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New (or back to the old) WebsiteSunday, September 10th, 2006
TV ShowSabina travelled to Pakistan this spring and had some trouble with the delivery of her ticket. Due to lack of attention by the internet travel agent GOTOGATE, the (paper) ticket was delayed and she ended up having to fix a duplicate herself for the first part of the journey between Copenhagen and London (where Emirates had promised a replacement for the rest of the journey, which worked well)... Upon her return, she claimed a refund from GOTOGATE but they kept finding excuses (se hacian los suecos!). So she ended up contacting the "consumer rights program" who helped throw some dirt on GOTOGATE and shake the manager into his senses (strange he couldn't figure out what was right or wrong before they called him up!?). Anyway even if it is in Swedish, you can see the video of the SVT program. Enjoy it (we did... immensely!!). Bunch of OR in Bjärred...
The story:
Ian and Katrin live in Caaaaaliiiifoooorñaaaa and so do Alison and Alan. They meet now and then and did so lately just some weeks ago in Berkeley before parting on their corresponding travels: Ian and Katrin were going to visit family and attend her sisters wedding in Germany. Jenni is married to Harald (who is Norwegian/English born in Rome and OLD of Scandinavian School in La Moraleja, which is how they met on the bus) and they have lived in Vetlanda, Sweden for ages. Additionally: Alison and Alan have lots of contact with Jennifer Price. Alisons mother (Mrs Law nee Librarian at RC) is Godmother to Jenni and Alison is Godmother to Jenni's daughter. And, Ian and Katrin were doing Germany and they somehow mentioned that (amongst other places) they would be in Kiel. That is about as close as you can get between Germany and Sweden and it takes no more that 3 hrs (incl a short ferry ride) by car. "Is that so?" they said when I told them so, "well in that case we'll definitely drive over and maybe spend the night at your place" - which they did. About two hours after Ian and Katrin arrived in Bjärred, Alison, Jenni & Co. turned up too! So, suddenly I was trying to catch up with three OR's who I had not seen for over 30 yrs (which is like about a century's worth of back-log to catch up on! Well Alison and Ian had just met a short while ago back home in Berkeley, but out of pure coincidence they now crossed paths again half way around the world in Bjärred! And, Jenni and I finally got to meet "the other OR who lives in Sweden". In one of the pics we are all standing on the same spot which at that time registered the highest concentration of +30 OR/meter2. ... in the whole world... ever(?)... in any case outside Madrid. We couldn't have planned that. Asif Mike in the 505 World ChampionshipsSunday, July 30th, 2006
Winners were Australians Michael Quirk and Geoff Lange, with second Howie Hamlin and Jeff Nelson (USA) and third Mark Upton-Brown and Ian Mitchell (GBR). Overall after three races; Upton-Brown and Mitchell (GBR) retain their lead with a three point advantage over Quirk and Lange (AUS). Hamlin and Nelson (USA) are in third tied with Boris Herrmann and Julien Kliener (GER). Race Three Quirk and Lange took the lead during the first downwind leg, but not before class newcomers Toby Dale and James Cole of Great Britain had their best day's work in the boat by leading the 112 strong fleet around the first mark after a testing opening beat of one and three-quarter miles. However, they were passed on the frenetic downwind leg by not only the Australian boat but by a group of other boats including the early series leader, Mark Upton-Brown and Ian Mitchell (GBR) and the winners of the previous race, Ebbe Rosen and Olle Wenrup After the frenzied place changing on the downwind leg, the leading pack started to settle down on the next beat. Quirk and Lange held off the challenge of Upton-Brown and Mitchell, who in turn were comfortably ahead of Rosen and Wenrup. With the wind now beginning to gust over 22 knots (Force 6), the reaching legs were always going to be a challenge, and the leading group all accelerated away from the windward mark in a coruscating display of spray and power over waves that were up to one and a half metres high. The first reach was set at a tighter angle than the second, and although Quirk and Lange were able to hold their spinnaker all the way to the gybe mark, Upton-Brown and Mitchell were forced to drop theirs to make the rounding. At that stage it looked as though the Australians had established a decisive lead, but on the second reach they sailed too deep. Howard Hamlin and Jeff Nelson of the USA rounded the gybe mark in sixth place, but were first to spot a gust that enabled them to power through to third place by the leeward turn, closely behind Upton-Brown and Mitchell, who in turn were back hard on the heels of Quirk and Lange. The next beat was the closest of the day with the top three all keeping a wary eye on each other. Hamlin and Nelson were able to outwit Upton-Brown and Mitchell early on by picking up a slight inside lift as the British duo footed off to try and put pressure on Quirk and Lange. At the top mark, only two boat lengths separated each of the first three boats; Australia, from America from Great Britain. The Australians had obviously decided to keep things simple off wind and when Hamlin and then Upton-Brown called early gybes, they elected to carry on blasting towards the left hand corner of the course. With Hamlin being two times World 18 foot skiff champion and Upton-Brown also having considerable experience in International 14s, it was not surprising that these two boats decided to try breaking the Australianís hold on the race by working the gybing angles down the long downwind leg. However, Quirk and Lange proved that, on this occasion, simple was best. Their single gybe tactic resulted in an increased lead of about 150 metres, thus giving them a comfortable cushion going into the final leg. Upton-Brown and Mitchell had just managed to squeeze back in front of Hamlin and Nelson at the leeward mark. Once again, however, the Americans managed to edge through the British pair upwind and held onto this advantage to the finish. Another British team, Ian Barker and Mark Darling, who had been steadily creeping up through the fleet managed to claim fifth place close behind Stefan Boehm and Gerald Roos of Germany. Top six Race 1: |
2006 © Runnymede Class of 76
Second day of the 505 Worlds at HISC with sun and stonger winds. One race was held and after a general recall due to a wind shift during the gate start the fleet raced in 16 to 18 knots winds.