Neue Speed Sailing-Veranstaltung
Am 15. Juni wird in San Francisco einen neue Veranstaltunsserie installiert, "The San Francisco Speed
Sailing Event". Er soll es in erster Linie den amerikanischen Windsurfern, Kitesurfern, Skiff-Seglern und allen anderen Geschwindigkeits-Fans ermöglichen, sich offiziell Rekordfahrten bestätigen zu lassen.
Das Konzept dazu ist einfach: Einen Bojenkreis mit 500 m Durchmesser so schnell wie möglich mit Windkraft zu durchqueren. Position des Ganzen - in der berühmten San Francisco Bay, die vor allem Nachmittags mit kräftigem Wind aufwarten kann. In Kombination mit der hereinkommenden Tide sind auch die Wellen flach, was Rekordfahrten begünstigt.
Weitere Infos dazu auf der Homepage:www.sanfranciscospeed.com
Multihull Cup 60 Circuit
The Multi Cup 60' will get underway in London on 8 May this year with the
start of the first of the season's six events. At French Yacht Club
headquarters in Paris today, ORMA chairman Gilles Cambournac and French
Sailing Federation chairman Jean-Pierre Champion unveiled the full
programme for the first edition of this new crewed multihull championship.
Following 9th December's announcement on the creation of the Multi Cup
60', ORMA was keen to put together an innovative calendar. The firmly
European nature of the circuit is symbolic of the desire to open up the
class internationally, starting with a spectacular and highly original
rendezvous on the banks of the Thames. The programme also meets the
sporting concerns of the skippers, who wish to be able to combine crewed
events with solo training with a view towards the next Route du Rhum.
On 8 May the competitors will set out on the season's Multi Cup ocean race
on an unusual course: London - Alpes Maritimes. The boats are expected at
the finish between 15 and 19 May. The Alpes Maritimes Conseil Général
(County Council) is renewing its commitment to ORMA by accommodating the
finish of this event in a town to be finalised at a later date. There will
be 5 such events this season.
Alpes Maritimes Conseil Général is also becoming the partner of the first
coastal event of the season, the Alpes Maritimes Trophy, to be contested
in the form of two coastal events on 20 and 21 May.
For the remainder of the programme, the class will benefit from the
support of historic partners such as Marseilles and Port de Fécamp, which
have been playing host to the multihulls for 5 and 12 years respectively,
together with some totally new destinations which will see the crews
explore the waters of Trapani in Sicily and Portimao in Portugal.
The calendar:
London - Alpes Maritimes: start 8 May
Alpes Maritimes Trophy from 20 to 21 May
Italy Grand Prix - Trapani, from 1 to 4 June
Grand Prix de Marseille, from 22 to 25 June
Portugal Grand Prix - Portimao, from 13 to 16 July
Grand Prix du Port de Fécamp, from 7 to 10 September
Key features of the Multi Cup 60'.
- A circuit spread over 4 years so as to offer a secure future to the
professional teams and their owners
- An international circuit, initially through the competition venues and
eventually via the new format
- An exclusively crewed circuit
- A competition aimed at the general public with changes to the way the
events are organised.
- A circuit that is compatible with and complementary to the top single
and double-handed ocean meetings (Transat Jacques Vabre, Route du Rhum,
etc.).
- Boats entered in the Multi Cup 60' have to take part in all 6 events on
the programme.
- At the end of the season, the title of Multi Cup Champion will be
awarded.
The organisation and the new Multi Cup partner will be presented at a
press conference in March 2006. -- Bénédicte Etienne, Havas Sports