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| Souter Wins Skandia Sail For Gold |  | | Nicky Souter, Nina Curtis and Olivia Price (AUS) have won the 2010 Skandia Sail For Gold Regatta by defeating Claire Leroy, Marie Riou, and Elodie Bertrand (FRA) 3 - 1 in the Finals. The Australians took the first two races, before Leroy fought back to win the third. But saving three successive match points was too much for Leroy and her team, and they lost the fourth race to cede the gold medal to Souter, Curtis and Price.In the petit-final to decide third and fourth place, the USA team Anna Tunnicliffe, Molly Vandemoer and Deborah Capozzi won the bronze medal by defeating the Dutch team of Renee Groeneveld, Annemieke Bes and Brechtje van der Werf.With World Cup Standings leaders Lucy Macgregor, Kate Macgregor and Annie Lush (GBR) already confirmed in fifth place this meant Claire Leroy, Marie Riou and Elodie Bertrand (FRA) were confirmed as the ISAF Sailing World Cup champions for 2009-2010. Tunnicliffe and her team take second overall in the ISAF Sailing World Cup behind Leroy with Lucy Macgregor finishing third. | | Aug 15 10 |
| New Elliott 7s RNZYS Youth Programme fleet out training |  | | The RNZYS Youth Training is well underway in the new fleet of Elliott 7 metres. Youth programme coach Guy Pilkington says the boats have exceeded expectations. The boats provide enough of a challenge to sail well whilst at the same time they are controllable and responsive. The fleet are equipped with symmetrical spinnakers for match racing and asymmetrical gennakers and a prod for fleet racing. | | Jul 28 10 |
| Elliott 9 Overload wins double handed 50 miler |  | | The Randell brothers, sailing their Elliott 9ss OVERLOAD won PHRF in the 1st Division in the SSANZ B&G Simrad double handed 50 mile race. First on line and PHRF in the cruising division was the Elliott 1350 FLYER sailed by owner Stuart Reid and partner. Run by the Short Handed Sailing Association of New Zealand the popular B&G Simrad series is held over three weekends in winter and is made up of races of 50, 60 and 100 miles and also has short haul divisions. The second race of the series is scheduled for 14th August.Pictured Overload in fully crewed mode racing earlier in the year. | | Jul 19 10 |
| Skudina wins Stena Match Cup |  | | Renee Groenenveld, Netherlands, beat Lucy McGregor in the semi finals to win her place in the final against European Women's Champion Ekaterina Skudina of Russia. Skudina had successfully defeated 3rd ISAF ranked, Katie Pellew in the semis.
The event was sailed in the Olympic Class Elliott 6m. Womens match racing has a strong national following in Sweden. The crowds lining the rocks watched a sunlit, emotional final where Skudina down 2 points took her situation square on and drove Groenenveld into a miscalculated premature start taking the final score to a nail biting 3 to 2 win.Skudina fought off Groenenveld to be Queen of 2010 Womens Stena Match Cup Sweden. Photo courtesy of Dan Ljunggsvik Stena match Cup | | Jul 12 10 |
| Russian team win gold at Kiel Week |  | | The new Women's match racing Kiel week ISAF Sailing World Cup champion is Ekatarina Skudina and her crew Irina Lotsmanova and Elena Syuzeva from Russia. They defeated world number two Claire Leroy (FRA) and crew Marie Riou and Elodie Bertrand 2-1 in the finals. With Skudina's victory, the ISAF Sailing World Cup sees its 5th different champion from 5 events in the 2010 season. The Sailing World Cup will conclude in August with the Skandia Sail For Gold Regatta at the site of the 2012 Olympic Sailing Competition: Weymouth, Great Britain. A delighted Ekaterina Skudina from Russia said
I am really happy, especially today as we were a little behind the schedule and after a weeks sailing we are very tired." She seemed to revel in the light and shifty conditions, "I was born in Moscow and sailing on the lakes in Moscow, its good for us, it's my favourite conditions. It means a lot to me to win here and especially for my crew. Pictured the Finland team racing at Kiel.
| | Jun 25 10 |
| New Elliott 7s design launched by RNZYS |  | | The new Elliott 7 metre design for The Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron was unveiled this week when the new fleet of 10 Elliott 7s was launched at the RNZYS.
The new Elliott 7s is to be used by the squadron's elite Youth Training Programme. The inaugural fleet was Elliott 5.9 which was replaced after 10 years with the Elliott 6 metre. The new 7 metre yachts are capable of taking four crew and will provide more of a keelboat experience than the smaller boats. The boats were built in Auckland by Yachting Developments, masts and rigging supplied by Southern Spars and sails by Doyle Sails. More pics at www.sail-world.com | | Jun 03 10 |
| First Sailing World Cup Win for French |  | | Jubilant French crew Anne-Claire Le Berre, Alice Ponsar and Myrtille Ponge won the Women's match racing in an exciting last day of the Delta Lloyd Regatta 2010. The breeze picked up to about 15-18 knots, sometimes gusting up to 20 knots during the match race finals. Le Berre and Mcgregor (GBR) had a close battle for the match racing title. In the semi finals on Sunday morning the British team won 3-0 against Bekatorou (Greece) while Anne-Claire Le Berre (FRA) won 3-0 against Echegoyen (ESP). Both teams got two races each playing the title on the last Match. After a good start McGregor took the lead until the last leg when the French enjoyed a gust to sail away to the finish and collect their first Sailing world Cup victory.
"This victory means a lot for us. This is the first time that a French team wins a Match-racing event in the Sailing World Cup. It is also very special to win against the British who have been undefeated until today. Our objective was to get to the semi-finals, so everything after was a bonus." Photo Sander van der Borch | | May 31 10 |
| Aquila Recently Launched in Sydney |  | | Congratulations to Sydney owners of Aquila. Launched recently, Aquila is the latest Elliott 1550 Tourer. Built by New Yachts China the yacht was shipped to Melbourne for the final fit out. Aquila's owners are delighted to finally sail their new boat and report that they are thrilled with the sailing performance. The voluminous interior provides a sense of space and offers spectacular visibility. The walk through saloon to cockpit provides indoor outdoor flow -a trademark of the Elliott Tourer Series. | | May 24 10 |
| Elliott 6m selected for Stena Match Cup Sweden |  | | World Match Racing Tour event, Stena Match Cup Sweden in Marstrand, has appointed the new Elliott 6 as the boat for the women's class.
The decision to use the same racing boats as the 2012 Olympic Sailing Competition will create a pinnacle event for women's match racing.
WMR, which in the 2012 Olympic Sailing Competition will be sailed for the first time, has developed into the crown sailing class for women. The entry of the new racing class of the Olympic Sailing Competition has already given a dramatic increase of elite sailing for women around the world. Therefore it is a natural step for Stena Match Cup Sweden to open up for the Olympic match racing class already in tthe 2010 event.
The entry of the Elliott 6m class for the women in Stena Match Cup Sweden will even further strengthen the premiere sailing event in Sweden, which already is a Championship event for male match racing skippers and teams, part of the World Match Racing Tour. Ten International female teams will race the Elliott 6 at Marstrand this year. The teams have a crew of three, all of them are top stars in their countries in female match racing.
This can become the breakthrough in racing for Swedish women's elite sailing. It will also increase participation from national teams with all it's support and professionalism, says Stefan Rahm, director of the Swedish Sailing Federation.
The two Swedish teams will be lead by the two star skippers Anna Kjellberg, the new star who became runner up at Stena Match Cup Sweden the last two years, and Linda Rahm, previously ranked second in the world.
The Swedish teams will meet the world's top ranked teams and stars this summer. It will be a great measure of their potential, any one team of the ten can reach the top of the podium in the end of the week. That's how tough it will get, says Martin Sohtell, project manager of the event organizer.
Stena Match Cup Sweden became one of the earliest events to establish a women's class in 1999. As a result Sweden has grown to a strong nation within women's match racing.
The campaign in the Elliott class is a natural step in a long term commitment that GKSS has had to WMR. It is really thrilling to tie the teams athletic efforts to reach the Olympics with the largest sailing event in Sweden, says Peter Klock, managing director of GKSS. Pictured WMR in Palma courtesy of Nico Martinez
| | May 11 10 |
| Halbrock wins Olympic Sailing Week France |  | | The Elliott 6m featured for the first time at the Olympic Sailing week in Hyeres France. The women's match racing event was won by Silke Hahlbrock (GER) and her team. Team Hamburg won the final 3 nil against Anna Tunnicliffe (USA). Claire Leroy (FRA) won the Petite Finale against Australian Katy Spithill. Frustrating wind conditions throughout the week tested the crews who had prepared for the usual reliable conditions in Hyeres. Crews praised the race committee for their hard work in setting courses and getting through so many races in very light and fluky conditions. | | May 05 10 |
| Groeneveld wins Gold in Palma |  | | Netherland's Renee Groeneveld and crew won the gold medal in the Women's Match Racing at the ISAF Sailing World Cup event Trofeo SAR Princesa Sofia MAPFRE 2010 in Palma. They beat Nicky Souter (Aus) 3 to 1 in the finals. Sally Barkow (USA) took the bronze with a 2-1 victory over Lucy McGregor's British team. Mixed conditions prevailed throughout the regatta with the Elliott 6m and RSX fleets being the only event able to sail on all of the regatta days.Photo courtesy Nico Martinez | | Apr 07 10 |
| RanTan 11 wins series and slashes 3 races. |  | | Congratulations to John Meade and his Ran Tan II crew who won the last race in the RPNYC Offshore Series and won both Club and PHRF for the series Ran Tan was the only boat to finish all six races in the series. They took three firsts on Club handicap and two on PHRF, and won all 6 races on line. They also set three new race records. The record for the Brothers Island race, sailed in 25 knot northerly, was slashed by one hour and twenty minutes. It has been an outstanding season in Wellington for Meade and his Elliott 50 crew. | | Mar 31 10 |
| Sailing World Cup starts in Palma |  | | The Eliott 6m mades its Palma debut yesterday with all three groups making a start to their round robin series. Seven teams finished the day with a 100% success rate including defending ISAF Sailing World Cup champion Lucy Macgregor (GBR, multiple world champion Claire Leroy (FRA), 2009 ISAF Rolex World Sailor of the Year Anna Tunnicliffe (USA), Lotte Meldgard (DEN),and Sally Barkow (USA) fresh from competing at the Congressional Cup. Photo Nico Martinez | | Mar 29 10 |
| Pellew wins New Zealand Womens Match Racing |  | | Sailing in the RNZYS fleet of original Elliott 6 boats Katie Pellew beat fellow Australian Nicky Souter in the one race final to win the New Zealand womens yachting match racing championship in Auckland yesterday.
Pellew was 46 seconds ahead at the finish, while Samantha Osborne beat fellow New Zealander, Stephanie Hazard, by one minute 24 seconds in the petit final to finish third overall. Pictured Souter vs Osborne. Photo courtesy RNZYS
| | Mar 08 10 |
| RPNYC team win International Youth Match Racing |  | | Josh Junior and his team of Matt Steven and Chris Jones from the Royal Port Nicholson Yacht Club have successfully defended their title and won the 2010 National Bank International Youth Match Racing Championships in style. Junior and his formidable crew did not lose a single race in the Double Round Robin series and only one race in the finals. In the finals Junior won the first race by 41 seconds but Tiller and his RNZYS crew won the next by 12 seconds to keep the series alive. Junior won the final race by 43 seconds and the overall win. In the petitfinal third overall from the round robins Jordan Reece representing the Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron held onto his position beating Josh Porebski 2 races to nil.Photo courtesy RNZYS.
| | Feb 22 10 |
| New Evo 660 launched |  | | This new Evo 660 was recently spotted at Vivians Bay, Kawau Island. The Evo 660 is a completely new approach to the modern powerboat with emphasis on efficiency. The design combines low power and fuel requirements with outstanding ride quality and performance. The walk around side decks add convenience and safety and provide plenty of space in two cockpits for all sorts of water sports, while the pod provides all weather comfort and shelter. The Evo 660 has been designed to run effortlessly with a single 90HP outboard. | | Feb 17 10 |
| RanTan Line Honours Mrs Jones Second in Wellington to Nelson Race |  | | Heavy conditions in Cook Strait then light air in Tasman Bay played havoc with the 2010 Wellington to Nelson race but nothing deterred the big, athletic Elliott 50 ft Ran Tan II, which trekked into Nelson in just over 18 and a half hours to take line honours and the offshore handicap title. The big ocean racer hit a top speed of 23 knots in Cook Strait, and owner John Meade went home with the coveted Dimock Trophy for his and the crews efforts. Crew members reported that conditions in Cook Strait were fearsome and then it was so slow it was hard work getting around Stephens Island. Ran Tan was followed home by Nelson boat Mrs Jones. An Elliott 11 metre sailed Nelson yachtsman Charlie Gallagher and his crew. Following the race was the Tasman Bay Cruising Club regatta which included a number of Wellington boats and the core of Nelsons racing fleet. Winning a number of races throughout the regatta Mrs Jones was second overall. Pictured Elliott 11 Mrs Jones | | Feb 09 10 |
| US Team wins Rolex Miami OCR Womens Match Racing |  | | The Womens Match Racing in US Sailings Miami OCR finished in a nail biting final. US team Anna Tunnicliffe , Molly Vandemoer and Debbie Capozzi defeated Lucy MacGregors GBR team in a highly charged, best of five series. Team MacGregor got through to the finals without losing a race. With the score at 2 all the tie breaker became a do or die match for the gold. After a tough start. The lead changed a couple of times ending with Tunnicliffe defending the starboard lay line and narrowly edging out MacGregor by half a boat length. Claire Leroy world number one beat Nicky Souter and her Australian team in the petit final to finish third and fourth overall. Photo courtesy of USSailing 2010 Walter Cooper | | Jan 31 10 |
| Womens Match Racing Intense at Miami |  | | Action from Day 1 of Rolex Miami OCR which started 25th January and includes the first Womens Match Racing event for 2010 sailing in the Elliott 6m. The match racing event features 24 teams divided into three groups of eight, sailing round robin in a series of over 200 races, which eventually pare down to two boats, sailing for Gold on Saturday. NZL team in Group C completed 7 races with 5 wins. The team of Samantha Osborne , Jenna Hansen, and Raynor Smeal have made it straight through to the gold fleet, which includes the top two from 3 groups with two more teams who win places through the repecharge. Day 2 was sailed in shifty 7 to 15 knot conditions and choppy seas. Pool A will finish up tomorrow along with the repecharge for the final 2 places for the quarter finals. The top 6 will have a round robin which will determine seedings for the quarter finals. NZL team has three races scheduled for tomorrow. For more info www.rmorc.ussailing.org Photo Rolex Dan Nerney | | Jan 27 10 |
| Veloce Wins Melbourne to Hobart |  | | Congratulations to Phil Simpfendorfer, owner of Veloce, his new Elliott 44 cruiser racer. Phil and crew have won the IRC division in this years Melbourne to Hobart race. The race was sailed in a variety of wind conditions. Veloce was first boat around Tasman Island and finished 2nd on line and 3rd on PHS. Photo courtesy of Teri Dodds. | | Dec 31 09 |
| Rapparee wins in ARC |  | | First boat home in the cruising division of the ARC, Atlantic Rally for Cruisers, was Rapparee an Elliott 53 ft centre cockpit cruiser. New Zealand owner, Steve Wilson, commented that the race was sailed in great conditions with breeze all the way and under gennaker for the last 10 days. Sailing with friends and their young sons they covered the 2800 miles from Las Palmas to St Lucias in 13 days 16 hours an average of 200 miles per day. Further information Atlantic Rally | | Dec 18 09 |
| New Elliott 6m fleet arrive in Australia |  | | Sailors from the Australian Womens Olympic Match Racing squad training on Sydney Harbour on one the new Elliott 6m boats recently arrived in Sydney. Australian skippers Nicky Souter and Katie Spellew are currently ranked 3rd and 4th in the world match racing rankings. | | Nov 18 09 |
| RanTan Wins Wellington to Lyttleton Race |  | | Congratulations to John Meade and his crew on RanTanll who recently took line honours in the Wellington to Lyttleton yacht race. This follows on from their recent success in the Coastal Classic from Auckland to Russell. | | Nov 13 09 |
| Overload Video Coastal Classic Ride to Cape Brett |  | | Overload Elliott 9 metre SS Winner Overall Handicap. New record boats under 30 ft Check out race video footage www.youtube.com Photo at www.oceanphotography.co.nz | | Oct 28 09 |
| Overload Wins in Coastal Classic |  | | Elliott 9m Overload has smashed the Coastal Classic record for boats under 30 ft, finishing at Russell wharf after 10hours 23 mins 56 secs 1 hour 7 minutes ahead of the old record set in 1996. This also eclipses the under 35 ft and under 40ft record. Owners Matt and Scott Randell and crew worked hard throughout the race, which was sailed at an intense pace, to be the first 9m monohull home.Overload was the 8th monohll to finish and won the prestigous race on handicap overall. John Meades Elliott 50, RanTan, was a star performer as the 2nd monohull on line and ahead of the pre race favourite the new 52ft Georgia. The double handed division was won by the Elliott 6.5 Geralda, finishing over an hour ahead of the next boats. This outstanding performance meant Geralda also won the division on handicap. Division 8 for cruising yachts was won by Ian Studd sailing his Elliott 1450T Ubique, to take line and handicap honours. Pictured Matt and Scott receiving the SailsureNZ trohpy for 1st boat Overall on Handicap. | | Oct 26 09 |
| Dutch win Gold in Womens Match Racing |  | | The gold medal for the Women’s Match Racing in the Skandia Sail for Gold Regatta has been won by the Dutch team of Renee Groeneveld , Annemieke Bes and Brechtje van der Werf. They beat the strong British crew of Lucy Macgregor, Annie Lush and Ally Martin by two races to one. Groeneveld said This is a new team, so we did not really know what to expect, but we have done a good job in training and we have been learning fast this summer. She added We are very happy this is the last World Cup of the year and it is a nice way to go into the winter.
Macgregor said: We are delighted with the result, but we were a bit frustrated with our racing, although we pulled together well as a team. Today the wind was lighter and we were not quite as strong in those conditions. US team Anna Tunnicliffe, Molly Vandemoer and Alice Manard beat Claire Leroy and French crew 2 to 1 in the battle for bronze.
| | Sep 20 09 |
| Samantha Osborne Wins Inaugural Buddy Melges Challenge |  | | The inaugural Buddy Melges Challenge hosted by the US Sailing Center Sheboygan was won by Samantha Osborne and crew Jenna Hansen and Roanor Smeale from New Zealand. They beat Jen Provan and crew from Canada in a thrilling five-race final on Sunday. Osborne won the first two races of the final, however Provan came back to beat Osborne in Race 3. In Race 4 she passed Osborne halfway down the final leg to tie the series and set up an exciting final race in which Osborne passed Provan on the final leg to win the regatta. A second New Zealand crew of Stephanie Hazard, Susannah Pyatt, and Miranda Powrie took third place overall in the series. Pictured some action from the event. | | Sep 15 09 |
| Quattro Wns IRC Title at Magnetic Island Regatta |  | | Graham Donnells Quattro, the Elliott 11 sloop, recently relocated to the Townsville Yacht Club fleet, has won the IRC racing title atthe Sunferries Magnetic Island Race Week.Donnell reports that it was a great regatta with great sailing weather, the competition was tough and it is an honour to win in Townsville. Last years winner Wayne Millar, who has held the title for the last ten years, commented that they were well beaten in this regatta and outsailed by the Quattro team who deserved this victory.
| | Sep 11 09 |
| Olympic sailors hard at work in Weymouth |  | | Sailors from the Netherlands Womens Olympic squad enjoying their work whilst training at Weymouth for the Sail For Gold Regatta to be held in September. The regatta will be held at the venue for the 2012 Olympics. The RYA fleet of Elliott 6m combined with the 4 Dutch boats will be used for the womens match racing. | | Aug 29 09 |
| Elliott 6m arrive in the USA |  | | The first Elliott 6m yachts in the USA were launched this week at a ceremony to celebrate the arrival of the boats at the US Sailing Center in Sheboygan. Members of the US Womens Olympic match racing team gathered to take part in the launching of the fleet and to sail the boats for the first time. The sailors will participate in training clinics and regattas on the boats at Sheboygan. For the winter months the fleet will be relocated to Miami.Photo courtesy of Gary C. Klein The Sheboygan Press. View more pics at www.sheboyganpress.com | | Aug 13 09 |
| Utsider first home and gets revenge |  | | As the sun came up over the Latvian port of Liepaja this morning two boats vying for position at the front of the Baltic Sprint Cup fleet swept across the line at the Latvian Naval Ship VIRSAITIS Chieftain close offshore within minutes of each other, the honour of a salute from the ships L70 Bofors 40mm gun going to UTSIDER sailed by her young crew from Warnemuende. This leg saw the westerly wind soften at first, then increase to a steady 18 to 20 knots allowing for fast passage speeds. After fighting the whole race Utsider passed the 57ft Scho Ka Kola 300 meters from the finish.To read more about the Utsider visit their site at www.utsider.de
Follow Baltic Sprint Cup race here Baltic Sprint Cup | | Jul 27 09 |
| Fast ride in the Baltic. |  | | After a brilliant start in Warnemunde, Germany Jan Brugge and the crew of Utsider (Elliott 45) had an exciting race for line honours in the in the first leg of the Baltic Sprint Cup. The night fight was finally won by Scho-Ka-Kola with Utsider crossing the finish line in Ronne, Sweden just 28 seconds behind. Launched in New Zealand in 2000 as Maverick the 45 footer was bought by Tilmar Hansen and shipped to Germany in 2005. Named Outsider Hansen took line honours in 5 legs of the Baltic Sprint Cup in 2005. Now called Utsider the Elliott 45 is set up as a youth sail training boat with the crew made up of talented, young sailors.To read more about the Utsider visit their site at www.utsider.de Follow Baltic Sprint Cup race here Baltic Sprint Cup | | Jul 22 09 |
| ISAF Sailing World Cup Match Racers Prepare for Kieler Woche |  | | Crews of Olympic hopefuls make the most of practice day in Kiel preparing for the ISAF Sailing World Cup at Kieler Woche. The first eight Elliott 6m keelboats to arrive in Europe are being used in the event. This has been made possible with the collaboration of yachting federations from Finland, The Netherlands, and Germany who have provided their boats for the regatta. 22 crews from 11 nations will compete in the event. Photo courtesy of Mark Ivey | | Jun 20 09 |
| Elliott 6m European Debut |  | | The first batch of the new Elliott 6m keelboats selected as equipment for the Women's Match Racing event at the 2012 Olympic Games have left the boatyard and are on their way to Germany to make their worldwide debut at the sixth event of the ISAF Sailing World Cup.
The build of the first eight of the new Elliott 6m designs were completed at McConaghy boats in China and left the yard last month. The boats are being shipped to Hamburg, Germany from where they will be moved to Kiel for Kieler Woche, the penultimate event of the 2008 09 ISAF Sailing World Cup series, taking place from 19 to 24 June. Following on from Kiel, some of the boats will later be transported to Weymouth and Portland, Great Britain for the final event of the World Cup series, the Skandia Sail for Gold Regatta in September.
| | Jun 09 09 |
| Elliott 1350 Tourer Flyer wins again |  | | Flyer, sailed by owner Stuart Reed, enjoyed another race success last week finishing second on line and first on corrected time again in RNZYS Friday night race. Flyer is an Elliott 1350 Tourer, one of several performance cruisers in the Tourer range. Her owners enjoy the ability to do the occassional race and be competitive as well as having the pleasure of cruising short handed in comfort. | | May 07 09 |
| Matt Owen and crew win fourth National Title |  | | Close racing was not enough to stop Matt Owen and crew of Walter Turnbull who have won the Elliott 7 Australian National Titles for the fourth year running. The strongest fleet ever contested the Australian Elliott 7 titles. The event was conducted by WMYC and the Queensland fleet led by Andrew Barney. The organisers did a magnificent job and the Class agreed to hold the National Titles there again in 2010. The fleet had challenging conditions with some races allowing the crew to set kites at every mark. Day one saw WalterTurnbull win the first two races. There was a glimmer of hope for the others in the third race when Mitchell Sails won. The second day began with a windward leeward race and despite extreme weather changes WalterTurnbull managed to sail away from the fleet to win by a very large margin. The fleet then headed off on a passage race around Peel Island the unsettled breeze had boats on either side of the course leading at some stage. The fleet then headed back up the bay with the committee wisely deciding to shorten the course. WalterTurnbull took line honours again.The final day was the closest racing of the series with the boats rounding the bottom mark 3 or 4 wide. WalterTurnbull sealed their series with a win in the first race with Evergreen and Barney Army battling out for the remaining podium places. For more information on the class and boats for sale visit the class website www.elliott7.yachting.org.au | | Apr 20 09 |
| New Womens Match Racing Champion |  | | Jess Smyth and her Georgia Racing Team of Aimee Famularo, Amy Mulcahy and Anna de Fluiter have won the 2009 New Zealand Womens Match Racing Championships held in Auckland. The event was sailed in the RNZYS fleet of Elliott 6s in predominantly light conditions. Second was another RNZYS team skippered by Miranda Powrie and third place went to Australian Katie Spithill and her team from the Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club. Photo courtesy of Ivor Wilkins.
| | Mar 31 09 |
| Overload Elliott 9ss takes 8 guns in Bay of Islands Regatta |  | | Building on a great result in this years challenging Coastal Classic the Elliott 9ss Overload was a top performer at this years Bay of Islands Sailing Week. After a 2nd on line in race one Overload took line honours in the remaining eight races. Sailing in light to moderate conditions over the three days Overload showed impressive speed and slick crew work. In the Overall Series results Overload was 1st General Handicap and 1st PHRF. Congratulations also to E16 Upshot 2nd Gen Handicap, Elliott 1050s High Voltage and Second Nature, and Frivolous Fish and Viper who also featured in the results. Photo courtesy of www.luvmyboat.com | | Feb 03 09 |
| ISAF Invites Applications From Member Nations For Womens Match Racing Olympic Equipment |  | | ISAF is inviting Member National Authorities (MNAs) to place orders for the Elliott 6m, the boat chosen as equipment for the Womens Match Racing event at the 2012 Olympic Sailing Competition.
Elliott Marine Ltd is pleased to announce that the ISAF Secretariat will be controlling distribution of the Elliott 6m for the first 80 boats or until 1 January 2010. Elliott Marine Ltd. will not be taking orders directly before this time.
ISAF is inviting applications for orders for the Elliott 6m before 1 March 2009. ISAF will consider orders from MNAs or individuals or organisations authorized by MNAs.
Jason Smithwick, Head of the ISAF Technical and Offshore Department, said,
By controlling the initial distribution of the Elliott 6m, ISAF can hope to ensure all nations have an equal opportunity to purchase the new womens match racing equipment. This is an exciting opportunity to showcase a new area of our sport at the Olympic Games and a fantastic boat in which to do it.
To place an order for the Elliott 6m please contact the ISAF Secretariat. Orders will be expected to be authorized by the MNA. Orders should be on the MNA letterhead and shall be signed by the President, Chairman, or Secretary of that Member. For further details go to www sailing.org> Photo courtesy of Ivor Wilkins/RNZYS
| | Jan 08 09 |
| Elliott 6 selected for 2012 Olympics |  | | Photo courtesy of Ivor Wilkins Ocean Press.The Elliott 6m has been selected for the Womens Keelboat Match Racing event making its debut at the Olympics in London 2012. ISAF President Goran Petersson of Sweden said: The choice of the equipment and events for the Olympic Sailing Competition is one of ISAFs greatest responsibilities. The importance of the decision today was reflected by the length and depth of the discussion we heard around the table today. Congratulations to all the equipment selected, I am confident it will provide a great platform for the worlds best sailors both during and on the pathway towards the sailing events of London 2012. Click on the link for more details on the boat. This will take several minutes to download. Elliott 6
| | Nov 14 08 |
| Elliotts perform well in challenging Coastal Classic |  | | Challenging weather and sea conditions saw a big chunk of withdrawals from this years Coastal Classic. There were several notable performances by Elliott boats. Wayne Tomlinsons sailing his 50 ft Sportivo was the 2nd monohull to finish in Division 1. In Division 2 four of the first six yachts finished were Elliott boats with the 1050s High Voltage 3rd on line and handicap and Second Nature 2nd on handicap. Larry Randells new 30 footer Overload showed impressive upwind performance and was easily the first 30 footer to finish. Ian Studd sailing his 1450 Tourer Ubique, was the star performer in the Cruising Division taking both Line and Handicap honours. And in Division 4 Hot Property was 1st on Handicap and 3rd boat home. | | Oct 28 08 |
| Ubique Star Performer in Classic |  | | Ian Studd sailing his 1450 Tourer, Ubique, was the star performer in the weekend Coastal Classic, taking both line and handicap homours in the Cruising Division. | | Oct 28 08 |
| ISAF Nations Cup Oceania Regional Final |  | | The Oceania regional final for the ISAF Nations Cup took place in Auckland over the weekend. Teams were sailing in the RNZYS Elliott 6s in winds ranging from 8 to 20 knots. There were several closely fought battles between the very strong Australian and New Zealand teams. The format for the event was first to win 7 races declared the winner who goes on to the Grand Finals in Brazil in March 2009. The winning womens team was the Australian team led by Katie Spithall with a convincing 7-2 result. The Open Division was very close with the New Zealand crew of Adrian Short, Scott and Peter Burling winning 7-4. | | Sep 29 08 |
| New 9 metre racing yacht launched in Auckland |  | | Congratulations to the Randells on the recent launch of their new yacht Overload. This Elliott 9 metre racing yacht is built for local harbour and coastal racing. Their first major race will be the Coastal Classic in October. | | Sep 23 08 |
| Short Handed Race success for new and old. |  | | Elliotts were the first four boats home in the cruising division of the very popular SSANZ B&G 100 miler, sailed in perfect conditions in the weekend. 13metre Simply the Best was first on line followed closely by Flyer, Stuart Reids new E1350T, he was also 1st on handicap. Elysium E14T and sistership Ubique were 3rd and 4th respectively. Bushido had an outstanding race and won the longhaul Div on phrf and ORC and was 3rd on IRC. Elliott 1050, Room To Move, was 1st on line in Div 2. Elliott Seven took line honours in the small boat division and the older E7.9 Moving Violation finished 3rd in the sportsboat division. Pictured Elliott 16 T Bushido. Photo courtesy of SSANZ. Check out the full results at www.ssanz.co.nz | | Sep 11 08 |
| Sportivo wins RNZYS Winter Series |  | | Elliott 50 Sportivo has won the RNZYS Winter Series on Line in Division 1. With 3 guns and 3 seconds Sportivo finished a great series ahead of a Farr 50 and the the Elliott 52 Upshot. Upshot, also a stand out performer finished 1st on IRC and PHRF and 3rd on Line with a total of 4 guns. E12 Terminator won the line in the Cruising Division with E1450T Ubique 2nd on Line and PHRF. In Div C Elliphunk was 2nd on Line and in Div B High Voltage beat the other Elliot 1050s to finish 2nd on PHRF. | | Aug 25 08 |
| Outstanding Performers in SSANZ 60 Miler. |  | | SSANZ were finally able to get the Simrad 60 underway in the weekend, in blustery conditions, but not the storms of the previous weeks. Outstanding performers were Elysium, E1450T, first boat home in the cruising division and 3rd on IRC and PHRF. Sistership Ubique was 2nd on line. In the longhaul division Bushido, E1650T, was 3rd home, 1st on PHRF and 3rd IRC. The hotly contested sportsboat division was won by E Nine also 2nd on PHRF and Hot Property, another Elliott 9 put in a stunning performance to finish 2nd on line and 1st on PHRF. | | Aug 10 08 |
| Outsider takes double in Baltic Sprint Regatta |  | | After a sunny day at sea and in just over 9 hours after setting off from Klaipeda, Tilmar Hansens Outsider was the first boat home in Gdynia to win leg 3 of the Baltic Sprint Regatta. Outsider was also first on IRC in Leg 3 which is one of the shorter legs of the regatta. | | Aug 09 08 |
| Outsider wins in Baltic |  | | Outsider, skippered by owner Tilmar Hansen passed by the historic old fort Godnatt and sped across the finish line at Karlskrona at 11am to win Leg 1 of the classic Baltic Sprint Race. Hansen and crew were 2nd on IRC. | | Jul 22 08 |
| Elysium Wins $10,000.00 Cash Prize!!! |  | | Congratulations to Humphrey Sherratt and his crew on Elysium who won the IRC Division of the Auckland to Musket Cove Race and the $10,000.00 prize put up by the NZ Yachting Trust. Elysium is an Elliott 1450 Tourer cruising yacht. Other successes in the race were Bullrush winner of the PHRF division. Bullrush is an Elliott 12 metre designed in the late 80s. Elliott 50 RanTan 2 was the first 50 footer to finish and was 4th on line. | | Jun 13 08 |
| Woof Wins Grand Prix |  | | The 2008 sailing season for the Australian Elliott 7 Class has ended for yet another sailing year. The final event of the Grand Prix series was the QLD State Championships sailed in conjunction with the Bay to Bay regatta between Tin Can Bay and Hervey Bay. The Grand Prix this year goes to the team on Woof who have shown that consistency is the key to success. Congratulations to Jimmy Walsh, Ben, Kate and Marc Well done. Walshy would also like to thank the many, many thrown together crews hes had over the season he couldnt have done it without you. Pictured are some of the Elliott 7s at Bay to Bay Regatta. Pic courtesy of Jim Walsh | | Jun 04 08 |
| Jackpot Launched |  | | JACKPOT Photo courtesy of Mike Hunter and Boating NZ. JACKPOT is the latest Elliott 1650 Tourer to be built. Launched in Auckland JACKPOT has arrived in its home Port of Brisbane, having been sailed there by owner Dennis Lever . Dennis and Pat are now planning an extensive cruising programme for the boat. Jackpot was built by Harbour Yachts in Silverdale. A review on JACKPOT can be read in May issue of Boating NZ. | | May 23 08 |
| Ran Tan Wins Round North Island Race |  | | Simon Kidd and Ben Costello sailing John Meades Elliott 50, Ran TanII, took line honours on every leg of the SSANZ Round the North Island Race. They finished off Westhaven on Sunday morning 6 hours ahead of the second boat. On elapsed time for the race RanTan was 17 hours ahead of the 2nd placed boat Akatea. BushidoII an Elliott 16m Tourer, sailed by owner Wayne Woods and Rick Hackett won handicap in Div 2 and were 2nd on line overall. Elliott 1050, Second Nature, was 1st on Line and handicap in Div 3 and 2nd in fleet on PHRF. Ran Tan II is pictured off Cape Kidnappers on her way to Napier stop over. Photo courtesy of SSANZ. | | Mar 13 08 |
| Elliotts First and Third in SSANZ Round North Island Race |  | | John Meades Elliott 50 RANTAN 11is the first yacht into Mangonui to win the first leg of the Round North Island Double Handed Race. After a delayed start the yachts finally got away at 10 am yesterday. RAN TAN 11 completed the first leg in just over 24 hours. Second placed yacht Akatea finished a couple of hours later with Elliott 16 metre cruising yacht Bushido just 2 minutes behind.Bushido owner skipper Wayne Woods is pleased with the result particularly as he and fellow crewman Rick Hackett sat becalmed for 5 hours as Akatea and Andar sailed away from them.Photo from yesterdays start courtesy ofSSANZ. | | Feb 25 08 |
| Elliott Sixes Provide Exciting Match Race Finals |  | | 8 Pictured Phil Williamson and crew. Photo courtesy of Sara Roberts RNZYS. RNZYS National Bank International Youth Match Racing Championships sailed on the ELLIOTT 6 were won by the Kawau Island Yacht Club Team this week. Phil Robertson and his crew of Harry Thurston and Scott Morrison won a nail-biting final series that went all the way to the fifth and final race on the Auckland Harbour on Sunday beating local favourite James Williamson (RNZYS) 3 races to 2.Robertson won the first race, Willliamson the second, Robertson the third, Williamson the fourth, and finally Robertson the fifth and final race to win The National Bank International Youth Match Racing Championships 2008 for the second year in a row! | | Jan 31 08 |
| Sportivo Narrowly Misses Fiji Honours |  | | Elliott 50 Sportivo finished second in Auckland to Fiji race yeterday. A close fought battle between the two boats saw owner Wayne Tomlinson and fellow Auckland crew members finish just 29 minutes behind the eventual winner Pussy Galore. The first 48 hours upwind in 30 to 40 knots was a punishing slog for the crew, several of them on their first offshore race. This is the first offshore race for Sportivo which has a canting keel and rotating wing mast. Photo courtesy of Sara Roberts. | | Jun 09 06 |
| Mrs Jones Arrives in South Island |  | | Congratulations to Sue and Charlie Gallagher of Nelson whose new yacht Mrs Jones was launched late last year. The yacht is an Elliott 11 metre cruiser racer custom designed for the Gallaghers. They recently finished 2nd on line in the Wellington to Nelson race ahead of many larger yachts and an hour and a half behind the 55ft Andiamo. They are competing in local club racing and can also be seen cruising in Nelson area. | | Feb 10 06 |
| Line Honours In Rolex Fastnet |  | | I CAP MAXIMUS Elliott 30m docked in the winners berth at Queen Annes Battery Marina, Plymouth. Photo courtesy of Helen Nance. CELEBRATIONS began early this morning as ICAP Maximus crossed the finish line in Plymouth Sound, to round off a perfect Fastnet race for co-owners Bill Buckley, Charles St Clair Brown and their crew. In spite of stiff competition and some very challenging light airs sailing, ICAP Maximus extended its lead over Skandia Wild Thing, the Volvo 70 Telefonica Movistar and other contenders for line honours, to cross the line just after 08.20 local time on Wednesday morning.
Speaking shortly after the Super Maxi had docked, Charles St Clair Brown thanked Rolex, the sponsors of the 2005 event and praised his crew for their fantastic efforts. Although ICAP Maximus finished ahead of the fleet by a phenomenal time margin, the 600 mile course taken over the past three days had been far from easy. After rounding Fastnet Rock at 03.33 local time on Tuesday morning, the high pressure system sitting over the Irish Sea frustrated efforts to make good time away from Fastnet and back towards the Scilly Isles.
Winds as low as 2.5 knots made precision helming and precise calls for sail changes absolutely crucial, as the ICAP Maximus crew headed south to exit the high. By late afternoon the winds were building again, Mike Quilter, and key helmsmen Greg Elliott the yachts designer, Richard Bouzaid, Tom Dodson, Jeff Scott and George Hendy worked hard to find wind and heat up the pace.
As Tuesday evening drew on the wind built and ICAP Maximus recorded its fastest speeds of the race during the nights reach towards Plymouth. With 16 knots showing at times, significantly above the wind speed of 13 knots, the Kiwi yacht headed for line honours and a place in the history books.
During all the race, apart from the period a few hours after the start, the only competitors seen were on the distant horizon. Once we had rounded the Fastnet Rock, commented Charles St Clair Brown, we were quietly confident that, we would finish strongly. His confidence proved correct and, with the support and assistance of ICAP, this super maxi has notched up yet another race win, achieved in difficult and demanding conditions.
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| Mari Cha IV Breaks 100 Year Old Record |  | | The 100-year old west to east race record across the North Atlantic, between New York and the Lizard was broken this morning when Robert Millers Mari-Cha IV a 140 foot (43m) schooner that is the worlds longest modern grand prix race yacht, crossed the line due south of Cornwalls Lizard point at 10:05:23 UTC making her time for the 2,925 mile course from the Ambrose light off New York harbour, 9 days 15 hours 55 minutes and 23 second at an average speed for the course of 12.61 knots. so Mari-Cha IV, despite the inclement weather conditions experienced during the first half of the race, has still taken 2 days, 12 hours, 6 minutes and 56 seconds off the race record. Mari Cha 1V continued on up the English Channel to complete the final part of the race which ended off the needles, Isle of Wight.
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