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MATCH RACE TRAINING ON THE ARTEMIS 20 FLEET
www.vizualmarine.com @ Thu Jul 10 11:43:00 +0100 2008
Perfect preparation for Andy Shaw ahead of the Governor’s Cup International Junior Match Racing Championships (Newport Beach, California, USA)
The Artemis 20 fleet have been put through their paces recently as Andy Shaw and his British keelboat crew finished their training ahead of the Governor’s Cup, the US International Junior Match Racing Championships at Newport Beach (California, USA). Vizual Marine, the team behind the innovative six metre keelboats, were pleased to make some of the Artemis 20 fleet available to Shaw before the team heads out to the United States on the 11th July to compete against the best junior keelboat racers in the world.
The Governor’s Cup is a prestigious international junior match racing event (ISAF Grade III). Held annually at the Balboa Yacht Club in Newport Beach, California, USA, it is the oldest junior international match race series and known as the “Pathway to Champions”. The Cup has launched the careers of many high profile sailors who have gone on to the America’s Cup, the Volvo Round the World Race, the international professional match race circuit, and the Olympic Games, featuring such well-known names as Paul Cayard, Mark Christensen, Gavin Brady and Terry Hutchinson in its 42 year history.
Shaw commented, “I contacted Vizual Marine to see if we could go out and do some match race training onboard the Artemis 20s. They are an ideal way for us to prepare for the Junior Match Racing Championships. I’m delighted to say that Vizual Marine set up some great days on the water. These boats are incredibly exciting – fast, intuitive and exciting in match racing conditions. I look forward to having another go when I’m back.”
Shaw will be leading the only British team in the competition, sponsored by Artemis Investment Management, and will be competing against eleven other teams from around the world in three man keel boats. Andy will take the helm, supported by close friends George Yeoman (main) and Daniel Schieber (bow).
Speaking on behalf of Vizual Marine, Dave Rutter concluded “We were very pleased to help Andy and his team. We are really developing the match racing capabilities of the Artemis 20 as there is an ever increasing demand for the boats to be used in the match racing circuit for universities and individual training as preparation for championships. Assisting us are elements of the RYA Keelboat squad under the guidance of Niall Myant who have been pushing the boats hard. We wish Andy all the best and hope the practice he has had with the boats puts him in good stead for the championships.”
The Artemis 20s, a high performance carbon fibre keelboat with America’s Cup characteristics, was designed to be sailed by both able and disabled sailors alike. The inspirational quadriplegic solo sailor Hilary Lister is currently undertaking her historic navigation of the British Isles onboard an Artemis 20. However, the impressive performance and level playing field of the one-class design has attracted attention from a number of keelboat match racing high flyers in the UK, who now see the boats as the ideal platform to test true sailing ability and prepare for competition.
The Artemis 20s will be appearing at the following events in 2008:
* ACC Bank Cork Week: 12th – 18th July (TBC)
* Skandia Cowes Week: 2nd – 9th August 2008
* Sailability Multi-Class Regatta Rutland SC: 8th – 10th August
* Falmouth Week: 9th – 16th August 2008 (TBC)
* PSP Southampton Boat Show: 12th – 21st September 2008
* Whyte & Mackay Earls Court Boat Show: 28th November – 7th December 2008
Sailing Dates for 2008
vizual marine @ Thu Mar 13 17:52:00 +0000 2008
Major Sailing Events – UK Planned for the Artemis 20 Programme
HISC Open RNLI Pursuit Race
24th March 2008
HISC RYA Instructors conference
29th March
HISC Glyn Charles Pursuit Race
26th April 2008
Artemis transat
9th – 11th May Plymouth
International Journalist conference Cowes
9th – 13th June
Round the island race
28th June 2008
Cork week
12th – 18th July Possibility
Cowes week
2nd – 9th August 2008
Rutland week – Sailability
8th – 10th August 2008
Sailability Multi-class Regatta Rutland SC
8th – 10th August
Falmouth Week
9th – 16th August 2008
Southampton BS
12th – 21st September 2008
Sailability National Conference
1st November 2008
Earls Court BS
28th – 7th December 2008
HISC Chichester federation week
Dates to be confirmed
Artemis at IFDS Worlds Rochester
vizmarine @ Thu Mar 13 17:46:00 +0000 2008
The City of Rochester played host to this years IFDS world sailing championships with a strong contingent of Paralympic sailors and hopefuls coming from all over the globe to attend what turned out to be some hard racing over the week.
The Artemis 20 was invited to attend in a non racing mode to show the sailors what the new boat was all about. Feedback from the sailors and teams was fantastic with a few managing to get out for a test sail including the president of IFDS.
By attending the world championships we have managed to raise a huge amount of awareness for not only the boat itself but also the Even Keel trust challenge with a few more sites identified for the location of the 10 trust sites. For more information about the Even keel trust go to www.vizmarine.com
The visit resulted with the Artemis 20 now being invited to attend another event in France from the 14th – 21st October north of Lorient.
We would like to thank every one who made this trip possible from Serge Jorgensen to Keith Burghans and all at Rochester YC for making us feel very welcome.
Michael Cogswell in his 2.4m
In the lead for about 2 seconds
We at Vizual Marine still have hopes and aspirations for the Artemis 20 to become a Paralympic class, feedback and views would be welcome email us at info@vizmarine.com
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