After the Pre event held within the NZ Nats, the fleet at Takapuna will have the Practice Race today Monday (for them). On Tuesday the Worlds will officially start with 2 races each day, and Friday 14th as a reserve Day.

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Finally some racing could be organized due to previous bad climate. Peter Burling edges Glenn Ashby , Landy and Steve Brewin. Not much additional info on weather conditions. Results are final for the event as pointed in the NOR Schedule: http://www.sailingeventstakapuna.com/media/files/NOR%20-%202014%20-A%20…

The A-Class 2014 International German Championship will be held in August 14– 17, 2014 at the Berliner Yacht-Club in Wannsee. Official website http://germanopen.wordpress.com/
NOR & Schedule will be published soon.

Thilo Keller won the 2013 Edition http://www.a-cat.org/?q=node/229

All sailors and builders are quite busy at Takapuna. Local sailor and designer Mike Drummond will be participating with his own boat. A rather complex custom platform, with low volume hulls and an elevated tramp.
He already raced at the 2013 NZ Nats, and he will use it again for the incoming Worlds next week. In his csn interview he described the concept :

Check this great video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BHdtSziPCfU made by Bruce Mahoney from his helmet cam while training with Mischa Heemskerk at Takapuna.

Attached provisional Notice of Race and flyer for Vele di Pasqua 2014, that it will mark our 40th edition.
This year we will also have the Tornado Italian Open Championship 2014.
You can finde the registration form below too.

More info at our official website http://www.congregavelisti.it/home.html

CONGREGA VELISTI CESENATICO
Viale Cavour 27
47042 CESENATICO - Italy

Preview Report by Bob Griffits. An additional preview by Arno Terra can be found here

Agenda for the 2014 WGM at Takapuna , file below aslo attached as '.doc'
Remember to pass your local Assoc proxy vote is no representative attending to the President & Gral Sec.
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IACA World General Meeting Agenda
February, 2014
Takapuna Boating Club

AGENDA

A reminder from the President regarding the WGM to be held this February at Takapuna Worlds:
All nations not having a representative at the WGM are requested send a proxy vote by email to Piet Saarberg and Andrew Landenberger.

Landy (at) landenberger-sailing.com
psaarberg (at) catamaranparts.nl

We contacted Brett Burvill from Windrush Yachts Australia as he is offering and delivering to some top riders their new C daggers. Interesting to see how the flex approach is maximized to generate the extra lift similar to Js or Ls ones. In Formula Windsurfing foils flex is key and depends on the conditions too, and I always wondered if someone has ever done some specific tests in racing beachcats. I once discussed this with Andrew McPherson and he told me the stiffer the better for the F18s.