The Hobie Tiger Worlds 2006 have started,
Website: http://www.hobiecangas2006.com/
Overall Results: http://www.hobieworlds.com/tiger2006/results/tiger_overall.html

Currently Greg Thomas and Jacques Bernier are in the lead after two races in low-wind conditions.

Nice 5th in the 1st race there for Sandra! Go baby!

Wonder what happened to Loos in the first one...

Rock on, G&J! <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

damnit why did I see "Tiger Woods Started...."

John, knowing Gerard, he must have been altering or adding all kinds of lines/wires/cleats just before starting. The man is the current recordholder in the number of rule-compliant changes to his boat 30 minutes prior to the start

Wow - third race posted. GL is kinda all over the place. Sandra had another really good one. But SHAZAM! G&J put up a 2! USA! <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

Lucky for some is that the Tornado Eurocup is being held at the same time...
( Results here)

the colours of of the golden lion and the black lion of Gelderland on a blue field.tot ziens! <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/smirk.gif" alt="" />

Ehhh guys,

what's this "position" called ?

"The Snooze"

or "Drive on James"

I wanna pinch position

looks more like the "uncentered mass" position. Guess you don't have to worry about it when there aint no waves.

Uhh...lowest windage position?

to much garlic? <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif" alt="" />

I TOLD you eating that "Bloomin' Onion" at the Outback Steak House last night was a baaaaaad idea. Now stay down there or you are swimming back.

Man - Tomko and Billings have been on a serious mission. They climbed into the top 10 - not an easy thing! Must be breeze on... hoping for more reports. <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />

From Hobie Forum
Posted: Wed Jul 26, 2006 10:31 am Post subject:

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The weather forecasters here in Spain have no idea apparently...

Today we got in three more races in trying conditions off Cangas Spain...The sail out to the course was in 3 knots with fog, so we thought to ourselves... where´s the starting area? (the starting vessels were further offshore than the previous days, and the haze wasn´t helping either)

Once we started into the sequence it was like the switch turned on, and the winds filled in nicely. We were not so hot on the day, only managing to post a couple of 10´s and another drop (too bad they give you only one, so I suppose we´ll keep this 15th)Our speed in not in doubt, however some problems in rounding situations and close calls on lay lines have caused us some grief in these past two days. We are just use to sailing to the lay line, however here everyone is so over stood that if you´re not one of them you die. It didn´t help either that we ran over the spinnaker sheet on the second race. (our worst result of course, partly due to this) Climbing out on the bow in high winds and chop isn´t fast.

In the final race the winds really piped up and many teams stuck it in hard. There a several torn mainsails and a bent mast or two. We stayed upright to come across in 10th.

Other notable Norht American finishers today were Tomkop / Billings (from Texas) doing well to secure 8th in the overall classifications. Team peurto Rice had a fall through their main sail - but I hear this won´t put a damper on the rum party they are hosting tonight!

We´re still sitting well in the top five in 4th. Mitch and Taylor Booth are now slotted up to fifth after some good results of their own. (this is the championship now for us... to beat our good friends from OZ - or is that Holland.. or wait - Spain.... who knows)

Tomorrow calls for the same forecast of 6 - 9 knots of wind... so I guess that means it´ll be blowing 20 again!

We´ll keep trying hard.

JB
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Tomko- The unknown sailor (not for long if he keeps it up) sporting a Mimi shield

This is how I always find Chief Tomoko at regatta parties...

I just scanned though the photos on the Worlds site
http://www.hobiecangas2006.com/ing/framecont.htm
A couple of things stood out:
1- I was great to see so many young sailors. Eupore has done a great job of with Youth racing.
2- Many of the Tiger skippers, while on the tramp, were not using their tiller sticks and were letting it drag behind. What's up with that? At first I thought that it was just a shot of them in a tack or gybe, but there were several doing it. Is there some go fast technique I don't know about? I alway like to have the stick in my hand in case I need to get out on the wire in a hurry.

extension goes "out the back" to get it out of the way of the crew when on the wire downwind, simple as that.

As a crew I strongly suggest the crew takes the tiller as well when sailing downwind. After that go one-up.......
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