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May 2006 News Archive
| May 28, 2006 |
| Sam Hornish Jr. Wins Indy 500 |
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Sam Hornish Jr. foils a dream 1-2 Andretti finish by beating Marco Andretti by 0.0635 seconds on a final straightaway pass (the 2nd
closest finish in Indy 500 history). In true Andretti fashion, Marco quipped that "Second is nothing" after the race. The
Indianapolis Star and
Indianapolis Motor Speedway have detailed coverage.
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| May 25, 2006 |
| NOR for Lightning Districts |
The NOR  (54 KB; get Adobe Reader)
for the Lightning Districts to be held at ISC on June 17-18 is now posted on the Racing Calendar page. More information will be made available
closer to the regatta date.
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| May 11, 2006 |
| America's Cup Louis Vuitton Act 10 |
The Louis Vuitton Act 10,
the 10th preliminary event for the 2007 America's Cup, is
now being contested in Valencia, Spain, the host city for the 2007 America's Cup. BMW Oracle Racing (USA-87), Emirates Team New Zealand (NZL-84)
and Luna Rossa (ITA-86) all have new generation boats on the racecourse. Current standings are:
- Alinghi, 2-0 (2 pts)
- BMW Oracle Racing, 2-0 (2 pts)
- Emirates Team New Zealand, 2-0 (2 pts)
- Luna Rossa Challenge, 2-0 (2 pts)
- Areva Challenge, 1-1 (1 pt)
- Victory Challenge, 1-1 (1 pt)
- Desafío Español 2007, 1-1 (1 pt)
- Muscalzone Latino-Capitalia Team, 1-1 (1 pt)
- +39 Challenge, 0-2 (0 pts)
- Team Shosholoza, 0-2 (0 pts)
- United Internet Team Germany, 0-2 (0 pts)
- China Team, 0-2 (0 pts)
Racing is scheduled to continue through Tuesday, May 16th.
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| May 5, 2006 |
| Open House on May 20th |
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Everyone interested in sailing and finding out more about the Indianapolis
Sailing Club is invited to come to an Open House from 1pm to 5pm on
Saturday, May 20th. You can tour club facilities, meet with club members,
take a close-up look at the different sailboats in the club and even take
a complimentary ride in the sailboat of your choice. Free refreshments will
be available.
For directions to the club, see the Directions/Map/Lodging page.
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| May 2, 2006 |
| America's Cup 2007 Website Profiles Yachts |
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The 2007 America's Cup website has added profiles of the following yachts:
- Young America (USA-36): The
New York Yacht Club's 1995 America's Cup Defender is highlighted by a painting of a mermaid along her side done by pop artist
Roy Lichtenstein. Young America actually lost the Defender trials
to Dennis Connor's Stars & Stripes (USA-34) but was used by the Connor team in the America's Cup since she was considered to
be the faster boat. Young America is now part of the permanent collection of the Storm King Art Center
in Mountainville, NY.
- Columbia (1899): Columbia
brought together the formidable talents of Nathanael Greene Herreshoff as designer and Charlie Barr as skipper. Columbia easily defeated Sir Thomas
Lipton (a British tea magnate) and his Shamrock.
- Columbia (1901): Columbia was
refitted and again skippered by Charlie Barr and went on to become the first yacht to successfully defend the America's Cup twice (the others being Intrepid
and Courageous).
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