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Monthly archives for May, 2022
Papercourt ILCA Open
Friday
May 06
2022
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May 06
2022
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The weather was perfect, dry and warm with a clean north-easterly running straight down the weed free lake. This was champagne conditions for the 22 hardy ILCA sailors signed up to compete…
Cheating shall not become legal
Thursday
May 05
2022
Posted by XS Editor
May 05
2022
Posted by XS Editor
Each one design class defines what it wants to be through its regulations. Some allow full freedom for development, while others have strict mandates on permitted equipment. But regardless of the restrictions, it is generally advised to prepare the boat to those limits.
The Snipe Class is somewhere in the middle, and like most classes, relies on its members to maintain the boundaries. In this report by Snipe sailor and rules expert Antonio Bari, he calls out a failure in this oversight:
Unfortunately, I wasn’t able to participate in the 2022 Snipe Master Europeans. A great event, very well organized and managed by the Real Club Nautico de Valencia and T10 Sailing, with more than 100 boats on the water and an exciting onshore program.
Forced to stay at home, I daily searched for results, images or videos, but while searching I also found something not exactly complying with our rules.
I am referring to the GPS tracks published on Strava by several participants (and, unpleasantly, by two of the top finishers) showing their race track on the course…
INEOS BRITANNIA donate America’s Cup boat to Museum
Thursday
May 05
2022
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May 05
2022
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INEOS BRITANIA recently delivered their Americas Cup race boat “Britannia II” skippered by Sir Ben Ainslies in the 36th Americas Cup Auckland 2021 to the Classic Boat Museum in Cowes…
Beacon Group A-Class Worlds day 3
Thursday
May 05
2022
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May 05
2022
Posted by XS Editor
We knew that today was going to be hard going. Only the Classic fleet raced today in Houston at the Beacon Group 2022 A-Class Cat Worlds, and the planned 3 races were curtailed to 2…
phat
Thursday
May 05
2022
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May 05
2022
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As much as we love IOR, it is sometimes flat-out embarrassing how ridiculous some of the boats looked. Here is your Ridiculous Boat of the Week photo.
Do you have a shot of boat that looks particularly ridiculous? Send in a good one, and we’ll send you an SA polyester shirt if we publish it!
2022 Melges 24 World Championship preview
Thursday
May 05
2022
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May 05
2022
Posted by XS Editor
The time has almost come for the International Melges 24 Fleet to get back out on the water…
Search continues for missing RIB driver in Poole Harbour
Wednesday
May 04
2022
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May 04
2022
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HM Coastguard, the RNLI and Dorset Police are continuing the search for David Haw…
Merlin Rocket – Gillard and Gray cleansweep at Rock
Wednesday
May 04
2022
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May 04
2022
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The Merlin Rocket class headed to Rock Sailing & Waterski Club for their inaugural Craftinsure Silver Tiller event, round 7 of the 2022 series…
Kevin Escoffier ready to take up where he left off
Wednesday
May 04
2022
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May 04
2022
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The interesting thing, when you talk to Kevin Escoffier about his new boat – due to be launched on May 7th in Lorient in the iconic colours of PRB – is the element of continuity in his thinking…
A-Class Worlds – Ravi Parent is new leader
Wednesday
May 04
2022
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May 04
2022
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Ravi Parent of the USA is the new Open Championship leader, the discard allowing him to drop his opening race 10th place, to count a 1, 1, 1, 2 score for 5 points…
The 52 Super Series
Wednesday
May 04
2022
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May 04
2022
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The 52 Super Series is widely considered one of the top circuits in the world for monohulls, and in this era of rapid change, the TP52—or TransPacific 52—has managed to stay the series’ boat of choice for 10 years. Not only that, but as the class marks its 20th anniversary the boats it has produced remain as relevant today as the year they first came out.
The Super Series was born in 2012 when class sponsorship from Audi and the MedCup circuit ended, leaving owners in Europe without racing opportunities. Veteran U.S. sailor Doug DeVos, the Roemmers family and Niklas Zennström all conspired to keep the class alive, because for them, the boats were the perfect combination of technology, speed, power and reasonably sized crews—not to mention they’re great to sail. To this day, the 52 Super Series is primarily a regatta of boatowners. They’re the ones who sustain it, the ones for whom the two fundamental pillars of sailing fast and having fun remain the same as ever…
SailGP announces debut event in Asia
Wednesday
May 04
2022
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May 04
2022
Posted by XS Editor
SailGP’s rapid global expansion continues with the addition of Singapore to its Season 3 calendar, as the iconic city-state plays host to Asia’s first Sail Grand Prix on January 14-15, 2023…
Reg Bratt passes away, aged almost 104
Tuesday
May 03
2022
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May 03
2022
Posted by XS Editor
Sadly, we heard that Reg Bratt had peacefully passed away yesterday, just two months short of his 104th birthday. He was an avid supporter of Speed Week, either with one of his clever dinghy designs or even as one of the early thinkers about foiling…
Planet Sail video series looks at the Speed Freaks
Tuesday
May 03
2022
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May 03
2022
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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
Posted by XS Editor
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
Posted by XS Editor
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…
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