As SailGP continues to enhance its reputation as a truly global championship with a regional debut this weekend, all nine drivers have been coming to terms with the unique waters off the coast of Singapore…
Oldest boat in The Ocean Race 2023
Friday
Jan 13
2023
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Jan 13
2023
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With five IMOCAs racing round the world in the 14th edition of The Ocean Race, the oldest boat on the 7-leg course will have been launched in 2015… a lifetime ago in this fast moving development class.
But Robert Stanjek’s joint campaign with Benjamin Dutreux took a big step forward when the team won the IMOCA class in The Ocean Race Europe 2021. Racing a boat that was not only older, but significantly less advanced than others in the class, was a reminder that you don’t always need the latest and newest machine to win.
Certainly, their success was helped by the light conditions that favored the older style daggerboard configuration and a hull shape that was more suited to such weather.
Today, their campaign sees the team in a different boat, one that is the oldest in the five boat fleet. Nevertheless, few see this as anything other than another serious and competitive campaign. And when the German former Olympic sailor describes his thinking around a project that he freely admits is new to him, it’s easy to see why his competitors are taking GUYOT environnement – Team Europe seriously…
Cup Spy Jan 12: Key days for Brits and Swiss
Friday
Jan 13
2023
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Jan 13
2023
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wo teams took to the water today in Barcelona and Mallorca. After the sessions, the relief was palpable, now that both teams could tick some of the basic boxes, ahead of a late starting testing regime….
irc legal?
Friday
Jan 13
2023
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2023
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We hear there are a bunch of whiney Aussie TP 52 owners filing protests about this configuration as we speak…
220-meter-long wind-assisted, LNG-fueled sailing ship unveiled
Thursday
Jan 12
2023
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2023
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Orient Express, part of Paris-based hotel conglomerate Accor, has unveiled the world’s largest wind-assisted sailing ship that will also run on liquified natural gas (LNG)…
J/105 Class suspends past champion
Thursday
Jan 12
2023
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Jan 12
2023
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Each year, St. Francis Yacht Club rolls out the red carpet for sailors visiting to compete in the Rolex Big Boat Series, with the 2022 event held September 15-18 in San Francisco, CA. The J/105 Class had the largest fleet with 29 teams, but an incident during the event has had repercussions following the 7-race series.
As stated in the final report, “Randy Hecht’s Niuhi demonstrated their ability to negotiate crowded starting lines and manage a talented fleet to win this historic perpetual trophy and its accompanying Rolex. Ryan Simmons’ Blackhawk finished in second place, while Tim Russell’s Ne*Ne completed the top-of-class trifecta.”
However, the results were later adjusted, dropping Ne*Ne to last place, with event documents revealing how, on October 25, the Protest Committee conducted a rule 69 hearing to consider misconduct allegations against Ne*Ne owner Timothy Russell and his trimmer Arne Vandenbroucke.
The Protest Committee determined they each committed misconduct during the event, and rescored Ne*Ne to receive DNE in all seven races. More so, the Protest Committee referred their decision to US Sailing and the J/105 Class Association for their consideration/action.
The J/105 Class Executive Committee (EC) met on January 9, 2023 and voted to suspend the Class membership of Timothy Russell for the 2023 calendar year. The incident involved how Russell and Vandenbroucke boarded a competing boat, the J/105 Maverick, at 8:57 pm on September 17 and tampered with the boat’s lifelines.
Video from cameras on the StFYC docks and front door was provided as evidence.
Russell’s Ne*Ne dominated the 2021 J/105 North American Championship held in Annapolis, MD. His San Francisco-based team posted all top-5 scores in the 7-race series to win by 24 points. Ne*Ne finished third in the 2022 North Americans which was held after the Big Boat Series on San Francisco Bay.
Dive, Dive, Dive
Thursday
Jan 12
2023
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2023
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An unfortunate incident at the MGM Macau Regatta this weekend. Looks like the mainsheet guy should have been a bit smarter dumping the main….
VIDEO: Inside an IMOCA 60
Tuesday
Jan 10
2023
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Jan 10
2023
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The Ocean Race (formerly Volvo Ocean Race and Whitbread Round the World Race) will have the high-performance, foiling, IMOCA 60 class when the 14th edition begins January 15, 2023. Matt Sheahan tours a newly launched boat, noting how the fully crewed IMOCA 60s are new territory.
“While some of the five teams have had the luxury of testing, training and generally getting their heads around how things work with five aboard a boat originally designed for one, most haven’t,” noted Sheahan.
“One of the latest generation of IMOCA60s is Boris Herrmann’s Malizia, and shortly after the boat had been launched, crew member Will Harris gave me the full tour. It was fascinating and highlighted just how different the new boats are to sail…
Sponsorship struggles for SailGP leader
Tuesday
Jan 10
2023
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Jan 10
2023
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When the SailGP global sports league got launched, it was a fully funded concept to create spectator-friendly racing in identical wing-powered, foiling F50 catamarans. But the support from billionaire Larry Ellison, and management from Russell Coutts, had conditions.
The prominent condition was that from the first season in 2019, the teams needed to be commercially sustainable by the end of the fifth year. While it is not clear if the pandemic has stretched this deadline beyond 2023, the reality remains that about half the teams have made that threshold.
As league promotion highlights its roster of the world’s best sailors, the league is finding that sheer talent does not translate to economic security. This hit home when the Season 2 runner-up Japan was removed from Season 3 when an entry for a new fully-funded team was accepted, and a new boat could not be built in time.
Also feeling the heat is Tom Slingsby, Driver and CEO of the Australia SailGP Team, who has failed to secure any major sponsorship deals which could put the two-time defending champion on the chopping block.
SailGP has “progressed a lot quicker than we expected,” he said, resulting in a glut of perspective, commercially independent teams approaching the league. “SailGP can’t build boats fast enough…
INEOS Britannia LEQ12 returns to Bay of Palma
Tuesday
Jan 10
2023
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2023
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The INEOS Britannia LEQ12 (T6) returned to the Bay of Palma for the ongoing commissioning process…
sail wars
Tuesday
Jan 10
2023
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Jan 10
2023
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The U.S. Navy and its partners in the International Maritime Security Construct (IMSC) continue to test out drone sailing vessels for use in patrol and surveillance work in the Persian Gulf, where maritime domain awareness is critical for ensuring security at sea.
During the IMSC’s most recent exercise, the crew of the destroyer USS Delbert D. Black worked with the IMSC’s Combined Task Force Sentinel command center in Bahrain to operate two Saildrones while on patrol. Using sensors on the drones and advanced AI systems, the crew was able to find and identify targets and relay video feed back to watchstanders on board.
“Saildrones transmitted information on contacts of interest and our watch officers coordinated with the destroyer for further monitoring,” said U.S. Navy Capt. Brian Granger, CTF Sentinel’s deputy commander. Read on.
Clean start for RORC Transatlantic Race
Monday
Jan 09
2023
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Jan 09
2023
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Lanzarote, Canary Islands (January 9, 2023) – The start of the 2023 RORC Transatlantic Race had ideal conditions to allow the fleet to get away for a clean downwind start. After passing under the volcanic mountains of the Los Ajaches National Park, the fleet raced through the narrow Strait of Bocaina which divides Lanzarote from Fuerteventura.
The fleet must leave Tenerife to port, before heading into the wide expanse of the Atlantic Ocean. The next mark of the course is 3,000 miles away across the Atlantic at Glover Island, just a few miles from the finish outside Camper & Nicholsons Port Louis Marina in Grenada…
Eight Bell: Charles Morgan
Monday
Jan 09
2023
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Jan 09
2023
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Charles Morgan, (November 17, 1929-January 7, 2023), an icon in the world of sailing from the late 1940s, passed away at 93 years on January 6, 2023. His passing came just hours after his beloved wife Maurine had died.
Charley was born in Chicago in 1929 but grew up in Tampa, FL. He was a boy when his uncle took him sailing on Lake Conway near a sleepy town called Orlando. At 10 he built his first sailboat out of discarded orange crates and sack cloth…
The last race around Cape Horn steered by humans?
Monday
Jan 09
2023
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Jan 09
2023
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The world of extreme ocean yacht racing is a mix of speed, costly technology and talented sailors/pilots fingering touchscreens with satellite interfaced routing programs…
When the Baja-Bash Is the ‘Baja Barely-a-Bash’
Monday
Jan 09
2023
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2023
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We expect everyone has heard stories from sailors who, after having enjoyed beautiful sailing in Mexico, make their way back up the West Coast in the conditions that lead to the northbound trip’s being rightly dubbed the Baja Bash. In the January issue we share the story of one crew’s unexpectedly calm return from Mexico.
Vanadium, a 2019 Beneteau 41.1 sloop, had just completed the 2022 Baja Ha-Ha, captained by owner Mike Brost and crewed by his wife Kitti Brown, friend Steve Cauffman, and Crew Lister Jim Immer. The journey was a test for Mike and Kitti to see if they’d enjoy an extended voyage before investing in a cruising catamaran.
© 2023 Jim Immer
The southward Ha-Ha trip was a resounding success, with lots of fleet camaraderie and daily natural spectacles including sublime sunsets and performances by whales, dolphins and rays. But after three nights in Cabo San Lucas, it was time to return Vanadium to her responsibilities with the Sailtime fleet in Newport Beach. Steve had already flown home to his microwave physicist job, so the return crew would consist only of Mike, Kitti and Jim.
The northward Baja Bash has a notorious reputation for testing boats and crew morale, especially during the typical May/June time frame, when insurers coax cruisers clear of potential hurricanes. However, Captain Jim Elfer’s Baja Bash II book includes the surprising revelation that November and July northward deliveries can be an easier experience, as long as weather systems are avoided.
We had refilled the water and diesel tanks upon arrival in Cabo. A Walmart provisioning run provided all the goods needed to continue our gourmet cruise, facilitated by a freestanding 80-quart AC/DC Bodega freezer strapped into the aft cockpit to augment Vanadium‘s built-in refrigerator.
On the morning of Sunday, November 13, Vanadium raised anchor, exiting the pleasantly noisy Cabo beachside anchorage just as the massive Disney Wonder loomed into view.
Vanadium (named for the 23rd element in the periodic table and a key catalyst for the evolution of oceanic life) motored in flat seas with almost no wind around the oft-feared headland of Cabo Falso. It was a cakewalk in shorts and tank tops rather than foulies. We had easy motoring until evening, when the wind filled in at 10 knots on the beam for some fine, warm sailing. With three crew, we rotated through two three-hour watch cycles at night and morning, and then used a two-hour evening watch, which gave everyone plenty of sleep and a social time at dinner.
© 2023 Jim Immer
We bypassed the Ha-Ha stop at Bahia Santa Maria on the way north, since we were anxious to spend the Thanksgiving holiday week with our families. Though the common salutation is “fair winds and following seas,” we were instead blessed with fair seas and following winds due to glassy seas and often light wind, good for fast motoring. Though itching to sail, we were happy to be spared the typical headwinds and swells that make the Bash infamous.
Read the rest of the story in the January issue of Latitude 38.
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Cup Spy Jan 06: INEOS has first sail for 2023
Saturday
Jan 07
2023
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Jan 07
2023
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INEOS Britannia became the second America’s Cup team to sail in 2023. The British LEQ12 was soon up and foiling much more steadily than we have observed previously…
How to follow The Ocean Race
Saturday
Jan 07
2023
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Jan 07
2023
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No other sporting event gets its fans as close to the action as The Ocean Race and there are multiple ways you can follow the competition throughout the six month event…
RORC Transatlantic Race looking for high-speed 3,000-mile Atlantic dash
Friday
Jan 06
2023
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2023
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A Record Breaking forecast for the RORC Transatlantic Race set to depart Marina Lanzarote on Sunday 8 January…
Cup Spy Jan 05: American Magic shifts focus
Friday
Jan 06
2023
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Jan 06
2023
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There seems to have been a shift in focus in the American Magic game plan starting in 2023, and expect to see the New York Yacht Club team do most of its sailing on the open ocean. Today they sailed in a modest 2-3ft sea-state without issues…
Caribbean Multihull Challenge Anticipates Impressive Turnout
Thursday
Jan 05
2023
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2023
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Photo by Laurens Morel, Salty Colours, Inc.
The fifth annual Caribbean Multihull Challenge will begin in just over a month with a record number of boats on the start line. “From a high of 18 boats in 2022, we hope to come closer to the high 20s for this coming event,” says Stephen Burzon, the event’s volunteer director of marketing.
The three-leg racecourse combines a 60-mile sprint around St. Barth, a 52-mile dash around Saba, and a 27-mile circumnavigation of the island. “The combined winner of all three [will receive] a gorgeous and practical Oris Aquis Diving Watch provided by longtime sponsor Oris.” says CMC Steering Committee Chair Petro Jonker.
The event will also be adding a rally component for the first time to give less competitive sailors a chance to join the fun. The rally, officially titled the Caribbean Multihull Challenge Rally, is a three-day cruising event beginning and ending in Simpson Bay, Sint Maarten, with overnights at Anse Marcel and Sandy Ground in Road Bay, Anguilla.
This year’s increase in participation is also thanks in part to a partnership with Balance Catamarans, which is celebrating its 10th birthday this year. According to Phillip Berman, president and founder of Balance Catamarans, the rally is a perfect way to cap off the festivities, as “joining up with the CMC rally as a way to wind up our celebration fits in perfectly with our plans.”
For more information about the event, visit CaribbeanMultihullChallenge.com. To enter the race or the rally, go to YachtScoring.com.
welcome (back) to the jungle
Thursday
Jan 05
2023
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Jan 05
2023
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K-Challenge is back in The America’s Cup after more than a few years.
Headed up by Stefan Kandler and Bruno Dubois, it has just been announced that after quite a hiatus the team that last appeared in Valencia in America’s Cup 32 is returning to the fray.
It has been in the offing for quite some time and K-Challenge, challenging under the burgee of the Société Nautique de Saint-Tropez joins the existing challengers from Great Britain, Switzerland, Italy & the United States.
Perhaps the move of the Cup from New Zealand to Spain was an influence but no matter, the French are in…
Record breaking RORC Transatlantic Race forecast
Thursday
Jan 05
2023
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Jan 05
2023
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Near perfect, record conditions are forecast for the start of the RORC Transatlantic Race, supported by Calero Marinas, the International Maxi Association and the Yacht Club de France…
Cup Spy Jan 04: American Magic first to sail
Thursday
Jan 05
2023
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Jan 05
2023
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Patriot sailed inshore on Pensacola on Wednesday (local time) and were the first of now six teams to start sailing in 2023. There was a break down in the Foil Cant System which took about an hour to resolve…
Best Boats 2023
Wednesday
Jan 04
2023
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Jan 04
2023
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Every year, sailboat manufacturers around the world launch their latest models, and every year, SAIL magazine’s experienced boat reviewers spend days and weeks learning what’s new, talking with boatbuilders, examining the boats top to bottom dockside, and finally taking them sailing. This culminates at the U.S. Sailboat Show in Annapolis, where our review team gets together and makes its final assessments on which boats earn top honors. Results are announced in our January/February issue, and full reviews of the winning boats will be published throughout the year.
For almost 20 years, we’ve called this awards program SAIL Best Boats, but this year, we’re refining and renaming this program to better and more fairly represent the boats we’ve selected. Restricting boats to categories and labels—such as Best Cruising Monohull 30-40 feet and Best Performance Monohull 40-50 feet—doesn’t bring our readers the full picture. Too often, defining these boats by categories results in unfairly comparing apples to oranges, sorting boats with very different purposes and design briefs into the same bracket just because of their LOA, and inevitably kicking out some really terrific boats. So, starting this year, we’re honoring the Top 10 boats, period. By eliminating the artificial straitjacket of size categories and focusing on what are simply the Top 10, SAIL will present readers a more complete and equitable assessment.
So, without further ado, here’s the SAIL Top 10 Best Boats for 2023. After exploring a mix of bluewater boats, racer/cruisers, speedsters, dinghies, and multihulls, we’ve settled on the very best the industry has to offer. We were excited to see that designers and builders are steadily pushing the envelope in propulsion, electrical generation, and more sustainable options for getting out on the water. And as always, we admire the ever-evolving innovations and tenacity of the sailboat industry that makes what we do possible…
Sydney-Holbart Race: Last But Not Least
Tuesday
Jan 03
2023
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2023
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Kathy Veel and Bridget Canham, the final finishers of the 2022 Sydney-Hobart, had a goal to finish by New Year’s Day. It came down to the final hours, but the pair proved that you don’t have to be leading the fleet to sail with heart. They doublehanded Currawong, the fleet’s second smallest boat.
Veel, Currawong’s 70-year-old owner and co-skipper, described the finish as “Unbelievable. Overwhelming. When you have people shouting ‘Curr-a-wong’… it was unbelievable, incredible.” They arrived just 18 minutes ahead of their midnight goal…
French confirm America’s Cup entry
Tuesday
Jan 03
2023
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Jan 03
2023
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The organizers of the 37th America’s Cup have revealed the French challenge by the Société nautique de Saint-Tropez and their representative team K-Challenge Racing.
Led by Stephane Kandler and Bruno Dubois, their Challenge was previously accepted by the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron and they have now chosen to formally announce their entry and confirm they are ready to proceed with their campaign.
The entry period opened December 1, 2021 and closed July 31, 2022, but with the provision that late entries may be accepted until May 31, 2023. It is not clear when they submitted their entry.
Golden Globe: Top three to Cape Horn
Sunday
Jan 01
2023
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Jan 01
2023
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(January 1, 2023) – Along the 2022-23 Golden Globe Race course are several mandatory media stops, with the leaders having fulfilled the requirement along the southern tip of Hobart, Australia. Entrants must sail over a line and pause for 90 minutes for interviews and to drop off film and letters.
Simon Curwen (GBR) rounded the southern tip of New Zealand today with Kirsten Neuschäfer (RSA) 300 miles astern. He was first at the Hobart Gate on December 24 at 12:06 local time (0106 UTC) on his Biscay 36, followed by Neuschäfer 29.5 hours later.
Neuschäfer, however, has a time compensation of 35 hours for the rescue of Tapio Lehtinen (FIN) in November. Her time compensation actually puts her on the lead by 5.5 hours at the Hobart Gate. Abhilash Tomy (IND) followed the leaders in third…
2023: A year of hope
Sunday
Jan 01
2023
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Jan 01
2023
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When in doubt, believe in something and 2023 is predicted to be a year of hope. The Chinese zodiac horoscope predictions say it is a year of the Water Rabbit, starting from January 22, 2023 (Chinese New Year), and ending on February 9, 2024 (Chinese New Year’s Eve). The sign of Rabbit is a symbol of longevity, peace, and prosperity in Chinese culture…
Top 5 Crashes of SailGP
Friday
Dec 30
2022
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Dec 30
2022
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Relive the 5 most memorable crashes and collisions of SailGP history alongside our athletes, including some who were on board during these edge-of-your-seat moments.
Mistral wins RSHYR Two-Handed Division
Friday
Dec 30
2022
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Dec 30
2022
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Rupert Henry and Greg O’Shea have sailed Henry’s Lombard 34, Mistral, to victory in the Two-Handed Division of the 2022 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race, the pair also claiming the Two-Handed ORCi win and third place in the Corinthian IRC division…
Eight Bells: Mary “Bushy” Bushnell Henry
Thursday
Dec 29
2022
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Dec 29
2022
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Mary “Bushy” Bushnell Pearce Henry, 102, of Middletown, RI, passed away on December 24, 2022, in the St. Clare Home in Newport. She was the wife of the late Eugene Baker Henry, USN, Ret.
Bushy was remarkable not only for her age but for her generation. As she reminded us all often, “Do you realize I was born the year after women got the vote! Can you imagine what I have seen?” It was a rhetorical question.
Bushy was a long-time member of the New York Yacht Club. Her love of boats and the America’s Cup was only exceeded by her ability to bring people together around the dinner table or on the terrace. She was endlessly generous with her time and her hospitality was legendary…
Sam Haynes and his Celestial crew win Rolex Sydney Hobart
Thursday
Dec 29
2022
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2022
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Sam Haynes and his TP52 Celestial crew have been declared the overall winner of the 2022 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race…
Countdown to the RORC Transatlantic Race
Thursday
Dec 29
2022
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Dec 29
2022
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The New Year heralds a big season for the Royal Ocean Racing Club, including the 14th edition of the RORC Transatlantic Race. The longest race in the 2023 RORC Season’s Points Championship starts from Marina Lanzarote on January 8th…
Sam Haynes on winning the Sydney Hobart
Thursday
Dec 29
2022
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Dec 29
2022
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Sam Haynes Owner/Driver of Celestial interviewed after being declared the overall winner of the 2022 Sydney Hobart race…
double team
Wednesday
Dec 28
2022
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Dec 28
2022
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With the line honors and major handicap positions now almost certainly settled, it’s time to give some attention to a segment of the 2022 Sydney-Hobart fleet that’s largely been overlooked by the media – the two-handers.
Last year they were the center of controversy when the Cruising Yacht Club ruled that they could compete as a separate division but not be eligible for the overall prizes in IRC and ORCi. Since then the club has changed its mind. The two-handers now sail for the main trophies, plus in their own handicap divisions.
So how are they faring? Well, the fear of many traditional offshore racers that they would outperform equivalent conventional yachts seems to be unfounded. The popular wisdom was that smaller, lightweight flyers such as the Sunfast 3300 and J/99 would race at impressive levels alongside their fully crewed rivals, especially with the wind on, or behind, the beam.
That hasn’t happened. Many have sailed well, but they were never a podium threat to the larger, well-funded and professionally crewed boats. The first six places on IRC – the overall winning category – are now filled by TP52s in a remarkable display of their dominance.
The best-performed two-hander on scratch so far is Ocean Crusader J-Bird, a restored TP52 currently in 35th place. On IRC the Lombard 34 Mistral is lying in 26th with Sun Fast Racing 32nd. The J/99 Rum Rebellion (above) is always well prepared and sailed but appears to have struggled over the 628nm distance. She is currently down in 56th place on IRC…
Waiting now for Sydney Hobart win
Wednesday
Dec 28
2022
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Dec 28
2022
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(December 28, 2022) – A year ago, Sam Haynes was on the brink of quitting sailing in disappointment after his hopes of overall victory in the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race were dashed by a protest.
Today, Haynes is back in Hobart and in the box seat to avenge the set back in 2022 race, with his TP52 Celestial currently holding first place overall. Haynes, who is also the Vice Commodore of the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia, organizer the race, was cautious to start celebrating too early.
While well positioned, Haynes must still wait for the finish of other boats that could potentially beat Celestial and the outcome of a request for redress at 4:00 pm tomorrow for the GP42, Enterprise Next Generation, owned by Anthony Kirke. The West Australian boat stood by KOA yesterday when the latter lost her rudder. The verdict could impact the final standings.
Also fresh in Haynes’ mind was how Celestial, the TP52 he bought before the 2019 Rolex Sydney Hobart, was relegated to second after a protest against him last year…
“Last year at the finish, we knew we had the best corrected time,” he recalled. “We just about had our hands on the Tattersall Cup…
Sydney to Hobart – Living the dream on LawConnect
Tuesday
Dec 27
2022
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Dec 27
2022
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Drone footage, crew interviews, footage from the live stream emanating from the supermaxi, LawConnect…
Superstitions: Mugs and Nudity
Tuesday
Dec 27
2022
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Dec 27
2022
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Never Say P*G – The Book of Sailors’ Superstitions is the nautical reference book you never knew you needed. Compiled by R. Bruce MacDonald, he goes through the alphabet detailing on what provides good and bad luck at sea. Here’s a sampling from M and N:
Mugs
If a mug is stowed on a hook, then the handle should always face forward with the rim facing aft. This is a practice for good luck but may have originated from a time when mugs would have been stowed out in an open cockpit and, if they were not hung in this way, would have filled with seawater.
Nudity
In Catalonia, it was common practice for fishermen’s wives to expose their genitals to the sea to calm it before their husbands set out. “La mer es posa bona si veu el cony d’una dona” was the common expression (“The sea calms down if it sees a woman’s vagina).
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Andoo Comanche wins Line Honours
Tuesday
Dec 27
2022
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Dec 27
2022
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It may not have been a race record run and it wasn’t a daylight finish, but the 2022 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race was a thriller from start to finish, with Andoo Comanche taking Line Honours…
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