Around the World of Sailing

3 October 2001

Event News: Farr 40 North Americans
Available on line at:
http://www.torresen.com/atwos/2001/oc/1003/ms.htm

The final event listed on the 2001 Great Lakes Sailing
Calendar was a season ending prestige regatta for the Farr
40's. In 2001 newcomer Bob Hughes had won the Great Lakes
season series, the first of 3 goals. However, in his second
he failed as Heartbreaker was defeated in the Canada's Cup.

Winning this regatta was Heartbreaker's 3rd goal. Coming
off the Canada's Cup loss, one wondered what their form
would be.

Heartbreaker answered concerns with 2 wins in the first 3
races sailed in 15-20 knot NW winds. At the end of day 1
however, Samba Pa Ti led as Heartbreaker also posted an 8th.

As the tough fall northerly continued Heartbreaker again won
2 races on Day 2. Fellow Great Lakes boat Voodoo moved into
2nd.

Heartbreaker's 2/6 on Day 3 was not their best but still
better than their closest competitors.

Going into the final race Heartbreaker led Voodoo by 4
points. Heartbreaker's 4th kept them ahead of Voodoo and
Samba Pa Ti. A fine bounce back win for Bob Hughes and
team.

Links: Farr 40 NA Coverage
http://www.torresen.com/races/farr40_nationals/2001/index.htm

Theme: Haul Out and Winterizing
Available on line at:
http://www.torresen.com/atwos/2001/oc/1003/ms.htm

Winterizing Your Fresh (internal) Water Cooled Inboard Engine
by Gordon Torresen

This is to give general guidelines for the winterization of
inboard engines that have internal, heat exchanger type
cooling systems. Variations will become evident for
different brands of engines, the principals will be the
same. Engines do not freeze. It is the water within the
engine and peripherals that freezes and causes damage. To
preclude freeze damage you must either eliminate the water
or make it so that it will not freeze.

Good steps to follow:

1) Check the specific gravity of the internal coolant.
Antifreeze checkers are widely available, and very cheap.
Depending upon your location, be assured that the freeze
protection is adequate. If protection is marginal, either
drain some off and add 100% new or change the whole lot.
Antifreeze should be changed every three to five years,
according to Yanmar and the AF makers.

2) Shut off the sea water intake sea cock, if the boat is in
the water.

3) Take the hose off the seacock and put it into a jug of
environmentally friendly antifreeze. It is sometimes easier
to remove the hose at the pump and use a different hose into
the jug.

4) Start the engine and run it until the antifreeze comes
out the exhaust.

5) Reinstall the hose to the seacock.

6) Reopen the seacock after the boat is hauled. If the boat
is to be left in the water, the seacock may require
winterizing, again depending on the severity of your winter.

If you are not located where winterizing is required, read
this through and purr.

It is highly recommended that if the lube oil needs to be
changed that it be done prior to lay-up so that fresh oil is
coating the innards of the engine. If fuel filters are in
the plan to them first. Then start the engine to check the
fuel filters and warm the engine to facilitate the oil
change.

Event News: Volvo Ocean through Day 4
Available on line at:
http://www.torresen.com/atwos/2001/oc/1003/ms.htm

This week's Volvo Ocean race report comes in a question and
answer form, along with annotations as to who some of the
sailors are.

What's it like When You're Racing?

Mark Rudiger [winning navigator last time around],
Assa Abloy

Looking up the rig on Assa Abloy
Credit: Assa Abloy

"After a week of noisy wet sailing, five of us are
now fighting for boat lengths mostly within sight of each
other. Roy {Heiner,'96 Olympic Bronze medallist} is steering
and anticipating every little puff while distance and bearing
to the other boats is quietly relayed to him. His mind is
crunching thousands of computations per minute trying to
figure a way to cover all the angles for the three boats just
behind us, and gain on Tyco just ahead.
Magnus {Olsson sailing his 5th Volvo] watches them like a wise
hawk through the binoculars while I read out the distances on
the radar. At the same time, I'm downloading the latest
weather models and updated surface pressure/wind tendencies.
Then I run numerous scenarios on the computers to figure short
term and long-term goals.

From Amer Sports One, News Corp. in site
Credit: Amer Sports One

Mikey {Joubert, South African bowman}
is perched like a cat on the boom scanning the horizon for
signs of Wind lines. Sydney {Gavignet a French Figaro
sailor} is leeward trimming the kite like a fisherman trying
to catch that elusive trout. Guillermo {Altadill a Club Med
crew in The Race} is watching the trim and looking for
clouds that can be our friends or our worst enemies.

What's the Weather been like?
Grant Dalton [recently a lap of the planet on Club Med],
Amer Sports One "Here we are in the longest period of
sustained light air vmg (velocity made good) running (downwind
sailing) in any of the round the world races I have been in,
in the fattest boat in the fleet, by heaps."

How do you get ahead?
Keving Shoebridge [5th VOR, 1st as skipper] Tyco
"The speed differences between the boats are almost
immeasurable and all gains and losses come from positioning
and strength of breeze you are in."

Sail repair
Credit: Team News Corp

Who's winning? There's a pack of 5 led by Illbruck, then
Tyco 11 miles back, Assa Abloy 12, Amer Sports I 13 and News
Corp. Then Djuice 91 miles arear, Amer Sports II 122 and
SEB 125. Djuice and SEB have lost mileage due to broken
headboard cars.

Down the rig on SEB
Credit: Team SEB

Included in the online version of ATWOS are a dose of
pictures from onboard the boats.
Links: Latest Position Report or 'Sked'
http://www.volvooceanrace.com/result/position/leg_1/
News Corpt Strategy
http://www.teamnewscorp.com/news/latest/tnc_Latest_News_Leg1/0,1529,586,00.html
SEB Report
http://www.teamseb.com/teamseb/jsp/Crosslink.jsp?d=136&a=700