In This Issue
• Williams Leads Quartet Into Quarterfinals of Argo Group Gold Cup
• Bermuda Bound!
• Playing smart in the money markets
• 470 Europeans in Marina degli Aregai, Italy: ready to roll
• A taste of Antigua at the Royal Southern YC
• Mega-schooner match race on the Bay of Naples
• What's in the Latest Edition Of Seahorse Magazine
• IMOCA : What is at stake in the Bermudes 1000 Race
• Battling for basic needs at Tokyo 2020
• Featured Brokerage:
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• The Last Word: Hunter S. Thompson

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Williams Leads Quartet Into Quarterfinals of Argo Group Gold Cup
Hamilton, Bermuda: Ian Williams and his Team GAC Pindar crew from the U.K. won the initial round robin stage of the 69th Argo Group Gold Cup and advanced to the Quarterfinal Round as the No. 1 seed.

Williams’s crew posted a 4-1 record today after yesterday’s 5-1 mark to advance with the top score of 9 points from 11 races. After yesterday’s racing Williams said it was important for the crew to advance to get some needed rest. After today’s tight racing, the day off will be a welcome respite.

Williams is joined in the quarterfinals by Australians Torvar Mirsky and Harry Price and Johnie Berntsson of Sweden. Mirsky finished the round robin at 8-3, the same record as Price, while Berntsson advanced with a 7-4 record. Mirsky wound up the No. 2 seed because he beat Price in their match yesterday.

The conditions today were in contrast to yesterday. Instead of a northwesterly wind blowing across Hamilton Harbour the wind was out of the east, meaning it was blowing the length of the harbour. There were still shifts of up to 30 degrees but the strength was a bit steadier at 8 to 14 knots.

The on-water umpires issued 14 penalties today, nine less than yesterday, and while Mirsky mostly excelled he stubbed his toe against Bermudian Kelsey Durham, who defeated Mirsky for his first victory in a professional match racing regatta. Durham and crew won the start and fended off Mirsky around the first lap, and then extended around the second lap for what turned out to be an easy win.

Racing resumes tomorrow at 0930 hours with the Repechage Round. Principal Race Officer David Campbell-James is scheduling five and a half hours to complete the round, which will then be followed by the Pro-Am. Northeasterly to easterly winds are again in the forecast, between 10 and 15 knots.

Provisional Round Robin Standings
1. Ian Williams (42, Lymington, England, U.K.) - 9 points
2. Torvar Mirsky (32, Sydney, Australia) - 8
3. Harry Price (23, Sydney, Australia) - 8
4. Johnie Berntsson (48, Stennungsund, Sweden) - 7
5. Chris Poole (30, Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y., USA) - 6.33
6. Eric Monnin (43, Immensee, Switzerland) - 5
7. Nicklas Dackhammar (SWE) - 5
8. Maxime Mesnil (30, Le Havre, France) - 5
9. Lucy Macgregor (32, Poole, England, U.K.) - 5
10. Pauline Courtois (30, Brest, France) - 3
11. Ettore Botticini (23, Porto Santo Stefano, Italy) - 2.67
12. Kelsey Durham (25, Smiths, Bermuda) - 1

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Bermuda Bound!
The 2019 Antigua Bermuda Race fleet set off on Wednesday 8th May off Fort Charlotte, Antigua. A perfect start saw brilliant sunshine and 20 knots trade winds combining to produce spectacular conditions for the international fleet. Close to a hundred sailors from Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Great Britain, Hong Kong, Italy, the Netherlands, Sweden, Switzerland, Russia, and the USA are taking part in the 935nm offshore race from Antigua to Bermuda.

A highly competitive start featured a yachts hugging the rugged coastline of south Antigua, making gains from the lifting pressure rolling down the cliffs. The 100ft canting keel flyer SHK Scallywag (HKG) got away to a cracking start, as did Gilles Barbot's Volvo 60 Esprit de Corps IV (CAN). At Green Island the fleet eased sheets, hoisting downwind sails and accelerating into a power reach that should last for at over 300 miles. According to weather forecasts, they are in for a spectacular treat of superb sailing on a beam reach in tropical heat, surfing through the Atlantic Ocean.

Three hours into the race all of the yachts were hitting double-digit speed, blasting through two-metre waves in 29 degrees air temperature. Sun glasses on, lapping up the sunshine and relishing the prospect of a first night at sea under a carpet of stars.

Supermaxi SHK Scallywag skippered by David Witt (AUS) passed Barbuda to starboard, covering over 50 miles in the first three hours. Afansay Isaev’s Maxi Weddell (RUS), and Esprit de Corp IV (CAN) split paths to round different sides of Barbuda and were 20 miles behind the leader. On corrected time, Lombard 46 Pata Negra (GBR) was the early leader in the IRC Division and Carlo Falcone's 1938 yawl Mariella was going well in the CSA Class.

All of the teams racing in the 2019 Antigua Bermuda Race are expected to pass Barbuda before dusk; the next land they will see is likely to be Gibbs Hill Lighthouse in Bermuda, after close to 1,000 miles of Atlantic Ocean Racing.

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470 Europeans in Marina degli Aregai, Italy: ready to roll
After two days dedicated to registration and measurements, everything is ready for the action to begin at the 470 European Championship in Marina degli Aregai, on Italy’s Ligurian Riviera.

On Tuesday, at sunset sailors, coaches, organisers, judges and authorities gathered in the Marina degli Area for the opening ceremony and an informal dinner. But, done with the formalities snd the protocol, the 100 plus male and female teams are now focusing on racing, that will debut tomorrow. The first race is schedule for 12:00 for a maximum of three races for the day. The male fleet will be split in two groups while women will have a dedicated one. The weather forecast is for a westerly of around 15 knots, possibly reaching 20 knots later in the afternoon with a sunny to partly cloudy sky. Ideal conditions for this fast and technical Olympic one-design.

All the best athletes from the class will be on the water, leaders of the ranking list, several European and World champions and Olympic medallists, including top ranked Mathew Belcher and Will Ryan from Australia, reigning European champions Anton Dahlberg and Fredrik Bergström from Sweden and Spain’s Jordi Xammar Hernandez and Nicolás Rodríguez García-Paz and local heroes Giacomo Ferrari and Giulio Calabrò, currently in tenth position of the world ranking.

Slovenians Tina Mrak and Veronika Macarol, will fight to defend their continental title, fending off the attacks from Silvia Mas Depares and Patricia Cantero Reina from Spain, UK’s Hannah Mills and Eilidh McIntyre and Benedetta Di Salle and Alessandra Dubbini from Italy, fresh from a bronze at the World Series in Genoa.

The 470 Europeans consist of a series of fleet races and a final medal race, if more than five qualifying races have been completed, for the top 10 teams in each fleet. The racing will be on windward/leeward or trapezoid courses.

The championship is open to non-Europeans crews, who can use it as a qualifying event for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, but cannot compete for the title.

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A taste of Antigua at the Royal Southern YC
The first of the Royal Southern Yacht Club Summer Series, which consists of four regattas, will be held on 18-19 May. The Antigua Sailing Week May Regatta is open to entry for non-members and members alike. The winner of the four regatta series will win an all-inclusive entry to the 2020 edition of the Caribbean's most famous yachting regatta.

The Royal Southern YC Antigua Sailing Week May Regatta is expected to feature approximately 70 sportsboats and keelboats, this year inviting entries from IRC, Club Class, Double Handed and Mixed Sportsboats as well as the J/88, HP30, J/70, Performance 40 and XOD classes. Competitors, family and friends, are welcome to the Royal Southern Yacht Club during the event to enjoy the view at Hamble River’s finest Yacht Club.

The prize for the overall winner of the 2019 Royal Southern YC Summer Series will receive a voucher from Antigua Sailing Week, which generously includes:

- Flights to Antigua, funded by Antigua & Barbuda Tourism Authority
- Bareboat Dream Yacht Charter
- Dockage in UNESCO designated Nelson’s Dockyard
and free entry to the 2020 edition of Antigua Sailing Week, April 25 - May 01, 2020.

Antigua Sailing Week will be launching this prize with a party on the Saturday night and will also be providing 5-year-old English Harbour Rum as prizes for the regatta itself.

The Antigua Sailing Week May Regatta will feature racing on two courses in the Solent. Black Group will have IRC Classes, J/88s, HP30, Double Handed, and Club Class while White Group will feature J/70s, Mixed Sports Boats and other classes such as XODs.

All of the Summer Series regattas will have social occasions including a Friday night welcome drinks reception, Saturday night bistro menu, entertainment, daily prizegiving and Crew Supper, and a Sunday Post-event Prize Giving. There will be daily spot prizes, as well as series prizes which are awarded at the RSrnYC Annual Prize Giving. All events will be held at the Royal Southern Yacht Club with superb modern facilities on the banks of the River Hamble. -- Louay Habib

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Mega-schooner match race on the Bay of Naples
Photo by Blue Passion/ISA. Click on image to enlarge.

Out on a sunny but chilly Bay of Naples, there was a remarkably action-packed opening day of racing at the inaugural Capri Classica, with lead changes galore, a David v Goliath competition and an encounter with a Neapolitan fishing net best forgotten.

Organised by the Circolo Remo e Vela Italia, the Yacht Club Capri and the International Schooner Association with the support of the International Maxi Association the Capri Classica is an exclusive invitation-only event for large classic schooners.

Racing today got underway at 1300, an hour late as the race committee waited for the wind to settle off the north side of the Sorrento Peninsula. Eventually the four schooners cautiously set off with the smallest, the 85ft Orianda, first to tack at the heavily favoured committee boat end of the line.

However it was the heavyweight bout between the 138ft Herreshoff-designed Mariette of 1915 and the 128ft Naema that was most engaging. The two titans of Capri Classica were at each other’s throats from the outset in a match race reminiscent of a 19th century America’s Cup when schooners were the vessels of choice.

Ultimately Naema won the day overall, beating Mariette of 1915 by 15 minutes on corrected time.

There is much anticipation for racing on day two tomorrow when the wind is forecast to be 15-18 knots.

The competitors
Mariette of 1915 -138ft 1915 Nathanael Herreshoff schooner
Naema - 128ft built in 2012, inspired by the 1938 Alfred Mylne design Panda
Orianda -85ft 1937 Dahlstrom staysail schooner
Puritan -126ft 1930 Alden gaff schooner

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Seahorse May 2019
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IMOCA : What is at stake in the Bermudes 1000 Race
It will be at 1700hrs tomorrow (Thursday 9th May) that the Bermudes 1000 Race will start from Douarnenez. This is the first event on the Globe Series calendar in 2019. Postponed because of a violent low-pressure area, the start gun for this 2000 mile race will send the 17 solo sailors on their way to achieve their various ambitions.

On paper, four sailors appear to have what it takes to be referred to as the favourite. In the Guyader Grand Prix over the past few days, British sailor, Sam Davies was successfully able to try out her huge foils with a crew. If she manages to make good use of them when sailing solo, she will be a very serious contender.

Currently fourth in the Globe Series, Boris Herrmann can hope to take the lead in the championship in the absence of the three sailors ahead of him in the rankings (Paul Meilhat, Yann Elies and Alex Thomson). The German skipper has sailed a lot on his foiler.

Sebastien Simon is taking part in his very first solo IMOCA race with the Bermuda 1000 Race. However, he recently completed two transatlantic crossings (one sailing double-handed and one sailing solo), before winning the Guyader Grand Prix.

As for the experienced sailor, Yannick Bestaven, 2nd in the Guyader Grand Prix with his crew, he is also on the way up and really wants to perform well on his first solo race aboard his foiler.

Six sailors have not yet started clocking up the miles on their way to the 2020-2021 Vendee Globe: Maxime Sorel, Giancarlo Pedote, Clement Giraud, Miranda Merron, Denis Van Weynbergh and Pip Hare. All of them with the exception of Miranda Merron are sailing solo for the first time in the IMOCA circuit. For each of these competitors, the main goal will clearly be to find their feet and to complete the course.

The 17 skippers registered for the Bermuda 1000 Race:
- Fabrice Amedeo (Newrest-Art & Fenetres)
- Alexia Barrier (4myplanet)
- Yannick Bestaven (Maitre CoQ)
- Arnaud Boissieres (La Mie Caline-Artipole)
- Manuel Cousin (Groupe Setin)
- Sam Davies (Initiatives Coeur)
- Clement Giraud (Envol)
- Pip Hare (Superbigou)
- Boris Herrmann (Malizia Yacht Club de Monaco)
- Ari Huusela (Ariel 2)
- Stephane Le Diraison (Time For Oceans)
- Miranda Merron (Campagne de France)
- Giancarlo Pedote (Prysmian Group)
- Damien Seguin (Groupe Apicil)
- Sebastien Simon (Arkea-Paprec)
- Maxime Sorel (V and B-Sailing Together)
- Denis Van Weynbergh (Eyesea.be)

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Battling for basic needs at Tokyo 2020
The Tokyo Olympics are trying to cut spending, under pressure from the International Olympic Committee, but some of Tokyo’s cuts are aimed at the international sports federations that put on the Olympic show.

It is a little known fact that each sport provides the playbook on what is needed to conduct their events, but getting the host country and the IOC to fulfill promises remains the challenge.

For Sailing at the Rio 2016 Olympics, there was a failure in reducing the pollution at the venue of Guanabara Bay. For Tokyo 2020, there has been pains in working with the fishing fleets to provide the needed ocean space, but now basic infrastructure items are at risk.

“There is absolutely no question in the end that Tokyo will deliver a fantastic games,” said Andy Hunt, the head of World Sailing. “But decisions are being taken on cost savings at a high level in the organizing committee, which has flowed down without realizing the implications.”

It’s not for a lack of money these cuts are being made, as Tokyo appears well-funded with an operating budget twice as large as Rio’s. For Hunt, this isn’t about frills; it’s about basic needs.

“I don’t think we over-ask,” Hunt said. “If there was not enough medical provision and focus on safety - if something went wrong - you can be absolutely certain where the responsibility would sit.”

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In This Issue
• Repechage Adds To Quarterfinals at Argo Group Gold Cup
• Approaching Mother Nature's Speed Bump
• The Science of Sailing
• Bermudes 1000 Race: they're off!
• Grand Prix Guyader
• Sled Lead TP52s, Magic Carpet 3 Win IRC Duel
• Setting Sail In America: The Remarkable Story of Herreshoff S Class Sailboats
• Gosport Marine Festival is this weekend
• Yanmar Dragon Gold Cup Attracts Over 100 Entries
• A-list teams sign on for 2019 GC32 Racing Tour
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Repechage Adds To Quarterfinals at Argo Group Gold Cup
Hamilton, Bermuda: The repechage round of the 69th Argo Group Gold Cup was expected to produce close-quarter racing as eight teams fought for one of four spots in the quarterfinal round. And it delivered.

With a gusty and shifty northeasterly breeze changing headings nearly every second, skippers Chris Poole of the U.S., Lucy Macgregor of the U.K., Ettore Botticini of Italy and Eric Monnin of Switzerland led their crews to the quarterfinals of the $100,000 match racing regatta hosted by the Royal Bermuda Yacht Club. It is the second consecutive year that Macgregor and Botticini have forged this path to the quarterfinals.

Poole won the round with a 5-2 record and was largely unscathed in his seven races. Macgregor also finished with a 5-2 record but had one half point deducted from her score for a collision in her final match. Botticini and Monnin both advanced after a three-way tiebreaker.

Previously Ian Williams of the U.K., Australians Torvar Mirsky and Harry Price and Johnie Berntsson of Sweden advanced to the quarterfinals by placing in the top four in the opening round robin.

By winning the initial round robin Williams earned the right to choose his opponent in the quarterfinals and he selected Botticini. Berntsson selected Poole, Macgregor and Monnin will race each other and, in a surprise, Mirsky selected Price. -- Sean McNeill

Provisional Repechage Round Standings
1. Chris Poole (30, Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y., USA) - 5 points
2. Lucy Macgregor (32, Poole, England, U.K.) - 4.5
3. Ettore Botticini (23, Porto Santo Stefano, Italy) - 4
4. Eric Monnin (43, Immensee, Switzerland) - 4
5. Nicklas Dackhammar (SWE) - 4
6. Maxime Mesnil (30, Le Havre, France) - 3
7. Pauline Courtois (30, Brest, France) - 3
8. Kelsey Durham (25, Smiths, Bermuda) - 0

(The top four crews advance to the quarterfinal round.)

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Approaching Mother Nature's Speed Bump
Blast reaching in the tropics is hard to better, and for the first day and night of the 2019 Antigua Bermuda Race, the international fleet have had their fill. However, Mother Nature is about to deliver a speed bump that will bring a tactical and skilful element to the 935 nautical mile oceanic race to Bermuda.

All yachts in the race have been eating up the miles in solid trade winds. Supermaxi SHK Scallywag (HKG), skippered by Australian David Witt, is set for a 24 hour run of over 400 nm, within striking distance of race record pace. Miles Seddon, British navigator on SHK Scallywag checked in just before dusk on the first night: "We are just passing Anguilla, leaving the Caribbean behind. Top speed so far has been 26.5 knots."

The rest of the fleet has a velocity made good of between 11-8 knots, set for a 24 hour run of between 200-280 miles - fast going by any standards.

Over the next 24 hours, the fleet are set to finish their thrilling trade winds ride as they encounter an occluded front across their path to Bermuda. Cold air from a mature low pressure system further north is overtaking the warm trade winds. The overall effect is a trough, or pressure ridge in which the fleet is likely to encounter light head winds. However, the mixture of cold and warm air can also cause localised squalls giving sudden significant wind shifts in both direction and speed.

The occluded front may be the reason for race leader SHK Scallywag's western route. Heading to the west of the trough should keep the SHK Scallywag in the breeze. The big picture is juggling the extra miles west to gain more wind, with less miles heading north, but less wind. Scallywag's enormous rig and huge sail area should keep her going even in the lightest of breeze.

For the remainder of the fleet, racing in light airs can also be very rewarding. Keeping the boat going, even when the speedo is barely moving leads to a big percentage speed gain. The first boat to get through the ridge will extend on the fleet.

In the IRC Racing Class, Afansay Isaev Maxi Weddell (RUS) is leading the pack on the water, chasing Scallywag. Lombard 46 Pata Negra (GBR) skippered by Andy Liss is leading the fleet after IRC time correction. Gilles Barbot's Volvo 60 Esprit de Corps IV (CAN) is second, and Pogo 12.50 Hermes II (CAN), co-skippered by Morgan Watson & Meg Reilly is third.

In the CSA Cruising Class, Pata Negra has the upper handed, but the wily fox, Carlo Falcone is stalking his prey. Carlo Falcone is racing his classic 1938 79ft Alfred Milne yawl Mariella with an Italian and Antiguan crew. The fast-reaching conditions so far have been ideal for Mariella, currently placed second in CSA Cruising. -- Trish Jenkins

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The Science of Sailing
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Since handing over the daily running of the 'Van Oossanen' group of companies to Perry van Oossanen and Niels Moerke, founder Peter van Oossanen has committed himself to the writing of a book on his favourite subject: "The Science of Sailing"

Ships that are partly or wholly dependent on the wind for their propulsion are unique in the sense that fluid dynamics plays a vital role in their design. Both aerodynamics and hydrodynamics, the science of the motion of air and water around bodies, determine the speed potential of a sailing craft. The flow of the wind around the sails, together with sail area, sail disposition and sail shape, determine the level of the propulsive force while the flow of water around the hull and the hull appendages, together with their size and shape, determine the level of the force resisting forward motion, and the force resisting sideways drift caused by the wind on the sails.

The elements of aero- and hydrodynamics involved in the design of wind-driven boats, yachts, and ships, and the associated naval architectural aspects, form the subject matter of the book. All of the important aspects pertaining to the behaviour and performance of sailing craft are described. The arrangement of this material has been chosen so as to offer a logical order, an order that steadily expands the subject matter, chapter by chapter, so that by the time specific designs and design features are presented all of the science required to understand and follow the reasoning that lies at the base of how specific designs evolved has been explained. The subject matter has been arranged into different parts, each covering a specific topic or theme. Each of these parts constitutes separate publications.

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Bermudes 1000 Race: they're off!
It was at 1700hrs local time on Thursday 9th May that the start was given for the Bermudes 1000 Race, the first event in the 2019 Globe Series. Conditions were ideal for the seventeen sailors competing (13 men and 4 women), with a twelve-knot westerly wind. Ahead of them, 2000 miles of sailing to Brest after rounding the Fastnet Rock to the south of Ireland and a waypoint off the Azores. The weather in this race looks like being a mixture, so could be fairly complicated with the first boats expected to finish in just over a week from now.

A 12-knot wind and a residual swell of less than a metre with sunny periods. They were the ideal conditions for the seventeen skippers in the IMOCA class on Thursday in Douarnenez for the start of the second edition of the Bermudes 1000 Race. Some skippers like Yannick Bestaven (Maitre CoQ), Sam Davies (Initiatives Coeur), Sebastien Simon (Arkea Paprec) and Maxime Sorel (V&B-Sailing Together) were a little aggressive as they crossed the line. Others were more cautious, not wishing to take any risks at the start of the race. The sailors made their way out of Douarnenez Bay sailing close-hauled and carrying out several tacks. At the buoy indicating the shallow waters around Basse Vieille off Cape de la Chèvre (in the Crozon peninsula), British sailor, Sam Davies was leading the fleet.

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Grand Prix Guyader
After a truncated day yesterday, because of the strong gust of wind that swept the coast, the Grand Prix Dragon Guyader played their first races this Thursday. The 27 crews then enjoyed a good breeze from the northwest, blowing between 18 and 22 knots to make a first run in the morning before chaining for a second in the afternoon in a wind at a time. more unstable and weaker (between 10 and 12 knots). Very different conditions that have been rather successful to the crew of Danish Blue led by Poul Richard Hoj Jensen who tonight leads the provisional general classification,

Top five Dragon Class (after 2 races):
1. Danish Blue, Pol Richard Hoj Jensen (Great Britain) 3 pts
2. Full Speed, Martin Payne (Great Britain) 4 pts
3. Q Ti Too, Fred Gourlaouen (France) 8 pts
4. Fury, Guus de Groot (Netherlands) 10 pts
5. Display, Michiel Van Dis (Netherlands) 12 pts

Diam 24 OD: The favorites at the forefront

In the Diam 24 OD, this first day of racing has also kept all its promises. At the end of the five regattas of the day run in the bay, Valentin Bellet's Beijaflore occupies the first place in the provisional standings tied with Sandro Lacan's Team Reseau Ixio.

Top five (after 5 races) :
1. Beijaflore (Valentin Bellet) 10 pts
2. Team Ixio Network (Sandro Lacan) 10 pts
3. Poujoulat Chimneys (Robin Follin) 12 pts
4. Renaissance Services (Stephen Morrisson) 13 pts
5. Gulf of Morbihan Breizh Cola (Riwan Perron) 18 pts.

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Sled Lead TP52s, Magic Carpet 3 Win IRC Duel
Photo by Ingrid Abery, www.ingridabery.com. Click on image for photo gallery.

After two good races for the ten boat TP52 fleet it is Takashi Okura's Sled which leads at the 16th edition of Sail Racing PalmaVela thanks to a second and a first. Harm Müller Spreer's German flagged Platoon is second with two third places while Tina Plattner steered Phoenix to comfortably win the first race of the season and they are third

The Bay of Palma was on excellent early season form, offering a brisk southerly breeze which moved slightly more to the west over the day, reaching up to 18kts at times. The two IRC maxis, the Wally Cento Magic Carpet 3 and the 83ft Reichel Pugh designed Cookson one off Vera (previously My Song) sailed a 33 nautical miles coastal course up to Santa Ponsa. Sir Lindsay Owen Jones' Wally won that race convincingly, holding a margin of two minutes and 50 seconds on corrected time after four hours of racing.

Sled have six times America's Cup winner Murray Jones as strategist, this week supporting tactician Adam Beashel and they found good speed in both races, winning the second contest of the day.

It was the first day on the water for the brand new Bronenosec, the only new build boat this season, which was only launched and trial sailed a few days ago:

"The boat felt great. It is always exciting after all these weeks of hard work to finally have a new boat out there and racing," says Alberto Barovier, project manager for Bronenosec. "And it went well. We were in the mix, racing alongside Azzurra and the others and so that was good for a first day."

Tactician Morgan Larson (USA) sails with 470 gold medallist and 49er world champ Sime Fantela as strategist on the new boat, which has several new faces on board.

Action resumes tomorrow Friday, the second day of racing, with 100 boats of all classes, other than the handivoile classes which start Saturday, all competing in the Bay of Palma. The schedule for this second day of racing includes coastal races for the Mallorca Sotheby's ORC 2, 3 and 4-5, Classic and Spirit of Tradition classes, and windward-leeward races for all other classes.

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Setting Sail In America: The Remarkable Story of Herreshoff S Class Sailboats
2019 marks the 100th Anniversary of the Herreshoff S Class design. The first owners of the S Class boats were remarkable leaders of industry in the United States, and their stories are as intriguing as the boats are beautiful. Setting Sail in America is an homage to the Class, and takes the reader on a compelling journey through the history of the S boat- a journey that visits milestones in American society, politics, business, and social life. The Herreshoff S Class is the oldest American one-design fleet still racing the original boats, with active fleets in Cape Cod, Long Island Sound, and Narragansett Bay.

Lecture by Alan Silken. Photography by Cory Silken

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Gosport Marine Festival is this weekend
Gosport's waterfront will spring into action this Saturday as hundreds of people take to the water in rowing boats, yachts, stand-up paddleboards, kayaks and more.

"There are so many great things on offer for all the family," says Mitch Youngman, chairman of the festival organising committee. "You've still got time to book one of our excellent watersports such as rowing, sailing and trips out on a yacht. There are a couple of places remaining so get online to book now and have a great experience this weekend via http://gosportmarinecene.com."

Exhibitors around the festival include Hampshire Isle Of Wight Wildlife Trust, HM Coastguard, Riverford Organic, Hampshire Fire and Rescue, 5th Gosport Sea Scouts, Andark Diving Tank, Royal Navy and Royal Marine Recruiting, Lee on Solent Sailing Club, T Jays Inflatables, GAFIRS, RNLI, Tourist Office, Angel Sailing, Port and Lemon, Fresh Air Learning, Bacchus Yachting, Utility Warehouse and more.

For those too young to go afloat, there's also Little Shipmates for 3-5 year olds. Upstairs at Trinity Church, children can build a model raft between 10am-12pm from recycled materials and create marine themed arts and crafts between 2-3pm. (Please book places in advance).

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Yanmar Dragon Gold Cup Attracts Over 100 Entries
Entries for the 2019 Yanmar Dragon Gold Cup, to be held at Medemblik on the Ijsselmeer, Netherlands, from 8 to 14 June, have now exceeded 100 boats with teams from sixteen countries and four continents participating. First presented in 1936, the Dragon Gold Cup is one of the most prestigious trophies in yacht racing and is also widely regarded as one of the most challenging to win.

Racing takes place on a 12 nautical mile long windward leeward course and the rules state that there shall be no discarded races, so consistency, superb planning and preparation are essential to success. There will be a practice race on Saturday 8 June and championship racing will take place between Sunday 9 and Friday 14 June, with up to six races scheduled.

Entry for the 2019 Yanmar Dragon Gold Cup is open until 26 May, after which a late entry fee will be charged. Dragon sailors from around the globe are invited to participate and a limited number of charter boats are available for the event.

www.dragongoldcup2019.com

A-list teams sign on for 2019 GC32 Racing Tour
Among the 10+ teams due to contest the GC32 Racing Tour in 2019 will be two of sailing's most high profile.

Following lengthy tenures on the Extreme Sailing Series, both Alinghi and Red Bull Sailing Team have joined the GC32 Racing Tour, now it is the sole circuit offering competition on the high performance, fully foiling GC32 one design catamarans.

Ernesto Bertarelli's Alinghi is famously a two time winner of the America's Cup, and the first ever winner of sailing's premier event in Europe. The Swiss team's record on the Extreme Sailing Series was unparalleled, winning it four times, including the 2018 season, and finishing runner-up twice. Red Bull Sailing Team made it on to the Extreme Sailing Series podium in 2013, 2015 and 2016.

Sharing helming duties with Ernesto Bertarelli during the season will again be Arnaud Psarofaghis. He observes that while the GC32 Racing Tour typically has longer courses, Alinghi is used to these from sailing the D35 catamaran circuit on Lake Geneva.

While Alinghi has spent more than two weeks training in Villasimius and has past experience of Riva del Garda and Palma, Psarofaghis says Lagos, where the 2019 GC32 World Championship will be held over 27-30 June, will be new for them.

Red Bull Sailing Team has been run from the outset by two legends of Austrian sport, Roman Hagara and Hans-Peter Steinacher, the Tornado catamaran gold medallists from the Sydney 2000 and Athens 2004 Olympic Games, when on both occasions they were one of Austria's two gold medal winners.

Having taken a brief sabbatical, both Hagara and Steinacher are back on board Red Bull Sailing Team. "We sailed the last two events in 2018 and were quite successful," recounts Hagara. "We finished second at the last event in Mexico and we try to continue that this year - we are looking forward to the season."

Rhys Mara returns as trimmer and is joined on board by fellow Australian Mark Spearman and Swede Julius Hallström who respectively sailed with INEOS Rebels UK and SAP Extreme Sailing Team on the Extreme Sailing Series last season.

2019 GC32 Racing Tour schedule

22.-26 May: GC32 Villasimius Cup / Villasimius, Sardinia, Italy
26-30 June: GC32 World Championship / Lagos, Portugal
31 July-4 August: 38 Copa del Rey MAPFRE / Palma de Mallorca, Spain
11-15 September: GC32 Riva Cup / Riva
6-10 Nov: TBA

www.gc32racingtour.com

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The Last Word
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In This Issue
• Williams wins second Argo Group Gold Cup championship
• Line Honours for SHK Scallywag in Antigua Bermuda Race
• What's in the Latest Edition Of Seahorse Magazine
• NZL's George Lee Rush Wins RenaissanceRe Junior Gold Cup
• 470 Europeans, Sanremo at its best
• Regata dei Tre Golfi
• Perfect Finale Seals Titles At 16th Sail Racing Palmavela
• Panerai British Classic Week
• Featured Brokerage:
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• • Grand Soleil 50 - CYRENE
• The Last Word: Thomas Jefferson

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Williams wins second Argo Group Gold Cup championship
Hamilton, Bermuda: Just when it looked like Sweden's Johnie Berntsson was going to even the score in the final of the 69th Argo Group Gold Cup and send the match to a fifth and deciding race, Ian Williams of Great Britain sailed across his bow and snatched away the victory.

In streaky wind conditions on Hamilton Harbour, Williams and his Team GAC Pindar crew rode a heading puff down on starboard tack and turned a three or four boatlength deficit into a half-length victory in the final 100 yards of the run to the finish.

The Team GAC Pindar crew, including Gerry Mitchell, Tom Powrie and Richard Sydenham won the final 3-1 as well as $30,000 of the $100,000 prize purse in the regatta hosted by the Royal Bermuda Yacht Club.

For Williams it was his second victory in Bermuda, and he becomes the 12th multiple winning skipper of the King Edward VII Gold Cup, joining the likes of Ben Ainslie of Great Britain, Taylor Canfield of the U.S. Virgin Islands, Chris Dickson of New Zealand and Berntsson himself.

Five-time America's Cup champion Russell Coutts of New Zealand is the all-time winner of the Gold Cup with seven championships. Williams won his first Gold Cup in 2006 and he's waited a long 13 years for the second.

Final Standings
1. Ian Williams (42, Lymington, England, GBR) - 18-4
2. Johnie Berntsson (48, Stennungsund, Sweden) - 14-7
3. Harry Price (23, Sydney, Australia) - 13-9
4. Lucy Macgregor (32, Poole, England, GBR) - 14-13
5. Torvar Mirsky (32, Sydney, Australia) - 10-6
6. Chris Poole (30, Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y., USA) - 12-9
7. Ettore Botticini (23, Porto Santo Stefano, Italy) - 7-15
8. Eric Monnin (43, Immensee, Switzerland) - 9-12

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Line Honours for SHK Scallywag in Antigua Bermuda Race
Supermaxi SHK Scallywag (HKG), skippered by David Witt, crossed the finish line outside St David's Lighthouse, Bermuda just before 10pm local time on Saturday 11 May, taking Line Honours in the 2019 Antigua Bermuda Race in an elapsed time of 3 days 08 hours 54 mins 21 seconds.

Antigua Bermuda Race Chairman, Les Crane gave the Scallywag's a warm welcome, motoring out to meet the boat before their finish, and was on hand to provide the Goslings Dark 'n Stormys after the 17 Scallywag crew cleared customs.

SHK Scallywag crew: Skipper David Witt, Anemike Bes, Harry Bethwaite, Tom Clout, James Crampton, Nick Crones, Ferdinand Galetta, Kris Mark Galetta, Alex Gough, Phil Harmer, Jack Macartney, Matt Pearce, Ben Piggott, Trystan Seal, Miles Seddon, Lindsey Stead and Charlie Wyatt.

Scallywag was outside the record set last year by Stephen Murray Jr.'s Volvo 70 Warrior (2 days, 18 hours, 32 minutes and 48 seconds). SHK Scallywag's Australian skipper David Witt spoke about the 935 mile race dockside at the Customs House, shortly after finishing.

Several yachts are expected to finish the Antigua Bermuda Race over the next 24 hours. At 0900 AST on Sunday 12 May, Afansay Isaev Maxi Weddell (RUS) was 223 miles from the finish line. Gilles Barbot's Volvo 60 Esprit de Corps IV (CAN) are just 14 miles astern of Weddell, 237miles from the finish.

In the race for the win after IRC time correction, Lombard 46 Pata Negra (GBR), skippered by Andy Liss is estimated to be leading by eight hours, with 261 miles to go. Three yachts are having a very close battle for the podium after time correction. Kevin McLaughlin's x-55 Rye (USA) is 300 miles from the finish and estimated to be second under IRC. Just one hour behind Rye on corrected time is Peter Grueterich's xP-44 Xpatriate (USA), which has 323 mile to go. Morgan Watson and Meg Reilly's Pogo 12.50 Hermes II (CAN) is fourth after IRC time correction, with 304 miles to go and very much challenging for the podium.

In CSA Cruising, Carlo Falcone's 1938 79ft Alfred Mylne ketch Mariella (ANT) continues to impress. Mariella is estimated to be leading after time correction by five hours from Pata Negra and Hermes II.

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Seahorse June 2019
What's in the Latest Edition Of Seahorse Magazine

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Taming the talent
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One hundred years later
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Rhode Island's long love affair with the America's Cup shows no sign of easing up. Eric Hall

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NZL's George Lee Rush Wins RenaissanceRe Junior Gold Cup
George Lee Rush of New Zealand has won the 2019 RenaissanceRe Junior Gold Cup. Leading from the first race, George took four first place finishes, across the 12 races, double the number of 4th place finisher Yanne Broers of the Netherlands.

George placed eighth in today's final race, his lowest place of the regatta, taking that as his single discard; his win was assured before today's final race.

Second place went to Bermuda native Sebastian Kempe. First female was Yanne Broers.

Final top ten:
1. George Lee Rush, NZL, 32.0
2. Sebastian Kempe, BER, 52.0
3. Matheo Capasso , CAY, 62.0
4. Yanne Broers, NED, 71.0
5. Maria Gracia Vegas Trivelli, PER, 75.0
6. Christian Ebbin, BER, 78.0
7. Tadeo Funes de Rioja, ARG, 85.0
8. Ma'ayan Shemesh, ISR, 98.0
9. Magnus Ringsted, BER, 99.0
10. Eddie Reid, AUS, 103.0

Full results: juniorgoldcup.com/results

470 Europeans, Sanremo at its best
The gulf of Sanremo has lived up to its fame, delivering perfect conditions for the opening day of the 470 Europeans, organised by local Yacht Club Sanremo and Marina degli Aregai, in co-operation with the national and international 470 class. Blue skies, a warm sun and an easterly exceeding 15 knots have welcomed the participating teams in a sailing location that confirms to be among the world's best.

The crews, 70 men split in two groups and 40 women, reached the race area on time for a noon start, but were forced to wait a bit longer offshore for the wind to set in direction and intensity. After nearly two hours, the international Race Committee was able to fire the Europeans' first signal for the women's fleet, shortly followed by the two men's groups. The first start was given under black flag for everyone, and unfortunately several crews were found over the line and disqualified.

The ideal sailing conditions enabled to wrap three races, shaping a first, very preliminary scoreboard for both the Europeans and the Open Championship.

UK'a Hannah Mills and Eilidh McIntyre, scored two wins that put them on top of the Women's table, in front of Israel's Gil Cohen and Non Lasry, that grabbed a victory in the second race, with Camille Lecointre and Aloise Retornaz close the day in third overall. It's interesting to note that the first ten female crews all come from Europe, whilst the first non-European team is Australia's Nia Jeerwood and Monique Devries. The usually strong duo from China, Mengxi Wei and Haiyan Gao, didn't look particularly at ease in today's strong wind and are in fifteenth position.

In the Men's fleet, Australian stars Mathew Belcher and Will Ryan bagged a clean score, with three bullets. But behind them the Europeans were in the spotlight with Austria's David Bargher and Lukas Mahr leading on Spaniards Jordi Xammar and Nicolas Rodriguez and Panagiotis Mantis teaming with Pavlos Kagialis from Greece. The reigning European champions Anton Dahlberg and Fredrik Bergstrom from Sweden close the day in sixth place overall.

The weather forecast for Day 2 is for a south-westerly wind of around 8 to 10 knots in the morning, progressively increasing in the pm hours. First starting signal is scheduled for 11:00, and the Race Committee intends to have up to three races for the women and two races for the men.

2019europeans.470.org

Regata dei Tre Golfi
In addition to the usual spectacular midnight start from off Naples' magnificent Castel dell'Ovo, following Friday night's dinner at the Circolo del Remo e della Vela Italia (CRV Italia) clubhouse in the Santa Lucia Marina, the 65th Regata dei Tre Golfi will be remembered for being an especially light wind affair favouring the smaller boats.

Second oldest in the Italian yachting calendar to the Rolex Giraglia, this 155 mile offshore race has incorporated into Rolex Capri Sailing Week since 2017, forming a prologue and feeder race to the inshore races that start on Wednesday for the maxi boats.

Organised by the CRV Italia, the course takes the boats northwest from Naples, around the island of Ponza before returning southeast, where the boats can leave Capri to port or starboard before rounding the Li Galli islands off the Amalfi coast, then returning clockwise around the south side of Capri to the finish off Marina Grande.

Regata dei Tre Golfi also forms the second event in the International Maxi Association's Mediterranean Maxi Offshore Challenge (MMOC) which began with last October's Rolex Middle Sea Race.

Nine 60+ft yachts competed in the Regata dei Tre Golfi's Maxi class and there was a particularly competitive fight from the outset between the longest boats - Vesper, the maxZ86 chartered by American Jim Swartz, the Maxi 72 Caol Ila R and Jethou, Sir Peter Ogden's elongated Maxi 72, now 77ft LOA. Following the midnight start this trio escaped the busy start area the fastest with Vesper leading Caol Ila R and Jethou out of theGulf of Naples. Their advantage swiftly grew to around nine miles when the chasing pack was becalmed just north of Ischia.

Caol Ila R rounded the Li Galli mark at midnight, followed around an hour later by Jethou, Vesper and Wild Joe. Aside from a small stop off the northwest corner of Capri, Caol Ila R secured her second consecutive line honours victory, finishing at 02:36:25 on Sunday morning, followed by Vesper at 03:04, Jethou at 03:09 and Wild Joe at 03:28.

Like most of the boats, Caol Ila R raced 'light' with only 14 crew rather than 20 on board and leaving heavy weather sails behind. While they saw 12 knots briefly, the average was around six and there were prolonged periods of less than three. Schaerer reckoned around eight were ideal - less or more and their larger canting keel opponent Vesper would have seen them off.

Ultimately overall victory in the 65th Regata dei Tre Golfi went to one of its smallest boats - the Este 31 Globulo Rosso of Alessandro Burzi.

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Perfect Finale Seals Titles At 16th Sail Racing Palmavela
Photo by Ingrid Abery, www.ingridabery.com. Click on image for photo gallery.

Perfect champagne sailing conditions, a solid Bay-of-Palma sea breeze of up to 20 knots and spring sunshine, signed off the 16th Sail Racing Palma Vela regattas as one of the very best for many years.

Not surprisingly the biggest smiles were shared by the winners across the 15 classes, but as the long standing curtain raiser event is designed to shake off the winter rust and set teams up for the season ahead, the range of light to moderately fresh conditions gave the 110 teams a highly competitive work out.

With just over one week before the TP52 class starts racing on nearby Menorca for the first points races of the 2019 52 Super Series, the 16thSail Racing PalmaVela has been an intense, no compromise warm-up for the highly competitive, very evenly matched fleet of 10 boats.

Quantum Racing, the 2018 circuit champions, have made five changes to their title winning line-up but proved they are adapting fast and are in much better shape to defend the five regatta series than some might have expected.

With America's Cup winner Ed Baird back in the skipper-helm role they never finished worse than a couple of fifths to win by six points ahead of Harm Müller-Spreer's Platoon. The German flagged team struggled with an ill timed port tack approach to the top mark in the second race which resulted in a seventh.

In the big boat IRC fleet the overall win was handed to Vera, the Reichel Pugh 83 footer of Miguel Galuccio, as their only rival Magic Carpet 3 did not race today. The pair were all square going in to today and so the crew lead by Volvo Race veteran Bouwe Bekking took the overall win.

The Dragon class produced a close finish too, Welsh helm Eddie Owen, the RORC CEO, having to settle for second place, also by a single point, behind Otto Pohlmann's German crew of Meerblick

After four great days of racing the champions of the 16thSail Racing PalmaVela are:
Quantum Racing (TP52)
Vera (IRC)
Arobas2 (Mallorca Sotheby's ORC 0)
Dralion (Mallorca Sotheby's ORC 1)
Shazam (Mallorca Sotheby's ORC 2)
Vertigo Dos Texia (Mallorca Sotheby's ORC 3)
Just the Job (Mallorca Sotheby's ORC 4-5)
Atila (J80)
Meerblick (Dragon)
Puffin (Flying Fifteen)
Team RCNP (Viper)
Marigan (Classic/Vintage)
January Sails (Spirit of Tradition)
Fundacion Alex (Hansa 303 Individual)
Team RCNP 1 (Hansa 303 Double)

www.palmavela.com

Panerai British Classic Week
Organised by the British Classic Yacht Club and sponsored by luxury watchmaker Panerai, the UK's premier classic yacht regatta will take place in Cowes from 13th to 20th July 2019

The British Classic Yacht Club (BCYC) has announced entry applications are open for its annual Panerai British Classic Week regatta in Cowes. Sponsored by Panerai, the event attracts classic yachts and enthusiasts from across the UK and Europe.

The six-race series organised by the Royal Yacht Squadron will once again include a schedule of varied and quality courses, including the popular Nab Tower race from last year. Criteria for entry is IRC classic yachts of 24ft and over or modern classic, Spirit of Tradition yachts. Fast-paced racing for classes 1-4, an 8mR and a 6mR class will take place in the challenging tidal waters of the Solent against the historic, picturesque backdrop of the Isle of Wight.

This year's event will have two elements to the prizes. All yachts will race towards the primary IRC overall and class winner prizes, which will be awarded solely on race results. Building on last year's emphasis on authenticity, race results will also go towards a second set of prizes to be won by yachts deemed as authentic by a panel of independent judges. The experienced judges comprise Classic Boat group editor Rob Peake (as lead judge), classic yacht builder Martin Nott, marine writer and photographer Nigel Sharp and yacht designer Paul Spooner.

www.britishclassicweek.co.uk

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The Last Word
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In This Issue
• Close Call for Warrior Trophy: 2019 Antigua Bermuda Race - Day Six
• Ignazio Bonanno's La Superba Controls J/24 European Championship
• New clean yacht propulsion systems set to trial in Monaco
• Sail GP: Two Down And What We Know?
• Solo Concarneau - Guy Cotten Trophy
• Delayed start to Finn Europeans in Athens
• Kezenoy-Am-2019 Cup
• Faster Finishes Of Asymmetrical Gybes
• Transpac 50 Class Divisions and Start Dates Now Available
• Tahiti Pearl Regatta: an annual gem in the South Pacific
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Close Call for Warrior Trophy: 2019 Antigua Bermuda Race - Day Six
Six yachts are expected to finish the 2019 Antigua Bermuda Race today, Monday 13 May. Afansay Isaev's Grand Mistral 80 Maxi Weddell (RUS) is expected to finish around midday taking second place in Line Honours, but Weddell will be outside the IRC corrected time set by SHK Scallywag.

Three yachts are in a thrilling battle to win the Warrior Trophy for the best elapsed time after IRC Correction. Pata Negra (GBR) skippered by Andy Liss, Peter Grueterich's Xpatriate (USA) and Kevin McLaughlin's Rye (USA) are all in contention with 114 miles or less to go.

At 0900 AST, Pata Negra was 83 miles from the finish and leading under IRC. Xpatriate has been really catching Pata Negra over the last 24 hours, cutting an eight hour lead down to just over one hour. Xpatriate was 114 miles from the finish and second in IRC. Rye was 93 miles from the St David's Lighthouse and estimated to be just over two hours behind Pata Negra after IRC time correction.

"We are a crew that has been sailing together on various boats for many years," commented Peter Grueterich, skipper of Xpatriate. "We know each other very well and get along great. We trust each other and have great respect for one another. When we finally got the seaweed off the rudder the boat sails pretty fast! Xpatriate is not in its lightest form as we are bringing lots of cruising stuff with us to our home port in Riverside, Connecticut, but we picked a good course on the left side of the rhumb line and stuck with it. We also have a good set of complementary skills across all watches which makes it so much easier. We are really looking forward to Bermuda. To enjoy rum , ice cold beers and a great dinner at my favourite pub, and of course stick our feet in the pink sands!!"

The 10 yachts still racing on the sixth day of the Antigua Bermuda Race are experiencing super downwind conditions with warm air and ocean and bright sunshine. Atlantic Rollers will be providing a sleigh ride towards Bermuda. However, there are still some holes in the breeze and with the overall win hanging in the balance, avoiding the light patches will be crucial to the competing teams.

antiguabermuda.com

Ignazio Bonanno's La Superba Controls J/24 European Championship
Patras, Greece:Ignazio Bonanno's La Superba of Italy, with crew Simone Scontrino, Vincenzo Vano, Francesco Picaro and Alfredo Branciforte, only needed nine of 10 races to earn the title of J/24 European Champions for the second time. They also won in 2012 in their home country. The team logged scores of 1,3,4,3,2,3,1,2,3 for 22 net points, able to stay ashore for Friday's final duel which determined the runner-up positions. Anthimos Nikolaidis' Evniki of Greece secured the silver spot with the race win for 37 net points. Two fellow countrymen followed in third and fourth overall: Panagiotis Kampouridis' JMania (43 points) and Alexandros Tagaropoulos' Hellenic Police (46 points). German Stefan Karsunke's Schwere Jungs completed the top five with 51 points. Thirty J/24s competed May 7-10 from the Sailing Club of Patras in Greece.

Bonanno and the La Superba team from the Italian Navy race together regularly, and are working to come to Miami, Florida for the 2019 World Championship in October. Conditions in Patras were postcard-perfect every day, with winds generally starting near 10 knots and increasing throughout the day. Bonanno shared, "We prefer light breeze usually, but on the first day, we had a good day even when the wind increased to 15-18 knots." Of the venue, he added, "Really nice races and a good race area. We took the European Champion the day before, so we are really, really happy!"

Complete results may be found at j24europeans2019.gr

New clean yacht propulsion systems set to trial in Monaco
Around 40 teams are expected for the 6th Monaco Solar & Energy Boat Challenge (2-6 July 2019), organised by the Yacht Club de Monaco in partnership with the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation and International Powerboating Federation (UIM).

Launched 2014, today the event unites boats in 3 classes - Solar, Offshore and Energy - the goal being to support the creativity of young engineers working with industry to develop alternative propulsion systems for yachts using only clean energy sources.

Present from the start, the Solar Class has 20 entrants, each boat as inventive as the other, with average speeds up to 20 knots. The Energy Class, introduced in 2018, compares solutions (electricity, hydrogen, etc.), the challenge being to design the most powerful, durable system for one-design catamaran hulls supplied by the YCM. Out of 8 boats registered to date, 3 are working on fuel cells; SBM Offshore E-Racing Team (Monaco), HEIG VDI (Switzerland) and Hydrogad'z from Arts et Métiers (France).

Proving by example is the Offshore Class, for boats able to take 3 people (driver and 2 passengers), in 2 offshore races from Monaco-Ventimiglia-Monaco (67km), an opportunity to put a new generation of electric tenders, developed by the yacht industry, through their paces in conditions they can expect to face in the future.

Students share progress on their projects via daily 'Tech Talks' on Open Source at the end of each day.

As its reputation has spread, the event is attracting teams beyond Europe, including the Hydros Team Universitas Indonesia competing in the Energy Class. Other teams are coming to observe with a view to taking part in 2020, such as the Sanya Visun Royal Yacht Club (China) and Dubai's Rochester Institute of Technology.

Finally, the YCM has thrown down the gauntlet to partners, locals and entrants to produce as near to zero emissions as possible for the week. Initiatives include; electric/hydrogen-powered bikes and cars, with recharging of electric vehicles courtesy of the Suncy vessel; eco-friendly gourdes and water fountains to reduce waste; solar ovens, etc.

ycm.org

Sail GP: Two Down And What We Know?
The second of the five stages of the SailGP season ended up in San Francisco with the same podium as the first event in Sydney. Victory to the Australians (Tom Slingsby) ahead of the Japanese (Nathan Outterridge) and the visibly improving British (Dylan Fletcher). Tip & Shaft reviews the new circuit launched by Larry Ellison and Russell Coutts.

After two events there seems to be a bit of a hierarchy established, two teams Australia and Japan better than the rest. The British boat is improving as evidenced by winning the first of the fleet races on the Sunday in San Francisco. The results that do not really surprise Bruno Dubois, team principal of the Chinese team who were fourth in Sydney and fifth in San Francisco. Dubois, remember, was team manager for Team France in the last America's Cup and was CEO of the Volvo Ocean Race winning Dongfeng team. "The Australians are the Oracle team of the last Cup, the Japanese are really a mix between Team Japan and Artemis. The English are really strong, with Dylan Fletcher who is a good allrounder, Chris Draper, who also comes from Team Japan. These teams have a lot of people who were strong in the last Cup and they know these boats well."

The Finals have both been a duel between Australia and Japan. And each time the Final has been won by the Aussies. That may still be a surprise as the French coach Philippe Presti, who works with the Aussies acknowledges. "It would have been logical for Nathan (Outterridge) to be in front of the rankings because he sailed the last America's Cup as helmsman and he's really the guy who developed this new F50 along with the same group he had at Artemis, he's clearly the one with the most experience on this type of boat." Franck Citeau, coach of the French team, says of Outteridge the Australian skipper who sails for the Japanese team: "For me, the most talented is Nathan Outterridge who seems to do what he wants with the boat, but does it precisely , but he tends to do too much compared to Australians who are real metronomes, very regular, very consistent."

Behind this top two the British and the Americans made a good impression on the San Francisco waters, especially the Americans who, after finishing last in Sydney, took the fourth place in their home country.

From Tip & Shaft, full editorial here

Solo Concarneau - Guy Cotten Trophy
It's been 24 hours since the 16 Figaro Beneteau 3 fleet of the Solo Concarneau Trophy Guy Cotten has set sail on the 270-nautical mile course. The fleet, which is currently sailing off the Glenan Archipelago, is now heading south towards the Birvideaux lighthouse off Quiberon. Martin Le Pape (Skipper Macif 2017) is currently leading, a few short distances from Armel Le Cleac'h (Banque Populaire) and Eric Peron (French Touch). With 130 nautical miles remaining, the fleet is expected tomorrow morning at the finish line in front of Concarneau.

At 16:30, Cecile Laguette (Eclisse) and Michel Desjoyeaux (Lumibird) both indicated their abandonment to the race management of the and returned directly to the start port. information on the reasons for their abandonment at the arrival of the two figarists.

Current standings at Birvideaux:
1. Martin Pope, Macif Offshore Racing
2. Armel Le Cleac'h, Voile Banque Populaire
3. Eric Peron, FrenchTouch
4. Lois Berrehar - Navigator, Team Bretagne CMB
5. Pierre Leboucher, Guyot Sails
6. Will Harris, Will Harris Sailing powered by Hive Energy
7. Adrien Hardy, Without nature, no future
8 / Pierre Quiroga - Navigator, Macif Offshore Race
9. Sebastien Marsset - Navigator, Handicap Agir Ensemble
10. Gildas Morvan, Niji
11. Tom Laperche, Team Bretagne CMB
12. Clement Commagnac, Sand Grain
13. Matthew Dmrvl, Klaxoon M
14. Cassandra Blandin, Klaxoon C

Arrivals scheduled tomorrow around 6am

soloconcarneau.blogspot.com

Delayed start to Finn Europeans in Athens
The sailors at the 2019 Finn Open European Championship in Athens will have to wait another day before racing can commence after a long day waiting onshore Monday, with no racing possible in very light and unstable winds.

The fleet of 84 boats from 33 nations spent the day wishing for wind, but with several rain fronts passing over and often no more then 3-4 knots of wind, racing was eventually abandoned for the day shortly before 16.00.

On Tuesday, the morning conditions are expected to be similar, so racing has been put back to 13.30 on Tuesday with three races scheduled.

2019.finneuropeans.org

Kezenoy-Am-2019 Cup
The jury team of the international sailing regatta in the Chechen Republic, Kezenoy-Am-2019 Cup, will be headed by the famous Italian judge Luca Babini.

International Ampire and Judge, Ampire of the America's Cup and the 2012 Olympic Games, Luca Babini will come to Chechnya for the second time: "I am very proud to be part of the new regatta on Lake Kezenoy - Am. This is an incredible experience and a wonderful place of amazing beauty. I am very happy to be part of the organizing team. This is an unforgettable event, interesting for everyone! ".

The Kezenoy-Am - 2019 Cup will be held in Chechnya from July 23 to July 28, 2019. Competitions will be held on the lake of the same name at 1870 meters above sea level. Participants of the regatta will be Russian and foreign athletes. Currently, 15 teams are registered, some of them will represent the clubs of Germany, Italy and Estonia.

Sailing competitions will be held on SB20 class mono-type high-speed sailing boats.

The sailors will compete for the cash prize of 16 000 Euro, Kezenoy-Am Challenge Cup and a special prize from the partner Hamilton.

www.chyf.ru/en/regatta/cup-2019/

Faster Finishes Of Asymmetrical Gybes
This video shows two sprit boats gybing their asymmetrical spinnakers and is a good compare and contrast exercise to learn about the best way to gybe an asymmetrical spinnaker. Watch the video and listen to the commentary. The video ran on UK Sailmakers Facebook page on April 23rd and one of our Facebook followers, Long Island Sound Sailor Wes Bemus, added a lengthy but very informative and instructional comment to that post.

Wes' comments here

Transpac 50 Class Divisions and Start Dates Now Available
Los Angeles, CA - The Transpacific Yacht Club is pleased to announce that its record 100-boat fleet entered in the 2019 Transpac is now split into 12 divisions for this year's 50th edition of this biennial ocean race from Los Angeles to Honolulu. These groups will be racing against each other for perpetual trophies and take-home prizes within their divisions, as well as for historic overall awards.

Boats racing in Divisions 6, 7, 8, 9, the Cal 40's and the Multihulls in Class 0A - 41 boats in all - will cross the start line at Point Fermin in Los Angeles on Wednesday, July 10th. Two days later on Friday July 12th the 28 boats in Divisions 3, 5 and the Santa Cruz 50/52's will start, and the following day on Saturday July 13th the 28 remaining monohull entries in Divisions 1 and 2, along with the 3 Multihull class 0 entries, will head towards the finish line 2225 miles away at Diamond Head in Honolulu.

Wherever possible, boats were assigned into divisions that represent similar size and type to keep the racing close and competitive, with about one-third of the entire fleet competing against peers. Division 2, for example, has ten ULDB Sleds, plus the Bill Lee-designed and built 68-foot Merlin, the boat that inspired the popular "Fast is Fun" yacht design craze based in Santa Cruz, California of the 1980's and '90's. Similarly the 11 boats racing in the Santa Cruz 50/52 class were from the same builder, albeit from different generations of design.

Seven Cal 40's, a classic Lapworth design regarded as a breakthrough design in its day, are also competing in their own class for this 50th Transpac. The first time Cal 40's competed in Transpac was soon after the design was introduced in 1964 - they won the race overall in 1965 and 1967.

And the three MOD 70's in Multihull Class 0 will be fun to follow as they make their high-speed chase for line honors.

The remainder of the fleet of monohulls and multihulls ranging in size and style from speedy Hobie 33's to the stately 70+ foot ketches in Division 5 will rely on handicap ratings generated by the ORR rating system.

For more information on the entries and class divisions in Transpac 50, see yachtscoring.com/emenu.cfm?eID=4758.

2019.transpacyc.com

Tahiti Pearl Regatta: an annual gem in the South Pacific
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After four hard days of racing, partying and relaxing, the 16th edition of the annual Tahiti Pearl Regatta finished this year in Taha'a, in the Leewards Islands of Tahiti. The Raromatai (Tahitian name for the Leewards Islands) showed their beauty to the 300+ sailors from around the world racing on a record 52 entries, with all benefitting from exceptional weather conditions and world-class scenery throughout the event.

After 4 races within and between the islands of Raiatea and Huahine, the last two races in Taha'a were needed to determine the winners in most of the classes. In the Multihulls division, the local Diam 24 Team SCEAP, skippered by Didier Arnould, who was at the top of the standings after four races, had to bow to Diam Air Tahiti Nui from Rum Road Champion Armel Tripon. The Catana 55 Selika and her French-Russian crew took the third step of the podium – this boat is a tour de force for a 55 foot boat, with its heavy and deep draft, was an interesting match with the quick light boats like the Diam 24 or Pulse 600 designs.

In Division 1, the A35 Arearea owned by Jean-Pierre Basse, a regular entry at the TPR, returned to win his class, having reached the podium at each stage.

The Va'a Taie category was inaugurated this year thanks to the inscription of 8 sailing canoes, with Teiva Veronique and her rowers on Moana Explorer at the top of the rankings, ahead of Viper Va'a Axel Pelou and Vatea Quesnot's Terematai. In the Cruising category, which brings together boats without a racing handicap, the German World ARC member Nica took first place, ahead of the local crews Sea Shepherd and Nacira.

After ten years of exchanges with the Voiles de Saint-Tropez, the Tahiti Pearl Regatta is now twinned with the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron. "This new partnership is first and foremost a crew exchange between the TPR and the Jack Tar Regatta," explains Stephanie Betz of Archipelagoes. "It also gives us the opportunity to promote the TPR and Tahiti at this famous yacht club, a world-class nautical destination which will organize the America's Cup in 2021."

The 2020 Transpac Los Angeles-Tahiti Race, which will take place next year at the end of May, is also part of this strategy to develop more competitive offshore racing in the Pacific Basin.

The 17th edition of the Tahiti Pearl Regatta would be held from May 5 to 9, 2020.

www.tahitipearlregatta.com

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p> In This Issue
• Pata Negra Overall Winner 2019 Antigua Bermuda Race
• First Ever Combined Star Class European Championship And Star Sailors League Breeze Grand Slam
• 21st Jersey Regatta
• Bermudes 1000 Race: Sebastien Simon in the lead at the Azores waypoint
• RS Sailing Open Letter to World Sailing
• Tour Voile 2019: 23 Teams
• 2019 Quarter Ton Cup
• Industry News
• Featured Brokerage:
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• The Last Word: Allen Ginsberg

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Pata Negra Overall Winner 2019 Antigua Bermuda Race
With all yachts accounted for in the 2019 Antigua Bermuda Race, Giles Redpath's Lombard 46 Pata Negra (GBR), skippered by Andy Liss, has posted the best corrected time under IRC, winning the Warrior Trophy. In a dramatic finish for second place, Peter Grueterich's xP-44 Xpatriate (USA) corrected out to take runner-up by just 21 minutes after over five days of ocean racing. Kevin McLaughlin's x-55 Rye (USA) was third. Antigua Bermuda Race Chairman, Les Crane was dockside at the Royal Bermuda Yacht Club to welcome finishing yachts.

"Only one member of the crew was over 25, and we came together after Antigua Sailing Week," commented Pata Negra's skipper Andy Liss. "Some of the crew will help me deliver Pata Negra to Newport for the Transatlantic Race, and others will be sailing boats across the Atlantic in the ARC, and private deliveries. The crew for this race are a great bunch, and we have become firm friends. We are delighted to continue the winning tradition for Pata Negra."

Kevin McLaughlin laughed out loud when he heard that Xpatriate had beaten them to second place by just 21 minutes. "After 5 days and nights at sea, to be that close is just amazing," commented Kevin. "Third is great for us but - holy smoke that's close! With just three crew we did three hours on, three hours in the cockpit and three hours rest. It was a nice race but also a lot of challenges, Friday night was intense we had a massive squall just after dark, torrential rain with the wind all over the place hitting 30 knots. The last 24 hours we did really well, especially the last night was fast sailing. This has been a great race for us and we are so happy to be in Bermuda."

Pata Negra was also the winner of the CSA Cruising Class, and Xpatriate second. Third was Morgen Watson & Meg Reilly's Pogo 12.50 Hermes (CAN).

www.antiguabermuda.com

First Ever Combined Star Class European Championship And Star Sailors League Breeze Grand Slam
The innovative Star Sailor's League is, this week, stepping into a new phase of development with the first ever combined Star Sailors League Breeze Grand Slam and International Star Class Yacht Racing Association (ISCYRA) European Championships in Riva del Garda, Italy.

Both the Star Class and the Star Sailors League have long been revered for its ability to attract the best of the best from across the sport and this week looks set to deliver another fleet jam-packed with legends and top sailing talent. Here, unlike the SSL Finals in Nassau, in December, there will be the chance for amateurs to mix it up with some of the sport's biggest legends too.

In all, just shy of 100 boats and 200 sailors from 22 nations will take to the famous waters of Lake Garda to compete for the title of both Star European Champion and SSL Breeze Grand Slam winner.

The event will consist of a Qualifying Series and a Finals Series. Regular fleet racing will make up the bulk of the series running from Wednesday 15th May until Sunday 19th May. Immediately after the final qualifying series race - set to be sailed early Sunday morning - the format moves into the knock-out series familiar to anyone who has watched SSL racing in the last six years.

The crew who tops the Qualifying Series will progress directly to the Final and second place will proceed direct to the Semi-Final. Boats placing from third to 10th in the Qualifying Series qualify for the Quarter-Final.

Once the single Quarter-Finals race has concluded, the top five teams move onto the semi-final and are joined by the runner up from the Qualifying Series. The top three teams from this single race then go on to join the winner of the qualifying series for a single-race Final.

www.starsailors.com

21st Jersey Regatta
Scheduled for 6th to 8th September, this year sees the 21st edition of the renowned Jersey Regatta, the Island's 'flagship' sailing event.

As ever, the Regatta is open to local and visiting boats, alike, with racing for sportsboat, cruiser/racer, Quarter Ton, dayboat, dinghy, sport catamaran and windsurfer classes. The 6th Spinlock IRC CI Regional Championship is included in the programme and will, undoubtedly, be a major attraction for the cruiser/racer fleet.

The Regatta gets under way on the Thursday evening with an ice-breaking reception and skippers' briefing. A distance race for the sportsboat and cruiser/racer classes opens the programme on Friday whilst Saturday and Sunday feature back-to-back racing with boats competing over distance, round-the-cans and/or Olympic-type courses. The 'small boat' classes race separately over Olympic-type courses in the beautiful confines of St Aubin's Bay. Trophies and prizes are awarded for each day and overall prizes are awarded for the best boats in each class.

Jersey Marinas will be providing complimentary berthing whilst Condor Ferries is offering discounted fares for those wishing to transport their boats to the Island for the event.

The closing date for entries is 29th August but why not take advantage of the attractively low entry fees that are made even more enticing with an 'early bird' fee for those entering no later than 12th August. The Notice of Race and entry form are available on the Regatta website, jerseyregatta.com

For further information, please contact the Regatta office, info [AT] jerseyregatta [DOT] com, or call 00 44 (0)1534 732229.

Bermudes 1000 Race: Sebastien Simon in the lead at the Azores waypoint
At 1245hrs UTC on Tuesday 14th May, Sebastien Simon was the first to round the Azores waypoint, the second major course mark in the Bermudes 1000 Race. The skipper of ARKEA PAPREC is now on the final leg of the course on his way to Brest. There is still everything to play for with a very tightly packed group just behind him, comprising Yannick Bestaven, Sam Davies, Boris Herrmann, Maxime Sorel and Giancarlo Pedote.

Romain Attanasio's analysis:

870 miles. That is the distance between the Azores waypoint set up by the Race Directors and the finish line of the Bermudes 1000 Race in Brest. The frontrunners are now tackling this final phase of the course. The leader Sebastien Simon rounded the virtual mark at 1245hrs UTC today (Tuesday) and around two hours after him, Yannick Bestaven was expected to do the same followed by Sam Davies, Boris Herrmann, Maxime Sorel and Giancarlo Pedote. In the 1400hrs UTC rankings, only ten miles or so separated the five members of this group.

The climb back up towards Brest is starting with the wind on the beam. But gradually, it will swing around and the skippers will be heading for Brest sailing close-hauled on a long port tack. The wind is not set to pose too many problems until they arrive off the coast of Brittany, which the leaders should reach on Friday afternoon.

At 1400hrs today (Tuesday), all seventeen competitors were still racing. Damien Seguin and Denis Van Weynbergh suffered the same fate today. A lashing gave out and the mainsail fell down onto the deck. However, both are continuing on their way and trying to find the best solution to complete the race. Fabrice Amedeo suffered damage to the tack on his J3, but he too is continuing in spite of this handicap.

Top five
1. Arkea-Paprec, Sebastien Simon, 744 nm to lead
2. Malizia II - Yacht Club De Monaco, Boris Herrmann, 22.6 nm to leader
3. Initiatives - Coeur, Samantha Davies, 24.7
4. Maitre Coq IV, Yannick Bestaven, 27.2
5. Prysmian Group, Giancarlo Pedote, 33.3

Complete rankings: www.bermudes1000race.com/classement-de-la-course

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RS Sailing Open Letter to World Sailing
In the coming days World Sailing will make decisions that are likely to affect our sport for the next couple of decades and we feel it appropriate to share our views.

Over the last twenty‐five years we have created RS Sailing and built it into the world's leading small sailboat brand. We have changed the face of small boat sailing in many parts of the globe, we have made friends on every continent and shared beers in many sailing clubs. We are proud of RS Sailing's achievements, made not by a few people but by many sailors who believe our sport can be better.

We have not got everything right, but we have listened to the sailors and done our best to create boats and events that are right for the future of our sport. That is why we're now the brand leader.

We always knew the decision regarding the Olympic single‐hander would be highly charged and the odds are stacked in favour of the incumbent. But the coming decisions are not just about the Olympians; this universal sector drives the youth pathways and the opportunity to build women's participation as well. The sport is currently in decline in many regions and we all share the primary responsibility to reverse that trend.

The Evaluation was clear. Detractors will always find details to argue but the fact remains the people involved were unanimous in their view that the RS Aero offers clearly the best opportunity - for the youths, women and Olympians.

The boat is ultra‐light, dynamic and better suited to working with a range of rig sizes for light to heavy sailors. It uses high tech construction for competitive longevity. It is backed by the RS organisation, seen as the most capable of delivering consistent high quality to the world through our existing infrastructure and an international FRAND production network on every continent.

Look what happened to cycling when the equipment became light and sexy - the sport exploded.

Conversely, the current Equipment design is fifty years old and heavy. Whatever the rigs, the hull is heavier than many of the sailors it seeks to serve… Lift your bike, ride your bike and think about it...

The issues between the various organisations that build and manage the current Equipment are well documented and long running. They make life harder for many sailors and organisers. Recent communications make it clear that solutions have not been agreed. The issues and potential for litigation against all parties involved distract from growing our sport and threaten World Sailing's reputation - indeed sailing's reputation within the Olympic movement.

So, over to you World Sailing. The experts you selected have told you that the RS Aero is the best Equipment for the future of sailing and we have proved ourselves credible partners. The current Equipment was second ranked, even without factoring in ongoing commercial issues. You can select new Equipment; you can simply ignore the information laid out by the experts and make no change; or you can take some time to consider what is best for the direction of our sport. A smooth transition is possible - perhaps starting with the women's fleet or the youth pathway.

We offer you a chance to inspire the next generation.

We offer the RS Aero.
Yours,
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Tour Voile 2019: 23 Teams
After more than 40 years existence and a renewal with the arrival of the Diam 24s, the Tour Voile continues to cement its place as a major sporting event of the summer. Always on the move, the event will be showing itself in a new light with the addition of a mixed classification for the 2019 edition. It will be open to teams which, for each race, include at least one female crew member. Although women have always taken part in the Tour Voile, the launch of this classification will make it possible to shed greater light on the talents of women who are picking up the gauntlet along France's coasts in increasingly greater numbers.

The Tour Voile will also be reintroducing territorial identifications into the heat of the battle. As a result, on their masts, each team will be displaying the name of its home town, city or region. This will help the spectators to identify more easily and encourage the teams of their region. Between the teams, it is also an opportunity to create a notion of "friendly rivalry and local pride, which is a not insignificant part of the Tour Voile's DNA," as Tour Voile Director Jean-Baptiste Durier likes to remind.

In 2019, approximately 25 Teams representing five nationalities will take part in the competition. In their ranks, there will be sailors with major experience on the best international circuits such as Mathilde Géron (La Boulangère), a former leading light of the French Olympic team, Pierre Pennec (EFG Private Bank Monaco), who forged his reputation in the Extreme Sailing Series and Olympic sailing, as well as 49er world champion Stevie Morrison (Renaissance Services). These sailors will be testing themselves against each other and against the new generation represented by crews such as Cheminées Poujoulat, skippered by Robin Follin and coached by Switzerland's Bernard Stamm, or also Team Réseau IXIO, led by Sandro Lacan and defending champion Tim Mourniac. International crews will also be present, such as Pink Lady, flying the European flag, as will the seasoned amateurs and the most loyal women's teams to the Tour Voile, like Batystil Habitat skippered by Cyrille Legloahec and Helvetia Purple by Normandy Elite Team led by Pauline Courtois. The broad and extremely varied field for this 42nd edition is a perfect reflection of the Tour Voile's attractiveness.

Act 1 - Stadium Sailing gets underway at Dunkerque on July 5th.

www.tourvoile.fr

2019 Quarter Ton Cup
The fifteenth edition of the revived Quarter Ton Cup is less than a month away with more than 20 boats expected on the start line come 10-12 June for what is building up to be an intense and intriguing battle.

Most of the quarter ton fleet had the chance to shake off their sails and get a taste of the competition that lies in store for them at the Vice Admiral's Cup held off Cowes last weekend, where an interesting form guide started to emerge. Setting the pace was Louise Morton and her team on Bullet, and if their performance is anything to go by, they will be formidable competitors come the Quarter Ton Cup.

Morton faced stiff competition over the course of the Vice Admirals Cup from Ian Southworth's Protis, with the two trading places at the top of the leaderboard throughout the event. After three days of close tussles around the course, Southworth eventually finished just 1.5 points behind Morton, with Tony Hayward's Blackfun in third place, but on almost double Southworth's points.

Having won the Quarter Ton Cup for the last two years, Sam Laidlaw's Aguila will be the team to beat come match week. Aguila didn't complete the final day of racing at the Vice Admirals Cup, and a fifth place finish will surely have left Laidlaw's team with fire in their bellies.

Joining the Quarter Ton Cup fleet for the first time this season is Sir Keith Mills and his newly acquired Cote, and his teams' credentials are impressive. Top Musto skiff sailor Andy Tarburton is on the bow, Matt Alvarado, a flying fifteen champion is in charge of trimming, with Jules Cole, a BT Global challenge winner in the pit. Mills and his son Alex, both accomplished sailors with TP52 and Fast40 experience, will take turns on the helm.

Also amongst them is the experienced head of Pete Greenhalgh, a four-times winner of the Extreme Sailing Series, who says the team have learnt a number of valuable lessons from the start of their season, which they will take forward to next month's Quarter Ton Cup.

Rumours in Cowes are that the 1980 Quarter Ton Cup winning boat Bullit which was the second of Jacques Fauroux Quarter Ton winners from that design, has recently been discovered in Tahiti and shipped back to the UK for a major refurbishment by an existing Owner. If this is true, this Quarter Ton Cup will be their first event and will be the fourth 'Bullit' design Jacques Fauroux quarter tonner in the Solent.

The uniqueness of the quarter ton fleet, especially in 2019, is the diversity of the designers. Last year in a fleet of 22 boats, there were 16 different naval architects represented which is unheard of in modern fleets.

quartertoncup.org

Industry News
The Yacht Racing Forum 2019 will take place in Bilbao, Spain, on November 25-26, at the Euskalduna Conference Centre. The venue is beautiful and easy to reach thanks to its International Airport. It is located right next to our official hotel, the Melia, and 2 minutes away from the famous Guggenheim Museum.

The programme is full of novelties and surprises. New B2B events have been designed, such as Speed Business Presentations and a Networking Lounge where you will have the opportunity to meet the sports' leading personalities.

http://www.yachtracingforum.com/forum/conference-program-2019/

The conference still focuses on the sports' latest developments and also integrates mainstream racing, youth sailing, design & technology and essential information for clubs, classes and event organizers.

Register now in order to benefit from the Early Bird registration fee, valid for the first 80 registrants.

www.yachtracingforum.com/forum/

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The 2019 Yahoo Sports Technology Awards' winners were revealed in a ceremony attended by the sports industry elite on Thursday 2nd May at The Roundhouse in London. The event, which has been dubbed 'the Oscars of Sports Technology', once again proved its global status with leading sports brands from around the world vying for its coveted trophies. The Awards, which celebrate tech-led innovations in all sports, attracts entries from over 30 countries and 50 sports; its 14 categories are reviewed by 40 judges spanning players, athletes, sports governance and business visionaries.​

The shortlist for this award included Mitel and Major League Baseball, NASCAR and OMNIGON, Powerboat P1, The R&A, and Winners FDD, with The Ocean Race claiming the trophy. ​

The full list of 2019 are: ​
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boot Dusseldorf is set to expand again in 2020 with a new Hall 1 and a new, expanded layout planned.

Organisers of the water sports trade exhibition say they have taken into account the requirements and concerns of the industry with regards to hall configuration and have come up with a concept that lays the right foundations for the future.

The changes mean the whole of the motorboat segment will be located in Halls 1 - 6 while the recreational diving sector will be concentrated in Hall 12 and part of Hall 11 with room to expand in future years.

In 2020, the inboard motorboat segment from 30 to around 60ft will be in Hall 1 with outboard motorboats will be in Hall 3 and towboats and tenders in Hall 4.

Luxury tenders and shadow boats will be in Hall 5 with the luxury sector remaining in Hall 6 with the gallery of Hall 6 expanded for super and mega shipyards.

In addition, three halls - 15 to 17 - will be devoted to sailing.

"As far as we are concerned, sailing is the original water sport," said boot CEO Werner Dornscheidt. "Sailing was the first way that people moved across water and sailing is as popular as ever so it is no surprise that the number of exhibitors at boot is continuing to grow."

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Registration for this year's Genoa International Boat Show is up by 26% compared to the same time last year, according to Italian trade association UCINA, with more than 92% of the 951 exhibitors from the 2018 edition having already identified their display areas and products to be showcased.

Among the first to register for the 2019 event are Amer Yachts, Azimut Yachts, Beneteau, Galeon, Greenline, Jeanneau, Monte Carlo Yachts, Pardo Yachts, Princess, Sanlorenzo, Solaris, Sunseeker and Vismara. Outboard motor exhibitors include BRP, Honda, Selva Marine, Suzuki and Yamaha.

The 'four boat shows in one' formula will be back again for 2019, says UCINA, with tailored services dedicated to four distinct market segments: yachts and superyachts; sailing; outboard motors and inflatables; and accessories and components.

The available space - 115,000sq m on water and 110,000sq m on land - will therefore be exploited using innovative technical solutions to cope with the increase in applications, says UCINA, from expanding the piers to optimising a number of open-air sections.

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In This Issue
• Eight Gold Stars Lead The Way
• VOLVO European Championships for the 49er, 49erFX and NACRA 17
• FSE Robline becomes Robline
• Two bullet opener for Jethou at Rolex Capri Sailing Week
• Teasing Machine Crew Means Business at Transatlantic Race 2019
• The Ocean Race - Part 2: Developing one class for multiple events
• What's in the Latest Edition Of Seahorse Magazine
• Ultimes threaten Rolex Fastnet Race record destruction
• Paris 2024 Equipment top of the agenda at 2019 Mid-Year Meeting
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Eight Gold Stars Lead The Way
The opening day of the first ever combined Star Sailors League Breeze Grand Slam and Star European Championships dawned with a change in conditions from the blue skies and sunshine, which had filled the skies over Rival del Garda, Italy, for the practice race.

With little-to-no breeze in the morning, the reliable Ora wind dutifully arrived somewhat earlier than usual and was already blowing hard by the time some of the legends of the fleet had concluded a formal press conference at 11am.

With the cold breeze firmly in and grey skies covering the beautiful Lake Garda, it was a hesitant fleet who headed out to the race course with many choosing a last minute coffee in the Yacht Club bar before finally getting into their sailing kit and making their way to the race area.

Once onto the racecourse, however, it was a slightly different picture. With the Ora funneling up the lake and Riva del Garda located on the very northernmost shore, the wind was slightly more moderate when the sailors reached the startline - though it still looked like it was going to be a tough day at the office with the wind holding in the high teens.

If there was to be an overriding narrative of the day's sailing then it would be that Cayard was looking particularly strong on the upwinds and Scheidt a force to be reckoned with on the downwinds. That being the case, it was little surprise to see the American at the front of the fleet at the final windward mark of the day, but Scheidt closely followed him with another American, Eric Doyle and his crew Payson Infelise, having worked their way into the top three. "On the last downwind we all gybed early and I went left, thinking I would protect that side," explained Cayard after the finish"But Robert [Schedit] and Eric [Doyle] found a bit more pressure than us and just sailed round the outside." So it was, that the Brazillian picked up the second race to add to his third, with Doyle in second and Cayard in third.

Top ten:

1. Robert Scheidt / Henry Boening, BRA
2. Paul Cayard / Arthur Lopes, USA
3. Mateusz Kusznierewicz / Frederico Melo, POL
4. Eric Doyle / Payson Infelise, USA
5. Fredrik Loof / Brian Fatih, SWE
6. Xavier Rohart / Pierre-Alexis Ponsot, FRA
7. Eivind Melleby / Joshua Revkin, NOR
8. Augie Diaz / Bruno Prada, USA
9. Alexey Zhivotovskiy / Lev Shnyr, RUS
10. Ante Razmilovic / Brian Hammersley, ,GBR

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VOLVO European Championships for the 49er, 49erFX and NACRA 17
The Danes and Argentineans made good moves up the scoreboard on the final day of Nacra 17 qualifying today. Lin Cenholt and CP Lubeck scored 4,1,3 to hold fourth overall, on equal points with the third-placed Italians, Vittorio Bissaro and Maele Frascari. Scoring an equally potent 1,3,4 were Mateo Majdalani and Eugenia Bosco, the Argentineans in 5th overall after three spectacular days and nine races of qualifying.

The only non-Italian team in a podium position is the second-placed British team of John Gimson and Anna Burnet who believe they're reaping the rewards of a long winter of training in the Uruguayan summer of the southern hemisphere.

Meanwhile some big names languish further down the leaderboard, including the four-time World Champions from France, Billy Besson and Marie Riou, who copped a points penalty after failing to take a knife out on the boat for yesterday's racing, thereby breaking a class safety rule. The French sit in 14th overall, on equal points with Nathan and Haylee Outteridge.

The breeze softened a little today, but that just meant the standard of the racing got harder on day 3 of the 49er Europeans in Weymouth. Unlike the previous two days of high-wave action, there was little risk of pitchpoling in the 10 to 12 knot breezes out in Weymouth Bay. But that just put a greater emphasis on good starts, excellent straight-line speed, and catching the best of the subtle changes in the breeze.

Today was the day to make it out of the 96-boat qualifying fleet, which has been spread across three flights, and win a ticket into the 25-boat gold fleet.

Lighter winds in Portland Harbour led to closer racing in the 49erFX fleet for day 3 of the Europeans. The top three boats all had a below-average race out of the three they contested today. The problem for the rest of the fleet is that for the Brazilians, Martine Grael and Kahena Kunze, their 'below-average' score was a 6th, which they are now dropping from their results. With nine races of qualifying now complete, the reigning Olympic Champions are counting four race wins, three seconds and one third place.

However, with the top 25 moving through to the gold fleet racing for the coming days, a four-point lead over the second-placed Brits, Charlotte Dobson and Saskia Tidey, really doesn't amount to much of a buffer.

Top five by class:

Nacra 17 Top 5 - Full Results
1. Ruggero Tita, Caterina Banti, ITA, 12
2. John Gimson, Anna Burnett, GBR, 17
3. Vittorio Bissaro, Maelle Frascari, ITA, 21
4. Lin Cenholt, CP Lubeck, DEN, 21
5. Mateo Majdalani, Eugenia Bosco, ARG, 24

49erFX Top 5 - Full Results
1. Martine Grael, Kahena Kunze, BRA, 13
2. Charlotte Dobson, Saskia Tidey, GBR, 17
3. Annemiek Bekkering, Annette Duetz, NED, 18
4. Alex Maloney, Molly Meech, NZL, 22
5. Vilma Bobeck, Malin Tengstrom, SWE, 35

49er Top 5 - Full Results
1. Peter Burling, Blair Tuke, NZL, 17
2. Diego Botin, Iago Marra, ESP, 18
3. Logan Dunning Beck, Oscar Gunn, NZL, 28
4. Justus Schmidt, Max Boeme, GER, 30
5 . Will Phillips, Sam Phillips, AUS, 34

FSE Robline becomes Robline
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Two bullet opener for Jethou at Rolex Capri Sailing Week
Three days since the Regata dei Tre Golfi finished, Rolex Capri Sailing Week resumed on the Gulf of Naples today with two inshore races for the Maxi fleet.

Sadly instead of Capri's usual 'beginning of summer' conditions, the sky was overcast and competitors spent the morning scrabbling for thermals to brave the unseasonal cold temperatures. The race area was set up north of Capri's Marina Grande with the weather mark positioned off the end of the Sorrento Peninsula's northern shore. Thanks to the cloud action overhead and the proximity of the peninsula the wind was both shifty and up and down, peaking at 20+ knots at the top mark towards the end of the afternoon. A significant left hand shift approaching the top mark repeatedly saw starboard tackers failing to lay the windward mark.

The racing division belonged to Sir Peter Ogden and his all-black Jethou, now with an elongated stern increasing her LOA from 72 to 77ft. In both races she successfully saw off both Alex Schaerer's Regatta dei Tre Golfi line honours winner Caol Ila R and the larger Vesper, the maxZ86 chartered by American Jim Swartz.

Replacing legendary multiple America's Cup-winning tactician Brad Butterworth on board Jethou is Paul Campbell-James.

After two races behind Jethou, Roberto Lacorte's Mills Vismara 62 SuperNikka and Caol Ila R are tied on points in second and third respectively.

In the Racer-Cruiser maxi class, it is much tighter at the top with Aldo Parisotto's Mylius 65 FD Oscar3 leading by one point from Benoît de Froidmont's Wally 60 Wallyño and Jean-Pierre Barjon's Swan 601 Lorina 1895 with the Mylius 18E35 Fra Diavolo of Vincenzo Addessi a further point back.

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Teasing Machine Crew Means Business at Transatlantic Race 2019
Few boats in this year's Transatlantic Race are expected to be more competitive than Teasing Machine, Eric de Turckheim's two-year-old Nivelt/Muratet-designed custom 54-footer. In fact, if Mother Nature smiles on the 50-footers then Teasing Machine could well take home overall honors. In 2017, after coming home third in the brutal Rolex Middle Sea Race, she won the RORC's Transatlantic Race from Lanzarote to Grenada. She followed that up with a third place in last year's race from Bermuda to Hamburg. These two events formed the Atlantic Anniversary Regatta, which Teasing Machine won outright.

Born into a sailing family, de Turckheim has the sea in his veins. His mother Tonia was a member of the Royal Ocean Racing Club and raced offshore during the late 1960s and early 1970s. His first experiences on the water were at age six, sailing from the family home on Île de Ré, close to La Rochelle. He sailed dinghies throughout his youth before moving into offshore racing at age 18. But then, in 1976, he was forced to set aside his passion to complete his French national service obligation. That was followed by a meteoric professional career that saw him co-found Trafigura, which today is one of the world's leading independent commodity trading and logistics houses.

In 2009, having cast off many of his corporate shackles, de Turckheim returned to sailing aboard a Melges 32, which he raced for three seasons. But his passion for offshore racing soon prevailed, and he teamed up with another Ile de Ré resident, Volvo Ocean Race winner Laurent Pagès (Groupama 4, 2011-'12) and old friend Bernard Nivelt, who designed one of his mother's yachts. They would create the one-off A13 from Archambault, a 43-footer that was campaigned both incessantly and successfully.

Two years ago, de Turckheim returned to Nivelt and design partner Alexis Muratet for his present Teasing Machine, a one-off 54-footer built at King Marine in Spain. Her overall victory in the Atlantic Anniversary Regatta is proof that the powerful hull shape with soft chines is properly optimized for crewed offshore racing.

Above the water she does resemble the recent Volvo Ocean Race yachts, with a similar deck layout and twin companionways with the pit in between.
 But significantly she is designed to the IRC Rule. Here the most major area of optimization is her keel. Not only is this fixed but it also lacks a ballast bulb. Indeed, she is fitted with an old school, but IRC-friendly, heavy fin keel.


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The Ocean Race - Part 2: Developing one class for multiple events
For the first time in almost 30 years The Ocean Race will feature two classes - the Volvo 65 and IMOCA60. Having a choice of boat widens the options for start-up and existing professional teams

The concept was tried in the 1993/94 Whitbread Race, as organisers attempted to transition from the traditional fleet into a single class fleet - the Whitbread 60. The move was controversial with sparks flying between the leading maxi skipper, Grant Dalton, and the leading W60 skipper Chris Dickson as to who was the fastest, with Dickson claiming that the W60 had been "dumbed-down" so they were less competitive on the fast downwind legs.

The scenario is unlikely to be repeated in The Ocean Race.

The VO65's - the one-design fleet used for the last two editions- are back by popular demand for their third lap of the planet, which helps to prove the point of sustainability and re-use.

The Ocean Race is also embracing the popular IMOCA60 - arguably the most popular short-handed trans-oceanic racing class, which is well established, well administered, and with a good fleet of used boats for entry-level teams.

"What we are trying to do with the IMOCA60 is to invest and drive one offshore class to be going across a multiple of races," explains Mason.

Richard Gladwell's full article in Sail-World.com: www.sail-world.com

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Ultimes threaten Rolex Fastnet Race record destruction
Unless there is a flat calm, it is very likely that the outright record will fall in this August's edition of the Royal Ocean Racing Club's premium event, the Rolex Fastnet Race. For leading the charge in the world's biggest offshore yacht race, with a fleet of 300-350 competing, will be the world's fastest offshore boats - the Ultimes.

In the last windy Rolex Fastnet Race in 2011, the Loick Peyron-skippered Banque Populaire V blasted around the 608 mile course in 1 day, 8 hours and 48 minutes. But for the mighty 131ft (40m) long trimaran (later re-christened Spindrift 2) her average speed, a mere 18.53 knots, was like she was towing buckets. Two years earlier she had managed the 2880 mile west to east Atlantic crossing, averaging 32.94 knots.

Today, while her transatlantic record may remain tough to beat, Banque Populaire V is old technology. Modern day Ultime trimarans at 100ft long may be shorter but, mostly thanks to their new foiling technology, are substantially faster. And this year's Rolex Fastnet Race will feature at least three of them.

Francois Gabart: MACIF, all 30 x 21m of her, can fly in around 13 knots of wind but optimum conditions are 15-18 knots - more than this and the sea state becomes too lumpy. In her sweet spot MACIF has already touched 49.4 knots (in the Route du Rhum, singlehanded under autopilot) although he admits this is not the goal. "Our target is to average more than 40 knots." A 40 knots Rolex Fastnet Race would take just over 15 hours!

Franck Cammas-Charles Caudrelier co-skipper set-up on board the rebuilt Edmond de Rothschild, following its bow breakage in last autumn's Route du Rhum.

The latest Ultime, Thomas Coville's Sodebo Ultim 3. Coville is remarkable for having competing in almost every major sailing event from the America's Cup and Whitbread/Volvo Ocean Race (winning with Groupama 4) to the Mini, IMOCA 60, ORMA 60 and for more than a decade in giant multihulls, on which in 2016 he set a new solo round the world record (later broken by Gabart).

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Paris 2024 Equipment top of the agenda at 2019 Mid-Year Meeting
Chelsea Football Club, London, Great Britain will host World Sailing delegates from 17-19 May for the 2019 edition of World Sailing's Mid-Year Meeting.

World Sailing's Events Committee and Equipment Committee will meet on Friday 17 and Saturday 18 May before the Council, the main decision making body of the world governing body, bring the session to a close on Sunday 19 May. An audio and main screen feed of all the meetings will be available on the World Sailing TV YouTube Channel - https://youtube.com/worldsailingtv.

Leading up to the meeting, the selection of Equipment for the Paris 2024 Olympic Sailing Competition has been a major talking point with decisions to be made in London and then in Bermuda at the Annual Conference in November.

World Sailing's proposals for governance reform and the events strategy for 2021-2028 will also be discussed alongside three urgent submissions.

Paris 2024 - Selection of Equipment

Three Events and Equipment have been confirmed for the Paris 2024 Olympic Sailing Competition with Equipment decisions to be made for the remaining seven Events. At the 2018 Annual Conference, the following Events were approved:

Men's Windsurfer - RS:X*
Women's Windsurfer - RS:X*
Men's One Person Dinghy - TBC
Women's One Person Dinghy - TBC
Mixed Kiteboard - TBC
Mixed Two Person Dinghy - TBC
Women's Skiff - 49erFX
Men's Skiff - 49er
Mixed Two Person Multihull - Nacra 17
Mixed Two Person Offshore Keelboat - TBC

*subject to ongoing equipment re-evaluation

The Men's and Women's Windsurfer were put under the re-evaluation process. The authority for the re-evaluation procedure is World Sailing's Board of Directors who shall make the final recommendations to World Sailing's Council.

The second process is the selection of new Equipment. For new Events and for those where the outcome of an earlier re-evaluation is to select Equipment, World Sailing's Equipment Committee will make a recommendation to Council.

Events under this process include the Mixed Two Person Dinghy, the Mixed Kiteboard, the Mixed Two Person Offshore Keelboat and the Men's and Women's One Person Dinghy following its re-evaluation.

For all Events, except for the Mixed Two Person Offshore Keelboat, the reports and recommendations from the appointed Evaluation Panels to the Equipment Committee will be reviewed at World Sailing's Mid-Year Meeting in May.

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The Last Word
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In This Issue
• Finn Europeans
• Antigua Bermuda Race Prize Giving
• Harken Tech Team on Duty at Menorca 52 Super Series Sailing Week
• Scheidt's Star Schines Brightest But The Fleet Gets Tight At The Top
• Mike Slade Receives OBE
• Melges World League Returns To Sardinia
• Treasure trove of NZ's maritime history revealed
• Maserati makes it three from three
• Double Olympic Champion hits out at Windsurfer Recommendation
• Pensacola Florida scored big with American Magic
• Letters to the Editor
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Finn Europeans
The Finn Europeans in Athens got back on track on Thursday with three more races completed. After losing the overall lead following the opening race, Brit, Giles Scott ended the day with a 15-point lead over Hungarian world champion Zsombor Berecz. Andy Maloney, from New Zealand drops one place to third, despite winning the opening race. The other race wins went to Nils Theuninck, from Switzerland and Josip Olujic, from Croatia.

The battle to win the four places in Tokyo took a new turn today with only Norway still among the top four nations from yesterday that haven't already qualified. A great day from Jorge Zarif moves him up to 10th and second nation, just one point behind Anders Pedersen from Norway, while a fantastic performance from Nils Theuninck puts Switzerland in third, with USA fourth.

The star performance of the day was undoubtedly Theuninck. The defending U23 European Champion is now leading the U23 championship from Cardona and Finland's Oskari Muhonen.

There will be plenty more stress to come with a maximum of three races left to sail. The points are generally high and also quite close, so there is still everything to play for. The top three overall are starting to show signs of pulling away, with a 30-point gap on the fleet, but the medal race split and the Tokyo 2020 qualification is still incredibly tight.

There are two more races in the opening series scheduled on Friday, before the medal race and the final race for the rest on Saturday. -- Robert Deaves

Results after 8 races
1. Giles Scott, GBR, 28
2. Zsombor Berecz, HUN, 43
3. Andy Maloney, NZL, 50
4 . Facundo Olezza, ARG, 80
5. Nicholas Heiner, NED, 81
6. Alican Kaynar, TUR, 92
7. Josh Junior, NZL, 99
8. Edward Wright, GBR, 100
9. Anders Pedersen, NOR, 102
10. Jorge Zarif, BRA, 103

Full results

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Antigua Bermuda Race Prize Giving
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The Prize Giving for the 2019 Antigua Bermuda Race was held at the Royal Bermuda Yacht Club on May 16, 2019. Honoured guests at the ceremony were Premier of Bermuda E. David Burt, Bermuda Tourism's Daniel Johnson, and Goslings Rum Brand Director Andrew Holmes. Vice Commodore David Benevides, and Rear Commodore Charles Penruddocke represented the RBYC. Past Commodore and Antigua Bermuda Race Chairman, Les Crane was assisted by Margaret Crane. Hand-made customised plaques, fired by John Faulkner in the Royal Naval Dockyard Bermuda, were awarded to every competing yacht. Gosling's Rum and Bermuda Tourism provided drinks and sandwiches for the competitors.

Giles Redpath's Lombard 46 Pata Negra (GBR), skippered by Andy Lis, was awarded the Warrior Trophy, as the overall winner of the 2019 Antigua Bermuda Race.

"This was just a fabulous race, Scallywag was in a world of its own but all the rest of the IRC fleet finished with 24 hours of each other on a 1000 mile course. There was really tight competition for the overall win, and second place was won by just 21 minutes," commented Les Crane. "Stories, friendships and opportunities have come about because of this race, which makes it even more special. Many competitors have told us they will be back next year, and we hope to have more teams joining us in the IRC Racing, Double Handed and CSA Cruising classes."

The fourth edition of the Antigua Bermuda Race will start from Antigua May 6th, 2020.

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Harken Tech Team on Duty at Menorca 52 Super Series Sailing Week
The 52 Super Super Series returns to the venue of Mahon, Menorca, for the third time since the class first visited in 2016 for the Rolex TP52 World Championship. The Harken Tech Team will be there, keeping the fleet race-ready. Technicians will be available on site from Monday, May 20, through Saturday morning, May 25, and will have emergency spare parts on hand for repairs. Sailors can contact the Tech Team via email, techservice [AT] harken [DOT] it

The Harken Tech Team will also be present on the listed dates at these summer 2019 events:

Loro Piana Superyacht Regatta, Porto Cervo, Italy (June 3-8)
Puerto Sherry 52 Super Series Royal Cup, Cadiz, Spain (June 17-22)
Superyacht Cup, Palma, Spain (June 19-22)
Cascais 52 Super Series Sailing Week, Cascais, Portugal (July 15-20)
Copa del Rey Regatta, Palma, Spain (July 27-August 3)
Rolex TP52 World Championship 2019, Puerto Portals, Spain (August 24-29)
Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup, Porto Cervo, Italy (September 1-7)
Porto Cervo 52 Super Series Sailing Week, Sardinia, Italy (September 23-28)

Harken At The Front

Scheidt's Star Schines Brightest But The Fleet Gets Tight At The Top
It was another tough day physically and mentally for the sailors at the Star Sailor's League Breeze Grand Slam and Star Europeans, with big scores for many.

Robert Scheidt and Henry Boening (BRA) delivered another masterclass on the second day of racing at the Star Sailors League Grand Slam Breeze and European Championship, leading the field after a big day of racing in Riva del Garda, Italy.

There will be plenty of weary sailors after an epic three-race day in winds that hovered around the high teens. But with variable winds predicted later in the week, the race committee wisely decided to take advantage of today's weather to provide flexibility later in the series.

It was not just the breeze that was taking its toll on the teams, however, as the 1.5 mile beats consistently saw a drag race to the right hand side of the course, making it an effective conveyer belt towards the windward mark and a hiking contest to get there first.

One of yesterday's top performers, Paul Cayard (USA), looked set to continue his form, taking a second in the first race of the day. But bad starts in the second and third races saw him struggling to break into the very top placings. His 2, 24, 10 over the course of the day is hardly a disaster and he did extremely well to mitigate the damage, but he'll expect better results tomorrow.

If the day cannot be categorized as a disaster for Cayard then the last race of the day will certainly be labelled such by Mateusz Kusznierewicz (POL) and Frederico Melo (POR) who were looking fast all day taking a sixth in race one and victory by a big margin in race two. "For us we have been really enjoying the downwind and I think we have been going really fast," Mateusz said at the end of the second race. But fighting for a podium position on the final run of the day the Pole's mast snapped in two leaving him to drift towards the finish ­- where he still managed to pick up a 27th for his drifting efforts.

Tomorrow looks set for more of the same with a 1pm start and two races scheduled, and will be streamed live on internet with expert commentary from double Olympic gold medallist, Shirley Robertson (GBR) and Star Olympic campaigner and coach, Maurice O'Connell (IRL). On the water, the latest in hi-tech camera technology, as well as 3D tracking Graphics, will provide thrilling viewing.

Top ten:
1. Robert Scheidt / Henry Boening, BRA
2. Diego Negri / Frithjof Kleen, ITA
3. Mateusz Kusznierewicz / Frederico Melo, POL
4. Paul Cayard / Arthur Lopes, USA
5. Fredrik Loof / Brian Fatih, SWE
6. Eric Doyle / Payson Infelise, USA
7. Xavier Rohart / Pierre-Alexis Ponsot, FRA
8. Roberto Benamati / Alberto Ambrosini, ITA
9. Ubert Merkelbach / Markus Koy, GER
10. Marin Misura / Tonko Barac, CRO

www.starsailors.com

Mike Slade Receives OBE
Mike Slade the charismatic owner of Leopard has been at Buckingham Palace today to receive his OBE for services to charity. Coincidentally Mike also completed the sale of his well travelled Supermaxi Leopard 3 today. Mike has had a continuous string of racing maxis for more than 30 years and is now taking a breather from racing at the highest level, but watch this space!

Chris Sherlock - captain until 2018
I have had the honour of looking after all 4 of Mike and his wife Heather's yachts for 27 years until joining Doyle sails Palma as Managing Director in 2018. We raced at the highest level along with some amazing cruising all over the world. Without Mike a lot less people would have been given opportunities to go onto the VOR and Americas cup - in the last edition of the VOR alone there were no less than five Leopard crew sailing. We have had literally thousands of people come through the Leopard program due to Mike's enthusiastic maxi campaigns for so many years.

Hugh Agnew - Navigator and now co-founder of A+T Instruments
I have had the privilege of sailing virtually every race that Mike and Heather's yachts have done - Ocean Leopard, Longobarda, Leopard of London and then most recently the canting keel Leopard 3.

The highlights are too many to count from breaking the Fastnet record to canting Leopard's keel to get under Sydney Harbour bridge or beating Rambler in Mike's two last regattas on the boat.

Mike has made a truly huge contribution to British and international yachting and has given many hundreds of us an enormous amount of fun.

Melges World League Returns To Sardinia
The 2019 European Tour of the Melges World League continues and, for the first time in its history, lands on the Sardinian race course of Marina di Puntaldia, a resort in the North-Easterly coast of Sardinia, few kilometers south of Olbia.

In the two upcoming weekends (17th - 19th May and 24th - 26th May) the champions of the Melges 32 and Melges 20 fleet will compete in the second round of the continental series after the seasonal debut on the other Sardinian race course of Villasimius.

The winners of the first act of the 2019 season were Donino, the team by the Argentinian owner Luigi Giannattasio in the Melges 32 class, and the Russian crew of Russian Bogatyrs by Igor Rytov among the Melges 20.

Yachtscoring event page: yachtscoring.com/emenu.cfm?eID=7330

Treasure trove of NZ's maritime history revealed
A new exhibition at the New Zealand Maritime Museum celebrates the man behind the historic Fosters ship chandlery and one of the country's most recognised maritime identities, John Street.

From lobbying against Robert Muldoon's boat tax in the 1970s to introducing the Tug Boat race at the Auckland Anniversary Regatta, he's been the man at the helm of many of Auckland's maritime projects for over 50 years.

Street gifted an eclectic collection of nautical objects to the Maritime Museum in 2017. A selection of these curiosities can now be viewed as part of the exhibition, One Man's Treasure: John Street and the Fosters Collection, opening May 29 in the Maritime Museum's Edmiston Gallery.

The exhibition provides a rare opportunity to take a look inside Street's maritime treasure trove and discover the projects that have helped shape the City of Sails as well as New Zealand's maritime industry.

In 1979, as chairman of the Boating Industries Association, Street lobbied against Muldoon's 20 percent boat tax as he felt it was an unjust and fatal attack on an industry which was just beginning to develop export markets.

"We did a survey of the boatbuilding industry and found that the tax was demolishing around 83% of it," says Street.

"A lot of our tradespeople were going overseas or moving into other trades like cabinet making, so there was a vacuum of apprentices. It took years and years, maybe even 20 years, for the industry to get back to normal."

Street's other maritime accomplishments include helping to establish the New Zealand Maritime Museum, introducing the annual Tug Boat race as part of the Auckland Anniversary Regatta, lobbying for the restoration of the Percy Vos Heritage Boat Yard and, most recently, backing the 2018 salvage of DARING, a shipwrecked schooner revealed by shifting sands on Muriwai Beach.

Many of the objects in the One Man's Treasure exhibition come from Fosters Ship Chandlers, a century-old historic building located on Fanshawe Street where Street worked for around 50 years.

What: One Man's Treasure: John Street and the Fosters Collection
Where: New Zealand Maritime Museum, Auckland Viaduct
When: 29 May - 8 September
Cost: Free with museum entry (museum entry is free for Auckland residents with proof of address)

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Maserati makes it three from three
Over six races in very mixed conditions Neville Crichton's Maserati team posted their third regatta winning performance of the MC38's 2019 season, which drew seven of the sexy one design fleet to Sydney Harbour.

"We've got a good team, we've been together two seasons now," said the winning skipper Neville Crichton back at the host Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron. "Yesterday there was plenty of breeze, we hit 18.5 knots which is flat out. Those rides are exciting, once you get the boat out of the water it's quite easy to manage but the line between out of control and in control is very close".

"If you look at the results you could put a blanket over all of us, virtually. When we first started in this class Ginger was the yardstick, now there's no one that can't win a regatta."

Act 2 full results

Video highlights thanks to Tilly Lock Media

Back in the country having skippered Australia to victory at the San Francisco SailGP event last weekend, and calling the shots on Hooligan driven by Daniel Turner, was sailing's favourite redhead Tom Slingsby. Marcus Blackmore's Hooligan was in the running for second in the series until they arrived at the race 6 top gate at Double Bay well after their classmates and the breeze had been through. Their last and Ginger's first moved Hooligan back to third in the pointscore.

Saturday's blustery sou'wester delayed racing until the race committee deemed the worst of the conditions had passed. Nasty bullets up to 30 knots, torn sails and plenty of white-water and wipe-outs kept crews busy over three races.

The next time the one design class meets will be Act 3, June 29-30 hosted by Middle Harbour Yacht Club.

At Saturday's AGM, Shaun Lane, the co-owner of Lazy Dog, accepted the Australian MC38 Class president's role. -- Lisa Ratcliff

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Double Olympic Champion hits out at Windsurfer Recommendation
Dorian van Rijsselberghe(NED), one of the most impressive sailors on the planet has sent an Open Letter to the World Sailing Council members.

Dutch sailors won the Gold and Silver medals in the 2018 Mens World Championship in Aarhus, Denmark, last August. Lilian de Geus (NED) won the Gold medal in the Womens event.

"It is with great disappointment that I note the recommendation from the Board to Council to retain the RS:X without holding sea-trials," he says in the opening summary. "World Sailing has a great opportunity to re-invigorate the sport of sailing and windsurfing and to inspire the next generation. It would be in my opinion a grave mistake for sea- trials not be held."

"I note that it is actually against Dutch interests to move away from the RS:X. We have the current Men's double Olympic Champion; The current RS:X Men's World and Vice World Champions and the Women's World Champion; the Men's European and Vice European Champions and the Women's European Champion."

"Despite the dominant position we hold in the RS:X, I believe it is our duty not only to foster talent and bring it to the top - but in fact that the overriding duty is to act in the best interests of the sport and to ensure its future, prosperity and continued success. It follows that the international body, ought have those objectives. Respectfully, if the Council follows the proposed Board recommendation, World Sailing would not be successful at discharging that duty."

Another must-read from Richard Gladwell: www.sail-world.com

Pensacola Florida scored big with American Magic
Pensacola Florida: CEO/skipper Terry Hutchinson has revealed that the New York Yacht Club American Magic team, a challenger for the 36th America's Cup defense, will be coming back to Pensacola for a second winter training program on Pensacola Bay next November. That's a big score for Pensacola.

This was fresh news to most in the audience at the National Naval Aviation Museum for an afternoon presentation on Tucker Thompson's America's Cup tour, although the plan to return to Pensacola in October was a well kept secret around the famous Blue Bar at Pensacola Yacht Club. The news brought a big round of applause.

Now everybody knows American Magic is coming back to their Port of Pensacola winter base in late October. Like last winter, they should begin sailing in November.

Hutchinson said that both AC75 #1, which should be testing in Newport in August and AM38, the MULE, will be sailing on Pensacola Bay until AC75 #1 ships out for Italy at a springtime 2020 date TBD. He said, "The local community here has been unbelievably supportive of what we are doing. Of any place we could have gone in the country, the only thing that happened here is that everyone says 'Yes'…. The bay is an untapped resource for sailing."

American Magic's plan to return to Pensacola next winter is big news for Cup fans worldwide. The activity Pensacola Bay will be intense as all the sailing world watches. Eyes of sailors around the world will focus on Pensacola. -- Talbot Wilson

www.pensacolayachtclub.org *

* the Pensacola Yacht Club was the 2017 Wight Vodka Best Yachting Bar winner. In part because of their "Bushwacker" drink. A VERY grown-up milkshake...

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* From futureofsailing [AT] gmail [DOT] com (and dozens of sailors)

To whom it may concern,

We are writing to express our deep concern regarding the removal of the Finn class from the 2024 Olympic Games by World Sailing and to request the reinstatement of a class suited to male athletes over 85 kilograms.

While we understand that the main reason behind this decision was to give preference to mixed event categories, removing the Finn class eliminates a massive Olympic sailing group which includes every single male athlete over 85 kilograms. Historically, athletes of this category have significantly contributed to the sport and this category's popularity continues today. At the recent Aarhus Sailing World Championships in Denmark, 42 nations gathered and participated with athletes in the Finn class, making the Finn the third largest class at the competition.

Not only is the Finn class's popularity undeniable and the removal of this class a detriment to the Olympic Games, but it also discriminates against many sailors. Despite the initial working party and the World Sailing Events Committee Chairman's expressed respect for World Sailing's Regulation 23 and the 'all physique's' policy 70/17, the category of men over 85 kilograms has been discriminated against and effectively barred from competition due to the equipment specifications. For further evidence of this detrimental phenomenon, please see page 17 of the attached document, which illustrates that all male sailors fall into the 70-85 kilogram bracket.

The removal of the Finn class from the Olympic Games breaches World Sailing rules and policies and disregards the principles of the Olympic Charter with respect to non-discrimination of physiques, and limits access to many sailors. Therefore, we urge you to reinstate a class, like the Finn, suited to male athletes over 85 kilograms in order to guarantee the fair access to all sailors and in order to avoid the implementation of discriminatory decision from World Sailing.

In the hope that a correction will be provided without the need for further action, we remain at your disposal for a constructive dialogue on this matter at the address shown in the header of this letter.

See the signature list here

See the Sailors Physique Survey Aarhus 2018 here

* From Jim Champ, Epsom UK:

On 10 May 2019 8:00 a.m., EuroSail News <editor [AT] eurosailnews [DOT] com> wrote: >

> The flow of the wind around the sails, together with sail area,
> sail disposition and sail shape, determine the level of the
> propulsive force while the flow of water around the hull and
> the hull appendages, together with their size and shape,
> determine the level of the force resisting forward motion,
> and the force resisting sideways drift caused by the wind on
> the sails. > Is that truly the way we should be thinking about it in the 21stC? We all (should) know that a sailing boat will operate just as effectively in 5 knots of current and no wind as it will in 5 knots of wind and no current. Simple observation tells us that both water and air have changed as we pass it, and it seems to me that it's dubious to claim that the wind provides all the propulsive force and the water merely lateral resistance. Would it be truer to consider that propulsive force comes from both wind and water? We could do a thought experiment in which a lighter than air craft is supported by the air and has a "keel" in the air and "sails" in the water, but if we ignore the drag that comes from supporting the craft in whichever medium, isn't the energy source exactly the same? In that case would it be accurate to say power comes from the water and not the air? Or will it be better to say we extract energy from the difference in speed in both media?

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In This Issue
• Two second win secures Caol Ila R Rolex Capri Sailing Week title
• Robert Scheidt and Henry Boening's Downwind Pace Seals Victory By Seconds
• Paris 2024 decisions made at World Sailing's 2019 Mid-Year Meeting
• To good to pass up - 52 Super Series
• Melges 32 World League - Event 2
• Royal Southern YC Summer Series Underway
• Finn Europeans
• The SuperYacht Experience at SailGP New York and Marseille
• Letters to the Editor
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Two second win secures Caol Ila R Rolex Capri Sailing Week title
Rolex Capri Sailing Week concluded in ultra-close fashion in the racer division today. Alex Schaerer's modified Maxi72 Caol Ila R knocked Sir Peter Odgen's dominant Jethou off the top spot on the overall podium after she secured a second place in today's race as Jethou came home fourth.

This was so close that initially the Caol Ila R crew felt they had lost. As Schaerer explained: "It was tough because we needed one boat between us and Jethou in order to win. We were hopeful we could get Vesper [Jim Swartz's winner today under IRC] between us but that didn't work by 12 seconds. So then we said 'that's fine - Jethou did a good job this week – they won.'"

It was only when the time of Roberto Lacorte's Mills Vismara 62 SuperNikka was corrected out, that it was found she had slipped into third, beaten by Caol Ila R by just two seconds. After discards were applied, Caol Ila knocked Jethou into second by 0.75 points with SuperNikka (the half-way stage leader) third, just 0.5 further astern after five races.

"Capri is a place I always love and it is good to come for regattas because it is not a place you go to the beach!" continued Schaerer, refuting the idea that sailing in Capri is typically a light wind affair. "We've always had wind here. In the Volcano Race one year we had 55 knots!"

Similarly this week, light it generally wasn't, with an outstanding, giant windward-leeward yesterday in 12 knots while today's race saw the wind gusting up to 20 knots, albeit dying towards the finish.

Today's course included a beat of more than an hour's duration, followed by a run and a partial lap of Capri in moderate winds but oceanic-scale seas, challenging both helmsman and crew.

re was another turn-around with Benoît de Froidmont's Wally 60 Wallyño claiming today's race, knocking Jean-Pierre Barjon's Swan 601 Lorina 1895 into second overall by 1.25 points. Again this was exceedingly close. Today Wallyño beat Luciano Gandini's Mylius 76 Twin Soul B by just 28 seconds under corrected. Had these positions reversed then Lorina 1895 would have won overall.

Winning with the largest margin was Vicente Garcia Torres' Swan 80 Plis Play, which beat Riccardo de Michele's Vallicelli 78 H20 by 3.75 points. Over five races, Plis Play, with her Spanish crew including several America's Cup, TP52 and Volvo Ocean Race heroes, won three, including today.

Overall results at Rolex Capri Sailing Week include last weekend's coastal race, the Regata dei Tre Golfi. A third place for Rosbeg, following a second to the Swan 651 Lunz Am Meer last weekend was enough to secure the Swan 651 ultimate victory. -- James Boyd

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Robert Scheidt and Henry Boening's Downwind Pace Seals Victory By Seconds
It was an incredibly tense final race at the end of a thrilling, and at times, heart stopping finals day in Riva del Garda, Italy. Victory came for the Brazilian in the last few meters of the last leg of the last race. "I was so tired at the end that [Henry] had to tell me that we had won I didn't know we had. I was seeing black already, my heart rate was up that much," explained an exhausted but elated Scheidt at the end of the day.

It was an early start and a long day out on the water for some, with a single final qualifying race at 08:30 followed by two knockout races before the winner-takes-all final. Racing was once again held in the Peler wind, running from north to south down the lake and, as in the previous day, the cooler air funneling down two valleys created some significant shifts, particularly at the top end of the course where the breeze softened and the shifts increased in both size and frequency.

The qualifying series, quarter final, and semi final could scarcely have delivered a more mouthwatering final. Of those who made it through from the qualifying series, it was early showers for Eric Doyle (USA) and Payson Infelise (USA), Fredrik Lööf (SWE) and Brian Fatih (USA), and Hubert Merkelbach (GER) and Markus Koy (GER). They were soon followed home by Roberto Benamati (ITA) and Alberto Ambrosini, and Eivind Melleby (NOR) and Joshua Revkin (USA) and Diego Negri (ITA) with Frithjof Kleen (GER).

This left four teams who had been standout performers all week and it was hard to call who might walk away with the title. Of: Scheidt and Boening; Mateusz Kusznierewicz (POL) and Frederico Melo (POR); Paul Cayard (USA) and Arthur Lopes (BRA); and Xavier Rohart (FRA) and Pierre Alexis Ponsot (FRA).

Final Top Ten
1. Robert Scheidt / Henry Boening, BRA
2. Xavier Rohart / Pierre-Alexis Ponsot , FRA
3. Paul Cayard / Arthur Lopes, USA
4. Mateusz Kusznierewicz / Frederico Melo, POL
5. Diego Negri / Frithjof Kleen, ITA
6. Eivind Melleby / Joshua Revkin, NOR
7. Roberto Benamati / Alberto Ambrosini, ITA
8. Hubert Merkelbach / Markus Koy, GER
9. Fredrik Loof / Brian Fatih, SWE
10. Eric Doyle / Payson Infelise, USA

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Paris 2024 decisions made at World Sailing's 2019 Mid-Year Meeting
World Sailing's Council made key decisions on the Equipment to be used at the Paris 2024 Olympic Sailing Competition on Sunday 19 May as the Mid-Year Meeting concluded in London, Great Britain.

The Laser was selected as the Men's and Women's One Person Dinghy, the IKA Formula Kite as the Mixed Kiteboard and the 470 as the Mixed Two Person Dinghy.

A Board of Directors recommendation to select the RS:X as the Men's and Women's Windsurf Equipment was rejected meaning a new proposal will be required and the process on selecting the Equipment for the Mixed Two Person Offshore Keelboat was also confirmed.

For the Men's One Person Dinghy, 36 voted for the Laser and five voted for the RS Aero. The D-Zero and Melges 14 received zero votes and there was one abstention.

For the Women's One Person Dinghy, 37 voted for the Laser and four voted for the RS Aero. The D-Zero and Melges 14 received zero votes and there was one abstention.

Men's and Women's Windsurfer
The Board of Directors recommendation was to select the RS:X as the Equipment. 19 Council members voted to accept the recommendation, 23 voted to reject and there were zero abstentions.

As a result, the recommendation was rejected.

The Board of Directors will now have to propose a new recommendation to the Council.

Mixed Kiteboard
The Equipment Committee recommended to Council that they should approve the IKA Formula Kite Class as the Equipment for the Mixed Kiteboard Event. Forty Council members voted to approve the recommendation subject to agreement of the Olympic Classes Contract for 2024. One member rejected and one abstained.

Mixed Two Person Dinghy
World Sailing's Council approved the 470, subject to agreement of the Olympic Classes Contract for 2024, as the Equipment for the Mixed Two Person Dinghy following the recommendation from the Equipment Committee. 41 members voted in favour of the 470. One member was against the 470 and there were zero abstentions.

Mixed Two Person Offshore Keelboat
Submission M01-19, which proposed a way forward with the procedure for selecting the Equipment, was put forward by the Board of Directors in advance of the Mid-Year Meeting and was approved by Council. 39 members were in favour with two rejecting and zero abstentions.

The Submission proposed that World Sailing's Council shall select a list of different Equipment which it considers to meet the key criteria of the event by 31 December 2019 and then make a decision on the Equipment, selecting from the list no later than 31 December 2023.

The Board agreed to amend the date to meet the key criteria of the event from 31 December 2019 to 31 December 2020 which Council approved. -- Daniel Smith - World Sailing

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To good to pass up - 52 Super Series
It was supposed to be just two, and only two, 52 Super Series teams convening in Valencia for a little informal testing and tuning. But two became eight and the week of informal tuning and testing culminated in what became known on the old Victory Challenge dock as the FOMO Regatta, aka Fear Of Missing Out.

'When once we were looking for half a boat length here and there, now it is down to a metre, so every minute we can get afloat counts,' contends Andy Hemmings, trimmer on Andy Soriano's Alegre, who along with Sled had planned the Valencia initiative.

Aside from the chance to settle in new crew line-ups, up for testing too were a new Botín bulb and rudder developed for the new Bronenosec, and since fitted to most of the Botín designs, countered by a new keel and bulb for the two recent Vrolijk boats, Provezza and Platoon.

'Efficiency gains from the new bulb are of the order of 0.7 per cent,' according to Adolfo Carrau of Botín Partners. At their request Alegre have a slightly different new Botín appendage package while Azzurra opted for a new package from a different source altogether. Most of the boats have also been stiffened structurally over the winter; the internal ballast carried previously was dead weight and so additional stiffness to permit higher headstay loads is a net gain as long as it does not raise the overall VCG.

Full article in the June issue of Seahorse

Melges 32 World League - Event 2
Puntaldia, Olbia, Sardinia: ), 19 May 2019 - The second leg of the Melges 32 World League came to a close with reigning World Champions onboard Tavatuy winning on the race course of Puntaldia by a large margin.

After having set the pace yesterday since the very first race of the series (with two first places and the provisional leadership of the overall standings), the twice World Champion (2017 and 2018) team of Pavel Kuznetsov with Evgeny Neugodnikov calling tactics marks the distance with the opponents also in day 2 of racing, firmly gaining the leadership and leaving to the other crews the fight for the second and third step of the podium.

In the Corinthian division the success goes to the German Homanit team of Kilian Holzapfel which precedes Jens Kuhne's compatriot Sjambok.

With success of Puntaldia, Tavatuy takes the lead in the ranking of the Melges World League after two races, fully confirming his role as a reference team for the rest of the fleet.

The next appointment for the Melges 32 fleet is set in the waters of Lake Garda, on the race course of Riva del Garda, while the Melges World League does not move from Puntaldia to accommodate the protagonists of the Melges 20 Class that will get back on the water from Friday for the second continental event of the 2019 season.

Final top five
1. Tavatuy, Pavel Kuznetsov, RUS, 13.0
2. Mascalzone Latino, Vincenzo Onorato, MON, 22.0
3. G-Spot, Giangiacomo Serena di Lapigio, MON, 24.0
4. Caipirinha, Martin Reintjes, ITA, 26.0
5. Calvi Network, Carlo Alberini, ITA, 26.0

Full results yachtscoring.com/emenu.cfm?eID=7330

Royal Southern YC Summer Series Underway
A light wind start to the Antigua Sailing Week May Regatta did not stop the party atmosphere ashore at the Royal Southern Yacht Club. The first of four regattas making up the 2019 Summer Series may have got off to a slow start on the water but the shoreside fun attracted an energetic gathering at the club's superb facilities on the banks of the River Hamble. At the Prince Philip Yacht Haven, the complimentary English Harbour Rum cocktails were flowing at the after-racing party with live music to entertain the competitors and club members. This year's prize for the overall winner of the Summer Series, an all-expenses entry to the 53rd edition of Antigua Sailing Week for seven people, was very much in the thoughts of the competitors.

In the White Group Andrew Barraclough's Jenga8 won both of today's races in the J/70 Class. The Black Group had one race today, Steve Masters' First 40.7 Spiritwalker won in the Club Class, Catrina Southworth's Quarter Tonner Protis was the winner in IRC 3, Malcolm Wootton's Farr 30 Evo Pegasus DekMarx won IRC 2, and Jan van Berne's J/111 Red Herring was the victor in IRC One.

In IRC 1, Red Herring scored a bullet today, defeating last year's Summer Series Overall Champion, Blair and Beckett's King 40 Cobra. Paul Griffiths' J/111 Jagerbomb was third, 41 seconds ahead in corrected time from Michael Wallis' J/122 Jahmali.

In IRC 2, Pegasus DekMarx won the first race of the regatta by 63 seconds after time correction from Bruce Huber's new J/112e Xanaboo. Alex Mathers FarEast 28 Mittens' Revenge was third.

In IRC 3, Catrina Southworth's Quarter Tonner Protis, with Ian Southworth of the helm, scored a big win and not only on the race course. Son Marty was also awarded a prize for his zany dancing at the after party! Last year's class champion, Martin and Cara Moody's Beneteau 25 Scallion, was second, and Ian Handley & Tim James Mustang 30 Gr8 Banter was third.

In the Club Class, Steve Masters racing First 40.7 Spiritwalker scored an impressive win over last year's class champion, David Hitchcock's XP-38 Red Five. Teresa Whelan's X-342 Xarifa was third. -- Louay Habib

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Finn Europeans
Giles Scott secured his third European Finn title in Athens today after holding off world champion Zsombor Berecz, from Hungary, on the final day of the Finn Open European Championship. Andy Maloney, from New Zealand, took second overall, while Berecz took third and European Silver. Fifth placed Nicholas Heiner, from the Netherlands, took the European bronze medal while Joan Cardona, from Spain, won the U23 European title.

It was the day of reckoning in Athens, with two European titles to decide and two places at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. Despite the forecasts of wind in the morning, the sun beat down on a calm Saronic Gulf for most of the day. The cut-off for the warning signal for the Final Race was 15.00 and at 14.30, with signs of wind further offshore, the race team moved position and set a course with a start at 14.55.

After losing his Olympic trials on Friday, Pieter-Jan Postma, from The Netherlands, wanted to go out on a high, in his last race in the class, and, judging the port layline perfectly rounded in first and led all the way to claim the race victory, a fitting end to 14 years campaigning the Finn. It was a beautiful and poignant moment when he crossed the line, way ahead of the fleet, a supreme talent in the Finn class and one of the most popular sailors in the fleet.

USA and Greece join Brazil and Norway as the four nations that qualified for Tokyo 2020 decided this week. Six more places are available from the continental qualifiers starting with the World Cup in Enoshima in August.

Final results (medal race in brackets)
1. Giles Scott, GBR, 48, (10)
2. Andy Maloney, NZL, 52, (1)
3. Zsombor Berecz, HUN, 61, (9)
4. Facundo Olezza, ARG, 84, (2)
5. Nicholas Heiner, NED, 97, (8)
6. Alican Kaynar, TUR, 98, (3)
7. Jorge Zarif, BRA, 111, (4)
8. Josh Junior, NZL, 111, (6)
9. Anders Pedersen, NOR, 112, (5)
10. Edward Wright, GBR, 114, (7)

Full results:

2019.finneuropeans.org

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* From Dr Frank Newton. Sorebones. K152:

I note the case put forward by competitors sailing in the Finn Class and the Sailors Physique Survey which makes a strong case for heavier sailors. It is worth studying the report made by Jacque Rogge upon weight distribution in the then current Olympic Classes which also considered typical racial weight differences. Showing that all racial size differences were catered for in the available classes . At that time I was Chair of the ISAF Medical Commission and we would have made representations to those selecting classes had there been any weight bias that might exclude a particular large group of sailors. Was the current Medical Commission consulted? And if not why not ?

Are the IOC aware of the discrimination , or concerned by it ?

Image the IAAF excluding Shot put, Discus and Hammer events from the 2024 Games

Would the IOC not be concerned with that decision?

Should we not alert the IOC to the proposed position since the ear plugs seem to be firmly in place at World Sailing .

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The Last Word
Luck is a very thin wire between survival and disaster, and not many people can keep their balance on it. -- Hunter S. Thompson

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In This Issue
• Volvo 49er, 49erFX and NACRA 17 European Championships
• What we have learnt from the Bermudes 1000 Race
• Refit Sales Manager Required
• Golden Globe: Tapio Lehtinen takes 5th place
• Great British Sailing Challenge
• Time to catch up - Harken Derm
• Laser European Championship
• Medemblik Regatta
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• The Last Word: Kurt Vonnegut

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Volvo 49er, 49erFX and NACRA 17 European Championships
49erFX: Brazil win, but Dutch survive pressure to win ticket to Tokyo
Martine Grael and Kahena Kunze won the Open European Championships, the Olympic Champions from Brazil in a different class this week in Weymouth. The greater interest for the Medal Race was which of the chasing pack would succeed in taking the silver and bronze. There were six teams in contention for the minor medals, but the team that needed to climb on to the podium more than any other were the reigning World Champions from the Netherlands, Annemieke Bekkering and Annette Duetz. On the back foot after their Dutch rivals won the previous regatta in Italy, the Hempel World Cup event in Genoa, Bekkering and Duetz need to pull out all their experience and ability to withstand pressure as they lined up on the Medal Race start line.

The Norwegian crew Helene Naess and Marie Ronningen held the lead on the last downwind leg and crossed the finish line ahead, sufficient to give the 2018 European Champions the bronze medal. The Dutch held their nerve to cross the line in second place, making them the European Champions (excluding the Brazilians) and earning them a place at next year's Olympic Games in Tokyo.

49er: The Kiwis do their work while Brits battle
The final day of the 2019 Volvo European Championships began with one final Gold fleet race for the 49er Men, their 20th race of the week!

Back in the pack, the kiwis were able to do their work, climbing steadily throughout the race from a deep 22nd (which would have put Fletcher/Bithell into the overall lead), all the way back to 9th by the finish line, staying on top of the overall podium. Fletcher/Bithell won the race to maintain second overall, while last year's World Championship bronze medallists, Germany's Fisher/Graf, snagged a second second place in a row for the gold fleet racing, but it wasn't enough to move them into the medal race, showing just how tight and close the racing this week has been.

NACRA 17: Saxton and Boniface Ride Light Air Roll to Pole Position
With 6 boats all within 12 points of the gold medal, this Nacra 17 medal race was always going to be a difficult one to predict and a big battle on the water for all teams involved.

Staying true to form in the light winds over the last few days it was Ben Saxton and Nikki Boniface who dominated the race from start to finish, coming off the middle of the line and managing to use their boat speed to control most of the fleet around them.

Nacra 17 Top 5
1. Ben Saxton, Nicola Boniface, GBR, 61
2. John Gimson, Anna Burnett, GBR, 67
3. Lin Cenholt, CP Lubeck, DEN, 71
4. Ruggero Tita, Caterina Banti, ITA, 73
5. Mateo Majdalani, Eugenia Bosco, ARG, 76

49erFX Top 5
1. Martine Grael, Kahena Kunze, BRA, 76
2. Annemiek Bekkering, Annette Duetz, NED, 79
3. Helene Næss, Marie Rønningen, NOR, 83
4. Alex Maloney, Molly Meech, NZL, 90
5. Vilma Bobeck, Malin Tengstrom, SWE, 93

49er Top 5
1. Peter Burling, Blair Tuke, NZL, 72
2. Dylan Fletcher, Stu Bithell, GBR, 81
3. James Peters, Fynn Sterritt, GBR, 94
4. Diego Botin, Iago Marra, ESP, 97
5. Eric Heil, Thomas Ploessel, GER, 123

49er.org/event/2019-european-championship/

What we have learnt from the Bermudes 1000 Race
There is still one competitor still at sea in the second edition of the Bermudes 1000 Race, the Belgian skipper, Denis Van Weynbergh, who is expected to finish on Thursday afternoon in Brest. The race was won on Friday by Sebastien Simon (in 7 days, 17 hours and 34 minutes) ahead of Yannick Bestaven and Giancarlo Pedote. This 2000-mile race which is on the IMOCA Globe Series calendar with a weighting of two, was very instructive for the 17 solo sailors competing, none of whom were forced to retire. We look back at the major lessons from this race, which took the skippers from Douarnenez to Brest via the Fastnet Rock and a virtual mark off the Azores.

Sebastien Simon, who was one of the rookies gave a strong impression, leading the race from start to finish and finishing first in Brest more than three hours ahead of his nearest rivals.

Behind him, the battle was on for the other places on the podium, but the favourites were there. After more than a week of racing, the four skippers chasing Sebastien Simon completed the course with just six minutes between them. A nail-biting finish, which pleased Yannick Bestaven, who came second

Maxime Sorel and Clement Giraud both newcomers to the IMOCA class, performed exceptionally well. Finishing fifth, just 4 minutes off the podium, Maxime held out against the best foilers in his IMOCA with straight daggerboards.

Out of the seventeen competitors that set sail, none have retired. Apart from the skippers already mentioned, three women and one other man have also completed the demanding Bermudes 1000 Race: Miranda Merron (13th), Alexia Barrier (14th), Pip Hare (15th) and Ari Huusela (16th). Having been very unlucky with the weather, Belgian skipper, Denis Van Weynbergh has been struggling in light winds since rounding the Azores waypoint. Based on the latest routing, he is expected to finish in Brest on Thursday. If he does manage to finish, all of the competitors will have completed the race. Things are looking very positive for the IMOCA class in terms of reliability, as all of those registered for the 2017 Transat Jacques Vabre (13/13) completed that race and that was also the case for the Monaco Globe Series in 2018 (9/9), while 75 % made it all the way in the 2018 Route du Rhum (15/20), in spite of some very tricky weather conditions.

Major changes in the Globe Series rankings
Winner of the 2018 Route du Rhum, Paul Meilhat remains at the top of the Globe Series, even though he did not take part in the Bermudes 1000 Race. But Boris Herrmann is now just four points behind him. Consistency is important, as Stephane Le Diraison (5th in the Monaco Globe Series, 8th in the Route du Rhum and 10th in the Bermudes 1000 Race) is in third place in the provisional rankings in the championship. We can see too that Damien Seguin (5th) and Fabrice Amedeo (6th) have leapt up the rankings, which remain close, as there are only 14 points between third-placed Stephane Le Diraison and tenth-placed Alan Roura. The next event in the Globe Series will be the Rolex Fastnet Race, which starts on 3rd August. Twenty-five double-handed IMOCA crews are due to compete in this event.

Rankings in the Bermudes 1000 Race:
1. Sebastien Simon (Arkea Paprec) in 7 days 17 hrs 34 mins
2. Yannick Bestaven (Maitre CoQ) 3 hrs 13 mins and 20 secs after the winner
3. Giancarlo Pedote (Prysmian Group) 3 hrs 15 mins and 45 secs after the winner
4. Samantha Davies (Initiatives Cœur) 3 hrs 18 mins and 22 secs after the winner
5. Maxime Sorel (VandB-Sailing Together) 3 hrs 19 mins and 45 secs after the winner
6. Boris Herrmann (Malizia-Yacht Club de Monaco) 3 hrs 54 mins and 15 secs after the winner
7. Fabrice Amedeo (Newrest-Art & Fenêtres) 7 hrs 29 mins and 9 secs after the winner
8. Clement Giraud (Envol by Fortil) 7 hrs 31 mins and 36 secs after the winner
9. Arnaud Boissieres (La Mie Caline-Artipôle) 8 hrs 38 mins and 49 secs after the winner
10. Stephane Le Diraison (Time For Oceans) 9 hrs 13 mins and 11 secs after the winner
11. Damien Seguin (Groupe Apicil) 14 hrs 48 mins after the winner
12. Manuel Cousin (Groupe Setin) 14 hrs 59 mins and 37 secs after the winner
13. Miranda Merron (Campagne de France) 1 day 5 hrs 31 mins and 47 secs after the winner
14. Alexia Barrier (4myplanet) 1 day 10 hrs 19 mins and 24 secs after the winner
15. Pip Hare (Superbigou) 1 day 22 hrs 13 mins and 48 secs after the winner
16. Ari Huusela (Ariel 2) 2 days 9 hrs 32 mins and 32 secs after the winner
17. Denis Van Weynbergh (Eyesea.be), still racing

The top 10 in the Globe Series:
1. Paul Meilhat : 98 points
2. Boris Herrmann : 94
3. Stephane Le Diraison : 78
4. Yann Elies : 76
5. Damien Seguin : 74
6. Fabrice Amedeo : 72
7. Alex Thomson : 72
8. Vincent Riou : 68
9. Arnaud Boissieres : 66
10. Alan Roura : 64

www.bermudes1000race.com

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Golden Globe: Tapio Lehtinen takes 5th place
Tapio Lehtinen, the 5th and final placed Finnish skipper competing in the Golden Globe Race crossed the finish line at 20:21 hours today accompanied by Bernard Moitessier's famous yacht Joshua and a flottila of excited wellwishers, including French race winner Jean-Luc Van Den Heede.

Sailing his Gaia 36 Asteria with spinnaker set in glorious weather, Tapio has clearly enjoyed his lengthy solo circumnavigation extended by barnacle growth on the hull. The 61 year-old from Helsinki is now heading towards Les Sables d'Olonne harbour where live coverage will continue for his dockside reception, prizegiving and press conference.

Barnacle growth was the root cause of Finnish skipper Tapio Lehtinen's slow solo circumnavigation but the 110 day difference between his and Race winner Jean-Luc Van Den Heede's time was definitely enjoyable.

"I have certainly got my money's worth from the entry fee." Tapio had joked with Race organiser Don MacIntyre before his return to Les Sables d'Olonne at 20:21hrs on Sunday. "This is the best organised race I have ever taken part in...And the most selfish thing I have ever done... It is the fulfilment of a life-long dream...I'm not enrolling myself just yet, but yes, absolutely, I would do it again!" the 61 year old from Helsinki said at his press conference today.

"Yet asked what was the lowest moment in the race, the answer appeared to cover several months. "I had been sailing neck-and-neck with Istvan Kopar across the Indian Ocean when suddenly he started to get away. I thought there must be something wrong - perhaps a fishing line caught in the propellor - and dived overside during a calm spell before the Hobart film drop to investigate. It was not a rope or net, but barnacles growing all over the hull. When I first saw them on the bottom, I knew my race was over."

Other skippers had taken the opportunity to clean their hulls during their compulsorary 24 hour stop in Tasmania, but by the time Tapio and his Gaia 36 Asteria reached Storm Bay Australian authorities had put a stop to it. Careening hulls had to be undertaken beyond the 200 mile territorial waters.

Tapio readily admits to an aversion to sharks, so when he prepared to dive overside during a calm period after leaving Tasmania he recalled "I was tying my improvised boarding ladder to the boat in preparation of diving overboard and spotted this huge shark swim alongside the boat - and that was the worst day of my life."

Tapio was accompanied the last 10 miles to the finish by Bernard Moitessier's famous yacht JOSHUA a French entry in the original Golden Globe Race 50 years before. "I sense the smell of Tahiti in Les Sables" Tapio shouted across in reference to Moitessier's decision to foresake the success of finishing by continuing towards a second circumnavigation 'to save my soul' as he put it, before finally dropping anchor off the Pacific island.

20 sailors from 10 Countries have signed up to compete in the next Golden Globe Race slated to start on 4th September 2022, and many more have expressed an interest to compete.

goldengloberace.com

Great British Sailing Challenge
The Wilsonian River Challenge offers adventurous dinghy racers the chance to branch out and try something a bit different from the usual open meeting. Taking place on 1&2 June, it's the next event on the Great British Sailing Challenge calendar, and the format is designed to make the best use of the tidal conditions on the Medway River in this hidden away corner of Kent.

Entry is open to all non-foiling monohull centreboard dinghies with a Great Lakes Handicap Number equal to or lower than the Topper 5.3 and Challenger Trimarans. So far there are entries already in for boats as diverse as 2000s, AltOs, Blazes, Musto Skiffs, National 18, Osprey, RS600, RS800, Solos, Streakers and Wayfarers.

For friends and family who aren't racing, there's plenty to do nearby including a visit to the historic Upnor Castle and the local area which is full of Britain's maritime heritage.

The club is putting on food and social events throughout the weekend. Hot and cold food will be available from the galley on arrival including:

Food available for Friday night Competitors and Visitors
Breakfast served from 8am to 10.30am on Saturday from 7.30am to 9.30am on Sunday
Rolls to take afloat on request
Pasties and snack food available after racing on both Saturday and Sunday
Bar open all day for Soft Non Alcoholic and Alcoholic Drinks
Saturday Afternoon/Evening: The BBQ will be available from 4pm with live music in the Evening
Camping: There will be a limited amount of camping space( maximum tent Size 2 x 3 metres) and campervan space which will need to be applied beforehand on a first come first serve basis.

There's plenty of accommodation nearby. The website www.visitmedway.org/getting-here/visitor-information-centre will give you all local B&Bs, Guest Houses, Premier Inn, Travelodge and other hotels. The nearest towns are Hoo St Werburgh and Strood.

Online entry is open at www.sailingchallenge.org. This is set to be one of the most exciting and out-of-the-ordinary events of the dinghy calendar in 2019, so get your entry in before it hits the 80-boat limit.

Time to catch up - Harken Derm
Seahorse readers will by now be familiar with the growing number of images we publish that include instances of some of the world's best-known racing sailors competing while wrapped up like desert nomads. There is good reason for that of course; even so, the full extent of the active racer's risk of sun-induced damage can still fairly be described as less than fully appreciated. Associate Professor of Dermatology at the Medical College of Wisconsin Edit Olasz Harken looks at both the risks to ourselves and at the steadily growing side-effects on the waters on which we compete.

'Sunscreen is the new margarine', 'Hawaii just banned your favourite sunscreen to protect its coral reefs', 'Is your sunscreen poisoning you?' - these and similar headlines have been creating a lot of buzz in the news lately. Sunscreen is a hot topic and the closer one gets to it nowadays the hotter it becomes - you may even crash and burn like Icarus, who ignored his father's advice and flew close to the sun on wings made of feathers and wax.

Luckily dermatologists (like myself), sunscreen manufacturers, marine biologists and scientists studying potential benefits and harms of sunscreens at least agree on one fact: applying a proven sunscreen will reduce your exposure to burning from the sun. They may even agree that proper use of sunscreen decreases the risk of skin cancer, although with a lot of ifs and buts.

The rest, frankly, is becoming a field of controversies where the battle of opposing and usually polarised opinions plays out gruesomely, creating the type of social media havoc that has unfortunately permeated our world lately.

Full article in the June issue of Seahorse magazine

Laser European Championship
The races that will award next Saturday the European titles of the Standard Laser Class (male seniors), Laser Radial (female seniors) and Laser Radial Open (all ages and genres) began yesterday.

Distributed by two "race fields", 323 sailors representing 55 countries competed on the Atlantic front of the cities of Matosinhos, Porto and Vila Nova de Gaia.

The weak wind prevailed on the first day of competition but allowed the two regattas scheduled for the race to be completed.

In the Laser Standard category, German sailor Philipp Buhl, Spaniard Joaquin Blanco, Dutchman Niels Broekhuizen and Irishman Finn Lynch lead the way with 5 points.

In the women's Laser Radial category, Malaysian sailor Nur Shazrin Mohamad Latif leads the standings, with Mafalda Pires de Lima being the best Portuguese in 52nd position.

In the Laser Radial Open category, Martim Fernandes leads the classification after obtaining the 3rd and 2nd positions in both races.

For the second day of competition, Tuesday, two more races are scheduled, with races starting at 12 PM. -- Icarus Sports

eurilca.org

Medemblik Regatta
The 35th edition of the Medemblik Regatta is starting this Tuesday in the Netherlands. The medal races on Saturday will close the week of racing. Besides all the action on the water, the Nautical Festival, as part of the Medemblik Regatta, offers more activities.

From Tuesday to Saturday, European-, World - and Olympic Champions are racing in Medemblik. Reigning World- and European Champion in the RS:X Women, the Dutch Lilian de Geus, will be determined to win the gold medal this week. Last year she had a difficult week of racing and came in second place. The Polish Zofia Noceti Klepacka won the Regatta last year. She is also present this year.

In the RS:X Men fleet, it's going to be an exciting battle between the Dutch Kiran Badloe and Dorian van Rijsselberge. This year Badloe became European Champion and was second placed at the World Championship last year. Multiple Olympic Champion van Rijsselberghe is the reigning World Champion. He ended up in a second place at the European Championship. We can expect some close racing between these two.

Besides the Olympic RS:X class, the 49er and 49erFX will race as well. We'll welcome the talents of this class since the top sailors are closing their European Championship in Weymouth at this moment. Another Skiff racing in Medemblik is the Musto Performance Skiff. Later this summer they have their World Championship in Medemblik, so this is the perfect event for them to prepare. Although Paralympic sailing is off the calendar, the Medemblik Regatta includes the Hansa class to their event. This way the organisation continues its support and promotion of this sport.

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In This Issue
• Azzurra Make Dream Start to 2019 in Menorca
• Cetilar M32 European Series Pisa
• 21st Jersey Regatta
• A Strong Entry From Outside Of France For 50th Anniversary Solitaire Urgo Le Figaro
• Haulfryn Edinburgh Cup - 13 to 19 July
• Industry News
• Eight Bells: Richard Matthews
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Azzurra Make Dream Start to 2019 in Menorca
Photo by Max Ranchi, www.maxranchi.com. Click on image for photo gallery.

Menorca has been good to Azzurra when the 52 Super Series has visited in the past. In 2016 they turned a corner at the Menorca event to convert a bad season to a clear win the last event of the season in Cascais. And in 2017 the Italian-Argentine team clinched the season-long series title, partying long into the night in Mahon.

Today the Roemmers’ family team made a very strong start to the 2019 52 Super Series with a second and first from the first two races to jump out to a clear early lead at the Menorca 52 Super Series Sailing Week.

In light winds, just six to 11 knots of patchy breezes, it was the brand-new, straight-from-the-wrapper Bronenosec that took first blood in Race 1, Day 1 of 2019, to give Russian owner Vladimir Liubomirov the best welcome back to the world’s leading grand prix mononhull circuit after a year out.

With Croatian sailing hero Sime Fantela, the 470 Rio gold medal winner, promoted to the helm on what was his first ever 52 Super Series race, Bronenosec led all the way round the course to take the first winning gun of a highly anticipated season.

The new French team on the circuit, Team Vision Future who sail the 2015 former Sled, showed well in the second race only just losing their fifth to Quantum Racing on the finish line.

Regatta standings after two races
1. Azzurra (ARG/ITA) (Alberto / Pablo Roemmers) (2,1) 3 points
2. Platoon (GER) (Harm Muller-Spreer) (5,2) 7 p.
3. Bronenosec (RUS) (Vladimir Liubomirov) (1,7) 8 p.
4. Provezza (TUR) (Ergin Imre) (6,3) 9 p
5. Phoenix 12 (RSA) (Tina Plattner) (7,4) 11 p.
6. Phoenix 11 (RSA) (Hasso Plattner) (3,10) 13 p.
7. Quantum Racing (USA) (Doug DeVos) (8,5) 13 p.
8. Alegre (USA/GBR) (Andres Soriano) (4,11) 15 p.
9. Team Vision Future (FRA) (Jean Jacques Chaubbard) (10,6) 16 p.
10. Sled (USA) (Takashi Okura) (9,8) 17 p.
11. Gladiator (GBR) (Tony Langley) (11,9) 20 p.

Full results

www.52superseries.com

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Cetilar M32 European Series Pisa
M32 catamaran racing returns to Italy over Friday 24th May until Sunday 26th May with the Cetilar M32 European Series Pisa taking place in Marina di Pisa. This will be the first event of the 2019 M32 European Series that subsequently visits the Netherlands and Sweden, before returning to Italy for the final event of the season on Lake Garda, immediately prior to the 2019 M32 World Championship (26-30 August).

Racing for the eight nimble M32 one design catamarans is being hosted in Pisa by Yacht Club Repubblica Marinara of Pisa and PharmaNutra.

PharmaNutra Chairman Dr Andrea Lacorte will be campaigning his M32 Vitamina Veloce at this first event of the season. His Vitamina Veloce finished a consistent third at every event on the M32 European Series last year. He returns with much the same Italian-Australian crew including his tactician, reigning Match Racing World Champion Torvar Mirsky.

Spindrift Racing, run by Dona Bertarelli and Yann Guichard - are joining the M32 European Series in 2019. Guichard says the Series represents a good way to train for two of his team's main goals this season: the World Match Racing Tour Final and the M32 World

Guichard won’t be helming the Spindrift Racing boat at the Cetilar M32 European Series Pisa. Standing in will be his old colleague Xavier Revil, once part of the French Olympic Tornado catamaran squad with him.

Favourite for the Cetilar M32 European Series will be Britain’s Ian Williams and his Team GAC Pindar that will include regular crew Pete Nicholas and Richard Sydenham and America’s Cup catamaran sailor and two time Extreme Sailing Series winner, Paul Campbell-James.

Another leading match racer Nicklas Dackhammar will be competing once again with Aston Harald boss Håkan Svensson on board the Swedish Cape Crow Vikings M32. The Vikings also include Dackhammer’s brother Pontus, plus Jakob Wilson and Fredrik Aurell.

2019 M32 European Series schedule
San Remo, Italy - 22-24 March (non-scoring warm-up event)

Marina di Pisa, Italy - 24-26 May
Medemblick, Holland - 21-23 June
Marstrand, Sweden - 19-21 July
Stenungsund, Sweden - 15-17 August (two days inshore racing followed by the Tjorn Runt)
Pre-Worlds, Riva del Garda, Italy - 24-25 August

(M32 World Championship, Riva del Garda, Italy - 26-30 August)

m32world.com/europe/

21st Jersey Regatta
Scheduled for 6th to 8th September, this year sees the 21st edition of the renowned Jersey Regatta, the Island's 'flagship' sailing event.

As ever, the Regatta is open to local and visiting boats, alike, with racing for sportsboat, cruiser/racer, Quarter Ton, dayboat, dinghy, sport catamaran and windsurfer classes. The 6th Spinlock IRC CI Regional Championship is included in the programme and will, undoubtedly, be a major attraction for the cruiser/racer fleet.

The Regatta gets under way on the Thursday evening with an ice-breaking reception and skippers' briefing. A distance race for the sportsboat and cruiser/racer classes opens the programme on Friday whilst Saturday and Sunday feature back-to-back racing with boats competing over distance, round-the-cans and/or Olympic-type courses. The 'small boat' classes race separately over Olympic-type courses in the beautiful confines of St Aubin's Bay. Trophies and prizes are awarded for each day and overall prizes are awarded for the best boats in each class.

Jersey Marinas will be providing complimentary berthing whilst Condor Ferries is offering discounted fares for those wishing to transport their boats to the Island for the event.

The closing date for entries is 29th August but why not take advantage of the attractively low entry fees that are made even more enticing with an 'early bird' fee for those entering no later than 12th August. The Notice of Race and entry form are available on the Regatta website, jerseyregatta.com

For further information, please contact the Regatta office, info [AT] jerseyregatta [DOT] com, or call 00 44 (0)1534 732229.

A Strong Entry From Outside Of France For 50th Anniversary Solitaire Urgo Le Figaro
The Solitaire URGO Le Figaro has always been a predominantly French affair which has shaped the careers of many of France’s leading ocean racers. The last time a non-French sailor claimed a leg victory in The Solitaire du Figaro was in 1998, when Ireland’s Damian Foxall won the fourth and final stage of that year's race. This year, with the introduction of the new foil assisted Figaro Beneteau 3 as the boat of choice, the playing field has been levelled for the skippers who are readying themselves for 2,130 nautical miles of racing across four legs between Nante (France), Kinsale (Ireland), Roscoff and Dieppe.

Could this be a chance for international talent to shine at what is recognised as the unofficial world championship of solo offshore racing? Among the 49 skippers taking the start in Nante for this 50th anniversary edition are seven non-French sailors, with entrants from Italy, the UK, Ireland, New Zealand and Switzerland.

The most experienced Figaro sailor amongst them is the UK’s Alan Roberts who is back for his fifth Solitaire racing SeaCat Service. In 2015, the then 24-year old Roberts secured the best ever British result in the Solitaire in 40 years when he finished in ninth place overall. He is widely recognised by the French experts as possessing all the skills and talent to better this position.

There is one Swiss national in this years’ Solitaire URGO Le Figrao in the experienced Justine Mettraux (Teamwork) whose offshore credentials are rock solid. The 32-year old is one of five female skippers who will compete, and when asked what her ambitions for the race are, Mettraux explained: “A top 10 finish. Given the level of competition, that would be a great success.”

La Solitaire URGO Le Figaro 2019 Schedule
May 27th: Arrival of the fleet in Nantes, France
June 2nd, Leg 1 start: Nantes, France - Kinsale, Ireland (via Fastnet Rock) - 500nm
June 9th, Leg 2 start: Kinsale, Ireland - Roscoff, France (via the Isle of Man) - 360nm
June 16th, Leg 3 start: Roscoff, France - Roscoff, France - 450nm
June 22nd, Leg 4 start: Roscoff, France - Dieppe, France - 460nm
June 26th: Anticipated arrival of first boats in Dieppe
June 29th: Postlogue and awards ceremony in Dieppe

www.lasolitaire-urgo.com/en/

Haulfryn Edinburgh Cup - 13 to 19 July
The 71st British Dragon national championship at South Caernarfonshire Yacht Club (SCYC) is set to be four days of thrilling keelboat racing in the waters of North Wales.

The home SCYC Dragon fleet will be joined by visiting Dragons from Ireland, Turkey and all four corners of the country. Following the two-day Northern Championship, Abersoch will see local experts race together against regional champions, past national champions; Martin Payne, Julia Bailey and Martin Byrne and current reigning champion Graham Bailey in the Haulfryn Edinburgh Cup.

This National Championship is embracing the future and growth of Dragon sailing with the introduction of a brand-new trophy and special entry offers.

Earlier this year Gavia Wilkinson-Cox donated the Seagull Trophy to the British Dragon Association with the aim to promote female Dragon helms, giving an added edge to the competition of Dragon one-design racing. From this July the Seagull Trophy will be presented to the top lady Corinthian helm annually at the Edinburgh Cup.

Following in these footsteps, entry to this year’s Haulfryn Edinburgh Cup is free to any all-female teams bit.ly/EdCup2019

There is also steps to encourage youth sailors to the world of Dragon sailing. SCYC, in conjunction with the British Dragon Association, are funding and supplying a Dragon to enter the Haulfryn Edinburgh Cup. There is a full package available with training, boat, mooring, sails and entry all covered.

The Edinburgh Cup has successfully been held in Abersoch at the SCYC in 1962, ’69, ’76, ’82, ’88, 2011 and 2016. Now in its 71st year the Edinburgh Cup remains a championship with a great deal of history. It has always been difficult to win and is revered by those who have won many other competitions and events.

www.britishdragons.org/edinburgh-cup/

Industry News
Nothing gets more attached to a boat, apart from the owner, than marine life teeming below it. Fighting hull fouling costs the global boat and shipping sectors a fortune each year and is environmentally unsound.

Dutchman Rik Breur says his Finsulate antifouling fibre wrap stops all that. The European Patent Office just named him a finalist in the 2019 European Inventor Awards in marine technology. Award winners will be announced in June.

Holder of a PhD in corrosion and biofouling from Delft University of Technology, Breur says he currently focuses on supplying Finsulate to the boat and yachting sectors “because consumers are looking for environmentally safe products. Yacht owners have used Finsulate in speeds of up to 30kt. But, Finsulate wrap also works on commercial ships, oil rigs and wind turbines at sea.”

Like a sea urchin’s prickly surface, his wrap of nylon microfibres prevents the growth of algae, barnacles and mussels on hulls, improving fuel efficiency by up to 40%. Hull fouling costs the shipping industry an estimated €20bn a year. But antifouling paints are toxic.

Finsulate wrap comes in rolls and has a self-adhesive side. The swaying of the prickly nylon spikes discourages algae, mussels, barnacles and other marine life from settling. Breurs says the fibres have been extensively tested to ensure they don’t fall off and become microplastic pollution.

Finsulate was named product of the year at the 2018 HISWA Amsterdam Boat Show. The European Inventor Award honours people not only for scientific or technological breakthroughs, but also for the impact their invention has on society and the economy.

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Monte Carlo Yachts has announced that its Monfalcone production site in Italy, where the brand’s large motoryachts are built, is to take on production of the CNB Yachts brand’s monohull sailing superyachts from September 2019.

The Italian site is fully aligned with the brand’s needs, thanks to its flexible industrial capabilities, calibrated for producing luxury units requiring high levels of customisation and small series. With a painting booth, the dockside site is ideally located on the Adriatic Sea, which will also make it possible to bring CNB Yachts’ boats closer to their customers, who sail primarily in the Mediterranean.

CNB Yachts’ arrival in Italy follows the decision by Groupe Beneteau to specialise its Bordeaux site in building large multihull units. “In a buoyant market environment for multihulls, we want to effectively support the arrival on the market of our new EXCESS brand from next season, while continuing to develop Lagoon, which is the world leader for catamaran cruisers,” explains Yann Masselot, CEO of Construction Navale Bordeaux.

The proposed modification of activities at Construction Navale Bordeaux will be rolled out after consulting with employee representatives, with plans for all the employees concerned to continue with their missions within the Bordeaux-based company.

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The transformation of the leading UK sailing yacht brand, Oyster Yachts, under Richard Hadida’s ownership has continued with the signing of a new agreement with Saxon Wharf landlord MDL for the next 10 years.

The Saxon Wharf site at Southampton is key to the future of the Oyster Yacht brand following its entry into administration in 2018 and purchase by Hadid, a gaming entrepreneur and Oyster yacht owner. Over the past year, and with a new management team, Oyster has been reshaping the business to take it forward and keep it as a globally-respected sail cruising yacht builder.

“Saxon Wharf provides the perfect South Coast base for us and complements our other sites at Wroxham, Ipswich, Palma and Newport Rhode Island,” said Clive Harrop, Chief Operating Officer at Oyster. “Not only do we have a highly-skilled and dedicated team onsite to assemble and refit our beautiful boats, we’re minutes from Solent cruising where we initially test all our projects, whether they’re bespoke, or a new build of a traditional favourite.”

Saxon Wharf, a marine service centre, features a 200-ton boat hoist and can accommodate boats up to 80m (262ft). Aside from Oyster, tenants onsite include commercial ventures such as on-shore storage, training and boat repair. MDL’s Dry Stack facility offers secure dry berthing and on-demand launching and lifting for boats up to 13m (42ft).

Since the purchase of Oyster by Hadida the group has been steadily reviewing and developing the brand and investment to enhance the capacity and production of the Saxon Wharf site is planned for the future.

A few weeks ago the first sailing yacht hull made in-house at Oyster Yachts’ moulding facility in Norfolk was transported to Saxon Wharf. This was the hull of the 22.74m (74.6ft) in-build Oyster 745 which is now being completed in the Southampton yard and is due to be launched in March next year and delivered in June 2020. Oyster is understood to have an orderbook that extends for at least a year ahead.

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The long running saga of the Greek Cruising Tax, known as the TEPAI, was due for implementation on 2 April 2019 following the first attempt to introduce it in 2014.

On Thursday May 9th, the Greek Government finally put the Tax into operation.

However, the launch was beset with issues from the outset. These ranged from the lack of any method of registering or paying the tax, despite promises that all would be in place, to the proposed manual system comprising duplicate forms at the Port Police and Customs which couldn't be used as they had no stock!

Christopher Robb, who has been liaising with the Greek authorities on behalf of Cruising Association members, advises caution when entering your information if you use an internet browser that uses "Autofill" as it keeps overwriting field with the wrong information.

For example, at least 50% of boats are now called by their owner's name and the author's yacht is now called "Mr", as the boat name was overwritten by the Autofill which has been incorrectly programmed on the Greek System. Several other problems have been reported and the CA is actively monitoring the situation with the Ministry.

The CA insisted on a PR campaign to aid the yachting community

From the outset, the CA had insisted that there was proper Publicity for all tax changes effecting the yachting community and, for the first time, the Greek Government has endeavoured to oblige, providing a master document of how the tax works in the form of an FAQ's document (Frequently Asked Questions). This will be available online and will be used by the Port Police to help them in their training. The CA hopes that this will help make dealing with Port Police around Greece more consistent.

The CA has a joint understanding with the Ministry for new questions and answers to be added to the FAQ's to cover unexpected situations, with updates to be regularly published on line. The CA also constantly updates Greek Regulations on its own website.

To find out more about the tax, go to www.aade.gr/polites/etepai -- Peta Stuart-Hunt

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France’s Beneteau Group reported positive results for the first half of its financial year ending 28 February 2019, noting a sustained level of business across both its Boat and Housing divisions.

The builder said revenues in the Boat Division posted a 5.6% gain for the period to €403.8 million (at constant exchange rates), assesing its growth rate to be twice that of the global market which is edging upwards at an estimated 2-3%. The company confirmed its previous outlook for 2019, with expected full-year revenue gains of 4-6%.

The company noted mixed results across regional markets with good sales in North America and Central America, while multihulls continued to drive strong fleet sales to charter firms. Results across Continental Europe generally progressed well, but sharp declines in the UK and Turkey pulled overall sales for the region down slightly in the first half. Beneteau characterised Asian-Pacific sales as contracting with “low activity levels.”

As of 31 March, the company said its order book for boats is up +4.3% based on reported data (+2.9% at constant exchange rates).

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The RYA are set to return to this year’s Poole Harbour Boat Show in association with Sunseeker International, from 07-09 June 2019. The free to attend, south coast boat show, promises a weekend of family fun and everything boating.

Experts from the RYA will be on hand throughout the weekend with all the information you need to get out on-the-water this summer. So whether you’re looking for ‘Try Sailing’ opportunities, training courses, or want to know more about RYA membership, make sure to stop by the RYA stand (ER28) - East Quay area in front of the Thistle Hotel - to talk to the team.

As well as a marina full of boats and more than 200 exhibitors, this year visitors will also be able to get on the water and try sailing, powerboating, kayaking and paddle boarding with free taster sessions.

Marking the launch of the RYA’s ‘Try Sailing’ initiative, running from June - September, the ‘on the water’ sessions - facilitated by Rockley Watersports, Dorset Marine Training and the Yacht Clubs of Poole - are set provide show visitors with an opportunity to have a go and find out which on-the-water activity is right for them. Simply turn up, book a slot and get on-the-water, no experience necessary!

www.rya.org.uk/go/PooleHarbour

Eight Bells: Richard Matthews
Richard Matthews, a noted world class sailor who served as navigator for two significant America’s Cup crews, died May 11 in Fairfield, CT. He was 88.

Matthews served as navigator on America’s Cup challenger Vim in 1958, and in the same role with Weatherly in 1962. His brother Don Matthews was on both crews as well. Vim was runner up in the challenger trials to the eventual winner Columbia, and Weatherly won the Cup over Australia’s Gretel.

“In those days, most of the world’s best sailors cut their teeth on Long Island Sound,” Matthews had said. “We met Bus (Emil) Mosbacher (who skippered both Vim and Weatherly) racing dinghies out of Larchmont Yacht Club and were lucky enough to stay with him through both Cup campaigns in ’58 and ’62.”

Matthews sailed internationally in both the Star and Tempest classes. He moved to the San Francisco Bay Area in the 1970s, and was part of an internationally noted local fleet that included noted sailmaker Lowell North and America’s Cup Skipper and two-time world champion Tom Blackaller. He moved to Hawaii in the 1990s and eventually back to Newport, Rhode Island in 2005, always insisting on living near the water.

Matthews is survived by his three children - Richard Matthews Jr., Lynn Matthews-Douglass, and Howard Bradley Matthews - and brother Don Matthews, five-grandchildren and two greatgrandchildren. The family asks that donations in his memory be made to the Alzheimer’s Association in Southington, CT (860-828- 2828).

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The Last Word
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In This Issue
• Strongest ever fleet assembles for GC32 Racing Tour
• Star Western Hemisphere Championship Postponed
• Refit Sales Manager Required
• Marion Bermuda Handicap Adjustment Introduced
• EUROSAF Club Sailing European Championship
• Maserati Multi 70 and Giovanni Soldini in California
• '80 Seconds with Sir Robin Knox-Johnston' - Safety at Sea
• Laser European Championships
• A new direction for The Transat with Brest confirmed as 2020 start city
• Cruising the English Channel
• Letters to the Editor
• Featured Brokerage:
• • Farr 52 FURTIF2
• • X-Yachts X-332
• • TP52 - ROCKALL
• The Last Word: Bobby Henderson

Brought to you by Seahorse magazine and YachtScoring.com EuroSail News is a digest of sailing news and opinions, regatta results, new boat and gear information and letters from sailors -- with a European emphasis. Contributions welcome, send to editor [AT] eurosailnews [DOT] com

Strongest ever fleet assembles for GC32 Racing Tour
The 2019 GC32 Racing Tour sets sail tomorrow with ten of the one design flying catamarans completing in Sardinia at the GC32 Villasimius Cup.

With ten teams competing at the GC32 Villasimius Cup, the line-up is the strongest since last year's GC32 World Championship. With the Extreme Sailing Series now not being raced in GC32s, so Alinghi, Red Bull Sailing Team and Team Oman Air supported by EFG Bank Monaco have commuted across to the GC32 Racing Tour.

They are expected to be particularly strong: Alinghi, historically most successful of all the Extreme Sailing Series teams, is here with Ernesto Bertarelli helming. Team Oman Air has recruited one of the most successful GC32 helms of all time – former Match Racing World Champion and Volvo Ocean Race sailor Adam Minoprio. Red Bull Sailing Team sees the return of Austrian double Olympic Tornado catamaran gold medallists Roman Hagara and Hans-Peter Steinacher.

They join America's Cup helms such as Sir Ben Ainslie, back after finishing second in last year's GC32 Racing Tour, now helming INEOS Rebels UK and Team France skipper Franck Cammas, a former Volvo Ocean Race and Route du Rhum winning skipper.

Cammas and his NORAUTO team start with the strongest credentials as defending champion of both the GC32 Racing Tour and of the GC32 Villasimius Cup. -- James Boyd

Teams competing at GC32 Villasimius Cup
Alinghi (SUI) Ernesto Bertarelli
Argo (USA) Jason Carroll
CHINAone NINGBO (CHN) Phil Robertson
Codigo Rojo Racing (ARG) Lucas Gonzalez Smith
INEOS Rebels UK (GBR) Ben Ainslie
NORAUTO (FRA) Franck Cammas
Team Oman Air (OMA) Adam Minoprio
Red Bull Sailing Team (AUT) Roman Hagara
Zoulou (FRA) Erik Maris

2019 GC32 Racing Tour schedule
22.-26 May: GC32 Villasimius Cup / Villasimius, Sardinia, Italy
26-30 June: GC32 World Championship / Lagos, Portugal
31 July-4 August: 38 Copa del Rey MAPFRE / Palma de Mallorca, Spain
11-15 September: GC32 Riva Cup / Riva del Garda, Italy
6-10 Nov: TBA

www.gc32racingtour.com

Star Western Hemisphere Championship Postponed
All races were canceled today for day one of the Star Western Hemisphere Championship due to inclement weather. The decision was made by the Race Committee and supported by Regatta Chair John Burnham. "Our goal is to provide a fair and safe racing venue for our sailors and race committee and unfortunately today, the conditions compromised those values," Burnham stated.

The forecast for the next three days of the Star Western Hemisphere Championship promises considerably improved conditions. As of now, Thursday's races will proceed as scheduled.

2019whc.starchampionships.org

Refit Sales Manager Required
Fox's Marina & Boatyard is busy with several refit projects and we want to keep it that way.

Our MD doesn't have enough hours in the day to deal with the steady stream of new enquiries from yacht owners and crews who have had positive feedback about the value and quality of our work. Fox's is unique in several respects, not least of which is that almost all the comprehensive services we offer are undertaken by our own team of skilled craftsmen.

We are looking for a sales-orientated, commercially astute Refit Sales Manager with a wealth of relevant experience in the marine industry, specifically in the operation, maintenance and refit or construction of quality yachts.

Our customers trust Fox's Marina & Boatyard because of our experience and reputation, and our new Refit Sales Manager will be a key part of the Fox's team in helping us to continue to build on these qualities.

Please apply in confidence, in writing in the first instance, to our Managing Director Will Taylor-Jones. E: will [DOT] taylor-jones [AT] foxsmarina [DOT] com

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Marion Bermuda Handicap Adjustment Introduced
When the 2019 Marion Bermuda Race starts June 14, the Founders Division boats will be sailing under a unique, new "anti-bias" adjustment of the ORR handicap system. The adjustment designed by race organizers in collaboration with the Offshore Racing Association (ORA) should remove the bias against faster boats by eliminating the "Parking Lot" effect.

The "Parking Lot Effect" is the bias which occurs when faster boats lose time against slower boats in low-wind or no-wind conditions that are usually experienced south of the Gulf Stream and north of Bermuda and often as evening falls on boats at the mouth of Buzzards Bay.

In addition,The "Perfect Race", a new H0 (zero) GRIB file analysis, will help skippers learn post-race where they went right or wrong. A new ORA computer analysis will actually show each boat's percentage of efficiency calculated against the computer's "best course" elapsed time. After all boats finish, the graphic will be printed and distributed "almost immediately" for each boat.

But first things first… The "Parking Lot" adjustment will be applied as a time correction factor based on actual vs. predicted performance of the first three boats to finish. It will only be applied if conditions are appropriate according to how these boats perform. If the pace boats beat their predicted times, it is clear that they sailed fast and there was no "Parking Lot" at all. In that case, no correction will be applied.

Compared to fast boats, actual slower boats perform closer to their handicap through those slow sailing conditions in the "Happy Valley" above Bermuda. Faster boats are predicted to spend less time to cover the distance. Slower boats seem to come closer to their velocity predictions than the faster boats that spend more time to finish.

In his article - Conditions Adjustment to Marion Bermuda Race Scoring - Ray Cullum, a past commodore of the Beverly Yacht Club and a long-time member of the race's Executive Committee wrote, "The ORR handicapping system assumes that the wind will blow at a certain strength from varying angles for the duration of the race. Individual yacht's polars then define how fast she should sail the course and the fleet is ranked against a fictional 'scratch boat'. This assumption is 'challenged' by a variety of race specific climatic and oceanographic conditions. Ocean races of long duration will typically experience these varied conditions... In the case of the Marion Bermuda Race (or any race to Bermuda) it is the Bermuda high pressure gradient."

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EUROSAF Club Sailing European Championship
From 22-25 May the championship takes place in Ascona, Switzerland.

The teams are fighting for the title on Lake Maggiore, a gorgeous lake, created by glaciers, surrounded by a wonderful mountain backdrop and many breathtaking valleys.

The organizing club has chosen Porto Patriziale Ascona as the venue of choice, providing the optimal infrastructure for such an event and an exceptional hospitality experience for the participants.

The teams will sail on high performing J70 boats, with the race format umpired fleet racing. -- ICARUS Sports

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Maserati Multi 70 and Giovanni Soldini in California
Giovanni Soldini and Maserati Multi 70's Team are in California, getting ready for the next challenge: the first edition of the CA 500, starting on May 30th at 13.00 local time (20.00 UTC and 22.00 Italian time). The CA 500 is the last event of the California Offshore Race Week, a series of races organized by the Encinal Yacht Club, the Monterey Peninsula Yacht Club, the Santa Barbara Yacht Club and the San Diego Yacht Club.

The CA 500 course, from San Francisco to San Diego, is approximately 500 miles long: after crossing the starting line, off San Francis Yacht Club, the fleet will have to leave Farallon Light to port before heading towards the finish line off San Diego. This year for the first time the CA 500 has been added to the California Offshore Race Week. The series, born in 2016, includes 3 other races, with shorter courses: the Spinnaker Cup, the Coastal Cup and the SoCal 300.

There are 3 other boats entering the race alongside Maserati Multi 70: in the multihull category the American MOD 70 Argo, skippered by Jason Carroll, and the English MOD 70 PowerPlay, skippered by Peter Cunningham; in the monohull category Swan 461 Free.

This will be the first time Maserati Multi 70's Team will compete against both MOD 70s, which it has already challenged individually: the Italian trimaran has raced against Argo during the RORC Caribbean 600 in February 2019; the Team has competed against PowerPlay during the Rolex Middle Sea Race, in October 2018, and during the RORC Transatlantic Race, in November 2018. Maserati Multi 70's Team conquered Multihull Line Honours in all three regattas.

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'80 Seconds with Sir Robin Knox-Johnston' - Safety at Sea
Staying safe at sea is always a hot topic and with the boating season underway, now is the perfect time to check your safety equipment. Sir Robin Knox-Johnston shares his thoughts on safety at sea as he chats with Dee Caffari in the third episode of 80 Seconds with Sir Robin Knox-Johnston.

How has safety equipment fundamentally changed boating over the last 50 years? What was it like circumnavigating the globe back in the 60's without modern safety gear? What item would Sir Robin not leave the pontoon without? Discover Sir Robin's witty thoughts as he shares insights into one of the most important boating subjects.

Laser European Championships
The second day of competition was marked by the arrival of the north wind, so characteristic of the area where until next Saturday, the European Championships of Laser class will be held.

With two more races held, the highlights of the day go to the sailors who took the lead in the overall classification in every category.

In Laser Standard Open category, Australian Luke Elliott took the first place with 15 points. German sailor Philipp Buhl dropped 3 positions in Laser Standard European, giving the first place to Karl Tapper from Finland.

In women's Laser Radial category, Anne-Marie Rindom of Denmark leads the overall standings with 7 points.

In Laser Radial Open category, Polish Aleksander Arian took the lead that yesterday belonged to CIMAV sailor, Martim Fernandes, from Portugal.

323 sailors, representing 55 countries, are registered in the Laser European Championship Porto 2019. The organization is in charge of BBDouro and Douro Marina, with support of the municipalities of Matosinhos, Porto and Vila Nova de Gaia.

Tomorrow, Wednesday, two more regattas are planned, starting at 12:00, on the Atlantic front of the beaches of Matosinhos, Porto and Vila Nova de Gaia.

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A new direction for The Transat with Brest confirmed as 2020 start city
The first and oldest single-handed transatlantic race, The Transat, will carve out a new path in 2020, with the announcement that the city of Brest in northern Brittany will host the start of the four-yearly classic.

Starting in May, the 2020 edition will also see the race celebrate its 60th anniversary as the world's best solo sailors gather to race a gruelling 3,500-nautical miles across the North Atlantic to the USA.

Owned and organised by OC Sport Pen Duick, the French subsidiary of international event organiser OC Sport, The Transat is regarded as one of the toughest professional solo ocean races. It is a challenge that is dominated by the progression of low pressure systems that produce the headwinds that define this classic race.

Historically starting from Plymouth in the UK, the change has been brought about as the organisers look for innovative ways to secure the future of The Transat, as OC Sport CEO Hervé Favre explains: "We are really pleased to be partnering with Brest for The Transat, and together we share a strong desire to continue developing the race in 2020 and beyond.

"We have seen from races such as the Route du Rhum-Destination Guadeloupe just how engaged the French public are with offshore sailing where we had over 2-million visitors to the race village. Staging the start from Brest is a real opportunity for our sponsors and the teams to capitalise on this captive audience and we expect it to open up many new commercial opportunities which are essential to guarantee the longevity of the race. I'd like to thank Plymouth for their support of the race up until this point."

A port city with a strong maritime background, Brest will welcome The Transat to what is one of the country's most vibrant harbours. Its infrastructure, port capacity and geographical location as the last port in Brittany before North America, made it an obvious choice for the organisers, who will be taking the event into the undisputed heart of offshore sailing.

OC Sport Pen Duick also owns and organises the Route du Rhum-Destination Guadeloupe, which together with The Transat, offers professional single-handed sailors an alternating and complimentary pair of classic races every two years.

The host city for the finish of The Transat will be announced in the coming weeks.

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Cruising the English Channel
A one-day seminar hosted by the CA's Suffolk Section featuring yachting journalist, author and broadcaster Tom Cunliffe

Sailors who don't keep their boats in the ports of the English Channel, for example those on the East Coast of England, may never even have considered the Channel as offering rich cruising grounds; rather it's a piece of water that requires crossing to get from A to B. However, nothing is further from the truth and the Cruising Association's (CA) Suffolk Section is setting out to change any misconceptions with their one-day 'Cruising the English Channel' seminar in October. CA members and non-members are encouraged to attend.

The Royal Harwich Yacht Club, Ipswich, is hosting the Seminar on Tuesday October 29. Registration is from 09.30 and Tom Cunliffe will kick-start the day's proceedings at 10.00, rounding off the day by 17.00.

There is a packed agenda with a variety of highly knowledgeable speakers. They will be discussing their cruising experiences in and around specific Channel areas, and attendance is guaranteed to enrich your own Channel sailing experiences.

Bookings open on July 1 at the early bird price of £40 to include lunch. After August 1 the cost increases to £45. -- Peta Stuart-Hunt

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In This Issue
• One Point Separates Top Three in Menorca
• A Slow Start for the Star Western Hemisphere Championship
• What's in the Latest Edition Of Seahorse Magazine
• Normandy Channel Race: Aeolus Is Back
• First point on the board for INEOS Rebels UK
• 140 yachts for the RORC Myth of Malham Race
• The OSTAR and TWOSTAR to remain in Plymouth
• Project Growler is the Winner of the 2019 Jotun Restoration Competition
• Barcolana 51: Registrations Kick Off
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One Point Separates Top Three in Menorca
Photo by Max Ranchi, www.maxranchi.com. Click on image for photo gallery.

On an uncompromising, very much one-sided race course off Mahon, Quantum Racing proved the top scoring boat at the Menorca 52 SUPER SERIES Sailing Week to take the overall lead at the first circuit regatta of 2019 by one single point.

After missing Day 2’s scheduled races due to the lack of breeze, the third day was a gift with the bright spring sunshine and 10-15 knots of breeze. But with the race area located to the east of the entrance to Mahon’s expansive natural harbour - one of the world’s biggest - the topography upwind created a natural deflection in the wind, creating a one-sided course that placed a gilt-edged premium on starting perfectly and getting to the right as smartly as possible.

Regatta leaders Azzurra had made a dream start to their season. A second and a win on the first day was smartly followed by another victory in the first of today’s three races. A textbook start on the signal boat end of the line, a swift tack to the right and the team from the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda led all the way around the course, extending their lead to eight points at the top of the 11-boat fleet.

Menorca 52 SUPER SERIES Sailing Week
Regatta standings after Day 3
1. Quantum Racing (USA) (Doug DeVos) (8,5,4,2,1) 20 points
2. Azzurra (ARG/ITA) (Alberto/Pablo Roemmers) (2,1,1,7,10) 21 p.
3. Provezza (TUR) (Ergin Imre) (6,3,3,1,8) 21 p.
4. Platoon (GER) (Harm Muller-Spreer) (5,2,6,3,7) 23 p.
5. Bronenosec (RUS) (Vladimir Liubomirov) (1,7,8,10,2) 28 p
6. Alegre (USA/GBR) (Andres Soriano) (4,11,2,5,6) 28 p.
7. Phoenix 11 (RSA) (Hasso Plattner) (3,10,11,6,5) 35 p.
8. Sled (USA) (Takashi Okura) (9,8,5,9,4) 35 p.
9. Phoenix 12 (RSA) (Tina Plattner) (7,4,7,8,9) 35 p.
10. Team Vision Future (FRA) (Jean Jacques Chaubard) (10,6,9,4,11) 40 p.
11. Gladiator (GBR) (Tony Langley) (11,9,10,11,3) 44 p.

For full results, visit: bit.ly/2wkggTj

A Slow Start for the Star Western Hemisphere Championship
San Diego, California: It’s been a slow start for the Star Western Hemisphere Championship as unfavorable conditions swept through San Diego yesterday, postponing the start of the regatta due to high wind and seas. Today, twenty-six sailors launched their vessels and eagerly headed out past Point Loma to the ocean venue ready to sail. However, the extremely light winds didn’t help pick up the pace.

The current overall standings show Carl and Jamie Buchan in first with 5 points, Allan Terhune and Ian Coleman in second with 7 points, and Ben Mitchell and Patrick Powell in third with 12 points.

The forecast for the next two days shows conditions improving, promising more exciting racing for the competitors. On Friday, sailors can enjoy a complimentary breakfast, a keg at the hoist following racing, and an evening social before preparing for the final day of the regatta.

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Seahorse June 2019
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Normandy Channel Race: Aeolus Is Back
There is absolutely no comparison between today’s conditions out on the racetrack in the Normandy Channel Race and those of yesterday. After more than 24 hours of racing where the skippers were still painstakingly clawing their way up to the summit represented by Tuskar Rock, the god of the winds Aeolus has made his big comeback this afternoon, dishing out a 6/8-knot W’ly wind across the northern sector of the Celtic Sea.

Up till now, the race has been more exhausting for the nerves than the physiques among the skippers in the 10th Normandy Channel Race. Many will have spent more than 24 hours pinned to the racetrack in a rather unusual ‘Irish Doldrums’, a windless zone parked over the centre of the Celtic Sea, which has really been setting the sailors’ nerves on edge. However, patience has won out in the end. For some hours now, we’ve been witnessing a drastic change of atmosphere due to the arrival of a W’ly wind of around 10 knots, which is set to accompany the fleet right the way to the finish. This breeze has logically benefited those crews to the West, namely Colombre XL and Yoda and, further South, Louis Duc and Aurelien Ducroz, whose persistence has finally paid off. Clearly, their Lift 40 supported by the Association Rêves, is much more at ease in the windier conditions and they have shot up from the very pit of the ranking to rack up speeds of between 10 and 12 knots.

Approaching Tuskar Rock, three crews have attempted an option to round to the East of the Smalls TSS (Traffic Separation Scheme). Edenred, Kerhis and Beijaflore are clearly hoping that they will be less influenced by the potential turning tide as they round the lighthouse to the south-east of Ireland.

To the south of the race zone, the battle between the leaders is still just as intense as ever, with a veritable game of cat and mouse playing out between the Italo-Hispanic sailors and the Frenchies from La Rochelle and Brittany respectively. Indeed, they’re trading places at the front of the fleet with less than half a mile separating them, though they will likely have to brake a little as they approach Wolf Rock.

Up next, the windier conditions should hold out tonight and through to tomorrow. As hard as the climb up to the southern coast of Ireland has been, surely that’ll make the quick descent all the sweeter. As such, it’s game on once again in the chasing pack at Tuskar Rock, who are bunched up within a 2-mile sector of the ocean. After an action-packed race so far, the suspense at every stage of the fleet is tangible. Indeed, it would be difficult to gamble on the complete podium for this 10th edition.

Top five:
1. Erendil, Pietro Luciani, ITA
2. Aina Children And Future, Aymeric Chappellier, FRA
3. Cape Racing Yachts, Jorg Riechers, GER
4, Beijaflore , William Mathelin-Moreaux, FRA
5. Colombre Xl, Charles-Louis Mourruau, FRA

Race Tracker normandy-race.geovoile.com/2019/tracker/

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First point on the board for INEOS Rebels UK
The opening day of the GC32 Villasimius Cup, the first event on the 2019 GC32 Racing Tour saw a stiff southwesterly buffeting the ten GC32 catamarans while moored in the Marina di Villasimus as their crews prepared for the season’s first encounter.

Unfortunately once out on the water and preparing for the 1300 CET start the wind went through a 180° and dropped, now coming from off the shore. Mercifully this wind stabilised itself for long enough to get one race completed and a second started.

In the former the majority favoured the left hand, inshore side with INEOS Rebels UK and Red Bull Sailing Team winning the pin. It was only the Phil Robertson-helmed ChinaONE Ningbo that tried the right, at one point looking in good shape. At the top mark it was a confident-looking Ben Ainslie and his INEOS Rebels UK that rounded first.

“Getting around that left turn first was key to the race,” admitted INEOS Rebels UK tactician Giles Scott, who last week claimed his third Finn European Championship title (in addition to his Worlds title and Olympic gold from Rio 2016). “Things got a little bit tight on the next beat with Oman Air and NORAUTO getting lifted inside.”

Nonetheless the British America’s Cup team held on and finished with a comfortable lead.

Prize for the most improved team must go to Federico Ferioli’s Codigo Rojo Racing from Argentina, which finished fourth in today’s race and was holding third in the second.

Giles Scott agreed with the race committee’s decision to cancel the second race. But regarding tomorrow’s forecast he warned: “It is similar - with a decent cloud of uncertainty!” -- James Boyd

Overall results after one race
1. INEOS Rebels UK
2. NORAUTO
3. Oman Air
4. Codigo Rojo Racing
5. Zoulou
6. Alinghi
7. Argo
8. Black Star Sailing Team
9. CHINAone NINGBO
10. Red Bull Sailing Team

www.gc32racingtour.com

140 yachts for the RORC Myth of Malham Race
This bank holiday weekend, 140 yachts, with over 900 crew from all over the world, will be competing in the Royal Ocean Racing Club's Myth of Malham Race. A huge variety of yachts will be taking part including; hi-tech racing yachts and multihulls, performance cruising yachts and classic designs. World Class professional sailors and passionate corinthians will be taking part, and 36 teams will be taking on the offshore race Two-Handed.

A notable entry for the Myth of Malham Race is the 53ft ketch Gipsy Moth IV, which will be raced by Ricky Chalmers. In 1966-67, Sir Francis Chichester circumnavigated with Gipsy Moth IV in 274 days, setting the fastest voyage around the world by any small vessel. Aptly for the Myth of Malham Race, Gipsy Moth IV was co-designed by John Illingworth, who commissioned the Laurent Giles 37'6” sloop Myth of Malham, winning the Fastnet Race in 1947 and 1949, and in 1957 was part of the winning team for the first Admiral's Cup.

2017 IRC Zero winner, Windward Sailing's CM60 Venomous, will once again be sailed by Derek Saunders. In IRC One, the 2017 overall race winner James Neville's FAST40+ Ino XXX will be racing, and will have strong opposition from 2018 overall race runner-up, Edward Broadway's Ker 40 Hooligan VII and this year’s Cervantes Trophy race winner Ed Fishwick's Redshift. Botin IRC 52 Tala was second overall in this year's RORC Caribbean 600, and will make their UK debut in the Myth of Malham, skippered by Robbie Southwell.

The 2019 Myth of Malham Race will start from the Royal Yacht Squadron Line on Saturday 25 May 0800 BST. Spectators can watch the spectacle from the Cowes Parade and The Green, and fans can also follow the progress of the fleet via YB Tracking on the RORC website.

“The forecasts for the Myth of Malham Race are predicting light winds at the start,” commented RORC Racing Manager Chris Stone. “Unfortunately, the tidal conditions may favour the faster boats out of the Solent, but without starting the race at 5 a.m. that cannot be avoided. The forecasts are suggesting that the wind will go to the west later in the race and strengthen, which should give some good results in the small to medium size and boats and good conditions for the sail back from the Eddystone Light.”

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The OSTAR and TWOSTAR to remain in Plymouth
The Royal Western Yacht Club of England, the organizing authority of the OSTAR and TWOSTAR confirms that it will again run the transatlantic races in 2020 as it has done every four years since the first race in 1960.

These Races from Plymouth to Newport Rhode Island will be sailed as originally envisaged by Cockleshell hero Blondie Hasler, a test of skipper and boat against the North Atlantic Ocean.

The OSTAR and TWOSTAR events will continue to be supported by Plymouth City Council as part of the Mayflower 400 celebrations.

In 2020 The Royal Western Yacht Club of England will be celebrating sixty years of the OSTAR in which the RWYC introduced and then developed the sport of Short-Handed Oceanic Racing.

The Races next year are open to Corinthian and Professional sailors in boats from 27 - 60 ft.

For further information please contact the RWYC website www.rwyc.org

Project Growler is the Winner of the 2019 Jotun Restoration Competition
Jotun Yachting UK is pleased to announce the restoration of Sailing Barge Growler as the winner of its 2019 Restoration Competition. Jotun Yachting will provide all the coatings required to carefully bring this rare and historic Thames Barge back to seaworthy condition.

The restoration was a particularly worthy winner, as alongside being a vessel of considerable historic standing, it is also being restored by students Ash Faire-Ring aged 17 and Ben Danziger aged 16. The opportunity to support two young sailors in developing their technical skills and pushing personal boundaries through the restoration fit well with the culture and ethos within Jotun. At a time when the yacht industry needs to encourage a new generation to participate, we hope that Ash and Ben provide inspiration to many other young people.

Growler was built in 1922 on Conyer Creek. She is a 34ft traditional Thames Barge and one of the last of her kind. Following a working career, she had a brief leisure sailing life before being retired to a barn in Dedham. Through family connections Ash was able to meet the previous owner, who kindly donated Growler to him as a restoration project.

With great business acumen, Ash and Ben set up a marketing campaign to spread word of the restoration and crowd fund £2000 to pay for initial project costs. The vessel has been transported to a field in Burnham Overy Staithe, Norfolk where the project will begin in earnest when Ash finishes his last A-Level in June.

The restoration can now be followed via the Project Growler YouTube Channel or Facebook, Twitter and Instagram Pages. They have also created a website growler.org.uk to share updates on progress. Jotun Yachting will also be closely following progress and publishing updates via social media.

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Barcolana 51: Registrations Kick Off
Trieste, Italy: Barcolana 51 presented by Generali is ready to kick off. Registrations were opened this morning, well in advance compared to past editions, to join the Regatta on 13th October 2019. A spectacular week is expected ahead of the regatta with events livening up Trieste on land and at sea right from 4th October. Along with the opening of registrations, the tourist packages for visitors - Barcolana Experiences - were also launched today on the website www.barcolana.it

After a successful 50th edition recognised by the Guinness World Records as “the largest sailing race in the world”, Barcolana adds a “+1” to its ‘edition 50’ aiming to create a regatta with an environmental focus, gathering all sailing lovers in Trieste, the city which becomes the international capital of sailing generating a revenue of over 70 million euros with this event, as certified by the independent study published in February.

Thanks to an exceptional testimonial, Dee Caffari - the first yachtswoman to have sailed solo and non-stop around the globe - Barcolana will continue to raise awareness on environmental sustainability.

SVBG Chairman, Mitja Gialuz, was pleased to announce that North Sails will be Barcolana’s new technical partner this year. “We warmly welcome onboard North Sails - Gialuz said - with whom we will work for the next two years, two great years promoting the sea”. North Sails and Barcolana have signed a partnership contract until 2020 to design the collections of this year’s and next year’s Regatta. Collections will be available to be purchased online on the Barcolana website or from North Sails online store and in selected stores.

Registrations Now Open, Limit Of 2,700 Entries For This Edition - The press conference today officially kicked off online registrations on www.barcolana.it

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The Last Word
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In This Issue
• Menorca 52 Super Series
• Carl Buchan Wins 2019 Star Western Hemisphere Championship
• Harken Blockheads: Like parents everywhere, we're very proud of this 2-year-old.
• Oman Air Wins Wintery GC32 Villasimius Cup
• Circolo Della Vela Bari Wins One Ocean Sailing Champions League
• It's about the cost not the price - 11th Hour Racing
• Melges 20 World League Puntaldia
• EUROSAF Club Sailing European Championship
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Menorca 52 Super Series
Photo by Max Ranchi, www.maxranchi.com. Click on image for photo gallery.

Harm Muller-Spreer's Platoon crew clinched the first regatta title of the 2019 52 SUPER SERIES season, winning the Menorca 52 SUPER SERIES Sailing Week by one single point this afternoon. Second placed Provezza, who led into the last race, missed out on the overall win by just four seconds.

Platoon finished strongly, super consistent tactician John Kostecki pushing the risk-reward equation more through the second half of the eight race series. Armed with excellent all-round speed across the event's varied wind conditions – from six to 18 knots – Platoon delivered a 2,2,1 from the last three races to narrowly eclipse Ergin Imre's Provezza. It is Platoon's first regatta title since they won the Rolex TP52 World Championship in 2017 in Scarlino, Tuscany.

Had Provezza only been able to close down Bronenosec in the final sprint to the finish line of the last race today, then it would have been a different story. But the Turkish-flagged team have to be content with their significant improvements on what was a barren 2018 season when compared to their 2017 season, when they were regular podium contenders and won the Puerto Portals regatta.

Menorca 52 SUPER SERIES Sailing Week
Final regatta standings
1. Platoon (GER) (Harm Muller-Spreer) 28 points
2. Provezza (TUR) (Ergin Imre) 29
3. Quantum Racing (USA) (Doug DeVos) 34
4. Azzurra (ARG/ITA) (Alberto/Pablo Roemmers) 38
5. Bronenosec (RUS) (Vladimir Liubomirov) 47
6. Alegre (USA/GBR) (Andres Soriano) 47
7. Phoenix 12 (RSA) (Tina Plattner) 50
8. Sled (USA) (Takashi Okura) 54
9. Phoenix 11 (RSA) (Hasso Plattner) 65
10. Gladiator (GBR) (Tony Langley) 68
11. Team Vision Future (FRA) (Jean Jacques Chaubard) 70

Full results

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Carl Buchan Wins 2019 Star Western Hemisphere Championship
San Diego, California: The Star boat is often seen as one of the finest, most challenging classes to compete in. It requires dedication and hard work to be successful. This weekend, 26 sailors made their way out to the Pacific for the Star Western Hemisphere Championship, where a handful of sailors proved just how dedicated they really were.

By the end of day three, the majority of the top five sailors on the scoresheet were already determined. On the final day, day four, the order barely budged. Carl Buchan, sailing with his son Jamie Buchan, won the last race and the series overall. Following in second was Brian Ledbetter sailing with Magnus Liljedahl. In third place was Eric Doyle sailing with Payson Infelise.

All 26 boats this week saw extremely tight competition and intense racing. According to third place finisher Eric Doyle, there are a lot of components that help make you a successful Star sailor - the two most important being dedication and hard work.

Final top five
1. Carl Buchan-GM / Jamie Buchan, USA, 17 points
2. Brian Ledbetter-M / Magnus Liljedahl, USA, 23
3. Eric Doyle-M / Payson Infelise, USA, 24
4. Allan Terhune / Ian Coleman, USA, 26
5. George Szabo / Guy Avellon, USA, 28

Full results

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Oman Air Wins Wintery GC32 Villasimius Cup
The GC32 Villasimius Cup has a worthy winner in Oman Air supported by EFG Private Bank Monaco, but her lead of nine points as the ten flying catamarans returned to Marina di Villasimius this afternoon was no reflection of the competition's closeness. Today the Omanis may once again have been lowest scorers, but Alinghi and INEOS Rebels UK were only one and two points behind. This situation would have been markedly different too had these two teams not been called OCS in the final race, causing them to finish seventh and eighth respectively.

After a strong start to the event Franck Cammas and NORAUTO had a Saturday the Volvo Ocean Race and Route du Rhum winner would rather forget and a decidedly mixed Sunday, the French team's bullets in the third and final races surrounded by deep results.

Adam Minoprio squelched ashore wet and shivering slightly, but otherwise very delighted. He has previously won many GC32 Racing Tour events - even the very first back on Lake Traunsee in 2013, plus several when he helped win NORAUTO the GC32 title in 2016, but this was his first event as helm for Oman Air.

Second event of the 2019 GC32 Racing Tour will be the GC32 World Championship, taking place in Lagos, Portugal over 26-30 June.

Final top five
1. Team Oman Air, Adam Minoprio, OMN, 44 points
2. Alinghi, Ernesto Bertarelli, SUI, 53
3. INEOS Rebels UK, Ben Ainslie, GBR, 60
4. NORAUTO, Franck Cammas, FRA, 67
5. Red Bull Sailing Team, Roman Hagara / Hans-Peter Steinacher, AUT, 88

Full results: www.gc32racingtour.com/results/

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Circolo Della Vela Bari Wins One Ocean Sailing Champions League
Circolo della Vela Bari from Italy has won the second Qualifier of the 2019 season of the SAILING Champions League hosted by Yacht Club Costa Smeralda after an almost impeccable display of sportsboat tactics in Porto Cervo, Sardinia (23 to 26 May 2019). The top seven finishing clubs from Italy, Switzerland, Germany, Sweden, France and Austria earned their place for the Final in St Moritz later this summer.

Out on the water, the 24 clubs enjoyed a variety of sailing conditions - windy on day one, light airs on day two, and moderate breeze for day three. Unfortunately a big storm over Sardinia brought rain and more than 25 knots of wind for Sunday, and the final races were unable to take place. However, the sailors from 16 nations had plenty of champagne sailing to enjoy over the previous three days.

Last August in St Moritz, helmsman Simone Ferrarese along with Valerio Galati, Leonardo Dinelli and Corrado Capece Minutolo, won the 2018 edition of the SAILING Champions League. The crew representing Circolo della Vela Bari returned to league competition in fine style, winning the Qualifier in Porto Cervo and securing their place at this summer's final which again is set to take place in St Moritz from 15 to 18 August.

The seven qualified clubs from Porto Cervo for the SAILING Champions League Final are:
1. Circolo della Vela Bari (Italy)
2. Regattaclub Bodensee (Switzerland)
3. Verein Seglerhaus am Wannsee (Germany)
4. Seglervereinigung Kreuzlingen (Switzerland)
5. Kungliga Svenska Segelsallskapet (Sweden)
6. Societe des Regates Rochelaises (France)
7. Yacht Club Breitenbrunn (Austria)

Just over a month from now, the third and final Qualifier is set to take place in St Petersburg, Russia, from 4 to 7 July, when the last six clubs will earn their place at the final.

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It's about the cost not the price - 11th Hour Racing
To improve behaviour it is first essential to put in place a reliable means with which to monitor progress

Wouldn't it be great, when we buy things like sails, blocks, ropes, wet weather gear, antifoul paint - or even a whole new boat - to be able to make informed ethical choices and support brands that respect the environment and human health? We can already do that when buying cars, appliances, coffee and many other products, so why not marine kit and boats? There will soon be an efficient way for marine designers and manufacturers who care about the environment - and many of them do - to improve the sustainability and overall environmental impact of their products and services, and to show their customers what they've achieved. It's called MarineShift360.

The key to this is a business process called life cycle assessment (LCA), which tracks and calculates the sustainability of products all the way from sourcing and transport of raw materials, through manufacture, packaging, distribution, retail and use, to recycling or disposal. Only by considering the entire life cycle of a product can we assess its impact on the environment in a meaningful way. Designers can make responsible choices while selecting materials and production processes, and ultimately create a product that is better for the consumers and the planet.

Full article in the June issue of Seahorse

Melges 20 World League Puntaldia
Puntaldia, Sardinia: The youngest team of the Melges 20 fleet, sailing onboard the Argentinian Boogie 2.0 by Pierluigi Giannattasio, won today its first event ever in the Melges 20 World League, during the leg of Puntaldia. This success is a great step up for Boogie 2.0, confirming its continuous growth with a victory obtained in front and against all the big names of the Melges 20 fleet.

A single race was completed today, in heavy rains and light and shifty winds: the conditions were particularly challenging, but Giulio Desiderato, calling tactics onboard Boogie 2.0, seemed particularly confident with this situation. Boogie 2.0, with no fear in front of some of the legends of the Melges 20 Class, pushed to build the first success of Pierluigi Giannattasio's young career within the Melges 20 class.

The success for Boogie 2.0 is not the result of an exploit but it was built with a solid performance already highlighted in yesterday's three races that had projected the crew of Pierluigi Giannattasio on the top of the ranking, on the equals with the leader (for best partial), the super champions onboard Russian Bogatyrs by Igor Rytov. From this standings Boogie was able to pull the winning leg today, finishing third in the only race held (which adds up to 4-3-5 from yesterday as partial) and leaving the remaining steps of the podium to the Russian couple composed of Russian Bogatyrs, detached by 4 points (2-6-4-7) and by Pirogovo by Alexander Ezhkov at 9 lengths (3-1-14-6).

The act of Puntaldia, in addition to the winner's name, offers other elements of "revolution" within the hierarchy of the fleet, as shown by the fourth place in the overall ranking gained by the Corinthian crew of the Italian Siderval team, (17-4-1-8) that left behind also the reigning World Champions on Stig by Alessandro Rombelli.

After the event of Puntaldia, Russian Bogatyrs further strengthens the leadership in the World Ranking of the Melges World League. The Melges 20 fleet is now heading towards the Tuscan race course of Marina di Scarlino (14 - 16 June).

Final top five
1. Pierluigi Giannattasio, ITRA, 15 points
2. Igor Rytov, RUS, 19
3. Alexander Ezhkov, RUS, 24
4. Marco GIannini, ITA, 30
5. Alessandro Rombelli, ITA, 30

Full results on YachtScoring.com

EUROSAF Club Sailing European Championship
Today was the last day of the event. The weather conditions were not brilliant at all. After waiting for wind, unfortunately the race committee decided to abandon the races.

As of the consolidated classification with 39 races, the Eurosaf European Champion 2019 for club sailing is the RCO Regattaclub Oberhofen (SUI) with 48 points. Congratulations! On the second position the team Union Yacht Club Wörthersee (AUT), 49 points, and on the third place the Swiss team from YCB Yachtclub Bielerseee (SUI).

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Laser European Championship
It was an intense week on the Atlantic front of Porto with more than 300 sailors, representing 55 countries towards the European title.

In the Laser Standard category, British sailor Lorenzo Chiavarini became European Champion, with Australian Matthew Wearn winner of the Open trophy.

In the Women's Laser Radial category, Anne-Marie Rindom of Denmark maintained the hegemony of the first days and secured victory by winning in the penultimate race of the day.

In the Laser Radial Open category, Polish sailor Aleksander Arian became European Champion.

In the Under-21 Laser Radial, the title went to the Irish sailor Jamie McMahon.

After 12 races during the 6 days of competition, the 2019 Laser European Championship, held at Porto, was considered a success by the present sailors.

Full results

Cowes Week Title Sponsor Appoints Administrators
The title sponsors of Cowes Week 2019, Lendy Ltd, have entered administration today (Friday), it has been announced.

Following action taken by the Finance Conduct Authority (FCA), Lendy Ltd appointed Damian Webb, Phillip Rodney Sykes and Mark John Wilson of RSM Restructuring Advisory LLP as administrators this afternoon.

According to the FCA there is an ongoing investigation into the circumstances that have led to this action.

It is unclear how tonight's news will now affect the running of this year's Cowes Week.

It was announced in June 2017 that Lendy Ltd had agreed with Cowes Week Limited (CWL) to be the title sponsors of the world-renowned event for a period of 3 years. It now seems almost certain that a new sponsor will be needed for the Isle of Wight event in the years ahead.

Earlier in the week Island Echo approached Cowes Week Limited to discuss the sponsorship deal with Lendy amid rumours of changes afoot.

A spokesperson from Cowes Week Ltd said: "Cowes Week Limited (CWL) is understandably disappointed to learn that Lendy has entered administration and will not be able to meet its contractual obligations to what would have been the final Cowes Week of its three-year title sponsorship deal.

"CWL has been monitoring Lendy's financial difficulties for some time and has made robust contingency plans to deal with this eventuality.

"While there may be some short-term financial implications, the event itself is under no threat and will remain one of the highlights of the British social and sporting calendar, as it has for the last 194 years.

"This year's regatta will take place in August as usual, with a full programme of racing and shoreside entertainment, featuring the hugely anticipated UK edition of the global SailGP F50 championship and preceded by the prestigious King's Cup regatta.

"Discussions regarding sponsorship for 2020 and beyond are already underway with several interested parties.

"In due course, CWL looks forward to welcoming a new headline partner for Cowes Week and to beginning the next chapter in the evolution of this world-famous historic regatta."

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The Last Word
The two most powerful warriors are patience and time. -- Leo Tolstoy

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In This Issue
• GAC Pindar fends off threats to win Cetilar M32 European Series
• Redshift Wins a Thriller
• Poole Regatta 2020 Save The Date
• Bermuda Fitted Dinghy Racing Results
• My Song lost at sea during cargo transportation
• FSE Robline becomes Robline
• Luna Rossa takes delivery of their AC75 spar
• Ladycat's Final Appearance In The Bol D'Or 2019
• Industry News
• Featured Brokerage:
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• • DK Yachts Farr 520 Performance
• • Finngulf 33 - TUULI
• The Last Word: Dave Eggers

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GAC Pindar fends off threats to win Cetilar M32 European Series
Pisa, Italy: It only takes a couple of knots of extra breeze to transform M32 racing as these lightweight, potent catamarans respond immediately to the slightest increase in pressure.

Until today, conditions at the Cetilar M32 European Series Pisa have typically been sub-six knots, conditions that would be below the racing threshold for many other classes. But for the M32 fleet there was still meaningful, tactical racing right down the wind range where the key ingredients for success have been keeping boat speed up at all costs and minimising manoeuvres.

But today, the strategy was different, for the first race at least. This one was all about speed. Just six to nine knots of gradient breeze from the north was all it took to provide a completely different look and feel to the racing as the fleet performed a slingshot reaching start, followed by a headlong charge to the first mark - hulls flying and umpire chase boats working hard to keep pace. Everyone's foot was to the floor.

While the close racing and place changes were interesting to watch, the weather had other ideas as the breeze decayed even further as the rain settled in. As if marking the end of the race the breeze switched off entirely forcing the race committee to draw a line under the three day event.

Despite some close racing and the threat of a charge from the middle ranks, little had changed in the overall stakes with Williams' GAC Pindar team taking the overall win, Spindrift racing finishing second and Richard Davies' Section 16 taking third.

The M32 European Series now moves to its second event in Medemblick, Holland over 21st-23nd June. -- James Boyd

Cetilar M32 European Series Pisa - overall results
1. GAC Pindar, Ian Williams 20 points
2. Spindrift, Xavier Revill, 29
3. Section 16, Richard Davies, SUI, 51
4. Inga from Sweden, Richard Goransson, SWE, 59
5. Vitamina Velocce, Andrea Lacrote, ITA, 64
6. Youth Vikings, Daniel Bjornholt, DEN, 72
7. Vikings, Hakan Svensson, SWE, 75
8. Centro Vela Sunset, Marco Radman, ITA, 98

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Redshift Wins a Thriller
The Royal Ocean Racing Club's Myth of Malham Race, with 138 boats competing, produced a thrilling finish for overall victory. Botin IRC52 Tala took up the early running, but having led for much of the race on corrected time, the breeze picked up for the chasing pack, turning the advantage towards two FAST40+ yachts. Redshift and Ino XXX, both based in Cowes, battled throughout the 230 nautical mile race with no clear advantage between the two. In the second half of the 30-hour race, having rounded the Eddystone Lighthouse off Plymouth, a high speed duel developed on the run back to The Solent. In strong downwind conditions, the two teams resorted to hand-to-hand combat to decide the bout, knowing that the winner of the duel would most likely win the race overall. Executing numerous gybes to gain the upper-hand, at times with over 20 knots of boat speed, and just inches apart, the battle was won by Redshift, crossing the finish line just 20 seconds ahead of Ino XXX.

The overall winner of the Royal Ocean Racing Club's Myth of Malham Race was Farr 42 Redshift raced by Ed Fishwick (GBR) and crew: Quentin Bes-Green (GBR), Hugh Brayshaw (GBR), John Coffey (IRL), Hannah Diamond (GBR), Henry Foster (GBR), Donall Ryan (IRL), George Thompson (GBR), Arianne van de Loosdrecht (NED), Mason Woodworth (USA).

HH42 Ino XXX raced by James Neville (GBR) was second by just four minutes on corrected time. Ker 40 Keronimo raced by Lars & Birgitta Elfverson (SWE) was third. Monohull Line Honours was won by Botin IRC52 Tala, skippered by Robbie Southwell (GBR). The overall winner of the Multihull Class after MOCRA time correction was Dazcat Slinky Malinki raced by James Holder (GBR). Multihull Line Honours was won by Shuttle 39 Morpheus raced by Andrew Fennell (GBR).

In IRC Two, JPK 11.80 Courrier Recommande sailed by Gery Trentesaux (FRA) started their 2019 Rolex Fastnet Campaign with a class win by nine minutes after IRC time correction. In IRC Three, the podium was made up of yachts racing Two-Handed. JPK 10.80 Timeline, sailed by Marc Alperovitch (FRA) was the winner. In IRC Four, JPK 10.10 Foggy Dew, sailed by Noel Racine (FRA) was the winner by just over 30 minutes after time correction with 41 yachts in class.

The Myth of Malham Race was the fourth of the 2019 RORC Season's Points Championship. Second overall in the RORC Transatlantic Race, Sun Fast 3600 Black Sheep, sailed by Trevor Middleton (GBR) is the overall leader for the series. After winning the last two races overall Redshift moves up to second for the championship. Cookson 50 Kuka 3 sailed by Franco Niggeler (SUI) is now third. The fifth race of the 2019 RORC Season's Points Championship will be the North Sea Race starting from Harwich on Friday 31 May bound for Scheveningen, Netherlands. -- Louay Habib

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Poole Regatta 2020 Save The Date
Ensure the 23 - 25 May 2020 is blocked out in your diary as the International Paint Poole Regatta returns for three days of unmissable racing and social events in picturesque Dorset, UK.

In 2018 1500 crew on 160 yachts competed in 16 sailing classes across five race courses. Five National Championships and three Regional Championships were held alongside Round Two of the Fast 40+ circuit.

Classes are already signing up to host their 2020 championships during Poole, with the J24 and J80 National Championships already confirmed. Other classes such as the Fast 40+, Performance 40, HP30 and Quarter Ton fleets are in advanced talks to hold championships over the weekend, alongside Poole planning to host the IRC Southern Area Championship. Whatever class you race in, there is a competitive start for you at Poole Regatta.

The core management team have been in place for 20 years and are hugely experienced in creating a race weekend which sailors can't stop talking about until the next edition.

Poole is easily accessible from all areas of the south coast and is only a short cruise from Northern France and the Channel Islands. Competitors have come from as far afield as Australia to race at Poole! Marina based visitor berthing is readily available with fantastic facilities so make sure the International Paint Poole Regatta is on your agenda for 2020. Don't miss out and block the date today.

Find out more at www.pooleregatta.co.uk

Bermuda Fitted Dinghy Racing Results
The 2019 Bermuda Fitted Dinghy Racing Season got underway in the St. George's Harbour, with three races sailed with three different winners on the day.

Contest III out of the Royal Bermuda Yacht Club won the Heritage Trophy race, with Challenger II out of the Sandy's Boat Club finishing second, Victory IV out of the St. George's Dinghy and Sports Club was third and Elizabeth II out of the Royal Hamilton Amateur Dinghy Club did not finish as they had sail troubles at the start of the race.

Elizabeth II would come back and sail to victory in the Anniversary Cup race and Challenger II won the Leon D. Fox Cup race.

Heritage Trophy
1. Contest III
2. Challenger II
3. Victory IV
4. Elizabeth II - Did Not Finish

Anniversary Cup
1. Elizabeth II
2. Victory IV
3. Contest III
4. Challenger II - Sank

Leon D. Fox Cup
1. Challenger II
2. Elizabeth IV
3. Contest III
4. Victory IV - Sank

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My Song lost at sea during cargo transportation
My Song in happier times. Photo by Ingrid Abery, www.ingridabery.com. Click on image for photo gallery.

The 39.6-metre sailing yacht My Song has fallen off a cargo vessel during her transportation from the Caribbean to the Balearics. During Saturday night the Baltic 130 superyacht was lost in the Mediterranean before reaching the Balearics, where she was due to be unloaded in Ibiza ahead of her appearance in the Loro Piana Superyacht Regatta next week.

Her owner, YCCS member Pier Luigi Loro Piana, had arranged for My Song to take part in the Loro Piana Superyacht Regatta as a returning winner after having won the Loro Piana Superyacht Regatta last year and being recently declared Boat of the Year at the Italian Sailing Federation's Sailor of the Year awards.

In 2016 she was delivered to her owner by the Finnish yard Baltic Yachts and features both an interior and exterior design by Nauta as well as naval architecture by Reichel / Pugh Yacht Design. Along with her 56-metre-high Southern Spars rig carrying North Sails and with an overall length of nearly 40 metres, My Song was one of the larger full-carbon yachts on the racing scene with a displacement of 105 tonnes (including the 36-tonne lifting keel) and a maximum speed of over 30 knots.

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FSE Robline becomes Robline
For those who did not realize it yet, there is a new brand name at the market - Robline. Having its heritage in the 1990s where company TEUFELBERGER acquired FSE, the German yachting brand, and the yachting line segment of Roblon, the Danish rope manufacturer. Together they became FSE Robline back in the days.

To not stop moving forward TEUFELBERGER decided to give this brand a new appealing look - Robline features now the colours monsun grey and cucuum instead of red and blue. Why? Because we want to be forerunners and stand out from the crowd!

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Luna Rossa takes delivery of their AC75 spar
America's Cup Challenger of Record, Luna Rossa is the first team to announce their building progress, when they released a video of their AC75 spar arriving at the team base in Cagliari, Sardinia.

No team has yet launched an AC75 which could have been launched on April 1, 2019, with most two-boat teams expected to launch in the July-August window.

Earlier Southern Spars released a video of an AC75 spar leaving their facility in Auckland. The company was said to have 13 AC75 spars on order.

www.sail-world.com

Ladycat's Final Appearance In The Bol D'Or 2019
The 81st edition of the Bol d'Or Mirabaud, which is scheduled to start at 10:00 am on Saturday, June 15th, has historically been a key event in Spindrift racing's calendar. This year it will mark the close of a chapter for Ladycat. After 13 years navigating the fickle waters of Lake Geneva, Dona Bertarelli's catamaran will set sail for the last time at this legendary Swiss event, with the colours of Ladycat powered by Spindrift racing. It will be replaced by the TF35 in 2020. For the 2019 edition of the Bol d'Or, Yann Guichard will take over the role of skipper from Dona Bertarelli. She will be following close by, as Guichard and his crew take on one of the best races on inland waters.

Dona Bertarelli took part in her first D35 championship with an all-female team in 2007, when her 35-foot catamaran, Ladycat, raced in the class' flagship event, the Bol d'Or. Dona Bertarelli's original ambition was to learn as much as she could; she quickly took to the boat and after a series of podium places, won the 2010 edition of the Bol d'Or, becoming one of the very few women to win this iconic race.

Two additional wins followed for Dona Bertarelli and her team, in 2014 and 2016, with the catamaran, now renamed Ladycat powered by Spindrift Racing. The third victory in 2016 also saw them win the D35 championship title - a just reward for the whole team's effort, determination and progress. Some thirteen years after Ladycat powered by Spindrift racing was first launched, the crew is making their final preparations before taking the start, for the last time, of the famous circuit of Lake Geneva which takes the fleet from Geneva to Bouveret and back.

Dona Bertarelli will not be able to sail in this final event for Ladycat powered by Spindrift racing, due to a leg stress fracture. The Swiss sailor has entrusted the helm to Yann Guichard, who will be sailing with a team drawn from his core crew of Xavier Revil, Christophe Espagnon, Jacques Guichard, Francois Morvan and Matthieu Salomon.

Bol d'Or crew for Ladycat powered by Spindrift racing:
Yann Guichard, skipper
Xavier Revil
Christophe Espagnon
Francois Morvan
Jacques Guichard
Matthieu Salomon

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Industry News
Members of the yacht racing community and sailing industry from all over the world will meet in six months' time in the town of Bilbao, in the Basque Country, for the 12th edition of the Yacht Racing Forum (November 25-26).

The event will feature a subtle mix of lectures and presentations, and will provide the 350 participants from all over the world the opportunity to meet and do business under optimal conditions.

The sports' most dynamic and innovative brands in the professional sailing world have already booked their exhibition stands.

Start-ups and companies that have recently developed a new product will also have, for the first time, the opportunity to present their innovations to the main global players in the boating industry as part of the "Business Speed Presentations" ; a new, and free service provided by the Yacht Racing Forum.

Organized in Spain for the second time after Barcelona in 2015, the Forum will reassemble the sports' key personalities: event organisers, sponsors, designers, professional sailors, boat builders, media as well as insurance and finance companies, and provide a unique opportunity to network, debate the future of the sport and do business.

The Forum will take place in the beautiful Euskalduna Conference Centre, right next to the events' official hotel, the Melia, and the famous Guggenheim Museum. Bilbao is a flamboyant city in northern Spain, the largest city in the province of Biscay and in the Basque Country. Along with the Biscay region, its development has been historically linked to the ocean and the industrial revolution. Ever-changing, in the past few decades Bilbao underwent a profound renovation, turning into one of the most innovative cities in Europe.

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The growth of German boat manufacturer Bavaria Yachts is apparently slower than expected. On Monday afternoon, a regional TV broadcasting website reported that around 5% of the workforce will have to leave. A company spokesman told float magazine that 24 employees have been laid off.

After the restart with financial investor CMP Capital Management Partners last autumn, which followed the surprise insolvency of the shipyard in April 2018, Bavaria entered the 2019 season with optimism. New boat models have been announced for the coming 2020 year.

The website of TV station Bayerischer Rundfunk quotes Christian Hartmann, chairman of the workers' council, as saying that customers have become insecure as a result of the bankruptcy-related stop on accepting new orders. "An increase in production to 450 motor and sailing yachts is only in sight for the coming financial year," the TV station's website quotes the employee representative.

At peak times, 3,500 yachts were produced per year in Giebelstadt. One reason for the great success of the shipyard before the financial crisis in 2008 was its series production, which was unusual for boatbuilding.

The new management announced in October that they wanted to return to the successful original company concept of manufacturing inexpensive family boats. According to Bavaria CEO Michael Müller, the goal is "to build around 450 sailing and motor yachts in Giebelstadt in the first full business year 2019/20, together with our more than 500 employees."

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Nautor's Swan is broadening its network by appointing Shenzhen Hone Ocean Culture Communication Co., Ltd. as the new Chinese agent, confirming another essential presence in the APAC Region.

Shenzhen Hone Ocean Culture Communication Co., Ltd. has branches in many coastal Chinese cities like Xiamen, Shenzhen, Sanya, Haikou, Dalian, Qingdao, Shanghai and Hong Kong. Its business offers a 360° service: brand-advertising promotion, assistance for providing professional crews for the regattas, sailing training camp, yacht management, boat chartering, maintenance services. Moreover, Shenzhen Hone Ocean Culture Communication Co., Ltd. has established a complete and responsive corporate structure and system thanks to the work of professional teams that face the opportunities and challenges brought by the fast-growing Chinese market.

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The value of Russian's leisure boating sector could hit RUB 65bn (US$1bn) within the next six to seven years, thanks to the planned expansion of services aimed at attracting foreign boaters, an increase in domestic tourism, as well as the improvement of the country's boating infrastructure, according a statement from the Russian Association of Yachting and the Ministry of Sport and Tourism.

The association claims that in Crimea and the Sevastopol peninsula alone, the value of the industry could reach as much RUB 30bn (US$460m) within the next few years. A significant part of these funds will be generated by the servicing of foreign yachts entering domestic territorial waters, the association claims.

The figures may seem ambitious, but the government is pushing to make leisure boating popular and more affordable for domestic and foreign boat and yacht owners, positioning it as an activity for the middle classes. Coupled to this, the government has also banned a number of well-salaried public sector employees, such as public safety officers and military personnel, from taking holidays overseas. Numbering in the several million, such employees of the state now need to look for holidays in the Crimea and the Caucasus region, and for many of them locally built boats and yachts are within their means - Russian built leisure boats range in price from around RUB 500,000- RUB20m (US$6-7000-US$310k).

According to the Russian Ministry of Sport and Tourism, currently the share of domestic yachts and boat builders in Russia is estimated at 95% and growing. Among the largest domestic producers are Grizzly Technologies LLC, Saitov LLC (Bester boats), SPEV, Astron Marine, Kostroma Sudomechanical Plant JSC, NorthSilver and Alex Marin LLC.

According to data of the Russian State Tax Service, at present Russian citizens spend over US$300m a year maintaining their yachts outside Russia - many are reportedly now considering returning their boats to domestic jurisdiction.

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The organisers of this year's Cannes Yachting Festival have announced that exhibitor registration is already 8% up over last year's figure. According to Reed Exhibitions, 529 boats over 10m in length will be making an appearance on water, including 119 sailboats and 410 motorboats - 7% more than last year.

The 2019 Cannes Yachting Festival runs from September 10-15 at Cannes' Vieux Port and Port Canto.

As for Port Canto, sailboats will be exhibited on three quays: the Quai d'Honneur, the Quai de la Roseraie and the Quai Ouest, taking over nearly 1,000 additional linear metres to present in-water boats, alongside nearly 4,000sq m for on-land stands. These quays will host the new 'Sailing Space', reserved for new monohull and multihull sailing boats of more than 10m.

"The opening of the Sailing Space is fully in line with the history of the Yachting Festival at Port Canto which, up until now, was used as the Brokerage space," Sylvie Ernoult explains. "Originally discussed and supported by the Federation des Industries Nautiques, the urgent need to spread the Yachting Festival beyond the Vieux Port resulted in the Sailing Space at Port Canto; in close collaboration with our exhibitors, our suppliers, the Cannes city council, and the Nice - Cote d'Azur Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

"Now four months away from the opening of the next edition, I am happy to confirm that we will welcome more than 80 exhibitors dedicated to sailing and more than 120 boats presented by the largest registered French and international shipyards," she adds. "Among them we will welcome 17 new exhibitors. Equipment manufacturers specialising in sailing boats have also come forward and will share the on-land spaces. This commitment is a sign of support for the show and confidence in the initiative we have taken to better showcase the sailing offer."

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The Last Word
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In This Issue
• Circolo della Vela Bari wins the One Ocean Sailing Champions League
• Stellar line-up for Lysekil Women's Match
• Refit Sales Manager Required
• Monopoly? What Monopoly?
• International Etchells Cowes Fleet Sir Kenneth Preston Regatta
• What's in the Latest Edition Of Seahorse Magazine
• Stockholm International Team Race Regatta
• Warm Southerlies For This Weekend's Wilsonian
• Statement From Peters & May CEO David Holley on My Song
• Featured Brokerage:
• • 2006 Corby 37 - "Aurora"
• • Swan 60-902 Petite Flamme
• • Rapido 40 - NEW BOAT
• The Last Word: Dr. Seuss

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Circolo della Vela Bari wins the One Ocean Sailing Champions League
Porto Cervo, Italy: The bad weather did not allow the regattas to take place on the last day of the One Ocean SAILING Champions League which saw the classification confirmed with the Circolo della Vela Bari in first place. The event, organized by the YCCS, was supported by the Audi Main Partner and the One Ocean Foundation partnership.

During the three days of competitions, 39 races were held, completing 13 total flights, valid for qualifying for the St. Moritz final scheduled from 15 to 18 August. Today the Race Committee, after initially postponing the start of the tests at 11.30, announced the final decision not to race motivated by bad weather with variable wind from 18 knots up to gusts of 26 knots and formed wave, making the conditions unsafe for the transfer of crews on board the J / 70s of the YCCS fleet.

The winner of the Porto Cervo semi-final is the Italian team of the Circolo della Vela Bari followed by the Regattaclub Bodensee and the Verein Seglerhaus am Wannsee, respectively second and third. Among the first seven teams to qualify for the final we find in order: the Seglervereinigung Kreuzlingen, Kungliga Svenska Segelsällskapet, the Société de Regates Rochelaises and the Yacht Club Breitenbrunn.

Full results

www.yccs.it

Stellar line-up for Lysekil Women's Match
The line-up for the Women's Match Racing World Championship 2019 in Lysekil is now official and includes a list of top ranked teams and former World Championship medallists.

Lysekil Women's Match has, since it started in 2004, evolved into the leading international match racing event for women on the circuit. This year, the event is bigger and more prestigious as it has also been awarded official World Championship status from World Sailing.

Among the teams that are entering the event, raced August 5-11, ten have been invited according to their position on the official world ranking. For skipper Anna Östling, World Champion in 2014 and 2016, the event in Lysekil on her home arena will be a career highlight.

In May, a qualifying event was raced in Gothenburg where the winning team as well as the best Swedish team was awarded a ticket to Lysekil Women's Match. Claire Leroy, a double World Champion won the final and Marie Björling and her team ended up third and the best Swedish team in the regatta. Marie Björling raced in Lysekil in 2009 and won silver when the event was also the official World Championship.

Skipper line-up for the Women's Match Racing World Championship 2019
(Skipper, ranking, nationality)
Pauline Courtois, 1, (FRA)
Trine Palludan, 2, (DEN)
Anna Ostling, 3, (SWE)
Johanna Bergqvist, 4, (SWE)
Marinella Laaksonen, 5, (FIN)
Nicole Breault, 6, (USA)
Margot Vennin, 7, (FRA)
Alexa Bezel, 8, (SUI)
Lucy Macgregor, 10, (GBR) - Defending World Champion
Renée Groeneveld, 13, (NED)
Claire Leroy, 15, (FRA)
Marie Bjorling, 36, (SWE)

lysekilwomensmatch.se

Refit Sales Manager Required
Fox's Marina & Boatyard is busy with several refit projects and we want to keep it that way.

Our MD doesn't have enough hours in the day to deal with the steady stream of new enquiries from yacht owners and crews who have had positive feedback about the value and quality of our work. Fox's is unique in several respects, not least of which is that almost all the comprehensive services we offer are undertaken by our own team of skilled craftsmen.

We are looking for a sales-orientated, commercially astute Refit Sales Manager with a wealth of relevant experience in the marine industry, specifically in the operation, maintenance and refit or construction of quality yachts.

Our customers trust Fox's Marina & Boatyard because of our experience and reputation, and our new Refit Sales Manager will be a key part of the Fox's team in helping us to continue to build on these qualities.

Please apply in confidence, in writing in the first instance, to our Managing Director Will Taylor-Jones. E: will [DOT] taylor-jones [AT] foxsmarina [DOT] com

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Monopoly? What Monopoly?
The Finn class has a long history and has been witness to many changes in the sailing world. It originates from a, perhaps, more simpler time, when many of today's problems did not exist. The original intention of the design, to allow people to build their own boats and compete in friendly international competition, led to a robust set of Class Rules, that have been developed and fine tuned to cope with changes in technology and safety, but while leaving the basic shape and structure untouched.

Today the class is strong because of the consistency and commercial competitiveness brought about by these Class Rules. They created an open market, where anyone could build a Finn, but also such that builders could make equipment commercially available in competition with other builders. Each boat is tested for dimensions, for weight and most importantly, for weight distribution. There are no super Finns and no way to create a super Finn; there are only the Class Rules.

Over time various builders have found favour with the sailors and it is not uncommon for one builder to create fast boats that everyone wants: Tormentor, Raudaschl, Taylor, Vanguard, and today Devoti.

That Devoti Sailing is the most common builder in recent years led World Sailing President Kim Andersen to incorrectly state in an interview with Sail-World, published 24 October 2018, "In the Rio Olympics, the Finn class is probably the biggest monopoly. Because there are 23 boats, 22 of those came from the same manufacturer."

Whether by intent or implication, this message was previously stated by World Sailing CEO, Andy Hunt. In a letter to World Sailing members, dated October 15, he wrote, "One common argument for measurement controlled one design is that anybody can produce everywhere in the world - the facts are far from this... For instance, for the Finn … 22 out of 23 boats in Rio … from one single manufacturer. So despite even in a free to build market, the potential for exclusivity remains."

However these statements distort the truth. Notwithstanding that hulls all came from the same builder, there were three mast manufacturers, four boom manufacturers, six foil manufacturers and three sail manufacturers represented within the Finn fleet at the Rio 2016 Olympics. That is certainly no monopoly.

Full article by Robert Deaves at: finnclass.org/news/20-news/1044-monopoly-what-monopoly

International Etchells Cowes Fleet Sir Kenneth Preston Regatta
This weekend saw the 25th year of the Sir Kenneth Preston Trophy; in memory of the retired Vice Commodore of the Royal Yacht Squadron and captain of the 1960 British Olympic sailing team. Previous notable recipients of the prize (and who feature on the plaque in the Squadron) are Stuart Childerley and three times winner Laurence Mead.

This year's event saw fourteen Etchells entered, and three youth teams. This is in keeping with Sir Kenneth Preston's personal aim to support young sailors.

Saturday began with blue skies, warm weather and no wind, which led to an hour postponement to racing. This allowed crews to tweak rigs, sunbathe and have Tiffin's breakfasts. At midday a sea breeze began to fill in and the Etchells made their way to Hill head race area for some windward leeward courses. Three races were run, which saw competitive racing at all points in the fleet. Particular note should be made of Peter Roger's team who took the lead in the first race and Grant Simmer's team who came first in races 2 and 3.

Sunday saw a new band of pressure across the Solent, with brief glimpses of sunshine. The wind direction was similar to Saturday, a westerly, but with a bit more of a kick (average 18 knots). This led to a challenging sea-state of short, sharp chop in the racing area. First place in race 5 went to William McNeil and in race 6 Grant Simmer took the lead. Particularly notable was the performance of Robby Boyd and his youth team in Race five, who had a very clean and quick race and finished in 3rd.

Monday was the final day of racing in the SKP. The conditions were very glamorous, with blue skies and an average of 15knots, beginning as a NW and swinging round to a Westerly throughout the day. The bigger waves led to lots of surfing downwind and some great action photographs. The fleet had clean starts all day, with the comforting call of 'line clear' in both races. The last race of the day saw Jolly Roger winning, proving that you can win the social and then win races.

1. Grant Simmer / Graeme Spence / Sam Haines
2. William McNeill/Toby Mumford/Toby Yeabsley (1st Corinthian)
3. Peter Rogers/Neil Harrison/Charlie Cumberley

Full results on YachtScoring.com

Seahorse June 2019
What's in the Latest Edition Of Seahorse Magazine

(Truly) something else - Part II
Turning the Eagle 53 foiling cat and its Hybrid Wing into reality was not the work of a moment. Paul Bieker, Randy Smyth, Stephen Robert, Wolfgang Chamberlain

Oiled wool and waxed cotton... not so much
The garment requirements for the next America's Cup have more in common with motocross body armour than traditional yachting apparel

The new norm - Part II
If we are to plough on into the world of foiling Ultims we are going to be relying increasingly on the quality of the maths. Renaud Banuls

Humbling?
If you want to know how competitive the revamped EFG Sailing Arabia - The Tour was this year ask Volvo Ocean Race champion Franck Cammas... who has just experienced life 'below the fold'

52 Super Series
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Stockholm International Team Race Regatta
The Stockholm International Team Race Regatta was sailed on Stockholms Ström on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, May 24-26. There were five teams from some of the leading sailing clubs in the world who participated, eight sailors in each team divided into two boats.

Starting on Friday morning with information for all officials to get the whole organization in place. Many people and boats are required to arrange a Team Race Regatta. After that the skippers meeting with information about the race and some good advice from the chief judge. The sail area for the first day was Ryssviken. A lovely sailing area below Skansen, outside Beckholmen and the Navigation Society's harbour I Stockholm.

On Sunday there was a mixed weather mostly rain and strong villages up to 12-16 m/s from SV. The race area was again in Ryssviken as the first day. After finishing RR4 Semi-finals between NHYC (1 in RR) and KSSS (4 in RR) as well as RTYC (2 in RR) and NYCC (3 in RR) started just before twelve.

Due to occasionally heavy rain and strong gusts of wind, it became very exciting sailing. Especially at the start, it was intense when two boats fighting the other two boats about the best position, in two boat team racing it´s simple not to finish last. The final between NHYC and RTYC was settled in three very tight and exciting sailings where NHYC won with two victories of three.

Results Stockholm International Team Race Regatta 2019
1 Newport Harbor Yacht Club, NHYC, USA
2 Royal Thames Yacht Club, RTYC, GBR
3 Kungliga Svenska Segel Sallskapet, KSSS, SWE
4 New York Yacht Club, NYYC, USA
5 Gamla Stans Yacht Sallskap, GSYS, SWE

www.gsys.nu/team-race/

Warm Southerlies For This Weekend's Wilsonian
Warm southerly winds beckon for the Wilsonian River Challenge this weekend on the Medway estuary. Could this finally be the start of summer? Taking place on 1&2 June, the next event in the Great British Sailing Challenge looks set for a fantastic weekend of handicap racing, open to most types of monohull dinghy.

With more than 40 boats already entered, competition across the many classes will be close. If you want to be part of it, make sure you complete online entry by Wednesday evening 29 May. Note that there is no entry on the day.

There's a good spread of classes already entered, including:

2000
AltO
Blaze
Feva XL
International Moth
Laser Radial
Miracle
Musto Skiff
National 18C
Osprey
Phantom
RS Vareo
RS200
RS600
RS800
Solo
Streaker
Vortex
Wayfarer

The racing takes place under the Great Lakes variation on the standard RYA PY numbers, the same numbers used and well proven in the Selden SailJuice Winter Series. One of the competitors will be former SailJuice Winter Series winner Andy Peake who is stepping out of his Musto Skiff and into the RS600 for this event.

Saturday is a long distance race with the navigational adventure of racing in the estuary. It will be a bit of beating, reaching, running, and then after the first hour it will turn into a more standard race to keep all the boats in one place and finish them close together. With a target time of 100 minutes, the long distance offers an opportunity for the faster boats to stretch their legs, while on the Sunday it will be three back-to-back short course handicap races that will work more in favour of the slower boats.

Entry is open to all non-foiling monohull centreboard dinghies with a Great Lakes Handicap Number equal to or lower than the Topper 5.3 and Challenger Trimarans.

There's plenty of accommodation nearby. The website www.visitmedway.org/getting-here/visitor-information-centre will give you all local B&Bs, Guest Houses, Premier Inn, Travelodge and other hotels. The nearest towns are Hoo St Werburgh and Strood.

Online entry is open at www.sailingchallenge.org

Statement From Peters & May CEO David Holley on My Song
We were informed of the loss of a yacht from the deck of the MV Brattinsborg at approximately 0400hr LT on 26th May 2019. The yacht is sailing yacht MY SONG. Upon receipt of the news Peters & May instructed the captain of the MV Brattinsborg to attempt salvage whilst 3rd party salvors were appointed.

The vessel maintained visual contact with MY SONG until the air and sea search was initiated. As of 0900hr BST on 28th May 2019 the salvage attempts are still ongoing. To ensure the safety of the remaining yachts, Peters & May have instructed the carrying vessel to continue her planned voyage to Genoa. No other yachts have been affected by this incident.

A full investigation into the cause of the incident has been launched, however the primary assessment is that the yacht's cradle (owned and provided by the yacht, warrantied by the yacht for sea transport and assembled by the yacht's crew) collapsed during the voyage from Palma to Genoa and subsequently resulted in the loss of MY SONG overboard. I will add that this is the initial assessment and is subject to confirmation in due course.

Full statement: www.sail-world.com/news/217965/

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The Last Word
How did it get so late so soon? -- Dr. Seuss

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In This Issue
• The Arrival Of The Fleet
• Michel Desjoyeaux: The Return Of The King
• Making the harder stuff easy - Spinlock
• Maserati Multi 70 and Giovanni Soldini are ready for the challenge
• Chinese Whisper at Hamilton Island Race Week
• J/70 Downwind Sailing- When to Switch Modes?
• European Inland Waterways Cruising Guides
• RORC North Sea Race
• 44Cup star attraction of Rovinj 5-star hotel launch
• Featured Brokerage:
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• • Charles E Nicholson 147 Ft Schooner 1910
• • Prince De Bretagne Trimaran Ultim Maxi 80
• The Last Word: Roy T. Bennett

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The Arrival Of The Fleet
At 08:30 Monday morning, the race management met the fleet of the 50th edition of The Solitaire URGO Le Figaro under the famous bridge of Saint-Nazaire. Under a grey sky, the skippers are currently making their way up the River Loire towards the Quai de la Fosse in Nantes where they are expected at 12:00. The race village will open its doors at the same time, with thousands of public and well-wishers expected to descend over the coming week in the build up to the race start.

By nature meticulous in all of his planning and his preparation, British solo racer Alan Roberts is trying to ensure he has left nothing to chance before he starts what promises to be the most competitive Solitaire URGO Le Figaro on Sunday 2nd June from Nantes in Brittany. Since making a successful transition some six years ago from being a many times British high performance dinghy champion to solo offshore racer, Roberts has devoted his energies entirely to the famous French multi-stage offshore classic. This season he was hand picked to work with three-times Solitaire champion Jeremie Beyou as a like-minded, talented, hard-driving training partner.

That open book, no-secrets working relationship has allowed the duo to optimise the preparation of their respective new Figaro Beneteau 3s, Beyou's Charal and Roberts' Seacat Services, to follow a two boat tuning and training programme in addition to their participation within the Pole Finistêre elite training group in France.

The huge entry for this 50th anniversary edition of La Solitaire URGO Le Figaro and the transition to the new foil assisted VPLP designed Figaro Beneteau 3 has seen the return to the race of Beyou, Yann Eliès, Michel Desjoyeaux, Yoann Richomme, Loick Peyron, Alain Gautier and Armel Le Cleac'h, creating a sporting level which is unprecedented. As he approaches his sixth consecutive Solitaire, Roberts, 29, is relishing every aspect of the upcoming four stage race which starts on Sunday in Nantes and finishes at the end of the month in Dieppe after stages to Kinsale, Ireland, to Roscoff, a loop off Roscoff and a final leg to the finish.

www.lasolitaire-urgo.com

Michel Desjoyeaux: The Return Of The King
On Sunday, Michel Desjoyeaux will start his 13th Solitaire URGO Le Figaro alongside the strongest fleet of solo skippers ever assembled for the French multi-stage offshore classic. It is an event he knows well having already won it three times. But, with the introduction of the new foil assisted Figaro Beneteau 3, and 46 fiercely competitive and experienced rivals, the two-times winner of the Vendee Globe knows he will have a fight on his hands. With four days to go until the first start gun, Desjoyeaux, who will be racing Lumibird, is happy to be in Nantes and impatient to get started on Sunday in Saint-Nazaire.

What lessons have you learnt from the pre-season?

"Well I know that this Solitaire is going to be very hard! (laughs). There are lots of very good sailors. I have to get back on it and make up for the forgotten time. I'm still discovering things I did not know."

Like what?

"There are certain manoeuvres that I can't control over these small boats. And then also the use of the computer. But finally, by asking lots of questions, I start to find some answers. That being the case, I'm still not comfortable with the basics of getting this boat moving fast. I feel that it is less intuitive than before. Before, there were things that I felt quickly, this is more difficult."

What is your view of the boat?

"The Figaro Beneteau 3 is quite fine because it has a keel and small rudders. So it is not very forgiving. With this boat, when you lose, you lose a lot more than before. Especially since the level of my competitors is very equal and high… Before, a stupid mistake could cost you three places… Today, the same stupidity costs you 10… This means that after four bad calls, you're out! But I am ready. I worked with my team on the boat, and I invested myself daily."

Full interview: www.lasolitaire-urgo.com

Making the harder stuff easy - Spinlock
They say the stopwatch never lies and now Spinlock have produced something equally infallible to monitor the real state of your sail wardrobe

The ability to collect data and produce detailed analytical reports used to be for the experts, yet today quantifying every part of our lives and drawing meaningful conclusions is commonplace. From how fast and far we ran, or the calories burned during a cycle ride, to the number of steps we have climbed and even the amount and type of sleep that we are gaining are typical examples.

In recent years, the sailing world has also benefited from the data revolution as modern technology has filtered through to the sport. But now, an innovative new device from Spinlock has not only provided a new stream of data, but takes the logging process onto a new level and looks set to change fundamentally the way in which we will be able to quantify the life cycle of one of the most important parts of the boat, the sails.

Their new product, Sail-Sense, measures the amount of use that a sail has been subjected to.

Full article in the June issue of Seahorse

Maserati Multi 70 and Giovanni Soldini are ready for the challenge
Giovanni Soldini and Maserati Multi 70's Team will set sail from San Francisco for the first edition of the CA 500 tomorrow at 13.00 local time (20.00 UTC and 22.00 Italian time). The CA 500 is the last event of the California Offshore Race Week, a series of races organized by the Encinal Yacht Club, the Monterey Peninsula Yacht Club, the Santa Barbara Yacht Club and the San Diego Yacht Club.

The CA 500 course is approximately 500 miles long, from San Francisco to San Diego: after crossing the starting line, off St. Francis Yacht Club, the fleet will leave Farallon Island Light to port before heading towards the finish line off San Diego.

During the first 12 hours of the race, weather forecasts show 25 knots of NW wind, with gusts up to 30 knots, and rough sea: it will be difficult for Maserati Multi 70 to fly steadily. Closer to the finish line, in the last 100 miles, the wind will drop abruptly, but at the moment the forecasts vary: the European models indicate a wind between 3 and 4 knots, whereas the American models are more optimistic.

Maserati Multi 70 will compete against 3 boats: in the multihull category the American MOD 70 Argo, skippered by Jason Carroll, and the English MOD 70 PowerPlay, skippered by Peter Cunningham; in the monohull category the Swan 461 Free.

Maserati Multi 70 will sail in flying mode, unlike her direct rivals, who will sail in classic MOD mode. Through continuous research and tests to improve the trimaran's flying performance, the Italian Team has developed new settings for the flying foils and T-shaped rudders. The two rudders, on starboard and port side, will be set to different compensation and foil area parameters, so the Team will be able to test these new configurations during the race.

Aboard Maserati Multi 70, skipper Giovanni Soldini will be joined by a crew of 6 sailors, of different ages and nationalities: the Italians Guido Broggi (mainsail trimmer, born in 1971), Nico Malingri (grinder and trimmer, born in 1991) and Matteo Soldini (grinder and trimmer, born in 1993); the Spanish Willy Altadill (trimmer, born in 1992) and Oliver Herrera Perez (bowman, born in 1987); the French François Robert (pitman, born in 1967).

maserati.soldini.it

Chinese Whisper at Hamilton Island Race Week
Chinese Whisper, the yacht that claimed every possible prize in last year's 5500-nautical-mile Melbourne to Osaka two-handed race, is among the latest in a record run of entries for this year's Hamilton Island Race Week.

The 18.9m sloop was raced to Osaka by Rupert Henry and Greg O'Shea, taking line honours, setting a race record time and winning all three handicap divisions.

Now back in Sydney, Chinese Whisper is being prepared by prominent local sailor Dave Griffith for a tilt at top honours at Race Week, which will be staged on the beautiful tropical waters of the Whitsundays from August 17 to 24.

"At this stage we are not certain if Rupert's schedule will see him with us for Race Week," Griffith said. "But regardless, we will have an excellent team, including Michael Coxon from North Sails."

With the strong flow of entries for Race Week continuing unabated it is quite possible that the final fleet will exceed the record of 253 set in 2016.

"There are no guarantees, but things are certainly looking good for a record fleet, or thereabouts, this year," said the regatta's highly respected race director Denis Thompson. "The number of entries in all eight divisions is certainly impressive."

One of Race Week's perennial participants, Marcus Blackmore, is also among the latest entries. He will again campaign his TP52 Hooligan which he sailed to victory in the IRC division at Race Week last year. And, once again, Australian Olympic gold medallist and America's Cup sailor, Tom Slingsby, will be his tactician.

www.hamiltonislandraceweek.com.au

J/70 Downwind Sailing- When to Switch Modes?
The following question was asked of Lucas Calabrese, winning tactician on Jud Smith's AFRICA in the 2018 J/70 World Championship in Marblehead, MA (btw, Lucas is also a bronze Medallist skipper in 470s for Argentina in the 2012 Olympic Games):

What are approximate boat speeds/ wind speeds to transition from displacement mode/ VMG light winds to WoW (wing-on-wing) to Planing Mode (jib out trimmed)?

Lucas- "It all depends on tactics, but a good guideline I think is:
Planing: it works when you do over 9.5 to 10 kts of boatspeed.

From planing to wing-on-wing: if you are trying to plane and you are doing between 8.2 and 9.5 kts, wing-on-wing is probably the best mode.

From wing-on-wing to VMG: if doing less than 8.2 kts of boatspeed while on the wing you are better off going displacement/ VMG mode.

Experiment! These are rough guidelines. It all depends on sea state and strategy, but those numbers should be pretty close."

jboatnews.blogspot.com

European Inland Waterways Cruising Guides
A series of 10 new, full colour guides to moorings on the French inland waterways has been launched by the European Inland Waterways Section (EIWS) of the Cruising Association (CA) and is now available to purchase.

The guides have been produced by Gordon Knight and currently cover the Canal du Centre; Canal du Loing and Canal de Briare; Canal entre Champagne et Bourgogne; Canal Lateral a la Loire; Canal Lateral a la Marne; the River Marne; Canal du Rhone au Rhin; Canal du Rhone au Rhin (Nord) and Canal de Colmar; Canal de la Marne au Rhin (Est) and Canal de la Sarre and River Saar.

Details are provided on all the marinas, haltes and other mooring points (even picnic stops) along the waterways, together with information on facilities, shopping and nearby attractions. Each mooring point is illustrated by a colour photo, meaning that the guides are currently the only detailed pictorial reference available for cruising on the French rivers and canals.

The series will be added to in future years to gradually develop a complete suite of mooring guides.

The launch of these new guides comes hot on the heels of the latest edition of the CA's signature publication, Cruising the Inland Waterways of France and Belgium.

A new 20-page, full colour guide to moorings along the German Rhine has also been launched. -- Peta Stuart-Hunt

www.lulu.com/spotlight/CA_European_Inland_Waterways

RORC North Sea Race
The Royal Ocean Racing Club's 2019 North Sea Race has attracted 79 boats for the 1100 BST start on Friday 31 May. Hosted by the Royal Harwich Yacht Club in their fabulous modern clubhouse, the North Sea Race starts outside Harwich and meanders around the Galloper wind farm before heading north to Smith's Knoll Buoy and across to the famous sailing city of the Hague and the Scheveningen Yacht Club. The majority of the teams come from the Netherlands, teams from Austria, Great Britain, Belgium, France and Germany will also be racing.

Fast downwind conditions are predicted providing exhilarating conditions for approximately 450 sailors racing across the North Sea. Oystercatcher XXXIII, is favourite for monohull line honours. Oystercatcher XXXIII is sailed by Richard Matthews (GBR), who has won the race overall on at least two previous occasions. His newly acquired Ker 51 was formerly Piet Vroon's Tonnerre 4.

Last year's conditions in the North Sea Race favoured the smaller yachts with the three top teams all from IRC 4. The top three teams from last year will be in action this weekend: Overall winner of the 2018 North Sea Race, Sigma 38 Spirit, sailed by Paul Scott (GBR) will be racing with the same team. Second overall X-332 Ape-x, sailed by Robert Leggett, and third overall X-362 Extra Djinn, sailed by Michel Dorsman (NED), will all be racing to Scheveningen.

For the 2019 North Sea Race, the fast downwind conditions may be to the advantage of yachts racing in IRC Zero. Volvo 60 Boudragon, sailed by Hans Bouscholte (NED) is the largest yacht competing in a very competitive big boat class including: Oystercatcher XXXIII, 2017 Overall winner, Ker 46 Van Uden, sailed by Volvo Ocean Race navigator Wouter Verbaak (NED) and Ker 43 Baraka GP, sailed by Harmen Jan De Graaf (NED).

The full 2018 North Sea Race class podium will be in action: Grand Soleil 43 Il Corvo, sailed by Astrid De Vin (NED) will be racing fully crewed, defending their victory. Last year's class runner up, Corby 38 Double Edge, sailed by Chris Schram (NED) and Raymond Roesink (NED), will be racing Two-Handed. A13 Phosphorus II, sailed by Mark Emerson (GBR) will be competing with a crew all in their twenties. -- Louay Habib

www.rorc.org

44Cup star attraction of Rovinj 5-star hotel launch
For the nine teams due to set sail tomorrow in the Adris 44Cup Rovinj there have been two distractions today - the torrential rain, forecast to depart the Istrian Peninsula before the start of racing tomorrow, and the ancient, densely spaced terracotta-roofed buildings and giant baroque basilica of St Euphemia of Rovinj's old town.

This view - the Croatian tourist board's top image illustrating 'Istria' - will form the backdrop to this week's four days of 44Cup racing. Exploiting this magnificent view is also key to the architecture of Maistra's brand new Grand Park Hotel Rovinj, the opening of which is the reason the 44Cup is here.

Since the high performance one designs last visited Rovinj for their World Championship in 2012, Adris Group's hotel company Maistra has constructed this 5 star masterpiece. The Grand Park Hotel Rovinj is also located by the new ACI Marina Rovinj, which features 196 berths for regular boats and superyachts. Both hotel and marina are being formally launched with celebrations this Saturday.

First warning signal for racing tomorrow will be at 1200. On Sunday the 44Cup fleet will have a sail-past off the Grand Park Hotel Rovinj while on Friday and Saturday the finish line of the last race will be within the harbour.

Teams:
Adris 44Cup Rovinj
Aleph Racing (FRA17)
Artemis Racing (SWE44)
Bronenosec Sailing Team (RUS18)
Charisma (MON69)
Peninsula Petroleum Sailing Team (GBR1)
Tavatuy Sailing Team (RUS21)
Team CEEREF (SLO11)
Team Nika (RUS10)
Team Aqua (GBR2041)

www.44Cup.org
www.maistra.com

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The Last Word
Don’t waste your time in anger, regrets, worries, and grudges. Life is too short to be unhappy. -- Roy T. Bennett

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In This Issue
• 2019 D-Marin ORC World Championship starts Friday
• 44Cup Rovinj Opening Day
• Seahorse Sailor Of The Month
• Super Maxi SHK Scallywag Sets Sights on Line Honors Trophy
• Moth Europeans
• Logicalis Gorey Regatta
• Ran Tan II loses keel enroute to USA
• Fleet builds for 75th Rolex Sydney Hobard Race
• 5O5 Class Exhibition Comes To Barcelona
• Featured Charter: Gran Soleil 50 - Sidney II
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2019 D-Marin ORC World Championship starts Friday
Sibenik, Croatia - D-Marin Mandalina, Sailing Club Val and the Offshore Racing Congress (ORC) are pleased to welcome 113 teams of competitors from 17 nations to the 2019 D-Marin ORC World Championship. The event runs over 31 May - 8 June and is based in the beautiful and historic town of Sibenik in Croatia, with race course areas set to the west among the adjacent islands of the famous Dalmatian coast.

After measurement and registration is held over Friday-Sunday, 31 May - 2 June, then racing begins on Monday 3 June with the long offshore race finishing on Tuesday 4 June, followed by two days of inshore course racing on Wednesday-Thursday, 5-6 June. Friday 7 June will be a short offshore or coastal race, and racing concludes on Saturday 8 June with more inshore racing and the Prizegiving ceremonies in the evening.

This large fleet will be divided based on boat size and speed into three separate classes that will be competing for three separate ORC World Championship titles. Class A has the largest and fastest yachts in the fleet, and features 14 teams from 8 countries.

In Class B the challenge will be not only the numerous past champions in this class, but the size of the class itself: at 49 entries from 10 countries, this is one of the largest turnouts in Class B competition since ORC World championships started two decades ago in 1999.

As usual, Class C is the largest at the Worlds, and has this year been capped to 50 entries to allow races managers to handle the large crowds on their course area. This has been a battleground for existing production racer and racer/cruiser designs, but also several custom designs introduced in the last several years.

www.orcworlds2019.com

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44Cup Rovinj Opening Day
A difficult opening day of the Adris 44Cup Rovinj saw just one race completed and a worthy winner in Igor Lah's Team CEEREF. But perhaps never in the history of the 44Cup have so many different teams led during one race.

As Peninsula Petroleum tactician, America's Cup winning helmsman Ed Baird observed: "There was a lot going on – everyone had a taste of the lead and everyone had a taste of not leading."

After a southeasterly had developed enough to cause the fleet to be called out of their berths in ACI Marina Rovinj, the wind died, but the race officials spotted an area of northerly breeze up.

Down the last run, hanging on port gybe the longest of the three leaders, taking them all the way to the starboard layline where they found a little more pressure, followed by an immaculate gybe, caused the Team CEEREF to take first place.

"It was a funny race," recounted Igor Lah. "We went from first to last and back to first, but the important thing is to be first across the finish line. I was completely exhausted because I was so nervous all of the time as we were trying to gain every centimetre."

Adrian Stead observed; "It was a day about being very reactive to every bit of wind you had. On the downwind when it was our gust, it felt like if you could stay in it longest you could make the biggest gain."

Behind there was a photo finish for second that went the way of Vladimir Prosikhin's Team Nika ahead of Bronenosec Sailing Team. However Kirill Frolov was satisfied with his race. "At the first weather mark rounding we did a fast early gybe and we got a nice gust that put us into first place. The second downwind was very nice too, but Team CEEREF did better, about 150m further down on the right side."

There was an even better photo finish between the final five with Torbjörn Törnqvist's Artemis Racing and Peninsula Petroleum coming out on top.

Sadly the wind then began to misbehave and after contemplating setting up a course in a new southeasterly wind, PRO Peter Reggio thought better of it and wisely sent everyone home. Of the wind today he commented: "There are 360 degrees in the compass and we hit 387 of them! I don't like to chase breeze, but today you had to. We got really lucky with that one race because when they finished the sun came out and killed everything."

Tomorrow racing is scheduled to start once again at 1200.

www.44cup.org

Seahorse Sailor Of The Month

Last month's winner:

Brandon Linton (AUS)
'I'm glad he's on our team and not on anyone else's' - Jim Turner; 'These guys have built the fastest monohull in the world, give the builders some credit!' - Johnny Hallyday; 'Great job, go Brandon!' - Adolfo Carrau; 'That grumpiest of cats can build a mean boat' - Todd Thomas; 'His boatbuilding skills are exceeded only by his charming personality' - Sherri Caraccia (are we on a mission!!!); 'He's always there quietly contributing success to many of the top projects' - Jon Williams; 'I wouldn't want to build a boat with anyone else, his attention to details and knowledge of composites is genuinely second to none' - Tim Hackett.

This month's nominees:

Asia Pajkowska (POL)
While the Golden Globe fleet was making its gentle (sorry, VDH) way around the globe there were others less well-known out there doing the same but on an even more personal level. The first Polish woman to complete a solo non-stop round the world voyage, Pajkowska onboard her aluminium 40-footer started three months after the Golden Globe but beat the race's last finisher Tapio Lehtinen home by over four weeks...

Paul Cayard (USA)
Star World Champion in 1988 and still 100 per cent on fire in 2019. Paul celebrated his 60th birthday during the Star Sailors League Grand Slam on Lake Garda, where in a windy regatta and with no limits on pumping (we said 60th birthday) he finished third overall and third Star World Champion behind Scheidt and Rohart. In fact, only two of 10 finalists were not wearing a gold star. Davis in the OKs, PC in the Star, our two columnists are totally lit in 2019...

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Super Maxi SHK Scallywag Sets Sights on Line Honors Trophy
In less than one month, on June 25, a fleet of 15 yachts will set off from Newport, R.I., on the 2019 Transatlantic Race. Among the entrants one stands out as a clear favorite for line honors in the 3,000-nautical mile race across the Pond - SHK Scallywag, the 100-foot super maxi skippered by David Witt, the well-traveled ocean racer from Sydney, Australia.

SHK Scallywag, backed by Hong Kong-based Seng Huang Lee and Sun Hung Kai & Co., recently won line honors in the Antigua-Bermuda Race, covering the 935-nautical-mile course in 3 days, 8 hours and 54 minutes. After seeing the speedo top out between 25 and 30 knots blast reaching on the first night, the race turned light for a stretch. Still, Witt said it offered valuable work on crew maneuvers and systems.

"It was good to do the Antigua-Bermuda Race, good to do a thousand-mile race," said the 48-year-old Witt. "It helped us develop our crew work for the Transat, but it was quite light, a bit different from what the Transat will be. We're looking forward to the challenge."

The Transatlantic Race 2019 is organized jointly by the Royal Yacht Squadron, New York Yacht Club, Royal Ocean Racing Club and Storm Trysail Club. The race is a direct descendant of the first great transatlantic ocean race, which started from New York Harbor on December 11, 1866. The 2019 edition will be the 31st transatlantic race organized by the New York Yacht Club, and it remains one of the sport's most enticing challenges.

The crew features a handful of sailors with trans-oceanic experience, including navigator Miles Seddon of the U.K. (an electronics specialist), bowman Ben Piggot of Australia (who was the youngest sailor at the start of the past Volvo Ocean Race), Annemieke Bes of the Netherlands (an Olympic silver medalist who sailed her first Volvo Ocean Race in 2017-'18) and Pete Cumming of the U.K. (has done eight transatlantic crossings).

The Notice of Race for the Transatlantic Race 2019 can be found on the race's website, along with entry information and a full archive of race documents, results, blogs, photos and videos from the 2011 and 2015 races. -- Sean McNeill

transatlanticrace.com

Moth Europeans
Lagos, Portugal: After four races completed on day 2 at the International Moth Championships in Portugal at Clube de Vela de Lagos, Francesco Bruni of Italy has a 10 point lead.

Bruni (1,1,2,1) has 5 points after four races and leads from Britain's David Hivey (2,3,9,2) on 16 points and Ross Harvey (13,4,7,3) on 27 points.

Brad Funk of the USA started well with a 3 and 2, and a win in race 3, but then failed to finish race 4, which places him down in 14th place until the first discard kicks in.

Top five
1. Francesco Bruni, ITA, 5 points
2. David Hivey, GBR, 16
3. Ross Harvey, GBR, 27
4. Francisco Andrade, POR, 28
5. Matthew Lea, GBR, 29

www.sailweb.co.uk

Full results: www.cvlagos.com/copia-participants

Event site: www.cvlagos.com/moth

Logicalis Gorey Regatta
Yachts visiting the Channel Islands in late July are invited to take part in one of the oldest sailing events in the world - the 2018 Logicalis Gorey Regatta.

Established in 1857, the two-day event - taking place this year on 27-28 July - provides sailors of all types with the opportunity to compete in the Royal Bay of Grouville on Jersey's east coast, underneath the spectacular backdrop of Mont Orgueil Castle.

There will be handicap races for cruising yachts, multihulls, dayboats, dinghies and windsurfers, attracting sailors of all ages from St Catherine's Sailing Club and St Helier Yacht Club as well as the home port of Gorey.

With social events that include a beach barbecue and a prize-giving buffet, the event provides the Island's sailing community with an opportunity to combine shore-based fun with hard-fought competition on the water, a combination that ensures the event's continued popularity after 162 years.

Further information and entry details can be found on the association's website - www.goreyregatta.org

Ran Tan II loses keel enroute to USA
Brian Petersen's Elliott 50 Ran Tan II, while in transit from its homeland of Auckland, NZL to Los Angeles, USA for the 2019 Transpac Race in July, activated their EPIRB on May 30 when the keel completely separated from the hull and sunk. The crew reports the boat to be upright and stable in the slight seas with liferaft launched and ready. The crew is with the boat and waiting to be rescued by a Mexican fishing boat.

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Fleet builds for 75th Rolex Sydney Hobard Race
A mix of newcomers and race-winning veterans headline a 75-strong fleet already entered in the 2019 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race, the historic 75th staging of the iconic Australian sporting event.

The Cayman Islands-registered Caro is the latest, returning to the race after a five-year hiatus, bringing the number of entries to 75 with five months remaining for further entries.

Two multiple-race-winning yachts, Love & War and Quest, have officially announced their return, with many more expected before entries close on 25 October. Oskana (previouslyVictoire) is another previous winner who's registered for the 2019 Rolex Sydney Hobart, having won the Tattersall Cup in 2013.

Simon Kurts' Sparkman & Stephens 47, Love & War (NSW) is one of only two yachts to ever win the Tattersall Cup three times - in 1974, 1978 and 2006 - and is making her triumphant return after a few years' absence from the great race. Alongside her entry is Bob Steel's TP52, Quest, a two-time overall winner in 2008 as Quest and 2015 as Balance.

The bulk of the 2019 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race fleet currently sits in the 40-50ft range, where most yacht owners have their eye on the Tattersall Cup for the overall win. French entrant Daguet (Mylius 50), About Time (Cookson 50) and Carrera S (Marten 49) are just some of the Rolex Sydney Hobart first-timers, who join the likes of race veterans Black Sheep (Beneteau First 45), Chancellor (Beneteau 47.7) and Last Tango (Salona 44) in the hotly-contested range.

The returning yachts with their sights on line-honours victory include Peter Harburg's Black Jack (Qld) and Christian Beck's Infotrack (NSW), the 2016 Rolex Sydney Hobart line-honours winner as Perpetual Loyal.

The race within the race for line honours is sure to grow as more 100ft super maxis are expected to enter the 75th Rolex Sydney Hobart, which starts on spectacular Sydney Harbour on 26 December before heading south, finishing at Constitution Dock, Hobart.

www.rolexsydneyhobart.com

5O5 Class Exhibition Comes To Barcelona
Barcelona. Spain: The International 5o5 Class has announced registration is open for an Exhibition Regatta at the Barcelona International Sailing Centre, to be held the 7th, 8th and 9th June 2019.

Building on the success the Class has seen throughout the rest of Europe, the International 5o5 Class and the Barcelona International Sailing Centre are hosting this inaugural event to introduce the boat and class to local sailors, as well as provide current 5o5 sailors with opportunities to compete in Spain. Though the Class not historically being active in Spain, a number of local sailors have expressed interest in racing the popular 5o5.

Registrations to date include a number of teams from across Europe, as well as teams flying in from Australia and the United States.

The racing kicks off on Friday 7th with many of the boats practicing earlier in the week.

As the Class looks to grow its presence in Spain, Class leaders are also looking at venues to host future World and European Championships.

More information can be found on the 505 International Class website. int505.org

For more information on the Barcelona International Sailing Centre: www.bisc.cat

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In This Issue
• Breakaway 151 Miglia-Trofeo Cetilar for Rambler 88 and Vera
• La Solitaire URGO Le Figaro leaves France for Kinsale
• Malta Altus Challenge Withdraws From AC36
• Under the radar (but doing very nicely thank you) - A&T
• ArMen Race Uship
• Aleph Racing: 44Cup winner finally after nine years of trying
• The World Sailing Show
• Baraka wins North Sea Race
• The Focus: 5 Keys to Getting from Here to There
• The Cool Route
• Featured Charter: Laurie Davidson One Off 69 - Pendragon VI
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• The Last Word: Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett, Good Omens

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Breakaway 151 Miglia-Trofeo Cetilar for Rambler 88 and Vera
One of the biggest 'door closing on those behind' moments in offshore sailing occurred on Thursday night and through the next 24 hours for competitors racing in the special 10th anniversary edition of the 151 Miglia-Trofeo Cetilar, between Livorno and Punta Ala, Italy.

The 151 Miglia-Trofeo Cetilar is organised by Yacht Club Punta Ala, Yacht Club Livorno and Yacht Club Repubblica Marinara di Pisa, in collaboration with Marina di Punta Ala, Marina di Pisa and the International Maxi Association (IMA). It is also the third event of the 2018-19 IMA Mediterranean Maxi Offshore Challenge (MMOC).

The record-sized fleet of 220, in what has become the Mediterranean's largest offshore race, left Livorno in around 10-12 knots at 1600 on Thursday, but that night parked at the Giraglia Rock, off northeast Corsica. First to arrive at around dusk, Rambler 88 saw her lead evaporate as the fleet compressed. The American maxi had to carry out almost a complete lap of Giraglia before escaping its clutches at around 2230. The Reichel-Pugh 86 Vera (ex-My Song) followed half an hour behind.

From there the two boats were able to sail almost straight towards the final turning mark at Formiche di Grosseto where Rambler 88 arrived here just after 0400, followed by Vera at 0540. They made equally fine progress north to the Punta Ala finish line where Rambler 88 arrived at 05:55:43, Vera at 07:15:03.

Significantly Rambler 88 achieved not only line honours but set a new race record, with an elapsed time of 13 hours, 50 minutes and 43 seconds, 1 hour and 40 minute less than the previous record set in 2018 by Nicola Paoleschi's Davidson 69 Pendragon VI.

Sadly for the American team, they were unable to clinch 'the triple', with corrected time victory in the maxi class going to the 2 hours 10 minutes faster Vera.

Vera's crew included several A-listers like Volvo Ocean Race veteran Bouwe Bekking and Norwegian navigator Aksel Magdahl. "We had a good plan and executed it well," explained Bekking. "We all parked up at the Giraglia Rock for something like one and a half hours. We could hear Wild Joe. We were really aggressive, sometimes pointing <100° from the course to get back into the old breeze. We wiggled ourselves through nicely."

According to Bekking the most wind they saw was 15 knots rounding Formiche di Grosseto.

Such double digit wind speeds were unimaginable for the other 218 competitors in the 151 Miglia-Trofeo Cetilar, even for the 13 other maxis in the IRC > 60 maxi class behind them. For after Rambler 88 and Vera had departed Giraglia, the door closed firmly shut behind them.

www.internationalmaxiassociation.com

151miglia.it/en/

La Solitaire URGO Le Figaro leaves France for Kinsale
Under grey skies on the Bay of La Baule, at the mouth of the Loire river in the west of France, Morgan Lagraviere (Voile d'engagement) lead an early breakaway trio at the head of the 47-strong La Solitaire URGO Le Figaro fleet during a showcase first hour of the 553 nautical mile, three day first stage across the Celtic Sea to Kinsale, Ireland.

Lagraviere, who has twice finished on the overall podium for the Solitaire, the annual multi-stage solo classic offshore series, and sailed on the 2016 Vendee Globe in the colours of Safran, races this 50th edition of La Solitaire URGO Le Figaro with no major sponsor.

He sailed smartly on the first two-mile sprint leg to round the first mark and forge a small escape accompanied by Gildas Mahe (Breizh Cola) and Adrien Hardy (Sans Nature Pas de Future) who also competes without a major partner.

Thousands of spectators lined headlands, seawalls and beaches around fashionable Pornichet and the bay itself to watch the 11 mile opening circuit unfold in 10-13knots of south-westerly wind, seeking their first glimpse of the new foil assisted Figaro Beneteau 3s in full La Solitaire race mode and some of France's best known, most successful offshore sailors going head to head.

While the little breakaway trio held their early advance to pass the Radio France Buoy in the lead, wily fox Michel Desjoyeaux (Lumibird) did not disappoint onlookers as he climbed through the fleet to pass the Radio France ranking buoy in fourth.

Britain's Alan Roberts (Seacat Services) was in the middle of a big pack of boats in 19th at the first ranking mark.

At 553 nautical miles this first leg is the longest yet to be sailed in the new Figaro Beneteau 3s and the gaps through the fleet are expected to become quite large on this, the most open stage of the four legs which comprise this long awaited 50th edition.

Fans can follow the race on the official website, and through the English language Twitter account, here. (https://twitter.com/SolitaireEng)

Official Rankings at the Radio France Bouy, 2nd June:
1. Morgan Lagraviere (Voile d'engagement)
2. Adrien Hardy ((Sans Nature Pas de Future)
3. Gildas Mahe (Breizh Cola)
4. Michel Desjoyeaux (Lumibird)
5. Alexis Loison (Region Normandie)
6. Pierre Quiroga (Skipper Macif 2019)
7. Yoann Richomme (Helloworld - Groupe Telegramme)
8. Armel Le Cleac'h (Banque Populaire)
9. Alain Gautier (Merci Pur Ces 30 Ans)
10. Jeremie Beyou (Charal)

www.lasolitaire-urgo.com/en/

Malta Altus Challenge Withdraws From AC36
The Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron has advised that today they received a notice from the Royal Malta Yacht Club officially withdrawing the Malta Altus Challenge from the 36th America's Cup.

"This is a disappointing outcome." said Grant Dalton, "The Malta Altus Challenge had a strong foundation with some highly experienced and reputable America's Cup personnel linked to the team. So, for them to pull out is not just a shame for the event but also for those people that have worked so hard trying to get this challenge to the start line. We hope they will continue to build on their foundation over the next 18 months with a view to the future and challenging for the 37th America's Cup."

"We are wanting the Prada Cup to include as many teams as possible." Said Laurent Esquier CEO of the Challenger of Record. "While we have done all we can to support the Malta Altus Challenge, they haven't been able to bring together all the layers of complexity that are needed to continue with an America's Cup challenge. We are still guaranteed to have an exciting and highly competitive Prada Cup to select the final challenger to race against Emirates Team New Zealand in the Match."

The two remaining late challengers, Stars + Stripes USA and DutchSail will confirm their ongoing commitment to the 36th America's Cup presented by Prada by July 1st.

www.americascup.com

Under the radar (but doing very nicely thank you) - A&T
Look aboard some of the world's fastest and largest yachts and you may not immediately identify the logo on the instrument displays...

On the face of it there's little to separate many of the sailing instruments that are currently on the market once they are fastened to a bulkhead. Be they bold digital displays or colourful analogue dials, the way most of us assess their fitness for purpose is rather binary. If they turn on and deliver accurate data, they're fine.

Breather holes and flimsy rubber waterproof plugs on the back face of a display unit are typical examples of a potential vulnerability in the harsh marine environment. Units that are sealed and have no means of being separated are often just not made to allow servicing nowadays. Details like these were at the heart of A+T Instruments' mission to up the instrument game and create the best systems on the market.

With a combined total of more than 60 years in the business and having worked with some of the biggest brands on the market, there is little that company founders Hugh Agnew and Richard Tinley don't know about how instruments should work and almost more importantly, how instruments fail. As a result, all A+T instrument displays are CNC machined from PA66, a high-spec nylon material which is not only robust and fully sealed to withstand 0.5bar over or under pressure, but ensures that there is no corrosion when mounted in carbon or aluminium.

Full article in the June issue of Seahorse

ArMen Race Uship
Armen Race - 210 milles : La Trinité-sur-Mer - Chaussée de Sein - La Trinité-sur-Mer

The start of the ArMen Race Uship 2019 was given Thursday, May 30 at 14:00 in the bay of Quiberon. Seven starts were given for the twelve categories in the running. 191 crews set off on 210 miles of the ArMen Race Uship, or 100 miles of the ArMen Night in 10 to 12 knots of wind. Line honours goes to Thomas Coville in the Ultim Team Sodebo.

Final podium positions:

Osiris Habitable
1. Mer Forte Design - Joseph Maguet
2. Mayero - J. Passini
3. Atrox - H. Baseden

IRC A
1. CODIAM - Nicolas Loday
2. Leclerc Hennebont - R. Fromentin
3. Amanjiwo - S. Harinkouck

IRC B
1. Musix - Philippe Baetz
2. Hey Jude - P. Girardin
3. Delnic - B. Rousselin

IRC C
1. Menuiserie-Fenêtre.fr - Alain Guelennoc
2. Navarchsoft - M. Visbecq
3. Arcane - T. Demazancourt

IRC Double
1. Ciao Ciao - Paolo et Mattéo Mangione
2. Vaimiti - F. et Y. Level
3.TIP - B. Mallaret et F. Goyat

Class 40
1. Edenred - Emmanuel le Roch
2. Cabinet Z Grizzly Barber Shop - C. de Kervenoael
3. Esprit Scout - M. Dubos

Multi 2000
1. Acapella Proludic - Charlie Capelle
2. No Limit BMP - Y. Marilley
3. Jess - Gilles Buekenhout

Pogo 8.50
1. Porteneuve Avocats - Renaud Mary
2. Le P'tit Troisième - N. Strube
3. Kiiro - J.P. Robin

Osiris Habitable
1. Groupe ESPI - Oscar Delhumeau
2. Atair II - F. Dore
3. Joke - S. Blevin

Multi 2000
1. F40 IRVI - Christophe Boucault
2. Akila - E. Lavasier

First 31.7
1. Gauvain - Patrick Roussel
2. Pendragon - T. Mech
3. Alhea - B. Albe

Multi 50 Osiris Habitable
1. Solidaires en Peloton ARSEP - Thibaut Vauchel-Camus

Ultim
1. Team Sodebo - Thomas Coville
2. Team Gitana - F. Cammas et C. Caudrelier
3. Team Actual Leader - Y. le Blevec

Imoca
1. Initiatives Coeur - Samantha Davies
2. Groupe Apicil - D. Seguin
3. Pure - R. Attanasio

Tracking

Aleph Racing: 44Cup winner finally after nine years of trying
This morning Hugues Lepic's Aleph Racing scored their third bullet out of four races, increasing their five point lead at the day's start to a massive 10. Ultimately a fourth place in today's second and final race handed the French team victory at the Adris 44Cup Rovinj.

This was a considerable step up from their third to last place at the first 44Cup event of the season in Montenegro in April. But more spectacular was it being the first time since joining the class nine years ago that Aleph Racing has ever won an event on the high performance one design circuit.

The team, which has Italian maestro Michele Ivaldi calling tactics, was top scorer on Friday, won two races from three yesterday and one from two today. Ivaldi has said over the previous days that getting the boat set up well for light conditions and practicing starts helped.

Anticipating a difficult forecast, Principal Race Officer Peter Reggio sent the boats out an hour earlier and ultimately managed to lay on two races in a light northwesterly, albeit with a long intermission between the two and having to finish the second prematurely after the second upwind leg.

After their soaring performance yesterday, Peninsula Petroleum had an indifferent Sunday, while as Aleph Racing was on the ascent Team CEEREF, leader at the half way stage of the Adris 44Cup Rovinj, was heading the opposite way.

Chris Bake on Team Aqua did enough to keep Bronenosec Sailing Team astern of them, but was unable to beat Vladimir Prosikhin's Team Nika which posted an improved 2-5 today.

Next event is the 44Cup World Championship in Marstrand, Sweden over 9-13 July.

www.44Cup.org/results

The World Sailing Show
Learning to fly a foiling monohull that will travel at multihull speeds yet with no keel is to master a balancing act that has never been tried in sailing. But as the 36th America's Cup draws closer, teams need to learn how to fly on two foils in preparation for the launch of their 75ft Cup boats. The British and American Cup teams give us an insight into how this has been going and what crashes look like. Plus, we take a look at SailGP in San Francisco, we preview the 52 SuperSeries fleet and check in with the new names on the podium at the Hempel World Cup Series in Genoa.

But if you watch just one feature this month, make sure you see our feature on Thomas Coville, one of the world's exceptional solo sailors, as he takes us inside his mind and reveals the huge emotional pressure of racing around the world alone.

Learning to Fly - AC team training
52 SuperSeries preview
SailGP in San Francisco
Inside the mind of a solo sailor
Hempel World Cup Series

Baraka wins North Sea Race
The 2019 Royal Ocean Racing Club's North Sea Race was won by Ker 43 Baraka GP sailed by Harmen De Graaf (NED). However, victory in the 180nm race from Harwich UK to Scheveningen Netherlands was mighty close. Ker 46 Van Uden, sailed by Wouter Verbaak, was under two minutes behind after IRC time correction. Ker 51 Oystercatcher XXXIII sailed by Richard Matthews (GBR) took Line Honours and corrected out to finish third overall.

Overall winner of the 2019 North Sea Race was Baraka GP skippered by Harmen De Graaf with crew: Lennard Bal, Douwe Broekens, Olivier De Graaf, Dirk De Graaf, Amy Prime, Piers Tyler, Arianne van de Loosdrecht, Bart Van Pelt, Steve Aiken, Mees De Graaf, and Lily Lower.

Fine weather and solid breeze provided fast downwind and reaching conditions for the fifth race of the RORC Season's Points Championship.

In IRC One, Grand Soleil 43 Il Corvo, sailed by Astrid De Vin (NED), won class for the second year in a row. IRC Two and IRC Double Handed was won by J/122 Ajeto, sailed by Robin Verhoef (NED) & John Van Der Starre (NED). In IRC Three, W36 Hubo was the winner.

In IRC Four, the podium was all teams from the Netherlands, X-362 Extra Djinn, sailed by Michel Dorsman, took class line honours and was the winner after IRC time correction.

The 2019 RORC Season's Points Championship continues Saturday 8th June with the De Guingand Bowl Race. Starting from the Royal Yacht Squadron line, rounding marks and waypoints, and taking in the headlands of the central English Channel, before returning to the Solent to finish. -- Louay Habib

www.rorc.org

The Focus: 5 Keys to Getting from Here to There
My friend Bob Hunte and I sailed a 33.5-foot wooden boat from Connecticut to Massachusetts last weekend, a distance of 131 nautical miles. It took just shy of 24 hours, which is quite fast for Norwegian Wood, our engine-less International One-Design, built in 1959.

Our rate of speed aside, the defining aspect of the voyage was its lack of drama. (Not counting those few exciting minutes when the towline fouled around the back of the keel in the Cape Cod Canal.) Did the trip go well because I put so much mental effort into it, or could I have taken a more relaxed approach?

I'll never know, but I'm left with five takeaways that surely made a difference - and would likely do so in any project you or I might tackle. If you are not a sailor, envision any big project, be it outdoor adventure or crucial professional initiative. -- John Burnham

Read the full article at johnsburnham.com

The Cool Route
The Cool Route Cruising Ground, described in the International Yachting Press as the World's Most Adventurous Cruising Ground, is one of the most attractive coastlines globally and stretches from Cork, in the South of Ireland to Western and Northern Ireland, on to Western Scotland and then to the Faroe Islands and to Tromso, in Western Norway.

A route brochure and invitation to visit is available as a booklet

The objective of the Cool Route Project , co-financed by the Interreg Northern Periphery and Arctic Programme was to strengthen the market reach and customer base for SMEs in remote communities, develop an exclusive product package to attract high end customers, develop a joint marketing strategy and ICT solution and design a marketing model focusing on "place based" development opportunities for a very wide range of tourism, activity holidays, cultural and heritage attractions, local produce, crafts, restaurants and marine services.

www.sailcoolroute.eu

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The Last Word
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In This Issue
• La Solitaire leaders Hardy and Desjoyeaux under threat after testing first 24 hours
• Sunny start to 2019 D-Marin ORC Worlds Championship
• Yacht Racing Forum 2019: an event rich in new features
• Midsummer Match Cup
• And the Beer was Free
• Loro Piana Superyacht Regatta
• What's in the Latest Edition Of Seahorse Magazine
• AC75 Foil Arm Testing Successfully Carried Out At Persico Marine
• MOD70 Showdown in CA 500
• Date Change For Next Year's Antigua Classic Yachting Regatta
• Featured Charter: 2000 Swan 80 - Umiko
• Featured Brokerage:
• • 2015 Botin 65 - High Spirit
• • 2006 R/P 66 Aurora
• • 2015 Swan-115-02-Shamanna
• The Last Word: Matthieu Roynette

La Solitaire leaders Hardy and Desjoyeaux under threat after testing first 24 hours
As stage one of the 50th La Solitaire URGO Le Figaro completed its first 24 hours at sea, racing 553 nautical miles from Pornichet to Kinsale, Ireland, leaders Adrien Hardy (Sans Nature Pas de Future) and Michel Desjoyeaux (Lumibird) were fighting hard to contain a pack of pursuers who were threatening to pass on both sides to their west and to their east.

Hardy, who is from Nantes - the official start city for this historic edition - is a former French 420 dinghy champion and Mini class racer. As the skipper who won this passage to Ireland when it was last sailed in 2010 - when the fleet raced from Brest to Kinsale - he knows this course from the west of France well.

Since he first raced La Solitaire in 2008, Hardy has won stages in 2010, 2013, 2015 and 2017 and was runner up last year to Sebastien Simon. Accompanied by the wily silver fox Desjoyeaux, who has won the multi-stage solo offshore race overall three times, the duo largely survived a big slow-down this morning and early afternoon in light winds at the Ile de Yeu, NW of Les Sables d'Olonne, as a messy ridge of high pressure engulfed the fleet. Speeds among the 47-strong fleet were less than one knot at times.

But during late afternoon on Monday, almost exactly 24 hours after the stage started in a blaze of glory under gennakers on the bay of La Baule, a group lead by the tenacious, talented Mediterranean rookie, Achille Nebou (Le Grand Reservoir) had made gains inshore in a more settled breeze and favourable current and cut the leaders' margin from nearly one mile to just a few tenths of a mile. And on the other side, to the west, Pierre Quiroga - also a former top French dinghy racer from the Mediterranean - was posing an equal threat to the two pacemakers.

A new depression is deepening off the south of Ireland, bringing a SW'ly wind. Tail enders may struggle to get free of the light zone and there is a risk of them being left behind. Tonight and in to early Tuesday morning the wind will swing back to the SSW and so there will be better downwind sailing conditions from Tuesday.

That new breeze is forecast to build, according to the race meteorologists MeteoConsult, with gusts over 25knots as a cold front passes on Tuesday bringing crossed seas. The choice of passing to the west or east of the infamous Ushant traffic separation zone may prove critical. And inshore the tidal currents are stronger. As usual the winds behind the front will be unsettled in strength and direction but the long term objective seems to be to get west.

Standings Monday 3 June at 16h00 BST
1. Henri Lemenicier (Bizuth) - Eureka, 425.8 miles from Kinsale
2. Michel Desjoyeaux - Lumibird - 0,1nm behind leader
3. Jeremie Beyou - Charal - 0.2nm
4. Achille Nebout (Bizuth) - Le Grand Reservoir - 0.3nm
5. Adrien Hardy - Sans nature, Pas de futur ! - 0.3nm
6. Pierre Quiroga - Skipper Macif 2019 - 0.4nm
7. Sebastian Marsset (Bizuth) - Handicap AGIR Ensemble - 0.6nm
8. Morgan Lagravière - Voile d'engagement - 0.9 nm
9. Robin Marais (Bizuth) - Ma Chance Moi Aussu - 0.9nm
10. Martin Le Pape - Skipper Macif 2017 - 1.2nm

www.lasolitaire-urgo.com/en/

Sunny start to 2019 D-Marin ORC Worlds Championship
Sibenik, Croatia - In the morning before today's start to the 2019 D-Marin ORC World Championship the conditions did not look promising: the cold and rain from the last two days had stopped and the sun was shining, but the water surface was glassy still.

The wind did take its time filling into the course area, with the start of Class A delayed by one hour to 11:00. Then enough of the northeasterly breeze filled to get this class off on the first short upwind leg before setting out on their buoy and island tour of multiple legs and laps along this rocky island-filled coast just west of the historic port town of Sibenik.

Even just minutes into this first race, the tactics and navigation taken by the teams were interesting and different. After leaving the first weather mark buoy to port, the island of Tijat lay directly in the way towards the next turning mark at Plic Cavlin. All Class A boats went due north to leave Tijat to leeward, with Marco Serafini's TP 52 XIO taking the early lead, with Roberto Monti's TP 52 Air is Blue in close chase.

For 47 boats in Class B and 50 boats in Class C, however, a slight shift to the left prompted both fleets to split their tracks around Tijat, about half in each fleet sailing around the north and south ends of the island. When a few miles past Tijat, the breeze shifted hard left, but was too soft for those in the south to tack and cross, with those to north having just a little more pressure with the new wind despite the shift.

Leading around the second course mark at Plic Cavlin almost two hours into the race was Roberto Reccanello's First 40 2R nel Vento, followed closely by Claudio Terrieri's Grand Soleil 43 B&C Blue Sky. In Class C turning at this mark just 7 minutes later than the larger Class B leader was Frederico Aristo's Farr 30 Mas Que Nada skippered by Elena Schippers, with a huge 15-minute lead on the next Class C boat, Ott Kikkas's brand new Italia 11.98 Sugar 3, skippered by Sandro Montefusco and with designer Matteo Polli also on board.

However at 1800 local time all of Class C had rounded the third turning mark after a long afternoon run down the coast to round Drvenik Mali island and start on the long beat upwind to the fourth mark at Blitvenica island. Most of Class B was also trading tacks with Class C, so for a few hours late today no less than 97 boats were racing together along the crenulated coastal headland off Kanica.

Meanwhile Class A had favored staying close to the coast before taking the long starboard tack layline to the Blitvenica turning mark, and at about 1830 XIO was still leading the fleet to round that mark to start the fifth leg downwind back to the southern coast at Hrid Mulo. From there three legs remain in the course: another long upwind to Hrid Kukuljari ad even further north to Visovac island, then on the final long leg to the finish at Zlarin island just outside the channel to the harbor in Sibenik.

If the wind dies to drifting conditions tonight where the target 36 hours completion target for the slowest boats is in jeopardy, then race managers have the option of finishing the fleet at two intermediate turning marks that are at about 70 and 90 miles into the race.

Real time tracking

Results as they become available will be on the results website

www.orcworlds2019.com

Yacht Racing Forum 2019: an event rich in new features
The 12th edition of the Yacht Racing Forum (November 25-26, Bilbao), promises to be exciting, in a great venue; innovative, with new speakers, different topics and offers.

The sports' most dynamic and innovative brands have already confirmed their participation. Start-ups and companies that have recently developed a new product will also have the opportunity to present it in the "Business Speed Presentations" ; a new, and free service provided by the Yacht Racing Forum.

Confirmed speakers include Max Sirena (Luna Rossa Challenge), Stewart Hosford (Hugo Boss), Dee Caffari, Stan Honey, Mike Golding, Jean-Baptiste Durier (ASO), Andy Hunt (World Sailing), Gianguido Girotti (Beneteau) and many more.

The event will feature a subtle mix of lectures and presentations, and will provide the 350 participants from all over the world the opportunity to meet and do business under optimal conditions.

The Forum will take place in the beautiful Euskalduna Conference Centre, right next to the events' official hotel, the Melia, and the famous Guggenheim Museum. Bilbao is very easy to reach thanks to its international airport, located 10 minutes away from the city centre.

Registration is open. The Early Bird discount, valid for the top 80 registrants, is almost sold out. Don't waste any time.

www.yachtracingforum.com

Midsummer Match Cup
The inaugural edition of Midsummer Match Cup is attracting the best skippers and match racing teams in the world. Lucy MacGregor and Torvar Mirsky, the reigning world champions in women's and men's match racing, respectively, are joining the line-up of the event raced June 25th – 29th in Skärhamn, Sweden.

Midsummer Match Cup is the first international sailing event to be raced on Skärhamn's spectacular match racing arena. It is also the first regatta to introduce a strict mixed class rule, stating that all teams must consist of two male and two female crews members. The boat sailied in the regatta will be the Fareast 28R, and the maximum combined weight allowed for the crew is 331 kilograms.

Previously, eleven teams in the line-up for Midsummer Match Cup have been presented, and they are all led by top ranked skippers. Among them are the Swedish teams led by Anna Östling, Johanna Bergqvist, Johnie Berntsson, Mans Holmberg and Nicklas Dackhammar. Pauline Courtois (FRA) is the highest ranked female skipper in the world and winner of last year's WIM Series. Eric Monnin (SUI) is number two on the men's raking behind Ian Williams. Maxime Mesnil (FRA) and Will Boulden (AUS) are ranked fifth and ninth respectively and Chris Poole (USA), is ranked 12th. The last teams in the line-up will be presented shortly.

Midsummer Match Cup is sailed June 25-29 in Skärhamn, Sweden in the boat type Fareast 28R. The regatta starts with a full round robin and ends with a final on Saturday June 29th.

For more information, visit midsummermatchcup.com

And the Beer was Free
In Barbados in 2017 'the beer was cold', but in Auckland in 2019, 'the beer was free'. You can now relive the entire 2019 Symonite OK Dinghy World Championship through a limited edition photo book of the event.

Containing over 260 images of the racing, shore side, the teams and the prizegiving, it is a great record of one of the best OK Dinghy worlds ever.

'And the Beer was Free' will be published on demand in early July.

To secure your copy please click the link to order a copy before June 18. Books will be printed on demand and dispatched early July.

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Loro Piana Superyacht Regatta
Porto Cervo,Italy: No less than 20 superyachts are lined up on Quay A of Porto Cervo Marina for the 12th edition of the Loro Piana Superyacht Regatta which gets underway Tuesday, 4 June, organised by the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda.

The boats will compete divided into Performance and Cruising categories. Coastal races will take place until Saturday 8 June around the islands of the archipelago of La Maddalena, with a day off scheduled for 6 June for all but the fleet of Southern Wind yachts, who will compete every day. Classifications will be drawn up using the ORCsy rule, specifically designed by the Offshore Racing Congress for these types of large vessels.

The warning signal for the first start is scheduled for 11.30 a.m. on the waters off Porto Cervo, with individual staggered starts for the entire fleet. The weather conditions look very light for Tuesday, but with more breeze due to move in during the week.

The crews are almost entirely made up of professional sailors, including important names such as Francesco De Angelis, skipper of Luna Rossa in the America's Cup from 2000 to 2007, on this occasion helming the 33-metre Ribelle, owned by YCCS members Paola and Salvatore Trifirò.

The Southern Wind Rendezvous and Trophy, now in its 14th edition, will be held within the regatta. Eight of the yachts on the dock hail from the Cape Town shipyard founded by Willy Persico, with a trophy being dedicated to his memory in this edition. In particular the Southern Wind 82 Ammonite will conclude its round-the-world trip with the Loro Piana Superyacht Regatta.

Follow racing every day in real time via the tracking system online.

Programme

www.yccs.com

Seahorse June 2019
What's in the Latest Edition Of Seahorse Magazine

Orphan child no more?
Did the code zero really first appear on the dock in Southampton at the start of the 1993/94 Whitbread Round the World Race or was it a re-boot of something that had been around for quite a while? Brian Hancock

Making the harder stuff easy
They say the stopwatch never lies and now Spinlock have produced something equally infallible to monitor the real state of your sail wardrobe

Under the radar
Look aboard some of the world's fastest and largest yachts and you may not immediately identify the logo on the instrument displays...

ORC - A more pragmatic approach
... is paying dividends. Andy Claughton

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AC75 Foil Arm Testing Successfully Carried Out At Persico Marine
The second round of structural testing of the one design AC75 foil arms has successfully been conducted at Persico Marine in Italy this week.

Comprehensive tests were undertaken over the course of three days, with more than 100 different load cycles applied to the foil arm and were the final step in the foil arm design and construction process which has been led by Luna Rossa Challenge. The focus can now turn towards completing the production of the foil arms before they are distributed to the teams, in preparation for the respective launches of their AC75s in the coming months.

The satisfactory result follows on from the first round of one design foil arm testing undertaken at Persico in September 2018 after which a working group, with representatives of structural engineering from all of the teams to collaboratively redefine the design and build process for the one design foil arms for the AC75s.

The joint effort was led by Alessandro Franceschetti, Head of Structures for Luna Rossa Challenge together with New Zealand based composite engineering consultancy Pure Design and Stefano Beltrando of Qi Composites who managed the quality control process.

www.americascup.com

MOD70 Showdown in CA 500
Photo by Erik Simonson www.h2oshots.com. Click on image for photo gallery.

The SoCal 300 was sailed concurrently with the CA 500, in its inaugural running. Three MOD70s (PowerPlay, Argo and Maserati) started the race off of St. Francis Yacht Club, sailed under the Golden Gate bridge, around the Farallon Islands and blasted down the coast to the finish in San Diego. The trimarans, who started at the same time as the SoCal 300 racers, just 250 miles to the north, caught up the SoCal 300 fleet before sunrise on Friday, about 14 hours after the starts.

PowerPlay and Argo sailed virtually the same race for the first 60%, and were neck and neck past Santa Barbara. As they made the approach to the turning buoy southeast of San Clemente, PowerPlay finally started to pull away, putting a few miles between them and Argo that just couldn't be made up through the light wind final leg approach to the San Diego finish.

The Maserati team took a different line, heading closer to shore on the downwind leg after a collision with an unidentified floating object soon after the start and had damage to the right side rudder.

"The rudders' anti-impact system worked very well," said Giovanni Soldini, "without it we would've lost the rudder completely. The only damaged piece is the pivot attached to the steering rod, which is a small detail. Because of this we couldn't operate the rudder anymore during the race, but it will be a very easy thing to fix."

The Italian Team was delayed by the damaged rudder and by other impacts with algae and floating objects, so Giovanni Soldini and his Team tried a different route. "We tried a course closer to the coast to compensate the disadvantage we had because of the rudder: in those conditions, if we had set the same course as our competitors, we would've only followed them from behind without regaining miles. We were hoping to find a better gybing angle shown in the weather forecasts, which unfortunately turned out to be inaccurate".

PowerPlay received the perpetual trophy developed by San Diego Yacht Club several years ago as a way to commemorate the accomplishments of the multihulls even when they didn't have direct competition. HL Enloe's Orma 60 Mighty Merloe would often sail the races as the lone multihull or against one other, setting course records all over the west coast. The trophy is awarded to a record setting performance by a multihull on any SDYC-hosted coastal or offshore distance race.

The three MOD70s from the US, UK and Italy will tune their boats, practice with their teams in preparation for the rematch in the 2019 Transpac Race this July. The multihull division will start on July 13th, with their eyes on Mighty Merloe's elapsed time record set in 2017 of 4 days, 6:32:30.

www.offshoreraceweek.com

Date Change For Next Year's Antigua Classic Yachting Regatta
Due to popular demand, the dates of the 33rd Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta have been changed to 1-7 April 2020. Please note this modification in your calendar.

For your information, next year all the races will start in Rendezvous Bay, directed from a Committee Boat, and the Dragon Challenge will also be included again.

We are also delighted to announce that Locman Watches (Italy) have agreed to become our main sponsor.

We look forward to seeing you all back here again in 2020.

For more information please email info [AT] antiguaclassics [DOT] com

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In 2017 she underwent a refit including a full paint job, extensive servicing on all moving equipment, new OYS rigging and the addition of latest generation navigation equipment. Umiko is equally as comfortable on the racetrack as she is cruising.

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2015 Botin 65 - HIGH SPIRIT. 2,900,000 EUR. Located in Spain.

There were no costs spared in building this magnificent racer, from her design and construction to the addition of high tech equipment. During the winter of 2016, she was intensively prepared for racing. She now has a stable heading in any wind and easily hydroplanes in 10 knots.

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2015 Swan-115-02-Shamanna. 12,500,000 EUR. Located in Palma de Mallorca, Spain.

SHAMANNA, the first Swan 115 FD, is the ultimate in pedigree sailing yachts. The true sailor’s choice, the level of comfort found on this Swan 115 is seldom encountered on a sailing yacht of this ability.

The new hull shape designed by Germán Frers, with its plumb bow, wide stern and twin rudders to increase responsiveness, puts a priority on high-performance. Shamanna was built for a demanding owner, paying special attention to custom appointments and comfort. She has a luxurious 4-cabin layout. Sporting an appealing flush deck, with a full carbon hull and deck.

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2006 R/P 66. 525,000 USD Located in Portsmouth, RI, USA.

AURORA is now for sale with an incredible asking price. Formally known as BLUE YANKEE, AURORA still possesses all that is needed to win anywhere in the world. Many new upgrades, along with the simple design aspects that has made this boat a winner year in and year out. Call for her details

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In This Issue
• Upsetting the Leaderboard: Solitaire URGO Le Figaro
• First points on the scoreboard at 2019 D-Marin ORC World Championship
• Robline in a nutshell…may we introduce the brand
• Hempel World Cup Series Final
• Great British Sailing Challenge
• Island Water World Grenada Sailing Week 2020 Online Registration Open
• First Danish Finn World Masters set to open in Skovshoved
• Record 40 entries for Australian Women's Keelboat Regatta
• Remembering Lowell North
• Featured Charter: 2011 Reichel Pugh 45 - Katsu
• Featured Brokerage:
• • 1937 Tore Holm 53ft bermudan cutter
• • 1992 Baltic Yachts 40
• • 1982 Pocock One Tonner
• The Last Word: Gary Snyder

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Upsetting the Leaderboard: Solitaire URGO Le Figaro
Four successive islands on France's northwest coast have in turn upset the leaderboard of the 553 nautical mile first stage of La Solitaire URGO Le Figaro from Nantes to Kinsale. Each of the Iles de Yeu, Belle-Ile, Sein and this evening Ushant and the TSS has brought new surprises.

Thomas Ruyant, (ADvens Fondation de la Mer), was thought by many to have lost badly for boldly striking out to the west on his own yesterday as the fleet tried to escape the clutches of the light wind, high pressure ridge. But when the main fleet tacked this afternoon to head west and avoid the western edge of the TSS at Ushant, Ruyant held the lead momentarily.

In essence that means that since this leg started on Sunday afternoon there have been different leaders at each of the four islands. At Ile de Yeu it was Michel Desjoyeaux (Lumibird) who sprang the first big surprise of the race. At Belle Ile that surprise was trumped by the amateur rookie Henri Lemenicier (Eureka) who squeezed out a 20 mile lead on the fleet. Then, at the Ile de Sein Yann Eliès (Saint Michel) made the day's most pronounced gain to lead, and at Ushant it is Thomas Ruyant (ADvens-The foundation of the sea).

Most have opted for the west but Lemencier has led a posse to the east which includes Desjoyeaux, Arthur Le Vaillant (Leyton) Briton Alan Roberts (Seacat Services), Kiwi Conrad Colman (Ethical Power), and Martin Le Pape (Skipper Macif 2017). They are credited with the top five places on the evening ranking.

The winds are due to hold from the WNW initially but who will profit on the passage across the Channel and out through the Celtic Sea to the Fastnet? The forecast suggests it will be light at the Fastnet and with lots of tidal current, this leg will not be settled to the finish line.

Top ten update: 05/06/2019 04:58:00
1. Alain Gautier, Merci Pour Ces 30 Ans, 225.5 nm to leg 1 finish
2. Alan Roberts, Seacat Services, 3.12nm to leader
3. Martin Le Pape, Skipper Macif 2017, 3.71
4, Michel Desjoyeaux, Lumibird, 4.34
5. Conrad Colman, Ethical Power, 4.96
6. Pierre Leboucher, Guyot Environnement, 5.06
7. Robin Marais, Ma Chance Moi Aussi, 5.69
8. Armel Le Cleac'h, Banque Populaire, 6.04
9. Yoann Richomme, Hellowork - Groupe Telegramme, 6.56
10. Eric Peron, French Touch

Full rankings

www.lasolitaire-urgo.com/en/

First points on the scoreboard at 2019 D-Marin ORC World Championship
Sibenik, Croatia: In elapsed times that ranged from 14 hours 45 Minutes to well over 25 hours, the 110-boat fleet at the 2019 D-Marin ORC World Championship has completed the 126-mile long offshore race today, earning their crews their first points on the event scoreboard. Two offshore and six inshore races are planned through Saturday 8 June, with ORC World Champion titles awarded in each of three classes.

In Class A, two Italian teams led throughout the race: Roberto Monti's 2008 Judel/Vrolik-designed TP 52 Air is Blue and Marco Serafini's newer and faster 2011 Botin-designed TP 52 XIO. Their rated difference in speed was not much using the Offshore scoring model - an average of 6.6 seconds/mile, or only 2 boatlengths per mile of course length - so the two seemed destined to be match race sailing.

At about 11 PM, XIO rounded the final mark at Visovac with Air is Blue not far astern, a narrow margin they managed to keep until they both drifted to the finish line at Zlarin island at about 1:45 AM. Air is Blue's winning margin in corrected time was 9:13 after almost 15 hours of racing.

The largest winning margin in corrected time was 34:38 after almost 20 hours of racing in Class B, with Massimo De Campo's Swan 42 Selene-Alifax from Italy defeating another Italian Swan 42, Alberto Franchi's Digital Bravo. The next two boats in the rankings, Michalis Belegris's GS 42R Code Zero Mastihashop from Greece and Diego Zanco's X 41 Nube from Croatia skippered by Mate Arapov, were within another 5 minutes of corrected time from Digital Bravo.

In Class C the racing results were too close to call for most of the race, with Ott Kikkas's mixed Estonian-Italian team on his new Italia 11.98 Sugar 3 winning by only an astounding 30 seconds after the Czech runner-up - Zdenek Jakoubek's M 37 Hebe - sailed for over 23 hours. In third place 9 minutes back was Jose Maria Vila Valero's GS 37 BC Tanit 4 - Medilevel from Spain.

Inshore racing starts Wednesday at 11:00 with Classes A and C sailing windward-leeward courses on the Bravo area west of Sibenik, while Class B will race on the Alpha area to the south. Principal Race Officer Ariane Mainmarie says the current forecast looks promising for 10-15 knots of southerly wind, suitable for two races.

Complete results

www.orcworlds2019.com

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Hempel World Cup Series Final
In a variable 7-12 knot south easterly breeze, the competitors from 41 nations, racing across the ten Olympic events and an Open Kiteboarding fleet completed every scheduled race on the opening day. In some fleets, there were some exceptional individual performances whilst in others, consistency was scarce at the early stage of the event.

Spain's Jordi Xammar and Nicolás Rodriguez got off to a flying start at the Hempel World Cup Series Final in Marseille, France, winning both of their races in the Men's 470.

At the end of day one, the Spanish team lead Belcher and Ryan and Italy's Ferrari and Calabrò by three points.

Consistency was at a premium in the Women's 470 with no team able to replicate the Spanish teams complete performance.

Germany's Frerike Loewe and Anna Markfort finished third in both races and hold the lead. Hannah Mills and Eilidh McIntyre (GBR) took the first race win of the week and are second and the second race winners, Afrodite Zegers and Lobke Berkhout (NED), are fifth.

Italy's Mattia Camboni was as impressive as the Spanish 470 team in the Men's RS:X after he clinched two race wins and a second, which he discards.

Four-time World Champions and French SailGP team members, Billy Besson and Marie Riou (FRA) lead the Nacra 17 fleet after Ruggero Tita and Caterina Banti (ITA) were disqualified from the first race of the day.

After three races, Tita and Banti were level with the French but ashore after racing Vittorio Bissaro and Maelle Frascari (ITA) protested their compatriots for a port-starboard incident which they ultimately won. As a result, Tita and Banti dropped to fourth on equal points with their compatriots.

French sailors dominated the opening day of the Open Kiteboarding event. Nico Parlier won three of four races and holds the lead. Theo de Ramecourt and Axel Mazella follow in second and third.

The 49er and 49erFX fleets both completed three of 12 races they have scheduled ahead of the Medal Race on Saturday 8 June.

Racing resumes at 11:00 local time on Wednesday 5 June.

Medal Races on Saturday 8 and Sunday 9 June will be live streamed on World Sailing's YouTube Channel here - http://youtube.com/worldsailingtv -- Daniel Smith - World Sailing Editors' notes:

wcsf.marseille.ffvoile.fr/

Great British Sailing Challenge
Local Musto Skiff sailor Graeme Oliver charged to victory in the Wilsonian River Challenge, the latest event in the Great British Sailing Challenge.

Warm southerly winds delivered idyllic sailing conditions for the inaugural Wilsonian River Challenge, and for Graeme Oliver's Musto Skiff in particular. With 44 boats competing in a mixed fleet handicap, the regatta took place over the weekend of 1&2 June on the challenging waters of the Medway Estuary.

Saturday's non-discardable, double-points Pursuit Race took place in a Force 2 to 3, just enough to get Oliver and the Musto Skiffs flat-wire trapezing upwind and planing fast downwind.

In the Slow fleet, Brian Lamb and Sam Pygall sailed their Wayfarer to the Pursuit Race win ahead of another Wayfarer sailed by John Goudie and Sam Boniface. Behind Oliver in the Fast handicap, a good mix of boats did well on the Saturday opener. Mick Greenland and David Downs were second in an Osprey, in third was Timothy Kift and Jo Wicken's AltO followed by the best of the Blazes sailed by Ben Harden.

With the breeze blowing a good Force 4 on Sunday and the racing taking place on a square course, former SailJuice Winter Series champion Andy Peake raced his RS600 impeccably to score 3,1,1 across the three races. Unfortunately for him the lighter breeze and adverse current on the Saturday hadn't played to the windier strengths of the RS600 and his 13th place non-discardable score from the Pursuit Race pushed Peake out of contention for overall victory.

Oliver won the fast handicap and the event overall, with Lamb and Pygall's Wayfarer winning the slow fleet. First lady helm in the Fast fleet was Jayne Thorpe in an RS200. First lady helm in the Slow fleet was Steph Wicken in a Laser Radial, Steph also being the daughter of Jo Wicken in the second-placed AltO. At the prizegiving, club Commodore Bernard Smith declared himself delighted with the inaugural Wilsonian River Challenge and a date of 20/21 June is already in place for next year.

Meanwhile the summer of handicap competition rolls on with another exciting venue coming up at the end of the month, the Bala Long Distance, at Bala Sailing Club in the beautiful, mountainous setting of North Wales on 22 & 23 June 2019.

Remaining events:

Bala Long Distance, Bala Sailing Club, 22 & 23 June 2019
Mountbatten Centre, Plymouth, 8 to 10 August 2019
Ullswater Ultimate, Ullswater Yacht Club, 17 & 18 August 2019
Grand Finals, Rutland Water Sailing Club, 28 & 29 September 2019

www.sailingchallenge.org

Island Water World Grenada Sailing Week 2020 Online Registration Open
Online registration is now open for the highly anticipated Island Water world Grenada sailing Week taking place 26 - 31 January 2020. The event will start at the prestigious Camper & Nicholsons Port Louis Marina nestled at the bottom of Grenada's colourful capital, St George's. Racers can warm up and hone their skills on the protected beautiful blue waters on the west coast where tactical racing is called for in the shifting winds. The fleet move with the transition race to the stunning Secret Harbour Marina in Mount Hartman bay on the more challenging south coast, where racers can battle the currents and winds of the unhindered Atlantic ocean.

This year we have CSA classes, J24's, Classic class and Carricou Sloops. Consideration will be given to PHRF or other classes, such as Bareboat depending upon sufficient entries (minimum of five boats).

Grenada Sailing Week is known for its great camaraderie between skippers and crews, many returning year after year to join the tradition of a West Indies regatta.

With two host venues, four days of competitive racing and six nights of parties, why not start the regatta season with a bang, shake out those sails and come 'spice it up' in Grenada.

Register and pay now for the reduced fee:

NoR is posted on our website www.grenadasailingweek.com. Sign up for our newsletter online, Email: info [AT] grenadasailingweek [DOT] com, Facebook: GrenadaSailingWeek, or Twitter @grenadasailweek

First Danish Finn World Masters set to open in Skovshoved
Denmark is the host country for the 49th Finn World Masters, which starts next week at Skovshoved, just north of Copenhagen. Almost 270 Finn Masters have registered to take part in what will be the first ever Finn World Masters in Denmark. Organised by the Royal Danish Yacht Club, it will be the largest ever Finn World Masters in northern Europe.

Finn sailors from 28 countries are taking part, with the largest numbers coming from Germany - more than twice the numbers of any other country. In addition, The Netherlands, Denmark, Britain, Sweden and Switzerland are fielding large teams, but there are also entries from far afield including Argentina, Australia, Brazil, North America and for the first time ever, a competitor from Iceland.

While none of the winners from 2018 are defending their Masters titles, there are still several former champions in the fleet including six times winner, Michael Maier, three times winner, André Budzien and two times winner, John Greenwood. The fleet though is boosted by several first time Masters who will surely be making headlines at the front of the fleet.

Former Olympic campaigner Anthony Nossiter will be sailing his first Finn World Masters as will one of Finland's top Finn sailors from the 1990s, Ville Aalto-Setälä. There is an interesting mix of sailors of all ages taking part from Masters (40-49), Grand Masters (50-59), Grand Grand Masters (60-69), Legends (70+) and Super Legends (80+), with again lots of new names appearing.

Skovshoved Havn is one of the three facilities operated by the Royal Danish Yacht Club. It is around 4km north of Hellerup, and is the fourth largest harbour in Denmark, with more than 600 berths. The RDYC has had facilities at the harbour since 1942, but it recently underwent a huge expansion. The area in which the harbour is located is reputed to be the richest part of Denmark, and with the sandy is beaches is an area popular for outdoor activities and sports. The Finn World Masters is taking over almost the whole area next week with camping, race village and boat and trailer storage. It is a massive operation.

www.finnmasters2019.dk

www.finnworldmaster.com/events/skovshoved

Record 40 entries for Australian Women's Keelboat Regatta
A record 40 entries will take part in the 2019 Australian Women's Keelboat Regatta (AWKR), hosted by Royal Melbourne Yacht Squadron (RMYS) over this long weekend; the 40th entry coming from Ocean Respect Racing and to be headed by well-known sailing identity, Katie Spithill.

Numbers far exceed last year's record haul of 27, thanks to the hard work of the Club and in particular Kristen Buckland, the AWKR Committee chair and competitor on Monica Jones' Adams 10, Salamander III.

Spithill says there are five from Ocean Respect Racing's 2018 Rolex Sydney Hobart crew (including herself), who finished the 628 nautical mile race second overall in 2018: "It's a very strong team and I'm pretty excited about having five from the original program and to continuing its message."

The other four are: Carolijn Brouwer (multiple Olympian and Volvo Ocean Race sailor who won the 2017-2018 edition. She has twice been named World Female Sailor of the Year, including 2018 as one of two of the first women to win the VOR; on Dongfeng); Sophie Ciszek (bow woman on numerous elite Sydney Hobart boats and two VOR's, the latest on Mapfre in 2017/2018 and a guest speaker for the AWKR lecture series); Sarah Crawford and Jade Cole.

"We also have Nina Curtis (Australia's match racing 2012 Olympic silver medallist who made her VOR debut on Brunel Sailing in the last edition) and Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club Youth Match Racing sailors, Rachel Bower and Alice Tarnawski."

"We were lucky to be offered a choice of two boats by the organisers, but then Jade (Cole), who lives in Melbourne, said we could use her father's M.A.T. 1010. It's a great opportunity for us to get back on the water together to race and keep the message going about Ocean Respect," Spithill ended.

The Ocean Respect message is one RMYS members are also across, conveying to competitors; "We're trying to cut down on single use plastic this year, so please bring along reusable water bottles."

Apart from the overall winners of the two Open division and the S80 Division in AMS (which decides the winners), IRC and EHC, the event offers trophies for Novice Helm - The person must not have helmed regularly for more than 12 months and their first time helming at the regatta; Most Improved; Sportsmanship; the Rohan Brownlee Leadership and Endeavour Award and Best Performed Owner/Skipper.

To be held over the long weekend, from 8-10 June, two races per day will be sailed starting from 10am. The fleet represents every Australian state, the Northern Territory and New Zealand.

Prospective entrants have until 1700 hours on Friday 31 May, 2019, to enter. However, late entries may be accepted at the discretion of the event's Race Committee. -- Di Pearson/AWKR media

www.awkr.com.au

Remembering Lowell North
Lowell North, founder of North Sails, has passed away. Nicknamed "The Pope" by his peers, Lowell began his sailmaking career at the age of 14 when his father purchased a Star with cotton sails. The father and son team came in last in every race, motivating the young Lowell to recut the mainsail. The rest, as they say, is history.

As an aeronautic/aerospace engineer, Lowell knew he could build a better sail through rigorous testing and incremental improvement. His methodical and scientific approach to sailmaking changed the industry forever, and it also helped him win five Star World Championship titles and a gold medal at the 1968 Olympics. The foundation laid by Lowell in 1957 has permanently shaped the North Sails culture.

"Lowell's philosophy when building North Sails was simple," explains North Technology Group CEO Tom Whidden. "Get the best people, who he called Tigers, and commit yourself to the science and technology of making the best product. He pioneered new ways to make and shape sails. His clear purpose, creativity, and competitive spirit continue to drive North Sails today - even as the company explores territories he never could have imagined."

Lowell sold North Sails in 1984 and retired from sailmaking. He continued to sail, racing his boat Sleeper for many years, as well as cruising the Pacific. He passed away in San Diego at the age of 89, with his wife Bea by his side. He will be greatly missed.

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In 2018 Katsu had a refit at Berthon in Lymington, including a hull respray and new kiwi grip deck.

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1937 Tore Holm 53 ft Bermudan Cutter. 650,000 EUR. Located in France

HAVSORNEN is a very fine example of Scandinavian design and boat building from Tore Holm at the peak of his powers with the build supervised by him in his family yard. Well maintained by her present owner, including a major winter refit 2016-2017, she has excelled on the Mediterranean regatta circuit and has also proven herself a very capable cruising yacht. Her seaworthy hull provides good headroom below, and the interior finish is a delight.

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1992 Baltic Yachts 40. 160,000 EUR. Located in Savona, Italy.

Extensively refitted Judel / Vrolijk & Co Baltic 40 from 1992. Recent teak decks, engine, batteries and repainted rig. An iconic pocket Baltic and arguably one of the prettiest design of all. A fantastic way into modern Baltic ownership without breaking the bank.

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Lead broker - Alex Grabau
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1982 Pocock One Tonner. 19,500 GBP Located in Cowes, Isle of Wight.

Greased Lighting is a racing One Tonner. If you're wanting to get into racing or you're an old hand wanting to keep your skills well oiled, Greased Lightning is the yacht for you.

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