In this Issue:
Verve Cup Results
Clipper Cup Results
Snipe Nationals- Final Results
Figaro Solo- Leg 2
Explorer Sets Record & news about the Race !
GLSOL Contest- We Have a Winner!
Ensign Nationals - Through 2 races
Torresen Sailing Site to sponsor Sailor

Verve Cup - Light and Lumpy
	The Chicago Yacht Club's Verve Cup
is in the books.  The three day around the 
buoys regatta was sailed Friday through 
Sunday in Chicago.
	Class winners are listed below.  
Despite our best efforts we have been 
unable to get complete results for some 
classes such as J/24, Etchells etc.  Our 
apologies to sailors in these classes.  
If they are provided we will gladly
publish them.
	

Class Winners:
PHRF 1  Hippy Chick One Design 35
PHRF 2  Erleichda Nelson Marek 36
PHRF 3  Eagle Tripp
PHRF 4  Blues Breaker Express 37
PHRF 5  Majic  C&C NE 39
PHRF 6  Fin-esse Sierna
PHRF 7  Measure for Measure G&S 37
PHRF 8  Planxty J 30
J 105   Revalation
T 10    US
Mumm 30 USA 48
IMS     V-Max
70's    Equation
J/24    Slurred not Spoken

For more results visit: 
http://www.torresen.com/races/98verve.asp

Clipper Cup- Muskegon to Port Washington
	Harbor Town Yacht Club's annual Clipper
Cup race is now final.  The 68 mile course 
takes the fleet across the open waters of 
Lake Michigan. The fleet was 37 boats strong.
	Class Winners are as follows:
Divsion I  Brass Tacks  Kaufman 46
Division II Relentless  Catalina 34
Division III On Business (Overall Winner)Hunter 31
Division IV  Summerwind

For results see:  
http://www.torresen.com/aroundalone/98clipper.asp

Snipe Nationals Final Results
	The Snipe classes series of national 
regattas were sailed in Gull Lake Michigan.  
The Heinzerling Series consisted of 3 races 
from August 12th to the 14th.  
	Winner of this series which is the 
Snipe National Championship fleet was George 
Szabo with crew Eric Wilcox.  They had finishes 
of 1-1-6. 2nd was Augie Diaz with crew Pam Kelly.  
They totaled 17 points finishing 3-12-2.  
3rd was Hal Gilreath and crew Alex Stout. This 
pair finished 5-9-7.
	Also concluded is the Wells Series.  
This fleet consisted of boats that did not 
qualify for the Heinzerling. The winner was 
Tom O'neil and crew Laurel Thompson.  They 
totaled 7.75 points sailing to finishes of 
2-5-1.  2nd were Chad Coberly and David 
Johnson with 18 points. 3rd went to Argyle 
Campbell and Brian Janney, who had 20 points.  
	For complete information please surf to:
http://www.snipe.org

Figaro Solo Leg 2
	Jean le Cam, one of the most 
experienced Figaro Solo skippers, steered 
his 30 foot Beneteau Figaro "Guy Cotten 
Chattawak" to victory in the early hours 
of this morning (Sunday). At 0529 (65 hours, 
19 minutes after the start) he crossed 
the line off Ile de Groix, having overtaken 
Drouglazet and Desjoyeaux in the closing stages 
during the night. The intensity of the 
racing has been incredible, as the fleet 
raced across the English Channel, and 
down the Brittany coast - home territory 
for Le Cam. 
	Ireland's Damian Foxall (Barlo 
Plastics) confirmed his place at the top 
of the fleet, with a fantastic 11th place, 
having raced the whole leg in touch with 
the leaders. 
	Michel Desjoyeaux's second place 
ahead of Drouglazet maintains his position 
at the top of the overall positions 
(classified by overall elapsed time of the 
two first legs). 
	Last Friday saw one of the Figaro 
sailors have to abandon ship.  Bruno Joudren 
hit the rocks off the Welsh coast and sank.  
Joudren climbed up on the sea side cliffs 
and was rescued via helicopter.  
	Leg 3 will take the fleet across the Bay
of Biscay to Gijon, Spain.
	The Figaro information is courtesy 
of Mark Turner, please visit:
http://www.offshorechallenges.com for more !

Explorer Smashes North Pacific Record
	Sunday August 16th at 15 46 40 San 
Francisco time the maxi cat Explorer finished
its Yokohama to San Francisco record run.  This
broke the old record held by Steve Fosset and
his tri Lakota.
	To put Explorer's performance in 
perspective, the previous record was 19 Days
15 hours and 18 mintues for an average speed
of 10.92 knots.  Explorers new record time is:
14 days 17 hours and 22 minutes at an average
speed of 14.6 knots.
	Explorer had an international crew of
7.  There were sailors from the follwing 
countries on board: France, Japan, Italy, 
Australia and the United States.  
	Explorer had a voyage that was fast, 
yet still had its moments of variable breeze.  
The first 24 hours of the voyage they logged 
nearly 400 miles. This give them a 121 mile 
lead on Fossett and they never gave this up.
	By the third day Explorer had a 264 mile
lead on Lakota.  During the 5th day the first
setback occured,  At daybreak while running off 
before a storm the webbing which holds the main
halyard block on the mast broke.  Two hours were
lost repairing this.
	As they crossed the 180 degree meridian
and set a spinnaker they had a 855 mile lead.  At
this point the crew felt they would be in 'Frisco
by the 15th.
	However they had a 36 hour battle with 
a high pressure/ligh air zone ahead.  On the 
morning of the 15th the breeze picked up and 
Explorer scorched off for the finish line.  
They finished Sunday the 16th.
	Although a fast time, skipper Bruno 
Peyron already has a feel for who will break it.  
It will be one of the boats that will be built 
for The Race 2000.  In fact, in a converation 
between a mid pacific Bruno Peyron and Steve 
Fossett who was then airborne in his balloon,
they agreed that Fosset's huge catamaran
will likely be the record breaker.  
	This potential 117 foot record breaking
cat is currently being built at Cookson's in 
New Zealand.  Also, under contruction is a 123 
foot aeoro rigged cat for British mariner Pete
Goss.  Finally French sailor Laurent Bourgnon
has a 123.5 foot catamarn under construction.
	So, Explorer has shattered the record.
It looks like the boat being built for the race
should be bigger faster and more fun to watch.
	For more info: http://www.therace.org

GLSOL Contest- We have a winner
	Ned Strain of Wilmette IL was the
winner.  He predicted that Explorer would finish
at 1533 SF time on Saturday.  Well, sailors
don't have ETA's they have destinations right ?
	No matter Explorer finished and Ned was
closest.  Ned will soon be receiving the sharp
and distinctive hat that he requested.

Ensign Nationals
	The Ensign National Championship regatta
is currently being sailed.  Location is Menominee
Michigan and the bay of Green Bay.  Host for the
event is the M&M Yacht Club.
	So far two races have been completed.  
37 Ensigns went under starters orders.  Winds 
were strong, from the North East at up to 
25 knots.  Large and lumpy seas accompanied 
the breeze.
	In race one three yachts had men 
overboard. None of these sailrs were wearing 
life jackets, but all were recovered safely.  
In one case this cost a boat 8 places.  
Three protests were pending from these 
2 races.  2 races each are on the schedule 
for Wednesday and Thursday.
	After 2 races home town sailor Jim Beyer
is leading after finishing 2nd and 1st.  Next is
Dean Snider with 4.75 points, and Tom LaBelle with 
7 points.  
	The forcast for today's racing is 
south easterly to southweterly winds diminished
in strength from the 25 knots on Wed.	
	Torresen Sailing Site and Great Lakes
Sail Online will provide further coverage.

Torresen Sailing Site to Sponsor Around Alone Sailor
	Today Torresen Marine, Inc. and the Modern 
University for the Humanities announced that the 
Torresen Sailing Site (http://www.torresen.com) will 
sponsorRussian sailor Fedor Konioukhov in the 
upcoming Around Alone Race. The Around Alone race 
is a single handed sailing race that covers 27,000 
nautical miles, making Around Alone the longest race 
on Earth for an individual in any sport.  
Both organizations believe this a unique 
global endeavor.

The Torresen Sailing Site Logo will be featured on
each side of the Open 60 sailboat named Modern 
University for the Humanities.  

Torresen Sailing Site produces a series of articles
detailing the adventurous exploits of Konioukhov.  
In future articles Torresen Sailing Site will profile
Konioukhov's Open 60 and Modern Universtiy for
the Humanities innovative learning programs.  
These articles are located on the Torresen 
Sailing Site at:
http://www.torresen.com/aroundalone/fk1.asp

Modern University for the Humanities is Russia's
largest university.  Torresen Marine, Inc. is a 
full service yacht yard specializing in sailboat 
service, sales and storage located in Muskegon Mich. 
The Torresen Sailing Site provides sailing
information and sailing products globally via the Internet.