Championnat du monde i14 en NZ

Du 7 au 19 février auront lieu les championnats du monde de i14 au Takapuna boating club en Nouvelle Zélande.

www.i14.org/2005worlds/

Souhaitons bonne chance à nos dignes représentants francais : les frangins Vernières.

On arrive le 3 avec Benji ... On commence par le national NZ. J'navigue avec Benji sur le nouveau BV de Paul Bieker. Le bateau est magnifique, mais n'a jamais navigue. Il a ete fini 1 jour avant le "loading" des containers ... oopppsss! Apres le national c'est le "team racing".
Benji est dans l'equipe brits A (champion au Japon) ... a suivre de pres, et errr moi bin j'sais pas trop encore ... peut etre avec les Japonnais, equipier pour ma femme ou team A des us si j'trouve un bon equipier.
Bon pis apres c'est les individuels ... Andy/Benji et Paul/Guillaume.

2008: Championat du monde de i14 a Pornic. non?

Salut les filles,

on est arrive ya de ca 3 jours. baston les deux derniers jours donc pas de batal... Et le national est donc annule. Esperont que le team racing aurra lieu...
Ya 82 bateaux inscrits, les lignes de depart vont donc etre tendues.
Guillaume et Paul ont un batal magnifique. Il flotte et meme il avance! On dirait meme qu'il avance plutot vite... A voir...
Notre morri 12 est presque tout beau. On commence le team racing le 8. Je sais pas ou vous pouvez suivre ces conneries...

@+

Benji et Guillaume

Je sais pas ou vous pouvez suivre ces conneries...

Il faudrait pourtant nous le dire assez vite, ça nous intéresse !!! :o

Fréd.

Il faudrait pourtant nous le dire assez vite, ça nous intéresse !!! :o

T'inquiètes je vais faire paraitres les communiqués. Sinon sur Y&Y tu trouveras certainement des infos.

Salut,

Apres 2 jours de team racing:
demi finales:
Australie bat Canada 2:0
GBR A bat USA 2:0

Finale demain matin... Ca va chier...

Team GBR A gange 3:2 face aux Aussies.
Ca a ete dur, on a ete menes tout du long et on a pas rendu les choses faciles... Le vent etait variable et autour de 6/10kts.
La premiere manche, Ya qu'un seul bateau british qui prend le depart a temps... 10h du mat', c'est trop tot pour regater...
On gagne la deuxieme, les aussies gagnent la 3eme quand un de nous dessale dans le dernier pres. On gagne les deux autres mais la derniere s'est jouee sur le dernier pres car on a dessale au depart...
Enfin bon, on s'est bien marre, repas avec une petite piece de theatre de chaque team ce soir.
Demain, on a une practice race qui il me semble est plus pour les medias car on devrai aller virer une bouee dans la marina d'Auckland.

Bonne nuit a tous,

Benji

C'est génial ...
Reste pu qu'à gagner le championnat individuel ...
Allez on crois en toi

Très difficile de trouver des infos jour par jour. Je viens de trouver des photos ici. Ca va mieux quand on les voit.

www.takapunaboating.org.nz/Business/prod...ness/productship.htm

Communiqué jour 1
pas traduit on publiera un résumé quand on aura le rapport du jour 3

Opening day of racing in the International 14 Worlds provides both waiting and winning
The day started slowly off Takapuna Beach, with winds less than 5 knots leaving the Team racers almost adrift in the Hauraki Gulf. The water was like glass for as far as the eye could see, but by 3:00 p.m. the southwesterly filled in, and some spectacular racing was enjoyed.
The International 14s are here from around the globe for their 2005 world championships. Eleven 40-foot containers have arrived in Takapuna from the wharves of Auckland, and from them have emerged dozens of the sleek 14-foot racing dinghys, One boat also arrived by air-freight and the rest are New Zealanders.
Team racing, which pits two 4-boat teams against each other in a round robin format, started today. The seven competing teams include two from Great Britain, and one each from Australia, USA, Japan, Canada and New Zealand.
The building breezes stabilized at about 14 knots and provided some challenge for the sailors, many of whom experienced capsizes throughout the afternoon. Australia came on strong, achieving all wins, with one of the GBR teams close behind at 5-1. The first day of racing also provided some lessons for over-eager sailors, including the Canadian team who were recalled 3 times for being over the line early.
Although there were plenty of close encounters, the finish between Canada and the USA in race 13 was memorable. Canada might have come in 1st and 2nd, but the USA held them beyond the finish line and then tacked quickly, taking the win. It wasn’t until all 8 boats crossed the line that it was clear who had triumphed – a true display of team racing tactics.
The race officers were basically happy with the day, in spite of the slow start. “At the end of the day we achieved our objective,” said John Parrish, Principal Race Officer, “which was to get in one full round of racing. We’re looking forward to tomorrow.”
The last race finished at about 7:30 pm:
Positions after Round 1:
Australia 6 wins 0 loss
Great Britain A 5 wins 1 loss
USA 4 wins 2 losses
Canada 3 wins 3 losses
Great Britain B 2 wins 4 losses
New Zealand 1 win 5 losses
Japan 0 wins 6 losses

Communiqué jour 2

Round Robin 2 and Semifinals were raced today at International 14 Worlds

Today’s conditions were ideal for Teams racing – flat seas and steady breezes under a near cloudless sky.  In contrast to yesterday the winds were fair and racing started at 1000hrs. The second round robin was completed by 1330.

Australia experienced their first loss of the series in the morning, losing to the USA.  Prior to that they had an exciting race against one of the Great Britain teams.  The British boats had taken the 1st and 2nd positions.  In order to pull a draw the Australians had to sail circles in front of the remaining GBR boats, forcing them back to the last places, which they did, winning the race.  This was an excellent display of team tactics.

After an hour ashore the top four teams (Australia, Great Britain A, Canada, and the USA) sailed off in the semi finals in conditions that were a little fresher and produced some spectacular rides, especially on the down wind gybes! The benefits of  short course racing with numerous starts was made obvious by the improvement of the boat handling and sailing skills of the crews.

The format for the semis was the first 2 of 3 races.  Both winning teams were able to win the first 2 races, so sailing the third was not necessary.  The semifinals were won by Australia and Great Britain A.  For complete daily race results, go to www.takapunaboating.org.nz .

The team finals will be sailed tomorrow morning. It should be a good contest.

Photo gracieusement fourni par Richard Gladwell

Communiqué jour 3

British win the International 14 Team Racing at the 2005 Worlds

It was a great day for Team Racing at Takapuna, New Zealand today, with exciting competition in light southerly winds.

Three umpire boats followed the fleet and whistles were heard across the water. For the first time in the regatta penalties were issued and penalty turns were taken.

The format was that the winner would be the first team to win three races out of five. Australia took the first race and race two went to Great Britain A. The balance continued to tip back and forth as Australia won the third race, and Great Britain A the fourth. The tension was understandably high as the teams headed into the fifth and final race.

There was a great deal of changing of position in the last race, but Great Britain A came through to win.

Tonight all the teams will be celebrating at a dinner to be held at the oceanfront Takapuna Boating Club facility. While they wait, team members will be watching videotaped footage of themselves on the big screen, with moans at the capsizes and cheers at the successful maneuvers.

Friday 11th February is the first fleet race, which will be a practice for the official worlds which start Saturday.

Notre amis Benji est "seulement" 36ème avec des places de 20,26 et DNF sur les 3 premières courses. :'( :'( :'(
Irwin est particulièrement régulier :
www.takapunaboating.org.nz/SMLogo/SW2140205.htm

Et guére meiux pour le reste de la fratrie Guillaume "Vernaise"!? : DNF DNS DNC
Doit y avoir du souci technique dans l'air.... :-[ :-X

Voici le communiqué du premier jour des régates de flotte.

Pas de bol j'ai vraiment pas le temps de faire les traductions en ce moment et en plus avec l'accouchement qui arrive je dois tout anticiper au boulot pour pouvoir me libérer alors que je bosse déjà comme une mule  . 

Bright Sun and Big Gusts in Day One of the International 14 Worlds Fleet Racing

Sometime around midnight last night, a weather front moved across the top of New Zealand, replacing yesterday’s brash northerlies with gusty southwesterlies. The difference was the waves. Yesterday the waves were steep and heartstopping, while today the mainland provided some shelter for the International 14 sailors.

Most of the 83-boat fleet lined up at the start, for a spectacular display of I14 technology. In 20-22 knots of breeze the start was clean, with nobody OCS.

Capsizes seemed to be the rule of the day, and winning meant staying upright and staying in one piece. At the first mark, Jason Beebe and Tim Berg led the pack in AUS 628, with Great Britain’s Chris Turner, New Zealand’s Dan Slater, and Australia’s Grant Geddes and Dan Wilsdon in AUS 626 in hot pursuit.

But it wasn’t to last, as one dramatic moment followed another. Jason Beebe crossed the bow of a car-carrying cargo ship and capsized – just far enough to leeward to avoid being crushed. Two of the others also took spills, leaving Grant Geddes to take the lead.

AUS 626 managed to hold onto their position all the way around the track. The only boat close on their heels was AUS 633 with Alan Vickery and Andrew Wilson onboard. The latter team kept it together all the way to the last bottom mark, and then capsized. AUS 626 went on to win.

There were some big wind shifts in the race, which kept both the competitors and the committee boats on their toes. But at the end, Grant Geddes and Dan Wilsdon had a convincing win.

The “stick to it” award has to go to Katie Nurton and Nigel Ash on GBR 1415, who never gave up even though they were half a leg behind the leaders, and took both last place and 44th. Way to go, or as they say in New Zealand “good on ya!”.

Le deuxième jour a été annulé pour cuase de vent faible et fortes bascules.

Voici le résumé du 3ème jour :

Races Two and Three of the International 14 Worlds bring Challenges to the Fleet and Two Bullets for AUS 631

It was a long day out on the Hauraki Gulf for the International 14s. Because there was no racing yesterday, the Race Committee scheduled an extra race at 10:00 am today. Boats and sailors began appearing on the beach as early as 8:00 am, and the day finally ended around 6 pm for most of the fleet. There was a good break at midday, when everyone sailed back to the beach for lunch and a rest.

The big story of Race Two was a weather front that passed through the harbour about halfway through the racing. It brought wind shifts, huge gusts, chilling rain and poor visibility for a time. Although the breeze was 18 kts with stronger gusts at the start, the shift associated with the front caused lots of capsizes as people were forced to gybe without a spinnaker and reach into the bottom mark, often dumping when they got there.

Great Britain’s Chris Turner was first at the top mark with a big lead, but then fell back. New Zealand’s Dan Slater and Nathan Handley led at the end of the first lap, but capsized at the bottom mark, which must have been disappointing for the pair.

From about halfway through the race it was Lindsay Irwin and Andrew Perry from Australia. Taking the lead on the second beat, Irwin built up a huge lead that was never threatened. The top three finishers in Race Two were: AUS 631 Irwin/Perry, GBR 1516 Richardson/Baker, and AUS 626 Geddes/Wilsdon.

After the lunch break the fleet sailed out to start Race Three in winds again of about 18kts but with higher gusts and small seas. Four boats were over the line at the start (OCS) with two returning and two carrying on. Brad Devine had a huge lead at the top mark and stayed ahead for the first 5 legs. But in the third beat Alaistair Richardson and Ian Barker got through. They led until they capsized while dropping their spinnaker during the gybe at the bottom mark . That let Lindsay Irwin through to beat Brad Devine to the finish. Richardson took third.

Race 3 also saw a 3-way international collision at the bottom mark between boats from Australia, North America, and Great Britain. Everyone came out of it sailing, but there will likely be some repairs being made tonight.

At the end of the day, the sailors seemed happy. A US competitor was effusive about the venue, saying: “From my perspective I can’t think of a more fitting place for a World Championships. Why? The heavy breeze, the current, the puffs, the shifts, the 83 boats and the chop – when you put all these things together there’s no room for forgiveness, and you really find out who is the best in these heavier conditions.” And Maureen Bates who sails with her husband Andrew said, “It was a day to just enjoy the sailing.” What more can you ask?

Photos, gentillement fournies par Renée Speak.

Voici le résumé du 4ème jour.
On notera que la jolie figure de Lavignoule n'a pas échappée à Renée Speak (qu'on remercie une nouvelle fois pour les photos).

Brilliant conditions for Race 4 of the International 14 Worlds bring the two British RMW Marine boats to first and second place

It was challenging sailing today under crystal clear blue skies off Takapuna Beach in Auckland. The pressure at the start was about 12-15 knots from the southwest and with 30 seconds to go it seemed that the whole fleet was at the starboard half of the line. Suddenly the boats started running the line, and at the gun the fleet was spread out pretty well. Eighty-one boats had a clean start, and 79 of them finished, all within the allocated time.

The breeze proved to be inconsistent, however, which added to the other factors of tide, lifts, and cargo ships. “It was a tricky old day,” said Ian Barker, crew for Alister Richardson on GBR 1516, which came in fourth today. Apparently the British boats sporting the RMW Marine spinnaker had those tricks figured out, as the winner today was GBR 1513 with Stevie Morrison and Ben Rhodes on board. Now at first and second in the standings, they are followed by Australian Brad Devine (see photo) in third place today and third in the standings. Brad and crew Denis Jones led at the first two marks, followed by James Fawcett, who ultimately took second place today.
According to Stevie Morrison, skipper of today’s winning boat, “I got on the right side of the wind and got lucky.”

Local New Zealand sailor Dan Slater moved up a notch in the standings from 6th to an exciting 5th. Dan apparently felt he might have done even better than his 10th-place finish today if he had had a larger jib.

And the winds were definitely lighter today. In fact, the boats were almost becalmed at the finish, as the winds diminished as forecast. The second run and final beat were shortened due to the lack of wind, and there was a beat to the finish. At the end, the most savvy sailors lined up close to the beach to get out of the tide and then almost drifted into the finish.

Another interesting scenario was provided when two large commercial ships were guided and timed to get through the fleet with the least disruption under the supervision of Harbour Pilot Captain John Barker. Seemingly only Paul Bieker and Guillaume Vernière had to make the decision not to tangle with the tanker (see photo).

Peter Hayward in CAN 590 crept into the top ten places with his 14th place finish today. Bjorn Frasch in GER 172 is the top German boat, holding down 29th place after today’s racing, and the top US contenders are Ted Rogers and Tim Burks in USA 1137 at 35th place. The Japanese are in the bottom half of the fleet.

At the end of the day, the top ten place holders changed very little, with one, Warren Sare dropping to 12th, and CAN 590 taking his place. But the light winds certainly presented challenges for previous 1st and 3rd place holders AUS 631 Lindsay Irwin and AUS 626 Grant Geddes who came in 27th and 29th today, but stayed in the top ten by virtue of their consistently low performances earlier in the week.

As Race Officer Ross Wilson said, “The big shifts today gave the boats the opportunity to gain or lose position,” and those who got it right went ahead.

There will be no racing until 17th February, as tomorrow is a spare day.

Question:
Je suis un peu surpris, on m'a toujours explique que les deriveurs et plus encore les skiffs doivent naviguer le plus a plat possible... surtout au portant ! Ca se comprend pour planner, il vaut mieux etre sur le fond plat du bateau que sur les bouchains...

Or sur les photos, les bateaux sont gites et assez franchement sous spi. Comme on peut supposer que les equipages en photos ne sont pas des manches et que cela se retrouve sur plusieurs photos, ce doit etre voulu.. Quelle justification a ce choix a priori non-academique ?

M'aurait on menti ou la verite est ailleurs ? ???

Effectivement ce ne sont pas des manches.
Soit il y a un risée au moment de la photo et ils sont tous en train d'abattre. Soit tout simplement ils doivent faire la bouée à tout prix et du coup ils restent très loffé.
C'est super chaud à faire car si tu restes comme ca t'as interêt à réagir trés vite sur les risées ou ado/refu

Je suppose qu'ils sont convaincus qu'à plat serait mieux... mais encore faut-il y arriver tout le temps  
Sur un 14pieds, qui est très léger, tu sens immédiatement l'accélération du bateau dès qu'il est à plat. Il ne faut pas avoir pratiqué longtemps le 14 pour être convaincu de la chose mais 50m² de toile sur une coque de 4.20m pour 80 kg, tu ne fais pas tout le temps ce que tu veux  . Rester dessus c'est déjà pas tout le temps facile (n'est-ce pas Guytoon  )
Avec Fred, notre vieux 4.70 il était toujours à plat, mais maintenant avec le croc, ce n'est plus pareil...

Dans moins d'une semaine, l'entrainement intensif recommence. Prépare toi Guytoon