We got it all done in this year’s Islands Race. 1st in Class and 1st Overall for BadPak with Artie Means navigating. And a new monohull course record for Rio 100 with Jay Davis at the nav station.
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It's not too early to start thinking about the great race across the Gulf Stream. Peter Isler hosts a broad-based class that will include presentations from MWU's ace meteorologist Chris Bedford and veteran navigator and marine electronics wizard, Artie Means. Share the knowledge - invite your team - the more the afterguard, speed team and crew are involved - the better.
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Having the first Infiniti roll out of the shed at Composite Builders was a great sight after more than a year of collaboration between Waypoint Racing & Infiniti Yachts. The design brief was for a lightweight 52, capable of sustained offshore sailing with pushbutton control for all functions (hydraulic and winches). While something like this is this is quite standard on the superyachts, it’s one of the first boats that I know of, in this size range, to actually make it practical on a 52 footer. Waypoint Racing designed the system specifically for this project, from the ground up and tested the components extensively at our shop in San Diego before the final installation in Michigan.
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Waypoint Racing is proud of our role in prepping the first Infiniti 52 this summer with navigation electronics in a truly state of the art race boat. Can’t wait to see it on the race course.
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Waypoint Racing is in Michigan this August outfitting the Navigation and Electronics systems for the very first Infiniti 52.
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Artie Means previews the 2018 Pacific Cup in an interview with Sailing Anarchy before navigating the Mills 68 Prospector to Hawaii.
Quite tricky Pac Cup this year, unless you started with the first group yesterday! Here are screenshots, showing Tuesday AM (24 hours for the Monday fleet) and Saturday AM (24 hours for the last starters).
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When you’re hot, you’re hot, and nobody is hotter than electronics and nav guru Artie Means. Artie just guided Peter Thornton’s turboed Volvo 70, as they set the new outright elapsed time record from Chicago to Mackinac.
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Artie Means (second from left) navigated the Mighty Merloe to am all-time elapsed time record in this year’s Transpac. We caught up him for a brief interview.
Mighty Merloe’s 2021 Transpac Race Photo GallerySA: Tell people a little about yourself and what you do.
AM: I split my time with my business, Waypoint Racing, between wiring & navigating race boats. I’ve been lucky enough to grow up around SDYC and sail with D.C, Isler (who taught me to navigate), Rudiger amongst the other California legends. Our company sells what we use onboard, so it’s a good mix of sailing and real work.