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Analysis of A Leeward Mark Gamble

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By Dick Rose

Max Hocutt describes himself as a casual Sunday racer who races a Flying Scot at the Tusca loosa Sailing Club. He recently described to me an incident that occurred last summer and, naturally, resulted in a lengthy debate with lots of maneuvering of spoons and a saltshaker in the club after the race.

As the diagram shows, Gambler and Plodder were overlapped, running on starboard tack under spinnakers toward the leeward mark, which they were required to leave to port.

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America's Cup sailor's cocaine case reopened

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America's Cup sailor Simon Daubney's drug case has been reopened by the World Anti Doping Agency. Photo / Getty Images

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has reopened the case of New Zealand sailor Simon Daubney, cleared after testing positive for cocaine during the last America's Cup in Valencia.

WADA's director general New Zealander David Howman last week lodged papers appealing Daubney's case with the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Switzerland.

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"Leave no Stone Unturned" - An Interview with Coach Rodney Hagebols

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RodneyHagebols.jpgQ – How did you get involved with Austin and John Dane?

A – I bought my first Star boat from Austin in San Francisco. It was his father’s Star 7310. We had a lot of fun racing up and down the city front. At that time, Austin was working with Banc of America Securities. During this period, I had some good results in the Star with a 14th at the Bacardi Cup in 2002 sailing with Paul Erickson and Austin had heard about my coaching background. In 2007, I saw Austin down in Miami during the OCR while I was crewing for Colin Beashel. Austin mentioned coming into the program but definite plans were not made. Later in 2007, Austin contacted me about coming to Portugal with them for the ISAF worlds. After the worlds in Portugal, we made plans for the US trials, it was convenient for me because at that time I was living in Newport Beach only an hour South of Marina Del Rey. Our objective was to win the trials and then plan the following year.

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Stout Takes Top Prize at San Diego NOOD

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By Stuart Streuli

This will not be a comforting realization for the International 14 sailors who struggled to keep their boats upright during Saturday's windy conditions at the 2008 Sperry Top-Sider San Diego NOOD Regatta.

Charlie McKee, who skippered a borrowed boat to a dominating win in the 16-boat class, hadn't sailed an International 14 in nearly a decade until the day before the event.

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Crosses to Bear

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By Dr. Gavin Dagley

Our dinghy-sailing doc finds his old pal Racer Rob one morning at the boat park and is called into session once again.

Doc: Rob, why are you here so early?

Rob: Have a look at this Doc. I should have gone right through the guy. Billy pulled a fast one on me at the top mark.

Doc: That's a nasty chip in the gel coat.

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Interview with US SAILING President Jim Capron

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US SAILING wrapped up its Spring Meeting in Newport, R.I., this morning and the more than 120 committee members in attendance are returning home with new ideas and fresh energy. As President of the national governing body, Jim Capron (a lifelong sailor from Annapolis, MD) presided over the three-day meeting. One of the more prominent issues discussed over the weekend was a possible new requirement for racing sailors to be US SAILING members. To bring more light to the ongoing discussion, we asked Jim Capron to answer a few questions on the issue.

Why do you feel it's important for US SAILING to get more sailors to join the organization?
Active competitive sailors expect a level playing field through standardized rules, offshore rating certification, trained and certified race officers, judges, and sailing instructors, and much more.

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Fast Entry Cam Cleats by Schaefer Marine

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By Michael Lovett

If you're like me, you don't spend a lot of time thinking about cam cleats. That is, until you have to buy one, at which point you might say, "Really? Fifty bucks for a cam cleat?"

Making a late, but not unfashionable, entry into the field of aluminum cam cleats, Schaefer Marine is hoping to relieve some of this sticker shock. The largest cleat in the company's line of Fast Entry Cam Cleats retails for $28, significantly less than comparable products from other manufacturers.

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A Cup in Limbo Casts Long Shadow on World Match Racing Tour

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By Herb McCormick

Last fall, during a swing through Southeast Asia, I found myself in Malaysia covering the Monsoon Cup, the season finale for the ISAF World Match Racing Tour (and the subject of a feature story in April's Sailing World). I'd never attended a tour event and the wild Monsoon Cup was not only otherworldly, it was incredibly entertaining. So, with the 2008 season beginning to ramp up--the kick-off regatta takes place in Brazil this April--I called tour director Scott Macleod the other day to get a preview of what to expect.

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Boat Prep for Passagemaking

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By Andrew Burton

Maybe it's starting to get cold. Or hurricane season's approaching. Whatever the reason that you're heading offshore, it's time to be sure that the boat's ready to go. It makes no difference whether the boat is your own, a friend's, or—like so many I deliver—one you've never seen before; it's necessary to inspect all the essential gear and ensure that it's in shape to get you where you're going. In fact, it's probably better to treat your own boat as if you've never seen it before. Otherwise, you'll be tempted to live with jury-rigged systems. Fix them now and you won't have a nasty failure at 3 in the morning in 10-foot seas.

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Thicker Than Water

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By Chris Pastore

As the fleet approached San Diego's Mission Bay YC following the final race of the 2006 Lightning North Americans, a roving pack of kids darted through the boat park. Buckled into PFDs with crotch straps and collars, a few of the youngest waited for their parents to hit the beach. Although the Lightning attracts some of the most skilled sailors in the world, the presence of families, even at top international regattas, is a prominent feature of the class landscape. This particular event the top-five finishing teams had, at least in part, family members sailing together.

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Team New Zealand to sue Alinghi

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SAILING 2007 America's Cup Alinghi New Zealand - 0
Team New Zealand joined the legal battle for the America's Cup, suing Swiss holders Alinghi for delaying the next regatta and for stifling competition for sailing's most coveted prize.

The America's Cup has been mired in court for months since U.S. team BMW Oracle claimed Alinghi set unfair rules for the next Cup with an illegitimate challenger.

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Figawi2 Ultra Thong by Sperry Top-Sider

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By Stuart Streuli

There are about as many different styles of outdoor sandals as there are species of plants. The original plastic thong has spawned a broad and diverse progeny. Forty years ago, had you told someone that people would be paying $100 for a high-tech descendant of the sandals favored by Vietcong soldiers, they would've dismissed you as some crazy combination of Abbie Hoffman, Jane Fonda, and Klaus "Doc Martens" Maertens.

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Offshore With DC

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By Peter Isler

Although I've done plenty of racing with Dennis Conner over the years, it had been nearly 25 years since I'd gone offshore in a race with him. It was during an SORC in the early 80s when I got to do my first race with Mr. America's Cup. Back then Dennis was still approaching the height of his America's Cup accomplishments.

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Learn to Sail on the Sea of Abaco

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By Kitty Martin

Sea Sense, the sailing school for women, has chosen the Abaco Islands in the Bahamas as the location for its April 6 to 12, 2008, liveaboard sailing course. Sailors of all ages and levels are invited to participate.

The week will be spent aboard a modern 40-foot sloop, and subjects covered will include seamanship, sail trim, navigation, engine maintenance, docking, and man-overboard drills.

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How to Sail

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Learn the fundamentals of sailing, including safety, sailors' knots, what is a tack and a jibe, & the parts of a sailboat, in this free online video series.

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