Emirates Team NZ sailed at Barcelona, for a second day on Saturday. After the session, co-helmsman Nathan Outteridge – an Olympic Gold and Silver medalist, who is on his third America’s Cup campaign, explained their initial objectives in Barcelona…
Monthly archives for July, 2023
Dutch F1 director praises sailing’s need for speed
Saturday
Jul 15
2023
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2023
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In the episode 2 of ‘Get Ready for the Best’, looking ahead to August’s Allianz Sailing World Championships in The Hague, Watersportverbond director Arno van Gerven and Dutch GP director Jan Lammers talk about the parallels between motorsport and sailing…
Cup Spy July 14, 2023: Kiwis on debut
Saturday
Jul 15
2023
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Jul 15
2023
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Emirates Team New Zealand became the fourth team to begin sailing from Barcelona, the venue for the 37th America’s Cup. The team sailed theirAC75, the current America’s Cup champion…
America’s Cup: Defender sails in Barcelona
Saturday
Jul 15
2023
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2023
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Emirates Team New Zealand, the Defenders of the America’s Cup, wasted no time getting ‘Te Rehutai’ out sailing on the waters off Barcelona on Friday, a day earlier than scheduled thanks to a favourable forecast…
Paris 2024 Olympic Test Event Day 7
Saturday
Jul 15
2023
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Jul 15
2023
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Olympic champion Matt Wearn (AUS) snatched gold from under the nose of Micky Beckett (GBR) in a dramatic medal race at the Paris 2024 Test Event in Marseille…
Class of 2023
Friday
Jul 14
2023
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2023
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The National Sailing Hall of Fame (NSHOF) has announced this year’s class of inductees, people who have contributed to the world of sailing through education, innovation, and advocacy over the past decades.
“We’re immensely proud of our inductees this year, as they represent everything we love most about the sport,” said Gary Jobson, NSHOF co-president. “Their contributions to the world of sailing have deeply impacted and touched all of our lives, and each of them has created a hefty legacy for the rest of us to live up to. We are delighted to honor their accomplishments and welcome them into the Hall of Fame.”
Nominees must be American citizens at least 55 years old who have made a “sustained and significant impact on the growth and development of the sport in the United States at a national or international level” as a sailor, technical innovator, or cultural contributor.
America’s Cup club in financial trouble
Friday
Jul 14
2023
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Jul 14
2023
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The Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron, holder of the America’s Cup, estimated trading loss for the last financial year has risen to almost $2 million. It blamed the loss on the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and stormy weather in early 2023 while unnamed sources suggested the club had also suffered membership losses because of its decision to host the next America’s Cup in Barcelona rather than Auckland. – Full report
Olympic Test Event – Britain claim two Silver in Formula Kite
Friday
Jul 14
2023
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2023
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The first medals were decided at the Paris 2024 Sailing Test Event taking place in Marseille, France…
DEBRIEF: The Ocean Race 2023
Thursday
Jul 13
2023
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Jul 13
2023
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Ken Read connects with The Ocean Race winning skipper Charlie Enright (11th Hour Racing Team) and The Ocean Race VO65 winning skipper Pablo Arrarte (WindWhisper Racing Team) for a debrief of their events.
Race details – Route – Tracker – Scoreboard – Content from the boats – YouTube
The Ocean Race IMOCA Final Results
1. 11th Hour Racing Team — 37 points
2. Team Holcim-PRB — 34 points
3. Team Malizia — 32 points
4. Biotherm — 23points
5. GUYOT environnement – Team Europe — 2 points
The Ocean Race VO65 Sprint Final Results
1. WindWhisper Racing Team — 18 points
2. Team JAJO — 14 points
3. Austrian Ocean Racing powered by Team Genova — 10 points
4. Viva México — 8 points
5. Mirpuri/Trifork Racing Team — 7 points
6. Ambersail 2 — 3 points
Who will top the Musto Skiff Worlds podium?
Thursday
Jul 13
2023
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Jul 13
2023
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With just two days to go until the start of the ACO 12th Musto Skiff World Championships in Torbole, thoughts are focusing on who will be walking away with the prestigious trophy for 2023, and how will the rest of the fleet perform…
who’s counting?
Thursday
Jul 13
2023
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Jul 13
2023
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Because a 3300 and a 3600 weren’t enough, Sun Fast is now offering the Sun Fast 30, with an emphasis on one design short-handed sailing. But not so fast, you clever marketing geniuses – this ain’t no 30′ it is actually 34′!
Why they don’t just call it what it is is anybody’s guess, but in truth, an actual 30′ boat is just too small and not fast enough compared to a boat just a couple of feet longer. And they claim that this is the first production model sailboat built from a recyclable composite material. More here.
Racing: Shooting the Tiger
Thursday
Jul 13
2023
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2023
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So much goes into preparing for a big regatta: finding reliable crew, boat repairs and maintenance, practice, time, money. But often it’s the simplest things that make or break a great day on the racecourse, as I learned recently at St. Augustine Race Week.
Normally I’m on the race committee boat for this event, snapping away on my Nikon. But as a change of pace, I signed up to crew on a friend’s Beneteau 361. Georges and Erna had recently purchased the boat, christening her Paloma, and entered the cruiser, non-spin class.
As the date approached, we spent time practicing, getting to know the nuances of the boat and gelling as a team. Georges did a great job organizing the crew and soliciting suggestions for improving our chances of winning some hardware. The crew trained rigorously, going through every point of sail, grinding winches, taking turns at the helm, and carefully reading the notice of race instructions until we were ready. And off we went to the Old City.
Day one greeted everyone with cold, blustery winds and large, unruly waves that frequently washed the deck. Heading through the Bridge of Lions we put a reef in the main, confident that we’d planned for every contingency and that we would come through with a solid performance.
Boy, were we wrong. But it wasn’t for the reasons you might think…
Ocean Globe Race: Calling all Whitbread veterans!
Thursday
Jul 13
2023
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Jul 13
2023
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A Whitbread Veteran Reunion celebrating the 50th anniversary of the 1973 Whitbread Race is planned for the Ocean Globe Race Village, in Southampton…
Cup Spy – July 12: Doing the ‘Break Wall Bounce’
Thursday
Jul 13
2023
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Jul 13
2023
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American Magic sailed a short lived two boat session, which ended a few minutes after their test boat (LEQ12) suffered a break down, believed to be wing foil/foil arm or foil cant system related. Alinghi Red Bull Racing and Luna Rossa both sailed…
old birds
Thursday
Jul 13
2023
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2023
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The 10th edition of the S&S Rendez-Vous brought together 44 Swan sailboats, all designed by the architecture firm Sparkman & Stephens.
This international presence made it possible to race for 3 days off the island of Elba, to admire the boats from this renowned firm, and to pay a last tribute to Lars Ström, friend of yachtsmen and manager of the technical office of the construction site for more than 30 years. More here.
Sailors descend on Long Beach for US Open Series
Thursday
Jul 13
2023
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Jul 13
2023
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Over 160 boats in 11 classes will take to the starting line this weekend at the US Open Sailing Series Long Beach, July 14-16, hosted by Alamitos Bay Yacht Club, Long Beach Yacht Club, and the US Sailing Center Long Beach…
Olympic Test Event – Day 4 Results before the weather change
Wednesday
Jul 12
2023
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2023
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Wednesday day 4 of the Paris 2024 Sailing Test Event taking place in Marseille, France and conditions made life tricky for plenty of classes…
On Watch, Cole Brauer
Wednesday
Jul 12
2023
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Jul 12
2023
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An offshore and inshore sailboat captain and professional sailor with dreams of being the first American woman to race solo around the world, Cole Brauer made history last month as the first female sailor to take line honors in the singlehanded first leg of the Bermuda One-Two Yacht Race.
“I grew up in a small town called Springs, which is a hamlet of East Hampton on eastern Long Island, New York,” says Cole. “My first boat was a kayak that I used to paddle to Springs Middle School in the mornings. I started sailing very late, at 19 years old when I moved to Hawai’i for college. The first boat I sailed was a CFJ, as part of the University of Hawai’i Sailing Team.
“I loved the University of Hawai’i. What a wonderful experience! I have my degree in Food Science and Human Nutrition with a focus in Medicine. I worked quite hard to balance my sailing offshore and inshore with getting good grades in my degree program. I loved to study and learn new things, whatever it was!” – Full report
Dufour 41: New Boat Review
Wednesday
Jul 12
2023
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2023
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You can take the sailor out of racing, but you can’t take racing out of the sailor. So, when Nicolas Berenger, product and commercial director of Dufour Yachts, tells me that we might have to tuck in a reef as we head out for the afternoon on the new Dufour 41 on the Bahia de Palma in Mallorca, I’m not holding my breath.
Berenger’s résumé includes seven Figaros and multiple French national championship titles. And all morning, as we enjoyed a shifty breeze around 12-14 knots, I had watched how he kept asking hull No. 1 of Dufour’s new model to do little more. Making 7.6 knots of boat speed in 13 knots of wind with the full main and the 108% genoa, he looked at the true wind angle (TWA) of 64 degrees and politely took the helm to push her up to more like 50 TWA, where we maintained 6.3 knots with little effort in the sparkling, flat water. Another 5 degrees up and we were still making good 6 knots, and as the breeze puffed up another knot, we lifted up to 41 holding on to 6 knots.
He seemed satisfied, and even more so when we bore off, set the bright gold Elvstrøm asymmetrical chute, and rocketed at 9 knots in 12 knots of breeze back to La Lonja Marina for lunch.
But now it’s afternoon, a spirited sea breeze touching 20 has filled in, and I’m thinking about what Berenger had said earlier, that in 18 knots true, it might be time to reef—if he were cruising. He mentions it again after we extract ourselves from the dock where the breeze had us pinned (a bow thruster is optional, and I’d get one) and motor into the wind leaving the harbor—7.3 knots at 2,400 rpm on the 50-hp Volvo with a folding three-blade prop on a saildrive. But in the end—no surprise—it’s the full main that goes up on the deck-stepped, 56-foot Z Spars aluminum mast, and we charge off into what is now a short chop with some whitecaps…
desperation
Wednesday
Jul 12
2023
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2023
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Not Sailing
The Spanish Coast Guard and police in the Canary Islands found two stowaways perched on the top of the rudder of an MSC containership arriving from Africa. The two young men had been aboard the vessel for six days in a position where they were unable to stand up and had no shelter in an attempt to reach Europe.
The MSC Marta (72,000 dwt) arrived in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria on Monday, July 10, after a voyage of more than 2,700 nautical miles from West Africa. The vessel docked after 10:00 p.m. local time at the container terminal on its normal route in which the Canary Islands are an interim stop between Africa and Europe.
In a routine inspection, Salvamento Maritimo reports its patrol boat Nunki spotted the two individuals lying atop the 901-foot containership’s rudder on feet above the water. They launched a zodiac boat and were able to retrieve the two individuals who turned out to be young men from Nigeria age 18 and 22. The local police were on the dock to take custody of the men. More.
GWA Wingfoil World Cup Gran Canaria day 1
Wednesday
Jul 12
2023
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2023
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Teenage wingfoil stars, Chris MacDonald and Malo Guénolé, threw down the gauntlet to their seasoned rivals in the opening clashes of the GWA Wingfoil World Cup on Gran Canaria, Spain…
pick a direction
Wednesday
Jul 12
2023
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2023
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Big Pimpin’
Marlow Ropes USA is excited to introduce its newest innovation for the cruiser/racer market: Directional Furler. Brightly colored arrow markers, in lime or red, help to quickly identify the direction of the furl. The snakeskin pattern is easily spliceable for endless loops with no change in diameter.
Like our other furler products, Directional Furler is engineered with a Vectran
or Technora® cover blended with polyester to ensure heat and abrasion resistance. The rope is manufactured with a sacrificial polypropylene core as standard, but it can be upgraded to a D12 core for higher-load furling systems.
For more information about our Directional Furler or other popular products for the cruiser/racer market, visit www.marlowropes.com/us.
Transpac: Celebrating the fast boats
Wednesday
Jul 12
2023
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2023
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Honolulu, Hawaii (July 11, 2023) – The biennial Transpac Race begins with three staggered starts to tighten the finish window for the 2225 nm course from Los Angeles to Honolulu, yet there remains the need for three staggered trophy presentations as the fast boats are, well, fast.
However, an irony of this year’s Transpac is that the teams that raced the fastest boats were expected to be in days ago and therefore celebrating their division victories first would make sense for efficient event planning.
Yet, two of these winning teams finished just in the last 24 hours, with one crossing the finish at Diamond Head only this morning at 5:30 am, less than 12 hours before the awards.
The lighter winds experienced by the starters in the final group on July 1, particularly in the first 24 hours getting off the coast of California, was the difference. While the two earlier starting divisions sped away to the west, nearly all the entries in the final group took almost as long to get to Hawaii as their slower-rated rivals.
This affected the overall fleet results, where the top places went to teams in the second start on June 29 and will be recognized at the next trophy ceremony at Hawaii Yacht Club on July 13…
The Sail Warehouse: Over 1,00 Sails in Stock
Monday
Jul 10
2023
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2023
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Schedule confirmed for 2024 Worrell 1000
Monday
Jul 10
2023
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Jul 10
2023
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Planning is well underway for the 2024 Worrell 1000 with the registration limit reached as 15 teams are committed to what is officially dubbed the 50th Anniversary Event. Entrants from Australia, Germay, Sweden, and USA will race Formula 18s on the 1000-mile course extending from Hollywood, FL to Virginia Beach, VA.
There will again be overnight stops at 13 different locations up the coast, and this year, the layday will be in Folly Beach, SC (Saturday, May 18).
Dates and checkpoints for the event:
Sunday, 12 May: Hollywood, FL to Jensen Beach, FL
Monday, 13 May: Jensen Beach, FL to Cocoa Beach, FL
Tuesday, 14 May: Cocoa Beach, FL to Daytona Beach, FL
Wednesday, 15 May: Daytona Beach, FL to Jacksonville Beach, FL
Thursday, 16 May: Jacksonville Beach, FL to Tybee Island, GA
Friday, 17 May: Tybee Island, GA to Folly Beach, SC
Saturday, 18 May: Folly Beach, SC (lay day)
Sunday, 19 May: Folly Beach, SC to Surfside Beach, SC
Monday, 20 May: Surfside Beach, SC to Wrightsville Beach, NC
Tuesday, 21 May: Wrightsville Beach, NC to Atlantic Beach, NC
Wednesday, 22 May: Atlantic Beach, NC to Hatteras, NC
Thursday, 23 May: Hatteras, NC to Kill Devil Hills, NC
Friday, 24 May: Kill Devil Hills, NC to Virginia Beach, VA
Saturday, 25 May: Awards Banquet, Virginia Beach, VA
Note: Checkpoints are subject to change due to individual beach conditions such as storm erosion, etc.
Details: https://worrell1000race.com/
Fireballs at the Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta
Monday
Jul 10
2023
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Jul 10
2023
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Fireballs enjoyed spectacular sailing at the Volvo Dun Laoghaire regatta over the last three days. Sixteen Fireballs entered the event and only injury and family commitments prevented a full turnout…
Stars or Starlink? Sailors Have More Choices Than Ever
Monday
Jul 10
2023
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2023
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The Starlink genie is out of the magic lantern and joins a long list of innovations presenting humans with the paradox of technical progress. Our July issue included a couple of stories on Starlink with our thoughts in Sightings, and a report from cruiser Doug Hornsey aboard the Orca 38 Mandolyn in Changes in Latitudes.
There was a time when people wondered why you would go to the movies when you could go to the theater, and a time when people thought social media would actually be a force for good. The launch of Starlink aboard sailboats is another seemingly irresistible technical marvel transforming the experience of those who sail.
Many experienced cruisers look at the arrival of Starlink with a mix of fear and trepidation as they scour the coastline for free Wi-Fi hotspots. Meanwhile, newer cruisers embrace Starlink as the ultimate work “from home” option and learn-as-you-go sailing tool. We recently spoke with a long-term, experienced cruiser from Mexico who’s seen the growing dichotomy in beliefs. Naturally, younger people are more ready to adapt to these changes, while older folks are lamenting the loss of what existed before. Some are trying to find the vague, middle path.
holy smokes!
Monday
Jul 10
2023
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Jul 10
2023
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Dayum! Talk about not giving a fuck! The foils, yes, but look at that prod! Tons more here and it is a good read…
VIDEO: Riding with the Transpac winner
Monday
Jul 10
2023
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Jul 10
2023
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The Santa Cruz 52 Westerly video submission for the 2023 Transpac Race Burla Media Trophy. Westerly won Division 5 and was first ORR Overall.
Event details – Preliminary results – Tracker – July 9 Roll Call
From the inaugural race in 1906, the biennial Transpac Race in 2023 is the 52nd edition with 57 entrants to take on the 2225 nm course from Los Angeles to Honolulu.
VIDEO: Severn II raised from the bottom
Monday
Jul 10
2023
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Jul 10
2023
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A collision June 17 on Lake Ontario sank the 8 Metre yacht Severn II during a regatta at Royal Canadian Yacht Club (Toronto, Ont). This video shares the happy ending.
First finishers for 2023 Transpac Race
Thursday
Jul 06
2023
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2023
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(July 6, 2023) – At 02:48 Hawaii Standard Time, Justin Shaffer’s MOD70 Orion crossed the finish line at Diamond Head as the first finisher in the 2023 Transpac Race.
Their elapsed time of 4 days 17 hours 48 minutes fell short of breaking the multihull course record of 04:06:32 set by H.L. Enloe’s ORMA 60 Mighty Merloe in 2017, as the Orion team was not helped by the light winds encountered while exiting the California coast after their July 1 start.
However, among both multihulls and monohulls, this is nonetheless the sixth fastest elapsed time in the entire history of the race, first sailed in 1906.
The Orion crew of six had Paul Allen, Hogan Beatie, Morgan Larson, Cam Lewis, Matt Noble and Justin Shaffer. – Full report
Sobering statistical risk of MOB
Thursday
Jul 06
2023
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Jul 06
2023
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Staying onboard is the best method to avoid drowning, but how prepared are we when trouble occurs? George Day of the Cruising Compass is curious:
In this week’s Survey, we are asking you to let us all know about wearing PFDs while sailing and when and where you consider wearing a PFD essential. According to the UK’s Marine Accident Investigation Board, in a sampling of 308 reported man overboard (MOB) incidents between 2015 and 2023, 47% resulted in fatalities. While 56% of the fatalities were in the commercial fishing fleets, the second highest group was recreational boaters.
The waters around the UK are cold, so hypothermia sets in sooner than it does in more temperate and tropical climes. Still, it is sobering to realize the statistical risk to one’s life should you fall off the boat. That’s why we’re coached repeatedly that it’s ‘One hand for the ship and one hand for yourself’.
Personally, I have been sailing my whole life, did not grow up wearing a PFD and, probably stupidly, do not wear one routinely when sailing now, except in dinghies. We do wear them at night offshore or in bad weather and when going on deck to change sails.
Please take a moment to fill out the survey and if you have an MOB story you’d like to share, you can email it to me at george@bwsailing.com.
French Challenger reveals 37th America’s Cup sailing squad
Thursday
Jul 06
2023
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2023
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Orient Express Racing Team — the French Challenger for the 37th America’s Cup — has unveiled the sailing squad for the Cup in Barcelona…
PHOTO: This does not end well
Wednesday
Jul 05
2023
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Jul 05
2023
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Julia Aarsten (NED) and her crew had a spectacular crash during a practice session prior to the 2023 Women’s Match Racing World Championship being held July 4-7 in Middelfart, Denmark. Eleven teams from around the world are competing in Blu26 class keelboats.For the entire sequence of photos by Mick Anderson, click here.
what the hell?
Wednesday
Jul 05
2023
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2023
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Okay this makes zero sense to me. Argo, the Mod 70 was forced to drop out of the Transpac race due to motor issues. They make it all the way back to LA, and then a day later, reentered the race. Why? Zero chance to win, good chance of not having much wind. Just don’t get it. And yes, the green tri in the pic is them.
2000 miles closer to Riccardo Tosetto’s dream
Tuesday
Jul 04
2023
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Jul 04
2023
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Riccardo Tosetto, an Italian skipper entered in the upcoming GSC 2023-2024, has chosen to complete his 2000-mile qualifier aboard his class 40 Obportus, on the transfer from Trieste to A Coruña…
Independence Day in the USA
Tuesday
Jul 04
2023
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Jul 04
2023
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Otherwise known as Happy ‘National Hear Fireworks All Day and Night Being Set Off by Drunk People You Wouldn’t Trust with a Glow Stick’ Day…
Nearly half die when falling overboard
Tuesday
Jul 04
2023
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Jul 04
2023
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Analysis conducted by the Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) has revealed that crew have, on average, under 11 minutes to recover a crewmate who has fallen overboard into cold water before the victim becomes unresponsive.
MAIB is a UK government organization, authorized to investigate all maritime accidents in UK waters and accidents involving UK registered ships worldwide.
The analysis of 20 accidents that occurred between 2017 and 2021 shows that the time decreases as the water becomes colder or the sea state rougher. In some cases, crew had just four or five minutes to coordinate a complex recovery under extreme pressure.
Separate MAIB data sheds further light on the scale of the challenge of getting a victim back on board. When examining the rate of successful recovery, MAIB found that of the 308 man overboard occurrences reported to MAIB between 2015 and 2023, tragically 40% led to a fatality.
In the recreational sector the picture was more concerning with the data indicating that almost half (47%) of man overboard occurrences that were reported to the MAIB from pleasure craft resulted in a fatality. In the fishing industry, this rose further still with just over half of man overboard incidents (56%) ending in tragedy…
Eight Bells: George Andreadis
Tuesday
Jul 04
2023
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2023
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The sailing community is mourning the loss of George Andreadis, 81, who passed away June 24, 2023 in Athens, Greece.
A sailor from a young age, George’s career took him to two Olympic Games – first in the Flying Dutchman at Mexico 1968 and later in the Soling at Montreal 1976. He was also Team Leader of the Greek Sailing Team at Moscow 1980, Chairman of the Measurement Committee for the following three Olympics, and Chairman of the Sailing Committee at Atlanta 1996. In 2010, he was awarded the Silver Olympic Order of the International Olympic Committee.
Throughout his career he was an active member of class associations and boards, including World Sailing when, in 1972, he served as a member of the Keelboat Committee. Later he became Vice President and eventually Chair.
He was Vice President of World Sailing from 1986-1994, 1998-2009 and 2012-2016, a member of Council from 1994-1998 and again from 2008-2012, and a member of the Offshore Committee from 2000-2008. He had also been an Honorary President of the Cyprus Yachting Association since 1995.
George was integral in initiating Para Sailing in Greece and was part of the Organizing Committee for the 2003 International Foundation of Disabled Sailing World Championship. He has also supported the Special Olympics as an Official Sponsor.
For this tireless long-term dedication over decades of service, World Sailing in 2016 awarded Andreadis its highest honor: the Beppe Croce Award for an outstanding voluntary contribution to the sport.
Even with all this service, Andreadis remained successful and active in big boat racing on his various 16 boats named ATALANTI and 4 boats named MELITI, the last of which won the ORC World Championship in 2009 in Brindisi, Italy and a silver medal at the 2016 ORC European Championship closer to home in Thessaloniki. All his racing crews were treated as family members, and with his gentle attitude he made many friends around the world.
Mixed fortunes in Transpac Race
Monday
Jul 03
2023
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Jul 03
2023
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(July 2, 2023) – After yesterday’s third and final start of the 2023 Transpac Race, the fortunes of the fleet of 57 entries are mixed. There are some starting to get a taste of the champagne sailing conditions that makes this race famous, while others are still days away from having this taste too as they struggle to get off the California coast.
The leaders in the first group of starters continue their match race battle for the lead in Division 7 among two Dehler 46 sisterships. At 0900 PDT, Greg Dorn’s Favonius is shown to have managed to pass and build a 4-mile lead over Ian Edwards’ Wings from Australia. With 1219 miles to the finish at Diamond Head in Honolulu, these two are sailing at about 9 knots and are near the halfway point on the course after 5 days of racing.
They and the rest of day one starters are positioned 50-100 miles south of the rhumb line. In the back half of this group is Cecil and Alyson Rossi’s Farr 57 Ho’okolohe who are leading Division 5. Steve Rossi is aboard Ho’okolohe and reported this morning:
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