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Welcome |
Welcome to the 470 North American Class Website. A lot of the site is still under construction, but please feel free to register and start posting in the forum section add photos, classifieds, questions, etc. Also don't forget to pay your 2008 dues. (Images by S&S Fox and Rich Roberts, GTS Photos & others)
             
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Posted Oct 18, 2006 - by Scott Fox |
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Nationals Information |
470 NATIONALS - March 13-14-15, 2008
470 enthusiasts from the United States and Canada gathered in Sarasota, FL for the 2008 U.S. National Championships March 13-15.
Competitors ranged in age from 14 to 82 years old, and arrived from British Columbia, Wisconsin, Illinois, Texas, and Maryland to challenge the local Florida boats. Three women’s teams, three men’s teams, and five coed teams raced together on courses set in the Gulf of Mexico and Sarasota Bay. Conditions ranged from 5 knots to 18 knots, from flat water to steep chop to rolling waves.
The 2007 winning team of Allison Jolly / Andrew Sumpton adopted new team mates in 2008, with Jolly taking on US Sailing Team member Molly O’Bryan as crew, and Sumpton selecting Sarasota youth sailor Chris Stocke to helm. These top two boats combined to win all seven races, and went 1-2, respectively.
Former Marquette sailing team members Hunter Ratliff and Christopher Williams, in their debut performance in the 470 class, captured third place overall and the “Top Corinthian” award, given to the highest finishing team never before in the US Sailing team ranking system. Additionally, Chrisopher Stocke was top male junior and Christine Williams top female junior.
PRO Dave Ellis ran a fantastic event, setting up trapezoids courses averaging 40 minutes in length. He was assisted by members of the University of South Florida sailing team, juniors from the Sarasota Youth Sailing Program, and SYSP Director Stu Gillfillen. The relaxed, low-key venue and the RC boat were provided by the Sarasota Sailing Squadron.
1 Allison Jolly / Molly O'Bryan (St. Petersburg, FL)
1 1 1 1 (2) 1 1 6
2 Christopher Stocke / Andrew Sumpton (Sarasota, FL)
2 2 2 (3) 1 2 2 11
3 Hunter Ratliff / Christopher Williams (Chicago, IL )
4 3 3 2 (5) 3 4 19
4 Paul and Sylvie Tranter (Seabrook, TX)
3 (8) 7 4 4 4 3 25
5 Doug Drake / Joe Fillingham (Milwaukee, WI)
5 4 5 5 3 5 (7) 27
6 John and Jeanne Michael (Milwaukee, WI)
(9) 6 9 7 6 7 5 40
7 Bill Hanson / Diana Kremen (Chicago, IL)
8 5 4 (ocs) 7 6 dnf 41
8 Christine Williams / Jen Braem (Victoria, BC)
7 7 6 9 9 8 (dnf) 46
9 Patti McMahon / Susie Rieck (Milwaukee, WI)
6 9 8 6 (10) 10 8 47
10 Zar and Karina Wade-Gledhill (Seabrook, TX)
10 (11) 10 8 8 9 6 51
11 Dave and Peg Janson (Chicago, IL)
(raf) 10 11 10 11 dnf dns 64
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Posted Jan 05, 2008 - by Scott Fox |
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Spring/early summer '08 |
Here is some info on a spring regatta (will be mid-winters or Nationals). Also trying to get a fleet at CORK (for NAs) and hopefully High Perf Regatta at AYC in the fall:
Thank you for your patience, 470 sailors, we have finally narrowed things down.
Dates will be:
March 9 (Sunday) - arrive and rig
March 10-12 (Monday - Wednesday) - clinic
March 13-15 (Thursday - half-day Saturday) - regatta
The host club is the Sarasota Sailing Squadron, link at http://www.sarasotasailingsquad.com. It is a very casual club, thus helping us keep expenses to a minimum. For example, group dinners will likely be potluck style using their outdoor barbecue grills.
As a bonus, 2007 Olympic Trials 470 class runner-up David Hughes of North Sails may be able to help us with the clinic.
It looks like we will have a minimum of 8 boats, and if we can find charters for other interested sailors, possibly a dozen or so. One possible source is the 2003 Zieg owned by Erin Maxwell, which is in Florida and for sale or charter. Her email is in the CC: email list. Andrew and I also have two significantly older boats which could potentially be put into sailable condition with some encouragement.
I believe that Milwaukee sailor John Michael may be trying to organize some collective housing. If anyone is interested, his email is JohnMi@glenroy.com.
The NOR for the regatta (either the 470 Midwinters or the Nationals) will be available very soon.
Of course, I encourage you to forward this to anyone else you can think of.
Please feel free to contact me with any questions or suggestions,
Allison
Allison Jolly
University of South Florida
Sailing Coach
727-560-5505 (cell)
727-USF-4015 (fax)
contact ABJOLLY@aol.com
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Posted Nov 17, 2007 - by Scott Fox |
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US Olympic Trials |
Breaking news...congratulations to the teams of Stu McNay/Graham Biehl and Amanda Clark/Sarah Mergenthaler for winning the 2008 US Olympic Trials. These are two hard working well deserving teams that we will all be rooting for in China next year. Pictures thanks to Rick Roberts. More photos can be found here: http://www.abyc.org/event_specific_photos.cfm?id=214
     
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Posted Oct 17, 2007 - by Scott Fox |
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New Rules Coming |
470 Internationale - Annual General Assembly Meeting 2007
Important decisions were taken at the Annual General Assembly in July 2007 in Estoril, Portugal (which your dutiful class President Scott Fox sat through for 8 hours!). The General Assembly voted in favour of proposals aiming at the improvement of the relation of sports and professionalism of the 470 Class.
Enforcement of RRS 42, wind speed limit in Class Rule C1.1: the General Assembly voted in favour of the reduction from 10 to 8 knots the wind speed limit from which pumping, rocking and ooching may be allowed. This Class Rule change will be then submitted to the ISAF for its approval.
Coloured hulls (Class Rules D1.1.c): the General Assembly voted in favour of the deletion of the provision which states that the outside of the hulls shall be only white, thus answering to the possible demand of sponsors to personalize the hulls with their brand colours. This Class Rule change will be then submitted to the ISAF for its approval.
Other items discussed included allowing turnbuckles or other adjustable shroud adjusters like StaMasters. After heated discussion the vote was 50/50 so it did not carry this year. If you are interested in this passing next year send me an e-mail. Another equipment item discussed was using rope instead of wire for the entire length trapeze. This was passed but will not go into effect until 1/1/09. Finally mast weights were discussed as it appears some masts are weighing in less then 10kg. It was suggested to allow corrector weights to bring the weights up but this was shot down as it would allow manufacturers to continue to make lighter masts that are breaking easier.
For complete info see www.470.org
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Posted Aug 11, 2007 - by Scott Fox |
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