UK Sailmakers August, 2003
RULES QUIZ 15 RELEASED
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If you purchased a copy of the Real Time Racing Rules Quiz CD, you can update the disk with any new quiz by clicking on this link or by going to the UK Sailmakers home page and clicking on "Rules Quiz CD Update in the "What's New" section.

If you like using the quizzes on the web, you'll love learning from them on the CD, which is set up to offer an enhanced learning environment. Besides the quizzes and the answers, the CD has all the Racing Rules of Sailing and definitions, which you can use separately or in conjunction with the quizzes. The CD allows you to stop and start the movies as well as blow the quizzes up to full screen to make them easier to watch. With the CD you can simultaneously see the Facts Found, the movie and read the definition of a rule. Once you buy the CD, you can update your disk online with new quizzes as they are released at no charge.

22nd COPA DEL REY REGATTA TAPE-DRIVE POWERS BALEARIA TO THIRD

PALMA DE MALLORCA, SPAIN, July 25-Aug 3 -- BALEARIA, a new Grand Soleil 42, came out of the box screaming to finish third in the IMS 500 class against the in best and newest boats in the Mediterranean at the Copa Del Rey. Competition was tough with many of the top boats using paid professionals from the highest level of the sport. Top name pros from the last America's Cup inlcuded Joechem Schuemann and Andrew Cape of ALINGHI and Tomasso Chieffi, tactician for ORACLE. Anyone who has sailed the Spanish IMS circuit knows the fleet is peppered with multiple world champions, gold medallists and America's Cup sailors.

BALEARIA's Tape-Drive sails turned a lot of heads and made sailors take note.

With a rating that straddled the break between the big boats in the IMS 500 class and the smaller boats in the IMS 600 class, BALEARIA's owner Antonio Gorostegui thought that he would do better as the smallest boat in the big boat fleet. For the most part his gutsy gamble paid off. BALEARIA was the only boat under 52 feet to finish in the top five of the IMS 500 class. First went to CAIXA GALICIA, a Grand Soleil 56 and third was the King of Spain's Judel/Vrolik 56 named BRIBÓN.

Gorostegui and crew won three races and their score line after nine races was: 11,2,3,16,1,3,1,2,1. They were only five points out of second and 15 points ahead of fourth.

Antonio Gorostegui said, "We had such a great regatta thanks to an expert crew, wonderful boat and the best sails I ever sailed with. The mainsail is the best I ever seen and the spinnakers are really fast in all conditions. I worked closely with Andy Longarela on the sail designs and the result is clear - we were the fastest 42-footer in the history of the Copa del Rey."
RE-RELEASED BY POPULAR DEMAND:
SCREEN SAVER 4

Our most popular screen saver is being re-released. Every six months we try to release a new screen saver and that's why previous ones expire. With so many people asking for Screen Saver 4 to return, we are honoring those requests. Photos in screen saver 4 include exciting spinnaker rides, huge waves, and stunning cruising scenes. It's perfect for sharing the sport you love with sailors and non sailors alike -- to say nothing about giving you a few moments on the water during the work day. The screen saver will run for six months before you have to download a new copy from the web site again. Currently the screen saver only runs on PC machines. Click here to download.

TARTAN 10 NORTH AMERICANS
UK WINS ITS FIRST TOP TITLE

CLEVELAND, OH Aug 7-12th: Rick Strilky's US, dominated the 45-boat fleet at the 25th T10 North American's sailed out the Cleveland Yachting Club. This is the first national championship won by a boat using UK .

As soon as Strilky finished the sixth and final race, he called Pat Considine of the UK Sailmakers in Chicago to tell him the good news. About his sails, Strilky said, "Those sails are the greatest! They are F*@#ing fast!"

Strikly and his unpaid crew, which did not include not a single marine industry professional, dominated the Tartan 10 North Americans the old fashioned way: time in the boat, a well-practiced crew and new sails for the biggest regatta of the summer. The second place boat was crewed by one of the top hired guns on the water and three of his handpicked professional friends.

With the throwout calculated, US beat the second place boat by two points, but if a throwout was not used, US would have won by a whopping 14 points. Below are the score lines for the first and second place boats. For full results go to: www.tten.com/2003/Results.htm

1st: US: 3, (6), 1, 3, 6, 4 17 points total
2nd Voodoo: 5, 1, 7, 4, 2, (18) 19 points total
UK SAILMAKERS ONLINE STORE

Make sure to visit the UK Sailmakers online store to find the perfect duffel bag for day racing, overnighting, or for a week-long cruise. Our duffels make great gifts to show your thanks to dedicated crewmembers. More than one weight sensitive skipper has bought small Tape-Drive duffels for all the crew and said, "You can bring anything you want on the boat, as long as it fits in this bag." Click here to go right to the UK Online Store.