World January 2014

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HEINEKEN CARIBBEAN REGATTA MEKA TAULBEE’S HOLISTIC PRESIDENT’S REPORT APPROACH TO PROTEIN

© Carlos Palombo 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. A minute with .... The Winners of the World

Why A Laser? Championships in Hungary 2013 “I wanted to sail alone in a fast boat” Silvia Morales González (ESP) Winner of the Laser 4.7 Under 18 Girls World Championship Age: 14 years old First started ? 7 years old Height: 162cm First boat? Weight: 63kg Other boats sailed? Lasers Time spent on the water? 11 hours / week Other sports? I play a lot of sports but my favourite one is tennis

Tell us about the World Championships in Hungary? Goals for sailing? The It wasn’t very but I prefer strong wind. Though I am very trained, so it was a great competition. Other events you plan to attend? The World Championship 2014 in Japan How do you train for sailing? Most of the time I train on the water but I usually go Favourite sailing venue? running and swimming and sometimes cycling. Canary islands - good wind and temperatures all year. How did you prepare for the championship? Favourite TV show? Los Simpsons I trained during all the year. Music? Katy Perry Did you learn anything new in Hungary? Sporting hero? Rafael Nadal How a world championship works - it was my first time. Favourite food? Pizza Do you have a sailing coach? I have two: Alberto Medina and Airam Rodriguez. Worst food? Vegetable soup Sailing team? Favourite film? Scary Movie Real Club Náutico de Tenerife. Top three things you would take to a desert island? Other Laser World Championships sailed? A windsurf board, my bed and my dog! This was my first world championship. Most influential person in your life? My father

Why Sail A Laser? Anil Çetin (TUR) “Laser is most common class in Winner of the Laser 4.7 Under 18 Boys World Championship after Optimist. And Laser 4.7 is more appropriate for Age: 17 First boat? Optimist my physique” Height: 168cm First started sailing? 11 years old Weight: 65kg Other boats sailed? Lasers Hours spent on the water? 20 hours / week in Bodrum, Turkey Other sports? Swimming and tennis

Tell us about the World Championships in Hungary? Other Laser World Championships sailed? I was very happy because I competed with some of First time for me in Hungary. the best sailors in the world. I prepared very well for the championship. I believed in myself for getting good Goals for sailing? results but I knew that there will be best sailors. I want to be a Olympic sailor in 470 class How do you train for sailing? Favourite sailing venue? Only running and simple physical training own my own. Bodrum because I can sail 12 months a year. Bodrum has perfect wind conditions. On average 15-18 knots wind How did you prepare for the championship? blows. Also Bodrum has beautiful nature and climate. Especially Laser for 6 months, I worked harder day by day. Also we did a lot of national camps with other team Favourite TV show? Talk shows mates. Favourite City? Istanbul Did you learn anything new in Hungary? Sporting hero? Robert Scheidt Yes I learned in championships that I had to be more and more brave in the start line. Favourite food? Turkish foods Do you have a sailing coach? Top three things you would take to a desert island? Yes his name is Serdar Çiçek Mobile phone, foods, clothes Sailing team? Bodrum Sports Club, Sailing Branch. Most influential person in your life? My coach Serdar www.laserinternational.org The Winners of the World Why Sail A Laser? Championships in Hungary 2013 “I really like the one design nature of the class, and it’s easy because I don’t need to rely on anyone else to go sailing” Mitchell Kennedy (AUS) Winner of the Laser Under 21 World Championship Age: 20 years old First started sailing? 6 years old Height: 180cm First boat? Australian Weight: 85kg Other boats sailed? Elliot 6m, Sports Boats, & Keel Boats Hours spent on the water? 10 hours / week Other sports? Surfing and Touch Football Tell us about the World Championships in Hungary? Other Laser World Championships Sailed? Wow! Was it a tricky event! We only got 3 days racing I have competed previously in three world championships. due to the lack of breeze so there were no second All were in the radial rig in La Rochelle in 2011 and chances with any of the races. One bad race and it was Brisbane 2012. all over. Goals for sailing? Sail for AUS at the Olympic Games. How do you train for sailing? Most of the time I train on the water but I usually go Favourite sailing venue? running and swimming and sometimes cycling. My local sailing spot in Mooloolaba because of the big waves and great downwind rides. How did you prepare for the championship? In the 6 month lead up I trained with Jeremy O’Connell Favourite TV show? How I Met Your Mother both in Melbourne and up at Mooloolaba, we had some Favourite City? Budapest, Hungary great block training sessions that worked out really well. We also did Week before the event, gave us the Sporting hero? Mick Fanning (Surfer) chance to race the big boys. Favourite food? Cannelloni cooked by Mum Did you learn anything new in Hungary? Favourite film? Toy Story The importance of consistency! Top three things you would take to a desert island? Do you have a sailing coach? Adrian Finglas until Water, fishing rod, Jennifer Hawkins twelve months ago. Since then I have coached myself along with my training partner Jeremy O’Connell. Most influential person in your life? My dad

Why Sail A Laser? “I like that all boats are the Svenja Weger (GER) same so it depends on Winner of the Girls Under 21 World Championship you and your physical, technical and tactical Age: 20 years old First boat? Optimist abilities” Height: 174cm First started sailing? 6 years old Weight: 65kg Other boats sailed? 420, 470 Hours spent on the water? Depends on the time of year! Other sports? I used to play soccer…

Tell us about the World Championships in Hungary? Other Laser World Championships Sailed? Due to no wind, we could only sail 3 days instead of 6. I sailed one Laser Youth World Championship and I managed to constant results on top of the fleet and I in Senior World Championship. also won the final race and secured my win. The regatta was really competitive, very good sailors and very close Goals for sailing? racing.The days we sailed, we had about 5- 10 knots, I To participate in the Olympics sometime in the future. quite like these conditions. Favourite sailing venue? How do you train for sailing? Lake Wannsee, Berlin, it’s the lake where I learnt to sail! I go to the gym about 3-4 times a week and I do some Favourite City? Berlin running and cycling as well. Sporting hero? Robert Scheidt How did you prepare for the championship? I did a week of training at Lake Balaton and tried to get Favourite food? Lasagne used to the conditions, especially the wind, which is most Favourite film? Blind side of the times light and shifty. Top three things you would take to a desert island? Do you have a sailing coach? Chocolate, a book, a hammock Yes, it’s Jürgen Brandstötter Most influential person in your life? My mum & dad Sailing team? Audi Sailing Team www.laserinternational.org From The President

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Tracy Usher talks about the success of the Oman Championships and the importance of Laser in the world of sailing!

As they say, time flies when you are dedication to achieve goals. Equally, having fun and that is especially true Peter Seidenberg continues to show for Laser sailing where it seems there us that we can continue to achieve in are never ending opportunities to sail, the Laser well into our later years - that from weekend fleet sailing, to training Laser sailing can be a lifelong passion ILCA Class President: Tracy Usher camps at tropical locations around the for many of us. Robert inspires me to world, to the big national, regional and want to work harder at Laser sailing, world championships. With 2013 ending Peter inspires me to look forward to we will be looking forward to all the big many more years of sailing! events in 2014! The recently completed America’s Cup The recently completed Laser Standard provided yet another indication of the World Championship in the waters just important role that the Laser plays in off Al Mussanah, Oman, which provided sailing at the highest levels. I’m sure a superb venue for not only the Standard everyone is already familiar with the Worlds but also the Master and Radial high profile connection between Lasers Youth Worlds, was a superb event. and this past America’s Cup, in particular The Standard Worlds saw a range of with and taking © Lloyd Images conditions with tough competition - critical roles in Oracle Team USA’s indeed my favorite blog headline was defense, and numerous other Laser “Welcome to the Most Competitive sailors in various roles on all of the AC The Return of Robert Scheidt Regatta in the World!” In the end it was teams. However, the real recognition of

yet another remarkable achievement the critical role the Laser plays in high by Robert Scheidt, coming back from level sailing came at the final press

an 8 year vacation from Laser sailing conference when Larry Ellison, the to win his ninth Laser Standard World money behind Oracle Team USA, in his Championship - some 18 years after his “comments about how the America’s Cup first, and several years after becoming has changed sailing forever, said : eligible to sail in the Master Worlds!

Congratulations to Robert on a well

sailed victory and we’ll look forward to

watching him over the remaining few If a bunch of kids

years leading up to the 2016 Olympics. watching this regatta

The Master Worlds, following on the heels on television was “ of the Standard Worlds in Al Mussanah, © Lloyd Images Oman, saw a no less remarkable inspired, and they Oman 2013 achievement in the Great Grandmaster go out and start fleet with Peter Seidenberg, at the racing Lasers, I’m age of 76, taking a decisive victory in arguably the most competitive fleet of a happy guy. the regatta. It is my understanding that Peter has been to every Master Worlds A remarkable affirmation of the save one (the first) and is no stranger to importance of the Laser in the world of the podium having taken home a cube at sailing! nearly every Master Worlds sailed over Finally, ILCA General Manager Eric the past 40 years. Congratulations to Faust and his wife Sarah welcomed Peter Seidenberg on winning his ninth the 2027 Laser 4.7 World Champion, Master Worlds title! Margaret Rose Faust, into the world on I highlight these two sailors as role December 24, 2013. Congratulations to © Lloyd Images models for what Laser sailing is all about. Eric and his wife on the new addition to I marvel at Robert Scheidt’s ability to the Laser family! continue to win World Championships in I wish all Laser sailors a happy and Laser Standard Men 2013 what is absolutely the most competitive healthy 2014 and I look forward to see sailing class in the world, where you on the water soon. the secret is clearly hard work and

www.laserinternational.org Re-inventing the wheel? You may be in Shock! © Lloyd Images 2013

Ari Barshi looks at the new Ronstan Shock pulley and puts it to the test.....

Those of us who are lucky to live and clearly loose between the deck cleats sail in Cabarete, are exposed to all and the Shock, but from the Shock to the new innovations in surfing, paddle- the aft of the boom, the outhaul line was boarding, windsurfing and kiteboarding. tight as could be. I headed up back to a reach, then to close-hauled, trying A few days ago, we received our to sheet in the outhaul while doing so, first shipment of a new designed and... nothing. The outhaul was stuck, kiteboarding pulley AKA, the Ronstan and did not move in any direction. Shock. It is a very unique pulley. First it weighs only 2 grams, second it does not I knew it, kiters love the fact that the have a sheave. Shock comes in different colors, and probably works perfectly with 2mm © Laser Training Center, Cabarate Like most other sailors I imagine a lines, that don’t have a 90o turning point, pulley as “cheeks” holding a rolling like the Laser outhaul line has at the The Shock comes in “wheel” otherwise known as sheave. . How can Ronstan even pretend to many different colours! define the Shock as a pulley? On But, I was too embarrassed to go back the other hand, is this the first big ashore to get my old pulley back. Man, breakthrough in pulleys since the how could the designers be so off on Mesopotamians used rope pulleys for their claims? hoisting water in 1500 BC? Can this item that is a perfect fit for kiting, fit the I then realized that I may have rigged Laser too? the Shock incorrectly. I released the outhaul line completely and re-attached Sailors who have dropped a pulley on the Shock, exactly in the opposite a beach while and did not have direction to the first time. To see a the time to wash the sand off before reversed Shock, look at the old style going sailing would appreciate the fact pulley and the Shock resting on the that the Shock is grit and salt resistant palm of my hand in the attached picture. as there are no moving parts. The two ‘pulleys’ are facing each other. The normal single pulley we use on Meaning, to accommodate lines coming

Lasers usually weighs around 16 from the same direction, one of these © Laser Training Center, Cabarate grams. The Shock is only 2 grams. This “pulleys” has to be turned around 180o.

means that by replacing the pulley on The Ronstan Shock Rigged the sail clew, the one on the boom cleat, The wind picked up to 15 knots. At and the outhaul pulley on the mast, “no point during the 1.5 hour practice, a Laser racer will reduce weight a did adjusting the outhaul ever feel whopping 42 grams. Now after watching any different than when I was using a

the America’s Cup, we all know how Mesopotamian type pulley.

important it is to be the first one foiling,

or in our case planing. So, 24 unneeded grams matter. Conclusion: The Shock

on my rig, instead “ To test the functionality of the Shock on the Laser outhaul, I decided to first of the mast outhaul replace only the “mast pulley”. As I pulley. I am curious was about to launch, three of my Laser to try it in 20+ knots. buddies could not stop laughing at me for going sailing with a sheave-less Forecast looks good. friction device on my outhaul system. I had a few minutes to sail with it before Tomorrow the clew pulley, will be the rest of the sailors joined me. I replaced by a Shock, too. I recommend, sailed out on a reach, enjoying a 12 to any Laser racer to make similar tests knot breeze, then bore away to a run, for the Ronstan Shock. © Laser Training Center, Cabarate released the outhaul from the cleat, and... nothing. The clew just stayed Ari Barshi, Laser Training Center The Ronstan Shock fixed to the boom. The outhaul was Cabarete, DR.

www.laserinternational.org Heineken Caribbean Laser Regatta © Carlos Palombo

Carlos Palombo talks about the perfect championship - the 24th Heineken Caribbean Laser Regatta !

If you were ever to think of the perfect regatta, were B.Meesemaecker and championship, that would be the Cyndy Brin with their rubber boat. It was © Carlos Palombo Caribbean Championship. Nine regattas undoubtedly an unusual experience for in two days, warm, turquoise water and those of us who are only used to The warm, turquoise waters starting from a white, sandy beach. No boarding a Laser to compete. of the Caribbean! cold and just 5 minutes from the start The championship began the day after line. Three sailing races in the morning the crossing and finally the last three and then a spot of lunch comfortably races were on Sunday morning. The sitting at a table on the beach, relaxing event ended with the award ceremony under a palm tree to recover energy in the afternoon, where nothing was and then back to the water to enjoy missing except the desire to leave. three more regattas in the afternoon. A cold beer with friends at the end of Thanks to St Maarten for the day, in a relaxed atmosphere and the impeccable organisation, to the sharing experiences of the day’s races. sponsors Heineken Light, Club Orient, Add to this that the week prior to the Papagayo Restaurant and Sunsail, and championship we were training on the to Frits Bus, Benoit Maesemecke and island of St. Barth, you’d be forgiven for the other volunteers for their tireless thinking the story is unbelievable. work doing all they could so that the © Carlos Palombo sailors could enjoy this championship Our friend Benoit, who lives on the island, that should change its name to ‘the Back to the beach for a invited us to some practice regattas the perfect championship’. cold drink with friends weekend before the championship and then to continue training every morning Heineken Caribbean Regatta Results: for a week just off the idyllic beaches of Standard St. Jean Bay. And the icing on the cake was to sail our Lasers across to St. 1. Ari Barshi (DR) Maarten, where we would then race in 2. Kevin v. Otterdijk.(Cur.) the championship. 3. Benoit Meesemaecker (St.Barth) The crossing was over open waters, Masters a distance of 20 miles and with 18 1. Carlos Palombo (Arg) knots downwind. The group comprised 2. Frits Bus (SXM) 5 laser sailors, most notably Irina Bros, 3. Jorge Abreu (DR) a woman from the Dominican Republic, Radial with her compatriots J. Abreu., E. © Carlos Palombo Fondeur and O. Bros, and myself, 1. Rhone Findlay (SXM) C. Palombo, from Argentina. Sailing 2. Cindy Brin (St.Barths) White sandy beaches next to us, towing more boats for the 3. Robbie Ferron (SXM )

www.laserinternational.org Protein: The Holistic Approach

by Meka Taulbee CHN, CSNC, CPT © Thom Touw

Meka Taulbee from SailFit explains how we can provide our bodies with sufficient protein to perform at our top level.

Protein helps us repair, maintain and percent daily calories from protein and fat. grow muscle mass. Proteins are made The problem here is that if caloric intake up of amino acids. A healthy adult needs is too low/high it can lead to skewed 20 amino acids, 9 that the body cannot protein intake values. High protein diets manufacture and 11 that the body can often provide insufficient carbohydrates manufacture. However when the body is needed in order to replenish muscle Meka Taulbee under stress such as illness, prolonged glycogen. This can lead to dehydration. Meka Taulbee exercise or injury the body has trouble In order to avoid these situations I think making sufficient amounts of the 11 it’s better to look at how many grams per amino acids that we naturally produce. kilogram of body weight per day. The It’s our job to provide the body with RDA recommends between 0.8 -1 g/ sufficient amounts of those amino acids kg/daily. Studies have now shown that so that we can perform at our top levels. the recommended protein amount for Most commonly people eat animal endurance athletes to stay in positive proteins to achieve this. I think that we nitrogen balance to maintain skeletal can take our athletic performance to muscle is between 1.2 to 1.4g/kg/day. another level by only consuming plant So what do you eat?? I see a lot of based proteins. Did you know that plants sailors using protein powders to make up have protein? Where do you think the their on the water and recovery nutrition cow’s get their protein from? drinks. Most of these are made of Whey. Proteins are digested starting in the Whey is a form of dairy that is very acid mouth then to the stomach and the small forming therefore inducing inflammation. intestine. The standard diet contains You want to look for alkaline forming Fruit & Veg are easily digested many fast foods, sugary foods, dairy options which will keep the body in a and meat that are taxing on the body healthier state and reduce inflammation. to digest. After years or even days of This can be found in a plant based this type of eating stagnation starts to protein. There are many on the market. develop in our digestive system. It’s like There mixed plant proteins or just pea trying to sail through seaweed. When the protein or rice protein. All of these are body is taxed by digestion it cannot work easily digested by the body. Of course towards repair and recovery. Athletes foods like legumes and nuts are obvious need quicker muscle recovery. The protein choices. Some plant based foods quicker the recovery the better the body that you may not expect to have high is able to conserve energy. The sooner protein content are: the body recovers the sooner you can H Broccoli, Kale and Romaine lettuce train/compete at the same level. have 11.1g, 6.2g and 7.2g, respectively, By eating plant based whole foods this per 100 calories as opposed to steak can easily be achieved. The body will not which has 6.5 g per 100 calories. Eat your greens! have to spend as much time on digestion H Cous cous has approximately 38 grams and can spend more time on repair and per 100 calories. growth of muscles. Eating this way will also easily allow you to meet fat and H Quinoa is 11 grams per cup H Bode Miller, five time Olympic carbohydrate requirements needed for H Spirulina is 6 grams per 10 grams medalist at the winter games fuel and to keep muscle glycogen stores H up. It’s a win-win. It’s finding the balance H Hemp is 11 grams per 30 grams. Rich Roll, Ultraman Competitor and the first man to compete in an of protein carbohydrate and fat that is a H Oatmeal is about 14 grams of protein Ultraman World Championship on a very delicate balance for each individual. per 1 cup. There can be no steadfast rule but only completely plant based diet. a guideline as each of us has a different There are many vegan/vegetarian H David Zabriskie- First Vegan Tour constitution and needs for our bodies to endurance and strength athletes who D’France competitor work at optimal levels. This is something compete at high levels. H The list is surprisingly long. It can be that will take a bit of experimenting. Carl Lewis, 9 times Olympic gold done you just need to make educated Since we are focusing on protein, protein medalist in Track and Field, food choices. While this topic is a requirements are often expressed as a H Martina Navratilova, Tennis, Winner complex one I urge you to take a look at percentage of total daily calories. For of 59 Grand slam titles. the benefits of plant based protein and example the Zone diet which suggests H Murray Rose, Australian Olympic your individual protein requirements. a 40-30-30 guideline. Forty percent daily swimmer winning 6 Olympic Medals I am positive you will find a stronger calories from carbohydrates and thirty and setting 15 world records. faster you on the race course.

www.laserinternational.org Summary of the ILCA World Council Meeting November 26-27, 2013 © Lloyd Images 2013

The ILCA World Council recently held its mid-year meeting in Al Musannah, Oman . Below is a summary of the discussions that took place.

while providing high-quality service to all A proposal to add an over-75 division at © Lloyd Images 2013 ILCA members. the Masters’ World Championships was Regattas and Events: The 2014 unanimously approved. This division schedule is set with contracts in place would sail in the same fleet with the Oman 2013 with each of the event organizers. The GGMs until numbers warrant a separate ILCA is excited about the introduction of fleet. Reports were also received from a new event for 2014. By decision of the each of the regional representatives in The ILCA World Council recently held World Council, the Radial Men’s World attendance and several submissions its mid-year meeting in Al Musannah, Championship will be renamed the relating to specific regions were Oman just before the Laser Masters’ Radial Open World Championship. This discussed by the council including the World Championships at that location. event will be open to men and women nomination of Regional Measurers. Due to the length of the agenda, the of all ages to compete side-by-side on J Martin submitted a report from the meeting took place over two days on the same race course. It is expected recent ISAF annual conference. Of November 26-27. that the inaugural Radial Open World significance is a proposal, currently In attendance were: Tracy Usher Championship will be held in Poland, just under review at ISAF, to revise the - President, Hugh Leicester - Vice before the Radial Youth Championship format of the Sailing . The President, Carlos Palombo - Chairman in July. ISAF will hold the Sailing World proposed format change would reduce South America, Jean-Luc Michon Championships in Santander, Spain, the number of competitors at World Cup - Chairman , Ken Hurling - which will serve as the Standard events with entry by invitation only. In Chairman Asia-Pacific, Allan Clark - Men’s and Radial Women’s World addition, the world championship title for representing North America, Jeff Martin - Championships. August 2014 sees the all Olympic classes would be awarded Executive Secretary, Bill Crane - Builders’ 4.7 Worlds in Japan while the Under-21 to the winner of the World Cup series Advisory Council, LaserPerformance, Worlds will be held in France. Finally, a and would no longer be awarded at the Chris Caldecoat - Builders’ Advisory large turnout is expected for the Masters’ ILCA championship. This is a significant Council, Performance Sailcraft Australia, World Championships in Hyeres, change for all Olympic classes, which Takao Otani - Observer, Eric Faust - France in October. ILCA is in process have unanimously opposed this change. General Manager. of developing an updated regatta entry The ILCA World Council passed a Elections: No resignations or system and further information and entry resolution in opposition to this ISAF nominations were received so the details for the 2014 championships will proposal that would take away the right current slate of officers remains in place be posted to the ILCA website soon. of the class to hold world championships for the coming year. The 2015 championship venues and for its Olympic level athletes. ILCA will 2016-17 preferred regions were also work in coordination with the other Membership and Accounts: ILCA reviewed and accepted. Olympic classes to assure that the ISAF membership remains strong with over Review of Reports and Submissions: proposal is not approved in its current 15,000 paid members worldwide. With form. the transition of business operations A report was also received from the and the incorporation of the ILCA in the Technical and Measurement Committee Another ISAF issue affecting the Laser U.S., the financial statements are now (TMC) recommending several minor Class relates to the number of world presented in U.S. Dollars. The audited changes to the Class Rules including championships a class is allowed to accounts from 2011-12 were approved a rule prohibiting placing advertising on hold. The ISAF Regulations limit the unanimously. In addition the 2012-13 the sail window where it can obstruct number of world championships to unaudited accounts were reviewed, a sailor’s view. With the final wording four. If ISAF chooses to enforce this which showed the organization operated complete, several rule changes will regulation, it could mean a reduction below budget for the most recent year be submitted to the membership for in the number of ILCA world titles and due to greater than forecasted revenue approval in early 2014. possibly stripping the world title from the along with cost savings. The 2014 Several rule interpretations were Masters’ World Championships and one budget was presented and approved, also reviewed and approved for or more Radial World Championships. including the previously approved implementation. The TMC continues to ILCA is opposed to this arbitrary limit on inflationary increase in membership work on a variety of issues affecting world championships and is committed dues and sail buttons. Although and arising from racing Lasers. ILCA to working with the ISAF so that the forecasts show continued expenditures is optimistic about future technical class can continue to host all its class for legal expenses, it is expected the improvements for the and spars championships in the future. association will show positive net and will continue to work closely with the The next World Council Meeting is slated income by 2016. The World Council ISAF and the builders to establish a plan for November 2014 in San Francisco, remains dedicated to managing costs for future implementation. California.

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