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Stern Scooped by Dave Reed

May 5, 2011

RC44 Net Worth Goes Higher

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RC44s in San Diego

When editing our story of the RC44 class, I thought it interesting the number of energy industry millionaires that like that sort of sailing. There are quite a few high-rollers in this class, and for the upcoming 2011 series, they've added another.

 

April 5, 2011

Second, but . . .

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Iker Martínez and Xabi Fernández, of Spain, mark the completion of their 93-day non-stop (not technically) Barcelona World Race, second-place finish.

J.P. Dick and Loick Peyron may have won the Barcelona Race outright, but did the real winners come second?

Iker Martínez and Xabi Fernández, the 49er wonder duo from Spain, followed ocean-racing greats J.P. Dick and Loick Peyron through the finish gate of the 2010 Barcelona World Race today, a close second place given all the miles sailed. But the Olympians and newcomes to Open 60 sailing have a footnote to add their finish: they never incurred a stopover penalty, as did the winning French duo (twice), and completed their lap in true non-stop finish. Well done, boys. Below is an excerpt of a press conference held today in Barcelona after their arrival.

March 10, 2011

Backseat Tactician

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Between races at the RC44 Oracle Cup San Diego, Pieter Hereema (right) talks tactics with his mainsail trimmer Lasse Berthelsen. Hereema's tactician Rod Dawson looks up the course.

You know the outcome of a race if the tactician spastically strips his baseball cap from his head and heaves it to the ground: “Thwap!” goes the hat as it smacks the cockpit sole . . . 

You know the outcome of a race if the tactician spastically strips his baseball cap from his head and heaves it to the ground: “Thwap!” goes the hat as it smacks the cockpit sole.
Thus was the scene moments after two hastily executed down-speed jibes mere boatlengths from the finish line. Pieter Heerema’s RC44 No Way Back had maneuvered its way to the near bottom of the 11-boat pile during first day of fleet racing at the Oracle RC44 Cup San Diego in March.
“F$*!” cursed the team’s veteran Kiwi tactician tactician Rod Dawson upon finishing.