February
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- If you are thinking about going Europe this year, why not consider Venice by boat?
There are two beautiful marinas (or rather sailing clubs) available, although the
one on St. Elena island is more readily available for international tourists. There
are no check-in procedures and no custom fees, ever since Italy has become a member of the
EU. While Venice's paid attractions (like gondolas, museums, or especially
restaurants) are rather expensive (although not outrageously), just a walk in this unique
town is an immense pleasure of its own. And by the way, Venice is only one of the
hundreds of little cities of Italy, albeit one of the most precious. You should,
however, study the map well, because sometimes those little places that you've never heard
of offer something very special. One of those things might be the quiet and few
tourists! Remember to learn some basic phrases in Italian - many Italians do speak
English, others speak French, but just to be on the safe side you should know something in
their own language.
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- Feb. 14 - 20: 1999 Flying Fifteen World Championships will take place
in North Shields, Australia. It's open for all FF sailors. Please
contact Brenda.Lee@onyxet.co.uk for more
information regarding this event.
- Feb. 15 - 21: 470 Master's Cup - open for M-470 and W-470. This
will be happening Buckland's Beach, Auckland, New Zealand. The
organizers are Sail Auckland Inc. and you can contact them via email at bucksbyc@clear.net.nz.
- Feb. 14 - 18: Athens Eurolymp Week 1999. This event is organized
by the Hellenic Yachting Federation, and will take place in Moshato,
Greece. For more info you can email them at euro99@eio.gr,
and for the Notice of Race visit www.eio.gr/euro99.
Visit the same site for the competitors and results.
- Feb. 19 - 21: Interdominions is an event for 49er
sailors, organized by 49er Class Association. It'll take place in Bordon,
Hampshire, New Zealand, and to get more info contact 101445.1350@compuserve.com.
- Feb. 17 - 26: Mistral World Championship is taking place in Argentina,
organized by IMCO Argentina. It's open for M-MIS & W-MIS, and
for more info contact them at costa-hoevel@overnet.com.ar.
- Feb. 17 - 21: New Zealand Europe (and Finn) Class National
Championships will be taking place in Waitangi, Paihia, New Zealand.
It's organized by the Bay of Islands Yacht Club, and is open for
W-EUR and Finn classes. Contact them at bmacky@voyager.co.nz,
or visit the website for the Notice of Race, competitors and results: www.saildownunder.org.nz.
- Feb. 17 - 20: Prince Henry Cup will take place in the Centro
Comercial Marina, in Portugal (Edificio Marina Praia, 8125 Quarteira). The
organizer is CIMAV, and you can contact them at +351 8930 2536.
- Feb. 15: Rolex Yachtsman and Yachts Woman of the Year will be announced
in Portsmouth, RI, USA at 15 Maritime Drive. It's organized by the US
Sailing, and you can call them for more information at 401-683-0800, or email at lorenappel@compuserve.com, or simply pay them
a visit on the Internet at http://ussailing.org/.
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- Isabelle Autissier, 42, has capsized today in the Southern Ocean. (She is a competitor
in the world reknown race Around Alone). Everyone is too far from her to rescue her
immediately, she might have to wait until late today (midnight EST), until a fellow
competitor, Giovanni Soldini arrives there and helps. She has used her emergency
beacons twice, and in the morning has made voice contact with the race officials, saying
that she was capsized. Before the accident, she went very far south (55S 125.5W),
and was caught in very rough weather and high seas. The water is frigid, and Soldini
is still about 200 miles away from her. The greatest threat is that by tomorrow the
weather is supposed to worsen even more, so fast rescue is crucial. To read more
about this personal tragedy visit http://www.aroundalone.com/coverage/news/leg3/990215_02n5_isa.html
- Earlier this week another Around Alone competitor, Josh Hall, has lost his mast.
It broke below the lower spreaders, and right now he is probably somewhere on the Chatham
Islands, where he got using power and a jury rig made from the spinnaker pole and "a
lot of knots", sailing at about 6 knots. The Gartmore Investment Managment (his
boat) is otherwise intact, there were no apparent damages to the hull and deck. In
1994, in the BOC Challenge (the earlier version of the Around Alone) he hit a submerged
container and his boat sunk from under him. This time he was luckier, but still -
away from the race... To read more visit http://www.aroundalone.com/coverage/news/leg3/990212_01n5_hall.html
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