Banned!
In a stunning
move that we just got word of late last night, the ORC, ISAF and USSA
have announced that they are unilaterally banning boats with canting keels
in any race sanctioned by them. There is no word from any of our sources
as to what some of the other governing bodies may wish to do, but this
ban will be effective June 1, 2007. This news of course will rock the
world of big boat sailing, but we suppose it comes because of incidents
pictured above. At any rate, Wow....
04/01/07 |
The Biz
Leonard, Conrad
Reunite
Allegedly forced out from the very company he founded, Larry Leonard,
formally of Quantum Sails, has taken a step back in time and teamed up
with Sobstad Sails founder Peter Conrad. "Sure, everybody knows that
Peter is clinically insane, but I felt that this time we could do something
really special together," Leonard said. "I personally despised
the Genesis product, felt it was the undoing of Sobstad, and was the basic
reason why I even started Quantum in the first place, but now think there
is lot of untapped upside potential with it," Leonard stated.
We can't imagine a more bizarre coupling, but then again, it just might
work.
04/01/07 |
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Weather And The Modern Mariner
Hurricane
Predictions For The 2007 Season Well Above 2005 Record Season
 It’s
not often that the world of Meteorological Science is turned upside
down but that’s exactly what happened this week in Miami. Dr.
W. Gray, long noted as the premier long range Hurricane forecaster and
his team delivered the following sobering news to the National Hurricane
Center:
March 30,
2007
Miami, FL
National Hurricane Center
For immediate release
“It
is with great concern that we issue the following forecast for the 2007
Atlantic, Gulf and Pacific basins: For the Atlantic basin including
Florida and the Eastern Seaboard we expect 26 storms. Sixteen of them
will reach Hurricane status with nine of them being major hurricanes.
Additionally, Long Island Sound, New England and Nova Scotia are predicted
to receive the brunt of these Category four and Category five systems
in late August through late September. Read
on.
04/01/07
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AC
Isler DUI: "I
was...Wasted"
Proving that no amount of money can protect the foolish, Team BMW/Oracle's
Peter Isler was nailed with a DUI this weekend in Valencia. Caught going
150 Km (90 mph) in a residential neighborhood while driving one of the
BMW provided M5's, Isler was arrested for failing a sobriety test on the
spot. Isler was heard muttering on his cell phone after his release on
$25,000 bail "Dude, I was more wasted than Jerry Garcia after a crack
binge."
There was also a young unnamed female passenger who was taken in for further
questioning.. No word whether Isler will face any disciplinary measures
from Team BMW/Oracle...
Nice job, "Pedro"...
04/01/07 |
Disney
Pulls Out of TransPac
Succumbing to pressure that the TPYC changed the rules to allow his 86'
MaxZ Pyewacket to be modified with the hoped of setting the all-time elapsed
time record, Roy Disney has decided to pull the boat out of the race.
"We have a history of getting our way when it comes to the board
members of the TPYC, and while this year was no different, we took a lot
of heat, especially by those people over at Sailing Anarchy. I thought
pulling out, in order to avoid any further accusations of rules manipulations,
would be the best thing." There is also some speculation that the
looming canting keel ban might have been an influence, but Disney was
quick to dismiss that. "With the legal team we can assemble, we'd
have than ban tied up in court for years."
Jeez, hope the don't come after us!
04/01/07 |
VOR
That was Quick
Just two days after announcing that Kimo Worthington had been hired by
Ken Read to "manage" the brand new upcoming PUMA VOR entry (see That Cat article below), PUMA announced that they had fired Worthington.
"Even though we are fully committed to the sport of sailing, PUMA
values its corporate structure, and sadly, upon a closer look at Mr. Worthington's
resume, our protocol simply does not allow for a person with a 12th grade
education to be in the position of manager", a PUMA press release
stated. "Given Mr. Worthington's educational achievements, we have
offered him a more fitting job of shore transport crew."
And now you know why we refer to him as Kimo Worthless...
04/01/07 |
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Good
Times
What? You are stunned by the above stories? We would be too if we hadn't
made every single one of them up! April Fool's day is perfect for fools
like us.
04/01/07
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