60 WL SOLING GUIDE ~973 ANOTHER \NDRLD \11 CHAMPIONSHIP YEAR 3 CONTENTS s ISA Committees ... ......•.. ..................... 5 The Committee - Execut1ve Committee. - Technical Committee - ISA Secretariat The International Soling Association's Contacts ........• •.. 6 Top helmsmen on the International Soling Class 7 World Champions - Continental Champions - Genoa Regatta ­ Copenhagen Sp(ing Championship Country History Reports . ......•.....•...• , • , •.••. 9 U.S.A. - Switzerland - Italy - Denmark Soling History in short ..................... • ...•.. .. 11 Soling Hiking . ................... •.... .. •.. .•..•. 12 International Soling Association Rules 15 The ISA Constitution Championship Rules . ......... .. .• . ...........•. 19 World-and European Championship Rules - United States Soling Association Rules for regional· and North American Championships " and Selection Rules The Phantom "Teal" - US 600 29 SOLING K 60 Her rig and equipment, by: Bill Bentsen is the Guide-colour-print of the year. 1974 Soling World Championship . • . • . ....... 31 It is a gusto pleasure to see "Gusto" "Down under" - Australia prepares the next World Championship surfing along under her beautiful spin­ Soling Races Round the World ... ..... ..... 33 naker in a gusty blow. She is helmed' International Soling Fixtures 1973-1975 by her owner, David Thomas. Soli ng Who's Who: Ha rry C. Melges, Jr. .. .......... 37 Photographer: 88-Studio. Soling Ties, Blazer Badges, Sail Labels etc. - prices . •.•..•... 38 Soling Licensed Builders: May 1972 ... ... ... .... .. 39 SOLING GUIDE 1972 is printed in A List of LBs with addresses, codes, plug· and mould numbers - offset by Fossum Tryk, Birker~d, Weighing masts simplified Denmark, on KROMEKOTE 255 gr IYRU-plaques issued and sold to Licensed Builders .• , . , . .. 40 for the cover, and OR BIT offset The Receipt from ISA - the Triangular Plaque - the new Rightangular paper 85 gr for the sheets. Plaque International Soling Measurement and Class Rules ........•... 41 International Soling Class Measurement Form .. ... .. .. 46 Lay out and drawing for the fly·leafs International Soling Class Diagram ....•. •.. ...... • . 48 is by Nina Schi¢ttz. International Soling Class Sail Measurement Form .. .. .. ... 53 International Soling Association Appendix Re : Measurement Rules 55 The international SOLING Interpretations - Dispensations - Measurement Station Marks ­ Measurement and Class Rules and the How to use the Templates measurement forms are printed by Register of International Soling Class Yachts . ... .... 57 permission from The International Introduction - Reports of Solings 1968-1973 - a Register of Yacht Racing Union, London. 1996 Solings and owners in 40 countries International Soling Class Measurers (ISA Rule 7.8) ......... 81 Official appointed by National Soling Associations - Advertisers in the Soling Guide 1973 Responsibility of Measurers - Responsibility of Owner Abbott Boats. 20 International Soling Drawings, Sail plan etc... .. .•...•. 83 • Andersson, Goran 18 !SA-Office Information .............. .. ... 85 BringsW!rd, Borge 16, 66 Registration Procedures - How to register an international Soling - Davan Scale Models • 32 Register Form - Certificate - How to measure So lings at Events - Elvstr~rn Boats . 96 Simplificated Event Measurement Forms - Race Log - Race Report - Etvst r~m Sails . • . • • 62 Secretary's Notes Ishihara Dockyard 88 Kristiansands Mek. Verksted • . 72 Soling Index .. .. .. .. .... .. ........ 91 Linge-Yachts 16,66,72 Photographers in the Guide . .... .... .. ... ..... 92 Marinex 18 Post Card for easy correction of ISA Register 93 Melges Sails • • . • • . • . • 92 Memosail Crono • •• 0 . .. 0 • ,._ • 34 Munster Simms • • - • 0 ... 10 Murphy & Nye 90 Musto & Hyde 28 North Sails San D1ego .. .... 28 North Sails Wagner .. o I • • • o • 90 Polyform : . - .. 90 Yachts and Yachting 14 1\1\l\1\l\l\l\l\ 4 SOLING GUIDE 1973 ANOTHER \NDRLD CHAMPIONSHIP YEAR U/ COPENHAGEN APRIL1973 PREFACE FORTH EDmON Dear Soling Owner: It is again a pleasure on behalf of the International Soling the Measurement Rules have been further tightened and Association to present you with the Soling Guide, 1973. clarified; The year 1972 was a momentous one for the Soling - There are now more than 2.000 Solings in forty coun­ Class- tries around the world with ever increasing interest in still - In our first appearance at the Olympic games, we had other countries. entries from 26 of our member countries, close to the We hope you will find this Fourth Year Edition of the Flying Dutchmah (29), and more than any of the other Soling Guide both useful and interesting. We are grateful classes except of course the Finn dinghy. to Eyvin Schi~ttz and his talented wife, Karen, for the - In November, the Soling was again selected as one of many hours of time they have devoted to its preparation. the Olympic classes for the 1976 games, this time one of only two classes of keel boats; Respectfully submitted, - Positive action by International Yacht Racing Union in providing better quality control of builder's tooling INTERNATIONAL SOLING ASSOC IATION and better control of measurement procedures, has made John H. Van Dyke much more realistic the one-design concept of the Class; President THE INTERNATIONAL SOLING ASSOCIATION COMMITTEES 19"73 THE ISA COMMITTEES E. B. Mitchell, U.S.A., (a). Tom Nystrom, Sweden, (a). Honorary Member of the Committee: His Majesty Berndt Pr~hl, Sweden, (e) . Konstantin, king of the Hellenes. Charles H. Steinbach, Canada (a) . President: Kevin S. Winterbottom, Australia, (a). John H. Van Dyke, U.S.A. (e). (e) =elected. - (a) =appointed. Vice-President: Herbert Reich, Germany W. (e). THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Members: John H. Van Dyke, U.S.A., (Chairman) J.-J. Andr~ . France, (e) Eggert Benzon, Denmark Geert Bakker, Holland (e). Robin J udah, U.K. Eggert Benzon, Denmark, (e). Herbert Reich, Germany W. Peter Kaye Bryan, Australia, (e). Y. Couvreu, Switzerland, (a). THE TECHNICAL COMMITTEE Robin Judah, U.K., (e). Robin Judah, U.K. (Chairman Bruce Lee, U.S.A. (a ). William Bentsen, U.S.A. Erling S. Lorentzen, Brazil, (e). Don Bever, U.S.A. Kenneth B. Miller, U.K., (a). Jan Kj<l!rulff, Denmark INTERNATIONAL SOLING ASSOCIATION SECRETARIAT Office: 1 Opheliavej, OK 3000 Helsing~r. Denmark. Eyvin Schi~ttz, Denmark, appointed Secretary. 5 THE INTERNATIONAL SDLINB ASSDCIATION's CONTACTS A Argentine: Roberto G. Sieburger, Buenos KZ New Zealand: Jack Scholes, Auckland Aires L Finland: leif Haglund, Helsinki B Belgium: G. J. Fletcher, Brussels M Hungary: Hungarian Yachting Assocation BA Bahama: Robert Symonette, Nassau MX Mexico: JosE! de Ia Vega, ll. Acapulco BL Brazil: Erling S. Lorentzen, Rio de Ja· N Norway: Rudolf Ugelstad, Oslo neiro OE Austria: Peter Denzel, Vienna D Denmark: Eggert Benzon, Copenhagen P Portugal: Bernardo Espirito Santo, lisboa E Spain : Ramon Balcells Rod on, Barcelona PH The Philippines : Philippine Yachting Association F France: Jean-Jacques AndrE!, Paris P K Pakistan: P. N. Dockyard, Karachi G Germany West: Dietrich Howaldt, Berlin PR Puerto Rico: Donald R. Meyers DMD GO Germany East: Bund Deutscher Segler der Demo- PZ Poland: Polski Zwiazek Zeglarski, War­ kratischen Republik shawa GR Greece: GeorgeS. Andreadis, Athens S Sweden: Tom Nystrom, Stockholm H Holland: G. A. Bakker, sen, Rotterdam SA South Africa: D.J. Haliburton, Durban I Italy: Rinaldo Schiaffino, Genova SR U.S.S.R.: Ivan Lavrov, Moscow IR Eire: John J. Walker, Dun laoghaire TH Thailand: Yacht Racing Association of Thai­ J Japan: Sumio Okumura, Tokyo land, Bangkok K United Kingdom : Vernon Stratton, Binfield US U.S.A.: Bruce lee, New York KA Australia: David Bebb, Sydney V Venezuela: Edmund Napp, Venezuela KB Bermuda: E. Kirkland Cooper, Hamilton VI Virgin Islands: Yacht Racing Association of U.S. KC Canada: Charles H. Steinbach, Toronto Virgin Islands KJ Jamaica: J. A. Blackwood, Kingston Y Yugoslavia: Yachting Association of Yugosla­ KR Rhodesia: W. A. Burdett-Couttz, Rhodesia via, Split z Switzerland: Luigi Balestra, Morges For further information see Register of International Mail all your correspondence to the addresses given in Soling Class Yachts. the Register. Grand activity onboard "Fram VI" H.R.H. Crownprince Harald rounding a mark at the Olympics 1972. 6 TDP HELMSMEN DN THE INTERNATIONAL 1\ SOLING CLASS RACE REPORTS CHAMPIONS AND SPRING EVENTS ~973 1972 - The Olympic Year - was the most surprising on Criterion or Open-regatta. This is sailed by those not qua­ the world wide regatta courses. lifying for the Worlds on a separate course at the same Already at the Spring-races, reported in the Soling Guide place - in the Bay of Ouiberon - at the same time on 1972, it was evident that new names could pop out as the same days. We are looking forward to meet such a lot top-helmsmen in the International Soling Class. of Soling-Entusiasts. Who had expected that a country with very few Solings The Secretariate has very few results from the Spring should win the European Championship at Skovshoved. Races this year. One of the reasons is that our going to So did in fact East Germany with Christoph Schwarz at press is two months earlier this year. Another is that still the helm in Soli ng GO 6. very few of our Regatta Reports are returned filled in By now all know that the Olympic Gold Medal went to U.S.A.It was to great surprise for all the European Soling Therefore it is necessary to refer those interested in yachtsmen. But the charming Bud Melges showed a very guessing whom are in the top to the !SA-circulars with efficient