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In This Issue
Tour Voile: A Different Challenge in Barneville-Carteret
Italy’s Tito/Banti Continue Dominance In Nacra 17 Cat
What's in the Latest Edition Of Seahorse Magazine
Stan Honey on the AAR Bermuda to Hamburg Race
The teak dilemma: scarcer, pricier, less available
Hong Kong to Hainan Race 2018
Spindrift at Match Race Sweden
Andre Budzien takes narrow lead at OK Dinghy worlds
130 Yacht RORC Armada set for St.Malo
Letters to the Editor
Featured Brokerage
The Last Word: George Whitman

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Tour Voile: A Different Challenge in Barneville-Carteret
In its 40 year history the Tour Voile in its different guises has started from Dunkirk - as it did last Friday - no fewer than 32 times. It has been to Dieppe 28 times. But this is just the second time that the annual French classic will be hosted by Barneville-Carteret. There is some considerable anticipation as the 26 Tour Voile teams arrived today to set up overlooking the long sandy beaches which are the reason that the area is such a popular seaside resort, with the waters warmed by the Gulf Stream.

Barneville-Carteret lies some 35kms SSW of Cherbourg-Octeville, on the west side of the peninsula. There is a ferry service runs from the port of Carteret to Jersey in the Channel Islands.

The Tour Voile here complements the Tour des Ports de La Manche, an open annual multiclass regatta series which links Granville, Barneville-Carteret, Jersey, Dielette, Cherbourg and Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue. It attracts more than 100 yachts which makes it Normandy’s biggest race series.

It promises to be an exciting and challenging venue with strong tidal currents in play which will make the Coastal Race along the Côte des Isles especially interesting. The range of the tide tomorrow is 7.1m and a tidal coefficient of 96 in the morning and 99 in the afternoon.

At the top the Tour standings Beijaflore are showing strong form, arriving here with a lead of nine points after winning both events in Dieppe. #sailingarabia are 19 points behind.

Act Three:
Thu 12/07 | Act 3 | Barneville-Carteret Coastal Raid
Fri 13/07 | Act 3 | Barneville-Carteret Nautical Stadium

Top Three Overall Rankings
1. Beijaflore - 245 pts
2. Lorina Limonade Golfe du Morbihan - 145 pts
3. #SailingArabia by OmanSail - 226 pts

Top Three Youth Rankings
1. Team Reseau IXIO - 225 pts
2. Team France Jeune - 224 pts
3. Lorina Mojito Golfe du Morbihan - 221 pts

Top Three Classement Amateurs
1. Dunkerque Voile - 193 pts
2. Homkia - NIL - Les Sables d’Olonne - 185 pts
3. Toulon Provence Mediterranee - 159 pts

www.tourvoile.fr

Italy’s Tito/Banti Continue Dominance In Nacra 17 Cat
Despite a long onshore delay and shifty and unstable conditions on the water today as the Finals began in the 2018 49er and Nacra 17 European Championship. With the fleets split by their ranking into gold and silver fleets, the top twenty-seven Nacra 17 crews and top twenty-five 49erFX teams hit the water under an angry grey sky in around 10 knots of Northerly breeze.

For Spanish 49erFX sailors Carla and Marta Munte, the racing was well worth the wait in their first ever European championship. The former 29er world champions (2014, 29er) have been quietly stalking the leaders in the class all week, but today’s breakout performance, combined with inconsistent finishes from some top competitors, meant not just the lead for the Munte sisters, but an 8 point gap back to overnight leaders Helene Naess and Marie Roningen. That’s the biggest lead we’ve seen in the FX all week.

No 49er racing could be conducted as PRO David Campbell James sent the 49er fleet home almost immediately after they arrived at the race area due to the approaching storm.

Results After Day 4 Fleet Racing
Nacra 17 Top 5 - Full Results
1. Ruggero Tita, Caterina Banti, NZL, 6
2. Gemma Jones, Jason Saunders, GBR, 18
3. Fernando Echavarri, Tara Pacheco, ESP, 25
4. Ben Saxton, Nikki Bonniface, ITA, 33
5. John Gimson, Anna Burne, USA, 42

49erFX Top 5 - Full Results
1. Carla Munte, Marta Munte, NOR, 39
2. Helene Naess, Marie Ronningen, GBR, 47
3. Sophie Weguelin, Sophie Ainsworth, ESP, 48
4. Julie Gross, Hanna Klinga, USA, 58
5. Stephanie Roble, Margaret Shea, DEN, 66

49er Top 5 - Full Results
1. Lukasz Przybytek, Pawel Kolodzinski, POL, 30
2. Diego Botín, Iago Marra, ESP, 31
3. Yago Lange, Klaus Lange, ARG, 40
4. Justus Schmidt, Max Boeme, GER, 41
5. Dylan Fletcher-Scott, Stuart Bithell, GBR, 43

The 2018 49er, 49erFX & Nacra 17 European Championship, at Volvo Sailing Day Gdynia, is from July 8 - 13. Follow all the action via http://49er.org - http://nacra17.org

Seahorse July 2018
What's in the Latest Edition Of Seahorse Magazine

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A busy year
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A foot in both camps
When not fettling their fleet of classic boats one famous New Zealand yard is restoring Whitbread maxis and building superyachts. Ivor Wilkins

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Stan Honey on the AAR Bermuda to Hamburg Race
Audio interview in English with Jean-Luc Nelias, navigator for Eric de Turckheim's Nivelt-Muratet 54 Teasing Machine, just 48 hours before the start of the AAR Bermuda to Hamburg Race.

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Jean-Luc Nelias has won the last two TJVs with Sodebo, and was the navigator for Groupama, winner of the 2011-12 Volvo Ocean Race. -- Louay Habib

The teak dilemma: scarcer, pricier, less available
Its appeal endures. But tougher logging rules hike prices. If superyacht owners were n’t so picky, “we can sell teak at half the price,” says veteran teak merchant Cees Boogaerdt. And builders would not face delivery problems.

Royal Boogaerdt Group has been supplying exotic wood species to yacht builders across Europe for 40 years. They account for up to 20% of its turnover. Its Royal Deck unit has, since its founding in 2004, has laid the equivalent of 7 or 8 football fields in teak decks. CEO Cees Boogaerdt knows the market inside out.

Superyacht owners, he says, want high-quality teak for it looks good. And it retains a yacht’s value. But proving teak’s legality has become tricky. “I agree you can only import legal wood,” says Boogaerdt. “But how can you be 100% sure? Dutch authorities checked us out once and found 1 document missing. Importing teak involves much red tape to show a tree’s provenance. But that’s not always water-tight.”

He opposes illegal imports (“bad for business”) and uses a ‘chain of custody’ to show his teak comes from sustainably managed forests. “We have gone into woods ourselves, repeatedly, to locate numbered stumps of cultivated trunks that lie in storage, replete with all documents,” says Boogaerdt. “Everything was OK. Illegal harvest? How illegal? In the Netherlands they just say Myanmar authorities are corrupt.”

For superyacht decks, a trunk is cut into 4 quarts from which planks are made. The grain must be perfectly straight as builders want long, even pieces. The lower section of an 80-year-old tree can look good. But at 5 or 6 meters, you’ll see where branches used to be. There’s a dark line and a slightly curved grain. “Buyers don’t want that, although it is good wood,” says Boogaerdt. “And they demand good color, without variations. But after 2 months at sea, a teak deck has evenly weathered into gray,” says Boogaerdt. “We can sell teak at half the price if buyers adjust their esthetic demands.”

Boogaerdt has long looked for a teak alternative.

The best he has found: laminated Fineline teak from Thailand. It costs €13,000 to €14.000 per cubic meter “and it is real teak. Flawless and with a straight grain. We tested it out on a boat in Italy 6 years ago. It still looks good, is environmentally sustainable and not more expensive than normal teak.”

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Hong Kong to Hainan Race 2018
Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club has released the Notice of Race and opened online entry for the 2018 Hong Kong to Hainan Race which will start on 18 October.

The Race takes competitors on a 390nm historically downwind passage to Sanya, on the southern China island of Hainan. Sanya, known as the “Hawaii of the East” is a great finish location for a holiday or as a transit point for yachts intending to continue on to other sailing events around the Asia-Pacific region. The event has been sanctioned as a recognised qualifier for the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2018.

2018 will mark the 11th edition of the race which was established in 1997. The Hong Kong to Hainan Race is the only Category 1 offshore race to finish in the People's Republic of China.

The Race has been held biennially since 2012 and the current race record of 23h 31m 52s was set in 2016 by Seng Huang Lee’s 100ft Super Maxi, Scallywag. With the event being open to both monohulls and multihull, the 2018 race record will be closely watched. The race record has been broken in the last three editions, including in 2014 by Karl Kwok’s Team Beau Geste and in 2012 by Sam Chan’s FreeFire.

The start line will be in front of Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club’s Kellett Island Clubhouse with the start signal sounding at 1120hrs.

The race is organised by Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club in cooperation with the Bureau of Culture, Broadcast & TV, Publication and Sports of the Sanya Municipal Government, with the finish hosted by Serenity Marina in Sanya, Hainan.

Line Honours Winners

Boat Owner / Skipper / Year
Scallywag - Seng Huang Lee / David Witt - 2016
Team Beau Geste - Karl Kwok - 2014
Freefire - Sam Chan - 2012
Jelik - Frank Pong - 2003
Jelik - Frank Pong - 2002
Jelik - Frank Pong - 2001
Ffree Fire - Sam Chan - 2000
Beau Geste - Karl Kwok - 1999
Jelik - Frank Pong - 1998
Ffree Fire - Sam Chan / Russ Parker - 1997

Winners on Corrected Time

Boat - Owner / Skipper - Year
Black Baza - Anthony Root - 2016
Island Fling - Paul Winkelmann - 2014
Freefire - Sam Chan - 2012
Ffree Fire - Sam Chan - 2003
Jelik - Frank Pong - 2002
Stella - Fred Kinmonth - 2001
Ffree Fire - Sam Chan - 2000
Australia Challenge - Ray Roberts - 1999
Hi Fidelity - Neil Pryde - 1998
Zephyr - Mann Gee Ng - 1997

www.chinacoastraceweek.com

Spindrift at Match Race Sweden
Get a unique insight into Yann, Christophe, Francois, Matthieu, Coco, Marc, Edouard and Charlie’s week in Sweden for the first event of the World Match Racing Tour season.

Edouard’s camera gives us an unedited glimpse of life with Spindrift racing as they prepare for their victory!

M32 Spindrift Team:
Yann Guichard (skipper)
Christophe Espagnon (mainsail)
François Morvan (trimmer)
Matthieu Salomon (bow)
Constance Lecointre (logistic)
Marc Bouet (coach)
Edouard Elias (mediaman)
Charlie Tate (fitness)

Andre Budzien takes narrow lead at OK Dinghy worlds
The 2018 OK Dinghy World Championship in Warnemunde, Germany continued Wednesday with two more races sailed in an unstable 8-12 knots, and damp conditions. Former world champion Andre Budzien, from Germany took a one point lead at the top from Fredrik Loof and Jan Kurfeld. Each won a race in their groups, while Jim Hunt took the other group win.

It was always looking like the wettest day of the week, though the much forecast strong winds failed to materialise. In the end it was mildly damp on the water with more rain before and after racing than during. After brilliant conditions on Tuesday, this was another side of Baltic weather, grey and wet.

Racing in the opening series is scheduled to conclude on Thursday with two more races starting at 12.00. On Friday and Saturday four more races are scheduled for the Final series.

Results after four races
1. Andre Budzien, GER, 6
2. Fredrik Loof, SWE, 7
3. Jan Kurfeld, GER, 7
4. Bo Petersen, DEN, 11
5. Charlie Cumbley, GBR, 13
6. Jim Hunt, GBR, 15
7. Thomas Hansson-Mild, SWE, 18
8. Lars Johan Brodtkorb, NOR, 22
9. Tomasz Gaj, POL, 24
10. Sonke Behrens, GER, 24

Full results.

2018.okworlds.org

130 Yacht RORC Armada set for St.Malo
130 yachts with nearly one thousand sailors competing, will be racing to St. Malo with the Royal Ocean Racing Club this weekend, arriving in the historic French port for massive celebrations. The Cowes - Dinard - St Malo Race is one of the oldest races in the RORC calendar, with the overall winner under IRC receiving the magnificent 1906 King Edward VII Cup. The weekend celebrations will also feature a magnificent firework display for the French National Day on Saturday July 14th, and the FIFA World Cup Final on Sunday 15th July between France and England or Croatia.

Eleven Class40s from England and France will be racing, including 2017 RORC Season's Points Champion, Halvard Mabire & Miranda Merron's Campagne de France and last year's race winner, Marc Lepesqueux's Sensation. Tony Lawson's British entry Concise 8, skippered by Jack Trigger, class winner of this year's Myth of Malham, will also be in contention. Many of the Class40 teams will be taking part in their final race before the Sevenstar Round Britain & Ireland Race including Gery Atkins Colombre XL, Peter Harding & Sam Goodchild's Phor-ty, and Sandrine Pelletier's Oman Sail.

In IRC One, a dozen yachts will be vying for the IRC class win and overall honours.

In IRC Two, the leader for the season, the Army Sailing Association X-41 British Soldier, will be in action for their penultimate race before the Sevenstar Round Britain & Ireland Race.

79 yachts will be racing in IRC Three and Four including 34 teams racing Two-Handed, forming the lion-share of the impressive fleet racing in the Cowes-Dinard-St.Malo Race.

IRC Four forms the largest class in the 2018 Cowes - Dinard - St Malo Race. 47 teams have entered including last year's runner up Marc Noel's China Girl and third place Cooper & England's Longue Pierre. Class leader for the 2018 season, Noel Racine's Foggy Dew, is a past winner of the race. Multihulls entered for the race include Simon Baker's Hissy Fit, Phillippe Damour's Red-avel, and Francois Corre's Friends & Lovers.

The start of the Cowes - Dinard - St Malo Race will be an impressive sight, the fleet will be in the starting area along Cowes Green and Cowes Parade from 0900 on Friday 13 July. To follow the progress of the race, all teams in AIS range can be tracked via the YB Tracker player

www.rorc.org

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In This Issue
A navigation mistake at first Gate of Lanzarote
Exciting First Days Of The Bermuda To Hamburg AAR Race
UBS 20th Jersey Regatta
Sail Melbourne International Entries Open
Plastic Is Killing our Oceans - The Issues, Facts, and Possible Solutions
Industry News
Featured Brokerage
The Last Word: Sylvia Beach

A navigation mistake at first Gate of Lanzarote
He is still in first place, but French Golden Globe Race leader Philippe Peche threw away a hard-fought 3½ hour lead at the first gate in this 30,000 mile solo non-stop round the world race today after mistaking the lighthouse marking the southern end of Lanzarote today.

It was not until his Rustler 36 PRB had reached the northern tip of Fuerteventura in the Canaries that the Frenchman realised his mistake and had to turn back into the wind and beat the 7 miles Marina Rubicon at the southern end of Lanzarote,

Why he missed the lighthouse's distinctive pattern of flashes in the early dawn is not fully explained. If he had done so, Peche would have rounded the the mandatory turning mark at 06:30. Instead, it was 10:30 before he had passed across his film and letters to waiting organisers and had set off again.

This time wasting closed the gap between himself and second placed Mark Slats and his Rustler 36 Ohpen Maverick to little more than 9 miles.

Third placedv Frenchman Jean-Luc Van Den Heede, sailing the Rustler 36, Matmut a further 6 miles behind was equally delighted with the news. The 73 year-old, who has five previous circumnavigations under his belt, said, "I'm very comfortable with my position. This is a long race, and to win,you first have to finish."

Fourth placed Norwegian Are Wiig sailing his OE 32 Olleanna, one of the smallest in the fleet of 16 yachts, was 75 miles behind the leader holding a 20 mile lead on 5th place British sailor Susie Goodall (Rustler 36 DHL Starlight) are expected to round the Marina Rubicon mark during the night with the remaining fleet following on Friday and Saturday

The next compulsory turning gate is off Hobart Tasmania

GGR Leader board: 15:30 UTC 12.07.18
1. Philippe Peche (FRA) Rustler 36 PRB 23 600 miles to the finish
2. Mark Slats (FRA) - Rustler 36 Ohpen Maverick + 9 miles
3. Jean-Luc Van den Heede (FRA) Rustler 36 Matmut + 15 miles
4. Are Wiig (NOR) OE32 Olleanna + 75 milles
5. Susie Goodall (GBR) Rustler 36 DHL Starlight + 95 miles

www.goldengloberace.com

Fleet Tracking: goldengloberace.com/livetracker/

Mobile tracking APP: www.ybtracking.com/race-app.php

Exciting First Days Of The Bermuda To Hamburg AAR Race
The first days of the Atlantic Anniversary Regatta's final leg were truly breathtaking: After Line Honours favourite Rambler 88 had to retire from the race due to a rudder issue, Varuna and Malizia - Yacht Club Monaco rose up to the challenge of taking Line Honours. Meanwhile, the Class 40 division is having its own shake-up: RED, who is currently second after Class 40 Eärendil, suffered a rudder damage as well. The entire fleet's forecast skills were challenged by Hurricane 'Chris', who temporarily increased his speed to about 30 knots.

In the early morning hours of July 12, Rambler 88 arrived safely in Newport, RI (USA). The 88ft Maxi had to retire on July 10 when she lost her port rudder after contact with an unidentified object in the water.

Rambler 88 dominated the fleet on the water right from the start. While sympathizing with Rambler's early retirement, her return to the US East Coast also opened a window of opportunity for the remaining fleet. Ker 56 Varuna and IMOCA 60 Malizia - Yacht Club Monaco are continuing their epic battle for the top podium spots.

At times, the two yachts seemed to be almost overlapping on the YB Tracker, pacing through the waves with 18 to 19 knots boat speed, bow-to-bow in true match-racing style. Varuna is currently leading in IRC Zero, whilst Malizia - Yacht Club Monaco has overtaken them on the water (at the time of writing at 03:00pm UTC). With more than 1,800nm to go until the finish line, their fight on the water is promising to be an epic battle until the last moment. One milestone on their route to success will be the estimated passing of the modified Swan 441R Best Buddies, which had started in a special division six days prior to the main fleet, and is just about 200nm ahead on the water.

For Mathias Müller von Blumencron, German skipper of Class 40 RED, the journey home might be a bit longer than expected, having lost their left rudder fitting after contact with an unidentified floating object on July 11. This has forced them to navigate towards the Azores for a pit-stop and the necessary repairs. In the meantime, the experienced crew was able to put a nut from the railpost above the broken end, fix the fitting and get the rudderbolts into the water. Despite heavy swell, they were back to normal twin-rudder boat mode in record speed.

With this temporary solution, plans had to be changed: "On the way to Europe we would encounter the fronts of Chris, winds up to 35 knots. Not a good option. So we decided to go towards the Azores, only 950 miles away. The routing promised fair weather and fair winds all the way to the islands", says Müller von Blumencron. "[...] We had to give up our spot in the race which started so promising for us.". But RED is still ahead of Class 40 Iskareen, and not giving up yet: "In the evening the dolphins were playing around the boat. We took this as a sign of sympathy and encouragement."

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UBS 20th Jersey Regatta
Scheduled for 14th to 16th September and sponsored for the sixth year running by UBS AG Jersey, this year sees the 20th edition of the combined clubs' Jersey Regatta, the Island's 'flagship' sailing event.

In this special year, the Regatta programme will include:

- The fifth Spinlock IRC Channel Islands Regional Championships for IRC-rated Classes 1 & 2 cruiser/racers and
- The British Kona One Windsurfer Championship

The event opens on the Thursday evening with a welcoming reception followed by a coastal race for the sportsboat and cruiser/racer classes on Friday morning. Saturday and Sunday sees these classes racing in and off St Aubin's Bay over round-the-cans and Olympic-type courses. The 'small boat' classes race over Olympic-type courses entirely within this beautiful Bay.

As ever, Jersey Marinas will be providing complimentary berthing for competitors during the lead-up to and throughout the Regatta whilst Condor Ferries is offering discounted boat, trailer and passenger fares on all routes to those competitors wishing to ship their boats to the Island to join the event.

The Regatta is an open event to which visiting boats are assured of a very warm welcome.

The Notice of Race is available in the clubs and on www.jerseyregatta.com. Entry is 'on-line' with enticingly low entry fees made even more attractive with an 'early bird' fee for those entering no later than 6th August. The definitive closing date is 7th September.

For further information, e-mail info@jerseyregatta.com or call the Regatta office, 00 44 (0) 1534 732229.

jerseyregatta.com

Sail Melbourne International Entries Open
Entries are now open for the 2018 Sail Melbourne International to be hosted out of Royal Brighton Yacht Club on the shores of Port Philip Bay from 12 December through to 16 December 2018.

The Notice of Race and online entry system as well as many other regatta details have now gone live on the Event's website at www.sailmelbourne.com.au

The 2018 Sail Melbourne International will also be hosted in conjunction with the inaugural Australian Para Championships.

The Invited, Junior, Youth and Para classes will again have the unique opportunity of mixing and competing alongside their Olympic heroes, providing a fantastic inspirational pathway for up and coming passionate young sailors.

The event will be held at Royal Brighton Yacht Club and will be raced in a split format with four days of racing for the Olympic Classes (Wed 12th to Sun 16th Dec) and three days (Thurs 13th to Sun 16th Dec) for the majority of the Invited Classes.

Classes for 2018 are:
Olympic Classes
Laser (Standard)
Laser (Radial)
Finn
470
49er
49erFX
Nacra 17
RSX (9.5m2)
RSX (8.5m2)

Invited Classes
2.4mR
SKUD 18
Hansa 303 One Person
Hansa 303 Two Person
Laser 4.7
International 420 Dinghy
International 29er
Nacra 15
Optimist (Open & Intermediate)
Bic Techno 293/Plus
OK Dinghy
Waszp

www.sailmelbourne.com.au

Plastic Is Killing our Oceans - The Issues, Facts, and Possible Solutions
Approximately 40% of the world's 7.6 billion people live within 62 miles (100km) of an ocean coast. For the other 60%, some of whom may never have even seen an ocean, the seas still play a vital role in their lives.

Oil and consumer goods are moved around the world on vast ships, keeping the wheels of commerce, and vehicles, turning. Most importantly, the ocean is vital to the food chain.

Unfortunately, we collectively treat the oceans worse than most of us treat the inside of our cars. Every year, anywhere from about 8 to 12 million US tons of plastic end up in the world's oceans.

For perspective, that's close to three times as heavy as all the elephants on Earth combined.

The scale of the problem is enormous, but it's not a lost cause. Just like when your dentist says you can avoid further problems with your gums if you brush better and floss often, a change in how we live could be the catalyst for cleaner oceans in the future.

Read on to learn about the true scope of the issue, why plastics in our oceans are such a problem, why we at itsafishthing.com are so concerned, and why you should be too.

www.itsafishthing.com/plastic-in-the-ocean/

Industry News
The Atlantic Anniversary Regatta (AAR) will be a pinnacle event for German Yachting in 2018. In this series, we present supporters of the AAR who help creating this great event in celebration of the NRVs 150th Anniversary.

When it comes to shipbuilding and craftsmanship, Lürssen is among the most well-known companies for bespoke luxury yachts worldwide.

Founded in 1875, Lürssen is on top of its game of custom-built superyachts through the combination of German engineering and extraordinary craftsmanship. The family-owned yard in Bremen, Germany has been associated with some of the most spectacular build-projects both in the history and in present age of the yachting industry and thus holds a distinct maritime heritage.

"The Lürssen-Family is building yachts since 143 years and maintains eight state-of-the-art shipyards in North Germany. Lürssen has achieved several milestones in the yachting history like the world's first boat propelled by an internal combustion engine in 1886. In 1911, Lürssen did win the Champion of the Sea race in Monaco and set a new world speed record with the Lürssen-Daimler. Many milestones followed. The Atlantic Anniversary Regatta celebrates the 150th anniversary of the NRV. Lürssen and the AAR make a perfect match when it comes to the conversation of values", said Sylke auf dem Graben, PR & Marketing Manager of Lürssen.

A goodie-bag filled with useful helpers will be presented to the yachts prior to the start in Bermuda. After the finish, every competitor will receive a unique AAR/Lürssen bag, which not only serves as a souvenir but is also a proud proof to have participated in this spectacular regatta.

www.lurssen.com
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Instagram.com/LuerssenYachts
Youtube.com/luerssenyachtsgermany

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Groupe Beneteau reports they have become the majority shareholder with a 60% stake in the Slovenian company Seascape which specialized in designing, building, and marketing performance sailing yachts.

Seascape's founders, Andraz Mihelin and Kristian Hajnšek, will continue alongside the Group and retain 40% of the capital. Seascape will be included in the Group's scope from its acquisition date on July 9, 2018.

"Our acquisition of a stake in Seascape will enable us to offer a selection of small sailing yachts designed for both novice sailors and enthusiasts, often younger and first-time buyers," explains Herve Gastinel, Groupe Beneteau CEO.

Founded in 2008 by two Mini Transat Class sailors, Seascape has in just 10 years become a leader in the transportable performance cruiser segment. With their innovative design and advanced ergonomics, these affordable performance sailing yachts combine great sensations and speed with easy use and simple transportation. They offer multi-functional and adaptable designs, covering a range of sailing programs, from regattas to family trips and raid events.

"Our commitment to our Seascape owners and community remains the same: we will continue to develop sailing boats, events and services in line with the spirit that has been central to our brand's success, while benefiting from Groupe Beneteau's global scale and expertise," notes Andraž Mihelin, Seascape CEO.

Seascape currently offers four models, from 4.3 to 8m, designed by Sam Manuard. The yard generated revenues of €4.2 million in 2017. This acquisition is in line with the strategy to ramp up the product range with Groupe Beneteau's Transform to Perform strategic plan. It will further strengthen the Group's global leadership in the liveaboard monohull sailing segment by including performance cruisers.

www.sailingscuttlebutt.com

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The Royal Yachting Association (RYA) has announced the appointment of Howard Pridding in the role of interim Director of External Affairs.

No stranger to recreational boating, Pridding previously worked in a variety of roles at British Marine for over 27 years and served as Chief Executive for more than five of those. Having taken the decision to seek new opportunities, Pridding is joining the RYA later this month and will head up the Cruising, Legal and Government Affairs division.

In his new role, Pridding will work closely with the Chief Executive and senior management team to ensure that recreational boating interests are represented effectively and that Government, in all its forms, takes full account of the sector's activities when balancing competing interests. The role has been appointed for an interim period of six months to enable a review of the existing structure and accountabilities of the Cruising, Legal and Government Affairs team.

The Director of External Affairs role also has an ambassadorial role as spokesperson for the recreational boating industry, the RYA's 111,000 valued members, and the organisation.

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An aspiring chef has been selected as the second beneficiary of a maritime education scholarship co-funded by Sailors' Society and Garrets International, and administered by Homer Foundation.

Kristina Kamatoy, 18, from Quezon in The Philippines, was awarded the scholarship to train at the Magsaysay Center for Hospitality and Culinary Arts (MIHCA) in Manila. The Sailors' Society - Homer Foundation Scholarship enables Filipino students from underprivileged backgrounds to pursue culinary careers in the shipping industry.

Kristina said: "This scholarship will serve as a stepping stone for me to become a successful chef on board a ship, see the world and secure a stable job that will help me to extend my hand for my family. I'm so grateful to Garrets International and Sailors' Society for this opportunity to fulfil my dream and reach my full potential as a chef."

Garrets International, the leading provisions and stores management partner to the global shipping community, and maritime charity Sailors' Society will provide funding to support Kristina's living costs for the duration of the one-year course.

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In This Issue
A Light Air Start To The Hague Offshore Sailing Worlds
Italy's Tita/Banti Become First Back-to-Back European Champions in Foiling Nacra 17 Era
Success crowns Solar & Energy Boat Challenge in Monaco
Moth UK Nationals
Bermuda to Hamburg Race: RED Retiring From Race After Hitting An Object (All Crew Safe)
J/80 Worlds: A fifth win for Rayco Tabares and his crew
Noble Allen 2018 International Moth UK Championship
Tour Voile: Lorina Limonade Win on Home Waters
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A Light Air Start To The Hague Offshore Sailing Worlds
The Hague, Netherlands: The sun continued to shine today at the start of racing in The Hague Offshore Sailing World Championship 2018, with many thousands of beachgoers watching nearly a thousand sailors on their boats in the fleet start the long offshore race portion of the programme. Class A competitors were sent on a 155-mile zig-zag course off the Dutch North Sea coast with a scoring gate planned at 70 miles, while the Class B & C competitors will race a 135-mile long course with a scoring gate set at 60 miles. By having a scoring gate race officials are able to scale two races at once, a clever and efficient way to fulfill the offshore sailing requirement in this championship, since the remainder of the week will feature only windward/leeward courses, with 7 races planned of this type.

Winds for this race have been consistent with the forecast in being a light northerly seasbreeze, light enough to postpone the start from 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM as race managers have had to wait to have this breeze become steady enough to set a windward leg before the fleet headed off on their respective courses. With the complex currents and numerous exclusion zones throughout the course areas, navigators will be busy all day and night.

Being the yacht designer of the Italia 9.98, a two-time ORC Class C World Champion design, and a member of the ORC's International Technical Committee meeting here next weekend, Matteo Polli takes a longer analytical look at how the scoring and ratings in both ORC and IRC are affecting results. "Its too early to tell yet any conclusions on how this is working, we are just getting started, so we simply sail as fast and as well as we can. This class will be really tough, so to do well will require focus."

Regardless of the light winds, some teams are thankful they're here at all to compete. Frans Rodenburg's Beneteau First 40 Elke (NED) had problems coming back from the IRC Europeans in Cowes, running aground on a sand bar at enough speed to damage the internal structure of the boat. Fortunately no one was hurt in the incident, but the subframe had to be re-built in the last few weeks, and the boat re-measured having lost 200 kg in weight from her past sailing trim, with a certificate to race issued only days ago.

In the long race at 1800 local time Karl Kwok's Pac 52 Beau Geste (USA) was leading Class A around the track with about 112 miles left to sail, winning in their close match race with Tilmar Hansen's TP 52 Outsider (GER) in hot pursuit.

And in Class B Claes Landmark's Mills-designed Landmark 43 Santa (NOR) has been leading the pack all day, being chased closely by another team from Norway sailing a sistership, Torkjel Valland's White Shadow. At 1800 Santa had 104 miles to go.

And in Class C Gideon Messink's J/112 J/Lance 12 (FRA) was leading the pack with 107 miles to go.

Later tonight as teams cross their respective scoring gates, results for Offshore Race 1 will be posted on the event website at www.manage2sail.com/en-US/event/OSW2018#!/results, and if also the long race once it finishes at the same site.

www.offshoresailingworlds.com/news

Italy's Tita/Banti Become First Back-to-Back European Champions in Foiling Nacra 17 Era
With racing starting an hour early to compensate for lost races earlier in the week, sailors hitting the water for the final day of the 2018 49er and Nacra 17 European Championship saw what by now is a rare sight: A consistent 8-11 knot breeze! Race officials across all four courses on Gdansk Bay rushed into action, burning through races and getting scores on the board across all fleets. With so few Gold Fleet races conducted thus far, all three classes would see their championships decided on the final day.

With all three gold fleets getting 3 or 4 races in before noon, the fleets returned to shore in anticipation. They'd soon be notified of their scores, with the top ten teams suiting back up for their final, double-points Medal Race.

Nacra 17 Medal Race 'As Live'
With 2017 European Champs Ruggero Tita and Catarina Banti winning 6 of the 7 Gold Fleet races, the medal race was mostly a formality. Mathematically the Italian pair could still fall out of contention - however unlikely - and indeed Tita and Banti saved their worst race for last. They started late, on port tack, while Rio Silver Medalists Waterhouse/Darmanin (AUS) charged off on foils to the left corner of the race course and a big lead. With barely 5 minutes on each leg of the short Medal Race, Tita/Banti never found the chance to claw back positions, though they didn't need to: Despite a 7th place and 14 points on the board, Tita/Banti became the first repeat European Champions in the foiling Nacra 17.

49er Medal Race 'As Live'
When the gun sounded for the all-important match, the Germans had to hope their competitors made an error - and many of them did. 4th place Steph Roble and Maggie Shea (USA) - both champion match racers - set their sights on 2nd place Sophie Weguelin and Sophie Ainsworth (GBR), sailing them back into the fleet while Jurczok/Lorenz were free to work the strong left side of the beat and streak off into the distance. The Sophies suffered behind the Americans and were unable to break cover, though their 7th place finish - one behind Roble/Shea - was enough to hold onto the final podium position.

49erFX Medal Race 'As Live'
Until the final race, leading Poles Przybytek/Kolodzinski (POL) sailed with amazing consistency. As the only boat in the entire 49er fleet without a double-digit finish going into the final day, they were the clear favorites - until disaster struck. Despite a terrible start and a few ugly tacks, Przybytek/Kolodzinski battled back, making up places as they closed down the first run. In a move of desperation, the Poles tried a little too hard to get inside Germany's Justus Schmidt and Max Boehme, and the Polish boat collided with the Germans, snapping their carbon-fiber bowsprit and earning the Poles a disqualification from the on-water judges. A misjudgement of a few millimeters ended the Polish hopes for the Championship - and sent Przybytek/Kolodzinski back to 6th place!

Spanish skiff stars Diego Botin and Iago Marra finished 3rd at the 2015 Europeans in their home nation of Spain. With 1st and 2nd place held by antipodeans, they found themselves in the strange situation of being "European Champions" without winning a regatta.

Final Results
Nacra 17 Top 5
1. Ruggero Tita, Caterina Banti, ITA, 34
2. Gemma Jones, Jason Saunders, NZL, 47
3. Fernando Echavarri, Tara Pacheco, ESP, 56
4. Lin Cenholt, CP Lubeck, DEN, 64
5. Jason Waterhouse, Lisa Darmanin, AUS, 74

9erFX Top 5
1. Helene Naess, Marie Ronningen, NOR, 59
2. Vicky Jurczok, Anika Lorenz, GER, 81
3. Sophie Weguelin, Sophie Ainsworth, GBR, 81
4. Julia Gross, Hanna Klinga, SWE, 83
5. Stephanie Roble, Margaret Shea, USA, 83

49er Top 5
1. Diego Botín, Iago Marra, ESP, 69
2. Dominik Buksak, Szymon Wirzbicki, POL, 74
3. Dylan Fletcher-Scott, Stuart Bithell, GBR, 75
4. Lukas Przybytek, Pawel Kolodzynski, POL, 82
5. Lucas Rual, Emile Amoros, FRA, 88

49er.org
nacra17.org

Success crowns Solar & Energy Boat Challenge in Monaco
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Over a century after the first international powerboat meetings were held in the Principality to test new engine technology and Monaco revives its past with the 5th Solar & Energy Boat Challenge. Held 12-14 July, it was organised by the Yacht Club de Monaco, supported by the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation, Hydros Foundation and International Powerboating Federation (UIM).

With 200 contestants across 30 teams in 3 classes the event continues to develop with the new Energy Class, where engineering students could choose their clean energy source (bio-fuel, battery, LNG, compressed air, etc.). There to inspire was Simon Bernard, 27, co-founder of Plastic Odyssey, a 25m catamaran powered by plastic waste who presented his project.

In at the start since the first event in 2014, solar power dominated with 23 boats, including 15 Dutch teams. Gerhard van der Schaar on Clafis Victron Energy Solar Boat Team (winner of last 4 editions) retained his title after winning the slalom and Fleet Endurance Race (Solar Class) completing 24 laps in one hour.

The Offshore Class (3 crew including driver) for a 16 nautical-mile race to Ventimiglia in Italy and back was won by British boat Vita Yachts driven by David Gray in 54 minutes 41 seconds. Monegasque Nicolas Milanesio, representing the Energy Class on Monaco & Saint-Tropez, finished 3rd in 2 hours 38 minutes 13 seconds.

Also on the program: Tech Talks every evening live on Open Source for teams to discuss their projects and an International Motorsport & Environment Workshop organised by the UIM to discuss the way forward.

The date is set for the 6th edition: 4-6 July 2019.

Fleet Endurance Race rankings

A Class Challenge Category:
1. Antwerp Maritime Academy - Felix Pruzon - BEL
2. Sunflare Solar Team - Gerlof Werkman - NED
3. HAN Solarboat - Jorrit Lanting - NED

Open Class Category:
1. Clafis Victron Energy Solar Boat Team - Gerhard van der Schaar - NED
2. TU Delft Solar Boat Team - Michiel Giliam - NED
3. Solarboot Team Emden - Tim Schuette - GER

Ranking for Speed Record - Offshore, Solar & Energy Classes
1. Vita Yachts - David Gray - GBR - 48.515 km/h (Offshore Class)
2. Ernesto Riva Innovation - Daniele Riva - ITA - 35.384 km/h (Offshore Class)
3. SolarteamSneek - Kevin van Uem - NED - 26.731 km/h (A Class Challenge)

Ranking for Endurance Race - Monaco-Ventimiglia-Monaco:
1. Vita Yachts - David Gray - GBR - 54 mins 41 secs (Offshore Class)
2. Ernesto Riva Innovation - Daniele Riva - ITA - 1 hour 29 mins 13 secs (Offshore Class)
3. Monaco & Saint-Tropez - Nicolas Milanesio - MON - 2 hours 38 mins 13 secs (Energy Class)

Ranking Slalom Challenge Open Category:
1. Clafis Victron Energy Solar Boat Team - Gerhard van der Schaar - NED - 400pts
2. TU Delft Solar Boat Team - Michiel Giliam - NED - 300pts
3. Solarboot Team Emden - Tim Schuette - GER - 225pts

Ranking Slalom Challenge A Class :
1. Sunflare Solarteam - Gerlof Werkman - NED - 400 Pts
2. ROCvA California - Bart van der Linden - NED - 300 Pts
3. Antwerp Maritime Academy - Felix Pruzon - BEL - 225 Pts

www.yacht-club-monaco.mc/

Moth UK Nationals
We thought it would go down to the wire, and that's exactly what happened. The final race decided the title with four sailors still in with a shout of winning the event.

The weather on Saturday was stunning, with early sunshine leading to a good sea breeze. The later high water allowed enough time for four races to be held, leading to the full series of twelve races being completed.

There was drama just before the start when Kyle Stoneham, who has put so much time into organising this event, found a mouse in his wing bar while heading out onto the race course. He of course went back to shore to drop it off on land, but hit the slipway with his centreboard foil, leading to some quick sanding time to get it smooth enough to sail with.

A quick recap of the positions going into the final day; Jason Belben was leading by nine points, but Jim McMillan, Dave Kenefick and Simon Hiscocks were on the charge in the stronger winds.

The man who was closest to Belben going into the final race was Jim McMillan, and his final day charge 1,2,8,3 results giving him enough to win the overall title by four points. Jim was understandably ecstatic to overturn the nine point deficit: "I'm absolutely stoked! This is the first Moth event where I didn't have to count Did Not Starts and Did Not Competes. I came here to have some fun and hopefully finish in the top ten, so to take the win I'm stoked. It's been fantastic for the last two days - perfect Moth sailing conditions with flat water, the sun out and everyone enjoying themselves, non-stop foiling around; it's perfect." -- Mark Jardine

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Bermuda to Hamburg Race: RED Retiring From Race After Hitting An Object (All Crew Safe)
Class 40 RED has been on their way for repairs in the Azores, when they hit something in the water.

At 07:07pm UTC, Mathias Müller von Blumencron, Skipper of Class 40 RED, contacted the Race Committee to inform about the incident and report all crew as safe.

Facts as of 08:00pm UTC on July 14, 2018:

- Red hit an object/subject, most likely a whale
- A part of the stern section has been damaged
- The ingress of water could be stopped by sealing the stern compartment
- After an inspection of the damage, the crew decided to continue sailing
- The forecast is showing decreasing breeze and reaching conditions
- The damage will require substantial repairs, which will take a few days in Horta, Azores. RED therefore retires from the race.

AAR Race Officer Stefan Kunstmann comments:

"At present, we believe that both the crew and the boat will be able to handle the situation, however we have increased tracking frequencies to highlight any problems as early as possible. Maritime Rescue Authorities have also been informed about the incident, which will reduce the time for potential support to reach the boat should the need arise."

The Race Committee will monitor the progress closely, and liaise with Rescue Authorities for immediate action should any be necessary.

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J/80 Worlds: A fifth win for Rayco Tabares and his crew
The team from the Canaries, "Hotel Princesa Yaiza", helmed by Rayco Tabares, takes victory in the J/80 Worlds, which has been contested in Les Sables d'Olonne on France's Atlantic Coast since Monday. It's the fifth World J/80 Champion title for this top-flight Spanish crew, which built on its victory in the Vendee-region today after kicking off the morning's racing a point down on its direct rival. "Garatu" skippered by Iker Almondoz, which led for a long while, takes second place in the competition, which was brilliantly organised by the SNSablais and the French J/80 Class. The top French team, namely "Armen Habitat" skippered by the Finistère-based sailor Simon Moriceau, made it onto the third step of the podium. "Puente Romano Marbella" helmed by Juan Luis Paez secures fourth place.

The J/80 Worlds 2018 have been an absolute epic in the World Championship history of the series built by the local J Composites yard, thanks to the idyllic sailing conditions enjoyed by the 360 racers, which particularly favoured round the cans racing. Some 14 races were run throughout the week, to the great delight of the numerous spectators and enthusiasts witnessing the close-contact racing. Set a date for 2019 and the next edition of the J/80 Worlds, which will be held in Bilbao.

Final top five:
1 Hotel Pincesa Yaiza, Rayco Tabares, ESP, 65 points
2 Garatu, ESP, Iker Almondoz, ESP 79
3 Armen Habitat, Simon Moriceau, FRA, 86
4 Puente Romano Marbella, Juan Luis Paez, ESP, 98
5 Ibo.es, Javier Chacartegui, ESP, 143

j80worlds2018.com

Noble Allen 2018 International Moth UK Championship
We thought it would go down to the wire, and that's exactly what happened. The final race decided the title with four sailors still in with a shout of winning the event.

A quick recap of the positions going into the final day; Jason Belben was leading by nine points, but Jim McMillan, Dave Kenefick and Simon Hiscocks were on the charge in the stronger winds.

Overall top five:

1. Jim McMillan, 32 points
2. Jason Belben, 36
3. Simon Hiscocks, 38
4. Dave Kenelick, 38
5. Ross Harvey, 53

www.sail-world.com

Tour Voile: Lorina Limonade Win on Home Waters
On Saturday's capricious coastal race they were overshadowed by title challengers Beijaflore but when the seabreeze finally delivered on South Brittany's beautiful Morbihan Bay it was the local aces on Lorina Limonade-Golfe du Morbihan who read it best and won the Stade Nautique Final on their home waters.

There may have been a long, long wait for the Bay off Baden's Port Blanc to usher in a promised light sea breeze, and the one preliminary qualifying race for either group were an unseemly scrap, but Lorina Limonade-Golfe du Morbihan performed near faultlessly when the pressure was on to take the top Stadium Nautique points bounty.

As the Tour heads for the three final Acts in the Mediterranean, and a requisite travel day Monday, it is Beijaflore - third overall on last year's Tour Voile - which heads to Gruissan, by Narbonne - with the overall lead of just one single, slender point ahead of Lorina Limonade Golfe du Morbihan.

The long period of waiting proved to be in vain for the Oman Sail team #sailingarabia. They were fifth early on in their one hit a very light patch and rolled on to the turning mark. Taking their penalty in the very light conditions meant they failed to finish within the time limit and so were scored DNF. The 25 points #sailingarabia are landed with drops them from third to fifth on the leaderboard.

Overall Rankings
Beijaflore - 429 pts
Lorina Limonade Golfe du Morbihan - 428 pts
Lorina Mojito Golfe du Morbihan - 400 pts

Youth Rankings
Lorina Mojito Golfe du Morbihan - 400 pts
Team Reseau Ixio - 398 pts
Team France Jeune - 379 pts

Amateur Ranking
Dunkerque Voile - 367 pts
Homkia - NIL - Les Sables d'Olonne - 362 pts
Toulon Provence Mediterranee - 288 pts

www.tourvoile.fr

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You do some stuff. Most fails. Some works.
You do more of what works. -- Leonardo da Vinci

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In This Issue
Beau Geste, Santa And Pro4U Take Early Leads In The Hague Offshore Worlds
Cowes Dinard St Malo Race
Andre Budzien claims third OK Dinghy world title
Rewarding but complex
Pressure and Promise in Cascais
GJW Direct J/70 UK National Championship
Tornado World Championship 2018 - Day 6
Panerai British Classic Week: tidal tacticians triumph in Race 2
Slow Going at Bell’s Beer Bayview Mackinac Race
Huge iceberg threatens Greenland village
Letters to the Editor
Featured Brokerage
The Last Word: Andy Warhol

Beau Geste, Santa And Pro4U Take Early Leads In The Hague Offshore Worlds
After over 24 hours of sailing in light air off the Dutch North Sea coast, the opening act of The Hague Offshore Sailing World Championship has now concluded and the leaders are now known in each of three classes before the second stage of inshore racing begins tomorrow.

Scoring has been for a long race of 155 miles for Class A with a scoring gate at 70 miles, and a long race of 135 miles for Classes A and B with a scoring gate at 60 miles. Thus each class has two offshore races in their results: a short race worth 1.0 points weighting and a long race worth 2.0 points weighting.

After a start postponed until 12:30, each fleet started off in light 6-9 knot conditions that varied in strength and direction for the rest of the day and evening, reaching a high of about 12 knots at sunset before dropping again into single digits towards morning. With shifting breeze and currents at near springs in strength, it was a challenging night for all.

"It was a good course and a good test," said Eddie Warden-Owen, guest strategist aboard Tilmar Hansen's TP 52 Outsider. "We did not have the sail inventory options that Beau Geste had, and had to make some compromises - like going west of the windfarm on the final long leg to the finish - but it was a good race with lots of elements to make it interesting."

Outsider spent most of their race in lock-step behind Karl Kwok's Pac 52 Beau Geste, who won both races by a comfortable margin, with Outsider second and the Ker 46 Van Uden youth team in third, led by Volvo Ocean Race veteran Gerdjan Poortman and Dutch 470 Olympian Lobke Berkhout as coaches.

Phase two of the competition at the Offshore Worlds resumes tomorrow with the start of the first of seven planned inshore races. The teams will be given a respite tonight after the long race with a planned start time tomorrow in the afternoon at 1300 local time.

All results can be found at www.manage2sail.com/en-US/event/OSW2018#!/results

offshoresailingworlds2018.com

Cowes Dinard St Malo Race
Pierre Sallenave's French X-442 Ster Wenn 5 has won the 2018 Cowes-Dinard-St Malo Race overall under IRC, winning the King Edward VII Cup dating back to 1906. On board were Pierre's two sons, just 13 and 15 years old, and all of the Ster Wenn 5 crew are friends and family. A RORC member since 1993, Pierre revealed the secret to their success was taking advice from one of the grandmasters of offshore sailing, Rolex Fastnet and RORC Commodores' Cup winner, Gery Trentesaux.

Congratulations to all of the Class Winners: In IRC One, Maxime de Mareuil's Orange Mecanix2 corrected out to win ahead of RORC Commodore Steven Anderson's Cracklin Rosie, and Mark Emerson's Phosphorous II. In IRC Two, Ster Wenn 5 was ahead of Gery Trentesaux's Courrier Recommande, and Patrice Vidon's J4f. In IRC Three, Ian Hoddle's Game On was the winner and the Two-Handed division, with Louis-Marie Dussere's Raging Bee 2 second in both classes. Nicolas Gaumont-Prat's Philosophie IV was third in IRC Three and Pierre Aubert's Georgia was third in IRC Two-Handed and IRC Four. Noel Racine's Foggy Dew was the winner of IRC Four, Hugo Tardivel's Colombus Circle was second. Francois Corre's Friends and Lovers was the winner of the Multihull Class with Philippe Damour Red-Avel runner up.

The 2018 RORC Season's Points Championship continues with The Channel Race, starting on the RYS Line on Saturday 28 July. -- Louay Habib

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Andre Budzien claims third OK Dinghy world title
A tight finish was expected, but no one expected the final day of the OK Dinghy World Championship to be at tight as it turned out. After two thrilling and close races, Andre Budzien claimed his third OK Dinghy world title, with exactly the same scoreline as Fredrik Loof, the tie being broken on the result of the final race. Jan Kurfeld took the bronze after a premature start in the final race cost him the title.

After a week of close competition, the world title came down to three sailors. The conditions on the final day in Warnemunde were perhaps the best yet with 14-18 knots of breeze with perfect waves. The only thing lacking was the sunshine, but that didn't really matter.

Going into the deciding race, there was one point separating the top three and it could not have been closer.

Coming into the finish, it was really close and the three boats approached the finish line from different directions. In the end Kurfeld crossed just seconds ahead of Budzien with Loof 10 seconds back in third. It was perhaps the closest finish to an OK Dinghy world championship ever.

However Kurfeld was world champion for less than 30 minutes until it emerged that he was a premature starter. This left him third overall while Budzien and Loof had exactly the same scoreline. Countback of results failed to break the tie, so it was decided on the result of the final race. Loof’s decision to attack Kurfeld rather than defend against Budzien had cost him the title.

But what an incredible finish; it was a close, exciting finish by three outstanding sailors; a brilliant display of boat handling, tactics and intense competition.

Is it time you found out what it means to be OK?

Final top ten results
1. Andre Budzien, GER, 12
2. Fredrik Loof, SWE, 12
3. Jan Kurfeld, GER, 13
4. Charlie Cumbley, GBR, 20
5. Thomas Hansson-Mild, SWE, 21
6. Bo Petersen, DEN, 24
7. Lars Johan Brodtkorb, NOR, 28
8. Greg Wilcox, NZL, 46
9. Martin V Zimmermann, GER, 48
10. Luke Gower, NZL, 50

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Rewarding but complex
Busy times for the team at the International Maxi Association supporting all the events that now include Maxi starts, like the Rolex Capri Sailing Week, the 151 Miglia and the Rolex Giraglia 2018 inshore races at Saint Tropez, as well of course as the classic offshore to Genoa...

Each of these events has its management structure and it is not as if the IMA aims to be part of that - the IMA just tries to help the event organisers to reach out to Maxi owners as well as to be available to Maxi owners and their representatives as a link to individual event organisations. Technical support, like helping with the text of NoRs and Sailing Instructions, is given and often appreciated as Maxi sailing is complex, no two boats are the same and the range of diversity is huge, which is reflected in the rules of the IMA and its associated classes as well as in the variety of rating systems and class rule peculiarities that we see in Maxi racing.

It is no wonder Maxi sailing is a bit of a rule-maze with boats varying in size from 18.29m hull length... to no upper limit. Some are pure racers, some pure cruising yachts, and many are aiming somewhere in between these two. In the IMA rule these are respectfully referred to as Racer Cruisers but this surely includes yachts that would more aptly be described as Cruiser Racer... or even Cruiser.

In practice we see boats up to 200ft joining events, yachts by their sheer size complex in almost every aspect of running and sailing them, let alone racing them.

Full article by Rob Weiland in the August issue of Seahorse: bit.ly/IMA-Aug18-TB

Pressure and Promise in Cascais
Cascais, Portugal: The Rolex TP52 World Championship fleet today had a welcome taste of what the forecasters promise to be a “to order” typical week of northwesterly wind and waves as the nine-boat fleet completed their Official Practice Race.

After the light winds of Croatia and the stifling temperatures that have prevailed in Northern Europe for the last few weeks, a decent brisk, cool Atlantic breeze of 15kts with puffs up to 20kts for the practice race, which was won five times world titlists Quantum Racing, was very welcome.

Nine all-new 2018-built TP52s will be competing at the world’s leading Grand Prix monohull yacht racing circuit, including Luna Rossa (ITA), challengers of record for the upcoming 36th America’s Cup, Doug de Vos’ Quantum Racing (with Dean Barker returning to the helm), Platoon and twice world champions Azzura.

Predictions are for winds averaging 20kts for the first days of the Rolex TP52 World Championship, with moderate sized waves.

Entries:
Alegre - Andy Soriano (USA/GBR), 2018 Botin
Azzurra - Roemmers Family (ARG/ITA), 2018 Botin
Luna Rossa - Patrizio Bertelli (ITA), 2018 Botin
Onda - Eduardo de Souza Ramos (BRA), 2018 Botin
Phoenix - Hasso/Tina Plattner (RSA), 2018 Botin
Platoon - Harm Müller-Spreer (GER), 2018 Vrolijk
Provezza - Ergin Imre (TUR), 2018 Vrolijk
Quantum Racing - Racing Doug DeVos (USA), 2018 Botin
Sled - Takashi Okura (USA), 2018 Botin

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GJW Direct J/70 UK National Championship
33 J/70 teams will compete for the 2018 GJW Direct J/70 UK National Championship, including the reigning Open and Corinthian Champions, Wilson & Marshall's Soak Racing and Patrick Liardet's Cosmic, who will be representing the host club, The Royal Southern YC. The championship will also feature youth teams including Fiona Hampshire's Royal Thames Academy Team racing Elizabeth. The 2018 GJW Direct J/70 UK National Championship is a non-discardable event in the J/70 UK Grand Slam Series. Doug Struth's DSP, with Geoff Carveth on the tiller, leads the series. Soak Racing is second, Clive Bush's Darcey third, and Martin Dent's Jelvis and Phil Rees' Bryn are fourth and fifth respectively. All will be in action for the GJW Direct J/70 UK National Championship.

Ten races are scheduled in the Central Solent with the first race due to start at 12:30 BST on Friday 20th July. Racing will conclude on Sunday 22nd July. The Royal Southern Yacht Club will provide dockside refreshments after racing each day, with North Sails providing daily weather forecasts via whatsapp. A full social programme will include the J/70 UK Class Dinner. The Doyle Sails Prize Giving for the GJW Direct J/70 UK National Championship will take place after racing on Sunday.

For the full entry list for the GJW Direct J/70 UK National Championship: yachtscoring.com/current_event_entries.cfm?eID=4571

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* Royal Southern Yacht Club commodore Karen Henderson-Williams, invited club members and their crews to gather after racing at the Charles Heidsieck RSrnYC July Regatta on Saturday, to celebrate three new J/70s for the club. On a glorious sunny evening on the terrace, past commodore Colin Hall, described to the small crowd how the original fleet of J/80s were the result of incredible generosity by previous members. He concluded “there was a time you looked out on this car park and saw a row of J/80s, those have been replaced by J/70s. Our members have changed their boats, so we have followed suit to support them.”

Named Lightfoot, Boysterous, and Excess, the new J/70s will no doubt be popular with both regular members, and Royal Southern Academy members, an initiative set up to help 18-25 year olds enjoy the many benefits of being a member of the club. Meanwhile the J/70 Class Association will hope that the new trio’s first event will be the GJW UK National Championships, which will be hosted by the Royal Southern next weekend, 20-22 July.

Royal Southern Yacht Club Academy member Emily Dresser splashed the champagne.

Tornado World Championship 2018 - Day 6
Saturday, 14th of July was the sixth and final day and the competitors’ faces were filled with sadness: storming clouds had invaded the sky of La Grande Motte, plus the end of the event was coming. At least, there was another racing day remaining!

AP went down and the Tornado fleets started perfectly aligned with 10-12 knots of winds for the 8th race of the day. AUT 3 started at full speed close to the Race Committee boat and rounded the first mark ahead of GRE 1.

Unfortunately, the wind gradually dropped enough to force the abandonment of the race.

The new start for the 8th race was given at 2:00 pm with a nice evening breeze and GRE 1 finished first.

So, that was the end of the 2018 Tornado Worlds and titles were decided.

Iordanis Paschalidis & Petros Konstantinidis, GRE 1, are the Open Tornado Champions for the second consecutive year! Another impressive performance from Iordanis Paschalidis who, alongside Konstantinos Trigonis, was winning this title since 2011. He is now a Tornado World Champion for the 8th time in a row, since nobody has managed to beat him.

Mixed Tornado Champions are the youths Estela Jentsch, the 16-year-old but also the 2016 Mixed World Champion and Daniel Brown, 18 years old Nacra 15 and F18 promising and winning sailor. They also finished third in the overall ranking.

Jurgen Jentsch, the Tornado Class President ended the prize giving ceremony organized at the "Yacht Club de La Grande Motte" by inviting all participants to join him at the 2019 World Championship, to be organized in New Zealand the coming January.

Top five
1. Iordanis Paschalidis / Petros Konstantinidis, GRE, 8
2. Brett Burvill / Max Puttman, AUS, 18
3. Estela Jentsch Steimer / Daniel Brown, GER, 26
4. Yoann Trecul / Thomas Ferrand, FRA, 37
5. Dietmar Salzmann / Silvia Salzmann, AUT, 42

www.tornado-class.org/2018-tornado-worlds/

Panerai British Classic Week: tidal tacticians triumph in Race 2
Cowes Yacht Haven was once again drenched in sunshine as day two of Panerai British Classic Week began. With the scheduled NAB Tower Race postponed until Tuesday to make the most of the forecasted stronger winds, Monday began with a briefing and a planned start for 11am.

The breeze took it’s time, but after a short postponement from Royal Yacht Squadron Chief Race Officer Dai Prichard, it filled in from the south west and the fleet was once again treated to some top-class racing in the Solent. Race two began with a downwind start for all classes and the 6 Metre class kicked off proceedings in glorious sunshine on the Royal Yacht Squadron inner line.

With a busy shipping channel to negotiate, the yachts also had to accurately judge the fast-moving tide trying to drag them over the line. Each of the 6 Metre and Class 1-4 starts ran without a hitch and the yachts raced to hoist their spinnakers as they crossed the start line and headed for the first mark.

Flight of Ufford had another strong day on the water and won Class 1, followed by Oui Fling and Spirit 65 Chloe Giselle. The hotly contested Class 2 was won by the 10 Metre Bojar, with Easy Glider in second and Opposition in third. Class 3 was won by last year’s overall winner Whooper, followed by Richard Matthew’s Fife Gaff Cutter Kismet in second and Sunmaid V in third. West Solent One Design Suvretta made it two wins from two races in Class four, with Cereste in second and Dorothy, a Thames Rater, in third.

Crews will undoubtedly be getting an early night this evening in preparation for tomorrow’s NAB Tower Race, with an inshore ‘round the cans’ race planned for the 6Metre class and those not participating in the NAB Tower Race.

www.paneraiclassicyachtschallenge.com

Slow Going at Bell’s Beer Bayview Mackinac Race
Detroit Michigan, USA.: The “slowest race in decades” implies and defines the light winds plaguing the Bell’s Beer Bayview Mackinac Race, which began on Saturday, July 14, albeit with four postponements that pushed back many of the 16 afternoon start times, some by almost two hours.

As of 5:30 this afternoon, only 13 of the bigger boats from the 259-nm Cove Island Course had finished. Thirty four boats had dropped out, and no team from the 204 nm Shore Course was in sight.

“The Cove Island Course finishers are all Class A and B...the closest Class C is still 60 miles out, and D, E, F, G and H are behind that,” said Bell’s Beer Bayview Mackinac Race Chair Gary Shoemaker. “As the classes go up, speed goes down because the boats are smaller.”

Though there is no time limit, organizers traditionally stop recording finishes at noon on Tuesday, but for this 2018 edition they will stay at their posts until 6 p.m.

On the tracker, a dozen boats on the Cove Island Course are less than 50 miles out, then a “big clump” of boats is between 50-75 miles out. The Shore Course is losing wind along the Michigan shoreline, so it could be a long night; the leaders are 20 miles out but spread over a 60 or 70-mile trail.

Wizard is the second boat to cross the finish line this morning in the Bell’s Beer Bayview Mackinac Race.

www.bycmack.com

Huge iceberg threatens Greenland village
A huge iceberg has drifted close to a village in western Greenland, prompting a partial evacuation in case it splits and the resulting wave swamps homes.

The iceberg is looming over houses on a promontory in the Innaarsuit village but is grounded and did not move overnight, local media say.

Local officials say they have never seen such a big iceberg before.

Last summer, four people died after waves swamped houses in north-western Greenland after an earthquake.

Those of Inaarsuit's 169 residents living nearest the iceberg have been moved, Danish news agency Ritzau said.

"There are cracks and holes that make us fear it can calve any time," village council member Susanne Eliassen told the local newspaper Sermitsiaq.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-44831663

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The Last Word
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In This Issue
Cascais Delivers Vintage Champagne on Day 1 of Rolex TP52 World Championship
Historic sailing around the NAB Tower
It hardly ever rains where we sail
Inaugural Hong Kong to Puerto Galera Yacht Race
J Boats Teams Turn Up the Heat with Multiple Wins in Summer Regattas
Breeze Arrives at Volvo Cork Week for the Fastnet Race
Age Hasn't Mellowed the Fighting Spirit of the 12 Metre Class
DRHEAM CUP-Destination Cotentin
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The Last Word: Man Ray

Cascais Delivers Vintage Champagne on Day 1 of Rolex TP52 World Championship
Photo by Max Ranchi, www.maxranchi.com. Click on image for photo gallery.

If the first two regattas of the 52 SUPER SERIES season in Croatia were tactical, cerebral and subtle; about moving up and down the gears through small wind variations, choosing the right side of the course and remaining consistent despite big shifts in wind direction; as the Rolex TP52 World Championship started today, Cascais exerted a welcomed reminder of the flip-side of the racing coin – solid winds, surfing waves and big moves that require slick, accomplished crew work.

With 17-28kts of typical NW'ly wind Races 1 and 2 of the Rolex TP52 World Championship Cascais 2018 were sailed in a building swell which, as ever, delivered downwind surfing gains that were as important as the choice of shift or wind pressure. Watching the most polished crews and the top drivers was instructive. And just as the conditions proved typical of what the TP52 fleet sailors have come to know and love about Cascais, so it is the two most seasoned and successful teams on the circuit that share the overall lead. Azzurra won the first race and took second in the next one, but Quantum Racing lead the title charge because their scoreline is the mirror image of Azzurra's. With Dean Barker on the helm, Quantum Racing were second to their old rivals in the first race, and then won the second, and so are credited with the championship lead after Day 1, on countback only.

The forecast for the coming days promises similar brisk conditions. Racing is streamed live every day from 15 minutes before the start at www.52SUPERSERIES.com and via the app.

Rolex TP52 World Championship Cascais 2018 Standings:
1. Quantum Racing (USA) (Doug DeVos) 2,1 p.3
2. Azzurra (ARG/ITA) (Alberto and Pablo Roemmers) 1,2 p.3
3. Platoon (GER) (Harm Muller-Spreer) 3,5, p.8
4. Alegre (USA/GBR) (Andres Soriano) 4,4 p. 8
5. Sled (USA) (Takashi Okura) 8,3 p.11
6. Phoenix (RSA) (Hasso/Tina Plattner) 6,7 p.13
7. Provezza (TUR) (Ergin Imre) 5,9 p.14
8. Onda (BRA) (Eduardo de Souza Ramos) 7,81 p.15
9. Luna Rossa (ITA) (Patrizio Bertelli) DNF10, 6 p.16

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Historic sailing around the NAB Tower
Photo by Guido Cantini. Click on image for photo gallery.

An early start on day three of Panerai British Classic Week as crews prepared to take on the inaugural NAB Tower Race. The fleet rallied for an 8am start for Classes 1-4 on the Royal Yacht Squadron inner line, with the 6 Metres sailing a shorter inshore course later in the morning.

With the tide running west to east, the fleet benefitted from the following currents as they hoisted spinnakers to cross the start line and take an historic sail past the north-east coast of the Isle of Wight.

Planned in favour of the previous, longer Around the Island Race, the NAB Tower course took the fleet between the iconic Horse Sand and No Mans Land Forts on to the NAB Tower directly off Bembridge Ledge in the east of the Isle of Wight. An imposing 27m tall x 12m wide steel and concrete cylinder, the NAB Tower was built in 1918 to help protect the south coast from German submarines during World War One.

To avoid the oncoming tide, most yachts chose to stay close to the shoreline, which paid off for many but a number of yachts found themselves caught out by the swift drop in depth and went temporarily aground before nudging themselves back into the tide. The gusty beat kept crews on their toes as they powered back to the finish, where Spirit 65 Chloe Giselle took Line Honours, followed by Spirit 52 Oui Fling and Spirit DH63 Gwenhyfar.

On corrected time, Flight of Ufford made it three wins from three in Class 1 followed by Spirit 37 and regatta regular Strega in second, and Spirit 46 Helen of Durgan in third. Sparkman & Stephens Masthead Bermudan Sloop Golden Fleece took Class 2, with Opposition in second and Cetewayo in third. Class 3 was won by Whooper, who also tallies three class wins from three, followed by Laughing Gull, a Sparkman & Stephens yawl, and the Fife Gaff Cutter Kismet. West Solent One Design Suvretta took her third win of the week in Class 4, closely followed by Cereste and Dorothy.

The NAB Tower Race was won overall on corrected time by Suvretta, with Cereste in second and Whooper in third.

On Wednesday the yachts will be racing an inshore course in the morning followed by the Ladies Race in the afternoon.

Tracker: http://panerai.sailracer.org

Full Results

It hardly ever rains where we sail
Organising big boat regattas without a palm tree in sight seems doomed to fail. With the sun and blue sky as other desired features from there it gets more complicated to put a finger on what makes a successful event, let alone a successful regatta series.

Simply asking 'Where would you like to race next year?' or 'What would make you come back to our event next year?' seems like a good approach if you are not selling a particular club or location, a position 52 Super Series is in. But quite honestly it is not as easy as that because you are most likely to get a real answer only if you ask from August onwards, so when owners traditionally start thinking of and making first plans for 'next year'. Why Copa del Rey is such an interesting – reliable – event for those in the marine business is that all of a sudden next year comes into sight as if a magical switch has been flipped each year.

For club events this autumn timing works, as their event dates and locations are fixed. Then adjusting what is on offer, the menu, so to speak, to the client's wishes is still very possible when it comes to race format, regatta management, choice of staff and the certainly important social menu… the parties.

For clubs the more longterm concerns are sponsors, sponsor contracts and relations with authorities and marinas. As the number and quality of entries are not guaranteed there always is an element of uncertainty in longterm deals made with event sponsors and other stakeholders. For sure, it makes quite a difference to a sponsor whether there are 50 or 100 boats in an event and whether there are a good number of boats and sailors of name and fame or that it is a family affair.

Classes tend to have a number of their own events each year, together forming a series for an overall trophy. Quite a few classes use existing club events for this, in which the class has a start – the easy way as it keeps funding and organisation to a minimum and the events generally offer a quality, certainly on the social side, that is impossible to match for class events. Also, it avoids the hard work of finding sponsors... and pleasing them.

Full article by Rob Weiland in the August issue of Seahorse

Inaugural Hong Kong to Puerto Galera Yacht Race
The Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club (RHKYC) has released the Notice of Race and opened Online Entry for the inaugural Hong Kong to Puerto Galera Yacht Race.

The main race fleet will start on 17 April 2019 - with IRC Racer 3 / IRC Cruiser and HKPN boats starting on 16 April, for an anticipated finish together with the main race fleet. The start line will be in front of the RHKYC's Kellett Island Clubhouse located in Causeway Bay with Hong Kong's iconic skyline and Victoria Harbor acting as an impressive backdrop.

The Hong Kong to Puerto Galera Race will be the second longest Category 1 offshore race in Asia, second only to the Club's Hong Kong to Vietnam Race and takes competitors on a 650nm passage to Puerto Galera, on the island of Mindoro in the Philippines.

Early entries for the 2019 race include Joachim Isler and Andrew Taylor's Mills 41 Ambush and Raphael Blot's Banuls 60 Cat Mach 2

The Hong Kong to Puerto Galera Yacht Race is planned to take place on alternate years to the Rolex China Sea Race which finishes in Subic Bay in the Philippines. The 2018 edition of the Rolex China Sea Race saw a 29 entries and the Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club expects similar numbers for the inaugural Hong Kong to Puerto Galera Yacht Race.

www.hkpuertogalerarace.com

J Boats Teams Turn Up the Heat with Multiple Wins in Summer Regattas
July has brought sizzling good fortune to J Boats teams in the UK & Ireland, with tremendous successes at two of the biggest regattas on their racing calendar.

At the start of the month, eight J Boats entered the bi-annual Volvo Round Ireland Race, where the rule is simply to leave Ireland and her islands to starboard. The most impressive victories of the regatta were claimed by Chris Power Smith's J/122 Aurelia, and John Maybury's J/109 Joker II, who won IRC2 and IRC3 respectively. Joker II finished second in IRC overall, with Aurelia right behind them in third.

Chris commented "A class win was our strong ambition against very experienced and tough competition, including the X41 and the JPK 10.80. After 5 strenuous days and nights of relentless close quarters sailing over the 704 mile course we finally managed to cross the line 150 meters ahead of the higher rated X41 for the Class win. The icing on the cake was that we won top ISORA boat of 18 starters, and third overall in the 52 boat IRC Fleet. The J/122 performed flawlessly and comfortably on all points of sail in winds from near calm to over 25 knots."

Next up was the Round the Island Race hosted by the Island Sailing Club in Cowes. Over 50 J Boats took on the challenge, unaided by light conditions and pockets of no wind at all. J Boats found themselves in silverware positions in an incredible seven IRC classes, with J/109s taking all the podium positions in IRC2A.

Victoria Preston's J/109 Jubilee were the winners of IRC2A, the 15 strong J/109 class, and the extracted J Boats results. Victoria said "The Jubilee team with Bill Edgerton on helm, Felix Trattner on trim and myself on nav, sailing with a crew of family and friends, were delighted with our victory in a long and exciting race, despite periods of little wind. Overcoming a slow start, the crew kept focused and were rewarded with the J-trophy for fastest J/J109 and the Yeoman Bowl for best in IRC Class 2."

The J Boats summer season continues, with more than 20 J Boats lining up for Volvo Cork Week, which kicks off today with the Beaufort Cup.

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Breeze Arrives at Volvo Cork Week for the Fastnet Race
The wind gods smiled on the second day of Volvo Cork Week with a 15 knot southwesterly piping up, giving the international fleet a day to remember in the Celtic Sea. Barry Byrne's Irish Defence Forces team came from behind to win the double points scoring Fastnet Race for the Beaufort Cup. During the 130 mile race, four teams swapped the lead in an intense battle around the Fastnet Lighthouse. Meanwhile 100 teams were competing inshore for the second day of Volvo Cork Week. A long coastal race, in good breeze along the wild South Coast of Ireland produced fantastic racing.

The Irish Defence Force team, racing J/109 Joker 2, skippered by Barry Byrne, opened their defence of the Beaufort Cup with a win in the 150 mile Fastnet Race. After digging in for trench warfare, with a beat all the way to the Fastnet Rock, Joker was fourth around the iconic lighthouse, and picked off the leaders to take the gun by just over four minutes from the Baltimore Lifeboat team skippered by Youen Jacob. The Baltimore Lifeboat team, with Olympian Peter O'Leary calling tactics staged their own comeback, sailing offshore into extra breeze to move up the ranks and threaten the leaders. Tánaiste Simon Coveney (Deputy Prime Minister of Ireland) racing J/109 Jedi, with an Irish Defence Force Team, led the fleet for much of the race, but lost out in the last few hours to come third. The Fastnet Race is a double scoring race for the Beaufort Cup, three days of inshore racing will decide the overall winner, who will also nominate a donation of 10000 Euros to the charity of their choice.

In IRC One Jonathan Anderson's J/122 El Gran Senor (Clyde Cruising Club) was today's winner.

In IRC Two, Ronan Harris' J/109 Jigamaree (Royal Irish YC) corrected out to win by under a minute from yesterday's winner, Dunlop & Cox's J/109 Mojito (Pwllheli SC).

In IRC Three, Ronan & John Downing's Half Tonner Miss Whiplash (Royal Cork YC) won Race 2, crossing the finish line just four seconds ahead of Wright, Cronnelly & DeNeve's Corby 27 Kodachi (Howth YC).

Congratulations to all of today's class winners including: Rory Fekkes's Quarter Tonner Fn'Gr8 (Carrickfergus SC), Denis Hewitt & Ors' Mills 36 Raptor (Royal Irish YC), Broadhead, Collins & Stuart's Sigma 38 Persistance (Royal Irish YC), Donal & O'Mahony's Loch Greine (Royal Cork YC), and Patrick Doherty's Tailte (NSYS & RCYC).

Volvo Cork Week continues tomorrow, Wednesday 18th July, with the scenic and tactically challenging Cork Harbour Race, and the start of the One Design Southern Championships for the 1720 Class and the International Dragons.

www.corkweek.ie

Age Hasn't Mellowed the Fighting Spirit of the 12 Metre Class
Newport, R.I.: More than three decades after its starring role in the America's Cup came to a close, the 12 Metre class continues to thrill sailors and spectators with competitive racing off the coast of America's first resort. Nine of the historic yachts, including three America's Cup champions, will take part in the 11th edition of Race Week at Newport presented by Rolex, which starts on Tuesday night with an Opening Ceremony and America's Cup Panel Discussion at the New York Yacht Club Harbour Court.

While the nostalgia runs deep for these sleek yachts with their overlapping headsails, flush decks and minimal freeboard, the competition is as fierce as ever as the class gears up for an historic world championship in Newport in 2019.

The New York Yacht Club's Race Week at Newport presented by Rolex was first run in 1998, and will take place July 17 to 21 out of the New York Yacht Club Harbour Court, in Newport. R.I. The biennial summer classic has established itself as one of the premier summer race weeks in the Northeast thanks to its attractive combination of great racing conditions off Newport and the superlative shoreside hospitality at the Club's waterfront Clubhouse overlooking Newport Harbor. Partners for the 2018 edition of Race Week at Newport include presenting sponsor Rolex, regatta sponsor BMW and regatta supporter Helly Hansen.

In addition to the Traditional Division, five 12 Metre yachts will race in the Modern Division. Jack LeFort's Challenge 12 (right) took a one-point win over Dennis William's Defender at the Annual Regatta and will start as a slim favorite. But strong challenges are expected from Defender, the 1980 America's Cup champion, two-time America's Cup winner Courageous, as well Freedom, which was on the short end of the 1983 America's Cup battle with Australia II.

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DRHEAM CUP-Destination Cotentin
La Trinite-sur-Mer in south-west Brittany will play host to the prologue for the second edition of LA DRHEAM CUP-Destination Cotentin, the DRHEAM TROPHY. Within the context of the Rêves de Large operation, the event will enable local children aged 9-11 from the Auray Quiberon Terre-Atlantique region to be part of the fun by sharing the daily life of a professional or amateur offshore racer over the course of a race spanning forty miles or so.

These values will also guide the organisation team which, from 19 July, will host participants and the public in the race village at La Trinite-sur-Mer. The vast majority of the organisation team is female in line with the organiser's wishes, who is naturally delighted to see several women signed up for LA DRHEAM CUP-Destination Cotentin. Indeed, there will be five in total: three in Class40 (Miranda Merron, Claire Pruvot, Morgane Ursault-Poupon) and two in Imoca (Sam Davies and Isabelle Joschke).

Thursday 19 and Friday 20 will be devoted to finalising the registrations and scrutineering the boats, whilst festivities will commence with the DRHEAM TROPHY on Saturday 21 July, before the start on Monday 23 July of the main OPEN event between La Trinite-sur-Mer and Cherbourg-en-Cotentin. 80 boats will set sail on two courses, the first stretching 736 miles via the Fastnet and Wolf Rock, which will serve as a qualifier for the Route du Rhum-Destination Guadeloupe, the second spanning 428 miles via Wolf Rock. Their progress can be tracked live via Geovoile, a real-time cartography interface.

Schedule:
Thursday 19 to Monday 23 July from 10:00hrs: Opening of the race village in La Trinite-sur-Mer
Saturday 21 July at 11:00hrs: DRHEAM TROPHY, Race prologue (boats leave the pontoon at 9:30hrs)
Sunday 22 July at 12:00 noon with the public: Prize-giving ceremony for the DRHEAM TROPHY
Monday 23 July at 12:30hrs: Start of the DRHEAM CUP - Destination Cotentin (boats leave the pontoon at 11:00hrs)
Finishes in Cherbourg-en-Cotentin scheduled between the evening of Wednesday 25 July to Friday 27 July
Wednesday 25 to Sunday 29 July from 10:00hrs: Opening of the village to the public
Saturday 28 July at 18:00 hrs: Prize-giving ceremony with the public
Sunday 29 July from 10:00hrs: LA DRHEAM PARADE

www.drheam-cup.com

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In This Issue
Malizia Wins Line Honours in AAR Bermuda Hamburg Race
Racing Tightens Up In The Hague Offshore Sailing Worlds
Buckle up
Youth Sailing World Championships
The Etchells Gertrude Cup 2018, run by the Royal Thames Yacht Club
Prime Racing Conditions Greet Fleet on Day 1
Price (AUS) and Takahashi (NZL) tied for GovCup lead on 7-1 after Day 1
Vale Jim Bishop
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Malizia Wins Line Honours in AAR Bermuda Hamburg Race
Following a 10-day, transatlantic bow-to-bow battle, the IMOCA 60 dominated on the water and took the elapsed time record, while Varuna scored the current top spot in IRC Zero

It was the last chapter of an epic 3,500nm transatlantic rivalry between Jens Kellinghusen's Varuna VI, and Boris Herrmann's Malizia - Yacht Club Monaco. In the end, Malizia was the fastest boat on the water and first after elapsed time, but Varuna succeeded over Malizia in IRC Zero after corrected time.

In the early morning hours of July 18, Malizia reached the German finish line at around 03:54am UTC, followed by Varuna at about 04:48am UTC - less than an hour behind their main competitor, after thousands of nautical miles. With the end of this tight maritime battle started another one: NMYD 54 Teasing Machine and TP52 Rockall have already approached the English Channel and could still snatch the IRC Zero podium finish from Malizia by taking second and third place after corrected time.

For almost 10 days, it was match-racing as its finest, when the two Line Honours favourites Varuna VI and Malizia - Yacht Club Monaco sailed almost bow-to-bow from Bermuda to Germany in the Atlantic Anniversary Regatta. In the late hours July 17, just about 200nm away from the ultimate destination, Malizia was finally able to gain distance from Varuna, establish her lead and cross the finish line in Cuxhaven first on July 18. But Varuna triumphed after corrected time in their mutual category and is currently holding the top spot in IRC Zero.

The first days of the Atlantic Anniversary Regatta's final leg were truly breathtaking: After Line Honours favourite Rambler 88 had to retire from the race due to a rudder issue, Varuna and Malizia - Yacht Club Monaco rose up to the challenge of taking Line Honours and IRC Zero, with Teasing Machine currently third in line for elapsed time and second in IRC Zero. In IRC One, ISKAREEN is currently paving the way after corrected time, while in IRC Two, Dantes started outside of competition.

Meanwhile, the Class 40 division was having its own shake-up: RED suffered a rudder damage as well, redirected to the Azores and was later hit by a whale, forcing it to retire from the race. However, there was no stopping Class 40 Eärendil right from the start, when female skipper Catherine Pourre dominated her category significantly.

In ORC, Rockall V skippered by Christopher Opielok, is once more showing an immaculate performance, and leading in front of ISKAREEN and Haspa Hamburg, both on the water and after corrected time.

In comparison with the other German youth crews, Haspa Hamburg has gained an impressive lead on Broader View Hamburg and Bank von Bremen, both on the water and in ORC.

While on their way to the AAR Race Village on the other side of the big pond, the entire fleet's forecast skills were challenged by Hurricane 'Chris', who temporarily increased his speed to about 30 knots. All crews persevered and have been reported safe, the hurricane has since diminished.

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Racing Tightens Up In The Hague Offshore Sailing Worlds
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The Hague, Netherlands - While there's no change at the top of the leaderboards in each of the three classes in The Hague Offshore Sailing Worlds, the fight for the other podium positions remains keen as the points totals tighten up going into tomorrow as the penultimate day of the event. And unlike yesterday's booming southerly with its big waves, today's moderate flat-water conditions in a sunny southwesterly helped keep the action tight on both course areas.

Another significance to today's two races is that tomorrow's fifth inshore race will trigger a worst-race discard opportunity, and further compress the results: those teams who are otherwise strong but may have gotten unlucky in the short offshore race or one of the inshore races will now have a chance to advance.

In Class A, leader Karl Kwok's Pac 52 Beau Geste (HKG) continued to have close but definitive racing with her runner-up rival, Tilmar Hansen's TP 52 Outsider (GER), and continued to earn bullets for the scoreboard. Given that they have owned this boat for less than one month and are sailing it for the first time here, Hansen is not unhappy in this runner-up position and has a long-term view.

"We are very happy to be back in the game," said Hansen, whose various boats called Outsider go back to the Admiral's Cup days of the 1980's. "We had a canting keel boat that we enjoyed for offshore sailing, but we were always sailing alone and maybe getting a little rusty on our skills. Competing against a strong team like Beau Geste is great because it is pushing us to be better and breaking this rust. And this racing here is quite close, not only with them but with the smaller boats too - we feel this pressure from both sides and look forward to more racing like this in our future regattas."

The situation is a little similar in the standings in Class B, where Claus Landmark's Landmark 43 Santa (NOR) continues doing quite well, making few mistakes and harvesting strong results. Landmark's optimization of both the boat with new appendages and a having a strong amateur crew bolstered by pro-level Volvo race talent is paying off with their strong lead in the class standings.

However, their nearest rival is another Landmark 43 from Norway, Torkel Valland's White Shadow, who shared first place points today with Santa in the second race. This crew of amateur sailors with a couple sailmakers are a little more "organic", being a team that has raced together for a long time and even enjoyed success against Santa closer to home, such as in the Swedish ORC championship in Marstrand earlier this year.

Unlike Class A, White Shadow as runner-up in the standings cannot be comfortable, because their points margin is very thin with the third-placed team: only two points to Tiit Vihul's modified X-41 Olympic (EST). Sharing first place with Santa in the first race today showed their potential, and while they have a 11-point margin on Michael Berghorn's X-41 Halbtrocken 4.0 (GER), the discard tomorrow could compress this further.

Full results

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Buckle up
The ClubSwan 50 is already a great success: fast, even in performance and super-modern at the dock. Now there is the ClubSwan 36 - less a baby sister than a (very) cheeky agent provocateur... a remarkable successor to the iconic and beautiful Swan 36 that in 1967 started the whole ball rolling

The Nations Trophy 2019 was always going to be spectacular anyway. By day there will be thrilling boat-for-boat action on the Bay of Palma, with lead changes at every mark as the world’s best in three ClubSwan one-design classes square up for the title of World Champion. By night the similarly invigorating and equally exclusive social side of the ClubSwan lifestyle spins elegantly into motion. All in all it’s quite the affair... only this time it’s going to be even more spectacular because ClubSwan are introducing a fifth one-design class: the ClubSwan 36.

To blend the trimming alchemy of traditional dinghies and keelboats with the exhilaration of modern foiling concepts Nautor’s Swan have collaborated once more with Juan Kouyoumdjian on the new entry-level sportsboat, the ClubSwan 36.

With the Juan K-designed ClubSwan 50 voted European Yacht of the Year 2018 in the Performance Cruiser category and winner of the US Sailing World prize for the best one-design launched in 2016 (and currently thriving with over 25 boats sold), why introduce another class quite so soon?

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Youth Sailing World Championships
The 48th Youth Sailing World Championships is underway in Corpus Christi, Texas, USA.

More than 382 sailors from 66 nations are competing across nine classes with racing set to conclude on Friday 20 July.

Sailors have been basking in idyllic sailing conditions that result in some of the biggest smiles in Texas at the end of the day. Competition in each fleet is heating up under the beating Texan sun.

Of the nine classes racing at the 48th Youth Sailing World Championships, few are as closely contested as the Girls' RS:X, the Boys' Laser Radial and the Girls' 29er. While the podium is starting to take shape in a few classes, these three still are wide open and up for grabs.

Top three results after three days:

420 Boys
1. Joseph Hermus / Walter Henry, USA, 6
2. Otto Henry / Roma Featherstone, AUS, 18
3. Kacper Paszek / Bartek Reiter, POL, 25

420 Girls
1. Carmen Cowles / Emma Cowles, USA, 5
2. Vita Heathcote / Emilia Boyle, GBR, 14
3. Julia Minana Delhom / Silvia Sebastia Borso di Carminati, ESP, 14

29er Boys
1. Mathias Berthet / Alexander Franks-Penty, NOR, 26
2. Seb Lardies / Scott Mckenzie, NZL, 27
3. Henry Larkings / Miles Davey, AUS, 32

29er Girls
1. Zoya Novikova / Diana Sabirova, RUS, 18
2. Pia Andersen / Nora Edland, NOR, 21
3. Berta Puig / Isabella Casaretto, USA, 37

Nacra 15
1. Teresa Romairone / Dante Cittadini, ARG, 17
2. Greta Stewart / Tom Fyfe, NZL, 37
3. Silas Muhle / Romy Mackenbrock, GER, 47

Laser Radial Boys
1. Josh Armit, NZL, 14
2. Juan Cardozo, ARG, 15
3. Zac Littlewood, AUS, 23

Laser Radial Girls
1. Charlotte Rose, USA, 6
2. Emma Savelon, NED, 11
3. Wiktoria Golebiowska, POL, 14

RS:X Boys
1. Geronimo Nores, USA, 11
2. Nicolo Renna, ITA, 16
3. Fabien Pianazza, FRA, 26

RS:X Girls
1. Veerle ten Have, NZL, 14
2. Giorgia Speciale, ITA, 15
3. Islay Watson, GBR, 17

Nations Trophy
1. USA, 15 points
2. NZL, 32
3. ITA, 34

Full results: www.worldsailingywc.org/results/index.php

The Etchells Gertrude Cup 2018, run by the Royal Thames Yacht Club
The Etchells Gertrude Cup was 4 days of intense racing with 12 races scheduled and, despite the predominantly high pressure sitting over the UK, was successfully completed. By the final day, 4 boats were in contention for overall victory.

Initially the regatta was reliant on sea breezes to get the racing under way, and somehow PRO Phil Hagan seemed to predict its arrival with remarkable accuracy, arranging for the fleet to be towed to the race course with no breeze in the Solent, only for it to arrive as the fleet did.

Day 4 - final day - saw at last a true gradient breeze and conditions more akin to the Solent - a South Westerly at 12 Kts that slowly built to 18 Its, variable cloud cover giving good wind shifts - a race officer's nightmare, yet Phil Hagen still managed to put on 3 fair races in the now more challenging conditions as the seas started to build. 4 teams could potentially win the event, but Lees needed a bad day to throw it away, and that he nearly did, but such was the overall quality and competitive nature of the fleet that none of the contenders could maintain 3 good race results together. Without doubt though, the top boat of the day was Annabelle Vose’s all-girl crew from the Royal Southern Yacht Club who scored only 9 points from the day's 3 races with 2 podium positions.

Overall winner was helm Mark Lees’ Royal London’s team skippered by Will Bedford, ahead of USA Youth team Blue, Sean Cornell. Cornell won the Youth’s and Corinthian Trophy, a prize he was delighted to take back to the States.

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Prime Racing Conditions Greet Fleet on Day 1
The New York Yacht Club’s Race Week at Newport presented by Rolex was first run in 1998, and takes place July 17 to 21 out of the New York Yacht Club Harbour Court, in Newport. R.I. The biennial summer classic has established itself as one of the premier summer race weeks in the Northeast thanks to its attractive combination of great racing conditions off Newport and the superlative shoreside hospitality at the Club’s waterfront Clubhouse overlooking Newport Harbor. Partners for the 2018 edition of Race Week at Newport include presenting sponsor Rolex, regatta sponsor BMW and regatta supporter Helly Hansen.

The use of two distinct scoring formulas - and an average of the results - to score a fleet isn't new to the sport of sailing. But the idea of using this system to determine a major championship is. This week, in The Hague, Netherlands, the Offshore Sailing World Championship is being held, with IRC and ORC, the two leading handicap systems for larger yachts, being used in tandem to decide the winners.

For Race Week at Newport presented by Rolex, the New York Yacht Club is scoring all IRC competitors in two ways. One set of results are based on each boat's IRC rating while a second set mirrors the arrangement in use at the world championships: each race is scored using both IRC and ORC, and a boat's score for an individual race is the average of its finishes under the two systems. -- Stuart Streuli

Day 1 Results
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Place, Yacht Name, Type, Owner/Skipper, Hometown, Results, Total Points
IRC 1 (IRC - 4 Boats)
1. SPOOKIE, TP52 52, Steve & Heidi Benjamin , South Norwalk, CT, USA - 1 -1 ; 2
2. FOX, TP52 52, Victor Wild , San Diego, CA, USA - 2 -2 ; 4
3. Gladiator, TP52 52, Tony Langley , Retford, Nottinghamshire, GBR - 3 -3 ; 6

IRC 2 (IRC - 5 Boats)
1. Interlodge IV, Botin 44 44, Austin and Gwen Fragomen , Newport, RI - 2 -1 ; 3
2. Temptation/Oakcliff, Custon Ker 50 50, Arthur Santry , Newport, RI, USA - 1 -2 ; 3
3. White Rhino 2, Carkeek 47 47, Todd Stuart , Key West, FL, USA - 5 -3 ; 8

IRC 3 (IRC - 6 Boats)
1. Blazer, Swan 42 42.5, Christopher Culver , Newport, RI, United States - 2 -2 ; 4
2. Ticket to Ride, Swan 45 13.83m, Edward Whitmore , Norfolk, VA, USA - 4 -1 ; 5
3. Quintessence, Swan 42 42.5, Roger Widmann , Larchmont, NY, USA - 1 -4 ; 5

IRC 4 (IRC - 5 Boats)
1. Pendragon, X-41 41, Quentin Thomas , Portsmouth, RI, USA - 1 -1 ; 2
2. Avalanche, Farr 395 39.5, Craig Albrecht , Glen Cove, NY, USA - 2 -2 ; 4
3. Maxine, J 44 44.9, William Ketcham , Greenwich, CT, USA - 3 -3 ; 6

IRC/ORC Combination 1 (One Design - 4 Boats)
1. FOX., TP52 52, Victor Wild , San Diego, CA, USA - 1.5 -1.5 ; 3
2. SPOOKIE., TP52 52, Steve & Heidi Benjamin , South Norwalk, CT, USA - 1.5 -1.5 ; 3
3. Gladiator., TP52 52, Tony Langley , Retford, Nottinghamshire, GBR - 3 -3 ; 6

IRC/ORC Combination 2 (One Design - 5 Boats)
1. Interlodge IV., Botin 44 44, Austin and Gwen Fragomen , Newport, RI - 2 -1 ; 3
2. Temptation/Oakcliff., Custon Ker 50 50, Arthur Santry , Newport, RI, USA - 1 -2 ; 3
3. White Rhino 2., Carkeek 47 47, Todd Stuart , Key West, FL, USA - 5 -3 ; 8

IRC/ORC Combination 3 (One Design - 6 Boats)
1. Blazer., Swan 42 42.5, Christopher Culver , Newport, RI, United States - 2 -1.5 ; 3.5
2. Quintessence., Swan 42 42.5, Roger Widmann , Larchmont, NY, USA - 1 -3.5 ; 4.5
3. Ticket to Ride., Swan 45 13.83m, Edward Whitmore , Norfolk, VA, USA - 4 -1.5 ; 5.5

IRC/ORC Combination 4 (One Design - 5 Boats)
1. Pendragon., X-41 41, Quentin Thomas , Portsmouth, RI, USA - 1 -1 ; 2
2. Avalanche., Farr 395 39.5, Craig Albrecht , Glen Cove, NY, USA - 2 -2 ; 4
3. Maxine., J 44 44.9, William Ketcham , Greenwich, CT, USA - 3.5 -3.5 ; 7

J 109 (One Design - 8 Boats)
1. Cleo, J 109 35, Ray Pepi , New York, NY, USA - 2 -4 -1 ; 7
2. Hamburg, J 109 35, Albrecht Goethe , Seabrook, TX, USA - 3 -2 -4 ; 9
3. Rush, J 109 35, Bill Sweetser , Annapolis, MD, USA - 1 -6 -3 ; 10

PHRF Navigator (PHRF - 8 Boats)
1. Flying Jenny, C&C 30 One Design 30, Sandra Askew , Salt Lake City, UT, USA - 1 -1 ; 2
2. The Cat Came Back, Swan 42 42, Lincoln Mossop , Providence, RI, USA - 2 -2 ; 4
3. Incognito, J 121 40, Chris Brito , Bristol, RI, USA - 3 -3 ; 6

Offshore Multhull Class (4 boats)
1. Flow, Gunboat 60, Steve Cucchiaro,, Boston, MA, USA - 2 -2 ; 4
2. Fault Tolerant, Gunboat 60, Robert and Libby Alexander, Rye, NY, USA - 4 -1 ; 5
3. Nala, HH 66, Jim Vos, Sag Harbor, NY, USA - 1 -4 ; 5

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Price (AUS) and Takahashi (NZL) tied for GovCup lead on 7-1 after Day 1
Newport Beach, California, USA: The world’s top-ranked match racer, Harry Price (AUS), and his recent match racing nemesis, Leonard Takahashi (NZL), finished the first day of Balboa Yacht Club’s 52nd Annual Governor’s Cup Youth Match Racing Championship tied for the lead against the toughest competition in the event’s history, with records of 7-1.

The prestigious “GovCup”, presented by Farmers and Merchants Bank, is the oldest youth match racing championship in the world.

While Price went to the top of the world rankings last week, in last year’s Governor’s Cup and in more recent youth championships in Australia, Takahashi has come out on top in their matches. With eight flights completed out of eleven in the first of two “round robin” series, where each skipper sails each other once, their one loss records make them early favorites to qualify for the four boat semi-finals, which will commence Friday. However, their positions are by no means safe with defending champion Christophe Killian (USA) close behind at 5-3.

Killian is joined at 5-3 by Chris Weis (USA). Weis, Killian, Takahashi, and Price were the semi-finalists in the 2017 GovCup and were considered the early favorites this year.

While the Governor’s Cup is limited to sailors under the age of 23, the world rankings led by Price are not. Almost all of the GovCup skippers are highly ranked and represent the most talented group ever assembled at the event which, given the careers of many Cup alumni, is impressive. That alumni includes America’s Cup winner, James Spithill, and many winners of the Congressional Cup and the World Match Racing Tour.

Twelve skippers are competing in this year’s event, coming from five countries - Australia, Denmark, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States. All the teams are provided with “Governor’s Cup 22” boats, which are high performance sloops designed by Balboa Yacht Club member, Alan Andrews, specifically for Newport Beach conditions. With “flat top”mainsails and masthead spinnakers, they performed well in the 5-9 knots of breeze throughout the day.

The final four races of the first round robin will be completed tomorrow (Wednesday) with the first start planned for 11:30 AM.

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Vale Jim Bishop
James DeForest Bishop, whose long career as a successful entrepreneur included the founding of Caithness Energy, LLC, a pioneer in the renewable power industry died May 24 at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center after a brief illness. He was 84. A resident of Saddle River, New Jersey and Jamestown, Rhode Island, Mr. Bishop was a graduate of Kent School, Yale University and Harvard Business School, and served as a commissioned officer in the United States Navy.

He was driven by an entrepreneurial spirit that led him to become involved in such varied ventures as oil and gas, mining, real estate, cattle breeding, and finally renewable energy. He remained active as Chairman at Caithness Energy, LLC, one of many companies he founded during his long business career, until his death.

Jim was also an active member of many clubs and organizations throughout his life and was honored to serve on the board of the Intrepid Museum and Mystic Seaport Museum. Jim was a man of many avocations and had a lifelong interest in hunting and fishing, but his true passion was for sailing. The mark he left in the world of competitive sailboat racing through his ardent support of the sport throughout his life is what he will likely be most remembered for. In a sport where success is often determined by outspending the competition, Jim was a staunch advocate of strict one-design classes that promoted highly competitive sailing while limiting the expense of participation. His participation and leadership in the International One Design and J/44 classes were emblematic of this philosophy. While he made numerous contributions to the sport through activities in many club and race organizations through the years, one of his most notable accomplishments was competing in 24 Newport Bermuda Races starting in 1960, with his last in 2014.

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In This Issue
A New Class A World Champion at the Hague Offshore Sailing Worlds
The Clipper Race Returns: Round the World Yacht Race Gears Up for Liverpool Homecoming
Tornado Boats International
And then there were 12 in the Golden Globe Race
Six classes clinched at the Youth Worlds with race to spare
The Dragons were flying at Volvo Cork Week
Trickle up - Harken
“Seat-of-the-Pants” Coastal Race Win for Quantum Racing
HP30 Class at Cowes Week
Winners Named after Challengingly Slow Bell’s Beer Bayview Mackinac Race
Letters to the Editor
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The Last Word: Amanda Lear

A New Class A World Champion at the Hague Offshore Sailing Worlds
The Hague, Netherlands - With yet another sunny day on the North Sea coast, and in a little gentler winds than in the last few days, another two inshore races were held in The Hague Offshore Sailing Worlds. The completion of the first race prompted a discard of the worst race score for all competitors, with the exception of the twice-weighted long offshore race. And as predicted, this action compressed and reshuffled the results in Classes B & C, making the race for the podium positions even tighter in these classes.

In Class A the outcome of this event was clear even with one remaining race left in the series: Karl Kwok's Pac 52 Beau Geste (HKG) is the new Class A Offshore World Champion. Barring any major irregularity found when they go through the measurement process tonight for which they might be protested and penalized, this team cannot be caught in the standings. Composed of mostly Kiwis with a mix of other nationalities led by project manager Gavin Brady, the new World Champions are Jim Baxter, Nick Blackman, David Brooke, Chris Cowen, Matt Humphries, Matt Kelway, Patrick Kong, David Lenz, Spencer Loxton, Rob Salthouse, Dave Swete and Jim Williamson.

It seems that even though they do not have to sail tomorrow since their discarded worst score is only the 1.5 points they shared with Outsider today in the first race, they will sail anyway just to have more time on the boat.

With a 13-point lead in a 9-boat class going into the final race, Outsider may have a similar lock on the Silver medal position on the podium at the awards tomorrow evening. So the real fight is for Bronze, with the Rotterdam Offshore Sailing Team's Ker 46 Van Uden (NED) led by skipper Gerd-Jan Poortman having a good day on scores of 3 and 3.5, while closest rival Hitchhiker (NED), the Carkeek 40 owned by Bas de Voogd, sailed their discard in the first race putting them 6 points back in the standings.

Almost like Beau Geste, Claus Landmark's Landmark 43 Santa (NOR) has led the series in Class B from the start and has a tiny 1.0 margin of victory assured over her sistership, Torkjel Valland's White Shadow (NOR). Yet Landmark seemed cautiously optimistic.

It could be they were not in a celebratory mood until all their measurement checks were completed in the harbor this evening. At this championship if measurement discrepancies are found by the Technical Committee they refer the matter to the Jury who can then use the ORC rules to prescribe percentage penalties depending on how far out of compliance the boat may be from its measurement trim.

White Shadow had a perfect day with two bullets, doing what they can to close the gap with Santa to bring the gold medal decision into a showdown in tomorrow's final race of the series.

In Class C, up until today Patrik Forsgren's modified First 36.7 Pro4U (SWE) had been doing so well that like Santa or Beau Geste their lead looked unassailable, especially after their drop. However, two high scores earned today pushed them back to within reach of the reigning IRC European champion, Gideon Messink's J/112E J Lance (FRA), only 8 points away. Messink and his team have been strong in the inshore racing and scored their only double-digit result today in six inshore races sailed, so the Swedes are worried.

One more inshore race is scheduled for Friday, with the start once again planned for 1100 local time.

Full results

www.offshoresailingworlds.com

The Clipper Race Returns: Round the World Yacht Race Gears Up for Liverpool Homecoming
The Clipper Race Returns: Round the World Yacht Race Gears Up for Liverpool Homecoming Excitement is building with just over one week remaining until the Clipper 2017-18 Round the World Yacht Race returns to Liverpool on Saturday 28 July, eleven-months after this unique voyage set sail.

Spectators will be able to watch a thrilling sprint to the finish, which is likely to be instrumental in affecting final team results, as teams will race up the River Mersey to the Royal Albert Dock Liverpool entrance which will mark the finish point in this 40,000 nautical mile race which has taken eleven months to complete.

Since leaving Liverpool on 20 August last year teams have raced to twelve different destinations across six continents. The route has seen the fleet visit; Punta del Este - Uruguay, Cape Town - South Africa, Fremantle, Sydney, Hobart and The Whitsundays - Australia, Sanya and Qingdao - China, Seattle - USA, Panama, New York - USA and Derry-Londonderry, Northern Ireland.

Race 13, the final stage of the Clipper 2017-18 Race departs for Liverpool from Derry-Londonderry on Sunday 22 July, during which it will be decided which of the three leading teams, either Sanya Serenity Coast, Visit Seattle or Qingdao, will arrive into Liverpool as the overall race winners.

A program of free public events including the Clipper Race Village, Prize Giving, free open boat tours and more will run from Thursday 26 July through to Sunday 05 August.decided

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Tornado Boats International
Tornado Boats International are launching a new 6m coach boat at the Hempel Sailing World Championships Aarhus from the 31st of July - 12th of august 2018.

Tornado Boats International have a long tradition for designing and manufacturing customized coach boats to Yacht Clubs all over the world. But in recent years, there has been demands for a longer coach boat, explains Lars Hjorth, owner of Tornado Boats International:

“We have got numerous requests from sailing coaches worldwide demanding a longer coach boat that still maintains the steadiness, agility and seakeeping qualities of a Tornado RIB.”

The most optimized Coach Boat on the Market
The result is the Tornado 6m coach boat. It has the maximum measurements allowed by the Olympic Committee and has been optimized from specifications from renowned international sailing coaches.

Reduced Planing Threshold
The primary quality of the Tornado 6m coach boat is a very soft ride against the waves due to a reduced planing threshold. This optimizes the boat’s medium speed and its stability of direction and makes it very controllable during long training sessions in harsh weather conditions.

If you’re in Aarhus at the Hempel Sailing World Championships and would like to try the new coach boat for a day or two, please contact us at lsh@tornadoboats.com or at +45 20 97 70 70.

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And then there were 12 in the Golden Globe Race
Cousot returned and his Biscay 36 Métier Intérim returned to sea late yesterday to continue in the Chichester Class. Click on image to enlarge.

As the leading trio of Philippe Peche, Jean-Luc Van Den Heede and Mark Slats position themselves to cross the Doldrums, the dramas continue at the back of the Golden Globe Race fleet. Nabil Amra, the US based Palestinian sailing the Biscay 36 Liberty II formally announced his retirement from the race today after reaching Tenerife overnight. Fellow American Istvan Kopar has also announced that he intends to stop in the Cape Verde Islands to replace the self-steering system on his Tradewind 35 Puffin and join Frenchman Antoine Cousot in the Chichester Class for those who are forced to make one stop during their solo circumnavigation.

Cousot stopped in Lanzarote on Sunday complaining that his WindPilot wind vane steering could not control his Biscay 36 Metier Interim, but after two days in port it became clear as he left Marina Rubicon on yesterday that his decision to drop down to the Chichester Class, was as much mental as mechanical.

As Metier Interim set out to sea again late yesterday, Race Director Don McIntyre observed. “At the end of the day, the wind vane issue was important, but Antoine had all the parts onboard and simply replaced a couple of bolts that had fallen out. No extra parts were brought onboard during his stay. There were also a few electrical issues, but this was more a decision by Antoine to stop, regroup and think about what is going on.”

Cousot had planned to restart yesterday morning, but then lunch got in the way followed by an afternoon siesta, and he finally relinquished his ties to dry land at 17:00.

Istvan Kopar reported similar issues with his WindPilot self steering as he passed through the Marina Rubicon gate on Sunday but elected to continue south. Yesterday however, he messaged. “A lot of manual steering & cursing rough seas.” Later, he informed Race HQ that he had decided to head to the Cape Verde Islands and replace his self-steering system for another brand, a stop that will drop him down to the Chichester Class, leaving just 12 of the original 17 starters competing in the Golden Globe Race.

Nabil Amra, who reported on Monday that a weld had broken on his Beaufort wind vane self steering, has made the decision not to continue. As he battled his way across 35knot winds en-route to Tenerife, the Palestinian messaged: “Wind and waves in the teeth…Sailing is better with friends.” This was followed by: “Violently ill now..No sleep for 4 days.” It is clear that he has had enough…for now.

Back at the front of the fleet, Jean-Luc Van Den Heede has moved up to 2nd place and reduced fellow Frenchman Philippe Peche’s lead to 24 miles as they and Dutchman Mark Slats position themselves to cross the Doldrums.

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Six classes clinched at the Youth Worlds with race to spare
The fourth day of the 48th Youth Sailing world Championships saw six class winners crowned gold medalists.

The Youth Worlds has become the pinnacle sailing event for teenagers aged 16-18. Past gold medalists have gone on to very successful careers in the upper echelons of the sport. Whether American Geronimo Nores (Boys’ RS:X), Islay Watson of Great Britain (Girls’ RS:X), Argentinians Teresa Romairone and Dante Cittadini (Nacra 15), Josh Armit of New Zealand (Laser Radial Boys’), Charlotte Rose of the U.S.A. (Laser Radial Girls’) and Joseph Hermus and Walter Henry (USA) (Boys’ 420) follow in those footsteps remains to be seen.

Tonight they’re reveling in the fact that they’ve won a gold medal at a world championships with one race to spare.

Friday is the final day of competition in Corpus Christi where the remaining podium positions will be decided. Racing starts at 12:00 local time with one race scheduled per fleet. -- Sean McNeill

www.worldsailingywc.org/results/index.php

The Dragons were flying at Volvo Cork Week
The full armada of 120 yachts was out for the fourth day of Volvo Cork week. After a delayed start, a warm sea breeze blew into Volvo Cork Week to give over a thousand sailors champagne conditions in the Celtic Sea outside Cork Harbour. Leaders in all classes are emerging but many of them will be going to the wire. A pride of 13 Dragons and 10 powerful Cork 1720s started their Southern Championships today, taking part in two races with a building sea breeze off Power Head on a windward leeward course.

The Dragons were flying by the second race, with 15 knots of wind over tide powering the fleet up to full tilt. The racing was exceptional close, and by the end of two contests, three teams were tied at the top. Daniel Murphy's Serafina and Cameron Good's Littla Fella, both from Kinsale YC, and Denis Bergin's Sir Ossis of the River (Royal Irish YC).

For the first day of the 1720 Southern Championship, Anthony O'Leary's Antix (Royal Cork YC) won both races. A late crew replacement for Tommy Murphy due to illness, led to 11 year-old Harry Moynan from Templebreedy National School Crosshaven, stepping on board Antix for his first taste of Volvo Cork Week.

For the Beaufort Cup, Barry Byrne's Irish Defence Forces team, racing J/109 Joker 2, still lead the series but their lead has been cut down to just three points after two races today.

For race documents, results and event guides: www.corkweek.ie

Trickle up - Harken
One thing distinguishes the foiling generation… the flow of technical development often goes in the opposite direction from usual. Harken embraces that

The Harken process of developing new products usually follows a similar path: identify a market need, design, refine and engineer a product that fills it in a way no other does, then manufacture, package and launch. If the need stays big enough and the product performs well enough, you’re onto a winner. Now Harken are experimenting with a ‘skunkworks’ approach that fast-tracks niche products to help the world’s best sailors perform even better.

Literally and figuratively, grand prix and Olympic sailing classes move fast. And that has revealed development opportunities. So Harken have adopted a ‘quasicustom’ approach, to accelerate their product design and take those opportunities. The result is a growing suite of seriously niche products that execute on their design objectives well but are also specialised. Few sailors will need them but they will make a big difference to those who do.

The three most recent are the Harken Grand Prix (GP) mainsheet system for high-performance catamarans like the newly foiling Nacra 17 and F18s, the Harken Fly 29mm high-strength blocks, and an adaptation of the Ratchamatic block.

Full article in the August issue of Seahorse

“Seat-of-the-Pants” Coastal Race Win for Quantum Racing
Quantum Racing won the exciting, interesting Coastal Race off Cascais, Portugal, to extend their lead at the Rolex TP52 World Championship to seven points with four scheduled races left to sail.

While the five-time world title winners delivered an accomplished victory - never far enough ahead of the pack to relax even for a moment - they had to rely on “seat-of-the-pants”, intuitive sailing skills for much of the course.

After their electronics shut down entirely at the first leeward turn - less than 30-minutes into the three-hours-and-20-minutes 20-nautical-miles course upwind to Cabo Raso followed by a long strategic run and a sting-in-the-tail-finish in the bay at Cascais - helm Dean Barker and the Quantum Racing crew were forced to rely on their natural feel for the boat.

Quantum Racing lead on 11pts after four races. With Alegre fourth today, and Azzurra sixth it is still the 2017 52 SUPER SERIES champions that hold second overall, but now tied on points with Andy Soriano’s Alegre, which has so far been pleasingly consistent with 4,4,5,1,4 to ensure this is their best regatta of the season yet, as it is also Azzurra’s. Meanwhile, 2017 Rolex TP52 World Champions Platoon are in eighth after finishing ninth, but redemption of sorts is within reach as they are only six points off fifth. For the last two days of racing, the winds are due to build again to produce an enthralling climax to this world championship.

Rolex TP52 World Championship Cascais 2018 Standings:

1. Quantum Racing (USA) (Doug DeVos) (2,1,3,4,1) 11 p.
 2. Azzurra (ARG/ITA) (Alberto and Pablo Roemmers) (1,2,2,7,6) 18 p.
 3. Alegre (USA/GBR) (Andrés Soriano) (4,4,5,1,4) 18 p.
 4. Sled (USA) (Takashi Okura) (8,3,7,2,3) 23 p. 
5. Luna Rossa (ITA) (Patrizio Bertelli) (10DNF, 6,1,3,5) 25 p. 
6. Provezza (TUR) (Ergin Imre) (5,9,4,5,7) 30 p. 
7. Phoenix (RSA) (Hasso/Tina Plattner) (6,7,8,8,2) 31 p. 
8. Platoon (GER) (Harm Müller-Spreer) (3,5,6,6,9) (2 penalty) 31 p.
 9. Onda (BRA) (Eduardo de Souza Ramos) (7,8,9,9,8) 41 p. 

www.52superseries.com

HP30 Class at Cowes Week
With eight high performance race boats, coming to Lendy Cowes Week, the HP30 Class continues to grow.

Over the course of the last two events, the fleet has been joined by the Swiss Farr280, Team Buzz and next week, Hans Genthe’s German Farr280 returns to Cowes for their third year, completing the complement of light displacement boats.

As well as the five Farr280s racing, the fleet includes Richard Woof’s J90 (winner of the HP30 Class in the Round the Island Race), Malcolm Wootton’s Farr30 Evo Pegasus (current HP30 Class National Champion) and Mikhail Tokarczyk's FarEast28 Mittens Revenge (making their season debut). The balance of the fleet is made up of Farr280s, TOUCAN, Pandemonium and MOFO (formerly FOMO).

With racing for the week, divided into two parts; multiple racing on the first four days, followed by classic Lendy Cowes Week starts and finishes from Wednesday through Saturday, there will undoubtedly be plenty of podium places and lead changes throughout the week. Toucan will be looking to clip Pegasus’s wings and as they have recently found substantially more speed and ended the Royal Southern July Regatta on equal points with the Farr30, they will start the event confident that they can win. That said, Jo90 will also be in boisterous form and arguably, the varied courses and tactics required for a week of tidal racing at Cowes Week, will be a tasty prospect for Woofy and his crew. Having said that, the event is wide open and any well sailed and navigated boat could be in the money.

As well as the exciting racing at the event, on the first Saturday (4th August) after racing, all of the boats will be on display at Shepard’s Wharf Marina, with “Rum on the Dock”, for the crews and for teams interested in joining the fleet. Some of the boats have recently been optimised for the rule, so this is an opportunity for everyone to have a closer look at how the boats are setup.

For teams interested in joining the class for 2019, this is also an opportunity to meet the crews and exchange ideas for the future. With more owners committed to send their boats boats to Cowes in September this year, with a view to competing in a full 2019 circuit and with such a huge choice of class compliant boats available, the future of the HP30 Class is very exciting.

Remember, every journey starts with a "Rum on the Dock”. Please let us know if you intend to join by emailing secretary@hp30class.com

hp30class.com

Winners Named after Challengingly Slow Bell’s Beer Bayview Mackinac Race
Detroit, Michigan, USA: Tediously light winds made for one of the slowest Bell’s Beer Bayview Mackinac Races in decades. In fact, the 94-year-old distance race, which started Saturday, July 14 on lower Lake Huron, was so slow that at Tuesday’s final party at Mackinac Island’s Grand Hotel, awards were handed out as some competitors were still finishing up. Most years, the first boats finish on Sunday, but this year the first two finishers -The Reichel/Pugh Max Z86 Windquest and the Reichel/Pugh 74 Wizard, the largest boats in the race - didn’t arrive until Monday morning.

“Eleven boats were still out there when we started Tuesday’s awards party at 11 a.m., and when the band stopped playing at 3:30 p.m., four boats were still out,” said Chairman Gary Shoemaker. He further explained that after the two big boats finished, there was not another single finisher until seven Santa Cruz 70s finished, interestingly, within 15 minutes of each other at 4pm Monday afternoon. “By midnight only 18 boats had finished, and by 6 a.m. on Tuesday there were 33 left to go, so in six hours we finished 146 boats or 75% of the fleet,” said Shoemaker, commending the Race Committee on their diligent efforts.

Winners were named in all 17 classes that had sailed one or the other of two distance courses offered: the 204 nm Shore Course and the 259 nm Cove Island Course. The overall prize in Division II went to brothers Al and Bob Declercq (St. Clair Shores, Mich,) who systematically outsailed all other classes on the Shore Course with their Declercq 36 Flying Buffalo.

Matthew Schaedler’s J/122 Blitzkrieg won overall in Division I on the Cove Island Course.

Taking Division III for Multihulls (also sailing the Cove Island Course) was Ben Gougeon and Alan Gurski’s (Bay City, Mich.) Gougeon 35 trimaran Adagio.

The last finisher, or “the pickle boat” as some call it, was the Seidelmann 299 Sojourner, which is owned and raced by the Boy Scouts of America Sea Scout Ship 1148. They had spent three years renovating their boat and preparing for the race, so giving up was not an option. The team arrived in port Tuesday evening.

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The Last Word
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In This Issue
Varuna Succeeds In Bermuda Hamburg Race Of The Atlantic Anniversary Regatta
Three New World Champions Crowned at the Hague Offshore Sailing Worlds
Massive Pedigree - Ullman Sails
Final Stage Start for Clipper Round the World Race
Lorina Limonade Tour Voile Champion
Price Wins Governor’s Cup
Fn'Gr8 the overall winner at Volvo Cork Week
Ramsgate Week 2018 - Day 1 - Round the Goodwins
Featured Brokerage
The Last Word: Janis Joplin

Yes, we missed yesterday's issue. The tree that fell during the thunderstorm did not miss the power lines.

Varuna Succeeds In Bermuda Hamburg Race Of The Atlantic Anniversary Regatta
Varuna will triumph in the Overall and IRC Rating, relegating First Ship Home Malizia to the second place, followed by 'Silver Trophy' winner Teasing Machine, who competed in both legs of the regatta in 2017/2018

On July 21, 2018, which marks the birthday of Varuna VI's owner and skipper, Jens Kellinghusen (NRV), the Race Committee confirmed that Varuna's overall win of the Bermuda Hamburg leg after corrected time is not at jeopardy anymore. In theory, some boats of the fleet could still win in terms of time, however, due to current conditions and possible maximum speed of these yachts, this is technically improbable.

Meanwhile, Teasing Machine scored a third place for the second and final leg of the Atlantic Anniversary Regatta (AAR) from Bermuda to Hamburg. She also participated in - and won - the first leg of the AAR, in November 2017, which took the yacht from Lanzarote to Grenada as part of the 2017 RORC Transatlantic Regatta. Due to her stellar performance in both race legs in 2017 and 2018, Teasing Machine will be awarded the Silver Trophy for the overall regatta. While all overall podium finish positions are taken, the remaining fleet is still battling for group wins in ORC and other categories - all while encountering very light conditions, making the final nautical miles a strenous spurt.

Following a tight 3,500 nautical miles battle, all the way from Bermuda in the West across to the East of the Atlantic and to the North Sea, Ker 56 Varuna had reached the finish line in the early morning hours of July 18 (at 04:48am UTC), with less than one hour difference after the larger IMOCA 60 Malizia - Yacht Club Monaco (at 03:54am UTC). While Boris Herrmann's Malizia and his 4 crew members thereby secured Line Honours and were the first ship home after elapsed time, Varuna's professional crew of 14 is leading the Bermuda Hamburg leg after corrected time.

Eric de Turckheim's French Nivelt-Muratet 54 Teasing Machine crossed the finish line in third position on the late evening of July 21 (at about 10:13pm UTC) after a bit more than 13 days on the water, reaching a third place after corrected time in the Bermuda Hamburg leg as well. The 54-feet long ocean racer battled with light wind conditions in the English Channel and the North Sea, forcing it to stay very close to shore lines and ultimately losing their temporary second place in IRC Zero to Malizia. Varuna retired from the first leg of the Atlantic Anniversary Regatta (in which Malizia did not compete at all), which took the previous fleet on a shorter, 2,500nm route from Lanzarote in the Canary Islands to Grenada in the Caribbean in November 2017. In this previous leg, Teasing Machine was the overall winner under IRC, winning the RORC Transatlantic Race Trophy at the time. In the overall rating of both race legs, this puts Teasing Machine in the top spot, awarding them with the overall Silver Trophy of the Atlantic Anniversary Regatta.

Following the excitement on the water, spectators and organizers on shore are in great anticipation of the remaining fleet's arrival. After crossing the finish line in Cuxhaven, all yachts will continue their voyage and make their way down the Elbe River to urban city metropolis Hamburg. Once in the HafenCity, they will moor in the AAR Race Village in the Sandtorhafen, next to Hamburg's iconic Elbphilharmonie. AAR yachts will be on display for a marina viewing from the shore of the AAR Race Village from July 19 until 29 (Mondays to Fridays from 12:00pm - 08:00pm, Saturdays & Sundays from 11:00am - 08:00pm). -- Louay Habib

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Three New World Champions Crowned at the Hague Offshore Sailing Worlds
The Hague, Netherlands - With yet another sunny day here on the Dutch North Sea coast, the final race to conclude The Hague Offshore Sailing Worlds looked like it could be easy. Yet the weak and shifty northwesterly 8-9 knot breeze kept frustrating race managers as they tried to set a square course that would be sufficient quality for a high stakes final race to this world championship: podium positions were on the line in all classes.

But even once the courses were set on the Class A - B and Class C course areas, it was the sailors that now held up the starts with aggressive moves. Even if the wind was low, tensions were high as four recalls were necessary in Class B, even use of the Black flag, before a race could be successfully started, and there were three recalls in Class C.

In Class A, the gold medalists, Karl Kwok's Pac 52 Beau Geste (HKG), opted to get a one-day head start on their journey to their next event, the Copa del Rey in Majorca, and thus elected not to race today. So Tilmar Hansen's TP 52 Outsider (GER) was virtually unopposed to take today's race and the Silver medal place on the podium.

In Class B, the Norwegians were well-assured of victory for both Gold and Silver. Claus Landmark's team on his Landmark 43 Santa had a late night, knowing they had passed their measurement checks and had victory assured so long as they did not misbehave. The team on Torkjel Valland's sistership White Shadow was a little less confident when there was a small measurement issue discovered, but it turned out to be very minor and did not change results.

Besides Landmark, the Santa team was composed of Calle Andersen, Catherine Andersen, Maren Magda Book, Morten Christiansen, Verard Guttormsen, Espen Guttormsen, Petter Haglund, Lars Landmark, Roger Nilson, and Sverre Trangerud.

But the big story for today day was the Gold Medal fight for supremacy in Class C. Patrik Forsgren's modified First 36.7 Pro4U (SWE) knew this personal fight was coming, they anticipated it last night, and knew they were at risk since they are slower than Gideon Messink's J/112E J Lance (NED). The chess move was this: due to the points values of discards each team had, and the shrunken gap between them going into this final race, there was a chance for J Lance to take the lead if they were able to push the Swedes back into the pack far enough to have a result worse than their current discard of 24th, regardless of where other boats finished.

J Lance thus executed an aggressive plan of match racing Pro4U in the pre-start and the first leg of the race, pushing them back tack for tack, and staying close on the first run to hit them again on the second upwind leg. The plan worked, with the two deep in the pack, J Lance correcting to their discard score of 43rd, and Pro4U correcting to their discard of 39.5. J Lance was raced this week by the Dutch team of Jelle Dingemans, Nic Bol, Rick Bomer, Yves de Block, Martin Rinkes and Ko Stroo. -- Dobbs Davis

Full results

www.offshoresailingworlds.com

Massive Pedigree - Ullman Sails
A calm, simple and positive approach characterises the international sailmaking business that has carried the Ullman name for over 50 years…

Since its foundation in Newport Beach, California in 1967 Ullman Sails has always gone about its business in a slightly different way, blending core knowledge with local talent to inspire a global network.

It is a glowing testament to the vision of Dave Ullman that the sailmaking company he founded over 50 years ago continues to thrive and succeed with pretty much the same structure he created. Comparisons with the laidback, chilled-out west coast vibe of the time would be entirely accurate. This is an organisation that is driven by an all-consuming passion for sailing, one that nurtures talent, takes great pride in its successes and learns from its occasional failures too.

The current management has kept Dave’s organic structure because it’s responsive, proactive and delivers pathways to innovation, so Ullman Sails is still about competing, creating, sharing knowledge, learning, improving – and having fun – as a global community of sailmakers.

Full story in the August issue of Seahorse

Final Stage Start for Clipper Round the World Race
Since leaving Liverpool almost a year ago, the eleven Clipper 2017-18 Round the World Yacht Race teams have battled each other in twelve races, experiencing everything from frustrating wind holes to ‘phenomenal sea states’, boat speeds up to 35 knots (equivalent to 40 mph), extreme heat and freezing conditions.

But their epic endurance challenge is almost over as the thirteenth and final stage in this unique global adventure departed today from Derry-Londonderry, destination Liverpool, where the race will end on Saturday, 28 July.

In an exciting outcome for women's sport, British and Australian Skippers, Nikki Henderson and Wendy Tuck, are competing to be the first ever female winner in the event’s 22 years, with the strong likelihood that both will end up topping the overall standings. This would be a ground-breaking result for sailing, as a female Skipper has never before won a round the world yacht race, and also for sport in general where it is rare to have women and men compete in the same competition.

Race 13 got off to a clean start at 1700 local time today, off the coast of Greencastle in the Republic of Ireland. Dare To Lead was the first over the start line, in front of hundreds of spectators who gathered along on the coastline, closely followed by Unicef, Sanya Serenity Coast and Visit Seattle.

Teams will race anti-clockwise around Ireland, to Liverpool, which is expected to take five days. The final race will conclude with a thrilling sprint finish up the River Mersey on 28 July, towards the Royal Albert Dock, where crew will be given a heroes’ welcome by family, friends, and over 100,000 expected spectators.

www.clipperroundtheworld.com

Lorina Limonade Tour Voile Champion
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Persistence and tactics won out in the end as Lorina Limonade Golfe du Morbihan (Quentin Delapierre, Kevin Peponnet, Bruno Mourniac, Tim Mourniac, Corentin Horeau) lifted the Tour Voile championship trophy for the second time in three years. Controlling their nearest rival Beijaflore (Valentin Bellet, Guillaume Pirouelle, Valentin Sipan, Julien Villion) from the off in today’s Super Final, they put paid to any chance of the contenders swiping victory at the final hurdle and consigned them to the second step on the podium.

Team Reseau Ixio (Sandro Lacan, Jules Bidegaray, Robin Follin, Pierre Quiroga) had third place all wrapped up with a day in hand and #SaillingArabia fought tooth and nail for a fifth place in today’s race which would clinch fourth place for them overall ahead of Lorina Mojito Golfe du Morbihan.

After 14 race days and thousands of kilometres clocked up in land-based moves from Dunkerque to Nice via stops in several of France’s iconic sailing destinations, 10 boats were admitted to the Super Final where double points were up for grabs. Several dramas were unfolding within the top 10, the most compelling of all being the ongoing head-to-head between Lorina Limonade Golfe du Morbihan and Beijaflore. Rivals for victory from day one, these two entered today’s Super Final with very specific obstacles between them and the cup: to close the points delta and claim victory Beijaflore needed to finish two places ahead of Lorina Limonade, whereas for the overall leaders a straightforward finish ahead of their rivals would be sufficient.

CER 2 received the Finagaz prize for Fighting Spirit for their performance in the final Act of the Tour Voile 2018.

Overall Top Three Rankings
Lorina Limonade Golfe du Morbihan - 752 pts
Beijaflore - 744 pts
Team Reseau IXIO - 733 pts

Youth Top Three Rankings
Team Reseau IXIO - 733 pts
Lorina Mojito Golfe du Morbihan - 702 pts
CER 2 Ville de Genève - 685 pts

Amateur Top Three Rankings
Dunkerque Voile - 657 pts
Homkia - NIL - Les Sables d’Olonne - 633 pts
Toulon Provence Mediterranee - 500 pts

www.tourvoile.fr

Price Wins Governor’s Cup
Newport Beach, California, USA: Cementing his position atop the world of match-race sailing, Harry Price (AUS, Cruising Yacht Club of Australia) showed his prowess in boat handling and tactics in a challenging 3-2 win over 20th ranked Leonard Takahashi (NZL, Royal New Zealand YS) in the 2018 Governor’s Cup.

The final day of racing started with the same four sailors as last year’s semi-finals. But at the end of the day, it was not Killian and Takahashi, as in 2017, but Price and Takahashi facing off in the finals.

1. Price
2. Takahashi
3. Killian
4. Weis
5. Parkin
6. Boulden
7. Costanzo
8. Whitfield
9. Sinks
10. Jacobsen
11. Wood
12. Wilson

www.govcupracing.com

Fn'Gr8 the overall winner at Volvo Cork Week
With the best score of any of the 120 boats over the past week, Rory Fekkes’ Fn’Gr8 (Carrickfergus Sailing Club) has been confirmed as the overall winner of Volvo Cork Week following an intense three-race final day. The Antrim boat was a convincing overall winner to the week despite several other strong performances in other classes but Fekkes had accumulated an impressive 19-point lead in his eleven-boat fleet.

“Best week ever! It’s the closest racing we’ve ever had,” Fekkes said even before learning of his overall event win. “We were hoping to get the overall win so we kept going to the end even though we only had sixth place to discard.” As for the 300th anniversary of the Royal Cork Yacht Club in 2020, Fekkes reckons “It’s a class event so we’ll be back!”

A thrilling climax transpired on the final day of Volvo Cork Week with numerous classes decided in the very last race of an exciting and fun-filled regatta. With all of the IRC Classes and the Beaufort Cup hanging in the balance, three races were held for most of the classes. The high pressure, that had delivered warm weather all week, had changed to 12 knots of cold moist air from the Atlantic.

Beaufort Cup
After over 40 hours of intense racing, Barry Byrne's Irish Defence Forces team, racing J/109 Joker 2, have successfully defended the Beaufort Cup. Youen Jacob's Baltimore RNLI team, racing J/109 Juggerknot, put the defending champions under serious pressure, taking the gun for the first race on the last day, but finished runner-up by just two points. Simon Coveney's Irish Defence Forces Team, racing Jedi, recovered from a starting penalty in the first race of the day to make a tenacious comeback taking the final podium spot for the Beaufort Cup, just ahead of Denis & Annamarie Murphy's Crosshaven RNLI team, racing Grand Soleil 40 Nieulargo.

IRC One
Frank Whelan's Grand Soleil 44 Eleuthera (Greystones SC) staged the 'come back of Volvo Cork Week'. On the penultimate day, Eleuthera had scored two victories to move up to third and then smashed out three straight bullets today to win the class. Jay Colville's First 40 Forty Licks (East Down YC), which had led for much of the regatta was runner up, and Jonathan Anderson's J/122 El Grand Senor (Clyde Cruising Club) was third.

IRC Two
Dunlop & Cox's J/108 Mojito (Pwllheli SC) won the last two races of Volvo Cork Week to climb from third to first for a dramatic class win by a single point from Ronan Harris' J/109 Jigameree (Royal Irish YC). Brian & Mary Jones J/109 Jelly Baby (Royal Cork YC) could well of won the class, save a steering problem in the penultimate race, which put the local team back to third, just two points away from victory.

IRC Three
There was high drama from the start with the overnight leader, John Swan's Half Tonner Harmony (Howth YC), disqualified in a Black Flag start at the beginning of the last day. Ronan & John Downing's Half Tonner Miss Whiplash (Royal Cork YC), took full advantage taking a bullet in the first race of the day and scoring a second place in the final race to clinch the class.

IRC Four
Fn'Gr8 (Carrickfergus SC) was the winner, James Mathews' Ed Dubois Diamond (RCYC/KYC), won a close battle for runner up from Paddy Kyne's X-302 Maximus, who was third, just a point ahead of Denis Byrne's Trapper 25 Cracker (Royal Cork YC).

Full results for all classes: www.corkweek.ie/results/results2018/CorkWeek2018Overall.htm

In 2020, the Royal Cork Yacht Club will celebrate their 300th birthday, as the oldest yacht club in the world. It will be an event like no other, and designed as a celebration not just for the Royal Cork YC but anyone with a passion for sailing. The web site for the Cork300 is now live at: https://www.cork300.com

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Ramsgate Week 2018 - Day 1 - Round the Goodwins
At breakfast few could have foreseen the excellent day's racing in variable and challenging conditions that was to follow.

The traditional start to Ramsgate Week, the Round the Goodwins race was unable to be run this year because an initial lack of wind coupled with unconvincing light and variable weather forecasts forced the organisers to set an inshore course which could be more easily shortened.

During the pre-start period the breeze built in strength reaching around 10kts for the start of the first upwind leg. Four staggered starts sent 50 boats south to Deal Bank by which time anemometers were reaching 18 kts. A spectacular long spinnaker run to Broadstairs saw the class leaders beginning to emerge. Richard Matthew's Oystercatcher XXX1 from West Mersea Yacht Club, built a convincing lead in IRC1 which was held until the finish, followed by RTYC Commodore, Andy Beaumont-Hope at the controls of Principessa, third was Assassin, steered by a slightly wounded Peter Jackson. IRC Class 2 was won by Slingback, a local SJ320 helmed by Paul Woodward, followed by Foxy, Mike and Jo Brand's X-34. Third place went to Niek Spiljard from VW Arne in his X332 Vanilla.

The cruiser classes sailed the same course as IRC boats, which at around 28 NM turned out roughly the same length as the originally planned Round the Goodwins, with some boats taking almost 7 hours in conditions varying from 5 to 18 kts. Class 5 winner by some margin was Johan Bol's A Boen !! from Wemeldinge YC, followed by Rick Elliot's Roxanne from Rye Harbour SC, and John and Michalle Stonely's Pippy from RTYC.

Class 6 cruisers was won by David Preston, a Ramsgate week regular from Rye Harbour SC in his new First Class 8 Luna. |Second was Howard Bates' Mallard, a Westerly Fulmer also from Rye Harbour, closely followed by Andy Ketteringham's First 30 Miss Amelia. -- Martin Law

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In This Issue
On Top of the World: Quantum Racing
Best Buddies Arrives Back Home After 22 Days At Sea
SAP 505 World Championship
Harken Tech Team on Duty at 2018 Copa Del Rey Regatta
Champagne Sailing at Panerai British Classic Week
Playing it safe: update from Phil Sharp in the Drheam Cup
New Double-Handed Class to Feature at Antigua Sailing Week
The 2018 Race to Biscay - Jersey's premier offshore sailing race - sets course for Concarneau
The World Sailing Show
Big Opti win overall for Lauderdale Yacht Club
Featured Brokerage
The Last Word: Richard Brautigan

On Top of the World: Quantum Racing
Photo by Max Ranchi, www.maxranchi.com. Click on image for photo gallery.

Ten years after their first world title together in the class' formative years in Lanzarote, Quantum Racing lifted the Rolex TP52 World Championship crown in Cascais, winning a spirited ding-dong battle with rivals Azzurra in the typically muscular Atlantic breezes that the Portuguese hotspot has long since been renowned for.

With Dean Barker steering and Terry Hutchison leading a concerted, big Quantum team effort, they mastered what proved a challenging, breezy race area, which often favoured the opportunists. With nine boats racing, all brand new this season, and all with an equal chance of winning, there is widespread acknowledgment that Quantum Racing were a step ahead in their execution throughout the five day championship.

Several times over the course of the nine-race world championship regatta Hutchinson and the Quantum Racing afterguard had deftly and doggedly turned modest positions into premium points scoring top three positions, only to then lose those places to rivals' runway downwind gambles.

For Azzurra, the 2017 52 SUPER SERIES champions, and themselves twice world champions, there was the huge satisfaction of not just coming back from two modest finishes in Croatia - fourth and seventh - and proving they have lost nothing of their free-thinking, hard-driving Argentine Gaucho spirit in the big breeze, but they also moved up the 52 SUPER SERIES leaderboard to third overall.

Rolex TP52 World Championship Overall Standings:
1. Quantum Racing, 23 points
2. Azzurra, 27
3. Alegre, 37
4. Sled, 38
5. Luna Rossa, 45
6. Platoon, 52
7. Provezza, 53
8. Phoenix, 56
9. Onda, 81

2018 52 SUPER SERIES Overall Standings:
1. Quantum Racing (USA) (Doug DeVos) 96 points
2. Sled (USA) (Takashi Okura) 115
3. Azzurra (ARG/ITA) (Alberto and Pablo Roemmers) 125
4. Luna Rossa (ITA) (Patrizio Bertelli) 126
5. Platoon (GER) (Harm Müller-Spreer) 129
6. Alegre (USA/GBR) (Andrés Soriano) 133
 7. Phoenix (RSA) (Hasso/Tina Plattner) 147
 8. Provezza (TUR) (Ergin Imre) 163
9. Onda (BRA) (Eduardo de Souza Ramos) 184
10. Gladiator (GBR) (Tony Langley) 218
 11. Paprec (FRA). (Jean Luc Petithuguenin) 226

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Best Buddies Arrives Back Home After 22 Days At Sea
Photo by Sven Jurgensen. Click on image to enlarge.

After nearly 22 days at sea, Best Buddies appeared on the misty horizon near Cuxhaven this morning, with light north-northeasterly wind and 4 to 7 knots. The classical sailing yacht had started in the Tradition Division on July 2 in Bermuda, helmed by NRV members Susann and Kay Wrede. As the sky cleared up, the wind shifted, and the crew of the Nautor Swan 441R changed their spinnaker twice in north-westerly puffs before crossing the finish line in superb, sunny conditions.

On her way into shore, AAR competitor Teasing Machine was already on their way out, to make it to Valencia in time for their next appointment, but made an extra leap to congratulate Best Buddies and to salute their dedication. Would it not be for the love of the Wrede-Family, Best Buddies would not be on the starting line of the AAR. A major refit saved this classical racing yacht from an uncertain future. The team around co-skipper and co-owner Susann Wrede and her husband Kay Wrede is an experienced amateur crew. The Wrede-Family has a strong yachting and boat building background. The sailors have immense experience in sailing and crossed the Atlantic several times.

With 39 years of age, Best Buddies is one of the oldest yachts in the field. In 1979 the dark blue yacht left the famous Swan shipyard in Finland to take part in many ocean races. When the yacht stopped the active regatta sailing in 1983, she went through a two-way story: She sailed as a cabin charter yacht and crossed the Atlantic Ocean many times. After the last refit in 2012, Best Buddies received a second life as an offshore racing yacht and has regularly participated in offshore races ever since. In the same year, the "old lady" won the Swan Baltic Sea Challenge and Susan and Kay Wrede were nominated for the German Offshore Award for their participation in the Rolex Middle Sea Race 2015. The crew used all their extensive knowledge and hands-on experience for this successful Atlantic crossing.

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SAP 505 World Championship
The Pre-Worlds were held on Friday. Most of the crews decided to join in also because the wind forecast was very promising. As it turned out, it started with a 10 and then reached 19knots while the runs were on.

Mike Holt and Rob Woelfel (USA) won with Sandy Higgins and Paul Marsh (AUS) coming second and Lutz Stengel and Holger Jess (GER) as third.

Beautiful Saturday afternoon gave us a spectacular background for the Opening Ceremony that took place by the famous Destroyer - Błyskawica at Kościuszki Square, next to the Marina. We welcomed fourteen countries with their national flags being put up on the masts of the Polish 505s. In good company, discussing the coming races, the sailors chilled at the Regatta Tent in the evening.

Current top ten after two races:

1. Mike Holt / Rob Woelfel, USA, 2 points
2. Lutz Stengel / Holger Jess, GER, 4
3. Philippe Boite / Fountaine, FRA, 9
4. Sandy Higgins / Paul Marsh, AUS, 9
5. Andy Smith / Tim Needham, GBR, 12
6. Nathan Batchelor / Sam Pascoe, GBR, 14
7. Jan-Philipp Hofmann / Felix Bjorn Brockerhoff, GER, 14
8. Michael Quirk / Reeve Dunn, AUS, 18
9. Stefan Bohm / Gerald Roos, GER, 21
10. Tyler Moore / Andrew Buttner, USA, 21

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Harken Tech Team on Duty at 2018 Copa Del Rey Regatta
The Harken Tech Team will keep the fleets race-ready and flying during the 2018 edition of the Copa Del Rey regatta, in Palma, Spain. Service will be available on-site from Saturday, July 28 through Saturday morning, Aug. 4. Call on the Harken Tech Team for regatta assistance and emergency spare parts. You will find the Tech Team's contact number at the regatta office.

The Harken Tech Team will also be present at these summer 2018 events:
TP52 Super Series Sailing Week - Puerto Portals, Mallorca, Spain (Aug. 20-25)
Maxi Yacht Rolex - Porto Cervo, Italy (Sept. 2-8)
Rolex Swan Cup - Porto Cervo, Italy (Sept. 10-16)
TP52 Super Series Sailing Week - Valencia, Spain (Sept. 17-22)

The Harken Tech Team is a group of technicians who come together from Harken facilities throughout the world to support grand prix racing events.

Check out the Tech Team in action at the Volvo Ocean Race at www.harkenatthefront.com

Champagne Sailing At Panerai British Classic Week
Photo by Guido Cantini / Panerai. Click on image for photo gallery.

This year's fleet of 50 timeless classic yachts enjoyed a week of technically challenging races in perfect conditions in the Solent. After a six-race series of fast-paced, tactical courses, Spirit 52 Flight of Ufford, helmed by her owner Sean McMillan, won the prestigious Yacht of the Regatta trophy.

In the individual classes, Sioma won the 6 Metre class followed by Thistle and Nancy. Class 1 was won by Spirit 52 Flight of Ufford, with Spirit 52 Oui Fling in second and Spirit 65 Chloe Giselle in third. Cetewayo took the title in Class 2, ahead of Opposition and Golden Fleece, whilst Whooper won Class 3 followed by Kismet and Stiletto. Class 4 was a closely fought battle between Suvretta and Cereste, with Suvretta triumphing ahead of Cereste in second and Arabel in third.

The Ladies Race (which included GB Olympic gold medallist Saskia Clark and Volvo Ocean Race sailor Abby Ehler) was won by Libby Deegan in Suvretta, followed by Whooper in second and Cetewayo in third. The inaugural 30nm NAB Tower Race was won on corrected time by Suvretta with Cereste in second and Whooper in third.

The Concours D'Elegance prize for the most beautifully maintained boat went to Spirit 37' Strega in Class 1, Opposition in Class 2, Whooper in Class 3 and Suvretta in Class 4. The overall Concours D'Elegance trophy was won by Suvretta and the Best Yacht for Originality was won by Cereste. Both prizes are judged against seven criteria: hull, rig, sails, deck equipment, interior, interior fittings and deck.

The prize for Best Presented New Entrant was awarded to 8 Metre yacht Njord, and the 'in need of a stiff drink' prize was awarded to Spirit 46' Dido who survived two collisions during a week of fast-paced racing.

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Playing it safe: update from Phil Sharp in the Drheam Cup
It is quite amazing to see how the class 40 fleet has now fanned out with skippers taking such wildly different strategies. After last night I'm pretty happy with settling into the front end of the middle group, particularly as the conditions are so variable - this gives me more options. It will be interesting to see how things play out with the Northern group - whether we will cross ahead. Also I am keeping a close eye on Carac in the extreme south He has a habit of making these extreme routes work and then suddenly appearing from nowhere towards the finish!

One thing is for sure though, when you are solo racing, you are never alone - you have your competitors pushing you the whole time, and at the moment I can see around 5 boats, all within a few miles. Also no end of dolphin visits and have seen some gannets flying around having a close inspection of the boat. Currently I am just about to cross the shipping lanes so time to get back out there for my 28th consecutive watch of the day."

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New Double-Handed Class to Feature at Antigua Sailing Week
In view of the ever growing demand for double-handed racing, the organisers of Antigua Sailing Week (ASW) are pleased to announce 2019 will benefit from the addition of a new double-handed class. Double-handed racing by its nature is all about crew stamina and how to pace yourself. With only two crew on board, both must be good all-rounders and understand the trade-off between pace, performance and physical demands.

Race manager Lorna Saunders says, "This will add an exciting new dimension to ASW. Safety being paramount, the double handed class will have its own start and courses will be carefully planned to accommodate double handed participants. The courses will be a mix of round the cans, with slightly longer legs and some days a coastal race. We look forward to thrilling, competitive sailing."

Antigua Sailing Week takes place from 28 April to 3 May and the Notice of Race is now available. An optional Round Antigua Race takes place on the 27 April, which will also offer a double handed class, and is the perfect warm up event prior to the five challenging days of Antigua Sailing Week where everyone is invited to race, chase and celebrate.

The professional race management team will continue to offer exciting racing for participants who range from fully professional campaigns to crews of family and friends.

Bareboat and mothership charters can all be arranged through our sponsor Dream Yacht Charter plus numerous race charter options are available from reputable partners.

Post-race daily prize-givings and an exciting week-long social calendar including the 10th edition of Reggae in the Park, the mid-week Lay Day Beach Party and the prestigious Final Awards Ceremony are key events on the must do list during the week.

The 2018 Race to Biscay - Jersey's premier offshore sailing race - sets course for Concarneau
Sailors from Jersey, Guernsey and France are currently sailing the longest race on St Helier Yacht Club's 2018 calendar - the International Yacht Race to Biscay.

Held every two years, this year's race started Saturday 21 July and will take competitors around both Sark and Guernsey before they head south-west around Brittany to the historic port of Concarneau.

At the moment there are 18 entrants for the race and four for the cruising rally that runs alongside it - both events being jointly sponsored by market research and data services company Island Ark and RYA training centre and yacht charter company Go-Sail.je. Entries close on 13 July.

'The race is split into two classes with slightly different race lengths - 225 and 260 nautical miles - aimed at getting both to the finish at about the same time,' explained Race Director Julian Barber.

'The final course, to be revealed at the briefing, will be decided based upon the range of entries, the wind forecast and prevailing currents.'

Two yachts from Granville, Ere Hud and Fille de Feu Vl, have entered the race together with three from Guernsey, Mr Scarecrow, Chevalier and Minstrel 2.

In addition, a UK yacht currently cruising in the Biscay area, Sparkling Spirit, will be joining the rally, owners Tim and Jenni Waite from Cowes having become Overseas Members of the club.

Various trophies are awarded for the event, including the Treyona Cup for the first monohull yacht to finish. This was won two years ago by Jersey yacht Abracadabra, skippered by Rhys Perkins, who is back to defend the title in this year's race.

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The World Sailing Show
Extremes in Cascais, the Golden Globe in Les Sables d'Olonne, plus during the build up to the Sailing World Championships in Aarhus, we take a look at how one Olympic sailor is balancing her campaign with a new family life.

- Superyacht Cup 2018: The biggest and the best
- Extreme Sailing Series: Act 4 Cascais
- Golden Globe start
- Volvo Ocean Race: The final battle
- 52 SuperSeries second round Zadar
- Rolex Giraglia: The Mediterranean offshore classic
- Aarhus Sailing World Championships preview Pt3

Big Opti win overall for Lauderdale Yacht Club
Pensacola, Florida, USA: Hailing from Canada, Great Britain, Denmark, Mexico, Brazil, Puerto Rico, the U.A.E., Australia, U.S. Virgin Islands and the U.S.A., 298 different junior sailors competed for eight days in an epic 2018 USODA Optimist National Championship to determine the Overall, Girls and Team Racing champions. With the oak lined grounds of Pensacola Yacht Club at times resembling a sort of colorful vagabond child army encampment and the steel blue waters of Pensacola Bay their battlefield, these kids gave their all through varying wind conditions and sea states to showcase and hone their skill sets.

"We just stayed relaxed and tried not to get worked up." Still in his white pinnie and hosing down his Opti, Connor Boland and his teammates Sara Schumann, Laura Hamilton, Jack Redmond and Lucy Meagher of Lauderdale Yacht Club pulled in the 3-2 victory in the 2018 USODA Team Racing National Championship. After three hard days of tough sailing against 23 other teams in varying conditions that threw everything at them, their overall victory came down to the absolute final race of the day against Team Long Island Optimist Sailing Team, LISOT Black.

Since LYC won and is the reigning champion of the 2017 Opti Team Cup, both the first and second place teams are invited to the 30th Opti Team Cup in Berlin this October.

Having sailed with his team for about two years including having won the Nationals with Sara Schumann in 2017, Boland adds, "It just came down to the basics, who sailed the better race."

In the National Championship Race sailed on July 14th - 18th, Stephan Baker of Miami led all sailors with 9 points (1,(4),2,1,3,1,1). Maithe Ebdrup of Denmark was second with 12 points (3,3,1,2,1,2,87/BFD) and Cort Snyder grabbed 3rd with 18 points (4,(10/SCP),3,4,1,2,4). Top girl was Laura Hamilton with 27 points (2,15,1,5,2,2,(17)).

Samara Walshe of New York won the 2018 Girls National Championship on Thursday leading all sailors with 9 points (2,2,5). Sara Schumann of Ft Lauderdale was second with 14 points (1,11,2) and Emory Friend of New Orleans grabbed 3rd with 21 points (4,4,13).

The Lauderdale YC Team 1, reigning Opti Team Race Champions, took first place overall at the USODA 2018 Optimist Team Race National Championship sailed out of Pensacola Yacht Club. Sailing for LYC1 were Conner Boland, Sara Schumann, Laura Hamilton, Lucy Meagher and Jack Redmond. -- Talbot Wilson

Complete results are posted on www.usoda.org

Video credit: American Magic

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I talked a good hello but she talked an even better good-bye. -- Richard Brautigan

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In This Issue
Clipper Race 13 Day 3: Too Close To Call
GC32s at 37 Copa del Rey MAPFRE
UBS 20th Jersey Regatta
INEOS America's Cup test-boat takes flight
VHF Radio Checks - who should you call?
No Stone Unturned - Advanced Yachts
For the Record
Industry News
John McConnell
Letters to the Editor
Featured Brokerage
The Last Word: Buster Keaton

Clipper Race 13 Day 3: Too Close To Call
The thirteenth and final race of the Clipper 2017-18 Race remains anyone's, with the fleet still tightly packed as the upwind beat down the western Irish coast continues.

And with now less than 36 hours left until the teams reach Liverpool, the battle for the overall win and illustrious Clipper Race Trophy between Visit Seattle and Sanya Serenity Coast is starting to heat up, with the two boats still virtually neck-and-neck on Day 3 of Race 13.

After dropping in the standings yesterday, Visit Seattle worked hard overnight to move back in touch with the main chasing pack. Skipper Nikki Henderson explains: "Life feels brighter today. We have been thinking and trimming and driving this boat like we have never done before and bit by bit yesterday we managed to make up some ground back to the fleet. We are now joined by Sanya Serenity Coast, Dare To Lead, and PSP Logistics in the middle pack - so it's a fight to stay in fifth at the moment."

Despite veering away from the main pack yesterday after being hit by a wind-shift whilst tacking, Liverpool 2018 is right back in the thick of things leading the pack. But with less than ten nautical miles between the first nine boats, Skipper Lance Shepherd isn't getting carried away, saying: "It is so tight I think the positions will be contently changing right up until the finish line."

The currently third placed Unicef is eyeing up a podium position, with Skipper Bob Beggs reporting: "We are now about a third of our way between Virtual Mark Siraut and Virtual Mark Fastnet and we are engaged in a great battle out here heading for Liverpool in this, our final race. The fleet is very tight and really any boat may have a chance of winning.

"The weather has been kind in this latter part of the race and after tonight's blow passes through, the weather forecast is promising some great light wind spinnaker action via St Georges Channel and the Irish Sea."

Can't make it to Liverpool for the Race Finish? You'll be able to watch the conclusion of the Sprint Finish, Parade of Sail and the final Prize Giving live on our website at www.clipperroundtheworld.com/livestream.

GC32s at 37 Copa del Rey MAPFRE
For the third event of the 2018 GC32 Racing Tour, the flying catamarans will return to the Mediterranean’s premier multi-class regatta, 37 Copa del Rey MAPFRE, run by Real Club Nautico de Palma. Racing for the eight GC32s begins in one week’s time on the Bay of Palma, where other premier racing yachts such as Maxi 72s, TP52s, Melges 40s and Club Swan 50s will also be competing.

Leading the charge on the water is likely to be French former Volvo Ocean Race winner and America’s Cup skipper Franck Cammas and his NORAUTO powered by Team France. This season Cammas holds a perfect scoreline - top GC32 Racing Tour boat at the World Championship at Riva del Garda in May and in June’s GC32 Lagos Cup.

Unusually for someone with so huge a sailing CV, Cammas hasn’t raced much in Palma. NORAUTO won here, en route to overall GC32 Racing Tour victory in 2016, but on that occasion was helmed by Adam Minoprio. Cammas did compete here when he was campaigning his Nacra 17 for Rio 2016

Biggest riser at the GC32 Lagos Cup was INEOS Team UK, led by Ben Ainslie. As part of a crew rotation program, the British America’s Cup team at 37 Copa del Rey MAPFRE will be skippered by three time Extreme Sailing Series winner Leigh McMillan. Neil Hunter and Rio 2016 Finn Gold medallist Giles Scott return, but are joined this time by America’s Cup veteran Joey Newton and Luke Parkinson.

GC32 Racing Tour competition at 37 Copa del Rey MAPFRE takes place over 1-4th August with practice racing on 31st July culminating in a prizegiving on the Saturday night, where winner’s trophies will be presented by King Felipe VI of Spain.

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The Regatta schedule provides racing for sportsboat, IRC and NHC cruiser/racer, Quarter Ton, dayboat, dinghy, sport catamaran and windsurfer classes, a veritable 'catch-all for both local and visiting sailors alike. In this special year, the fifth Spinlock IRC Channel Islands Regional Championships for IRC-rated Classes 1 & 2 cruiser/racers will be a major feature of the programme.

The event opens on the Thursday evening with a welcoming reception followed by a distance race for the sportsboat and cruiser/racer classes on Friday morning. Saturday and Sunday sees these classes racing in and off St Aubin's Bay over round-the-cans and Olympic-type courses. The 'small boat' classes race over Olympic-type courses entirely within this beautiful Bay.

As ever, Jersey Marinas will be providing complimentary berthing for competitors during the lead-up to the Regatta whilst Condor Ferries is offering discounted fares for those competitors wishing to ship their boats to the Island to join in the event.

The Regatta is an open event to which visiting boats are assured of a very warm welcome.

The Notice of Race is available on the website, www.jerseyregatta.com. Enticingly low entry fees are made even more attractive with an 'early bird' fee for those entering no later than 6th August. The definitive closing date is 7th September.

For further information, e-mail info@jerseyregatta.com.

INEOS America's Cup test-boat takes flight
The first video of the INEOS test-boat foiling in the Solent off Portsmouth UK - where Ben Ainslie's America's Cup team are based. The video appeared on the Facebook page of the London Corinthian Sailing Club, posted by Harry Aitchison.

The foiling test boat is a modified Quant 28 design adapted to incorporate AC75 style foils as a test-bed for the team's prototype foil designs.

Rolled out a couple of weeks ago the INEOS Test Boat has been undergoing safety testing in the Solent outside Portsmouth Harbour.

The Quant 28 was designed by Hugh Wellbourn, developer of the "Dynamic Stability System" - a horizontal foil that can be extended to leeward to give a monohull more righting moment.

See the video on SailWeb:

VHF Radio Checks - who should you call?
The Cruising Association's RATS (Regulations and Technical Services) Committee has been in discussion with the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) about the use of calls to HMCG on Channel 16 requesting radio checks.

RATS has anecdotal evidence of a proliferation of such requests and that these seemed to have spread from the Solent to other areas and Falmouth in particular.

Speaking on behalf of RATS, Robin Baron said, "It seems to us that this is not best use of HMCG resources at a time when we know that they are hard pressed with other more important issues including particularly Search and Rescue."

Robin continues, "The MCA have confirmed that radio checks should primarily be conducted with local marinas and nearby vessels. Radio checks with HMCG should not be a first resort as it ties up the air and increases operator workload."

RATS' own research has confirmed that radio checks with other vessels or shore stations at 1W power and at a distance of around 8 miles provide a much better test of antenna and radio set performance.

Their recommendation is that radio checks should be carried out primarily with marinas and other shore stations or with other vessels. National Coastwatch Institute (NCI) shore stations are usually well placed for such calls which should be made on Channel 65 (e.g. Rame Head NCI. This is vessel Hanson. Radio check please. Over.). -- Peta Stuart-Hunt

Further information about VHF and the NCI available here:
www.theca.org.uk/rats/Ch_65_NCI

No Stone Unturned - Advanced Yachts
The sea trials of the first Advanced 80 from Italian shipyard Advanced Yachts can only be described as rigorous… three years in and counting

'After the launch in summer 2015 she crossed the Atlantic and won the ARC’s Cruising A category on elapsed time, then cruised in the BVI before coming back to the Med for summer 2016,’ explains Luca Pedol of the A80 stylists Nauta Yachts. Then she sailed across the Atlantic again in 2016 and cruised in Brazil, South Africa, Madagascar, the Seychelles and Thailand. She’s now in the Philippines, where she won the Commodore’s Regatta in April.

Three years in and her sea trials continue. Her itinerary for 2018 is Malaysia, Indonesia, Australia and New Zealand. From there she will cross the South Pacific to Chile, then cruise up the Pacific coast to Vancouver, southwest to Hawaii, on to the Marshall Islands and Japan before finally reaching her home port of Hong Kong.

‘Several ocean passages and hard-fought regattas have proved the stiffness and reliability of the construction,’ says Pedol. ‘The yacht is still in mint condition and the owner is completely satisfied.’

Full story in the August issue of Seahorse

For the Record
The WSSR Council announces the establishment of a new record time by a 20 ft catamaran.

Route sailed: Marseilles to Carthage.
Yacht: 20ft catamaran.
Names: Yvan and Mathis Bourgnon
Dates: 9th to the 11th July 2018
Start time: 12;34;52 on 09/07/18
Finish time: 07;31;06 0n 11/07/18
Elapsed time: 1 day 18 hours 56 minutes and 14 seconds
Distance: 455NM
Average Speed: 10.59 kts

Comments: The previous record time was 1d 18h 58m 19s by Vittorio and Nico Malingri ITA on 06/08/16

John Reed
Secretary to the WSSR Council

Industry News
Amsterdam RAI, organiser of the METSTRADE Show in Amsterdam, has announced the opening of entries for the 2018 DAME Design Awards.

Interested exhibitors are invited to submit their most innovative designs by September 18 to be judged by an independent international jury of experts. All submissions are made using the METSTRADE Exhibitor Portal.

The DAME Awards are arranged every year as part of the METSTRADE Show, the world’s largest marine equipment event and only truly international B2B exhibition for the leisure marine industry.

For 28 years, the DAME has focused attention on the art and science of design in all aspects, from styling, functionality and innovation, through to ease of implementation, practicality of use – and even packaging. It is judged by a panel of top naval architects, boat, interior and industrial designers, plus user experts.

To be nominated and then to win a DAME category and attain the ultimate prize of DAME Award Overall Winner marks a product as being at the pinnacle of design practice in the industry. Last year’s overall winner was Scanstrut for its sailing enabling RS Venture Connect Conversion Kit.

DAME Award participation is open to manufacturers and authorised suppliers who are registered as exhibitors or co-exhibitors at the METSTRADE Show. For more information, visit the METSTRADE Exhibitor Portal or contact METSTRADE at dame@rai.nl

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Getting the weather forecasting you need from Met Eireann Good news from Met Eireann ! Their new weather forecasting site now allows you to get 3 hour, 5 day and even 7 day forecasting.

The new weather forecast map for the next seven days can be run on the website homepage (www.met.ie) and mobile app by pressing play at the bottom of the map screen.

Users can choose between map screen displays to run the rainfall radar as well as forecasts for different weather types e.g. air temperature, wind speed/direction and forecasted rainfall in hourly intervals for the first 48 hours, before changing to 6 hour intervals for up to 7 days. Weather forecast data for your local area can similarly be accessed by dragging the scroll bar at the bottom of the meteogram below the maps. You can set your local area by searching it on the box at the top right hand corner of the homepage.

It is important that mobile device users download the Met Eireann app on their smartphones to best view the homepage forecast information rather than opening the full website on their mobiles.

The old site will remain available for a short time only: archive.met.ie

ANDROID HERE
APPLE HERE

For more reading, get the inside facts from Met Eireann’s latest "Recent Warm Weather Report"

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Paul Blanc has been named managing director of Groupe Beneteau’s Asia-Pacific regional office following Thibaut de Montvalon’s move to new professional challenges. Blanc will remain in charge of sales development for the Jeanneau, Prestige, Glastron and Wellcraft brands.

All 11 staff members of Groupe Beneteau's Asia-Pacific regional office are now based in an office in Hong Kong, with Vianney Guezenec taking the role of Asia-Pacific director for the Beneteau, Lagoon and Four Winns brands. Managed from Europe, the Monte Carlo Yachts and CNB luxury brands will receive full support from the Asia-Pacific office in the region.

Groupe Beneteau Asia Pacific’s new office is located in Sheung Wan on Hong Kong Island. “By gathering together all staff members, the objective is to gain more efficiency and continue strengthening our market presence in the Asia-Pacific region, especially in Hong-Kong’s international hub, a strategic location to oversee the business for the group,” says Blanc.

According to a statement issued by the Hong Kong office, all of the brands are actively present and engaged with local boating communities. Beneteau has participated in all major trade shows, has partnered with the China Cup for 12 consecutive years, and is also a sponsor of Hong Kong’s iconic Four Peaks Race. Its Beneteau Cup series is prolific in the Pacific area.

The Jeanneau brand, partnering with the Dongfeng team from the Volvo Ocean Race, successfully completed the China Sailing Tour two years ago. Besides exhibiting at all key boat shows, a series of events are organised to promote the sailing culture in the relatively young yachting market in Asia. These include the Prestige Elite Nights, the Lagoon Escapade and local launches for Monte Carlo Yachts.

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West Marine, the world’s premier retailer of boating, fishing, sailing and paddling gear, has announced their title sponsorship of the 2018 J/70 World Championship, taking place between Monday, September 24 and Saturday, September 29 at the Eastern Yacht Club in Marblehead, MA. More than 100 boats from around the world have qualified for this prestigious and highly competitive event.

The J/70 International Class Association is recognized by World Sailing with active fleets in 20 countries and over 1,300 boats worldwide attracting some of the most talented sailors in the world

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An international maritime charity has been shortlisted for charity of the year.

Sailors’ Society, which has its head office in Southampton, will compete against six other organisations at the Charity Times Awards in London on 3 October.

The awards recognise leadership and professionalism in charitable organisations and celebrate best practice across the sector.

Sailors’ Society was founded in London in 1818 to support destitute seafarers returning home from the Napoleonic Wars.

The charity supported seafarers through both world wars, global depression, natural and man-made disasters and huge changes in technology and the shipping industry.

Stuart added: “In the past five years, Sailors’ Society has transformed into a forward-thinking charity, which effectively cares for seafarers not just in port, but from cradle to grave.

“We can uniquely describe ourselves as a 200-year-old start-up: with a combination of experience and innovation, legacy and agility which is having a demonstrable impact on the lives of the often-overlooked men and women who bring us the goods we rely on every day.”

The charity works internationally to provide practical, emotional and spiritual welfare support to the world’s 1.6m seafarers, regardless of background or faith. Sailors’ Society chaplains and ship visitors have a presence in 91 global ports, with wider projects and services covering 30 countries.

Earlier this year it celebrated its bicentenary with an anniversary service at Southwark Cathedral, where His Royal Highness Prince Michael of Kent spoke about the royal family’s longstanding links with the charity.

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The Rolex TP52 World Championship may be the most recent addition to the Rolex yachting portfolio, but it feels just as much a natural fit as any of the events that have featured during the brand’s six-decade-long association with the sport.

Rolex has always sought to associate with activities that are motivated by passion, excellence, precision and team spirit. Rolex naturally gravitated towards the elite world of yachting, forming an alliance that dates back to the late 1950s. Today, Rolex is Title Sponsor of 15 major international events; from leading offshore races, such as the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race, Rolex Middle Sea Race and the biennial Rolex Fastnet Race, through to the highest-level grand prix competition at the Rolex TP52 World Championship and spectacular gatherings at the Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup and the Rolex Swan Cup. The Swiss watchmaker’s close relationships with the most prestigious yacht clubs around the world, including the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia, Yacht Club Costa Smeralda (Italy), New York Yacht Club (United States), and the Royal Yacht Squadron (Cowes, United Kingdom) are the foundation of Rolex’s enduring relationship with the pinnacle of this spectacular sport.

John McConnell
John Hay McConnell passed away quickly and quietly in Dublin, Ireland on July 16 en route home to Southbury, CT following a vacation. His wife, Diana, was by his side. He was 78.

Born in New York City, John moved shortly thereafter to Manhasset, NY. An Admiralty Lawyer, he graduated from Phillips Academy, Andover in ’57, the University of Pennsylvania in ’62, St. John’s University ’70 (J.D.), were he was proud to make the Law Review, and NYU ’75 with a LLM in International Legal Studies.

He had a passion for the water and served in the US Coast Guard for 3½ years on active duty and 26 years in the reserves. While active he was assigned to the USCHGC SAGEBRUSH (WLB-399), Operations & Navigator; and Senior Controller COMIGANTS Sector Rescue Coordination Center in San Juan, PR. As a reservist he had 5 Unit commands and 3 Group commands. He retired as a Captain (0-6).

An avid sailor, he was Honorary Secretary/Treasurer of the International Etchells Class for over 25 years and was named a Life Member of the Class in 2001. He was named a Life Member of the Class in 2001. John was an active member for over 30 years at the Indian Harbor Yacht Club in Greenwich, CT where he sailed his Etchells and headed race committees for numerous years.

John is survived by his wife, Diana Wallace McConnell; his cherished daughter, Barnet Wallace Sinclair; son-in-law, Richard Christian Sinclair; and his brother, Edward Charles Sinclair. John was the proud host father of two AFS Exchange students, Raphaele Lancelot Lemaire (FRA) and Roberto Pozzi (ITA).

John’s remains will be interred in Mount Auburn Cemetery in Cambridge, MA in a private service. In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts may be made to the Waterbury Symphony Orchestra (CT), CT Lyric Opera , or Opera Theater of Connecticut.

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2007 BOOGALOO Open 50. 295,000 EUR. Located in Brittany, France

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In This Issue
Three Up, Three Down Gives Balestrero the Melges 32 Edge in Riva del Garda
Cracking Solent breeze for Day 4 at Cowes Classics Week
Harken takes in Sailing World Championships in Aarhus
Williams claims Qualification by a point at Match Cup Norway
UK J/80 National Championships 2018: Sailing Instructions Issued
Tornado Boats International
RORC Channel Race Preview
Launchings
Featured Brokerage
The Last Word: Batman

Three Up, Three Down Gives Balestrero the Melges 32 Edge in Riva del Garda
Riva del Garda, Italy: Three spectacular races were held on Lake Garda in 14 knots of breeze today. The stunning race conditions ultimately inserted Italy's Matteo Balestrero at the helm of GIOGI in first place overall at the third Melges 32 World League event of 2018.

Balestrero, with the highly-accomplished Branko Brcin as tactician, progressively secured his early leadership, race by race to take the overall lead.

The day opened with the convincing success of European Champions Edoardo Lupi and Massimo Pessina (Lorenzo Bressani, tactician) aboard TORPYONE finishing just in front of Balestrero, then Christian Schwoerer's LA PERICOLOSA in third.

Balestrero poured on the speed in the pre-start of Race Two, sprinting off the pin end of the starting line getting out front with a massive lead, crossing the entire fleet early on. Only reigning World Champion Pavel Kuznetsov on TAVATUY could keep pace with him finishing second, followed by Edoardo Pavesio's FRA MARTINA taking third.

Race Three was fantastic for Waldemar Salata's CASINO ROYALE from Poland. He improved his day dramatically with a first place finish, chased by Lupi/Pessina grabbing second, and Lasse Petterson in third from Norway sailing PIPPA.

Tomorrow, Friday, the Melges 32s go racing again with a 1300 start.

Top Five Results (Preliminary - After Three Races)
1. Matteo Balestrero/Branko Brcin, GIOGI, ITA, 2
2. Pavel Kuznetsov/Evgeny Neugodnikov, TAVATUY, RUS, 14
3. Lupi, Pessina/Lorenzo Bressani, TORPYONE, ITA, 16
4. Edoardo Pavesio/Manu Weiller, FRA MARTINA ITA, 17
5. Lasse Petterson/Matteo Ivaldi, PIPPA, NOR, 17

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Cracking Solent breeze for Day 4 at Cowes Classics Week
Photo by Ingrid Abery, www.ingridabery.com. Click on image for photo gallery.

After yesterday's fluky conditions a stiff and steady easterly set into the Solent today for the penultimate race day of Cowes Classics Week.

Good tactics and playing the tides were two factors key to success in the Cruiser classes which started their fourth day of racing from the Royal London Yacht Club's shore line.

This was certainly the strategy for Andrew Pearson's 10 metre Bojar, built in 1937, which continued her clean sweep of wins in Red Class 2. "We learnt a lot of lessons from watching the fleet in front of us (Red Class 1)", reported tactician Nick Ryley. "We could see that some were struggling to cross the line so we decided to come in on port, managing to cross the rest of the fleet and then tacked out offshore to get the best of the tide. That was our winning tactic, right at the beginning and we managed to hold onto our lead the whole way round." He adds "We are just beginning to understand how to keep this 81 year old, 16 tonne yacht moving in light winds!"

In the Green class Mike and Barbara Harrison's Contessa 26 Jiminy Cricket scored her third win of the week out of four races, keeping the 44 year old at the top of the leaderboard ahead of William Edwards' 1962 built Mermaid class Annabelle. Also racing in Green is Cynthia a Seaview Mermaid that was built in 1922 and discovered virtually as a wreck by Mike Randall and a number of partners. She was restored over a number of years and the last fitting was fastened hours before the first race in the 2017 edition of Cowes Classics Week.

With a class rating for the Cowes Classics Fleet Cynthia is competing in Green all week. Meanwhile nine other Seaview Mermaids made a one day guest appearance today, keeping up the custom of one-day classes coming along which have included the Squibs and the Victories this week.

Sharing the Seaview Mermaids circuit were the Bembridge One Designs, whose identical and gleaming blue hulls make them unmistakable, and the elegant Loch Longs. The wind held steady throughout the day for three races each putting both classes on schedule to complete their full series tomorrow. Jonathan Evans' Tantrum is the Loch Long to watch with four firsts in seven races so far while Russ Fowler in BOD1 continues to lead the Bembridge One Designs going into the final day.

The XOD fleet, numbering 46 boats today, made, as always, for a great spectacle. Course Race Officer Bob Milner set three races today. A general recall for the first race of the morning, not unusual for this class, delayed proceedings but subsequent clean starts kept the schedule going. Race one of the day went to John Tremlett in X80 Lass, while the middle race was claimed by James Meaning and his crew on X156 Gleam. All went well in the steady easterly breeze until race 3 when, minutes after the first six boats had crossed the finish line, the wind shut off, and then proceeded to barely breathe from both east and west. "We had thankfully just shortened the course," says Bob, "but then it was a long wait for the rest of the fleet to struggle to the finish." The final race was also a triumph for Lass which now tops the leaderboard by a slim point over Max Crowe's Clair de Lune.

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Harken takes in Sailing World Championships in Aarhus
The Hempel Sailing World Championships in Aarhus, Denmark, is the largest Olympic Sailing event between the 2016 Olympics and the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo. Sailors from some 100 nations in all 10 Olympic sailing disciplines will be competing for Worlds medals and qualifying their countries for the Olympics. In addition, there will be a kitesurfing showcase for men and women.

When an estimated 1,100 sailboats converge on Aarhus, Denmark, July 30 to August 12, the Harken team will be there too. We will be speaking with some of the estimated 1,500 participating sailors about new rigging ideas and absorbing new thinking that happens only where the world's fastest sailors congregate. You can't be more "at the front" of sailing.

The team also is providing support to Columbus Marine, Harken's Denmark distributor, and will help sailors with technical support if needed. Competitors can find Harken close to the shuttleboat landing near Boat Park 2.

Will the top teams that competed in Brazil continue to be the top teams or will they be pushed off the podium by up-and-coming talent? Harken At The Front.

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Williams claims Qualification by a point at Match Cup Norway
Risor, Norway: Making its debut on the World Match Racing Tour this week, Risor delivered in spades on the opening day of Match Cup Norway. Qualification for the event's 12 teams from eight nations was held on the narrow rocky finger of water off Risor in southern Norway. Today's 12 races were completed in flat water and 6 to 15 knot winds that built gradually during the afternoon before abating. This, combined with the sailing area's tight confines and much manoeuvring, provided a broad test for competitors.

Ultimately it was six time Match Racing World Champion Ian Williams and his GAC Pindar team who prevailed. The British team scored 12 points, one less than 2016 World Champion, Kiwi Phil Robertson and his China One Ningbo team. They, plus third placed Jonas Warrer, the Beijing 49er Olympic gold medallist and second generation Swedish match racer Måns Holmberg will sit out tomorrow's Sail Off stage and go directly to Saturday's Quarter Final stage.

During the lighter conditions of the morning session, Phil Robertson had banged in a consecutive series of four second-placed finishes, which he was more than satisfied with. It was only when his team got back out this afternoon in the fresher breeze that they managed to score their first and only bullet. Like Williams, this they had managed by battling their way up through the fleet.

After today's racing, Risør, the new venue on the 2018 World Match Racing Tour has received a resounding thumbs up from the competitors. "It has a very similar feel to Marstrand with the rock boundaries everywhere and it's a little bit longer than Marstand, which is nice for the fleet racing. It is perfect if it could stay like this all week," concluded Robertson.

Qualification stage results
1. Ian Williams, GAC Pindar, 12
2. Phil Robertson, China One Ningbo, 13
3. Jonas Warrer, Warrer Racing, 16
4. Mans Holmberg, Gothenburg Racing Team, 18
5. Torvar Mirsky, Mirsky Racing, 19
6. Harry Price, Down Under Racing, 19
7. Yann Guichard, Spindrift Racing, 21
8. Nicklas Dackhammar, ESSIQ Racing Team, 22
9. Johnie Berntsson , Berntsson Sailing Team, 22
10. Daniel Bjornholt , Youth Vikings, 26
11. Pieter-Jan Posma, Sailing Team NL, 29
12. Petter Morland, Petersen Norsteam, 36

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UK J/80 National Championships 2018: Sailing Instructions Issued
The Royal Lymington Yacht Club looks forward to welcoming competitors to three days' racing in Lymington's tropical waters on 18th to 20th August. Generous sponsorship has allowed the organisers to offer competitors an excellent on-the-water and social programme.

Administrative arrangements are now finalised. Sailing Instructions and guidance on the use of bowsprits have been issued. Also, tickets for social events can be booked on-line. rlymyc.org.uk/OnTheWater/Racing/Racing_Events/J80Nationals.aspx

Race Management and the Protest Committee will be of international standard, with members of the Protest Committee on the water to keep an eye on everyone!

Tornado Boats International
Tornado Boats International are launching a new 6m coach boat at the Hempel Sailing World Championships Aarhus from the 31st of July - 12th of august 2018.

“We have got numerous requests from sailing coaches worldwide demanding a longer coach boat that still maintains the steadiness, agility and seakeeping qualities of a Tornado RIB.”

If you’re in Aarhus at the Hempel Sailing World Championships and would like to try the new coach boat for a day or two, please contact us at lsh@tornadoboats.com or at +45 20 97 70 70.

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RORC Channel Race Preview
DATE: Saturday 28th July - first start 10:00
COURSE: Cowes – Solent finish, around marks
DISTANCE: 24-36 hours

Dating back to 1928, the Channel Race is one of the oldest races organised by the Royal Ocean Racing Club. This weekend all of the class leaders in the 2018 RORC Season's Points Championship will be in action and all of the top ten teams after eight races sailed.

The United Kingdom is experiencing the hottest summer since 1976, and the weather for the start on Saturday morning is looking spectacular with a warm westerly wind forecast, which could well be enhanced by sea breeze to produce exhilarating racing.

In IRC Three, the overall leader for the RORC Season's Points Championship will be once again be racing Two-Handed, Richard Palmer's JPK 10.10 Jangada. However, that lead in IRC Three and IRC Two-Handed is being eroded by the chasing pack, especially by a brace of well-sailed Two-Handed teams racing Sunfast 3600s: Ian Hoddle's Game On and Rob Craigie's Bellino.

The big boat showdown in IRC Zero is between overall winner of the 2018 Myth of Malham, Ker 46 Lady Mariposa, skippered by Nigel King, and Harmen De Graaf's Ker 43 Baraka GP, the overall winner of the 2018 Volvo Round Ireland Race. In IRC One, the top three teams for the season will be in competing; Ed Broadway's Ker 40 Hooligan VII, Maxime de Mareuil's Xp-44 Orange Mecanix2, and Mark Emerson's A13 Phosphorus.

In IRC Two, the class leader for the season, Army Sailing Association's X-41 British Soldier, will be skippered by William Naylor. The scratch boat in the class is Thomas Kneen's JPK 1180 Sunrise. Ross Applebey's Oyster 48 Scarlet Oyster, has been in fine form, and will be racing. Sailing Logic's First 40 Arthur Logic, skippered by Johnathan Tyrrell, will enjoy a battle within the class with two other First 40s; Sailing Logic's Lancelot II, skippered by Pete Burwood, and Ronan Banim's Galahad Of Cowes. Performance Yacht Racing's First 47.7 EH01 is back in RORC action after returning from the Caribbean.

In IRC Four the runaway leader for the season, Noel Racine's JPK 10.10, will be racing, as will a total of 17 teams racing in the ever popular IRC Two-Handed Class. The first start for the 2018 RORC Channel Race will be at 10:00 this Saturday from the Royal Yacht Squadron Line. The best vantage points will be along Cowes Green and Egypt Esplanade on the Isle of Wight. Watch the race online with the fleet tracker: http://yb.tl/channel2018 -- Louay Habib

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Launchings
J/Boats and J/Composites are pleased to announce the new J/99, a 9.9 meter (32.9') crew-friendly, offshore-capable speedster currently under development at J/Composites in Les Sables d'Olonne, France.

The J/99 is the newest addition to the J/Sport range, combining headroom and comfortable interior accommodation with the tiller-driven responsiveness of a sport boat. The sail and deck plan are optimized for easy handling with fewer crew, and incorporate the latest developments from the award-winning J/121 and the new Offshore Sailing World champion J/112E. The interior features twin aft cabins, a proper sit-down forward facing nav station, an L-shaped galley, and a private forward head with sail locker.

Now more than ever, sailors are attracted to adventure-filled, signature events (Fastnet, Middle Sea, Chicago-Mac, etc.) where straight-line speed, sail handling, strategy and weather routing are all equally put to the test. The J/99 is designed to excel in these events (both fully crewed and short-handed) while delivering the exhilarating, family-friendly experience the J Sport range is known for.

"The J/99 opens up a wide range of sailing possibilities," commented designer Alan Johnstone. "The versatile sail plan, balanced hull form and efficient cockpit will work as well for short-handed offshore sailing as for weekend sailing with friends. The J/99 packs a lot of performance and versatility into a manageable size and budget."

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Fifty years after her first single handed global circumnavigation, the 36ft cutter Lively Lady is once again back in the water in an as new condition having recently undergone a long and extensive refit at Hayling Yacht Company by volunteers from the charity Around and Around. The refit work included replacing the deck, reassembling the wheel house, new electrics, an interior refit and a full repaint using Jotun Yachting paint products.

2018 marks the 50th anniversary of Sir Alec Rose's global circumnavigation aboard Lively Lady. A greengrocer from Portsmouth with a passion for single handed sailing, Sir Alec set sail on 16th July 1967 returning 12 months later on 4th July 1968 having circumnavigated the globe, stopping off in Australia and New Zealand. A year after that of Sir Francis Chichester aboard Gypsy Moth IV, and a year before that of Sir Robin Knox Johnson's in Suhali. You can see Lively Lady at this year's Hamble Classics Regatta in September.

Quote: Jim Brickwood, Business Development Manager, Jotun Yachting UK "The hard work carried out by the volunteers at Around and Around has certainly paid off, with Lively Lady looking better than new and in a condition which will see her through the next 50 years. At Jotun Yachting we are proud to have played our part in not only protecting such an iconic yacht for the future, but, also bringing back her timeless beauty. We look forward to following her future circumnavigations."

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The Swan 78-001 Haromi and Swan 78-002 Kinina, the two of four Swan 78s already sold, designed by German Frers, have just been launched in Pietarsaari.

Haromi will attend the Rolex Swan Cup 2018 in Porto Cervo (9-16 September) and the Genova Boat Show together with Swan 54. Her sistership, Kinina, will be on display at the Cannes Yacht Show (11-16 September).

The latest version of the Swan 115, hull n. 004 will be exhibited in a worldwide preview at the Monaco Yacht Show. In the US, Nautor's Swan will take part at the Annapolis Boat Show with the Swan 54.

All of Nautor´s know-how and experience in racing and cruising yachts have been incorporated into this new blue-water Swan 78. Her length has been deliberately contained in order to meet the EC 24.00 meters length overall limitation, and her hull form is beamy and very powerful. Modern hull lines, with a flared stern above the waterline, twin rudders and a telescopic keel make Haromi a performance yacht capable of fast long-distance cruising, or an ideal home-from-home for relaxing onboard in privacy with friends and family.

Haromi is fitted out with a bespoke performance package to upgrade her racing ability, reflecting her owner's competitive success. This includes a longer bowsprit, ECsix carbon rigging, halyard locks, a square-top mainsail with running backstays, a mainsheet traveller and additional powered winches on the coachroof.

Otherwise, keel options include deep telescopic lifting, fixed deep and fixed shallow possibilities yet always maintaining stability. The twin rudder configuration and standard sail plan remain constants. Swan 78-002 Kinina has a standard keel with a 4m draft.

Hull and bulkheads are in prepreg glass/carbon, deck and structures in full carbon epoxy sandwich with Corecell foam core, vacuum and oven cured.

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A new 55m (180ft) luxury phinisi superyacht called Prana started charter operations in Indonesia last week for its owner, the Ibiza-based boutique hotel brand Atzaro. Construction of the traditional wooden vessel was supervised by Bali-headquartered marine services and consultancy firm, Yacht Sourcing.

Yacht Sourcing is working alongside Atzaro to manage Prana, as well as operating it and sharing in marketing. For the past 21 months, Yacht Sourcing has managed the build of the yacht, which was expertly hand-crafted in Bira, Sulawesi.

Prana is the largest phinisi yacht in Indonesia by volume but is smaller in length than the longest, the 65m (213ft) Lamina, which is a traditional-styled schooner. Prana's 18-strong crew were also trained by Yacht Sourcing.

Prana was constructed of ironwood and teak using time-honoured techniques. The two-masted phinisi yacht took 21 months to complete, from the laying of the keel, hull and bulkheads to finishing the superstructure, decks and soft furnishing. She was launched last month.

Regarding the phinisi market in Indonesia, she explained: "The market is definitely growing as the luxury yachting scene grows in South East Asia. In terms of type, Prana is a phinisi, while Lamima is a schooner, but both are wooden traditional yachts."

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1999 Farr 65 - ALBATROSS II. 265,000 GBP Located in Cowes, UK.

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2010 Humphreys 54 - "Bengal 7". 330000 GBP. Located in Australia.

"Bengal 7" (ex-Oystercatcher XXVII) is from the drawing board of Tom Humphreys and built with no-expense-spared by Hakes Marine, NZ Grand-prix in the specification throughout, however more rugged and offshore orientated than the likes of the TP In addition the lift keel.

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In This Issue
Clipper Race Makes History In Liverpool
RORC Channel Race Report: Blast to Beachy Head
Match Cup Norway: World Champions Slog it Out in Big Breeze
Harken takes in Sailing World Championships in Aarhus
Safram romps home to win the Kekszalag race on Lake Balaton in Hungary!
Perfect finish for New Moon in Travemünde to wrap up German Dutch Open
Seahorse Sailor Of The Month
Happy Customers - OmanSail
Bosham Classic Boat Revival to celebrate Ian Proctor's Centenary, 1-2 September 2018
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Clipper Race Makes History In Liverpool
Wendy Tuck and the Sanya Serenity Team. Click on image to enlarge.

History has been made in Liverpool today as Australian sailor, Wendy Tuck, became the first ever woman to win a round the world yacht race after leading her Sanya Serenity Coast team to clinch overall victory in the Clipper 2017-18 Race.

Thousands of people from around the globe flocked to the banks of the River Mersey to watch the spectacular Race Finish Sprint. After an intense 18 nautical mile duel, it was Garmin, PSP Logistics and home team Liverpool 2018 that picked up the final bonus race points in front of Royal Albert Dock Liverpool.

Despite the sprint positions, it was Sanya Serenity Coast that managed to hold the overall lead and in an additional win for women's sport, second place overall went to British Sailor Skipper Nikki Henderson, 25, the Skipper of Visit Seattle.

One of the biggest cheers of the day went to home team Liverpool 2018. The bright pink team entry, which has been flying the flag for the city as it raced around the globe, returned to its home port to a hero's welcome after double podium success in Race 13, where it finished second, and the Sprint Finish, where it took third place.

The Liverpool 2018 yacht will remain in Royal Albert Dock Liverpool until Sunday 05 August and will be open to the public for free tours daily from 10:00 to 18:00.

In total, 712 people representing 41 different nationalities and from all walks of life have taken part in the 40,000 nautical mile Clipper 2017-18 Race, the event's eleventh edition.

Final Overall Clipper 2017-18 Race Positions

Sanya Serenity Coast - 143 Points
Visit Seattle - 139 Points
Qingdao - 135 Points
Garmin - 125 Points
Psp Logistics - 121 Points
Unicef - 108 Points
Dare To Lead - 106 Points
Great Britain - 90 Points
Liverpool 2018 - 79 Points
Hotelplanner.Com - 69 Points
Nasdaq - 61 Points

www.clipperroundtheworld.com

RORC Channel Race Report: Blast to Beachy Head
The 2018 Channel Race proved to be the windiest race of the RORC Season's Points Championship to date, with competitors reporting gusts of up to 40 knots and a short sharp sea state for the blast to Beachy Head and back to the Solent. Effectively a 150 nautical mile windward leeward course, only three yachts retired with minor gear failure and all of the teams have returned safely to shore.

After IRC time correction, Noel Racine's JPK 10.10 Foggy Dew was the overall winner by just over two minutes from Ker 46 Lady Mariposa, skippered by Nigel King. Tom Kneen's JPK 1180 Sunrise, sailed by Stuart Greenfield, was third. Yachts from IRC Four, IRC Zero, and IRC Two made up the overall podium. Congratulations to Mark Emerson's A13 Phosphorus II, winner of IRC One. Ian Hoddle's Sun Fast 3600 Game On, winner of IRC Three, and Nigel Goodhew's Sun Fast 3200 Cora, winner of IRC Two Handed.

The RORC Season's Points Championship continues with one of the toughest yacht races in the world. The 2018 Sevenstar Round Britain and Ireland will start from the Royal Yacht Squadron Line on Sunday 12th August, with a record entry racing 1805 miles through the English Channel, the Celtic Sea, and the Atlantic Ocean.

For Full Results: www.rorc.org/raceresults/2018/ircoverall10.html

Match Cup Norway: World Champions Slog it Out in Big Breeze
Risor, Norway: With brilliant sun and a southerly wind at times exceeding 20 knots in the gusts, Risor saved its best conditions for the Semi Final and Final stages of Match Cup Norway.

New Zealand's Phil Robertson with his China One Ningbo team dispatched his Semi Final opponent Nicklas Dackhammar 3-0 to line up against his old rival Australian Torvar Mirsky, who had beaten Mans Holmberg 3-1.

In the strong southerly breeze the race officials were forced to set up a tight start area, but, just metres off Risor pier, this provided a bird's eye view of the action for the assembled spectators.

Running short on time, the Final was shortened to a 'first to two points' affair. These were mostly decided in the pre-starts, where crews have developed some unique techniques only possible on their nimble, lightweight M32 catamarans such as controlled reversing at speed.

The most aggressive pre-start was in the decider when Robertson charged in to plant a penalty on Mirsky very close to the shoreline. This incident involved minor contact between the two boats as they clacked racks. "The rudders were a bit stalled and the boys thought we were going in through him - there was a bit of contact, but nothing too heavy," said Robertson.

Despite mixing it up, separating at each mark and some hair-raising bear aways that saw both boats disappearing behind a wall of spray and hitting 25 knot speeds on the downwind legs, their crews gybing with the grace of ballerinas, Mirsky was able to recover his loss but was unable to overtake his opponent. Robertson and his experienced crew went on to collect the winning point and ultimately the victor's prize of US$ 20,000.

The World Match Racing Tour's debut in Risor was well received by competitors, especially in this week's heat wave. At the prizegiving, Mayor Per Kristian Lunden thanked the crews and welcomed them back to his town in 2019.

Final stage result
Phil Robertson (NZL) d Torvar Mirsky (AUS) 3-1

Petite Final stage result
Mans Holmberg (SWE) d Nicklas Dackhammar (SWE) 1-0

Semi Final stage result
Phil Robertson (NZL) d Nicklas Dackhammar (SWE) 3-0
Torvar Mirsky (AUS) d Mans Holmberg (SWE) 3-1

Overall results
1. Phil Robertson (NZL) China One Ningbo
2. Torvar Mirsky (AUS) Mirsky Racing Team
3. Mans Holmberg (SWE) Gothenburg Match Racing Team
4. Nicklas Dackhammar (SWE) Essiq Racing
5. Ian Williams (GBR) GAC Pindar
6. Harry Price (AUS) Down Under Racing
7. Yann Guichard (FRA) Spindrift Racing
8. Jonas Warrer (DEN) Warrer Racing
9. Pieter-Jan Posma (NED) Sailing Team NL
10. Johnie Berntsson (SWE) Berntsson Sailing Team
11. Daniel Bjornholt (DEN) Youth Vikings Denmark
12. Petter Morland Petersen (NOR) Norsteam

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Will the top teams that competed in Brazil continue to be the top teams or will they be pushed off the podium by up-and-coming talent? Harken At The Front.

Safram romps home to win the Kekszalag race on Lake Balaton in Hungary!
Balatonfured, Hungary: The Swiss catamaran, Safram, helmed by Christophe Peclard and skippered by Rodolphe Gautier, won the 50th edition of the Kekszalag on Lake Balaton on Thursday after over 12 hours of racing against a 661-strong fleet, finishing 20 minutes ahead of closest rivals, PreVital Decision 35 in second and Opel Fifty-Fifty in third.

The fleet attracted every type of multihull, ranging from 28 to 45 feet, but the Ventilo M1 held its own against the D35 and the AC45 and other wing-masted catamarans!

Safram has a good record on Lake Balaton, they won the race in 2015 and finished fifth last year. This year they got a good start and sailed at the front of the fleet for the entire race. The team was neck and neck with the Decision 35 until the exit of the channel on the way out but managed to get into the breeze earlier and led the race from then on. By the midway mark at 1630, the team had put 20 minutes on the D35 and they crossed the finish line at 2140, tired but happy!

The crew will stay in Hungary for the weekend to enjoy the spectacular prize giving on Saturday night hosted at the heart of the village.

After that they will reflect on what comes next, with a fifth at the Bol d'Or Mirabaud and a first yesterday, they have had a good season so far.

Kekszalag crew :
- Christophe Peclard - helmsman
- Fabien Froesch - bowman
- Fabian Racloz - mid-bowman
- Nils Palmieri - trimmer
- Antoine Lauriot-Prevost - trimmer
- Rodolphe Gautier - skipper

2018 Kekszalag top three results :
1. Safram 21:40:31
2. PreVital 22:01:40
3. Opel Fifty-Fifty 22:27:18

www.hunsail.hu/kekszalag/eredmenyek/

Perfect finish for New Moon in Travemunde to wrap up German Dutch Open
While most of the world has been talking about a blood moon, in Travemünde, New Moon has been dominating the headlines. Just two races were needed for New Moon BAH 21 (Mark Holowesko, Christoph Burger, Peter Vlasov) to secure the overall win at the 5.5 Metre German Dutch Open. Two race wins put it beyond doubt.

Maitresse Gaat Vreemd NED 35 (Piet Van Opzeeland, Peter Parmentier, Frans Van Schellen) took second while Feng Shui NED 26 (Arend Jan Pasman, Ron Azier, Kim Chabani) was third. The German Championship was won by Prettynama GER 79 (Max Müller, Max Steigl, Martin Ekat).

The wind had shifted more towards the south-west, and, coming off the land was more shifty than the previous days. It gradually built from 6-7 knots to 14-16 by the last race, though the water remained quite flat. Severe storms were forecast for later in the day, but these didn't show up until the time of the prizegiving, which was hastily relocated inside as strong gusts bringing torrential rain tore down the Trave.

Several boats missed the change to the first start time to avoid the incoming storms, including Marie-Françoise XIX SUI 228 (Jürg Menzi, Jürgen Eiermann, Christof Wilke), which paid a heavy penalty as they already had one letter score and could no longer make the top three.

New Moon then put the overall win beyond doubt in the second race leading from start to finish.

The 2018 World Championship runs from 18-24 August, and is preceded by the 5.5 Metre class cups including the prestigious and historic Scandinavian Gold Cup from 14-19 August.

Results after 9 races
1 New Moon BAH 21 (Mark Holowesko, Christoph Burger, Peter Vlasov) 10
2 Maitresse Gaat Vreemd NED 35 (Piet Van Opzeeland, Peter Parmentier, Frans Van Schellen) 29
3 Feng Shui NED 26 (Arend Jan Pasman, Ron Azier, Kim Chabani) 29
4 Marie-Françoise XIX SUI 228 (Jürg Menzi, Jürgen Eiermann, Christof Wilke) 33
5 Duchess of B NED 31 (Victorine Bredero, Wiebe De Witte, Nick Spaans) 40
6 Prettynama GER 79 (Max Müller, Max Steigl, Martin Ekat) 45
7 Ali Baba GER 84 (Wolf-Eberhard Richter, Ingo Meißner, Guido Rattemeyer) 57
8 Silverfox GER 83 (Michael Schulz, Joerg Gruenwald, Jens-Magnus Bothe) 58
9 Odyssee SWE 65 (Bernhard Rost, Ergo Kosk, Niklas Jansson) 64
10 Alpha Crucis AUS 61 (Martin Cross, Joachim Fluhrer, Johny Fluhrer 71

Full results

Seahorse Sailor Of The Month

Last month's winner:

Chen 'Horace' Jinhao (CHN)
'Horace!' - Fabien Delahaye; 'Horace!!' - Marie Riou; 'Horace!!!' - Andy Tourell; 'Horace!!!!' - Neil Graham (Albert); 'Horace!!!!!' - Stu Bannatyne; 'Horace!!!!!!' - Bruno Dubois; 'Sailing's future, he shares his passion with the sailing school for kids he created in Shenzhen and still has time to promote good waste management at home!' - Guillaume Semblat; 'The nicest and hardest-working sailor I have ever met' - Cyrille Douillet; 'What Horace, Wolf and Black did is incredible, never been offshore to winning the Volvo!' - Sally Monkman; 'I was training Horace on the Figaro and he is a very good sailor' - Gildas Morvan.

This month's nominees:

Carolijn Brouwer (NED)
For pedants: Olympian Carolijn Brouwer sailed all but one leg, more than any other of the talented and fast women sailors on Dongfeng and so becomes the first female racer to win the Volvo Race. An incredible achievement and it should only be an embarrassment for those in a position to act if the women who raced so hard through the Southern Ocean do not soon get some emails inviting them to try out for a good grand prix programme

Richard Brisius & Johan Salen (SWE)
In doing a deal with Imoca you could say that Brisius (pictured) and Salen, multiple Volvo winners as managers, have pulled off in a few months what should have been done more than 10 years ago when the Volvo 60s passed their shelf life. More than that, they have already grabbed the race by the scruff of the neck and are delivering the confidence needed for people to start putting programmes together for 2021

Seahorse Sailor of the Month is sponsored by Henri Lloyd, Harken McLube & Dubarry. Who needs silverware, our prizes are usable!

Cast your vote, submit comments, even suggest a candidate for next month at seahorsemagazine.com/sailor-of-the-month/vote-for-sailor-of-the-month

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Happy Customers - OmanSail
Then again who wouldn't want to be blasting round the warm waters of Oman on a fast and twitchy Diam 24 tri at an ultra-simple turn-up and race regatta attracting a highly competitive field?

A few months after the event it's clear that the overwhelming consensus on the first new-look EFG Sailing Arabia - The Tour is of a job well done.

The eighth edition of EFG SATT this year saw a complete revamp with Farr 30s and a route around the southern Gulf replaced by Diam 24 trimarans and an Oman-based itinerary of stadium racing and coastal raids, both changes an intentional nod to the Tour de France à la Voile. Late call though it was, Oman Sail proved more than equal to the organisational challenge, delivering an event that provided perfect winter sailing conditions with warm weather and - mostly - reliable winds.

The opportunity to steal a march on the competition ahead of the European season was not lost on any of the eight teams keen to get their Tour Voile campaigns off to an ideal early start.

Perhaps less obvious was the impact the new course had on those participating. Oman Sail have never made a secret of the fact that, alongside their mission to reignite the country's maritime heritage and develop homegrown sailing talent, it is also about promoting the Sultanate's credentials as a high-end, sports tourism destination - combining the pleasure of exciting racing with a chance to explore Oman's beauty and culture. Starting EFG SATT in the largely untouched south and then taking the fleet along Oman's striking coastline clearly made a great impression on all those taking part this year.

Full article in the August issue of Seahorse

Bosham Classic Boat Revival to celebrate Ian Proctor's Centenary, 1-2 September 2018
Ian Proctor's Typhoon. Click on image to enlarge.

Bosham Sailing Club is to host the Ian Proctor Centenary Rally during its annual Classic Boat Revival, 1-2 September 2018.

The Bosham Classic Boat Revival is now recognised as the premier annual event for classic dinghies so it is a fitting event at which to celebrate one of the undisputed greats of sailing dinghy design. Many of Proctor's designs are expected to attend including the Osprey, Kestrel, National Twelves, National Eighteens, Merlin-Rockets, Minisail, Wanderer and Wayfarer, and Topper..

The Classic Boat Revival is now in its 8th year and we are expecting a good number of classic racing dinghies, many of whom attend every year, from all over the UK and abroad, plus a significant number of the most iconic Proctor-designed boats still afloat to gather as a fitting tribute to this remarkable designer.

Over the weekend we are planning a series of five races, starting from two committee boats, with entrants split into three fleets.

Subject to interest, there will also be a series of low key harbour races for a fourth fleet dedicated to Proctor designs who do not wish to compete in the classic boat fast, medium and slow fleets.

Prizes will be awarded for racing and there will also be two prestigious Concours d'Elegance awards - one for the classic boat fleet and one for a Proctor-designed boat.

There is a full social programme with a Gala Dinner at the clubhouse to celebrate Ian Proctor's remarkable career on Friday 31 August and on Saturday 1 September there will be a casual club supper with live music for all to enjoy.

We are very grateful to our sponsors Hartley Boats, Topper International, Michael Cover ADR, MPI, Verisona Law, Haines Boatyard and Pussars Rum.

Full details of the event including entry forms, NOR and SIs can be found on the website: classicboatrevival.co.uk/official-documents/

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The Last Word
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In This Issue
Farewell From Gdynia - See You In Australia
Atlantic Anniversary Regatta Prizegiving and Farewell Parade
New Double-Handed Class to Feature at Antigua Sailing Week
Phil Sharp takes second in the solo Drheam Cup
29er Class UK Nationals
Well that was rather good - Wessex Resins
National 18 British & Irish Championships
Industry News
Featured Brokerage
The Last Word: Leonardo da Vinci

Farewell From Gdynia - See You In Australia
The SAP 505 World Championship 2018 is over. But the excitement possibly not yet. And then, there's Australia to look forward to. Last Friday, during the Closing Ceremony Lutz Stengel and Holger Jess have officially become the 505 Class World Champions 2018.

The last two days of racing were certainly good ones. Good in the sense of a vast range of possibilities. Some were more than happy with 10 knots, others enjoyed the challenge of some choppy waves. There were moments of glory sliding and some new holes in the boats, broken helms or even a mast. But it was all worth it. The last five races - three on Thursday and two on Friday, still with beautiful sun and medium-strength wind ended up with a Birthday party of Michał Olko, one of the organizers, on Thursday and the grand Closing Ceremony on Friday when we officially called it a day. Lutz Stengel and Holger Jess - the 505 Class World Champions 2018 have received the beautiful blue globe - the symbol of the best of the best.

With cheers, laughter and some good music we bade goodbye to the 505 sailors and welcomed Australia as the host of the 505Worlds2019, coming soon indeed!

So, get ready for Jan, 2019!

Final top ten:
1. Lutz Stengel / Holger Jess, GER, 16 points
2. Mike Holt / Rob Woelfel, USA, 29
3. Jan-Philipp Hofmann / Felix Björn Brockerhoff, GER, 39
4. Nathan Batchelor / Sam Pascoe, GBR, 45
5. Philippe Boite / Fountaine, FRA, 58
6. Thomas Gillard / Harry Briddon, GBR, 67
7. Michael Quirk / Reeve Dunn, AUS, 68
8. Sandy Higgins /; Paul Marsh, AUS, 69
9. Tyler Moore / Andrew Buttner, USA, 80
10. Ian Pinnell / Alex Davies, GBR, 81

Full results: sap505worlds2018.com/results/worlds

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Atlantic Anniversary Regatta Prizegiving and Farewell Parade
It was a spectacular scene when the legendary luxury ship EUROPA 2 positioned herself in front of the iconic Elbphilharmonie on July 29, 2018. About 30 yachts passed her as part of the farewell parade of the Atlantic Anniversary Regatta (AAR). Leading the fleet: Malizia - Yacht Club Monaco with German skipper Boris Herrmann, who was first ship home at the AAR as well. Just a few boat lengths behind: Varuna, the fastest yacht after corrected time, and thereby winner of the Bermuda Hamburg leg of the regatta. In the days prior, participating crews were celebrated during festive receptions with prominent attendees from the world of politics and society. A 'grande finale' for this unique transatlantic regatta, which was initiated to honour the 150th jubilee of the Norddeutschen Regatta Verein.

"The maritime hotspot Hamburg, and the German coastline in general, are a surprisingly rare destination for the international offshore elite and transatlantic races", comments Arne Hirsch, CEO of the Atlantic Anniversary Regatta. "The birthday of the Norddeutscher Regatta Verein provided the ideal platform to set up this regatta, honouring the local yacht club, and approaching Hamburg's HafenCity with a high-quality fleet."

Among the guests: several professional athletes and celebrities, such as Pierre Casiraghi, son to Princess Caroline of Monaco, representing Yacht Club de Monaco as Vice President, and founder of Team Malizia. Senator Frank Horch (Department of Economics, Transport and Innovation) was a guest of honour at the prize giving ceremony on Cap San Diego. Andrew McIrvine, Admiral at the Royal Ocean Racing Club (RORC) from London, who organized the RORC Transatlantic Race in November 2017 from Lanzarote to Grenada as the first out of two AAR races in total, also joined the celebrations.

The night before, the AAR prize giving ceremony took place in front of this ambient backdrop on the Cap San Diego.

Following a 3.500 nautical miles long battle from Bermuda in the West of the Atlantic to the German North Sea coast, Ker 56 Varuna reached the finish line in the early morning hours of July 18, not even an hour behind the bigger IMOCA 60 Malizia. While Boris Herrmann's Malizia and his four crew members were first ship home, the 14 professional crew members of Varuna succeeded in the Bermuda-Hamburg leg after corrected time.

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Phil Sharp takes second in the solo Drheam Cup
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At 17:57 local time Friday Phil Sharp Skipper of Imerys Clean Energy crossed the finish line of the Drheam Cup after 4 days, 2 hours and 49 minutes, no more than 43 minutes behind 1st place, and 13 minutes ahead of 3rd.

A race of extremes. From light to strong winds the fleet were tested on most sailing angles, their endurance pushed to the limit of exhaustion and their level of patience burnt through a series of frustrating windless zones. What started out as a level playing field for Phil racing a 2013 Manuard Mach2 design, soon changed after rounding Fastnet Rock and the mode of sail altered to a reaching angle, better suited to both the new Mach3s and Lombard Lift designs.

As the fleet sailed further into the Channel the wind angle changed and the drag race turned into a game of tactics. Racing neck and neck Phil went from 4th to 2nd place gaining 4 miles on the leader in a matter of hours, he comments on his experience racing amongst the latest generation Class40s:

As the final test in race mode before November's big Atlantic crossing, the race has enabled skippers to identify areas of improvement in both themselves and their boat.

Of his experience of racing the latest generation Class 40s, he said: 'I couldn't believe the speeds of the Lombard. I was literally just a few hundred metres behind Yoann [Richomme] as we rounded the Fastnet, and then he was gone. The conditions were reaching, which are hugely advantageous to the newer boats, so I knew it would be a hard fight, but I didn't expect his rocket speeds. That boat is an absolute weapon!

Next up Phil will be racing in the Sevenstar Round Britain and Ireland crewed race starting 12 August. He will be joined by both previous Normandy Channel Race co-skippers Pablo Santurde and Julien Pulve for the race.

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29er Class UK Nationals
Peters and Wells of the host club, Hayling Island SC, won both their flight races to take a one point lead at the Zhik UK 2018 29er Class Nationals.

They lead from Ewan Wilson and Fin Armstrong (2,1), and Luke and Ewan Gribbin (1,2) who are tied on three points for second place.

Ewan Luke and Zac Blomeley (2,2) are in fourth place with four points and fifth are Henry Jameson and Toby Atherton (3,3) with six points.

After the cancellation of Sunday's racing, conditions Monday eased to give 20+ knots for the young competitors, with more than 20 of the 68 strong fleet not competing.

Sea conditions were still rough and five masts were broken/damaged.

Top five after 2 races (68 entries)
1. Freddie Peters / Elliott Wells, GBR, 2 points
2. Ewan Wilson / Fin Armstrong, GBR, 3
3. Luke Gribbin / Ewan Gribbin, GBR, 3
4. Ewan Luke / Zac Blomeley, GBR, 4
5. Henry Jameson / Toby Atherton, GBR, 6

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Well that was rather good
After many years' dominance by a 'well-known Australian design' the Kevin Ellway-designed and Simon Maguire-built Exocet Moth took the top 17 (sic) places at the 2018 Moth Worlds in Bermuda…

Simon Maguire is a perfectionist. Every Exocet Moth he and his team of eight build in their UK facility is the result of almost obsessive attention to detail. From the moment the hydrofoils start life as strips of ultra-high modulus (UHM) carbon fibre to the time the 10kg hull section is released from its mould tool, every aspect of these high-speed racing dinghies is honed to minimise weight and maximise performance. As we toured the modern building in Hampshire and saw four new hulls under construction, we asked Simon why his boats have become so sought after that they cost more to buy second-hand than to build new.

Despite a waiting list of owners impatient to get hold of a brand new £29,000 Maguire Exocet there are no plans to boost production, and the logic is reinforced by the results.

Each Exocet Moth is built to a design by Kevin Ellway and made by using PRO-SET LAM 125 epoxy resin and LAM 226 hardener to laminate a very thin lay-up of carbon fibre. PRO-SET epoxy has been formulated to completely saturate advanced fabrics with a minimal amount of epoxy to create mouldings that are exceptionally light and strong.

Full article in the August issue of Seahorse

National 18 British & Irish Championships
West Mersea, UKL: The National 18s were out in force on the wide Blackwater estuary during the week of 15th to 20th July. Winds were in the south and were reinforced by sea breezes to a steady force 3 to 5. Add plenty of sunshine and this was the recipe for great sailing each day. Hosted in splendid style by West Mersea Yacht Club and Dabchicks Sailing Club with local expert Paul Jackson as Race Officer, some were saying it was the best event ever.

Entries came from England, Scotland, Ireland, the Isle of Man and France. Predominantly they were Morrison 'Ultras', but there were also a number of 'Ultimates' which raced in a separate fleet. Noticeable this year was an increase in family crews.

On the water there were three back-to-back races a day over four days, making 12 good races in all. Courses were windward/leeward leading to much close and tactical sailing and place changing both upwind and downwind. Early on and with several first places, it seemed that 'Shark Too' (Charlo Dwyer) would come out on top. However, 'Second Wife' (Tom Crosbie) took charge in the latter races. They ended equal on points overall, but the Crosbies took the major trophy by two points when the worst two results were discarded. Third was another Irish boat 'Fifty Shades' (Nick Walsh) and fourth a Scottish entry 'Two and half men' (Richard and Stuart Urquhart).

It was noticeable that the English are closing the gap with two boats taking several top three places and 'Hurricane' (Ollie Houseman) taking sixth place overall.

The 'Ultimate' prize was won by Crossfire (Antony Ellis) from the Isle of Man in fine style crewed by his son Nickolas who, at 11 years old, was much the youngest competitor.

Results Ultra Class:
1. Second Wife (Tom, Chloe & Patrick Crosbie) Royal Cork Yacht Club
2. Shark Eleven (Charlo Dwyer, Johnny Durcan, Robbie English) Royal Cork Yacht Club
3. Fifty Shades (Nick Walsh, Rob Brownlow, Eddie Rice) Royal Cork Yacht Club
4. Two and Half Men ( Stuart & Richard Urquhart, Martin Cruden) Royal Findhorn Yacht Club
5. Aquadisiacs (Colin Chapman, Morgan O'Sullivan, James McCann) Royal Cork Yacht Club
6. Hurricane (Ollie Houseman, Jeremy Vines, Steve Watton) Tamesis/ Chew Valley Lake SC

Results Ultimate Class:
1. Crossfire (Antony & Nickolas Ellis, Stuart Brew) Isle of Man Yacht Club
2. Muc Dhoo (Trevor & William Chanter, Lucy Smith) Bough Beech Sailing Club
3. Raffles (Mathieu, Stephan & Laura Peretti) Centre Nautique de St Pol

Full results and information on the class's 80th Anniversary celebrations can be found at www.national18.com

Industry News
Insolvent German shipyard Bavaria Yachtbau announced on Wednesday that the planned sale of the company will not take place by the end of July, as originally announced.

Tobias Brinkmann, interim managing director of the over-indebted yard, told float magazine in an exclusive interview that it would take a few more weeks to successfully complete the sales process after the Bavaria insolvency.

Brinkmann, a restructuring expert from law firm Brinkmann & Partners, joined Bavaria's management board in April following CEO Lutz Henkel's departure from the company.

"The investor process for the sale of Bavaria Yachtbau, started in May, is at an advanced stage. We are negotiating with several interested bidders and want to reach a conclusion as soon as possible in August," says Bavaria in a statement.

In a remarkable spurt, Bavaria says it completed numerous orders at the start of the season and delivered a three-digit number of new boats to customers in the past three months. The aim was to maintain the trust of customers and dealers.

And while the German Employment Agency paid the salaries of around 600 employees at the Giebelstadt plant in the past three months, the money now comes from the company itself – namely from the insolvency estate. According to Brinkmann, there were no more layoffs than usual for the season.

The strategy of the new management to present the potential buyer of the shipyard with a full order book seems to have been successful. According to Brinkmann, there are customer purchase announcements "in clear three-digit numbers" for new sailing yachts and motorboats from Bavaria.

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South African builder DB Marine Services has launched a semi-custom catamaran brand, Kaos Catamarans, following the acquisition of moulds from Admiral Yachts.

The new range has an extended sugar scoop, turning the old Admiral 50ft design into a 53ft catamaran. The company is offering a 40 PAX charter version, 12 sleeper guest version, or full owner layout, with both a sailing or power option.

DB Marine managing director Dylan Banwell said the company had already received its first order for a modified power cat version. "The 53ft has had vast modifications to change it from the original sailing vessel to cater as a charter catamaran," Banwell said.

In a statement released this week, the company said it aimed to produce robust boats based on a tried-and-tested design: "We know the demands of the sea, we understand the forces that the ocean can exert on a boat," the statement said. "Fundamentally, our boats are designed and built to withstand the worst weather nature can dish out.

DB Marine Services started life as a chandlery service and marine consultancy, later moving on to refits and rebuilds. The business has expanded quickly in the wake of acquiring Z Craft and its range of popular ski-boats. Banwell says the aim is now to expand into other market segments.

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The United States Department of Transportation's Maritime Administration has awarded a $667,028 grant to Front Street Shipyard of Belfast, Maine, as part of the 2018 (MARAD) Small Shipyard Grants program. Front Street Shipyard will use the funds toward its purchase of a Flow Mach 700 Waterjet Cutting Machine. The equipment will streamline the construction of custom and production vessels, reducing costs and improving quality of the end-products.

Front Street Shipyard's new waterjet cutting machine will be the largest of its kind in the State of Maine. Capable of cutting nearly any material including stainless steel and titanium, it will machine very large parts such as wooden frames for recreational boat molds and carbon fiber panels for commercial ferry construction. Shipwrights will cut parts directly from electronic data drawn by engineers, reducing production time while also improving quality and accuracy. "With a machine of this size and capability we hope to attract diverse projects, including non-marine applications," said JB Turner, president of Front Street Shipyard.

The waterjet cutting machine will be installed in Front Street Shipyard's new addition to its facility, currently under construction on a lot adjacent to its existing yard. The 22,500-square foot building will accommodate large yacht refits and commercial vessel construction projects while adding dozens more full-time jobs at Front Street Shipyard.

frontstreetshipyard.com

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With less than two months to go, the 2018 Cannes Yacht Festival (CYF), now in its 41st edition, is on course to present its usual strong start to the autumn show season in Europe and the US. The CYF, Europe's largest in-water event, will run from September 11-16 in the two port areas of Cannes.

The CYF will see the world premieres of 100 or more craft, as well as some 600 boats, including 100-plus sailing vessels. The anticipated visitor number is in excess of 50,000.

Following a study of the show layout launched last year, the entire tenders and toys display will move to Port Pierre Canto. This will allow more space for both sailing and motor yachts which, with the growth in the number of craft being exhibited, has put pressure in the Vieux Port. Port Canto as usual will be the base for brokerage yachts from 22m-65m (72ft-213ft).

The show will include the following world and European premieres:

Aquila - Aquila 44 world launch
Arcadia - World debut of A105
Baglietto - 48 displacement yacht
Baltic Yachts - Baltic 67 PC launch
CCN - Fuoriserie 40 launch
Conrad Yachts - Showing of first C133 model
Euphoria - Launch of 54 new version
Ferretti Group - Navetta 42 and Custom Line 38
Fontaine Pajot - Astrea 42 world debut and new 69 launch
Invictus Yachts - 320GT world launch
Jeanneau - Global launch of Sun Odyssey 410
Mazu Yachts - 52HT world launch
Nautor Swan - Launch of Swan 78
Numarine - World launch of 26XP and European debut of 32XP
Pearl Yachts - Pearl 95 world launch
Prestige - Global launch of 590 Flybridge
Princess Yachts - F70, V60, and R35 global debuts plus in-water launches of V50 and S78
Sessa Yachts - Launch of restyled models Cruiser Line C54 and C68 and Ley Largo KL24 models
Sirena Yachts - European launch of Sirena 58 three-cabin version
Southern Wind - SW96 launch
Sunreef - Sunreef 80 launch
Sunseeker International - Global launch of Sunseeker 74

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Five yachts berthed at Ramsgate Marina in southeast England were damaged after one caught fire early this morning.

The yacht on which the fire started led to an explosion, resulting in the craft eventually sinking. The owner of the yacht managed to scramble to safety before the explosion.

The fire resulted in flames reaching four other craft and one was left seriously damaged and listing.

The Kent Fire and Rescue Service were quickly on the scene and at the height of the outbreak some 20 firemen were fighting the fire.

The blaze was brought under control in about two hours and as far is understood only one person had to be treated for smoke inhalation by paramedics.

An investigation into the fire is now underway by Kent Police.

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The Last Word
Learning is the only thing the mind never exhausts, never fears, and never regrets. -- Leonardo da Vinci

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In This Issue
Sophie, Bribon Early Winners as 6 Metres Debut at 37 Copa del Rey MAPFRE
Contender European Championship
New Superior Off Shore Tech Assistance Available at Cowes Week 2018
DSP leads the J/70 UK Class Grand Slam Series
Classic Transpac
AC50 Circuit Rumors
A Hero for our Times
Hospital ship sinking that shocked the nation remembered 100 years on
Vale Tony Bullimore
Featured Brokerage
The Last Word: Paul McCartney

Sophie, Bribon Early Winners as 6 Metres Debut at 37 Copa del Rey MAPFRE
Reflecting a growing interest and passion for the class in Spain, 14 6-Metres raced today for the first time as a fleet on the Bay of Palma at the 37 Copa del Rey MAPFRE. The fleet is split into two divisions - Classic and Modern with seven yachts racing in each division. Hugo Steinbeck and his crew on "Sophie II" won both races in the Modern fleet and Jose Cusí and Pedro Campos, with Ross Macdonald as tactician, also won the Classic fleet twice on "Bribon".

The Embat sea breeze picked up slightly more than on Monday's relatively gentle opening day, reaching a welcome 14kts at times to help assuage the stifling summer heat. The arrival of the 6 Metres brought the total number of boats on the bejewelled Balearic bay to more than 140, racing on five different course areas. The GC32 flying catamarans and the Melges 40s start their race programmes on Wednesday.

Two more windward-leeward races were contested and with four races now contested for most classes all four teams which opened Monday with a pair of victories could not maintain that perfect winning momentum. In the Sotheby's Mallorca IRC Class Zero, Dario Ferrari's Botin designed Maxi72 "Cannonball" won the first race before jumping the gun on the second race and having to restart. And in IRC Class 1 Vicente Garcia Torres' Swan 80 won the first race and Tina Plattner's TP52 "The Phoenix" triumphed in the second contest, both breaking up the winning record of class leaders, Karl Kwok's "Beau Geste". And in the ClubSwan 50 fleet which saw "NiRaMo" victors twice on Monday, today's race wins went to Hendrik Brandis' "Earlybird" and to "Cuordileone" which has Claudia Rossi steering and Paul Goodison calling tactics.

Past 6M world champion Steinbeck and crew - Martin Westerdahl and Portuguese 49er Olympian Bernardo Freitas, with whom he usually campaigns the Dragon Sophie Racing - are teamed up here with German 2012 Star Olympian Robert Stanjek and Pete Cumming on the 1989 Norlin designed "Sophie". They made their intentions clear today when they took both wins in the Modern class.

"Cannonball's" tactician Vasco Vascotto, with 1,2 the joint best scoring boat today in Mallorca Sotheby's IRC 0, and French skipper Stephane Neve on the best IRC 1 boat of the day, the TP52 "Paprec Recyclage" both shared the identical sentiments. They were happy to have improved on their Monday showings, but both could have done much better. In the case of "Cannonball" they did not follow up on their Race 3 win because they were over the start line early, while Neve rues the fact that the "Paprec" crew were not fully back into race mode before the start of their Race 4 and so started poorly. After finishing second in the first race, he was upset they could not follow up in the breezier second windward-leeward. But with 2,5 theirs was the best aggregate of the day.

"Cannonball" won the start in the IRC 0 class Race 3 and, after a spirited tacking duel with "Momo", went on to win. "Momo" profited in the second race to win and so leads IRC 0 class by two points ahead of "Cannonball".

In Mallorca Sotheby's IRC 1 class, Karl Kwok's Botin 52 "Team Beau Geste" still leads overall but now by just two points ahead of "Paprec Recyclage". "Beau Geste" had a sixth and a second today.

Tomorrow, W/L for all classes except for the Mallorca Sotheby's IRC fleets and, BMW ORC 2 and 3 which race their Coastal.

www.regatacopadelrey.com

Contender European Championship
Racing in two flight groups, the 129 competitors at the Contender Europeans on Lake Garda completed two races in a good Ora breeze.

Marco Ferrari (1,2) of Italy leads ahead of Antonio Lambertini (2,3) also of Italy, with Britain's Graham Scott (5,2) in third place and eight points off the leader.

Reports on Facebook are that in the first race the Ora built up a great start for the second race, then thunderstorms started in the mountains, and the wind varied in strength and a bit in the direction. A wonderful sailing day!

In the first flight races, the other winner was Paul Verhallen (NED) with a 1 and 9.

In the second race the flight race winners were Sören Dulong Andreasen (DEN) with 13 and 1, and Luca Bonezzi (ITA) with 32 and 1.

-- Gerald New in Sailweb

Top five after four races:
1. Marco Ferrari, ITA, 10 points
2. Antonio Lambertini, ITA, 26
3. Simon Mussell, GBR, 34
4. Paul Verhallen, NED, 38
5. Jorg Schlienkamp, GER, 42

www.circolovelaarco.it

New Superior Off Shore Tech Assistance Available at Cowes Week 2018
A unique offshore ropes and rigging technical service comes to Cowes Week thanks to leading British rope manufacturer, Marlow Ropes.

Marlow Ropes launches its Marlow-rigged rib that will provide offshore support to sailors on the water. The Marlow rib can be called on 07808 577115 to assist with rope replacements and rigging requirements at sea, with Marlow's rope experts on board to help sailors with any issues they may have.

David Mossman of Marlow Ropes said: "Our superior offshore and shoreside rope service allows our rope experts to be better placed than ever for all rope and rigging requirements. For Cowes Week we are also the ordering and drop off point for emergency overnight repair. Marlow will also provide an advice service for any rigging issues that sailors may have."

To deliver technical shoreside support Marlow is working with its Cowes' stockist, Spencer's Rigging, located on St Mary's Road, PO31 7SX, only 100 metres behind Cowes High Street.

David Mossman, Marlow Ropes said: "Cowes Week is a great British regatta steeped in heritage similar to our own British heritage that dates back to the 1800s - Cowes Week remains one of the annual highlights in our sailing diary."

Spencer's Rigging celebrates its 20th anniversary this year and is stocked with Marlow's high performance ropes of all sizes for small keel boats up to 40' plus boats. Products range from SK78, SK99 standard and Max cores, to high performance covers for emergency repairs and finished MGP ropes. It will also have the new Excel R8 dinghy line that has received great reviews amongst the top race teams heading for Tokyo 2020.

Marlow Ropes is manufactured in Hailsham, East Sussex. It is the official partner to the US and UK sailing teams, the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race, TFW Foiling Week and The Offshore Academy amongst others.

As the competitive sailor's brand of choice, Marlow has been providing technical support to Cowes Week for almost a decade.

www.marlowropes.com

DSP leads the J/70 UK Class Grand Slam Series
Five of the nine events for the 2018 J/70 UK Class Grand Slam Series have now been completed. The fifth event was the GJW Direct J/70 UK National Championship. Held 20-22 July, the national championship was a non-discardable event for the Grand Slam Series.

The Grand Slam Series was set out to galvanise the J/70 UK Class to promote more teams racing at organised events. Just over half way through the series, a total of 41 J/70 teams have been racing. The average number of teams on a start line has been 25, and those teams have competed in 37 races.

Doug Struth's DSP, with Geoff Carveth on the helm, leads the Grand Slam Series with five scoring regattas completed, and was the winner of the Corinthian Class at the GJW Direct J/70 UK National Championship.

"The UK Class still has work to do if we are going to compete with the best teams in the world. However, we are making progress towards our aim of getting UK teams onto the podium for the 2019 J/70 Worlds in Torbay." - Geoff Carveth DSP

In the 2018 J/70 UK Class Grand Slam Series, Ian Wilson & Marshall King's Soak Racing is in second place and is yet to score in five events. Clive Bush's Darcey & Martin Dent's Jelvis are tied for third, and have yet to score in five events. David McLeman's Offbeat has declared five Corinthian events and is in fifth place, just ahead of Tim Collins' Corinthian team racing Velvet Elvis.

Congratulations to Mark Lees and his young team from the Royal Southern YC, who won the GJW Direct Open J/70 UK National Championship in a fleet of 38 teams. Mark Lees' team literally went sailing in their J/70 Serious Fun for the first time, in the first race of the Nationals. -- Louay Habib

Latest Results from the 2018 J/70 UK Class Grand Slam Series: j-70.co.uk/grand-slam-2018/

Classic Transpac
Next year will see the 50th edition of one of the greatest ocean races of them all… save the date

In 1886 Hawaii's King Kalākaua invited the yachtsmen of the US mainland to race across the Pacific to his island paradise. Forty-nine times now the race has been run, and approaching Transpac 50, in 2019, it's international. Among the world's great ocean races there are not many that start and end among palm trees. There are also not many long enough to inspire the spirit of adventure of an ocean crossing in newcomers and veterans alike.

Even fewer races have the cultural heritage of an event started by royalty over a century ago, enriched by the participation of thousands of sailors since. Across the generations of California's sailors Transpac is a tradition and a bond. For the internationals who drop in it's a test as meaningful as any, but with sweeter rewards as the race goes on, and the sea grows bluer and the skies grow warmer.

The Transpacific Yacht Club was created in 1928 to manage the Transpac, and there is only one way to join the club. Race, and you will be invited.

Since the first race in 1906, when the start had to be relocated from an earthquake-damaged San Francisco to Los Angeles, the Transpacific Yacht Club's 2,225-mile race to Honolulu has been an inspiration for generations of offshore sailors from all sides of the Pacific and beyond. Now run every two years, the list of entries and sailors from around the globe increases as they learn how this race is more than just a bucket-list event: it is a unique inspiration to connect with the ocean and our shipmates on what is always a memorable voyage at sea.

Full article in the August issue of Seahorse

AC50 Circuit Rumors
Rumors continue to get more specific about a new professional circuit using the boats from the 2017 America's Cup. It's hard to tell fact from fiction, but here are some of the ideas that are circulating.

- The boats are being converted to one design - foils, rudders, foil control systems, wing control systems will be identical.
- The wing control system from Team France's boat will be used.
- Electric pumps will power the hydraulic system.
- The boats will have a crew of five.
- The conversion work is being doing at Core Builders in Warkworth, New Zealand. (Core is owned by Larry Ellison.)
- There will be at least five teams.
- The first regatta will be in February in Sydney. San Francisco and Bermuda have been mentioned as possible additional venues.
- The class will be called F50.

There were six AC50's built for the 2017 America's Cup. Presumably the five boats being converted are from Oracle, Team Japan, Artemis, Team France and Land Rover BAR. -- Jack Griffin

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A Hero for our Times
A man put out a fire on the world's longest pleasure pier by urinating on it.

Thomas Watson noticed a small fire on the deserted Southend Pier and took matters into his own hands by relieving himself over the flames.

Essex Fire Service confirmed it was called but no action was required.

Mr Watson, 22, from Houghton Regis in Bedfordshire, was visiting the 1.3 mile (2.1km) pier with his partner and daughter on Friday at about 19:30 BST, when he noticed smoke and small flames on the wooden planks.

The weather had turned and "we were literally the last people there", he told the BBC. Mr Watson said the fire was "only small on top", but a lot of smoke was coming from underneath and he "thought it was all burning under there".

"I looked at it and the wood was proper charring away, like white with an orange glow.

"Using my initiative I decided to empty my bladder."

Although his partner had called the fire service, Mr Watson had tackled it by the time crews arrived.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-45018213

Hospital ship sinking that shocked the nation remembered 100 years on
A Southampton-based maritime charity will lower its flag to half-mast today (3 August) to commemorate the sinking of a hospital ship 100 years ago, which caused outrage across the nation when it was torpedoed in the English Channel, killing 123 people.

His Majesty's Australian Transport (HMAT) Warilda was transporting hundreds of wounded soldiers from the French port of Le Havre to Southampton when, despite being clearly marked with the Red Cross, it was struck by a single torpedo from a German U-boat.

Upon impact the ship's starboard propeller was disabled, the engine room flooded and the steering gear obliterated. Unable to steer, the Warilda continued moving in a circle at 15 knots - making it difficult for those on board to escape in lifeboats.

The ship remained afloat for almost two hours before sinking into the channel.

Probably the most prominent of the lost was Violet Long OBE, the Deputy Chief Controller of the Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corp (QMAAC).

Violet was the last woman to leave the stricken ship, having made sure the QMAAC staff in her care were safely off.

One of those, Charlotte Allen Trowell, told reporters at the time: "I shall never forget the end of Mrs. Long who had been so kind to me. She clung to the boat into which I had been dragged and I caught hold of her by the hair.

"She exclaimed 'Oh save me. My feet are fastened. I have lost a foot.' Her feet had become entangled in some rope. Strenuous efforts succeeded in freeing her limbs and a Southampton sailor tried hard to get her into the boat, but she collapsed suddenly, fell back and was drowned."

Violet's body was never recovered; she is commemorated at Southampton's Hollybrook Memorial, along with those lost at sea in the tragedy.

Before it sank, Warilda had carried more than 70,000 troops and wounded and in 1919 the ship's Captain, James Sim, from Sydney, was awarded the OBE by King George V.

www.sailors-society.org/200-years/

Vale Tony Bullimore
Sailor and entrepreneur Tony Bullimore has died at the age of 79.

He became a global star in 1997 after surviving four days in the upturned hull of his boat which capsized during a solo round-the-world race.

Mr Bullimore moved to Bristol in the early 1960s and married Lalel, a West Indian immigrant with whom he opened the Bamboo Club, which hosted Bob Marley.

He had been diagnosed with a rare form of cancer. Mr Bullimore earned the nickname the British Bulldog after his dramatic rescue during the Vendee Globe. He was feared to have drowned after his boat, the Exide Challenger, capsized in the freezing waters of the Southern Ocean in 1997. After four days it was spotted by an Australian navy ship and Mr Bullimore was rescued.

The Queen praised Mr Bullimore's "extraordinary feat of survival" and he was later introduced to Her Majesty. The sailor famously crouched in the upturned hull of his yacht, surviving on chocolate and water. Bristol's Lord Mayor Cleo Lake paid tribute to Mr Bullimore, who she called "a Bristol legend both on the waters and on the music scene".

The Bamboo Club, which opened in 1966, attracted many of the big names in reggae and offered a place for people of all backgrounds to socialise safely. It hosted stars including Bob Marley and the Wailers, as well as Ben E King, before it closed 11 years after opening because of a fire.

Roy Hackett, who was instrumental in the 1963 Bristol bus boycott, said that before the club opened: "You couldn't go into pubs in Bristol on your own if you were black. You'd get a hiding." Mr and Mrs Bullimore also experienced racism as a mixed race couple. Mr Bullimore was a renowned philanthropist and in a 2016 documentary made by BBC Radio Bristol, one friend described him as "generous and humble, who helped thousands of black people".

www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-bristol-45016915

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The Last Word
I've got to admit it's getting better. It's a little better all the time. -- Paul McCartney

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In This Issue
Momo and Beau Geste Win Coastal Challenge
It Will Be A Beast Of A Boat
UBS 20th Jersey Regatta
Sailing World Championships set for dream start in Denmark
Shouldn't We Be Calling for a Ban on Bow Stickers at All Sailing Events?
MUSTO at Lendy Cowes Week
Onboard the trimaran IDEC SPORT
St Helier Yacht Club's 2018 Race to Biscay
Featured Brokerage
The Last Word: Antoine de Saint Exupery

Momo and Beau Geste Win Coastal Challenge
Palma, Spain: The traditional coastal race at 37 Copa del Rey MAPFRE is a break from the usual diet of windward-leeward races. In today's light sea breeze conditions and sweltering summer temperatures it may have felt longer than the actual miles sailed - especially for the smaller boats - but the headlands and consequent transition zones made for an interesting challenge. Even so, starting and the first windward legs were key to success in Mallorca Sotheby's IRC 0 and 1 where Momo and Beau Geste both triumphed.

The Mallorca Sotheby's IRC Classes and the BMW ORC 2 and 3 were set courses out to the east of Cabo Blanco where the breeze was actually lighter. In fact as the record sized fleet today reached its full magnitude as the Melges 40 fleet and the GC32 flying catamarans started their regatta, it was the classes racing in the Bay which had the best winds, as the thermal seabreeze accelerates into and across the bay, wrapping round the cape to the east.

Dieter Schoen's Vrolijk designed Maxi72 Momo may have faltered at the start, letting both Cannonball and Proteus away on the 2.5 miles first beat, but Momo found a vein of pressure and shift to their right and were able to lead around the first mark by a couple of boat lengths. With their win today Momo are now three points clear as the regatta reaches its midpoint today.

An early lead worked out for Team Beau Geste which won Mallorca Sotheby's IRC 1 class handsomely to lead the highly competitive fleet by six points now. But tactician Gavin Brady cautions, "It is always interesting when the discard comes into play after eight races, that can be quite a game changer."

But Karl Kwok's Beau Geste crew relished the challenge today, Brady adding, "It was a really fun, dynamic course, so there are little passing lanes in under the cliffs. You want to sail the shortest distance but then there is more wind offshore, there is a lot changing. It is fun to do the coastal race in the middle of all this windward-leeward stuff."

The ClubSwan 50 fleet is rich with talent all the way through the fleet but right now the top two German flagged boats Sonke Meier's NiRaMo and Hendrik Brandis' Earlybird are clear of the pack, rekindling a long time rivalry between Denmark's three times Soling Olympic medallist, Elvstrom Sails' Jesper Bank guiding NiRaMo and Germany's four times Olympic medallist Jochen Schumann.

In the 6 Metre classes, Bribon leads as the only boat in the regatta to have won all four races.

Overall Results. Day 3
(Position/Boat/Country/Skipper/Results/Points)

Mallorca Sotheby´s IRC 0
1. Momo (IVB), Dieter Schoen, 1+1+2+1+1=6
2. Cannonball (ITA), Darío Ferrari, 2+2+1+2+2=9
3. Proteus (USA), George Sakellaris, 3+3+3+3+3=15

Mallorca Sotheby´s IRC 1
1. Team Beau Geste (HKG), Karl Kwok, 1+1+6+2+1=11
2. Paprec Recyclage (FRA), Stephane Neve, 2+5+2+3+5=17
3. The Phoenix (POL), Kristina Plattner, 3+2+8+1+4=18
... up to 13 entries.

ClubSwan 50
1. Niramo (GER), Sonke Meier Sawatzki, 1+1+2+4+3+2=13
2. Earlybird (GER), Hendrik Brandis, 3+2+1+5+4+3=18
3. Aifos 500 (ESP), S.M. el Rey Felipe VI, 2+4+8+3+7+4=28
... up to 10 entries.

MRW Swan 45
1. Elena Nova (GER), Christian Plump, 1+4+1+2+3+2=13
2. K-Force (NED), Jan de Kraker, 4+2+4+3+1+1=15
3. Porrón IX (ESP), Luis Senís, 2+1+2+4+2+5=16
... up to 5 entries.

ClubSwan 42
1. Selene (ITA), Massimo de Campo, 2+3+2+2+1+5=15
2. Nadir (ESP), Pedro Vaquer, 7+2+1+3+2+1=16
3. Pez de abril (ESP), Jose María Meseguer, 5+1+4+1+4+3=18
... up to 11 entries.

GC32
1. Ineos Team UK (GBR), Ben Ainslie, 3+2+1+1+2=9
2. Norauto (FRA), Franck Cammas, 1+1+2+2+5=11
3. Real Team (SUI), Jerome Clerc, 5+5+5+3+3=21
... up to 8 entries.

Melges 40
1. Sikon (JPN), Yukihidiro Ishida, 5+1+1=7
2. Stig (ITA), Alessandro Rombelli, 1+4+2=7
3. Vitamina-Cetilar (ITA), Andrea Lacorte, 2+2+4=8
... up to 5 entries.

BMW ORC 1
1. Estrella Damm (ESP), Luis Martínez Doreste, 1+1+1+5+1+1=10
2. Rats on fire (ESP), Rayco Tabares, 2+2+2+1+5+2=14
3. BMW Sail Racing Academy (ITA), 3+4+4+3+3+8=25
... up to 23 entries.

BMW ORC 2
1. Antonio Banderas Design (ESP), Dani Cuevas, 6+1+2+4+1=14
2. El Carmen – Elite Sails (ESP), 1+5+1+5+2=14
3. Modul (SUI), Ignacio Camino, 2+2+5+1+5=15
... up to 12 entries.

BMW ORC 3
1. L'immens – Laplaza Assessors (ESP), Carles Rodríguez, 1+1+4+1+1=8
2. Tanit IV – Medilevel (ESP), Ignacio Campos, 3+2+1+2+4=12
3. Katarina II (EST), Aivar Tuulberg, 5+4+12+3+3=27
... up to 30 entries.

Herbalife Nutrition J80
1. Bribon Movistar (ESP), Marc de Antonio, 1+3+1+5+1+1=12
2. New Territories (ESP), Alexei Semenov, 2+4+2+1+2+4=15
3. Ibo.es (ESP), Javier Chacartegui, 4+7+5+3+4+2=25
... up to 19 entries.

6M Clasicos
1. Bribon (ESP), Pedro Campos, 1+1+1+1=4
2. Titia (ESP), Alicia Freire, 2+2+2+2=8
3. Aida (ESP), Francisco Botas, 3+4+3+3=13

6M Modernos
1. Sophie Racing (SUI), Hugo Stenbeck, 1+1+2+4=8
2. Saryba (ESP), Jaime Yllera, 4+3+3+1=11
3. Nivola (SUI), Reinhard Suhner, 3+2+5+2=12

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It Will Be A Beast Of A Boat
America's Cup great Jimmy Spithill has broke his silence on Emirates Team New Zealand's innovative AC75 boat design predicting the monohulls to take the race to another level.

Spithill jumped ship earlier this year to rejoin Italian syndicate Luna Rossa after both winning and losing the Auld Mug with Oracle Team USA.

The Australian sailor, who famously destroyed one of Oracle's AC72s in a capsize ahead of the 2013 regatta, has remained unusually tight-lipped since the yacht designs were revealed.

But offering some thoughts to CNN's MainSail programme, Spithill has described the boats to be used in Auckland as "beasts".

"The speeds we could have... it'll be a beast of a boat. It's out there," Spithill said.

"This one will be another level."

"Will it work? That's the question. The America's Cup has always been at the leading edge of boats. Look at what's happened over the last decade. The AC72 kind of reminds me of this boat in that it is very, very powerful and never been done before."

"It's extreme, it's expensive, from first take, and what we are seeing, it's unstable, and it's going to be very, very physical."

/www.nzherald.co.nz

The Regatta is an open event to which visiting boats are assured of a very warm welcome.

For further information, e-mail info@jerseyregatta.com.

Sailing World Championships set for dream start in Denmark
Aarhus, city of sails and 1,400 dreams. The countdown is almost over and after four years of preparation the Hempel Sailing World Championships Aarhus 2018 will begin on Thursday in the Bay of Aarhus in a building wind beneath an unending sun.

With 1,400 sailors from 85 nations in close to 1,000 boats in 10 Olympic classes studded with stars old and new, the competition (August 2-12) promises to be ferocious, with epic head-to-heads in every fleet. More than 1,100 volunteers will make sure everything goes smoothly.

There is even more than medals at stake as these Sailing World Championships are the first and largest qualification regatta for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo and Enoshima (sailing), with 40% of the places being decided. We could have our first Olympic qualifiers from the Finn, or 470s - the three classes to launch on Thursday - decided by Saturday. The individual sailors cannot qualify for the Olympics through the World Championships but the nations can claim their spot.

The only Olympic champions from Rio missing are Peter Burling and Blair Tuke (New Zealand, 49er) and Giles Scott (Great Britain, Finn). Sime Fantela (Croatia, Men's 470) has switched to the 49er. But the rest are here along with those who chased them onto the podium, the rising stars and those from their own countries seeking to seize the one national Olympic spot.

The plots and sub-plots will twist and turn with each race, starting with the Finn and 470s. In the Finn, the Rio 2016 bronze medallist, Caleb Paine (USA), is back on form after taking 2017 out. Jorge Zarif (BRA), who just missed out in Rio, is the form man.

Previous Worlds medallists, Edward Wright (GBR) and Pieter-Jan Postma (NED) will also be competing in Aarhus, but it will be hard not to keep an eye on Australia's Tom Slingsby, the Laser gold medallist at the London 2012 Olympics. After not quite getting an Australian America's Cup bid to fly, he has switched to the Finn after six years out of dinghy sailing. He is lighter on pounds and practice than he would like in this class of the giants, but he sprinkles the kind of stardust evident throughout the fleet.

There is more America's Cup experience in the shape of New Zealand's Josh Junior and Andy Maloney (both Finn), winners with Team NZ in Bermuda in 2017.

In the women's 470, three Olympic medallists - Hannah Mills (GBR), who took gold in Rio 2016 after silver at London 2012 - Camille Lecointre (FRA) and Fernanda Oliveira (BRA), will all be sailing with new crews. Mills, who has a new partnership with Eilidh McIntyre, picked out the Japanese and Spanish crews as particular threats. Her words also echoed those of the other champions through the boat parks.

Results will be available when race commences here - /aarhus2018.sailing.org/results

Shouldn't We Be Calling for a Ban on Bow Stickers at All Sailing Events?
Martin Byrne writes to Afloat magazine:

Cork Week organisers were supportive of the generic message that is "Turn the Tide on Plastic". This was demonstrated practically by their very obvious "hydration stations" around the Cork Week village where sailors could refill their water containers during the day and especially before going sailing, and also their decision not to print and distribute paper SI's. This was a clear and laudable message for which they should be applauded.

Nevertheless, it was clear that many of the plastic bow stickers applied to the yachts that started Cork Week ahead of us (the Dragons only started racing on Thursday) were already lost into Cork Harbour and the surrounding waters. And indeed as it transpired most of those applied to the Dragons were lost in the same way after just day one.

Surely World Sailing or indeed even our own Irish Sailing should now consider a ban on these bow stickers for obvious reasons? There are other more sustainable ways for our very valuable sponsors to get their logo displayed at the event sites. Indeed logos can even be photoshopped onto event photos of the yachts sailing as required for publicity purposes.

Scuttlebutt follows up:

If you've ever raced in a NOOD regatta or other sponsored event, someone on your team was likely tasked with applying the bow sticker which provided exposure for the organizers and supporters. Awkwardly applying a large decal is no simple task, and if the hull is polished, not always a successful one either.

If the sticker endures the regatta, it is wisely peeled off at the end and tossed in the trash, but there is a less favorable result if the ocean peels it off. Either way, is the sponsor sticker consistent with the current theme of environmental awareness?

/afloat.ie/blogs/

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MUSTO at Lendy Cowes Week
Musto is once again proud to be the Official Clothing Supplier to Lendy Cowes Week 2018 and will be in Cowes from the 4th to 11th August with a number of exclusive benefits on offer at the UK's largest sailing regatta.

Musto Customer Care Centre
When something's made well, you only need to purchase one. This reduces waste and is the best example of Musto's unique level of commitment to you. At the brand's discretion, if your product develops a fault during its reasonable working life, Musto will repair or replace the item.

Musto is once again bringing its Customer Care Centre to Cowes Week. Bring your damaged kit along with you to the Musto Official Merchandise Store in Cowes Yacht Haven to be repaired. If a product cannot be repaired or you would prefer to trade in your old garment, you will be offered 20% off when you spend over £250 on replacement kit.

Competition: Win an MPX GORE-TEX Pro Coastal Jacket
Superior protection in the most extreme weather conditions and freedom of movement when you need it most. To celebrate Musto's partnership with Lendy Cowes Week 2018, you now have the chance to win Musto's latest MPX Coastal Jacket.
Visit the Musto Store on Cowes High Street or the Official Merchandise Store in Cowes Yacht Haven to enter*.

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Onboard the trimaran IDEC SPORT
Photo by Christophe Launay, www.sealaunay.com. Click on image for photo gallery.

It was a busy, fruitful spring for Francis Joyon and his team, who are preparing for the big event of the year, the Route du Rhum, destination Guadeloupe, the fortieth edition of which starts from St. Malo on 4th November. The skipper of IDEC SPORT told us he has "filled his notebook with pages and pages of observations," about the thousands of little improvements that can be made to his boat, which already holds the Jules Verne Trophy, but which will help make her ideally prepared for solo sailing.

Francis will be doing a lot of sailing this summer with daily trips, aimed at finding the right settings and fully understanding the new foils, in particular in stronger winds thukan those they encountered in the Mediterranean. It will then be time for more advanced solo sailing. Since his successful, yet brief Atlantic crossing record in July 2017, Francis Joyon has felt perfectly at ease aboard his impressive boat. In Nice he was given the go ahead by the French Sailing Federation to use the famous bicycle out on the deck, which works the winches using leg power.

While the main part of the work that is being done to prepare the boat for the Route du Rhum involves getting to grips with the new foils added last winter to the IDEC SPORT boat, which already performed exceptionally well and safely, there is now a long list of minor improvements that Francis Joyon would like to see to offer more comfort and ease when sailing his boat single-handedly. "Over the past few weeks we learnt a lot about how to make the most of the foils," explained Francis Joyon, "understanding the angle to apply depending on wind conditions. We still need to see what happens in stronger winds. There are a lot of tiny details to work on with the crew during the summer before I set off alone."

Pleased with the enhanced performance of the boat that has come with the new shape of foil and the T-shaped rudders, Francis is looking ahead to getting the boat in solo mode for the Route du Rhum and preparing her for stronger winds. "I need to sail in winds of twenty knots or more to identify the angles and settings for those conditions. The extra work on the autopilots will be done alongside these studies."

Francis Joyon is quietly preparing for his seventh Route du Rhum in Southern Brittany. He has never won this sailing classic, but did finish second in 2010. Facing ever stronger competition with more advanced machines, the holder of the Jules Verne Trophy surprises everyone by remaining relaxed and enthusiastic. "I'll be doing my utmost to have a great race between St. Malo and Pointe à Pitre. For my seventh attempt, it would be nice to succeed for once..."

/www.idecsport-sailing.com

St Helier Yacht Club's 2018 Race to Biscay
'Challenging', 'frustrating' and 'painful' - just three of the many adjectives used to describe St Helier Yacht Club's recent International Yacht Race to Biscay - but ultimately fun and rewarding.

Held every two years, 18 yachts set off from Jersey on Saturday 21 July, their crews looking forward to exciting and competitive sailing as they headed for Concarneau in Southern Brittany.

The reality, alas, was somewhat different. Clear blue skies, high temperatures and glassy seas may have been perfect for beach-goers but for the sailors from Jersey, Guernsey and France the light and variable breezes made for desperately slow progress for much of the race, the longest on the club's calendar.

This was especially the case during the early sections that took them north to the Banc Desormes buoy, midway between Jersey and Sark, and then south-west along the North Brittany coast.

At times skippers found that although their yacht was sailing well the opposing tidal current was matching their efforts knot for knot and the chart plotter revealed they were actually standing still or going backwards. When the wind died many skippers were forced to anchor, in one case at a depth of some 85 metres.

Once around the north-west tip of Brittany conditions improved slightly for the fleet, the change of direction offering fine spinnaker runs for many, but again the weather gods proved unfriendly and very light and variable breezes forced some skippers to retire.

In the end it was Jeff Speller's trimaran Aquafly that crossed the line first, some 63 hours, 22 minutes and 10 seconds after the start gun, very close ahead of the first monohull, Zanzibar, skippered by Alan Stevens. The race sponsor on Chez Moi was hot on his heels - a very close finish after 250 miles.

In all seven yachts either retired or failed to finish before the cut-off time, with the last official finisher being Peter Funk's Morrina lV, some five hours, 16 minutes and 45 seconds after Aquafly.

Overall Results (yacht/helm/corrected time):
1, Paper Tiger (Peter Crabb) 69.25.42
2, Wandering Star (Michael Foreman) 71.12.09
3, Knight Star (Arthur Manning) 73.43.33
4, Mystique of Jersey (Chris Fritot) 76.26.07
5, Abracadabra (Rhys Perkins) 77.22.27
6, Chez Moi (Julian Barber) 79.24.08
7, Arctic Tern (Phillip Burton) 81.14.26
8, Zanzibar (Alan Stevens) 81.15.33
9, Grace (Bob Milner) 81.33.03)
10, Morrina lV (Peter Funk) 81.5.11
11, Aquafly (Jeff Speller) 87.24.22

Ere Hud, Minstrel 2, Fille de Feu Vl, Chevalier, Mr Scarecrow, Leapfrog and Ocean Star did not finish. -- Philip Jeune

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The Last Word
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In This Issue
Champions prove Aarhus is no lottery
Lendy Cowes Week Competitor App now available for download
FAST40+ Class at Lendy Cowes Week
Tornado Boats International
Sevenstar Round Britain and Ireland Race: An epic race course
Tight TP52s at Hamilton Island Race Week
What's in the Latest Edition Of Seahorse Magazine
Adopt a Roof BVI aims high
Letters to the Editor
Featured Brokerage
The Last Word: Dr. Evil

Champions prove Aarhus is no lottery
Only one race was possible for each of the two men's 470 fleets (the 130 sailors in 65 boats were split into two fleets), but the first was won comfortably in the end by the Swedish 2018 European Champions, Anton Dahlberg and Frederik Bergström and the second by the Greek bronze medallists in the 2016 Rio Olympics, Panagiotis Mantis and Pavlos Kagialis.

Behind the Swedes, the Australia's perennial favourites, Mat Belcher and William Ryan, came back from 14th to finish strongly in third. The silver medallists in Rio, gold medallist in London 2012, and winners of the last two World Championships, kept patient and chipped away on each beat and run.

The women's 470 (94 contenders in 47 boats and one fleet) started to follow the same pattern as racing continued late with Switzerland's Linda Fahrni and Maja Siegenthaler, winners of the Test Event in Aarhus this time last year, dominated from start to finish. But it was the French who had the best day. Camille Lecointre - the Rio bronze medallist - and her new crew, Aloise Retornaz, were a clear second in the first race and managed sixth in second race, where the Swiss finished thirteenth.

With so many changes in the women's fleet crews in the last couple of years the results were not such a surprise. Britain's gold medallist in Rio, Hannah Mills and her new crew, Eilidh McIntyre (GBR), had a tougher day, in this mammoth field, finishing 9th and 14th to lie 8th overall.

In the Finn, both fleets (90 sailors from 41 countries split into two fleets of 45) managed one race and the first was won by the 25-year-old Brazilian favourite, Jorge Zarif, who was fourth in Rio but has dominated 2018.

After waiting four hours for wind, Zarif moved through the fleet in a beautiful south-easterly of 8-10 knots. Zarif is the son of the late Jorge Zarif Neto, who finished eighth in the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics

Brazil's most decorated sailors, Torben Grael and Robert Scheidt, here to support another strong Brazilian team, were in the boat park to offer him encouragement. -- Mathew Pryor

Top three results:

Finn (1 race)
1. Jorge Zarif, BRA
2. Josip Olujic, CRO
3. Guillaume Boisard, FRA

470 Men (1 race)
1. Panagiotis Mantis / Pavlos Kagialis, GRE
2. Anton Dahlberg / Fredrik Bergstrom, SWE
3. Giacomo Ferrari / Giulio Calabro, ITA

470 Women (2 races)
Q. Camille Lecointre / Aloise Retornaz
2. Ai Kondo Yoshida / Miho Yoshioka
3. Linda Fahrni / Maja Siegenthaler

aarhus2018.sailing.org/results

Lendy Cowes Week Competitor App now available for download
The new official Lendy Cowes Week Competitor App is now available for download from the App Store and Google Play. Every crewmember with an iPhone or Android device can download the App and view their own personal schedule of racing, course information for the day (including distance and bearing to each mark), race announcements, the official wind forecast that the course setters are working to, and the key social events taking place shoreside.

The App is designed to help the whole crew feel more involved in the regatta, and the inclusion of course and bearing data will definitely be welcomed by those currently struggling with a tiny reference chart in a wet day-boat!

The App also provides GPS tracking of each boat while on the water, to assist the race management team in tracking the progress of the classes and making more informed decisions about important aspects such as shortening course in light airs.

The App represents a big technical step forward for the event, and we're encouraging all crew members with a suitable device to download and use it.

Get it here

Notice of Race

www.lendycowesweek.co.uk

FAST40+ Class at Lendy Cowes Week
The FAST40+ Class is back in action from August 4-7 for Round 4 of the FAST40+ Class Race Circuit, as part of Lendy Cowes Week. Eight races are scheduled over four days of racing with windward leeward and round the cans races in the mix.

Last year's Lendy Cowes Week Champion Girls on Film bids a welcome return to Peter Morton on the tiller. Morty is returning after a shoulder injury, which has kept him out of action for the the last three rounds of the FAST40+ Circuit. Girls on Film will be going for a hatrick of wins in the FAST40+ Class at the world famous regatta.

Niklas Zennstrom's Rán VII currently leads the series, and is back competing at the famous regatta for the first time in many years. Bas de Voogd's Hitchhiker and Filip Engelbert's Elvis will hope to build on their best performances to date, coming second and third respectively, in last month's HYS FAST40+ National Championship. Pace returns to action in the FAST40+ Class under the guidance of Volvo Round Ireland winner, Niall Dowling.

Action for the FAST40+ Class at Lendy Cowes Week is due to start at 1100 on Saturday 4th August. The first start of each day will be from the Black Group Start Line with one windward leeward race followed by a second daily race, which is likely to be a round the cans race with a Squadron Line finish.

www.fast40class.com

Tornado Boats International
Tornado Boats International are launching a new 6m coach boat at the Hempel Sailing World Championships Aarhus from the 31st of July - 12th of august 2018.

“We have got numerous requests from sailing coaches worldwide demanding a longer coach boat that still maintains the steadiness, agility and seakeeping qualities of a Tornado RIB.”

If you’re in Aarhus at the Hempel Sailing World Championships and would like to try the new coach boat for a day or two, please contact us at lsh@tornadoboats.com or at +45 20 97 70 70.

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Sevenstar Round Britain and Ireland Race: An epic race course
The 2018 Sevenstar Round Britain and Ireland Race is set to start from the Royal Yacht Squadron line at noon on Sunday 12th August, directly after Lendy Cowes Week. The 1,805 nautical mile race around Britain and Ireland is organised by the Royal Ocean Racing Club every four years and is considered to be one of the toughest challenges in the sport of yacht racing.

For the 2018 race, 31 teams with close to 200 professional and corinthian sailors will be competing. For the past two editions, the weather has been so rough that the RORC has reversed the route to protect the fleet from a potential battering.

After a momentous start at the Royal Yacht Squadron line, the fleet will race through the Solent then past the famous headlands of the South West of England. The epic adventure continues into the Celtic Sea, past the Fastnet Rock and Mizen Head onto the wild west coast of Ireland. The Atlantic racing continues past St Kilda, up to the most northerly point of the course, Muckle Flugga on the 61st parallel. Then, turning south through the infamous North Sea, the fleet will have turned their bows for home. The English Channel and Solent form the final stages of the marathon race. -- Louay Habib

Solent to Land's End: Approx. 180 nm
Land's End to Mizen Head: Approx. 210 nm
Mizen Head to Black Rock: Approx. 170 nm
Black Rock to Muckle Flugga: Approx. 530 nm
Muckle Flugga to Ramsgate: Approx. 580 nm
Ramsgate to Finish: Approx. 130 nm

Armchair sailors can play the official 2018 Sevenstar Round Britain and Ireland Race Virtual Regatta Game and track the fleet during the race. There will also be LIVE coverage of the start on Facebook.

Current Entry List

roundbritainandireland.rorc.org

Tight TP52s at Hamilton Island Race Week
Hamilton Island Race Week held this year from 18-25th August is Australia's biggest offshore keelboat regatta, racing across fifteen divisions which include maxis, multihulls, trailable yachts and everything in between - all having a blast in the tropical Whitsundays. One of the key battles this year will be between the top TP52's, Hooligan owned by Marcus Blackmore and Matt Allen's Ichi Ban. Key member of Ichi Ban's afterguard Gordon Maguire spoke with Seahorse Magazine's Blue Robinson about the upcoming contest in paradise, beginning with how focussed the teams Queensland based navigator Will Oxley will be in this current and tide rich environment.

Gordon Maguire: Well I think its not just Will Oxley, but all of us collectively at the back of the boat including Rob Greenhalgh fresh from his VOR who will be working hard on the navigational challenges every day. Robbie will be a great asset, he is very current, motivated and new to the team - nothing like a bit of new blood just to remind us we are only as good as your last race. Wherever you race in the world, you really have to do your homework and execute to your plan and so it doesn't matter if you are a local or not. Hamilton Island really is a most unique race track, where we are doing a series of different types of races - coastal races, some of which are quite complex, plus a day of windward leeward racing also on a complicated racetrack, meaning there are so many variables - more than almost any other racetrack in the world, so it really is a fantastic problem to try to solve!

BR: Would you liken it to the challenges of the Solent - where once you commit to a decision, you don't get too many opportunities to get a second chance?

GM: The only comparison with the Solent would be exactly that - once you make a decision you really have to act it out, because there are often several solutions to the same problem, and when you are committed to that solution you find you have to go left or right - if you go up the middle you really are toast... Any other other comparison to the Solent would be completely wrong, the two could not be more diametrically opposed and I can tell you everyone is looking forward to warm water racing in the tropics. I know it has been a glorious summer in the UK, but my cold and wet Solent memories run deep...

BR: Because there aren't too many second chances in the options you will have to take, has there been much work on communication?

GM: Really no more than normal. All of our crew have raced at Hamilton Island Race Week and they know that every day is a high risk-reward scenario, and they know they have to execute manoeuvres well - they know we can't gybe and then gybe back, it has to be right at that moment, and with other fifty and sixty footers in the fleet looking to claim the same bit of water you don't have too many opportunities, and so when these do pop up you really seize them. All of this means we have to keep the focus and work hard.

BR: How tight will this battle be and what will make the difference - execution?

GM: Execution is always the issue and I think it is highlighted by the challenges and complexity of the race track at Hamilton Island. I really can't stress enough that if you don't tack or gybe exactly where your want to, this racetrack will penalise you, which is why its such a rewarding place to race at any level. Ichi Ban and Hooligan are slightly different; yes they are both TP52's, but they are different in quite a lot of ways, and so depending on the weather we will see these variances coming out. On Ichi Ban we are campaigning an offshore version of a TP52. We weigh 300kgs more than Hooligan, our mast is 400 mm taller and we have 150mm more draft - the boats are quite different, and how they are set up and sailed is quite intriguing, because whilst the differences are small, the hull shapes are virtually identical.

Ichi Ban is a year newer, but Hooligan is a very refined inshore package, and we consider ours as a highly refined offshore package; we have a galley with bunks, so we have internals - they have zero, an empty shell. This means we will pay heavily for that displacement downwind in medium airs, in that 12-14 knots of breeze where we don't quite get up on the step and they do, then they will be up and off, but once we are both up and planing, we will see less of a difference in displacement. In light airs Hooligan will have less wetted surface area that us, but there will be lots of pluses and minuses to add here. Hooligan is tweaked in a different way - similar mainsail size but ours is taller and thinner, a slightly different higher aspect with a taller P measurement, spinnaker areas are almost identical - again ours are taller and thinner, which makes them slightly more efficient in certain conditions. We also rate a little bit lower on IRC - not a lot, perhaps 20 seconds an inshore race, which is not enough to rely on - all of this means it will be a fascinating and close battle at Hamilton Island Race Week, and we have to beat them on the water! -- Blue Robinson

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Seahorse August 2018
What's in the Latest Edition Of Seahorse Magazine

An extraordinary vintage
The Yale Class of 76 was exactly that and Steve Benjamin was far from being the only sailor that summer to go on to much bigger things. Dobbs Davis

Oxymoron
Even a double Olympic medallist, Volvo Ocean Race winner and the current RYA Director of Racing is struggling a little with the ongoing Olympic classes selection process. Ian Walker

It was that close
But it was Phil Sharp who did it once again

Delivery - Part II
Preparing for the Bermuda Race... albeit in 1926. Clare Mccomb

Buckle up - Club Swan 36
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Happy customers
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Adopt a Roof BVI aims high
Sail Aid UK (SAUK) was set up in the immediate aftermath of Hurricanes Irma and José that swept through the Leeward Islands leaving entire island communities devastated in September last year. The six Trustees organised and hosted a high-profile gala fundraising evening for the UK sailing community which raised £50,000.

The Charity is keen to hear from any organisation needing help with funding regeneration and repair projects, ideally relating to sailing or the sailing community in the Islands.

SAUK Trustee Peta Stuart-Hunt is keen to maintain the magnificent momentum started last year, commenting:

"We are relying on everyone's help to continue spreading the word about Sail Aid UK and to encourage those Island-based sailing clubs and organisations looking for additional funding for sailing community-related or boating-specific projects as a direct result of hurricane damage, to get in touch with us as soon as possible.

"The Grant Application form and Grant Policy documents are downloadable direct from our website footer." https://www.sailaiduk.com/page/how-to-help

There are now 21 homes AAR has either already supported or is looking to support. So far One Love BVI has raised over $86,000 in support of this programme and the AAR team have raised thousands more through other channels.

You can still donate to the Sail Aid UK Action Stations Fund directly through their website:

www.sailaiduk.com/page/how-to-help

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 Andrew McIrvine, Admiral RORC, Secretary General IMA

re: Bow Stickers

I am delighted that more are taking up this campaign which I have been pushing for some months.

We have all seen torn and dangling bow stickers and for large scale events there is the potential to dump many square metres of plastic into the ocean.

I have had helpful replies from Lendy Cowes Week - who allow competitors to opt out and use a flag instead. Rolex are looking at alternatives for the numerous events currently 'stickered'.

Deathly silence from the Island SC whose R-the-Island Race, with well over 1000 competitors most of whom are not pro sticker appliers, is one of the worst offenders.

This has got to stop!

* From Your Humble Narrator:

Pictured here is half a set of bow stickers from a famous boat at a famous regatta... but which did not, as planned, participate. I nicked them (with tacit permission) from the event tent. They now grace my office wall.

The winner will be the first person who provides:

1. The name of the boat
2. Name of the boat owner
3. The event
4. The name of the measurer whose re-rating caused an international incident.
5. The part of the boat that was the subject of the re-rating.

Prize ... the winner's choice of one of a dozen books in my library that I have multiple copies of. TBD.

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2993 Swan 70-003 Blue Pearl. 1,500,000 EUR. Located in La Spezia, Italy.

Blue Pearl is the third Swan 70 and was delivered in 2003. Until 2006, the boat was stored ashore and unused while her original owners built a larger Swan yacht. Sold to her current owner in mid 2006, she was set up for a mutli-purpose program of competitive racing and comfortable cruising.

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1998 Elliot 1850 Schooner - ZINDABAR. 545,000 GBP. Located in Bay of Islands, NZ.

Greg Elliot is a legend in the Southern Hemisphere where his fast, lean and utilitarian yachts are perfect for making fast passages through the vast expanses of the Pacific Ocean. They are superb seaboats and there design and execution is simple and robust. ZINDABAR is a good example of his craft and has been substantially updated in this ownership. A big refit in 2009 has been followed by a number of smaller upgrades to ensure that she remains ocean ready.

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The Last Word
Dr. Evil: You know, I have one simple request. And that is to have sharks with frickin' laser beams attached to their heads! Now evidently my cycloptic colleague informs me that that cannot be done. Ah, would you remind me what I pay you people for, honestly? Throw me a bone here! What do we have?
Number Two: Sea Bass.
Dr. Evil: [pause] Right.
Number Two: They're mutated sea bass.
Dr. Evil: Are they ill tempered?
Number Two: Absolutely.
Dr. Evil: Oh well, that's a start.

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In This Issue
Lendy Cowes Week Day 2 Round Up Report
FAST40+ Class at Lendy Cowes Week
Looking forward to tough battles on Lysekil's match racing arena
What's in the Latest Edition Of Seahorse Magazine
Rombelli Captures Big Melges 40 Grand Prix Win at Copa del Rey Mapfre 2018
British Cup team secures first GC32 Racing Tour victory
Clipper Round The World Yacht Race Partners with Chinese City of Zhuhai
And we have a winner
Letters to the Editor
Featured Brokerage
The Last Word: Mark Twain

Lendy Cowes Week Day 2 Round Up Report
Photo by Ingrid Abery, www.ingridabery.com. Click on image for photo gallery.

Family Day at Lendy Cowes Week delivered stunning conditions with unbroken sun and a solid east south-easterly breeze of 9-12 knots. The best winds of the day were predicted to be in the eastern Solent, so all classes started towards the east.

Rob's Cotterill's Mojo Rising and Ed Bolton-King's Red Arrow led the J/109 fleet away from the southern end of the line, with the former accelerating faster and pulling clear ahead and to windward in the first few lengths. Best placed at the northern end were Jamie Sheldon's Brown Teal and the Royal Naval Association's Jolly Jack Tar, while Caroline van Beelen and Rutger Krijger's Dutch Jack Rabbit and Nick Southward, John Scott and Andy Christie's Team Whiskey Jack were in the front row more towards the middle of the line. Jack Rabbit finished 29 seconds ahead of Robert Stiles' Diamond Gem, giving the Dutch boat two consecutive race wins. Brown Teal took third place just 10 seconds later.

IRC Class 5 had an even tighter finish - the first three boats crossed the line in just 10 seconds. The fleet started cleanly, but only because a number of premature starters had already turned around before the gun. These included three boats - Charles Whittam's X-34 Juno, Alistair Bowden's Sigma 38 Mouflon Noir and an X-362 Sport - who were forced out at the southern end of the line. This allowed Phil Plumtree's Half Tonner Swuzzlebubble to take an early three length lead before quickly extending away in clean air ahead of the pack.

Harry Heijst's immaculate 46-year-old S&S41 Winsome took line honours, four seconds ahead of Peter and Sarah Hodgkinson's X-362 Sport Xcitable. However, on corrected time these boats lost out to Swuzzlebubble, which took first place followed by Jack Banks' J/92 Nightjar second and Andy and Annie Howe's J/97 BlackJack ll, the latter just 11 seconds ahead of Winsome.

In the Contessa 32 class Ray Rouse's Blanco was first away from the start, with Ed Bell's Mary Rose Tudor close on her windward quarter. Starting more towards the middle of the line, Assent also looked well placed at the start. Different members of the Rogers family are skippering this boat during the regatta, including the original builder of the Contessa fleet, Jeremy Rogers.

Monday promises to be another beautifully sunny day, but with lighter winds, including a period of calm mid-morning before a sea breeze builds. As a result a postponement has already been announced, with classes scheduled for committee boats starting one hour later than planned, and those on the Royal Yacht Squadron line two hours later.

Monday is also the 1851 Trust Charity Day, on which focus shine on Lendy Cowes Week's official charity.

Today's Lendy Cowes Week results

Overall Lendy Cowes Week results

FAST40+ Class at Lendy Cowes Week
The second day of Lendy Cowes Week delivered fantastic conditions for the FAST40+ Class. An easterly breeze held out for the duration of the day, and with a sea state enhanced by wind over tide mixed with tropical temperatures, the Solent was the perfect playground. PRO Stuart Childerley go the fleet away on time for two textbook windward leeward races, and a round the cans race finishing on the Royal Yacht Squadron Line, which put the icing on the cake. After four races in the series, Girls on Film leads the FAST40+ Class by just two points from RAn VII, with Hitchhiker in third.

"Really good racing today, with a square line and a good course, and that is so important." emphasised Girls on Film's Peter Morton. "We got a glam. start in the first race, which puts us in a good position to hold off the competition. The second start was not as good, however we got a second place, and consistency is very important in this fleet; one mistake and you can be at the back of the fleet in a heartbeat. We know Rán is a great boat with a great team, and in the last race she lifted up her skirts and was off. But we are happy with our boat speed and our position in the regatta, we have a slender lead."

Peter Morton's CF40+ Girls on Film won the first race of the day by just 29 seconds from Tony Dickin's Farr designed Jubilee with Bas De Voogd's Carkeek MKIII Hitchhiker taking third. Niklas Zennstrom's Carkeek Rán VII took the second race of the day, 29 seconds ahead of Girls on Film, with Steve Cowie's Botin Carkeek Zephyr taking third. The final coastal race was won by Rán VII by two minutes from Girls on Film, Hitchhiker was third.

Racing for the FAST40+ Class at Lendy Cowes Week will continue tomorrow Monday 6th August. PRO Stuart Childerley is "Expecting a 1 hour delay" for wind. -- Louay Habib

www.fast40class.com

Looking forward to tough battles on Lysekil's match racing arena
This year's edition of Lysekil Women's Match - the world's greatest match racing competition for female sailors - starts on Monday. The participants fight for a total of 300 000 Swedish kronor in prize money.

The line-up for Lysekil Women's Match is now complete. The Russian team ProkaTeam Sailing Team with skipper Ekaterina Kochkina took the last place in the competition. Kochkina made her debut on the WIM Series in 2017 in Helsinki. She has climbed steadily on the International Sailing Federation's ranking during the last few years and is now ranked 23rd in the world.

Half of the twelve team's entering the regatta are among the top ten ranked teams in the world. The top ranked sailor Anna Östling's team are one of the favourites, especially after the team's win in GKSS Match Cup Sweden in early July. But Pauline Courtois, who won the WIM Series last year, will be a strong competitor. 

One Swedish team will compete in Lysekil Women's Match for the very first time. Sanna Mattsson and her Sweden Women's Match Racing Team grabbed a place in the regatta thanks to a strong performance in a qualification tournament in Gothenburg last fall.

The first racing day is on Tuesday, August 7th. The competition is then determined in a round robin where all teams face each other. The best teams from the round robin reach the quarter-finals, which are followed by semi-finals and the final. The final will be raced on Saturday, August 11th.

Line-up for Lysekil Women's Match: (Ranking July 2018, skipper, country, team name) 

1. Anna Ostling, SWE, Team Anna
2. Pauline Courtois, FRA, Match in Pink by Normandy Elite Team
3. Marinella Laaksonen, FIN, L2 Match Racing Team
5. Johanna Bergqvist, SWE, Team Bergqvist Match Racing
7. Antonia Degerlund, FIN, Team Sköna Vibbisar
12. Alexa Bezel, SUI, Swiss Women Match Racing Team
15. Octavia Owen, GBR, Athena Racing
18. Margot Vennin, FRA, Matchmoiselles by Normandy Elite Team
19. Sanna Mattsson, SWE, Swedish Women´s Match Racing Team
23. Ekaterina Kochkina, RUS, ProkaTeam Sailing Team
38. Claire Leroy, FRA, New Sweden Match Racing Team
(Not on ranking) Henriette Koch, DEN, Women On Water / Team Kattnakken

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Seahorse August 2018
What's in the Latest Edition Of Seahorse Magazine

Mid-size melting pot
The market for IRC-racers in the 30-35ft range has become a lot more interesting driven by the new demand for shorthanded platforms. Fred Augendre, Jean-Pierre Kelbert, Eric Levet, Yann Dube and Michele Molino

It hardly ever rains
Keeping all of the people happy for all of the time does not happen by accident... Rob Weiland

Re-entry is a bitch
Often the finish of a round-the-world race can ‘simply’ see one set of all-consuming challenges replaced by another. Brian Hancock

RORC news - The steamroller Francais
Eddie Warden-Owen

Trickle up... Harken technical development
One thing distinguishes the foiling generation... the flow of technical development often goes in the opposite direction from usual.

Well, that was rather good
After many years’ dominance by a ‘well-known Australian design’ the Kevin Ellway-designed and Simon Maguire-built Exocet Moth took the top 17 (sic) places at the 2018 Moth Worlds in Bermuda...

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Rombelli Captures Big Melges 40 Grand Prix Win at Copa del Rey Mapfre 2018
Palma de Mallorca, Spain: After eleven races, Alessandro Rombelli's STIG with Francesco Bruni as tactician, and crew members Daniele Fiaschi, Luca Faravelli, Iztok Knafelc, Pietro Mantovani, Pierluigi De Felice, and Giorgio, and Martino Tortarolo are 2018 Copa del Rey Mapfre Champions.

Rombelli started the day five points ahead of Yukihiro Ishida's SIKON (Manu Weiller, tactician), and as he has managed in the past, he successfully found the right edge to keep his team in the lead to take the win, despite the aggressive attacks from his best opponents.

The last day of Copa del Rey Mapfre, hosted by Real Club Nautico de Palma commenced with Ishida winning Race Ten keeping all hopes alive that the winner could still be decided on the final race. Rombelli came a close second, followed by Andrea Lacorte's VITAMINA-CETILAR (Alberto Bolzan, tactician) in third.

Race Eleven saw the bow of Valentin Zavadnikov's DYNAMIQ-SYNERGY SAILING TEAM (Kelvin Harrap, tactician) across the finish line in first to complete the event. Rombelli clinched the Copa del Rey Mapfre title by taking second place. Finishing in third was Richard Goransson's INGA, who up until now had dominated every Melges 40 event this season.

FUll Results (Final - After 11 Races)
1. Alessandro Rombelli/Francesco Bruni, STIG, ITA, 20
2. Yukihiro Ishida/Manu Weiller, SIKON, JPN, 26
3. Andrea Lacorte/Alberto Bolzan, VITAMINA-CETILAR, ITA, 29
4. Valentin Zavadnikov/Kelvin Harrap, DYNAMIQ-SYNERGY SAILING TEAM, RUS, 30
5. Richard Goransson/Cameron Appleton, INGA, SWE, 35

www.regatacopadelrey.com/resultados2018/
www.regatacopadelrey.com

British Cup team secures first GC32 Racing Tour victory
INEOS Team UK has won the GC32 competition at 37 Copa del Rey MAPFRE, run by the Club Nautico de Palma. With 19 races held across four days on the Bay of Palma, the British flying catamaran secured the overall win with a race to spare, despite this being just the second ever GC32 Racing Tour event for Sir Ben Ainslie's America's Cup team.

At this event, INEOS Team UK benefitted from having Rio 2016 Finn gold medallist Giles Scott calling tactics and a new recruit - two time America's Cup winner Joey Newton - among her crew

Nine points astern, Franck Cammas' NORAUTO finished a valiant second, the French team's winning streak in the 2018 GC32 Racing Tour finally coming to an end.

It was a top day for the owner-drivers, who won all today's four races: Simon Delzoppo's .film Racing claimed the first (his second of the event), leading from the top mark on. Knocking it out of the park today was Erik Maris' Zoulou, showing a return to her GC32 Lagos Cup form by winning both today's second and fourth races.

Alongside INEOS Team UK and Zoulou, Jason Carroll's Argo was joint top scoring boat of the day. The US team won race three today, and was leading for most of the second too, which they would have won had they not picked the wrong, light wind side of the last run.

1 INEOS TEAM UK, 46
2 NORAUTO, 55
3 Argo , 73
4 Zoulou, 88
5 Realteam, 90
6 .film Racing, 95
7 Frank Racing, 119
8 Código Rojo Racing, 122

www.gc32racingtour.com

Clipper Round The World Yacht Race Partners with Chinese City of Zhuhai
As China experiences rapid growth of its sailing industry, the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race has revealed that the 'Islands and Sailing' city of Zhuhai, China, is to become a Host Port and Team Partner following a multi-million pound three edition deal.

The debut partnership was made official at a signing ceremony in Liverpool, UK, and will see Zhuhai, along with Jiuzhou Holdings, collaborate with race organisers Clipper Ventures, on the 2019-20, 2021-22 and 2023-24 editions of the global event.

The contract was signed by Mr Li Hongbin, Vice General Manager of Zhuhai Jiuzhou Holdings, and Clipper Race CEO William Ward OBE, with the pair joined by Mr. Hu Tao, Brand Director of Zhuhai Jiuzhou Holdings Group Ltd, Clipper Race Chairman and legendary sailor Sir Robin Knox-Johnston, and other race and city officials.

Zhuhai Jiuzho Holdings already has extensive experience in hosting major sailing events, including the 2016 and 2017 China National Sailing Regatta, as well as its own 'Jiuzho Cup'. Utilising its new Clipper Race platform, Zhuhai Jiuzhou Holdings aims to enhance its sailing development and promote its renowned 'Islands and Sailing' image to the rest of the world.

Zhuhai also has one of the largest yacht-build bases in China, and this new partnership will bring further development opportunities for the city's boat building industry.

The inclusion of Zhuhai in the Clipper 2019-20 Race will see three stopovers in China, as it joins existing Host Port Partners Sanya, located in the south of the country, and Qingdao in the north. The rest of the Clipper 2019-20 Race route will be announced over the coming months as the organisers now switch focus on planning this next edition, which will start next summer.

And we have a winner
Our contest about the historical bow sticker from last Friday. A full and correct reply from Don Woods within minutes of broadcast:

1. The name of the boat: Krazy K-Yote 2
2. Name of the boat owner: Ortwin Kandler
3. The event: 1999 Champagne Mumm Admiral's Cup
4. The name of the measurer whose re-rating caused an international incident: Nicola Seroni
5. The part of the boat that was the subject of the re-rating: the mast.

Don adds some more details:

It was an example at the time of poor communication from a designer.

If I recall Kevlar was not allowed in IMS unless 'grandfathered" and Nicola Sironi had asked previously for more information.

The RORC measurer probably didn't know the mast used an "I" section of Kevlar, I think athwartships, that enabled spreaders etc to be dispensed with.

Without seeing the IMS rating application form submitted its difficult to see where most of the blame lay.

I suppose the historic irony is IMS came about because Jerry Mullins' ketch Cascade drove a hole in IOR and Olin Stephens who seemed to be in control of IOR hit it with a big penalty and moved the goalposts! The old "protecting the existing fleet" scenario !

Shortly after the K incident I put together an unstayed rig catboat with prodder etc - when I asked Mike Urwin how IRC would treat unstayed rigs (IRC penalised checkstays, runners extra spreaders , jumpers etc) - the answer I got was "That's a very good question"

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* From Dr Frank Newton:

This old ex IRO would like to draw attention to the fact that bow numbers were introduced at a time when large fleets of dinghy competitors sought to hide themselves on the start line. The fleets became all white hulls making the RO`s task more difficult.

I was Team Manager at a Finn event during Kiel week. Chris Law was seen as being over the line in his distinctive blue hulled Finn with Stowe School Crest on the bow. All the other boats but one were white hulled.Trouble was he had sold his identical previous years boat to a competitor who was sailing in the event.So there were two identical blue boats. It took most of the rest of the week to get him reinstated.

Bow numbers help but the organisation has to ensure that these are all placed at the required distance from the bow. Numbers are expensive. Two per competitor. To help the cost some classes chose to incorporate a sponsors logo on the sticker with the sponsor paying the cost.

At one time the IYRU decided that the front 25% of the hull should be reserved for sponsors. I am not sure if this still applies. In the 49er class I noted that the sail numbers were being placed very close to the luff rope slot and some numbers were prefixed with a zero number. Again making identification at the start difficult.

At Cowes Week I noted that large yachts mainsails sported different colours of dark cloth with the number spaced over both shades.Again making positive identification from a pitching and rolling committee boat difficult. I will refrain from commenting about identifying Hobie Cat sail numbers ! All this being done to hide from the RO !

It's probably as well that I am no longer spotting the start line and that modern electronic aids are now helping to get correct decisions.

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2001 Judel/Vrolijk Marten 80 - NIMROD. 975000 GBP. Located in Hamble, UK.

Epic Judel/Vrolijk from Marten in 2001, with a nautical makeover in Blighty of gargantuan proportions, she has been zero houred. Looks amazing.

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1998 Elliot 1850 Schooner - ZINDABAR. 545,000 GBP. Located in Bay of Islands, NZ.

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In This Issue
Fleet frustrated by Big Monday breeze
Top Tekkers: Picking The Layline
Harken Introduces Top-Down Furling's More Muscular Big Brother, Reflex Unit 3.
Lendy Cowes Week Day 3 Round-Up Report
Nations Trophy Mediterranean League For Swan One Designs
Industry News
Letters to the Editor
Featured Brokerage
The Last Word: Ralph Steadman

Fleet frustrated by Big Monday breeze
Sailing's oldest enemy played havoc what was supposed to be the busiest day of the Hempel Sailing World Championships Aarhus 2018 so far on Monday.

The morning forecast for 8-10 knots westerlies, maybe building and swinging to 12 knot south-westerlies by the late afternoon, gusting up to 20 knots, did not materialise.

With only half of many of the fleets managing to race, the leaderboards were unclear, but there were still some significant moves.

In the men's 470, Australia's Mat Belcher and William Ryan, the silver medallists in Rio, gold medallist in London 2012, won the only race of the day in the gold medal fleet. They are now just one point behind the Swedish 2018 European Champions, Anton Dahlberg and Frederik Bergström, whose 13th place became their current discard.

The women's 470 gold and silver fleets tried to start long into the afternoon to no avail. The Finn gold and silver medal fleets had been postponed earlier in the day.

Weakening offshore westerlies left boats lolling in the Bay of Aarhus waiting for start and on occasion a finish as boat stalled on the line. When they did pick up they were neutralised by the sea breeze.

The meteorological dynamic equilibrium was not always mirrored in the fleet, but World Championship racing is about patience as much as passion.

In the Nacra 17, only the yellow qualification fleet was able to get two races in and even the hot favourites, Italy's Ruggero Tita and Caterina Marianna Banti, struggled. In the first race they were 23rd at the top mark before storming back to 4th. But they could not repeat the trick in the second race, finishing 16th - their current discard.

In the 49er, the young French pair of Lucas Rual and Emile Amoros continued to enjoy themselves with a fifth and a ninth place keeping them top - albeit in an incomplete day of racing.

Only one fleet in the 49erFX managed a race. The second fleet will complete their sixth race tomorrow to finish the qualifying round.

France's Nicolas Parlier won the only race in the men's Kiteboard - to make it seven out of seven so far.

In the women's RS:X, Great Britain's Bryony Shaw won the only race possible and Poland's Zofia Noceti-Klepacka was third, taking her top of the leaderboard.

Men's RS:X: No races possible

Women's Kiteboard: no races possible

Laser and Laser Radial were on a lay day.

Full results of all classes: aarhus2018.sailing.org/results

Top Tekkers: Picking The Layline
In the latest of our daily race analysis pieces from the Sailing World Championships, renowned sailing expert Mark Chisnell looks at how to pick a layline.

Emma Wilson got her world championship campaign off to a flying start with a win in the first race of the Yellow fleet for the RS:X Women's Qualifying. It pivoted on one key moment, when a big wind shift hit the starboard tack pack out on the left-hand side of the course (looking upwind). Wilson was the first and almost the only sailor to notice.

It was another day of offshore westerly breeze, stronger and more stable than yesterday though, and when the RS:X Women's fleet took to the water we had a fantastic 15-20 knots blowing from just north of west.

Wilson had a solid, conservative and unexceptional start about a third of the way up from the pin or leeward end that we can see in Video 1. The bulk of the fleet wanted to play the (anticipated) favoured left-hand side of the first leg and headed that way on starboard tack as we can see in Image 1 - Wilson was the highlighted red boat GBR7.

Mark's full article here: (and a new one every day)
britishsailingteam.rya.org.uk/top-tekkers-picking-the-layline/

Harken Introduces Top-Down Furling's More Muscular Big Brother, Reflex Unit 3.
In 2016 Harken introduced Reflex™ furling. It was the first system that fully-realized the potential of top-down furling for free-flying sails - reliably delivering tight, top-to-bottom furls.

"If 'top down' furling was as easy as traditional headsail furling, you'd see them on more boats. It's a real design challenge. For a free-flying sail to furl evenly and completely, when you pull the furling line on deck, that head swivel at the top of the rig, needs to starts turning now! Everything in the Reflex system is designed to achieve "NOW!" - Peter Harken

Key to starting the head swivel 'reflexively' is the unique Reflex cable. It's a flexible driveshaft that a uses stainless mesh cage surrounding a rope core, to transfer torque up the rig without twisting. Our testing shows this cable transfers torque almost twice as well as the next best torsion cable on the market.

Harken first introduced Reflex Units 1 for 1/2-Ton halyard loads and 2 for 2 ½-Ton halyard loads. Now meet Unit 3. It's all Reflex, all pumped up, with a more powerful drive unit and Dyneema-cored Reflex cable for 4 ½-ton halyard loads for boats 14-18 m (46 - 60 feet). See Reflex in action here.

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Lendy Cowes Week Day 3 Round-Up Report
Photo by Ingrid Abery, www.ingridabery.com. Click on image for photo gallery.

Competitors enjoyed a fabulous classic sea breeze day at Lendy Cowes Week, after a long postponement while race officials waited for the wind to arrive. They were rewarded with a stable 10-15 knot south westerly breeze on another warm and almost cloudless day.

The bulk of the larger Black Group yachts started on the inshore Royal Yacht Squadron line, short tacking along the shore to the west. The start of IRC Class 1 was a spectacular sight, with the front row yachts perfectly in line when the cannon fired. There was soon much shouting for room to tack before boats grounded, as well as close port/starboard tack incidents.

Tor McLaren's MAT 1180 Gallivanter was perfectly placed to control the fleet and stayed ahead for the first few tacks, before Johan Gustavsson's Ker 39 Vencom took the lead five minutes into the race. Phillippe Frantz's NMD43 Albator took line honours, but couldn't save his time on Bertie Bicket's lower rated Swan 42 Fargo, while Colin Campbell's Azuree 46 Eclectic took third.

IRC Class 2 was subject to an individual recall at the start and Chris Jones and Louise Makin's J/111 Journeymaker ll duly went back to restart correctly. This left Adam Gosling's new JPK 11.80 Yes! in the favoured inshore position, to leeward of Andy Williams' Max Fun 35 Mad Max and Francois Goubau's First 47.7 Moana.

The classes starting from the Black Group Committee boat, positioned to the east of Lepe Spit, had a long beat against the tide along the north shore to their first mark. Sam Laidlaw's Aguila has dominated the Quarter Tonner class all week, taking a straight run of race wins and today was no exception. "It was a classic western Solent course today," says boat captain Brett Aarons. "After the start we tacked early to benefit from tidal relief on the mainland shore and then it was a matter of keeping cover on the fleet until the windward mark. We had plenty of good boat speed, and Sam sailed the boat well."

Niklas Zennstrom's Rán took the gun for today's Fast40+ race, the fifth in their short series over the first four days of Lendy Cowes Week. A second place for Peter Morton's Girls on Film keeps the Isle of Wight team on top of the leaderboard by a single point. Dutch competitor Bas de Voogd's Hitchhiker kept up consistent form, finishing the day in third, for both the race and the series.

Today was Lendy Cowes Week's official charity day for the 1851 Trust, which among other activities, is running a host of interesting workshops for children and young teenagers, as well as a family treasure hunt. These are on offer all week from the Trust's stand on The Parade. There's also more info here: www.1851trust.org.uk/projects/lendy-cowes-week

All results

Nations Trophy Mediterranean League For Swan One Designs
While Europe continues to swelter under near record temperatures, a record-breaking 37th Copa del Rey MAPFRE applied extra heat to the finale of the season-long Swan One Design contest – The Nations Trophy Mediterranean League. The class winners of this inaugural four-event competition, which began back in March in Monaco, are: Hendrik Brandis' ClubSwan 50 Earlybird; Luis Senis Segarra's Swan 45 Porron IX and Jose Maria Meseguer's ClubSwan 42 Pez de Abril. This year's Best-Placed Nation is Italy, with Spain and Germany filling the other podium places.

The biggest ever Copa del Rey proved a fitting conclusion. The regatta was an outstanding success for the organiser, the Real Club Nautico de Palma, and all 152 participating yachts. All divisions sailed a full complement of races in testing, light sea breezes typical of the Bay of Palma. Swan yachts were a major part of the showcase with 26 racing in one design configuration and a further 10 competing under ORC or IRC.

With The Nations Trophy Mediterranean League concluded, the Swan world turns its attention to the 20th Rolex Swan Cup in Porto Cervo, Sardinia, just over a month away.

2018 The Nations Trophy Mediterranean League Final Standings
In terms of 2018 League positions after four events, Italy proved the most consistent country and secured the Best-Place Nation title, finishing on 39 points thanks to the strong finishes from Cuordileone and Selene. Spain moved up from third place to second, five points behind, with Germany in third, Russia fourth and Switzerland fifth. Across the season, 14 countries were scored for the League, with the majority represented at two or more of the four events.

ClubSwan 50
1. Earlybird, Hendrick Brandis, 17 points overall
2. Cuordileone, Leonardo Ferragamom 17
3. One Group, Stefan Heidenreich, 13

Swan 45
1. Porron IX, Luis Senis Segarra, 15
2. Elena Nova, Christian Plump, 8
3. K-Force, Jan de Kraker, 7

ClubSwan 42
1. Pez de Abril, Jose Maria Meseguer, 15
2. Selene Alifax, Massimo De Campo, 15
3. Nadir, Pedro Vaquer Comas, 10

The Nations Trophy Mediterranean League 2018 comprised four events:

Monaco Swan One Design, Yacht Club de Monaco, 27-31 March, Monaco
Sail Racing Palmavela, Real Club Náutico de Palma, 2-5 May, Palma de Mallorca
Rolex Giraglia Inshore Races, Yacht Club Italiano, 9-12 June, Saint-Tropez
37th Copa del Rey Mapfre, Real Club Náutico de Palma, 29 July-4 August, Palma de Mallorca

Nations Trophy Med League 2018
Best Placed Nation Scoring
1. Italy, 39 points overall
2. Spain, 34
3. Germany, 33
4. Russia, 19
5. Switzerland, 18
6. United Kingdom, 12
7. Netherlands, 10
8. Romania, 9
9. France, 5
10. Austria, 4
11. USA, 2
12. Norway, 1
13. Belgium, 1
14. Sweden, 1

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TheYachtMarket.com Southampton Boat Show 2018 will welcome more than 80 new brands to its 500-plus strong fleet of exhibitors this year, as well as seeing around 100 companies increase the size of their stand or number of berths.

According to event organiser British Marine, the show's land-based locations - the Holiday Inn area, Solent Park and Mayflower Park - have completely sold out in record time, while the traditional boat area, the Arena, is expected to be fully booked in less than a week's time.

The Marina, which has been extended this year to accommodate more on-the-water activity, also has a very limited number of remaining exhibition berths.

Among the new exhibitors this year are Tom's Place, Trinity Marine, Suffolk Yacht Harbour, Dale Sailing and Scorpion RIBs. Nearly a quarter of the new brands booked to showcase at the forthcoming event previously exhibited at the London show. They include Jeckells & Son, A.S.A.P. Supplies, ABC Leisure Group, ARS Anglian Diesels and Zhik.

Up to 20 world launches have also been confirmed for this year's event. Among them are the Spirit DH63, Hallberg-Rassy 57, Jersey 36 ELANCO, Swallow Yacht's Coast 250 and Jeanneau's Cap Camarat 6.5 WA, Merry Fisher 605 Marlin, Sun Odyssey 410.

Now in its 50th year, the 2018 YachtMarket.com Southampton Boat Show will take place from September 14-23.

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Bainbridge International and SailForce are to part after 17 years working together.

The two companies say they have reached a 'mutual agreement that SailForce will disengage from representing Bainbridge Marine to the UK chandlery business'.

Bainbridge will now introduce its own sales team to directly look after its own customer base, with SailForce taking on new business opportunities within the marine trade.

The transition will be completed by the end of 2018, with Sailforce still being 'front and centre' of the Bainbridge Marine 2018 Winter Buy campaign.

Bainbridge International was established in 1917. The company acquired Aqua Marine in 2004.

The company's distribution brand is Bainbridge Marine, based in Southampton with six sales staff.

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French shipyard Rhea Marine has been sold to the Experton-Revollier Group, a specialist in steel processing and owner of the Wauquiez and Tofinou yacht brands.

Rhea was established in La Rochelle by Bertrand Danglade in 1996, who grew it into one of the great success stories of the French boating industry of the last 20 years. In 2012, he sold his business to a holding company, DLJ.

Rhea and its motorboat range will join Experton-Revollier's marine portfolio, which includes the Wauquiez line of blue-water sailing boats and Latitude 46's Tofinou, Alphena and the classic Andreyale brands.

With the purchase of Rhea, Experton-Revollier is strengthening its presence in the leisure boat industry - particularly the motorboat market.

The acquisition also confirms the group's high-end positioning and will optimise the transmission of "know-how" between all brands to consolidate quality and service, says Rhea in a statement.

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The Cruising Association will host the line-up of talks on the Sika Marine Stage in the RYA Pavilion at Scotland's Boat Show taking place at Kip Marina in Greenock from Oct 12-14.

The specific schedule, covering a broad range of subjects, is still being finalised but will include presentations on short-handed cruising, the performance of a twin keeled yacht, sailing in Sweden, sailing round Britain, crossing inland waterways and crossing Biscay.

The full line-up of topics and speakers, including those representing Sika Marine, Ocean Safety and RYA Scotland, will be published on the CA's Events page when confirmed.

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Marine Components International has been acquired for an undisclosed sum.

The company - founded in 1990 by Eric Cave - has been bought by Andy Scott who says he couldn't resist the opportunity.

"Eric was my first boss in the marine industry and I've been familiar with the products for more than 20 years," said Andy. "I've come full circle. The offer was too good to turn down. It's a great opportunity to grow the business."

MCI is the UK distributor and EU warehouse for Bennett Marine trim tab products and was formerly owned by Blake Bennett who also owned Bennett Marine. Bennett Marine was bought by Yamaha in 2017.

MCI also distributes products from Dr. Shrink, Groco, Lasdrop, Anchorlift, Data Hidrolik and Rocna Anchors from its base in Poole, Dorset.

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The city of Melbourne, Florida, has finalized sale of the former Coral Bay Restaurant-Intracoastal Marina property to a developer for US$2 million. River Walk Marina Partners, LLC closed on the deal June 29, with plans for a US$25-30 million project that could create up to 150 jobs.

The 7-acre complex on Florida's famed Highway US 1, will see a 100-room riverfront hotel, a 7,000-square-foot national chain restaurant, two 2,500-square-foot restaurants, and an Indian River Lagoon marina operated by a partner company.

The city purchased the facility in 2013 for US$1.375 million, after it sat vacant following hurricanes Frances and Jeanne in 2004. Hurricane Irma, late last year, caused extensive damage to the remaining structures on the property, which are being razed. Officials had hoped to retain ownership and lease the land to a developer, but that plan failed earlier this year, according to reports in Florida Today.

A marina has operated on the site as far back as the 1970s, and an operating marina was integral to any sale according to Deputy City Manager Shannon Lewis, who said the city received letters of interest from six parties, offering to buy the property for prices ranging from US$700,000 to US$2.1 million. The latter proposal did not include a marina.

Construction on the marina complex is expected to begin soon.

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Navico and C-MAP are to merge.

The merger of the marine electronics manufacturer and supplier of digital navigation products to the recreational and commercial marine market is effective immediately with C-MAP becoming another brand in the Navico portfolio alongside Lowrance, Simrad and B&G.

The merger will accelerate the companies' shared ambition to create the world's biggest digital marine ecosystem.

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In This Issue
Lendy Cowes Week Daily Round-Up Day 4
Tracy Edwards Scoops Lendy Ladies Day Trophy at Lendy Cowes Week
UBS 20TH Jersey Regatta
Melges 24 European Championship
Lysekil Women’s Match
First-Timers Eager to Take On Resolute Cup Challenge
Calves Week Will Celebrate Sailing Enchantment of West Cork
For the Record
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Lendy Cowes Week Daily Round-Up Day 4
After a relaxed morning waiting for a breeze to build, teams at Lendy Cowes Week were thoroughly tested today by a series of wild fluctuations in the wind that accompanied short showers that passed over the race area this afternoon. Lulls saw to wind drop to as low as three knots while some gusts topped 20 knots, while the direction at times swung through 90 degrees.

Today was also Lendy Ladies Day, a celebration of the many successes of women in sailing. More than 30 per cent of competitors at Lendy Cowes Week are women and around 100 women helms were racing today. Among them were class winners on board the S&S41 Winsome in IRC Class 5, the Mustang 30 GR8 Banter in IRC Class 7 and the X4.3 Baby X in Cruiser Division A.

In IRC Class 6 Amanda Marino's Half Tonner Chimp was defending the Royal Southern YC's Ariel trophy for the best placed woman helm. However, a fourth place today saw her team fall just outside the podium this year. This is a tough class to win this year, thanks to Giovanni Belgrano's extremely successful pre war classic yacht Whooper. Today she finished with a commanding margin ahead of Toby Gorman's Sigma 33 Stan the Boat and Simon Cory's Cory Yachts 290 Icom Cool Blue.

The lowest rated boat in the Sportsboat class, Boss Hog's modified Cork 1720 Spider Pig, took line honours in today's race. Malcolm Roberts' Ker 9m Sunshine crossed the line 13 seconds later and retained second place on corrected time ahead of Paul Lewis' Cork 1720 Rum n Cork.

There was a short postponement when the wind went very soft after the Sunbeam start and boats failed to make ground against the tide. When the breeze returned a whole host of boats sailed west, including Redwings, Mermaids, XODs, Flying 15s and Victorys, making a great sight. The Redwing class had returned before their one-minute signal, but many were not well placed for the start, being too far down tide and moving too slowly.

Today was also the final day of a short series for a number of classes that have been enjoyed two or three races per day over the first four days of Lendy Cowes Week. Kate and John Greenland's JDog won the J/70 short series by a nine-point margin ahead of Clive Bush's Darcey, with Ali Hall's Sceptre taking third place.

John Pollard's Xcellent won all but one race in the SB20 Grand Slam to take a commanding victory. Charles Whelan's Breaking Bod was second and the Waha Waite McLean Youth Team's Spongbob third.

Sam Laidlaw's Quarter Tonner Aguila put in a similarly impressive performance, winning every race to finish the series 12 points ahead of Julian Metherell's Bullit. J Welch's Great Bear lV took third place.

Results for all classes

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Tracy Edwards Scoops Lendy Ladies Day Trophy at Lendy Cowes Week
The annual Ladies Day returned to Lendy Cowes Week on Tuesday 7th August, this year supported by Title Sponsor Lendy, with a number of celebrations culminating in the announcement that Tracy Edwards was the winner of the Ladies Day Trophy at an exclusive evening reception held at Northwood House.

The trophy was introduced for the first time in 2006 to champion the role of women in sailing and the sheer number of female competitors racing at Lendy Cowes Week. There are some 8,000 competitors taking part in the regatta this year and around a third of them are female.

Tracy Edwards is most famously known for entering the first all-female crew in the 1989/90 Whitbread with 'Maiden' crossing the start line on 2nd Sept 1989 and sailing into the history books. 'Maiden' went on to win two of the legs and came second in class overall. The best result for a British boat since 1977 and the best result for an all-female crew ever. Tracy was awarded the MBE and became the first woman in its 34 year history to be awarded the Yachtsman of the Year Trophy. In 2016 Tracy worked tirelessly to rescue Maiden and bring her back to the UK; after the extensive refit Maiden will inspire another generation through a huge global campaign to raise awareness and fundraise for access to education for girls denied this basic human right.

Following a rigorous crew selection process, four amazing young women with many thousands of miles of sailing experience will become the permanent members of the new Maiden crew. Tracy has been here in Cowes making the announcement of their names and roles today. The new Maiden crew will then begin readying the boat for her departure from the Southampton Boat Show in September 2018 for the beginning of her three-year world tour.

Tracy was unable to attend the reception but newly announced members of her crew who were attending the reception accepted the trophy on her behalf. Commenting on the win, Amelia Ralphs said, "Unfortunately Tracy couldn't be here this evening to accept the award but we are absolutely honoured to be here accepting it on her behalf. It is just a start of our journey with the Maiden Factor and, again it is such an honour to be considered against all the other nominees this year and also to have been awarded the Ladies Day Trophy. It has been a great day for us. We launched Maiden yesterday and the rig is now in, so it is superb."

Nominees for the trophy were Dee Caffari, Libby Greenhalgh, Lucy MacGregor and Lucy Hodges, all extremely deserving nominees.

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The Regatta is an open event to which visiting boats are assured of a very warm welcome.

The Notice of Race is available on the website, www.jerseyregatta.com. Enticingly low entry fees are made even more attractive with an ‘early bird’ fee for those entering no later than 6th 14th August. The definitive closing date is 7th September.

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Melges 24 European Championship
Riva del Garda, Italy - "The day has been more than positive, almost perfect for Arkanoe by Montura": this is the comment of Karlo Hmeljak, tactician on board of Arkanoe by Montura by owner and helmsman Sergio Caramel, after the second day of racing at Riva del Garda for the 2018 Melges 24 European Championship.

"We had two good starts that allowed us to play the game with all the top teams in this fleet. Taking advantage of the first downwind, which was the trickiest to interpret, we could gain a good margin over our followers, obtaining the first victory of the series and then racing more conservatively in the second race, which we closed in third place," said the two-time Olympic Slovenian athlete Karlo Hmeljak.

A great second day, then, for the team of Arkanoe by Montura (ITA809, 1-2 today), which affirms itself as best boat of the day and climbs up from the sixth to the second position in the overall standings, second only to the 2017 World Champions aboard Maidollis (ITA854, 7-4 partials of today) by Gian Luca Perego, with Carlo Fracassoli at the helm and Enrico Fonda at the tactical choices.

The third place in the general standings remains unchanged, occupied by the two times Corinthian World Champions on Taki 4 (ITA778, 9-3 today) that, with a margin of 34 points on the Estonian entry Lenny (EST790, 13-10) and of 38 over Storm Capital Sail Racing (NOR751, 23-5), also lead the ranking of the division reserved for non-professionals.

The provisional top-five, after four races, is completed by the American crew of Travis Weisleder, Lucky Dog / Gill Race Team (USA749, 12-11) and Caipirinha Junior (ITA633, 8-1) who, with Matteo Ivaldi at the helm and Gabriele Benussi calling tactics, wins the second race today and moves from ninth to fifth position in the general ranking.

"As in the first two days, tomorrow we will call the fleet on the water for the first warning signal at 1.00 pm. Today we started with almost an hour of delay but this was due to the fact that some members of our staff in the water had to activate and wait for the rescue procedures for a rock climber who had suffered from an accident on the mountains just above our race course, at an height of approximately 300 meters. The climber was eventually rescued by the men of the helicopter emergency service," commented Fausto Maroni, organizer from Fraglia Vela Riva.

The next appointment is set for tomorrow, Wednesday August 8th at 13.00. The PRO Hank Stuart will have the chance to start up to three races and the worst result will be discarded at the end of the sixth race.

Top 5 ranking after four races:
1. Maidollis, Carlo Fracassoli, ITA, 13 points
2. Arkanoe By Montura, Sergio Caramel, ITA, 20
3. Taki 4, Cor Niccolo Bertola, ITA, 26
4. Lucky Dog / Gill Race Team, Travis Weisleder, USA, 27
5. Caipirinha Jr, Matteo Ivaldi, ITA, 34

Full results after 4 races

Lysekil Women’s Match
Last year’s WIM Series winner Pauline Courtois and her crew maintain a perfect track record having won all of her matches during the first day here in Lysekil and is at the top of the score board. But it is a close race behind her with four teams tied for second place behind the French team.

Today was the 1st day of Lysekil Women’s Match 2018 and the sailing arena has treated us to spectacular conditions with sunshine and light but stable south westerly winds, near perfect weather conditions for match racing. All crews will initially face off against each other in a round-robin to determine who will proceed to the quarter finals. During the day we managed to get through half of the racing in this initial stage and in the lead we find the French team Match in Pink by Normandiy Elite Team, skippered by Pauline Courtois, the only team that remains undefeated in the competition.

On Wednesday, the round-robin continues with good weather conditions and good winds. The competition starts at 9.30am.

Standings in Lysekil Women’s Match after the first day of the round-robin (skipper, team, nationality, wins - losses):
1. Pauline Courtois, Match in Pink by Normandy Elite Team, FRA, 5-0
2. Anna Ostling, Team Anna, SWE, 4-1
2. Johanna Bergqvist, Team Bergqvist Match Racing, SWE, 4-1
2. Claire Leroy, New Sweden Match Racing Team, FRA, 4-1
2. Henriette Koch, Women On Water / Team Kattnakken, DEN, 4-1
6. Marinella Laaksonen , L2 Match Racing Team, FIN, 3-2
7. Alexa Bezel, Swiss Women Match Racing Team, SUI, 2-3
7. Margot Vennin, Matchmoiselles by Normandy Elite Team, FRA, 2-3
9. Antonia Degerlund, Team Sköna Vibbisar, FIN, 1-4
9. Ekaterina Kochkina, ProKaTeam Sailing Team, RUS, 1-4
11. Octavia Owen, Athena Racing, GBR, 0-5
11. Sanna Mattsson, Swedish Women’s Match Racing Team, SWE, 0-5

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First-Timers Eager to Take On Resolute Cup Challenge
Newport, R.I.: The entry list for the fifth edition of the Resolute Cup, the premier national interclub keelboat competition, will expand beyond the boundaries of the contiguous United States for the first time this September. Shouldering the pride of a Caribbean island with a rich sailing heritage will be the crew representing the Club Nautico de San Juan from Puerto Rico.

"Although well known for its International Billfish Tournament, Club Nautico de San Juan has, since its founding in 1930, a long sailing tradition," says Jose Cartagena, Commodore of the CNSJ (above). "In addition to several Olympic sailors, the Junior Sailing Program has produced several one-design world champions and outstanding college sailors. We think that our sailors can compete well with sailors from other yacht clubs around the nation. The Resolute Cup is the one venue where we can certainly test ourselves."

The Resolute Cup, which was previously known as the U.S. Qualifying Series for the Rolex New York Yacht Club Invitational Cup, was first run in 2010 and is held every other September at the New York Yacht Club Harbour Court in Newport, R.I. The regatta pulls together some of the best amateur sailors from around the United States, each representing their home yacht club. The provided-boat format ensures as level a playing field as exists in the sport of sailing with the skill and preparation of each team determining the final outcome. In 2018, 28 teams from all three major U.S. coastlines, plus the inland lakes, will converge on Newport for four days of intense one-design racing in the Club's fleet of identical Sonar keelboats (right). The winning team will earn its club an invitation to sailing's premier amateur big-boat competition, the 2019 Rolex New York Yacht Club Invitational Cup. The 2018 Resolute Cup is sponsored by AIG Private Client Group and Helly Hansen.

The Club Nautico de San Juan is one of a handful of yacht clubs that will be sailing in the Resolute Cup for the first time. Also on that list are Kollegewidgwok Yacht Club from Blue Hill, Maine; Houston Yacht Club from La Porte, Texas; and Sachem's Head Yacht Club from Guilford, Conn.

Historically, the Resolute Cup hasn't been kind to first-time competitors. Sandra Baldridge, from Houston Yacht Club in La Porte, Texas, said her team is aiming for the top of the leaderboard, but is also well aware of the work it will take just to be in contention for a top finish.

In just over a month's time, it will be apparent whether Houston Yacht Club's preparation, and that of the other three rookie clubs, will measure up to what was put in by the 24 teams from clubs with prior Resolute Cup experience. -- Stuart Steuli

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Calves Week Will Celebrate Sailing Enchantment of West Cork
West Cork, Ireland's own Lotus Land, should be designated a licensed substance writes W M Nixon. A licensed substance with a proper scientific code, to be administered only by highly-trained professionals. People in white coats. In a clinical setting. For West Cork is as much an induced state of mind as it is a place.

Geographically, it may be defined as somewhere down the road beyond Bandon or thought of as the coastline westward of the Old Head of Kinsale. Others insist it only really begins at Galley Head or even at the Stags. But either way, that's only West Cork as seen on maps or charts. Once you've inhaled it and lived it, it's in the mind and stays there - it's with you wherever you go.

It's a narcotic. A place beyond reality. An other-worldly coastline where the Fastnet Rock might be just another item of the furniture were it an ordinary rock, but that's to underestimate the mythos of the Fastnet Rock. Even when the Fastnet is seen every day, you don't take it for granted. Every time, it's as sacred and as special and as startling as Skellig Michael.

As for the coastline off which it is set, it's just glorious in its scenery and variety and selection of hospitable harbours. And they've crazy names to go with it. After all, when you think of it, who would knowingly select "Skibbereen" for the name of the main town? Crookhaven? No comment. And who, other than an author of works of absurd Paddywhackery, would choose "Ballydehob" as the name for a classic boat-building, culinary and cultural hotspot, yet it seems normal in West Cork.

As for one of the trendiest places on the entire seaboard, it's called Schull. But in times past, careless cartographers have now and again rendered it as Skull. No matter. As of yesterday evening, Schull's population was in the process of trebling as the August holidays arrived upon us. And if at times its ever-so-clever summer re-titling as Dublin 32 tries to take hold, rest assured that with the full West Cork treatment, everyone is a Schull sailor as the annual four-day GAS Calves Week gets underway next Tuesday.

WM Nixon's beautiful longform journalism on display again in Afloat: afloat.ie/blogs/sailing-saturday-with-wm-nixon

For the Record
The WSSR Council announces the following new World Records achieved at the Speed Sailing Event at La Palme France held from the 25th June to the 23rd July 2018.

World Record Ratifications

Heidi Ulrich. SUI. World Women’s Nautical Mile. Record: 35.91 kts on 16/07/18 Previous record: Zara Davis GBR 34.74 kts in 2006

Marine Tlattla. FRA. World Women’s Kite Nautical Mile. Record: 33.60 kts on 16/07/18. Previous record: Aurelia Harpin FRA. 29.83 in 2005

Vincent Valkenaers. BEL. World Men’s Windsurf Nautical Mile. Record: 42.23 on 21/07/18. Previous record: Bjorn Dunkerbeck. 41.14 kts in 2006

Christophe Ballois. FRA. World Men’s Kite Nautical Mile. Record: 35.78 kts on 21/07/18. Previous record: Rob Munro GBR. 35.65 kts in 2006

Zara Davis. GBR. World Women’s Nautical Mile. Record: 37.29 kts on 21/07/18 Previous record: Heidi Ulrich. SUI. 35.91 kts on 16/07/18

John Reed
Secretary, World Sailing Speed Record Council
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In This Issue
Lendy Cowes Week - Day 5 Round up Report
Brits rack up more wins as Aarhus heats up
St. Maarten Heineken Regatta
Star Class European Championship
UBS 20th Jersey Regatta
How Much Plastic is in the Ocean?
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Lendy Cowes Week - Day 5 Round up Report
A change in the weather today gave a cooler and windier day, with gusts nearing 25 knots in the early afternoon. Thousands of sailors came ashore sporting big grins after an energetic day that saw many thrills and spills on the downwind legs. Today was Youth Day at Lendy Cowes week, with the spotlight shining on the numerous young sailors, teams and skippers at the event.

The first start was for the bigger yachts racing on the first day of the Triple Crown series for three of the sailing world's most prestigious trophies. They started on the inshore Royal Yacht Squadron line, heading towards the east under spinnaker. A number of boats, including Tony Langley's TP52 Gladiator, and James Neville's HH42 Ino XXX, held back from the line, hoisting spinnakers 30 seconds before the start. Despite accelerating quickly they were late at the gun, allowing Igor Yakunin's Ker 46 Lady Mariposa to get away ahead, even though his team hoisted the spinnaker later.

Yakunin had been at the top of the leaderboard for the Musto Young Skipper's Trophy after the first four days of the regatta this year. However, his team's fifth place today saw him slip to second place.

Gladiator subsequently powered away to take line honours in the 24 mile race and won on corrected time, 75 seconds ahead of Peter Morton's Fast40+ Girls on Film. Lady Mariposa was second on the water, but slipped to fifth after time correction, behind Michael Bartholomew's GP42 Tokoloshe ll and another Fast40+, Stewart Whitehead's Rebellion.

In IRC Class 3 the Dutch Max Fun 35 Team Heiner lll, skippered by Arianne van de Loosdrecht, had their best race of the regatta so far. They finished second on the water, but close enough to Andrew McIrvine's First 40 La Reponse to gain victory by 22 seconds on corrected time. It was a performance that earned Team Heiner lll both the Landrover Under 25 Trophy and the Musto Young Skippers Trophy.

The sailing inspired programmes run by Lendy Cowes Week's official Charity, the 1851 Trust, have reached over 90,000 young people in the last year. They bring the innovation and excitement of the America's Cup to young people in a way that challenges them to challenge themselves.

The organisation's next aim, through the forthcoming America's Cup cycle, is to inspire more young people about the opportunities open to them through sport and technology, leading them to think differently about their futures. Anyone wanting to give more young people to the opportunity to grow through sailing can donate £10 by texting INSPIRE to 70660. -- Rupert Holmes

The Trust is also continuing to run a programme of workshops and treasure hunts from its stand on the Parade throughout Lendy Cowes Week. www.1851trust.org.uk

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Brits rack up more wins as Aarhus heats up
A brace of race wins for windsurfer Kieran Holmes-Martin and Nacra 17 pair Ben Saxton and Nikki Boniface rocketed them up the leaderboard as the Sailing World Championships action continued on Tuesday.

As the mercury rose to 30 degrees in Aarhus, Denmark, and the winds remained light, Holmes-Martin, 23, was rampant in the men's RS:X fleet.

Relishing the pumping conditions, Holmes-Martin (above) started with a solid sixth before breezing the next two to end the class's third day of racing in fifth overall, just eight points off the lead.

Buoyed by her first race win on Monday, Beijing 2008 bronze medallist Bryony Shaw added another win and a second to her tally to go into the women's RS:X gold fleet racing in seventh, nine points from first.

In the Laser Standard fleet, Britain's Jack Wetherell had a good result snatched from him when the wind disappeared on the final run an hour into the opening race.

Wetherell had sailed a blinder up to that point to round the top mark in fifth, but with the race turning into a lottery due to the lack of breeze the race committee decided to abandon it.

When the race was finally re-run it was British sailors Elliot Hanson and Lorenzo Chiavarini who came to the fore, finishing sixth and seventh respectively.

To round off Wetherell's frustration, he was was disqualified from the race for starting prematurely.

In the Finn class Ed Wright retains pole position going into the final day of fleet racing thanks to a second in race eight, while Ben Cornish slipped to 14th.

Only one race was held in the Laser Radial, with Georgina Povall finishing 21st, Ali Young coming home 28th and fellow Brit Hannah Snellgrove placing 51st.

The men's 470 fleet will race tomorrow - a planned lay day - to complete their gold fleet series with Luke Patience and Chris Grube sitting in 10th overall.

The Aarhus 2018 race committee decided that the women's 470 fleet will not race tomorrow - and so Hannah Mills and Eilidh McIntyre will go into the class's double points-scoring medal race in third, ten points off the lead, with Amy Seabright and Anna Carpenter will start the race in eighth.

In the men's kiteboarding, Guy Bridge surged to the top of the leaderboard having won 10 of his 12 races.

Full results

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St. Maarten Heineken Regatta
The St. Maarten Heineken Regatta is four amazing days of world-class racing in idyllic conditions appealing to a broad range of tastes. The Event, set in the crystal-clear waters of the Caribbean and powered by the cooling northeast trade winds is powered by an experienced, innovative and friendly race team. Our professional Race Committee provides custom-tailored racing for the thousands of sailors originating from the 32+ countries that come to race: from Olympic medalists and World Champions sailing Maxis and Performance Multihulls to holiday-makers on chartered Bareboats.

For the 2019 edition, there will be four days of Serious Racing, counting towards the overall result. Participants will be offered a mixture of races with a combination of windward-leeward and coastal races, blended together into an irresistible cocktail of racing chosen to suit each class. The all-out racing monohulls will savor the prospect of eight races over four days with windward-leeward races on two days and two longer coastal races testing both boat handling and tactics. It's easy to understand why the regatta attracts a large competitive class of 40ft and 50ft cruiser-racers.

With Heineken as a long-standing sponsor, the event's shore side parties are exceptional! Sample the local cuisine, offered by several famous, local restaurants at the Regatta Village before you make your way to the center stage and take in the sweet tunes of international & Caribbean artists. The St Maarten Heineken Regatta parties are legendary and make for everlasting memories on the "Friendly Island"!

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Star Class European Championship
71 international teams from 15 Nations are ready in Flensburg, Germany, to attend the 2018 Star Class European Championship, hosted by Flensburger Segel-Club from tomorrow to Sunday August the 12th, with a total number of 7 races.

Racing starts Thursday August the 9th, at 12.00 local time (GMT+1).

Two races per day and only one on the last day of racing, Sunday, when the 2018 European Champions will be crowned. Last year's champions, Torben Grael and Arthur 'Tutu' Lopes (BRA), won't be on the start line of this Championship, but Torben's brother, former ISCYRA President and Star World Champion, Lars Grael will be, with his loyal crew Samuel Gonçalves (BRA).

Not far from here, in Troense, Denmark, just a little more than a year ago, Lars and Samuel were fighting until the last race to win their second Star World Championship. They finished second while the winners were Eivind Melleby (NOR) with Joshua Revkin (USA). Eivind is in Flensburg trying to win the Continental title once more after winning it in 2016. he is not sailing with Josh but with Brazilian crew Guilherme de Almeida, who won Bronze at the European Championship in 2015 in Gaeta with Torben Grael.

On the start line we'll also find Russian Georgy Shayduko, who won Silver Olympic Medal in Atlanta in 1996 in the Soling Class, right behind German sailing superstar Jochen Shuemann, he's moved to the Star since then and was selected to represent his country in Athens and Bejing, but couldn't eventually attend the Games. There is Jack Jennings here from the United States, with crew Frithjof Kleen from Berlin, Frithjof won the title with Eivind Melleby in 2016 in Warnemunde, Germany - not so far from here - and in 2013 in Båstad, Sweden, with Diego Negri (ITA). Diego and his crew Sergio Lambertenghi (ITA) are missing from this event, they were second last year in Diego's home water Sanremo. The other American skipper, Augie Diaz with Brazilian crew Bruno Prada, won Bronze medal then and they're here trying to move on the highest step of the podium - after winning Silver medal fro two years in a row in 2016 and 2015.

Official event website 2018euro.starchampionships.org
ISCYRA official website starclass.org
ISCYRA facebook www.facebook.com/ISCYRA

The Regatta is an open event to which visiting boats are assured of a very warm welcome.

The Notice of Race is available on the website, http://www.jerseyregatta.com. Enticingly low entry fees are made even more attractive with an ‘early bird’ fee for those entering no later than 14th August. The definitive closing date is 7th September.

For further information, e-mail info [AT] jerseyregatta [DOT] com.

How Much Plastic is in the Ocean?
'How much plastic is in the ocean', you ask? A study published in 2017 estimated between 1.15 to 2.41 million tonnes of plastic enters the oceans via rivers annually, with peak months being between May and October. The top 20 contributing rivers, which according to the report are mostly found in Asia, contribute around 67% of all plastics flowing into the ocean from rivers around the world.

The demand for plastic has increased dramatically over the last 70 years. According to Plastic Ocean, 300 million tons of plastic is produced globally every year. Half of that plastic is used for disposable items that will only be used once. As a result, more than 8 million tons of discarded plastic ends up in our oceans every single year. Once it is there it doesn't readily go away. The Worldwatch Institute estimates that the average American or European person typically uses 100 kilograms of plastic every year, most of which consists of packaging, and while it is estimated that Asians currently only use an average of 20 kilograms per person, this is expected to rise due to economic growth in the region.

Because it is so tough and durable, plastic can be reused or it can be recycled. Popular musician and environmental advocate, Pharrell Williams, is the co-owner of G-Star RAW, a sustainable clothing brand that recently launched the 'RAW for the Oceans' collection that recycles single use plastic containers collected from beaches all over the world into stylish apparel. The 'RAW for the Oceans' fashion line has collaborated with Bionic Yarn, another company that Williams is both a partner and Creative Director of, which uses recycled ocean plastics to make sustainable clothing yarn. This creative approach provides a sustainable resource - there is plenty of plastic in the sea - while at the same time tackles the humungous problem of ocean plastics by putting this practically unlimited resource to good use.

Philanthropist, environmental advocate, and entrepreneur, Richard Branson, has proposed that we implement a deposit refund system for plastic bottles. Offering an incentive for users to return plastic bottles for recycling makes absolute sense, especially these are one of the most prolific items found on beaches around the world.

While reducing or eliminating plastic packaging may help to stem the flow of plastics at the source, we still need to take steps to prevent plastic that is already in the environment from flowing into the ocean, and to clean up the vast amount of plastic littering beaches around the world, as well as the plastic currently swirling around ocean gyres.

Full report and more information: sloactive.com/plastic-pollution

Launchings
The world premiere of the Southerly 435 and Discovery 54 from Discovery Yachts Group will be at TheYachtMarket.com Southampton Boat Show.

Discovery 58 will also be exhibited alongside the latest Bluewater 50 catamaran and a model of the new classic Britannica 74. The latest Southerly 480 will also be at the show for the first time

Discovery 54 has a 160hp Yanmar engine and fuel capacity of 970l. The 16.8m long vessel's hull comprises heavy duty GRP moulding, incorporating multi-axial and unidirectional reinforcements.

The teak laid deck is constructed from hand laid up GRP. It has a sandwich type construction using foam core stiffening, with high density foam in high stress areas.

It includes an anodised aluminium Selden triple spreader mast and boom with electric in-mast reefing and solid sprung boom vang. There is also a Vectron furling mainsail, short vertical battens and Vectron self-tacking furling jib.

The 12.86m Southerly 435 has a 43.83m2 mainsail, Yanmar 57hp engine with 288l fuel capacity and spacious interior.

It also features a self-tacking furling jib, swing keel system, protected propeller and in-mast furling.

Like the Discovery 54, the Southerly 480 has heavy duty GRP moulding and hand laid up GRP, alongside the same mast and sail specifications. It has a large aft cockpit with twin helms and a Yanmar 80hp 4-cylinder diesel engine.

www.boatingbusiness.com

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RS Sailing is proud to announce the nomination of the RS21 for the European Yacht of the Year Award (EYOTY) 2019. The EYOTY award is the most important, influential and most widely communicated boatbuilding prize worldwide. Initiated by German sail magazine YACHT it was first presented at boot Dusseldorf in 2004. Today 12 magazines from all over Europe make up the jury, each of them the leading voice in their respective countries and respected beyond national borders.

With the RS21, RS Sailing has developed a 21-foot keelboat combining sustainability, ease of use and ownership and great sailing characteristics in one boat.

Sustainability: RS Sailing is committed to building the sustainability of our boats and operations. We care about the future of the planet and its oceans for the next generations of sailors. We know not everything we do is perfect but we continually try to move ourselves and our industry forward.

RS Sailing's sustainability focus has actively influenced the design, resulting in a boat built using eco-friendly materials, with multiple environmental attributes. It marks significant progress over previous generations. Following the testing of more sustainable composite materials, the RS21 incorporate eco-friendly materials into the construction. The hull is built using bio-derived resins and the core materials are made from re-cycled PET plastics - drinks bottles to you and me.

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