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Scuttlebutt Europe #3163 - 4 September

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Brought to you by Seahorse magazine, Scuttlebutt Europe is a digest of sailing news and opinions, regatta results, new boat and gear information and letters from sailors -- with a European emphasis. Contributions welcome, send to editor@scuttlebutteurope.com

Competition Heats Up
Photo by Ingrid Abery, www.ingridabery.com. Click on image for photo gallery.

Maxi ROlex Porto Cervo, Italy: Day three of the Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup & Mini Maxi Rolex World Championship 2014 brought continued sunshine and blue skies and a shifty northerly breeze of around 10 knots.

In the seven-boat Mini Maxi division competing for the world championship title Alegre maintains the overall lead she has held since day one, although her rivals grow dangerously closer each day. Firefly also maintains her lead in the Supermaxi division as do Highland Fling (Maxi), Lupa of London (Mini Maxi Racing/Cruising) and Rainbow (J-Class) in their respective divisions.

Only the Wally fleet sees a change of leadership today as France's J One takes command. With a lay-day scheduled for tomorrow, all will be decided in the final two race days remaining before the event, organized by the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda in collaboration with the International Maxi Association, wraps up Saturday 6th September.

The Mini Maxi Racing class completed a further two windward-leeward races today, taking them to a total of five races run and bringing a discard in to play. As a result only two points now separate the top three boats with Andres Soriano's Alegre, runner up in last year's contest, sitting just ahead of Roberto Tomasini Grinover's Robertissima who in turn is only half a point ahead of current title holder Niklas Zennstrom's Ran 5. Today's lighter airs clearly did not suit the leading boats which failed to post any bullets today. Instead it was an all-American day as the smallest boat in the fleet, Caol Ila R, claimed victory in the first race while George Sakellaris' Shockwave took the win in the second.

The rest of the fleet completed another stunning coastal course winding through the granite islands and outcrops of the La Maddalena archipelago which took the Wally, J-Class, Maxi and Supermaxi yachts north through the coastal channel to round Spargi island before doubling back home for a total of 31 miles. The Mini Maxi Racing/Cruising fleet rounded a mark just south of Spargi to complete a slightly shorter version.

www.yccs.com
www.regattanews.com
jclassyachts.com

Seahorse Sailor Of The Month
Last month's winner:

Peter Morton (GBR)
'Great sailor, even greater old stories... and always there keen to help anyone out with problems great and small' - Sacha Oswald; 'Nice work, Morty!' - Ado Stead; 'You can't beat him so you may as well join him' - Chris Mason; 'Half Ton sailors must stick together' - Bert Jansen; 'My vote is for Mr and Mrs Morton, an awesome double act who have done so much' - Mark Mills; 'He deserves this one' - the wife!; 'A perfect winner' - Bob Fisher; 'Morty led the way for us young guns in Jersey... and still does' - Blue Robinson.

This month's nominees:

 

Jason Ker (GBR)
With his Ker 40 IRC designs taking the top two individual boat slots at this year's Commodores' Cup came further endorsement of this British designer's courage and also self-confidence in going out on a limb at the time, some three years ago, when he first convinced himself that when properly executed a lighter displacement design approach could perform (more than) satisfactorily under the IRC system

 

Roberto Tomasini (ITA)
Not quite out of left field, but this rapid Italian owner-driver had been off the major sailing scene for some 25 years as he built his business empire. Now with a little more time on his hands he is cleaning up in the Melges 32 class in Europe (with the irrepressible Vasco Vascotto at his shoulder) and is also doing a thoroughly good job in the Mini Maxi class having purchased the former Rán 72 from Niklas Zennstrom

 

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Cherbourg Race
The Royal Ocean Racing Club's Cherbourg Race is the penultimate race of the RORC Season's Points Championship and the last race of the season across the English Channel. For many of the competing yachts, the 75-mile dash to Cherbourg will be the final race of the RORC season and several class winners are likely to be decided this weekend.

In excess of 60 yachts will be competing from Belgium, France, Great Britain and the Netherlands. Following a spectacular Sevenstar Round Britain and Ireland Race, there are new challengers to the overall title for the RORC Season's Points Championship.

Following a gutsy performance in the Sevenstar Round Britain and Ireland Race, the Army Sailing Association's J/111,British Soldier, is the current overall leader for the championship.

Vincent Willemart and Eric Van Campenhout's Belgian MC34, Azawakh, is currently second overall, but the Cherbourg Race will not be their last race of the RORC Season, as they will be sailing in the Rolex Middle Sea Race.

In IRC Canting Keel British IMOCA 60, Artemis - Team Endeavour, skippered by Mike Ferguson, returns to RORC racing after the team's world record racing run and class win in the Sevenstar Round Britain and Ireland Race. Ian Budgen and Fred Schwyn's British Volvo 70, Monster Project, is en route to Malta and will not be competing this weekend.

In IRC One RORC Rear Commodore Steven Anderson's Corby 40, Cracklin' Rosie, leads the class but the British team will need a good result in Cherbourg to stand any chance of winning the title for the first time. Piet Vroon's Dutch Ker 46, Tonnerre de Breskens 3, is in action this weekend and is unbeaten in the class this season but second by virtue of only competing in four races. -- Louay Habib

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Marc Guillemot and Safran On Course for the Route Du Rhum
On November 2, the skipper of Safran will line up at the start of the Route du Rhum-Destination Guadeloupe. This will be Marc Guillemot's fifth appearance in the race. It is a race he has particular affection for and for which he will be preparing hard after his IMOCA went back into the water on August 27 in La Trinite-sur-Mer.

Launched in 1978 with Michel Etevenon (the advertising executive who introduced sponsorship into competitive sailing) at the helm, the Route du Rhum is held every four years, drawing together professionals and amateurs on board monohulls and multihulls on the same start line.

This solo transat introduced talented sailors to the public and created a profession. "I particularly love this race," Guillemot says. "The duel between Michael Malinowski and Mike Birch, who won by just 98 seconds at the finish in 1977, made a deep impression on me. I am part of the generation of skippers who started offshore racing just after that. The course is beautiful, dotted with intense moments like the big surfing in the trade winds. That takes incredible energy solo."

After a complete overhaul this summer, Guillemot's IMOCA has begun a series of solo and crewed tests. On the programme are: three courses at Port-La-Foret to have some competition, the Defi Azimut on September 26, 27 and 28, and as much solo sailing as possible to get some miles under the belt to be ready on November 2 in Saint-Malo.

Great Sailing For The Fortunate Few
Hamble, Hampshire, UK: Royal Southern Yacht Club's GAASTRA August Regatta served up great sailing for the fortunate few who were able to take part.

Big or small, however, for some it was a return to the scene of previous triumphs, not least Mike Wallis and his J/109 Jahmali. Racing in the most competitive class in the whole regatta - IRC 2 - Jahmali also won by the narrowest margin, a single point.

Smart work by race officers and more than obliging weather, which saw the welcome return of summer, allowed a full programme of races across both black and white groups. Saturday saw the breeze up to around 20 knots, while Sunday's lighter airs saw courses shortened in the regatta's final races.

Wins were shared around the J/70 class which went to Andrew Barraclough's Jenga 8 with four bullets, ahead of Bob Pearson's Thumper and Paul Molesworth's JustNow, each with a victory apiece.

It was a contest too in the J/80s, though one dominated by Mike Lewis' Jester with six straight wins ahead of Andrew Wishart's Seafire and Charles Bonfield's Jammy, who were separated on countback.

Successive wins - five - in the SB20 class saw Scott Graham's Chill Pill victorious ahead of Whyaduck (Tom Clay) and Striptease (Rebecca Anthony).

The XOD's fourth race of the regatta was also for the Bursledon Regatta Trophy - Stanley Steele Challenge Cup which was won by Keith Hughes' Nannett. The class was won by Andy Hamlett's Satu, which won the other five races.

The Royal Southern's Summer Series finishes with the AVEVA September Regatta taking place over the weekend 20-21 September, including the Royal Southern's participation in 'Bart's Bash' which will be run as part of the first race on Sunday 21st September. -- Phil Riley

www.royal-southern.co.uk

Extreme Sailing Series 2015 Notice Of Race Available
With entry now open for the 2015 Extreme Sailing Series, and the Notice of Race available, Series organiser OC Sport and Series Main Partner Land Rover are officially inviting team entries, for what will be the ninth year of competition on the international sailing calendar.

OC Sport has also confirmed the fleet will be once again returning to the Middle East, and from 11-14 March, Muscat, Oman will host Act 2 of the 2015 global tour.

Each Act will be contested over four days: one day of potential open water racing traditionally reserved for media followed by three days of Stadium Racing open to public and VIP guests.

The first start gun of 2015 will be fired in Singapore, Host Venue for Act 1 from the 5-8 February, with Muscat now confirmed as the second stop on the global tour, hosted by local partners Oman Sail.

Additional venue, team and partner announcements will be made over the coming months. Full information on the complete circuit is being supplied confidentially to the teams ahead of the individual public venue announcements.

extremesailingseries.com

Is Ireland's Maritime Heritage Recognised?
Is it neglect, ignorance or a failure of our educational system that Irish public consciousness appears to lack awareness of the impact which Irish mariners have made on world and Irish history?

From St. Brendan the Navigator; Grace O'Malley, Granuaile; John Philip Holland; Tom Crean; Captain Robert Halpin; Ernest Shackleton, all Irish, to Admiral Barry of Wexford; Admiral William Brown of Foxford; Francis McClintock; Captain Roberts of the Sirius, the first steamship to cross the Atlantic; Jerome Collins, the first media meteorologist; all are names which, when brought together underline a strong maritime heritage and there are more.

There are people who are trying to remedy the years of neglect of our maritime heritage and one effort in this regard is the symposium which the National Maritime Museum in Dun Laoghaire will hold later this month. This is being organised jointly with University College Dublin and is a response to the "extremely low level of Irish maritime heritage research." -- Tom MaxSweeney in Afloat magazine:

afloat.ie/blogs/

Industry News
Hudson Wight Performance Sailwear will be at the Southampton Boat Show, right opposite the press stand on B012. Hudson Wight is the Title Sponsor of Lizzy Foreman, the UK's Mini Transat sailor who will compete in this infamous solo race in 2015. Mini Transat 6.50 also known as Transat 650 is the solo transatlantic yacht race that starts in France and ends in Guadeloupe, covering over 4,000 miles with a stopover in Lanzarote in the Canary Islands.

Lizzy will be at the show, her blog at www.lizzyracing.com

hudsonwight.com

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A University professor, composites yacht builder, inspirational single-handed deaf yachtsman, joiner shipwright and panel of experts chaired by an experienced journalist are among the eclectic line-up of personalities who will be presenting at the 2014 Shipwrights Lectures. The lecture series, now in its fourth year, promises to be a riveting occasion for marine apprentices, young shipwrights and students. The event takes place on Wednesday 15th October 2014 at the Turner Sims, University of Southampton at 14.30.

Award-winning Gerry Hughes, the first profoundly deaf person to sail single-handed around the world will talk about his inspirational voyage. Gerry received the RYA Sailability Personal Endeavour Award for his 32,000 mile circumnavigation via the Five Great Capes in Quest III, his Beneteau 42s7.

The aim of the Shipwrights Lectures is to inform, inspire and show apprentices and students how careers in the immensely wide-ranging marine industry can develop from learning skills in engineering, laminating, wiring, joinery and outfitting to design, naval architecture and management. Attendance is free for apprentices nominated by their employers and young people under the age of 25 who are studying in the marine sector. Each apprentice receives a certificate of attendance.

For more information and to register your attendance: www.shipwrights.co.uk/education/shipwrights-lectures

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Sailboat hardware manufacturer Harken Inc has named Zofia Truchanowicz as managing director for Harken Poland.

Truchanowicz is a medal-winning competitive sailor, and has been involved in sailing administration and race officiating at national, Olympic and offshore levels. An international judge and umpire, Truchanowicz has been a member of the jury and umpire teams at the Olympic games, Volvo Ocean Race, World Match Racing Tour, and numerous other high-profile events.

Currently, she is the rules advisor for the all-female Team SCA competing in the 2014-15 Volvo.

Truchanowicz replaces outgoing managing director Magdalena Rakowicz, who has held the position since 2008.

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One of the sporting world's most enduring partnerships celebrates an important milestone this year: the 30th anniversary of the relationship between Rolex, Nautor's Swan luxury sailing yachts and the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda, partners in the biennial Rolex Swan Cup, one of the world of sailing's signature regattas.

Taking place from 8-14 September, the 2014 Rolex Swan Cup will once again provide the dynasty of Swan yachts an opportunity to engage in close racing in the challenging and scenic waters off Porto Cervo, Sardinia.

"The Rolex Swan Cup is one of the iconic regattas in the world. It is rewarding to see how it builds up and is consolidated event after event," explains Leonardo Ferragamo, Chairman of Nautor's Swan since 1998. "It represents the utmost co-operation between three great entities: Rolex [title sponsors since 1984], the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda [event organizers] and, of course, Nautor's Swan." Fittingly, 2014 also marks the 30th year of the partnership between Rolex and the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda.

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France's Total SA has agreed to sell CCP Composites to Polynt Group SpA, based in Italy, for an undisclosed price.

CCP produces unsaturated polyester resins, gelcoats and vinyl ester. Its combination with Polynt's unsaturated polyester resins business would create the largest composite resins producer in Europe and number three globally, the companies claim.

CCP has 800 employees at 26 production sites worldwide, including 220 employees in France, mainly based at its Drocourt plant in northern France.

Its U.S. operations are based in North Kansas City, Mo. Until 2011, the company was known as Cook Composites & Polymers Co.

The company's revenue was $560 million in 2013.

www.plasticsnews.com

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While the fifth generation of Artemis Offshore Academy sailors are gearing up to go solo in the coming months, the time is now for the sailing public. For a second year the Artemis Offshore Academy welcomes you to try your hand at solo sailing at the PSP Southampton Boat show, open between the 12th - 21st September 2014.

As part of the show's 'Try a Boat' experience, the Academy team will be running five GO SOLO sessions daily, each an hour long, aimed at giving experienced keelboat sailors the chance to give solo sailing a go. Budding solo skippers will be welcomed by one of the Artemis Offshore Academy's experienced sailors or coaches and coached through a short drill of manoeuvres, including hoisting the mainsail and headsail, tacking, setting spinnaker, gybing, dropping spinnaker and finally dropping the mainsail alone. The session (approximately 60 minutes) will be a non-stop high intensity session designed to give Academy guests the true solo experience (weather dependent), with a hope to whetting their appetite for short-handed sailing.

Applications for the GO SOLO try boat will close on Wednesday 10th September.

To apply: www.formstack.com/forms/OCTP-aoa_gosolo_2014

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Scuttlebutt Europe #3164 - 5 September

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Brought to you by Seahorse magazine, Scuttlebutt Europe is a digest of sailing news and opinions, regatta results, new boat and gear information and letters from sailors -- with a European emphasis. Contributions welcome, send to editor@scuttlebutteurope.com

Loick Peyron Taking The Helm of the Maxi Banque Populaire for the Rhum
Armel Le Cleac'h, who seriously injured his hand and has been forced out of the 2014 Route du Rhum, will be replaced in the solo transatlantic race by Loick Peyron.

The sailor from La Baule, who was forced to retire from the 2008-2009 Vendee Globe after dismasting (Gitana Eighty), is also a multihull expert having won the Jules Verne Trophy on the Maxi trimaran Banque Populaire V in 2012. Seizing this latest opportunity after a trip aboard the Maxi Trimaran, Loick is enthusiastic about the challenge he will face, when he lines up at the start of the famous transatlantic race with the trimaran which won the last edition (Franck Cammas's former Groupama).

Armel Le Cleac'h, who has fully got to grips with the boat will be accompanying Loick Peyron as he prepares for the race, offering his solo experience after four transatlantic races and two records aboard the Maxi trimaran Banque Populaire VII. Forced to remain ashore, Armel will then be focusing on the construction of his new Banque Populaire monohull for the 2016-2017 Vendee Globe.

www.vendeeglobe.org

ISAF Sailing World Cup Final Notice Of Race Released
The Notice of Race for the 2014 ISAF Sailing World Cup Final in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates has been released.

All ten Olympic events will be contested in Abu Dhabi from 26-30 November, with an open kiteboarding event joining the fray around Lulu Island off the UAE capital's stunning Corniche.

With just 20 boats in each event the competition is set to be fierce. Equipment will be supplied in eight of the ten Olympic events (RS:X sailors shall bring their own equipment) and support will be available for travel expenses and accommodation.

The ten Olympic events will contest an opening series and a Medal Race with the kiteboard fleet using a short track format. Prize money will be in awarded to the top three overall finishers in each of the Olympic events from a total prize purse of US$200,000.

The qualification system for the 2014 Final was published on 30 July 2014 and is included Addendum A of the Notice of Race. The first sailors to secure their place will be confirmed at the ISAF Sailing World Championships in Santander where the top ten in each event will be offered a place. The highest place non-Asian finisher and highest placed Asian finisher at ISAF Sailing World Cup Qingdao will also qualify with the remaining spots awarded based on the ISAF Rankings and wild card entries.

2015 ISAF Sailing World Cup
Melbourne - 7-14 December 2014
Miami - 25-31 January 2015
Hyeres, France - 20-26 April 2015
Weymouth and Portland, Great Britain - 8-14 June 2015

www.sailing.org/worldcup/home.php

Chicago Match Cup to Feature 12 Top Teams and $75,000 In Prize Money
Chicago, USA: In just two weeks, the Chicago waterfront will once again come alive with high-intensity match racing for the Chicago Match Cup, the highest-graded match race event in the US and the only US stop on the Alpari World Match Racing Tour (AWMRT). From Wednesday September 17th through Sunday, September 21st twelve teams from nine nations will battle for their share of the US$75,000 prize money purse as well as for valuable points on the AWMRT World Championship year-long series.

Six of the twelve teams that will sail in Chicago have Tour Cards, and as regulars on the AWMRT they are also competing for a share of the US$500,000 Tour bonus fund throughout the seven-event series. The other six teams earned entry to Chicago Match Cup by winning Tour Qualifier events or were selected as Wildcards. This year's line-up includes eight of the top ten skippers in the ISAF Match Racing World Rankings and Wildcard entry Tom Slingsby, an Olympic Gold Medalist and strategist for the successful defense of the 34th America's Cup- Oracle Team USA.

One of the favorites among the Tour regulars is the reigning World Champion and 2013 Chicago Match Cup winner, Taylor Canfield and his Team US One. Canfield, who is originally from the US Virgin Islands, sails with Rod Dawson (NZL), Hayden Goodrick (NZL) and Mike Rehe (USA) - the same team he won this event with last year.

Although Canfield currently lies in third place on the Tour Leaderboard his several years of experience and hundreds of hours in Chicago's TOM 28 class boats and his former position as the Sailing Director of the CMRC give him an edge. While no longer in Chicago full time, just a few weeks ago Canfield and team US One returned to Chicago and demonstrated their prowess on their home turf by winning the CMRC's Grade 2 Chicago Grand Slam with an impressive 19-3 winning record.

www.wmrt.com
www.ChicagoMatchRace.com

Seahorse October 2014
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A most remarkable man - Part 1
Blue Robinson sits down with fellow Finn class alumni Iain Percy, Ben Ainslie and Anthony Nossiter to pay tribute to close friend and confidante Bart Simpson

Caribbean racing circuit
Former Alinghi helmsman and champion match racer Peter Holmberg gives his own unique insights and guide to a successful winter season

The Holy Grail (of sail materials)
UK Sailmakers are upping the innovation stakes with the introduction of Uni-Titanium...

(A fine) case study - Part 2
Ran 5 build manager Jason Carrington moves on to look at systems, foils and final detailing

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Etchells UK Nationals
15 experienced Etchells teams are gathering at the WPNSA to race in Weymouth Bay this weekend, while Saturday's weather forecast looks light and shifty, Sunday's breezes are set to be moderate and more stable.

Who is likely to win, could be anybody's regatta, Nils Razmilovic the last winner is back to defend his trophy, but the class has moved forward over the last year having been influenced by this years Worlds and an increase in coaching in the fleet. New teams skippered by Peter Rogers and Jeremy Thorp have joined the class, Robert Elliott and Richard Burrows have been putting in good results, so has Shaun Frohlich, Rob Goddard and David Franks, all three winning class championships this year, and Nick Stagg is bouyed by his first ever class championship win, winning at Cowes week this year, we then have Gert Zandt from Holland and Graham Ellis from the Mersey both unknown quantities.

As well as the overall champion, the ISAF CAT1 crewed Etchells will be sailing for a new trophy, dual scoring will apply throughout the regatta and all results will be counted towards the Cowes Fleets 2014 league table.

The Nationals is the first of two events in Weymouth this year being run as test events towards the Etchells World Championship in 2016 that is being held at Weymouth, and next weekend being held over 3 days is the European Championships when more boats are set to join the racing.

raceqs.com/regattas/etchells-uk-nationals

'New' Tore Holm J-Class In Build
A collaboration between the Amsterdam-based Tiger Jay fashion company and North Sails in the USA, Tiger Jay (J11) is named after North Sails founder Lowell North's penchant for naming his professional sailing associates "tigers". Ken Read, current president of North Sails, is a J-Class aficionado and skipper of JK-6 Hanuman.

Tiger Jay is in build at the Bloemsma yard using Hoek drawings based on the original Tore Holm lines. Computer modelling at Hoek Design predicts she may be one of the fastest Js ever built. Her design is pure Scandinavian elegance with a flush, uncluttered deck, low-profile 'blister' deckhouse and minimalist racing interior. When her aluminium hull is complete, she will follow the journey of several other modern Js, past windmills to Claasen Jachtbouw by barge for fitting out. At 136ft (41.5m) she will be one of the longest in the fleet. Mast and rigging will be from North Sails and partners.

The Tiger Jay company hopes its flagship will launch in the first half of 2015, in time for sea trials and the regatta season. But there are still hoops to jump through, including final approval of the build by the J-Class Association.

www.classicboat.co.uk

Nine Hot Yachts at Southampton
This year's Southampton Boat Show has more new sailing boats on show than the past few years combined, promising more of a buzz to the event and plenty of hot yachts to look at.

Granted, not all of the boats are brand new models, however, often it's the mark 2 version of any model that's the most desirable and is the one in which all the little touches that can collectively make a big difference to the on-board experience have been sorted out.

Rupert Holmes' picks:
Discovery 55 MkII
Rustler 37
GT35
Beneteau Oceanis 35
Huzar 28
Archambault 27
Bavaria Easy 9.7
Legend 37
J/97 Evolution

Photos, details, the full article on boats.com:
uk.boats.com

RYA Membership Survey Results
After three months of surveying members, lapsed-members and non-members the results of the biennial RYA Membership survey are now in.

"The membership survey provides us with a crucial insight into what the boating community feels about RYA membership, members' attitudes towards membership and potential ideas for the future, all of which contribute towards shaping the RYA membership offer and help us develop plans for membership growth", explained Conor Swift, RYA Membership Development Manager.

Of the thousands of survey respondents 41% stated the main reason they joined the RYA was due to the RYA's globally recognised training, certification, personal and professional qualifications, followed by almost a quarter (24%) stating they joined to add their voice to the existing 102,000 members to ensure legislators, regulators and other authorities understand, and take account of, recreational boating activity.

When asked what the single most valuable benefit of RYA membership was 25% of respondents stated access to advice, information and knowledge from RYA experts.

www.rya.org.uk

A (Polite) Plea For Simplicity
TP52 class manager Rob Weiland cautions against the ever growing complexities in the sport...

When you sift through the current rules it is like reading a history book. All the clever ideas that once were judged to need a ban, a rule patch, or the opposite, as in making a new accommodation, have seen the rules grow ever longer and ever harder and more complex to digest.

Some ideas, judged at the time as clever, have not survived to the 21st century. A few still have a place in some rules and again not in others. I remember a discussion in 2012 about jibs with more than one clew, a quadrilateral code-0 type sail that Hugh Welbourn had recently reinvented. I remember a rule in IMS about not permitting two jibs in a luff groove device unless changing sails: 'No jib may be set in conjunction with any other sail so as by any means to simulate a double clewed or double luffed jib.' Still present in PHRF and indeed in the TP52 Rule!

A complication is the choice to combine various rules, like RRS, ERS, OSR with the class and event specific rules. All great stuff for those with an interest in rules, a good memory and possibly who are more fond of reading than of sailing. It is the only way to come to some kind of standardisation in the rules that govern our racing, but it can drive you mad as these rules never stop changing… and then it becomes 'spot the mistakes' in your class or event regulation.

Full article in Seahorse magazine:
seahorsemagazine.com

$10,000 RACE To Alaska - Paddle, Row Or Sail
Long distance rowers, paddlers and sailors will compete next summer in a first-ever Race to Alaska that offers a $10,000 prize - and no fuel bill.

The Northwest Maritime Center, based in Port Townsend, WA, has begun accepting applicants for the unique, non-motorized, 750-mile marathon scheduled to begin next June in Port Townsend.

The cash prize of $10,000 will go to the first competitor to reach Ketchikan without the aid of an engine, according to Maritime Center executive director Jake Beattie. "It's kind of a Gold Rush thing," Beattie says. If you get there first, you win ten grand."

The Race to Alaska is scheduled to begin June 4, 2015, on Port Townsend Bay, with a 40-mile first leg to Victoria, BC. Any paddler, rower or sailor is invited to participate in that leg without committing to the full race to Ketchikan.

Racers who complete the first leg without assistance will qualify for the full race, scheduled to begin the following day.

Contestants will not be allowed to have any kind of motor on board - neither gas nor electric, Beattie says. There is no limit on the number of crew, but no substitutions will be allowed. To qualify for the prize, racers must be on board for the entire race.

www.RacetoAlaska.com

Peter Mccrea As The First Recipient Of The New Vertue Award
Doug & Dale Bruce, Ocean Cruising Club Regional Rear Commodores, USA NE, announced at the 60th Anniversary Maine Rally that the OCC in North America is instituting a new award to be called the "Vertue Award" in honor of Hum Barton and his creation of the Ocean Cruising Club. It is to be "given to the OCC member in North America who best represents club founder, Humphrey Barton, through sailing achievements or service to the club and cruising community."

Hum Barton was a living symbol of the strong friendships between cruisers from Great Britain and those from North America. He created this marvelous club and a legacy that we shall always cherish. Peter McCrea of Thomaston Maine was chosen as the first winner of the Vertue Award.

Peter fulfils all the criteria. He has been an OCC member for 21 years, having qualified in 1990 on a passage from Norfolk VA to Virgin Gorda BVI. His sailing CV includes the entire US East Coast from Maine to Key West; Bermuda - many times; an Atlantic Circle in 1994- 95; the Eastern Caribbean in 1991 & 95, the Bahamas in 1999; Nova Scotia along the South Coast to Cape Breton in 2000. Plus eleven Bermuda 1-2 races, every other year from 1987 to 2013, sailing single-handed to Bermuda and 2-handed on the return to Newport.

www.oceancruisingclub.org

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Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup
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Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup Porto Cervo, Italy: The curtain closes on a superlative 25th edition of the Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup and Mini Maxi Rolex World Championship with the victory of Magic Carpet 3 (Wally), Firefly (Supermaxi), Highland Fling (Maxi), Lupa of London (Mini Maxi Racing Cruising) and Lionheart (J-Class) in their respective divisions. Andres Soriano's Alegre claims the title of Mini Maxi Rolex World Champion 2014 in the event organized by the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda in collaboration with the International Maxi Association.

The final day of racing brought near-perfect conditions once again with a brisk 15-20 knots of northerly wind on the race course. While the Mini Maxi, Wally and J-Class boats competed in two windward-leewards, bringing the Minis to the full quota of 8 races run, the remainder of the fleet faced a coastal course bringing them through the infamous "Bomb Alley", around La Maddalena island and back home through the strait of Capo Ferro for a total of approximately 30 nautical miles.

As the Maxis prepare to haul anchor, a fleet of no less than 90 yachts is ready and waiting to occupy the quays of Porto Cervo Marina for next week's Rolex Swan Cup and Swan 45 World Championship (8-14 September).

Final results

MIni Maxi Racing
1. Alegre, 18
2. Robertissima III, 22
3. Ran5, 22.5

Wally
1. Magic Carpet 3, 13
2. J One, 14
3. Y3K, 15

Supermaxi
1. Firefly, 4
2. Inoui, 7
3. Viriella, 12

Maxi
1. Highland Fling, 4
2. Odin, 8
3. Bristolian, 13

Mini Maxi Racing/Cruising
1. Lupa of London, 5
2. Bronenosec, 8
3. Arobas, 12

J Class
1. Lionheart, 12
2. Ranger, 13
3. Rainbow, 14

* Lionheart emerged from a spectacular pair of closely fought windward leeward races to win the J Class title after race winner Rainbow was disqualified from the final race as a result of a port-starboard protest.

Lionheart's regatta victory is their third in a row, remaining unbeaten now in Menorca, Palma and Sardinia, counting two first places, three second places and a fourth.

Ranger finished in second place for the second time, only one point behind Lionheart with Rainbow's DSQ dropping them from regatta winners to third overall.

"Two boats have a different perspective on an incident and the jury decides. If we had finished second in that race - behind Velsheda - we would have won the regatta and so there was no need for us to infringe Velsheda and that is not good. I think we sailed well enough to win, but we did have few problems on board as you will have seen, but it is only our second regatta together. This was our first day of windward leewards in bigger breezes, it is all a learning curve for the team. It would have been nice to have finished winning the regatta." Said Francesco de Angelis, tactician on Rainbow.

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Lorient Horta Solo: Gwenole Gahinet Onboard Safran-Guy Cotten, Azores Bound
The 20 sailors competing in the Solo offshore race Lorient Horta, the last event that counts towards the French Offshore Elite Championship, crossed the start line at 17:15 French time this Saturday. The event is a two leg race between Lorient and the Azores - a 2260-mile racecourse with a 5-day stopover on the Island of Horta. The first leg is 1150 miles long, which should take about seven days.

Amongst the 20 competitors participating in the Lorient Horta Solo race, the cream of the Figaro circuit has come together for the last event of the season. Those include Xavier Macaire, Gildas Morvan, Paul Meilhat, Thierry Chabagny, Fabien Delahaye and Yoann Richomme.

At the start signal, in 5 small knots of wind, the fog disappeared to let the sun shine in and after rounding Groix Island, the solo sailors headed for the Azores on an open racecourse, which allows a lot of freedom for strategy.

After this 1150-mile marathon on the Atlantic Ocean, the fleet will be in Horta in the Azores for a 5-day stopover. The race will be won on cumulative time, the winners of the overall race and of the French Offshore Elite Championship will only be announced at the end of leg 2, which is expected to finish on the 27th September, in Lorient, France.

www.lorienthortasolo.com/fr/

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Anthony O'Leary is the 2014 ISA All Ireland Sailing Champion
Anthony O'Leary has been crowned 2014 ISA All Ireland Sailing Champion. He has beaten fellow Corkonian Stefan Hyde on count-back following a two day, 12 race battle against 15 other national class champions. The Royal Cork sailor has competed in the Championship numerous times but to date had never been able to bring home the coveted Helmsman Trophy. He and his sons Peter and Nicholas have now won the championship a record breaking combined six times.

Beautiful sunshine and a breeze of 10-12 knots again awaited the sailors for the finale of the ISA All Ireland Sailing Championship hosted by Howth Yacht Club.

The wind dropped off to about 7 knots for the final deciding race. Again, it was so close that the positions changed frequently. At the first mark, Anthony O'Leary was at the back of the fleet but he then led around the second mark. Alex Barry, who had been 3rd around the first mark, dropped to the back of the fleet rounding the final mark. But O'Leary and his crew Dylan Gannon and Dan O'Grady could feel the win. They maintained their lead, crossed the line two places ahead of Stefan Hyde, tied them on points, and won on count-back in what was undoubtedly the closet fought All Irelands in many years. Hyde and his crew Jerry and Jimmy Dowling who were OCS in the final race ultimately took Silver and Alex Barry, Sandy Rimmington, Lisa Neary and Patrick Good claimed Bronze. -- Rachel Solon

Final Results
1. Anthony O'Leary, RCYC, 13 points
2. Stefan Hyde, RCYC, 13
3. Alex Barry, MBSC, 15
4. Ian Nagle, RCYC, 15.5
5. Pat O'Neill, CY&BC, 20
6. Chris Helme, RSGYC, 23
7. Ben Duncan, 26
8. Flor O'Driscoll, RSGYC, 28

www.sailing.ie

Maxi 72 Class Announced
Porto Cervo, Sardinia: The International Maxi Association (IMA) and the owners of the Mini Maxi Racers announce the founding of the Maxi 72 Class, the appointment of Rob Weiland as Class Manager and the programme of races for 2015.

The new class, a former subdivision of the IMA Mini Maxi Fleet, continues to be affiliated with IMA, which is underlined by the unanimous wish of its members to require dual membership for both entities. The term Mini Maxi, is sometimes confusing to those admiring the sheer size of the boats and the old description is traded in for Maxi 72, referring to both its heritage as well as the maximum length.

Founding the class underlines the wish to create a platform that matches the quality of the boats and crews in organisation, class rules, measurement, measurement checks and rule enforcement, as well as more specifically to cater for the needs of the owners and teams for event scheduling, logistics and rule maintenance.

The IMA future schedule for the Maxi 72 Class will be worldwide, at existing events, as well as new events. The full 2015 programme is: Key West Race Week, RORC Caribbean 600, Voile de St Barth, Palma Vela, Menorca Maxi Regatta, Rolex Giraglia, RYS Bi-Centennial, Copa del Rey, AAM Cowes Week, Rolex Fastnet, the Maxi 72 World Championship, Rolex Middle Sea Race and RORC Transatlantic Race.

www.internationalmaxiregatta.com

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2014 Ronstan Bridge To Bridge Regatta
Highlights of the 2014 Ronstan Bridge to Bridge race from the Golden Gate Bridge to the SF/Oakland Bay Bridge. With insights on the 18's participation by Copper Dressler. This years winner Johnny Heineken sailing once again on his Foil Kite Board through the massive ebb chop and and 25 to 30 knots winds with higher gusts, was off his record pace of 2013, but still a major undertaking in unforgiving conditions!

RYA Eric Twiname Youth and Junior Team Racing 2014 Entries Open
Entries are now open online for the RYA Eric Twiname Youth and Junior Team Racing Championship 2014, which are set to descend on Oxford Sailing Club, Farmoor Reservoir, on the weekend of the 18 - 19 October 2014.

The annual two day event will welcome teams from the Junior and Youth class associations, zones, clubs, schools and individual teams who will commence battle in the two separate events. The Junior fleet will contest in RS Feva's and the Youth fleet Firefly's for teams of three boats (all boats are supplied).

Last year's event was full-to-capacity with a staggering 288 sailors contesting for the prestige of picking up the RYA Eric Twiname Team Racing Trophy. A maximum of 24 teams consisting of six sailors in both the Junior (under 16) and Youth (under 19) fleets is the maximum entry number.

The entry deadline for the RYA Eric Twiname Youth and Junior Team Racing 2014 is 26 September 2013 - no entries will be accepted after this date. Entries will be accepted on a first come, first served basis and will only be confirmed once payment has been received.

www.ryaracingevents.org.uk

For information on the Eric Twiname Trust: erictwinametrust.org

Melges 24 Italian Championship
Sanremo, Italy: After three days of full stamina, today the Melges 24 Italian Championship had to face a complete lack of wind, forcing the Race Committee to a close the series with a "no race" statement.

Thanks to yesterday's results, Blu Moon becomes the 2014 Italian Champion, helmed by Flavio Favini the crew has successfully taken also this Italian titel after the World and the European ones.

On the podium, second place for Matteo Ivaldi's Wadadli, continental titel winner in Balaton replacing the temporary absent Favini, at third stands Andrea Racchelli's Altea.

Audi tron places at fifth, the Audi Italia Sailing Team never seemed to find the right pace under such very light wind conditions.

The Championship has seen the participation of around 20 Italian and foreign teams.

In Sanremo Audi tron was sailed by Riccardo Simoneschi (helmsman), Enrico Fonda (tactician), Stefano Orlandi (trimmer), Federico Buscaglia (pitman) and Lucia Giorgetti (bowman).

The Audi Italia Sailing Team 2014 season is supported by main sponsor Audi, logistic partners Kuehne+Nagel and Torqeedo electric outboards, technical sponsor Olicor.

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Morvan Dominates Usa Match Racing Grand Slam
Oyster Bay, New York, USA: In the dying afternoon breeze Pierre-Antoine Morvan crossed the finish line for the third time ahead of Chris Steele to take the event.

As a result Steele and 36 Below Racing clinched second in the event and second overall in the Series.

The U.S. Grand Slam Series saw Morvan on the podium at every stop and 2 event victories along the way.

Petit finals had Christopher Poole (Riptide Racing) and Eric Monnin go head to head battling for third place. Ultimately it was Monnin who was able to capitalize on the shifty conditions and take the victory securing third in the event and the U.S. Grand Slam Series.

2014 Oakcliff International Results:
1. Pierre-Antoine Morvan (FRA)
2. Chris Steele (NZL)
3. Eric Monnin (SUI)
4. Christopher Poole (USA)
5. Dave Perry (USA)
6. Sam Gilmour (AUS)
7. Charlie Lalumiere (USA)
8. David Storres (USA)
9. Maxi Soh (SIN)
10. Mark Lees (GBR)
11. David Niemann (USA)
12. Dustin Durant (USA)

Results

2014 U.S. Grand Slam Series Results
1. Pierre-Antoine Morvan
2. Chris Steele
3. Eric Monnin
4. Christopher Poole
5. Sam Gilmour
6. Maximilian Soh
7. David Storrs
8. Taylor Canfield
9. Johnie Berntsson
10. Matt Graham
11. Wataru Sakamoto
12. Dustin Durant
13. Dave Perry
14. Ian Hollerbach
15. Nathan Hollerbach
16. Mark Lees
17. Charlie Lalumiere
18. Donald Wilson
19. Chris VanTol
20. David Niemann
21. Peter Holz
22. Steven Lowery
23. Shane Diviney

Results

Foiling GC32 Cats Return To The Race Course
GC32. Photo by Sander van der Borch / www.sandervanderborch.com. Click on image to enlarge.

Great Cup GC32 Racing for the GC32 one design foiling catamarans of The Great Cup continues next week in the south of France. Four GC32s will compete in their own class at Marseille One Design, a brand new event backed by the Ville de Marseille in the build-up to it being European Capital of Sport for 2017. In this, the GC32s will race alongside the new Diam 24 one design trimarans, plus the J/80, SB20 and Longtze monohulls.

Marseille One Design is only the second regatta the GC32 catamarans have competed in en masse, since they became 'fully foiling' earlier this year. With the fitting of T-configuration rudders and J-profile principle lifting foils, the GC32s now sail air-borne in all but the lightest conditions and are effectively smaller versions of the AC72/AC62 catamarans used in the America's Cup. However in comparison with their AC big brothers, the GC32s have relatively larger foils making then more straightforward to sail for crews of average ability and with soft sails, they have none of the logistical hassles of the AC72/AC62's solid wing rig.

Despite the large size of its foils, the airborne GC32 has proved blisteringly fast, achieving an incredible top speed of 37.9 knots on Lake Garda in July.

On board GDF Suez will be Gurvan Bontemps and Benjamin Amiot, two of the leading sailors on the GC32's little brother, the 18ft Foiling Phantom. According to Col, in Marseille they will be racing with five on board for the first time as in 10-14 knots it is hard to handle both the foils and to gybe the genniker with just four. Prior to the event, the crew has spent five days training in La Baule.

From Monday, 8th until Wednesday, 10th September, the GC32s will be undertaking speed trials. These will be followed over Thursday, 11th until Sunday 14th September, by fleet racing on the Roucas Blanc Rade Sud to the south of Marseille's main city centre.

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Scuttlebutt Europe #3166 - 9 September

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Eight Metre World Cup
Photo by Christophe Favreau, www.christophefavreau.com. Click on image to enlarge.

8 Metre The prologue of the 2014 World Cup was sailed in the Bay of Quiberon with flat seas and a light nor'wester.

These beautiful boats sailed Saturday 6 and Sunday, September 7 off Trinidad and were organized by the Societe Nautique de Geneve for a particular purpose. The Swiss club supports the event to "validate" its membership in clubs wishing to participate in the America's Cup .

The "Deed of Gift" requires the participants in this event clubs the following clause : they must have their head on the sea " water salt ". Societe Nautique de Geneve agreed with the Australians to introduce a special clause in the deed in 1987... The club that has its main business on a lake, can be part of contenders for the America if it organizes a regatta on the sea. SNG will also be responsible for the next World Cup in July 2015 in Geneva.

The trials of the World Cup itself started on Monday 8 under the leadership of the Societe Nautique de la Trinite. They will sail until Friday, September 12 .

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Artemis Racing To Sail In Argo Group Gold Cup
Event Chairman Past Commodore of the Royal Bermuda Yacht Club Brian Billings is pleased to confirm that Artemis Racing will come to Bermuda in October for the 2014 Argo Group Gold Cup match races. The team will enter with its crew composed of Artemis Racing's helmsman Nathan Outteridge, team manager Iain Percy, and crewmembers Iain Jensen and Christian Kamp. They will join the 20-team fleet in the next battle for the King Edward VII Gold Cup.

"Artemis Racing will be an exciting addition to the 2014 Argo Group Gold Cup," said Past Commodore Billings. "With the addition of Artemis Racing, we will have two promising America's Cup challengers represented in Bermuda. Francesco Bruni, Team Luna Rossa helmsman, will return to defend his 2013 Argo Group Gold Cup title. We hope to see some exciting matches between these two teams."

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SB20 Worlds
The SB20 (aka Laser SB3) World Championship 2014 in St. Petersburg, Russia with 48 teams from seven nations entered starts Monday. The former 49er champion Rodion Luka UKR won the tune-up racing, the Russian Open Championship, with 5 race wins from 7 races. Event website indicates no racing Monday, day 1 of the championship. Four races are scheduled for Tuesday -- Gerald New in Sailweb.co.uk

SB20 - Russian Open Championship (43 entries)

1. Rodion Luka, UKR, 8 points
2. Eugene Neugodnikov, RUS, 18
3. Hugo Rocha, ESP, 21
4. Aleksei Murashkin, RUS, 29
5. Vladimir Prosihin, RUS, 30

www.sailweb.co.uk/Keelboat/
sb20worlds2014.ru/en/

Key West Race Week

The 2015 Quantum Key West Race Week Entry List Is Growing!
From Mini Maxis to Melges 24s and J/70s, entries from Europe, Bermuda, Canada and across the US are on the early entry list. Handicap racing includes IRC, HPR, and PHRF fleets. Strong one-design classes will be there in number. Plan your ideal winter escape to Key West for world-class competition, exceptional racing conditions and unique shoreside fun at Quantum Key West Race Week 2015.

Key West Race Week has the international and national competition you won't find anywhere else in January. Things will be heating up in Key West in January; don't be left in the cold! January 18 - 23 2015. The NOR is posted and registration is open.

Entries and more: www.premiere-racing.com

 

Rolex Swan Cup Under Starter's Orders
Porto Cervo, Italy: Ninety-three yachts from Finland's Nautor's Swan shipyard are finalizing registration papers, making last-minute adjustments and practising on the regatta course off Porto Cervo in preparation for the start of racing in the 21st Rolex Swan Cup. The event marks the 30th anniversary of the enduring partnership between Rolex, Yacht Club Costa Smeralda and Nautor and racing - taking place over five days for the six competing divisions - is scheduled to begin Tuesday, 9th September.

The fleet represents over forty years of Nautor's Swan history and includes models ranging from classic Sparkman and Stephens designs to sleek Swan 60s and from luxurious cruising yachts to the competitive Swan 42 and Swan 45 one-design fleets.

Racing is expected to be particularly exciting in the 8-boat Swan 45 division, who will be competing for the coveted World Championship title.

The fleet will be divided into six divisions with the 42 and 45 one-designs racing on a mixture of windward-leeward and coastal courses and the remaining divisions - Swan Maxi (over 60 feet); Swan Grand Prix (under 60 feet); Swan 60 and Swan Classic (Sparkman & Stephens) - completing coastal courses using the many granite islands of the La Maddalena archipelago as natural buoys.

The first signal for racing is scheduled for 11.30 a.m. Tuesday 9th September. A light westerly breeze is predicted. -- Jill Campbell / Donata Cuppone

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LIGHT Winds, Heavy Competition At Snipe WH&O Championship
San Diego California, USA: A strong pack has emerged from the 43 teams that took to the water after day one of the Snipe Western Hemisphere and Orient Championship. Of the top six scoreboard leaders, no team has a double-digit finish in either of the races. The competition is tight with only a seven point spread across the top six teams.

Though wind conditions at the start of the first race were one or two knots lighter than the race organizers had been hoping, the winds started to pick up throughout the race and ultimately the regatta featured some incredible sailing. Those winds came just in time for skipper Doug Hart and crew Ryan Hopps, who finished in first place in Race One.

Two races are scheduled daily over the next four days, but with two different course locations in consideration, competitors are never sure which of the two courses the next day will bring. The Organizing Authority will announce each morning whether racing is set to take place inside the bay or on ocean waters. The next race is set to start at noon on Tuesday, September 9.

www.snipewho.org

Dubarry Crosshaven - Comfortably The Best Performer
Dubarry Crosshaven Volvo Ocean Race teams have chosen Dubarry's Crosshaven in every edition of the race since the boot was developed with Green Dragon in the 2008 edition. There are several reasons for that.

First, the innovation that impressed the Green Dragon guys most: the integral gaiter. Made of lightweight, hard-wearing, water-resistant fabric and cinched up with a drawstring, this gaiter means you can kneel down and work on the foredeck without suffering the dreaded 'bootful of green' that kills comfort for the rest of the passage.

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Then there's the award-winning grip of Crosshaven's non-slip and non-marking sole. If you're trying to stay vertical on deck, and several tonnes of water traveling at 30 knots is trying to persuade you that you might be more comfortable lying down, you need your feet to stay planted.

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Dragon Gold Cup
Medemblik, Netherlands: Mother nature has not been generous so far. Over the last couple of days, she allowed the organization of the Tune-Up Regatta to get only three races in. Four were needed for an official series, so the warming-up event for the 2014 Dragon Gold Cup was invalid. Nevertheless, it gave a huge boost to the Dutch Bakker family, who surprisingly topped the leader board after three results.

"The fact that you are in first position is of course nice, but the feeling of being able to keep up with the top guys is even better", says Jan Bakker, who competes with his sons Dominic and Olivier.

"We now enter the Dragon Gold Cup with self-confidence, but also with certain modesty. The Tune-Up was raced with 29 boats and now the fleet will consist of 87 entries." Several favourites grabbed the chance of testing the race area before the first gun for the 70th Dragon Gold Cup, among which title defender Marcus Wieser. "There were no surprises in the front of the fleet", comments Jan Bakker. "Except for us", laughs his son Dominic.

One race sailed on Monday, top five:

1. Markus Wieser, Pugachev Sergey, Leonchuk Georgii, UAE
2. Reemt Reemtsma, Petra Reemtsma, Lorenz Jensen , GER
3. Poul Richard Hoj-Jensen, Hamish McKay, Andrew Norden, GBR
4. Dirk Oldenburg, Paul McKenzie, Dominik Zycki, SUI
5. Lawrie Smith, Tim Tavinor, Joost Houweling, GBR

Racing continues through Friday September 12

www.dragongoldcup.com

Take Good Care
Sports persons consistently face the risk of injury during training, practising or competing and even a minor disability can be a career ending event.

Injuries are a realistic possibility in the world of professional sailing, however, Personal Accident Insurance is too often overlooked by those competing in top-level sailboat racing programmes.

For the uninsured it is extremely hard to obtain compensation for injury against a yacht owner unless negligence can be proven and the process is expensive and challenging. In all sports disciplines athletes accept the "Volente non fit injuria" rule, which simply translated means that one knowingly consents to take risks whilst performing dangerous sport activity, simply: participants are aware of the risks involved.

In this context proving negligence is not straightforward and the process is aggravated by the tortuous legal wrangles around the owner's registration, flags of convenience and maritime law in different jurisdictions. The chances of a successful legal action is reduced and ultimately may not provide proper and adequate compensation to protect future income.

Lex Risks has been arranging Career Ending Injury insurance for many top sailors and racing yacht teams involved in the America's Cup, RC44, and Volvo Ocean races amongst others for many years.

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Busy Season For Jeremie Beyou
One of the few triple Solitaire du Figaro winners - along with Jean Le Cam, Philippe Poupon and Michel Desjoyeaux - Jeremie Beyou is currently busy preparing his IMOCA Maitre CoQ for the next Route du Rhum Destination Guadeloupe. Doesn't he think that working on two different projects simultaneously might hamper his performance ? Not at all...

Why did you choose to compete in the Solitaire du Figaro while running your IMOCA project?

"Maitre CoQ and I started talking about the programme last autumn as they wanted some visibility beyond the Route du Rhum. At the time, the IMOCA programme had not yet been fully confirmed and I was really keen to come back to the Solitaire du Figaro. Working on both projects has brought a wider media audience and allowed me to maintain a high sporting level throughout the year."

Doesn't the management of an IMOCA or a Figaro project require two very different approaches?

"Exactly. Our versatility will be what sets us apart. In the Figaro, it's in the small details that you can make the difference. The IMOCA culture has forced us to be meticulous about the basics, like the details and the use of materials. In retrospect, the Figaro allowed us to look for small strategies which weren't necessarily very costly but which made life easier. We have then tried to transfer these to IMOCA, and they sometimes work to very positive effect."

IMOCA: www.imoca.org

The Fifth Challenger
Team France has now taken over the mantle of 'France's challenger for the America's Cup'. The campaign was launched last December at the Salon Nautique in Paris as a joint venture between three titans of French sailing - Franck Cammas, Michel Desjoyeaux and Olivier de Kersauson. Between Cammas and Desjoyeaux alone there is a formidable collection of Vendée Globe and Route du Rhum victories. Yet, while both showed skill racing their ORMA 60 trimarans inshore back in the day, they are known primarily as offshore sailors. The same is true of de Kersauson - famously Eric Tabarly's second in command during the Pen Duick era and since the early 1990s as one of the keenest hunters of the Jules Verne Trophy (he has made more attempts than anyone else on the fully crewed non-stop around the world record).

So why are they campaigning for the America's Cup? For Cammas and Desjoyeaux as professional sailors, it is clearly because the Cup is the biggest, sailing's most prestigious competition, while de Kersauson is known to be an immense America's Cup fan. His role in the team is also crucial for while Cammas and Desjoyeaux are famous in the French sailing and sports worlds, neither holds the profile with the French general public of de Kersauson.

Full articles for subscribers of TheDailySail.com

www.thedailysail.com

Paige Railey To Miss Isaf Sailing Worlds In Santander
After sustaining a biking injury while riding close to her home, US Sailing Team Sperry Top-Sider athlete Paige Railey (Clearwater, Fla.) will be unable to compete at the upcoming ISAF Sailing World Championships in Santander, Spain. The 2012 Olympian, Laser Radial world champion and ISAF Rolex World Sailor of the Year is expected to make a full recovery. "Unfortunately, Paige is not medically cleared to race by her doctors," said Charlie McKee, High Performance Director of the US Sailing Team Sperry Top Sider. "However, her training and racing program is expected to resume in about a month. Paige is a world-class athlete and a leader on our team, and we'll miss her presence at the Worlds."

"I'm disappointed not to be able to compete at the Worlds this year," said Railey. "It is frustrating, as I have been training hard for the event, but this is the best decision for my Rio 2016 Olympic effort. I look forward to getting back out on the water in a few weeks."

Racing at the ISAF Sailing World Championships in Santander, Spain will run from September 12-21, 2014. Combining the world championship regattas of all ten Olympic classes into a single event, the combined Worlds in Santander will be the premier event for Olympic class competition in 2014. -- Will Ricketson, US Sailing

www.ussailing.org
www.santander2014.com

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Scuttlebutt Europe #3167 - 10 September

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Brought to you by Seahorse magazine, Scuttlebutt Europe is a digest of sailing news and opinions, regatta results, new boat and gear information and letters from sailors -- with a European emphasis. Contributions welcome, send to editor@scuttlebutteurope.com

Rolex Swan Cup
Photo by Carlo Borlenghi, http://carloborlenghi.com. Click on image for photo gallery.

Rolex Swan Cup Porto Cervo, Italy: After a short wait as the Race Committee waited for the light breeze to fill in as predicted, the six divisions competing in the Rolex Swan Cup were able to get underway in the first day of racing at the event organized by the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda together with Nautor's Swan and title sponsor Rolex. Early division leaders are Elena Nova (Swan 45), Cuor di Leone (Swan 42),  Whope (Swan 60), Berenice Bis (Maxi), Best Buddies (Grand Prix) and Mascalzone Latino (Classic).

The Swan 60 and Maxi fleets, the first two divisions off the starting line, completed a custom course that took them south to round the islands of Mortorio and Soffi before proceeding north past Porto Cervo to round the Isola delle Bisce and head for the finish just off the harbour. The Grand Prix and Classic Sparkman and Stephens divisions completed a shorter version of the same course finishing directly off Porto Cervo after rounding the southerly isles.

The Swan 42 and Swan 45 one-design fleets each completed two windward-leeward races in a light breeze of around 7-9 knots which shifted gradually from westerly to a south-easterly sirocco over the course of the afternoon.

The eight-boat Swan 45 fleet, competing in the Swan 45 World Championship, saw Christian Plump's Elena Nova and three-time division winner Earlybird vying for the top spot today.

Racing is scheduled to continue tomorrow, Wednesday 10th September at 11.30 a.m. A light westerly breeze is predicted.

www.yccs.com

Final Event Of The Farr 40 International Circuit
San Francisco, California, USA: The Farr 40 International Circuit will be decided during the Rolex Big Boat Series, being held this Thursday through Sunday out of St. Francis Yacht Club.

Factoring in one drop regatta, New York skipper Alex Roepers and the Plenty team lead the International Circuit standings with a low score of 103. Lurking not too far behind are Flash Gordon 6 (Helmut Jahn, Chicago) and Enfant Terrible (Alberto Rossi, Ancona, Italy) with 123 and 124 points, respectively. Things could change dramatically during the final regatta of the season as the Rolex Big Boat Series is a mandatory event and thus must be counted toward the final point total.

"Basically, it's all on between Plenty, Flash and Enfant. Certainly, Alex and the boys aboard Plenty are in the driver's seat as the championship is theirs to lose, but they better be really careful and not slip up because Flash and Enfant are very much within striking distance," said Geoff Stagg, manager of the Farr 40 class.

"On another note, it will be great to have Wolfgang Schaefer and the Struntje Light team back in action for this regatta. We are also pleased to welcome back Hasip Gencer and our friends from Istanbul aboard Asterisk."

"The Rolex Big Boat Regatta is one of the most iconic events on the international racing scene and San Francisco Bay is a fantastic body of water to sail on," Stagg said. "There will be strong winds and significant tidal currents to deal with."

farr40.org

Marinepool - Clothing Partner of the Extreme Sailing Series™
Marine Pool Marinepool is widely regarded as one of the leading sailing clothing and maritime lifestyle brands and is the "Official Clothing Partner" of the Extreme Sailing Series™.

We have built a reputation for outstanding quality, excellent service and quick and reliable deliveries. These are only a few of the reasons why no less than 4 of this year´s teams in the Extreme Sailing Series™, among them 2012 and 2013 Champions The Wave, Muscat, are racing in Marinepool kit.

Using only the best materials and state of the art production technologies, no detail is omitted to ensure every product is optimized before it reaches the market. More than 23 years of experience and design excellence, plus the invaluable input of the world class athletes proudly wearing Marinepool garments, guarantee the products are at the cutting edge of technology.

Uncompromising, highly functional and extremely light weight; Tested and approved by many of the world's finest sailors.

As a group of companies with German roots and head quarters, operating in 43 countries, with product lines ranging from performance sailing clothing and a test winning life jacket range to maritime fashion, Marinepool is uniquely qualified and the perfect match for the clothing requirements of YOUR sailing team or company.

Purchase the Extreme Sailing Series™ Collection by Marinepool directly from the official online store: http://www.extreme-sailing-series-store.com or contact us for your customized team wear on info@marinepool.com

Marinepool | Design. Technology. Passion.

www.marinepool.com

Survey For Scottish Series Participants
At the Clyde Cruising Club we are very proud of our headline annual event Scottish Series. We are however very aware that times keep changing as do the desires and requirements of our "customers" especially given greater demands on peoples time.

We would like to gather as much feedback on our event as possible therefore we have created a small survey and ask that as many Scottish Series participants past and present (or potential participants) complete it. We have deliberately not prepared a tick box questionnaire so as to not have leading questions. So that it will not take long to complete and as we also only have limited time in which to read them all we would ask that you keep responses short and succinct....

All the questions refer to a specific part of the regatta; venue, social, racing etc.

Please give feedback on what could be done to improve each aspect, why it would improve it and what do you not like about the current set up. We will try and take it all on board and do what we can to take the best of the suggestions to improve the experience for all competitors on aspects that are within our control i.e. please dont ask us for more sunshine!!! Please feel free to forward the survey to other interested parties.

We look forward to seeing you all on 22nd May 2015. -- Scottish Series Organising Team

Survey here: www.surveymonkey.com/s/V28TGPJ

Binoculars Taken From Lymington Town Sailing Club
It is with great sadness we report that Lymington Town Sailing Club's binoculars have been taken from the Club on Tuesday 2nd September.

Located in the Club's Solent Room, the binoculars meant members and their guests could admire the stunning view of the Solent. They were an added safety feature for Race Officers to monitor the dinghy race area and they provided a visual check for competitors to asses wind and tidal conditions out in the Solent.

They were German Carl Zeiss Binoculars used by the German Military in WW2, and the earliest recollection of them being in the Solent Room at Lymington Town Sailing Club dates back to 1957. With a matt green/grey finish, they are large, heavy and a specialist tool was needed to remove them, this was not a task for the faint hearted.

As you can imagine the members of LTSC are devastated and we ask if anyone has any information about the whereabouts of the binoculars or is approached by anyone selling any, please can you contact the Club directly on 01590 674514, or Lymington Police on 101 quoting the crime number 44140317195.

SK2 Dinghy

SK2. Welcome To The New.
Click on image for SK2 Videos

The fast and fun sportsboat with a canting keel. Developed by Swing Keel Sailing Ltd and built by Ovington boats.

The SK2 will be shown at Southampton Boat Show 2014 and will be available for test sails at the show. The boat will be in the marina in berth M010. Book your test sail early by e-mailing us at info@sk2sailing.com or come to see us on our shore based stand at E032.

For more information on the SK2 and what it has to offer visit www.sk2sailing.com

America's Cup Press Conference
Get things right in the early stages, and it will be easier later.

That's the position the sailors representing the six America's Cup teams were taking on Tuesday during a press conference in London as they assessed how they've played the opening gambits in their campaigns for sailing's oldest prize.

With the entry deadline just one month behind him, Franck Cammas is leading a new team for this America's Cup, Team France, which hopes to unite the talent and expertise in the country to build a team capable of taking on the best in the world.

"We have the sailors, we have the technology and we have the engineers to do well in the America's Cup, but we need to join everything together under one flag," he said. "We have a good start now to launch the team but we need to keep pushing to find everything we need to be strong as we move towards the future."

Speaking to a home audience, Ben Ainslie told the media his team would draw on a combination of youth and experience in building a British challenger.

"We're putting together a predominantly British sailing team, a mix of experience with guys who have been there and won the Cup a few times as well as some younger, homegrown talent that is coming through. If we were going racing tomorrow, I would be steering the boat, but that might not be the same answer in a few years time."

For Kiwi skipper Dean Barker, this America's Cup is about finding that final one-percent his team needs to get over the hump, after coming agonizingly close to victory last time.

Teams were to have an initial meeting with the Commercial Commissioner later on Tuesday in London.

americascup.com

RORC Cherbourg Race
The penultimate race of the RORC Season's Points Championship, and the last of the domestic season, to Cherbourg was a light winds affair, as RORC Racing Manager Nick Elliott explains: "The fleet had just enough pressure to get out of the Solent but the light breeze faded during the night. The breeze did not materialise until the morning and this year's race definitely favoured the smaller yachts. The best performers were those that used the tide to their advantage and although it was a long and at times frustrating race, most of the fleet finished."

Winning the Cherbourg Race overall on corrected time was Blair Forsyth's J/97 High Jinks.

This is High Jinks' first RORC offshore season during which the boat had been principally sailed two-handed. The Cherbourg Race was their first fully crewed RORC race of 2014.

Throughout the season IRC One has been host to a hotly contested duel between RORC Commodore Mike Greville's Ker 39, Erivale III, and Steven Anderson's Corby 40, Cracklin Rosie. After the last rubber of the domestic season, Mike Greville and his crew onboard Erivale III could celebrate having won the class after correction, and beaten their close rival into second place for both the race and the season. Erivale III and Cracklin Rosie are currently placed second and third in class in the RORC Season's Points Championship, behind Tonnerre de Breskens 3 in first place.

As ever the winning boats were treated to a warm reception by the Yacht Club de Cherbourg who have been a long time supporter of the race. -- Louay Habib

www.rorc.org

South Coast Excitement Builds For Farr 280
Farr 280 With the first UK boat set to arrive on the 21st September, Activate, the UK Sales agent, is ready for a busy programme of boat testing and demonstrations.

The inaugural viewing of this exciting Grand Prix racer will be at the Royal Thames Yacht Club, Knightsbridge, on the 25th September.  This will be the first chance for prospective owners to see the quality and craftsmanship of this Premier Composite Technologies, built race boat.

With more than 100 guests attending, spaces are however, short and further enquiries should be directed to John Taylor in the Activate office, to confirm attendance at this reception (john@activateswitch.com). 

Group test sailing weekends
For groups of people keen to test the boat and develop their local fleets, the Farr 280 will be sailing regularly on the South Coast and in the Solent, as follows:
Poole - 4th and 5th October
Lymington - 11th October
Hamble - 18th October
Cowes - 25th and 26th October

Andrew Palfrey, multiple world champion to sail the Farr 280

Activate is delighted to announce that it has brought multiple world champion, AC Coach and former Olympic sailor Andrew Palfrey on-board, to help with the demo days.  Andrew, who specialises in one-design tuning and coaching, is excited about this boat and he will also be available to help owners develop and sail their own boats to maximum effect.  "Having looked at the polars for this boat, I am excited about the prospect of tuning and sailing it," comments Andrew.  "From what I have seen, the boat should perform very well in UK conditions, with upwind speeds touching 7 knots and downwind well in excess of 20.  Irrespective of the type of racing undertaken; one design or IRC, I will expect to see everyone getting off the water with a big smile and I look forward to seeing the class grow rapidly in the UK."

To book to attend the Royal Thames Reception or to discuss a test sail, please contact Activate on +44 1983 200901.

farr280.com

Industry News
The Ancasta Group has re-­‐branded and re-­‐launched HYS Rigging as ADVANCED RIGGING & HYDRAULICS. Dennis Fisher and Neil Brinsdon, who have spearheaded the changes, felt it had become necessary due to the unprecedented demands for rigging expertise required outside of the marine industry.

Advanced Rigging now boasts a brand new dedicated and completely focused website, www.advancedrigging.co.uk and will take their place next to Hamble Yacht Services at this year's PSP Southampton Boat Show on their newly located stand GO71.

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McMurdo Group has announced the appointment of Randel Maestre as Vice President of Sales for the Americas to lead the company's expansion into one of the world's major search and rescue regions.

Maestre will be responsible for implementing a coordinated sales and marketing strategy for McMurdo's broad product portfolio including emergency distress beacons, search and rescue infrastructure products and fleet management/tracking software. This will include building the sales teams, recruiting new partners and developing new channel programs for the United States, Canada, Latin America and the Caribbean.

Maestre brings nearly 25 years of global sales and marketing experience to his expanded role at McMurdo Group, where he has been Vice President of Global Strategic Marketing for over a year.

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Latitude Kinsale will be exhibiting at the Southampton Boat show starting this Friday 12th until Sunday 21st. The gallery will be in Ocean Hall  stand G003. They will be displaying a selection of their 3D maps from the British Isles , the Mediterranean and the Pacific. Lovely stuff!

www.latitudekinsale.com

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Sevenstar Yacht Transport has announced its new West Coast Representative Kris Caren. A leader in the industry of yacht transport, Sevenstar partners with sister company DYT Yacht Transport to specialize in both lift-on/lift-off (LO/LO) and float-on/float-off (FLO/FLO) services offered by a fleet of over 120 ships wholly owned and operated by Amsterdam-based parent company Spliethoff Group. Caren will be responsible for serving clients on the western coast of British Columbia, the United States and Central America.  

Over the last eight years, Caren has worked with Spliethoff Group to develop new roll-on/roll-off (RO/RO) shipping lines that carry break bulk and heavy lift cargo in the European and transatlantic trade. He also has helped the company consolidate its regular lines that service the Mediterranean, U.S. and Caribbean markets. Prior to joining Spliethoff Group, Caren established RO/RO shipping lines in Spain for the European shipping company Transfennica.

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IPC Media, the UK publisher of IBI and seven other leading consumer marine titles, has changed its name to Time Inc. (UK) Ltd as part of a rebranding exercise by its US owner. The changes come just three months after Time Inc was spun-off from Time Warner.

Time Inc. (UK) Ltd is the UK's leading publisher of print and digital magazine content. With more than 60 iconic brands - including Horse & Hound, Wallpaper, Country Life, Livingetc., What's on TV and Woman - it creates content for multiple platforms across print, web, mobile, tablets and consumer experiences.

The company's UK marine portfolio includes International Boat Industry (IBI) magazine and the ibi-plus.com website, Superyacht Business, SuperYacht World, ybw.com, Practical Boat Owner, Motor Boat & Yachting, Yachting Monthly and Yachting World.

IBI: plus.ibinews.com

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Following on from a hugely successful first edition in 2013, the 2nd Qatar International Boat Show is returning to Lusail City Marina in Doha this year where more than 100 companies will be exhibiting over a 25,000sq m area of space.

The new upgraded exhibition area in Lusail Marina, located just north of Doha's downtown area, comprises shows both on land and in the water with 25,000sq m of water basin surface and over 60 boats afloat. There will also be more than 10,000sq m of pavilions and outdoor areas.

Furthermore, the entire marina promenade will be used for the first time, together with a bigger dock area situated right at the centre of the exhibition, as opposed to one of the side docks used last year. There will also be a new section this year devoted to luxury products and services.

The 1st Qatar International Boat Show, held last year in Doha, covered 15,000sq m across land and water. Of the 40 vessels on display, 10 boats valued at over $27m were sold by local and regional boatbuilders and dealers, with another four prospective orders for boats valued at $700,000 and three prospective orders for yachts valued at $2.5m.

The 2nd Qatar International Boat Show will be held from November 11-15, 2014.

IBI: https://plus.ibinews.com

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A film-maker with a background of making hit documentaries and dramas, but zero experience in sports programmes, is the surprise choice of the Volvo Ocean Race 2014-15 to direct their flagship half-hour weekly show.

Frenchman Francois Gandolfi admits he knows "absolutely nothing" about sailing but his glittering list of credits in British TV over the last two decades includes Hairy Bikers, The Gadget Show, Embarrassing Bodies, A Place in the Sun and many, many others.

"We looked at a large number of respected directors to make our 39-part weekly show Life at the Extreme but Francois stood out as someone who could help us reach new audiences," says Volvo Ocean Race Communications and Marketing Director, Bjorn Alberts.

Andrew Preece, joint managing director of Sunset+Vine|APP, Sunset+Vine's specialist sailing unit, says: "The decision taken to appoint Francois Gandolfi is designed to bring viewers close to the reality of life as a participant in one of the most extreme events in world sport. This is just one of a number of innovations - including running a 24-hour production unit at Race HQ in Alicante - that will bring viewers closer to the action and the jeopardy team's experience on a 24/7 basis. It a theme that will lie at the heart of our coverage."

More than 75 broadcasters around the world have already commissioned Life at the Extreme, which will start the week before the Race's first leg begins on October 11 from Alicante to Cape Town.

volvooceanrace.com

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adidas sailing has signed a deal to supply the SAP Extreme Sailing Team with its cutting-edge technical footwear. Now in its third season, the Danish-led crew is edging closer to the podium in the Extreme Sailing Series, arguably the toughest global circuit in grand prix sailing today.

Co-skippered by Jes Gram-Hansen and Rasmus Kostner from Denmark, the SAP Extreme Sailing Team are set to go into battle later this week in the Istanbul, Act 6 of the Extreme Sailing Series, where the crew will be racing with their new adidas gr01 Grinder shoes for the first time.

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www.sapextremesailing.com

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Scuttlebutt Europe #3168 - 11 September

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J70 Worlds
Newport, Rhode Island, USA: It may have been mostly cloudy for the opening day of the 2014 J/70 World Championship presented by Helly Hansen, but one standout bright spot was the performance of Joel Ronning of Minneapolis, Minn. Sailing Catapult with long-time crew Victor Diaz De Leon of Venezuela, and San Diego sailors Willem Van Waay and Bill Hardesty - the latter the 2011 Rolex Yachtsman of the Year - Ronning drove to win three out of three races sailed on a lumpy Rhode Island Sound.

Day two of the 2014 J/70 World Championship presented by Helly Hansen saw the completion of the Qualifying Series leading to the Championship Series of this inaugural world championship. With 86 boats racing, the fleet had been divided into four color-coded groups for the first two days of competition. Each group sailed two races today, which, when added to the three races sailed on the opening day, allows each team to count the best four out of five to determine whether they will sail in either the gold or silver fleet starting tomorrow.

Joel Ronning of Minneapolis, Minn., remains at the top of the overall standings after sailing Catapult to a 1-1-1-4-[8] for seven points. His three-point lead over local sailor Tim Healy (Jamestown, R.I.) on Helly Hansen was eroded today with Healy posting 2-2-2-1-[3] to tie things up on points.

The September 8-13 competition is being hosted by New York Yacht Club at Harbour Court, with regatta headquarters at Sail Newport, Rhode Island's Public Sailing Center.

www.j70worlds.com
jboats.com

International Canoe World Championship
Point Richmond, California, USA: With four out of a possible nine races now completed, predicting a winner of the 2014 IC World Championships is still a bit of a crapshoot, with San Francisco Bay conditions rolling the dice. Class rules mandate a 9-leg course of 9-10 miles (triangle, sausage, triangle, finish), and thus far it's been a regatta of attrition with typical San Francisco Bay conditions challenging even the most experienced IC sailors.

Day one saw choppy seas and winds bouncing against the IC Class' upper limit. Two local sailors very much at home with San Francisco conditions came in first and second, Mikey Radziejowski (USA) and Steve Gay (USA). Current World Champion, Chris Maas (USA), had a blistering lead for four legs, but took a DNF after capsizing and then hooking his halyard onto the weather mark's rigging.

Day two saw even tougher conditions. With the sea state more problematic than the wind, 15 boats were back on shore before the race finish, several with equipment failure, others simply with skipper fatigue.

Day three began with milder weather, and some new names appeared at the top of the list for race three: Past World Champion Robin Wood (GBR) took a first, followed by David Clark (USA) and then Del Olsen (USA).

At the end of four races, top five standings:

1. Mikey Radziejowski (1, 1, 8, 2)
2. David Clark (5, 12, 2, 5)
3. Alistair Warren (3, 6, 12, 4)
4. Steve Gay (2, 15, 9, 10)
5. Hayden Virtue (11, 3, 16, 6)

In a regatta with several "older" past champions competing, it's exciting to see two young men, Mikey Radziejowski and David Clark at the top of the leader board. Both are 23 years old, but hardly new to IC sailing. Mikey competed in the Worlds in Australia at age 17, and this is David Clark's fourth Worlds.

www.regattanetwork.com/event/8306#_home
www.intcanoe.org

* With roots in the 19th century, this class came into being in the 1930's when US and British sailing canoe rules were merged. In 1945 the International Canoe Federation (ICF) adopted the 10 m2 Canoe as the ICF class. The first International Canoe World Championships were held in 1961 in Hayling Island, Great Britain. They initially took place every four years, but since 1975 been have held every three years. Canoe sailing remains a discipline under control of the ICF.

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Stamm And Le Cam team up for the Barcelona World Race, Soubenn beats Cammas to the Tour Voiles, no Atlantic records (for now), the Irish close out the French in Cowes, another 'new' Half Ton launch (in Kiwi), plus a new Class 950, Iain Murray on making 'that' difficult decision... and design data for all courtesy of Stan Honey and friends. Blue Robinson, Ivor Wilkins, Patrice Carpentier, Dobbs Davis

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America's Cup
Luna Rossa takes up key America's Cup role

Italian syndicate Luna Rossa has stepped up to be the America's Cup challenger of record though skipper Max Sirena says he wants a committee approach involving all five challengers working in harmony with defenders Oracle.

The question of who had taken over from departed Team Australia in this crucial role was raised at a London press conference on Tuesday night featuring the six teams intending to be involved in the next event which is planned to have the finals held in 2017.

While no official announcement was made, it is understood the teams have been told that Luna Rossa will hold that title.

Oracle's Jimmy Spithill pushed the question from the press conference floor to Sirena.

While the Italian didn't confess to being in charge, he did make it clear that a committee approach was the way forward. It's not an unusual move, being used during the 1992 and 1995 cups in San Diego.

www.stuff.co.nz/sport/

* No criminal charges to be filed by San Francisco Police

San Francisco police say criminal charges will not be filed in the crash of an America's Cup catamaran in May 2013 that killed British Olympic star Andrew "Bart" Simpson.

Many people associated with sailing's marquee regatta had speculated that the crash was caused by a structural failure, which was confirmed for the first time Tuesday when a copy of the police report was posted by sailinganarchy.com -- New Zealand Herald www.nzherald.co.nz/yachting/

The document here (PDF)

* Richard Gladwell is unimpressed by the press conference this week

The America's Cup again dominates the news. Not for what it is doing, but for what it is not.

The Media Conference held in London was an external disaster - with the video feed not running for 30 of the 45 minutes. The world audience was left in front of blank screens. Not a tweet of explanation either.

But that was a blessing in disguise as it masked was being said, or not being said.

Afterwards, it was hard to decide which was the worst effort - Team New Zealand's infamous Black Friday media conference - where some of the Kiwi media turned feral over funding issues. Or, was it the effort in London? Popular vote was that the London took the prize - on the basis that the damage was largely contained to New Zealand's shores.

One of the basic of holding a media conference, is that there is something to announce.

There was nothing to announce in London...

... After 12 months of indecision, what we saw in London last night should have come as no surprise.

The organisation for the next America's Cup can be summed up in one word - inept.

Still we have no update on the venue, no dates, no venues announced for the America's Cup World Series and no word on whether the Qualification Series will, in fact, be held. -- Richard Gladwell/Sail-World.com/nz

www.sail-world.com/cruising/

Spanish Team Confirms Its Crew For The Volvo Ocean Race
The skipper of the Spanish Team in the Volvo Ocean Race 2014-2015, Spaniard Iker Martínez, has confirmed today the final crew for the round the world race that will start in Alicante next October 4th with the first inshore race and will set sail to Cape Town (South Africa) one week later. The Spanish Team will have a larger crew than in previous editions and the sailors will rotate depending on the leg.

10 sailors, plus the onboard reporter, are part of the Spanish crew. They add up to 13 participations in the Volvo Ocean Race, while six of them will make their debut in the race.

Together with Iker Martínez -skipper-, Xabi Fernandez -watch captain-, Rafa Trujillo -trimmer/helmsman- Antonio "Ñeti" Cuervas-Mons -bowman- and Nico Lunven -navigator-, it has been confirmed that Michel Desjoyeaux (49), also involved in Team France America's Cup Challenge, will be onboard for some the legs on the role of watch captain. This will be his fourth participation in the race. The French sailor made his debut in the Whitbread 1985-1986, as a crewmember onboard Cote d'Or. He was back twice after that, in 1989 and 1993, although he only sailed one of the six legs completed in those editions.

Crew for the Spanish team in the Volvo Ocean Race 2014-2015

1. Iker Martínez (ESP), skipper
2. Nicolas Lunven (FRA), navigator
3. Xabi Fernandez (ESP), watch captain
4. Michel Desjoyeaux (FRA), watch captain
5. Andre Fonseca "Bochecha" (BRA), watch captain
6. Rafa Trujillo (ESP), trimmer/helmsman
7. Anthony Marchand (FRA), trimmer/helmsman *Under 30 crew member
8. Antonio "Neti" Cuervas-Mons (ESP), bowman
9. Carlos Hernandez (ESP), trimmer/bowman. *Under 30 crew member
10. Sam Goodchild (GBR), trimmer/bowman. *Under 30 crew member
11. Francisco Vignale (ARG), onboard reporter

volvooceanrace.com

Leading Pack Begins To Show At Dragon Gold Cup
Medemblik, Netherlands: The leading pack is beginning to show after four races at the Dragon Gold Cup in the Dutch city Medemblik. With two more races to go it already is a valid championship, with defending champion Markus Wieser leading so far. Despite the mild wind of the last days the event is on schedule. Up to the closing day on Friday there are six races scheduled. In total 86 Dragons participate in this unique event that annually takes place in another country.

Wieser, who sails for the United Arab Emirates, is no longer as unapproachable as Monday after two races. The first and second race of the event he sailed two first places which immediately made a huge gap between him and the other participants. But because of a 25th and a fifth place in today's races he let the competition come much closer. Poul Richard Hoj-Jensen is now provisionally second with only five points behind, Yevgen Braslavets is in third place with 11 points difference with Wieser. The best Dutch sailor is Pieter Heerema in tenth place.

Fred Imhoff so far is the most successful Dragon sailor from the Netherlands. He and his team won the European title in 1998 and in total he won the Dragon Gold Cup three times. Ad Bakker was the very first Dutchman who won a Dragon Gold Cup (1987).

Top five after four races:

1. Markus Wieser, Pugachev Sergey, Leonchuk Georgii, UAE, 32
2. Poul Richard Hoj-Jensen, Hamish McKay, Andrew Norden, GBR, 37
3. Braslavets Yevgen, Sidorov Igor, Timokhov Sergiy, UAE, 43
4. Lawrie Smith, Tim Tavinor, Joost Houweling, GBR, 46
5. Anatoly Loginov, Vadim Statsenko, Alexander Shalagin, RUS, 47

www.dragongoldcup2014.com

The Holy Grail (Of Sail Materials)
The marriage of film and fibre to produce lightweight sails is nothing new, but UK's latest development in this field is taking a new approach that brings additional qualities to the laminate never seen before

t is fitting that the name UK has chosen for this new material is the very definition of strength, lightness, toughness and durability: TITANIUM.

The process to produce TITANIUM resides in a corner of Hong Kong that is off-limits to visitors due to the sensitivity UK Sailmakers has to revealing the numerous innovations developed in the production of this material that may be the Holy Grail of sail materials.

"It's a lot of science, a good helping of art, and a pinch of black magic," says UK Sailmakers' Barry Hayes of UK Sailmakers' massive loft in Hong Kong. "Titanium sails are true one-piece sails that have continuous yarns running between the corners of the sail. They are the latest chapter in a story that began back in the 1980's with UK Tape-Drive."

When first introduced, Tape-Drive represented a remarkable insight to knowing how to separate the load-bearing and the air-impermeability functions of a sail. Using carbon tapes that followed the computer predicted load paths between the corners of the sail, Tape-Drive was a leap forward in producing membranes that were strong in the right directions without having excess weight.

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New Model Yacht Racing Class For Ireland
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A Class Model Yacht Exciting times in model boat racing in Ireland as a new class is launched. Although the A Class was born in the early 1920's the design barely survived as faster slimmer classes emerged but these boats are simply beautiful writes Gilbert Louis.

Two Irish model boat sailors travelled to the PRACC event in Portishead. The Birth of the A Class in Ireland.

First impression? It's not an IOM boat - first feeling, I can feel the weight (my boat is 14.7Kg) so it doesn't quite accelerate like an IOM boat (4 Kg) nor handle like one. It feels like a small keel boat actually. And like a full size keel boat you got to let the sheet off quickly as you bear away or the boat won't bear off.

Contrary to IOM class rules the A class rules are more similar to the 12m JI of the glory years of the America's cup. So even boats of a same design and builder can have a different weight and sail area. The boat weight and water length impact on the sail area so it all works out at the end. A lighter boat may be more interesting but then you'll have less sail area whereas a heavier boat will be allowed more sail area.

Want to know more about the A class, see its history which started in the early 20's and which is now complementing our IOM and Dragon Force fleets then visit our new class website at http://www.aclassireland.org

Full artice in Afloat magazine:
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Snipe Wh&O Championship
San Diego, California, USA: The Puerto Rican duo of Raul Rios and Fernando Monllor kept a tight hold on their position as the leaders of the Snipe WH&O Championship on the third day of racing. Not only has the pair proven that they are fast, but they have also shown that they are consistent. Competitors became eligible to drop their worst race of the regatta after Race 5 today. With the drop, Rios and Monllor have two first-place finishes, two third-place finishes and their worst score is a fourth-place finish.

Also working for their plan were the day's idyllic racing conditions. With winds staying within a 10-12 knot range throughout both races, Rios had enough momentum for the fast sailing he thrives in. The ocean course also offered some strong swell and chop, ensuring that the Snipes were hiking hard to stay competitive.

With consistent competition and surprise first-place finishes, the current leading pack will have to fight hard over the next two days of racing. Four more races are anticipated, with the next one scheduled to start at 1200 on Thursday.

Top five after six races

1. Raul Rios / Fernando Monllor, PUR, 12 points
2. Luis Soubie / Diego Mini Lipszyc, ARG, 16
3. Breno Bianchi / Flavio de Castro, BRA, 18
4. Alexandre Tinoco / Alexandre Niederauer, BRA, 40
5. Ryohei Doi / Keiichiro Itagaki, JPN, 45

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Scuttlebutt Europe #3169 - 12 September

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First Day On The Bay
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Big Boat Series In typical fashion for this time of year, the wind on San Francisco Bay piped up to 15-18 knots this afternoon, thrilling hundreds of sailors competing in their first day of the four-day Rolex Big Boat Series.  With two races scheduled for 10 classes (three handicap-rated and seven one-design), the morning started out relatively slow, with J/120s, Farr 40s and J/105s having to abandon their first race on the "Circle" Course (farthest north on the Bay) due to frustrating eight-knot winds across a four-knot flood current. It just took some patient waiting, however, and "Big Boat normal" was back, with plenty of heft in the conditions to fulfill the first day's racing plans.

The first-ever St. Francis Perpetual Cup Series was held in 1964, with Jim Wilhite's 63-foot Sparkman & Stephens yawl Athene claiming the St. Francis Perpetual Trophy after a narrow victory over Jim Kilroy's Kialoa II.  Eventually changing its name to the Rolex Big Boat Series (Rolex became title sponsor in 2005, after three years as a presenting sponsor), the regatta has been going strong ever since, with the somber exception of 2001 when the regatta was scheduled to start only two days after 9/11. Now at the event's 50th Anniversary edition, sailors are still lusting after the St. Francis Perpetual and five other trophies that St. Francis Yacht Club Commodore George Dort last night ceremoniously announced as being for the taking in ORR, HPR, Farr 40, J/111, J/105,  and Express 37 classes, along with Rolex timepieces. (A Rolex timepiece will also be awarded to the winner of the J/120 class.)

Top three results:

HPR (HPR - 7 Boats)
1. Rock & Roll, Farr 400, Bernard Girod, USA, 4
2. Hamachi, J/125, Greg Slyngstad, USA, 6
3. Whiplash, MC 38, Donald Payan, USA, 6

J/70 (One Design - 13 Boats)
1. Bottle Rocket, David Schumann, USA, 5
2. Little Hand, Frank Slootman, USA, 7
3. Perfect Wife, Chris Andersen, USA, 8

J/105 (One Design - 19 Boats)
1. Arbitrage, Bruce Stone, USA, 4
2. Godot, Phillip Laby, USA, 4
3. Blackhawk, Scooter Simmons, USA, 6

J/111 (One Design - 7 Boats)
1. Madmen, Dorian McKelvy, USA, 3
2. Bad Dog, Dick Swanson, USA, 7
3. Big BLAST!, Roland Vandermeer, USA, 7

J/120 (One Design - 7 Boats)
1. Chance, Barry Lewis, USA, 4
2. Peregrine, David Halliwill, USA, 5
3. Julian, Yasuhide Kobayashi, JPN, 7

Melges 24 (One Design - 9 Boats)
1. Viva, Don Jesberg, USA, 2
2. Insolent Minx, Zhenya Kirueshkin-Stepanoff, USA, 4
3. Bones, Robert Harf, USA, 6

Farr 40 (One Design - 15 Boats)
1. Plenty, Alex Roepers, USA, 3
2. Enfant Terrible, Alberto Rossi, ITA, 6
3. Nightshift, Kevin McNeil, USA, 8

Express 37 (One Design - 7 Boats)
1. Golden Moon, Kame Richards, USA, 2
2. Expeditious, Bartz Schneider, USA, 5
3. Loca Motion, MarkHeidi Chaffey, USA, 7

SF Bay ORR (ToT - 10 Boats)
1. Encore, Sydney 36 CR, Wayne Koide, USA, 2
2. BustinLoose, Sydney 38, Jeff Pulford, USA, 6
3. Swiftsure, Schumacher 54, Sy Kleinman, USA, 8

Multihull (BAMA) (ToT - 5 Boats)
1. SmartRecruiters, Extreme 40, Jerome Ternynck, USA, 4
2. Orion, MOD70, Tom Siebel, USA, 5
3. Shadow, ProSail 40, Peter Stoneberg, USA, 5

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Two Dismastings At Extreme Sailing Instanbul
In an unprecedented opening day at the Extreme Sailing Series Act 6 in Istanbul, the public and national media witnessed some extraordinary racing, with every team pushing hard - and at times too hard, with two boats dismasting; first Groupama sailing team and then Alinghi.

In near perfect sailing conditions that topped out at 20 knots, the French, with too much load on their rig at the windward mark, were the first to lose their new mast during race four, which disappointingly for the French came after their best start to an event this year. In a completely unrelated incident in the seventh and final race of the day, Alinghi suffered the same fate, with both boats now out of the water and with a long night in the pitlane to be back on the water tomorrow.

Emirates Team New Zealand showed a return to form after their last place in Cardiff just two weeks ago, hitting the accelerator as both the fastest average boat downwind at 16.27 knots, and upwind at 11.80, to finish the day tied on points at the top of the leaderboard with the defending Series champions, The Wave, Muscat.

Tomorrow the event officially opens to the public, with three days of Stadium Racing, and the live video starting from 1530 local time (GMT+3)

Standings after Day 1, 7 races

1. The Wave, Muscat (OMA) Leigh McMillan, Sarah Ayton, Pete Greenhalgh, Kinley Fowler, Nasser Al Mashari, 46 points
2. Emirates Team New Zealand (NZL) Dean Barker, Glenn Ashby, James Dagg, Jeremy Lomas, Edwin Delaat, 46
3. SAP Extreme Sailing Team (DEN) Jes Gram-Hansen, Rasmus Køstner, Thierry Douillard, Christian Kamp, Brad Farrand, 45
4. Red Bull Sailing Team (AUT) Roman Hagara, Hans-Peter Steinacher, Mark Bulkeley, Shaun Mason, Stewart Dodson, 40
5. Gazprom Team Russia (RUS) Igor Lisovenko, Phil Robertson, Matt Adams, Pete Cumming, Aleksey Kulakov, 38
6. GAC Pindar (AUS) Nathan Wilmot, Jack Macartney, Ed Smyth, Seve Jarvin, Tyson Lamond, 37
7. Oman Air (OMA) Rob Greenhalgh, Ted Hackney, Kyle Langford, Hashim Al Rashdi, Musab Al Hadi, 30
8. Alinghi (SUI) Morgan Larson, Stuart Pollard, Pierre-Yves Jorand, Nils Frei, Yves Detrey, 28
9. J.P. Morgan BAR (GBR) Ben Ainslie, Nick Hutton, Paul Goodison, Bleddyn Mon, Matt Cornwell, 24
10. TeamTurx (TUR) Mitch Booth, Edhem Dirvana, Selim Kakış, Ateş Çinar, Anıl Berk Baki, 21
11. Groupama sailing team (FRA) Tanguy Cariou, François Morvan, Romain Motteau, Thierry Fouchier, Devan Le Bihan, 20
12. Realteam by Realstone (SUI) Jerome Clerc, Arnaud Psarofaghis, Bruno Barbarin, Cedric Schmidt, Thierry Wassem, 19

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Sail Racing Link Technology
Big Boat Series The new GORE-TEX® LINK JACKET will match with any of Sail Racing´s liner jackets in lightweight goose down, Thermolite® or Primaloft®. When combined, the two jacket layers provide optimal warmth, wind- and water-proof protection.

Sail Racing now launch the new GORE-TEX LINK JACKET, a shell jacket in GORE-TEX® Paclite fabric with taped seams, wind- and waterproof with high breathability. The jacket features fastening loops at the sleeve ends and in the hood, to attach any liner in the Sail Racing range into the GORE-TEX® shell.

A zipper on the inside of the shell will match the front zipper on the liner jacket to complete the integration of the two jackets. The combination of a lightweight liner and a GORE-TEX® shell provides the ideal balance of weather protection, ventilation and insulation. Also, the pattern construction and materials of the jackets enable freedom of movement with minimal restriction.

Any liner jacket in the Sail Racing range is now possible to integrate with the GORE-TEX LINK JACKET. The liner range consists of a number of models and colour variations in light weight down, Thermolite and Primaloft for men and women. Prices from €200.00.

The GORE-TEX LINK JACKET is available in black at the price of €220.00.

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Healy Leads J70 Worlds
Newport, Rhode Island, USA: After two days of qualifying, the 2014 J/70 World Championship presented by Helly Hansen today saw the first races of the Championship Series that will decide the winner of this inaugural world championship.  Based on their performance during the first two days of the regatta, the 86 teams are now racing in either the gold or silver fleet, with the championship crown going to the eventual victor in the gold fleet.

After being postponed ashore this morning until a thunderstorm threat had lifted, the competitors were once again sent out to do battle on Rhode Island Sound.  Under partly cloudy skies, with breeze ranging from 12-18 knots out of the southwest, competitors were tested by another day of swells and seaweed that did little to help their results.

The big move of the day was made by 2013 J/70 North American Champion Heather Gregg-Earl of Boston, Mass., on MUSE.  Finishes of 5-4-3 today propelled her from 24th into fifth overall, which also makes MUSE the top Corinthian team thus far in the series.

The September 8-13 competition is being hosted by New York Yacht Club at Harbour Court, with regatta headquarters at Sail Newport, Rhode Island's Public Sailing Center.

Top five
1. Helly Hansen / Tim Healy, 11 points
2. Catapult / Joel Ronning, 18
3. Savasana / Brian Keane, 40
4. New Wave / Martin Kullman, 51
5. MUSE / Heather Gregg Earl, 58

www.j70worlds.com

Volvo Ocean Race Leg Zero
Alicante, Spain: Seven Volvo Ocean Race boats set off together for the two-day Leg Zero on Friday knowing that a series of "crises" loom for all of them - and they have all been planned by the organisers.

The fleet will be sailing to Majorca and back from Race headquarters in Alicante and failure to complete the trip will mean they will have to return to do it again or at least complete any unfinished mileage.

Before the Leg Zero race starts in earnest, they will need to run through a list of emergency procedures such as losing a man overboard or major equipment failure.

The all-women's Team SCA have even been given a special model made by Race organisers to practise their rescue procedures for a crew member swept off the boat.

Race Director Jack Lloyd explained why the event is ensuring all seven crews go through the crisis rehearsals ahead of the start of the Volvo Ocean Race proper on October 4. "Leg Zero is a really important exercise for both the Race and the sailors," says Lloyd. "We are able to dry run all our communications in Race Control and for the media.

"Safety of course is paramount - this Race is risky enough as it is - and we want to ensure all the crews know exactly what they need to do if things go badly wrong such as a sailor falling overboard.

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Kru Sport and R10: The Ultimate Combination For Volvo Crews
Ocean Safety The Ocean Safety Kru Sport Pro lifejacket is the choice of the majority of the crews of the Volvo Ocean Race, which starts on 11th October. Even better, each lifejacket will be fitted with the Kannad R10 AIS Survivor Recovery System (SRS). By integrating these vital safety products the chances of survival at sea for a person overboard will be significantly increased.

The Kru Sport Pro's waistcoat design makes it very comfortable and barely noticeable to wear and that's why it's more likely to be worn for longer periods by sailors at sea on tough ocean races like the Volvo. With the lifejacket on, and the R10 attached, locating a person overboard will be much more likely.

The Volvo crews are taking no chances with their safety inventory and training. At last month's Ocean Safety training session in Newcastle for the crews where the lifesaving combo was demonstrated, SCA Skipper Sam Davies commented "Safety is a performance aspect of racing, since we would have to slow down and resolve the situation if someone is hurt or something is broken." SCA, like five of the other seven Volvo yachts will be carrying the Kru Sport Pro and R10.

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Famed Northwest Passage Ship Found In Arctic
The discovery of a British shipwreck in the Canadian Arctic has solved a 169-year-old maritime mystery that led to the opening of the Northwest Passage linking the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.

Calling it "truly a historic moment for Canada," Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced Tuesday that searchers had found the remains of one of two ships from a legendary expedition led by British explorer Sir John Franklin.

He and 128 sailors aboard two ships, the HMS Erebus and HMS Terror, vanished in 1846 during their quest to find the long-sought passage along the northern coast of North America and through the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. Harper said it wasn't yet known which of the ships - "perfectly preserved" but with "a little bit of damage" - had been found.

A robotic submersible located the shipwreck Sunday just 36-feet deep in Victoria Strait, off King William Island. A sonar image shows the main mast, which was sheared off by ice when the ship sank, is among the deck structures still intact. The vessel's contents probably are just as well preserved, said Ryan Harris, an underwater archaeologist helping to lead the search by the government agency Parks Canada.

www.usatoday.com

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Yachting World Bluewater Sailing Series
Crossing an ocean is something any keen sailor should do, at least once. It's not for everyone, but being out there on your own at the mercy of the elements in the self-contained and self-sufficient world of a sailing yacht is the essence of its charm as well as the challenge. It is also the most wonderful antidote to the deadlines and stresses of daily life ashore.

This month we begin a year-long series to help you prepare for some of the key ocean passagemaking skills. We headed to Fiji to demonstrate these and to film them for our online videos to go with the features. It has to be said that the South Pacific was our sponsor's idea but we weren't complaining!

In our new bluewater sailing series we aim to help you build up the skills needed to turn the voyaging dream into reality, from setting up for easy, comfortable downwind sailing that will cover the miles with minimum stress on crew and gear, to specialist pilotage arts as well as some of the fun to be had along the way, such as reef snorkelling and fishing. The first feature kicks the series off this month in print, with a video online at www.yachtingworld.com and an app of the entire series on its way soon.

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Letters To The Editor - editor@scuttlebutteurope.com
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* From Adrian Morgan: I am biased, but then everyone has a side in the enduring America's Cup debate. I could, and have, argued that the schooner America was a dog, well certainly on the evidence of her record (a few races, not all of which she won) hardly deserving of her adulation. Sold as quickly as her owners could rid themselves, and high tail back home to the US with their winnings and reputation intact. And I am just as scathing about the adulation heaped on the amazing wing-sailed, foil-borne, down-to-the-wire, miraculous comeback Americas' Cup which so transfixed the world.

All these months on and the only legacy is that every class capable of planing is fitting foils. Just as post 1851 owners rushed to modify their yachts to conform to the now-largely discredited "America ideal". None of the modifications were particularly successful. There are those who want to foil and those, like the reservoir club down south, which has banned them. "You  can't hear a foiler approach," I was told. "Too dangerous." And once you get used to whizzing about 3ft above the waves, it becomes normal. The crash and bang, spray and excitement of old-fashioned displacement sailing is replaced by quasi-flying boats.

The last America's Cup gave us spectacle. The result was hailed as a new beginning. I would argue that it was a dead end. As an avowed supporter of the Kiwis, I was dismayed when they lost. We could now have had a venue, a class, and a date. I blame Ben Ainslie!

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Scuttlebutt Europe #3170 - 15 September

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Ready For Another 50 Years
Skipper Alex Roepers and the Plenty team. Photo by Sara Proctor. Click on image to enlarge.

Rolex Big Boat Series For the last four days (Thursday, September 11 through Sunday, September 14), the 50th Anniversary edition of the Rolex Big Boat Series has hosted hundreds of sailors on 99 teams, rotating onto three strategically-placed race circles that triangulated the constant wind and tide challenges of the largest Pacific estuary in the Americas.

Having developed stadium sailing long before the America's Cup made it a local colloquialism, the St. Francis Yacht Club ensured fast fun for spectators as well as competitors by designing each day's second race (always sailed in a blustering afternoon breeze) to finish within cheering distance of the clubhouse's famous second-story race deck that commands attention east to Alcatraz Island and west to a sun-drenched, or alternately fog-enshrouded, Golden Gate Bridge.

After all was sailed and done, victors were named in ten classes (ORR, HPR, BAMA/Multihull, J/70, J/105, J/111, J/120, Melges 24, Express 37, Farr 40), and six prestigious St. Francis Yacht Club trophies and seven Rolex Oyster Perpetual Submariner timepieces were awarded.

Perhaps most appreciative of the Rolex and the trophy (the Richard Rheem Perpetual) he had earned was Alex Roepers (New York, N.Y.) in the Farr 40 class. Like the other 14 Farr 40 teams here, his Plenty is preparing for the class's World Championships in October, also to be hosted by St. Francis Yacht Club. Plenty, which won the Farr 40 North Americans in May, finished with a point score of 13, a whopping 24 points ahead of 2013 Farr 40 World Champion Enfant Terrible, skippered by Italy's Alberto Rossi.

Final Results

HPR (HPR - 7 Boats)
1. Whiplash, MC 38, Donald Payan, USA, 18
2. Hamachi, J/125, Greg Slyngstad, USA, 19
3. Beecom, TP 52, Anatole Masfen, NZL, 22

J/70 (One Design - 13 Boats)
1. Double Trouble, Andy Costello, USA, 17
2. Perfect Wife, Chris Andersen, USA, 31
3. 1FA, Geoff McDonald, USA, 32

J/105 (One Design - 19 Boats)
1. Arbitrage, Bruce Stone, USA, 17
2. Blackhawk, Scooter Simmons, USA, 21
3. Godot, Phillip Laby, USA, 27

J/111 (One Design - 7 Boats)
1. Aeolus, Rob Theis, USA, 20
2. Madmen, Dorian McKelvy, USA, 21
3. Big BLAST!, Roland Vandermeer, USA, 23

J/120 (One Design - 7 Boats)
1. Peregrine, David Halliwill, USA, 14
2. Chance, Barry Lewis, USA, 19
3. Julian, Yasuhide Kobayashi, JPN, 24

Melges 24 (One Design - 9 Boats)
1. Viva, Don Jesberg, USA, 16
2. Nothing Ventured, Duane Yoslov, USA, 25
3. Insolent Minx, Zhenya Kirueshkin-Stepanoff, USA, 29

Farr 40 (One Design - 15 Boats)
1. Plenty, Alex Roepers, USA, 13
2. Enfant Terrible, Alberto Rossi, ITA, 37
3. Groovederci, John Demourkas, USA, 39

Express 37 (One Design - 7 Boats)
1. Golden Moon, Kame Richards, USA, 8
2. Expeditious, Bartz Schneider, USA, 15
3. Elan, Jack Peurach, USA, 26

SF Bay ORR (ToT - 10 Boats)
1. Encore, Sydney 36, Wayne Koide, USA, 15
2. BustinLoose, Sydney 38, USA, 19
3. Tupelo Honey, Elan 40, Gerard Sheridan, USA, 20

Multihull (BAMA) (ToT - 5 Boats)
1. Orion, MOD70 , Tom Siebel, USA, 10
2. SmartRecruiters, Extreme 40, Jerome Ternynck, USA, 15
3. Shadow, ProSail 40, Peter Stoneberg, USA, 19

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Tim Healy Wins J/70 World Championship
Newport Rhode Island, USA: For the final day of the 2014 J/70 World Championship presented by Helly Hansen, the New York Yacht Club Race Committee brought the fleet back out to Rhode Island Sound where three races were run in 8-14 knots of breeze.

Winning the first race of the day was Joel Ronning of Minneapolis on Catapult. Ronning had led the standings for the first two days of the championship but came into the final day 14 points out of first place behind Jamestown's Tim Healy and his crew on Helly Hansen. With Healy crossing the line in fourth, Ronning was able to chip away at the deficit and, in race two, the margin was further cut to seven points when Ronning finished fourth and Healy finished eighth. However, in the final race, won by Brian Keane of Weston, Mass., on Savasana, Healy crossed the line in second with Ronning back in fourth, earning Healy and the Helly Hansen team the championship title on 28 points to Ronning's 39.

The youngest competitor on the race course was 13-year old Julian Sudofsky of Marion, Mass., who missed a week of eighth grade at Old Rochester Regional to race with his father Mike Sudofsky on Carlos. The young sailor was not simply enjoying a week off from school; as a veteran in the J/70 class he has twice raced in Key West Race Week, along with events in Annapolis and Cedar Point.

Seeing 86 teams, representing 14 nations, on the starting line for any sailing event is significant. For those 86 teams to be contesting the first-ever world championship of the J/70 class is a testament to the popularity of this boat which was introduced just over two years ago

The J/70 Class was awarded ISAF One Design status in November 2013.

Final top five:
1. Helly Hansen, Tim Healy, USA, 28.0
2. Catapult, Joel Ronning, USA, 39.0
3. Savasana, Brian Keane, USA, 61.0
4. New Wave, Martin Kullman, USA, 83.0
5. MUSE, Heather/Joe Gregg Earl/Bardenheier, USA, 83.0

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Emirates Team New Zealand Break Alinghi And The Wave, Muscat's Dominance
In some of the best conditions the fleet have raced in all year, you couldn't have scripted a better final to the Extreme Sailing Series Act 6 in Istanbul, and the fans on shore and following around the world were rewarded with a nail bitingly close, down to the wire shoot out after 31 races. The 12 Extreme 40s blasted around the track in 20-23 knots, reefs in their mainsails, with the lead changing hands in almost every race. As fortunes swung one way, and then another, Dean Barker and the crew on Emirates Team New Zealand needed to put two boats between them and The Wave, Muscat in the final race to take the win - and they did just that, clinching their first Act win of the year - the first time a team other then Alinghi or The Wave, Muscat have won an Act since 2012.

Despite missing out on top prize in Istanbul, McMillan and the team on The Wave, Muscat did what they came here to do: beat Alinghi and narrow the gap on the 2014 rankings.

With the penultimate Act of 2014 in Nice, France just over two weeks away (2-5 October), there will be many lessons learnt here and rivalries are burning stronger than ever. Alinghi hang onto the overall lead with 55 points but their advantage over The Wave, Muscat has been narrowed to just one point.

Standings after Day 4, 31 races

1. Emirates Team New Zealand (NZL) Dean Barker, Glenn Ashby, James Dagg, Jeremy Lomas, Edwin Delaat 210 points
2. The Wave, Muscat (OMA) Leigh McMillan, Sarah Ayton, Pete Greenhalgh, Kinley Fowler, Nasser Al Mashari, 204
3. Alinghi (SUI) Morgan Larson, Stuart Pollard, Pierre-Yves Jorand, Nils Frei, Yves Detrey, 188
4. Oman Air (OMA) Rob Greenhalgh, Ted Hackney, Kyle Langford, Hashim Al Rashdi, Musab Al Hadi, 169
5. SAP Extreme Sailing Team (DEN) Jes Gram-Hansen, Rasmus Køstner, Thierry Douillard, Christian Kamp, Brad Farrand, 154
6. Groupama sailing team (FRA) Tanguy Cariou, FranCois Morvan, Romain Motteau, Thierry Fouchier, Devan Le Bihan, 148
7. J.P. Morgan BAR (GBR) Ben Ainslie, Nick Hutton, Paul Goodison, Bleddyn Mon, Matt Cornwell, 143
8. Red Bull Sailing Team (AUT) Roman Hagara, Nick Blackman, Mark Bulkeley, Shaun Mason, Stewart Dodson, 142
9. Realteam by Realstone (SUI) Jerome Clerc, Arnaud Psarofaghis, Bruno Barbarin, Cedric Schmidt, Thierry Wassem, 135
10. GAC Pindar (AUS) Nathan Wilmot, Jack Macartney, Ed Smyth, Seve Jarvin, Tyson Lamond, 130
11. Gazprom Team Russia (RUS) Igor Lisovenko, Phil Robertson, Matt Adams, Pete Cumming, Aleksey Kulakov, 126
12. TeamTurx (TUR) Mitch Booth, Can Bayülken, Selim Kakıs, Deniz Cinar, Anıl Berk Baki, 85

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International Canoe World Championship
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International Canoe Point Richmond, California, USA: On the morning of the last race of the 2014 International Canoe (IC) World championship, the championship was down to the wire with Mikey Radziejowski of Santa Cruz leading reigning world champion Chris Maas of Anacortes, WA by only one point after eight races and one throw-out. With a second throw-out allowed after nine races, Sunday's ninth and final race could have shuffled the final standings. However, the race had to be abandoned before the start due to winds topping the International Canoe (IC) class' limit of 21 knots, securing the IC World Championship for Mikey Radziejowski.

Though only 22 years old, Radziejowski is not new to the sailing scene. He sailed his first IC Worlds in Australia at age 17, was member of the American Youth Sailing Force that raced on the AC45, is active in I-14 and Aussie 18 skiff sailing, and raced in the 2011 Transpac on Criminal Mischief, which came in second.

Third place goes to Alistair Warren of Saxmundham, Suffolk, Great Britain (42 points), Peter Ullman of Oldenburg, Germany came in fourth (46 points) and David Clark, from Warren, RI, USA finished in fifth place (47 points).

Complete results are posted on the regatta website at www.regattanetwork.com

Light Winds and Current Test Six Classes at Santander
The third day of racing at the Santander 2014 ISAF Sailing World Championships was a tough affair with light winds and a strong current testing the sailors across the six fleets on the water.

The Laser, Laser Radial and Men's and Women's RS:X were joined by the Men's and Women's 470 fleets on the third day of racing as they kick started their competition.

After a long wait ashore and a further one afloat waiting for the wind to arrive and stabilize there was little chance the 6-8 knot breeze would hang around for more than one race but in the end all of the fleets got some racing in. In the light wind the current was again the dominant factor with several lines across the course areas. Add that to a few odd shifts and competitive fields and it made for an interesting day.

Schedule of Racing:

12-18 September, Laser and Laser Radial
13-19 September, RS:X Men and RS:X Women
14-20 September, 470 Men and 470 Women
15-21 September, 49er, 49erFX, Finn and Nacra 17

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Santander 2014 ISAF Microsite
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Design - Acceptable no more
Gunboat founder Peter Johnstone explains the all-new thinking that has gone into the breathtaking (and fast) Gunboat 55 series

Update
Terry Hutchinson grabs a little time out, a successful 2014 ORC world championships in Kiel, more success for the Cowes Classics, plus a breathtaking and extremely professional performance from Sidney Gavignet's team around Britain

Take good care
And try not to take your crew for granted...

Sailor of the Month
A couple of battlers... and champions

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The Great Cup: Armin Strom Blitzes Final Day
Flavio Marazzi and his Armin Strom Sailing Team crew came out all guns blazing today to claim first place in the GC32 foiling catamaran class at the inaugural edition of Marseille One Design.

A light forecast didn't look promising for the fourth and final day's racing on Marseille's Roucas Blanc, but the breeze filled in and built to around 15 knots at lunch time and the race committee was able to squeeze in four races before the final cut off of 15:00 local time.

The seven straight race wins of Sebastien Rogues' GDF Suez team finally came to an end when Armin Strom Sailing Team won yesterday's last race. Today Flavio Marazzi's crew picked up where it left off, scoring three consecutive race wins, enabling the Swiss crew ultimately to claim the regatta by eight points.

Following an injury he sustained on Thursday that has made walking difficult for him over the last two days, GC32 creator Laurent Lenne, was back racing today, taking over the helm of Magic Marine at the last minute from former A-Class Catamaran World Champion Mischa Heemskerk.

While Marseille One Design concludes the racing season for the GC32s in 2014, Lenne intends to take his boat to Miami to train over the winter, where he will be joined by a new American GC32 owner.

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Luna Rossa's Foiling 45s
After Luna Rossa Piranha, who has been sailing since July 1st, today Luna Rossa Swordfish - the second AC45 with which the team is developing its design and training for the 35th America's Cup - also started sailing again in Cagliari.

The Protocol of the 35th America's Cup in fact allows the modification of any component of the AC45 catamarans - used in past editions of the America's Cup World Series - except for the shape of the hulls.

During this first phase the modifications focused essentially on the optimization of the appendages - daggerboards and rudders - and on-board systems that allow the AC45 catamarans to fully foil. These "new" catamarans are capable of greatly increased performances and can simulate the sailing conditions of the AC62 catamarans ("full foiling" with a 30-meter wing) that will be used in the 35th America's Cup.

Luna Rossa Piranha and Luna Rossa Swordfish have thus become real test laboratories for components, systems, data collection and analysis, as well as the ideal platforms to train the crew in manoeuvers, boat handling and foiling tactics and techniques.

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* From John Burnie: Is Adrian Morgan being deliberately contentious in his views? I am aware Adrian spent a quite a lot of time sailing on a 25ft Vertue wooden boat - I assume this is where his "speed envy and outrage" began! All racing folk hate being overtaken by another yacht. I used to own a Contessa 26 - brilliant boat - but I felt obliged to cure myself of the 3kt syndrome after an Optimist flashed by me in Chichester Harbour.

I have been lucky enough since to have raced on a speedy Orma 60 - just brilliant fun despite naysayers condemning the class as dangerous, experimental and flawed. Now I would give my eye teeth to do some serious foiling on a big boat offshore. Foiling boats need to evolve at all levels - only the most cynical are still in denial that AC foiling is one of the most exciting developments in sailing recently.

Without brave innovation and experimentation life rarely progresses. Even more surprising to me is Adrian's unreserved admiration of all Kiwi sailors. I cannot be alone in knowing that certain high profile campaigns actively avoid taking on dullards who fail to understand it's OK to smile and laugh on a boat occasionally.

So the choices are - a) sailing along in a tub with a bunch of one dimensional sailors who don't know any good jokes or b) participating on a technically challenging speed machine with some good blokes, preferably some of whom are French. Adrian Morgan is implying we drive the car forward looking in the rear view mirror. And lest he forget - the Kiwis are mostly responsible for all this foiling nonsense anyway!

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Defending Champion Markus Wieser Wins Dragon Gold Cup
Medemblik, Netherlands: Defending champion Markus Wieser wins the Dragon Gold Cup again. The professional sailor, competing for the United Arab Emirates, was in the lead of the 70th Dragon Gold Cup the whole week, but didn't get it for granted. Lawrie Smith (GBR), Yevgen Braslativ (UAE) and Lars Haigh (DEN) were close in the ranking. Surprisingly, however, Dutchman Pieter Heerema scored a second place overall after six races. By scoring a 1st and 2nd place in the last two days, he completely made a catch up. Yevgen Braslativ finally won the third prize. First Corinthian is Poul Richard Hoj-Jensen who finished in 6th place overall.

The 70th Dragon Gold Cup in Medemblik, which was sailed from 7 to 12 September, went well. On the opening day on Sunday there was no race due to lack of wind and also on Tuesday. These races were resailed on Monday and Wednesday, therefore all six scheduled races eventually were sailed. The conditions were perfectly, especially on the two last days. Moderate to strong wind, a light chop and plenty of Sun.

Final top five:

1. Markus Wieser, Pugachev Sergey, Leonchuk Georgii, UAE, 42
2. Pieter Heerema, Theis Palm, Claus Olesen, NED, 59
3. Braslavets Yevgen, Sidorov Igor, Timokhov Sergiy, UAE, 61
4. Lars Hendriksen, Frithjof Kleen, Pedro Andrade, DEN, 70
5. Anatoly Loginov, Vadim Statsenko, Alexander Shalagin, RUS, 74

www.dragongoldcup2014.com

One Point Wonder: Rios Takes The Championship
It doesn't get closer than this. Skipper Raul Rios and his crew Fernando Monllor won the Snipe Western Hemisphere and Orient Championship by a single point.

Going into the final day of racing, Rios was one of three teams with a real shot at nabbing the coveted title of champion.

A mere four points separated Soubie and Rios before the final race, and getting off the starting line quickly was more crucial than ever before. Rios and Monllor were in sixth place by the time the fleet made it to the gate marks. They maneuvered around their competitors with sharp tactical handling, making their way up the fleet to ultimately finish third in the race, just behind the two USA teams skippered by Diaz and Hart.

Argentinean sailors Luis Soubie and Diego Mini Lipszyc struggled to maintain their position as regatta leaders throughout the final day of racing. Though they previously did well on the first two days of the ocean course, they couldn't seem to get the starts they needed to lead either of today's races.

"Today was a disaster," Soubie said of his 25th finish in Race 9 and 10th place finish in Race 10. "We ended the day feeling like we didn't do much racing at all today. We were constantly in an emergency or getting away from trouble." Both of today's races ended up being throw out scores, making them rely on their previous four days of top finishes to secure their position in second place overall.

Final top five:

1. Raul Rios / Fernando Monllor, PUR, 30 points
2. Luis Soubie / Diego Mini Lipszyc, ARG, 31
3. Breno Bianchi / Flavio de Castro, BRA, 45
4. Rafael Gagliotti / Henrique Wisniewski, BRA, 57
5. Alexandre Tinoco / Alexandre Niederauer, USA, 66

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Tornado German Open & Torbole Trophy
Torbole, Lake Garda, Italy: There were magnificent sailing days with best winds at the German Open for the Tornado catamarans in Torbole on the Lake Garda. The famous Ora wind was blowing on the 3 days of the German Championship with 3-5 Bft. and provided fantastic sailing conditions.

The 17 teams from four nations had pure sailing fun with their ultra-fast boats. But there were also tactically very challenging races, which remained exciting until the end.

For our team, everything went perfectly. With the individual results 1-2-1-1-1-2-1-4-1 we could win all the series of the Championship at the end. First we won the open class, the legendary Torbole Trophy and then also the mixed ranking.

Last year on the final day of the German Championship we broke our mast and lost the title. This year it was a great feeling that it was running smoothly from the beginning until the end of the regatta.

Even though we drove a very consistent series with many race wins, it was still very open and close racing. There were 5 teams from Switzerland and Germany, who really had a tough match. The lead changed several times within a race.

By winning the German Open, the sailing season comes to the end for us in Europe. Soon we will pack the container for the Tornado World Championships (29.12.2014-03.01.2015) in Perth / Australia. -- Roland and Nahid Gaebler, http://www.teamgaebler.de

Final top five

1. Roland Gaebler / Nahid Gaebler, GER, 10 points
2. Martin Rusterholz / Jean-Marc Cuanillon, SUI, 25
3. Bob Baier / Marc Baier, GER, 31
4. Marcel Steiner / Joerg Steiner, SUI, 37
5. Dieter Maurer / Katrin Oldenburg, GER, 47

Full results:
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Outteridge Not Pleased With 49er Fleet Size At Santander
A chaotic battle is looming in Santander as the big Olympic Skiff fleet battles against the numbers in the qualifying stage of this 2014 World Championship.

The 49er boat park is full to overflowing in Santander with 90 boats currently entered and possibly 92 likely to be racing and there is a big spread in the experience and quality

ISAF and the regatta organisers in their wisdom have put those 90 plus boats into just two fleets for the qualifying series. There will be 45 or so boats per fleet and they are going to sail just six race in two days. They are then going to reduce down to a Gold fleet of just 25 boats.

As Class Representative Ben Remocker says 'The 49ers normally sail for safety reasons in fleets no larger than 30 and the big qualifying fleets make the chances of mishaps very likely.'

2012 Gold Medallist Nathan Outteridge is firmly of the opinion that the regatta organisers and ISAF have compromised the 2014 ISAAF organised 49er World Championship experience in the way a class run World titles would not have done.

'Not a single person in the whole fleet is happy with it to be honest. The 49ers have always raced with 25 boats for the last 16 years and ISAF pushes into these formats of two days of racing five races in 45 boats to qualify. That is not a good solution for the class. It worked ok for the girls because they have the right number of boats to do that but for the boys we really should be in three groups.

Racing in fleet of 45 boats for one it is dangerous if we get any breeze and two the racing is completely different to what it would be with 25 boats. The class has a limit on the number of boats in the fleet for a reason and when ISAF changed the rules to suit the ISAF Worlds, ten classes all at one venue, because they can't have enough race courses., that means the racing won't be as good as it would be if we had our own World Championships run by our own class.

More in Sail-World.com: www.sail-world.com

* Only the 49er yellow fleet were able to get racing in on the fourth day at the Santander 2014 ISAF Sailing World Championships as light, teasing winds played havoc across the seven race courses.

www.santander2014.com
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Solent Whisper At Southampton Show
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Solent Whisper Southampton Solent graduate Geoff Holt, the first quadriplegic sailor to sail solo across the Atlantic, will be unveiling the University's latest exciting technological development - an innovation which could change the face of small boat inshore racing.

This year's PSP Southampton Boat Show will give the industry its first real look at 'Solent Whisper' - a 5.9m sailing catamaran with a cutting-edge hydrofoil system.

Designed and built using the state-of the-art yacht design and engineering facilities at Solent's Warsash Maritime Academy and city-centre campus, the catamaran's technology has already attracted attention from world-class sailors during sea trials this summer.

The revolutionary new hydrofoil system provides stability, ease and safety, which along with an affordable projected purchase price, has the potential to offer America's Cup-style sailing to the masses. The craft's easy and stable sailing style also mean it could prove popular and accessible for disabled sailors.

The new hydrofoil technology is the brainchild of Ron Price, a Solent yacht and powercraft design graduate who is now Senior Lecturer in Naval Architecture at the University's Warsash Maritime Academy. -- Afloat magazine

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Team Vestas Wins VOR Leg Zero
They entered the race last, but they are ready. Chris Nicholson's men proved it at dawn Sunday, winning Leg 0 in Alicante.

Sure, it's only a practice race, and Brunel wasn't far behind - just 10 seconds and 100 metres in fact. But hats off to Team Vestas Wind - they started their campaign two months ago, and today they took the honours. Well done!

Arrival times
1. Team Vestas - 06:34 local (04:34 UTC)
2. Team Brunel - 06:34:10 local (04:34:10 UTC)
3. Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing - 06:46:25 local (04:46:25 UTC)
4. Alvimedica - 06:50:58 local (04:50:58 UTC)
5. Team SCA - 06:53:56 local (04:53:56 UTC)
6. Dongfeng Race Team - 07:09:20 local (05:09:20 UTC)
7. Team España - still at sea / estimated time of arrival around 1400 CEST (1600 UTC)

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Stamm And Le Cam team up for the Barcelona World Race, Soubenn beats Cammas to the Tour Voiles, no Atlantic records (for now), the Irish close out the French in Cowes, another 'new' Half Ton launch (in Kiwi), plus a new Class 950, Iain Murray on making 'that' difficult decision... and design data for all courtesy of Stan Honey and friends. Blue Robinson, Ivor Wilkins, Patrice Carpentier, Dobbs Davis

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USA Wins The New York Cup Challenge
Point Richmond, California, USA: The New York Cup, established in 1885 and the second oldest international sailing trophy after the America's Cup, was won by the USA International Canoe (IC) team today. IC sailors from any country can challenge the current trophy holder, and Great Britain followed tradition by challenging the USA, the cup holder since 2011. As is also tradition, the challenge itself took place the day following the IC World Championships.

Different in format from today's collegiate team racing, the New York Cup Challenge is a competition between two teams, each racing three boats, with the Cup awarded to the first team with a boat crossing the finish line first in two out of a possible three races.

Great Britain's team was composed of Alistair Warren from Saxmundham, Suffolk, Phil Robbin from Barnes, London, and Robin Wood, from Newport South Wales. The US team was composed of the new IC World Champion Mikey Radziejowski from Santa Cruz, CA, Chris Maas, from Anacortes, WA, and Del Olson, from Point Richmond, CA.

The conditions for the days' racing couldn't have been better, having moderated from the 21+ kt conditions that forced the abandonment of yesterday's final race of the IC World Championship. The first race today began in 8-knot winds and USA racer Olson led for several legs, but Warren slipped ahead to win for Great Britain. The wind was building slowly by the start of race two, and after some fairly aggressive maneuvering on the start line, USA's Maas and Radziejowski quickly took the lead, with Maas finishing first. With the wind building to 16 kts, the same two USA boats again led throughout race three, this time with Radziejowski first across the finish line, cementing the win for the USA.

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* From Bengt O. Hult: On Sept 12th Adrian Morgan wrote that he is fed up with AC. I think many people are and I cannot agree more with him. Right from the first AC race in 1870 the rules and/or the organizers have never allowed a challenger to win (with one exception when the American boat made a tactical mistake). And in fact, AC is not a yacht race but a technical competition. Just look at the last time when a computer won the cup. When the AC is sailed in one-designs I will start looking.

* From Adrian Morgan (re: John Burnie's letter): Morning John! Long time, if you're the same one I knew many years ago. Firstly, yes I am being contentious which is surely what letters to Scuttlebutt are all about. Speed is fine, but relative. Lewis Hamilton considers 150 mph cruising speed and fans don't follow F1 races for the speed alone. Going a lot faster does not make it more exciting to watch; going a tiny bit faster than your rival does. In the same way you soon get used to 40-knot catamarans, and the fact that they are partially airborne also becomes quite normal.

Long before the end of the last AC match I for one had become immune to the sight. Sticking foils on everything that floats is not the answer to spectator excitement, although it may have an immediate thrill for those on board, until they too get used to the sensation. At club level it will no doubt be divisive; to foil or not to foil. And what about launching a foiling Laser, Moth etc into an easterly shore break at Swanage Sailing Club? Sure, let's go down the foiling route, it's human nature to want to innovate, but let's not get carried away. I am no Luddite. A 1937 Vertue at hull speed (around 6 knots) in a big sea, offshore in 30 knots, butting her way across The Minch is pretty good (especially with a kettle on and the wood-burner chugging away below).

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Scuttlebutt Europe #3172 - 17 September

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Slow Start In Santander For Finns
Two days into the 2014 ISAF Sailing World Championship and after more than 13 hours afloat the Finn fleet has only one race to show for it. It was a good race though with wins going to Oliver Tweddell (AUS) and Giles Scott (GBR), but then after a long wait the fleet was sent ashore. Three races are now planned for Wednesday.

Yellow fleet was won by Tweddell who led the entire race from Deniss Karpak (EST) and Josip Olujic (CRO). The Blue fleet was stacked with big names but the returning Jonas Hogh-Christensen (DEN), the London 2012 Silver medalist, back after a two year lay-off, led round the top mark from London 2012 bronze medallist Jonathan Lobert (FRA). Scott rounded in tenth and made gains throughout to pass Høgh-Christensen at the last mark to take the race win. The Dane crossed in second with Lobert third.

The fleet then waited afloat for another six hours with no further racing as the wind performed circles around the fleet.

After losing Monday with no wind, and only one race on Tuesday the Finn fleet is now a long way behind schedule. Three races are scheduled for Wednesday to complete the opening series, before the gold and silver fleet splits for the next three days.

Results after 1 race
1. Oliver Tweddell, AUS
1. Giles Scott, GBR
3. Jonas Hogh-Christensen, DEN
3. Deniss Karpak, EST
5. Josip Olujic, CRO
5. Jonathan Lobert, FRA
7. Pieter-Jan Postma, NED
7. Frederico Melo, POR
9. Ivan Kljakovic Gaspic, CRO
9. Anders Pedersen, NOR

Full results: www.sailing.org/events/isafworlds/results-santander2014.php

* It was a tough fifth day of racing for all of the fleets at the Santander 2014 ISAF Sailing World Championships with a challenging up and down wind playing havoc across the seven race courses.

It was scheduled to be a Super Tuesday with all of the fleets apart from the Women's RS:X scheduled to take to the water but the schedule did not quite go to plan with abandonments, strong current and a fickle breeze challenging the Race Committees.

All of the fleets managed to complete some racing with the Men's RS:X and Women's 470 rounding off their Qualification Series, the Laser and Laser Radial continued their gold fleet racing and the remaining fleets resumed qualification.

www.santander2014.com

Chicago Match Cup Starts Wednesday
Wednesday morning the world's top sailing talent will begin a five-day battle of high-intensity match racing for the right to claim the Chicago Match Cup, the only U.S. stop on the Alpari World Match Racing Tour (AWMRT). A total of $75,000 in prize money is at stake, as well as valuable points on the AWMRT World Championship year-long series.

The action will begin at 0930 CDT with the start of Round Robin competition among 12 teams from nine nations. From this stage four teams will advance to the Quarter-Finals, with the remaining two slots filled from the results of the Repechage held among the remaining eight teams. Race management is being led by PRO Darcy Cook of the Chicago Match Race Center (CMRC).

Courses will be set near the north entrance to Belmont Harbor, site of CMRC's operations base, and within easy shore side access for spectators.

Competing teams in the Chicago Match Cup include the following:

Ian Williams (GBR) GAC Pindar
Mathieu Richard (FRA) LunaJets
Taylor Canfield (ISV) USone
Bjorn Hansen (SWE) Hansen Sailing Team
Keith Swinton (AUS) Team Alpari FX
Phil Robertson (NZL) Waka Racing
Joachim Aschenbrenner (DEN) Team Trifork
Pierre Antoine Morvan (FRA) Vannes Agglo Sailing Team
Eric Monnin (SUI) Team Sailbox
Chris Steele (NZL) 36 Below
Don Wilson (USA)
Tom Slingsby (AUS)

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British Sailing Legends Announce Unique Youth Experience
British sailing legends, Sir Robin Knox-Johnston and Sir Ben Ainslie announced a unique opportunity today for a young person to experience Mother Nature's toughest conditions, as a competitor in the world's longest ocean race.

Speaking today at the PSP Southampton Boat Show, the pair revealed a national contest for 18-24 year olds, regardless of previous sailing experience, to win a crew place for the Pacific Ocean leg on the next edition of the famous Clipper Round the World Yacht Race.

"I share the Andrew Simpson Sailing Foundation's passion for inspiring young people to have life changing experiences through sailing, and I am delighted to be donating this unique adventure," remarked Sir Robin Knox-Johnston, the first man to ever sail solo, non-stop around the world in 1968/69.

"When you take on the Pacific Ocean crossing, you are taking on something very, very special. There is nothing bigger or more awesome on this planet," Sir Robin continued: "This is something that will test you and push you to limits you didn't know you had. Very few people have tackled this challenge and now it's your chance to be one of them."

Anyone in the UK aged 18-24, can be nominated for the prize. No previous sailing experience is required as full training will be provided. You will just have to provide your reasons for nominating this particular young person to take on the challenge.

To nominate a young person you think would gain from the Clipper Race experience, download the application form and check the terms and conditions at www.andrewsimpsonfoundation.co.uk/news

The closing date for nominations is 14 November. A shortlist of five finalists will be announced on 3 December and both Sir Robin Knox-Johnston and Sir Ben Ainslie will be part of the final voting process. The winner must be available for four weeks of training based out of Gosport, Portsmouth Harbour, on the UK south coast, and also the race itself from China to North America which will take place during March-April 2016.

To learn more about the Clipper Race: www.clipperroundtheworld.com

Dubarry Crosshaven - 'Race Face' Protection
Dubarry It's pitch-black. We're on the wind halfway across the Irish Sea, heading for 'The Rock' in a Force 6 - and it's building. On the rail we might look like a troop of Japanese snow monkeys on valium but we've huddled into something like comfort when skip calls the headsail change we've been dreading for the last five minutes. Three minutes later I'm clipped on with my feet on the leeward toerail with an armful of changed foresail when a wave engulfs the foredeck. The water clears and I'm still onboard thanks to the combined efforts of my tether and the stanchion lodged in my crotch. Lucky me.

Sail change over I'm back on the rail but my feet are cold and wet and my enthusiasm for this caper ebbs quickly away, unlike the sea water - the boots were still wet a week after the finish in Plymouth. It's 1989 and, though the stylishly weathered Shamrock boot is much in evidence, the Crosshaven is but a dream. Had I been wearing Crosshavens, the gaiter and drawstring would have kept my feet dry and my race face on. Funny how something so simple can be so incredibly effective.

Dubarry Crosshaven - Born at sea

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Etchells European Championship
3 days of racing in Weymouth bay, sailed in generally a moderate strength shifting wind coming from a North Easterly direction. David Campbell-James was Pro for the Portland based regatta organised by the WPNSA, the location was chosen as the start of a 2 year program of Etchells events leading up to the 2016 Etchells Worlds to be held here.

And the bay lived up to expectations as a challenging sailing area with minimal tidal gradient, but with a local topography that influenced both wind direction and pressure particularly as the land heated up during the day, when the thermal effect starting to move the wind to the right.

With 6 races sailed and 2 more scheduled to complete the series on the final day, anyone one of 4 boats could win the series: Swedish Blue, Phan, Elvis or Matatu Dubb and even going into the last race with only 1 discard to apply it was still all to play for, however it appeared that Razmilovic had blinked first, arriving at the windward mark 2nd to last, but with 5 more legs to sail he picked his way through the fleet 1 boat at a time until only Franks finishing first was ahead of him, but 2nd was enough, and Ante Razmilovic (Swedish Blue) sailing with a pre-determined changing crew over the 3 days of Steve Milne, Brian Hammersley and Stuart Flinn were the 2014 European Champions, both Overall and Corinthian, while Jeremy Thorp (Phan), Stuart Childerly and Roger Marino finishing in second place just 1 point behind, with David Franks (Elvis), Graham Sunderland, Amy Prime and Matt Reid 2 points further back in 3rd place. -- Rob Goddard

raceqs.com/regattas/etchells-europeans

Full results on etchellsukfleet.co.uk

Schooner Plymouth, Sunk In 1852 Collision, Is Identified In Lake Erie
In the early morning hours of June 23, 1852, the schooner Plymouth was sailing on Lake Erie from Huron, Ohio, to Buffalo, New York, with a mixed cargo of wheat, flour and other goods.

Suddenly the sidewheel steamer Northern Indiana, carrying a full load of passengers, burst from the murk, slamming into the schooner amidships at nearly a right angle, burying its bow into the Plymouth.

The hapless schooner quickly sank, but its 10-man crew escaped in the ship's lifeboat and were taken aboard the Northern Indiana.

The Plymouth lay at the bottom of Lake Erie, about 20 miles off Cleveland, for 144 years until the wreck was discovered in 1996. Though found, it could not be identified. Because it featured a tiller, instead of a wheel, to steer the ship, it became known as the "Cleveland Tiller Wreck."

Until now. The National Museum of the Great Lakes, in collaboration with the Cleveland Underwater Explorers, announced Tuesday that the so-called tiller wreck is actually the Plymouth. -- Brian Albrecht, The Plain Dealer

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RS100 - Five Straight Wins For Huw Powell
The English Riviera provided the backdrop to the rescheduled penultimate event on the RS100 circuit at the POSH Regatta. The winner, with five straight race wins, was Huw Powell from Red Wharf Bay SC with Mark Harrison of Gurnard SC in second and David Smart of Chew Valley SC third. An Easterly wind for the weekend, some fantastic waves for downwind sleigh rides to die for.

Overall Powell proved he is the one to beat so long as there is some breeze. Harrison's great day on Saturday had given him enough cushion to relax on Sunday and take second and Smart pulled back on Chris Cunningham and keep Greg Booth at bay to take third overall.

The final event of the 2014 RS100 series is the Gul Inlands at Grafham over 11/12 October.

Final top five

1. Huw Powell, 4 points
2. Mark Harrison, 9
3. David Smart , 13
4. Chris Cunningham, 14
5. Greg Booth, 16

www.sailweb.co.uk

John B. Thomson, Jr.
The sailing community lost one of its best owner/drivers and a pillar of the sport when John B. Thomson, Jr., passed away in the evening of Wednesday, September 10, surrounded by family and loved ones after succumbing to the effects of ALS. He was 70.

Thomson Jr. was a beloved figure in his hometown and around the world. Husband to wife Adrienne, father to three children and grandfather to more, he was also the steady and kindhearted owner of the Infinity yacht racing team, which won many regattas around the world through the course of 40 years of buoy and ocean racing, spanning from the early 1970s into the 21st century.

He began sailing at the age of 8 and later in life would go on to own a series of yachts named Infinity. His welcoming nature and hearty laugh were readily recognized at the many regattas he won, including the Kenwood Cup, SORC, Block Island Race Week, Key West Race Week, Antigua Race Week, and the Around Long Island Race.

Thomson was a member of the New York Yacht Club, Manhasset Bay Yacht Club, Royal Cork Yacht Club, and the Storm Trysail Club, for which he served as commodore. He was past director of the U.S. Naval Academy-Fales Committee, and one of the benefactors that helped the New York Yacht Club purchase its satellite clubhouse in Newport, R.I. He also was very active in owners' associations for classes such as the International 50-Foot Association and the Farr 40 Class Association.

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Letters To The Editor - editor@scuttlebutteurope.com
Letters are limited to 350 words. No personal attacks are permitted. We do require your name but your email address will not be published without your permission.

* From John Walker: I suppose that for those like Adrian Morgan who are no supporters of the foiling direction taken by the Americas Cup, the only benefit is that going faster gets it over sooner. With my tongue firmly in my cheek.

* From Liz Baylis, ISAF Match Racing Committee Chairman:

I had the pleasure last week of watching the IFDS Blind Match Racing World Championship in Sheboygan, Wisconsin. (See the Race Report in Scuttlebutt 4170.) My first reaction upon meeting the sailors and watching them compete was - "Wow!" These are all truly gifted athletes with a passion for their sport. In this event they competed without a sighted person onboard while racing - imagine buoy racing in close quarters in the pitch black with sloppy 4-foot seas and light winds. Could you do it? I was in awe.

Leading up to the event I had read with fascination about previous blind match racing events and researched the Homerus Autonomous Sailing System which uses three acoustic buoys, each with a unique sound signal, defining the course while the racing boats had their own sound signal that changes when the boat is on port or starboard tack. But this still did not prepare me for what I would witness.

I was on the water providing live commentary to an audience on shore that included sighted and blind sailors and non-sailors. And I can't tell you how many times I just kept saying "Wow, these athletes are awesome. They are sailing really well and they are match racing, being aggressive, and doing it with great enthusiasm. I'm impressed."

I am looking forward to seeing this sport grow and I encourage all of you to find an opportunity to witness and support these fine athletes. I think you'll be impressed as well.

P.S. There was one day with no racing due to 30-40 knot winds, so what did the athletes do? They went bowling! Good fun was had by all.

* From Virginia Jones: I noted the brief bit in tonight's SButt about citizen/sailor scientists gathering oceanographic data. An acquaintance -- Dr. Jesse Ausubel -- worked on a project (see attachment) called the Census of Marine Life for ten years. He's now gone on to other oceanographic projects but the Census was an amazing initiative by a world wide collaborative, and the data gathered along with the new species discovered was even more amazing. Do some googling of Jesse Ausubel -- he works at Rockefeller University in NY and at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute in the summer as he has a house here on the Vineyard. He's quite a guy. Attend a talk by Jesse and you'll feel as if you've had the benefit of a particularly engaging graduate lecture, but without any exams or need to take notes. His is the best and most engaging kind of science.

And, just to blow another horn, if you are interested in the early days of oceanography, a fabulous new book titled ATLANTIS STORIES by William Cooper has just been published by the Woods Hole Historical Museum. Edited by Dr. Arthur Gaines and another scientist (name escapes me) it is Mr. Cooper's reminiscences of sailing on the 143 foot ketch ATLANTIS from 1944 to 1948. She was built in Germany and sailed for WHOI as their principal research vessel for years. I remember watching her sweeping through the Sound back in the day -- she was a legendary vessel and the stories are really wonderful. He was a great story teller, and eventually, after leaving ATLANTIS became a boat builder on the Cape. Call the Historical Museum at 508-548-7270 to order a copy. It is pricey but the quality of the production (lots of photos and additional information) is well worth the price. You won't regret buying a copy -- use it as your own Christmas present!

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Defending Champion On Top At Chicago Match Cup
As defending champions of the Chicago Match Cup, Taylor Canfield (ISV) US One today have shown they've lost none of their prowess at this venue, leading the pack in Day One of the Qualifying Series on an undefeated 4-0 record. Current Tour leader Ian Williams (GBR) GAC Pindar lost his last match of the day to Bjorn Hansen (SWE) Hansen Sailing Team for a 3-1 record, a record also held by Mathieu Richard (FRA) Lunajets, Phil Robertson (NZL) Waka Racing and Joachim Aschenbrenner (DEN) Team Trifork.

After a morning delay awaiting a light 6-7 knot breeze to fill from Lake Michigan, six flights of this series were sailed today, with 11 remaining to complete this stage of the competition among twelve teams from nine nations. Racing is being held near Chicago's Belmont Harbor, the home port of the event organizers, the Chicago Match Race Center (CMRC), who are hosting this only US stop on the Alpari World Match Racing Tour (AWMRT).

Qualifying Series racing resumes Thursday at 0930 CDT on courses set at Belmont Harbor.

Competing teams in the Chicago Match Cup include the following:

Ian Williams (GBR) GAC Pindar 
Mathieu Richard (FRA) LunaJets 
Taylor Canfield (ISV) USone 
Bjorn Hansen (SWE) Hansen Sailing Team
Keith Swinton (AUS) Team Alpari FX 
Phil Robertson (NZL) Waka Racing 
Joachim Aschenbrenner (DEN) Team Trifork 
Pierre Antoine Morvan (FRA) Vannes Agglo Sailing Team
Eric Monnin (SUI) Team Sailbox 
Chris Steele (NZL) 36 Below 
Don Wilson (USA) 
Tom Slingsby (AUS)

ChicagoCup.org
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Steady Quantum Edge Closer To 2014 Title
Photo by Max Ranchi. Click on image for photo gallery.

Santander Steady consistency across the opening three races of the ZENITH Royal Cup MARINA IBIZA sees Quantum Racing ahead of target as they seek to close out their second overall BARCLAYS 52 SUPER SERIES title.

The series leaders scored a 1,2,3 in Ibiza's light and shifty conditions on a race course area which is laden with very subtle changes in wind direction and pressure. While the crew which is skippered by Ed Baird would definitely like to finish their 2014 season with a third regatta win, that would be the icing on the cake. Their primary goal is simply protecting their overall points cushion - or increasing it - over nearest rivals Azzurra and Ran Racing.

Meantime three different crews won races today including race victories for the two teams which are new to the BARCLAYS 52 SUPER SERIES, Takashi Okura's Sled - which was flown to Europe for this one regatta only - and Marc Blees all star cast on Gaastra Pro. Winds were light and shifty, small changes in pressure and direction proving important to read.

Standings: ZENITH Royal Cup Marina Ibiza
Overall after 3 races

1. Quantum Racing, USA, (Doug De Vos USA) (1,2,3) 6 points
2. Azzurra, ITA, (Alberto Roemmers ARG) (3,5,2) 10
3. Ran Racing, SWE, (Niklas Zennstrom SWE) (2,4,4) 10
4. Sled, USA, (Takachi Okura JPN) (4,1,6) 11
5. Gaastra Pro, NED (Marc Blees NED) (6,6,1) 13
6. Provezza 7, TUR, (Ergin Imre TUR) (7,3,7) 17
7. Gladiator, GBR, (Tony Langley GBR) (5,7,8) 20
8. Phoenix, BRA, (Eduardo de Souza Ramos BRA) (8,8,5) 21

www.52superseries.com

Last Weeks: Win A Trip To Any Of The Round The World Race Stopovers In 2015 - With Ecsix Carbon Rigging.
ECsix Do you want to win a trip of a life time to any port of call along the Round the World Race in 2015? Great, because it is simple! All you have to do is design, scribble, write or draw a T-Shirt design and submit it online atwww.ecsix.com/contest

"The beauty about this competition is that everyone and anyone have a chance to win an expense paid "trip for two" to one of seven ports-of-call along the Round the World Race. You don't have to be a designer to win, we are after the best creative idea that fits our brand" says ECsix's Scott Vogel.

"Our entries so far have been drawn up and submitted on a range of things, from napkins at restaurants through to fully computer generated designs, some humorous and some not quite so much."

The winner can take a guest to either Sanya, Auckland, Itajai, Newport, Lisbon, Lorient or Gothenburg.  "This is an opportunity of a lifetime."

Entries must be received before October 15th.  The winner will be announced at the METS trade show in Amsterdam on the 20th of November 2014.

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Santander
Photo by Richard Langdon/Ocean Images, www.oceanimages.co.uk. Click on image for photo gallery.

Santander The Santander 2014 ISAF Sailing World Championship is the first Olympic Qualification regatta for the Rio 2016 Olympic Sailing Competition with 50% of spots up for grabs across all ten events.

Thirty five nations were in with a chance of qualifying in the Laser Radial when the fleets split into gold and silver for racing on Sunday 14 September and onwards but with only 19 places available in Santander not everyone would go home happy.

Across the seven race series the racing was tight in light and tricky conditions. The 19 nations to qualify their nation from Santander 2014 (in nation order) are:

Laser Radial
1. Belarus
2. Belgium
3. Canada
4. China
5. Croatia
6. Czech Republic
7. Denmark
8. Finland
9. France
10. Great Britain
11. Ireland
12. Italy
13. Lithuania
14. The Netherlands
15. New Zealand
16. Norway
17. Singapore
18. Sweden
19. USA

The remaining places in each event shall be qualified from the 2015 Class World Championship and in a series of Continental Qualification Events sanctioned by ISAF, to finish by 1 June 2016 at the latest.

* Giles Scott (GBR) produced the kind of form of the third day of the 2014 ISAF World Championships in Santander that most sailors only dream about. He picked up three more bullets for a perfect score after four races to lead overall from Jonathan Lobert (FRA) and Ed Wright (GBR).

The fleet split remained the same as from the first two days, so the sailors have only been able to race against half the fleet so far. From Thursday, the fleet will be split into gold and silver fleets. 

After two days of fitful, unstable, and too light winds, day three in Santander was completely different. An overnight storm has left behind some solid 15-25 knots winds that kept many classes ashore. For the Finns however it was just what they had been waiting for and they revelled in the big winds early on for three action packed, exciting races.

* All this week, the British Sailing Team has been battling the conditions at the ISAF Sailing World Championships in Santander, Spain, in a bid for medal glory and all-important country qualification in the ten classes for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.

As the competition reaches its critical stage, with the medal deciders starting on Thursday 18 September, you can catch all the medal race action on the BBC.

Medal races will be broadcast on the BBC Red Button and BBC Sport website www.bbc.co.uk/sport at the following times (UK viewers only):

Thursday 18 September: 1300BST-1500BST [Laser Radial/Laser]
Friday 19 September: 1300BST-1500BST [RSX Men/RSX Women]
Saturday 20 September: 1300BST-1500BST [470 Women/470 Men]
Sunday 21 September: 1100BST-1500BST [49er FX/49er/Finn/Nacra 17]

Viewers outside of the UK will be able to watch via the ISAF Youtube Channel www.youtube.com/isafchannel

Rolex Swan Cup
Swan 42 OD fleet on the coastal race. Photo by Rolex / Carlo Borlenghi. Click on image to enlarge.

Swan Cup Light-to-medium airs on the Costa Smeralda made for a tense and exciting showdown to the Rolex Swan Cup. Five of the six divisions in the 93-boat fleet were in doubt until the very end. The only runaway winner was the Romanian Swan 42 OD, Natalia, which won the 12-boat division by a good margin from the fast-improving Magical Mystery Tour helmed by Ed Leask. Two bullets from the British boat made inroads into the Romanian stranglehold on the scoreboard, but a final-race victory for Natalia Brailoiu confirmed the only female skipper as the class act in the Swan 42s.

Another come-from-behind victory was in the Classics, where the oldest and smallest boat in the regatta finished on top in the 24-boat Sparkman and Stephens division. The 1968-vintage Swan 36 Finola was the fourth Swan ever to be built, although you'd never know it by her immaculate appearance. Today she beat her biggest rival, the Swan 65 ketch Shirlaf, by a single point.

The Swan family will return to Porto Cervo for the next Rolex Swan Cup in September 2016.

Final top three by class:

Class A1, Swan 60
1. Wohpe, Mon, Roberto Lauro, 7
2. Arobas, Fra, Gerard Logel, 11
3. Bronenosec, Rus, Vladimir Liubomirov, 12

Class A2, Swan Maxi
1. Nikata, Gbr, Ns 82 103s Ltd, 12
2. Berenice Bis, Ita, Marco Rodolfi, 12.5
3. Selene, Cay, Selene Management Ltd, 13

Class B, Swan Grand Prix
1. Yasha, Jpn, Yukihiro Ishida, 7
2. Music, Gbr, James Blakemore, 8
3. Best Buddies, Ger, Kay-Johannes Wrede, 11

Class C, Classic S&S
1. Finola, Gbr, Chris Frost, 10
2. Shirlaf, Ita, Giuseppe Puttini, 11
3. Mascalzone Latino, Ita) Vincenzo Onorato, 14

Class 45, Swan 45 OD
1. Earlybird, Ger, Hendrik Brandis, 14
2. Elena Nova, Ger, Christian Plump, 15
3. No Limits, Ned, Rw Bol, 28

Class 42, Swan 42 OD
1. Natalia, Rou, Kdf Energy Sr, 15
2. Magical Mystery Tour, Gbr, Edward Leask, 23
3. Cuordileone, Ita, Leonardo Ferragamo, 29

www.yccs.it

74 Yachts For JOG Inshore Series Poole (And Back) Races
Cowes to Poole via the back of the Island started on Saturday 13th Sept from the JOG line at Cowes with 74 entries in 4 classes going east on the building tide.

It was a fetch from No Mans Fort to Bembridge Ledge with some reaching spinnakers and then more colour as downwind sails were hoisted to get the fleet on the way to St Catherine's Point. Most boats had plenty of gybing practice while tucking in close to the Island's southern coastline going for best tide-cheating and getting just a little surfing in the wind acceleration and chop around the headlands.

Poole to Cowes on Sunday took the fleet back by the more direct route of North Head buoy and Hurst Narrows to Cowes. The breeze was north easterly and around 18 knots giving enough to think about going to windward with a bit more provided by the tide in the Poole Bay chop. Boats that struck out on port towards the Needles Channel seemed to get the best of things before taking starboard tack to North Head and the inner channel to get into the Solent.

Then it was a case of tacking to stay in maximum tide which was made easier in the flatter water of the Solent before hitting the line off Gurnard buoy with approximately half of the fleet being tide assisted all the way.

Cowes - Poole Results, winner by class:
Class 3: 1st Incognito, Paul McNamara & Tony Lowe, Beneteau 40.7
Class 4: Just So, David & William McGough, J 109
Class 5: Shades of Blue, Ed Holton, J110
Class 6: Polly, Meakins & Cudmore, Impala 28
Double-Handed: Jacana, Paul Wood, J 105

Poole - Cowes Results, winner by class:
Class 3: Dusty P, Richard Patrick, Beneteau First 40
Class 4: 1st Moontiger IV, Tim & Karen Gabriel, J 109
Class 5: Shades of Blue, Ed Holton, J110
Class 6: Xara, Jonathan & Anne Rolls, Swan 38 SR
Double-Handed: Xtract, Mrs N Gardner & Mr D Stock, X 302

Final JOG Races this year:
Cherbourg, Friday 26th September, first start 18:00
Cowes -Owers - Cowes, Saturday 11th October, first start 08:30

Entry Forms, full race programme & crew available/boats looking for crew information all now available online at www.jog.org.uk

Industry News
Over 100 players in 16 teams competed in the Marine Advertising Agency's annual 5-­‐a-­‐side tournament on Tuesday evening, which raised £1,000 for the Paediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) and G4 Surgery at Southampton General Hospital.

Teams from across the marine industry took part in the tournament, which takes place every year during the PSP Southampton Boat Show, competing alongside local teams from Southampton FC's sponsorship department and a team of PICU staff. The Southampton FC staff team pulled off a transfer coup by drafting in ex-­‐Premiership player and Tunisian centre back, Radhi Jaïdi, who used to play for the club. Jaïdi, who has over 100 caps for his country, scored a penalty clinching his team's victory over Dean & Reddyhoff's Haslar Harriers in the knock out stages of the Cup competition.

Regulars, global marine transport company Peters & May made it to the final of the Plate competition but lost 2 - 0 to new entrants, National Boat Shows who took home the Plate trophy. In the Cup competition another seasoned team, Southampton Boat Show sponsors, PSP Logistics, beat the Southampton FC staff team 2 - 0 to reach the final.

Overall victory in the Cup competition went to the Matchtech 1 team, keeping the Cup at the technical recruitment agency's HQ for the fourth year running. -- Mike Shepherd, marineadagency.com

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The RS Aero was unveiled in March and has rapidly gained popularity since that first moment. Several hundred boats have already been ordered, all over the world, with the majority of owners aiming to race their boats.

A Class Association is being formed to organise events, communications, training and other activities. One of the first important steps has been to identify a Class Association Manager to work alongside a committee of owners and a network of club fleet captains to get things underway.

The RS Aero Class Association Manager will be Peter Barton, a talented, winning sailor across many classes and a respected coach.

An RS Aero Class website is under construction at www.RSaerosailing.org and membership will go live via the site shortly. An online registration system is already active, where all owners should enter their details to register their warranty and obtain their boat's Registration Document, required for racing and resale etc.

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On Tuesday 16th September, Ben Ainslie Racing (BAR) Team Principal, Sir Ben Ainslie, launched a new team partnership with Yamaha Motor in the UK.  The occasion was the presentation of the first of the BAR team's new 9.8m Scorpion Serket RIB chase boats, with twin Yamaha F225 engines, delivered at the Southampton Boat Show.

Both Scorpion and Yamaha are working closely with the America's Cup team to build bespoke vessels that concentrate on BAR's core sustainability goals

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The International Sailing Federation (ISAF) is pleased to announce that Marine Resources has joined the Connect to Sailing initiative as a Performance Partner for 'marine recruitment services'.

For more information on what recruitment services Marine Resources offers, please visit the Connect to Sailing partner section of the ISAF website here and to benefit from the special offers provided by Marine Resources as part of this partnership quote this code in all communication: MR-ISAFC2S

The Connect to Sailing initiative of the International Sailing Federation is enabling all nations, be they emerging, developing or developed to grow awareness of, and increase accessibility to sailing in all of its many forms. Since the official launch of the Connect to Sailing initiative in 2009, alongside the creation of a dedicated Training and Development department within the International Sailing Federation, over 55 Nations across all continents have benefitted from the support of Connect to Sailing.

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Some of the biggest names in racing underwent intensive safety training with Ocean Safety in preparation for the Volvo Race, one of the world's most prestigious round-the-world races, which starts on October 11th.

Ocean Safety worked with the Volvo Ocean Race crews during the third week of August at South Shield Marine School's state of the art survival training centre.

Ocean Safety, the UK's largest independent safety supplier, has provided the majority of all the necessary lifesaving equipment to the seven yachts taking part in the 37,000 mile race, including lifejackets, liferafts, man overboard recovery systems and other vital onboard equipment.  The company's General Manager, Alistair Hackett, has been working with the crew members to ensure that they are all aware of the equipment onboard and familiar with how to use it.  -- www.oceansafety.com

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Bavaria Yachts has made changes to its management structure. It announced job promotions for three executives.

The German builder said that Daniel Kohl, who has been Bavaria's product manager since 2010, was promoted to chief product officer (CPO). Kohl will be responsible for the company's product range and marketing efforts. Kohl has also been tasked to help Nautitech CEO Bruno Voisard build that new division of Bavaria.

Sebastian Jurgens, who joined Bavaria last spring as chief operating officer (COO), has also taken over Bavaria's design and product development departments. His additional responsibilities began in August.

Former consultant Christian Hollstein was appointed as Bavaria's chief financial officer (CFO). He assumed that position on September 15.

All three executives report to Constantin von Bulow, CEO of Bavaria Yachtbau.

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Scuttlebutt Europe #3174 - 19 September

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Double Dutch Gold In Laser and Laser Radial at Santander 2014 ISAF Worlds
Photo by Richard Langdon/Ocean Images, www.oceanimages.co.uk. Click on image to enlarge.

Santander A live crowd of thousands and a worldwide TV audience watched the Laser and Laser Radial fleets conclude racing at the Santander 2014 ISAF Sailing World Championships with Dutch dominance afoot.

Marit Bouwmeester (NED) took a ten point lead into the Laser Radial Medal Race and finished third to seal the deal with Josefin Olsson (SWE) taking silver and Evi Van Acker (BEL) picking up bronze.

Nicholas Heiner (NED) dominated the Laser Medal Race as he emphatically sealed the world championship title. Tom Burton (AUS) had to settle for silver whilst Nick Thompson (GBR) takes bronze.

Medal races for RSX Men and Women on Friday. 470 Men and Women on Saturday, 49er FX/49er/Finn/Nacra 17 on Sunday.

www.santander2014.com

Santander 2014 ISAF Microsite
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Will Ocean Racers Follow Franklin To The Ends Of The Arctic?
Robert Molnar has a vision: an ocean race from New York to the Canadian Pacific city of Victoria, via the Arctic.

"Because of climate change, we can do this race," Molnar told CNN.

He pictures oceangoing sailboats hugging the Atlantic coast up through Halifax to western Greenland, then heading west through the Northwest Passage to Tuktoyaktuk on Canada's Arctic coastline, before rounding Alaska to Dutch Harbor and, at last, Victoria.

In 2017, Molnar plans to make this a reality in the form of the Sailing the Arctic Race, or STAR.

Molnar tells CNN he has Volvo Ocean Race participants prepared to take part in the inaugural race through the Northwest Passage, scheduled to begin in June 2017 and end in late September or early October. "We already have more people willing to attend than there are spaces for boats," he adds. "I want to go with 20 to 25 boats and the good thing is we have so many people wanting to go.

edition.cnn.com/2014/09/15/sport/arctic-sailing-race/index.html

Event site: sailingthearcticrace.org

Four Go Through To Quarter Finals
As the wind came up today so did the tight match racing action in the second day of Qualifying at the Chicago Match Cup, the only US stop on the Alpari World Match Racing Tour. Securing their Quarter Finals places are defending Chicago Match Cup champion Taylor Canfield (US One), Ian Williams (GAC Pindar), Pierre Antoine Morvan (Vannes Agglo Sailing Team) and Phil Robertson (Waka Racing). The remaining eight teams will try again in tomorrow's Repechage to take the final four places, while the four victors from today will wait to see who they face in the Quarter Finals.

Today the top two teams from yesterday continued their winning ways and ended up well clear of the field of twelve teams from nine nations. Taylor Canfield (ISV) US One continued to lead the pack from yesterday, achieving a nearly undefeated record by falling only to Phil Robertson (NZL) Waka Racing and accumulating 10 points.

Next on the leaderboard was Ian Williams (GBR) GAC Pindar, who fell to fellow Tour Card holders Canfield and Bjorn Hansen (SWE) Hansen Sailing Team to score 9 points and get his invitation to the next stage

The Repechage continues tomorrow at 0930.

Stage 4 Chicago Match Race, Alpari World Match Racing Tour Qualifying Results
Taylor Canfield (ISV) US One 10-1
Ian Williams (GBR) GAC Pindar 9-2
Pierre Antoine Morvan (FRA) Vannes Agglo Sailing Team 7-4
Phil Robertson (NZL) Waka Racing 7-4
Mathieu Richard (FRA) LunaJets 7-4
Chris Steele (NZL) 36 Below Racing 5-6
Tom Slingsby (AUS) Team Tom Slingsby 4-7
Joachim Aschenbrenner (DEN) Team Trifork 4-7
Keith Swinton (AUS) Team Alpari FX 4-7
Björn Hansen (SWE) Hansen Sailing Team 4-7
Eric Monnin (SUI) Team Sailbox 3-8
Don Wilson (USA) Chicago Match Race Center 2-9

ChicagoCup.org
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South Coast Excitement Builds For Farr 280
Farr 280 With the first UK boat about to arrive, Activate, the UK Sales agent, is ready for a busy programme of boat testing and demonstrations.

The inaugural viewing of this exciting Grand Prix racer will be at the Royal Thames Yacht Club, Knightsbridge, on the 25th September. This will be the first chance for prospective owners to see the quality and craftsmanship of this Premier Composite Technologies, built race boat. With more than 100 guests attending, spaces are however, short and further enquiries should be directed to John Taylor in the Activate office, to confirm attendance at this reception (john@activateswitch.com).

Group test sailing weekends

For groups of people keen to test the boat and develop their local fleets, the Farr 280 will be sailing regularly on the South Coast and in the Solent, as follows:

Poole: 4th and 5th October
Lymingtom: 11th October
Hamble: 18th October
Cowes: 25th and 26th October

Andrew Palfrey, multiple world champion to sail the Farr 280

Activate is delighted to announce that it has brought multiple world champion, AC Coach and former Olympic sailor Andrew Palfrey on-board, to help with the demo days. Andrew, who specialises in one-design tuning and coaching, is excited about this boat and he will also be available to help owners develop and sail their own boats to maximum effect. "Having looked at the polars for this boat, I am excited about the prospect of tuning and sailing it," comments Andrew. "From what I have seen, the boat should perform very well in UK conditions, with upwind speeds touching 7 knots and downwind well in excess of 20. Irrespective of the type of racing undertaken; one design or IRC, I will expect to see everyone getting off the water with a big smile and I look forward to seeing the class grow rapidly in the UK."

To book to attend the Royal Thames Reception or to discuss a test sail, please contact Activate on +44 1983 200901.

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Quantum Racing Moving On Up
TP52 As the ZENITH Royal Cup Marina Ibiza regatta rolls into Friday's coastal race Quantum Racing have now more than doubled their overall lead in the Barclays 52 SUPER SERIES on the difficult, hard to read race tracks off Ibiza Town.

Light winds wrote the same story again for the second day of racing. Azzurra won the first race of the day to become the fourth different crew to have won in Ibiza at this regatta, but Quantum Racing again proved supreme in the second contest, winning their second race of the week to also increase their leading margin in the regatta, firmly on course now to add to their event wins in Porto Cervo and Palma.

Quantum Racing's second and first today is the best scoring aggregate from the two races. But Sled are proving themselves well able to mix it with Azzurra and Ran Racing, posting a third and fourth for the day to lie third overall for the regatta, just one point behind Azzurra.

Light winds are expected to prevail again for Friday's coastal race which should be between 20 and 30 miles.

Standings: ZENITH Royal Cup Marina Ibiza
Overall after 5 races

1. Quantum Racing, USA, (Doug De Vos USA), 9 points
2. Azzurra, ITA, (Alberto Roemmers ARG), 17
3. Sled, USA, (Takashi Okura JPN), 18
4. Ran Racing, SWE, (Niklas Zennström SWE), 19
5. Gaastra Pro, NED (Marc Blees NED), 23
6. Gladiator, GBR, (Tony Langley GBR), 28
7. Provezza 7, TUR, (Ergin Imre TUR), 30
8. Phoenix, BRA, (Eduardo de Souza Ramos BRA), 36

www.52superseries.com

Who Will Be The 36th J/24 World Champion?
Newport, Rhode Island, USA: The legend lives on 37 years after Rod Johnstone built the first J/24.

Seventy-one teams from 13 nations are registered to compete in the 2014 J/24 World Championship in Newport, Rhode Island. The J/24 Class continues its legacy of comprehensive International representation at its World Championships, with the following countries on hand this year: Argentina, Barbados, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Peru, Uruguay and the United States. Sail Newport is proud to be hosting the 2014 J/24 World Championship. Open to those who have qualified, this event will bring together the best of the best from around the world for five days of fantastic competition in the waters off Newport.

Racing commences Monday, September 22 and continues through Friday, September 26. Photos will be available on the J/24 Class Facebook page, as well as complete results at www.yachtscoring.com/emenu.cfm?eID=982. The fleet boasts an impressive array of talent and past champions from around the globe. A full list of entrants may be found on the regatta website.

Past J/24 World Champions include: Mauricio Santa Cruz, Alejo Rigoni, Tim Healy, Andrea Casale, Anthony Kotoun, Jens Hookanson, Lorenzo Bressani, Brad Read, Kazuyuki Hyodo, Vasco Vascotto, Terry Hutchinson, Vince Brun, Chris Larson, Bill Fortenberry, Ken Read, Jim Brady, Larry Klein, John Kostecki, Francesco de Angelis, David Curtis, Ed Baird, John Kolius, Mark Bethwaite, Charlie Scott.

GPS Failure
It did not get a lot of public media attention at the time, though it was well-known in maritime circles, when the satellites in the Russian GLONASS GPS system failed for 11 hours last April. It was an unprecedented total disruption of a fully-operational satellite positioning service. As a result, the Russian GPS system was completely unusable to all worldwide GLONASS receivers.

The extent of the disruption has become clear following information released by the General Lighthouse Authorities of the UK and Ireland. GLA readings from their GLONASS receiver in Harwich showed location errors of over 30 nautical miles off the UK coastline.

Apparently the problem occurred because of what were described as "bad ephemerides" being uploaded to satellites. Navigation messages from every satellite requires ephemeris data which is used by the satellite to check its orbital position and information about the time and status of the entire constellation. This data is then processed by user/receivers on the ground to compute their precise position. Less than a fortnight after the first failure, a second malfunction occurred temporarily knocking-out nine GLONASS satellites.

A Royal Academy of Engineering report in 2011 declared that the UK was becoming dangerously over-reliant on Global Navigation Satellite Systems. Use of space-borne positioning and timing data is now widespread, in everything from freight movement to synchronisation of computer networks. The academy found that "too few of these applications have alternatives should the primary sat-nav signals go down".

There is a detailed article about the failure of the GLONASS system and the implications for GPS in the September edition of Seaways, the international journal of The Nautical Institute.

From Afloat magazine: afloat.ie/blogs/

Caribbean Racing Circuit
Local islander and America's Cup team helmsman Peter Holmberg gives a preview of next year's premiere regattas around the Caribbean. Each featured event has its own unique attributes and flavour, allowing teams to select those that suit their style, their type of racing and their schedule...

The Caribbean racing circuit fits nicely within the international race and weather calendar. The circuit starts in January when our sailing conditions are perfect, and runs through April, which places it perfectly after Key West Race Week and before the racing season starts in Europe or America. New this year is a slight adjustment of dates for a couple of regattas which now gives each event its own time slot, so no overlapping events with conflicting dates.

First on the list of logistics is whether to sail your own boat down, ship it here, or just charter a boat. Several teams sail on their own bottoms and, providing they allow a timeframe to pick the right weather window, it's a reasonable crossing from Europe or America. Just remember, as my brother John says, the most dangerous thing about a delivery is a calendar! The other option is to select one of several shipping agents or companies that cater for the growing number of boats coming down in December-January, and returning in April-May, both to North America and Europe.

A new event this year that will serve to bring more boats from Europe to the Caribbean is the RORC Transatlantic Race, a 2,800-mile event that starts on 29 November in Lanzarote and finishes in Grenada.

Full article in Seahorse magazine:
www.seahorsemagazine.com

Scandinavian Gold Cup 5.5m IC: Markus Weiser (GER) Wins In Tuscany
Maremma, Tuscany: The 70th Scandinavian Gold Cup, the international regatta reserved to the 5.5 Metre International Class, came to a close on Thursday 18 September in Porto Santo Stefano, Italy. 1st place for Markus Weiser (GER) on Mission Possible . Second Swiss Jurg Menzi on Marie Francoise XVIII and third Norwegian Kristian Nergaard on Artemis XIV. The race was organized by the Yacht Club Santo Stefano in collaboration with the Italian chapter of the 5.5m international class.

World-class racing continues in Porto Santo Stefano with the Classic Cup and the Evolution Cup leading up to the 5.5m World Championship 2014 (21-26 September 2014), also taking place in Maremma's pristine waters. 38 boats from 9 countries have entered the regatta and sailors from Austria, Bahamas, Finland, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, Switzerland and Italy will be racing off the coast of the Argentario and the National Park of Maremma.

The International 5.5 Metre Class was born in England in 1949 and was Olympic class from 1952 until 1968. Sailing with a crew of three, the 5.5m is still very popular both in Italy and abroad. The 5.5m IC World Fleet Online Database estimates that approximately 800 boats have been built around the World. The Class is divided into three divisions: Classic (designs before 1970), Evolution and Modern (designs from 1994).

www.5point5worlds.org

Fall Seamanship Training Opportunities at New York Yacht Club
The New York Yacht Club Seamanship Committee is offering two training opportunities on October 11 and 12. Guests and public are most welcome.

"Seamanship Saturday" is a full day of practical, hands-on training for all levels. This day will both introduce and build on principals taught at safety at sea seminars. You will walk away better prepared to handle emergencies at sea after practicing techniques yourselves during this event. Please note, this is not the same as a US Sailing Safety at Sea Seminar. It does promise to be a fun-filled day to refresh and improve your seamanship and safety skills.

Cost for this is $75, all-inclusive, and includes breakfast snack, lunch, and training materials.

The Personal Survival Course on Sunday, October 12, is geared towards serious offshore sailors. Class size is limited to the first 40 people to sign up due to the personal, detailed instruction. Graduates will earn a US Sailing certificate and fulfill ISAF 6.03 requirements for the 2015 Transatlantic Race and other European and Asian offshore races.

A discount is offered for those that have attended the April Safety at Sea Seminar hosted by NYYC and Storm Trysail Foundation.

The cost is $245 per person including a light breakfast, lunch, US Sailing fees and the course fees. There is a $70 discount for any participants who attended the NYYC/Storm Trysail Safety-at-Sea Seminar on April 4.

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Santander ISAF Sailing World Championships
The Santander 2014 ISAF Sailing World Championships has been brought to a close with the French team picking up the IOC President's Trophy.

Hundreds of thousands of sailing enthusiasts, local residents, friends and family have passed through the championship venue and the closing ceremony was no different with a packed crowd watching the conclusion of the event.

At the closing ceremony the French team received the IOC President's Trophy which is presented to the best overall performing nation. Julien Bontemps (FRA) and Charline Picon (FRA) started the medal rush as they picked up men's and women's RS:X honours with Thomas Goyard taking men's bronze. Billy Besson and Marie Riou (FRA) gave the nation a further gold to celebrate, picking up Nacra 17 gold with a day to spare.

With 138 Rio 2016 Olympic Sailing Competition places up for grabs across the ten Olympic events, thirty nine nations have secured at least one spot on the Rio start line.

Final top three by class:

470 Men
1. Mathew Belcher / William Ryan, AUS, 25.30 points
2. Sime Fantela / Igor Marenic, CRO, 44
3. Panagiotis Mantis / Pavlos Kagialis, GRE, 47

470 Women
1. Lara Vadlau / Jolanta Ogar, AUT, 34
2. Jo Aleh / Polly Powrie, NZL, 45
3. Hannah Mills / Saskia Clark, GBR, 50

49er Men
1. Peter Burling / Blair Tuke, NZL, 36
2. Jonas Warrer / Anders Thomsen, DEN, 82
3. Nathan Outteridge / Iain Jensen, AUS, 86

49erFX Women
1. Martine Soffiatti Grael / Kahena Kunze, BRA, 41
2. Ida Marie Baad Nielsen / Marie Thusgaard Olsen, DEN, 41
3. Giulia Conti / Francesca Clapcich, ITA, 71

Finn Men
1. Giles Scott, GBR, 18
2. Ivan Kljakovic Gaspic, CRO, 32
3. Edward Wright, GBR, 50

Laser Men
1. Nicholas Heiner, NED, 45
2. Tom Burtonm AUS, 51
3. Nick Thompson, GBR, 55

Laser Radial Women
1. Marit Bouwmeester, NED, 33
2. Josefin Olsson, SWE, 49
3. Evi Van Acker, BEL, 56

Nacra 17
1. Billy Besson / Marie Riou, FRA, 27
2. Santiago Lange / Cecilia Carranza Saroli, ARG, 65
3. Jason Waterhouse / Lisa Darmanin, AUS, 66

RS:X Men
1. Julien Bontemps, FRA, 34
2. Przemyslaw Miarczynski, POL, 55
3. Thomas Goyard, FRA, 60

RS:X Women
1. Charline Picon, FRA, 27
2. Marina Alabau, ESP, 67
3. Maayan Davidovich, ISR, 67

www.santander2014.com

Santander 2014 ISAF Microsite: www.sailing.org/2014-ISAF-Worlds.php

Canfield Conquers Chicago Match Cup
Chicago, IlInoios, USA: In a masterful display of tenacious match race sailing in today's blustery conditions, Taylor Canfield (ISV) Team US One have successfully defended their Chicago Match Cup title, the only US event on the Alpari World Match Racing Tour (AWMRT). Canfield's US One team consists of tactician Rod Dawson, trimmer Mike Rehe and bowman Hayden Goodrick.

Canfield started strong in the 15-20+ knot northerly breeze that puffed and shifted all day, dominating all matches in the first-to-three point Semi Final against Bjorn Hansen (SWE) Hansen Sailing Team and amassing a convincing winning score of 3-0.

In the last match, Canfield wanted and took the right and successfully defended this side to where Williams never had a chance to get ahead. Even in one dial-down defence on the first beat, Canfield simply extended his lead more. With the breeze dropping slightly, and the big puffs of earlier matches no longer available to enable the trailing boat any opportunity to catch the leaders, Canfield went on to sail comfortably to the finish and his successful defence of the Chicago Match Cup, 3-1 over Williams.

Overall results of Stage 4 Chicago Match Cup, Alpari World Match Racing Tour

1. Taylor Canfield (ISV) US One
2. Ian Williams (GBR) GAC Pindar
3. Mathieu Richard (FRA) LunaJets
4. Bjorn Hansen (SWE) Hansen Sailing Team
5. Pierre Antoine Morvan (FRA) Vannes Agglo Sailing Team
6. Phil Robertson (NZL) WAKA Racing
7. Chris Steele (NZL) 36 Below Racing
8. Keith Swinton (AUS) Team Alpari FX
9. Tom Slingsby (AUS) Team Tom Slingsby
10. Eric Monnin (SUI) Team Sailbox
11. Don Wilson (USA) Chicago Match Race Center
12. Joachim Aschenbrenner (DEN) Aschenbrenner Racing

Full results: www.wmrt.com/component/wmrt/event_results/96.html

Perfect Conditions For The Last Day Of The EFG Motheurocup
With plenty of sun today, the "Ora engine" was revving up nicely across the whole lake. Under the watchful eye of the Acquafresca PRO, Luca Vangelista, four races were fired off, the last one being a three-lap race. By this time most sailors were definitely feeling their hiking muscles and had to find the extra energy in order to push through the last race. Some great battles were developing for the top spots as the sailors were swapping finishes in every race. Only Chris Rast put his stamp on this last Act by winning every single race, but not without having to fight it out with Carlo de Paoli, who showed great pace, starts and boat handling.

Rast was followed by De Paoli and Galeotti who after an OCS in the last race had to wait and see if Matthias Renker would finish well enough to claim the remaining spot on the podium. With a third in the last race for Renker he fell one point short of Galeotti and will have to seek revenge at the upcoming Swiss Nationals in Geneva at the End of October.

With a solid five Act wins it is also Chris Rast that walks away with the Euro 3000 prize money for winning the overall EFG MothEuroCup ranking for 2014.

Final top five, Act 6

1. Chris Rast, SUI, 5 points
2. Carlo De Paoli, ITA, 12
3. Giovanni Galeotti, BEL, 16
4. Mathias Renker, ISV, 17
5. Adriano Petrino, SUi, 26

www.motheurocup.com

Seahorse September 2014
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Speeding up the design curve
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The start of the fifth cycle
Former Figaro competitor Marcus Hutchinson takes stock as the Artemis Offshore Academy rolls into another round of pre-selections

Remarkably close
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Quantum Racing Clinch 2014 Barclays 52 Super Series Title
Photo by Max Ranchi, www.maxranchi.com. Click on image for photo gallery.

Super series Quantum Racing secured the 2014 Barclays 52 SUPER SERIES title today on Race 7 of the ZENITH Royal Cup Marina Ibiza regatta and on the next race they did enough to also win the Ibiza event, their third regatta title of the season.

The American flagged team of Doug DeVos came to Ibiza with a healthy points lead in the four event circuit which attracted 12 TP52s from ten different nations. They remained steadily consistent to close out their second 52 SUPER SERIES championship win in a row with a margin of 15 points over Azzurra and 19 points over Ran Racing.

Quantum Racing, skippered by America's Cup winner Ed Baird with Terry Hutchinson as tactician also won the US 52 SUPER SERIES in the early Spring and were crowned TP52 World Champions in Sardinia in June.

Final Standings: 2014 BARCLAYS 52 SUPER SERIES
2014 Season Overall after 4 Regattas (Top 6)
1. Quantum Racing, USA, (Doug De Vos USA), 81
2. Azzurra, ITA, (Alberto Roemmers ARG), 96
3. Ran Racing, SWE, (Niklas Zennstrom SWE), 100
4. Phoenix, BRA, (Eduardo de Souza Ramos BRA), 124
5. Gladiator, GBR, (Tony Langley GBR), 147
6. Provezza 7, TUR, (Ergin Imre TUR), 170

Final Standings: ZENITH Royal Cup Marina Ibiza
Overall after 8 races
1. Quantum Racing, USA, (Doug DeVos USA), 23 points
2. Azzurra, ITA, (Alberto Roemmers ARG), 26
3. Ran Racing, SWE, (Niklas Zennstrom SWE), 34
4. Sled, USA, (Takashi Okura USA), 36
5. Gaastra Pro, NED (Marc Blees NED), 38
6. Provezza 7, TUR, (Ergin Imre TUR), 40
7. Gladiator, GBR, (Tony Langley GBR), 45
8. Phoenix, BRA, (Eduardo de Souza Ramos BRA), 47

www.52superseries.com

Bart's Bash Races
Photo by Ingrid Abery, www.ingridabery.com. Click on image for photo gallery.

Bart's Bash I am pretty sure I will not be on the winning boat this weekend but, for once, that is a long way down my list of priorities. The quest to bring the America's Cup back to Great Britain can wait for a few days.

Sunday's inaugural Bart's Bash is an event I have been looking forward for a long time. A Guinness World Record attempt for the Largest Sailing Race ever (actually hundreds of races all held within a 24hr window), in memory of my great friend and one of this country's greatest Olympic sailors, Andrew Simpson, who tragically lost his life in an America's Cup training accident last year.

The idea is to raise funds for the Andrew Simpson Sailing Foundation, a charity set up to encourage and inspire young children to get involved in sailing, something that Bart, one of the kindest and most generous of souls, was particularly passionate about.

The response has been unbelievable, almost overwhelming; a true testament to Bart's popularity within the sailing community. Already over 11,000 sailors from 700 sailing clubs across 65 countries have signed up, which means that from New Zealand to Newquay, from Hawaii to Heathrow - which is where I'll be racing on the Queen Mary Reservoir - there will be hundreds of races taking place in memory of Bart. -- Sir Ben Ainslie

www.telegraph.co.uk

Lorient Horta Solo Leg 2
At 1500hrs on Friday, Gwenole Gahinet, on the Figaro Safran-Guy Cotten, left Horta on the return leg of Lorient Horta Solo. Just before the start, the 18 competitors headed north, their destination: Lorient, where a finish around September 27 is expected. The task: 1,250 miles of solo offshore racing.

After a four-day stopover in Horta, Gahinet left behind the wild and magnificent volcanic island of Faial, keen to return. It was the first time the skipper had been to this archipelago that is very popular with professional and amateur sailors making Atlantic crossings.

The 1,250 miles of racing across the Atlantic could be difficult for the 18 soloists. "The first challenge is to negotiate the light winds at the start," Gahinet explained. "We'll have to take a route to the north or northwest in order to catch the breeze that will gradually turn to east before settling again to a northerly. At its peak, we should have 25 knots of wind, which is pretty considerable upwind on a Figaro Beneteau." Strategically, it looks like being an exciting leg, because managing all these small transitions requires a lot of thought and careful analysis of weather charts and the sea-state.

The fleet is expected around September 27 in Lorient harbour, where the winner of this first edition of the Lorient Horta Solo will be crowned along with the champion of the France Elite de Course au Large en solitaire (France's elite offshore solo sailing championship).

www.lorienthortasolo.com

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Tom Carruthers Wins Etchells North Americans
With the top 5 within a point of each other entering the third and final day at the International Etchells Class North American Championship, Tom Carruthers and his team of Andrew Palfrey and Chris Busch posted a 4-1 to win the day and seal the victory. In second was Steve Benjamin with Peter Duncan in third.

Final results (Top 5 of 32; 8 races, 1 discard)
1. Elizabeth, Thomas Carruthers / Andrew Palfrey / Chris Busch , USA, 25 points
2. SCIMITAR, Steve Benjamin / Chris Larson / Scott Norris , USA, 30
3. Raging Rooster, Peter Duncan / Jud Smith / Tom Blackwel , USA, 33
4. The Horn, Anatole Masfen / Dirk Kneulman / Andrew Wills , NZL, 34
5. Lifted, Jim Cunningham / Mark Ivey / Jeff Madrigali / Bryn Bachman, USA, 35

www.sailingscuttlebutt.com

Event site: https://www.chicagoyachtclub.org/2014etchellsnac

Not Sailing But Very Cool
It's not true mental telepathy -- not yet, anyway -- but an international group of researchers is reporting they've successfully transmitted information in a brain-to-brain link between two humans.

Scientists from the U.S., France and Spain say they leveraged several technologies, including computers and the Internet, to send information between test subjects in India and France, separated by 5,000 miles, without carrying out any invasive procedures on the subjects.

By utilizing an electroencephalogram connected to the Internet and transcranial magnetic stimulation, in which electromagnetic induction is used to externally stimulate a brain, it proved possible to communicate information from one human brain to another, the researchers report.

www.techtimes.com

Report: www.plosone.org

Simon Cash-Reed
It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Simon Cash-Reed, founder and Chief Executive of Seago Yachting. Simon passed away peacefully in his sleep on Saturday 6th September, following a long battle with illness.

Seago was founded by Simon Cash-Reed and Andrew Mills in 2003. Seago is a marine distribution business based in East Sussex. Simon started his career in the marine industry in 1977 with his own business XM Yachting

Simon's son in law Daniel Temple will take over the daily management of Seago, supported by other family members and the Seago team. Dan has worked at Seago for the last year.

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Breezy Opening Day Of J/24 World Championship
Newport, RI, USA: Newport welcomed 70 teams from around the globe with wind and waves on the first of five days at the 2014 J/24 World Championship. The top of the fleet saw some familiar names but also some fresher faces. Mark Hillman's Sokokumaru (USA) and Vernon Robert's Gringa DC (Chile) are tied at five points, with Hillman having the first-place advantage thanks to a bullet. Will Welles's Cougar (USA) landed just two points behind in third place.

Teams battled blustery conditions on the ocean course, with five-leg races and 1.5 mile opening beats. Racing continues for the 70 teams from 13 nations (Argentina, Barbados, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Peru, Uruguay and the United States) through Friday.

Top five after two races:
1. Mark Hillman, USA, 5 points
2. Vernon Robert, CHI, 5
3. Will Welles, USA, 7
4. Mauricio Santa Cruz, BRA, 16
5. Pedro Garra, URU, 17

Full results: www.yachtscoring.com/emenu.cfm?eID=982

Regates Royales De Cannes - Trophee Panerai
In less than 24 hours nearly 150 yachts will dock out the Vieux Port in Cannes for the opening day of the 36th edition of the Regates Royales de Cannes - Trophee Panerai. The forecast weather conditions with strong winds expected, should make for an even more action packed regatta.

Classics and Dragons will compete on a race area most of the sailors know well but that every year offers something new and unexpected. For the first racing day, crews will be faced with challenging conditions, the forecast already predicts breeze of 15 to 17 knots.

Most of the one design Dragon fleet is being put in the water and working on having their mast stepped and preparing for racing tomorrow. Always a numerous fleet, some 50 have entered this year and hope to win the title. Thirteen nations are represented in the class including entries from Australia, Russia, Estonia, Finland, France, Sweden, Great Britain...

With 16 centenary boats, the classic fleet is the perfect example of the Regates Royales' spirit of yachting. Two yachts, Moonbeam IV and Morwenna celebrate their 100th anniversary and join the centenarians' club.

Racing on the 36th edition of the Regates Royales - Trophee Panerai starts Tuesday 23rd of September.

www.regatesroyales.com

Marinepool - Clothing Partner of the Extreme Sailing Series™
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We have built a reputation for outstanding quality, excellent service and quick and reliable deliveries. These are only a few of the reasons why no less than 4 of this year´s teams in the Extreme Sailing Series™, among them 2012 and 2013 Champions The Wave, Muscat, are racing in Marinepool kit.

Using only the best materials and state of the art production technologies, no detail is omitted to ensure every product is optimized before it reaches the market. More than 23 years of experience and design excellence, plus the invaluable input of the world class athletes proudly wearing Marinepool garments, guarantee the products are at the cutting edge of technology.

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As a group of companies with German roots and head quarters, operating in 43 countries, with product lines ranging from performance sailing clothing and a test winning life jacket range to maritime fashion, Marinepool is uniquely qualified and the perfect match for the clothing requirements of YOUR sailing team or company.

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EFG Sailing Arabia The Tour
After four successful years, EFG Sailing Arabia - The Tour, has matured into an event that offers golden opportunities for teams looking for a unique challenge, maximum brand exposure and big returns during the European winter season, writes Sue Pelling.

On similar lines to the Tour de France a la Voile, this event naturally appeals to commercially driven teams seeking maximum brand exposure and big returns. However, the focus is also on club/corporate teams, or teams from the armed forces that may wish to not only exploit their sailing talent on the international circuit, but also to use SATT as a team building exercise, and as a platform in which to help build international relations.

Since its inception in 2011, EFG Sailing Arabia - The Tour (SATT) has grown in popularity and prestige both locally and internationally and has become a media success story. In its first year, the event yielded US$3.8m of PR media return, in the following years that value doubled to more than US$9m and in 2014 it achieved more than US$13.5m of coverage.

Among those hoping to take part again in 2015 are Team Messe Frankfurt - the young student team from Plymouth - headed by Marcel Herrera who finished second overall to Sidney Gavignet and team on EFG Bank (Monaco), and Team Delft Challenge - TU Delft led by Kay Heemskerk who took third.

Full article in Seahorse: www.seahorsemagazine.com

Howth's Maritime & Sailing History Is Brought Centre Stage
Aura and Deilginis off the Royal Yacht Squadron Castle at Cowes in July 2013 during the Classic One Designs Regatta. It is thought to be the first time the Howth 17s were in the Solent. Photo by Mel Massey. Click on image to enlarge.

Howth 17 The world's most historically interesting and best-preserved one design keelboat class is hidden in plain sight just 14 kilometres from the heart of Dublin. And at the entrance to the harbour where these very significant boats have their secret summer existence, there stands the most perfect little classic lighthouse you ever saw. It too is hidden in full view.

Or at least, it all seems virtually invisible for many of the folk who live in Howth, who have simply become so accustomed to the presence of the 1817-built lighthouse and the 1898-founded Howth Seventeen Class that they scarcely appear to notice them any more. They seem to take them for granted, as is the case many of the other special features of what is a remarkably successful fishing and sailing port.

Well, maybe they do take a little bit of notice. Certainly if some environment-altering project gets under way which doesn't meet with quiet general approval, you'd be surprised by the level of opposition which can be aroused, and with effect too. But it's part of Howth's reserved way of doing and seeing things not to make a song and dance about local features of importance and attraction when they are as they should be. -- WM Nixon in Afloat:

afloat.ie/blogs/sailing-saturday-with-wm-nixon

Cheminees Poujoulat Launches
Bernard Stamm and Jean Le Cam. Photo by Rivacom. Click on image to enlarge.

Cheminees Poujoulat After completing her refit on Tuesday 16 September and then having her keel stepped on Wednesday, the 60-foot monohull Cheminees Poujoulat with which Bernard Stamm and Jean Le Cam will take the start of the Barcelona World Race on 31 December 2014, was launched on the morning of Thursday 18 September in Brest.

The former 'Mare' of Jorg Riechers is a Farr design launched in 2007 with which Michel Desjoyeaux won the Vendee Globe 2008-2009. It then took second in the Barcelona World Race 2010-2011 with Iker Martinez and Xabi Fernandez, then lined up at the start of the Vendee Globe 2012-2013 with Jeremie Beyou.

poujoulat.bernard-stamm.com

South Coast Excitement Builds For Farr 280
Farr 280 With the first UK boat about to arrive, Activate, the UK Sales agent, is ready for a busy programme of boat testing and demonstrations.

The inaugural viewing of this exciting Grand Prix racer will be at the Royal Thames Yacht Club, Knightsbridge, on the 25th September. This will be the first chance for prospective owners to see the quality and craftsmanship of this Premier Composite Technologies, built race boat. With more than 100 guests attending, spaces are however, short and further enquiries should be directed to John Taylor in the Activate office, to confirm attendance at this reception (john@activateswitch.com).

Group test sailing weekends

For groups of people keen to test the boat and develop their local fleets, the Farr 280 will be sailing regularly on the South Coast and in the Solent, as follows:

Poole: 4th and 5th October
Lymingtom: 11th October
Hamble: 18th October
Cowes: 25th and 26th October

Andrew Palfrey, multiple world champion to sail the Farr 280

Activate is delighted to announce that it has brought multiple world champion, AC Coach and former Olympic sailor Andrew Palfrey on-board, to help with the demo days. Andrew, who specialises in one-design tuning and coaching, is excited about this boat and he will also be available to help owners develop and sail their own boats to maximum effect. "Having looked at the polars for this boat, I am excited about the prospect of tuning and sailing it," comments Andrew. "From what I have seen, the boat should perform very well in UK conditions, with upwind speeds touching 7 knots and downwind well in excess of 20. Irrespective of the type of racing undertaken; one design or IRC, I will expect to see everyone getting off the water with a big smile and I look forward to seeing the class grow rapidly in the UK."

To book to attend the Royal Thames Reception or to discuss a test sail, please contact Activate on +44 1983 200901.

farr280.com

Vulcain Trophy
On Friday and Saturday, the D35 fleet battled it out on Lake Leman for one last time this season at the Grand Prix SAP. Despite the summer temperatures, the wind was unstable and continually changing. Neck and neck with Realstone throughout the weekend, the championship podium was decided only in the last race of the Grand Prix. Thanks to four podium finishes this season, including victory at the Bol d'Or Mirabaud, the black and gold catamaran thus finishes on the 2014 Vulcain Trophy podium, in third position. For Spindrift racing, as well as its Swiss partners (Mirabaud, Genes-x and Zenith), it is a very positive result.

Dona Bertarelli took the helm of Ladycat for this final event of the season, accompanied by tactician Yann Guichard and the ever-reliable crew of Xavier Revil, Jacques Guichard, Christophe Espagnon and Francois Morvan.

The team's focus will now turn to the ocean, with the 10th edition of the Route du Rhum-Destination Guadeloupe due to commence in Saint-Malo on November 2nd. Yann Guichard is racing single-handed aboard the maxi-trimaran Spindrift 2.

Overall standings in 2014 Vulcain Trophy:
1. Alinghi, 24 points
2. Realstone, 26
3. Ladycat powered by Spindrift racing, 28
4. Mobimo, 36
5. Zen Too, 36
6. Team Tilt, 42
7. Veltigroup, 51
8. Okalys, 59
9. Racing Djamgo, 69
10. Oryx, 72
11. Ylliam, Comptoir immobilier, 85

spindrift-racing.com
vulcaintrophy.com/en/

Industry News
Southerly Yachts accrued debts of more than £800,000 when it went into liquidation at the end of last month.

The boat builder based in Chichester, West Sussex, got into trouble after only 15 months of trading.

The company had only £200 in cash as assets on the books when it folded.

Southerly Yachts, formerly known as SY Yachts Southern Ltd, also had to be rescued from receivership in May 2013 with debts totaling almost £2m.

A list of Southerly's latest creditors has now been published by Companies House, stating the boat builder owed £809,940 to more than 50 claimants.

Fifty employees have lost their jobs as a result of the companies closure, which sees the end of more than 300 years of boat building in the area.

www.ybw.com/news/

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This year's Genoa International Boat Show is renewed and more dynamic, adapting to the needs of an industry in trouble, say the organisers.

Compared to last year, they say membership is growing. The most active sectors involve sailing boats and small to medium sized motorboats.

There is a new layout, plus enhanced services and infrastructure. This year, visiting the show will be easier and a more engaging experience, they say.

Moreover, the two essential goals set from the outset for the 54th Genoa Boat Show have been fully achieved: strong internationalisation and promotion of all Italian excellence, as showcased by our boat industry.

The show has a surface area of 180,000 square metres, 100,000 of which is in water; 760 exhibitors, 1,000 vessels presented and over 100 new features. The show has also been extended by one day over last year.

But the sector is - apparently - recovering. The sailing sector has registered a 22% increase in the number of boats displayed, some being world premiered. The number of exhibitors of sailing accessories has grown by 50%, and the figures recorded by the multihulls sector are also excellent.

www.boatingbusiness.com

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The 2014 PSP Southampton Boat Show drew to a close on Sunday with visitor figures on a par with last year and many exhibitors reporting equalling last year's total sales by mid-show.

The improving economy and good weather throughout the 10 days resulted in 112,000 visitors and strong sales reported throughout the duration of the show, with the very first sale of a boat being made by 10.30am on the opening day.

Thoughts are now turning to the new look London Boat Show which will take place early in 2015. Exhibitors are quickly signing up to take space including Beneteau, which will be back at the show exhibiting after a three-year absence.

Beneteau will join other big names such as Princess, Sunseeker, Fairline, Jeanneau (sail & power), Bavaria, Kelvin Hughes, Volvo, Raymarine, Garmin, Fischer Panda, Aquafax, Andark, IPC and many more.

The 2015 London Boat Show takes place from 9 to 18 January at ExCeL London.

www.boatingbusiness.com

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In conjunction with the final Danish Sailing League event sailed recently in Aarhus, the Danish Sailing Association (Dansk Sejlunion) has announced that their future one-design keelboat for its associated clubs will be the International J/70.

The decision by the Danish Sailing Association has been a lengthy process. In fact, the input from club sailors participating in the Danish J/70 Sailing League was critical to the decision. After three league events- Rungsted, Sønderborg and Hellerup- the J/70 was tested thoroughly in all sailing conditions (light air, flat water to heavy air and rough, steep seas).

Helping the local Danish sailing clubs on the purchase and finance of their J/70s is "DS Club Finance". The sailor and entrepreneur Ib Kunoe, Chairman of Consolidated Holding, launched with the Danish Sailing Association a financing solution for clubs through the establishment of DS Club Finance.

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* From Mike Butterfield GBR IRO IU IJ: Displaying Flags "Over"

I have always worked with the rule book to display N over A or H or AP over A or H, or a numeral.

Similarly I have displayed signals over a class flag to designate the signal applies to that fleet only in multi fleet regattas.

I now am having some difficulty with this I find:

1. On yachts the fly is not long enough not display many flags, especially so they can be seen.

2. When using poles, as is very common now, there is no real height for many flags and they are hard, in an emergency, (when they are often needed) to fit to the poles. Most flags are not made for this.

I note that in RRS 33 when changing the next leg of the course, we just have to display Charlie and the red, green or course board. If there is no confusion here why can we not do this for the other flags.

These signals are used when there is little else displayed so little chance of confusion. It solves the problem of the short fly and the fixing of two or more flags to a pole. I would love to hear from anyone with any comments on this, because the rules to permit it could be promoted to ISAF for the next rule book.

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5.5m IC World Championship
Photo by Carlo Borlenghi. Click on image to enlarge.

5.5m Two great races completed on the second day of the 5.5m World Championship 2014 in Porto Santo Stefano, Tuscany. A challenging course for the 37 yachts from Bahamas, Finland, Germany, Netherlands, Norway, Switzerland and Italy that sailed under sunny skies with winds from the east north-east at 8-15 knots gusting to 23 and flat azure seas with occasional whitecaps.

After two races, 1st Artemis XIV - Kristian Neergaard (NOR57), 2nd John B - Gavin McKinney (BAH19) and 3rd Sinewave - Thomas Muller (GER82). Mission Possible - Markus Wieser (GER79) wins Race 1 and Sinewave - Thomas Muller (GER82) wins Race 2.

Videos of racing
Photo gallery

Top Three Results Overall:
1. Artemis XIV - Kristian Neergaard, NOR, 4 points
2. John B - Gavin McKinney, BAH, 6
3. Sinewave - Thomas Muller, GER, 9

The weather forecast for Wednesday 24 September calls for violent thunderstorms starting this evening and stormy conditions tomorrow with southeasterly winds at 20-22 knots.

www.5point5worlds.org

San Francisco Return For Rolex Farr 40 Fleet
The 17th edition of the Rolex Farr 40 World Championship will be held in San Francisco, California next month (15-18 October). More than 20 yachts are expected to take part in the defining juncture of the Farr 40 racing season

The St. Francis Yacht Club in San Francisco, last hosted this event in 2004; however, the Farr 40 fleet recently had the opportunity to test the famed wind and tidal conditions of San Francisco Bay during September's Rolex Big Boat Series. The current Rolex Farr 40 World Champion, Italy's Alberto Rossi, sailing Enfant Terrible, finished second overall at the event, succumbing to Rolex Farr 40 North American Champion Alex Roepers a native of The Netherlands who skippers Plenty.

Rossi won his 2013 World Championship on a tie-breaker countback following the closest finish in the event's history, and his crew will again be joined by skilled tactician Vasco Vascotto, fresh from an impressive Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup onboard the Mini Maxi Robertissima III. However, successfully defending a Rolex Farr 40 world title is a difficult task and has only been achieved by one team: Italy's Mascalzone Latino in 2007 and 2008.

farr40.org
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Stamm And Le Cam team up for the Barcelona World Race, Soubenn beats Cammas to the Tour Voiles, no Atlantic records (for now), the Irish close out the French in Cowes, another 'new' Half Ton launch (in Kiwi), plus a new Class 950, Iain Murray on making 'that' difficult decision... and design data for all courtesy of Stan Honey and friends. Blue Robinson, Ivor Wilkins, Patrice Carpentier, Dobbs Davis

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Seahorse build table - Welcome back
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It all started in a garage - Part 1
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Concern That ISAF Proposal Will Cause Chaos In The Sport
Every year ISAF solicits opinions from their member national authorities to help decide how to improve the game of sailing. Submissions are made in August, are assigned to their relevant committees for consideration, and are debated in November at the Annual Meeting. After deliberation, committees bring their proposals to the ISAF Council, who then vote on whether to adopt these recommendations into the Rules.

The ISAF Executive Committee can also bring items in front of the Council, and one of their submission offered this year is a shocker. ISAF is proposing to eliminate the Classification system used to define "professional" and "amateur" sailors and let the classes and events manage it themselves.

For ISAF to be the target of criticism for being out of touch with the sport is nothing new, but this proposal has some real dangers.

For nearly two decades, dozens of classes and events have used the ISAF Sailor Classification system to help shape the kind of sailors they want racing by helping to define the difference between someone who races as a pastime or as a profession.

And more than just defining this code, ISAF has developed and refined a free-access, web-based system to administer and manage it as well, with 100,000+ sailors from 216 countries using the system.

The system is not perfect, and has come under fire at various times for applying the definitions in ways that don't always seem fair, such as mixing the truly pro sailors who are making a living at racing with those who are not getting paid directly but may work in the industry and can make a boat go fast.

But this has evolved, improved and become more consistent with time, and most classes are happy with its application and use so that a Group 1 ("amateur") sailor in one class is assured to have similar status in another class.

Full story in Scuttlebutt:

www.sailingscuttlebutt.com

MOCRA UK Bembridge Regatta
Saturday's forecast was pretty dismal with fog and very light winds, however the visibility improved and there was enough of a breeze to set the 14 cruiser/racer multihulls off for three relatively pedestrian windward/leeward races.

With the wind gusting to 20 knots Sunday's more entertaining first race was also the Bembridge SC's "Barts Bash" race. Buzz (Seacart30) hurtled round the 10.36km course in a mere 28 minutes 55 seconds.

The final race started with a short but perfect beat to Warner, then it was off to the Nab Tower and back to Derrick. With almost perfect reaching conditions it was no surprise that line honours and overall winner of the race was Phil Cotton in Buzz. Second place was Mark Lacey in Voodoo Spirit ahead of Nick Barlow in Kittiwake.

A great weekend and as always a pleasure to welcome the MOCRA fleet to Bembridge. Congratulations to the overall Regatta winner, Phil Cotton in Buzz, to Di Broadbent in Smithy who was second and to Steve Homewood (and family) in Alini who was third. The Barts Bash race was simply amazing and for a great cause.

For more details see www.mocra-sailing.co.uk

"Racing" AC45's - One Design
ACEA announced last week that all six America's Cup teams have agreed to a project to modify the AC45 catamarans for foiling in the America's Cup World Series (ACWS). When will racing in foilers begin? Will the foiling AC45's be one design? What wind speed will be needed to foil an AC45? Will the Youth America's Cup be raced in foiling AC45's?

Three teams, Luna Rossa, Artemis Racing and Oracle Team USA have already modified AC45's for foiling. Ben Ainslie Racing will launch their modified AC45 within a few weeks. Each team has made the modifications differently. The trick for the America's Cup World Series is to keep the AC45 a one design class and avoid an arms race in AC45 development. This means they will have the same shape daggerboards, rudder wings and rake control systems. The AC 45 Class Rule needs to be changed and the boats used for racing must all be modified by the builder, Core Composites. At least six AC45's - one for each competitor - will need to be modified for racing. The question is when - before any racing begins, or part way through the series?

The Protocol strictly limits the number of daggerboards and wings a team can build for their AC62, but allows an unlimited number of daggerboards and wings on their development AC45's. In fact, as long as the lower part of the hulls is the same shape as an AC45, they can build anything they want to test - a boat with wider beam, aerodynamic crossbeams, hydraulics, electronics, cockpits and grinding stations, daggerboard and rudder rake controls, you name it. -- Jack Griffin in Cup Experience

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Traditional Shipbuilding Barn Raised In Beaulieu
A replica of an 18th century shipwright's workshop has been completed in Hampshire, following months of manual labour by apprentices, students and carpenters.

The Buckler's Hard project began in March, with an aim of preserving traditional shipwright's skills and restoring classic vessels.

The completed Shipwright School in Beaulieu will be run in connection with the International Boatbuilding Training College in Portsmouth.

Mary Montagu-Scott, the daughter of Lord Montagu, who has led the project said: "I am delighted that this long planned project has finally come to fruition.

"It has been a unique build in that it has been totally hand-made, using traditional methods and original tools, from the timber of approximately fifty estate trees grown less than a mile away from the site."

www.mby.com

WIM Series Event On Lake Michigan
The penultimate event on the 2014 Women's International Match Racing Series is the Buddy Melges Challenge. The event will be raced for the remainder of this week on Lake Michigan, in the mid-US town Sheboygan. World Champion Anna Kjellberg of Sweden is the highest ranked skipper to participate.

The Buddy Melges Challenge has been an ISAF Grade One match racing event in Sheboygan for a number of years. The event is named after the famous Olympian, America's Cup sailor, boat builder, and Wisconsinite Buddy Melges, whose contributions to the sport have been long standing. The trophy for the event resides in the Sheboygan Yacht Club and is a replica of the America's Cup.

The Buddy Melges Challenge will be raced in a fleet of immaculately maintained Elliott 6Ms - the same boats that were used for the London 2012 Olympic Sailing Competition

World #1, current WIM Series leader and four consecutive times winner in Sweden, Camilla Ulrikkeholm of Denmark, will not be at the US event due to work commitment

The trophy for the WIM Series overall winner - The Terry J. Kohler Perpetual Trophy - is named after Sheboygan businessman Terry Kohler, a long-time proponent and supporter of women's match racing and all of the sailing activities at Sail Sheboygan

Participants in the Buddy Melges Challenge, the fourth stage of the 2014 WIM Series:

Anna Kjellberg, SWE
Stephanie Roble, USA
Lotte Meldgaard Pedersen, DEN
Anne-Claire Le Berre, FRA
Caroline Sylvan, SWE
Juliana Senfft, BRA
Chantal Hearst, CAN
Madeline Gill, USA

Standings in the 2014 WIM Series, after three stages out of five (skipper name, nationality, WIM Series points):

1. Camilla Ulrikkeholm, DEN, 72
2. Anna Kjellberg, SWE, 63
3. Anne-Claire Le Berre, FRA, 46
4. Klaartje Zuiderbaan, NED, 45
5. Caroline Sylvan, SWE, 44
6. Stephanie Roble, USA, 33
7. Lotte Meldgaard Pedersen, DEN, 32
8. Claudia Pierce, NZL, 28
9. Annabel Vose, GBR, 25
10. Morgane Fountaine, FRA, 14
11. Lucie Scheiwiller, FRA, 12
12. Pauline Courtois, FRA, 10
13. Mary O'Loughlin, IRL, 8
14. Linda Rahm, SWE, 7
15. Rajaa Al Owaisi, OMA, 6
16. Laura Dillon, IRL, 6
17. Anastasia Guseva, RUS, 4
18. Anne-Christianne Kentgens, NED, 0

www.wimseries.com

Melges 24 European Sailing Series - Dutch Open Championship
Medemblik, Netherlands: Audi tron has reconfirmed its leadership in the Melges 24 Class winning the final act of the Melges 24 European Sailing Series.

At the end of 7 races sailed under very light breeze, the Audi Italia Sailing Team has collected a strong margin over the strong Dutch team John Des Engelsman's NED-645 becoming the best team sailing the one design boat produced by the Melges Performance Sailboats.

Third on the podium within 18 points margin from the leader we have Miles Quinton's Gill Race Team GBR 694 with Marshall King/Geoff Carveth on the helm that took over David Rowen's GBR-557 .

Now that the 2014 Melges 24 European Sailing Series is over, the Audi Italia Sailing Team is focused on its final committment at the Audi tron Sailing Series Melges 32, taking place in Genova 3-5 October.

In Medemblik Audi tron has sailed with Riccardo Simoneschi in the helm, Enrico Fonda (tactician), Stefano Orlandi (trimmer), Federico Buscaglia (pitman) and Lucia Giorgetti (bowman).

Full results: www.deltalloydodc.org

ISAF Turns Down Technology
After three days at this farce that has been the ISAF World Championships in Santander, I wrote an opinion piece about starting technology (see Related Content). It was prompted by a general recall under Black Flag, where several sailors were thrown out of the race but others who were over the line were not.

I suggested that it should be possible to adapt the marvellous technology developed by Stan Honey and his team for the 34th America's Cup, to provide an electronic line and sensors on every bow that would tell the race committee exactly who was over the line. In the AC, it was accurate to within 2cm.

Well now the plot thickens. According to ACEA Race Director, Iain Murray, the technology was offered to ISAF. Stan Honey told them they could have it for less than it would cost to send all the startline officials to Santander and put them up in hotels.

Apparently, the reaction couldn't have been more violent if he'd suggested sleeping with their sisters. What? Stop the gravy train? Deprive all those elderly souls of their free junket? Just to give the sailors a fairer race?

"By the way, Stan, we don't think we need you on that ISAF sub-committee any more. Heretics have been burned at the stake in Spain before, you know."

We've had live tracking of yacht races for at least five years. It has worked perfectly at Sail Melbourne since 2009, as it did at Perth 2011 and the 2012 Olympics. It even works globally - you can find the Volvo Ocean Race boats when they're deep in the Southern Ocean.

But here at Santander the 2D tracking hasn't worked at all and the 3D kept locking up - if you could get it to load in the first place. There were people sitting up until the small hours of the morning in Australia to follow the races - only to find the technology didn't work.

So I was very surprised to hear that SAP offered ISAF their superb analytics software, which has been proven at Extreme Series and the 505 Worlds. According to my very reliable source, they didn't even get the courtesy of a reply. SAP didn't want money - they were even prepared to pay to have their techs here to make sure it worked.

Please embrace this new technology now. -- Roger McMillan

www.mysailing.com.au/news/stop-the-gravy-train

* Editor: Roger has a long list of troubles at Santander here: www.mysailing.com.au

* Editor: The Pope has reminded your humble narrator that when he was ISAF President 20 years ago, Bernie Stegmeier, then head of IBM Suisse and President of the Swiss MNA too him to Swatch Watch... where they'd developed a system that would "beep" a sailor if he was over the line. Paul and Bernie both thought the worst thing in racing was to finish the race and find out you were OCS.

Swatch engineers told ISAF that it was accurate to plus or minus 3 feet. Race officials said it was not accurate enough, and the Race Committee as ISAF killed the idea. Paul noted that an RC person stationed on a bobbing boat... with the mark banging around in the waves ... was bound to be less accurate, but to no avail.

Stan Honey's got it down to 2cm? And ISAF still turns it down? Wow...

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Scuttlebutt Europe #3178 - 25 September

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Three Leading Lights Keep A Perfect Score In Lelystad
Lelystad, Netherlands: The top three teams in the Alpari World Match Racing Tour (AWMRT) were the only teams to keep a perfect score on day one of the inaugural Dutch Match Cup in Lelystad. Ian Williams, Taylor Canfield and Mathieu Richard all returned from the opening salvo of Qualifying with a 3-0 scoreline. However, not all the Tour Card holders got to grips with the Maxfun25 keelboats straight away, with Bjorn Hansen failing to get off the mark in his three matches.

Of the Wild Card and Qualifier entries, Arthur Herreman was particularly impressive, winning two of his three matches, beating Hansen and Joachim Aschenbrenner but losing to Williams.

The wind was always good today, gusting up quite strongly at times and shifting through 60 degrees during the course of today's six flights of competition.

This afternoon the seven Tour Card holders competed in 12-metre-long classic Lemsteraak Dutch fishing barges, dating back to 1876, in a Pro-Am regatta.

Qualifying continues Thursday at 1000 (CET).

Stage 5 Dutch Match Cup, Alpari World Match Racing Tour Qualifying Results after Flight 6

1. Mathieu Richard (FRA) LunaJets 3-0
2. Taylor Canfield (ISV) US One 3-0
3. Ian Williams (GBR) GAC Pindar 3-0
4. Arthur Herreman (FRA) Team Herreman 2-1
5. David Gilmour (AUS) Team Gilmour 2-1
6. Keith Swinton (AUS) Team Alpari FX 2-1
7. Phil Robertson (NZL) WAKA Racing 1-2
8. Joachim Aschenbrenner (DEN) Aschenbrenner Racing Team 1-2
9. Dirk-Jan Korpershoek (NLD) Opportunity Team 1-2
10. Bjorn Hansen (SWE) Hansen Sailing Team 0-3
11. Philip Bendon (IRL) Glenmar Racing Team 0-3
12. Klaartje Zuiderbaan (NLD) Team BSC 0-3

www.wmrt.com

J70 European Championship
33 J70s and their crews began competing in their European Championship today, which is being played out on Lake Garda (Italy).

On the famously tactical race zone of Lake Garda, which is bordered by cliffs and is one of the breeziest spots in Europe, some 33 J70 crews have got together for the second edition of their European Championship with racing set to continue through until 27 September. After the first day's racing, the local are leading hostilities. Indeed Carlo Alberini's team put up a striking performance from the off with some excellent starts and with one victory and two second places, the Italians are really packing a punch.

Briton Charlie Esse is lying in second place tonight with an entirely amateur crew. Among the French contingent the President of the French J70 Class, Ludovic Senechal, has had a solid day, securing ninth place this evening.

Full results

www.fragliavelariva.it/regatta/1571/view

Dubarry Ultima - Loved By Sailors
Dubarry Ultima It's hard to love a pair of boots. They either do a job or they don't. Some will have great grip and others will send you crashing down to the deck like some slapstick comedian. Some will keep the water out, others will leak like a pair of bespoke footbaths. Some will breathe to keep you comfortable, others will slowly baste your feet in their own sweat. Some will look great, others like you've just escaped from a circus.

Even if you do find a pair that ticks every box, which looks good, grips well and keeps you warm, dry and comfortable, you'd still struggle to love a boot. Unless, of course, it's a Dubarry boot. Take the Ultima, with its blend of rich, supple leather and durable man-made fibres, the hi tech GORE-TEX® liner that acts like an air conditioner, the award-winning grip of the sole - yes, those are all there, recognised benchmarks of quality, but what you can't see or touch or smell is the soul. Ultima boots have it in abundance because, like you, they change. They gain experience at sea and improve with age just as surely as you do. That's why sailors love them.

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Buddy Melges Challenge
Sheboygan, Wisconsin, USA: Morning fog delayed the start of the Buddy Melges Challenge for a while, but as the racing went on in Sheboygan, USA, Anne-Claire Le Berre of France showed her great light condition skills. After day 1 of the event she stays alone at the top, undefeated after flawless racing.

The Buddy Melges Challenge, the fourth and penultimate stage of the 2014 WIM Series, offered light winds from the south all Wednesday. The wind was as high as six knots and as low as zero, with just a hundred metres of visibility in a thick morning fog that forced the race management to postpone racing for a couple of hours. Right after noon the first flight went off, with Anne-Claire Le Berre immediately beginning her winning strike

The Buddy Melges Challenge is planned to be sailed as a triple round-robin, followed by a repechage round on Saturday and then semi-finals and final on Sunday. Eight skippers were signed to participate, but Canadian Chantal Hearst dropped out late due to crew illness.

Standings in the round-robin of the 2014 Buddy Melges Challenge (skipper name, nationality, wins/losses):

1. Anne-Claire Le Berre, FRA, 5 - 0
2. Lotte Meldgaard Pedersen, DEN, 4 - 1
3. Caroline Sylvan, SWE, 3 - 2
4. Stephanie Roble, USA, 3 - 2
5. Anna Kjellberg, SWE, 2 - 3
6. Juliana Senfft, BRA, 1 - 4
7. Madeline Gill, USA, 0 - 6

www.wimseries.com

Will Welles Holds Advantage at J/24 World Championship
Newport, RI, USA: After a struggle to set the line square to the shifting wind, the fleet got off two more races at the 2014 J/24 World Championship hosted by Sail Newport. Will Welles' Cougar (USA) held the lead with a four, four respectively for a total score of 16 points. Mauricio Santa Cruz's Bruschetta (BRA) maintained second place with a one, seven; and Greg Griffin's Team Tarheel (USA) moved into third place with an eleven, eight. John Mollicone's Team Helly Hanson (USA) had a strong day and moved into fourth place.

Teams battled in a two to four foot chop on the ocean course in wind speeds starting at 10 to 12 and building to 14 to 16 knots out of the east and southeast. The first race of the day was won by Santa Cruz, followed by Mollicone and then Travis Odenbach's Honey Badger (USA). Odenbach won Wednesday's second race, trailed by Alejo Rigoni Gonzalez on Luca vive (ARG) and Mike Ingham's Nautalytics (USA).

Top five
1. Cougar, Will Welles, USA, 16 points
2. Bruschetta, Mauricio Santa Cruz, BRA, 24
3. Team Tarheel, Greg Griffin, USA, 34
4. Helly Hansen, John Mollicone, USA, 37
5. Gringa DC, Vernon Robert, CHI, 47

www.yachtscoring.com/emenu.cfm?eID=982

Defi Azimut: Keeping Up The Challenge
The fourth edition of the Defi Azimut starts this Friday for the 8 IMOCAs involved in this event, which grew out of the joint ambition of IMOCA, Azimut and the Lorient water sports centre to add a new dimension to Lorient's great end-of-season meeting - the Atlantique Telegramme.

Each year it brings the IMOCA skippers together for a friendly confrontation before the big autumn meeting. In 2011 and 2013, the teams preparing for the Transat Jacques Vabre came to compete double-handed. This year as in 2012 (Vendee Globe year), single-handed racing is the name of the game with the Route du Rhum Destination Guadeloupe. Under the guidance of Race Director Jacques Caraes, the solo sailors will start off on Friday with a 24-hour course, returning amid the Atlantique Telegramme teams on Saturday. On Sunday there will be team runs in front of the Talut point, the Defi Azimut-IMOCA, a round-the-island of the Isle of Groix with Vincent Riou's 2011 reference time of 1h 28m 41s to beat.

Entry list
Jeremie Beyou (Maitre CoQ)
Bertrand de Broc (Votre Nom autour du Monde)
Louis Burton (Bureau Vallee)
Francois Gabart (MACIF)
Marc Guillemot (Safran)
Tanguy de Lamotte (Initiatives-Cœur)
Bernard Stamm (Cheminees Poujoulat) - sous reserve
Armel Tripon (Imagine)

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www.imoca.org
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A Perfect Ending To The Season
The EFG MothEuroCup came to a close this weekend on beautiful Lake Garda at the Yacht Club Acquafresca. The big players were repeat top finishers from previous events: Chris Rast, Carlo De Paoli, Giovanni Galeotti and Matthias Renker.

Carlo De Paoli was right on Chris Rast's heels all weekend and a great deal of the time in ahead of him. Chris Rast explained, "This was the first event that I was able to focus on tactics and not on boat handling and speed". This showed because even when De Paoli had a significant lead, Rast was able to reduce the distance with tactical calls, seeing a breeze line or shift and responding to it accordingly.

Matthias Renker had made major boat modifications since Act 4 in Switzerland. He felt that he had to relearn his boat, "I had no feeling anymore and felt lost". By the end of the 6 races he had found his pace again and felt good about his racing. Unfortunately for him, he was unable to beat Galeotti for third position.

With a total of 5 Act wins the EFG MothEuroCup grand prize of Euro 3000 was awarded to Chris Rast of Switzerland. This year we are proud to announce that 89 sailors from 12 countries took part in the EFG MothEuroCup. We thank our title sponsor EFG International ( www.efginternational.com ) for making this series possible! We hope to see more moth sailors next year!

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Second Finale For Star Sailors League
Nassau, Bahamas: The Star Sailors League is pleased to announce that its second grand finale once again takes place in Nassau in the Bahamas between December 2nd and 7th.

Reigning champions Robert Scheidt and Bruno Prada will be tackling 19 very competitive teams in this second edition, two more than last year, with a purse of 200,000 dollars on the table. The top-ranked crew at the end of the event will take home 40,000 dollars.

Aside from the winners' prize (sponsored by the Symonette family), there will also be trophies for teams that, over the course of the year, dominated the special ranking lists drawn up by the Star Sailors League. The Dennis Conner Trophy will go to the top-ranked skipper for the year while the Andrew Simpson Trophy will be awarded to the best bowman.

A total of 12 skippers from 8 nations qualified automatically for the event through the ranking list. In order of ranking at the start of September 2014, they are:

1. Diego Negri, ITA
2. Augie Diaz, USA
3. Robert Stanjek, GER
4. Xavier Rohart, FRA
5. Johannes Polgar, GER
6. Robert Scheidt, BRA
7. George Szabo, USA
8. Mateusz Kusznierewick, POL
9. Mark Mendelblatt, USA
10. Eivind Melleby, NOR
11. Emilios Papathanasiou, GRE
12. Marco Fuchs, BRA

A further six 'special guest' participants have been invited to take part also and the first to confirm is Star gold medallist from London 2012, Freddy Loof. The other invitees number Olympic medallists, Olympic class world champions and high-profile international sailors of similar clout.

starsailors.com

ISAF World Sailing Rankings
The ISAF World Sailing Rankings for 22 September 2014 have been released.

Top three by class:

Finn
1. Giles Scott, GBR
2. Bjorn Allansson, SWE
3. Ivan Kljakovic Gaspic, CRO

49erFX
1. Marine Soffiatti Grael / Kahena Kunze, BRA
2. Ida Marie Bad Nielsen / Marie Thusgaard Olsen, DEN
3. Guilia Conti / Francesca Clapcich, ITA

49er
1. Jonas Warrer / Peter Lang / Anders Thomsen, DEN
2. John Pink / Simon Wheeler / Stuart Bithell, GBR
3. Julian D'Ortoli / Noe Delpech, FRA

Men's 470
1. Mathew Belcher / William Ryan, AUS
2. Sime Fantela / Igor Marenic, CRO
3. Panagiotis Mantis / Pavlos Kagialis, GRE

Women's 470
1. Jo Aleh / Polly Powrie, NZL
2. Camille Lecointre / Helene Defrance, FRA
3. Anne Haeger / Briana Provancha, USA

Laser
1. Robert Scheidt, BRA
2. Tom Burton, AUS
3. Tonci Stipanivic, CRO

Laser Radial
1. Marie Bouwmeester, NED
2. Evi Van Acker, BEL
3. Tatiana Drozdovskaya, BLR

Nacra 17
1. Vittorio Bissaro / Silvia Sicouri, ITA
2. Darren Bundock / Nina Curtis, AUS
3. Thomas Zajac / Tanja Chiara Frank, AUT

Women's RS:X
1. Flavia Tartaglini, ITA
2. Bryony Shaw, GBR
3. Laura Linares, ITA

Men's RS:X
1. RIcardo Santos, BRA
2. Piotr Myszka, POL
3. Thomas Goyard, FRA

The full ISAF World Sailing Ranking lists, results from all ISAF Graded events, lists of Graded events throughout the year, Ranking release dates and the method of calculation for the Rankings can be found on the ISAF website at http://www.sailing.org/rankings

* The latest set of ISAF World Rankings are starting to catch up with the real world. Unlike most major sports, top sailing competitors move to the four year Olympic cycle, and are only now returning to the Olympic classes to begin their qualification for Rio 2016. Most are back on the international circuit and counting a full rack of scores, making the rankings more meaningful. -- Gerald New, Sailweb.co.uk

British Sailing Team top world ranking 22 September 2014

Finn - 1. Giles Scott
RS:X Women - 2. Bryony Shaw
49er - 2. John Pink and Stuart Bithell
Laser - 4. Nick Thompson
Nacra 17 - 4. Ben Saxton and Hanna Diamond
470 Men - 5. Luke Patience and Elliot Willis
49erFX - 7. Charlotte Dobson and Sophie Ainsworth
RS:X Men - 8. Tom Squires
470 Women - 12. Sophie Weguelin and Eilidh Mcintyre
Radial - 12. Chloe Martin

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* From Ginny Jones: Re: the launch of the Columbia replica as noted in GCaptain.com:

The original COLUMBIA? Built of steel? I don't think so! Louie Howland's "bound to be fabulous" biography of Starling Burgess: NO ORDINARY BEING will be published [we are promised] on December 1st and at 512 pages it is sure to be full of fascinating details and wonderful illustrations. It is described as "The long awaited fully illustrated biography of an authentic American polymath." The original COLUMBIA was built at the Arthur Dana Story yard in Essex, Massachusetts -- the town where many of the legendary Gloucester fishing schooners were built. Launched in 1923 and measuring 141 feet on deck, she was lost during a gale on Sable Island in August of 1926 with all hands. Fast and able, she was know for her speed and seaworthiness.

It is disturbing that the spars were built in Nova Scotia, and the hull from steel since the original was definitely wood and all American, but it will be interesting to see her and I am very curious to know how she will be used. I am glad to see that the blocks were made by Arthur Dauphinee -- he's made blocks for many a fine traditional wooden vessel and classic yachts as well.

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Scuttlebutt Europe #3179 - 26 September

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High Winds, Big Wipeouts and Lost Damage Deposits
Lelystad, Netherlands: High winds tested the 12 teams to the edge of physical and mental control on day two of the Dutch Match Cup in Lelystad. A new event on the Alpari World Match Racing Tour (AWMRT), the event in Lelystad presents the crews with a new challenge, of mastering the small, light Maxfun25s with ridiculously big asymmetric spinnakers.

Every time the teams hoisted, gybed or dropped their gennakers in the strong breeze was a heart-in-mouth moment and led to frequent broaches and wipe-outs, even for sailors of the calibre of four-time World Champion Ian Williams.

Two qualifier teams that could yet make it through to the Quarter Final are Arthur Herreman/ Team Herreman and Philip Bendon/ Glenmar Racing Team. Today the Irish crew took a big scalp, that of Bjorn Hansen from Sweden

There was controversy today with a number of collisions. Matches between Williams and Hansen always have an extra frisson of danger about them, and today didn't disappoint the spectators, with both teams racing within inches of the unyielding harbour wall to try and gain the upper hand on their rival. At start time Hansen controlled the favoured committee boat end of the line and suckered Williams into going for a gap. Williams took the bait, hit the committee boat, and was given a double penalty for barging. Hansen took a vital win, and Williams wasn't happy. "He's not allowed to luff us into the committee boat, which is what I thought he did, but the umpires had a different view. So that's the race."

Williams was later docked a half-point from his score due to boat damage, although Hansen also copped a half-point deduction later in the day after sailing into Bendon. It's rough out there. It will be rough again tomorrow.

Qualifying continues Friday at 1100 (CET).

Stage 5 Dutch Match Cup, Alpari World Match Racing Tour

Qualifying Results after Flight 16
1. Taylor Canfield (ISV) US One 7-1
2. Mathieu Richard (FRA) LunaJets 7-1
3. David Gilmour (AUS) Team Gilmour 6-2
4. Ian Williams (GBR) GAC Pindar 5.5-2
5. Phil Robertson (NZL) WAKA Racing 5-3
6. Keith Swinton (AUS) Team Alpari FX 5-3
7. Björn Hansen (SWE) Hansen Sailing Team 3.5-4
8. Arthur Herreman (FRA) Team Herreman 3-5
9. Philip Bendon (IRL) Glenmar Racing Team 2-6
10. Joachim Aschenbrenner (DEN) Aschenbrenner Racing Team 2-6
11. Dirk-Jan Korpershoek (NLD) Opportunity Team 1-7
12. Klaartje Zuiderbaan (NLD) Team BSC 0-8

wmrt.com

Regates Royales De Cannes - Trophee Panerai
The third day of the 2014 Regates Royales de Cannes - Trophee Panerai, featured the right alchemy that makes sail racing perfect: good weather conditions, excitement and top level crews. The Classics had their course set in the area from Cap Roux to Cap Esterel, but a fading wind forced the race Committee to shorten the course off La Napoule.

The 12Metres and the Dragons sailed just off the Cannes breakwater and in the Golfe-Juan respectively and had three intense races that better defined the provisional overall standings. With only two days left, every single point counts to clinch final victory.

Under a perfectly blue and sunny sky and with a gentle easterly breeze of around ten knots, the seventy some classic yachts crossed the starting line just off the beach heading towards the Lerins Islands and Cap Roux on a long leg, with the coast's red rocks making for a stunning backdrop.

This course had not been used for years, but sailors, photographers and spectators alike enjoyed the show. Unfortunately the breeze faded down, and the Race Committee was forced to shorten the course.

Full results at regatesroyales.com

Le Berre Keeps Winning In Sheboygan
From flat calm to a little breeze, and with a foggy conclusion. Anne-Claire Le Berre handled it all. With her 9 - 0 record the French skipper remains undefeated at the top of Buddy Melges Challenge, the fourth and penultimate stage of the 2014 WIM Series, in Sheboygan, USA

Thursday's fickle conditions on Lake Michigan didn't stabilize until the afternoon. When the breeze finally filled in, the races were held to the north of the North Pier; an area most of the sailors (and many of the locals even) have never sailed. PRO Rich Reichelsdorfer managed to squeeze all the juice out of that lemon, and got four flights completed before the fog rolled in and the wind rolled out

Local hero Stephanie Roble and her Epic Racing Team also went undefeated through Thursday's races in the Buddy Melges Challenge.

The event is planned to be sailed as a triple round-robin, followed by a repechage round on Saturday and then semi-finals and final on Sunday.

Standings in the round-robin after Day 2 of the 2014 Buddy Melges Challenge, the fourth stage of the 2014 WIM Series (skipper name, nationality, wins/losses):

1. Anne-Claire Le Berre, FRA, 9 - 0
2. Stephanie Roble, USA, 6 - 2
3. Lotte Meldgaard Pedersen, DEN, 5 - 3
4. Anna Kjellberg, SWE, 4 - 4
5. Juliana Senfft, BRA, 3 - 6
6. Caroline Sylvan, SWE, 3 - 6
7. Madeline Gill, USA, 0 - 9

wimseries.com

Don't Miss The Boat!
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Governor's Cup Last chance to enter the Governor's Cup Yacht race before it changes forever

Entries are now open for the unique Governor's Cup Yacht Race from Simon's Town, South Africa to Jamestown, St Helena Island - one of the world's best kept secrets. This exhilarating 1,700 nautical mile downwind race starts on 27th December 2014 and is the last time it will take place in its current format, making it a once in a lifetime race!

Every two years, intrepid sailors take part in the race, which after an 8 - 14 day handicap chase across the South Atlantic, culminates in an activity-filled stay on St Helena - an island currently only accessible by private yacht or on one of the last operating Royal Mail Ships, the RMS St Helena. Following their stay, supporters, family and crews enjoy a relaxing cruise back to Cape Town onboard the RMS St Helena offering an abundance of activities and post race parties.

2014 sees the last time the race will take place in this format as a new airport on St Helena is due to open in February 2016. Following this, the RMS St Helena will be decommissioned, so don't miss the boat and make sure you enter today.

To find out more and to download an entry form for the 2014 Governor's Cup Yacht Race, visit the 'Taking Part' section of governorscup2014.com

To connect with previous race entrants and those already signed up for this year, visit the Governor's Cup Facebook page facebook.com/Governorscuprace or @Governors_Cup on Twitter.

The closing date for entries to the race is 31st October 2014.

The 14's Return To San Francisco Bay
Photo by Erik Simonson, www.pressure-drop.us. Click on image for photo gallery.

International 14 It's been some time since the International 14's have held a race of any signifigance on San Francisco Bay, but 2014 marks perhaps a rekindling of interest in the fleet of these fun, developmental skiffs which deserve a lot more love than they have recieved on the bay of late. With well skilled young guns showing interest and the elder statesmen as it were coming together for this years Richmond Yacht Club's Totally Dinghy and International 14 Nationals spending 3 spirited days on the water, things are loking up!

It was decided a couple of years back that the 2014 I-14 US Nationals would be held at the High Sierra Regatta on Huntington Lake. Two years later and we are in a major California drought and Huntington Lake is not looking so good anymore. With historically low water levels unseen before, this put the 2014 National Championship in uncertainty. What to do. Enter the always accommodating Richmond Yacht Club on San Francisco Bay. Great venue, great people, and it was a no brainer. This was the same venue of the wildly successful and windy 1997 I-14 Worlds and host to this year's International Canoe Worlds. With an already packed summer schedule, RYC welcomed us with open arms and it was quickly decided our Nationals would coincide with the RYC Totally Dinghy Regatta and Wylie Wabbit Nationals.

No matter where you were on the course, there was some epic racing whether at the top, middle, or back of the fleet. Make one mistake and it was a mighty big task to get back in it. This was by far the most competitive US I-14 Nationals I have ever seen. RYC showed once again why they are the go to club in NorCal for small boat racing. Congrats to everyone for making this one a memorable event.

Report and photos at www.pressure-drop.us

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Tall Ship Crewed By People With Disabilities Returns From Global Trip
Lord Nelson has arrived home in London after being away for almost two years on her epic Norton Rose Fulbright Sail the World Challenge. where people living with disabilities helped crew the ship.

Sailing down the Thames, accompanied by Tenacious, she arrived to a superb homecoming celebration, organized by the sponsors of this impressive challenge - Norton Rose Fulbright.

Lord Nelson sailed through Tower Bridge at 10:30am. Jubilee Sailing Trust supporters lined the quayside waving her in and the Royal Marines Band played as she came alongside HMS Belfast. Tenacious berthed before Tower Bridge alongside HMS President.

During her Sail the World challenge, Lord Nelson has travelled 51,000 nautical miles, crossed the equator 6 times, served over 2 million meals, consumed half a million apples and called in to over 100 ports, all the while being crewed by over 1000 people - both able-bodied and physically disabled. -- Andrew Cross

www.bwsailing.com/cc/tall-ship-crewed-by-people-with-disabilities-returns-from-global-trip
jst.org.uk/2014/09/lord-nelson-home/

A Sea Of Alternative Energies : The Audi Tron Sailing Series
From 2nd to 5th October Genoa will be hosting the final act of the "Audi tron Sailing Series", travelling sailing series organised by BPSE sportmarketing agency.

Professional sailing will be the main highlight of this 54th Boat Show, infact a Team Race Regatta with all 3 Melges boats (Melges 32, Melges 24 and the Audi Melges 20) will be taking place.

The Audi tron Sailing Series is conveying the message that Audi is aimed to spread with regard to environment, centerpiece of its production chain.

Audi has in this sense equipped all competing boats with electric outboards making the Audi tron Sailing Series the first ever 100% environmentally-friendly sailing circuit trying to change people's approach towards sea alternative energies.

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A September Regatta To Remember: Bart's Bash at Royal Southern
Bart's Bash added a unique element to the concluding weekend of the Royal Southern Yacht Club's 2014 Summer Series.

The worldwide yacht racing event held on Sunday in memory of Olympic Gold Medallist Andrew 'Bart' Simpson saw dozens of Royal Southern members swell the numbers taking part in the Club's AVEVA September Regatta in The Solent, as well as join forces with other Hamble clubs in the river itself.

Big and small, a total of 49 yachts raced a short course in sunshine and a solid breeze from a start line near Hill Head. They joined hundreds of clubs and thousands of sailors around the world in an event which will raise money for the Andrew Simpson Sailing Foundation charity - as well as set a Guinness World Record benchmark for the largest sailing event ever held.

'It was an absolutely fantastic event and it was a real privilege to be part of it,' said Rear Commodore Sailing Karen Henderson-Williams.

'Youth sailing is an important part of many of our clubs' futures...' 

While overall Bart's Bash results will have to await application of 'The Bart Number' handicap rating system to the thousands of elapsed times, the Club can at least acknowledge its own line.

The overall Summer Series Champion of Champions will be announced at the Club's Annual Prize Giving on November 8.

Full results are posted here: www.royal-southern.co.uk/Afloat/Results

You can contribute at www.bartsbash.co.uk

Sailing Industry Innovator And Sparcraft Founder Passes Away
Longtime sailing industry professional, Terence Hanna, recently passed away due to natural causes. Over his lifetime, Terence was involved in numerous sailing industry innovations including the first bimetallic aluminum and titanium masts and reinforced plastic film sails that he created in his Hanna Sails loft in 1969. 

His lifelong sailing career began in England before he moved to the U.S. in 1939 to work as Vice President of Sail Design at Ratsey Sailmakers. In 1959 he moved to Newport Beach, CA, with his family, and founded Hanna Sails and the Sparcraft Corporation. At Sparcraft he designed the first composite type mast using a lightweight titanium top section for the 1964 America's Cup winner, Constellation.

Terence retired to New England in 1979 and is survived by his daughter Christy Pulsifer and son Bill Hanna, who is currently the Vice President of Forespar Corporation. Terence maintained an active interest in the sailing industry throughout retirement.

Industry News
A 70-foot ocean racing yacht which circumnavigated the globe in the latest edition of the famous Clipper Round the World Yacht Race, representing Scottish Whisky brand Old Pulteney, will be centre stage in front of thousands of visitors at the Scotland Boat Show, 10-12 October, being staged on the Clyde, near Glasgow.

Members of the public will have the opportunity to experience life on board the stripped down Clipper 70 yacht Old Pulteney, making its debut at the show and representing the 'maritime malt' distilled in the north of Scotland at Wick.

Having guided the Old Pulteney team over 40,000 nautical miles around the world, skipper Patrick van der Zijden is looking forward to donning his kilt once again for the occasion:

"It will be a really proud moment to sail Old Pulteney to Scotland for its first visit. We sailed around the top of the country in the final leg of the race but never had the opportunity to stop. I very much enjoyed the excellent hospitality of our Scottish sponsors around the world and I'm now excited to experience it in person at the Scotland Boat Show.

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Fortnightly updates on Sir Ben Ainslie's America's Cup team base in Old Portsmouth will be held; the first was on Thursday September 25.

The meetings will be held on Thursdays at Cathedral House, Old Portsmouth, from 5pm to 7pm for residents to find out the latest on the development.

Staff from Ben Ainslie Racing (BAR) along with contractors and council officers will discuss the development in more detail and what can be expected on site.

Works to the foundations are continuing and the site will be open on Saturdays from this weekend for two weeks.

Jonathan Goring from Ben Ainslie Racing added: 'We are using these sessions to listen to the views of residents and to work through some of the concerns expressed, such as car parking and access to the Camber.'

Weekly updates on the development can be found at portsmouth.gov.uk by searching 'The Camber'.

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The seventh edition of the World Yacht Racing Forum will take place in Barcelona on December 10-11 with the support of FNOB (Fundacio Navegacio Oceanica Barcelona), the organiser of the Barcelona World Race.

The World Yacht Racing Forum 2014 will take place ahead of the start of the Barcelona World Race, with the support of FNOB (Fundacio Navegacio Oceanica Barcelona). It will be a perfect opportunity to visit the boats involved in this race, and to meet its sailors.

Barcelona is an easy-to-reach and cost effective venue, located in the center of Europe. It is the capital and largest city of Catalonia and Spain's second largest city.

Once again the event will be co-located with the Yacht Racing Design and Technology Symposium which will take place concurrently with the WYRF on December 10th.

www.worldyachtracingforum.com

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Canfield Wins First Dutch Match Cup
Lelystad, Netherlands: Taylor Canfield and US One have won the inaugural Dutch Match Cup after a thrilling final against arch-rival Ian Williams and GAC Pindar. The breeze was very light and patchy, creating multiple opportunities for lead changes. No race lead, however big, was ever safe.

In the pre-start of the first match, Canfield stuck two penalties on Williams, leaving the British boat playing catch-up. However on the downwind leg, Williams found a sliver of stronger breeze by the harbour shore close to the cheering crowds in Lelystad. The British came close to rolling over the top of US One but failed to keep clear from a Canfield luff. Another penalty for Williams, then another penalty towards the leeward gate, and Canfield was uncatchable. 1-0.

In the second match, Williams got the slightly better start and converted that into a five-length lead by the first windward mark. GAC Pindar was still in the lead at the final turning mark, but US One again went shoreside and managed to sneak ahead of their opponent just before the finish. 2-0, and the Dutch Match Cup went to Canfield.

Overall results of Stage 5 Dutch Match Cup, Alpari World Match Racing Tour

1. Taylor Canfield (ISV) US One
2. Ian Williams (GBR) GAC Pindar
3. David Gilmour (AUS) Team Gilmour
4. Mathieu Richard (FRA) LunaJets
5. Keith Swinton (AUS) Team Alpari
6. Phil Robertson (NZL) WAKA Racing
7. Arthur Herreman (FRA) Team Herreman
8. Björn Hansen (SWE) Hansen Sailing Team
9. Joachim Aschenbrenner (DEN) Aschenbrenner Racing Team
10. Dirk-Jan Korpershoek (NLD) Opportunity Team
11. Philip Bendon (IRL) Glenmar Racing Team
12. Klaartje Zuiderbaan (NLD) Team BSC

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Lotte Meldgaard Pedersen Wins Buddy Melges Challenge
In Sunday's final matches in the Buddy Melges Challenge, Stephanie Roble and Lotte Meldgaard Pedersen showed the crowds on the bluffs of Lake Michigan how top class match racing should be sailed. It took five matches for the Danish crew to secure their first WIM Series event victory since last summer's Danish Open.

The final Sunday began with a postponement of racing. But also just as the other days, PRO Rich Reichelsdorfer never gave up his hunting for wind. Right after noon he found a few patches that soon spread out enough to give good racing conditions. The final and the petite final, that kicked off with one match respectively already on Saturday, could continue.

Stephanie Roble will have to wait until the next event, the Busan Cup Women's International Match Race in Korea, October 11 - 16, for another chance to take her first ever WIM Series event victory

With fourth place in the US WIM Series event, it was the third time just outside the podium this year for Caroline Sylvan. She's now fourth also on the WIM Series total, after the penultimate event in Sheboygan,

Reigning World Champion Anna Kjellberg didn't convince at all in Sheboygan, but at least scored ten WIM Series points for her sixth place. That moves the Swede to the top spot of the WIM Series standings, just one point ahead of World #1 Camilla Ulrikkeholm of Denmark.

Results in the final of the 2014 Buddy Melges Challenge:
Lotte Meldgaard Pedersen, DEN - Stephanie Roble, USA 3 - 2

Results in the petite final of the 2014 Buddy Melges Challenge:
Anne-Claire Le Berre, FRA - Caroline Sylvan, SWE 2 - 1

Full results:
1. Lotte Meldgaard Pedersen, DEN
2. Stephanie Roble, USA
3. Anne-Claire Le Berre, FRA
4. Caroline Sylvan, SWE
5. Juliana Senfft, BRA
6. Anna Kjellberg, SWE
7. Madeline Gill, USA

www.wimseries.com

See What Your Safety Equipment Really Does at Ocean Safety's November Open Day
Ocean Safety Ever seen your liferaft inflated? Hopefully not! The same goes for your lifejackets and letting off your flares. Now there's a chance to see how your vital onboard safety equipment works, so that if the real thing ever happened, you're familiar with the procedures.

Ocean Safety is inviting yacht owners to familiarise themselves with their essential onboard safety equipment when the company opens its doors to customers at its Southampton, UK, depot on 8th November 2014.

Bring along your liferaft, lifejackets, and other serviceable onboard safety equipment and Ocean Safety's expert team will check it. Everyone is welcome to turn up to watch general demonstrations which will be held throughout the day but if you want to see your own liferaft inflated or equipment opened and checked, you will need to make an appointment. This equipment can then be left for servicing and can be collected at a later date. During the day there will be plenty to see and do and the experts will be on hand to answer questions.

You can also take part in flare demonstrations. A full programme is now available on Ocean Safety's website. Book your space via openday@oceansafety.com or call Rachel on: 02380 720 800

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Spithill Predicts Late Cup Entries
Oracle skipper Jimmy Spithill says he expects more teams to challenge for the next America's Cup, despite the entry period closing last month.

"There's an allowance for late entries and I wouldn't be surprised to see a couple of other teams come in before the end of the year," Spithill said. "I can't say who they are, but one of them will be pretty exciting for the whole event."

There are six teams lined up to contend for the Auld Mug - Oracle, Artemis Racing, Ben Ainslie Racing, Emirates Team New Zealand, Luna Rossa Challenge and Team France - but there is still no certainty around where and when it will be held.

Spithill denies the lengthy wait for a venue announcement has been a deterrent for potential contenders.

"Nah, not at all. It's either San Diego or Bermuda, and that's been known for a long time."

Certainty on a venue, however, is top of the list for Team New Zealand.

"We've sort of plunged back into that period of uncertainty and the certainty makes a big difference," skipper Dean Barker said. -- Jane Nixon in the New Zealand Herald

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Lorient Horta Solo
So Adrien Hardy wins the jackpot. The skipper of Agir Recouvrement has succeeded in the last few miles to hold off Charlie Dalin and Xavier Macaire. This podium is also confirmation of the rise of a new generation. All three have cut their teeth in Mini off before embarking on the Figaro circuit.

Charlie Dalin, second place claims the title of Champion of France of Offshore Racing Solitaire. Leading the standings before the Lorient Horta Solo, he had to hold off the onslaught of Corentin Horeau ( Bretagne Credit Mutuel Performance ) and Paul Meilhat ( SMA ). By winning the Lorient Horta Solo, Adrien Hardy took the double. He won in its waters the first edition of the event and is expected to reach the podium in the Championship of France.

Top five:
1. Adrien Hardy, Agir Recouvrement
2. Charlie Dalin, Normandy Elite Team
3. Xavier Macaire, Skipper Herault
4. Fabien Delahaye, Skipper Macif 2012
5. Gildas Morvan, Cercle Vert

www.lorienthortasolo.com

5.5m IC World Championship
Argentario, Italy: On Friday, the 5.5m World Championship 2014 came to a close in Porto Santo Stefano, Tuscany. Beautiful sunny skies, the Islands of Elba, Montecristo and Giglio as a backdrop, but unfortunately the wind was too light and shifty to race. After five races with no discard, Swiss Flavio Marazzi on Ali Baba is the 2014 World Champion 5.5m IC.

Second place for Norwegian Kristian Nergaard on Artemis XIV and third for Gavin McKinney on John B from the Bahamas.

The Race Committee used every minute up to the 2.30 p.m. time limit to set down a fair course. The 37 crews Bahamas, Finland, Germany, Netherlands, Norway, Switzerland and Italy crossed the starting line at 2.28 p.m. but at the end of the first beat, a massive wind shift forced the Race Committee to abandon racing. The Awards Ceremony was held at the 16th century Spanish Fortress of Porto Santo Stefano overlooking the wonderful bay of Argentario.

Full results on: www.ycss.it

www.5point5worlds.org

Cannes At Its Best
The 36th edition of the Regates Royales - Trophee Panerai drew on a close on Saturday. The five day long regatta ended in grand style and in typical Cote d'Azur conditions, with blue skies, warm weather and light airs. Four races for the Classics and ten for the 12 Metres crowned this year's winners: Vanity V, Chinook, Mariquita, Sagittarius, Dorade, Sirius, Freya and Speedbird.

On the final day of the Regates Royales crews enjoyed almost summer-like conditions with light winds that nevertheless allowed the Race committee to launch a coastal race for the Classics.

Among the Spirit of Tradition, Shamrock V's powerful sail area was not enough to steal victory from Freya 2003 that clinched it with only one point to spare, Scherzo finished in third at four points from the leader. Sirius won almost undisputedly in the Vintage Marconi under 15m, leaving behind her fellow Italian crews on Jalina and Cholita. In the Tofinou class Speedbird ended with a clear score of four wins.

In some classes the winner wasn't decided until the very last race. In the Vintage Gaffers Chinook trailed Eva and Duet 1926 from the start, but finally managed to pull off victory with a 1 point margin on Duet 1926 and two on Eva, who earned a bronze. Similarly in the Classics division, Sagittarius clinched victory thanks to the last race, pushing Namib down from the highest step of the podium, and Naif finished in third.

Podium by class
Big Boats: Mariquita, Moonbeam IV, Moonbeam of Fife III
Vintage Gaffers: Chinook, Duet 1926, Eva
Classics: Sagittarius, Namib, Naif
Vintage Marconi under 15 m: Dorade, The Blue Peter, Skylark
Vintage Marconi over 15m: Sirius, Jalina, Cholita
Spirit of Tradition: Freya 2003, Shamrock V, Scherzo
Tofinou: Speedbird, Camomille, Cambronne

The week has been very intense for the 12 Metre class, with a strong debut by Vanity V and Wings that constantly battled for final victory during the rest of the series. So much so, that on the eve of the final day, the two leaders were distanced by a mere point but, at the end of the much contested 10-race series, Vanity V - skippered by Dane Bjorn Westergaard and flying the flag of the Royal Danish Yacht Club - jumped on the highest step of the podium, beating Wings by 3 points and Vim by 7 points. Germany's Trivia, helmed by Wilfried Beeck finished in fourth.

www.regatesroyales.com

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A most remarkable man - Part 2
With the first edition of Bart's Bash Blue Robinson, Iain Percy, Ben Ainslie and Anthony Nossiter reflect on the big man himself

Nowhere to hide
Andrew Hurst throws caution to the wind as he looks at this year's round-the-world fleet...

Holding on
Jon Mitchell of Marlow looks at the progress that continues to be made with Dyneema fibres

RORC news
And the 'new' Maxi 72 Class officially comes into being... Eddie Warden-Owen

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GBR Selection Now Open For 2015 Isaf Team Racing Worlds
The chance to represent the British Sailing Team Racing Team at the 2015 ISAF Team Racing World Championships is now open after the confirmation of trial dates for selection.

The British Team enjoyed great success at the 2011 Championships in Schull, Ireland, claiming both the prestigious Team Racing World title and the Under 21 World title.

The 2015 ISAF Team Racing World Championships will be held at Rutland Sailing Club, located in central England near Leicester and Peterborough from the 20-24 July 2015.

And anyone wishing to be considered for selection must attend the first selection weekend on the 13-14 December 2014 before an invitation-only selection process will take place across two weekends on the 10-11 January/17-18 January 2015.

All three events will take place at the Worlds venue of Rutland Sailing Club in Firefly dinghies.

All selection procedure and application information can be found here:
www.rya.org.uk/racing/teamracing/

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2015 ISAF Sailing World Cup Qualification System Published
The qualification system for the 2015 ISAF Sailing World Cup (SWC) has been published.

The 2015 ISAF Sailing World Cup will consist of five rounds for all ten Olympic events and where possible, Formula Kite Racing.

With reduced quotas, a qualification process based around the ISAF World Sailing Rankings and ISAF Sailing World Cup Qualification Regattas will be used to determine the entrants for each round, ensuring the world's best sailors will be within the World Cup fleets.

Event winners from each SWC Round will qualify to the 2015 SWC Final whilst the best placed 'home continent' sailor in each round will also qualify. The top three finishers at the 2015 Class World Championships (if already held) will qualify to the 2015 SWC Final. The remaining SWC Final places will be awarded via the ISAF World Sailing Rankings.

2015 ISAF Sailing World Cup
Melbourne - 7-14 December 2014
Miami - 25-31 January 2015
Hyères - 20-26 April 2015
Weymouth - 8-14 June 2015
Asian Round - September / October 2015
2015 Final Abu Dhabi - TBC

www.sailing.org/38959.php

Hans-Otto Schumann
The grand seigneur of German offshore sailing, Hans-Otto Schumann, known for his yachts all with the name "Rubin", died on Saturday, September 20, 2014, at the age of 97 years at his home in Hamburg.

As an international competitor, President of the German Sailing Association (DSV) and Vice-President of the Offshore Racing Congress (ORC), Schumann made significant contributions to offshore sailing, and continued to follow developments in yacht racing for decades, playing a decisive role in the decisions of the IOR and IMS fleets.

Schumann's start in international racing was in 1956 at Cowes Week, which he grew into a life-long commitment to the sport, including being an entry in thirteen Admiral's Cups, and winning this prestigious event three times.

Throughout his life, Schumann's expertise was more than welcome far from just being on board "Rubin." For example, while others were starting to embrace professionals in the game, Schumann was an ardent supporter of amateur status, and he continued to field a well-oiled German crew, refusing to sail with mercenaries. Only later in his life did he hire a German pro sailor into his afterguard, his unrelated namesake Jochen Schumann, as well as some guest appearances by Harold Cudmore and some representatives from Diamond Sails.

With high regard and many memories of an entire sailing community, Hans-Otto Schumann joined now on his last journey. Fair winds, Hans-Otto! -- Andreas Kling

www.orc.org/news/2014/140926.htm

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The Red Boat Has A Name
MAPFRE, the global insurance giant, will be backing the Spanish challenge in the Volvo Ocean Race 2014-15 to complete the fleet's line-up of title sponsors with just over a week to go before the event's launch.

The company is already well known as leading supporters of sailing and confirmed its support of skipper Iker Martinez's challengers on Friday ahead of the Race's opening event, the Alicante in-port race on October 4.

The Madrid-based company's timely announcement has delighted the Spanish team's CEO Pedro Campos who has worked with them on several previous campaigns in other events. "We are pleased and grateful to MAPFRE for its support in this new great adventure competing in the Volvo Ocean Race representing Spain," he said.

"MAPFRE has been supporting sailing for years and we have already worked together in big campaigns. Without a doubt, we will do our best to get MAPFRE and Spain in the highest place we possibly can," said Campos.

Although the Spanish team was only announced in the middle of the year, most expect them to be competitive in the one-design Volvo Ocean 65 boat with Martinez and long-term sailing partner and best friend Xabi Fernandez spearheading their challenge.

The crew is mainly formed by Spaniards but it also boasts some leading international sailors including Andre Fonseca, the only Brazilian in the fleet, and Frenchman Michel Desjoyeaux, rated one of the leading single-handed sailors in the world.

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Guest Editorial: Solo On A 130 Ft Trimaran
I'm trying to get my head around Yann Guichard taking on the Route du Rhum, alone, on a 130ft trimaran. The boat is, quite simply, a juggernaut.

I first saw her filming aboard Sydney Gavignet's gorgeous 105ft multi Oman Air before the 2010 RdR. Ellen MacArthur's globe circling ex-B&Q was dockside in Lorient, but next to Ellen's memorable machine was a trimaran that towered up into the sky making B&Q look, well, a bit small.

She was Banque Populaire V, the biggest trimaran in the world, designed with one mission in mind: to set a new fully crewed non-stop around the world record. Mission achieved in 2012 under skipper Loick Peyron; 45 days, 13 hours, shaving nearly three days off the previous record. Le job done.

Thanks to a few people and a cunning plan, I managed to film aboard Banque Pop for the 2011 Rolex Fastnet, for Rolex and Eurosport, an exceptionally rare media chance, and the sheer size, speed, finesse, Rolls Royce type ride, effortless power, incredible crew work and Fastnet course/race record smashing performance - 1 day, 8 hours, an overnighter! - all blew me away.

Brian Thompson, the English giant of oceanic multihull records, explained Banque Pop's astonishing qualities in this short film for Yachting World:

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For me, it brings what Yann is doing into perspective. It took eight crew to tack Banque Pop, now Spindrift 2, all grinding in unison to cant the mast through complex hydraulics. I had a go; burned my arms off.

Yann has hooked up a bike on deck, and is giving it a go all by himself, albeit with a smaller rig.

Is he nuts? Is he brave? Does he have a special wheelbarrow to convey the load of his cohones?!

I don't know. I'm writing this in Paignton's pier cafe while my dear daughter Frances is Topper racing. (A Topper parent! Pass those binoculars mate, looks like a Zone Squad out there...)

I've no doubt that Yann and Frances share a passion for sailing, and the sea, in their relative way. As we all do if we're reading this.

But gazing out of the window of this surprisingly good English cafe, the words "worlds apart" come to mind, as do "one hand for the boat Yann", "Godspeed", "can't wait to see this" and "mad as a box of frogs"... -- Digby Fox - livethestory.com

Extreme Sailing Series Returns To Nice
Act 7 of the 2014 Extreme Sailing Series global tour is just around the corner, as some of world's best sailors prepare to descend once again on to the shores of Nice, France, for the penultimate Act in the battle for the 2014 crown. The event will be broadcast live online to fans around the world from Friday 3rd to Sunday 5th October 1530-1700 local time (GMT+2) daily, and nationally in France on Canal Sport+ on Saturday and Sunday.

Three Act victories so far this year puts Alinghi top of the Series leaderboard, and the Swiss team, helmed by Morgan Larson, will welcome back Olympic champion Anna Tunnicliffe as tactician in Nice.

This will be the fourth consecutive year the fleet have raced in Nice, and the Bay of Angels has delivered some of the most closely contested racing. Thousands are expected over the weekend to join in Race Village activities, located at the Quai des etats-Unis, and watch the international superstars of sailing go head to head, just metres from the shore. Follow all the action on twitter, Facebook and through the live video on the official website.

Extreme Sailing Series 2014 overall standings

1. Alinghi (SUI) 55 points
2. The Wave, Muscat (OMA) 54
3. Emirates Team New Zealand (NZL) 43
4. Realteam by Realstone (SUI) 36
5. J.P. Morgan BAR (GBR) 29
6. SAP Extreme Sailing Team (DEN) 24
7. Oman Air (OMA) 23
8. Gazprom Team Russia (RUS) 23
9. Red Bull Sailing Team (AUT) 23
10. Groupama sailing team (FRA) 20
11. GAC Pindar (AUS) 6

www.extremesailingseries.com

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Dublin Bay Sailing Club Celebrates Its 130th Anniversary
Dublin Bay Sailing Club (DBSC) celebrated its 130th Anniversary Saturday night September 27th with a dinner in the National Yacht Club. Held after the last race of the Club's 2014 season, it was very appropriately attended by a full house of 130 racing enthusiasts who honoured the incomparable contribution the club has made to the development of sailing from Dun Laoghaire during the past 130 years.

Originally founded in 1884 as a club to provide racing for boats too small to be properly facilitated by the big boat-oriented sailing programmes of the large established yacht clubs, DBSC quickly evolved into an interactive force for the greater good of all yacht racing in the Bay, co-ordinating all the racing in and out of Dun Laoghaire harbour, and influencing the development of yacht design through the commissioning of classes such as the Dublin Bay 25s of 1898, the Dublin Bay 21s of 1902, the Dublin Bay Mermaids of 1932, and the Dublin Bay 24s of 1938.

Then as yacht building first became a matter of series construction in wood, followed by mass assembly in glassfibre, DBSC's influence continued, as its official recognition of a new one design - once it had achieved sufficient boat numbers - became fundamental to the new design's growing acceptance and continuing success in racing in the bay. -- WM Nixon in Afloat magazine

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Les Voiles De Saint-Tropez
Photo by Ingrid Abery, www.ingridabery.com. Click on image for photo gallery.

Voiles de Saint Tropez Wind and sunshine coloured the opening day at Les Voiles de Saint Tropez. Tomorrow, as is now customary, the Modern craft will have the honour of opening proceedings, whilst the classic boats proceed with registration formalities. Given that this is the fifteenth anniversary of Les Voiles, there will be a few slight twists to the week's packed race programme.

The sublime Fife designs of the 15mJI class will also begin their much awaited 'four-way jousting' tomorrow, whilst the immense J-Class boats will share the same round as the futuristic Wallys off Pampelonne.

This morning, some 62 Classic yachts, split into 5 classes, set sail in a series of staggered starts from the bay of Cannes. Indeed, in line with tradition, the Yacht Club de France's Coupe d'Automne makes for Le Portalet Tower in Saint Tropez as an enticing prelude to the upcoming races. The gentle 7 to 8-knot north-easterly wind, which has established itself in the Golf of Genoa over recent days, accompanied them all the way to the finish.

The 15m JI Mariska (Fife 1908) asserted herself in real time ahead of the huge gaff schooner Elena of London (Herreshoff 2009), after slipping along downwind for a little over 4 hours under large gennaker. Organised by the Societe Nautique de Saint-Tropez with the technical means of the Yacht Club de Cannes, the Coupe d'Automne is open to Traditional Period Yachts, Classic Traditional Yachts, "Spirit of Tradition" Yachts and the Metric Classes (12m JI, 8m JI, 6m JI).

www.lesvoilesdesaint-tropez.fr

Seahorse Sailor Of The Month
Last month's winner:

Roberto Tomasini (ITA)
'Roberto deserves this prize, not only as a great owner-driver, but also because with his commercial skills he runs what is perhaps the most professional organisation in a class where the standard is already extremely high!' - Annamaria Mihcich; 'My most sincere praise for Roberto, but we should also save a few plaudits for Roberto's tactician on so many of his boats... Vasco Vascotto!!!' - Maurizio Zanon; 'Absolutely the best at their game... Roberto and Vasco!' - Gabriele Fano; 'Roberto of course!' - Gianni Sirello.

This month's nominees:

 

Leslie Green (AUS)
Leslie Green drove his own McConaghy MC38 Ginger to a comfortable victory in the class's first ever Australian national championships during this year's Hamilton Island Race Week, against a small but strong fleet of similarly well-prepared rivals in a very high performance class. Green's team actually won the event overall with a race to spare. On his last birthday Leslie Green turned eighty-three...

 

Mark Mills (IRL)
Often the bridesmaid... Finally in Porto Cervo in September Andre Soriano's Mills-designed IRC 72-footer Alegre captured its first Mini Maxi world title. Mark Mills designs have actually had a terrific time of it during 2014, winning numerous big races around the world. But a Maxi world championship does not come easily, particularly when as a designer you find yourself competing against larger and very often more heavily-resourced professional rivals

 

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12 Metre North American Championships
Newport, Rhode Island, USA: Two days of a northerly (first strong, then light) and one day of a building southwesterly put six 12 Metre yachts to the test at their North American Championships, which were held off Newport, R.I. over September 26-28. Gunther Buerman's (Newport, R.I.) KZ-3 and Dennis Williams' (Hobe Sound, Fla.) Victory '83 defended their titles, respectively, in divisions for Grand Prix (yachts built for the 1987 America's Cup) and Modern (yachts built from 1974 to 1983), while a third division for Traditional (yachts built from 1958-1970) was won by Anthony Chiurco's (Princeton, N.J.) chartered American Eagle.

The long weekend started on Friday with three races held in 12-17 knots on Narragansett Bay in an area north of Newport's Pell Bridge. On Saturday, the racing was again staged north of the bridge, but the race committee managed only a single race before having to call things off due to lack of wind. Sunday's competition proved best and closest in nature to the America's Cup racing that was staged here from 1930-1983 when three solid-air races were held "outside" on Rhode Island Sound to determine final victors. To top off the day and the regatta, a pursuit-style "bragging rights" race (not counted in scoring) brought the 12 Metres back to Newport Harbor to finish together in a show of colorful spinnakers off Fort Adams.

Final Results
Grand Prix Division
1. KZ-3, Gunther Buerman, Newport, R.I., 6 points
2. KZ-5 Laura, Kip Curren, Newport, R.I., 12

Modern Division
1. Victory '83, Dennis Williams, Hobe Sound, Fla., 10 pts
2. Intrepid, Jack Curtin, New York, N.Y., 13
3. Courageous, Ralph Isham, New York, N.Y., 14

Traditional Division
1. American Eagle, Anthony Chiurco (Princeton, N.J.), 6

www.12mrclass.com

ISAF Invites Bids For 2016 Women's Match Racing World Championship
The International Sailing Federations is now inviting all Member National Authorities to bid for the 2016 ISAF Women's Match Racing World Championship.

The ISAF Women's Match Racing Worlds has been held every year since 1999 with the most recent event in 2014 being hosted in Cork, Ireland as Sweden's Anna Kjellberg claimed an emphatic victory over Camilla Ulrikkeholm (DEN) to take her first world title.

Bids must be received by the ISAF Secretariat and must include confirmation of support for the bid from the relevant Member National Authority. All bids received will be reviewed by the Match Racing Committee and their recommendations will be submitted to the ISAF Council for the final decision.

Bids to host the 2016 ISAF Women's Match Racing Worlds must be received by Friday 24 October 2014.

To receive the full bid process and for details of the information that must be included in the bid document please contact the ISAF Competitions Manager Jon Napier at the ISAF Secretariat.

ISAF Women's Match Racing World Championship microsite - www.sailing.org/womensmatchworlds.php

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* From Alessandro Castelli: I've read on Scuttlebutt Europe about your concern about the ISAF proposal to eliminate the Classification system used to define "professional" and "amateur", and let classes and events choose their system and policy.

This is one of the few times I disagree with Scuttlebutt point of view and I am not against an ISAF proposal.

I am a group 3 sailor and have been racing for many years in classes where the number of pro sailor on board is limited by the class rules.

The whole thing is such BS.

The owners, who in principle should be the ones deciding their class rules, are the first to pay fake group 1 sailors, breaking the rules.

I even witnessed the "mission" of a poor old ISAF officer who came down to an X35 national championship in Italy specifically to catch fake group 1 sailors. He couldn't do anything.

The system is not serious and is confusing.

I think that leaving everything open will self-tune in the end, saving some money for the racing owners.

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J/80 World Championship
Annapolis Maryland USA: The upcoming J/80 World Championship will be sailed September 28th to October 5th and will be hosted by Eastport YC on the beautiful Chesapeake Bay. The 33 boats will be treated to a top notch Race Committee led by Principal Race Officer Sharon Hadsell, an International Jury with Charlotte Greppe (Sweden) as Chief Judge, and a professional staff and volunteers experienced with running large scale world-class events.

The principal foreign team is Sophie Faguet's French team (Benoit Charon, Maxime Mesnil, Noemie Bessec) sailing WHITE LIGHTNING from YC de Cherbourg. They will be challenged by many of America's top J/80 teams, including past champions like Terry Flynn's QUANTUM RACING (current 2014 NA Champion) from Houston, Texas; Glenn Darden's LE TIGRE crew from Fort Worth Boat Club in Forth Worth, Texas; Kerry Klingler's LIFTED crew from Norwalk, CT; Les Beckwith's FKA from Lake Winnipesaukee, NH; Mike Hobson's MELTEMI from Annapolis, MD; Paul Parsons PARSONS PROJECT from Houston, TX; Will & Marie Crump & Tom Klok's R80 from Annapolis (2013 J/80 NA Champion); John Storck Jr and John Storck III from Huntington, NY (2010 J/80 NA Champion), Brian Keane's SAVASANA (J/80 Key West Midwinter Champion); and Curt Johnson sailing AVET from Los Angeles, California (West Coast Champion).

* Update from September 30: racing cancelled due to light winds. Only one race sailed so far of the up-to-eight scheduled

Top five after one race:

1. Sophie Faguet, FRA
2. Will & Marie Crump / Thomas Klok, USA
3. Brian Keane, USA
4. Terry Flynn, USA
5. John Storck, Jr / John Storck III, USA

Full results on YachtScoring.com

j80worlds2014.org

Open 2.4m Worlds
Toronto, Ontario, Canada: Thirty-five skippers took to the start line today for the opening races of the Open 2.4mR World Championship, hosted by National Yacht Club. Only two races were completed due to fading winds and lumpy seas, with Nico Salomaa of Finland holding a one point lead over reigning 2013 World Champion Stellan Berlin of Sweden, with Paralympic bronze medalist Megan Pascoe (GBR) in third, and Canadian Paul Tingley in fourth. Racing continues through Friday, October 3.

Report from Scuttlebutt: www.sailingscuttlebutt.com

Event site: www.yachtscoring.com/emenu.cfm?eID=1074

32nd Consecutive Line Honours Victory For Esimit Europa 2 at Thousand Islands Race
Tonight at 1:18:57 am CEST, Esimit Europa 2 achieved another line honours victory after 37 hours 18 minutes and 57 seconds of demanding sailing in various wind conditions, among the islands of the Adriatic sea in the second leg of the Thousand Islands Race, which started at noon on September 25 from Tivat in Montenegro back to Rijeka in Croatia.

In the first leg of the race, which started on September 21 the other way around - from the historic harbor of Rijeka to Porto Montenegro marina in Tivat - with elapsed time of 38 hours, 24 minutes and 8 seconds, it took the fastest European yacht one hour more to finish the same course than in the second leg. This approximately 280 nautical mile long course was set to leave on the starboard side the islands of Unije, Susak, Premuda, Dugi Otok, Kornat, Vis, Lastovo and St. Andrija in the first leg of the race and to return the same way in the second leg of the race, this time leaving the mentioned islands on the port side.

The Esimit Sailing Team, led by Jochen Schumann, experienced very light winds and variable wind conditions along the way of both legs.

This was the first participation of the Esmit Europa 2 yacht both in Croatia and in Montenegro.

In this second edition of the Thousand Islands Race, which is organized by the Sailing Club of Rijeka in cooperation with the Porto Montenegro Yacht Club, the participant numbers doubled, and the organizers expect the race to grow in the following years.

www.esimit.com

Full results of all classes: www.scor.hr/regate/2014e/tir.htm

World Class Programs Making Key West Plans
Thoughts of sunshine, dependable breezes and tough competition have top programs signing up for Quantum Key West Race Week 2015.

Roberto Tomasini's Robertissimo III is new to the Key West Mini-Maxi (IRC1) class, joining three veteran programs. Philippe Falle's Grand Soleil 43 Quokka 8 is making a Key West debut in IRC 3. One design numbers are growing in the Melges 24, J/70, and J/88 classes and more top tier programs from Europe and the US are joining the IRC, High Performance, and PHRF handicap divisions.

Don't miss out on the challenge of international competition and renowned Key West nightlife!

Quantum Key West Race Week is January 18 - 23 2015.

Entries and more: www.premiere-racing.com

New Shipyard and Museum in St. Petersburg
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Museum in St. Petersburg A shipyard designated for reconstruction of historic ships in Saint Petersburg is located in Lakhta on the territory of Saint Petersburg Yacht Club in 'Hercules' marina. The first large-scale project, replica of the 54-gun ship of the line 'Poltava' has been under construction since last year. The framework and the key elements of the hull are made of oak according to the shipbuilding rules of the XVIII century.

Its prototype, named after the decisive battle of the Great Northern War - the Battle of Poltava, was the first battleship laid down and built at the St. Petersburg Admiralty in 1712. Peter the Great himself took part in the construction along with the famous craftsman Fedosey Sklyaev.

The ship was engaged in five marine campaigns of the Great Northern War in the Baltic Sea.

The replica is designed according to the historical data mined during complex research and is being built by the best specialists in wooden shipbuilding, many of whom were engaged in the construction of the famous 'Shtandart'. The shipyard has its own design office and research department, with more than 60 carpenters involved in this project.

Leading specialists into the historical areas of Peter I and the Russian Navy as well as museums and archives are helping to continue the investigation about 'Poltava' and currently the 3rd edition of the 'Poltava' book is being written for publication. Once the construction has finished 'Poltava' will be part of the museum complex dedicated to the history of the Russian Navy.

This initiative is made possible by Gazprom, the Russian investor of the shipyard and museum, as well as a growing number of trustees.

poltava1712.ru/node/73

Quality Sells
Even TP52 class manager ROB WEILAND is faintly amazed at the number of TP52s in build...

With eight new boats now in the pipeline for 2015, and still hoping the number will creep up, what to expect?

Of course the Botín-designed Phoenix gives us a pretty good idea of what the next generation will look like since she is designed to the 2015 TP52 Rule. After the final event of the 2014 Barclays 52 Super Series in Ibiza, Phoenix will be upgraded to full 2015 mode. Her bulb will be removed and a 15cm spacer will lower the bulb on the fin for an increased draft of 3.5m, making for a total bulb weight of exactly 3,800kg on a fin weight of 800kg. About 200kg of internal ballast will then be removed to bring her 2015 all-up dry weight down to the new class minimum of 7,000kg.

Visually the biggest change will be her 2015 mainsail. It will have a much bigger fat head, growing by 75cm from 1.25m to 2m in span and adding 4.5m2 of sail area. The changes will speed her up at all wind speeds and all wind angles, but of course this will be most visible downwind in a breeze. Expect the 2015 boats to plane earlier, longer and faster. Take a closer look and new too will be the composite headstay, facilitating higher headstay loads up to well over seven tons, plus a new checkstay arrangement effectively changing the way that the topmast is controlled.

It will be interesting to see whether the Phoenix deck layout will be followed by other Botín clients, such as Sled and Quantum Racing. And also the deck the Rolf Vrolijk design office will produce. Expect the new Vrolijk boats Ran, Gladiator, Provezza and Platoon to be closer to the minimum deck camber requirements and likely to sport even larger cockpits than Phoenix.

Full article in Seahorse magazine:
www.seahorsemagazine.com

IDA Lewis Distance Race: Ripple Effect Short Video Contest
Newport, Rhode Island, USA: Kate Nota and her team onboard the J/111 Odyssey won the Ripple Effect Short Video Contest, which was part of the Ida Lewis Distance Race this summer (August 15). The contest was introduced to the popular overnighter with the intention of engaging youth sailors (ages 14-20) by asking them to answer the question, "What do you like most about offshore/overnight sailing?" through a video essay or documentary no longer than five minutes in length.

The Odyssey team also won the event's separately scored Youth Challenge (to qualify more than 40% of the crew had reached their 14th birthday but not turned 20 prior to August 15) and finished sixth in the 13-boat PHRF class. All classes sailed a 150-mile race that started and finished in Newport, Rhode Island. Hosted by Ida Lewis Yacht Club, the race celebrated its 10th edition in 2014 with a record 47-boat fleet.

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Laser Masters Worlds
The largest Laser world championship in history will be taking place on the south coast of France when 515 sailors, representing 36 different countries, compete on October 5-11 at the 2014 Audi Laser Masters' World Championships.

Two separate race courses will be set up to handle the large number of competitors, with sailors competing in several age categories and different rig types. The split between the Standard Laser and the Laser Radial is almost exactly half and the largest group will be the Laser Standard Grand Master (age 55-64) with 90 sailors registered. The top returning sailor in that division is Terry Scutcher, who finished 2nd in Oman in 2013.

Women compete directly with men in the championships, and Vanessa Dudley of Australia is the top returning female sailor who won the 2013 Radial Grand Master Division outright, edging out Bruce Martinson of the USA by 1 point. Both will be making the trip to France.

Peter Seidenberg of the United States and Denis O'Sullivan of Ireland have participated in every Laser Masters World Championship except one, and Seidenberg is the favorite to sail away with another title in his group. The oldest sailor on the line will be Claude Tigier of France at 79.

lasermasters.coych.org

America's Cup On Display In San Francisco
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Oracle A year ago, Oracle cofounder Larry Ellison ditched his keynote presentation at his own customer conference to watch his sailing team clinch the America's Cup. Winning the 2013 Cup was the biggest comeback in the 162-year history of the race.

This week, the actual Cup, the oldest sports trophy in the world, is on display San Francisco, under a huge canopy made from the winning boat itself.

All this week, anyone attending the show can come by and look at the Cup at the center of it all.

Oracle has put it on display as a canopy for a lounge area. It reminds us of one those dinosaur exhibits at the Natural History Museum, except it's modern and made with carbon fiber.

www.businessinsider.com

U.S. National Sailing Hall Of Fame Inducts Eight
Detroit, Michigan, USA: Michigan, the Great Lakes State, was a fitting location as The National Sailing Hall of Fame (NSHOF) gathered for the fourth time in the organization's history to fulfill its mission to recognize Americans who have made outstanding contributions to the sport of sailing.

Eight of the sport of sailing's significant contributors, as members of the 2014 Class of Inductees, were inducted into the National Sailing Hall of Fame at ceremonies that were the culmination of a weekend of activities co-hosted by Bayview and Detroit Yacht Clubs:

Yachtsman, historian and senior statesman of the sport Henry H. "Harry" Anderson, Jr. (Newport, R.I./Mystic, Conn.)

Mathematician and navigator Nathaniel Bowditch (Salem, Mass.)

Boat builder and U.S. Olympic Sailing Team boatwright Carl Eichenlaub (San Diego, Calif.)

Brothers Olaf Harken and Peter Harken (both Pewaukee, Wisc.), respectively, boat builder and sailing hardware designer

Naval architect and prolific writer L. Francis Herreshoff (Bristol, R.I./Marblehead, Mass.)

1960 5.5 Metre Olympic Gold Medalist and boat builder George O'Day (Brookline, Mass./Dover, Mass.)

Grand Prix yachtsman John B. "Jim" Kilroy (Marina del Rey, Calif.), the recipient of the NSHOF's first Lifetime Achievement Award.

The 2014 NSHOF Induction Ceremony was dedicated to Detroit Regional Yacht Racing Association (DRYA) which was established in 1912, and whose mission is to encourage and promote boating and sailing in the USA and Canada. Coordinating the sailing calendar among 27 local clubs, DRYA organized the strong turnout of junior sailors from the clubs and community programs, many of whom were in attendance for both events.

halloffamers.nshof.org

2016 ISAF Youth Match Racing Worlds Bid Guidelines Published
The International Sailing Federation (ISAF) has published guidelines for candidates bidding to host the 2016 ISAF Youth Match Racing World Championship.

Bids to host the 2016 ISAF Youth Match Racing Worlds must be received by Friday 24 October 2014.

The ISAF Match Racing Committee will appoint a working party to evaluate the bids on paper. The Committee will then discuss and vote on the working party's recommendation and that recommendation will be referred to the ISAF Council for a final decision.

The inaugural ISAF Youth Match Racing World Champion was held in Helsinki, Finland from 23-27 July 2014. Joachim Aschenbrenner (DEN) claimed the title after he defeated Sam Gilmour (AUS) in the final.

To receive the full bid process and for details of the information that must be included in the bid document please contact the ISAF Competitions Manager Jon Napier at the ISAF Secretariat.

Bid Guidelines: www.sailing.org/38970.php

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* From Bob Fisher: I cannot agree with Alesandro Castelli, who sees nothing wrong in ISAFC dropping its categories of sailors. He believes the system doesn't work because the owners are prepared to pay Cat 1 sailors "under the counter". If he knows this practice is being operated, it's his duty to inform the "poor old ISAF officer" who attended the regatta where he claims it was in operation. That would start others behaving in a similar manner and the category system would work properly.

Please ISAF, re-think your decision.

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