The International C Class Catamaran Championships (IC4) hosted at New York Yacht Club in Newport, RI from August 22-28, 2010. The IC4 is the successor to the Little America’s Cup as the championship event for the C class catamarans.
Racing begins with an up-to-12 race series of fleet racing to determine the seeding for the match racing. The top two seeds will have a first to five point match race series to determine the winner of the International C Class Catamaran Championship [note that unlike the AC, the Defender does not get an automatic place in the finals]. The course is a 6 mile windward-leeward, with one mile legs and up to four races each day. The course area will be weather dependent, but either north of the Newport Bridge or off Beavertail. Boats will launch off the beach at Harbour Court and store their wing sails in a duo-purpose hospitality tent.
Canaan CAN 009 Fred Eaton Magnus Clarke
Aethon USA 002 Steve Clark Oliver Moore
Invictus GBR 001 Paul Larsen Helena Darvelid
Patient Lady VI FRA 002 Antoine Koch Jérémie Lagarrigue
Alpha CAN 004 Glenn Ashby Jimmy Spithill
Orion CAN 002 Dan Cunningham Rob Paterson
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Jul 05
Morning Glory, Transpac 2005
Honolulu, Hawaii, United States of America - 21º18’91″N 157º51’42″W
Out there in the middle of the beautiful Hawaiian night powered by the stunning wind behind me cemented my desire to become a full time photographer. With Morgan Larson’s support, the iconic image of the Hooters Girls on the bowsprit of Morning Glory has been viewed around the world and sparked my passion. Ever since this significant moment in my life, I have been so very lucky to meet so many talented friends and colleagues. You are my motivation. Thank you.
Hasso Plattner’s Morning Glory Smashes Transpac Record, sliding smoothly through a moonlit sea, finished the Centennial Transpacific Yacht Race in moderate winds just after 2 in the morning local time Sunday to smash the record held by his nearest rival, Roy Disney’.Although it wasn’t a particularly windy Transpac, the maxZ86s proved their slippery power. The German boat’s time for the 2,225 nautical miles was 6 days 16 hours 4 minutes 11 seconds, lopping almost a day off the record of 7:11:41:27 set by Disney’s previous Pyewacket in 1999. 
Jul 05
Morning Glory
Long Beach, California, United States of America 33º45’47″N 118º11’06″W
Last preparation before the Transpac 2005 for the Max Z86 Reichel Pugh design Morning Glory built by McConaghy, a canting keel maxi turbo sled, represented a new dimension in the world of high performance ocean racing yachts. Built for one of the most competitive owners of in the international circuit: Hasso Platner.
