Gary Wins 1st Place in Singlehanded Div. in Corinthian Race in Corsair Sprint 750

Gary (pictured above on the right) came in first in the Singlehanded Multihull Division in this past weekend's Corinthian Race. In talking to him about race yesterday, he told me that he feels that he is pleased with how he really has the boat fine tuned and dialed in for singlehanding as of late. Typically the Sprint 750 is set up for a crew of 2 to 3, but Gary has rigged the boat so that he can control most of the lines in a more forward cockpit position. This allows him to tack, change sails, or put in a reef much easier while singlehanding the Sprint. It also allows for him to keep more of his weight in towards the center of the boat. With two recent singlehanded wins under his belt this year, Gary says that he is becoming quite attached to his Sprint. He sure has this boat humming. 

Gary wins 1st Place in Singlehanded Division in the Three Bridge Fiasco in Corsair Sprint 750

Adam here... Just wanted to congratulate my Dad for his win in this years Three Bridge Fiasco in the Singlehanded division. He took home the first place trophy sailing his 24' Corsair Sprint 750. We did this race last year together, and finished in the middle of the pack; but still had a great time.

This is one of the more crowded races we have here on the Bay, with quite a large fleet of racers. Now I don't mean to brag but... I think it is pretty cool that age 66, my Dad is still able to singlehand a hotrod trimaran like the Sprint, and come through with the 1st palce win infront of so many other boats. Fun stuff. 

 

The Wing is King! BMW Oracle Wins 33rd Americas Cup

As long time multihull enthusiast it was exciting to see two giant multi's go at it for the biggest prize in sailing at the 33rd Americas Cup this past week. Local Golden Gate Yacht Club's trimaran BMW Oracles was dominant in their victory over the Alghini team.

The BMW Oracle tri  is simply a technological marvel, and after the first race on Friday it was pretty obvious its wing sail was a huge advantage over Alghini's traditional soft sails. That being said, both of these high-tech monster multi's were averaging 20 knots of boat speed in about 7-8 knots of wind. It's great to see multihulls in a mainstream event like the America's Cup, and to demonstrate to a wide audience the stability and speed that make multihulls so much fun. Hopefully with this win the San Francisco Bay Area sailing community can host the next America's Cup. What a blast that would be!

Video of the 2nd and final race. BMW Oracle Finishing:

Three Bridge Fiasco

We had a great time out on the Bay this past weekend on our Sprint 750. The Three Bridge Fiasco is a pursuit race where you sail to the three main bridges to the San Francisco Bay. What makes it so wild is that the direction you cross the starting line and order you round each bridge is completely your call. The conditions were pretty mild and the wind was a little inconsistent; luckily we caught some great wind on our last beam reach from the Golden Gate Bridge to the finish line. Overall it was great dusting off the rust and getting out there.