The Just Jane Trophy was contested at Silver Wing Sailing Club in Wraysbury, luckily not right under, on this occasion, the flight path to Heathrow Airport…
Monthly archives for May, 2022
Love and the Snipe Dinghy
Wednesday
May 25
2022
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May 25
2022
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At 58 years of age, noted Dutch offshore sailor Bouwe Bekking has seen a lot and done a lot yet, having taken part in eight Whitbread/Volvo Ocean Races. But when asked to choose the coolest and most innovative yacht, Bekking had a sweet spot for the 91-year old Snipe dinghy.
However, Bekking is not alone for his passion of this 15-footer as Will Apold shares:
While working a summer job in a French fry plant in between engineering semesters, I met a lovely country girl. I grew up on the Nova Scotia coast and thought that I could impress her by my sailing abilities.
So on a sunny afternoon in September, I borrowed a friend’s Snipe to take her for a sail. I thought that the Snipe would be perfect as it would just be the two of us and we would sit close to each other as we sailed along Halifax’s sheltered Bedford Basin…
$1 Boat Update
Tuesday
May 24
2022
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May 24
2022
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We are still happily cruising summers on the North Channel and making improvements along the way.Delaminating and wet core work continues on the deck. Wood stove installed. A cracked oil pan required the engine to be hauled. Painting and varnish continues Electrical wiring improvements continue with some solar added.
the new green deal
Tuesday
May 24
2022
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May 24
2022
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The season of the recyclable prototype of Northern Light Composites, Ecoracer, the sportboat in flax fibers and thermoplastic resin designed by Matteo Polli and fully equipped with Onesails Nord Est 4T FORTE recyclable technology, begins with a victory at the Italian ORC Sportboat Championship. Ecoracer won the overall championship with 2-3-1-1-4-2.5 results in a fleet of forty boats.
Very light wind conditions characterized the championship: 8-10 knots on Saturday, when three races were held in the late afternoon; on Sunday the first race with very light wind with the morning “Peler” and two more races in the afternoon with a breeze of 8 knots…
How to remove “ghost lettering” on gel coat
Tuesday
May 24
2022
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May 24
2022
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I am changing the boat name and removed the old name with an eraser wheel. The old name is still visible and the new name does not cover it all. How do I get rid of the “ghost lettering”?I read that wet sanding is needed so I tried a test patch in an area covered by the new sticker. I thought oxidized gel coat is darker, so I am confused by the fact that the gel coat under the old sticker and what I exposed sanding is beige/ darker than the surrounding material. I then tried buffing, but I…
ILCA 7 Mens World Championship – Day 1
Tuesday
May 24
2022
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May 24
2022
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Opening day of the 2022 ILCA 7 Men’s World Championship on Banderas Bay, Mexico with two races completed…
Lisa Blair sets Antartica Record
Tuesday
May 24
2022
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May 24
2022
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Australian solo sailing record holder Lisa Blair is set to make landfall in Albany, Western Australian tomorrow morning, (Wednesday May 25th) shaving 10 days off the record to claim the Antarctica Cup…
NZL Sailing Team: World Champion heads to Mexico
Monday
May 23
2022
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May 23
2022
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Tom Saunders is heading into his ninth ILCA 7 world championships but knows this one in Mexico, will be a bit different to the rest. That’s because the 29-year-old goes in as defending champion after winning last year’s world title in Barcelona…
TF35 Realstone Cup for Léman Hope overall
Monday
May 23
2022
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May 23
2022
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Esteban Garcia’s Realteam, co-skippered by Jérôme Clerc, has claimed the opening event win of 2022 season after scoring two bullets over the first two days…
IKA Kitefoiling Youth Worlds Torregrande overall
Monday
May 23
2022
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May 23
2022
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The final day of the Kitefoiling Youth World Championships delivered drama and an unforeseen but well deserved result in the girls’ fleet…
International WASZP Games surges past 100 entries
Monday
May 23
2022
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May 23
2022
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With the International WASZP Games at Malcesine, Lake Garda now 7 weeks away (9-16th of July), entries have now surpassed 100 and there are still 8 days before the early bird entry closes…
Successful season start on Lake Garda
Thursday
May 19
2022
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May 19
2022
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The Ora is filling in around one o’clock, steady 18-22 knots, a bit stronger along the mountainside. Warm temperatures, blue skies, and five intensive races…
Qualifying complete at Thistle Nationals
Thursday
May 19
2022
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May 19
2022
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Jacksonville, FL (May 18, 2022) – After no racing yesterday due to low winds, the 2022 Thistle US National Championship was barely better. After an extended postponement, a late seabreeze allowed racing to get underway at 4:00pm with a second race squeezed in at 5:30pm.
Paul Abdullah with crew Marie Abdullah and Barret Rhodes posted a 6-2 to take the lead, holding a nine point lead on Mike Ingham with Daniel Hesse two points further back in third.
Today’s first race completed the 3-race qualifying series, with the top 24 teams advancing to the Championship Division with the next 25 teams now vying for the President’s title. Three more races will conclude the series on May 20…
iQFoil Europeans: Two Kiwis progress to Gold fleet
Thursday
May 19
2022
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May 19
2022
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The two top New Zealanders have had differing fortunes on Day 2 of the iQFoil Europeans being sailed in Torbole, Lake Garda in Northern Italy, however both have qualified in the Gold fleet for Mens and Womens competition…
WASZP launches in FIV next gen Foiling Academy
Thursday
May 19
2022
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May 19
2022
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In a major step forward in Europe WASZP has partnered with the Italian Sailing Federation (FIV) and Luna Rossa to provide a foiling pathway for the next generation…
IMA Maxi Europeans – A day of delays on the Bay of Naples
Thursday
May 19
2022
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May 19
2022
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Scheduled for day two of the IMA Maxi Europeans’ inshore/coastal racing were two windward-leewards. After a delay out on the Bay of Naples, only one was finally completed…
Maxi European Championship – North Star sets the pace
Wednesday
May 18
2022
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May 18
2022
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Following on from the Regata dei Tre Golfi offshore race, the International Maxi Association’s Maxi European Championship entered a new phase with the first of four days of inshore/coastal racing at the Maxi Yacht Sorrento Trophy, part of Tre Golfi Sailing Week…
Ainslie moves British America’s Cup team to Mallorca
Wednesday
May 18
2022
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May 18
2022
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Ben Ainslie’s British America’s Cup Challenger of Record, Ineos Britannia, is reported to be moving to the Spanish Mediterranean island of Mallorca ahead of the 37th America’s Cup in 2024…
iQFoil European Championships – France and Britain lead Opening Series Races
Wednesday
May 18
2022
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May 18
2022
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Day 2 of the 2022 iQFoil European Championships at Circolo Surf Torbole. Nicolas Gotard of France now leads the men and Hélène Noesmoen of France continues to lead the Women…
America’s Cup Hall of Fame announces new inductees
Wednesday
May 18
2022
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May 18
2022
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The Herreshoff Marine Museum / America’s Cup Hall of Fame welcomes Larry Ellison, Dirk Kramers, and Dawn Riley as Class of 2022 inductees of the America’s Cup Hall of Fame…
Recognizing the elephant in the room
Wednesday
May 18
2022
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May 18
2022
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Formerly known as Whidbey Island Race Week, this Pacific Northwest regatta has been on the move since its 2019 edition. The Whidbey Island facilities were no longer sufficient, so change was needed, but then the pandemic hit. Plans made had to be remade.
After the 2020 event joined the chorus and was cancelled, the event found (another) new home for 2021 in Anacortes, WA. It was all systems go, and they did, except for a fatal accident during the June competition. Seattle sailor Greg Mueller, 58, crewing on the J/120 With Grace, fell overboard and perished.
The storied event which began in 1983 has had a rough go, but 2022 is a year to move forward, yet not without recognizing the elephant in the room… safety. Here’s a message from 2022 Race Week Anacortes to be held June 20-24:
Jimmy Spithill: Step back to step forward
Tuesday
May 17
2022
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May 17
2022
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After taking over the United States SailGP Team for Season 2, CEO and Driver Jimmy Spithill took them from the cellar to within grasp of the grand prize. But Spithill believed for the team to take another step forward, a step back may be necessary as he shares in this report following the Season 3 opening event in Bermuda:
It’s been awesome being back on the island, which is a second home to a lot of us after we raced the America’s Cup here a few years ago. This Bermuda Sail Grand Prix was our first time returning to a venue since we joined SailGP – and it marks a real evolution for the United States SailGP Team.
We’ve added some new faces and have a completely new shore team. Just like a pit crew in F1, those guys keep us ticking, and the importance of having the right set-up can’t be overstated – it’s the foundation to everything we do as a team, they are the first to arrive and the last to leave, and do whatever it takes to give us a shot at winning…
Finn Gold Cup at Malcesine day 1
Tuesday
May 17
2022
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May 17
2022
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The famous Garda wind machine broke down today and the 111 Finn sailors at the Finn Gold Cup at Fraglia Vela Malcesine on Lake Garda, Italy, will have to wait for another day to begin this long-heralded restart of elite Finn sailing…
Golden Globe Race launch event at Scarborough
Tuesday
May 17
2022
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May 17
2022
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Scarborough Yacht Club and Guy Waites Sailing are to hold a public Launch Weekend and Fundraiser from Friday May 20th to Sunday, May 22nd to give Guy and yacht Sagarmatha a big send off for his entry for Golden Globe 2022…
Worrell 1000 Race leg 7
Tuesday
May 17
2022
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May 17
2022
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A new checkpoint to the event, and although the racers were not pleased to be so close to a pier that was under construction, the Race Committee moved the start Line well South to take it out of play…
IMA Maxi European Championship kicks off
Tuesday
May 17
2022
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May 17
2022
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This year it was also the opening event and offshore part of the International Maxi Association’s new Maxi European Championship which is now followed for the remainder of this week by the Maxi Yacht Sorrento Trophy…
Countdown to Lightning World Champs
Tuesday
May 17
2022
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May 17
2022
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Fifty teams are registered for the 2022 Lightning World Championship to be held May 18-21 in Wrightsville Beach, NC. The biennial event, postponed from 2021, hosts defending 2-time world champ Javier Conte (ARG) who will face past titlists David Starck (USA), Tito Gonzalez (CHI), and Matt Fisher (USA) in the 8-race series. – Details
Jean-Pierre Dick forced to abandon record attempt
Tuesday
May 17
2022
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May 17
2022
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Stormy conditions, technical problems and injury have forced Jean-Pierre Dick to abandon his attempted record breaking crossing in the first Bermuda Lorient – Pure Ocean Challenge…
New Zealand To Reopen Maritime Borders Ahead of Schedule
Monday
May 16
2022
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May 16
2022
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The South Pacific will once again become an expansive cruising destination. The New Zealand government announced last week that the country’s maritime border will “reopen to currently prohibited foreign flagged vessels including cruise ships, recreational craft, and specialist vessels” from July 31, 2022. In the announcement made on May 11, New Zealand’s prime minister, Jacinta Ardern, said, ““New Zealand is in demand and now fully open for business.” The move is expected to “increase the available pool of labour, while also speeding up our tourism recovery.”
The border reopening is set for 11:59 p.m. on July 31, and the news has been received with enthusiasm, as was demonstrated in the email we received from Sharron Beck at Whangarei Marina: “Finally we can receive yachts into New Zealand again soon …”
Whangarei Marina is one of several marinas and ports that have been upgraded ahead of the reopening. As reported in Sail-World last week, “New Zealand has spent the past two years expanding superyacht offerings across the country’s marine destinations.” Whangarei has an expanded superyacht refit facility; the Bay of Islands Marina has casual berthage for visiting cruising yachts and “a new 120-metre superyacht berth.” The city of Auckland has also received additional inner city berths.
As Pacific Puddle Jumpers and cruisers cast off for, and from, the South Pacific and head for popular destinations such as the Marquesas, Tahiti, Bora Bora, Tonga and Fiji, they can soon turn south to continue on to New Zealand and enjoy the region’s spectacular sailing grounds.
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First Season 3 SailGP event to Tom Slingsby’s Australia Team
Monday
May 16
2022
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May 16
2022
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The Aussie team dominated the podium race of the Bermuda Sail Grand Prix presented by Hamilton Princess to claim the opening title of the season…
SailGP Season 3 – Bermuda Grand Prix Day 2
Sunday
May 15
2022
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May 15
2022
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The nine national SailGp teams be on the start line for Day 2 of the Bermuda Sail Grand Prix presented by Hamilton Princess, at 18:00 hrs Sunday 15 May…
SailGP Season 3 – Bermuda Day 1
Saturday
May 14
2022
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May 14
2022
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Nine national SailGp teams will go head-to-head on the start line at the Bermuda Sail Grand Prix presented by Hamilton Princess, with newcomers Canada and Switzerland racing for the very first time…
Final touches as SailGP Season 3 kicks off
Saturday
May 14
2022
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May 14
2022
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There are less than 24 hours to go until SailGP Season 3 gets under way in spectacular fashion at the Bermuda Sail Grand Prix presented by Hamilton Princess on May 14-15…
Tom Slingsby donates $72K AUD from S2 prize money
Saturday
May 14
2022
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May 14
2022
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Tom Slingsby, the Australia Team driver and CEO announced today that the team will donate $72,000 (AUD) from the team’s $1,000,000 prize purse to its Race For The Future partner, Parley for the Oceans.
B 53
Saturday
May 14
2022
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May 14
2022
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Sure, it’s a concept, and no, it’ll never see the light of day, but it is funny to see the crazy shit people come up with. speaking of imagining, just imagine trying to get a slip for it. Thanks to Yacht Harbor.
Can Ainslie get his game together for new SailGP season?
Friday
May 13
2022
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May 13
2022
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Ben Ainslie and his Great Britain SailGP Team will be back on the racetrack for the first event of SailGP Season 3, which commences with the Bermuda Sail Grand Prix presented by Hamilton Princess this weekend 14/15 May…
Emirates Team NZ’s Project Speed ready for testing
Friday
May 13
2022
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May 13
2022
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Almost within the blink of an eye, the Emirates Team New Zealand Land Speed record craft is being fitted together at the Auckland base. Time is ticking and as usual, it’s the team against the clock to stay on track with timelines and deadlines…
Melges 24 Worlds – Gulari retains lead after day 2
Friday
May 13
2022
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May 13
2022
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Bora Gulari of the USA on New England Rope continues to lead the 2022 Melges 24 World Championship, hosted by Lauderdale YC…
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