One of our Anarchists made the statement that this was “The worst sailboat ad of all time.” We call total bullshit on that. First, the boat is a cool little thing. Second, they are targeting a market segment that they think might like one of these. So we can all agree that this isn’t the worst sailboat ad ever (see what I did there?) So if this isn’t, what is? Jump in the thread.
Monthly archives for October, 2021
USA iQFoil athletes ready for action in Marseille
Saturday
Oct 23
2021
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Oct 23
2021
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Three US athletes are on the ground in Marseille, France, the sailing venue for the Paris 2024 Olympics, for the 2021 iQFoil European Championships. Racing begins Saturday, October 23 and continues through Thursday, October 28.
Girls on Film dominates day two of 5.5 Metre Alpen Cup
Saturday
Oct 23
2021
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Oct 23
2021
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Peter Morton’s Girls on Film has taken the lead at the 5.5 Metre Alpen Cup at Circolo Vela Torbole on Lake Garda…
2021 Rolex Middle Sea Race underway
Saturday
Oct 23
2021
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Oct 23
2021
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All 114 yachts got away cleanly in a fresh south-easterly breeze that built from 10-12 knots, in the confines of Grand Harbour, to 15 knots plus once past the outer breakwater…
Gitana Team set for Transat Jacques Vabre
Friday
Oct 22
2021
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Oct 22
2021
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The Maxi Edmond de Rothschild will take the start of her second Transat Jacques Vabre. A double-handed transatlantic, her skippers Franck Cammas and Charles Caudrelier are well versed in the race having already amassed five victories between them…
2021 Rolex Middle Sea Race preview
Thursday
Oct 21
2021
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Oct 21
2021
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Rolex has supported this annual 606-nautical mile (975 kilometre) race and its organizers, the Royal Malta Yacht Club (RMYC), since 2002…
Shifting role of club in America’s Cup
Wednesday
Oct 20
2021
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Oct 20
2021
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It is stated in the Deed of Gift that the America’s Cup is a competition between clubs, a reference repeated 17 times. But when the cost to compete exceeded what clubs could offer, control shifted to the teams, with clubs now more or less fulfilling just an entry requirement.
For Dennis Conner, after representing New York Yacht Club and San Diego Yacht Club, he entered the 2000 America’s Cup under Cortez Racing Association, a club with no facility which organizes local racing in San Diego, CA. Larry Ellison took it a step further, funding Golden Gate Yacht Club and filling its board with employees.
Teams now control their club’s involvement as explained by Aaron Young, Commodore of Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron, holder of the America’s Cup:
New Around Jamestown Record
Wednesday
Oct 20
2021
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Oct 20
2021
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A new outright record was set October 19 for the Around Jamestown Record by Rob Spets on his Foiling Kiteboard Skellinger, completing the attempt around around Conanicut Island in Rhode Island with an elapsed time of 50 minutes and 48 seconds. This 2021 effort bests the previous record of 00:50:48, held since 2020 by Jason Carroll’s MOD70 Argo by 1 minute and 14 seconds. – Full report
mean green
Wednesday
Oct 20
2021
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Oct 20
2021
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It has to be said – this is simply bad ass! Line honors in the Yachting Malta Coastal Race went to Frederic Puzin’s Ker 46, Daguet 3.
SailGP – Now we are Ten
Wednesday
Oct 20
2021
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Oct 20
2021
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Canada will join Switzerland on the start-line for SailGP season 3 in May 2022 and confirms the expansion of the league from eight teams to ten…
America’s Cup – New York YC call timeout on AC37
Wednesday
Oct 20
2021
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Oct 20
2021
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The New York Yacht Club appear to have had enough of the ‘will they won’t they’ manouvers by Emirates Team New Zealand as they search for a venue for the 37th America’s Cup…
The Transat Jacques Vabre 2021
Wednesday
Oct 20
2021
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Oct 20
2021
Posted by XS Editor
The IMOCA Class has enjoyed a vintage and innovative year in 2021 and now it is time for the finale – one of the classics in the repertoire – the 15th edition of the two-handed Transat Jacques Vabre.
the bottom fell off
Tuesday
Oct 19
2021
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Oct 19
2021
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The Enduring E Scow
Tuesday
Oct 19
2021
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Oct 19
2021
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MC devotees gathered in corn country to celebrate a half-century of the iconic scow. No wind be darned, they still found a way to have a good time. (Jen Edney/)
When Scott Harestad describes sailing MC Scows, his eyes light up with the expectation of a kid on Christmas morning. You can almost feel the exuberance. “The acceleration in the puffs is just amazing!” he says gesturing outward, his face slightly reddening with excitement and eyes widening like he’s suddenly been transported onto a wild reach on some distant lake. His speech quickens, and he shifts his weight from one foot to the other. “And,” quickly catching a breath, “you’re constantly working the controls—cunningham, vang and mainsheet—to keep it there.” Then he’s suddenly on dry land again and just as quickly asks, “Have you sailed one?”
Uh oh… it’s not shoal draft like I was told.
Tuesday
Oct 19
2021
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Oct 19
2021
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I’m at the precipice of consummating a deal on a 1991 Catalina 36 that I was told by the broker is the shoal draft version. While I was doing research on USCG documentation at 3 AM this morning, I discovered that it was actually documented as the 5.4″ draft. Now my wife reasures me often that size doesn’t matter but will that extra foot cause me problem on the Chesapeake Bay? I’m trying to tell my gut not to worry about it but I’ve learned that when my gut speaks, I should listen closely…Uh oh… it’s not shoal draft like I was told.
Return of the Annapolis Boat Show
Tuesday
Oct 19
2021
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Oct 19
2021
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After a hiatus in 2020, the United States Boat Show in Annapolis, Maryland returned in full force last weekend. “Pent up demand” was the name of the game for visitors and exhibitors alike. Queues to get in each morning stretched around the block, and the docks were congested with visitors even on Thursday’s “preview” day. Part of this was a symptom of some manufacturer’s limits on how many people could be onboard at a time, in combination with slightly fewer boats than past years. But even so, attendance was high and enthusiasm higher. ”I’ve never seen it like this,” said charter editor and Best Boats panelist, Zuzana Prochazka. “It’s hard to even get around to see everything.”
Paris 2024 – The clock is already ticking
Monday
Oct 18
2021
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Oct 18
2021
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If you are considering competing in the Paris 2024 Olympic sailing events you need to be hitting the water very soon…
2021 Sydney Hobart Classic Yacht Regatta preview
Monday
Oct 18
2021
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Oct 18
2021
Posted by XS Editor
The fleet for the 2021 Sydney Hobart Classic Yacht Regatta has grown to 20, with some of Australia’s most historic boats set to take to Sydney Harbour from 10-12 December.
Daniela Moroz claims fifth World title
Monday
Oct 18
2021
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Oct 18
2021
Posted by XS Editor
Torre Grande, Italy (October 17, 2021) – The Formula Kite World Championships was decided today as the top four men and women advanced to the finals, with Daniela Moroz (USA) stomping her authority in the new event for the Paris 2024 Olympics by claiming her fifth consecutive world title while Theo de Ramecourt (FRA) claimed the men’s title. – Full report
The Best Instructional Sailing Channel
Saturday
Oct 16
2021
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Oct 16
2021
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Joyrider TV has really taken off over the last couple of years. The guy uses the venerable Hobie 16 as a learning platform. Every one of his videos is amazing…In my opinion.
18ft Skiffs: Finport Finance, a ‘new team’
Saturday
Oct 16
2021
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Oct 16
2021
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Keagan York’s Finport Finance will feature a brand new team when it lines up against 17 other top performers at the Australian 18 Footers League for the club’s 2021-22 season on Sydney Harbour…
2021 Formula Kite World Championships – Day 3
Saturday
Oct 16
2021
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Oct 16
2021
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Only the finest margins separate the top of the order at the Formula Kite World Championships on the Gulf of Oristano on the Italian island of Sardinia..
America’s Cup: Valencia Revisited?
Saturday
Oct 16
2021
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Oct 16
2021
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A report in the Spanish media indicates that a new bid from Valencia, Spain is in the running for hosting the 37th America’s Cup…
No racing concludes Finn World Masters
Saturday
Oct 16
2021
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Oct 16
2021
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Murcia, Spain (October 15, 2021) – The 2021 Finn World Masters concluded today amid a difficult forecast which failed to provide the fleet with sufficient wind for one final race. After a brief hope was dashed, racing was abandoned for the day.
Valerian Lebrun (FRA) had already secured the championship but went out anyway as he ‘was here for fun’. The 2019 European Masters Champion, Filipe Silva (POR) secured second overall, while the top home nation sailor, David Terol, placed third. These three (above) were also the top three Masters for 40-49 year olds.
In the Grand Masters category, Laurent Hay (FRA) took the title he last won in 2017, from the Dutch pair of Peter Peet and Bas de Waal.
Greg Wilcox (NZL), upgrading his old Finn for a modern charter boat at the Worlds, performed beyond his expectations to win the Grand Grand Masters, from France’s Marc Allain des Beauvais and former double World Masters Champion John Greenwood…
Champions crowned at 2021 Hansa Worlds in Palermo
Saturday
Oct 16
2021
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Oct 16
2021
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An exciting final day in Palermo, Italy, saw medals awarded in all four categories at the 2021 Hansa World Championships…
Ten ways you can help save the oceans
Saturday
Oct 16
2021
Posted by XS Editor
Oct 16
2021
Posted by XS Editor
Oceans cover 71 percent of the planet and are home to important species and ecosystems that we rely on for food, livelihoods, climate regulation and more. But the oceans need our help…
World Match Racing Tour on hold
Friday
Oct 15
2021
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Oct 15
2021
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If you want to bury bad news, release it on a Friday. Here’s the latest update (on a Friday) from the World Match Racing Tour on October 15, 2021:
Organisers of the World Match Racing Tour today announced the final event of the 2021 season, the Boa’an Match Cup/WMRT Final in Shenzhen, China will be postponed to March 2022 following a review of the current border and quarantine restrictions in China.
The event was scheduled to take place from December 15-19 as the 2021 tour season finale, which will now be extended to March 2022 (provisional dates March 15-20, 2022)…
Engine-less Jules Verne Trophy attempt
Thursday
Oct 14
2021
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Oct 14
2021
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Dona Bertarelli and Yann Guichard are set to take on the Jules Verne Trophy, held since 2017 by Francis Joyon and his crew in a time of 40d 23h 30’ 30’’. Remodelled for improved performance over the course of last winter, Sails of Change (ex-Spindrift 2) maxi-trimaran will be sailed by an 11-strong crew. Additionally, their round the world record breaking effort will be done without using fossil fuels to power their systems…
look ma!
Thursday
Oct 14
2021
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Oct 14
2021
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Well, he sure seems happy to be up there… The Wally Magic Carpet Cubed rips along at Les Voiles de Saint Tropez…
Pensacola’s Bushwhacker Cup set for record turnout
Thursday
Oct 14
2021
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Oct 14
2021
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The Melges 24 Bushwhacker Cup is living up to its reputation as a competitive, fun regatta. With one month to the first warning, entries are equal to the numbers in the previous Pensacola event.
PIC Coastal Classic hoists cancellation flag
Thursday
Oct 14
2021
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Oct 14
2021
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For the first time in its 39 year event history, the PIC Coastal Classic is cancelled. “Updated restrictions make it clear that events of any kind are not permitted at Level 3,” says New Zealand Multihull. Yacht Club (NZMYC) Commodore Greer Houston.
Formula Kite Worlds – Daniela Moroz dominates opening day
Thursday
Oct 14
2021
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Oct 14
2021
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Daniela Moroz USA leads after winning all three of her flight races Britain’s Katie Dabson is in third place First day of the Formula Kite Worlds at the Marina di Torre Grande in the Gulf of Oristano, was delayed by a postponement due to the absence of favourable wind, only the women were able to…
Sails of Change to set sail on Jules Verne Trophy
Thursday
Oct 14
2021
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Oct 14
2021
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Dona Bertarelli and Yann Guichard are once more set to take on the Jules Verne Trophy, held since 2017 by Francis Joyon and his crew in a time of 40d 23h 30′ 30″…
this is your captain speaking
Thursday
Oct 14
2021
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Oct 14
2021
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Jeez, these guys make Juan K boats look normal! In fairness to Juan (Wait, what? Since when did we start speaking about fairness?), his boats are pretty special. More here.
VIDEO: Highlights from Spain SailGP 2021
Wednesday
Oct 13
2021
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Oct 13
2021
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Highlights from the sixth event of 2021-22 SailGP on October 9-10 in Cádiz, Spain. Video released on Oct 13, 2021.
Final Results (Team, Helm)
1. Australia, Tom Slingsby
2. United States, Jimmy Spithill
3. Great Britain, Ben Ainslie
4. Japan, Nathan Outteridge
5. New Zealand, Peter Burling
6. Denmark, Nicolai Sehested
7. Spain, Phil Robertson
8. France, Quentin Delapierre
SailGP information – Spain details – Facebook
How to watch – Results – Noticeboard – Crew lists
SailGP Season Championship (after 6 events)
1. Australia, 45 pts
2. United States, 44 pts
3. Japan, 44 pts
4. Great Britain, 40 pts
5. New Zealand, 36 pts
6. Spain, 35 pts
7. Denmark, 33 pts
8. France, 31 pts
Format for SailGP events:
• Teams compete in identical F50 catamarans.
• Each event runs across two days.
• There are three races on each day, totaling six races at each event.
• The opening five fleet races involve every team.
• The final match race pits the three highest ranking teams against each other to be crowned event champion.
• The season ends with the Grand Final, which includes the Championship Final Race – a winner-takes-all match race for the $1m prize.
SailGP Season 2 Schedule*
April 24-25, 2021 – Bermuda Grand Prix
June 5-6, 2021 – Italy Grand Prix – Taranto
July 17-18, 2021 – Great Britain Grand Prix – Plymouth
August 20-21, 2021 – ROCKWOOL Denmark Grand Prix – Aarhus
September 11-12, 2021 – France Grand Prix – Saint-Tropez
October 9-10, 2021 – Spain Grand Prix – Andalusia
December 17-18, 2021 – Australia Grand Prix – Sydney
January 29-30, 2022 – New Zealand Grand Prix – Christchurch (CANCELLED)
March 26-27, 2022 – United States Grand Prix – San Francisco (Season 2 Grand Final)
*Subject to change
2021-22 Teams, Helm
Australia, Tom Slingsby
Denmark, Nicolai Sehested
France, Quentin Delapierre
Great Britain, Ben Ainslie (alternate – Paul Goodison)
Japan, Nathan Outteridge
New Zealand, Peter Burling (alternate – Arnaud Psarofaghis)
Spain, Jordi Xammar (alternate – Phil Robertson)
United States, Jimmy Spithill
State of High Tide Flooding
Wednesday
Oct 13
2021
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Oct 13
2021
Posted by XS Editor
High-tide flooding, often referred to as “nuisance” or “sunny day” flooding, is increasingly common due to years of relative sea level increases. It occurs when tides reach anywhere from 1.75 to 2 feet above the daily average high tide and start spilling onto streets or bubbling up from storm drains.
As sea level rise continues, damaging floods that decades ago happened only during a storm now happen more regularly, such as during a full-moon tide or with a change in prevailing winds or currents.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) documents changes in high-tide flooding patterns from the previous year at 97 NOAA tide gauges along the U.S. coast, and provides a flooding outlook for these locations for the coming year, as well as projections for the next several decades…
International Canoes at the Tata Steel SC Regatta
Wednesday
Oct 13
2021
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Oct 13
2021
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With a buzz of excitement from the International Canoe Facebook Page, eight skippers arrived at Tata Steel Sailing Club to join the club for their 2021 regatta…
Mari-Cha III: World’s coolest yachts
Wednesday
Oct 13
2021
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Oct 13
2021
Posted by XS Editor
Yachting World has been asking top sailors and marine industry gurus to choose the coolest and most innovative yachts of our times, and Yachting World’s ex-editor, Elaine Bunting nominated the Maxi Ketch Mari-Cha III. Here’s the report:
Fast, shapely, elegant and still formidable on the race course, Mari-Cha III was and still is one of the world’s most impressive yachts, writes Bunting.
Created to break records, this Philippe Briand design was built in 1997 for American Bob Miller. Mari-Cha III seized the outright monohull transatlantic record in 1998, the big ketch crossing the finish line at The Lizard on 24 October 1998 in 8d 23h.
She claimed a fistful of record passages including, in 1999, the fastest ever from Sydney to Hobart. Sailing the 630-mile course in 1d 18h at a then phenomenal average of 14.75 knots, but often hitting 30 knots…
Mini Transat attacked by orcas
Wednesday
Oct 13
2021
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Oct 13
2021
Posted by XS Editor
The 23rd edition of the Mini Transat has completed the first leg of 1350nm from France to the Canary Islands, and as the Mini 6.50 Class solo skippers prepare to start the 2700nm final leg across the Atlantic to Guadeloupe on October 29, talk of orca strikes was among the debrief.
For the past year, reports of rogue killer whales attacking boats off the coast of Spain and Portugal have made headlines, so when 90 21-footers passed along this corridor soon after the start, the odds were good that conflict would occur again.
Jay Thompson (USA), 9th in the prototype division:
“This first leg was an adventure from beginning to end. I knew there would be things that would go on during the race that would be unpredictable, but I hadn’t imagined that I’d encounter an orca and that it would make off with the lifting surface of one of my rudders after spinning the boat round 360 degrees! Was I frightened? I didn’t even have the time to be scared as it all happened very quickly.”
Felip Moll Marquez (ESP), 55th in the production division:
“I managed the start of the race well with the exception of one thing: I was attacked by orcas at night, just before the front. I think it was the second day out. They began to push my boat and play around with it. It was frightening…
as real as it gets
Wednesday
Oct 13
2021
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Oct 13
2021
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Back in 2016, we ran this little article on the revival of this Frers classic. Well, here she is, smoking along now! Photo thanks to James Robinson Taylor.
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