Bahamas. Martinborough, R OLE X a real estate director when off the course, is the first sailor to have won the Sunfish of Geneva World's three times and delighted the hometown crowd and press with his win. His previous wins were in San Andres, Colombia in 1983, and in Riccione, Italy in 1985. The Royal Nassau Sailing Club spent a great deal of time preparing for its premier event. Making new curtains, mounting special flagpoles (for flags of the participating countries) , and rehearsals for ceremonies were extra details tended to on top of the normal needs to plan for food, drink, registration, race committee and the rest. A fresh coat of paint from stem to stern had the club gleaming. As the 73 contestants from 11 countries unpacked their brand new Sunfish to prepare for the practice race, there were looks of doubt on many faces with a 30 + knot breeze blasting onto the beach . The boats were provided by Alcort Sailboats, Inc. for a $100 user fee . The 1988 World's Champion winner Donnie practice race was sailed in gusty 20-28 knots, giving everyone a chance to test their equip­ Martinborough (foreground) walking down ment. Some were happy with the blow, many were not. However, by the morning of the first beach toward his boat on his way out for the race the wind dropped considerably to about 12 knots out of the northeast, with each race last day's races. Photo by Gail Turluck. slightly lighter than the last-and the last race was a drifter. The bay featured a sharp chop and marked tidal current which paid a premium to those who read it right. Only Martin borough had the tricky winds and current of Montagu Bay figured out and was able to avoid the holes and read the currents. It was obvious his weeks of solo practice on the bay helped him . (continued on page 2) PEARSON BUYS ALCORT! by Gail Turluck For the third time in four years, the ownership of Alcort Sailboats has changed hands-this time with Pearson Yachts Corporation taking over. Pearson is one of the oldest and most Inthis issue respected builders of fiberglass auxiliary sailboats and is headquartered in Portsmouth , Rhode Island. The Alcort operation is being moved to Pearson's Rhode Island plant, where the com­ Cuthbertson Trophy . .. ... .. 2 pany will be run as a separate operation from Pearson Yachts under the name Sunfish Sailboats. The history of Alcort starts with the Sailfish which was developed in 1947. The name Alcort ISCA Meeting Mi nutes .... ... .. 4 is derived from its founders , Alexander Bryan and CORTlandt Heyniger, who had been tinkering New Sunfish . .. ...... .... 6 together for years before they got into boat making. The design idea grew out of a rejected bid for producing lifesaving su rfboards for the Red Cross. By 1951 there was interest express­ Rigging Tips .. .. .. ... ..... 7 ed in having a place to put one's feet, and this mutation produced the Sunfish. All Sailfish and Sunfish until1959 were wooden , and many were produced from kits. Sales of the Sunfish Retrospect (Part 2) .. .. .... 8 really took off after production switched into fiberglass in 1959. In 1969 The American Machine Advisory Council Update .. ..... 10 and Foundry Company (AMF) purchased Alcort, and both founders retired shortly after that acquisition. AMF, a sporting goods conglomerate, controlled Alcort until early 1986. At that Letters . .. ...... .. ... 11 point Minstar of Minneapolis, Minnesota, a raiding conglomerate took over until late in 1986 O'Day, Women 's .. .. ........ 12 when David Loveless and Jerry DeGarmo purchased it, forming a private company. At the ti me of acquisition by Pearson (November 1988), Alcort had built over 260,000 Sun­ At the Gaffhead ... ... 13 fish in addition to Zuma, Force 5, Puffer and other products. Alcort has distributed these pro­ ducts through 450 dealers worldwide. Dateline . .. ..... .. .. 13 Pearson Yachts, founded in 1956, currently produces au xiliary sailboats and powerboats Regatta News .. ... .... 14 ranging from 24-39 feet. Pearson Yachts is a closely held corporation which was purchased from Grumman Corporation in 1986. They currently employ approximately 230 people at their From Nassau , With Love . 21 Portsmouth, Rhode Island facility and expect to add 20 to 30 new employees to complete the production team for the Alcort products. Kids Plus Sunfish . .. ... .. 23 (continued on page 6) Sunfish is a reg istered trademark of Sunfish Sailboats Martinborough ... (continued from pg. 1) dropped him out of contention for the top. The last race by Lowe, Williams had second sewn The second day's breeze was steady in the second race of the day saw four general up. morning, but lightened as the fleet sailed in recalls, an,d as the fleet lined up for an ap­ The last race became a battle for third bet­ for lunch and storm clouds grew to the north parent fifth recall , the starting signals went ween Lowe , Scott Greenbaum of Springdale, beyond Paradise Island where the contes­ off one minute early. Though the race was Connecticut, and defending World Champion tant's hotel was located. The 4th race started sailed, many competitors sought redress from Bruce Sutphen of New Jersey. After sack lun­ in light conditions that approached drifting as the jury and the race was thrown out, to be ches on the water and five general recalls, the storm neared. A few miles from the resailed as a th ird race on the last day. the race was sailed in a dying breeze and course, but out of danger range, a tornado Before that last day came a lay day which fading sunlight. Philip Hall of the Bahamas (dismissed by locals as "Just a Waterspout" ) featu red a tourist-style trip to Blue Lagoon won the race which saw a lot of low-end descended from the clouds and whirled in Island for a day of snorkeling, belly surfing, finishers enjoy their best race of the event and place for 20 minutes. Many competitors didn 't volleyball , ping-pong , and lazing in ham­ high-end finishers suffer their worst. Ultimate­ notice the storm until after the tornado was mocks. That night the ISCA Advisory Coun­ ly, the last half of the fleet was towed in with absorbed back into the clouds and the storm cil and World Council met (see minutes on it dark. started, once again , to advance toward the page 4). The racing was fierce but fair. There were fleet. Finish orders were jumbled as the new On Friday, starting a half-four earlier, the very few fouls , most resolved by 720° turns. breeze came in from the left, leaving a big fleet continued to put a premium on that One judge was quoted as saying this was the hole on the right where the leaders were. perfect start. Mid-line sag , so common to most Corinthian regatta he had ever watch­ Though the squall was short, its 25 knot winds large Sunfish fleets in the past, came to be ed-the sailors obviously knew the rules and provided for a little bit of planing relief. After replaced with mid-line bulge. After numerous sailed by them . the second day Malcolm Smith of Bermuda general recalls, races 6 and 7 were sailed , The Winner's Banquet was held at the held on to a tentative lead using a throwout, with race 7 finishing just after 3:00 p.m. and nearby Royal Nassau Yacht Club. The on the strength of two bullets. Martin borough featuring a popular win by the top woman awards to Martinborough brought deafening was solidly second, and Nassau local Jimmie finisher (16th overall), former U.S. Midwinter applause from the hometown crowd and Sun­ Lowe was a surprise threat in third . National Champion Nancy Haberland of fish Class friends. As he accepted his awards, The third day launched the fleet into a long Satellite Beach, Florida. After race 6 Chris Martinborough shared his intent to retire from routine of general recalls, as many as five, Williams of Brookline, Massachusetts, had Sunfish racing to try an Olympic class look­ before the race committee could get the fleet many good finishes, and a couple of bad ing to the 1992 Games in Barcelona, Spain . off. Lowe aced the first race and closed in on races by Martinborough could give the title However, the loudest cheers were cut loose Martinborough who sailed his throwout (a to either him or Lowe. However, Martin­ for one-armed, 67-year-old Norman Castle, of 6th). Smith had a disastrous 35th, which borough 's consistency gave him the regatta Lake Worth , Florida, who was elected reci­ coupled with a breakdown in the next race after seven races , and barring a spectacular pient of the Cuthbertson Trophy for sports­ manship (see story below). CUTHBERTSON TROPHY TO NORMAN CASTLE (complete results start on page 21) by Gail Turluck At the 1988 Sunfish World 's Championship racing in the Sunfish Class. It is awarded to Qualifying for the World 's Championship in the Bahamas, 68-year-old, one-armed that contestant at the World's Championship had been Norman 's goal for years.
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