The trapeze boats had their moment to shine, but no one could match the consistent performance of Simon Hawkes’s K1 keelboat which dominated the Tiger Trophy to become the latest winner in the Seldén SailJuice Winter Series…
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The Ocean Race Leg 2 Day 14: Hurry up to slow down
Tuesday
Feb 07
2023
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Feb 07
2023
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The leaders are pushing hard to make miles towards Cape Town, but they are sailing towards a black hole of light winds that may yet have a final say…
Australian Flying Dutchman Championship 2023
Tuesday
Feb 07
2023
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Feb 07
2023
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In early February, Metung Yacht Club sailor, Mark Henger, and his New Zealand crewman, Matt Bismark, successfully defended their national title in the Australian International Flying Dutchman 2023 championship race series at Geelong…
Brazil sinks ship, pollutes the ocean
Monday
Feb 06
2023
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Feb 06
2023
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Significant attention prior to the Rio 2016 Olympics was brought upon the pollution in Guanabara Bay, the venue for sailing along with, swimming, canoeing, and rowing.
Guanabara Bay’s contamination was well known before Rio de Janeiro was awarded the Olympics in 2009, but the local Brazilian government “promised” to clean up 80 percent of the waste and pollution before the games. That never happened.
Once again, the country has gained troubling attention as it sank a decommissioned aircraft carrier in the Atlantic Ocean off its northeast coast despite warnings from environmentalists that the rusting 1960s French-built ship would pollute the sea and the marine food chain.
According to Reuters, the 32,000-tonne carrier had been floating offshore for three months since Turkey refused it entry to be scrapped there because it was an environmental hazard and the ship was towed back to Brazil.
The carrier was scuttled in a “planned and controlled sinking” late on February 3, the Navy said in a statement, that would “avoid logistical, operational, environmental and economic losses to the Brazilian state.”
The hull of the Sao Paulo was sunk in Brazilian jurisdictional waters 217 miles off the coast where the sea is 5,000 meters deep, a location chosen to mitigate the impact on fishing and ecosystems, the Navy said.
Federal public prosecutors and Greenpeace had asked the Brazilian government to stop the sinking, saying it was “toxic” due to dangerous materials, including 9 tons of asbestos used in paneling.
“The sinking of the aircraft carrier Sao Paulo throws tons of asbestos, mercury, lead and other highly toxic substances into the seabed,” Greenpeace said in a statement. It accused Brazil’s Navy of neglecting the protection of the oceans…
MC38 Series – Act 1 Day 2
Monday
Feb 06
2023
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Feb 06
2023
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Three-time running MC38 National Champions Lazy Dog skippered by part-owner Quentin Stewart out of Middle Harbour Yacht Club proved too consistent to be beaten at Act 1 of the MC38 Season over the weekend out of the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia…
Globe40 penultimate leg has started
Monday
Feb 06
2023
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Feb 06
2023
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At 15:00 hours local time today, the GLOBE40 skippers took the start of the 7th and penultimate leg of the event, which will lead the fleet to the island of Grenada in the West Indies…
18ft Skiff Club Championship race 13
Sunday
Feb 05
2023
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Feb 05
2023
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With just two more championship races to be sailed before the 73rd JJ Giltinan World 18ft Skiff Championship is held, today’s Burrawang Village Hotel-sponsored Australian 18 Footers League Club Championship took on more importance than ever…
Making the turn in The Ocean Race
Sunday
Feb 05
2023
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2023
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(February 5, 2023; Day 12) – It was near midnight UTC last night when boats in The Ocean Race fleet started to make their first significant move to the east towards Cape Town. Within an hour, all five teams had gybed to the east and pointed their bows towards Africa.
It’s a very close race now with 11th Hour Racing, Team Holcim-PRB, Biotherm, and Team Malizia within 25 miles of the lead and spread across about 35 miles from north to south. More gybes to the south are expected over the coming hours and days as the teams zig-zag south and east to navigate around a high pressure system with light winds.
“We’re sailing into a high. There’s more rotation in the centre of the high but a bit less pressure,” said 11th Hour Racing Team skipper Charlie Enright as he laid out the options relative to his closest competition, Holcim-PRB and Biotherm. “We want the best of both worlds.”
Watch the decision making process on board 11th Hour Racing Team: click here
The outlier is GUYOT environnement – Team Europe who made their move over 160 miles to the north, once again looking to cut the corner on their rivals. However, that move is living up to the fear as light winds had them gybe south for better pressure, soon sliding to the bottom of the rankings.
The team endured more hardship when their A2 spinnaker ripped while sailing at about 15 knots of speed. “We were surprised because it was not that windy. We don’t know why, but the sail tore almost from top to foot,” explained skipper Robert Stanjek.
“We stopped completely and put the boat upwind, then we caught the pieces of sail that were flying around the foil and the big piece that was floating in the water. There was maybe ten per cent of the sail left at the top.
“We managed to get everything back and not leave anything in the water. We also had to pull the sheets out from under the foil. It took us about 8 or 10 minutes to get everything back on board. A record time. We then set the A3.”
Because the number of sails is limited to 11 for the entire race, and the repair may only be carried out with a maximum replacement of 25 percent of the sail, the team hopes to be able to repair the spinnaker in Cape Town.
All the teams have also been deploying drifter buoys that will gather and transmit data to help the scientific community studying climate impacts on the ocean and aiding with weather forecasting. This is an area of the Atlantic Ocean that isn’t well-serviced by commercial shipping, so this is a meaningful contribution from the race teams.
• Watch Biotherm send out their drifter buoy: click here
• Watch Team Holcim-PRB deploy their drifter buoy: click here
Leg Two Rankings at 1200 UTC
1. 11th Hour Racing Team, distance to finish, 2378.3 miles
2. Team Holcim-PRB, distance to lead, 9.7 miles
3. Biotherm, distance to lead, 15.2 miles
4. Team Malizia, distance to lead, 26.3 miles
5. GUYOT environnement – Team Europe, distance to lead, 82.0 miles
Initially, race management predicted a 14-15-day passage time for Leg 2, with the leading boats expected to arrive in Cape Town on or around February 8 or 9. Now the ETA is February 12.
Race details – Route – Tracker – Teams – Content from the boats – YouTube
IMOCA LEG 2 CREW LIST
11TH HOUR RACING TEAM (USA)
Charlie ENRIGHT (USA) Skipper
Simon FISHER (GBR)
Jack BOUTTELL (AUS/ GBR)
Justine METTRAUX (SUI)
Amory ROSS (USA) – OBR
BIOTHERM (FRA)
Paul MEILHAT (FRA) – Skipper
Anthony MARCHAND (FRA)
Amélie GRASSI (FRA)
Damien SEGUIN (FRA)
Annne BEUGÉ (FRA)
TEAM HOLCIM-PRB (SUI)
Kevin ESCOFFIER (FRA) – Skipper
Sam GOODCHILD (GBR)
Tom LAPERCHE (FRA)
Susann BEUCKE (GER)
Georgia SCHOFIELD (NZL) – OBR
GUYOT ENVIRONNEMENT-TEAM EUROPE (FRA/ GER)
Robert STANJEK (GER) – skipper
Sébastien SIMON (FRA)
Anne-Claire LE BERRE (FRA)
Phillip KASÜSKE (GER)
Charles DRAPEAU (FRA) – OBR
TEAM MALIZIA (GER)
Will HARRIS (GBR) – skipper
Yann ELIES (FRA)
Rosalin KUIPER (NED)
Nicolas LUNVEN (FRA)
Antoine AURIOL (FRA) – OBR
Leg One Results
IMOCA
1. Team Holcim-PRB, winner leg one, finished – 5d 11h 01m 59s
2. 11th Hour Racing Team, finished – 5d 13h 50m 45s
3. Team Malizia, finished – 5d 16h 35m 21s
4. Biotherm, finished – 6d 8h 47m
5. GUYOT environnement-Team Europe, finished – 6d 12h 20m 37s
VO65
1. WindWhisper Racing, finished – 5d 16h 35m 21s
2. Team JAJO, finished – 6d 4h 52m 52s
3. Austrian Ocean Racing-Team Genova, finished – 6d 19h 13m 54s
4. Ambersail 2, finished – 6d 21h 49m 04s
5. Viva Mexico, finished – 8d 13h 50m 25s
6. Mirpuri Foundation Racing Team – Retired from leg
IMOCA: Boat, Design, Skipper, Launch date
• Guyot Environnement – Team Europe (VPLP Verdier); Benjamin Dutreux (FRA)/Robert Stanjek (GER); September 1, 2015
• 11th Hour Racing Team (Guillaume Verdier); Charlie Enright (USA); August 24, 2021
• Holcim-PRB (Guillaume Verdier); Kevin Escoffier (FRA); May 8, 2022
• Team Malizia (VPLP); Boris Herrmann (GER); July 19, 2022
• Biotherm (Guillaume Verdier); Paul Meilhat (FRA); August 31 2022
The Ocean Race 2022-23 Race Schedule:
Alicante, Spain – Leg 1 start: January 15, 2023
Cabo Verde – ETA: January 22; Leg 2 start: January 25
Cape Town, South Africa – ETA: February 9; Leg 3 start: February 26 or 27 (TBC)
Itajaí, Brazil – ETA: April 1; Leg 4 start: April 23
Newport, RI, USA – ETA: May 10; Leg 5 start: May 21
Aarhus, Denmark – ETA: May 30; Leg 6 start: June 8
Kiel, Germany (Fly-By) – June 9
The Hague, The Netherlands – ETA: June 11; Leg 7 start: June 15
Genova, Italy – The Grand Finale – ETA: June 25, 2023; Final In-Port Race: July 1, 2023
The Ocean Race (formerly Volvo Ocean Race and Whitbread Round the World Race) was initially to be raced in two classes of boats: the high-performance, foiling, IMOCA 60 class and the one-design VO65 class which has been used for the last two editions of the race.
However, only the IMOCAs will be racing round the world while the VO65s will race in The Ocean Race VO65 Sprint which competes in Legs 1, 6, and 7 of The Ocean Race course.
Additionally, The Ocean Race also features the In-Port Series with races at seven of the course’s stopover cities around the world which allow local fans to get up close and personal to the teams as they battle it out around a short inshore course.
Although in-port races do not count towards a team’s overall points score, they do play an important part in the overall rankings as the In-Port Race Series standings are used to break any points ties that occur during the race around the world.
The 14th edition of The Ocean Race was originally planned for 2021-22 but was postponed one year due to the pandemic, with the first leg starting on January 15, 2023.
Source: The Ocean Race
Cup Spy Feb 3 : American Magic smashes 50kt mark
Saturday
Feb 04
2023
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Feb 04
2023
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Arguably the fastest AC75 yet, American Magic’s Patriot proved the point again today in Pensacola when she consistently broke the 50kt barrier sailing in winds of up to 25kts.
Lineup confirmed for 58th Congressional Cup
Saturday
Feb 04
2023
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Feb 04
2023
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The world’s top match racing skippers will return to Long Beach, Calif. April 18 to 22, 2023 for the 58th Congressional Cup regatta – presented by Long Beach Yacht Club, and a founding event on the prestigious World Match Racing Tour…
Cup Spy Feb 1/2 : Five teams in the spotlight
Friday
Feb 03
2023
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Feb 03
2023
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What happened in the Cup – Feb 1/2, 2023. French K-Challenge is launched in Paris. Kiwis start their twin AC-40 testing program. Brits get up to speed in Barcelona, American Magic runs out of breeze. The Swiss have a good session in Barcelona…
Entries open for the 2023 Round the Island Race
Thursday
Feb 02
2023
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Feb 02
2023
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The Island Sailing Club (ISC) has announced that entries are now open for the 2023 edition of Britain’s Favourite Yacht Race, the Round the Island Race, which is being held on Saturday 1st July 2023…
Changes to fan-owned SailGP team
Thursday
Feb 02
2023
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Feb 02
2023
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The SailGP league’s pursuit of a fan-owned team got off to a slow start that has required extending deadlines for it to be confirmed when the fourth season begins on June 17-18 in Chicago, IL
Announced in November 2022, the timeline initially required 2000 people to invest $2000 US by January 15, 2023. However, finalizing all of the required investor and subscription documents took longer than anticipated, which delayed the opening until January with a new target closing date of the end of March.
Additional changes to becoming a SailGP team owner also increased the required investment for fans. Here’s the latest update from SailGP:
America’s Cup: Two boat testing returns
Thursday
Feb 02
2023
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Feb 02
2023
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Auckland, NZL (February 2, 2023) – America’s Cup Defender Emirates Team New Zealand became the first campaign for the 2024 Match to commence a two boat testing program with crews today onboard AC40s on Auckland’s Waitemata Harbour.
Team members for the 3.5 hour session was the now familiar crew of Peter Burling and Nathan Outteridge helming with Blair Tuke and Andy Maloney trimming on boat #1. Liv MacKay swapped port side driving duties with Leonard Takahashi while Josh Junior was on the starboard helm on the second AC40 with Sam Meech and Marcus Hansen in the trimming seats.
It didn’t take long for the competitiveness of the sailors to show, engaging in some match-race action. “We were quickly into it,” noted Junior. “Our team was just getting used to the boat and next minute Pete, Nath, Andy and Blair jumped into windward of us and we were straight into a line up which was really exciting and a huge credit to the whole team to be able to get to this point having two boats on the water.”
Coach Ray Davies noted the benefits of the two boats squaring off. “The boats were engaging so well from the outset and as a result you could definitely see some instant gains in communication between the guys and girls onboard, obviously keeping check on the other boat’s performance and moves which is really important as far as match racing goes…
Orient Express now French America’s Cup Challenger
Thursday
Feb 02
2023
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Feb 02
2023
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The Accor hotel group has committed to K-Challenge for the 37th America’s Cup naming its Orient Express brand as title partner of the official French challenger, which will be known as Orient Express Team…
Did actions at 2012 Paralympics eliminate Para Sailing?
Tuesday
Jan 31
2023
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Jan 31
2023
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Following the announcement by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) that Para Sailing would not be a sport at the 2028 Paralympic Games, among the nations expressing their disappointment was Great Britain, but as 2000 Paralympian Keith Burhans (USA) reports, the British Team may have contributed to the problem:
I offer my sincere thanks and kudos to World Sailing for investing resources and energy into the #BacktheBid campaign and growing international Para Sailing. However, I was not surprised when Para Sailing was not included in the LA 2028 Games and I seriously doubt it will be invited back anytime soon.
When the IPC dropped Para Sailing in 2015, the reasons given were all legitimate. Not enough countries from around the world, younger participants, etc… all of their stated reasons had merit, but they were probably not the real reasons…
Kirsten Neuschäfer takes lead in Golden Globe Race
Tuesday
Jan 31
2023
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Jan 31
2023
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149 days ago, on Sept 4th 2022, 15 men and one woman set out from Les Sables d’Olonne. Their dreams and aspirations were to circumnavigate solo in the extreme Golden Globe Race…
Cup Spy Jan 30: Patriot off to a foggy start
Tuesday
Jan 31
2023
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Jan 31
2023
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Three teams trained on Monday as a time of change draws near in the buildup to the America’s Cup. American Magic started was greeted by a fog bank and stayed inshore at Pensacola. Luna Rossa and Alinghi RBR had good sessions in Cagliari and Barcelona…
Finally! A proper sea breeze for the Skates
Monday
Jan 30
2023
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Jan 30
2023
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The wind Gods finally turned up fro the Skates at St. George Sailing Club last Saturday. The best Nor-Easter in 2 seasons combined with a ebb tide made for some spectacular rides and wide grins after…
No Sailing at 2028 Paralympic Games
Monday
Jan 30
2023
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Jan 30
2023
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The effort to establish Sailing as a Paralympic Sport was not successful as the International Paralympic Committee revealed the 22 sports to be featured in the sport program for Los Angeles 2028.
Sailing was introduced at the Paralympic Games as a demonstration sport in 1996, and as an official sport for five editions from 2000 to 2016. However, mismanagement led to it being dropped for Tokyo 2020, and World Sailing has been committed to the necessary changes for its return.
But the unavoidable fact is how no sport has successfully been reinstated after being dropped, so despite achieving necessary and significant growth, that record remains unbroken. After being denied for Paris 2024, Para Sailing remains excluded for Los Angeles 2028.
World Sailing sensed this outcome when CEO David Graham shared an open letter to Para Sailors around the world on January 23, 2023, and now the organization offers this statement on January 30, 2023…
STOPOVER: The Ocean Race, Episode 2
Monday
Jan 30
2023
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Jan 30
2023
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The Ocean Race 2023 will be featured in STOPOVER, a documentary series which will follow the five IMOCA teams in this crewed round the world race. Produced by the IMOCA class, the series spans eight episodes filmed at the start and at each stopover, exploring the repercussions of the previous leg and anticipate the next.
This second episode greets the teams after Leg 1 in Cabo Verde, but despite the relaxed atmosphere of island life, the IMOCA crews were not allowed to wind down as the rule at this stopover was very strict – only the sailors were allowed to prepare the boat for the second leg…
2023 Finn Gold Cup in Miami Day 2
Sunday
Jan 29
2023
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Jan 29
2023
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It was breeze on in Miami for Day 2 of the 2023 Finn Gold Cup. After four races now sailed, Ed Wright, from Britain, extends his lead while Domonkos Nemeth, from Hungary stays in second…
Britain’s Phil Sharp on his new IMOCA
Sunday
Jan 29
2023
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Jan 29
2023
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Britain’s Phil Sharp will line up with a new zero emissions Sam Manuard IMOCA highlighting hydrogen fuel cell technology…
18ft Skiff Australian Championship overall
Sunday
Jan 29
2023
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Jan 29
2023
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The Finport Finance team of Keagan York, Angus Williams and Phil Marshall became the 2022-23 Australian 18ft Skiff champion after a controversial day when no racing was completed on Sydney Harbour…
505 Australian Championship overall
Sunday
Jan 29
2023
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Jan 29
2023
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The final day of the Ronstan 505 Australian Championships was more of the same, light gradient breezes, but this time just slightly more breeze than…
Callisto wins the 35th Pineapple Cup
Friday
Jan 27
2023
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Jan 27
2023
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Last night the Montego Bay Yacht Club celebrated Callisto Racing, Pyewacket70 and Rikki in the 35th edition of the Pineapple Cup – Montego Bay Race. Callisto Racing, owned by Kate and Jim Murray is the overall winner of this edition of the Pineapple Cup…
Zapped Kiwi F50 out for SailGP Sydney
Thursday
Jan 26
2023
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Jan 26
2023
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SailGP’s 10-boat fleet of one-design F50s is set to reshuffle for the next event of the Season 3 after New Zealand’s lightning-struck F50 known as Amokura was deemed unable to compete.
After their victory at the Singapore Sail Grand Prix on January 14-15, the Kiwis’ boat was being towed back to the Tech Site when lightning struck the top of the 29m wing, causing significant damage.
Initial investigation found the lightning had ‘exploded all of the electronics on the boat,’ according to Tech Team Manager Brad Marsh, while the extent of the damage to the carbon fiber platform remains unknown…
The Ocean Race Leg 2 Day 2: Slowly sliding south
Thursday
Jan 26
2023
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Jan 26
2023
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It’s been a tense first night as the IMOCA fleet has sailed south, away from Mindelo and towards the uncertainty of the Doldrums…
America’s Cup: Secrets of scale
Thursday
Jan 26
2023
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Jan 26
2023
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Tom Morris is a talented British dinghy sailor, who aside from his sailing achievements – that include winning in 2022 the RS800 National Championship and the UK’s champion of champions Endeavour Trophy – is also host of the highly popular YouTube channel Mozzy Sails where he and his friends provide analysis of the 37th America’s Cup.
As there are limitations on what types of boat the teams can use for training, among the options are the provided AC40 or a LEQ12 (less or equal to 12m) prototype boat. This episode discusses the challenges of using something smaller than the AC75:
Watson’s historic solo sail hits the screen
Thursday
Jan 26
2023
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Jan 26
2023
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In 2010, Jessica Watson became the youngest person to sail around the world solo, non-stop and unassisted.
At just 16, the Queensland schoolgirl spent 210 days at sea battling six-metre swells before pulling into Sydney Harbour where she was met by thousands of supporters and hailed an Australian hero by then-prime minister Kevin Rudd.
One of those cheering fans was a then six-year-old Teagan Croft, who would go on to play the teenage sailor in Netflix’s new film about Watson’s remarkable journey which debuts on February 3rd…
Record to Jamaica still stands
Wednesday
Jan 25
2023
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Jan 25
2023
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Ben Mitchell
Only three boats started the 35th Pineapple Cup – Montego Bay Race, led by the modified Volvo70 Pyewacket70 which hoped to break the monohull course record for the 811 nm course from Miami, FL to Montego Bay, Jamaica.
However, after starting on January 22, their elapsed time finish on January 25 of 2 days 18 hours 20 minutes and 19 seconds missed the pace set in 2005 by the R/P 75 Titan 12 (02:10:24:42).
But it remained a good time according to Ben Mitchell, watch captain along with Gary Weisman, who figures they received their roles due to being the oldest on the boat, with a world class crew ready to make them look good. Here are Mitchell’s dockside comments:
It was a great race, super fun! We got out of Miami really fast, probably fastest crossing of the Gulf Stream we’ve ever had. For those of us that raced during the SORC era, in much slower boats, we recall how it took quite a long time to get across the stream. But in this boat, this race, it took us just three and a half hours out to Isaacs, and then to Stirrup.
So, the race started quite fast, and our goal was to try and match or improve the record set by Titan many years back. We had a pretty good exit; routing was looking good and were ahead of schedule all the way down through the Bahamas. As we passed Eleuthera we knew there was going to be a little high-pressure bubble sitting all around the Bahamas creating a convergence zone…
Nuclear wastewater into Pacific Ocean
Wednesday
Jan 25
2023
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Jan 25
2023
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The ocean is not just our playground, it is our source of life. A vibrant ocean secures the future, and a heightened awareness today of past misdeeds seeks to improve upon that outlook.
Yet, there remain limits.
At Scuttlebutt HQ, the City discharges over 150 million gallons of partially treated wastewater each day into the Pacific Ocean through a deep ocean outfall several miles off the coast. Biological and chemical processes put their blessing on the water used in homes and businesses before serving it to the sea life.
That seems nasty, yet less worrisome that what is reported by New Zealand’s STUFF media:
Japan says it is adopting a revised action plan on the release of treated, but still radioactive, wastewater from the Fukushima nuclear power plant into the Pacific Ocean this year.
In April 2021, the government and the plant operator, Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings (TEPCO), announced a plan to release more than 1 million tonnes of water stored in tanks at Fukushima later this year.
The move has met fierce opposition from Pacific and world leaders, fishermen and activists over contamination fears…
Announcing the Gunboat 70
Tuesday
Jan 24
2023
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Jan 24
2023
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Gunboat has announced the addition of the Gunboat 70 design to their portfolio of high-performance cruising catamarans, releasing the first details to clients and media partners at boot Dusseldorf in Germany January 21st – 29th…
505 Australian Championship Invitation Race day 1
Tuesday
Jan 24
2023
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Jan 24
2023
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It was a busy day today for the 505 fleet. The race committee went for three races in anticipation of some difficult conditions later in the week.
Cup Spy Newsflash: ETNZ capsize LEQ12
Monday
Jan 23
2023
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Jan 23
2023
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Emirates Team New Zealand did a high speed nosedive and capsize in their LEQ12 test boat on the inner Waitemata Harbour…
2023 Contender Worlds at Perth overall
Monday
Jan 23
2023
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Jan 23
2023
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The last day of the Contender Worlds followed the pattern that had been developing, lighter airs than expected, tricky easterlies it seems, but set in a beautiful venue with more close racing and seamless organisation on and off of the pitch…
Attrition again for Golden Globe Race
Friday
Jan 20
2023
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Jan 20
2023
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(January 20, 2023) – With Elliott Smith (USA) out of the race and Jeremy Bagshaw (RSA) beaten by barnacles, there are now just five contenders left for the GGR trophy in Les Sables d’Olonne and two sailors in Chichester Class with Guy Waites (GBR) about to be dropped.
Smith arrived to a warm Aussie welcome in the Fremantle Sailing Club marina after crossing Cape Leeuwin earlier this week. The 27 y/o American sailor has sailed 14.000 miles non-stop, solo, unassisted and crossed two of the great Capes out of three.
His challenges have been more than most, sailing the last 5000 miles with significant damage to his bowsprit and the last few weeks with no forestay at all after repairs failed. He has shown true grit and determination with real seamanship and skill to make landfall…
35th Pineapple Cup Race starts tomorrow
Friday
Jan 20
2023
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Jan 20
2023
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The Pineapple Cup-Montego Bay Race, an 811-nautical mile sailing race hosted biennially by the Montego Bay YC and Storm Trysail Club, with support from platinum partner Appleton Estate, is excited for the start of the 35th edition of the offshore classic…
The Ocean Race: Days 2-4 On-Board and Drone Videos
Thursday
Jan 19
2023
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Jan 19
2023
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On-Board Videos from Days 2 – 4 including drone footage from above the boats as the fleet passes through the Straits of Gibraltar, and exits into the Atlantic Ocean as the opening stanzas of Leg 1 play out…
M32 Class back in Miami
Wednesday
Jan 18
2023
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Jan 18
2023
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The M32 class keeps coming back to Miami and we love it! The sunshine, the temperatures, the flat water of Biscayne Bay, and the list goes on and on. Simply put — it’s just the perfect place for wintertime sailing…
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