In This Issue
• GC32 Lagos Cup 1 - Black Star level with Red Bull
• 44Cup Marstrand
• The Sailing Squad Episode 4
• GAC Pindar supports all-female sailing team in GKSS Match Cup Marstrand
• Solent Sunbeam Class welcomes another new boat to its fleet
• Tom Dolan Will Sail With Top Coach Tanguy Leglatin On Tour de Bretagne
• The Beaufort Scale in videos - from flat calm to storm
• Industry News
• Remembering Jacquetta Cator
• Letters to the Editor
• Featured Brokerage:
• • GP42 - Jean Genie
• • Aeolos P30
• • YYACHTS Y8
• The Last Word: Richard Feynman

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GC32 Lagos Cup 1 - Black Star level with Red Bull
Four challenging races on day one of the GC32 Lagos Cup 1 brought sailors back to the marina with happy, smiling faces. OK, so a lack of wind on the Algarve coast meant racing was pushed back by a few hours. But what's a few hours after you've been waiting 18 long months for racing to resume!

Christian Zuerrer's Black Star Sailing Team have been putting in the training while racing has been off the agenda, and it's clearly been time well spent with the Swiss crew sitting on equal points with second-placed Red Bull Sailing Team from Austria.

This was Team Rockwool Racing's first competitive outing in the GC32, a demanding lady for even those that know her well. Danish skipper Nicolai Sehested was satisfied with his day, especially with a 3rd place in Race 3. "It's been a fun day," said the 31-year-old. "No doubt there's a lot for us to learn, and always the first event means a big learning curve, but we were mixing it up in some of the races, and definitely going the right way."

Five races are planned for Friday, with the regatta concluding on Sunday 4 July in beautiful, sun-kissed Lagos.

Results after day 1
1. Alinghi, 6 points
2. Red Bull Sailing Team , 11
3. Black Star Sailing Team, 11
4. Zoulou, 16
5. Team Rockwool Racing, 18
6. Swiss Foiling Academy, 22

www.gc32racingtour.com

44Cup Marstrand
The 44Cup Marstrand had a tricky start today off the Swedish paradise island bearing its name. A weather front slowly moving across the west coast of Sweden brought with it solid 25 knots winds, 30+ gusts and the real prospect of no racing for the eight owner-driver RC44s. However mid-afternoon, as the front's torrential rain arrived, so the wind dropped and PRO Maria Torrijo was able to coax the teams and their high performance one designs out on the water.

Ultimately just one race was held before the wind became too unstable, but crews and race committee alike were pleased to have salvaged one race on what could easily have been a no race day.

In the singleton race, held in a 12 knot northerly, Chris Bake and Team Aqua came out on top. The race was up and down for Vladimir Prosikhin's Team Nika, but turned out well finishing second.

Equally strong out of the blocks today was the event's host Torbjorn Tornqvist, whose Artemis Racing held second place most of the way around only to be displaced by Team Nika just short of the finish line. The Swedish team appeared transformed today compared to Portorož.

Conditions are forecast to be lighter and sunny Friday when the race committee will attempt to hold three races.

44cup.org

The Sailing Squad Episode 4
After a race of more than 17 hours, our young talents, coached by the two-time Olympic champion Shirley Robertson, are approaching the finish line. This experience has been more than just a sailing race...

Read more about The Sailing Squad and visit our official website

See you next year for The Sailing Squad Season 2 during the next the Bol d'Or Mirabaud: 10-12 June 2022.

GAC Pindar supports all-female sailing team in GKSS Match Cup Marstrand
GAC Pindar, as part of GAC UK, is supporting an all-female sailing team competing in the leading Swedish sailing event, GKSS Match Cup Marstrand, this month. With the backing of the marine sport, leisure and event logistics specialist, Paris Olympic hopeful Klara Wester and her team hope to better their semi-final position of 2020, as they compete with other top female teams for the Nordea Women's Trophy.

Swedish dinghy sailors Klara Wester and Rebecca Netzler, who compete in the 49erFX class at Olympic level, will be joined by match racers Julia Carlsson and Beata Torneman who ranked fourth in the world in 2019. The fifth team member is Ida Svensson, also part of the Swedish Sailing Team, who normally competes in the Nacra 17 foiling dinghy catamaran.

GAC Pindar's support for Wester and her team reflects GAC UK's joining Maritime UK's Diversity in Maritime Charter this year. The Charter holds its member organisations accountable for closing the diversity gap and making the maritime sector more inclusive and, as such, GAC UK and GAC Pindar are united in their ambition to improve pathways for women sailors.

The teams will be sailing the Far East 28 one-design yacht from 7th – 10th July

www.gacpindar.com

Solent Sunbeam Class welcomes another new boat to its fleet
Photo by Nick Leach. Click on image to enlarge.

The 98 year-old Solent Sunbeam Class is delighted to announce the launch of the latest Sunbeam, V71 Tiffany on Wednesday the 16th June. Tiffany is the second new boat to be launched in 2021 and she joins the ever-growing, Solent Sunbeam Class which are based at Itchenor Sailing Club.

This historic and much admired fleet now number 33 boats regularly competing in competitive and sociable weekend regattas, Thursday evening harbour racing and a number of week-long racing events at both Itchenor and Cowes, from April through to September.

Tiffany's owners, David Grylls and Alexandra Rock, have recently moved to Bosham and are very excited to be joining this competitive and social class which, as it approaches its centenary, continues to evolve and innovate whilst ensuring that 98 year old wooden boats race on a level basis with new GRP boats. Tiffany was finished by Haines Boatyard at Itchenor which specialises in the restoration and maintenance of keelboats.

Tiffany is the 11th GRP Solent Sunbeam to be built and meticulous care was taken in her design and construction to make sure that the GRP boats sail exactly the same as the original wooden boats ensuring competitive racing across the 98 year age range of the fleet.

solentsunbeam.co.uk

Tom Dolan Will Sail With Top Coach Tanguy Leglatin On Tour de Bretagne
Top Irish offshore racer Tom Dolan will sail the upcoming Tour de Bretagne with leading French coach Tanguy Leglatin seeking to land a solid result for Smurfit Kappa and new co sponsor Kingspan and to keep his preparation for mid -August's La Solitaire du Figaro on course.

One month on from racing across the Atlantic on La Transat en Double Concarneau -Saint Barths with Gildas Mahé, Dolan is delighted to be back sailing his own Figaro Beneteau 3 Smurfit Kappa-Kingspan and is raring to get going again, this time with one of France's top offshore coaches, Tanguy Leglatin who has coached Dolan since 2017.

Leglatin is the principal coach at the Pole Lorient Grand Large and brings a wealth of experience on board Smurfit Kappa-Kingspan for the Tour de Bretagne which starts Friday 2nd with a Prologue before the 33 nautical miles race from Saint Quay-Portrieux to Saint Malo. After that there are a mix of short 22-50 miles hops either side of the longest stage, Monday's 250-275 miles race from Saint Quay to Douarnenez. The race finishes 11th July with a final 24 miles sprint out of and returning to Quiberon.

tourdebretagnealavoile.com

tomdolanracing.com

The Beaufort Scale in videos - from flat calm to storm
Beaufort 9:

All the videos here on the Global Solo Challenge website

Industry News
The Paris Court of Appeal has given its ruling over the future of the Cannes Yachting Festival in favour of Reed Expositions, thereby overturning a lower court's decision to award the management of the show to the Fédération des Industries Nautiques (FIN).

The court ruling gives Reed the rights to continue to manage the show until 2041.

''This is a victory for common sense and good business practices. We entered into the contract in good faith and under our watch the Cannes Yachting Festival has become Europe's largest in-water boating event. We are particularly grateful for the support we have received from our clients, the host city of Cannes and the Chamber of Commerce of Nice-Côte d'Azur,'' notes Michel Filzi, chief executive of RX France (previously Reed Expositions France).

www.ibinews.com

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A+T launch the worlds first full Ethernet based performance instrument system on the market.

A+T Instruments, the fast growing high-end instrumentation company, are now shipping the first full Ethernet network-based performance instrument system on the market. A single Ethernet cable around the boat links all components.

The ATP2 processor is designed for distributed applications using an Ethernet bus. The processor is shown below and has a wide range of internal interfaces. Sensors are connected with distributed units on an Ethernet network which also drives the full range of A+T displays.

Interface modules include wind, speed/temperature/depth, speed/temperature, loadcell amplifier and analogue/0-20mA. Power (24V or 12V) is provided locally for higher draw items or is taken through the Ethernet for sensor interfaces. An N2K compatible CANbus interface allows chart plotters and N2K sensors to be connected while 3 NMEA 0183 ports are provided for Gyro, GPS and charting systems.

aandtinstruments.com

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MDL Marinas is delighted to announce it is the 'Official Marina Partner' of the British Keelboat League and RS Sailing for the second time, having previously sponsored the series in 2019.

The renewal of this exciting partnership will see MDL Marinas provide easy access to the water from its Hamble Point and Queen Anne's Battery marinas during the 2021 British Keelboat League events for the six competing RS 21 keelboats.

With Hamble Point Marina's direct access to the Solent and Queen Anne's Battery's proximity to Plymouth Sound, this support ensures the teams are located close to the start line. Participating sailors and organisers will also enjoy access to the marinas' excellent facilities to support their racing including slipways, boat repairs, and chandlery.

Established in 2016, the British Keelboat League's aim is to encourage participation in keelboat racing across the United Kingdom. It comprises a series of regional events where sailors compete in multiple short sprint races against teams from other clubs in their region. The most successful teams from each region then come together to battle it out in a national final to determine who'll be crowned the British Keelboat League champions.

www.mdlmarinas.co.uk

www.britishkeelboatleague.co.uk

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Global technical sailing and watersports apparel brand Zhik has been appointed as an Official Supplier to the Australian Olympic Team. The announcement follows the company's recent appointment as an Official Apparel Partner of Australian Sailing for the third consecutive Olympiad.

From its founding in 2003, Zhik has worked closely with aspiring Olympic sailors to design the best technical apparel possible. This has led to official supplier associations with the Australian, Danish, British, Singapore and New Zealand Sailing Teams as well as with numerous medal-winning team sailors including Australia's Tom Slingsby, Nathan Outteridge and Iain Jensen, Matt Belcher and Will Ryan and Tom Burton.

Zhik will provide the Australian Sailing Team with apparel including high performance, lightweight wetsuits and technical equipment (as appropriate for the sailor and boat) and will work closely with the athletes to develop the best products to assist in their quest to win medals in Tokyo.

In addition to Olympic sailing, Zhik's technical apparel range has grown to cater for high end yachting, performance watersports as well as cross-over leisure and lifestyle clothing.

www.zhik.com

Remembering Jacquetta Cator
We were extremely sad to hear the news of the passing of the Hon Jacquetta Cator.

Jacquetta was integral to the formation and support of our charity during her 43 years with the Jubilee Sailing Trust, along with her husband and former Chairman Francis Cator.

Through the partnership between JST's co-founders, Christopher Rudd and Dr Tony Hicklin, the JST was formed in 1978 thanks to the fundraising efforts and support from both Francis and Jacquetta. The build of the charity's first pioneering flagship, the Lord Nelson, commenced in 1984 and the ship sailed on her maiden voyage from Southampton to Cherbourg on 17th October 1986, with financial backing and efforts from the Cator family.

Jacquetta's tenacity, spirit and zest for life was something also remembered by Captain Darren Naggs.

"Jacquetta was a delightful person who was always full of fun," Darren said.

"She meant so much to all the JST family and will be sadly missed. We will celebrate and remember her for her fantastic passion for life, and her unbounded enthusiasm for the JST and for all people involved. Everyone onboard Tenacious would like to send their heartfelt condolences to Jacquetta's family and friends at this sad time."

Jacquetta will leave behind a legacy of determination, which the JST will take forward in its ethos to make a difference to people's lives.

As we continue to offer people of all abilities the opportunity to climb aboard Tenacious for an immersive sailing experience, Jacquetta will be remembered each time she sets sail. The spirits of Francis and Jacquetta and what they gave to JST will never be forgotten.

jst.org.uk/remembering-jacquetta-cator/

Letters To The Editor -
Letters are limited to 350 words. No personal attacks are permitted. We do require your name but your email address will not be published without your permission.

* From Tony Castro

It is very rare that I do mail shots to everyone in my contact list, other than at Christmas time, but designing Tenacious for the Jubilee Sailing Trust was for me a very significant project in my career and the passing of Jacquetta Cator, whom I met several times during the 7 years that it took to design and build this ship, reminded me of how much work she and her husband, Francis, did for this truly amazing charitable organisation. Everyone should experience a day out in Tenacious. Every parent should send their children to experience what a trip on Tenacious is like.

I did it and was immensely affected and indeed “educated”, so I consider this a very important message to spread to my friends and colleagues. Book a day or two or more on Tenacious and you will be surprised.

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