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Monthly archives for December, 2021
Ichi Ban wins 2021 Sydney Hobart
Friday
Dec 31
2021
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Dec 31
2021
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Hobart, Australia (December 31, 2021) – Matt Allen’s TP52 Ichi Ban was declared overall winner of the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race for a third time, earning the Tattersall Cup for the lowest corrected time under the IRC rule.
Since launched in late December 2017, Ichi Ban also won overall honors in 2017 and 2019.
“This is a time we will never forget. I have a mix of young, old and wise crew. It was a great opportunity for the guys who worked so hard,” said Allen, who also won the race as crew for Lou Abrahams on Challenge in 1983.
“To win with Ichi Ban a third time is unbelievable. It’s always better, ideally, not to go into the room to decide,” the yachtsman said, referring to two protests against Sam Haynes’ Celestial (including one from Ichi Ban), which finished with a better time but received a penalty in the protest room and so placed second overall to Allen’s boat.
“Rules are a critical part of our sport,” Allen said. “But we had a great neck-and-neck race with Celestial – all the way to Hobart. I completely understand why they would be upset. It was certainly a tussle between the two of us and Quest, until Quest dropped off the back and it was just us and Celestial.
“I was confident one or the other of us would win. We knew the predicted second southerly wouldn’t arrive, and that helped us,” Allen acknowledged. “We knew we’d have our ups and downs, but I always thought we had a chance. We pushed the whole way. It’s the toughest Hobart since 2014 – and it was tough.”
Among the 88 total starters, 38 teams retired along the course. The fully crewed teams accounted for 31 while the 2-handed division, with 17 entrants, had seven that failed to finish.
Allen (second from left) accepts Tattersall Cup.
Allen and Ichi Ban join two greats of sailing in winning three times – Freya (Trygve and Magnus Halvorsen) overall winner in 1963, 1964, and 1965 and Love & War (Peter Kurts and then Simon Kurts) 1974, 1978, and 2006…
“It’s an amazing moment in time. Trygve designed, built and sailed Freya – that’s amazing. I sailed with Peter Kurts. Love & War is incredible,” he said, referring to her three wins plus a third overall this year…
VIDEO: Best of 2021 – On Course Special
Thursday
Dec 30
2021
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Dec 30
2021
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The On Course series takes a regular look at the sailing world, and in this episode show host Matt Sheahan looks back at some of the highlights from 2021…
Video uploaded December 30, 2021.
Rolex Sydney Hobart – Celestial protested
Thursday
Dec 30
2021
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Dec 30
2021
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Protests have been lodged by a competitor and the Race Committee against the Australian TP52 Celestial over a claimed 90 minute radio silence, when continuous listening was a race requirement…
Registrations are open for Class 30 One Design
Thursday
Dec 30
2021
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Dec 30
2021
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With the preliminary design study phase drawing to a close, the ground is now being prepared for the construction of the first Class 30, with the next phase of the project under way, which is the development of the detailed construction plans…
the boot gets the boot
Thursday
Dec 30
2021
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Dec 30
2021
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For the second year running, boot Düsseldorf has been forced to cancel one of the world’s largest boat shows due to mounting Covid infections and new regulations announced by the German government
News of boot Dusseldorf’s cancellation follows an announcement by the North Rhine-Westphalia state government that no major trade fair events will take place in January due to the rapid spread of the Omicron variant of the Covid-19 virus.
Sydney Hobart Race – Gough and Saul take 2-Handed Line Honours
Thursday
Dec 30
2021
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Dec 30
2021
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Sidewinder of Rob Gough and John Saul takes the Rolex Sydney Hobart 2-Handed Line Honours…
Lord Jiminy wins Melbourne to Hobart Line Honours
Thursday
Dec 30
2021
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Dec 30
2021
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Guillaume Leroux’s Class 40 Lord Jiminy has claimed line honours in a challenging Melbourne to Hobart yacht race that was beset by range of strong and light winds, before ending with a perfect afternoon sea breeze in Hobart’s Derwent River…
Sydney Hobart Day 5 Race Update
Wednesday
Dec 29
2021
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Dec 29
2021
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Day Five race update including overview of the fleet still at sea and the weather ahead by Bow Caddy Media…
Mark Bradford – Line Honours Winner
Wednesday
Dec 29
2021
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Dec 29
2021
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Behind every great sailing team in major offshore races is a shore team of equal calibre. For the Black Jack team, which sailed Peter Harburg’s 100 footer to a Line Honours in the 2021 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race…
Sydney Hobart: Overall title undecided
Wednesday
Dec 29
2021
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Dec 29
2021
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Hobart, Australia (December 29, 2021) – No sooner had the fight for line honors in the 2021 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race been won and lost by the three 100-footers in the race early this morning, attention turned towards the main event – that being, the race for overall victory and the prestigious Tattersall Cup.
While the owners, crews and staff of the front-running big boats were well into celebrating or commiserating their fate in the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia’s 628 nautical mile event, in their wake was a fleet scrapping for their place on Division and ultimately their overall place.
The Tattersall Cup, awarded to the boat that finishes first on corrected time, is the most prestigious award for the race, notwithstanding the broad appeal of the line honors race.
Race details – Results – Tracking – Facebook
the death ride begins
Wednesday
Dec 29
2021
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Dec 29
2021
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It can be a cruel way to spend your Christmas holiday.
With the fastest few boats now finished and snug alongside, the rest of the Sydney-Hobart fleet can start worrying about when they’ll need to cross the line to score a podium place on handicap.
Sailing against the clock in the frustrating conditions down the Tasmanian coast, across Storm Bay and up the Derwent River can be a protracted agony.
The race website, which is accessed by all competitors within internet range, helpfully now includes a “time to beat” calculation for every yacht still at sea with winning ambitions. Often those targets can seem out of reach but in this year’s slow race the possibilities are tantalizing.
Some of the TP52s have already finished. Ichi Ban beat Celestial home by 17 minutes but ended up a frustrating 3 minutes behind on IRC corrected time. Skipper Matt Allen’s hopes of a ‘three peat’ Hobart victory will now have to wait until next year.
Pictured above, and currently leading on IRC is the S&S34 Azzurro, one of the smallest yachts in the fleet. To win they’ll need to finish before 07:00 on December 31. With 200nm to go that’s a distinct possibility…
‘Witt’s’ end to find victory in RSHYR
Tuesday
Dec 28
2021
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Dec 28
2021
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David Witt could not hide his frustration for again missing out on his first Line Honours win in the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race after he skippered SHK Scallywag 100 to third place…
Sydney Hobart: Black Jack claims line honors victory
Tuesday
Dec 28
2021
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Dec 28
2021
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Hobart, Australia (December 29, 2021) – Black Jack sailed across the Castray Esplanade finish line in Hobart at 01:37:17 this morning, claiming line honors in the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia’s 2021 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race, in the time of two days 12 hours 37 minutes 17 seconds.
Right up until late last evening, it was unclear which of the three 100-foot boats would be the victor. SHK Scallywag led out of Sydney Heads on Boxing Day, but had her share of troubles after, paving the way for Black Jack and LawConnect to fight it out…
Race details – Results – Tracking – Facebook
Sydney Hobart – New Dawn.
Monday
Dec 27
2021
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Dec 27
2021
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The Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race is often described as a 628NM windward/leeward affair. Well, you had your 10-20 minutes of leeward coming out the Heads, depending on how fast you are, and for the remainder of two days, it has been all about the windward…
39th Setley Cup Model Yacht Race
Monday
Dec 27
2021
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Dec 27
2021
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After the challenges of 2020 it was great to see almost 40 kids and their home-made model yachts, plus parents, grandparents, volunteers, spectators, dogs and horses gathering in the New Forest for the traditional Setley Cup and Seahorse Trophy…
Burghfield Breezer victory for Nigel and Andy Bird
Monday
Dec 27
2021
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Dec 27
2021
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Nigel and Andy Bird, sailing an Enterprise, took the Burghfield Breezer Open with a consistent performance across the two races…
Sydney Hobart start video from Bow Caddy Media
Monday
Dec 27
2021
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Dec 27
2021
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The prospect of a rugged night’s sailing ahead, punching into a short sharp sea, with winds building over 25 knots, would not have been most sailors’ ideal start to the 2021 race to Hobart…
Sydney Hobart – Fritz not Fried.
Monday
Dec 27
2021
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Dec 27
2021
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29 vessels have retired from the 88 boat fleet, and hopefully that attrition will now cease, as the moments of horror give way to the long periods of boredom that form the two components in the definition of ocean racing…
Sydney Hobart – I’ll tell you who’s won…
Sunday
Dec 26
2021
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Dec 26
2021
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…when all the boats are tied to the quay. It is one of the great truisms of the race that captures a nation, and for the 2021 edition it could well be played out in full…
The first upset of Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race
Sunday
Dec 26
2021
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Dec 26
2021
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SHK Scallywag 100 skipper David Witt was reminded of how tenuous fortune can be in the RSHYR, when a furling disaster after exiting the heads cost him the race lead on line honours following a spectacular start to this year’s 76th edition…
Rolex Sydney Hobart – Retirements increase in rough sea conditions
Sunday
Dec 26
2021
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Dec 26
2021
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Damien Parkes’ TP52 Denali is heading for Port Kembla with all hands on deck because of damage to hull – crack through the hull…
Watch the Replay of the start of the Rolex Sydney Hobart
Saturday
Dec 25
2021
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Dec 25
2021
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Watch the replay of the start of the 2021 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race.
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Sydney Hobart Pre-Race Interviews
Saturday
Dec 25
2021
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Dec 25
2021
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Here are the first four interviews Bow Caddy Media created in the lead to the 2021 Sydney to Hobart race – Speedwell, Gweilo, Disko Trooper, and Salt Shaker…
Positive tests reduce Sydney Hobart fleet
Saturday
Dec 25
2021
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Dec 25
2021
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Sydney, Australia (December 25, 2021) – The 2021 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race fleet stands at 91 following the withdrawal today of Jim Cooney’s Volvo Open 70 Willow and the Infiniti 46R Maverick 49 owned by Quentin Stewart.
When all race participants of the 76th edition snaked through Cruising Yacht Club of Australia on December 23 to undergo COVID tests, three of Cooney’s crew had tested positive. His yacht Willow was to be amongst the front runners behind the 100-footers.
Stewart has not reported any COVID-19 cases but told the CYCA he was withdrawing because he did not want to take the risk…
When being negative is a positive
Friday
Dec 24
2021
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Dec 24
2021
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The organizing authority for the 2021 Sydney Hobart Race is confident the 76th edition will go ahead as planned after participants snaked through Cruising Yacht Club of Australia on December 23 to undergo COVID tests.
All 928 sailors across 93 boats taking part in the 628 nm contest underwent PCR tests, 72 hours before the event start in Sydney Harbor on December 26.
Last year’s race was cancelled the week before it was due to start because of COVID-related issues, but the 2021 edition seems set to proceed despite rising case numbers.
Part of the challenge is the varying health regulations amid the Australian states, with the race starting in New South Wales and finishing in the historic port city of Hobart which is the capital of Australia’s island state of Tasmania.
“There may be some changes that occur, but I think it will be to do with additional mask wearing,” said CYCA commodore Noel Cornish. “We’ll have to wait and see how it plays out in the next three or four days.
“Yes, it’s been challenging but it’s been a thrill to overcome the challenges. The bottom line is I’m confident the race will be able to go ahead now…”
LawConnect set for RSHYR rough and tumble
Friday
Dec 24
2021
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Dec 24
2021
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The forecast of strong southerly winds and rough seas may be a concern for many in the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race for the Boxing Day start; but not for Christian Beck…
changin’ o’ the guard
Friday
Dec 24
2021
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Dec 24
2021
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Here’s something you likely didn’t see coming: as of today I have sold Sailing Anarchy. After 22 years of creating, publishing, and stirring as much shit up as I could (while maintaining SA as a business), I feel like now is a good time to hand the tiller over to someone else.
Oh don’t worry, I’ll still be driving the content as I have been retained for at least the next 12 months, so we’ll continue to have the good, informative, snarky, ridiculous and entertaining stuff we’ve always strived to produce.
But I have never cared for all of the other work that goes into running a business; you know the taxes and the payroll and the assorted other heaps of nonsense that is required to keep SA afloat. But afloat we have been, through thick and thin, good times and bad. We’re like dogshit on your shoes; it never seems to go away. And the stink lingers for what seems like forever. 22 years of forever.
I don’t know that this is an end of an era, as I’ll still be here and I’ve signed a relatively short non-compete with the new owners, but handing over the keys is still such a strange feeling for me…
Like fathers like sons in the Rolex Sydney Hobart
Friday
Dec 24
2021
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Dec 24
2021
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Zac Heyes’ first memory of the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race is of the Boxing Day start, trying to see his father Paul on television somewhere in the fleet…
ready, set, go?
Friday
Dec 24
2021
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Dec 24
2021
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After the massive disappointment of last year’s cancellation of the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race the 77th Edition of the race looks like it will likely proceed albeit with a backdrop of Covid enforced requirements which in turn has affected all of the 100 odd yachts preparation in the lead up to the Great Race.
Unfortunately, the year-long Covid uncertainty has yet again delayed the long-awaited Hobart Race debut of our illustrious Editor who has been slated to join the team on the Schumacher 54 Maritimo (ex Swiftsure II). Hopefully, next year will see this anticipated ‘Great Moment in Sporting History’ eventuate.
Maritimo’s year-long preparation has probably been less impacted than our Sydney-based rivals due to the very limited lockdowns in our Gold Coast base. Our lead-up has been solid with basically a clean sweep of all Queensland events this year including Line Honours in the Brisbane-Gladstone Race courtesy of the 100 foot Black Jack dropping its rig. The bar is certainly set higher here.
The majority of the crew sailed the boat 400 nm to Sydney last weekend. Traditionally the lead-up week berthed at the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia is spent catching up and having a few beverages with mates you haven’t seen all year, briefings, and final race preparation. This year we are either on the boat or in the Hotel rooms essentially isolating with all meals delivered. Home detention without the ankle bracelet.
All crews must be fully vaccinated as well as provide a Negative PCR Covid Test within 72 Hours of the race start. That window opened at 1300 hrs yesterday. The Omicron variant has seen Sydney’s public testing resources fully stretched with results in some cases taking over 72 hours. Hopefully, that won’t affect too many of our fellow competitors. That said, it will be a miracle if there isn’t some last-minute Covid impact on the fleet numbers. Despite some criticism and negativity from some quarters, I believe the CYCA has done an absolutely fantastic and totally professional job in very challenging and changing conditions…
Rolex Sydney Hobart Race – PCR test is first hurdle
Friday
Dec 24
2021
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Dec 24
2021
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Sunday’s forecast for the Boxing Day start of the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race is for strong southerly winds and rough seas. But for all the crews the first step is to being cleared to start the race…
Ed Psaltis recruits youth and experience
Thursday
Dec 23
2021
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Dec 23
2021
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Ed Psaltis planned to stop sailing in Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race after 35 starts; he tried, but it didn’t work, and nearing his 39th participation, his enthusiasm for the 628 nautical mile race – and his passion to win it overall – are strong as ever…
Save the date: GS Cup 2022 is coming
Thursday
Dec 23
2021
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Dec 23
2021
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The appointment for the most sporty people in the big Grand Soleil family is approaching: the Grand Soleil Cup 2022 will be held at the Punta Ala Yacht Club…
Eight Bells in 2021
Thursday
Dec 23
2021
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Dec 23
2021
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A ship’s bell is struck for each half-hour of a four-hour watch, and when a sailor has died, they are honored with the sounding of eight bells; meaning “end of the watch”.
For those sailors whose watch ended in 2021, their information submitted to Scuttlebutt Sailing News is listed below in the order it was published:
• Simon ‘Fumesy’ Russell
• George Hazen
• Alex McAuley
• Ding Schoonmaker
• Joseph Vittoria
• Bob Fisher
• Derek Campbell
• Bill Mauk
• Richard Levesque
• Frederick Frye, MD
• Douglas Keary
• Ted Jones
• Chris Welsh
• James Gillinder Carson
• Gordo Johnson
• Prince Philip
• Conn Findlay
• Bengt-Olof Hult
• Burt Keenan
• Albie Stewart
• Thomas Harrington
• Helmut Jahn
• Rich Roberts
• John Goode
• William Poole
• Vince Morvillo
• Paul Phelan
• Rodger Martin
• Peter Haycraft
• Bob McNulty
• Bruno Bich
• Larry Krause
• Mike Butterfield
• William Dalessi
• Ray Burke
• Dev Barker
• Stewart P. Neff
• Means Davis
• Harry R. Keene, Sr.
• Bruce Kirby
• Geoffrey Ewenson
• Ralph (Pete) Lawson III
• Paul Erling Johnson
• Mark McNamara
• Robert L. James
• Harry Allen
• Kay Gillette North
• Bill Herrschaft
• David Sweeney
• Judy Franco
• Luiz Kahl
• Jill Urban
• Bob Chilton
• Peter Poland
• Jim Plaxton
• Laurie Davidson
• Billy Sherman
• Roy Gunsolus
• Patsy Ewenson
• Paul Borssuck
• Lindy Thomas
• Art Diefendorf
• Andy Macdonald
• Art Mitchel
• Ross Cameron
• Morton Weintraub
• James Wharram
To submit information to Scuttlebutt Sailing News, send to editor@sailingscuttlebutt.com
SailGP Sydney Video Action
Thursday
Dec 23
2021
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Dec 23
2021
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Planetsail’s Matt Sheahan looks at the Australia SailGP event in Sydney…
all the way with usa
Thursday
Dec 23
2021
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Dec 23
2021
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By the legendary Ben Dover, world’s best yachting journalist
Dearborn, MI – I can reveal exclusively to SA readers that the American Magic syndicate has re-formed to challenge for the next America’s Cup series and that the massive Ford Motor Company will partner with them to provide technical support.
Speaking to me from a private room at the New York Yacht Club in Manhattan, Commodore Elsworth Q. Dellingberg III confirmed the historic agreement. “National pride is at stake here”, he said. “We can’t have those sauerkraut eaters at Mercedes or Red Bull claiming the best technology.
“As much as it pains us to have a relationship with some rather shabby provincial Michigan people ‘in trade’, it seems that Ford has the expertise and resources to ensure that the NYYC will once again fail with dignity in the America’s Cup.”
Ford CEO Wayne Kerr was decidedly more upbeat about the partnership. “We’re very excited to be involved”, he told me. “Breaking new ground has always been important to us at Ford, so we’ve decided to name the division ‘Project Edsel’…
Atlantic solo crossing in a kite boat
Wednesday
Dec 22
2021
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Dec 22
2021
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Francisco Lufinha has successfully completed the 4,160 mile crossing of the Atlantic Ocean on a kite-powered multi-hull boat. The connection between the Canaries and the Caribbean took 20 days, and the Guinness World Records is expected to confirm Lufinha’s fastest ever solo crossing of the Atlantic Ocean in a kite boat. – Full report
Entry open for California Dreamin’ Series
Wednesday
Dec 22
2021
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Dec 22
2021
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The 2022 California Dreamin’ Series consists of three Grade 3 match racing events at San Diego Yacht Club (January 29-30; J/22s), St. Francis Yacht Club (March 5-6; J/22s), and Long Beach Yacht Club (March 19-20; Catalina 37s). To request an invitation to one or more events, click here.
Eight Bells: James Wharram
Wednesday
Dec 22
2021
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Dec 22
2021
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Hanneke Boon, one of James Wharram’s longtime partners, has announced that the famed catamaran pioneer passed last week after a long battle with Alzheimer’s. He was 93. In a statement posted to the Wharram website, she said “People would refer to James as the great James Wharram, the living Legend, but he didn’t see himself as such. He was aware it was his large following of builders and sailors, their beautiful boats and great voyages that created the famous Wharram World. He saw them as the real heroes.”
Wharram was best known for his Polynesian-inspired multihull designs, which developed a following in the 1970s. He was “a pioneer of catamaran sailing and a world-renowned designer of unique double-canoe catamarans that now sail the oceans. He designed for people who wanted to break out of mundane lives, gave them boats they could build at an affordable cost and gave them the opportunity to become People of the Sea like himself”…
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