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July 2020 Volume 90, Issue 7 HAPPY 4TH OF JULY Countdown to the America’s Cup The Kiwis won the America’s Cup competition in 2017 and hope to repeat the victory in 2021. Regarding the design team of more than thirty people, over half of them will be new to the 2021 campaign. Technological advances have occurred in quantum leaps starting with the development of the AC75 concept, then writing a rule around that class, even before the design of the two iterations of the AC75 has been finished. Auckland’s Summer of Sailing will kick off with the ACWS/Christmas race in Auckland on December 17. This will be the first time the revolutionary AC75s have lined up together to race, given the pandemic effects of COVID- 19 worldwide which has disrupted development of the vessel, as well as slowed the initially proposed training schedule and preliminary races, two of which had to be cancelled because of COVID-19. The teams are be- ginning to arrive in Auckland and, thus, soon the training schedule can resume. It has been said that the next America’s Cup winning or losing design decisions have already been made. TE AIHE TE KAHU TeKahu, after Boat 1 is one such decision that makes the team unique this campaign. The tasks which have already been accomplished, some of which continue to be in development stages include hitting build dead- lines, streamlining logistics, maximizing testing and training time on the water, reacting to competitors and essentially timing the campaign to peak in the two-week America’s Cup match. New Zealand has not held America’s Cup racing exercises on its waters for 17 years. The last three cam- paigns have all been raced in various parts of the globe. It gives the Kiwis tremendous satisfaction that all New Zealanders will be able to be a part of America’s Cup race next year. Emirates team has been proud to put Auckland and New Zealand on center stage via the event. Support of the Nation has always been an ex- tremely important driver and inspiration for the team. Luna Rosa Prada Pirelli. In its news report, team Luna Rosa explained that designing and building a new class involves experimentation, pushing the limits to the maximum until you reach the breaking point, whereupon you know how far you can push. Earlier this month, team Luna Rosa said that what it takes to win the Ameri- ca’s Cup is “a boat, a team and a lot of willpower.” It is this need to win that pushes a team to fight all the way to the end. The article summed up the event as follows, “A challenge without comparison, the oldest tro- phy in the sporting world. 1,000 days, 100 professionals, 1 obsession: winning the America’s Cup and win for Italy.” June 18, 25, 2020 Trevor Burd, American Magic grinder on board Defiant is charged with helping to generate through sheer athletic force the hydraulic pressure needed to trim both sails and foils. 2 Ineos team UK: 6 June 2020; Ben Ainslie, principal and skipper of Team UK reported that the past few months has been a difficult time for the team as well as for everyone else around the world dealing with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic while having to simultaneously cope with the issues around the America’s Cup team, which has been a challenge. May 29, 2020 Defiant, the AC75 racing yacht built for the New York Yacht Club, American Magic departed the team’s winter base at Port of Pensacola in the evening of Wednesday, May 27, 2020. The vessel was stored on board a commercial cargo ship along with a significant amount of additional equipment, headed for Auckland, New Zealand, where the vessel will prepare for the upcoming America’s Cup world series, Auck- land, (December 17, 2020), the Prada Cup, (January 15-February 22, 2021). And the 36th America’s Cup (March 6, 2021). AMERICAN MAGIC departing for New Zealand One of the challengers for the America’s Cup departed its Gulf Coast base after the team logged over 70% of its on-the-water training days to date. The two boats launched by American Magic include the AM38 test boat, “the Mule”, and the AC75, Defiant, both of which were built in Bristol, Rhode Island. The team’s forth- coming second AC75, which is yet to be named, will be transported directly to Auckland from Bristol. In the meantime, American Magic plans to sail Defiant on Auckland’s stunning Waitemata Harbor and Hauraki Gulf while operating from a new base on Wynyard Wharf. DEFIANT arriving in New Zealand (below). 3 The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly impacted the 36th America’s Cup cycle and each of the teams in- volved in that event. After the cancellation of the two ACWS events in Europe, American Magic was not per- mitted to sail on Pensacola Bay past early March. The team ceased on-the-water operations to protect the team, their families, and the surrounding community in Pensacola. They were, however, able to make pro- gress in such areas as design, production, maintenance, and logistics while carefully adhering to the State, Federal and CDC Health Guidelines in its area of operation. It remains to be seen when New Zealand will open its doors to foreign America’s Cup personnel. However, skipper Hutchinson stated that shipping Defiant to Auckland now was the only choice available to the team, once all logistical factors were considered. They were unable to stay in Pensacola due to the approach of hur- ricane season. Since June 1st onward, the team has been uninsurable in the panhandle of Florida. Hutchinson added that, “shipping the vessel now and getting to Auckland in June will allow us to resume training on schedule.” Health considerations are being carefully watched and the team expects an early to mid-June arri- val, once New Zealand permits entry. According to Hutchinson, American Magic intends to adhere to all quarantine and health protocols and to do whatever else is necessary to be responsible members of the coun- try, once they enter. America’s Cup challenger, Stars & Stripes team USA says it will have a co-ed crew when it competes for the America’s Cup. In addition to having an all co-ed crew, Stars & Stripes team USA has been seeking athletes from a cross-section of sports who can fill out the all-American crew aboard its physically demanding, 75- foot foiling monohull. AMERICAN MAGIC arriving in New Zealand via cargo ship ...Editor 4 In this issue: JULY QUIZ COVER: Countdown to the America’s Cup True or False: 5 Contents; July Quiz 1. The oldest man to sign the Declaration of Inde- 6 Commodore pendence was Benjamin Franklin. 7 Vice-Commodore 2. The motion in the Continental Congress to declare 8 Rear Commodore; Secretary independence was first made by John Adams. 9 Nominating Committee; Handicap 3. John Hancock was the first person to sign the Dec- Fleet Report laration of Independence. 10 Man Overboard Announcement 4. All 13 colonies voted to approve the Declaration of 11 Ladies’ Sailing; Landlubber Independence. 12 Ladies’ Lunch Announcement 5. Americans eat more red meat and pork on the 4th 13 Captain Morgan Annouoncement of July than chicken. 14 Memories 6. New York was the first state to make Independence 15 Trading Page Day a state holiday. 16 OCBC Governance 7. The number of people who display American flags 17 Editor’s Epilogue on the holiday is lower than the number of people 18 Answers to July Quiz who get together with family. Events 8. The Average American spends about $75 on 4th of July food. 7/9 Gen. Membership Meeting 7/18 9AM Man Overboard Class 9. Around 20% of Americans don’t celebrate Inde- 7/18 12 N: Ladies’ lunch pendence Day. 7/18 Captain Morgan, picnic Movie: “Captain Ron” 10. Approximately 80% of Americans attend a barbe- 7/25 Family Fun Race cue on the 4th of July. Picnic and movie TBA 8/1 Old Man/Old Lady Regatta 11. Half of Americans currently own patriotic clothing 8/6 Board of Director’s Meeting and apparel. 8/13 Gen. Membership Meeting 8/15 Long Distance Race 12. The largest 4th of July fireworks display takes 8/29 Family Fun Race place in Philadelphia, PA. 9/26 Family Fun Race 13. It takes about 6 barges to hold all the fireworks TO VIEW THE WEBSITE: launched during the Macy’s fireworks display in New York City. https://okcboatclub.com/ TO VIEW CLUB EVENTS ON THE 14. The Liberty Bell got its famous crack on the day WEBSITE, CLICK ON: the Declaration of Independence was signed. “CALENDAR” 15. Three U.S. Presidents have died on July 4th. TO VIEW THE YeLOGGE ON THE WEBSITE, CLICK ON “ABOUT” ANSWERS ON PG. 18. 5 COMMODORE— Craig Bilodeau [email protected] Hello OCBC Sailors: Many years ago I was walking the dock and took note of the late Bill Cheek’s boat now owned by Bill's son David Cheek, a Pearson Ensign named "Yelapa." The member with me at that time said that Bill proclaimed the Ensign a great boat for Lake Hefner. I filed that away and never forgot. Several years later I saw an Ensign for sale and purchased it. I kept it in my barn in Bristow for a while. Then in 2009 I decided to rejoin OCBC. I brought the Ensign to OCBC and started racing on Wednesday nights again. The Ensign sailboat is 22.5' with a cut away full keel.