Now just four days away from the start of the Route du Rhum – Destination Guadeloupe, the safety briefing, which gathered together the one-hundred and thirty-eight sailors competing in the 2022 edition, set the tone…
Monthly archives for November, 2022
Golden Globe Race Cape Town Gate gets interesting
Thursday
Nov 03
2022
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Nov 03
2022
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GGR fleet on the way to Cape Town, last call before the Southern Ocean, battling High Pressure Systems and barnacles (again), and a local hero making a big bet!
America’s Cup: Max Sirena on Luna Rossa’s LEQ12
Thursday
Nov 03
2022
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Nov 03
2022
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Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli launched their LEQ12 America’s Cup test or prototype boat in October. Team Director Max Sirena explains their thinking behind the 12 metre boat, which is a key part of their 2024 America’s Cup program…
Route du Rhum-Destination Guadeloupe – Just 4 British entries in 138 strong fleet
Thursday
Nov 03
2022
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Nov 03
2022
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The Route du Rhum-Destination Guadeloupe will start on Sunday 6 November from Saint Malo. For 2022 a record 138 boats spread across six classes will start at 13:02 hrs local time on a course of 3,542 miles (6,500 km) to Pointe-à-Pitre in Guadeloupe…
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Thursday
Nov 03
2022
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Nov 03
2022
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A 175′ aluminum Juan K race boat is something of a surprise, eh? Click to expand.
his dream boat
Wednesday
Nov 02
2022
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Nov 02
2022
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I took delivery of my new boat late in the summer. It is a JPK 39 FC. I live in the US but the French shipyards have a lock on this type of boat. I wanted:
1). Strong performance. Not just speed but also a well-thought-out deck plan. I am done with wonky rigging solutions on large catamarans or all-encompassing cockpit enclosures on mono hulls. I wanted a boat that lets me trim. My lack of ability will be the only hurdle not the design of the boat. I chartered a mono with the main sheet attached mid-boom. Horror show to weather. I also wanted the boat to have that feeling that I was almost racing.
2). Folding or lifting keel was a must. When I get stateside it is no fun dealing with 6+ foot draft. Most of the French boats fold between 1.3 meters up to 2.7 meters down.
3). I wanted a proper nav station where I could look forward. When sailing solo I want to be able to do long watches in the cabin. By the way the use case is for some harbor hoping with two aboard and some multi day legs with just me. Eventually going for longer.
4). I wanted a basic interior but not one that was a Clorox bottle. Read more at the SA Fabulous Forums.
Cup Spy: Three teams, three boats, three locations
Wednesday
Nov 02
2022
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Nov 02
2022
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Early Edition: Three America’s Cup teams sailed on 1/2 November in three locations in a LEQ12, AC40 and AC75. Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli had a good day in Cagliari, getting in a good session in the sea breeze…
SailGP and AC, adversaries or allies?
Wednesday
Nov 02
2022
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Nov 02
2022
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When it comes to world-class sailors, few are as internationally renowned as New Zealand’s Russell Coutts. Claiming the gold at the LA Olympics in 1984, helming his country’s team to victory at the America’s Cup (AC) in 1995, and again in 2000, and subsequently successfully racing with the AC Swiss and then US teams, he’s truly one of the sport’s true figureheads.
But the America’s Cup could not be re-imagined into his vision as a commercially sustainable entertainment property, so upon his team losing it in 2017, Coutts alongside team owner Larry Ellison launched the global sports league SailGP, notably using the same AC50 platform in which their team failed to defend.
When asked how SailGP is set apart from other international competitions such as the America’s Cup, Coutts replied:
“I think that the audience for the America’s Cup is the same as that of SailGP and in my opinion the two properties are really interconnected, benefiting one another. Sailing has always lacked consistency and publicity, two of the major factors when it comes to audience – SailGP has both…
Womens Match Racing Nationals starts
Wednesday
Nov 02
2022
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Nov 02
2022
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The Waitemata Harbour is the stage for two weeks of world-class women’s sailing The RNZYS will host the NZ Women’s Match Racing titles, from the 3-6 November leading into the Barfoot & Thompson World Championships from 9-13 November 2022…
Project Landspeed: Horonuku starts speed runs
Wednesday
Nov 02
2022
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Nov 02
2022
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After an enforced break over the past week for the Project Land Speed team at Lake Gairdner they are back on location making the most of every vital window that becomes available to get more speed runs in…
The World Sailing Show
Tuesday
Nov 01
2022
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Nov 01
2022
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The World Sailing Show delivers 30-minute episodes which feature news, profiles, and racing highlights from across the world of sailing.
Episode 6 goes inside the World Sailing Awards, a glittering ceremony where unstoppable Nacra 17 teammates Ruggero Tita and Caterina Banti were named male and female Rolex World Sailor of the Year, respectively, this year’s most innovative sustainability initiative was revealed, the boat and team of the year were celebrated and awards for lifetime contributions to the sport were also presented.
This episode also features how Charles Caudrelier’s crew won the first edition of Finistère Atlantique in a thrilling finish. After more than six days at sea, and 3,200 miles between Brittany, the Canary Islands and the Azores, the Maxi Edmond de Rothschild finished 26 minutes ahead of the People’s Bank XI Armel Le Cléac’h.
The show takes a look at the recent ILCA 6 World Championships from Kemah, Texas in the United States where 2019 Rolex World Sailor of the Year and current Olympic champion, Anne Marie Rindom, was crowned new 2022 ILCA 6 Women’s world champion for the third time in her career. Peter Barnard from the USA was the ILCA 6 Men’s winner…
Cup Critiqued: AC and F1 teams’ first yacht design
Tuesday
Nov 01
2022
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Nov 01
2022
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Last Thursday, INEOS Britannia – the British Challenger for the 2024 America’s Cup launched their surrogate/test yacht from the team’s sailing base at Mallorca, Spain. It’s INEOS Britannia and Mercedes-AMG’s first ever yacht design…
Eight Bells: Brad White
Tuesday
Nov 01
2022
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Nov 01
2022
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Bradford J. White, 64, of Essex, passed away from cancer October 15, 2022 at the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. He was the beloved husband of Janet (Perkins) White. Born in Boston, he was the son of William B. White and the late Jane (Jackson) White.
Brad was raised in Cohasset and graduated from Boston University in 1980 where was a member of the sailing team. He was the team captain during 1979 and 1980, MVP, and Collegiate All American. After college he continued to sail and maintain friendships with his teammates for the following 42 years.
Brad’s racing victories included the 110 National Championship, six Interclub Dinghy Nationals, the Mallory Cup and the US Men’s Sailing Championship. He had a variety of racing experience from local New England PHRF races to regattas on the West Coast, Europe, and offshore. Notably Block Island Race Week, Newport Bermuda Race, Marblehead Halifax Race, Kenwood Cup, Chicago Mackinac Race, Key West Race Week, and Big Boat series.
He worked in the sailmaking industry since 1983 and helped found and then worked at North Sails Salem for over 27 years. He was known for his informative and entertaining talks that he gave at local yacht clubs. In 2000, when his children came of age, he helped establish the Essex Bay Sailing Club…
Dazzling cast for RORC Transatlantic Race 2023
Tuesday
Nov 01
2022
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Nov 01
2022
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Entries are ramping up for the ninth edition of the RORC Transatlantic Race, promising thrilling battles right through the fleet. Twenty one teams from nine nations have so far expressed their intention to race 3,000-miles across the Atlantic Ocean…
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