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Yachting World Diamond

Yachting World Diamond is a 30 ′ 1 ″ / 9.2 m monohull sailboat designed by Jack Holt starting in 1961.

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Auxilary power, accomodations, calculations.

The theoretical maximum speed that a displacement hull can move efficiently through the water is determined by it's waterline length and displacement. It may be unable to reach this speed if the boat is underpowered or heavily loaded, though it may exceed this speed given enough power. Read more.

Classic hull speed formula:

Hull Speed = 1.34 x √LWL

Max Speed/Length ratio = 8.26 ÷ Displacement/Length ratio .311 Hull Speed = Max Speed/Length ratio x √LWL

Sail Area / Displacement Ratio

A measure of the power of the sails relative to the weight of the boat. The higher the number, the higher the performance, but the harder the boat will be to handle. This ratio is a "non-dimensional" value that facilitates comparisons between boats of different types and sizes. Read more.

SA/D = SA ÷ (D ÷ 64) 2/3

• SA : Sail area in square feet, derived by adding the mainsail area to 100% of the foretriangle area (the lateral area above the deck between the mast and the forestay).
• D : Displacement in pounds.

Ballast / Displacement Ratio

A measure of the stability of a boat's hull that suggests how well a monohull will stand up to its sails. The ballast displacement ratio indicates how much of the weight of a boat is placed for maximum stability against capsizing and is an indicator of stiffness and resistance to capsize.

Ballast / Displacement * 100

Displacement / Length Ratio

A measure of the weight of the boat relative to it's length at the waterline. The higher a boat’s D/L ratio, the more easily it will carry a load and the more comfortable its motion will be. The lower a boat's ratio is, the less power it takes to drive the boat to its nominal hull speed or beyond. Read more.

D/L = (D ÷ 2240) ÷ (0.01 x LWL)³

• D: Displacement of the boat in pounds.
• LWL: Waterline length in feet

Comfort Ratio

This ratio assess how quickly and abruptly a boat’s hull reacts to waves in a significant seaway, these being the elements of a boat’s motion most likely to cause seasickness. Read more.

Comfort ratio = D ÷ (.65 x (.7 LWL + .3 LOA) x Beam 1.33 )

• D: Displacement of the boat in pounds
• LOA: Length overall in feet
• Beam: Width of boat at the widest point in feet

Capsize Screening Formula

This formula attempts to indicate whether a given boat might be too wide and light to readily right itself after being overturned in extreme conditions. Read more.

CSV = Beam ÷ ³√(D / 64)

Commissioned in 1960 by the editors of ‘Yachting World’ magazine for a high performance one-design open keelboat at a reasonable cost. Boats could be wood, fiberglass or aluminum. For racing, 2-4 crew with one trapeze permitted. Originally called YACHTING WORLD KEEL BOAT.

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Yachting world diamond

The yachting world diamond is a 30.12ft fractional sloop designed by jack holt and built in fiberglass since 1961..

The Yachting world diamond is an ultralight sailboat which is a very high performer. It is very stable / stiff and has a low righting capability if capsized. It is best suited as a day-boat.

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Diamond Keelboat

The Yachting World Diamond Keelboat (abbreviation: YW Diamond) is a multiple- chine sailing yacht nominally 30 feet in overall length, designed for racing and short-range inshore cruising.

Specifications

Australian history.

In 1958 the editors of the British Yachting World magazine proposed a high-performance sailing yacht that could be built cheaply from modern materials then entering common usage such as marine plywood for the hull skin and light alloy for the spars. Definitive plans were drawn up by well-known sailing dinghy designer Jack Holt and a prototype named Zest was completed in time for the 1961 International Boat Show in London . [1] Plans were sold under the name Yachting World Keelboat in the hope that it would be adopted as a National and International racing class. Zest carried on her sail the identification number 1 below a black diamond , and after many years being nicknamed the Diamond Class, the name Yachting World Diamond or YW Diamond was officially adopted for the class in 1967. [2]

The YW Diamond has an overall length of 9.18 metres (30.12 feet), waterline length of 7.3 metres, beam of 2.03 metres and draws 1.3 metres. The original designs called for three or four sails and could be raced with a crew of three or four. The design also called for two sleeping berths forward and potentially two inflatable mattresses aft for overnight trips, with rudimentary domestic facilities. Sitting room forward was enabled by the fairly prominent camber of the fore-deck. [3] [4]

YW Diamonds are considered to have become far more popular in Australia than any other country. The first local example was built at Pittwater ( New South Wales ) in 1962 and decade later about 130 had been built in all states, racing regularly as a class in all states except South Australia , as well as holding National Championships in the participating State capitals. Cooperation between state-based VY Diamond Associations saw uniform numbering schemes introduced in 1967 with the state postcode digit and a two digit identification number, for example the first four completed in Tasmania in 1965-67 carried numbers 701, 702, 703 and 704. The system was revised in 1971 to a simple diamond above a number that was allocated roughly in order of completion, the first four Tasmanian boats, for example, becoming 45, 42, 63 and 74. [5]

From the mid-1970s YW Diamonds began to be built from fibreglass and resulting lower weights allowed improved performance. However they soon lost popularity as more modern designs appeared and relatively few of the 130 timber versions are believed to survive, and even less racing actively. However, there is a current resurgence of interest in the class and several are based at the Royal Yacht Club of Victoria in Williamstown and the Royal Geelong Yacht Club in Geelong , Victoria and race weekly.

The most recent Victorian State Championships were held in February 2021 at the Royal Yacht Club of Victoria (RYCV) and won by Paul Sandles and crew on "Do Not Engage"

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• ↑ Yachting World , January 1961
• ↑ Geeves, M. D. et. al., Sailing On... A History of the Royal Yacht Club of Tasmania 1880-1980 , RYCT 1980
• ↑ https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/yachting-world-diamond

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Yachting World Diamond Class

• Designer: Jack Holt
• Builder: Bristol Aircraft Plastics
• Location: Devon
• Length on deck: 30'2"
• Beam: 6'11"
• Draft: 4'4"
• Tonnage: 1528kg

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Yachting World Diamond, designed by Jack Holt and built by Bristol Aircraft Plastics in 1960.

She was sail No.7 and was the first example of the class built in GRP, a very new and exciting material at the time.  Her name, Bristol 1, is a direct result of her heritage.

The current owner bought her as an abandoned wreck in 2013 and had her professionally rebuilt to a very high standard.  The hull was stripped back, re-sheathed in epoxy glass cloth and finished in Awlgrip gloss.  The keel was removed and replaced with new bolts, the bulkheads and sole boards right through were replaced along with the varnished teak details on deck.  The rig was replaced ne to the original design using a Z-Spars alloy mast and new sails from Doyle.

Bristol 1 is now sitting on a custom made SBS road trailer and is ready to be taken on and used immediately.

The owners have raced successfully in various events, be it classic or modern yacht regattas with some success.  She can be a very fast boat and if desired can give her crew some exhilarating sailing.  She has been raced under IRC and had a valid certificate for the 2018 season.

A very unusual boat that could be raced successfully in many different events giving her next owners a wide variety of competition and areas to choose from.  At 1.5 tonnes she has the ability to be towed behind a normal vehicle making her a very versatile and cost effective boat to run.

Length on Deck                 30’2″

Length Overall                  30’2″

Length Waterline            24’4″

Beam                                    6’11”

Draft                                      4’4″

Weight                                 1528kg

Construction

Hull built from GRP, heavily laid up as was common in the early days of using this material.  Hull treated with a GelPlane and re-sheathed professionally in 2013, finished in AwlGrip gloss.

Double chine hull profile.

Fin keel of 500kg with lead bulb on the bottom.  Stainless steel keel bolts new in 2014.

Epoxy sheathed plywood decks with varnished teak toe rails.

Varnished teak hand rails.  Bronze cleats and fairleads.

New marine plywood bulkheads in 2014.

Large cockpit with varnished teak coamings.  Painted marine plywood sole boards with varnished slatted teak thwarts.  Close cell foam buoyancy under the sole.

Tiller steering with a blade rudder

Fractional bermudan sloop rig on a deck stepped alloy mast with alloy boom.

Spars by Z-Spars new in 2013.  Rigged with lighting and aerial cables but not currently used.

Stainless steel standing rigging, new in 2014, to internal stainless steel chain plates.

Split standing adjustable backstay.

Under deck Bartels roller furling system on the jib

Mainsheet rigged to a track across the middle of the cockpit.

All running rigging led to the cockpit for ease of use.

Mast rigged for 2 trapeze’s each side, supplied with harnesses.

All sails less than 5 years old, fully battened mainsail, jib, genoa and spinnaker.  Second older jib.

Pair of bottom action Anderson sheet winches.

Outboard motor fits on a stainless steel bracket starboard side by the cockpit.  Suitable for getting in and out of harbour.

SBS custom made road trailer

TackTick Micro compass mast mounted

Bulkhead steering compass by the helm

Hand held VHF bracket

5kg Stock anchor

5m of 6mm chain + length of 12mm polyprop warp

Fully battened Mainsail by Doyle sails, 154sqft

Jib by Dart Sails, 68sqft

Spinnaker by Doyle Sails

Genoa by Doyle Sails, 159sqft

Olderjib by Dart Sails, 68sqft

Cockpit cover

2 x trapeze harnesses with trapeze wires and fittings

2 x Manual bilge pumps

Fenders and warps

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YW Diamond Keelboat.

Discussion in ' Sailboats ' started by DennisRB , Apr 28, 2007 .

DennisRB Senior Member

The Yachting World Diamond Keelboat is an old 30foot racing design. Here is a modified one with bigger rig. All the info I can find says they are all 30 foot. But I am looking at purchasing one which is nearly 35 foot as a cruiser racer. Has anyone heard of any Diamonds over 30 foot? Could this yacht be something else, or maybe a one off larger boat? In any case does anyone know much about the Diamonds? Are they a good boat? A modified 30 footer called "Saltash II" seems to be a fast boat in the Brisbane to Gladstone race giving more modern yachts a good run for their money. Does anyone know what mods it has?  

Andy Senior Member

They are all 30ft AFAIK. But lots of them have been modified to varying degrees. There was one on the Firth of Forth up here in Scotland that had a reverse transom added (like the one in your pic) which brought it up to about 33 foot and gave the boat extra waterline length. I've seen another couple in GB which have had cabins added. There is an Aussie (i think) one which has been chopped in half and widened with a different rig etc too (dont know why they didnt just build a new one tho...). They seem to be nice boats to sail by all accounts - a bit hard work to windward but VERY fast reaching and running due to the very light displacement. This is supposedly why Saltash II keeps winning the Sydney to Gladstone. I considered buying the one on the Forth but chickened as I have too many boats just now. If one ever comes up at a bargain basement price up here again I would consider it - add a stern extension, build lightweight interior (6 mil ply) and cabin house, new rudder (see Phils Foils website for an example of a new Diamond rudder), possibly new keel too, for a cracking weekender/racer for not many bucks. Andy  

Mychael Mychael

My mate who at the time owned a Dragon, spoke well of the Diamonds said they were quite fast. Faster then his Dragon. Mychael  

Thanks guys. This boat struck me as a fast looking boat the moment I laid eyes on it. It has a small cabin midships and room for an aft cabin to sleep 2 at the rear if the deck is raised.. It may be a scaled up 30 footer. It doesn't have a stern extension that I can see. I should measure her beam. I think it could be fitted out with a decent interior for a few weeks cruising. (I am used to cruising on a 24 foot Hi Way trailer sailor) The interior reminded me of the old Hi Way with its ribs and plywood. I wonder if this thin plywood construction would be seaworthy on a larger boat? Being 35foot it seems like a decent sized boat, but it really isn't that big as it has a very low profile and narrow beam.  

This here should help you identify the boat. This is a standard Diamond without a stern extension. The one in your pic has a stern extension. http://www.philsfoils.com/Diamond/diamond.html Andy  

The hull shape looks very similar. I am going to measure it to make sure it is as big as the seller says it is. Anyone got any pics of Saltash? Here is another pic of a Diamond. The keel seems to be one formed piece of metal with a smoothly integrated "bulb" rather than the squarish looking bulb on the pics of diamonds I have seen. Its probably not even a diamond. It just looks a lot like one. Are there many boats which look similar?  

CT 249 Senior Member

The above pic seems to be a standard Daimond hull with cabin added. Saltash has been modified over the years. I think the first mods included fitting the engine and cabin and a new rudder, which later bent; streamlining the keel bulb; and changing to a "soft" mainsail and possibly a new mast. Since then, the keel and rudder have been replaced again, to Andy Dovell designs, and I think the foretriangle has been changed. Originally the modified boat was about half ton pace around a triangle course as it remained a bit under-rigged and had extra weight and the prop drag. Last time I asked the crew, I think they reckoned it was now about Etchells pace around a triangle course and I think it did well at the IRC states. Downwind, of course, it flies. I've never heard of a 35' Daimond or anything similar.  

Thanks for the info on Saltash CT. But what does half ton pace and Etchells pace mean? Is that good bad or mediocre?  

I found out it is a Diamond designed by Jack Holt like the YW Diamond. Apparently he came up with a bigger version.  

Just had a good look at it. The port side hull is very rotten and at least a 3rd needs to be replaced along with the ribbing and some decking. Plus a quite a bit of other ribbing has been affected. The owner only reckons that the ply skin is stuffed in one section and wants 8 grand for it. It has a 11hp diesel, new sounder and GPS plotter. Most of the sails are stuffed too. It has been two packed, and looks good, but only hides the rot. It would probably take months of work just to get it seaworthy. What would something like this be worth in this condition, and restored with an interior?  

Ramona Senior Member

DennisRB said: ↑ What would something like this be worth? Click to expand...

There are currently 2 diamonds in what are claimed to be VGC for $15K. One is wood with cabin, the other is glass with no cabin. Then there is one is claimed VGC for only $9K. This rotten one we are looking at is 35 foot so is a quite a bit larger and has much better cruising ability due to the extra room, plus has a 11hp diesel, new sounder and GPS plotter. It's still not worth $8K is it, no way. Were were going to offer him $4 given the serious rot which he denies it has. Is the Van De Stadt 30 any good for cruising or racing? The Diamond 30 looks to be very cramped for cruising which is why we were looking at this 35 foot version. Edit. http://www.stadtdesign.com/products/vds409.htm That looks awesome! Is that the type thing you saw on ebay? Surely it must of had a reserve much higher than that. I take it there is a crapier version?  

DennisRB said: ↑ Thanks for the info on Saltash CT. But what does half ton pace and Etchells pace mean? Is that good bad or mediocre? Click to expand...

DennisRB said: ↑ Edit. http://www.stadtdesign.com/products/vds409.htm That looks awesome! Is that the type thing you saw on ebay? Surely it must of had a reserve much higher than that. I take it there is a crapier version? Click to expand...

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Wooden Ships Comments on this Yachting World Diamond Class

Yachting World Diamond, designed by Jack Holt and built by Bristol Aircraft Plastics in 1960.

She was sail No.7 and was the first example of the class built in GRP, a very new and exciting material at the time. Her name, Bristol 1, is a direct result of her heritage.

The current owner bought her as an abandoned wreck in 2013 and had her professionally rebuilt to a very high standard. The hull was stripped back, re-sheathed in epoxy glass cloth and finished in Awlgrip gloss. The keel was removed and replaced with new bolts, the bulkheads and sole boards right through were replaced along with the varnished teak details on deck. The rig was replaced ne to the original design using a Z-Spars alloy mast and new sails from Doyle.

Bristol 1 is now sitting on a custom made SBS road trailer and is ready to be taken on and used immediately.

The owners have raced successfully in various events, be it classic or modern yacht regattas with some success. She can be a very fast boat and if desired can give her crew some exhilarating sailing. She has been raced under IRC and had a valid certificate for the 2018 season.

A very unusual boat that could be raced successfully in many different events giving her next owners a wide variety of competition and areas to choose from. At 1.5 tonnes she has the ability to be towed behind a normal vehicle making her a very versatile and cost effective boat to run.

Length on Deck 30’2″

Length Overall 30’2″

Length Waterline 24’4″

Weight 1528kg

Construction

Hull built from GRP, heavily laid up as was common in the early days of using this material. Hull treated with a GelPlane and re-sheathed professionally in 2013, finished in AwlGrip gloss.

Double chine hull profile.

Fin keel of 500kg with lead bulb on the bottom. Stainless steel keel bolts new in 2014.

Epoxy sheathed plywood decks with varnished teak toe rails.

Varnished teak hand rails. Bronze cleats and fairleads.

New marine plywood bulkheads in 2014.

Large cockpit with varnished teak coamings. Painted marine plywood sole boards with varnished slatted teak thwarts. Close cell foam buoyancy under the sole.

Tiller steering with a blade rudder

Fractional bermudan sloop rig on a deck stepped alloy mast with alloy boom.

Spars by Z-Spars new in 2013. Rigged with lighting and aerial cables but not currently used.

Stainless steel standing rigging, new in 2014, to internal stainless steel chain plates.

Split standing adjustable backstay.

Under deck Bartels roller furling system on the jib

Mainsheet rigged to a track across the middle of the cockpit.

All running rigging led to the cockpit for ease of use.

Mast rigged for 2 trapeze’s each side, supplied with harnesses.

All sails less than 5 years old, fully battened mainsail, jib, genoa and spinnaker. Second older jib.

Pair of bottom action Anderson sheet winches.

Outboard motor fits on a stainless steel bracket starboard side by the cockpit. Suitable for getting in and out of harbour.

SBS custom made road trailer

TackTick Micro compass mast mounted

Bulkhead steering compass by the helm

Hand held VHF bracket

5kg Stock anchor

5m of 6mm chain + length of 12mm polyprop warp

Fully battened Mainsail by Doyle sails, 154sqft

Jib by Dart Sails, 68sqft

Spinnaker by Doyle Sails

Genoa by Doyle Sails, 159sqft

Olderjib by Dart Sails, 68sqft

Cockpit cover

2 x trapeze harnesses with trapeze wires and fittings

2 x Manual bilge pumps

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The Olympic sailing team that never was

In the run up to the 1980 olympics Britain had the most talented, best prepared and most professional sailing team ever, yet the athletes never got to compete. Rupert Holmes reports.

In 1980, with the world locked into the politics of the Cold War, the USA attempted to pressurise the USSR, which had recently invaded Afghanistan, by boycotting the Moscow Olympics and trying to stop all other western countries attending. Most ignored this request, but the new British government led by Margaret Thatcher wanted to emphasise Britain’s special relationship with the USA and agreed to the boycott.

All but a handful of the UK sporting authorities ignored the government’s wishes, but the RYA decided to toe the party line. ‘It fell to the late Vernon Stratton [then manager of the British Olympic sailing team] to break the news to us; the whole Olympic squad,’ says Flying Dutchman sailor Patrick Blake. ‘We were in Hyeres, it was pouring with rain and there was no wind, so we couldn’t even go sailing while the enormity of what he had said sank in.

‘Imagine standing in front of the present “Sail for Gold” team to tell them that, in spite of everything they have achieved and are hoping to bring to a climax at the 2012 Games, they are not going to be allowed to compete.’

‘What was so ridiculous is that the RYA was determined to make a decision before the athletes,’ Stratton recalled many years later. ‘The reason was that the equestrians had already decided not to go; Prince Phillip was heavily involved with them and was about to become president of the RYA. My argument was “We’re only a part of the Olympic team, why not wait until the British Olympic Committee makes a decision on behalf of everyone?” But the RYA wouldn’t listen.

‘That decision completely killed our Olympic hopes,’ he continues. ‘We had a fantastic team of highly tuned people, but what did they do? They all went off and sailed big boats and never came back. That’s why we didn’t do as well as we should in Los Angeles.’ [Britain’s sailors achieved just one bronze medal].

Not surprisingly the decision was also to have a devastating effect on the individuals concerned. ‘With no real explanation for the RYA’s decision … I remember it being a dark period in my life, watching British Olympians receive their medals. Reflecting back on this over the last few months I’m truly not sure that I ever got past that time,’ recalls 470 sailor Jeremy Richards.

Names: Rob White and David Campbell-James Age in 1980: 25 and 30 Background and preparation:  Rob and David were dominant in the class, winning the 1979 pre-Olympics as well as the 1980 Europeans, held a few weeks before the Games and at which all the top teams competed. They were subsequently selected for Los Angeles in 1984, but finished sixth. Rob went on to win the worlds and Europeans in 1985 and 1986, crewed by Jeremy Newman and Tim Hancock.

After 1980: Rob has remained at the forefront of the catamaran and dinghy sailing world, where his expertise as a prolific designer and boatbuilder is evident across a huge variety of classes, from Topper International’s products to high-tech racing multihulls, including the C Class. He was also a key figure in the development of the Laser SB3.

After retiring from competitive sailing David has ploughed a huge amount back into the sport, and is well known as a world class race officer and coach, working at all levels of the sport, from Optimists to the World Match Racing Tour. He will be 49er race officer in Weymouth for the 2012 Olympics.

1980 medal prospects:  Rob and David were at the peak of their Tornado sailing prowess and stood every chance of gold.

Name: Chris Law Age in 1980: 28 Background and preparation: Chris was an all-round sportsman, having played rugby for England schoolboys, but his heart was in sailing. He started in Cadets at Tamesis SC with brother Tim, switching to the Finn while still at school. Having sailed Finns for more than a decade, Chris was perhaps the best prepared of all the athletes in the class in the run up to the 1980 Games. He won the worlds in 1976 and the Europeans just three weeks before the Games, beating all the subsequent Olympic medallists with a race to spare.

After 1980: Chris never sailed a Finn again, but raced a Soling at the 1984 Games, with Ed Leask and Jerry Rich- ards (who qualified to sail the 470 in 1980) and finishing an agonising fourth.

Like many of the 1980 team, he went on to sail big boats, including helming ‘Victory’ in the 1983 America’s Cup and ‘White Crusader’ in 1987. He also steered to victory in the Rolex Fastnet and Sydney Hobart races. Later he became one of the world’s top match racers, winning 12 ISAF Grade 1 events and reaching second in the world rankings. Chris also did a great deal of coaching, both of enthusiastic amateurs and young people.

However, the boycott hurt him in many ways and after 1980 he endured a long-running battle with depression, which eventually led to his death in 2007.

1980 medal prospects:  There was never any doubt, either among commentators, or his fellow Finn sailors, about where Chris was heading – he was clear favourite for Gold.

Names: Colin Simonds (helm), Gavin Simonds, Chris Osborne Age in 1980: 29, 25, 26 Background and preparation:  Aged 12 Colin was lent a dinghy and won the first race he entered. By 1976 he had been borrowing his father’s Soling for several years, joined by one of his brothers, Gavin, and Chris Osborne, and was scoring top three results. The trio were reserve crew for the 1976 Olympics and won the practice race by a good margin. These were the days before Olympic sailors were funded and a Soling campaign was not cheap. Colin worked in the Middle East from 1977- 79 to earn the money for a competitive campaign, raising £30,000 – enough to buy a respectable house then.

They won the 1980 trials very comfortably with four wins, a second and a third, ahead of Phil Crebbin and Alan Warren. The bronze medal at the Games went to a boat they had beaten in two events out of four in 1979-80.

After 1980: Colin won selection for the last helm spot on the Victory America’s Cup campaign and qualified for the 1983 Admiral’s Cup. He then moved to racing with a combination of his wife Caroline, Chris Osborne, both brothers and other family in J/24s, taking a second and fourth at the nationals, plus five top 10 European and world results. He also counts the 707 and Laser SB3 among the six national titles he has won in five classes. The brothers have served on numerous committees, including captaining the 200-strong Seaview dinghy class, with Colin also an SB3 world council committee member and rules supremo for six years.

1980 medal prospects:  This was a competitive campaign hampered only by Colin’s need to be out of the country to earn the funding necessary. Although they perhaps never achieved full potential, they certainly had the possibility of winning a medal.

Names: Andrew Hurst, Iain Woolward Age in 1980: 24, 31 Background and preparation:  Andrew and Iain were based in California for two-years’ full-time training in 1978- 79, where they moved up the world’s then strongest Star fleet. They shared a studio flat from which Iain worked at his ‘day job’ for 4-5 hours until around 10am, by which time Andrew had prepared the boat for training.

They were supported by North Sails San Francisco, headed by Star world champion Tom Blackaller, with whom they tested and raced extensively, with emphasis on light air pace, and had a ‘Tallinn special’ boat built for light air speed. Before returning to the UK they were third in heavy air (not their optimised conditions) at the California Regions, behind Blackaller and Buchan but ahead of 25 top US and visiting Olympic crews. At the Weymouth trials they took five straight wins.

After 1980: Following the boycott and a five-week 1984 Olympic mini-campaign Andrew turned to offshore racing. He subsequently helmed or skippered boats winning the Admiral’s Cup, Sardinia Cup, Fastnet, Commodores’ Cup, plus countless other major trophies. He also raced high- profile offshore multihulls, including ‘Jet Services’, ‘Spirit of Apricot’ and ‘Lakota’. He still races a Laser, taking the class prize at the 2010 Bloody Mary. After 1980 Iain returned to San Francisco, where he founded a successful marketing consultancy, and competed in the 1984 Olympics with John Maddocks as crew.

1980 medal prospects:  They put in a huge amount of work and sacrifice to train for light airs, and were frequently the fastest boat in these conditions – a medal was clearly within their grasp.

Flying Dutchman

Names: Patrick Blake and Christian Houchin Age in 1980: 35 and 26 Background and preparation:  The FD class had been dominated by Rodney Pattison, who won gold in 1968, 1972, plus silver in 1976 and whose record as Britain’s most successful sailor was only recently beaten by Ben Ainslie. Chris and Patrick sailed hard for four years, racing in as many European events as possible, and built a boat to a new shape. In the run up to the 1980 Games they were close to the front of most international regattas, beating Pattison easily, but John Loveday at times proved tougher. Chris and Patrick won selection with a day to spare, comprehensively beating the Irish team of David Wilkins and Jamie Wilkinson, who won silver at Tallinn.

After 1980: Patrick went back to his roots, borrowing a Merlin Rocket and winning the championship. International 14s followed, before a move into yacht racing with an X-99. He became X-99 class chairman, still serves on the Merlin Rocket committee, and sails as regularly as possible.

Christian also moved to yachts, first with Patrick, then with Robbie Boulter with successes including winning Cork Week. He later shared a J/24, winning at Falmouth Week, and was active in Optimist circles for nearly a decade, including a spell as vice chair of the UK class. As a director of the Little Britain Challenge Cup he was instrumental in RYA Sailability being chosen as one of the event’s charities, raising £150,000 for the GBR Paralympic team.

1980 medal prospects:  A silver medal was clearly well within their grasp and winning gold was a possibility.

Names: Eddie Warden Owen and Jeremy Richards Age in 1980: 28, 24 Background and preparation:  Winners of Weymouth Olympic Week in 1979 and 1980 beating international rivals who went on to great achievements.

After 1980: Both enjoyed considerable success, with Jeremy sailing a Soling with Chris Law and Edward Leask, winning the 1983 pre-Olympics and 1984 Hyeres Olympic Week. They competed at the 1984 Games, and in 1988, with Lawrie Smith as helm, finishing fourth both times. Jeremy also won the J/24 worlds, with Dave Curtis from the USA. Eddie and Jeremy competed together for about 15 years, including the 1993 Admiral’s Cup, when Graham Walker’s 50ft ‘Indulgence’ won the Fastnet by the tighest margin, to win overall. Jeremy was in the first non-USA team to win the Congressional Cup match race, with Harold Cudmore, returning to win it with Eddie. Jeremy, who works for Gill USA, now races stock cars and an MGB GTV8. Eddie is CEO of RORC.

1980 medal prospects: A realistic opportunity for a medal, with the duo having just taken third place at Hyeres Olympic Week.

Olympic history: If you’re interested in Olympic history, There will be a special exhibition at the RYA Volvo Dinghy Show on March 3-4 2012, which will include Rodney Pattison’s gold-medal-winning Flying Dutchman Superdocious – look out for a piece on Superdocious, plus a free guide to the show in the next edition of Yachts & Yachting.

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Russian to set benchmark for Antarctica Cup

• April 16, 2007

Fedor Konyukhov to set a benchmark for sailing solo, non-stop around the Antarctica Cup Race Track 16/4/07

Serial Russian adventurer-sailor Fedor Konyukhov is to set a benchmark for sailing solo, non-stop around the Antarctica Cup Race Track, starting in December 2007.

The 55-year-old from Moscow has an unrivalled history of adventure behind him, including the Around Alone and Vendee Globe races, a solo trans-Atlantic rowing record and arctic dog-sledding.

The Antarctica Cup was created in 2002 by Perth, Australia, based sailor and sports promoter Bob Williams, to provide a spectacular yacht race through the most challenging waters of the world, the Southern Ocean.

Fedor will sail his 27 m boat Alye Parusa non-stop around the challenging Antarctica Cup Racetrack to set a benchmark for others to break.

The boat is currently undergoing a total refit at the Pendennis Shipyard, Falmouth, in the south west of England.

He describes himself as “a traveller”, and said of his quest, “sailing around Antarctica is one of the greatest challenges in offshore sailing. With several circumnavigations completed I have always treated the Southern Ocean leg as the most extraordinary, risky and beautiful part of the voyage. I have considered previously the historic challenge of rounding Antarctica non-stop and the Antarctica Cup Yacht Race offers this opportunity.

“To me racing around Antarctica is about sport, adventure and history. This is also a moment in Russian sailing heritage. To commemorate this event I am dedicating my participation in the ACYR to the historic discovery of the Antarctica by my country-mates,” said Fedor.

Chairman of Antarctica Cup Management, Bob Williams, is confident that by setting a benchmark Fedor will inspire future competitors and establish the Antarctica Cup Race Track as a challenge either as a record to be broken, or for a full-on race.

“We welcome Fedor in his historic quest,” he commented. “Now that the Volvo Ocean Race has deleted the great Southern Ocean from their future events, the Antarctica Cup Yacht Race Offers blue water ocean sailors the supreme yachting challenge.”

Fedor Konyukhov’s participation in the ACYR is sponsored by the leading retail chain of supermarkets in Moscow – Trading Network Alyse Parusa (Scarlet Sails). TN Alye Parusa has been the main partner for several of Konyukhov’s offshore sailing record attempts, including single-handed round the world sailing on Open 85 maxi yacht in 2005.

The Russian skipper will set out on the 14,500 nautical mile blast around the bottom of the planet from a southern Australian port, with Hobart and Fremantle currently being considered.