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In This Issue
• At the Sharp End: Comanche approaches!
• 2021 Finn World Masters
• What's in the Latest Edition Of Seahorse Magazine
• The Red Mist falls in THE splASHES
• Long journey home: the stranded sailboats in a race to beat the hurricanes
• The Skipper is Responsible for Creating a Culture of Safe
• Shortlisted For New IKA Youth Foil Racing Class
• Industry News
• Featured Brokerage:
• • Swan 82-010 Grey Goose
• • Maxi Dolphin MD65
• • Victory '83
• The Last Word: George Carlin

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At the Sharp End: Comanche approaches!
I was staring down the barrel at a yacht aiming for our press RIB at 20+ knots. An enthusiastic photo boat driver on the Costa Smeralda took our request to go wide and get ahead of the fleet as a 'licence to thrill'! Instead of taking a wide berth the Italian gave his 300hp inboard engine full throttle ahead and began to pick off one Wally yacht after another as they reached past the Isola Soffi. Concern spread among the photographers. Another request to peel off from the fleet was lost to the wind.

Our hope had been to see the bow of Comanche a few hundred feet from in front but as I turned the 33 metre weapon was flying along and we were in its sights. Within seconds the RIB was sandwiched between a Wally and the fast-approaching iconic maxi yacht. Photographing through my 24-70mm medium lens the red hull quickly filled the frame and the whites of the mastman's eyes drew closer. 'Safety First' is my mantra. A final call to our driver as I dropped my camera into my pelican case, snapped it shut, reached for the handle but thought better of it. So instead turned, made a path through the crowd to the front of the centre console. To be fair had Comanche hit us, no one would have been left unscathed. Fortunately for the expert helming of Ken Read we lived to photograph the ensuing race. There is never a dull day on the sea and I wouldn't I change it! -- Ingrid Abery

More images can be seen at: www.ingridabery.com

2021 Finn World Masters
The International Finn Masters Committee is delighted to announce that the 2021 Finn World Masters will be held in Medemblik, The Netherlands.

Following the cancellation of the 2020 Finn World Masters at Port Zelande, and then the postponement of the 2021 Finn World Masters in Puntala, the Dutch Finn class immediately began to work on finding a venue for 2021 to complete their commitment to host the Finn World Masters.

It will happen 13 years after the last time the Finn World Masters was held in Medemblik. In 2008, many Finn Masters will remember a week of amazing tropical weather, great racing and wonderful hospitality.

The dates will be the traditional Masters week of 21-28 May. Planning is already underway and more details will be published as soon as they become available.

The 2020 Finn World Masters was supposed to be the 50th Anniversary event, but all the celebrations have now been put back to 2021.

The 2008 Finn World Masters in Medemblik was the biggest fleet up to that time with 229 entries. -- Robert Deaves

finnworldmaster.com

Seahorse June 2020
What's in the Latest Edition Of Seahorse Magazine

Quiet genius
The next subject for Seahorse's latest series on the great yacht designers should perhaps have been the first. Our former editor Julian Everitt looks at the myriad influences that Ericus Van De Stadt has had on the sport, many of which continue to play a part today

Grounded
Twenty years, 40 years. Just keep an eye out for those anniversaries. Rob Weiland

A perfect fit
When one of the world's most successful software magnates goes TP52 racing you can only expect the electrons to draw their attention. Jonas Witt and Andi Robertson

More than a racing stripe
When the owner of the slippery but tippy 60ft CBTF design Wild Joe decided to speed up his craft he certainly went for it. Gordon Kay

ORC - Old dog new tricks
Addressing one of the biggest measurement challenges of them all... Andy Claughton

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The Red Mist falls in THE splASHES
There's nothing quite like the rivalry between the British and Australians in sport, exemplified in cricket, rugby and sailing; so with eSailing taking such a hold in the past couple of months during lockdown, it was inevitable that the best sailors the respective nations had to offer would be raring to face each other on the virtual race course. I couldn't resist the challenge of setting this up, and so the inaugural splASHES came to fruition.

Setting these events up takes many people in our worldwide team at Sail-World.com and YachtsandYachting.com. I chatted with the British sailors who had already been racing in The Lockdown Cup, our Australian editor John Curnow contacted Tom Slingsby and Tom Burton to sow the seed of the idea with them and Rory Heron contacted former Ashes winning England cricket captain Sir Andrew Strauss to perform the all-important coin-toss to decide who had the home advantage in the virtual venues, Sydney Harbour and Portsmouth.

For the livestream of the racing we needed a well-known Australian to co-commentate, so who else could I ask but Nic Douglass, the Sailor Girl herself, who jumped at the opportunity and streamed the event live to her huge social media following. We then contacted a few legends of sailing for some good-luck messages to the teams:

The teams were finalised, availability checked and after a frantic Tuesday of setting up the logistics, the race was set for 8am Portsmouth time and 5pm Sydney time, and the clash was on. The Australian team was packed with Olympic gold medallists, America's Cup winners and World Champions, consisting of Tom Slingsby, Tom Burton, Kyle Langford, Matt Chew and Ted Hackney it was clear they weren't messing about. The British team had many names from The Lockdown Cup with Luke Patience, Ben Saxton, Stu Bithell, Sam Whaley and Jonny McGovern up to face the challenge.

Race 1 and 2 went to the Brits, so the Aussies mooted the idea of a double points final race in the F50s and then even suggested a 'Super Sunday' winner-takes-all style final race. Luke, on behalf of the Brits, agreed to double points, but still the Brits prevailed to take THE splASHES with 94 points to the Aussies 126.

www.sail-world.com

Long journey home: the stranded sailboats in a race to beat the hurricanes
With a 3,600-mile non-stop solo sail across the Atlantic ahead of him, Garry Crothers is a little anxious. But he has to get moving before the hurricane season. "I'm in a bad place here, I don't have any choice," he says.

Like many living aboard their sailing boats, he has been stranded at sea by Covid-19. The 64-year-old Irishman has been on Kind of Blue, his 43ft aluminium boat, for two months, hardly touching land. He's anchored off Sint Maarten, in the Caribbean - a less pleasing prospect than it sounds. Hurricane season officially starts on 1 June and the island, as Crothers is acutely aware, is "bang in the middle of the hurricane belt" - hit hard by Dorian last year, and Irma in 2017. Neighbouring countries and islands that might afford protection are shut. Crothers' only safe option is a solo sail home to Ireland.

In one sense he's not alone. An estimated 500 boats are crossing the Atlantic to Europe in the coming weeks. From the South Pacific to the Indian Ocean, thousands of people are trying to sail home or find shelter.

While stranded cruise and navy ships have made headlines, far less attention has been paid to the plight of hundreds of families and individuals on small boats. As countries closed borders, numerous vessels were refused entry to their port of call. Even boats that had been safely anchored before the pandemic were suddenly considered a foreign yacht in territorial waters. Sailors in Portugal and Spain were ordered to return to home ports in the United States or Canada - a dangerous proposition without planning.

Susan Smillie's full article in The Guardian

The Skipper is Responsible for Creating a Culture of Safe
The Cruising Club of America has published guidance entitled "Creating a Culture of Safety: The Skipper's Responsibility" that spotlights the skipper's overriding responsibility for the safety of boat and crew. The advisory, which takes the form of a series of recommendations, emphasizes creating a culture of safety aboard the boat as the only logical means of successfully fulfilling the skipper's responsibility.

According to John Robinson, chair of the CCA's Safety & Seamanship Committee, "We wrote the paper because of our concern about the number of sailing safety incidents over the last few years that resulted in loss of life and near losses - all of which appeared preventable with appropriate preparation, training and decision-making at sea."

"As many sailors look to the CCA for advice regarding safety at sea," Robinson adds, "we felt that the highest level of advice should start with the skipper, before setting sail, and should draw attention to the broad scope of issues that their leadership role requires."

The recommendations can serve as a skipper's checklist covering four areas - leadership, boat and equipment preparation, crew training, and best practices at sea-which together help to build a strong culture of safety.

cruisingclub.org/article/safety-culture

Three Foil Options And Three Kite Options Shortlisted For New IKA Youth Foil Racing Class
The International Kiteboarding Association launched a tender process earlier this year which invited manufacturers to tender for a new youth foil racing class aimed at boys and girls under the age of 16 years.

The key criteria for this new class are as follows:

Strict One Design for all components
Long term committment of class and builder in order to protect investment of MNAs, clubs and parents
Equipment readily available on the market, and with good distribution
IKA received eight compliant bids. The following equipment has been shortlisted for Phase 2 of the tender process as being those who closely mirror the specific technical criteria for the new class.

Hull and Foil:
F-One (Stig / IC6)
Moses (T65 / K91-590)
Taaroa (Peak 130 / Joy 90)

Kites:
Cabrinha (AV8)
F-One (Bandit)
Ozone (Edge V10)

Following shortlisting, in Phase 2, IKA will now further evaluate the successfull bidders on the basis of professional and technical qualification with the aim to select equipment by August 2020.

www.facebook.com/formulakiteclass/

Industry News
One very lucky boat owner has won an incredible year's free berthing with MDL at its Northney Marina.

Entering MDL's Win a Free Berth competition online last year, the winner has just been notified of his fantastic win. "I am over the moon," says Mr Phillips. "Not only do I get a free berth, it gives me the opportunity to move my boat closer to the Solent, where most of my boating is done."

Having started boating ten years ago while living in Surrey, Mr Phillips and his family subsequently moved closer to the south coast. Passionate about being on the water the family, with the occasional friend in tow, spend many days onboard their 29ft motor cruiser visiting Priory Bay on the IOW to enjoy lunch while at anchor.

Currently mooring his powerboat in Chichester Harbour, Mr Phillips is delighted to be moving to an MDL marina. "Not only are the locations of MDL's marinas perfect for boating in the Solent, they have fuel too,' continues Mr Phillips. "They've also got a great choice of other marinas for occasional overnight berthing."

Northney Marina is a Five Gold Anchor marina situated on the north shore of Hayling Island. Within easy reach of historic Portsmouth and the Solent, Mr Phillips and his family will be able to enjoy many days out on the water and stay at MDL's marinas in the River Hamble, Southampton and further afield for free with MDL's Freedom Berthing.

www.mdlmarinas.co.uk

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While the global marine industry awaits the full impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and the International Council of Marine Industry Associations (ICOMIA) reports the US is expecting a 50% reduction in sales for 2020, the National Marine Manufacturers Association (NMMA) has released its first 2019 Statistical Abstract for the sailboat sector.

Final 2019 data shows 4,800 new sailboats were sold last year, a 16% decrease from 2018, but level with 2017 sales. Sailboats accounted for 2% of total new boat unit sales in the US last year.

"The sailboat category tends to have some volatility from year-to-year and in 2019 we saw a dip in the high-volume segment under 20ft which comprises 87% of total sailboat unit sales," said Vicky Yu, NMMA's director of business intelligence, in a statement from the trade group.

Yu said that sales of vessels over 46ft were up some 25%. "However, we expect COVID-19 will have a dampening effect on sales in 2020," she said.

The 2019 Sailboat Sales Trends report includes production and retail unit sales data, export and import unit sales by length, and estimated total annual retail dollar sales and by length.

The NMMA intends to remain with its release schedule for remaining sections of the 2019 Recreational Boating Statistical Abstract, which includes Boat and Engine Exports and Imports; Cruiser, Watersport, Off-Shore Fishing Boat and Trailer Sales Trends, Powerboat Sales Trends; Pre-owned Boat Market; Total Industry Sales by Category and State.

Total boat registrations for 2019 are expected in June, followed by the full report in July.

www.ibinews.com

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Spanish industry association ANEN has released new figures showing a 77% drop in boat registrations for the month of April and a 37.3% drop in registrations for the first four months of the year. All lengths and sub-sectors of pleasure boats have been affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. Tourist demand for boat rentals, for instance, were booming up until February. This sector alone fell by 79% in April and by 42.9% in the first four months of the year.

"The sector is in danger," says Carlos Sanlorenzo, ANEN's secretary general. "The accumulated losses in the months of March and April, just when the nautical season begins, make us visualise a scenario like the one we lived through during the 2008 crisis in which nearly 70% of the business fabric of the sector was lost, with the consequent loss of employment and productivity."

The Spanish nautical sector is requesting urgent support measures to encourage the consumption of nautical activities as a tourism proposal to maintain its 82,000 jobs and the productivity that this sector contributes to the national economy (around €12bn on total effective production).

To tackle the situation as soon as possible and avoid the loss of employment generated by nautical activities (construction of pleasure boats, nautical sports facilities, boat rentals, maintenance and repair, nautical schools, consulting services and others), the Spanish nautical sector, under the umbrella of ANEN, is asking the government, as a priority, to introduce fiscal measures to encourage the consumption of recreational boating as a tourism activity.

According to the latest statistics, the number of boats from 6m-8m (85.2% of the market) that were registered in the first four months of 2020 were down by 39%. In terms of boat types, the greatest drop was for semi-rigid inflatable boats (-50.2%), followed by motorboats (-40.7%) and folding inflatable boats (-40.4%).

The rental market, the market with the best performance until February, collapsed in April with a drop of 79% and 42.9% in the first four months of the year.

The registration of boats for rental use dropped from 385 between January and April 2019, to 220 carried out in the same period of 2020.

ANEN's latest statistics were taken from the Pleasure Craft Market Report for the period January-April 2020, edited by ANEN and based on data provided by the Directorate General of the Merchant Marine.

www.ibinews.com

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South African boatbuilding yards reopened on Monday subject to a 50% staffing limit and strict social distancing protocols. This follows an easing of the country's 'hard lockdown' - from the maximum level five to level four - to allow a partial reopening of the economy beyond essential services.

Government increased the maximum allowable staffing level from 20% to 50% following a successful appeal by the South African Boat Builders Export Council (SABBEX). The move was made possible by finalisation of rigorous Risk Adjusted Measures for workplace safety in light of the coronavirus pandemic, which has yet to peak in South Africa.

SABBEX executive manager Vanessa Davidson commended government for successfully balancing the twin imperatives of flattening the coronavirus infection curve and resuscitating the local economy. "Government does not have an easy task at the moment, but as a sector we are immensely grateful for the opportunity to return to work with 50% of staff," Davidson said. "This return to work will be under strict health and safety risk mitigation measures to ensure that despite opening up our factories, we do not contribute to any further spread of the Covid-19 virus. This opportunity to return to half of production will ensure we don't lag behind our main global competitors, France, and I am certain it will mean the survival of a number of SMEs in the supply chain around boatbuilding who might otherwise not have weathered the storm of continued lockdown," she said.

Some of the country's major yards also commended the government's decision and committed themselves to rigorous staff testing and workplace distancing. Nexus Yachts general manager Roger Paarman said the St Francis Bay yard had a full order book, and two Balance 526 hulls would soon be launched.

Gemini Marine sales and marketing manager Gerhard Neethling said the company would keep most of its admin staff working at home to allow more production staff to return to the factory floor. "I understand completely that there is a 'new normal' for all of us, but we will be doing our utmost best to get the business back to normal," Neethling said in a company news update.

www.ibinews.com

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Cowes Harbour Commission (CHC) is pleased to announce that Clive Blount, Phil Hagen and Jason Losty, have recently been appointed to the Cowes Harbour Commission Board.

The three volunteer Commissioners have joined the CHC Board following an advertising and competitive recruitment process earlier in the year. Clive Blount and Phil Hagen have been appointed for a term of three years, effective from 1st May 2020. The Board also co-opted Jason Losty as a Commissioner for a period of 12 months.

Clive Blount spent 37 years as an aircrew officer in the Royal Air Force, retiring as a Group Captain in 2017. Whilst serving, Clive also ran the offshore division of the RAF Sailing Association and represented the RAF on the board of the Joint Services Transglobe Expedition. Since retiring from the RAF, Clive has been instructing RYA courses and MCA Boat Master candidates, having been a powerboat instructor since 2004. Clive is a Fellow of the Royal Institute of Navigation.

Phil Hagen had a long career running companies in the global telecom and technology sector, and is the founder and CEO of a company specialising in behavioural assessments to the sales profession and contact centre industry. Since 2013, he has also held the position of non-executive director for a London-based executive search company. Having lived in Cowes since 2004, he is a keen yacht racer and an RYA National Race Officer.

Jason Losty started his Merchant Navy Career in 1998, serving on oil tankers and ferries. He subsequently moved to the oil and gas industry, fulfilling a variety of roles at sea and in shoreside management. He changed career path in 2017 to become a Southampton Pilot, making Cowes his home. Jason grew up in Cork, Ireland and enjoys racing small keelboats and cruising.

Meanwhile, Commissioners Andrew Cooper and Nick Elderfield have stood down from the Board after serving two three-year terms and one three-year term respectively. At the April 2020 Board meeting, Chairman David Riley and Harbour Master Capt. Stuart McIntosh thanked the retiring Commissioners for their valuable contribution to CHC and the harbour's strategic management and sustainable development.

cowesharbourcommission.co.uk/board_of_commissioners

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The Last Word
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In This Issue
• The Ocean Race: Libby Greenhalgh on the 2021-22 route
• Sir Peter Blake's famous red socks were meant to be pink
• What's in the Latest Edition Of Seahorse Magazine
• RORC Lockdown Live Series | Time Over Distance
• Storm Trysail Club's 75th Block Island Race Postponed to 2021
• Taittinger Royal Solent Yacht Club Regatta 2020 cancelled
• Sailing Can Help Companies Rebuild Themselves Around Positive Messages
• Safety-At-Sea Video Library Continues to Grow
• It's Official! Croatia is Now Open to Sailors
• SailGP auctions ride to benefit COVID-19 relief
• Featured Brokerage:
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• • Johan Anker 49Ft Q-Class Sloop - Leonore
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• The Last Word: Creative Talent Agency

The Ocean Race: Libby Greenhalgh on the 2021-22 route
British professional weather forecaster and ocean racing navigator Libby Greenhalgh made her name in The Ocean Race during the 2014-15 edition when she took the navigators seat aboard the all-female entry Team SCA. In the last race she was called on to take over as navigator of the Hong Kong entry Team Scallywag from Cape Town onwards.

In the latest of our exclusive series of interviews with Ocean Race sailors past and present we quiz Greenhalgh on the challenge facing the teams in the next edition which is scheduled to start in the Autumn of 2021.

What was your immediate reaction to the confirmed route for the next edition of the race?

The two things that struck me were firstly that the leg from Cape Town, South Africa to Shenzhen, China will be an absolute monster, and secondly the number of stops there are going to be in Europe.

The big leg to Shenzhen is going to take in excess of 30 days and covers new waters for the race. For me that's exciting as it is an area of the ocean that you don't normally necessarily rush to traverse - but ten that makes it interesting and exciting. That said though, it is likely to be slooooow at times.

The number of European stops means that after racing around the world you have these mini races at the end which are super intense and almost more knackering than the longer legs. This can be difficult to deal with because you have already done so much to get that point and then the race can be decided in the short, fast blasts.

Full interview in YachtRacing.life

Sir Peter Blake's famous red socks were meant to be pink
Sir Peter Blake's famous red socks might have been pink had his wife Pippa had her way.

The month of May is a time for reflection on the life of the iconic New Zealand sailor.

On May 13, 1995 he led Team New Zealand to their historic America's Cup victory in San Diego, making this the 25th anniversary. On May 22, 1990 he guided Steinlager 2 across the finish line to win the Whitbread round the world race.

Blake's good friend Christian Fevrier, a French photographer and yachting historian hired to record the 1995 America's Cup campaign, has delightfully told the tale behind the red socks that became a key fundraising drive for the breakthrough win and have remained a Team New Zealand trademark ever since.

Duncan Johnstone's article in Stuff.co.nz

Seahorse June 2020
What's in the Latest Edition Of Seahorse Magazine

Into the third dimension
There has been little noise around the decision to allow in autopilots for crewed offshore races. But with the latest pilots from France things are not going to be quite what many seem to think. Vincent Riou, Fred Augendre and Matthieu Robert set out the new landscape

99 years young
The Anderson course has long been a favourite among team-racers especially; time to catch up with the man who gave it its name. Carol Cronin sits down with Harry Anderson for a lifetime of sailing anecdotes in an hour

Number One
The top offshore boat in Australia... no decision there, 'mate'. Rob Kothe digs into the Ichi Ban secrets with Will Oxley and Matt Allen

Starting at the top
Holding up a superyacht mast or getting the power from the engine to the wheels on a 950hp racecar are a relative walk in the park when your first project was creating carbon cables for a 124-metre suspension bridge

A different (round the) world
Without modern media tools and satellite communications there would be no modern round the world racing... it's that simple

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RORC Lockdown Live Series | Time Over Distance
Rolex Fastnet Race Course' with Ian 'Soapy' Moore

Ian 'Soapy' Moore hails from Northern Ireland but has lived in Cowes, Isle of Wight for many years. As a navigator, Ian has a highly impressive record with big event wins literally running off the page: Volvo Ocean Race, Transatlantic Race, Rolex Sydney Hobart, Newport Bermuda Race, RORC Caribbean 600, Transpac, Rolex Middle Sea Race, Rolex Giraglia, HK Vietnam Race, and Round Ireland. One big overall win has eluded him though - in nine attempts at the Rolex Fastnet Race, Moore's team has made the podium twice, but failed to win the Royal Ocean Racing Club's flagship race.

Ian is fascinated by the Rolex Fastnet Race and is a leading expert on offshore racing tactics and strategy. He analyses the new route, giving expert advice on the nuances of the famous offshore classic scheduled to start on Sunday 8th August 2021.

Storm Trysail Club's 75th Block Island Race Postponed to 2021
Storm Trysail Club has been monitoring conditions since our last communication about the race. At that time, we said that we would make a final go / no-go decision by May 15th. The timing of this decision is driven by a variety of health and safety, logistical, and practical factors. Although nothing is certain in these uncertain times, after closely reviewing all of the available data and resources from Federal and State Governments, World and US Sailing, and other authorities the Club does not feel that conditions on June 19th will be such that it can responsibly hold a start. We are, of course, disappointed that the race will not be held but we look forward to a spectacular 75th running next May.

Competitors may: a) request a full refund of their entry fee, b) ask that their entry fee be credited towards next year's race, or c) donate their entry fee to the Storm Trysail Foundation, a 501 (c) (3) foundation dedicated to safety at sea education and the promotion of youth sailor's pursuit of safe offshore sailing. Please e-mail Executive Director Whitney Kneisley at execdirector [AT] stormtrysail [DOT] org with your preference.

Event Chairs Ray Redniss and Doug Lynn convey their thanks to all boat owners who have either entered, or had planned to enter, the race. The Storm Trysail Club would also like to thank this year's sponsor, Harbor Point. We very much look forward to welcoming them and everyone to the 75th Block Island Race next May 28 and to a kicking party next May 30.

blockislandraceweek.com

Taittinger Royal Solent Yacht Club Regatta 2020 cancelled
Due to the Coronavirus pandemic, the South Coast's most popular yacht club regatta has been cancelled this year, but dates are already set for the event's return on 16th-18th July 2021.

"It is with great regret that the Flag Officers and General Committee of the Royal Solent Yacht Club have agreed that the 2020 Taittinger RSYC Regatta must be cancelled," confirmed the club's Commodore, Anne Kyle, on Friday (15/05/20) from the RSYC's base in Yarmouth, Isle of Wight.

Following record competitor numbers and highly-encouraging feedback at the 2019 regatta, cancelling this popular event - scheduled for 17th-19th July this year - was a supremely tough call: "We have taken this difficult decision after much deliberation and consultation with our sponsors - Champagne Taittinger supported by River Yar Boatyard and Wight Marine," Anne Kyle continues. "After a thorough evaluation, the RSYC believes that this is the right decision for our members, staff, competitors and volunteers."

At the 2019 Taittinger Royal Solent Yacht Club Regatta, 214 competing boats and around 1,500 racing crew and shore-based friends and family filled Yarmouth

"I would like to take this opportunity to thank all our past competitors for their support over the last 12 years and to assure you the regatta will be back and we very much look forward to seeing you once again," says Anne Kyle. "In the meantime, once current restrictions are eased, albeit with social distancing, we hope you will at least be able to visit the RSYC this summer."

royalsolent.org

Sailing Can Help Companies Rebuild Themselves Around Positive Messages
With the Covid-19 pandemic affecting the whole planet, it has meant a great deal of uncertainty for sport in general and sailboat races are no exception. What will the impact be on our sport? What changes will there be to the economic model? How do races need to change? How will sponsors behave?

To try to get to grips with this new situation, Tip & Shaft is carrying out a series of five interviews about the future of sail racing. Our third guest, Nathalie Quere is an expert in sponsorships, who worked for Infonet and BT, where she developed partnerships with Alinghi (America's Cup in 2001-2003) and OC Sport (Vendee Globe 2008-2009 alongside Sebastien Josse). Until last year she was head of the AkzoNobel brand - whose campaign she led in the last Volvo Ocean Race. Today, she works as a consultant and managing director of W Ocean Racing, a management company involved in sailing which she co-founded with the Australian skipper, Chris Nicholson.

Let's start by talking about your news. Can you tell us about your projects with W Ocean Racing?
We're currently working on a campaign for the next edition of The Ocean Race. We are looking for partners and have had lots of business meetings over the past year. These talks are well advanced, but came to a standstill more or less because of the virus. We hope and for the moment we believe it can happen, that the race will take place next year. Of course, we are keeping a close eye at what is happening with the Vendee Globe, because even if I have seen that things look like being confirmed, the two races are linked. We are still running the AkzoNobel's VO65, because AkzoNobel decided to continue to make the most of their commitment in the last Volvo Ocean via tours that we organised in 2019 and 2020 with clients. Now within the campaign we are running for The Ocean Race, we have not ruled out taking part with a 60-foot Imoca and we are also looking at the Vendee Globe. I know that Chris really wants to do it (see our interview from October 2018), so we are looking at the possibility of a programme which allows us to do both.

What impact has the crisis around the Covid 19 pandemic had on your project?
Everything came to a halt in April. The companies we were in talks with told us that for the moment, they could not say anything more for the time being. But that was not necessarily a definitive refusal and we agreed to get back in contact once out the other side. At the same time, we are aware that we have lost a lot of time; I think we have lost six months in terms of commercial work, because there are bound to be questions about budgets which were either planned or being talked about. We had hoped to complete our funding by the end of the year but now we are really looking at the end of the second quarter of 2021.

The full interview in Tip & Shaft

Safety-At-Sea Video Library Continues to Grow
Free Safety-At-Sea Video Series Library Grows

Created by the Storm Trysail Foundation, the Offshore Safety-At-Sea Video Series serves as a resource for all sailors. Normally, reserved for our seminar participants only, the Storm Trysail Club started releasing a 15-25 minute video each Friday for sailors to learn and enjoy while staying home. All but one of the nine videos had been posted so far with the final video on the "Ocean Prediction Center" to be released next Friday.

Since the first release in early April, over 50,000 minutes of Safety-At-Sea Videos have been watched by our fellow sailors. We are thrilled these have been so well received and thank everyone for watching, sharing, commenting, and learning with us.

To catch up visit the playlists on our Facebook or YouTube pages.

It's Official! Croatia is Now Open to Sailors
Croatia is open again to sailors! Croatia is considered one of the safest countries to travel to at the moment, having handled the Coronavirus pandemic in a paradigmatic way.

Entering Croatia. Entering Croatia with a Booked Yacht Charter, you don't have to self isolate. Here are the things you need to know:

1. No need to stay on the boat. Croatia has already reopened most of its restaurants, bars and other businesses.

2. No navigating restrictions within Croatia's territories. Explore the land of more than 1000 islands.

3. Cross the borders with your Charter Documents. You will need to have with you the Official Crewlist and the Charter Contract / Boarding Pass.

4. You will have the best experience ever, after being locked down for weeks!

Start Sailing Again. Here at SailChecker we have a list of criteria our partners should meet, in order to ensure high quality service for our clients. Now more than ever, we ensure the highest disinfection standards at all bases and yachts.

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SailGP auctions ride to benefit COVID-19 relief
SailGP and the United States SailGP Team have joined the growing list of celebrities, sports teams and leagues taking part in Fanatics' "All In Challenge" to support COVID-19 relief. An experience like no other, the winning bidder will be the first fan ever to ride on the world's fastest sail race boat as part of an ultra-exclusive VIP experience during a grand prix event in 2021.

With the goal of providing food for those in need, the All In Challenge has raised more than $42 million to-date by challenging the sports and entertainment industry to submit experiences for auction or sweepstakes.

As part of this effort, SailGP and the United States SailGP Team are offering a one-of-a-kind experience at either the San Francisco or New York SailGP event in 2021, including:

- Participation in a practice session onboard the U.S. SailGP Team's F50 catamaran
- Behind-the-scenes tour with five-time America's Cup winner Sir Russell Coutts and U.S. SailGP Team helmsman Rome Kirby
- VIP Adrenaline Lounge access for a premium race day experience
- Race viewing on a high-speed chase boat
- Dinner with Rome Kirby and the U.S. SailGP Team
- A complete kit of U.S. SailGP Team swag
- Flight and accommodation

"We couldn't be more excited to accept the 'All In Challenge' and join with other sports in helping to give back to all the frontline workers and people in need during this crisis," said Kirby. "We're looking forward to giving the winner of our auction the ride of their life."

Fans can go to sail.gp/allinchallenge to bid on the experience. The auction ends Wednesday, May 20 at 9 p.m. ET. All proceeds will benefit Meals on Wheels, No Kid Hungry, America's Food Fund, Feeding America and the World Central Kitchen.

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The Last Word
Eventually, everyone will be quarantined to their houses with no sports to watch... and in 9 months from now a boom of babies will be born... and we will call them Coronials. -- Creative Talent Agency

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In This Issue
• Vendee-Arctic-Les Sables d'Olonne: a brand new race for the IMOCA boats
• Irish Sailing Team returns to the water
• What's in the Latest Edition Of Seahorse Magazine
• Restart Sailing
• The Duder Cup
• The Mirabaud Yacht Racing Image of the Century
• GC32 Racing Tour makes the most of 2020
• McIlwaine Wins RYA eSailing Northern Ireland championships
• Vendee Globe: Giancarlo Pedote will be at the start
• Letters to the Editor
• Featured Auction: 1926 Herreshoff sloop 'Marilee'
• Featured Brokerage:
• • Swan 45-030 Yes Too
• • Grand Soleil 56
• • MOD 70 Powerplay
• The Last Word: Richard Feynman

Vendee-Arctic-Les Sables d'Olonne: a brand new race for the IMOCA boats
The horizon is starting to look clearer for those aiming to compete in the 2020 Vendee Globe. On 4th July, they are due to start the Vendee-Arctic-les Sables d'Olonne, a 3600-mile solo ocean race around a big triangle reaching up to the limits of the Arctic Circle. This race with its brand new course organised by the IMOCA class in conjunction with the Sea to See company, and supported by Vendee and the town of Les Sables d'Olonne, is a real prologue for the Vendee Globe. It is something that the racers are looking forward to and will allow them to test their boats, which have recently come out of the yards, while for some it also offers an opportunity to qualify for the non-stop solo round the world race without assistance, which is set to start on 8th November. The event will take place in conditions that respect the public health measures that are in place and will also convey various messages involving medical research, the protection of the oceans and literature.

For several weeks, the IMOCA class and the organisers of the Vendee Globe have been busy finding a replacement for the two solo transatlantic races, which were unable to take place as planned this spring. This alternative has taken shape and has become the Vendee-Arctic-Les Sables d'Olonne. This event was conceived around a 3600-mile long race course, representing ten to twelve days of solo sailing for the first time on IMOCA boats between the coast of France - with the start and finish in Les Sables d'Olonne - the West of Iceland and the North of the Azores. The final list of entrants will be revealed in early June. Permits have already been applied for from the authorities with the support of the French Sailing Federation (FFVoile).

In this race, the fleet will have to sail up to the latitude of 65 degrees North on the edge of the Polar Circle, which is further north than Cape Horn is to the South.

The choice for the start date of 4th July was down to a question of timing:
1/ it offers the skippers sufficient time to test their monohulls after coming out of the yard following their winter refit.
2/ it leaves them plenty of time for technical reasons before the 8th November.

It is highly symbolic that for this dress rehearsal, the start and finish line off Les Sables d'Olonne will be in the same place as for the Vendee Globe.

www.imoca.org/en

www.vendeeglobe.org/en/

Irish Sailing Team returns to the water
Olympic Silver medallist Annalise Murphy and fellow Toyko contender Aoife Hopkins in action on Dun Laoghaire Harbour. Photo by David Branigan/Oceansport. Click on image to enlarge.

The Irish Sailing Team goes back to training on the water today (Monday 18 May) as per Phase 1 of the Government's Roadmap for Reopening.

The team continued to train remotely throughout the lockdown by daily video catch ups, teaching sessions and support from the "backroom" team made up of doctors, sports psychologists and nutritionists. The coaches used the time to squeeze in many classroom based sessions that often aren't possible when athletes are competing or travelling overseas. The team also trained using stationary bikes, strength and conditioning sessions on Zoom, and homemade gym equipment in gardens, sheds and garages.

From Monday 18 May onwards, the athletes will use the Irish Sailing Performance HQ in Dun Laoghaire as their base. The PHQ containers however will be closed for all use except launching of boats from the pontoon. The athletes have all undergo hygiene protocol training but will not use the PHQ all at the same time to minimise risk (with staggered launch times for example) and will adhere to the 2 metre social distancing guidelines at all times.

The Irish team are now one of a handful of countries with sailing teams back on the water, including the UK, Italy and Denmark.

Harry Hermon, CEO of Irish Sailing said "the Irish Sailing Team go back to training on the water today, and we're working very closely together to make sure that their learnings and experiences are passed back to the sailing community, and that we all work together responsibly to ensure our safe return to the water".

www.sailing.ie

Seahorse June 2020
What's in the Latest Edition Of Seahorse Magazine

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The top offshore boat in Australia... no decision there, 'mate'. Rob Kothe digs into the Ichi Ban secrets with Will Oxley and Matt Allen

A different (round the) world
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Restart Sailing
It is good to see sailing restarting around the world, although a few countries are still to ease their lockdowns. A poll on #RestartSailing Facebook Group indicated that 41% of clubs have opened, with 45% in the planning stages of opening shortly and 14% unable to open due to external factors.

Simple Racing Group
As we see a return to sailing, clubs are looking at the next stages and restarting racing. With aggressive social distancing measures in place, running races with a traditional race management set-up and lots of people crammed onto a committee boat is going to be difficult. So, people have been exploring simpler race formats and a number of GPS tracking apps are emerging that allows Simple Racing to be run automatically. We have set-up #RestartSailing Simple Racing Group to consider this new format, if you are interested in getting involved https://restartsailing.org/page/task-groups

#RestartSailing, coach yourself in these self distancing times
3 part webinar with Self Coaching guru, Jon Emmett and #restartSailing Founder Simon Lovesey, explore how this new C19 sailing world is evolving.

Wednesday 27th May 2020, 3rd June and 10th June
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Tech Group meeting
The #RestartSailing Technology group held its first meeting last week making use of various technologies for communications and collaborations. You can replay the meeting here

The Duder Cup, a spectacular classic regatta before New Zealand went into lockdown
Waitangi. Photo by John Cadd. Click on image to enlarge.

On the day of the Duder Cup, 23rd February 2020, it had not rained in Auckland New Zealand for 47 days. Many were praying for rain. They got their wish. During the course of the race the rain was phenomenal. It was so heavy that a helmsman on a 6m (19ft 6ins) classic would not have been able to see the bow of his boat, never mind where he was sailing on the course or see other boats. Fortunately for the sailors in the Duder Cup it did not rain all the time. Those of us from the UK know what rain is like this year, the New Zealanders had forgotten. About 15 mm of rain fell (3/4 inch) on Auckland Harbour over that day. This did not deter a fleet of twenty six yachts, starting in five divisional starts.

The race was first run as recently as 1881 initially known as the North Shore Regatta Cup and then re-named in 1923 in honour of Thomas John Duder, a significant benefactor of the Devonport Yacht Club. The handicap race is run by the Club in association with the Classic Yacht Association of New Zealand (CYA NZ for short). The race is open to all yachts including traditionally inspired boats and classic yacht members of the CYA NZ.

Devonport Yacht Club was formed in 1905. The traditional, large wood shuttered Club was once the Auckland ferry passenger terminal expertly adapted for its present use. The Devonport YC is based on North shore of Auckland Harbour overlooking Auckland City to the South West. The club is set on Devonport village foreshore alongside a row of distinct pohutukawa trees which are hung with natural 'baggy winkle' like anti-chafe tackle (see photo above). These pohutukawa are native to New Zealand, the wood of which was highly regarded for making yacht knees in the past. The endangered trees are now strictly protected.

Sir Peter Blake was a life member, patron and long time supporter of Devonport Yacht Club.

The handicap for such a varied fleet competing in is organised under PHRF rating, which was an unknown rating system to me.

Rob Peake's full article with some great photos by John Cadd in Classic Boat:

The Mirabaud Yacht Racing Image of the Century
Australia SailGP Team. Photo by Benjamin Sellier. Click on image to enlarge.

The international photo competition dedicated to the sport of sailing proposes an exceptional edition in 2020 to celebrate sailing photography and its most committed authors.

"With rare exceptions, 2020 will be a blank year. Due to the global pandemic, there won't be any regattas and yacht racing photographers struggle to do their job, it's a sad reality," says Bernard Schopfer, the organizer of the award. "We have therefore decided to organise an exceptional edition of the contest and consulted some of the most renowned photographers in the industry to determine the best format for our contest."

The result is the Mirabaud Yacht Racing Image of the Century; an event that aims to celebrate the best sailing photos taken since the turn of the century and their authors!

"This unique contest is a great opportunity to give a second life to exceptional images, and to position them in the context of the 21st century", says Nicolas Mirabaud, Managing Partner of the Mirabaud Group. "I am looking forward to discovering the images and how they reflect the spectacular evolution of the sport of sailing over the last twenty years."

Professional marine photographers are invited to submit the image of their choice, taken between January 1, 2000 and October 6, 2020.

The pictures submitted must have been taken during regattas (including the start procedure and the minutes following the arrival line crossing). The subject of the contest is boat racing in all its forms, from classic yachts to top-end racers, including multihulls, dinghies, windsurfing and kitesurfing. Only photos that have not yet been submitted for the Mirabaud Yacht Racing Image award will be accepted.

The award ceremony will take place on November 24 during the Yacht Racing Forum in Portsmouth, UK, in front of the sports leading personalities from all over the world.

The Mirabaud Sailing Video Award, organised alongside the photo competition, will also benefit from an update in 2020. The new, specific event, will be announced shortly.

www.yachtracingimage.com

GC32 Racing Tour makes the most of 2020
With the entire sporting world having been brought to a temporary standstill this year due to the COVID-19 coronavirus, the GC32 Racing Tour has also had to revise its schedule for 2020.

During a recent multi-nation video conference between the Tour's organisers and ten of the foiling catamaran teams, a fresh plan for the 2020 GC32 Racing Tour was agreed upon. The new, inevitably abbreviated schedule for what will be the seventh season of racing for the World Sailing-approved flying catamaran class, assumes it will be possible to hold racing in southern Europe from August onwards.

Following the cancellation of the GC32 Oman Cup, originally scheduled for March this year, it comes as little surprise that this month's event on Lake Garda is having to be postponed. The GC32 Riva Cup was set to be the second event of 2020, taking place at the end of May, but has now been delayed to October. Similarly, the GC32 Lagos Cup in Portugal has been moved on from its original June date, to the end of August. The GC32 World Championship, due to take place in Villasimius in southeast Sardinia in mid-September, has been postponed until 2021.

So this season the organisers of the GC32 Racing Tour will stage two stand alone events:

26-30 August GC32 Lagos Cup / Lagos, Portugal
14-18 October GC32 Riva Cup / Riva del Garda, Italy

For those looking to join the GC32 Racing Tour, several turn-key secondhand boats are available with prices starting at 145,000 Euros at gc32.org/market-place/

www.gc32racingtour.com

McIlwaine Wins RYA eSailing Northern Ireland championships
Luke McIlwaine from Newcastle Yacht Club in County Down was the winner of the Northern Ireland region eSailing Championships held yesterday.

McIlwaine will now go on to represent the area at the finals on 30th May. Luke is a software engineer and as well as sailing has a passion for mountaineering.

Luke commented, "small adjustments make a big advantage".

His prize for this effort is a Musto Dry Tube Bag.

RYANI congratulated the competitors. "We hope you enjoyed it and we are looking forward to seeing more clubs using the eSailing as an opportunity to engage with members and have a bit of fun". And international yachtsman Mikey Ferguson from Bangor commented "Well done Luke. No catching you after you shot out of the blocks in the first two races".

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Vendee Globe: Giancarlo Pedote will be at the start
The skipper of Prysmian Group has ticked all the boxes on the official race paperwork. So, now he is officially registered and joins the list of those certain of taking part in the next Vendee Globe. He is the 18th to join the list of skippers registered for this ninth edition.

Giancarlo Pedote will be racing in the Vendee Globe aboard Prysmian Group, the former Saint-Michel Virbac built in 2015, aboard which Jean-Pierre Dick finished in forth place in the 2016-2017 Vendee Globe and won the 2017 Transat Jacques-Vabre. This Imoca also displayed the colours of Ucar - Saint-Michel with Yann Elies as skipper. After finishing second in the Route du Rhum in his category, he was forced to abandon his hopes of competing in the Vendee Globe, as he was unable to find the necessary funding.

On 8th November, Giancarlo Pedote will become the fifth Italian to set sail in the Vendee Globe, after Vittorio Mallingri in 1992, Simone Bianchetti and Pasquale de Gregorio in 2000 and Alessandro di Benedetto in 2012.

www.vendeeglobe.org

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* From Jock Wishart: re: The sadly departed, much loved Ken Newman, his hair and a fishing jacket

This seems to be a month for reminiscences.

Sailing with John Caulcutt,out of Yarmouth is always a pleasure, as over the years, John has always found the right boat at the right time and given many of us a lot of fun and a lot of success to.

It was such with the 80 ft Maxi "Maxima" in the "nineties" on which Ken was ever present as navigator always with charts clutched to him!

The race we all still talk about when ever we meet was windy tuesday of Cowes Week 1996: Immortalised round the world by the famous Beken picture of Silk 2 pitchpoling in 50 knots in the Solent and "etched" in our memories forever. (Click on image at right to enlarge)

I remember it being almost windless coming across on the hydrofoil to Cowes that morning but little were we to know what awaited.There was a lot of Maxi competition that year as Pierre Fehlmann had also bought across his fleet of one design maxi yachts to race.

We had been set a first rounding mark of SW Shingles at the very far end of the Needles Channel to the south west of the IOW but no one got there!

As we progressed down the Solent the wind built and built so by the time we had got past Hurst the wind was well over 30 knots and going along the edge of the Shingles the short waves were quite incredible as were the shock loadings as one by one the maxi fleet was decimated.

While all was ordered chaos around us I recall hanging on very tightly to our port runner winch to stop being thrown out of the boat. At one point I looked over for Ken to see him sliding overboard still clutching his charts in his right arm.

I will never forget the look on his face!

I remember just moving over and grabbing him by the hair ( there was not a lot even then) and steadying him and then and somehow got hold of his armpit and with our combined efforts getting him back on board.

I suppose it is why for years afterwards Ken always bought me a drink when ever he saw me and why ever since I am always seen around Cowes wearing a fisherman's grey waistcoat to store my charts in!

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The Swan 45 is a modern classic and one of the most aesthetically appealing yachts ever conceived. Hugely successful on the international regatta circuit over the past decade, these yachts are more popular then ever and have become the iconic performance cruiser.

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The Last Word
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In This Issue
• At the Sharp End: What better way to social distance
• America's Cup: The science behind the Sky-Jumps
• A perfect Fit - 52 Super Series
• Hamble Classics 2020 at the Royal Southern Yacht Club
• Moving Parts | CFD Engineer Max Starr
• A Night at the Museum: Backstage at the Herreshoff Marine Museum
• Laser Class Seeks Feedback on Updating ILCA Constitution
• Young Dinghy Sailor On Course For European And World Championships
• Launchings
• Featured Charter: VOR65
• Featured Brokerage:
• • HH66 - NEW BOAT
• • Marc Lombard 46
• • Gunboat 62 - 'Tribe'
• The Last Word: Preet Bharara

At the Sharp End: What better way to social distance
What would have been in the calendar for the coming weeks? The 52 Super Series in Tuscany and the America's Cup World Series in Portsmouth to name a few. Instead we enjoyed watching the fiercely contested Foxer racing on the Hamble river at the weekend.

This one design 11-foot single sail rig is the epitome of simplicity. Its nippy characteristics make the dinghy ideal for negotiating yachts anchored along on the Hamble. The silverware is contested by national and international champions enjoying the purer aspect of dinghy racing. Names such as Chris 'Sparky' Hamel, Darren Baker, Jono Pank and Ian Southworth have been listed on the roll-call. Eleven boats matched up off the Royal Southern Yacht Club to a moderately busy waterway on the first weekend of lockdown easing.

The RYA's latest advisory voiced "unlimited outdoor activity is permitted in England including all forms of boating". What better way to social distance than on the single-person iconic symbol of sailing? -- Ingrid Abery

America's Cup: The science behind the Sky-Jumps
The new class for the 36th America's Cup, the AC75, a 69ft monohull with a 6ft bowsprit, presents a new set of challenges for teams, and some great spectacles are on offer for Cup fans..

In over 200 years of yacht racing, no-one has raced a foiling yacht of this size and type, to say nothing of the technology.

While the AC75 is unique, so is one of its vices - the Sky Jump - where the 7,500kg yacht jumps almost completely clear of the water, before crashing back back into the water with all the elegance and grandeur of a humpback whale broaching.

The AC75 is as much aircraft as it is a boat, with teams now quite openly referring to the canoe body of the yacht as a hull when it is in conventional sailing mode, and as a fuselage when it is airborne and governed by a completely different set of physical criteria.

It is likely that the next America's Cup will be determined by the lower metre and a half of the boat/aircraft - or the foil arms and their attached wings and flaps.

The wings on an AC75 are quite different in concept to the daggerboards used on the earlier AC50 and AC72, where the amount of lift was controlled by raking the angle of the board using hydraulic power.

On the AC75, foiling system is very similar to an aircraft wing, comprising the wing itself, with controllable flaps on the trailing edge.

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

A perfect Fit - 52 Super Series
Once a software engineer always a software engineer. It was appropriate that Hasso Plattner and the home Phoenix team did so well at the first, and so far only, 52 Super Series event of the season, the Odzala Discovery Camps Super Series V & A Waterfront Cape Town Regatta... Local knowledge, smart, confident sailing and the benefit of a good couple of weeks of two-boat training and testing all played a role in Plattner's well-deserved second overall.

The build-up to Cape Town also saw the next step forward for Njord Analytic's newest suite of advanced performance analysis tools. The German-based company, led by Jonas Witt, grew from SAP co-founder Plattner's own dissatisfaction for what he saw available when he and his daughter Tina started working up the two Phoenix TP52s in 2018.

Full article in the June issue of Seahorse

Hamble Classics 2020 at the Royal Southern Yacht Club
Photo by Rick Tomlinson. Click on image to enlarge.

The 5th Hamble Classics Regatta is programmed for 21st-23rd August at the Royal Southern Yacht Club and after much consideration will open for entries in June. The event's organiser Jonty Sherwill commented: "It's been great getting enquiries from classic yacht owners keen to get sailing and we look forward to working again with the Royal Southern team, race officers and helpers to deliver what we hope can be another enjoyable regatta despite the continuing uncertainties caused by the coronavirus.

Hamble provides easy access for visiting yachts with its convenient berthing and is perfect for families and crews that may prefer to base themselves from home during the regatta. While we will remain optimistic that by late August a complete programme of sailing and socials will be possible full compliance with RYA and Harbour Authority guidelines in place at that time will be observed."

Further updates will be posted at facebook.com/hambleclassics/ and with online entry at: royal-southern.co.uk

Moving Parts | CFD Engineer Max Starr
Growing up Max Starr had two dreams. To become an astronaut or to work in Formula 1. Max never did travel to space, but he achieved one of those dreams and in doing so started a journey that would eventually lead to him becoming a CFD Engineer for Britain's challenge to win the America's Cup.

A Night at the Museum: Backstage at the Herreshoff Marine Museum
Brought to you by the American Sailing Association

Wednesday, May 20th, 2020
8pm Eastern / 5pm Pacific

Web Wednesdays is coming to Bristol for Episode 6 with a live look at some of the cool boats, engines and models in the HMM collection! Come join us as your tour guides, Evelyn Ansel, Bill Lynn and Tim Kelleher give you an up-close look at AMARYLLIS, TORCH, THANIA and our E-boats, as well as a walk through our new Steam Exhibit.

The webinar costs $15, however, ASA is offering an exclusive discount to HMM supporters. Use code herreshoff when you register online to receive 33% off.

No worries if you can't participate at the time of the broadcast. All ASA webinars are recorded and available On Demand after the original date of airing.

Laser Class Seeks Feedback on Updating ILCA Constitution
At the ILCA World Council (WC) meeting in November 2019 it was agreed that a formal process would be commenced for review and possible amendment of the ILCA Constitution.

Since then a small working group of WC members has been preparing a suggested process for the review. The resulting process document ( click here to access the Constitution Review Process document) has now been approved by the World Council. As well as setting out the process that will be used for the review the document contains some initial ideas which have been suggested on areas where change might be considered.

ILCA is now commencing the second step of the process, where we would like to obtain suggestions on possible changes from all interested groups involved in the class including WC members, Districts, individual sailors and commercial parties. The process is aimed at allowing consultation and input from all interested parties, and ultimately allow adoption of changes to the constitution supported by all the necessary parties, including the required two thirds vote of our membership.

In order for this process to proceed in an orderly and rational manner we request that all member feedback is channeled through your appropriate WC regional representative. Replies on the website form will be channeled through to your appropriate regional representative.

Comments can be submitted either via the website form (link included at the end of this post), directly to your regional representative, or through your local district chairman who can forward to the regional representative, whichever you prefer. The regional representatives will then coordinate and collate all their regional feedback before forwarding it to the working group, who will combine it into a set of possible changes for formal WC consideration.

Important questions to ask as example who requires your opinion:

- Do we need to review the regions in the Laser World who compose the ILCA ? For example Carribean islands are not attached to a region, should they be attached to North America ?
- Should we follow the same structure as World sailing for the Regions ?
- Is it normal that the European region with more than 67 % of sailors have less representatives at the World council than Oceania (4 representatives on 12 members of the World Council= 33,3 %) which represent in total a little bit more of 6 % of the Laser World worldwide membership ?
- Does the past President of Ilca should be kept as a world council member?
- Do we need Laser class association only from real sailors making laser Class association or run by natioanal authority?
- Should it be elections as we have every year for the excutives of EurILCA in Europe for each region of the world?
- Shall the executive secretary of Ilca have a written vote at the World Council ?
- Shall all the information and finances shall be transparent ?
- Shall we have 2 account auditors elected by the members to verify the accounts and reporte dit as we do for the European region as required by the Swiss law ?
- Shall the sailors who are members of the class should be consulted in case of changing the rig like it was made with the C rigs series or the ARC rigs ? Shall the sailors should vote on those specific and important changes ?
- Shall we get more transparency ?

Any other ideas, please fill the form and give your opinion.

ILCA are aiming to complete stage 2, receipt by the working group of submissions on ideas for change, by 1 July 2020 so we ask everyone to have their submissions to their regional representatives by 1 June 2020 to allow each region time to consolidate their feedback and submit it to the working group by 1 July.

Feel free to answer alsp in your own language if you are not fluent in english, we will find the way to translate it.

CLICK HERE to access the on-line feedback submission page.

Young Dinghy Sailor On Course For European And World Championships
Thirteen-year-old Laser dinghy sailor Will Dengate, who hopes one day to represent Great Britain in the European and World championships, has been awarded the 14th annual Jersey Clipper Bursary, worth £1,000.

The 2020 award, made in association with the Jersey branch of Swiss bank UBS, will help to fund the Jersey sailor's off-Island training costs as he aims to reach the highest levels of his chosen sport.

Sailing is Will's favourite activity and following spells in Hobie Cats and Optimists he recently moved to the Olympic class Laser 4.7.

'I am trying to get to the level at which I can qualify for the European and World championships,' said Will, who has already achieved notable successes in his sailing career. At 11 he became the youngest Jersey Hobie Cat helm ever, coming second in the Channel Island Championships, while last year in an Optimist he achieved class wins in both the Spring and Jersey regattas.

'Earlier this year I went to Portugal for Laser training which was incredibly beneficial to my sailing but very expensive,' he said. 'The bursary will give me the opportunity to have more training at a high standard, which is impossible to access on Island, and enable me to reach the next level of sailing ability so that I have a chance of reaching the European and World championships.

I also hope to become good enough in years to come to represent Jersey in the Island Games.'

The annual Jersey Clipper Bursary, a legacy from the Island's three campaigns in the Clipper Round-the-World Race, was established in 2007 through the generosity of UBS, Dandara and Les Pas Holdings.

Launchings
Melges Performance Sailboats is proud to announce the latest addition to its lineup, the Melges 15. Designed by Reichel/Pugh and built by Melges, the new double-handed boat prioritizes stability, comfort, ease of use, and performance.

"The Melges 15 appeals to a wide range of skill levels and sailors while serving a variety of purposes," introduced Harry Melges, CEO of Melges. "The Melges 15 creates a clear pathway for junior sailors to get started and stay excited about sailing while also being comfortable and accessible enough for adults to learn, race, or cross-train."

With the main design goals focused on stability and performance in a variety of conditions, the boat features a narrow overall beam and a flat cross-section shape for stability, righting moment, and ease of planing. For a more forgiving feel upwind and to navigate larger sea states, the Melges 15 has just the right amount of fore and aft rocker.

For adults, the Melges 15 features a more ergonomic platform and a broader weight range for competitive racing. Melges conducted extensive research and product testing to produce this layout factoring in cockpit depth, backbone height, and floor plan. The result is a comfortable environment for both the skipper and crew. The deeper cockpit takes the load off the sailor's knees helping them feel locked into the boat while the high boom and gnav vang system work together to make the boat easier to maneuver.

The asymmetric spinnaker offers an additional performance element while the single-pull launch and retrieval system makes handling the sail easy and fast. "This system is nothing new to small boats," explained Melges. "We envision this boat being sailed by kids, couples, and families. By adding this setup to the Melges 15, it keeps the boat fun and easy for anyone to crew."

The Melges 15 has an adaptable sail plan for both club use and one-design racing. The club setup features a main and jib and durable platform for daily use in sailing programs. The one-design rig adds the asymmetrical spinnaker for advanced learning and club racing. The transition from club to one-design setup is a simple process to remove the spinnaker bag and bowsprit.

The new boat is already creating such a buzz that Melges is planning a winter series in Florida for 2021. More details on the winter series will be released in the Fall.

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Most of us have never sailed or cruised a modern trimaran. They aren't all that common, in the first place, and they are a bit odd in the view of most monohull sailors. They used to be called sailboats with training wheels.

But step aboard a modern tri and take it for a whirl in a fair breeze and you will have you socks knocked off. Even the heaviest of modern tris will sail at speeds in the mid-teens and the more performance-oriented designs will get the speedo to the low 20s.

That's exactly what happened when the owner and CEO of Dragonfly Yachts in Denmark, Jens Quorning, took the brand-new Dragonfly 40 out for its first real sail test in Denmark, where Dragonflys are built. The breeze was a steady 18 knots. With the full mainsail and the Code 0 set the new 40-foot tri accelerated quickly and soon was pegging the speedo at 18.5 and then 19 knots. They were sailing as fast as or even faster than the wind. Plus, they were sailing on a level boat and they were warm and dry in the large aft cockpit. The thrill must have been palpable. The boat's theoretical top speed is somewhere in the mid to high 20-knot range.

The 40 comes in two versions, Touring and Ultimate. The touring has an aluminum mast, a high roach mainsail and a self-tacking jib. The Ultimate has a taller carbon fiber mast, a large square top mainsail and the sail tracks that allow you to fly a larger overlapping genoa.

Like all of her Dragonfly sisterships, the new 40 has a simple way to fold the floats back against the sides of the main hull, which reduces the beam to 13 feet and thus allows you to moor the boat in a normal marina slip. It takes two minutes to fold or unfold the floats.

The deck layout and rigging plans are designed for fun and fast sailing, but everything has been tailored for a couple or family who want to have the best of both the performance and the comfort worlds.

multihullstoday.com/dragonfly-40

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Sponsors CORUM L'Epargne have confirmed that the new IMOCA CORUM L'Epargne has been launched today in Port-la-Foret. This marks the next stage in the preparation of this new generation IMOCA which is set to start the Vendee Globe on November 8, with the double winner of the Solitaire du Figaro Nicolas Troussel at the helm.

Begun more than one year ago, the completion of the IMOCA CORUM L'Epargne now enters its final, crucial phase. After months of work by the naval architect, Juan Kouyoumdjian, and Mer AgitEe the yard of Michel Desjoyeaux, as builder and main contractors, the boat was put in the water today.

The launch of the boat and activities on the site today were carried out in strict compliance with health safety measures (barriers and physical distancing, reduced number of team personnel present on site simultaneously and the disinfection of equipment) as imposed by the pandemic Covid - 19. Several structural, system and measurment rules tests will follow during the coming days.

The CORUM L'Epargne project has been up against time constraints from the very beginning and so required agility and adaptability, qualities which have proven all the more essential recently.

While staying strictly in accordance with official guidelines, Nicolas Troussel will now be able to work to prepare the boat and make it more reliable with the help of several top level aces, Nicolas Lunven, Sebastien Josse and Thomas Rouxel.

www.vendeeglobe.org

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In This Issue
• Puerto Portals to Host the Rolex TP52 World Championship in September
• Team New Zealand challengers want assurances over getting into country
• Robline Product News 2020: Sirius Grip
• Trying to break the 40-day barrier: Thomas Coville and the most radical Ultime yet
• 2020 J/70 North American Championship Cancelled
• Bayview Mackinac: Standardized Data, More Competitive Racing
• World Sailing cancels the 2020 Offshore World Championship
• Gotland Runt 2020 cancelled due to Covid-19
• Industry News
• Letters to the Editor
• Featured Auction; 66' S&S 12 Metre 1977 - 'Enterprise'
• Featured Brokerage:
• • Maxi Botin Partners 72
• • Farr 60 - 'Venomous'
• • Ker 40 - 'Keronimo'
• The Last Word: Justice Louis Brandeis

Puerto Portals to Host the Rolex TP52 World Championship in September
As the 52 SUPER SERIES racing fleet of TP52 grand-prix racing yachts returned today from Cape Town, South Africa, aboard the cargo ship BBC Dolphin in Valencia, Spain, circuit organisers have put plans in place to run the prestigious Rolex TP52 World Championship at the ever-popular Mallorcan venue of Puerto Portals from 15-19 September. Time and circumstances have conspired against July’s Valencia regatta, which has had to be cancelled.

The return of the racing yachts to their usual home in the Mediterranean is a significant step forward, opening up the possibility that the Rolex TP52 World Championship can return to the chic, upmarket destination of Puerto Portals, which has hosted the world title event twice, in 2015 and last year - 2019. All teams are capable of winning events but defending world champions Platoon seem to have a special relationship with the worlds, Harm Muller-Spreer’s German-flagged team will be seeking to win the title for the third time in four years. No team has ever won the world championship twice in consecutive years.

It will be a great challenge to host the Rolex TP52 World Championship again for the second consecutive year. After six years working hand-in-hand with the 52 SUPER SERIES team, it feels like a family,” says Corinna Graf, CEO of Puerto Portals.

Recently the directors, organisers and team owners of the 52 SUPER SERIES took the decision to cancel what was to have been the fifth event of the 2020 season, the 52 SUPER SERIES Valencia Sailing Week. While many of the pieces would be in place to run the regatta that was scheduled to take place from 18-22 July - and with a bubbling undercurrent of enthusiasm among owners and sailors to return racing at the highly popular Spanish America’s Cup city - there remains too much uncertainty about the ongoing medium-term global health situation, and international travel limitations are likely to remain problematic for a global circuit.

52superseries.com

Team New Zealand challengers want assurances over getting into country
Two of Team New Zealand's rivals have expressed a growing frustration at the lack of information from the Government on an issue which could put New Zealand's hosting of the 2021 America's Cup in jeopardy.

D-day is fast looming for America's Cup syndicates wanting to get their foreign nationals into New Zealand ahead of the 36th battle for the Auld Mug next March. For now, only New Zealand citizens and permanent residents can enter, and must undergo 14 days of quarantine on arrival.

Some America's Cup challengers claim they have had no indication from Government as to when they might be able to get their foreign nationals into the country, and there is a growing feeling that if Cup personnel cannot be on the ground by early July, the challengers will push for a delay of the America's Cup for up to a year, or even worse, lobby for the regatta to be moved offshore.

American Magic syndicate head Terry Hutchinson has praised the Government's handling of the Covid-19 pandemic but believes the next few weeks are critical, telling the Herald their first boat needs to be sailing in Auckland by July. -- Matt Brown

www.nzherald.co.nz

Robline Product News 2020: Sirius Grip
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Trying to break the 40-day barrier: Thomas Coville and the most radical Ultime yet
This week solo yachtsman Thomas Coville opened the doors to the build of his Sodebo Ultim 3, the newest Ultime trimaran and a conceptually very different design to those seen in the class so far. Before the unveiling, I was lucky enough to spend time with Coville at a special event in Norway for Helly Hansen, talk to him about the new design, and get a little insight into the equally extraordinary man who will be skippering it.

Thomas Coville spent nearly a decade of his life pursuing the solo around the world record, finally smashing it on Christmas Day 2016, when he sailed back into Brest having completed his circumnavigation in 49d 3h 7m 38s.

Coville had demolished Francis Joyon’s record of 57 days, which had stood since 2008. But record chasing is a cruel sport and Coville’s hard-fought accolade of being the fastest man around the world was snatched out of his hands within the year, when Francois Gabart raised the bar to an incredible 42 days, 16 hours, 40 minutes and 35 seconds in December 2017.

Coville’s new Ultime is designed, like all the trimarans in this space-race class, to push the boundaries of what is possible yet further. And to achieve this, Coville took a unique approach. -- Helen Fretter

www.yachtingworld.com

2020 J/70 North American Championship Cancelled
The International J/70 Class Association (IJ70CA) and the Port Credit Yacht Club in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada have determined, because of the varying levels of infection and disruption across the world, that the 2020 J/70 North American Championship scheduled for September 20-27 is cancelled. The Executive Committee has been closely monitoring the worldwide developments in the COVID-19 pandemic. They understand the huge commitment of time and money it takes to participate in a major Championship, as well as the enormous resources that our host clubs dedicate to such events.

The 2021 J/70 North American Championship will remain as planned from May 12-15 at the Annapolis Yacht Club in Annapolis, MD. The Class intends to hold the 2022 J/70 North American Championship at the Port Credit Yacht Club, meaning the 2023 J/70 North American Championship will be hosted by St. Petersburg Yacht Club in Florida (originally scheduled for 2022). In the meantime, the Class wishes all J/70 sailors and their families the best in these difficult times. We look forward to resuming sailing as soon as we can.

j70ica.org

Bayview Mackinac: Standardized Data, More Competitive Racing
Members of Bayview Yacht Club and other Great Lakes clubs have been racing from Port Huron to Mackinac Island since 1925. The Bayview Mackinac Race is an institution in the region, ranking as a pilgrimage for racing sailors, many of whom are proud members of the Old Goats Society, a distinction reserved for sailors who have completed the race 25 times or more.

At first the racecourse was almost always a straight shot, 235 statute miles up the eastern Michigan shoreline, but in the ‘70s, a 290-mile, two-legged course was introduced, sending the fleet across the lake to the Canadian shore before turning northwest towards Mackinac Island. There were variations on the two themes over the years, but in the early ‘90s, Bayview decided to use both courses, with the smaller, slower boats generally assigned to the Shore Course.

The race has used many different rating rules to handicap its fleets, ranging from the Universal Rule, NAYRU, and CCA, to the IOR, IMS, IRC, and PHRF. In 2016, the Bayview Yacht Club Mackinac Race Authority selected the ORR rule for use by the larger boats on the Cove Island Course and, in 2017, chose ORR-Ez for the Shore Course. ORR requires boat and sail measurements by an independent measurer, with certificates issued by US Sailing, while ORR-Ez uses owner-supplied data and therefore costs less to obtain a certificate

The chairman of the 2020 Bayview Mackinac Race, Chris Clark, says, “We use ORR for the Cove Island Course, which has the higher-performance boats sailed by people who are more likely to work to increase the performance of their boats. We believe ORR fits that model very well. For example, there was always optimization occurring between some of the Santa Cruz 70s—all with different rigs, keels and rudders—and ORR provided stability for that game.

“We use ORR-Ez on the shorter course,” Clark says, “and we put a ‘speed bump’ in, so if your boat rates slower, you sail the short course and if it’s faster, you sail the Cove Island course.”

Clark says for the Shore Course, the organizers are generally trying to attract those who want to do the race in boats like Catalina 30s, S2s, or Nonsuch 30s. These owners aren’t likely to spend lots of time and money optimizing and reconfiguring their boats. -- John Burnham

offshoreracingrule.org

World Sailing cancels the 2020 Offshore World Championship
World Sailing has cancelled the 2020 Offshore World Championship, due to be held alongside October’s Rolex Middle Sea Race in Valletta, Malta, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The many uncertainties created by the COVID-19 pandemic have forced the postponement of the one-design L30 charter boat production and distribution across Europe, and have disrupted the ability of Member National Authorities (MNAs) to run qualification events to decide who may enter the event. In light of these difficult circumstances, World Sailing’s Board of Directors decided it is prudent and fairer to cancel the 2020 edition of the Offshore Worlds. The event was expecting to feature teams of mixed sailors from 20 nations from each continent. The inaugural edition of the Offshore World Championship will now take place in 2021.

In the meantime, the Royal Malta Yacht Club is continuing its preparations for the 2020 Rolex Middle Sea Race, while closely monitoring developments with COVID-19 and following the advice and guidance from the World Health Organisation and the Maltese government. At this point, the club has every intention to run the 606nm offshore race should circumstances permit. World Sailing and the Royal Malta Yacht Club are also in discussion about holding the 2021 Championship alongside the 2021 Rolex Middle Sea Race.

Further information on the Rolex Middle Sea Race

Gotland Runt 2020 cancelled due to Covid-19
Gotland Runt, organized by The Royal Swedish Yacht Club (KSSS), was sailed for the first time in 1937. Today it is considered one of the truly classic international offshore sail races. It is the world’s largest annual offshore race with more than 200 sailboats and thousands of sailors participating. Due to the situation regarding the corona pandemic the 2020 edition of Gotland Runt is now cancelled.

For the last ten years the race has started at Stockholm Ström and attracted tens of thousands of spectators to Skeppsholmen in central Stockholm. Gotland Runt is much more than a race. It is a social festival and meeting place at Skeppsholmen before the start and at the finish in Sandhamn. An event where sailors, families, spectators and partners come together.

As such, it was important to weigh the desire to continue with long tradition against the potential public health impacts of continuing towards our planned start date of June 28, 2020, given the sustained presence of Covid-19 in the world community.

Throughout the spring we’ve explored different options and solutions that would allow us to carry out the race. Those discussions included, among others: the Public Health Authority, the Police, the International Sailing Association (World Sailing), the Swedish Sailing Association and KSSS partners.

After considering all available options, the KSSS Board concluded that the uncertainty about how the pandemic is evolving and its effects on society are too great for a large event like Gotland Runt to proceed.

ksss.se

Industry News
Milano Finanza today reported that Sanlorenzo, one of Italy’s largest yacht builders, is acquiring another Italian builder, Perini Navi. The acquisition would give Sanlorenzo one of the world’s strongest sailing superyacht brands, while providing financial stability for Perini Navi.

The paper reported that Perini Navi will restructure its debts under article 182 of Italian law. Once that happens, a new parent company will be established.

Sanlorenzo will control about 70 percent of the shares, according to the paper, while contributing $33 million (30 million euros) to financing the operation. The Tabacchi family, which signed an agreement in 2018 to acquire a 49.9 percent stake in Perini Navi, will hold a 30 percent stake in the new company, while contributing $11 million (10 million euros) to operations.

Perini Navi, which has built famous sailing superyachts like the 289-foot Maltese Falcon and 197-foot Seven, has had publicized financial problems since the Great Recession. Despite that, the brand continued to attract many followers. At last September’s Monaco Yacht Show, the company reported an order book valued at $176 million (€160 million), with seven yachts under construction.

Sanlorenzo has been aggressively expanding over the last decade, having delivered 103 superyacht projects during that time. Before Covid-19, it was scheduled to deliver another 24 yachts this year. The Italian builder went public in 2019. For last year, it reported its strongest financial year ever, with net sales of $500 million (€455 million), up 39.3 percent from 2018.

www.yahoo.com

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Some boating activities along France’s coasts and in Monaco are beginning to resume amidst a tangle of unclear and sometimes contradictory rules

Despite a speech by France’s Prime Minister on 7 May that French citizens would enjoy renewed freedoms as of 13 May, pleasure boating on many of the country’s waterways remains prohibited.

In a disappointing turn of expectations, the decree underlying the Prime Minister’s speech specifically prohibited access to beaches, bodies of water and lakes and nautical and pleasure activities on a national basis - but left room for local authorities to determine usage rules.

The result is that boating and nautical activities can only be authorised locally by the prefect (a government representative) for each of France’s administrative departments, at the request of the mayor.

France has 96 ‘mainland’ departments including Corsica, plus five departments for overseas territories. In addition to France’s regional departments, there are also three maritime prefects with authority over for the Mediterranean, Atlantic and English Channel coasts.

www.ibinews.com

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As the 36th edition of the “Auld Mug” approaches, the Swiss watchmaker OMEGA is announcing its role as the event’s Official Timekeeper.

This will mark the third time in history that OMEGA has served in the prestigious sailing role, having already timed the America’s Cup in 2000 and 2003. Returning to the iconic competition in 2021, OMEGA’s timekeeping excellence and long experience in sailing is sure to be highlighted through new technologies and never-seen-before equipment that will enhance every second of racing.

The moment will also provide another chance for OMEGA to celebrate its long-standing partnership with Emirates Team New Zealand. This special relationship began alongside the legendary sailor Sir Peter Blake in 1995, and has continued for 25 years, with a shared passion for innovation, technology, speed and accuracy.

With this announcement comes the release of the brand new OMEGA Seamaster Planet Ocean 36th America’s Cup Limited Edition. Presented on a structured rubber strap, the 43.50 mm timepiece is crafted from stainless steel and is limited to just 2,021 pieces. Most notable is the blue ceramic diving bezel, which incorporates white and red liquid ceramic to create a 5-minute countdown for racing.

The polished white ceramic dial of the watch includes a special America’s Cup logo on the central seconds hand, as well as the competition’s name transferred at 6 o’clock. On the reverse side, the America’s Cup logo is transferred on the caseback’s sapphire crystal, through which you can see the OMEGA Master Chronometer Calibre 8900.

www.omegawatches.com/press

www.americascup.com

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Recreational boating is now permissible under physical distancing criteria in States and Territories across Australia

Australia’s Boating Industry Association (BIA) today welcomed the relaxation of restrictions on recreational boating in New South Wales following encouraging signs of containment of COVID-19.

The BIA worked hard to support the easing of restrictions, with members of the same household now permitted to use their recreational vessel for all on-water activities even if the vessel does not allow for 4sq m of space per person.

Commercial and charter vessels may operate but must ensure they are operating with the restrictions associated with their category of business and the required social distancing requirements.

“Recreational boating in NSW is on the road to recovery,” says BIA president Darren Vaux. “The State Government today confirmed that members of a household can go out boating in all forms of recreational craft which importantly includes the most popular type of boat… the family runabout.

“This means a typical family household can go out together as there does not need to be 4 square metres of space for each person onboard. Meanwhile, people who are not from the same household can also go recreational boating but should maintain a physical distance of 1.5m from others, as is reasonably practicable.”

www.ibinews.com

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In cooperation with the main Tuvalu Ship Registry office in Singapore, the Tuvalu Yacht Registry claims to have devised a simple, fast, and low cost scheme for yachts to dramatically reduce their costs and statutory date windows for surveys etc.

The scheme is open to all yachts of any flag and size, private or commercial.

It offers a fast registration service, and the yacht is immediately classified as ‘Laid Up’.

No surveys are required, and the yacht can remain in this classification for any period of time until this present situation improves.

The main benefit is that the clock stops on all the usual statutory requirements, including ISM, ISPS and MLC, as well as Classification Society survey windows.

marineindustrynews.co.uk

* From Chris Brown:

Good to see the positive reception of the Melges 15 in the USA. Looks like an older fashion version of the RS400 which we love and sail over here in the UK. There are plenty of fabulous second hand RS400 around for adventurous US buyers to buy in the meantime. RS please note !!

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The Last Word
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In This Issue
• 2020 ORC/IRC World Championship Cancelled
• Two Model Videos
• Starting at the top - Carbo-link
• Moving Parts | Facilities Manager Mark Rogers
• J111 World Championship Cancelled
• Sailing Daydream
• #RestartSailing Survey
• Details for New Protocols for Yachts, Charters, in the Bahamas
• British Sailing Team welcomes Government guidance for elite sport
• Launchings
• Letters to the Editor
• Featured Brokerage:
• • SW100RS Cape Arrow
• • Outremer 5X
• • Vismara V56 Mills
• The Last Word: Mehmet Murat ildan

2020 ORC/IRC World Championship Cancelled
Despite a strong entry list from the United States and abroad, and the exhaustive efforts of the New York Yacht Club along with the governing bodies for the ORC and IRC rating rules, the decision has been made to cancel the 2020 ORC/IRC World Championships, originally scheduled for Sept. 25 to Oct. 3 at the New York Yacht Club Harbour Court in Newport, R.I.

"The impact of the coronavirus has been felt throughout the sporting world," said Christopher J. Culver, Vice Commodore of the New York Yacht Club. "Given the challenges involved with shipping boats and teams to the United States from Europe and elsewhere and the lead time required for foreign teams to make a competitive run at this prestigious world title, we don't feel that a representative world championship is possible."

The 2020 ORC/IRC World Championship was to bring top sailing teams from around the globe to battle on Rhode Island Sound and Narragansett Bay for one of three coveted world titles. The regatta would've been scored using a combination of the two most popular rating rules in the sport, ORC and IRC, and racing would've been a mix of around-the-buoys racing and longer, offshore courses.

The 2020 World Championships would've been the first time this regatta was held in the United States in two decades, and early interest exceeded expectations, with 50 boats from eight countries registering for the regatta before the COVID-19 pandemic put the sailing season in doubt.

IRC is a rating system developed and managed for the past 33 years by the Royal Ocean Racing Club (RORC) and its French counterpart, Union Nationale pour Course au Large (UNCL), and is used in over 40 countries for events ranging from local club regattas to continental championships and many of the world's premier ocean races.

For 50 years, ORC has managed and developed the IOR, IMS and now ORC rating systems also used in ocean races, and for the past 20 years has organized annual World and European championship events, as well as hundreds of local and regional races and regattas in 40 countries around the world.

nyyc.org

Two Model Videos
Seems like we've got models on the brain this week! Check out these two videos about two very different kinds of models - some vintage footage of competitive pond-yachting in the U.K. in the 1960s, and another great video from our friends at the Mystic Seaport Museum explaining the half model carving process. Stick it out to the end of the MSM video in particular for an HMCo. Cameo!

Starting at the top - Carbo-link
Holding up a superyacht mast or getting the power from the engine to the wheels on a 950hp racecar are a relative walk in the park when your first project was creating carbon cables for a 124-metre suspension bridge

Many of the key innovations that advance the sport of sailing are not new inventions derived from first principles but spin-off applications of technology that has been fit for purpose in a different sector of industry. There are a few key drivers for dedicated R&D, like the America's Cup, but the marine leisure market isn't big enough to be the sole focus for a large hi-tech manufacturer's research and development. And that's where Carbo-Link comes in.

Invented as a light bulb filament, carbon fibre was later developed into a structural material by aerospace scientists before being adapted for thousands of applications from bicycles to body armour, badminton racquets and boats. More recently, due to its unique material properties – very low thermal expansion, no creep, no fatigue, no relaxation, extreme strength and light weight – carbon fibre has also become the high-performance material of choice for tensile and torsional cables, including yacht rigging.

Full article in the June issue of Seahorse

Moving Parts | Facilities Manager Mark Rogers
The INEOS TEAM UK base in Portsmouth holds a special place in Mark Rogers' heart. He even likens it to his "first child". That is no surprise for someone who helped build it and has looked after it ever since.

J111 World Championship Cancelled
Our J111 2020 Worlds is cancelled.

I have discussed the matter with owners, the class association and RORC. The strong consensus view is that even if yacht racing is permitted in September we are unlikely to get enough boats to make a serious event. Further, the announcement by Key Yachting that the J Cup will take place (if at all) on 3-5 September, gives J111 owners the opportunity to get out racing and possibly socialising with a broader group of sailors at that time.

A big thank you to everyone who helped organise the J111 2020 Worlds. Special mentions to Simon Grier-Jones who put many hours of work into it and to Steve Cole and RORC for their professionalism and support.

Best wishes to all of you and looking forward to meeting whenever we can get back onto the water."

Regards
Simon Bamford
Class Captain
Northern European Fleet

Sailing Daydream
Distant Shores TV has compiled a number of sailing shots of the Bahamas along with some relaxing music. Sit back and relax

#RestartSailing Survey
The UK government's easing of COVID-19 lockdown restrictions has brought relief to many aspects of life and, particularly certain sports. Sailing is one of those fortunate past-times that is now allowed in England, along with all other forms of watersports practiced on open waterways, including windsurfing, canoeing, rowing, kayaking, surfing, paddle-boarding and the use of privately-owned motorised craft (in line with the guidance issued by the relevant navigation authority).

Sarah Treseder, Royal Yachting Association (RYA) Chief Executive has been quoted as saying: "We are pleased that Government guidance has confirmed that all forms of watersports including sailing, windsurfing and motor-boating are not only permitted, but are being actively encouraged in England."

Treseder is quoted as adding that: "We are aware that marinas, clubs and other venues are working hard to facilitate a safe return to boating activities, although it will inevitably take a while before the full infrastructure is operational."

This last remark echoes the concerns raised by Restart Sailing's recent survey of Sailing Clubs, the marine industry and interested individuals. While the return to the water is welcomed, it will be some time before normal service is resumed. Most worrying is the need to protect institutions and businesses starved of income and at risk of permanent closure leaving sailors unable to practice their sport.

The survey was undertaken prior to the recent easing, but according to Simon Lovesey, founder of Restart Sailing, the results remain relevant and offer a glimpse into the difficulties faced by the sport. "The key takeaways are that individuals, clubs and businesses are desperate to see a return to on the water activity provided it can be done safely and responsibly," says Lovesey. "However, there is widespread concern that the lockdown will take considerable time to unwind and some clubs and businesses may not survive."

Survey results at restartsailing.org

Details for New Protocols for Yachts, Charters, in the Bahamas
If your boat is currently in Bahamian Waters, or you had plans to shelter in the Bahamas with your vessel, you will need to take action in light of the new protocols set in place for COVID-19. The Commonwealth of The Bahamas issued a statement on April 14, 2020 stating new protocols for the Bahamas, currently operating under a state of emergency, in order to combat the spread of the coronavirus. Until further notice, no boats are permitted to enter Bahamian Waters for any purpose without written consent of Competent Authority.

Protocol For Leaving The Bahamas
Foreign (Non-Bahamian) Boats are encouraged by the government to leave the Bahamas. If you are leaving the Bahamas to the United States or elsewhere, you must go directly to your destination without stopping.

Protocol For Foreign (Non-Bahamian) Boats Currently Docked In The Bahamas
There is a shelter-in-place protocol for all foreign boats currently in Bahamian Waters. This protocol means you must stay docked where you currently are, and avoid interpersonal contact with people ashore. If you're currently onboard, you must stay onboard. If you're currently ashore, you must remain ashore. If you need to replenish necessary supplies like food, you must request grocery delivery to your boat.

These mandates affect not only boaters, but the Bahamian marinas and resorts. For Romora Bay Resort and Marina, Managing Partner Joseph A. Dargavage notes that the hotel is closed and not taking any new guests. For long-term vessels that are currently docked at the marina with no crew on board, those vessels remain safe and secure. Read more:

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British Sailing Team welcomes Government guidance for elite sport
The British Sailing Team has welcomed the guidance issued by the Government on the phased return to training for elite sports.

The Department of Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has set out how elite athletes in England will be able to return to training in light of the coronavirus pandemic.

The guidance, prepared by a working group led by UK Sport CEO Sally Munday, is designed to act as a framework for each sport to ensure a safe environment for training.

The British Sailing Team will continue to work closely with the RYA, UK Sport and its stakeholders to ensure that the requirements laid out in Step One of the document are met.

With all watersports, including sailing, windsurfing and kiteboarding, now allowed in England under the latest Government guidelines, some British Sailing Team athletes are able to sail for the first time in two months.

However, this is limited to recreational sailing alone, or with members of your household. Doublehanded crews who don't live together are not currently allowed to sail together.

rya.org.uk

Launchings
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The new Oceanis 30.1 is the little sister to all of the boats in the Oceanis line but in particular it is most closely related to the 46.1 and 40.1. All three bear a strong next-generation family resemblance, with plumb bows, sawed-off transoms with large fold down swim platforms and a hard chine that runs the length of the hull.

It is one thing for the designers and engineers at Beneteau to create cruising boats at 40 and 46 feet that have everything a couple or family needs for long vacations on the water or living aboard. But its something else all together to achieve this in a 30 footer. Yet, somehow, that is exactly what they have done.

The 30.1 has a hull that is just under 30 feet long and a beam that is just under 10 feet, although that beam runs all the way aft so there is a lot of space in the cockpit and in the after sections for living and storage space. Also, the hull has a flat under the water profile so there is not a lot of volume below the waterline and this is even more apparent since the hulls narrow quite a lot below the hard chines. This shape is fast and easily driven; it is the chine that adds volume and thus interior living space.

www.bwsailing.com/new-beneteau-oceanis-30-1-is-a-proper-yacht/

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A new plywood Class Mini 5.80 Yacht was officially launched and is attracting serious interest from sailors around the world. Hundreds are now waiting for the release of building plans (that cost just euro 300) so they can start building their dream.

"We are surprised and excited at the level of interest and passion expressed for this little plywood Mini-Mini that I love and cannot wait to sail" said Don McIntyre Founder of the Mini 5.80 Class. "we have schools talking about building fleets, friends getting together to build two or three side by side and yacht clubs wanting to know more. Even Top name sailors are looking to have some fun on a simple boat for a change, where the human element is more important than the technology. This little yacht with a big heart, for even bigger adventures has a strong future for sure!"

The concept for this unique One Design Class 5.80-meter yacht developed by Australian Adventurer Don McIntyre (organizer of the http://www.GoldenGlobeRace.com and http://www.OceanGlobeRace.com ) and designed by Polish sailor Janusz Maderski, goes against the modern trend of High-Tech, extreme foiling yachts. Instead, it returns to the most basic principles of a simple, strong, safe and affordable ocean-going Mini Racer, that anyone can build using simple tools. It also tows behind a family car and can easily ship in a 20ft container to, or from international events. This idea resonates well with sailors young and old, who had over the years been left behind in the rush for ultimate speed with corresponding extreme budgets costing 10x more. Messages of support for this Class Mini 5.80 are arriving from excited sailors everywhere.

International and National Class Associations are being established to support local racing and International events.

The Class Mini 5.80 Association has established controls and simple guidelines to monitor construction, with all owners required to create an Online blog, including clear photos and descriptions of their build process. Building materials are specified, simple surveys are carried out on the steel plate lead bulb keel, critical rudder and chain plate components are supplied by the 5.80 Class and minimum build weights set and checked.

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The launch of the new Pogo 44 was a highlight for sure.

She will be a big lady: As a boat made for easy and fast planing her hull boasts a max width of 4.50 metres (same beam as the Pogo 12.50 so with being some 1.40 metres more hull length she is slightly sleeker) but anyway, 4.50 metres is a wide stern. As with every Pogo-boat I know, this combination and the signature of Pogo boats being as sparsely decorated in the inside as possible to keep weight low, there will be huge volume created – the Pogo 44 will definitely feel like 50-footer.

Christian Bouroullec: "The Pogo 44 must be able to cruise around the world safely. This is mainly done downwind or reaching. It suits our hulls very well. On this boat we keep the Pogo Structures spirit with a light displacement and planing shapes. But do not believe that it does not work upwind. The large draft, the low center of gravity and the power of the boat make it an excellent ocean cruiser, heading with a good speed at 45 ° from the real wind. We must also talk about the rig, tested on the Class 40, which is very efficient with a well elongated mainsail and a large genoa, but which remains easy because it has no overlap. The keel is also very important, of course. Its high-tech construction with its composite fin and its lead bulb makes for a very low center of gravity. And, as on all our cruising boats for now twelve years, it can be easily lifted to be compatible with cruising. Our famous automatic lifting system in case of impact is also of course mounted on this keel."

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The current health crisis spares nobody, and every single company is impacted to some degree. Initiated last year by the Arkema Group and the Lalou Multi team, the construction of the new Multi50 Arkema 4 in Verdon-sur-Mer has also felt the fall-out from this crisis: loss of staff, problems in procuring materials, and sanitary measures put in place on a construction site where over 20 people would normally be working. Despite the delay, the construction and assembly of the new trimaran are making steady progress, and the launch of this new machine, under the watchful eye of Quentin Vlamynck, has been rescheduled for July 2020.

Even before the French government's announcement, Quentin Vlamynck, the future skipper of Arkema 4, was already in lockdown. Fabienne Roucayrol, manager of the Lalou Multi team, made this decision in early March as cases of Covid-19 were suspected within the team. "Several employees have been diagnosed - but not tested - as carrying the virus. For their protection and that of everyone else, I asked Quentin and other employees to go into confinement for three weeks. At the time we had about 20 operatives on the construction site, almost a third of whom were British nationals. The confinement measures, given each person's family situation, forced us to rethink our workforce completely, but we never actually halted construction work. The admin and the design offices are now in teleworking mode, and 7 operatives are currently busy working on the construction of the trimaran. Admittedly, we have fallen behind, but we will be in a position to launch Arkema 4 in July." With the Transat Quebec - St Malo race cancelled, Arkema 4 will be all set for the various grand prix races of the Multi50 trimaran circuit in late summer, before no doubt taking part in outings on the Mediterranean in the autumn.

The fruit of technology and joint work by Arkema R&D personnel and the Lalou Multi team, Arkema 4 will also be an innovative and cutting-edge boat. "The central hull is almost fully assembled, both beams will be assembled in early May, and the floats are being completed," explains Quentin Vlamynck, the future skipper of this new Multi50. "The boat is taking shape and now, as soon as you step into the workshop, you can visualize what it will look like. The shape of the body is beautiful, the hull is unique, and we love this kind of originality with Lalou Multi. We are very happy with the design, and we are now endeavoring to turn it into a solid and lightweight reality."

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* From Steph Merry, Commodore, HRSC

I was delighted to see that the Foxer sailing on the river Hamble made headline news in Eurosail on 20th May, but very disappointed that this was wrongly attributed to the Royal Southern Yacht Club. The racing was in fact organised by the Hamble River Sailing Club. It was a huge amount of work, involving a 13 page analysis and risk assessment from which evolved a simple one page flyer of "dos and don'ts" for the sailors. This has reassured our members that they can safely go sailing and gives us material to counter any suggestion of irresponsibility.

The Foxers really enjoyed their first time on the water last Friday and Sunday, at the same time testing our guidelines and giving us feedback how they might be improved. We plan to help additional groups go sailing this coming weekend.

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The Last Word
When a stupid government is elected in a democratic country, the best thing about this is that you learn the number of stupid people in that country! -- Mehmet Murat ildan

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In This Issue
• Transpac Tahiti Race on Virtual Regatta - Registration open
• RORC Lockdown Live Series | Time Over Distance
• The new conquistadors - Doyle Sails
• The Ocean Race - Dutch Entry
• How Can Keelboat Racing Work with Social Distancing?
• RYA eSailing championship gears up for final show down
• Restoring MINK
• Andy Burdick on Melges Performance Sailboats' 75th anniversary
• Yachtsman rescued 500 miles off Lizard Cornish coast by tanker
• Featured Brokerage:
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• • Charles E Nicholson 147 Ft Schooner 1910 - Orion Of The Seas
• • TP52 - Gladiator
• The Last Word: Benjamin Franklin

Transpac Tahiti Race on Virtual Regatta - Registration open
After having attracted a near-record turnout for the 2020 edition of the Transpacific YC's Transpac Tahiti Race, organizers had to finally succomb to pandemic restrictions and postpone this year's race to the future.

The dream of sailing to the South Seas on a 3570-mile journey from Los Angeles to Papeete would have to wait until the next planned running in 2022.

However, the dream of this journey is not completely lost for this year, thanks to the infectious enthusiasm of Stephanie Betz and her team at Archipelagoes, the Tahiti-based co-organizers of the race. They have partnered with Virtual Regatta to offer a simulated online version of the race to challenge all sailors, whether curious newcomers or salty veterans who both have for now to sit out any long range voyaging due to the worldwide restrictions on travel.

Using polar performance data from Comanche, the 100-foot current first-to-finish Barn Door Trophy champion in the 2225-mile LA-Honolulu Transpac race, Virtual Regatta (VR) is accepting entries starting today to register at virtualregatta.com/en/offshore-game to try their skills to race the longer course to Tahiti.

The online race will start at 1400 PDT on the original race start date of May 28, 2020, and will feature the same real-time weather conditions found on the actual race course, with some additional options valuable to players to increase the performance of their entry during the race.

French ocean racing legend Loick Peyron has been the official race ambassador for the Transpac Tahiti Race, and has also endorsed this virtual approach in lieu of being able to go to sea.

"This is not the same of course," said Peyron, "but it is a clever way to experience some of the strategic challenges we face in offshore sailing, and who knows, may inspire some new ocean racers to try this in person on their own."

To bring interest in this virtual version of the race, Archipelagoes is offering an attractive prize for the winner of the online version of the race: 2 free air tickets to Tahiti, courtesy of race sponsor Air Tahiti Nui.

http//virtualregatta.com/en/offshore-game

RORC Lockdown Live Series | Time Over Distance
Vol. 8 - Sam Davies
Sam Davies' first big adventure was as part of Tracy Edwards crew for the 1998 Jules Verne Record attempt. Ahead of the record, the catamaran Royal Sun Alliance was dismasted in the Southern Ocean. It took 16 days with no outside assistance to make landfall. In the 2008-09 Vendee Globe, Davies' IMOCA 60 Roxy was the third to finish in just over 95 days - the only women to complete the race faster is Dame Ellen MacArthur. The 2012-13 Vendee Globe ended in sadness with her yacht Saveol dismasting in an Atlantic gale.

Sam Davies was the skipper of Team SCA in the 2014-15 Volvo Ocean Race, the first all-female team for 10 years to compete in the Volvo Ocean Race and the first for 25 years to win a leg of the race. Sam currently campaigns the IMOCA 60 Initiatives Coeur and has her eyes set on the next Vendee Globe. She was born into a seafaring family in Portsmouth, England and her grandfather was a submarine commander. She took her first steps on her parents' boat. Since 2012, Sam has lived in Brittany, France. She is engaged to French sailor Romain Attanasio and has one son, Ruben.

The new conquistadors - Doyle Sails
Powering 100-foot supermaxis and giant superyachts, winning the Maxi72 worlds, equipping the Vendee Globe favourite and infiltrating the fastest giant French multihulls... Doyle Sails is on a mission to win everything

2019 ended on a strong note for Doyle Sails with yachts carrying its inventory winning a hard-fought line honours and second place in the tough Rolex Sydney-Hobart Race. Jim Cooney and Samantha Grant's Comanche took line honours with Christian Beck's Infotrack following them across the line, leaving arch rival and nine-time winner Wild Oats XI in 3rd. Putting the icing on the cake, Matt Allen's Ichi Ban, also with Doyle's Cableless technology in its wardrobe, took the coveted Tattersall Cup for first overall.

For Doyle Sails International's CEO Mike Sanderson, who was tactician and sailing master on Comanche, the result was testament to great sailing by a dedicated crew, outstanding navigation by his longtime friend Stan Honey, huge commitment from the owners - and a great showcase of the Cableless and Structured Luff technology Doyle has developed.

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The Ocean Race - Dutch Entry
W Ocean Racing announced their participation and start of their campaign on the Dutch sailing platform Zeilhelden (Sailing Heroes).

Both Managing Directors Nathalie Quere and Chris Nicholson talked with the hosts of Zeilhelden Update, Steffie Plomp and Klaas Wiersma, about the future of their project.

The boat is still branded with the Team AkzoNobel colors, but that will change when a new sponsor comes in. Nathalie Quere said to Zeilhelden: "We have a management agreement with AkzoNobel. This agreement is two-fold.

1. The management of the yacht and her usage, also for the next ocean race, independently of AkzoNobel involvement

2. A corporate sailing program for AkzoNobel customers. This program is still part of their "postrace" activation and not an indication of any future involvement in the race. A potential sponsorship for the next race is not on the agenda."

Although, an uncertain and risky time for making plans, they are very busy with sponsoring, crew selection and the potential option of an IMOCA 60 in the next race.

How Can Keelboat Racing Work with Social Distancing?
Four-time Olympic sailor, Mark Mansfield, a professional sailor, is part of the Key Yachting/ J/UK team representing J/Boats in Ireland. Mark contributed a good perspective on how sailing can take place while enjoying with family and friends.

Fully crewed or shorthanded?
Though there are other options around, family crew and the like, clearly it will be challenging to sail fully crewed for the first couple of months and still keep the required space between each other. The sight of 8 bodies huddled together on the rail while going upwind on a 35-foot cruiser-racer would not only be regarded as unsafe, but irresponsible and would send all the wrong messages.

So, at what crewing levels could racing happen and still keep close to the permitted social distancing levels?

It is possible to specify a max crew level for different sized boats.
Different sized boats have different crewing needs. A J/70, for example, does not need the same crew numbers as a 42-footer. So, what crew numbers would be required on different sized boats. Here is my estimate:

Up to 26 footers 3 max per boat - Only 2 allowed to sit over the side
Over 26 foot and up to 31 foot - Max of 4 crew - only 2 allowed to sit over the side
Over 31 foot and up to 36 foot - Max 5 crew - only 2 allowed to sit over the side
Over 36 foot and up to 41 foot - Max 6 crew - only 3 allowed to sit over the side
Over 41 foot and up to 46 foot - Max 7 crew and only 4 allowed to sit over the side

And, so on in 5-foot sized increases.

An amendment to The Notice of Race (NOR) could be inserted for events to make these reduced numbers a requirement, while we still have these restrictions due to COVID 19.

Is this enough crew to race boats with spinnakers? In the Fastnet Race in 2019, there were 65 entries in the Doublehanded class, ranging from 45 footers, down to 30 footers. Most boats were in the 35-foot size range and used spinnakers. Yes, they all would have autopilots, and that effectively gives you an extra pair of hands doing sail changes. But that still would mean that they would have had two less crew than my crew size thoughts above. Here is how that would look like on specific boats:

J/22, J/24, J/70, J/80?
Three crew could easily handle any of these boats. In fact, two would be just as easy. One is helming and trimming the main, one in the cockpit, and one on the bow. The Bowman stays forward of the shrouds; the cockpit person stays away from the helm, up by the hatch. It won't be all that easy, but 30-foot boats like Etchells have similar-sized sails and normally sail with 3.

J/109, J/109, J/111, J/112E?
Five on any one of these boats is possible. One on the wheel, staying back a bit. One in the cockpit is trimming the mainsheet but sitting well forward. Helm adjusts the traveler or leaves it in the center. One sits in the hatch, or on top of the coach roof. The Jib Trimmer sits out, and during tacks, they pull in the new sheet while the Mainsheet Trimmer has let off the old jib sheet. The Bow person sits out forward of the shrouds; jib trimmer sits out to windward, 2 metres back from the Bowman.

Downwind more room becomes available as both sides of the boat can accommodate the crew. Andrew Craig, Class Captain of the J/109 class in Ireland, says, "the J/109 is well-suited to shorthanded racing with the small jib and plenty of space for a reduced number to spread out. The Asymmetrical Spinnaker requires no pole, which also makes shorthanded use possible in the right conditions".

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RYA eSailing championship gears up for final show down
Two sailing clubs from the Isle of Wight joined clubs from across the South this Saturday to take part in the South regional final of the RYA eSailing Spring Club Championship. The winner will then compete for national honours by representing the South in the RYA eSailing Spring Club National Final (30 May).

After some fine e-sailing in the South regional heat, Robbie Southwell from Island Sailing Club qualified as well as Sandy McPherson from Royal Yacht Squadron. They join a group of just 20 sailors to earn the right to be in the South's regional final.

The live final took place at 11am this Saturday 23 May. It is available to watch for free on the Virtual Regatta App by searching for 'RYA South Final'.

eSailing has seen a massive explosion, with thousands of sailors taking to the water virtually to get their daily sailing fix. "Before lockdown we had around 350-400 daily users but those figures have gone through the roof since lockdown was introduced with around 40,000 players logging in each day", commented Thomas Gauthier, Virtual Regatta Product Manager.

Susie added: "With restrictions easing, we are now able to return to the water. However, I am confident that many sailors will continue to play eSailing and it will perhaps remain a part of sailing clubs' regatta programmes."

For those who want to find out more or practise their skills in between club racing, the game is free to play for individuals and easy to access. Simply click here or download the app on a smartphone or iPad, and click 'play now' on either the inshore or offshore game. If you want to compete and keep your score, create a login and a user profile.

The RYA also has a wealth of information to help everyone - from beginners to experienced sailors alike. Visit the RYA for more information

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Restoring MINK
"The more carefully you can take it apart, the more you can learn about the way your boat was made originally."

Below you can watch Part 2 of Off Center Harbor's look at the restoration of MINK, a 1914 Buzzards Bay 25. Boatbuilder Eric Blake sits down with MINK's owner as well as her chief researcher to learn about the attention to detail they pursued her rebirth with - even replicating mistakes made in her original construction!

If you missed Part 1, CLICK HERE

Andy Burdick on Melges Performance Sailboats' 75th anniversary
If you're into sailboat racing, odds are almost 100 percent that you're familiar with Melges Performance Sailboats' impressive fleet of high-performance One Designs boats, which stretch from singlehanded Melges 14s to fully crewed Melges 40 keelboats. Most famously, this line-up includes the Melges 24 and Melges 32, which are two of the most popular One Design boats afloat. Additionally, Melges also manufactures the now-classic O'pen Bic singlehanded junior racers, four different scows, and the Melges Power 26, which, as its name suggests, is a hard-chined powerboat.

More recently, the lineup also includes the brand-new Melges 15, which was unveiled on May 19, 2020.

Melges boats are well-loved and raced hard all over the world, but the iconic company also accomplished something big by business-world standards by reaching its 75th anniversary this year. The company, which was founded in Zenda, Wisconsin - conveniently right near the shores of Lake Geneva - in 1945 by Harry C. Melges Sr., is now run by CEO Harry Melges III (Harry Sr.'s grandson) and president Andy Burdick.

While 75 years is a long time to be in business, innovation runs strong at Melges Performance Sailboats, as does a desire to press sailing's envelope(s), and the company has partnered with the design offices of Reichel/Pugh for several of its boats, including the Melges 20, Melges 24, and Melges 32. More recently, Melges Performance Sailboats teamed-up with yacht designer Mark Mills to create the Melges IC37 class, which has replaced the Club Swan 42 as the One Design racing platform for the Rolex New York Yacht Club Invitational Cup and the Canada Cup.

Interview with Burdick, the president of Melges Performance Sailboats in Sail-World.com

Yachtsman rescued 500 miles off Lizard Cornish coast by tanker
HM Coastguard said a beacon alert was received for the UK-registered Vancouver 34 yacht Helena, 513 nautical miles south west of Lizard Point, at 12.20am yesterday.

French maritime patrol aircraft and RAF aircraft gave back up to locate the small vessel, which was found to be disabled and dis-masted in the Atlantic.

After communicating by radio on scene, the lone yachtsman confirmed that he was uninjured but needed to get off the yacht.

The Seaways Reymar, a 229 metre oil tanker, diverted to rendez-vous with the stricken yacht today and, in challenging conditions, the master and crew of the tanker were able to get the yachtsman onboard this afternoon, despite swells of three to four metres during the rescue.

They will now continue on their voyage to the USA.

"The yachtsman was rescued by tremendous seamanship demonstrated by the master and crew of the Seaways Reymar, who diverted their course and remained on scene for eight hours to ensure the safe recovery of the sailor.

"As well as the skipper's EPIRB satellite beacon, which first alerted us to the situation on Friday, we were also aided by the fact that the vessel was transmitting on AIS which was very helpful in pinpointing the position of the yacht."

www.falmouthpacket.co.uk

Featured Brokerage
2017 Ocean Explorer 60. 3100000 EUR. Located in BVI.

Absolutely stunning German Frers designed and Finnish built luxury bluewater cruising catamaran with amazing specification and professionally maintained since launch.

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1920 Charles E Nicholson 147 Ft Schooner 1910 - Orion Of The Seas. Located in Italy.

Built by Camper & Nicholson to one of the finest designs of Charles E. Nicholson; this yacht originally named SYLVANA was launched in 1910. When commissioned, Nicholson had clearly won over the wealthy yachtsmen of the period to his designs that by then were regularly beating those of Watson, Fife and Herreshoff on the race course.

Now ORION OF THE SEAS; she was completely rebuilt 2003-2005 with a total focus on keeping the original detail where possible but where modern systems were installed; then most discreetly and with effective sound insulation.

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2015 TP52 - GLADIATOR. 750000 EUR. Located in St Thomas, BVI.

Built by Persico and project managed by Jason Carrington. Widely regarded as one of the highest quality TP52's ever built, with absolutely no stone left un-turned. Specifically optimized for an owner-driver, this is the last 2015 boat to leave Super Series captivity, with recent IRC optimization.

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The Last Word
Either write something worth reading or do something worth writing. -- Benjamin Franklin

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In This Issue
• New Zealand Government admits Covid-19 could hit America's Cup
• 7 Short-Handed Sailing Tips & Tricks
• Cure for Kids Bored by Endless Quarantine with Their Parents: Become a Blockhead!
• Anniversary marks sailor's historic solo circumnavigation of the globe
• 'We Are Sailing' is the Song of Howth
• Stewart Hosford: "Offshore Sailing Can Show Iself To Be A Leader"
• What's in the Latest Edition Of Seahorse Magazine
• Berthon Provides a Safe Haven for Stranded and Unwelcome Boats
• Greece gears up for busy 2020 boating season
• Featured Auction
• Featured Brokerage:
• • SW78 Ocean Horse
• • Nautor Swan 65 - EDEN
• • Victory '83
• The Last Word: Triumph the Insult Comic Dog

New Zealand Government admits Covid-19 could hit America's Cup
Travel restrictions in New Zealand has created uncertainty over the preparation for the race, scheduled for March next year. Cup challengers American Magic and INEOS Team UK have pleaded for more information from the Government about entering the country and beginning training.

Economic Development Minister Phil Twyford admitted that there was uncertainty over how the pandemic will affect the Cup, but said the Government is "highly motivated" to see it go ahead.

"At this stage it is hard to know the extent to which Covid-19 will affect the 36th America's Cup in Auckland, however there is likely to be some impact," Twyford said.

American Magic have gambled on travel restrictions easing and have already shipped their first generation boat to Auckland. The British syndicate is waiting on whether to send its full-sized boat to New Zealand or continue testing in Portsmouth. Luna Rossa are continuing to train in Sardinia.

Team New Zealand has the advantage of training locally, but is still awaiting the return of the AC75 Te Aihe boat from Europe after warm-up regattas in Italy and England were cancelled because of the pandemic.

All teams are now building their second-generation boats.

www.nzherald.co.nz

7 Short-Handed Sailing Tips & Tricks
Quantum Ireland's Yannick Lemonnier is a short- and single-handed sailing wizard. Get ready for your solo and short-handed adventures with these short videos explaining Yannick's top six tips and tricks.

Note: Tips 1-3 are from Yannick's live webcast "Short-handed Sailing Tips & Tricks" and are in the same video -- below...

How to get started: (at start)
Sailing at Night: (minute 6:19)
How to Secure your Battens: (minute 10:17)
Labeling Sails
Spinnaker Packing
Folding a Headsail Solo
Sail Preparation & Storage

Links to all the videos here: www.quantumsails.com

Cure for Kids Bored by Endless Quarantine with Their Parents: Become a Blockhead!
Harken Blockheads, the web-based youth sailing program, gives young sailors tools, skills and confidence to better take charge of their own boat and sailing experience. And, it's FREE to join! More than 1,300 young sailors from eight countries have become Blockheads by signing up online or at regattas.

Awesome Blockheads benefits:
- Blockheaded advice on sailing, boat maintenance and rigging upgrades
- Sailing resources and insider race expert access
- Inspiring Rockstar videos, contests and events
- Free stuff
- Safety content for parents

Insider Access to Racing Experts
Blockheads recently got to check out "Ask Me Anything," an Instagram session with US Olympian Paige Railey. They also learned about Olympic gold medalist, America's Cup champion, and two-time World Sailor of the Year, Peter Burling. And soon will be viewing a video tour of the NACRA 17 lead by US Olympian Riley Gibbs.

"Kids - we created a program for you to get involved, by being more hands on," said Harken US Managing Director Bill Goggins. "We want you to have fun with your friends, be more in charge of your own sailing, learn more about your boat and the sport of sailing."

Have your young sailors join Blockheads today!

Anniversary marks sailor's historic solo circumnavigation of the globe
Photo by Janusz Uklejewski / PAP. Click on image to enlarge.

Forty years ago, legendary sailor Henryk Jaskuła entered the port in Gdynia to become the first Pole in history to complete a non-stop solo voyage around the globe.

Setting off on June 12th 1979, upon his arrival on May 20th 1980, the then 56-year-old captain whose 344-day voyage onboard his 14-metre-long Przemysl's Gift (Dar Przemysla) yacht saw him break the world record for most time spent at sea alone, said: "Poland, your son has returned."

Jaskuła quickly became a national hero, with songs being written about him and his hometown of Przemysl lining the streets as he made a triumphant return.

Jaskuła planned to repeat his success but this time going around the globe westward - the more difficult direction. Had he succeeded, he would have been the first person in the world to circumnavigate the globe solo in both directions. Unfortunately, his boat Dar Przemysla was not up the task. Leaking, it was taking on water too fast to last the journey.

Jaskuła dreamed of rebuilding the yacht, hoping for the necessary 500,000 zlotys to do so. The captain wanted to use the boat train with handicapped aspiring sailors.

He died on May 14th 2020 at the age of 96 seeing neither his beloved boat rebuilt nor the 40th anniversary of his success.

Still, he remains an inspiration to generations of Polish sailors, who strive to surpass his records.

Tomasz Kulawik from the Przemysl Sailing Association said: "Captain Jaskuła's achievement is the most wonderful thing that fate has offered to Podkarpacie and Przemysl in the last few decades.

"We have to rebuild the yacht and our region will again amaze the world as it did on the occasion of Jaskuła's lonely cruise".

www.thefirstnews.com

'We Are Sailing' is the Song of Howth
We'll put aside for the moment the fact that Bono's father, the late Bob Hewson, lived out his days in Howth, a place he adored. We'll let it go for now that U2 drummer Larry Mullins lives in an elegantly-restrained modern mansion along Howth's Burrow Beach, and is seen in a boat from time to time. We'll overlook, too, the fact of the peninsular port's renowned connections to James Joyce and WB Yeats and J P Donleavy. Because, as of the weekend, Howth's favourite minstrel is the Tartan Troubadour Rod Stewart.

The Plaid Pixie's battered anthem "We Are Sailing" may have passed its sell-by date a dozen times and more. But as Noel Coward observed: "It's strange how potent cheap music is". Yet maybe "We Are Sailing" isn't cheap. Maybe it is just extremely good value. And that is something else altogether, for it's one of those songs which anyone can sing, and in three words it captures the mood of the moment.

Certainly, it captured the mood of Howth this past weekend, when sailing tentatively resumed after Howth YC Commodore Ian Byrne had put in some time working out the ramifications of the Irish Sailing policy document on the various permitted stages and phases in the post-Covid19 resumption of our much-missed sport.

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Stewart Hosford: "Offshore Sailing Can Show Iself To Be A Leader"
Tip & Shaft's fourth guest, Stewart Hosford, moved from the corporate world of banking in 2010 to take the helm at Alex Thomson Racing. Cork, Ireland based Hosford moved up in October last year to become CEO of Sir Keith Mills' pan global sports investment group Origin Sports, correspondingly expanding his horizons from ocean racing to a broad portfolio of other sports properties and prospects.

Stewart pre lockdown you were all over the world looking at different events and prospects, from a sports business point of view will there will be opportunity coming out of this?
The reality is that sport is incredibly resilient through great financial crises. We saw sport continue to grow and to extend and I think sport is incredibly resilient, financially, but unfortunately, it's not resilient to crowd restrictions so I think sport is absolutely going to change. I've seen a lot more e-sport investment cases coming across my desk. I have to say, for the first time ever, I've been doing quite a lot of Virtual Regatta sailing with my local sailing club which I never thought I'd do but actually it's been quite fun. Instead of our Monday night racing on the river were doing it on Virtual Regatta, which actually has been very pleasant to get people together. Between zoom and virtual regatta you're craving new sports efforts. I don't know what is ultimately going to happen. I don't really think anyone in sport can really make a sensible business plan but what I do know is there is quite a lot of investment money for sport in the world and I think people are genuinely active in looking at what the opportunities will be.

Are there any particular hotspots for that investment money?
It's coming from all over the world. I'm seeing discussions with people from Singapore, South Africa, Australia and a lot of American money, looking for really good sports assets. So, they'll look at things and they'll take a long-term view. Ultimately with sport you have to take a long-term view but if there is good businesses with good management teams and good underlying finances then people will absolutely be interested in them.

In that context where did you see ocean racing's position as a sponsor pre covid?
I thought it was fairly healthy, relative to its size and its scope to other sports. I know ocean racing offers something completely different, I've sold it for a long time and it always has to be put in context. I think now I've left running an ocean racing team you get a broader view. I think right now at the top table nobody is really interested in talking about sponsorships

How has that view changed?
My view has changed in that when you look more broadly at sport and when you see the media packages that go along with sport, whether it's football, golf or formula 1, you have kind of a baseline for all selling of sponsorship. When you look at those and you see them up close what you find is that 60/70% of the value of the sponsorship is placed on its media value and the remaining delta is 'what is unique about the property?'. When you're selling ocean racing you don't have a lot of that stuff, therefore I think that sailing sponsorships have some of the best activations in the world, purely because you have to be because you do not get the media return you get if you were an F1 team or a football club.

Full interview in Tip & Shaft

Seahorse June 2020
What's in the Latest Edition Of Seahorse Magazine

World news
The rise and rise of Yoann Richomme, the new Coutts, a black eye for a proud Aussie, tougher than tough Olympic delay, plus a not-sosilly solution to scheduling dilemmas. Ivor Wilkins,Patrice Carpentier, Blue Robinson, Dobbs Davis, Mat Belcher

The new conquistadors
Powering 100-foot supermaxis and giant superyachts, winning the Maxi72 worlds, equipping the Vendée Globe favourite and infiltrating the fastest giant French multihulls... Doyle Sails is on a mission to win everything

By Wednesday?
An America's Cup team needs a new custom furler in a hurry, not a problem when you have a pedigree as good as this...

Smart, versatile (and dependable)
When you are building luxury semi-custom performance yachts 7,000 miles away from your main market you'd better get everything right first time. So far so good

Another day at the office
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Berthon Provides a Safe Haven for Stranded and Unwelcome Boats
We were dismayed to read Susan Smilie's article in the Guardian last week announcing that "an estimated 500 boats are crossing the Atlantic to Europe in the coming weeks. From the South Pacific to the Indian Ocean, thousands of people are trying to sail home or find shelter".

The pandemic has left many yachts stranded far from their home ports or at least wondering where they may be permitted to make landfall.

Many countries have closed their ports and marinas to yachts or imposed draconian testing or quarantine measures. Whilst some of these measures may breach international maritime law, private yacht owners will have little choice but to comply with them.

However, in the UK, there are no such rules prohibiting entry, but some ports require yachts coming from overseas to submit a health declaration. Whilst lockdown is now easing and boating activities are once again permitted on open waterways in England, the UK government may soon introduce a quarantine period for all land, air and sea arrivals, making it more important than ever for yachts to check their planned place of arrival well in advance and to establish what facilities will be available.

Berthon Lymington Marina Safe HavenHere at Berthon Lymington Marina, we are well ahead on this front and can assure you of a warm welcome... we can aid boats by isolating them whilst we provide fuel, water, and even provisions in a managed distanced manner, until you have successfully complied with local quarantine rules which appear to be changing daily. Having travelled long distances at sea, you should be considered to have already self-quarantined for however many days you have been at sea. As long as customs are correctly informed, we can make the rest easy, whether in transit or seeking longer-term shelter ashore or afloat.

Stay safe, and fair winds in these tempestuous times; call Luke Machin (Berthon Lymington Marina Manager) on +441590 647405 or email marina [DOT] manager [AT] berthon [DOT] co [DOT] uk for further details.

Greece gears up for busy 2020 boating season
Greece ended its lockdown on May 4 and is still successfully dealing with Covid-19, so businesses are gradually reopening - some sooner than initially expected.

Referring specifically to tourism and yachting:

May 25 will see the opening up of domestic yachting. All yachts already in Greece prior to Covid-19 are allowed to arrive/depart from Greek ports and sail/stop within Greek territory

Greece's 2020 tourist season will begin on June 15, coinciding with the date the country's seasonal hotels open their doors for business. Greece's year-round hotels will open on June 1

On June 15, Greek yacht charters for foreign guests will begin. Greece will be welcoming international flights from 20 countries with positive epidemiological data, initially only at Athens International Airport

Greece's incoming tourists will not need to have a coronavirus test upon arrival and there will be no quarantine period. Travellers will only have to comply to airlines' rules before leaving their own country

Visitors to Greece will undergo sample tests when required and must abide by the country's general health protocols (to be announced soon)

On July 1, all Greek airports will be open to flights from abroad with the exception of some countries with negative epidemiological characteristics. -- Manos Roudas

www.ibinews.com

Featured Auction
66' S&S 12 Metre 1977 - ENTERPRISE

Bidding Opens: June 19, 2020 3:30 PM
Bidding Closes: June 25, 2020 3:30 PM

BIDDING for the ONLINE AUCTION of ENTERPRISE, the fully restored S&S DESIGNED 12 METRE, begins on June 19th. NO RESERVE AUCTION, SELLING TO THE HIGHEST

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Featured Brokerage
2004 - Refit 2015 SW78 Ocean Horse. 1,800,000 (VAT Paid) EUR. Located in Genova, Italy.

Ocean Horse is the fourth hull of the 78’ miniseries, one of the most successful Southern Wind projects, that boast the design partnership of Reichel Pugh Design and Nauta Design.

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Contact
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Tel. +39 010 570 4035
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1977 Nautor Swan 65 'Eden'. 590000 USD. Located in St. Martin, Caribbean

This Swan 65 has been extremely well cared for throughout her life. Her list of upgrades is endless and her previous owners have all treated her incredibly well. In recent years she has had sails, bow thruster, generator and rebuilt engine.

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1983 12 Metre Victory 83. All Reasonable Offers Considered USD. Located in Portsmouth, Rhode Island

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The Last Word
So many Bruce Springsteen fans have come from New Jersey. You can tell because of the smell of weed mixed with Axe body spray. -- Triumph the Insult Comic Dog

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In This Issue
• At the Sharp End: Brazil
• Te Aihe Returns
• Robline Rigging Service - Eyesplice in a Doublebraid
• Team Rockwool Racing to hit Danish waters this summer
• Yacht Racing Podcast Episode 16 - Terry Hutchinson
• Italian Borders Open June 3
• Phased Reopening Of Ireland's Waterways
• EA Waterways To Reopen
• Northern Ireland Navigator Ian Moore on The New Rolex Fastnet Race Course
• Letters to the Editor
• Featured Charter
• Featured Brokerage:
• • Racing sailboat TP52
• • Ker 41
• • Swan 90-708 Alix
• The Last Word: Charles P. Pierce

At the Sharp End: Brazil
Get to Heathrow. You’re flying to Brazil. Tickets at the desk”. Right. Arriving at the airport my work colleague and I approached the check-in desk. Names given. No seats. No seats? No names listed. The travel manager had decided which flight we’d be on but had forgotten to place said booking. After an hour of pacing the floor like a cat on a hot tin roof we were given the thumbs-up.

Arriving in Salvador the media team convened at the motorboat due to whisk us out to meet the fleet arrival. Warning the driver it could happen at any time of day or night he agreed to sleep onboard. The call came sometime between midnight and dawn as I dashed down to the pontoon. Cameras check, camera man and DoP, check. Driver, no driver. Was something lost in translation? After getting to the country by the skin of our teeth the much anticipated yacht arrival was missed.

Better luck was had in Jamaica. This time daylight images of a fleet were a must as yachts often arrive at night. In order to find the class some sixty miles offshore a sizeable engine was required. Bring on a one hundred foot Jamaican Defence Force Coast Guard vessel. This was not the captain’s normal task but he and his team seemed happy to humour me. Lines slipped, the boat accelerated to source the fleet. My stable platform edged up and down but even a 600mm lens with 1.4 teleconverter was not close enough to fill the frame at the allotted distance. The captain called for plan B. The 12 metre RIB was to be launched to gain a closer view. I didn’t think six servicemen were required yet they seemed keen to tag along. Like something out of a James Bond film the bright red escape button was pressed, a cable spat out and the RIB catapulted off the back of the ship. Slick reversing belied hours of previous fun on the water for the driver.

Stabilised astride a jockey seat to take a shot, suddenly four pairs of hands attempted to steady my shoulders and before I knew it was being held up by my lifejacket, legs going round like little pistons. “Put me down” I cried despite their best intentions. Years spent on photos boats had to be explained. But my new photo team had taken on the challenge with gusto and a successful photo shoot was in the bag. It was time to return to shore for a hearty breakfast. -- Ingrid Abery

More of Ingrid’s action images can be seen at: www.ingridabery.com

Te Aihe Returns
Auckland, New Zealand: It is not so much a triumphant homecoming from Europe for the Emirates Team New Zealand AC75 ‘Te Aihe’- rather a low key but very welcome return in the dark hours of Tuesday morning having been in a state of transit since leaving the teams viaduct base on Sunday February 2nd.

Its last sailing day on the Auckland harbour was January 15th. How the world has changed since that day due to COVID19.

Since then Te Aihe, and 16 containers storing workshops, chase boats and everything an America’s Cup team would need to work remotely in Cagliari and Portsmouth has been packed and shipped to Italy and back without so much as the seals being broken.

They have traveled on 4 ships, visited 15 ports including loading on and off in Tauranga, transhipped in Singapore each way and been loaded off and on in Gioia Tauro Italy.

Te Aihe was transported by road from Tauranga back to the Emirates Team New Zealand base arriving to a small welcome party - Andy Nottage, Jack Taylor and James Graham, to offload the truck ready to return to its shed and be prepared for sailing in the weeks ahead.

“It is good to see her back sooner than expected,” said Emirates Team New Zealand logistics manager Andy Nottage, who has successfully managed to juggle the fluid timeframes and shipping schedules to keep track and control of the precious shipment.

“She has been on quite the adventure, but it is good to have her home in one piece thanks largely to the ongoing support of Maersk.

A positive is that everything was sent away in a relative state of readiness to get set up and ready to go sailing relatively quickly in Cagliari, so that should mean it is not too long to get her back out sailing on the Hauraki Gulf again.”

“We have had some new components and systems that were ready for the ACWS racing so the guys are chomping at the bit to getting back out testing the new set ups and continuing our developments and obviously making up for lost time.”

www.emiratesteamnz.com

Robline Rigging Service - Eyesplice in a Doublebraid
Some of you might love doing this on their own, others rather give their ropes to a specialist. No matter what group you belong to we have here a small YouTube tutorial on how a double braided Eyesplice is properly done. No matter if mooring line or halyard, the principle is the same. We used the well-known Robline Sirius 500 as a sample since this is a very common type of double braided rope on the market.

Have fun watching and if this seems a little too hard but you still would like to have your rope spliced just contact your local dealer or directly our rigging service: rigging [AT] ropes [DOT] expert

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Team Rockwool Racing to hit Danish waters this summer
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Rockwool announces a unique collaboration with the Denmark SailGP Team athletes, kicking off with an action-packed summer of training, racing and record attempts in preparation for SailGP Season 2 in April 2021.

During a virtual press conference today featuring Rockwool’s Mirella Vitale and Denmark SailGP Team athletes Nicolai Sehested and Martin Kirketerp, Rockwool launched Team Rockwool Racing - a new initiative to support the training of the Denmark SailGP Team athletes over the coming months.

The news follows the postponement of SailGP Season 2 events to 2021 to ensure safety in light of the global COVID-19 outbreak. The first event of Season 2 will take place in spring 2021 in San Francisco. The results from the event that took place earlier this year in Sydney, Australia are null and void.

Team Rockwool Racing will see the Denmark SailGP Team athletes training on board a fully branded GC32 catamaran, and will also feature a series of youth workshops and academy sessions, corporate activation opportunities and record attempts.

Sehested also revealed that the team plans to take on a series of historic record attempts - including the Round Fyn and the Round Zealand (‘Silver Spinnaker’) records - in the coming months, and will also be present at Kiel Week in Germany, with more activities to be confirmed in the near future.

“We want to stay fast, and we see the record attempts as a great way to test ourselves against the clock and keep the pressure on. Of course, there’s no substitute for the F50, which is the fastest sailing boat on Earth. But the GC32 is quick and challenging to sail, and does share some fundamental similarities to the F50 in that it’s a big, foiling catamaran.

“The priority for us is to keep fresh and build our experience for SailGP Season 2, but if we can beat a few records along the way, then even better”, he added. “Hopefully we’ll be fully prepared to race against the world’s best in SailGP when next year comes around. We’re looking forward to getting back on the water”.

For the full calendar of events and activities, visit ROCKWOOL’s website at www.rockwoolgroup.com/racing

Yacht Racing Podcast Episode 16 - Terry Hutchinson
The latest episode of the yacht racing Podcast sees NYYC American Magic skipper Terry Hutchinson make a return appearance with an update on the syndicate’s response to the Covid-19 global pandemic.

Speaking to Yacht Racing Life website editor and podcast host Justin Chisholm via Zoom from his home in Annapolis, Maryland on Memorial Day in the United States Hutchinson gives a characteristically frank and open assessment of the American campaign’s current status.

During the fast paced 50-minute conversation the pair cover off a wide range of topics, including:

- the support he received from team’s three principals - Doug Devos, Hap Fauth and Roger Penske - when formulating the team’s response to the pandemic
- the impact on the team of the cancellation of the Italian and American America's Cup World Series events
- what Hutchinson thinks of the four teams’ differing first generation AC75 designs and which one of his rivals he likes the look of most
- how the American Magic sailors have tried to offset lost on the water time with in-house two boat sparring on the simulator and the ensuing banter between him and principal helmsman Dean Barker
- why Hutchinson says his own role on the boat as tactician/strategist is not guaranteed
- some fascinating insight into what racing the revolutionary AC75s might actually be like
- latest details of the team’s second AC75 and why Hutchinson is yet to see it in the flesh
- the timetable for the team's ongoing move to Auckland and their action plan for once they get there
- whether the lack of ACWS racing prior to the Challenger Selection Series might well be to the advantage of the three Challengers?

yachtracing.life

Italian Borders Open June 3
3rd June 2020 will see Italy open its borders to the rest of Europe. No restrictions to cross Italian borders.

Confindustria Nautica, the Italian Marine Industry Association, shares the latest information

On 19th May, via its Decree n. 34/2020 the Italian Government established that, starting on 3rd June 2020, all borders between Italy and the rest of Europe will be reopened, including those separating member states of the European Union, countries part of the Schengen area and Switzerland. For this reason, starting 3rd June 2020, all movement to and from foreign countries can only be limited by state regulations, including those relating to specific states and territories, provided they be adequate and proportional to the current level of epidemiological risk, and in line with the restrictions that derive from EU legislation and international obligations (art. I, paragraph 4, D.L. n. 33/2020).

On 3rd June 2020, all limitations that would apply to those travelling across Italian borders to and from Europe will be lifted. There will no longer be a mandatory quarantine period of 14 days and travellers will be able to move freely to and from Italy once again.

The Ministry of Transport has already issued guidelines for recreational boating, both private and charter, and for marinas. These activities are already operational. Until 3rd June, all sailing will be allowed within Regional borders. Moving units for work-related reasons, to deliver yachts, maintenance, etc., is not restricted anymore; until 3rd June all personnel arriving from abroad must a) leave the country within 72 hours, b) complete, onboard if necessary, a 14-day quarantine period.

As an overview, here is a list of countries and their current restrictions with regards to crossing Italian borders. (updated as of 23rd May 2020)

France: open borders with Italy for confirmed essential reasons; movement is permitted up to 100km from one's residence

Spain: open borders with Italy for confirmed essential reasons; mandatory 14-day quarantine

Germany: open borders with Italy for confirmed essential reasons; mandatory 14-day quarantine except for brief stays due to work/logistics-related reasons

UK: no current restrictions are in place, however from 8th June visitors must self-isolate for 14 days

Austria: access via land is allowed for a limited number of reasons provided you can provide a medical certificate confirming you tested negative for Covid-19 or you self-isolate for 14 days. Breaking news from ANSA - BOLZANO, 23rd May - Tourists from Germany and Switzerland may travel through Austria in order to enter Italy. As the Ministry of the Interior in Vienna has stated, it is now possible to travel through Austria, provided travellers do not plan to stop along the way.

Slovenia: access from Italy is permitted; mandatory 14-day quarantine except for when transporting goods or passing through

Croatia: access granted to EU citizens for work-related or essential reasons; access is also granted to owners of real estate or boats across the border; no quarantine necessary

Montenegro: access has been suspended except for exceptional circumstances such as transporting goods; mandatory quarantine (14 days) followed by 14 days of self-isolation

Greece: access suspended except for exceptional circumstances; mandatory quarantine (14 days); movement heavily restricted, smaller islands are now inaccessible

Malta: access granted for confirmed essential reasons; mandatory quarantine (14 days); partial curfew in place

Turkey: access suspended except for exceptional circumstances; movement heavily restricted; curfew in place

Russia: access denied to foreigners; mandatory quarantine of 14 days

UAE: access denied to foreigners except for exceptional circumstances; mandatory quarantine (14 days)

Qatar: access denied to foreigners; mandatory quarantine of 14 days

Singapore: access denied to foreigners except for exceptional circumstances; mandatory quarantine (14 days)

Hong Kong: access denied to foreigners except for exceptional circumstances; mandatory quarantine (14 days)

USA: access suspended from the Schengen Area, except for exceptional circumstances

China: access denied to foreigners except for exceptional circumstances; mandatory quarantine (14 days)

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Phased Reopening Of Ireland's Waterways
Waterways Ireland is planning the phased reopening of The Erne System, the Shannon Erne Waterway (within Northern Ireland) and the Lower Bann Navigation.

Private boaters are able to take short trips with caution as some navigations and associated facilities may require attention following the coronavirus lockdown period.

The organisation is finalising the phased return of its workforce and hopes its navigations will reopen on May 29.

Pump-out facilities are available for use but owners must ensure that travel to pump-out facilities is taken in a responsible manner minimising the amount of essential movement out on the water.

Locks and service blocks will remain closed however a roadmap towards fully reopening facilities will be issued in the next few days.

www.boatingbusiness.com

www.waterwaysireland.org

EA Waterways To Reopen
The Environment Agency’s waterways will reopen to powered boating by June 1 following the coronavirus lock down.

EA teams are currently carrying out inspection of channels, marking and removing hazards such as sunken boats, shoals and fallen trees with the aim that powered boats can resume leisure cruising.

On the Medway, some reaches of the Great Ouse, The Nene and the Thames could reopen within a few days while the remainder of the Thames and the Anglian waterways will reopen by June 1.

“We know there are some hazards out there such as sunken boats, shoals and fallen trees and our teams will be identifying and clearing these to make the waterways safe,” said the EA in a statement.

“We ask all boaters currently making essential journeys to be extra vigilant of unmarked hazards.”

Assisted passage at locks will not be provided while social distancing is in place and the EA warns some maintenance work will take longer to complete.

From June 1, short stay restrictions on moorings will also be in place again.

Currently non-powered water sports can take place on EA waterways as long as they follow government social distancing guidance and are vigilant.

www.boatingbusiness.com/news101/covid-19/ea-waterways-to-reopen

www.waterways.org.uk

Northern Ireland Navigator Ian Moore on The New Rolex Fastnet Race Course
One big overall win has eluded Northern Ireland navigator Ian Moore - in nine attempts at the Rolex Fastnet Race Moore’s team has made the podium twice but failed to win the Royal Ocean Racing Club’s flagship race. Ian is fascinated by the Fastnet Race and is a leading expert on offshore racing tactics and strategy. He analyses the new route, giving expert advice on the nuances of the famous offshore classic scheduled to start on August 8th, 2021.

Moore hails from Carrickfergus but has lived in Cowes, Isle of Wight for many years.

As a navigator, Ian has a highly impressive record with big event wins literally running off the page: Volvo Ocean Race, Transatlantic Race, Rolex Sydney Hobart, Newport Bermuda Race, RORC Caribbean 600, Transpac, Rolex Middle Sea Race, Rolex Giraglia, HK Vietnam Race, and Round Ireland.

The live interview (below) with Louay Habib include stories, pictures and the 2021 Rolex Fastnet course.

* From Butch Dalrymple Smith:

You mention that new rules for people arriving in England from abroad will require a period of quarantine. Presumably, if the Health department has any sense, the start of the quarantine period can be back-dated to the last port of call of the arriving yacht. There is no more solid quarantine than living on a yacht in the middle of the ocean.

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2008 Cookson TP52. 360000 EUR. Located in Gaeta, Italy.

Originally designed by Reichel-Pugh to fit the 2008 Audi/Med-Cup, she was built by Cookson Boats, NZ and optimized for IRC mods by Ericsson boatbuilders. Optimized for ORC 2020.

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2016 Ker 41. 430000 USD. Located in Turkey.

This is a full carbon pre-preg build that is based on the Ker 40+ design, but with a more offshore focus.

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2009 Swan 90-708 Alix. 4,100,000 EUR. Located in Genoa, Italy

Another successful collaboration between Germán Frers and Nautor, the Swan 90S 'Alix' is the quintessential performance cruiser combining elegant and powerful lines with Finnish quality to achieve an aggressive beautyThe anthracite grey colour scheme and customized four-cabin interior with Wengé and tinted oak give Alix a modern edge while maintaining the classic and timeless appeal of a Swan yacht.

Alix is under original ownership since new and has been based in the Med with light usage during the summer months except for two winters in the Caribbean (2011/2012 and 2016/2017). She has done a few charters each year but not more than three weeks annually. The owner has carefully selected the charter clients.

Alix has been maintained to the highest level and benefits from three substantial maintenance periods in 2014, 2015 and 2018The new engine, carbon standing rigging and complete paint job have kept her looking and working like new.

The yacht is MCA LY2 coded for commercial use and was inspected by MCA in June 2018.

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The Last Word
America's always been a great place to be crazy. It just used to be harder to make a living that way. -- Charles P. Pierce

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In This Issue
• America's Cup: New York ramp up pressure on entry to New Zealand for fair competition
• Seahorse Sailor Of The Month
• By Wednesday? - KZ Racefurlers
• SailGP and Oracle partner for seven-part Winning Calls content series
• The 39 Copa del Rey MAPFRE will be held in 2021
• The Most Beautiful Yacht Ever Built in Ireland?
• Congressional Cup rescheduled to October 13-18 2020
• Around The World Sailor Gaetan Thomas aims for The Race Around!
• Back on the water!
• Nic Johansen - The passing of a unique sailmaker
• Featured Auction: 1926 Herreshoff sloop - MARILEE
• Featured Brokerage:
• • GC32 GUNVOR
• • Comar Comet 45s
• • Bavaria C57
• The Last Word: Andrena Sawyer

America's Cup: New York ramp up pressure on entry to New Zealand for fair competition
American Magic claim they need 25 weeks of racing preparation in New Zealand to make a fair contest for the America's Cup.

Skipper Terry Hutchinson's assertion comes as the syndicate backed by the powerful New York Yacht Club continue to push their case for entry into New Zealand under lockdown restrictions enforced by the coronavirus pandemic.

Hutchinson told a Yacht Racing Life podcast about the anxiousness within the team as they transport their first boat to Auckland with its future out of their hands.

Hutchinson said the banter from Team New Zealand boss Grant Dalton, who pointed out the Kiwis only arrived in Bermuda five weeks before their successful America's Cup match in 2017, could be translated in another way.

With Auckland having five potential race courses compared to Bermuda's one, there was a need for extra time to familiarise local conditions which would be crucial.

Hutchinson, a veteran of the America's Cup and big boat racing, maintained these were "the world's most complicated monohulls" but they were pleased with their progress.

"It's a whole new world of development. We have had some wipeouts but we haven't tipped the thing over thankfully."

American Magic were now getting close to completing their second AC75 which would be flown to New Zealand in early September.

Covid-19 restrictions in Rhode Island where that boat was being built, meant Hutchinson had not seen it yet because a 14-day quarantine period was in force there until the end of this month.

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Seahorse Sailor Of The Month
This month's nominees:

Philippe Guigne (FRA)
A man who has done a lot to keep thousands of sailors sane during the lockdown months, Guigné released the first edition of Virtual Regatta in 2006 and has since been continuously developing it with a growing 10-man team based in Paris (PS he's hiring). The numbers are staggering - two million registered players with 500,000 currently active and a total of over 4.5billion miles raced. Club racing, America's Cup, round the world. Go and race where you want when you want

Gary Jobson (USA)
Long overdue (sorry, Gary). This is less about being a great sailor (an America’s Cup win gives you that right), and a great promoter of the sport, than about his tireless work with the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society’s hugely successful Leukemia Cup programme which to date has raised some $54million. He has been event chair since 1993, 10 years before his own lymphoma diagnosis. An ironic twist. Fortunately Gary is now cancer free and hard back at it. So pay up…

Last Month's winner:
Matias Capizzano (ARG)
'Massive vote!!! 'It is an honour and I am thankful for having been nominated for my work, but I don't have any chance with a person who did 3 Volvo races. Father of two Optimist girls, I vote for you, Abby!' Oops! 'His fantastic shots, especially of junior events, have inspired and encouraged many young sailors to persist with our sport. He makes even Optimist sailing look super!' - Evert Meyer; 'He supports sailing so much... we all love him!!!' - Janet Coburn.

View past winners of Sailor of the Month

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

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

By Wednesday? - KZ Racefurlers
An America's Cup team needs a new custom furler in a hurry, not a problem when you have a pedigree as good as this...

The KZ Racefurlers product line coming from KZ Marine has evolved and diversified over the past quarter of a century but the New Zealand company has remained rock solid on the founding principle that if a stock item does not meet the requirement, it will devote every effort in customising a solution that does.

From small beginnings, KZ Racefurlers has grown into a major player in the production of furling systems for grand prix race boats and superyachts, all the way through to club racers and cruisers. With the rise of Code Zero type sails and multiple staysail set-ups on large race yachts, efficient furling systems play an increasing role in highperformance sailing.

Full article in the June Issue of Seahorse

SailGP and Oracle partner for seven-part Winning Calls content series
SailGP today launched Winning Calls with Oracle, a new seven-part series of virtual race-viewing events featuring the global league's world-class athletes providing unique insight into how the national teams make strategic decisions at the highest speeds ever recorded in the sport.

SailGP's Winning Calls with Oracle will launch on May 28 at 3 p.m. BST with the world's most decorated Olympic sailor and Great Britain SailGP Team helm - Sir Ben Ainslie - along with data analyst Emily Nagel, Great Britain SailGP Team CEO Chris Draper and SailGP Director of Technology Warren Jones. The premiere event will explore how the Great Britain SailGP Team presented by INEOS convincingly won Sydney SailGP 2020.

The series will comprise of monthly episodes from May through November, and will feature athletes, coaches and data analysts rewatching SailGP's best action to-date. SailGP presenter Ed Leigh, known for his coverage of action and adventure sports including the Summer and Winter Olympic Games, will serve as the main series host, drawing insights out of the athletes and analysts, and conducting fan Q&As.

SailGP CMO Tim Godfrey said: "During these unprecedented times, we are looking for ways to bring our athletes and fans closer together, while offering fresh and innovative content. With the help of our global partner Oracle, we are able to provide never-before-shared insight into the data-driven, split-second decisions that are made during the world's fastest sail racing."

SailGP is unique in the sporting world as all of the data is delivered in real-time from the Oracle Cloud and is open-source. After each on-water session, the teams pour through terabytes of data - both their own and that of their competitors - to see how to continually improve and gain a competitive edge while racing in boats that all feature the same design and technology.

Registration for SailGP's Winning Calls with Oracle is available here.

Schedule
May 28 - Great Britain
June 18 - United States
July 23 - Denmark
August 27 - France
September 17 - Spain
October 15 - Japan
November 19 - Australia

The 39 Copa del Rey MAPFRE will be held in 2021
After 38 consecutive years holding one of the largest sailing competitions in the world, the postponement of the 39th edition of the Copa del Rey MAPFRE due to "health and safe well being responsibility" in 2020 will go down in history.

Since the COVID-19 pandemic forced strong social and sports restrictive measures, "health and safe well being responsibility" has remained the main focus of the Organizing Committee, chaired by Emerico Fuster.

An event like the Copa del Rey MAPFRE, with participation figures exceeding 2,000 sailors from more than 30 countries, and more than 3,000 people a day attending the competition, both at sea and on shore, must ensure that health and safe well being responsibility prevails above any sports or social interest.

Emerico Fuster, president both of the Real Club Náutico de Palma and the Organizing Committee of the Copa del Rey MAPFRE, has explained; "for us, both as a club and as an organization and after 38 uninterrupted years of celebration, this has been a very hard decision to take but in our mind, above all, it has always been to guarantee the health of our club members, our employees, the sailors and all the guests of the Copa del Rey MAPFRE."

Emerico, already with the vision set for next year, has highlighted that "the postponement of the 39th edition to 2021 makes us think already about next year, so that together can celebrate this edition with more desire than ever. Without a doubt, 2021 will be a special moment that will remind us the responsibility as a society facing a global health problem that, together, I hope, we will have managed to overcome. "

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The Most Beautiful Yacht Ever Built in Ireland?
The 77ft Maritana – designed and built in Waterford - makes her debut in the river off the city at Reginald’s Tower in the summer of 1882. Two years later, she was awarded the Concours d’Elegance at Cowes. Click on image to enlarge.

When we think of timelessly beautiful yachts, we'll naturally think of sailing vessels, where beauty is created by a sweet harmony of the hull lines with an elegantly restrained sheer, combined with a rig which is all of a piece both with itself, and with the hull it drives through the water with as little fuss and effort as possible.

Over the years, over the centuries indeed, a small but significant number of such beauties have been built in Ireland to a design standard which matches the international benchmark. That benchmark was set in times past by the designs of Wanhill of Poole and Richardson of Liverpool, of G L Watson, William Fife and Alfred Mylne of Scotland, and Charles E Nicholson of England, together with Nat Herreshoff and John Alden of America.

More recently the baton was taken up by England's Robert Clark and Arthur Robb and several Scandinavian designers, while in America Phil Rhodes, Olin Stephens, Jim McCurdy and German Frers of Argentina were recognized as the masters.

These are designers whose work still referenced the yacht most often though of as the most beautiful of all, the creation of 1893 which embodied what designer, critic and nautical writer Dixon Kemp described as the "Britannia Ideal" to which he expected all proper yachts to aspire.

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Congressional Cup rescheduled to October 13-18 2020
Long Beach Yacht Club has announced the 2020 Congressional Cup regatta has been rescheduled to October 13 to 18, 2020. Originally to be held April 28 to May 3 to kick off the 2020 World Match Racing Tour, the 56th edition was postponed due to the COVID-19 crisis.

But taking into consideration budget and travel concerns of the international field of top-ranked match racing competitors, the Congressional Cup will be shifting from the Catalina 37s normally used to Solings and be held within the turning basin of Alamitos Bay in Long Beach, CA.

"We are looking forward toward the horizon, and setting a course to get back to the things we love," announced Congressional Cup 2020 Chair Cheri Busch. "Some things will look a little different, but we can guarantee the same thrilling level of competition to both racers and onlookers alike."

The original roster of competitors remains on the lineup and includes: reigning Congressional Cup champion and six-time match racing world champion Ian Williams (GBR); 2009 winner Johnie Berntsson (SWE); last year's runner-up, Scott Dickson (USA); Eric Monnin (SUI); Harry Price (AUS); Nicklas Dackhammar (SWE); Torvar Mirsky (AUS); and Jordan Stevenson (NZL). The final two contestants will be determined at the Ficker Cup regatta the prior weekend, October 8 to 11, 2020.

It is the first time in roughly three decades the Congressional Cup will not be raced in the conventional fleet of identical Catalina 37s. Before Catalina Yachts President Frank Butler donated the customized Catalina 37s to the Long Beach Sailing Foundation, the event had been competed in Columbia 50s, Erickson 39s, Cal 40s and Catalina 38s.

However, the Soling - a 27-foot one-design keelboat established as an Olympic class - can be sailed with three or four crew (578.7 lb. limit) which eases travel challenges for international sailors. Familiar, and versatile in a broad array of wind conditions, the Soling's strict class rules assure competition on a level playing field: a hallmark of Congressional Cup racing.

Another first is the Alamitos Bay race course. Home of Long Beach Yacht Club, Alamitos Bay is separated by the mile-long Alamitos Peninsula from San Pedro Bay: the traditional arena for the Congressional Cup. Lined with sandy beaches and promenades, the course will offer plenty of vantage points for fans to take in the excitement.

"The new venue inside Alamitos Bay will provide a fabulous amphitheater for spectators, and certainly a new challenge for the competitors," noted World Match Racing Tour CEO James Pleasance.

Founded in 1965, the Congressional Cup is revered as the 'grandfather of match racing.' It was here that organizers from LBYC pioneered and perfected the concept of on-the-water umpiring that is the standard today.

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Around The World Sailor Gaetan Thomas aims for The Race Around!
London, Wednesday 27th May: 5 Oceans Sports Marketing can today confirm the second competitor campaigning to be on the start line of The Race Around.

He's a guy for whom adventure is the ultimate calling. Gaetan Thomas, aged 32, wants to beat the solo, non-stop, around the world speed record for a Class40. The previous record was set by the late Guo Chuan, currently standing at 137 days. Gaetan's goal is to set a new record at closer to 100 days, a benchmark set by the larger IMOCA60 in the earlier editions of the Vendée Globe.

After his around the world record attempt scheduled for late 2020, Gaetan wants to rub shoulders with many of the sports most talented competitors by taking part in The Race Around. When asked why, he answered "because the level of competition will be high and I'm looking to further myself against the best!"

Whilst in Lorient, putting the finishing touches on his Class40 #55 'Be The Drop' Gaetan took time to speak with The Race Around about his journey and the challenges that await.

Gaetan, you've recently announced your intentions to break the current Class40, solo around the world speed record! Can you tell us more about your journey to date?

"I'm Belgian by birth, 32 years of age and I've been sailing since I was a child but I became a 'professional' in 2009. My first adventure in a boat was on a small Corsair and then a 35ft cruiser. From sailing with my family I went on to compete in the Optimist and 420, even representing the Belgian national team! I did this until the age of 15 when I took a break from the water due to family and financial reasons. To be honest I went a little crazy, I finished school the day before my 16th birthday but the call to return to the ocean was strong and by the age of 18 I knew I had to return and that sailing professionally was my dream."

Full interview at TheRaceAround.com

Back on the water!
In the wake of the two-month lockdown from which it emerged on May 11th, France has reopened the coast and allowed all types of marine activities along the Atlantic. This is of course good news for Tom Dolan. The skipper of Smurfit Kappa, who kept busy during the two-month lockdown period, will launch his boat this week to get back training on the water.

"It's going to feel good to be back at sea after two long months, even if I feel a bit like it was non-stop. In mid-March, I made a long list of everything I wanted to achieve and I still haven't reached the end yet!" says the Irish sailor, who managed to keep up a certain rhythm in his overall organisation.

"I tried just to keep to a normal schedule, getting up, getting dressed, working, and then switching off at the weekend and evening, except all that within 1km of the flat. People suggested that it must have been like being isolated at sea but I don't see the connection much because we are doing what we love and by our own choice, I think I'll pinch the quote of the great single handed sailor Eric Tabarly who once said "Sailing means accepting the restrictions that you have chosen. It is a privilege. Most people are subjected to the obligations that life has imposed on them." The only real comparison that I see between the two is our mindset as we come out of lockdown. The difficulty and the time it has taken to readapt to being around people reminds me a lot of coming back to land after weeks alone at sea.

"We will know on 15th June whether the Figaro is to take place or not, and whether it will be on the scheduled dates (from 30th August to 20th September) or slightly later in September," explains the skipper of Smurfit Kappa, who keeps a plan B in the corner of his head in case the current pandemic turns the programme upside down once again.. "I have a great Plan B in mind, but it is top secret for now! So while waiting to find out more, I'm going to continue to prepare my boat in Concarneau. At the same time we hope to organise sailing days with the teams from Smurfit Kappa as well as the different companies around Concarneau who had signed up to support us for the Transat AG2R La Mondiale and some of whom continue to accompany us. We will also take out the local council workers who kept working and supported the local community during the lockdown, such as the bin men, bus drivers and people from the town hall. We hope it will be a way we can thank them." concludes Dolan.

www.tomdolanracing.com

Nic Johansen - The passing of a unique sailmaker
It is with great sorrow that we have to say goodbye to a truly unique veteran of the sail making industry. Nic Johansen, son of Erik Johansen who founded Elvstrom Dingy Sails together with Paul Elvstrom in 1954, has suddenly passed away.

Nic was unexpectedly hospitalised on Friday May 22 and died shortly thereafter the same day. Nic was an authority of the sail making industry, having worked most of his life within the industry, in one capacity or another. He was also a loving father and husband, leaving behind his beloved wife, Isabelle, and 3 adult children.

Nic was a great inspiration to me and I have learned a lot from him. His many years in the industry, his long history in sail making dating all the way back to his father and Paul Elvstrom, has been an irreplaceable resource for me. His work ethic and relentlessness has also been a great motivation for me.

Nic also oversaw the transaction that led to the reunification of the Elvstrom brand after several decades of separation. The journey that we started almost 3 years ago, was far from the end and will not be the same now that he is no longer with us.

It has been an enormous privilege to have worked along side Nic and it is extremely saddening that he had to leave us. He will be dearly missed.

May he rest in peace. -- Niels Bjerregaard, CEO Elvstrom Sails A/S

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Featured Auction
59' Herreshoff NY40 1926 - Marilee. Originally Listed: $1,850,000 | No Reserve, Selling to the Highest Bidder.

Bidding Opens: June 19, 2020 4:00 PM EDT USA
Bidding Closes: June 25, 2020 4:00 PM EDT USA

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Featured Brokerage
GC32 Gunvor. 200,000 ex VAT EUR. Located in Barcelona

Boat build number 20 is in excellent conditions and sailed only four events in the GC32 Racing Tour season of 2016. Equipment is almost brand new and everything is race ready.

The boat comes with a 40ft HQ container that was also purchased new in 2016. The container comes with benches, tools and all gear needed to mount and maintain the boat (incl. rotating cradles for ease foil fitting).

Current location is in storage in Barcelona.

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2007 Comar Comet 45s. 115000 EUR. Located in Scarlino, Italy.

Lightly used and well-presented sleek Vallicelli design roomy interior Comet 45S. Great location for immediate sail away and enjoymen

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Broker: Michele Antonini
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The BAVARIA C57. New Boat. POA EUR.

Pioneering design meets exceptional performance. A new dimension of sailing pleasure.

The BAVARIA C57 is a pure expression of class, elegance and the finest craftsmanship. With the design and style of a mega yacht, it sets new trends and boasts a long waterline which guarantees high basic speeds.

The BAVARIA C57 isn’t just impressively large, it sails perfectly too. Standing at either helm stand you can enjoy an exceptional view of the sails and the whole yacht. All of the important navigating instruments are available at both steering pedestals, as is the electrical motor control system. All of the sheets and halyards are fed directly to the 2 x 2 winches right in front of the steering pedestals. A self-tacking jib, larger overlapping genoa, gennaker and Code 0 are all there to help make the sailing great, whatever the conditions.

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The Last Word
I can't bring myself to watch yet another video, not because I don't care, but because we're all just a few videos away from becoming completely desensitized. The public execution of Black folks will never be normal. -- Andrena Sawyer

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In This Issue
• At the Sharp End: Louis Vuitton Trophy
• Time Over Distance Volume 9: Brad Butterworth
• Italian Borders Open June 3
• A different (round the) world - Inmarsat
• SAS 2020 vs Coronavirus
• James Joseph Giltinan: The Man Behind The Name On The Trophy
• Refits come to an end: the IMOCA fleet gradually moving again
• Swan American Regatta postponed to 2021
• Industry News
• Featured Brokerage:
• • Cape 31 One-Design - FLAME
• • Swan 77-010 Mascalzone Latino
• • YYachts Y7
• The Last Word: Winston Churchill

At the Sharp End: Louis Vuitton Trophy
I took off my ski gloves and handed them to the driver. His need was greater than mine. 7.30am and the press boat was positioned near the start line. It was the Louis Vuitton Trophy in Nice…in November. The Alps in the distance had a full dusting of snow. Racing lost earlier in the championship meant being up with the larks that morning afforded a chance to catch-up.

The IACC yachts rotated eight teams. Team Origin helmed by Sir Ben Ainslie duelled Azzurra in the semi-finals but relinquished a win while Team New Zealand vanquished Synergy to go head-to-head with the Italians. The latter chalked up two bullets to claim the silverware.

This image of Team Origin alludes to the atmosphere of the early morning on the Côte D'Azur. The print is one of a selection of Limited Edition offered online this month.

More images can be seen at: ingridabery.com

Time Over Distance Volume 9: Brad Butterworth
Brad Butterworth will be lifting the lid on fascinating stories from the America's Cup, Steinlager II and a special feature on Rambler 88 in the 9th edition of the RORC Time Over Distance Lockdown series of interviews.

Brad Butterworth has competed in seven editions of the America's Cup in the afterguard, winning the America's Cup four times in succession. Butterworth's winning streak of 16 consecutive races is unequalled. Butterworth was watch captain for Peter Blake's Steinlager II, winning all six legs of the 1989 Whitbread Round the World Race. In recent year's Butterworth has been tactician on George David's Maxi Rambler 88, taking line honours in the Rolex Fastnet Race, Rolex Middle Sea Race, and both line honours and the race record for the RORC Caribbean 600.

Louay Habib interviews Brad Butterworth for an hour-long show featuring: pictures, videos and stories from a phenomenal career. Tune in on Friday 29 May 1700 BST at https://www.facebook.com/RoyalOceanRacingClub/ or watch below

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