Acapulco - San Diego Yacht Club Challenge

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San Diego, California

THE MEXICANS CAME FOR BATTLE

11/5/2008

Last weekend, San Diego played host to the longstanding tradition of the Acapulco Challenge, an annual regatta where Club de Yachtes de Acapulco and San Diego Yacht Club each provide four teams to compete in a two-day battle.

The eight teams competed on four Beneteau 40.7s and four J/120s in an uncharacteristically shifty breeze ranging from 6-16 knots. The first day of racing was held outside of the harbor, while the second day was held inside. The venue for the event alternates each year between Acapulco and San Diego.

The American team on Beneteau 40.7 “Drumshanbo” took top honors in the international fleet, claiming first overall with an 8-point cushion ahead of second place. “Drumshanbo” was powered by 100% Ullman Sails inventory, showing superior speed across the wind range. "Drumshanbo," owned by Ullman Sails San Diego loft owners Kirk and Kathy O'Brien, sailed with GPL Carbon mainsail, a Technora FiberPath Light #1, a GPL Carbon Hvy #1 and an Airx 600 spinnaker.

Bruce Cooper from Ullman Sails Newport Beach, crewed as a guest on the top boat from Acapulco YC, sailing on the on the J/120 "Dr. NO" with Eduardo Saenz and crew. "Dr. NO" sailed with 100% Ullman Sails inventory.

Whether you race or sail in San Diego, Southern California or Acapulco and Mexico, Call Ullman Sails for your sail needs today!

San Diego Yacht Club's report -here

Full Results -here-

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Carrera races to First Place at Dana Point Harbor Championships

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Dana Point, CA

"Carrera" crew Dan Bunce, Reiner Butz, Bruce Cooper, Skipper Ralf Butz, Rick Walker, Jeff Bunce
(Dan Geismann not shown)

Big breeze, big waves and big speed were on order for Saturday's two windward-leeward races at DPYC's Dana Point Harbor Championship. 17 boats raced in 20 knots of wind with slamming swells upwind and ultra fast spinnaker sailing on the short 1 mile downwind legs. There was a lot of exciting sailing with all boats, ranging from the J-130 "Braveheart" and Farr 40 "Ohana" to the Capo 26 "Orski" and Islander 36 "Rasa", starting and scoring as one class!

Carnage took its toll on some of the pre-race favorites. Defending Champion and winner of four of the last five DP Harbor Championships, Biff Bunney's Henderson 30 "PowerPoint" broke their main halyard and Viggo Torbensen's IMX 38 "Martela" broke 3 front halyards. Both did not finish up the day well taking DNF's.

Race 1 saw "Martela" show off their good crew work and tactics to win easily and the big boats taking the first five spots, with only Bruce Lotz's J-29 "Sedona" slipping in at fourth amongst the big boats. Race 2 was windier and wilder! Boat and sail handling was the most important element with the short course W-L racing. Many boats choose not to sail with spinnakers and sailed speedy VMG courses "wing on wing" dead downwind to the bottom gate. On Ralf Butz's Carrera 280 "Carrera" we flew the mid-size asymmetric spinnaker and were sailing hotter angles and were planing 100% of the runs with 12-16knots of boat speed! All the boats were flying downwind! Downwind speed was king for "Carrera" who won race 2 easily. "Braveheart" sailed very consistently for the day and took another second place in Race 2. Again, the big boats scored at the top of the fleet in the challenging wind and waves.
After the first day, Lance McCabe's J-130 " Braveheart" was leading with 4 points, with "Carrera" 2 points back, "Ohana" 3 points back, "Reach Around" 5 points back and "Sedona" trailing by 6 points.

Sunday's Random Leg race was looking to be set off in light offshore breeze according to the weather report. However, a building south westerly wind built early before the start and continued to build through the day. All the racers were back on the race course, except for "Power Point".

The RC picked their famous course #20 that is a predominately reaching race and very little tacking and jibing. This has been a great race for the slower handicapped boats in years before and proved to be dominated by the little boats this year! "Braveheart" easily finished first across the line and had to wait and see the fleet sail to the finish in the building breeze! "Sedona" sailed smooth and out paced the fleet to win Race 3 with "Carrera" close behind in second place. Everyone waited to see where "Braveheart" had corrected! The results came in with "Braveheart" out of the top five which was too many points to stay in the lead.
The overall winner and 2008 Dana Point Harbor Champion is Ralf Butz's "Carrera" with second place going to "Sedona", "Braveheart' third, Dave Zaveski and Don Skrdlant's Santana 30/30 "Schock Wave" fourth and Matt Beattie's Henderson 30 "Reach Around" in Fifth.

"Carrera" sails with Ullman Sails Fiberpath main and #1 genoa, Ullman Sails Airx full size spinnaker and Ullman Sails CZ code zero spinnaker!

For full results, please -click here-

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"AMANTE" Overall Winner NOSA 14 Mile Bank Race

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Newport Beach, CA

The wind for NOSA's 14 Mile Bank Race was taken from a Clint Eastwood movie title "The Good, The Bad and The Ugly". PHRF Class "A" had 12 of the 14 starters finish before the 6:30 pm deadline with the Richley Family's Choate 48 "AMANTE" taking the class and fleet overall PHRF title. "AMANTE" sailed with all carbon GPL upwind sails and AirX nylon spinnakers from Ullman Sails Newport Beach. Way to go "AMANTE". Most of Class "A" finshed with some wind, that was the good.

Choate 48 "AMANTE" PHRF Class "A" and Overall Winner

The next PHRF classes could not blow into the finish behind "A" class, they had the wind drop to 3-4 knots and start shifting all over the compass. This was going to make it tight to get boats finished before the deadline! On PHRF Class "B" winner "LEGACY", we made several jibes at the end to keep in the puffs and short cut to the finish. That tactic worked out great with winning our class by 10 minutes ahead of the ever speedy Hobie 33 "Still Crazy". Both "LEGACY" and "Still Crazy" sail with 100% Ullman Sails! Only 5 of 14 starters finished, that was the bad.

J/105 "LEGACY" PHRF Class "B" Winner rounding 14 Mile Bank buoy
photo from www.Joysailing.com

The next PHRF classes only had 1 finisher from their classes. That was the ugly. Showing speed upwind to the 14 mile bank bouy and then downwind speed (with no spinnaker) Kerry Deaver and crew sailed their Andrews 43 "Kahoots" to a double class victory in the non-spinnaker class and the double-handed class! "Kahoots" sails with Fiberpath headsails from Ullman Sails. "Kahoots" beat several spinnaker boats her own size in with no spinnaker!

Bill Taylor's RP-42 "Scavenger" sailing to the finish with a rainbow to follow!

For full results for NOSA's 14 Mile Bank race -click here-

More pictures -click here-

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Richard Henry Dana Charity Race / DPYC

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Dana Point, California
September, 7, 2008
Biff Bunney's Henderson 30 "Power Point" flying all Ullman Sails from Ullman Sails Newport Beach took the top hardware in Class A and Second Overall against the fleet of almost 40 boats. The conditions varied from light to medium wind on Saturday with the wind building to over 15 knots for the second race. Using Fiber Path upwind sails and AirX nylon asymmetric spinnakers, Power Point was tied for the overall lead in Class A after two races with a sister ship Henderson 30 "Reach Around" who was using Ullman nylon spinnakers and only a point ahead of the Farr 40 "Radical Departure" in third place.
Sunday's race was challenging with light wind and lots of down coast current. Power Point powered up their light genoa and took care of business to win the final race to pull away from her class and take the overall class victory!

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