January Update…..

 

 

Will more records fall at the 2003 North Sails Race Week?

 

Last year’s North Sails Race Week produced a number of records….largest number of boats, largest number of classes, most out of state boats, most rockstars and tightest racing.  The Farr 40, J/105 and J/120 classes all had record number fleets.

 

For North Sails Race Week 2003, we are expecting even bigger things.  After 19 years of running this regatta, our expectations have only continued to grow.

 

Regardless of where you call home, we invite you to bring your team west, south, north or east to Long Beach, California.  The racing at North Sails Race Week is some of the best in the world, with warm weather, great breeze and world class race management setting the tone.  Regardless of whether you campaign a PHRF boat or fight it out in a one design fleet…be sure to mark your calendar for June 27 – 29 with North Sails Race Week 2003!

 

PHRF Focus….

  Dale William's Wasabi, with guest driver Dennis Conner, had dual wins today and vaulted from 8th to 1st in PHRF 1. Four boats are now within 2 points of the lead and racing today was tight with a mere 15 seconds seperating the 1st and 4th place boats. George Twist drives Cita Litt's Cita, a Schock 40, to victory in PHRF 2 class. 

 

Last year with our PHRF entries topping 55 boats, competing in five classes, the competition was fierce.  Tight racing in “like boat” classes has become a hallmark of our PHRF classes….with results measured in seconds, not minutes.  With competitors coming from California and beyond, you will be racing against the best PHRF boats possible.  With the marina, the shipyard for launching and the hotel headquarters all within walking distance, logistics for out of town boats have never been easier.

 

For our Class 1 big boat competitors, our Race Week rating consortium assigns the ratings so that the variables of bringing custom boats to this regatta can be assessed and accounted for, providing the best big boat racing anywhere.  2002 saw eight  50+ footers fighting it out on the race course, with races decided by good sailing rather than by great ratings.

 

Regardless of whether you are racing a heavy displacement “old boat”, a medium displacement production boat or a new state of the art racing machine, we have a PHRF class for you.

 

                                   

 

                Jim Demetriades’ “Yassou” was the PHRF Boat of the Week at the 2002 regatta.

 

 

 

One Design Focus….

 

Owner/skipper Brack Duker, with tactician Dave Ullman alongside, drives Revolution off the line to first place in the Farr 40 fleet. Scott Birnberg's Indigo crew from Long Beach executes a smooth spinnaker takedown on way to first place in the J/120 class. The record 9-boat 1D35 class got in 2 great races on Friday.

   

 

For one design fleets, North Sails Race Week is the opportunity to race against big fleets in a variety of conditions with the best crews possible.  For a number of our classes, North Sails Race Week is the place to “showcase” their class to the sailing world. One design fleets committed to date:

 

*    Farr 40’s - A 15+  boat class will create spectacular action and provides for a long list of sailing talent competing to win the Farr 40 Pacific Coast Championship.  Out of state Farr 40’s competed for the first time at the 2002 regatta.

 

*    J/105’s –  For the very first time, the J/105 class will be holding its J/105 Pacific Coast Championships  in Southern California and North Sails Race Week will host this championship.   35 to 40 J/105’s will be on the starting line.  With the J/105 North Americans in San Francisco a month later, bring your J/105 to Long Beach and then to San Francisco for two of the best J/105 regattas anywhere in the country this year.

 

*    J/120’s – Coming off of last year’s successful North American Championships held at NSRW, the J/120’s will have another strong showing.

 

*    Schock 35’s – One of the original strong one design 35’ keel boat classes on the west coast, the Schock class will again have NSRW as their Pacific Coast Championships.

 

*    Melges 24’s – As always, NSRW is a major regatta on the Melges 24 calendar.

 

*    1D35’s -  The west coast is where the action is for 1D35 sailors and North Sails Race Week is the key regatta on the west coast.  With the 1D35 Nationals in San Francisco, bring your 1D35 to Long Beach and then to San Francisco for two of the best 1D35 regattas anywhere in the country this year.

 

*    Corsair 31’s – A strong 10 boat fleet is expected to hit the starting line in June.

 

*    Other one design classes are invited to apply.

 

 

 

                                  

 

                          Tom Carruthers’ J/105 “Incorrigible” was the 2002 Boat of the Week.

 

 

 

Mark your calendar for June 27 – 29….NSRW is the summer regatta of the year.  For more information, please continue to check the web site for regatta updates, the Notice of Race, Entry Form, Sailing Instructions and more…..http://www.premiere-racing.com

 

If you have any questions, please contact us at (714) 379-4884 or by e-mail at bruce@golison.com.

 

Regards,

Bruce Golison & Peter Craig