Friday, December 17, 2010

F18 Class Rule Changes

To all,

The international F18 Association had it's December meeting last weekend and some changes to the class rules have been agreed. These will be current from the 1st Jan 2011 so please take note

The Council approved unanimously to change the class rules as follow :

Standing Rigging change :

F.6.2 CONSTRUCTION

From 1st January 2011

(a) MANDATORY

(1) A forestay and bridles of 1 x19 stranded wire of minimum diameter of 4.0mm.

(2) Shrouds of 1 x 19 stranded wire of minimum diameter of 4.0mm.

(3) Trapeze wires of stranded wire or textile with a minimum diameter of 2.5mm.

(b) OPTIONAL

(1) A pair of diamond wires of 1 x 19 stranded wire of minimum diameter of 4.0mm.

The compliance date of 1st January 2011 would give any affected boats 12 months to comply.

The Council agreed to request TC to make for July 2011 meeting a proposal in order to limit the maximum dagger board projection under the hull.

10. Material used in F18 hull construction

The Council recall D.3.1 rule : The core cell material is not a class legal material.

A recorded letter requesting the details of boats already produced has been addressed to Loday/White on 7th of November with "No answer from the Company".

A second and last letter will be issued shortly requesting the details of boat produced and sold prior to 1 of August 2010 (list including owners name and hull number).

The boats produced and measured prior to 1st of August 2010 and listed on a class document will be allowed to continue to compete in F18.

All other boats using Core cell will not be class legal.




Kind Regards
James Ogilvie

Performance Pro
james.ogilvie@performancepro.com.au
www.performancepro.com.au

PH: +61 400 701 878
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Thursday, December 9, 2010

Cool Vid from the French F18 Asociation

F18 Class Catamaran French promotional video 2011 from Matthieu Le Page on Vimeo.



Filmed by Matthieu Le Page
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Thursday, December 2, 2010

Kembla Klassic


Last weekend nine F18s joined the fleet of about 100 boats to compete in the Kembla Klassic. On Saturday a 10-15kts nor'easter made for a pleasant mornings race. Jason and Josh reveled in the light conditions and won the first race with the Brewins second. In the afternoon the breeze kicked into 25-30kts with some gusts reported at 38kts. Of the eight boats racing, six broke stuff and only three finished the race. Steve Brewin replaced his dad to crew for his brother Chris and the pair won the race. Capsizing and turtling seemed to be the order of the day for the rest of the fleet. Jason and Josh capsized three times and still finished 2nd. By the end of the afternoon many of the boats sported "chock tops". The wind increased and the third race was abandoned as all committee vessels had a busy afternoon rescuing broken boats.
To compete in a weekend regatta you need tactics both on and off the water. How you navigate around the bar can have a big impact on the next days performance and your position in the point score. With this in mind I brought in the "big guns" last weekend to crew for me. Legendary party animal Neil Moxham did his best to wipe out the opposition on Saturday night. Grantly was completely shattered Sunday morning and the young blokes Jason and Josh were more than a little dusty. Despite our best efforts to corrupt the lads they pulled it together to sail brilliantly and win both races with a convincing lead.
Results
1st Sailing Scene Jason Waterhouse and Josh 0.75, 2, 0.75, 0.75 = 4.5
2nd Suebo Chris and Richard Brewin 2, 0.75, 3, 2 = 7.75
3rd White Tiger Brett White and Jon Jay 8, 3, 6, 4 = 21
4th Frisky Cat Kyle and Grant 6, 10C, 4, 3 = 23
5th Harken James and Grantly 3, 10C, 2, 10C = 25
6th Carbon FX Tim Makepeace 7, 10C, 5, 6 = 28
=7th Flying Fish Leanne and Neil 9, 10C, 8, 5 = 32
=7th Cruel and Heartless Ian Simpson and Grant 5, 10C, 7, 10C = 32
9th The Rose Billy Nissen 4, 10C, 10C, 10C = 34
NSW Travellers' Series Results (with one drop)
1st Brewins 1, 1, 1, (2), 2, 1, 2 = (10) = 8
2nd Kyle and Grant 4, 2, 2, 5, (5), 4, 4 = (26) = 21
3rd Jason Waterhouse 11, 8, (12), 1, 1, 2, 1 = (36) = 24
4th Greg and Kez 2, 2, (12), 3, 4, 12, 10 = (45) = 33
=5th Pellew / Beasho (11), 8, 4, 4, 10, 5, 5 = (47) = 36
=5th James and Pete 2, 4, 3, (15), 10, 7, 10 = (51) = 36
=7th Whites 8, 8, 7, (10), 8, 8, 3 = (52) = 42
=7th Leanne and Stuart 5, 5, 9, (11), 7, 9, 7 = (53) = 42
9th Rod Waterhouse 11, 8, (12), 6, 3, 6, 10 = (56) = 44
10th Ian Simpson 7, 8, 6, 7, 10, (12), 7 = (57) = 45
11th Nissens (11), 8, 5, 11, 10, 3, 9 = (58) = 47
12th Morgans 6, 8, 8, 8, 10, (12), 10 = (62) = 50
=13th Henk 9, 8, 10, 9, 10, (11), 10 = (67) = 56
=13th John Flewin 11, 6, 12, (15), 5, 12, 10 = (71) = 56
15th Tim Makepeace 11, 8, 12, (15), 10, 12, 6 = (74) = 59
16th Peter Lane 11, 6, 12, (13), 9, 12, 10 = (73) = 60
=17th Caedric and Darci 11, 8, 12, (15), 10, 10, 10 = (76) = 61
=17th Towndrows 10, 8, 11, (15), 10, 12, 10 = (76) = 61
19th Terry and Vince 11, 8, 12, (14), 10, 12, 10 = (76) = 62
Party time
The Sydney Flying Squadron, Milson Point have invited the F18s and the A class cats to sail on the 18th Dec. The club has lost the 12foot skiffs and the new commodore Chris Haskard is keen to get the F18s and the As sailing occasionally at the SFS. On the 18th Dec we do not need to pay an entry fee and they will have a Christmas party after the race with seafood and a great band. The club also run a spectator ferry so it is a fun day for family and friends. Sydney harbour is a great place to sail and the parties at the Squaddie are legendary. Please let me know if you want to race.
Coming Up
F18 Nationals
The NOR is on the website www.ausf18.org.au
Gosford Sailing Club
Friday 21st Jan Marathon Race (no points counted)
Saturday 22nd – Monday 24th Jan Racing
Nacra Nationals
2-8th January Port Stephens Sailing and Aquatic Club
Hobie Nationals
30th Dec – 5 Jan Vincentia Sailing Club Jervis Bay
C2 Nationals
2 –8th January Hervey Bay Sailing Club. In conjunction with the Taipan and Viper Nationals.
Next Events of the NSW F18 Travellers Series
Jan 21-24 F18 Nationals Gosford
Feb 5 Pulbah Island Marathon race Speers Point
Feb 27 Cock of the Bay Marathon Kurnell
March 5,6 Trial Bay Regatta
April 17 Kurnell
see you on the water
Leanne Gould
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Tuesday, November 23, 2010

Kembla Klassic Regatta (27-28th Nov) and the Nationals

 
The Kembla Klassic this weekend (27–28th Nov) will be the 7th event of the NSW Travellers' Series.
 
Details
It is on at Port Kembla Sailing Club, Northcliffe Drive Berkeley NSW
$60 entry fee
Registration Sat 0800 –1000hrs
Briefing Sat 0930hrs
Race 1 – Sat 1100hrs
Race 2 – Sat 1400hrs
Race 2a – back to back with race 2
Race 3 Sun 1000hrs
Race 4 Sun 1300hrs
Friday night bar and snacks
Sat / Sun lunches
Sat night Bar and BarBQ
Sun morning breakfast
Camping for $10 per night per campsite.
 
F18 Nationals
The NOR is on the website www.ausf18.org.au 
Gosford Sailing Club
Friday 21st Jan Marathon Race (no points counted)
Saturday 22 – Monday 24 Racing
 
Nacra Nationals
2-8th January Port Stephens Sailing and Aquatic Club
 
Hobie Nationals
30th Dec – 5 Jan Vincentia Sailing Club Jervis Bay
 
C2 Nationals
2 –8th January Hervey Bay Sailing Club. In conjunction with the Taipan and Viper Nationals.
 
See you on the water
Leanne Gould
 
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Monday, November 15, 2010

F18 State titles

 
Sunshine and classic nor'easter put a smile on all the F18 sailors faces at Palm Beach Bullets Regatta last weekend. It was great to see new young blokes join the fleet. We had young Michael McCormick race with Rod Waterhouse on the Wild Cat.  Caedrick and Darbi Reader joined the racing in a Capricorn. Paul Whyte and Rob spent the weekend putting together their new boat. Welcome to the new blokes. Young Lachie White had his first solo sail in a Hobie Wave before the event and his Dad Brett had a problem to get him off the thing to race the F18.
 
This weekend the Steve and Richard Brewin, in the C2, gave us all a sailing lesson and won the F18 NSW state title in style. Jason Waterhouse and Josh McKnight came second and Billy and Dean Nissen were third.
 
Results F18 State Titles
 
1st Steve and Richard Brewin 1, 2, 1, 1, 1, (12OSC), 1, 1 = (20) = 8
2nd Jason Waterhouse and Josh McKnight 4, 3, (8 ), 4, 2, 2, 2, 4 = (29) = 21
3rd Billy and Dean Nissen 2, 4, 5, 2, (12OSC), 4, 3, 3 = (35) = 23
4th Kyle Amadio and Grant Rogers 5, 5, 2, 3, ( 8), 6,  6, 5 = (40) = 32
5th Grant Pellew and Grant 7, 6, 4, 6, 5, 3, ( 8), 6 = (45) =37
6th Rod Waterhouse and Michael McCormick 6, (12 DNS), 12 DNS, 12 DNS, 3, 15, 2 = (53) =41
7th James Ogilvie and Paul Williams 3, 1, 3, 5, (12DNS), 12DNS, 12DNS, 12DNS = (60) = 48
8th Brett and Lachie White (9), 7, 7, 7, 6, 8, 4, 9, = (57) = 48
9th Leanne Gould and Stuart Morton (8 ), 8, 6, 8, 7, 7, 7, 8, = (59) = 51
10th Caedrick and Darbi Reader 10, (12DNS), 12DNS, 10, 4, 5, 9, 7 = (69) = 57
11th Henk Zeeman and Spike (12DNS), 9, 9, 9, 9, 9, 12DNS, 12DNS, = (81) = 69
 
Next Events of the NSW F18 Travellers Series
 
Nov 27-28 Kembla Klassic Port Kembla
Jan 22-24 F18 Nationals Gosford
Feb 5 Pulbah Island Marathon race Speers Point
Feb 27 Cock of the Bay Marathon Kurnell
March 5,6 Trial Bay Regatta
April 17 Kurnell
 
 
 
 
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Olympics - RIO 2016: Multis are Back

Olympics - RIO 2016: Multis are Back

Great News,

The ISAF Council, on a proposal from Chris Atkins, Chairman of the Events Committee, did agree on a slot of ten events, including Mixed Multihull, to be used at 2016 Olympic games, by 19 votes in favour and 16 votes against...
Best regards from Athens,

Olivier Bovyn
Pres IF18CA 

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Wednesday, November 10, 2010

Queensland F18 State Titles

Results
Top 5
1st Adam Beattie -Jamie Lietner
2nd Dale ,Blair Mitchell
3rd Warren Guinea-Marja Van Helden
4th Luke Mcmullen-Jes
5th Michael Guinea-Viv Haydon
Regatta Report
The Qld F18 State titles were held at Mission beach between Cairns and Townsville on the weekend on the 23rd of October. A total of ten F18s competed, with boats from Brisbane, Airlie beach, Townsville, Cairns and Port Douglas. A total of five races were held over the weekend. The first two were held on Saturday morning in about 10knots of breeze and sunny conditions. Warren and Marja were leading the first race but decided to do an extra lap as they can not count to 2, this allowed Luke McMullen to claim 1st place. The next race Warren and Marja won convincingly, followed by Adam and Jamie.
The Round dunk Island race followed on Saturday afternoon, in about 15knots of breeze. The big outgoing tide made for some choppy conditions around the back of the island. Adam Beatie narrowly lead Dale Mitchell at the top of the island followed by Warren Guinea. Once the spinakers were raised for the long downwind home Adam increased his lead and won the marathon in a time of 80 plus minutes which is the fastest in ten years time. Dale Mitchell sailed a great race to take second place. Warren and Marja just finished ahead of Michael Guinea to claim third spot. The run home was great with big seas and strong winds, but once around the back of the island, the seas became flat which made for a quick trip to the finish line.
Sunday saw about 12-14 knots of breeze. Adam and Jamie showed us all a clean pair of transoms and easily won the both races.
Training
Adam and Jamie have been in Europe for six months this year working at the Nacra factory and sailing at all the major regattas. This experience has made them a lot quicker and showed us all how much they have improved. We held a training afternoon on Friday, which was followed by the annual trip to Dunk island resort for some quiet drinks. This year you could hardly see the island due to the rain and 20 plus knots blowing acros the bay.
The fleet in North queensland is steadily growing with three or more new boats to follow soon. Boats are sailed in Airlie Beach, Townsville, Cairns and Port Douglas and are mostly Nacra Infusions, but one Hobie Tiger competed this year and we all spent some time showing him some favourable tips.
The Mission beach regatta is a great event combining standard races with a true ocean marathon. It is one of the last remaining events of its kind in Australia. In addition we would like to thank the following sponsors for there help in donating trophies for the F-18 Qld state titles.

Harken
Ullman Sails-Airlie Beach
Nacra NQ
Regards Warren
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