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Frank Pong's
RC 44 KIKI charging upwind with the crew "droop hiking."
See an article about Frank Pong’s first experience in
this America’s Cup-caliber class in the next UK-Halsey
newsletter. |
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| ZAC
SUNDERLAND: YOUNGEST CIRCUMNAVIGATOR |
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| Zac Sunderland
finished his record breaking circumnavigation
to the hail of hundreds of well wishers and
the thunder of news helicopters. Photo 2009
GizaraArts.com |
Hundreds of well-wishers and media
crowded Zac Sunderland as he finished his record-breaking
circumnavigation. The 17-year-old southern California
teenager sailed in to Marina del Rey aboard his
Islander 36 INTREPID 397 days after leaving on June
14, 2008, and that makes him the youngest solo sailor
ever to go around the planet. "It was the biggest
reception for the finish of a sailboat event I've
ever seen on the West Coast," says freelance journalist
Rich Roberts. Every local and network TV station
was represented, in addition to reporters from the
BBC and several local radio stations.
“The UK-Halsey group is a proud sponsor of Zac’s
record-breaking voyage. He put our sails to the
test as he tested himself,” said UK-Halsey International’s
General Manager Adam Loory. In fact, when Zac
mentioned the help he got from his sponsors in
his dockside news conference, UK-Halsey was the
first company he mentioned.
When asked about his sails, Zac said, “After
sailing over 25,000 nautical miles as a solo circumnavigated
the world, my UK-Halsey sails proved themselves
again and again. They sailed well on all points
of sail and their durability was amazing. They
kept me moving along in the light equatorial winds
and stayed strong when I was tripled reefed going
through storms.
The professionalism of the UK Halsey team was
amazing. When my forestay broke in gale force
winds and my genoa was shredded, it was a matter
of days before they had made a new sail and shipped
it around the world to the little island of Mauritius
where INTREPID and I were recovering from a rough
Indian Ocean crossing. I want to thank the team
at UK Halsey for making the wings that carried
me around the world.”
click
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| NEW
RULES QUIZ RELEASED |
 UK-Halsey has just completed a new
rules quiz and it is now posted on the UK-Halsey
website. It can also be downloaded by the owners
of the Animated Rules Quiz Program. Quiz 27 deals
with boats converging on a starting line, and it
is based upon US Sailing Appeal #36. You will need
to know how this case was decided if you enter a
crowded starting line! If a protest committee can
get it wrong, you need to know how and why so that
you will have a clearer understanding of the rules.
Click
here to see the situation, but if you want to
see the answer, you’ll need to login into the UK-Halsey
web site (http://www.ukhalsey.com/),
or buy the quiz program download from the UK-Halsey
online store for $55. You can also buy a bundle
of the Quiz Program download and the US SAILING
APPEALS BOOK FOR 2009-2012 and get a $10 discount.
The cost of the bundle with shipping in the USA
is $81. Click
here to go to the books and video section of
the UK-Halsey online store. |
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| THE US SAILING
APPEALS BOOK FOR 2009-2012 |
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 The hard copy of the US SAILING APPEALS
BOOK FOR 2009-2012 is now available from the UK-Halsey
Store. The book contains both the US Sailing Appeals
and the ISAF Casebook for 2009-2012.
“During many
of the rules seminars I've given, I joked about
having the rule book on my bedside table just
in case I had trouble getting to sleep. It is
not very exciting reading! Not so with the Appeals
Book! It is interesting, compelling reading and
not unlike a book of short stories on your favorite
subject,” says Butch Ulmer.
The appeals
that deal with sailing situations are diagrammed
so that you get a clear visual of what occurred.
The appeals that deal with race management, protest
hearings , and so on convey the "whys" and "why
nots" involved in these procedures. The writing
is direct and to the point. You come away with
a good working knowledge of what the rule or rules
really mean.
“I can't
imagine anyone who races or runs races not having
this compilation of the ‘case law’ of our sport.
It's a must for understanding the rules,” said
Ulmer.
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| UK-HALSEY
TO THE RESCUE OF ROLLER/FURLING MAINSAILS |
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increased sail area that can be carried when
battens are used is shown in yellow. |
ARE YOU TIRED
OF SAILING AROUND WITH A MAINSAIL THAT IS SO SMALL,
IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S REEFED?
DO WANT THE
PERFORMANCE OF A NORMAL, FULL-SIZED SAIL AND THE
CONVENIENCE OF IN-MAST FURLING?
If your answer
to these questions is "YES", UK-Halsey has the
solution;
AIR BATTENS
With an AIR
BATTEN system, you can have all the area of a
normal mainsail without giving up your furling
mast. You can enjoy the power and performance
of a well-shaped, full sized mainsail while sailing
and still easily roll it up when your sailing
day is over.
AND, you
can reef your main and retain the same smooth,
flat leech that the sail has when fully unfurled.
SOUND TOO
GOOD TO BE TRUE?
CLICK
ON THIS LINK AND CHECK OUT OUR VIDEO ON THE
AIR BATTEN SYSTEM.
THEN CALL
YOUR NEAREST UK-HALSEY LOFT AND PUT YOUR CRUISING
BOAT IN HIGH GEAR.
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| AUSTRALIAN
TAKES GOLD IN WOMEN’S MATCH RACING WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
SPONSORED BY UK-HALSEY SAILMAKERS |
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| The
Women’s World Match Racing championship
was sailed in the picturesque Swedish
town of Lyseki. Racing was close, hard-fought
and far from tranquil. |
LYSEKIL,
Sweden (July 28 – Aug 1). The last day of
the ISAF Women’s Match Racing World Championship
2009 was full of surprises. The big sensation
of the day was Australian Nicole Souter’s
impressive dominance, beating the former
World Champion Claire Leroy in the semi
finals and taking three straight victories
against Marie Björling of Sweden in the
final. Souter’s team won a true championship
with a top prize of 50,000 Euros. UK-Halsey
provided all the sails for the fleet of
12 evenly-matched 37-foot DS Match Racers.
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| NITEMARE
WINS FIRST OVERALL IN PT. HURON – MAC |
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Tom
Neill’s Great Lakes 70 NITEMARE was first in class
and first overall ORR in the 254-mile 2009 Pure
Michigan Bayview Mackinac Race. Neill was not aboard
due to health issues, but he was still a major member
of the team who was as excited as if he was aboard
the boat. The following is Tom’s congratulatory
e-mail to his crew. “Thank God
there is no I in team so I can be a part of your
success. It is now Tuesday am and it is official;
the reality has sunk in (thru the tears). I sit
here in total disbelief that we did it overall.
I don't care if it’s the Cove Island course - shore
course - ORR – IRC; the fact is you were the BEST
of all the competitors in your division and it doesn't
get any better than that!!! I have spent close to
40 years chasing the elusive OVERALL, got 4th 3
times, but never a podium finish.
“Although
I was not on the boat, hopefully you will allow
me the honor to claim that I was part of your
effort. I know you did all the work but don't
I get credit for making sure Jack made boat call???
I know I have told you all before and I know I
am getting melancholy but I can not tell you enough
what a joy it has been in my life to develop the
friendships that we all in our own way have, while
at the same time serving the passion that we love
(too bad we didn't get more ski trips). What we
have created over the last 15 years is something
so very special that most people in their lives
will never experience and I thank you for this!!!”
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| CHECK OUT
NauticEd — AN ONLINE SAILING SCHOOL |
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 NauticEd Online Sailing School will soon start
using UK Halsey water safety videos for it’s soon
to be released Safety at Sea online course. NauticEd
has many online classes teaching basic to advanced
sailing techniques. For novices, NauticEd has
developed a fun interactive sailing instruction
game that teaches the relationship between wind
angle and the set of the sails. The student must
quickly adjust the set of the sails to maximize
the speed of the boat around a racecourse. (See
this simulator at the Learning Center of the UK-Halsey
website by clicking
here.) For advanced sailors, NauticEd has
courses such as Maneuvering Under Power, Sail
Trim, Weather, Celestial Navigation, Coastal Navigation,
and Bareboat Chartering. At the conclusion of
each course, the student takes a real-time test
and is awarded a certificate.
Founder Grant
Headifen says he developed NauticEd for today’s
generation of sailors; those who want the education
delivered to them in a convenient and multimedia
format, who are used to online learning and for
those whose recreational time is at a premium.
NauticEd delivers the theory and then, if desired,
directs the student to a nearby sailing school
for practical experience. NauticEd has also developed
an experience-based Sailing Certification which
allows Bareboat Charter companies to see practical
experience and the online theory classes all listed
on one sailing resume. Visit NauticEd.org
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