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Offshore Racer Ed | OffshoreOnly.com – Powerboating Online

Captured here in XCAT racing, Gary Ballough will mentor 18-year-old Taylor Chastelet on the SBI circuit this season.

 

In August, Taylor Chastelet, the 18-year-old son of noted former offshore racer Gerry Chastelet of St. Charles, Mo.—not far from the Lake of the Ozarks—will start his freshman year at the University of Alabama. While he’ll enter the school as one of many students majoring in business management and entrepreneurship, the odds are good he’ll be the only one in his class with six offshore races under his belt by the time he gets there.

Starting this coming weekend with the Super Boat International season-opener in Charlotte Harbor, Fla., Chastelet will be sharing the cockpit of a 32-foot Doug Wright catamaran in the Superboat Stock class with the boat’s owner and throttleman, Stock- and XCAT-class veteran Gary Ballough. The current plan has Chastelet running with Ballough, a 12-time National and World champion, in the GB Racing cat for the entire season on the SBI circuit, and with well-known Stock-class throttleman Ryan Beckley at the Smokin’ The Sound race in Biloxi, Miss., and the Lake Race event on Lake of the Ozarks. Earlier this year, he logged seat time with Beckley in his Stock-class Skater catamaran during a Fort Myers Offshore fun run event. More; Offshore Racer Ed | OffshoreOnly.com – Powerboating Online

33rd Annual Key West Super Boat World Championships Ready To Begin | Super Boat International

Boat teams from around the United States and the World are ready to compete in the running of the 33rd Annual Key West Super Boat World Championships November 3rd through 10th in Key West, Florida. This ultimate competition of the biggest and fastest boats in offshore racing will be like no other race that has come before. The backdrop is set and high performance offshore teams will be ready with 3 days of racing starting Wednesday, November 6th at 10:00 am.

Recognized around the world, the biggest offshore racing event is ready to play host to the most powerful fleet of Super Boats. No class will have an uncontested winner and many classes are brimming with more boat entries per class than any race all season. The big boats will include multiple turbines, four or more Superboat Unlimiteds, eight or more Superboats and many more in other classes. This is expected to be one of the most exciting World Championships in the recent past.

Santa Monica Pier Paddle Racers Meet Historic Surf | SUP Races

SANTA MONICA, California - Many of paddleboarding’s top racers braved powerful surf Saturday to compete for $20,000 worth of cash and prizes at the 4th Annual Santa Monica Pier Paddleboard Races and Ocean Festival presented by Tommy Bahama. While racers faced waves as big as 10-feet, thousands of spectators screamed and cheered from the pier decks and beach.·

Safety concerns about the unusually high surf resulted in LA County Lifeguards and race safety officials to take the unprecedented decision to cancel several races, including a 2 mile paddleboard event geared towards recreational paddlers. But the pros and advanced racers still competed against each other and Mother Nature in the 5.5 mile long-course and in the Tommy Bahama Team Challenge Relay Cup.  More; Santa Monica Pier Paddle Racers Meet Historic Surf | SUP Races

Photo By: Jeff Berting

Source; SUP Connect

Molokai-2-Oahu Paddleboard World Championships Sell Out In Record Time

Honolulu, HI (April 30, 2013) – Organizers of the 17^th annual Molokai-2-Oahu Paddleboard World Championships (M2O), presented by Kona Longboard Island Lager, today announce that the 2013 race sold out in record time – three months in advance of its July 28th  race date. This is the sixth consecutive year M2O has sold out.

Paddlers wishing to be placed on the wait list are encouraged to sign up by visiting Molokai2Oahu.com. Open positions in the solo and team divisions will be filled on a first-come, first-serve basis.

Traditional (prone) and stand up paddleboarders (SUP) from 20 countries around the world will compete in a 32-mile race across the infamous Ka’iwi channel, also known as the Channel of Bones, between the islands of Molokai and Oahu.

To experience the enormity of the M2O challenge, check out the new video titled Isolation on the race’s YouTube channel.

News & Features | ISAF | World Sailing | Official Site : Gollito Powers To Victory In The Double Elimination

Austria sprung into life on the second day of the PWA Surf World Cup Podersdorf as a moodier scene replaced Fridays stunning sunshine and 25-30 knots for wind made for epic freestyle conditions

Shaka Time ©Carter/PWA World Tour

News & Features | ISAF | World Sailing | Official Site : Gollito Powers To Victory In The Double Elimination

World's Best Take ISAF Sailing World Cup Hyères Titles

The medals were decided across the ten Olympic events as ISAF Sailing World Cup Hyères brought the 2012-13 World Cup series to a close.

A jubilant Shaw celebrates ©Jean-Marie Liot / DPPI

An up and down breeze that never truly filled in at any point ensured for close knit racing on the final day in the south of France.

Although Alex Maloney and Molly Meech (NZL) brought an 18 point 49erFX lead into the final day there was no room for complacency as three double point Medal Races could have brought dramatic changes.

Keeping out of trouble they posted a steady 5-4-5 to take their second ISAF Sailing World Cup regatta win of the 2012-13 season. "We're happy that we've won our first World Cup event in Europe," said Maloney, who with Meech won the inaugural 49erFX event at ISAF Sailing World Cup Melbourne. "It was quite stressful out there with it being so light and shifty and the lead changed all the time."

There is room for optimism with the girls, however they know the road to Rio will take time, "It's just beginning," said Meech. "Most of the girls are quite new to the boat so there's a long way to go and it's going to keep getting harder."

Breeze Kicks In For Final Series Start At ISAF Sailing World Cup Hyères

The mistral at ISAF Sailing World Cup Hyères kicked in on the third day of racing in the South of France as the final series got underway, pitting the top sailors against one another.

France's Audrey Ogereau and Matthieu Vandame ©Jean-Marie Liot / DPPI

After two days of tricky breeze a fresh 17-20 knot easterly breeze was welcomed by the sailors as racing ramped up.

Making the most of the conditions in the Nacra 17 was Sweden's Tim Shuwalow and Hanna Klinga who moved into pole position whilst France's Audrey Ogereau and Matthieu Vandame were in fine form taking two bullets to progress up the leader board.

Carrying forward a non discardable fifth place from the qualification series the Swedes notched up a third, second and an eighth, discarding the latter, to open up a three point advantage over Switzerland's Matias Buhler and Nathalie Brugger (SUI).

Super Boat Teams Ready For Biloxi Offshore Race

Biloxi, MS (April 22, 2013) – The 2013 Super Boat International offshore racing season is finally here and there is no better place to kick it off than in Biloxi, Mississippi. Race teams and fans are ready for the 9 th annual “Smokin’ The Sound” race event, April 26th – 28th, which is shaping up to be a spectacular weekend. Biloxi and the entire Gulf Coast area rolls out the red carpet for Super Boat, race teams and, most importantly, the fans of powerboat racing.

SBI is excited to return to the waters off the Mississippi Gulf Coast, where fans have been witness to exciting races in years past. This year, fans should expect to see some of the most recognized and professional offshore teams competing in offshore racing. Racers and teams come to compete from all around the United States with many coming from overseas. Super Boat International is proud to be the most recognized professional offshore racing organization around the world.

“We are looking forward to going to Biloxi and starting our 1st race of the season. The local organizing committee has really worked hard to put this event together, along with the commitment of Woody Bailey, who has been incredible during the process. We are looking forward to having an exciting race,” comments John Carbonell, President of SBI.

Just to the west of Grand Casino on Beach Blvd, fans can find the dry pits, where the boats are staged during the weekend. This is where the boats will start to arrive on Friday and the teams begin setting up their boats for testing. The newly combined “Superboat Class”, boasting power of twin 700’s or greater, should be very exciting to watch. Many of the other classes provide some of the best, deck-to-deck competition.

Teams and sponsors work in the off-season preparing their race boats to participate in the eight National Super Boat International races taking place across the country. The official points standings will go back and forth during the year, ultimately determining the National winner in each class. However, most teams will make sure their equipment is ready for the final Super Boat event of the year, the World Championships in November in Key West Florida.

Over the years, racing in Biloxi and the Gulf Coast shores have provided some of the most exciting racing to date. The sea conditions are always a variable, one day the seas can be flat and calm and, on race day, they can build up to be quite treacherous. Whatever the weather brings, one thing is for sure… fans can expect some very fast exciting racing.

Source; SBI International

Team Morton Water take weekend honours at Powerboat P1 Superstock in Stuart

first place in the opening heat and a second place in the final heat gave them 69 heat points, just three ahead of the AO Coolers team who fought hard for the win.

Championship leader Tom Morton said: “What a great weekend! We worked really hard today to make up for where we placed in the second heat yesterday. We’re heading home very happy to North Carolina tonight and very proud to be the championship leaders. We’ve got to get some practice in before the next race in Daytona as the conditions are going to be so different to this weekend.”

Second place in today’s first heat went to Team ProBoat who were followed over the line by the P1 Marine Foundation boat with UK pilots James Norvill and Christian Young who will be disappointed not to finish in the top three this weekend after a very consistent US racing debut.

The second heat was won by AO Coolers, followed by Morton Water and Pier 57.

“I would never have believed it in a million years,” said an emotional Daniel Racz. “We came with no major expectations so to be heading home with two wins out of four heats is a very special feeling.
This shows that new teams can run at the front because the series has such parity.”

The next round of the P1 SuperStock Championship in the USA sees the teams take to the challenging offshore waters off Daytona Beach on 14 – 16 June but before that the UK P1 SuperStock Championship kicks off in Hull where US racers Andy Biddle and Tracy Blumenstein will be making their UK debut.

OVERALL STANDINGS
1 Morton Water 20
2 AO Coolers 17
3 Pier 57 15
4 Team ProBoat 14
5 P1 Marine Foundation 13
6 CL-Alpha.com 12
7 Livorsi 11

Source; USA Superstock

Red Bull Sailing: America´s Cup World Series detour – a complete success

HS Racing completed a successful four-day premiere at the America´s Cup World Series 2013, crossing the line in eighth place in Naples, Italy, after a penalty at the very finish on the super final on Sunday. It may have ended their chances of a top result but did not spoil a successful debut in the series. Luna Rossa Swordfish clinched overall victory after a fleet racing finale win. HS Racing’s double Olympic champions Roman Hagara and Hans Peter Steinacher are now off to China on Friday for their third stop on the Extreme Sailing Series (Quingdao May 2-5) to defend their overall lead in the multihull series (eight races).

PHOTO: Olaf Pignataro

“It was a lot of fun today and even though we were blocked at the start by Ben Ainslie, we managed to catch up very well. Our tactics were very good,” said Hagara after the Super Sunday races and his team’s solid performance. They were penalized, however, twice at the final buoy to lose valuable ground. “We had to let Team New Zealand through. We allegedly maneuvred too close to them and we obstructed them,” said tactician Steinacher, shaking his head.

Defending champions on the back foot as P1 SuperStock season gets underway

The 2013 P1 SuperStock season in the United States got off to an exciting start on Saturday in Stuart, Florida as defending champions Andy Biddle and Tracy Blumenstein in their ProBoat sponsored Panther ran into technical problems in the opening heat.

The pair would later be penalised for jumping the start in the second heat leaving them with a lot of ground to make up over their rivals.

High winds and rough water prevented most classes at the Stuart Sailfish Regatta from taking to the water yesterday and it was left to Powerboat P1’s versatile SuperStock boats to keep the crowd entertained with some dramatic racing.

In the opening heat a gearbox problem slowed Team Proboat’s attempt to win the first race of the new season but Biddle and Bluenstein battled their way back through the field to finish in a credible fourth place. The race was won by father and son pairing of Tom and Jason Morton. Jason raced at two events last season as a substitute driver but this year the pair have bought a P1 Panther and look likely to be competitive all season. “It felt great to win the first race of the season. Jason won the last race of last season so to win here today means we have a good thing going right now,” said a delighted Tom.

Luna Rossa, ORACLE TEAM USA winners at America’s Cup World Series Naples

Led by helmsman Francesco Bruni, Luna Rossa Swordfish today won the overall championship of the America’s Cup World Series Naples.

Bruni posted a thrilling win in the fleet racing finale, coming from behind on the final run in a race that saw the lead change hands three times.

The win was cathartic for the emotional Italian helmsman. Earlier in the day Luna Rossa Swordfish lost the match racing championship to ORACLE TEAM USA SLINGSBY. Bruni was critical of his performance in the loss after leading the match early on.

“This win was the only way to forget our mistake in the match racing,” said Bruni, who will be the tactician aboard Luna Rossa Challenge’s AC72 in the upcoming Louis Vuitton Cup, America’s Cup Challenger Series (July 4-Aug. 30).

“The fleet race win really means a lot to me. We had an opportunity for the double win, but just missed out. I can’t thank my crew enough, Paul Campbell-James, Max Sirena, Xabi Fernandez and Manuel Modena. They did a great job today.”

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ORACLE TEAM USA, Luna Rossa Challenge capture championships - America’s Cup World Series

ORACLE TEAM USA SLINGSBY (Tom Slingsby) won the America’s Cup World Series Naples match racing championship over Luna Rossa Swordfish (Francesco Bruni) in a thrilling come-from-behind performance.

In the fleet racing championship it was Bruni’s turn to stage the comeback, passing ORACLE TEAM USA SLINGSBY on the final downwind leg for a 33-second victory.

Bruni’s victory means that for the second consecutive year Luna Rossa Challenge has won the overall championship of America’s Cup World Series Naples.

Slingsby, however, delivered the 2012-13 America’s Cup World Series overall championship for ORACLE TEAM USA.
Full report to come.

America’s Cup World Series Naples Super Sunday Preview

The final day of America’s Cup World Series Naples will also wrap the 2012-13 racing season for the global tour. The match racing and fleet racing championships will help determine the overall season champs for the second season of racing.

A large crowd is expected to take in the day’s action, which will be graced with sunny weather and winds similar to the past three days, 8 to 12 knots from the south/southwest.

The day kicks off at 11:00 with the Red Bull Air Show. The pilot is German Air Race Pilot Matthias Dolderer and the show will last around 15 minutes. Tens of thousands of people took in last evening’s show from the America’s Cup World Series Village stretching along the waterfront.

Offshore-style powerboat racing is coming to Lake Hopatcong Sunday May 12

Boat speeds on Lake Hopatcong are limited after Memorial Day, so it’s a good thing the inaugural Lake Hopatcong Grand Prix, May 10-12, will beat the holiday deadline.

With twin-engine racers hitting straightaways at 135 mph and cornering at 95 mph, the competitors in the Offshore Powerboat Association’s first race event of the year are used to exceeding limits.

“It’s all about adrenalin,” said Jay Muller, a Lake Hopatcong resident and the OPA’s top-ranked racer, who was instrumental in bringing the race circuit back to New Jersey’s largest lake.

Muller and up to 40 other racers will compete in six categories for a purse of about $25,000 on an “arena-style” 2.8-mile course that will be fully viewable from many locations on the lakeshore. The Brick-based OPA is using the Lake Forest Yacht Club as a staging area.
Read More; http://www.oparacing.org/2013_powerboat_racing_coming_to_lake_hopatcong.html

SilverHook Powerboats Preparing for Biloxi Grand Prix

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Slingsby ready to deliver America’s Cup World Series championship for ORACLE TEAM USA

Dean Barker’s Emirates Team New Zealand won today’s fisticuffs on the Bay of Naples, but it was ORACLE TEAM USA’s Tom Slingsby who is on the verge of securing the season-long battle for the 2012-2013 America’s Cup World Series Championship in Jimmy Spithill’s No. 4 boat.

Spithill led ORACLE TEAM USA to the inaugural America’s Cup World Series season championship last year, and opened a 44-point lead through the first two regattas in the second season of racing.

He couldn’t attend this week’s regatta because the team is about to launch its second AC72 in preparation for the upcoming 34th America’s Cup in San Francisco (Sept. 7-21) so in stepped Slingsby, the Laser class Gold medalist at last summer’s Olympics.

Slingsby has shown a steady hand in his first America’s Cup World Series regatta, leading the team into tomorrow’s match racing championship and also eyeing a chance to win the fleet racing championship. But regardless of how he finishes tomorrow, ORACLE TEAM USA is in a strong position for the overall season championship (barring an unforeseen circumstance).

Emirates Team New Zealand becomes third overall leader on third day - America’s Cup World Series

1600 – In some of the most challenging conditions seen yet at America’s Cup World Series Naples, Emirates Team New Zealand showed the fleet jet-like speed in winning both fleet races while tomorrow’s match racing championship will see two first-time skippers square off for the title.
Full report to come.

1440 – Tomorrow’s match racing championship will see ORACLE TEAM USA (Tom Slingsby) racing Luna Rossa Swordfish (Francesco Bruni). The two winners defeated their in-house rivals by approximately 20 seconds each. Slingsby and Bruni are first-time helmsmen racing the AC45s, but have been solid on the race course.

1350 – After an herculean repair effort that took the better part of 18 hours, Luna Rossa Swordfish (Francesco Bruni) passed its stress test and was re-launched about 15 minutes ago, in time for this afternoon’s semi final round of the match racing championship at America’s Cup World Series Naples. The crew will sail the second semi final match, against teammates Luna Rossa Piranha (Chris Draper). The first match sees ORACLE TEAM USA (Tom Slingsby) racing J.P. Morgan BAR (Ben Ainslie). Match 1 is scheduled to begin at 14:05 and Match 2 at 14:22. Reports from the race course show the wind blowing at 13 knots from a southerly quadrant.

1220 – The weather forecast for the day once again calls for south/south-southwesterly winds of 8-12 knots for a large portion of today’s racing. Later in the day the wind could gust in the mid-20s, which might make the second fleet race a wild affair.