Matt Sheahan’s PlanetSail video series looks at the continuing speed story as the Swiss SP80 campaign based at École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne gets closer to launching its radical speed machine…
Infiniti 52 Tulikettu sinks in North Atlantic after hitting UFO
Tuesday
May 03
2022
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May 03
2022
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Xtra Stærk Ocean Racing Society (xtrastaerk.com) has reported that the Tulikettu Racing Team Infiniti 52,Tulikettu, has been lost in the Noth Atlantic aafter colliding with an Unidentified Floating Object. All four delivery crew members survived unharmed, and have returned to the UK. Tulikettu was sailing from Cascais, Portugal back to the Team Base in Portsmouth…
Sailor passes away at BFA Finn Masters 2022 event
Tuesday
May 03
2022
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May 03
2022
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Keyhaven Yacht Club are incredibly saddened to report the death of a visitor, who was competing in the prestigious UK Masters Championships & BFA Finn Masters 2022 event…
A-Class Worlds – Jakub Surowiec leads after first day
Tuesday
May 03
2022
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May 03
2022
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Jakub Surowiec of Poland leads the Open Beacon Group A-Class World Championship after two races at the Houston YC, USA…
Kuka Light: World’s coolest yachts
Tuesday
May 03
2022
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May 03
2022
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Yachting World has been asking top sailors and marine industry gurus to choose the coolest and most innovative yachts of our times, and four-time Olympian Mitch Booth nominated Kuka Light. Here’s the report:
“Kuka Light is the most extreme keelboat I have ever sailed,” explains Booth. “At 42 feet and built in an autoclave, she is very light and stiff. But when you look at the spec she’s special. Around 3,200kg with a beam of 4.6m and draft of 3.5m makes Comanche look very conservative by comparison!”
Booth was involved with the design from the outset, recalling that the brief from the owner was to build the fastest 40 foot monohull in the world that could take part in the premier ocean and coastal races…
It was designed by Schickler/Tagliapietra Yacht Design and drew on Booth and the owner’s own performance multihull backgrounds. The full carbon custom build frequently raced against 50-60-footers in events like the Rolex Giraglia and Middle Sea Race. With a carbon-finned canting keel, twin retractable daggerboards and a rotating mast, it was sailed by a crew of just six.
Kuka Light Stats rating:
Top speed: 34 knots
LOA: 13m/42ft
Launched: 2012
Berths: 6
Price: c.€1million
Adrenaline Factor: 90%
For Yachting World’s list of cool boats, click here.
I must go down to the sea again
Tuesday
May 03
2022
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May 03
2022
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The intention of my editorial today was to celebrate all that is good about long weekend events, but after a weekend which had far more than its fair share of tragedy at sea, all that changed…
Slingsby on board with American Magic
Tuesday
May 03
2022
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May 03
2022
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The New York Yacht Club American Magic has signed Tom Slingsby, a 2012 Olympic gold medalist and multi-class world champion, to its sailing team for the 37th America’s Cup…
VIDEO: O’pen Skiff North Americans
Monday
May 02
2022
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May 02
2022
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2022 O’pen Skiff North American “Un-Regatta” on April 22-24 in James Island, SC.
Video uploaded May 2, 2022.
Strong demand from new boat buyers
Monday
May 02
2022
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May 02
2022
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(May 2, 2022) – The National Marine Manufacturers Association and Info-Link, a market intelligence firm serving the recreational boating industry, reported today that 420,000 first-time boat buyers of new and pre-owned boats entered the market in 2021, on par with 2020 – levels the industry hasn’t seen since 2007. First-time boat buyers accounted for 34 percent of boat sales in 2021, driving growth for the recreational boating industry and further reinforcing heightened demand for boats since the outset of the pandemic. – Full report
Eight Bells: Susan Colby
Monday
May 02
2022
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May 02
2022
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Susan Jewitt Colby, a long-time editor, photojournalist, and contributor to boating publications and websites world-wide, passed Sunday March 20 at the age of 73 in her beloved home country, South Africa. Colby had previously resided and worked throughout the US West Coast, including San Diego, Costa Mesa, the Bay Area, and the Pacific Northwest.
Colby turned her passion for adventure into a career that included Editor of The Log Newspaper from 1995 to 1997, Dockside and Harbors Magazine, and Senior Editor at Ecology.com network. Notably, Colby was lead content producer on one of the first tech startups, Quokka Sports, to cover sports on the web…
PHOTOS: Charleston Race Week 2022
Monday
May 02
2022
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May 02
2022
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27th edition of Charleston Race Week on April 29-May 1 in Charleston, SC. Photos by Priscilla Parker.
Peter Isler: Lessons from a Record Run
Monday
May 02
2022
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May 02
2022
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World renowned sailor, educator, and 2-times America’s Cup winning navigator Peter Isler is offering a Scuttlebutt discount on his online curriculum of weather and navigation courses. But first he shares a recent experience:
I had the good fortune of getting the invite to navigate Manouch Moyashedi’s Rio100 in the 2022 Newport to Ensenada Race, a 125 nm course from Newport Beach to the finish in Ensenada, Mexico. With the start on April 22, the race has been an important fixture in the west coast offshore sailing scene for 75 years.
I’d sailed on Rio100 when it was first launched (after its transformation to a supermaxi) and did the 2014 Sydney Hobart Race on it, though for the last couple of years, I’ve been racing against it on Roy Disney’s turbo’d Volvo 70 Pyewacket70. But with Pyewacket not doing the race, I was all in.
Beacon Group A-Class Worlds day 1
Monday
May 02
2022
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May 02
2022
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The Beacon Group 2022 A Class World Championships started with a bang today, as a large thunderstorm tracked into Galveston Bay from the South. The first Open Division race was finishing when the lightning struck a nearby water tower…
logged
Monday
May 02
2022
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May 02
2022
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Apparently, this is the result of hitting a log. Musta been a helluva log. Was Amber Heard in the vicinity?
The Clipper Round the World Race to Sail Past San Francisco
Monday
May 02
2022
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May 02
2022
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After a two-year pandemic hiatus, the Clipper Round the World Race is back underway. Having recently completed Leg 6 in Seattle, the fleet has now restarted to begin Leg 7 to Panama. The leg is expected to take 25 to 30 days, with teams expected to arrive in Panama May 25-30.
© 2022 Clipper Race
Ten of the 11 teams left Seattle on Saturday, making their way out the Strait of Juan de Fuca and around Cape Flattery to begin the long haul down the West Coast.
© 2022 Jean-Marcus Strole Photography
The 11th boat, Qingdao, having diverted to Japan for repairs earlier in Leg 6, is making progress across the North Pacific. She’s heading for San Francisco and is expected to arrive on May 5. They’ll take three to four days for a crew change before rejoining the rest of the fleet in Leg 7. Three Qingdao Leg 7 race crew, Diane Morrison from Australia, Bridget Pugh from the UK, and Qingdao Ambassador Robert Mark, were in Seattle to see the fleet depart. The trio will fly to San Francisco ahead of Qingdao’s arrival this week.
The rest of the fleet will be giving San Francisco Bay and the Golden Gate Bridge a wave as they sail past.
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Sitting down with Cup stakeholders
Monday
May 02
2022
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May 02
2022
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In this edition of Shirley Robertson’s Sailing Podcast, the double Olympic gold medalist Robertson sits down with several of the America’s Cup’s key stakeholders as they discuss the excitement behind the venue selection.
It’s been just over a year since Emirates Team New Zealand successfully defended the Cup on home waters in Auckland, and following a rigorous and in depth selection process, Emirates Team New Zealand CEO Grant Dalton was excited to name the Spanish city as the winning venue in a tender process that included three other significantly attractive bids.
Dalton kicks off the podcast with a discussion about the process itself, highlighting what it was about Barcelona’s bid that saw them come out on top, before inevitably discussing the complicated decision to hold the Cup away from Auckland…
Destroyer claims 2022 Yachting Cup
Monday
May 02
2022
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May 02
2022
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Jim Bailey’s ID35 Destroyer was selected as overall winner of the 50th Yachting Cup held April 29-May 1 in San Diego, CA. This was Destroyer’s first time on the water since a total refit, with Bailey and his crew handling the PHRF-3 Class in its debut.
“We came into this regatta without a lot of expectations because we just got the boat on the water. This is Destroyer’s first regatta,” noted Bailey whose crew included his three sons – Charlie, Danny, and William.
“I listen to our crew. My biggest challenge is sailing in chop and breeze. I don’t do it enough, my crew keeps reminding me.”
Luckily for Bailey’s crew, they will be getting much more practice soon. New ID35s are making their way to Southern California, so Bailey and the current ID35 owners can expect more competition in the fleet. Between Marina del Rey and San Diego, 12 new boats are on the horizon…
Class Winners
PHRF-1 – Paul Dorsey’s Fast 40 Adjudicator
ORR-1 – Roy Disney’s Andrews 70 Pyewacket
PHRF-2 – Lonnie Jarvis’ Far 400M Chronic
ORR-2 – Standish Fleming’s J/125 Nereid
PHRF-3 – Jim Bailey’s ID35 Destroyer
PHRF-4 – John Laun’s J120 caper
ORC – Neil Senturia’s Flying Tiger Leverage
J/105 – Rick Goebel’s Sanity
Beneteau 36.7 – Chick Pyle’s Kea
Beneteau 40.7 – Mark Stratton’s Lugano
Classics – CF Koehler’s 10 Meter Sally
Navigator – Dave Kettenhoffen’s Mi Sueno
After day one offered a smooth day of racing on the Pacific Ocean course, sailors were greeted on day two by a bit more wind, and notably choppier seas built by the all night southerly wind…
San Diego Yacht Club Yachting Cup day 1
Sunday
May 01
2022
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May 01
2022
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There’s something nostalgic about celebrating milestones that makes you look back at history and tradition. For five decades, San Diego Yacht Club’s Yachting Cup has been a premier Southern California event…
2022 Charleston Race Week day 2
Sunday
May 01
2022
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May 01
2022
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Competitors at Charleston Race Week encountered winds that started fairly light in the morning then steadily built to the low teens…
Tschuss wins the Peters & May Trophy
Sunday
May 01
2022
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May 01
2022
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The Peters & May Round Antigua Race is the traditional stand-alone event before the start of Antigua Sailing Week. This year two courses were in use by the Race Committee, including a 26-mile Almost Round Antigua…
Cap Martinique starts today
Sunday
May 01
2022
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May 01
2022
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The first edition of the Cap-Martinique is due to set sail on Sunday 1 May from La Trinité-sur-Mer (Brittany, France). This 3,800-mile race is a unique new transatlantic race connecting the Morbihan region and Fort-de-France in Martinique (West Indies)…
holy jesus
Sunday
May 01
2022
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May 01
2022
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While on a passage from Casais, Portugal back to their base in Gosport (UK) the amazing Infiniti 52, Tulikettu hit an Unidentified Floating Object (UFO). This happened on April 18th with the EPIRB activated just after midnight on the 20th which suggests that initially it was hoped to limp the boat to safety.
Ten hours later the delivery crew of 4 was rescued by a tanker that had diverted to assist.
For the last 7 days a salvage tug supported by a spotter plane has searched the area to no avail so it must be assumed that the virtually brand new boat has been lost at sea.
A shame when any yacht is lost in this manner but this boat fitted with Hugh Welbourn’s revolutionary DSS foil had already shown so much promise in its short life…
Live Ocean Racing – Day 1 & 2 – Eurocat ETF26
Sunday
May 01
2022
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May 01
2022
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Live Ocean Racing was tested with a light opening day for the three day Eurocat 2022, sailed at Quiberon, Brittany. “We started a fourth race,” Liv Mackay reported, “and were winning – but unfortunately the wind died and the race was cancelled.”
Peter Morton’s new Int. 5.5 Metre wins Alpen Cup
Sunday
May 01
2022
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May 01
2022
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Peter Morton’s GBR42 won the Int. 5.5 Metre Alpen Cup at Circolo Vela Torbole on Lake Garda…
GWA Wingfoil World Cup France day 5
Sunday
May 01
2022
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May 01
2022
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11 hours after the 7.30am rider’s briefing on the beach here in Leucate on Saturday morning, Spain had their first event champion of the season in this year’s GWA Wingfoil World Tour…
5th edition of the Foiling Awards
Saturday
Apr 30
2022
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Apr 30
2022
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The fifth edition of the Foiling Awards was held in the wonderful hall of the Teatro Arcimboldi in Milan, in an atmosphere appropriate for the Oscars of flying boating…
Star Eastern Hemisphere Championship – Negri and Lambertenghi keep lead
Saturday
Apr 30
2022
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Apr 30
2022
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Day 2 of the Star Eastern Hemisphere Championship . . . After four races Italy’s Diego Negri and crew Sergio Lambertenghi lead by four points…
SOF Hyères – Medal Race Day Results
Saturday
Apr 30
2022
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Apr 30
2022
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The British team qualified for the Medal races in the Nacra17, Radial, Laser, 470 and both Kite events on Saturday…
A Cat Admiral’s Cup 2022 at Houston
Saturday
Apr 30
2022
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Apr 30
2022
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The Admiral’s Cup has become a bit of a ‘thing’ here in the US since its inception 13 years ago. Nan Hall came up with the title, as it was the long time nickname of her husband, the venerable Ben Hall…
it takes two to tango
Saturday
Apr 30
2022
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Apr 30
2022
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The sometimes acrimonious dispute in Australia over the eligibility of two-handed offshore racing yachts using autopilots has reached a significant turning point.
SA readers will remember that after a two-handed division was established for the 2020 Sydney-Hobart Race pressure from some influential skippers of conventionally crewed yachts saw the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia amend its Notice of Race to exclude the two-handers from the overall and existing divisional prizes…
SOF de Hyères – Day 5 – Team GBR make six finals
Friday
Apr 29
2022
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Apr 29
2022
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Final day of qualification for the 10 boat cutoff for (most) medal race fleets and Team GBR will start in five medal races events…
much ado about andoo
Friday
Apr 29
2022
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Apr 29
2022
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The fog of uncertainty around the fate of the supermaxi formerly known as Comanche is clearing – somewhat.
This much we know: the 100-footer has been chartered, with an option to buy, from “someone in Singapore” by Sydney businessman John ‘Herman’ Winning. (He is known by that nickname to differentiate from his father, also named John Winning, who is also a dedicated racing sailor.)
The fact that no one seems able, as yet, to confirm the identity of the Singaporean owner is a trifle mysterious. It certainly would appear to be a convenient arrangement in relation to the recent ban by World Sailing on any boat with Russian connections. But maybe that’s just a coincidence.
Phone camera snaps from the Caribbean indicate that the boat’s name has already been changed from Comanche to Andoo. Andoo? Well, Andoo is the name of the Down Under business founded and run by ‘Herman’ Winning. It advertises itself as “The home of feel-good living” and sells furniture, homewares and appliances. He also races an 18-foot skiff under that name…
50,000 miles
Friday
Apr 29
2022
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Apr 29
2022
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In little more than 12 months’ time, Chris Nicholson will have his seventh go at winning the Ocean Race (née Whitbread). And he’s not going to let any leaky clothing slow him down…
After more than 50,000 miles of testing and refinement, Zhik has launched its new OFS800 offshore range. Zhik set out to create the most breathable offshore gear yet seen in the sailing world, and breathability is a cause close to Chris Nicholson’s heart – not to mention his skin…
Bol d’Or Mirabaud 2022 is back
Friday
Apr 29
2022
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Apr 29
2022
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After an unusual edition last year, the great lake festival is back in 2022! The Bol d’Or Mirabaud is a not-to-be-missed event for Lake Geneva enthusiasts and will be held in Geneva. It promises to be rich in sporting challenges and festivities…
Racing intensifies on first day of final series
Friday
Apr 29
2022
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Apr 29
2022
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It was the first day of gold fleet racing at the French Olympic Week regatta Hyères, and with all eyes now set on Saturday’s medal races the intensity of the competition went up a notch…
Kiwi Windfoilers impressive at SOF Hyères – Day 4
Friday
Apr 29
2022
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Apr 29
2022
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New Zealand’s windfoilers are very encouraged to have two sailors in and around the top 10 on Day 4 at the Semaine Olympique Française de Hyères. There have been other significant move in the (Mens) ILCA 7, 49er, 49erFX as Gold Fleet racing commences…
6m Class Spanish Cup in Sanxenxo
Friday
Apr 29
2022
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Apr 29
2022
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The beauty and elegance of these boats, the level of the fleet and the competitiveness are reflected in this photo gallery…
Update on Fireball Worlds in Ireland
Friday
Apr 29
2022
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Apr 29
2022
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Things are hotting up for the Fireball class in Ireland. As their World Championship in Lough Derg YC this August 21st-26th draws nearer, entries have already broken the 50 boat barrier and indications are that this will be a 60 boat plus fleet…
US Sailing awards Arthur B. Hanson Rescue Medal
Friday
Apr 29
2022
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Apr 29
2022
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US Sailing has awarded David Branson, a Melges 24 sailor from Toledo, Ohio with the Arthur B. Hanson Rescue Medal for a rescue at the Bay Week Regatta last summer. The award was presented at the Inter-Lake Yachting Association Spring meeting April 2…
SOF de Hyères – Double DSQ for British 49erFX pair
Thursday
Apr 28
2022
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Apr 28
2022
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British 49erFX pair Freya Black and Saskia Tidey failed to make the gold fleet following a double disqualification on Wednesday…
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