The 2022 J/80 European Championship took place off the historic waterfront of Saint-Cast-le-Guildo, France, known as the “Emerald Coast” for its verdant green landscape cascading into the gorgeous emerald-green waters of the Atlantic Ocean…
Monthly archives for July, 2022
Nitro Juice wins J/22 World Championship
Monday
Jul 11
2022
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Jul 11
2022
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The 2022 Marriot Investment Managers J/22 World Championship sailed on the spectacular waters offshore of Durban, South Africa. The Point Yacht Club hosted two-dozen teams from South Africa, the Cayman Islands, and the Netherlands…
From San Francisco to Kaneohe
Sunday
Jul 10
2022
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Jul 10
2022
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While light winds plagued the teams with early staggered start days (July 4, 5, 7, 8), conditions for the 21st edition of the Pacific Cup have normalized now with all teams underway. The entry list of 63 lost two teams before the start, with two additional teams forced to retire along the 2070 nm course from San Francisco, California to Kaneohe, Hawaii. – Details
2022 Star Europeans in Denmark day 2
Saturday
Jul 09
2022
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Jul 09
2022
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A broken mast followed by a second place for Hubert Merkelbach and Kilian Weise. A great come back by Tonci Stipanovic and Tudor Bilic best of the day…
SSL Gold Cup goes live on Twitch and virtual
Saturday
Jul 09
2022
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Jul 09
2022
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The SSL Gold Cup, the Football World Cup… in Sailing, will be now be accessible on Twitch from Tuesday, July 12th, to become one the first Sailing events to be present on the fastest growing live broadcast and gaming platform…
What do you have to do when crossing the equator?
Saturday
Jul 09
2022
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Jul 09
2022
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Crossing the equator per se is not a difficult task, stable trade winds make the moment joyful. Tradition has it that an alcoholic drink is offered to Neptune to secure a safe journey ahead…
The Dutch Bridge Too Small (and Too Far) for Jeff Bezos Will Not Be Dismantled
Friday
Jul 08
2022
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Jul 08
2022
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A bridge at the center of controversy in the maritime capital of Europe — which has become a structure symbolizing the excesses of wealth — will not be temporarily dismantled to make way for Jeff Bezos’ new superyacht.
In February, Oceanco, the Dutch boatbuilder of Bezos’ beast, lobbied the city of Rotterdam, Holland, to temporarily deconstruct the middle section of the 95-year-old, decommissioned, national-heritage-landmark Koningshaven railway bridge, also known as “De ‘Hef,” to accommodate the passage of Y721, which, at 417-ft, would be one of the largest sailing yachts in the world. The New York Times said that the necessary work on the bridge would take about two days total, according to a spokesman for the city of Rotterdam.
Recently, Rotterdam city officials said that Oceanco had “informed the municipality that it is cancelling its current logistical plans,” according to the Independent, which said that employees at Oceanco “feel threatened, and the company fears it will be vandalized.”
After the proposal to dismantle De Hef became public, an event was organized to throw eggs at Y721 when it transited Rotterdam’s canals…
2022 Finn World Masters at Helsinki, overall
Friday
Jul 08
2022
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Jul 08
2022
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Just two months after winning his first ever Finn Gold Cup, Pieter-Jan Postma, from The Netherlands, has become the first person in history to also win the Finn World Masters in the same year…
Scow bow trending for IMOCA 60s
Friday
Jul 08
2022
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Jul 08
2022
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Having started four Vendée Globes and finished two of them, once on the podium in third place, once after starting a second time nine days late, you would think that Jérémie Beyou had enough of this solo, non-stop round the world race. But not so.
The 46-year-old skipper from northwest France is certainly nowhere near finished with the IMOCA Class and nor with the Vendée Globe, and gets out of bed every morning driven by the goal of finally winning a race that has so far eluded him.
He has a new IMOCA Charal 2 – this time from the board of Sam Manuard with its signature scow bow – and the goal for this boat is crystal clear – win the 2024 edition.
This new IMOCA is fascinating because Beyou and his team have again built early in the cycle, but have stepped away from VPLP who they used for Charal 1 – the first of the 2020 generation of new foilers – and chosen Manuard instead…
Two RNZYS crews set to compete in Gov Cup
Friday
Jul 08
2022
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Jul 08
2022
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The Governor’s Cup International Youth Match Racing Championship is the one of the oldest and most prestigious youth match racing regatta’s in the world – and this year’s field contains two ready and eager Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron crews…
star eyed stella
Friday
Jul 08
2022
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Jul 08
2022
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Koehler Kraft in San Diego has given new life to the 1976 Doug Peterson quarter tonner, named Star Eyed Stella. Check out the work.
Final preparations underway for AEGEAN 600
Friday
Jul 08
2022
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Jul 08
2022
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An impressive fleet from 13 nations is assembled at the Olympic Marina in final preparations for the second edition of the AEGEAN 600, the premier 600-mile ocean race of the eastern Mediterranean region…
Father-son duo take RSHYR fleet past 50
Friday
Jul 08
2022
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Jul 08
2022
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After a premature end to his maiden two-handed Rolex Sydney Hobart campaign in 2021, Michael Bell is back for another crack at the historic race…
Star European Championships open in Denmark
Friday
Jul 08
2022
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Jul 08
2022
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Piet Eckert and Frederico Melo lead the Star 2022 European Championship hosted by the Royal Danish Yacht Club…
He who dies with the most toys wins
Friday
Jul 08
2022
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Jul 08
2022
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If we were accumulating toys to win the ‘he who dies with the most’ game, having an amphibious boat would be on the list. Iguana Yachts made its first amphibian in 2011, and has just launched a new 30-foot Sport model that can hold 12 passengers and hit a top speed of 4 mph on the ground and 48 knots on the water. This video is of another model (Iguana X100) but offers a look at what is possible…
Clipper teams crossing the Atlantic
Thursday
Jul 07
2022
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Jul 07
2022
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The 11 teams in the Clipper 2019-20 Round the World Yacht Race completed the 700nm sprint from Bermuda to New York and departed June 29 for the 3010nm blast back towards Europe, with a stopover in Derry~Londonderry, Northern Ireland before the final finish in London, UK.
After over a week in their Atlantic Ocean crossing, the course has so far seen the teams racing fast, making the most of generous downwind conditions and tactical opportunities. During the race, the fleet can take advantage of the point maximizing virtual scoring gate and a sprint section which benefits the fastest elapsed time.
While sailing conditions have been favorable so far for the Clipper 70s, the North Atlantic can be full of surprises, making for an eventful race, potentially switching up team positions…
Race details – Team list – Race route – Tracker – Facebook
America’s Cup Announces Format for Women and Youth
Thursday
Jul 07
2022
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Jul 07
2022
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The America’s Cup’s attempt to expand access and training opportunities for future Cup sailors is taking shape in the form of the Women’s America’s Cup and the Youth America’s Cup, to be sailed in conjunction with the main event.
Both the Women’s and Youth events will feature 12 teams split evenly into two fleets based on a nationality rule. The top three in a series of six to nine races will advance to the finals, in which the top sailors from both fleets will join for three or four more races. The top two from this series will then compete in a single-match race for victory. Perhaps a bit complicated, but race organizers seem intent on getting both fleet and match racing into the mix…
49er, 49erFX and Nacra 17 Europeans – Day 3 Gold, Silver split
Thursday
Jul 07
2022
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Jul 07
2022
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Day 3 was the final day of the qualification series and from Friday the 49er and 49erFX events will race in gold and silver fleets…
PlanetSail: Feisty Fifties
Thursday
Jul 07
2022
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Jul 07
2022
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The fifty foot trimarans of the ProSailing tour have proved themselves to be nimble and potent performers inshore and offshore. Small enough to be sailed single handed or by a crew of five, yet big enough to be a handful…
A Celebration of The Sailing Museum
Thursday
Jul 07
2022
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Jul 07
2022
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After years of hard work, The Sailing Museum has now officially opened in Newport, Rhode Island. Located in Newport’s historic Armory Building, the museum offers an innovative multi-media experience for both cruisers and racers that includes the National Sailing Hall of Fame and America’s Cup Hall of Fame among its many exhibits. “Opening the museum fulfills a longstanding vision of the organization’s founders. A dream 17 years in the making,” says the museum’s executive director, Heather Ruhsam. “The Sailing Museum is not only intended to preserve the history of the sport, but educate and inspire future sailors and innovators.” For museum hours and a complete listing of exhibits, go to thesailingmuseum.org.
2022 US Melges24 Nationals registration opens
Thursday
Jul 07
2022
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Jul 07
2022
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The Pensacola Yacht Club and the US Melges 24 Class Association will bring on three fall regattas within two weeks of each other that offer M24 class one-design racing at its finest…
First time for classic yachts at Volvo Cork Week
Wednesday
Jul 06
2022
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Jul 06
2022
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The 37-foot classic yacht Persephone, the 1919 classic Erin, the famous Opposition (Ex Morning Cloud), and Cork Harbour One Designs Jap and Elsie are amongst the famous classic racing yachts making their way to Cork for the legendary Volvo Cork Week…
2022 OK National Championship preview
Wednesday
Jul 06
2022
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Jul 06
2022
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With just over a week to go until the 2022 OK National Championship at Herne Bay SC eyes are being nervously cast towards the early forecast and last-minute practice is being sneakily undertaken…
Volvo 29er European Championship overall
Wednesday
Jul 06
2022
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Jul 06
2022
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The Volvo 29er European Championships 2022 in Rungsted has given the sailors a taste of everything – light to medium-strong winds from different directions, flat water, waves, sun, and rain. The only consistent thing has been that the wind was shifty…
they’re going fast…
Wednesday
Jul 06
2022
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Jul 06
2022
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For Sale: As new FarrX2. Only one owner. Never been raced. Make us an offer!
America’s Cup: Emirates Team NZ on the move
Tuesday
Jul 05
2022
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Jul 05
2022
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Emirates Team New Zealand confirmed today that the team has signed a lease of the former INEOS Britannia team base on Wynyard Point from Auckland Council and intends to have moved in by the end of September this year…
5.5 Metre World Championship overall
Tuesday
Jul 05
2022
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Jul 05
2022
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Peter Morton’s Jean Genie (GBR 42, Elliot Hanson, Andrew Palfrey, Sam Haines), designed by David Hollom, and built in Cowes, UK, has won the 5.5 Metre World Championship in Hankø, Norway, on Tuesday, after winning both races on the final day…
29er Europeans Final – Britain’s Gran and Jones take Bronze
Tuesday
Jul 05
2022
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Jul 05
2022
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The New Zealand pair, George Lee Rush and Seb Menzies (10,10), finished the day with 64 points to claim the Open title, while the European title went to Tom Goron and Mael Clochard (5, UFD) of France…
Multihull Magic: RORC Caribbean 600
Tuesday
Jul 05
2022
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Jul 05
2022
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Offshore racing in the Caribbean is a relatively new concept. In years gone by it was deemed unsafe to even sail at night in the Caribbean, let alone hurtle around in darkness in a high-performance grand prix racing machine. With the advent of modern charts and navigational aids, though (that and a good deal of courage), the attitude to overnight racing in the Caribbean has changed. In 2009, the Royal Ocean Racing Club held the first edition of the RORC Caribbean 600. Since then competitors—those in the multihull sections, in particular—have been getting faster and faster. The current race record is over 10 hours quicker than the inaugural race, roughly 30 percent faster. American teams have favored well, setting race records and winning the MOCRA Class on numerous occasions. This includes the present race record holder, Jason Carroll’s MOD70 Argo, with a team from New York’s Larchmont Yacht Club.
Not only that, the RORC Caribbean 600 has a long attracted a range of performance-cruisers in addition to record-setting cats and tris. Gunboats, HH Catamarans and a number of other designs have been part of the entry list since the race’s inception. Because the MOCRA Rule considers the size, weight and performance of each boat in computing its corrected time at the finish, they often do quite well.
Held each February, when the northeast trades are usually pumping in from the Atlantic, the RORC Caribbean 600 is a nonstop offshore race around 11 Caribbean islands starting and finishing in Antigua. With myriad maneuvers, it has been described as 12 inshore races, all strung together. After the start outside Nelson’s Dockyard Antigua, there is only one laid mark off the reef at Barbuda. The rest of the turning marks are islands, where wind shadows and acceleration zones add yet another dimension to an already complex racecourse…
5.5 Metre Worlds – Jean Genie takes second race win
Tuesday
Jul 05
2022
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Jul 05
2022
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Just one race was sailed on the fourth day of the 2022 5.5 Metre World Championship, with the win going to Jean Genie who put on a dominate display in the tough conditions…
America’s Cup: Youth and Womens events formats
Tuesday
Jul 05
2022
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Jul 05
2022
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Both the Women’s and Youth America’s Cups will be sailed on the America’s Cup racecourse off the Barcelona waterfront during the final stages of the Challenger Selection Series and the opening of America’s Cup Match itself…
Celebrating North American distance racing
Tuesday
Jul 05
2022
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Jul 05
2022
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The days are long and so are the racecourses. The dust may have barely settled on the Newport Bermuda Race and the Race to Alaska, however the American and Canadian distance-racing circuits have already geared up for some great events in July…
Shirley Robertson talks with Tom Whidden
Tuesday
Jul 05
2022
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Jul 05
2022
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Tom Whidden’s lighthearted and amicable style is wonderful to listen to, as he discusses his long sailing career. There are Dennis Conner stories aplenty, including his much talked about “plastic boat” quote of the 1987 Challenger Series campaign…
Game time for Vic-Maui 2022
Tuesday
Jul 05
2022
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Jul 05
2022
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The biennial Victoria to Maui International Yacht Race has 12 teams for the 2308 nm course from Victoria, British Columbia to Lahaina, Maui. With staggered starts on July 4 and 6, the fleet ranges from the Dehler 36 SQ Flow to the Kernan 68 Peligroso. – Details
Dragon South West Championships overall
Tuesday
Jul 05
2022
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Jul 05
2022
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Dragons from across the country converged in Falmouth for the 2022 British Dragon Association southwest regional championship. The 19 Dragons, representing the full spectrum of build era from vintage, classic and new enjoyed six races in Falmouth Bay…
World Sailing reaches ‘pivotal moment’
Tuesday
Jul 05
2022
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Jul 05
2022
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World Sailing, the world governing body for the sport, has reached a major milestone in its Paralympic quest by submitting the official application for inclusion in the Los Angeles 2028 Paralympic Games…
2022 Finn World Masters at Helsinki, day 1
Monday
Jul 04
2022
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Jul 04
2022
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Pieter-Jan Postma, from The Netherlands has opened his first ever Finn World Masters, in Helsinki, with two race wins. Laurent Hay from France is in second after twice placing second while Peter Peet, also from The Netherlands, is in third…
Keel failure for new Farr X2
Monday
Jul 04
2022
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Jul 04
2022
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The Farr X2, the newest project by Farr Yacht Design to serve the short-handed market, had sought to be a thoroughbred race boat.
Built in Singapore by XSP, the first hull was launched in Australia in May, but while completing an overnight offshore qualifier off the coast of New South Wales on July 2, the keel attachment for this boat failed resulting in a capsize.
Named Nexba, the 9.2 metre boat was sailing into a building breeze and significant sea way at the time of the incident. The hull is now near shore… here’s the statement from the company on July 4, 2022:
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We are very thankful that the two crew were safely recovered and for the swift action of the Royal Australian Navy Destroyer HMAS Brisbane for rescuing the sailors in very challenging conditions.
Attempts are underway to recover the vessel to allow a thorough investigation process into the cause of this incident.
We take the safety of all the crews who sail on boats of our design very seriously and our design team is working with the builders, component suppliers and the composite structural engineers of to identify the root cause and to implement any necessary design, material or build process changes required to insure this cannot happen again.
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Hull # 2 was shipped to San Francisco for the 2022 Pacific Cup race to Hawaii but is no longer listed as an entrant. At least eight boats have been sold…
Volvo 29er European Championship day 4
Monday
Jul 04
2022
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Jul 04
2022
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The first day of the finals races of the Volvo 29er European Championships offered a perfect 15 knots of wind and waves from the South – conditions that the skiff thrives in! The event now enters the second half, with final races plus new wind conditions…
farr from good
Monday
Jul 04
2022
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Jul 04
2022
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Shouldn’t we be at the point where this kind of thing just doesn’t happen to boats like this?
The first Farr X2 – a yacht specifically designed for two-handed offshore racing – has been lost during a shakedown sail off the Australian coast. Hull #1, named Nexba, was yesterday trying to complete the required 100nm ocean passage to qualify for the Sydney-Gold Coast race starting on July 30.
The keel either broke, or fell off, in testing conditions and the 30-footer turned turtle. The crew was rescued by a Royal Australian Navy helicopter. The keel either broke, or fell off, in testing conditions and the 30-footer turned turtle. The crew was rescued by a Royal Australian Navy helicopter. The hull – without rig or sails – has since washed up on a beach South of Sydney and the $205,000 yacht is presumably a total write-off.
Conditions in the area had been tough for the past three days with large seas and up to 30 knots of wind.
The boat carried substantial sail area, balanced by a 1,970lb bulb on a 6.7ft cast iron keel. The design also incorporates 2 x 250 litre water ballast tanks…
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