Lorenzo Boschetti of Italy moved to the front of the pack on day three of the 2022 Lepanto Formula Kite European Championships in Nafpaktos, Greece…
Monthly archives for September, 2022
Formula Kite Europeans – Leaders Boschetti of Italy and Jessie Kampman of France
Friday
Sep 30
2022
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2022
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Globe40: Two down, One to go
Friday
Sep 30
2022
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Sep 30
2022
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Seven teams were at the beginning of the 2022-23 Globe40 on June 26, a multi-leg doublehanded round the world race in Class40s. With five duos having started the third leg from Mauritius to Auckland, New Zealand on September 11, here’s an update on September 30, 2022:
Yesterday, the Dutch crew on SEC HAYAI, Frans Budel and Ysbrand Endt, passed the longitude of Cape Leewin in south-west Australia, a 3,580-mile sea passage from Mauritius, which took them 16 days and 12 hours. They were followed just 8 hours later by the Japanese/ Italian crew on MILAI Around The World. SEC HAYAI was also the first to negotiate the gate at Eclipse Island, the course mark close to Cape Leeuwin.
In the legendary trilogy synonymous with round the world races, the GLOBE40 has now checked off two of the three great capes – Cape of Good Hope and Cape Leeuwin. This passage via Australia more or less marks the halfway point in the event’s second longest leg, which spans nearly 7,000 miles in all and rounds of in New Zealand. Only Cape Horn remains…
a worthy cause
Friday
Sep 30
2022
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Sep 30
2022
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CommunityEdison Sailing Center has prepared for dozens of tropical storms and hurricanes since its inception in 1984. Tragically, for the first time in 38 years – we received a direct hit from one of the most powerful storms to ever threaten the United States.
The destruction is enormous, and we need your help!
As a community sailing center, over the years, we have worked to bring sailing to children who might otherwise not have the opportunity to try it. We operate on the funds from summer programs and donations. More here.
patriot state
Friday
Sep 30
2022
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Sep 30
2022
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The keel block for the second of five new purpose-built, state-of-the-art training vessels for America’s state maritime academies was set into place today at the Philly Shipyard marking the next milestone in the project. The start of the assembly of the second vessel, which will be named Patriot State, comes just days after the first vessel, Empire State VII, left the dry dock for her final stage of outfitting.
Work on the second of the vessels began in March 2021 with the first steel cut. Today’s keel laying was a ceremonial recognition in which the first grand block of the vessel is loaded into the building dock. The second NSMV (National Security Multi-Mission Vessel) is scheduled to be delivered to Massachusetts Maritime Academy in 2024. Read on.
Rich get poorer in Golden Globe Race
Thursday
Sep 29
2022
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Sep 29
2022
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(September 29, 2022; Day 26) – A week after the 2022-23 Golden Globe Race fleet crossed the Lanzarote gate, Simon Curwen (GBR) is leading the fleet into the Doldrums through the 10th parallel, where the elastic fleet expands and compresses depending on the conditions.
It has been mainly compression as leaders Curwen and Tapio Lehtinen (FIN), who after making most of their time west of the stormy low-pressure system, are now hitting the windless wall of the Doldrums…
Notice of Race for Youth and Women’s America’s Cup
Thursday
Sep 29
2022
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Sep 29
2022
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In addition to the 37th America’s Cup is the 2024 Women’s America’s Cup and Youth America’s Cup, with up to 12 teams competing for each event in Barcelona, Spain.
The Youth America’s Cup starts on September 19 and the Women’s America’s Cup on October 3. Both series begin with a week of practice for the teams before the fleets are split, where possible, into two with the confirmed Amrica’s Cup Teams competing in one group and all the invited yacht clubs from around the world competing in another.
With evenly matched AC40 boats provided, a qualifying series of fleet race advance the top two teams for a winner-take-all final race.
The scheduling for the Youth America’s Cup has the finale on the same day as the America’s Cup Challenger Final on October 2 – and will be raced in-between the Final flights – whilst the Women’s America’s Cup final race will be held on October 16, the date scheduled for two America’s Cup Match races and again between flights…
For Notice of Race, click here.
Six titles at Hobie 16 World Champs
Thursday
Sep 29
2022
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Sep 29
2022
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The 2022 Hobie 16 World Championships were September 15-29 in Sant Pere Pescador, Spain. As is tradition, the Hobie Cat Company provided 50 new identical boats to be used for the championships which had 15 days of racing, 60 races, and 353 sailors from 22 countries participating in this event together.
Here are the titles decided (age limit for skipper with crew age open):
• Cam Owen/ Susan Ghent (AUS) are the new masters champions (45+ years, 37 boats), followed by Darren Smith/ Claire Bisgood (AUS), and Stefan Griesmeyer/ Caterina Degli Uberti (ITA)
• In the Grand Masters (55+ years, 24 boats), Rod Waterhouse and Kerry Waterhouse (AUS) are the new World Champions, They were followed by William Edwards and Lucinda Edwards (RSA) in second and Jens Goritz and Michela Piu (GER) took third.
• In the Great Grand Masters (65+ years, 12 boats) it was USA for the top three spots with Peter Nelson and Holly Deuterman (USA) being crowned Champions followed by Michael Montague and Kathleen Ward, and Blair Wallace and Sasha Wallace respectively in second and third.
• In the Women’s series (13 boats), Caterina Degli Uberti and Diana Rogge (ITA) top the top spot, followed by Bella Zanesco and Juliet Bates (AUS), with Carmen Andrews and Haylie Andrews(AUS) picking up third.
• For the Youth series (under 21 years, 17 boats), Valerio Tomassi and Eva Orsolini (ITA) were number one, with Ben Jochims and Paula Deppenbrock (GER) coming second, and Morgan Smith and Annabel Luxton (GBR) in third.
The overall open championship was held at the end in which 50 teams pre-qualified through their home country with another 74 teams hoping to advance through on-site qualifiers on September 22-24.
For those able to qualify, the championship group competed in a Semi Final stage on September 25-27 to advance the top 48 for the Finals and the open world title on September 28-29…
• Details: https://hobieworlds.com/
• Results: https://sailingresults.net/?id=81406
OK Dinghy Europeans – Three Races . . . Three Winners
Thursday
Sep 29
2022
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Sep 29
2022
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Following two days of mistral, racing finally got underway at the 2022 OK Dinghy European Championship, at Société Nautique de Bandol, France…
Royal Cup 52 Super Series Scarlino Day 3
Thursday
Sep 29
2022
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Sep 29
2022
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The waters of the Golfo di Follonica, Tuscany continue to deliver excellent racing conditions for the Royal Cup 52 SUPER SERIES Scarlino…
America’s Cup: Recon Diary – Pretty Epic
Thursday
Sep 29
2022
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Sep 29
2022
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Returning to New Zealand from the European summer circuits, Pete Burling and Blair Tuke wasted no time in re-joining the extensive Kiwi testing programme, stepping aboard ETNZ’s AC40 for a blustery first taste of the most sensational boat of 2022…
Royal Cup 52 Super Series Scarlino Day 1
Tuesday
Sep 27
2022
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Sep 27
2022
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After two races in winds which topped 27kts in the gusts Quantum Racing lead the Royal Cup Scarlino 52 SUPER SERIES regatta…
Hobie 16 Worlds in Spain day 13
Tuesday
Sep 27
2022
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Sep 27
2022
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Similar to yesterday, racing for the final day of the semi-finals got under way shortly after 11:00 AM in the offshore breeze. The early race started off in 12 knots of breeze but, it didn’t hold. As the wind got lighter during the race it became shifty…
Formula Kite Europeans – Greek government stops on-water activity
Tuesday
Sep 27
2022
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Sep 27
2022
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The Tuesday weather forecast in western Greece was so apocalyptic that the government forbade any on-water activity, and that included the kiteboarders…
RC35 Championship series concludes at Largs
Tuesday
Sep 27
2022
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Sep 27
2022
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The 2022 Vantage Health and Life RC35 Championships is a wrap! Another very close season with tight racing in a great variety of locations and conditions…
death on the high seas
Tuesday
Sep 27
2022
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Sep 27
2022
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Not Sailing
Crimes like this don’t often happen on land. A 10-minute slow-motion slaughter captured by a cell phone camera shows a group of unarmed men at sea in an undisclosed location, possibly 15 of them, killed one by one by a semiautomatic weapon, after which the culprits pose for celebratory selfies.
This case shows the challenge of prosecuting crimes on the high seas. There were at least four ships on the scene, but no law required any of the dozens of witnesses to report the killings — and no one did. Law enforcement in the open ocean is limited, and jurisdiction is complicated. Authorities learned of the killings only when the video turned up on a cell phone left in a taxi in Fiji in 2014.
It’s still unclear who the victims were or why they were shot. An unknown number of similar killings take place each year — deckhands on the ship from which the video was shot later said they’d witnessed a similar slaughter a week before. Read on.
Global warming in 1939?
Monday
Sep 26
2022
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Sep 26
2022
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We have had some unusual weather here in So Cal this summer which some would say due to global warming, including extreme hot weather due to a hurricane coming from Mexico just missing the So Cal beaches. A reader sent this video to XS Sailing showing that the weather this summer was not new and had happened before… but worse. if you are a local of Newport Beach this story has some amazing history for the area.
Italy and Germany winners at final iQFoil event before 2022 Worlds
Monday
Sep 26
2022
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Sep 26
2022
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Over fifty competitors took part in event 4 of the iQFoil International Games, organised by the Circolo Surf Torbole…
Short list for World Sailor of the Year
Monday
Sep 26
2022
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Sep 26
2022
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World Sailing has advanced the finalists for the 2022 Rolex World Sailor of the Year Awards.
The shortlist of sailors or crews, including world champions, Olympic medalists, and world record holders, represent the wide range of disciplines in the sport of sailing and will be voted on by World Sailing Member National Authorities (MNAs), the international sailing community, fans and the public to decide a male winner and a female winner.
Voting for the awards will open on September 27, alongside voting for the World Sailing 11th Hour Sustainability Awards.
The Rolex World Sailor of the Year Awards are recognized as the highest award a sailor can receive in recognition of their outstanding achievements by the world of sailing. This year’s awards will be presented during the World Sailing Awards on October 25 in Abu Dhabi.
The winners will have their name engraved on the iconic marble and silver trophy depicting the globe and crowned with five silver spinnakers representing the continents, as well as a custom Rolex timepiece to mark the occasion.
The 2022 Rolex World Sailor of the Year finalists are:
Female category:
• Helene Noesmoen (FRA)
• Odile Van Aanholt & Annette Duetz (NED)
• Caterina Marianna Banti (ITA)
Male category:
• Ruggero Tita (ITA)
• Jean-Baptiste Bernaz (FRA)
• Nicolas Goyard (FRA)
• Bart Lambriex & Floris van der Werken (NED)
SailGP: Gremlins strike Brits in Cadiz
Monday
Sep 26
2022
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Sep 26
2022
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The Great Britain SailGP Team finished fifth place overall, despite recurring technical issues at the Spain Sail Grand Prix, in challenging racing conditions. Rudder damage and a bad start to Race 5 killed the Brits chances for making the podium final…
Australia extend lead in SailGP Season Three
Monday
Sep 26
2022
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Sep 26
2022
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Tom Singsby and his Australia SailGP Team still maintain their position as number one in the SailGP Season 3 leaderboard, despite losing the podium final to first ever SailGP winners, Quentin Delapeierre’s French Team…
Australia SailGP top of podium D1 in Cadiz
Sunday
Sep 25
2022
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Sep 25
2022
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Tom Slingsby’s Australia Team has survived and thrived in the brutal conditions faced during the first day of the Spain Sail Grand Prix in Cadiz, finishing at the top of the podium…
America’s Cup: Recon Diary – Sept 22 – Alinghi RBR
Sunday
Sep 25
2022
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Sep 25
2022
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Recon Report September 22, 2022: Dean Barker was on board Alinghi Red Bull Racing ‘s AC75, Boat Zero, last Thursday, with the Swiss. On their third AC75 sailing day BoatZero foiled more consistently than on their previous session…
SailGP – Ainslie bounces back at Spain Sail Grand Prix
Sunday
Sep 25
2022
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Sep 25
2022
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Just three points separate the top five teams in the standings after day one of the Spain Sail Grand Prix in Cadiz…
Etchells World Champions – Ante Razmilovic, Brian Hammersley and Noel Drennan
Sunday
Sep 25
2022
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Sep 25
2022
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Ante Razmilovic’s Swedish Blue – GBR 1438 – is the 2022 International Etchells World Champion with Brian Hammersley and Noel Drennan…
America’s Cup: Alinghi RBR get foiling
Friday
Sep 23
2022
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Sep 23
2022
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After a first sail Tuesday in Barcelona, testing every aspect of the boat, the team experienced foiling for the first time on the AC75 Wednesday…
Etchells World Championship – Lawrie Smith leads into final day
Friday
Sep 23
2022
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Sep 23
2022
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After the completion of six races, Lawrie Smit leads the 2022 International Etchells World Championships at Cowes…
16ft Skiffs: Wild race of survival
Friday
Sep 23
2022
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Sep 23
2022
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The winning skipper felt more like Daniel Ricciardo than Daniel Turner as the opening heat of Manly’s 2022/23 club championship developed into a wild race of survival last Saturday…
Project Land Speed heads for the salt lake
Friday
Sep 23
2022
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Sep 23
2022
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Not someone that enjoys idle time, it has been an agonising month of waiting for the moving waters of Lake Gairdner to evaporate for Land speed pilot Glenn Ashby…
INEOS Britannia to launch test boat T6
Friday
Sep 23
2022
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Sep 23
2022
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INEOS Britannia updates on the upcoming launch of their Test Boat T6 in Palma, the latest edition of Moving Parts features graduate engineer Ana Paterson, and Giles Scott updates on team preparations…
Ainslie focussed on top spot at Spain Sail Grand Prix
Friday
Sep 23
2022
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Sep 23
2022
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Having regained a top three place on the Season 3 Leaderboard, Ben Ainslie and his Great Britain SailGP Team return to the water for the Spain Sail Grand Prix | Andalucía – Cádiz presented by NEAR this weekend…
U.S. SailGP Team rides first win momentum
Friday
Sep 23
2022
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Sep 23
2022
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After the United States SailGP Team’s winning performance in France, the team now turns its focus to this weekend’s Spain Sail Grand Prix, aiming to ride the momentum and secure critical points in their quest to climb into the top half of the leaderboard…
Big breeze expected for IC37 finale
Thursday
Sep 22
2022
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Sep 22
2022
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The third edition of the IC37 North American Championship September 23-25 and hosted by New York Yacht Club in Newport, RI. With big breeze expected for the 20 teams, it will be a hard-fought showdown on Narragansett Bay as the largest of big boat one-design fleets in the US will also by vying for the 2022 IC37 Season Championship Trophy. – Full report
PHOTOS: This doesn’t end well
Thursday
Sep 22
2022
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Sep 22
2022
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Photographer Yohan Brandt caught this crash at the 2022 J/70 European Championship held September 13-17 in Hyeres, France.
Now or never at Spain SailGP
Thursday
Sep 22
2022
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Sep 22
2022
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The nine SailGP teams will have their quickest turnaround of Season 3 as they move from France for Spain Sail Grand Prix in Cádiz on September 24-25. With it also being the mid-point of the 11-event season, the window of opportunity to reach the Grand Final is beginning to close.
While Australia and New Zealand have a point’s advantage in the season standings, the pressure on the remaining teams vying for the third slot for the Grand Final. Unless Canada can regain form, the fight appears to be on for Great Britain, Denmark, France and the USA.
After a slow start to the season, the USA team hopes to get on a roll after their victory in France, but momentum will be hard to maintain going forward as there is seven weeks until the next event after Spain, and nine weeks after that.
It was a year ago when SailGP launched its Women’s Pathway in which female athletes have been onboard all teams in 100 per cent of races around the globe, gaining awareness and experience on land and onboard the F50s. The program hopes to accelerate inclusion, inspire change, and provide opportunities at the elite level of sailing.
“We want to inspire the next generation and show anything is possible,” said Fiona Morgan, SailGP global director of purpose and impact. “We recognize we’ve still got a lot of work to do to make our sport more inclusive, but we’re fully committed to addressing the need to accelerate change.”
Since the Spain Sail Grand Prix in 2021, 25 female athletes have been onboard during racing, building a strong roster of athletes capable of competing at the highest level of sailing.
“The Women’s Pathway brought me back to competitive sailing,” shared Canada SailGP Team athlete Isabella Bertold. “In 2019 when I stopped Olympic sailing, I finished my university degree and never thought that I would be back racing at an elite level.
“There were a few women who had managed to jump into professional sailing, but it did not seem like a credible path forward. When SailGP brought in the Women’s Pathway, not only was there now a path into professional sailing, but the support on the skill development side to start playing catch up.” – Read on
russian ac 40
Thursday
Sep 22
2022
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Sep 22
2022
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Looks like those crazy Rooskies found a loophole in the rules and this is their prototype 40.
One hears it goes both upwind and downwind like a mofo AND blows up the competition with any contact. Winner!
Hobie 16 Worlds in Spain day 8
Thursday
Sep 22
2022
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Sep 22
2022
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Testing conditions on the first day of the onsite qualifier. More wave than wind made surf launching a challenge today as boats left shore. Winds were more moderated today 8-10 knots but with large waves leftover from yesterday’s stronger conditions…
Diam 24 OD: A new sporting challenge for 2023
Thursday
Sep 22
2022
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Sep 22
2022
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After creating the D-Crew, a “marketplace” for crew members, it was logical for the Diam 24 od class to set up a training centre in Port La Forêt in a way to prepare the innovative and exciting regattas season 2023…
Golden Globe: Southbound along Africa
Thursday
Sep 22
2022
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Sep 22
2022
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(September 22, 2022; Day 19) – Damien Guillou, the French favorite for the Golden Globe Race, made it through the Lanzarote Rubicon Marina film drop under his biggest spinnaker on a tight reach this morning. A wind vane repair returning to Les Sables d’Olonne had cost him six days on the rest of the fleet, but the last twelve days have been an impressive comeback.
A renowned sailor, ocean racer and boat captain in the IMOCA fleet, Guillou is consistently posting the top 24 hour distances of the fleet, having already caught up with the other French sailor Arnaud Gaist and the Australian mariner and GGR 2018 Mark Sinclair “Captain Coconut”.
However, a lack of weather information this week from a defective Weather Fax, and a high-pressure system with light winds, while the wind came back in the south, favoring the leaders, hampered his efforts to catch-up. Sitting in 12th position, the leader has a 700 mile advantage but the mid-fleet pack is only 3 to 4 days ahead.
“The Bay of Biscay, I sailed it twice!” noted Guillou. “The first time it was hard in strong winds and seas right from the start, and the second time I had different conditions with lighter but more unstable winds, before getting over 30 knots upwind at Cape Finisterre.
“Now, in my mind, I’m taking it step by step. I’m happy to be here, happy with the way I’m living on the boat, happy to be back in the race, and with the way I’m living this experience. This is great!”
Another impressive comeback is South African Kirsten Neuschäfer who exited the Bay of Biscay in 10th position, and did not hide her disappointment at being 6th at the Lanzarote gate. But she has now joined the lead pack in 4th position and has been working very hard, spending a lot of time at the helm of Minnehaha to average 7 knots over the last 24 hours. – Read on
ETNZ AC40 hits the water at over 20+ knots in light 8-10 knots of breeze
Wednesday
Sep 21
2022
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Sep 21
2022
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It was up up and away on a very successful maiden sail for Emirates Team New Zealand’s AC40. After a long tow out behind the team’s hydrogen powered chase boat ‘Chase Zero’, the sails hoisted and sheeted on, it took just a handful of minutes for helmsman Nathan Outteridge to go from a cautious displacement…
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