News from Arcos?

[Nigel]

Has anybody had any news from Spain yet

Cheers

Nigel
GER 87

[Pedro Egea]

The top ten sailors after 5 races in http://www.velarc.com/eur2004.htm

[Nigel]

Thanks Pedro!

Great race so far for Michael Scharmer

Any info on the weather conditions etc.?

[mark]

Any word on where Steve Landeau & Craig are sitting?

[mark]

Forget that last post, i just saw the PDF, Landeau is 28th Craig is 38th

Mark

[Chairman]

Have just returned home from a weekend of watching some great racing. Some impressions...

Conditions are quite variable, wind generally starts light and then picks up. The measurement day gave "almost" no.3 rig weather, but otherwise a change down from No.1 to No.2 around lunch time, then a change back up in the early evening. How well and how often you get the change right will determine your event. Black clouds build up during the day, sometimes giving light rain, sometimes giving a thorough drenching.

Hospitality is stunning, just remarkable. Venue is outstanding. Facilities are very good. Race management doesn't fully understand R/C sailing while undoubtedly being very competent at full-size events. Still some wrinkles to iron out of the umpiring system...

A quick glance at the scores will tell you that positions will change, sometimes dramatically, as the discards kick in. Look out for Peter Stollery, Guillermo Beltri, Franco Borin, and Martin Roberts to drop some awkward numbers.

Bantock's new "Topico" seems on the pace, always there or thereabouts. Notice that Graham rarely posts wins, instead steady top placings.

Scharmer's "Scharming XI" tweaked ultra-narrow beam, hard bilge design is fast! Complete with wooden mast, booms, and florists' wrapping paper sails it is remarkable to watch!

Trevor Binks' "Isis" is also always there or thereabouts, and will be in the hunt right to the end.

Stollery's modified "Tonic" finds the conditions suitable most of the time. Guillermo Beltri will need to stay out of trouble, but when he does his "TS2" has remarkable pace, even in the lighter airs.

Slightly lower down the order, Garcia, Gibson, Priestley, Puthod, and Byerley all showed excellent results at times, and if they can gain consistency will become threats.

The Notice of Race for the 2005 Worlds in AUS is expected soon. POR have indicated their interest in hosting the 2006 Europeans. The Arcos site will be developed into an International centre for radio sailing.

Did I mention that Tito Llana's Andalusian hospitality is simply outstanding? Many thanks to Tito and his team!

[Nigel]

Lester,

thanks for the detailed info, all though its not good to hear its such an outstanding event as I can not be there

Have you got any details on Grahams new design?

Thanks

Nigel

[Chairman]

Hi Nigel

Graham notes that the Topiko is very similar to the Italiko, with detail changes to rocker line, section shape, and volume distribution (we're just talking mm here). Cosmetically, it has a different treatment to the stern and the bows; without that, you'd not be able to tell the difference without a caliper gauge.

[mark]

Anybody know of the results from Monday or Today?

Mark

[Chairman]

I've noticed there is a "latest" posting of top 10, and full PDF, up to and including race 8:

http://www.velarc.com/eur2004.htm

Today (Wednesday) is a non-racing day, so the next set of interesting results will be from the end of Thursday 14 Oct, when the second discard will kick in and shuffle the placings up.

[Pedro Egea]

Bringing up to date 12 Oct. Race 10. Two discard.

http://www.velarc.com/eur2004.htm

[Dick Carver]

Thanks for the update Pedro.

One question. Five races the first day, three races the second day and two races on the third day. Correct ??
Seems to be a bit of a slow down.
Has weather been a factor?

[Chairman]

Five races the first day, three races the second day and two races on the third day. Correct ??

Hi Dick

Not quite. 10 races over 4 days. Two and a half first day, two and a bit second day, and so on...

[edmorales]

aside from guillermo beltri's ts2,the top 10 slots seem to be dominated by the narrow beam designs.
ed

[Chairman]

aside from guillermo beltri's ts2, the top 10 slots seem to be dominated by the narrow beam designs.

Hi Ed

Yup. As I recall, these are the designs. I've put "?" where I'm not too sure.

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Bantock          Topiko 
Stollery         Tonic M 
Scharmer         Scharming XI 
Savelli          Italiko (?)  
Byerley          Cockatoo
Roberts          Gadget
Guillermo Beltrí TS2 
Binks            Isis 
Gibson           Disco  
Carlos Beltrí    Gadget(?)

[Jose Antonio Rodriguez]

aside from guillermo beltri's ts2, the top 10 slots seem to be dominated by the narrow beam designs.

Hi Ed

Yup. As I recall, these are the designs. I've put "?" where I'm not too sure.

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Bantock          Topiko 
Stollery         Tonic M 
Scharmer         Scharming XI 
Savelli          Italiko (?)  
Byerley          Cockatoo
Roberts          Gadget
Guillermo Beltrí TS2 
Binks            Isis 
Gibson           Disco  
Carlos Beltrí    Gadget(?)

The Stefano Savelli´s boat it´s a Ikon named "Giulia II" and with registration number ITA 344

The Carlos Beltri´s boat it´s a Gadget made in wood named "El mueble". It´s only modified the deck.

[Chairman]

Hi Pedro and Jose

I notice in the latest PDF, that quite a number of sailors seem to have duplicate (and very good!) points in Race 13. For example,

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Names                        Points
-------------------------   -------
Stollery, P, & Scheve, D.     15
Arundell, J, & Meertens, J    16

Etc for 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, and, erm, 26 points...

Also, no one has points between 53 and 66. An interesting situation -- can you tell us if a number of sailors were awarded redress?

[Chairman]

I notice in the latest PDF, that quite a number of sailors seem to have duplicate (and very good!) points in Race 13.

This seems to have been fixed in the "final" PDF.