October 2014 Acapulco Race Repotr | The "Airport Race"

Racers showed up to Club de Yates Acapulco October Regatta for the traditional Airport Race on Saturday and the La Rocheta style Race on Sunday.

All the 52’s showed up and were on the start line together. I would describe Class A as a sandwich, with the big boat Peligroso as a slice of bread and Kayue & Ruahatu holding together the other end! The Farr 40s raced in Class B to “represent” their class. The Farr 40s missed French kiss whom was the only boat missing in the class lineup. Piet Hein and Knitissima were the only boats on the Class C start line.
Only a couple of the cruising boats made the start this month. Several boats were out of the race, due to repairs, but this class still shows lots of potential. We hope to see them ready to go for next month’s Zihuatanejo-Acapulco race!
The Airport Race is pre-handicapped with relative ratings determining the start times for each boat. The slowest-rated boats start first and the fastest-rated boat starts last (Peligroso). All the other boats start at different intervals after Piet Hein and ahead of Peligroso. The format is easy to determine the winner after the start; first boat back in each class is the winner!
Light southwest winds got the fleet off the yacht club start line with spinnakers as each boat started heading for El Presidente buoy. The Farr 40’s looked very tight off the start line as they jockeyed for the first jibe toward the beach with Iemanja taking the early lead to the left. On Destroyer, our spinnaker didn’t open cleanly, making me, the tactician, and Keith Magnussen, the strategist; ponder what kind of race this was going to be! Once the spinnaker was slightly lowered, allowing the spinnaker to open completely, the skipper and crew focused on accelerating the boat speed as the spinnaker went back into full hoist and trim. Seeing several boats ahead on the course, it was easy to see where the wind was strongest and where we wanted to set our jibe points down the bay.
At El Presidente, the jib went up smoothly and the spinnaker slid down the front hatch with a tackline take down, giving us good speed around the buoy. As Destroyer came up on the wind, our strategy was to minimize low speed maneuvers, keep the foot on the “gas pedal” at each turn and get the boat at about .5 knots above targets during the open legs between buoys. The boat kicked into gear thanks to Eduardo steering the boat perfectly at 23 degrees and the apparent wind in the smooth water. Looking up the race course we saw the optimum wind and tack to the ocean buoy was to the right middle side of the bottom half of the bay and then the right side at the top half of the bay passing La Roqueta. Destroyer put time on all the other TP-52’s on this leg and really opened the lead that would be hard to give up. There was simply more wind and shift with the course Destroyer took to the ocean buoy.
Spinnakers were set for the run to the airport. Piet Hein was still the lead boat with the rest of the fleet in hot pursuit. The wind built as the boats passed Puerto Marquez and raced past the beachfront at the mega hotels. I’m not sure if the best wind was against the beach or offshore, or perhaps even on each side. Destroyer was sailing easily with the code 1.5A spinnaker and spinnaker staysail hitting speeds in the 11’s & 12’s at times. The boat was sailing very efficiently and on target for the wind speed and angle down to the airport buoy. With one jibe back in toward the buoy and beach, we could see Piet Hein, Kayue, Velocity and most of the Farr 40’s start the upwind leg with perfect wind and heel. We changed to the medium jib and made a clean rounding to start our upwind leg. Destroyer tacked to port, parallel to the beach, as Vincitore and the other 52’s approached the buoy.
Our game plan for this segment of the race was simple; go fast, don’t sail in any bad wind, pass boats and don’t get passed. We sailed close to 8.7 to 9.0 knots most of the upwind legs to the 2nd rounding of the ocean buoy. When the wind was around 13 knots of true wind speed, the crew moved from hiking foreword near the mast and shrouds to 3-4 bodies back toward the stern. Some crew repositioned behind the skipper and used the rail and aft beam of the boat to balance the boat flatter and smoother motion through the waves. This is a gear change we use for upwind and downwind sailing when the wind builds higher and the motion of the boat changes to needing the crew weight aft and all the way hiked out on the high side. Destroyer reacted very well with ease of steering which made for very fast speed and pointing, the boat was sailing “on autopilot” with very little trim and steering by the crew and skipper!
Destroyer approached the ocean buoy for the starboard rounding with only one boat ahead of her. Piet Hein had led every buoy to this point, now it was Destroyer’s turn as each boat launched their spinnakers! During the spinnaker reach to the final buoy at El Presidente, Vincitore crept up on Destroyer, but right at the last moment an extra puff of wind hit Destroyer’s sails. At the last buoy, Destroyer had a comfortable 90 second lead on Vincitore and about 240 seconds on Peligroso.
The wind was definitely west in the lower part of the bay and showing even more right shift up toward the upper part of the bay. The large Mexican Flag is a great wind tell tale to show racers what the wind is doing in Acapulco Bay. It was flapping parallel down the beach. On Destroyer we took this as stay to the right and don’t let Vincitore sail the beach and inside on us. The crew trimming the sails with every puff of wind and hiking hard, kept Destroyer ahead and to the right of Vincitore. The boat steered upwind very fast and with super pointing all day like we had not seen in a long time (Answer might be take away #3, see below). We were very happy with our performance on the upwind leg(s), which kept Vincitore, Bandido 52 and the other 52’s behind us.
Destroyer crossed the finish line 1st in Class A and 1st in Fleet! What a race! The boat was easy to sail all day and went fast at or above targets (thanks to good B&G instruments) with some steady trimming and helming. The boat did great; we were more than happy with the results. With the boat put away and walking back to the apartment, our long day was not over. To our surprise, Becky Saenz planned and organized a full dinner by the pool party with tables, place settings, food and (lots of) drinks (alcohol of course) to help the Destroyer crew celebrate a big day of racing in Acapulco!
October Airport Take aways:
1. Observe other boats racing for clues to what the wind is doing. Seeing a boat heeling more upwind on the far right of the course versus the other boats sailing in the middle of the course will indicate the far right boat has potentially more wind! Also check other wind indicators like the big flag on the beach in the bay…it is a huge wind indicator telling you what direction and how much wind is blowing along the beach!
2.  If you and your crew did not practice on Friday afternoon, leave the dock 45 to 60 minutes early and practice some tacks, set the spinnaker and do some jibes finished with a racing style take down.
             i.      Getting the crew and skipper in rhythm before the first race will make speed and pointing better upwind and having the spinnaker up once will definitely make the first buoy a smoother & faster rounding. On Destroyer at the start of Sunday’s race, we had the windward spinnaker sheet trapped in the bow of the boat when we hoisted the spinnaker, major problem when we jibed moments later…if we hoisted the spinnaker once before the start, we would of discovered this mistake BEFORE the start, not at a critical time 2-3 minutes into the race!
3.   Race J70’s or J24’s in Valle to keep your helm and crewing levels fresh. There is no substitute for time at the helm, trimming, starting, mark rounding’s and tactics to keep and build your racing and sailing skills.

**RESULTS**

Saturday Airport Race

Farr 40 Airport Race Report





By Pablo Fernandez
As the Farr 40 class continues to grow in Acapulco the last two days of racing were great.
The Iemanja Farr 40 crew is improving a lot and now is another boat to look for at the front of the fleet.
Racing during the airport race had the fleet compressed together most of the way, led by Iemanja Farr 40 and closely followed by Flojito y Cooperando.
Nitemare was closing in until it had the topping lift on the spin pole break. Quick repairs were made while on the go allowing Velasquez’s Nitemare stay in a competitive position while only loosing a little time to the lead boats.
On the last stretch of the race FyC made its move and passed Iemanja Farr 40 to win the Saturday race.

Gracias por VELEAR con Ullman Sails,

Tomas Span - Mexico U/S Dealer, Erik Brockmann - Mexico U/S Dealer, Bruce Cooper
Contact U/S for info on the Worlds fastest growing one design J70 and scheduling Friday afternoon crew practices!

Photo Credit to: Bruce Cooper / CYA / Keith Magnussen

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Free Summer Coaching from Ullman Sails Newport Beach

Are you ready for summer weekday racing?  Do you want to maximize your practice time and learn how to sail and race your boat better?  Well now is the perfect time and opportunity to take advantage of your yacht clubs weeknight racing by having a team member from Ullman Sails race on your boat.  This year Ullman Sails Newport Beach is offering up free coaching and consulting in and around the Los Angeles and Orange County areas.  

Most yacht clubs offer some kind of informal, fun-minded midweek racing program. This is a great way to learn the ropes in a low-key environment. Typically, the socializing afterward is as integral to the event as the racing itself, and beginners are almost always welcome.  

Our Goals: 

Introduce sailboat racing to those who are new in a positive, casual atmosphere

Encourage established and entry-level racing teams to streamline crew-work

Help experienced teams get to the next level with rig tuning, boat optimization & more!

Build team confidence for more competitive weekend races and regattas

Create an opportunity for sailors from area clubs to meet and mingle

Present a viable alternative to Wednesday night bowling

Eligibility

Any yacht in the Los Angeles or Orange County area is eligible.  Beginners, seasoned sailors, one-design racers are all elligable and we will make sure the right coach/pro is on your boat.

Getting Started

Simply call Ullman Sails Newport Beach 714-432-1860 or email coordinator Keith Magnussen Kmagnussen@ullmansails.com and ask about Ullman Sails 'Beer-Can Coaching Program' and we can schedule a date and coach to race with you!

Beer Can Racing is about having fun in a less intense competitive environment. You don't need a spinnaker or the latest, lightest hardware to join the fun! There are two sections of JAM (jib and main) and several spinnaker sections.

After the Race

After each race, the coach will give a short de-brief and answer any questions the skipper, owner or crew might have.

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Acapulco March 2013 Regatta Day 4 & Wrap Up Report

by Bruce Cooper

Day 4 of racing in Acapulco was virtually carbon copy of the first three days for sailors at the CORUM CUP Regatta hosted by Club de Yates Acapulco. Perfect sunshine and wind for one more layer of sunburn on my face, neck and legs! Following the normal Sunday race format for monthly regattas the course moved off the windward-leeward buoy format to the yacht club start to the buoy down the bay, around the Roqueta, down the Boca Chica to the Buoy down the bay and back to the yacht club.Today's biggest strategy was not what spinnaker to set at the start or when to gybe for the beach, but crew selection! Many boats had their crew go back to Mexico to not miss time at work, so this crew shortage left many boats looking for and picking up crew to fill out their crew roster. Pablo Fernandez is a well known local sailor who made the jump from the Farr 40 Nitemare to the CM-1200 Velocity today when his Farr 40 did not race. He was welcomed with open arms on Velocity who had a crew shortage! Pablo trims main on Nitemare and moved right into the same position on Velocity and helped with tactics.

When asked how the Farr 40's are to race he commented, "the Farr 40 racing has really raised the level of competition with the racing in Class A and amoungst the Farr 40's". This is true. The 71 mile race from Papnoa had four Farr 40's finish less than 5 minutes apart! That is close racing. Pablo went on to explain, "there is the potential for maybe two more Farr 40's joining the local fleet (8 total!?). The top boat in the fleet (FyC) has set the bar very high that many of the other Farr 40's are starting to climb closer to acheiving by winning some races".

Back to the race action. Class B started first with an extremely wide start line, there was plenty of room for everyone with Velocity taking the buoy side and Piet Hein starting closest to the committee boat. Almost if sychronized, the fleet gybes from starboard to port to get better winds and approach to the El Presidente buoy. Class C started next with Class A starting 5 minutes later. Class A had no troubles starting this time compared to last month when a dark black TP-52, that will remain nameless, was involved in a altercation or two and a Farr 46 I was on had a spinnaker split from edge to edge as we crossed the startline. Vincitore took their normal lead and the rest of Class A fell into place with Kayue 52 sailing up and clear right behind Vincitore.

Rounding the rock, the Class A and B boats started to overlap with each other which made some of the tactics be re-evaluated. No boat likes to get passed, especially a smaller boat getting passed by a bigger boat, the wind only gets confused and stalled from the sails of the bigger boat and causing slow down of the smaller boat. So, when the two fleets get tangled up, the trick is to get close, but not too close. The fleet did pretty well and did not loose too much time (or wind) trying to pass each other and the rock at the same time.

By the end of the race, the wind was still blowing and the boats tacked their final time into the finish. Winners on Day 4 were Vincitore 1st, Flojito y Cooperanco 2nd and Trigarante 3rd in Class A. Veloce II 1st, Piet Hein 2nd and Bandido 3rd in Class B. Class C was won again by Tarhitsi followed by Marenostrum and Sunshine.

Thanks to the captain and crew of the Mexican Navy 1D-48 Trigarante for having me onboard this week. The team did a great job and made improvements with racing the boat better each race reguardless of the results. Good job team!

The week of racing was finally over. Sailors will go back to work on Wednesday with sore muscles and sunburned faces, but with the feeling of accomplishment and success of racing the last 4 days in a perfect regatta. The wind was superb, the race committee work was awesome, the cold drinks and food at the yacht club were terrific, I am sure everyone will support and be looking forward to the next Corum Cup at CYA. Of course the next race week for the big boats of Acapulco will be the MEXORC in 2014, make sure you sign up for that regatta or at least follow along if you can't make it.

December Race Video   November Race Video

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Acapulco March 2013 Regatta Preview Report

by Bruce Cooper

Welcome to the inaugural Copa Club de Yates Corum at Acapulco, Mexico. This year’s ocean regatta is new with 4 days of racing and many social events planned, this is a great format to have local racing on opposite years from the famous MEXORC held in Banderas Bay every other year.

Saturday’s first race is from Papanoa to Acapulco, which is a testing 71 miles if the winds are light, but if there is good afternoon wind that s during the evening hours, the fleet should be in before the crack of dawn. We’ll just wait and see what the wind gods have in store for us.

The race format for the Papanoa race is weighted for the finish positions counting as double weight. The skippers will want to score up in the front of the fleet and keep the low scores to build momentum for the next 3 days of racing. Also modified for this race is the semi-pursuit start sequence. The slowest boats will start ahead of the fastest boats by only half their corrected time allowance for the entire 71 mile race. Theoretically, all boats should be even at the midrace point 35.5 miles toward Acapulco! Great idea to keep the majority of the boats sailing in similar wind conditions and seeing each other close the midpoint of the race.

Early favorites are the big boats in Class A with Vincitore and Kayue 52 leading the way, but the pesky Farr 40’s will be lurking a little further back. In Class B the fast downwind Veloce II will be a force to be reckoned with while being chased by the Piet Hein and Iemanja and the other hot boats from that class.

Stay tuned for more report and photos from Acapulco.

February Race Report    December Race Video   November Race Video

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Acapulco January 2013 Regatta Report

by Bruce Cooper

The 2013 race season started strong with 25 boats participating in the January race hosted by Club de Yates Acapulco. Captains and crews had time off during the holidays to rest and prepare for the new race season. They needed that rest to be ready for lots of sailing. The coming season look very promising with a newly formatted schedule loaded with a new “Race Week” in March and the usual terrific short and medium distance races. More on the Race Week in the next race report.

Class A&B looks solid with 21+ boats, but I think the Class C can be the surprise fleet this year. With only four boats at this regatta, I bet the potential is to double that number of boats or more this year! The ocean fleet needs to make a push and campaign to get 30 or more boats at the regattas this year. Let’s do it!

Starting the year off with a good first race on Saturday was the Farr 46 Wasabi. Wasabi was the winner of the last race of 2012, the Champagne Race, was showing the same great light air speed finishing 2^nd right behind the awesome blue RP-52 Vincitore. Close behind in Class A was the Farr 40 gang led by Nitemare, then French Kiss who crossed the line just ahead of the speedy Flojito y Cooperando. Right behind the front Farr 40’s on correct time was the TP-52 Patches who placed 6^th just ahead of 7^th place Farr 40 Hurakan II.

Class B started first with the CM-1200Velocity tacking away from the start line toward the ocean (good tactic) while the rest of the boats stayed on starboard toward the outside point at Puerto Marquez (not so good tactic). Halfway to the first buoy Velocity was sailing in more wind and looked like they had a commanding lead. For competitors in class A, this was a good clue on tactics for their first leg to the windward buoy. By the end of the race Velocity had lost their favorable wind and fell back into the fold of the fleet correcting to 2^nd place behind the J-133 Veloce II. The Frers 43 Bandido sailed well placing 3^rd just ahead of the Peterson 40 Piet Hein.

Because the favorable wind was out to sea and was slowly fading to whispers of wind as the day shortened, the boats in class C had trouble finishing their “marathon” 5.7 mile race that finished back in Acapulco Bay in front of the yacht club. The Catalina 38 Tarhitsi proved to have the right stuff and had speed to be the only boat from class C to reach the finish line before the wind completely died!

Race 2 on Saturday was looking like a “driftathon” with the wind dropping below 4 knots. The Race Committee wisely hoisted the abandon race flag and sent the racers in early to prepare for the grand opening of the newly constructed Olympic Plaza located at the entrance of the yacht club.

On Sunday’s in Acapulco there are four things you know will happen. First, church happens at 9:30at the yacht club patio. Second (maybe first), hung over sailors wake up for coffee and food. Third, the day will be sunny and hot. Fourth, the race course will the yacht club start to the El Presidente buoy and then up the Boca Chica channel and either back down the channel around La Roqueta and finally back to the El President buoy with a yacht club finish. Yes, yes, yes and yes…we are a “go” for Sunday!

With a little more wind than Saturday’s race, at the sound of the starting horn crews hoisted spinnakers and quickly crossed the downwind start line and jibed to the beach to pick up some more wind and better current. The NM40 Iemanja did a jibe set at the pine and quickly set course toward the beach, opening a brief lead against the class B boats. Class A was tight and crowded at this race #2 start. As so many times on Sunday’s downwind start, Vincitore set their spinnaker and jibed ahead of the class A boats and took off toward the beach leading class A just minutes into the race!

Maybe that is the fifth thing that always happens on Sunday’s in Acapulco? Good job Vincitore!

The TP-52 Kayue 52 was next in the lineup of boats racing to El President with Patches further behind stuck in all the traffic of other smaller class A boats. To place well in Sunday’s race, a good to super leg tacking up the Boca Chica channel is a must! Well, I am going to tell you the Farr 40’sthrive in this part of the race and sail that channel as good or better than the whole fleet 9 out of 10 times. Flojito y Cooperando dominated the channel and rounded the buoy with a big lead on the other Farr 40’s. The wind held nicely all day pushing the boats into the bay for the final turn at El Presidente before heading back up the bay to the yacht club finish. Vincitore had a commanding lead, but finished 2^nd to Flojito y Cooperando. Nitemare sailed consistently to take another 3^rd followed by the NM-46Insurgente followed by Hurakan II and Wasabi respectively.

Class B had a downwind showdown with Veloce II and Velocity that opened the door for the other class B boats. While the “V” boats jousted with each other trying to pass each other,Bandido, Piet Hein, Iemanja and Ole slid in ahead on corrected time. Sometimes winning the race with in the race is not so important when trying to win the regatta. Veloce and Velocity sailed themselves right out of contention for the class overall top spot with their strategy to pass each other on the last downwind leg. Oh well, you win some and lose some!

At the end of the day, class A overall was easily won by Vincitore (3pts) followed by Flojito y Cooperando and Nitemare (6,6), Wasabi (8), and Hurakan II (12). Class B overall was won by Bandido (4pts) followed by Veloce II and Piet Hein (6,6). Class C overall was a clean sweep by Tarhitsi (2pts) followed by Sunshine, Marenostrum and Oceana.

Gracias por VELEAR con Ullman Sails,

Tomas Span - Mexico U/S Dealer

Erik Brockmann

Bruce Cooper

*photo credit CYA / Viridiana S*

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J-70 Report From SDYC Hot Rum I

JK3 Yachts reached out to Ullman Sails and offered to let us use a J-70 for the Hot Rum Series in San Diego California.  The Hot Rum Series consists of three random leg races with over 100 boats competing for the top spot.   JK3 Yachts have three J-70’s available for purchase and they generously loaned them out to generate some interest and display the boats at a top venue.  4 J/70s were in our fleet and 3 of those were loaned to the top sailors in Southern California. With Ullman, and two other big sail makers bringing their best sails and their best sailors to represent their lofts, it was shaping up to be a great head to head contest that only a true one design class can provide.

The Hot Rum has an inverted start where the slowest boats start first and the fastest boats have to chase them down as they charge through the fleet. The start line was heavily biased to port and we had a strategy to win the pin.  At the start, one of the J/70’s set their spinnaker a little early and rounded up.  This allowed us to dip under them and start near the pin with speed.  World Champion Star Sailor and Louis Vuitton Cup Vetran Eric Doyle was just to leeward of us and we felt that the advantage was ours. 

It was a very tight reach to the first mark as we left San Diego Harbor.  We managed to roll the J-70 to leeward of us and we now in an even better position.  Our goal now was to avoid potential carnage as we sped by plethora the slower boats that started in front us. The guys that had previously rounded up on the line managed to stay above the fray and in clear air.  This allowed them to jump out to a little lead by the first mark.  Unfortunately we were held up by the wind shadow of a big wood Pacific Class boat allowing Eric Doyle to just get by us and round the mark in second.

Downwind we had extremely good boat speed compared to the other boats. We gobbled up one boat passing them and cut the lead on the other by 99% to round the bottom mark hot on their heels.

Off the bottom mark we were both locked in a drag race to get to the shore and get help from the eddy that would push us closer to the finish. With one of the J/70’s on our leebow we were in a tight spot. But thanks to the powerful and easy to tune Ullman sails we were very comfortably able to hold our lane and go forward, getting us out of trouble. On the beat to windward we tacked on a few shifts to get over to cover Eric Doyle on the left of us, while making steady gains on the boys inshore of us. We anticipated that once we all tacked we would be ahead of both boats.  We flopped over and hit the perfect lay line in to the last top mark.  

Once we rounded the last mark it was all port tack right into the finish where we had the impossible task of fending off the half dozen J/105s that came storming up from behind.

We crossed the line as the first J/70 and first in class (PHRF 4). The Ullman team consisted of trimmer/tactician Dusty Durant of the Long Beach Match Racing team, and jib trimmer/bow girl extraordinaire Sarah Curran, and me, Phil Toth on helm. It was a pleasure sailing with such a rock star team.  

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West Coast Update

As the winter turns to spring the sailing season across the country starts to get into gear.  In southern California we have been in full swing since January 1^st as the temperate climate really makes sailing here a year round thing.  Our Ullman Sails West Coast Team already have thousands of sailing miles and driving miles under their belts and it is only April! 

2012 started off with a lot of momentum as the West Coast Viper 640 Championship Series began in early January with a trip to Arizona for their Leukemia Cup Regatta.  We have been working hard with the research and development in Viper 640 class and have been really excited with the recent run of results.  The Viper 640 is such a fun boat and there is a great group of people (not to mention good sailors) helping drive the class on and when the 2014 North Americans come to Long Beach we are hoping to get close to 100 boats signed up.  It there is a chance for a big one-design class to gain momentum in So Cal then this is it.

The Ullman Sails Offshore Series kicked off with the annual Islands Race (Newport-San Diego around Catalina & San Clemente Island) and was used as a shakedown for the San Diego-Puerto Vallarta Race.  The wind did not cooperate but the boats that did finish were tightly matched all the way to the finish.  The J-120 ‘Pole Dancer’ came out on top as corrected overall winner!  Congratulations to them as they went on to compete in this years Cabo Race.

 The San Diego to Puerto Vallarta Race was up next and if you were on one of the smaller boats then you were lucky enough to get some of the best sailing offshore racing has to offer.  I went down on the J-125 ‘TimeShaver’ and had a great time with good people (2^nd class 2^nd overall).  The bigger boats did not get the same weather window and had a more benign trip in what ended up being one of the slowest races on record.

Most boats and crews stayed in Puerto Vallarta for the hugely popular MEXORC series.  Loft owner Bruce Cooper makes monthly trips to Acapulco where most of the big boat racing goes on and had been busy since January getting sails ready for the Mexican Navy who competitively race a 1D48 (1^st in Class) and a Nelson Merek 46 (3^rd in Class).  The big winner was the Andrews 70 ‘Alchemy’ who comfortably won their class and overall as this boat gets better and better all the time!

A quick trip back for the big boys and they were off to Cabo in BYC’s Corona Del Mar to Cabo Race.  The stories are still coming out of this one as boats are reporting they saw winds in the 40’s.  Check out the videos all over YouTube for some entertaining sailing… and crashing!

In between all the sailing we actually work and have been lucky enough to be part of the Congressional Cup in Long Beach for the past few years.  This is one of the most prestigious match racing events in the world and only grade 1 match racing event in the USA, and it is all right here in the ever fun Catalina 37.   Ullman Sails Newport Beach teamed up with Dimension Polyant to outfit the boats with new Carbon GPL sails and new spinnakers.  The event is fantastic and can be easily viewed from Belmont Pier with the racing taking place just in front.  Grab a beer, hot dog and a seat and listen to the live commentating as some of the best sailors around compete.  This years winner, Ian Williams, showed his dominance and secured his second title in a row.  Congratulations to all the skippers and sailors involved.

Thanks to JoySailing for the great Con-Cup Pictures!

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