Sailing - Multihulls

Photo: Keil Week - Tornado winners Australians Darren Bundock and Glenn Ashby. Photo by Claus-Christian Plaass

July 11 - Five Queensland teams will represent Australia in the upcoming F18 Catamaran World Titles in Hyeres, France on July 9 - 16. Media release by James Kyle at http://www.boatingoz.com.au/news06/0711.htm

July 10 - The Outright Transatlantic West to East World Record set by the 120ft catamaran Orange II with Bruno Peyron and eleven crew has been ratified by the WSSC as 4 days 8 hours 23 minutes 54 seconds with an average speed of 28 knots.

July 6 - Bruno Peyron and his eleven crew aboard Orange II set a new Transatlantic record from New York to The Lizard of 4 days, 8 hours, 23 minutes and 54 seconds at an average speed above 27 knots via the theoretical route. The maxi catamaran has smashed the 24-hour record twice in this journey, reaching an average speed of almost 32 knots and clocking 766 miles in one day. Damage to the rudder delayed their finish by an estimated 6-8 hours.  Media release at http://www.boatingoz.com.au/news06/0706a.htm

July 3 - Bruno Peyron and 11 crew set sail from New York on the maxi-catamaran Orange II on Sunday in an attempt at the crewed Atlantic record. They have since gone through the 750-mile barrier in 24 hours... A new world record if ratified by the WSSRC. http://www.orange-sailing-team.com/en/

July 2 - Darren Bundock and Glenn Ashby win the Belgium Murphy and Nye Formula 18 regatta against 49 of there nearest rivals one week before they defend their Formula 18 World championship once again sailing their Hobie Cat Tiger. Media release at http://www.boatingoz.com.au/news06/0702a.htm

June 26 - ‘More wind the better’ was the call of the week at the inaugural Seawind Owners Rally around the Whitsunday Islands. Report from Seawind's newsletter at http://www.boatingoz.com.au/news06/0626.htm

June 25 - Kiel Week, Germany. Multiple World Champions Darren Bundock and Glenn Ashby have continued their unbeatable domination winning Kiel Week in Germany on the Olympic Class Tornado. They now travel to defend their Formula 18 World Championship in Hyeres, France. Media releases at http://www.boatingoz.com.au/news06/0621h.htm

June 21 - Luxury performance sailing catamaran, the Catana 47 Ocean Class, is being exhibited for the first time at the Sydney International Boat Show in August 2006 by exclusive importers Blue Yachting Australia. Media release by Kate Duryea at http://www.boatingoz.com.au/news06/0621a.htm

June 18 - The Texel Dutch Open championship comprises of all catamaran classes competing as one fleet on a handicap yardstick. Darren Bundock and Glenn Ashby AUS sailing a Hobie Tiger won the event as well as the short track series, a match racing event. In the Round Texel, the worlds largest catamaran race they placed third. Media release at http://www.boatingoz.com.au/news06/0615a.htm

June 14 - The Volvo Extreme 40’s - After nearly 70 races, in five countries, during seven months it all came down to the last day to decide the winner. After a final in Rotterdam, Motorola-CHR won the Rotterdam series while Team Tommy Hilfiger took the overall series trophy. Media releases at http://www.boatingoz.com.au/news06/0610.htm

June 12 - Geronimo, skippered by Olivier de Kersauson FRA broke Bruno Peyron's transpacific west to east record from Yokohama, Japan to San Francisco. http://www.trimaran-geronimo.com/

June 12 - Zwitserleven Round Texel Race has received 418 pre-entries. The annual catamaran spectacle will start on the Dutch Wadden Island Texel with a helicopter giving the famous smoky starting signal on Saturday June 17 at about noon. http://www.roundtexel.com

June 7 - Launching - French skipper Franck Cammas' 105ft (31.50m) maxi trimaran is the 6th maxi-mulithull to have come out of the Multiplast shipyard in Vannes since the year 2000. (Only 7 multis of this size have been built in the world.) Groupama 3 is designed by the firm Marc Van Peteghem & Vincent Lauriot-Prévost. http://www.multiplast-yachts.com/

June 4 - Pete Goss and Paul Larsen, sailing the ultra-lightweight SeaCart 30 trimaran, took line honours in the Multihull Grand Prix and MOCRA classes in the UK's largest yacht race - the JPMorgan Asset Management Round the Island Race. 1,587 boats took part in the race around the Isle of Wight. The team used the race as a ‘shake down’ for next week’s two-handed Shetland Round Britain and Ireland race, which commences in Plymouth Sound on June 11. Media release at http://www.boatingoz.com.au/news06/0604a.htm

June 4 -  The first Fountaine Pajot’s Mahé 36 is due to land in Australia in January 2007. Three orders have been taken for the catamarans in the Asia Pacific region. The Mahé 36 was designed to meet three stringent objectives: to be affordable while offering excellent value for money, be ergonomic and comfortable, and lastly to possess outstanding sea performance with centralised handling. Media release at http://www.boatingoz.com.au/news06/0604d.htm

June 1 - Volvo Extreme 40 Grand Prix Portsmouth, UK. Winning one race and scoring three second places in the remaining races, Alister Richardson steered the all British Team Basilica to victory in the overall series. Media release at http://www.boatingoz.com.au/news06/0528.htm

May 31 - Stockland Cleveland Peel Island Marathon yacht race is particularly popular among the catamaran and skiff classes, which circumnavigate Peel Island twice during the race. Media release at http://www.boatingoz.com.au/news06/0531d.htm

May 31 - Boatspeed north of Sydney will build a 95 - 105ft trimaran designed by Nigel Irens and Benoît Cabaret and commissioned by SODEB’O and Thomas Coville, which is geared for breaking the single-handed round the world multihull record. Media release at http://www.boatingoz.com.au/news06/0531.htm

May 30 – The JPMorgan Asset Management Round the Island Race on June 3 in Cowes, Isle of Wight, UK has attracted over 1600 entries. http://www.roundtheisland.org.uk

May 29 - The 2006 Dent to Dunk Race - The first Multihull was Bernie McErlane’s 11·8 metre catamaran, ZIPPY that took both line and handicap honours. http://www.apyc.yachting.org.au

May 23 - The trimaran Gitana 12 dismasted in front of the port of Nice. The mast fell slowly backwards, without injuring any of the crew. All the equipment was able to be salvaged as the sea was calm and the wind limited to 10-12 knots. The bulkhead holding the hydraulic rod on the stay (cable which keeps the mast forward) which tore off. http://www.gitana-team.com

May 23 - Aussie Sailors Chase World Trifecta - Beijing Olympic medal aspirants Darren Bundock and Glenn Ashby have kicked off their quest for a triple crown of world sailing titles in just eight months by winning the ISAF world multihull title in Austria. Media release at http://www.boatingoz.com.au/news06/0523d.htm

May 19 - 2006 Australian Marine Awards - The sailing side of the industry was nowhere near as strongly represented as power boats. In Sailing Non-Trailerable Commendation Awards went to the Bluewater Cruising Yachts Bluewater 450M and the Lightwave Yachts 45 Sailing Catamaran. Media release at http://www.boatingoz.com.au/news06/0519.htm

May 16 - The Dent to Dunk Cruising Race & Rally for sailing yachts, multihulls and motor cruisers will be conducted from May 20 - 30. The Coral Coast nine day rally begins May 21 and the race and passage rally start May 27. This year the finish will be at Cardwell's Port Hinchinbrook due to Dunk Island resort being refurbished. http://www.apyc.yachting.org.au

May 15 - The team from Seawind will be at this year’s Sanctuary Cove International Boat Show on May 18 – 21 with the newest Seawind 1160 and Seawind 1000 on display. The Seawind 1160 will then head to the Whitsundays for the Seawind Rally before beginning charters with Queensland Yacht Charters. The Seawind 1000 will feature the all new Coastal Cruiser Package with self-tacking jib, cruising canopy, bow seats, boom cradle, single line reefing and more. http://www.sanctuarycoveboatshow.com.au

May 11 - Ellen MacArthur and the crew on the trimaran B&Q finish the final leg of the eight week Asian Record Circuit 2006 in Singapore after sailing over 4500 miles via eight countries and establishing 13 new records. MacArthur sailed with a crew of four that has included Chinese solo sailor, Shaun Weng, Singaporean solo sailor Elaine Chua, French solo sailing star, Thomas Coville, and the regular crew of Loik Gallon, Erwan Lemeilleur and Charles Darbyshire. http://www.teamellen.com

May 11 - Geronimo will forgo a record run from Hong Kong to Yokohama as a typhoon is brewing just to their south. The maxi trimaran will sail for Taiwan to escape from the typhoon. http://www.superyachting.com/

May 10 - Last weekend six 60ft trimarans docked in Canary Wharf in the middle of London's business centre. On Monday they started the Londres-Alpes Maritimes yacht race (London - Nice), the first event in the Multi Cup Café Ambassador 2006. Check out the photos of the boats and the progress of the race on the website at http://www.multicup60.eu/

April 8 - Asian Record Circuit - The trimaran B&Q reaches Terengganu, Malaysia, the penultimate stopover port. After a total of 4301 miles sailed so far, via 7 different countries, B&Q establishes 12 records with only one more stop and one more record remaining for Ellen MacArthur and her crew. http://www.teamellen.com

May 5 - The WSSR ratifies a new World Record:
Transpacific East to West - San Francisco to Yokohama by the 90ft trimaran Geronimo skippered by Olivier de Kersauson FRA and 10 crew.
with an elapsed time of 14 days, 22 hours, 40 minutes, 41 seconds for the distance of 4482nm.

May 3 - Volvo Extreme 40 grand prix series, Baltimore - Double Olympic medallist Randy Smyth and his all American team of Stan Schreyer, Jonathan Farrar and Richard Feeney took the overall victory, winning by nineteen points from Team Holmatro. Media release at http://www.boatingoz.com.au/news06/0426c.htm

May 3 - Australians Darren Bundock and Glenn Ashby win the Eurocat for the 3rd year in a row. Their next event is sailing Hobie Tigers at the ISAF World Championships in Austria. Media release at http://www.boatingoz.com.au/news06/0503a.htm

May 1 - Southern Cross Yachting will promote the first Australian RYA training courses on catamarans at the Sanctuary Cove International Boat Show on May 18 – 21. The liveaboard courses on board a luxury Fountaine Pajot 43 can be completed over weekends or five days with a maximum of five students and include all meals. Courses depart from Manly Harbour, Brisbane. http://www.sanctuarycoveboatshow.com.au

April 30 - Ellen MacArthur's team on B&Q have left Hong Kong for the remaining leg of the Asian Record Circuit to sail around Hong Kong then to the next actual stopover in Malaysia via mainland China, Vietnam, and Thailand. Thomas Coville joins the crew, to co-skipper with  MacArthur who will participate in the first and last part of this leg. http://www.teamellen.com

April 27 - Geronimo, the Capgemini and Schneider Electric maxi trimaran skippered by Olivier de Kersauson, broke Steve Fossett's record from San Francisco to Yokohama, Japan.  The time of 14 days, 22 hours 40 minutes and 41 seconds is to be ratified by WSSRC. http://www.superyachting.com

April 26 - The WSSR Council announces the ratification of a new World Record for the greatest distance sailed in 24 hours - up to 60 foot.
Yacht: Mediatis-Region Aquitane - Catamaran
Name: Yves Parlier and five crew
Distance sailed: 597.808 nm. rounded to 597.81nm.
Average speed: 24.91 knots

April 24 - Phil Amos and his weary crew are on their way back across Bass Strait after successfully completing the The Hydro Tasmania Three Peaks Race. In gale force conditions which saw only 9 boats finish from 16 entries, the Seawind 1000 Alize powered on through to complete the course and be awarded both the Tilman Trophy and Director’s Cup. Media release at http://www.boatingoz.com.au/news06/0424h.htm

April 24 - The inaugural Seawind Rally will be held June 10 - 17 in the Whitsundays Islands. See the new schedule at http://www.seawindcats.com/index.pl?page=221

April 23 - Asian Record Circuit - The B&Q trimaran, skippered by Ellen MacArthur, completed Leg Six from Taipei to Hong Kong, taking 8 hours to cover the final 25 miles.  http://www.asianrecordcircuit.com/

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