Aaron Young, Commodore of the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron has issued a statement “to clarify the situation in respect to a member petition for an SGM”. The statement text was the basis of an earlier report in Sail-World…
Monthly archives for November, 2021
Transat Jacques Vabre Day 17 update
Tuesday
Nov 23
2021
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Nov 23
2021
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Primonial has taken line honours and the Ocean Fifty multihull title in the 2021 Transat Jacques Vabre race. French pair Sébastien Rogues and Matthieu Souben crossed the line in Martinique ahead of Koesio in second…
Dunkerbeck breaks windsurfer 100kph speed barrier
Tuesday
Nov 23
2021
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Nov 23
2021
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Legendary windsurfer Björn Dunkerbeck broke the 100kph speed barrier, hitting 103.67kph over a two-second time gap – and holding an average speed of 101kph over a 100m stretch of water…
To infinity… and beyond!
Tuesday
Nov 23
2021
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Nov 23
2021
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A brilliant 69F season has just ended and that sets the stage for an even more exciting and action-packed future…
Kiwi battle over America’s Cup venue
Monday
Nov 22
2021
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Nov 22
2021
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While it is not a requirement for the America’s Cup defender to host the event in their home waters, it is expected. The habit has only twice been broken – once when home waters were insufficient and once because of greed.
But for Team New Zealand, which seeks the unprecedented achievement to win the America’s Cup three times in a row, they are pondering this unthinkable action for a third reason – necessity. Here’s an update from Duncan Johnstone of STUFF media:
Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron commodore Aaron Young has warned of the potentially “dire consequences”, including forfeiting the Auld Mug, if an under-funded Team New Zealand are forced to try to defend the America’s Cup in Auckland…
VIDEO: Pushing the speed limit on a wing
Monday
Nov 22
2021
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Nov 22
2021
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Liam Dunkerbeck achieved a top speed of 31 knots based on his GPS data using a wing in Luderitz, Namibia (South Africa). His average speed of 26.92 knots over a 500-meter distance according to the official speeds measured by the 2021 Luderitz Speed Challenge team, and approved by the World Sailing Speed Record Council, is believed to be a new speed record in wingboarding…
11th Hour Breakdown in the TJV
Monday
Nov 22
2021
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Nov 22
2021
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11th Hour Racing’s Mālama kicked off the second week of the Transat Jaques Vabre with keel problems, forcing co-skippers Charlie Enright and Pascal Bidégorry to adjust for a more conservative approach to the race’s remaining 2000 miles.
“We’ve been dealing with a lot of breakages throughout the course of this race, such is the nature of a new boat on an action packed and competitive track like this one,” said Enright. “None of these ‘little incidents’ compares to what we went through yesterday. While reaching along in what I will refer to as a typical doldrums squall, we hit 28 knots of boat speed with the J2 and a full main. Shortly thereafter, the boat essentially tripped over itself and we were no longer able to achieve speed. Assuming we’d caught something, we proceeded to try and ‘broach’ it off the keel. When that didn’t work, we backed down … and then backed down again. I took a look in the endoscope and saw what I thought was a line.”
Rekindling a great Texas tradition
Monday
Nov 22
2021
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Nov 22
2021
Posted by XS Editor
It’s not the largest of the fifty United States, in neither population nor area, but Texas is plenty big. So big that there are 15 states that could fit within Texas simultaneously. So big the entire world population could fit into the state. So big that if Texas were its own country, it would be bigger than every country in Europe.
So yes, it’s plenty big, which makes the Texas Challenge Cup something to behold. This invitational event hosts teams from active sailing and yacht clubs in Texas, one team per club, with 3-4 sailors each, to compete for the coveted award.
The Texas Challenge Cup dates back to 1986, first held at Texas Corinthian Yacht Club. That year, nine clubs competed on Solings. Lakewood Yacht Club and Houston Yacht Club held the event over the next three years but was not repeated until 2001, when it was resurrected.
By 2005, the event included clubs throughout Texas. Sometime after, the tradition paused again, until now. Lakewood is rekindling this great Texas tradition once again, to be held in their fleet of RS21s on December 11, 2021…
65 boats in hot pursuit
Monday
Nov 22
2021
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Nov 22
2021
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In perfect sailing conditions, 67 boats turned out for the One Global Lipton Trophy on 20 November, the second event of the Top Dog Trophy Series 2020-2021…
Transat Jacques Vabre Day 16 update
Monday
Nov 22
2021
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Nov 22
2021
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The first boats are expected to arrive in Martinique overnight. The three fastest classes are slipping slowly through an area of light winds whilst the Class 40s are loving the trade winds…
RC44 spoils go to Team Aleph and Team Aqua
Monday
Nov 22
2021
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Nov 22
2021
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Hugues Lepic’s Team Aleph finished as they started . . . Leading the 44Cup Calero Marinas in Lanzarote…
M32 Worlds – Convexity smash the competition for title win
Monday
Nov 22
2021
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Nov 22
2021
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The M32 World Championships came to an exciting close on Sunday as Convexity smashed the competition with three races to spare on the warm waters of Miami, Florida…
Trimaran SVR-Lazartigue TJV update
Monday
Nov 22
2021
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Nov 22
2021
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With less than two days to the finish of the Transat Jacques Vabre, in Fort-de-France, Martinique, the Trimaran SVR-Lazartigue helmed by François Gabart and Tom Laperche, currently in third place, is nicely settled on the podium in the Ultime Class…
America’s Cup – RNZYS call for Reality Check on Offshore Venues
Monday
Nov 22
2021
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Nov 22
2021
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The Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron has clarified its position on the Special General Meeting (SGM) requested by a member, Mr Jim Farmer, regards the defence of the America’s Cup in New Zealand…
orange peel
Monday
Nov 22
2021
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Nov 22
2021
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I want to set my J/111 (so 36 feet LOA with an 8 foot bowsprit) up for asym peels. I have only been sailing this boat since July and it’s my first asym boat, so I would appreciate some help deciding how to set this up and do it.
I think I need a second block on each quarter and a second set of sheets. The bowsprit end is set up with two low friction rings, and both sides of the cabin house have line guides and a clutch. I currently have one tackline on the starboard side. I think the fittings on the port side were for the headsail furler, but I’m getting rid of that…
Bow gurus please jump in the discussion!
Revisiting the EPIRB
Monday
Nov 22
2021
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Nov 22
2021
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There is a current thread discussing different communication systems, and how ongoing changes in technology makes some less functional or useful. EPIRB I am referring to the “old” type as defined by “Category I EPIRBs are automatically activated. The automatic activation is triggered when the EPIRB is released from its bracket. Category I EPIRBs are housed in a special bracket equipped with a hydrostatic release. This mechanism releases the EPIRB at a water depth of 3-10 feet. The buoyant…
Aleph and Aqua on top at 44Cup
Sunday
Nov 21
2021
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Nov 21
2021
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Puerto Calero, Lanzarote (November 21, 2021) – With light winds prevailing over four days of racing at the 44Cup Calero Marinas Lanzarote, Hugues Lepic’s Team Aleph won the event while Chris Bake’s Team Aqua takes home the 5-event season title. – Full report…
11th Hour Racing: Lightning strikes again
Sunday
Nov 21
2021
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Nov 21
2021
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The 11th Hour Racing Team’s campaign to win The Ocean Race 2022-23 is in need of better luck. Led by American Charlie Enright, it has been one thing or another.
In June, they had multiple collisions and damaged a foil during The Ocean Race Europe. In September, they had to drop out of the Défi Azimut race with a broken steering system.
And now in the Transat Jacques Vabre, a double-handed race from Le Havre, France across the Atlantic to Martinique, their older IMOCA was dismasted while their new IMOCA reports keel damage. Enright provides an update on November 21, 2021:
We’ve been dealing with a lot of breakages throughout the course of this race, such is the nature of a new boat on an action packed and competitive track like this one.
None of these “little incidents” compares to what we went through yesterday. While reaching along in what I will refer to as a typical doldrums squall, we hit 28 knots of boat speed with the J2 and a Full Main. Shortly thereafter, the boat essentially tripped over itself and we were no longer able to achieve speed…
Transat Jacques Vabre – A 2nd doldrums to finish
Sunday
Nov 21
2021
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Nov 21
2021
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Franck Cammas and Charles Caudrelier are still dominating play in the Ultime category, leading the fleet for the 12th consecutive day out of the fourteen that so far make up this 2021 edition of the Transat Jacques Vabre…
Gilbert and McGrane take Draycote Dash
Sunday
Nov 21
2021
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Nov 21
2021
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Overall winners of the 2021 Fernhurst Books Draycote Dash at Draycote Water Sailing Club were Roger Gilbert and Ben McGrane sailing an International 505…
18ft Skiff NSW Championship in Sydney race 1
Sunday
Nov 21
2021
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Nov 21
2021
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The Noakesailing team of Sean Langman, Ed Powys and Josh Porebski had to battle hard against some strong challenges before taking out Race i of the 2021-22 NSW 18ft Skiff Championship on a bleak Sydney Harbour today.
49er, 49erFX & Nacra17 Worlds – World Title for John Gimson and Anna Burnet
Sunday
Nov 21
2021
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Nov 21
2021
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Britain’s John Gimson and Anna Burnet confirmed the successful defence of their Nacra17 World title…
GKA Hydrofoil Freestyle World Cup Fortaleza finals
Saturday
Nov 20
2021
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Nov 20
2021
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It was another perfect day for the GKA Hydrofoil Freestyle World Cup in Fortaleza, as the wind was pumping at 20-22 knots and the top hydrofoil freestylers in the World were ready to put on a show for the completion of this competition…
Transat Jacques Vabre Day 14 update
Saturday
Nov 20
2021
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Nov 20
2021
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The hoped for grandstand finish in Martinique is beginning to look likely as Ultimes and Ocean Fiftys begin their approaches to the line. The IMOCA leaders continue their high-speed cat and mouse chase whilst for the Class 40s it’s decision time…
Do you sit to windward or leeward when at the helm?
Saturday
Nov 20
2021
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Nov 20
2021
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I tend to sit at the windward side and have always admired those who sit to leeward. When I do sit to leeward I find it very exciting being that much closer to the water. However, while the feel of the boat seems to be better and there is good a good view under the headsail, the lack of visibility on the windward side makes me nervous.
Leading IMOCAs turn corner for run to the finish
Saturday
Nov 20
2021
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Nov 20
2021
Posted by XS Editor
It is easy to forget, when following the racing in the IMOCA Class, that it is not all about stress and worry and that probably the main reason why skippers choose to take on long trans-oceanic races is because they love their boats and they love the sea…
Class40s in the Transat Jacques Vabre day 13
Friday
Nov 19
2021
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Nov 19
2021
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Only the Franco-Spanish duo Antoine Carpentier – Pablo Santurde is preserving its leadership this morning, having, after much thought and cogitation, opted for a passage as close as possible to the direct route and in the heart of the archipelago…
49er, 49erFX and Nacra17 Worlds – Gimson and Burnett poised for title
Friday
Nov 19
2021
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Nov 19
2021
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Britain’s John Gimson and Anna Burnet (3,7,6) remain steadfast in second place after 12 races in the Nacra17 World Championship…
Maxi Edmond de Rothschild on the home straight
Friday
Nov 19
2021
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Nov 19
2021
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This Friday morning, shortly before 07:00 UTC, Franck Cammas and Charles Caudrelier rounded the final compulsory course mark on the 7,500-mile Ultime course…
American Magic will enter America’s Cup
Friday
Nov 19
2021
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Nov 19
2021
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While the sound of boots on the ground is not yet deafening, the march toward the 37th America’s Cup has most certainly begun. Following the release of the Protocol and revised AC75 Class rules on November 17, here’s an update from one team that’s ready for the entry period to open December 1:
American Magic, the U.S. Challenger for the 36th America’s Cup [AC36] and a prospective Challenger for the 37th, was pleased to receive the AC37 Protocol and updated AC75 Class Rule as part of a joint release earlier this week from the Defender, Emirates Team New Zealand, and the Challenger of Record, INEOS Britannia.
Along with the Deed of Gift, the Protocol and Class Rule are the governing documents for the next America’s Cup and provide a framework to allow design and planning work to accelerate for all teams.
“Our team plans to compete at AC37, and as part of that process we continue to learn as much about the next event as we can,” said Doug DeVos, Co-Founder and Team Principal of American Magic. “The racing venue and the regatta dates remain unknown, but the release of the Protocol and the Class Rule is definitely welcome…
Globe 5.80 Transat leg 2 start
Friday
Nov 19
2021
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Nov 19
2021
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A group of four Spanish boat builders planned a trip to Lanzarote to surprise the Globe 5.80 Transat entrants before their Atlantic crossing, only to find out the start was moved forward before their landing time…
Iain Brambell set to lead sailing’s path to Paris
Friday
Nov 19
2021
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Nov 19
2021
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Highly regarded international sports administrator and Olympian Iain Brambell has been charged with leading Australian Sailing’s High Performance program after being announced as its new High Performance Director…
First 44Cup win to Team Aleph
Friday
Nov 19
2021
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Nov 19
2021
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The 44Cup Calero Marinas Lanzarote, final and deciding event of the 2021 44Cup, got off to a difficult start Thursday…
Nacra 17, 49erFX and 49er Worlds day 3
Friday
Nov 19
2021
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Nov 19
2021
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Musab Al Hadi with Waleed Al Kindi (OMA) moved into 25th place and qualified for Gold fleet in a first for Oman at a 49er World Championship…
Dalton, Ainslie and Bernasconi on new AC75 rule
Friday
Nov 19
2021
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Nov 19
2021
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The third generation of the AC75 foiling monohull will be less complex, lighter, with a little less righting moment, and will foil earlier, than those seen in Auckland in AC36 and the Prada Cup…
And the bikes might be back.
Transat Jacques Vabre Day 13 update
Friday
Nov 19
2021
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Nov 19
2021
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30 knot Samba sailing for the Ultimes as the IMOCAs escape the doldrums. Class 40’s on a Cape Verde slalom course whilst the Ocean Fifty trimarans feel the blast…
GWA Wingfoil World Cup Fortaleza day 2
Friday
Nov 19
2021
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Nov 19
2021
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The GWA Wingfoil World Cup Fortaleza kicked off today with perfect conditions on the shores of Ceara’s capital city, with 25 men and 10 women of 9 different nationalities registered to compete at this penultimate GWA event of the year…
2021 ILCA Masters Worlds in Barcelona day 4
Thursday
Nov 18
2021
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Nov 18
2021
Posted by XS Editor
Two races were completed on Wednesday at the the ILCA Masters World Championships. After three grey days with unstable and light wind, the fourth day finally brought sun and stable wind…
Transat Jacques Vabre Day 12 update
Thursday
Nov 18
2021
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Nov 18
2021
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A breakage aboard HBF-Reforest’Action forces her to become the first Class 40 boat to abandon the race. Sam Davies chases the IMOCA leaders whilst Leyton wins a night-time duel in the Ocean Fifty…
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