In This Issue:
Good Old Boat Magazine
Featue Brokerage- 1969 Irwin 27
Around Alone Report
Strictly Sail Seminar Schedule
Holiday Gift Reminder
Frenchman's Reef Match Racing Regatta
Good Old Boat Magazine
Amongst the many sailing publications
available is Good Old Boat Magazine. Good
Old Boat is a publication focused on boats
that are 10 years old and up.
Good Old Boat has a mixture of articles
including boat profiles on good old boats
like the Cape Dory 30, the Niagra 35 and the
Ericson 35. Also, in each issue are technical
articles explaining things like through hull
fittings. Maintainence topics such as diesel
engines are also covered.
Good Old Boat is written with an open mind.
In an article on roller furling the author made
sure to mention the alternative of having a
reefable jib.
Good Old Boat also maintains a resource of
manufacturers, owners group and class associations.
This is very helpful when researching the purchase
and upkeep of older boats.
Subscriptions to Good Old Boat are $ 39.95
per year. I highly reccomend this magazine. Should
you happen to be stopping in to Torresen Marine
please ask us for a sample copy of Good Old Boat,
as we do have some.
Finally, Good Old Boat maintains a website at:
http://www.goodoldboat.com
Featured Brokerage- 1969 Irwin 27
This classic has recently been restored by
Torresen Marine. This full restoration includes
a recently completed Awlgrip paint job of the hull.
This boat has a very convenient keel/centerboard
arrangement which allows the draft to vary from
2 feet 5 inches to 5 feet.
This classic includes equipment such as a
130% genoa set on a roller furler. The asking
price of $ 7995.00 makes this the most
affordable of classics.
For more information and pictures please see:
http://www.torresen.com/brokerage/irwin27.htm
Around Alone Report December 16
Around Alone is the longest race on
earth for an individual. The 15 boat fleet
started in September in Charleston and
finished leg 1 in Cape Town South Africa. Now
they are sailing to Auckland New Zealand on Leg
2. Leg 2 started Saturday December 5.
Somewhere has now completed a run up the
fleet. As for most of Leg 1, Somewhere is now
the fleet leader. Of course, on Leg 1 Somewhere
was not able to hold this lead to the finish.
With 3800 miles to the finish Leg 2 is not yet
decided either.
Somewhere's run to first is complete.
The current reported speed is 16.3 knots, fastest
in the fleet.
Fila is now 2nd, 21 miles back of Somewhere.
Giovanni Soldini reports on the weather and its
affects: "It's freezing cold and I have a blazing
cold to go with it, so I'm a bit out of it."
PRB has dropped from the lead to 3rd.
During this time PRB experienced a knockdown.
4th is Group 4 93 miles from 1st, 25 more
than yesterday. Fifth is Gartmore 778 miles out of 1st.
Sixth in Class I is Modern University for
the Humanities, well back. Skipper Fedor Konioukhov
reports: "all systems are working perfectly."
Magellan is still Class I leader, but her lead
is down to a scant 5 miles. Cray Valley is still 2nd.
Currently Cray Valley is sailing at a speed of 13.1
knots to Magellan's 11.3 knots. Looks like the
Class II lead could also change.
Balance Bar is 3rd, 237 miles back. Wind of
Change is 4th, having closed to within 40 miles of
Balance Bar. Currently the 40 foot Wind Of Change
shows the same speed as the 10 foot longer Balance
Bar. Fifth is www.no-barriers.com. Neal Petersen
is frustrated by light winds. He plans to sail some
miles south in search of better breeze.
6th is Shuten Dojhi II. Minoru Saito reports:
"Drifting, it's not coming strongest winds. [The winds]
were 25-40 Kts N-NW and up to 50 Kts. Now drinking
a SAKE."
7th is Paladin 2. The final boat on the
course is Rapscallion III trying to make up time
she lost while making repairs. South Carolina has
yet to sail from Cape Town.
For complete daily updates please see:
http://www.torresen.com/aroundalone/leg2/stories.htm
Strictly Sail Seminars
You need only wait until this coming
January to attend Strictly Sail Chicago '99.
The dates to remember are: January 28 to January
31.
One the highlights of this show is the
extensive list of educational and informative
seminars available. Any type of sailor can
find subjects of interest.
Taking a look at seminars featued over the
shows 4 days one sees everything from racing to
crusing, how to topics and seminars on where to
sail.
Thursday the 28th sees seminars such as:
Mike Huck's How to: Prepare for Storms & Heavy
Weather Sailing and Thom Burns presenting a How to
in his Learn about Hydrofoils.
Friday the 29th's seminar highlights are:
Gary Jobson on America's Cup 2000 & Walter Cooper
showing How to Improve Photography at Sea.
Saturday sees a How to: Handle Lines
Simply & Effectively, and a Where to: Have a
Tall Ship Experience.
The shows final day Sunday has a How to
in the form of: Introduce Yourself and Your
Boat to Casual Racing and Chris Mitchell on
How to: Create & Coach a High School Sailing
Team.
For the complete Strictly Sail Seminar lineup see:
http://www.torresen.com/ss/99_sem.htm
Holiday Gifts For Sailors
The Torresen Sailing Site features a
number of gifts for sailing oriented folks.
From Posey and Sail 2000 Sailing Simulaors,
to the Ultimate Sailing Calendar and Book,
to Lakeland Boatings Lake Michigan Ports O' Call
and the Best of Sailing World and Crusing
World on CD Rom we can help finish off your
gift list.
However, we also want to save you money.
If you want to order from us, why not order by
Friday. This way we can use normal and less
expensive shipping methods. Don't wait until
Wednesday, so you have to pay for extra shipping.
If you end up ordering at the last minute,
the deadline is Wednesday at 1200 Eastern. If we
receive your order for an in stock item, we will
be able to ship it out and have it to you on
Christmast Eve.
Either way, Happy Holidays from all of us at
Torresen Marine and we look forward to your order.
To check out the Torresen Sailing Site's
selection of gifts, please visit:
http://www.torresen.com/market.htm
Virgin Islands Match Racing Regatta
Bertrand Pace, representing France's Yaka
Challenge for the America's Cup, defeated the
current World Champion of Match Racing, by
beating Peter Gilmour 3-0 in the finals. One
of the essentials of Pace's win was crew work.
With a crew of only 5 on J120's mistakes were
frequent, and Gilmour's crew had trouble with
kite work in the final.
Finishing 3rd was Great Britain's Chris
Law who defeated the Virgin Island's Peter
Holmberg 2 races to 1.
5th through 8th place were taken by:
Paul Cayard, Luc Pillot, James Spithill and
Gavin Brady.
A noteable incident during this regatta
was the injury suffered by Terry Hutchinson.
During pre start maneuvers Terry was grabbed
by the main sheet and deposited on a primary
winch. The toll was winch OK, Hutchinson
broken ribs and bloodied face.
For complete details see:
http://www.matchrace.vi/