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Sail Auckland - ISAF / RS:X

Fri 3 Feb 2012 - Tue 7 Feb 2012

Auckland

Sail Auckland is an ISAF Grade 1 Olympic and invited classes regatta to be held 3-7 February 2012 at the Royal Akarana Yacht Club, Auckland. Competing classes include RS:X, Laser, Laser Radial, Finn, 420, 470, 29er, 49er, Flying Fifteen, F18, Skud 18, Access Liberty, Access 303 and 2.4mR.

Participants may enter for this event online www.sailauckland.org.nz. The registration cut off is January 28th- so get in quick to avoid disappointment- late entries will not be accepted this year!

RS:X Worlds: Off The Pace in The Offshore Breeze

Consistency is king and the Dutch Flyer is proving to be the King of Consistency. Dorian van Rijsselberghe [NED] set a blistering pace in the off shore winds on the Leighton race track to day leaving his rivals distinctly off the pace.

He has extended his lead as we come to the business end of the regatta. Posting a bullet in the first. A 4th in the second. And a 3rd in then 3rd. He was the only one to master the tricky 15 knot plus conditions.

RS:X World Champs Update - Tom and JP joust for dominance

JP Tobin has sneaked ahead of Tom Ashley with a btter day, 3 (24) 2 to Tom's (20) 10 4 - leaving JP at 7th and Tom in 9th. http://www.perth2011.com/competition/PERTH2011/SAM102000/results Kiwi RS:X sailors feature from about 10min in in this video update - worth the watch http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=whil_seMMpg

RS:X World Champs Update - Tom slips and JP maintains in mixed day

Tom Ashley slipped one place to 5th after finishing 12 (discarded) today, while JP Tobin held 12 with a 6th and 10th (discarded). (correction on earlier notice, only 1 race was completed today)

Worlds Mens RS:X day 2 - Tom Ashley improves, JP Tobin slips

After 2 days Tom Ashley has improved to 4th (2 7 3 2) while JP Tobin has slipped to 12th ( 6 4 6 10). Results overall show a degree of consistency, although a couple of big names have had a least 1 poor race to drop them down the ladder, which may change dramatically when discards arrive. the separation between Tom and JP is not as dramatic as the Israelis, with MASHICH in first place and ZUBARI in 19th.

Worlds RS:X racing to be broken down into 3 fleets instead of 2

The Race Committee here at the ISAF Sailing World Championships in Perth Western Australia have made the decision to divide the RS:X men into 3 groups of about 30 racers in each. This unprecedented decision has been made despite class representations to ISAF asking that the fleet be divided in two as usual. The given reason is that the diameter of the centre course is a mere .90kms. It seems that the idea of rotating fleets into the centre course to give spectators a variety of sailing classes to watch has not been fully considered neither has the possibility of falling behind the schedule. When and not if this happens, 9 starts will be required on a windward leeward course in a maximum of 6 hours.

Men's RS:X sailors raise concerns about showcasing over fair competition at Perth Worlds

Petition against CENTRE Course: RS:X Men, Perth 2011 ISAF World Championships

Attention ISAF; the organising committee of the Perth 2011 World Championship; and all parties concerned:

YNZ Selection Policy for 2012 ISAF Youth Worlds

The 2012 Regulation for Selection to the 2012 NZL Yachting Trust Youth Team to attend the ISAF Youth Worlds Sailing Championship has come into effect on November 1st 2011. This regatta is the world’s premier sailing event for youth sailors, and New Zealand sailors may be selected to attend if they meet the requirements of this regulation. Sailors who will be under 19 on 31 December 2012 are invited to review the selection policy and review which NZ events are nomination regattas and included in the selector’s consideration process. Visit the YNZ website to download this document.

Neil Pryde RS:One Racing Class receives ISAF approval

The ISAF council granted the ISAF Class status to the RS:One Class on the 12 November 2011 at the annual ISAF meeting held in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

In its press release Neil Pryde states: The RS:One is the new, exciting, ISAF one-design Class by NeilPryde. One sail one board - everyone competing on the same equipment. It's the rider that makes the difference.