In This Issue
• Domonkos Nemeth wins first Finn Silver Cup for Hungary
• Valerian Lebrun secures OK Dinghy International Regatta on Garda
• Marlow Pioneers in using Recycled-based Dyneema
• Yacht Beatrice Donated to Imperia
• A way in - 69F
• International Etchells Class Saida Cup
• IRC Two: Friends and family at the Fastnet
• Sailing World on Water July 16.21
• 11th Hour Racing Sustainability Award
• Solent Sunbeams at Cowes Classic Week
• Featured Brokerage:
• • GP42 - Jean Genie
• • Ocean Marine Imoca 60 Campagne De France
• • Jeanneau 60
• The Last Word: Oscar Zeta Acosta

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Domonkos Nemeth wins first Finn Silver Cup for Hungary
Domonkos Nemeth, from the host club, Tihanyi Hajos egylet, has won the U23 Finn World Championship for the Jorg Bruder Finn Silver Cup at Tihany on Lake Balaton, Thursday, to become the first Hungarian to lift the title. And in a reversal of fortunes behind him, Bence Racz overcame his older brother Levente to take the silver medal, and secure a full Hungarian podium.

With some surprisingly good conditions with 10-12 knots, three races were sailed on the final day. Nemeth won the first two to win overall and headed home, leaving Bence Racz to win the final race.

The final race was sailed in great conditions up to 10-14 knots in gusts, rolling waves and not too shifty. With Nemeth heading home having already won, the battle was on for the other medals.

The Finn Class class would like to thank Tihanyi Hajos egylet for hosting the Finn Silver Cup. It is the third time it has been held in Hungary, but the first time at Tihany, and to gather 20 boats in the current times is very encouraging. In September the Masters return to the club for their European Championship, for which there already 66 entries.

Results after 8 races
1. Domonkos Nemeth, HUN, 11
2. Bence Racz, HUN, 32
3. Levente Racz, HUN, 33
4. Mikhail Yatsun, RYF, 59
5. AbelSzucs, HUN, 59
6. Panagiotis Iordanou, CYP, 69
7. Zoftan Veisse, HUN, 78
8. Zsombor Majthenyi, HUN, 78
9. Andres Ivan Lloret Perez, ESP, 79
10. Sjoerd Hofland, NED, 88

Full results at: 2021.finnsilvercup.org/results/

Valerian Lebrun secures OK Dinghy International Regatta on Garda
Valerian Lebrun, from France, secured the OK Dinghy International Regatta hosted by Circolo Vela Arco on Lake Garda, on Thursday, after two more races were sailed in an early morning northerly. Germany's Soenke Behrens won the opening race of the day to secure second overall, while Denmark's Bo Petersen took third.

Though the event was overshadowed by some unusual and inclement weather, the racing was concluded in a stiff northerly with a first start at 0830.

The final race was close at the first mark with Lebrun and Petersen leading, and Behrens and Wilcox leading the chase. It stayed that way the rest of the race with Lebrun getting away a bit. Petersen took an easy second to secure the bronze, while Behrens beat Wilcox by half a boatlength.

It has been a long held desire of the OK Dinghy class to have events on Lake Garda so many hope this will be the first of many. The OK Dinghy class was active in Italy some 30-40 years ago, so in all likelihood the last OK Dinghy regatta on Garda was at least a generation ago, if not two. There are now a small number of OKs in Italy and it is hoped bringing the fleet to Garda will help grow more interest.

Final results after 8 races
1. Valerian Lebrun, FRA, 10
2. Soenke Behrens, GER, 17
3. Bo Petersen, DEN, 25
4. Greg Wilcox, NZL, 28
5. Mogens Johansen, DEN, 56
6. Michael Nissen, GER, 59
7. Andreas Pich, GER, 61
8. Ralf Tietje, GER, 64
9. Jorgen Holm, DEN, 73
10. Dirk Dame, GER, 75

Full results here: www.racingrulesofsailing.org

Marlow Pioneers in using Recycled-based Dyneema for 11th Hour Racing Team Grand Prix Ropes
Marlow Ropes have announced a new collaboration with DSM Dyneema to integrate their latest sustainable innovation, Recycled-based Dyneema® within their products.

To demonstrate the material's feasibility and pilot the new product Marlow have teamed up with the 11th Hour Racing Team, substituting standard Dyneema fibre for Recycled-based Dyneema in their high performance Marlow Grand Prix ropes.

If you've read the latest Seahorse Magazine and Marlow's feature about how Marlow produces its world-renowned Grand Prix ropes, you'll know that this method of manufacturing allows them to offer bespoke features, innovations and customisations on short runs for various boat and rigging projects all around the world. The bespoke nature of the manufacturing allows Marlow to be more sustainable with less waste in the production process.

For further information about this new sustainable Dyneema fibre and Marlow's collaboration with DSM Dyneema & CirculariTeam visit www.marlowropes.com

Yacht Beatrice Donated to Imperia
Photo by Carlo Borlenghi. Click on image for photo gallery.

Beatrice, an historic wooden sailboat of note, has been donated to the city of Imperia. The official ceremony was held on July 15th in the Ligurian town's naval museum and was followed by a flag raising ceremony on the Lungomare Marinai d'Italia-Molo San Lazzaro attended by local authorities and Diana Bracco, president of the Bracco Group and last owner of the vessel. 15.56 meters long, with a beam of 3.78 meters, Beatrice was launched in 1963 at the Cantiere Sangermani in Lavagna. Sangermani is an internationally acclaimed shipyard specialized in wooden vessels and was also responsible for the design of Beatrice.

During the ceremony the volume "Beatrice – Just follow the sea" was also presented. Written by Fabio Pozzo with photography by Carlo Borlenghi, the volume includes copies of her original drawings, her 50 years of history and the stories of those who were part of it and those who brought her back to life.

Claudio Scajola, the Mayor of Imperia, thanked Diana Bracco for such an important donation, a gesture of sincere affection for the town and expressed the administration's enthusiasm for this laudable initiative.

www.polotecnologicoimperiese.edu.it

A way in - 69F
With Persico standing behind these carefully tested one design foilers and Santi Lange standing behind training up their young crews, grand prix foiling really did just get much more accessible

The 69F Youth Foiling Gold Cup creates a pathway for young sailors who aspire one day to race in the America's Cup. While the AC75s look like they've splashed down from another planet, the Persico 69F is an accessible, affordable three-person foiler that helps to bridge that huge technology and performance gap.

The Youth Foiling Gold Cup is aimed at under-25 sailors who want to step up to the challenges of highspeed foiling, and it takes place over four events during 2021 which conclude with Cagliari, Sardinia in early November. However, the YFGC is only one part of a much bigger project.

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International Etchells Class Saida Cup
The 2021 Etchells Saida Cup run by the Royal Thames Yacht Club was held on the 10th-11th of July in Cowes. 15 boats entered meant that everyone was looking forward to a weekend of racing but unfortunately the wind did not want to play ball on the Saturday. Very light winds coupled with spring tides meant that no racing was possible on day one, with the few boats that did venture out having a long paddle in against the tide, followed by a tow.

Better wind on Sunday allowed 3 races in a light southerly breeze, with the youth team of Anthony Parke, Will Birchall, Ross Mackley and Anna Ratnage on Sumo getting off to a great start with a bullet in race one.

The winners of the Saida Cup 2021 were Bruno Van Dyke, Matt Reid and George Downer on Jolly Roger, with Shaun Frolich, Duncan Truswell and Ben Cooper second on Exabyte. Third overall and first Corinthian team was Swedish Blue, sailed by Ante Razmilovic, Nils Razmilovic and Brian Hammersley. First youth team was Sumo, sailed by of Anthony Parke, Will Birchall, Ross Mackley and Anna Ratnage.

Thanks must go to the Royal Thames Yacht Club race committee, led by PRO Phil Hagen, for getting three high quality races in very difficult conditions and making the most of the time on the water. -- Jake Hardman

Full results on Yachtscoring.com

IRC Two: Friends and family at the Fastnet
A family affair on the 1955 Sparkman & Stephens Refanut - Fredrik Wallenberg is campaigning the boat built for his Grandfather. Photo by Rick Tomlinson. Click on image to enlarge.

Among many hot boats in IRC Two will be the JPK 1180, big brother to the JPK 10.10 Night and Day and 10.80 Courrier Du Leon, which won the Rolex Fastnet Races in 2013 and 2015 respectively. This year five of those potent IRC performers are entered in the Royal Ocean Racing Club's premier event: Eric Fries' Fastwave 6 and Richard Fromentin's Cocody from France, Astrid de Vin's Il Corvo from the Netherlands and from the UK, Ed Bell's Dawn Treader and Thomas Kneen's Sunrise.

Veteran of the Volvo Ocean Race, Dave Swete is sailing master on board Sunrise this season. The Hamble-based Kiwi professional is looking forward to sailing with her young crew, who earlier this season finished third from 112 finishers in the RORC's Myth of Malham Race, covering the first part of the Rolex Fastnet Race race course down to the Eddystone Lighthouse.

Eric Fries and his crew on Fastwave 6 are seen as quiet favourites for winning IRC Two, a dark horse to watch out for in this fiercely contested class. Under her former guise of Adam Gosling's Yes!, Dawn Treader was a proven performer and Ed Bell continues to campaign her very seriously.

Bringing a huge amount of experience from competing in the previous six Rolex Fastnet Races is Nicolas Loday and Jean Claude Nicoleau's Grand Soleil 43 Codiam. Their track record includes IRC One victories in 2009 and 2011 and overall finishes of tenth and seventh in 2017 and 2011 respectively.

The J Boat family will be out in force for the Rolex Fastnet Race and are well represented in IRC Two. Stuart Lawrence and his crew on the J/120 Scream 2 have been making a noise in JOG races this season. If the wind direction sets up the course for a reach to the Rock and back, Lawrence & Co. will have a scream on corrected time.

Of the J/111s lining up in this division, pick of the bunch is probably SL Energies skippered by Laurent Charmy, who finished third overall under IRC in last season's Drheam Cup.

Corinne Migraine co-owns the successful J/133 Pintia with her father Gilles Fournier. This family team are very long-term supporters of RORC races and fare very well in them too - this year's second place overall in the Myth of Malham being a perfect example.

Another French family with a long and strong association with the Rolex Fastnet Race are the Catherineaus. Back in that fateful year of 1979, Alain Catherineau risked his life coming to the rescue of seven sailors on board the RORC's youth training yacht Griffin, skippered by Stuart Quarrie. For his efforts he was voted the YJA Yachtsman of the Year for 1979. Despite that bruising experience, he continues to come back to the race and with great competitive spirit. Skippered by his daughter Marie, and with his other daughter Anne-Sophie on board, the J/122 Lorelei has won the RORC's La Trinité Race and will be a serious contender in IRC Two.

www.rolexfastnetrace.com

Sailing World on Water July 16.21
In the UK the RORC Started the Cowes, Dinard, Saint Malo Race. 130 yachts started, and the overall winner under IRC, Ino Thirty, was awarded the magnificent King edward VII Cup, presented by the British Monarch in 1906.

It seems the sailors in the recent The Ocean Race europe were happy with the race and want it repeated annually.

The five-event 2021 Kite Foil World Series got underway for 99 competitors July 8-11 in Gizzeria, Italy. After four days and 17 races, Denis Taradin (Russia) and Daniela Moroz (USA) won the Open and Women's titles. Now we start coverage with Day One.

We show the GC 32 Lagos Cup regatta wrap. There was 6 teams with Alinghi winning.

Nomination period open for the World Sailing 11th Hour Racing Sustainability Award
Nominations are now open for the 2021 World Sailing 11th Hour Racing Sustainability Award, the highest recognition of success in marine sustainability.

First awarded in 2018, the Award celebrates the effective execution or ongoing delivery of high-impact, highly replicable sustainability initiatives aligned to World Sailing's Sustainability Agenda 2030.

Click here for the 2021 World Sailing 11th Hour Racing Sustainability Award nomination form.

Since its inception in 2018, the World Sailing 11th Hour Racing Sustainability Award has attracted more than 100 high-quality entries worldwide that showcased sustainability initiatives within the sport.

World Sailing and 11th Hour Racing encourage entries from individual sailors, sailing clubs, events, classes, federations, and the wider marine industry, no matter how big or small their programme or initiative may be.

Solent Sunbeams at Cowes Classic Week
An impressive 22 Solent Sunbeams ventured from Chichester Harbour to Cowes Classic Week last week, making them the second largest fleet at the event and the class's largest turnout at the regatta since its inception in 2008. The mix of 98 year-old and newly launched examples of this much admired class enjoyed incredibly close racing with superb conditions on the challenging waters of the Solent.

Very close racing on the first day in 10-15 knots of wind resulted in V70 Minty leading the fleet home in race 1 followed by V12 Argosy winning race 2 after a number of leader changes and some avoiding action needed as a huge ship passed close to the fleet. V26 Danny maintained a consistent 2nd place in both races.

Tuesday saw the arrival of a large depression in the english Channel which cancelled racing but allowed the sailors to enjoy the classic cars on display in Cowes Parade. Day 3 saw the wind increase to 15-20 knots with V26 Danny winning the first race and just losing the lead in the second race to V32 Holly. Afterwards it transpired that V26 Danny had completed the second race with a broken mast which required some swift action early the next day to pick up a spare mast from Itchenor!

Such was the closeness of the racing during the week that 5 different boats won at least one race and the top 6 boats were divided equally between the traditional wooden and newer GRP hulls, although the first two boats were wooden. For more information on sailing and owning a Solent Sunbeam as well as information on all the forthcoming events please contact the Class Association via the website at www.solentsunbeam.co.uk

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