In This Issue
• Tokyo 2020 windsurfing golds for Yu (CHN) and Badloe (NED)
• Laser gold for Wearn (AUS) and Radial gold for Rindom (DEN)
• Will the skiff champions repeat?
• The Remaining Races
• Killer cool - Elan Yachts
• Cowes Week Daily Round Up Day 2
• Classic Cowes
• 54th Governor’s Cup
• Swiss GC32s on top in Lagos on National Day
• Corinthian Yacht Club wins Morgan Cup
• Featured Brokerage:
• • Trimaran Orma JTA Technologies LAKOTA
• • Baltic Yachts 42 C&C
• • 2008 Archambault A40RC
• The Last Word: Marcus Aurelius

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Tokyo 2020 windsurfing golds for Yu (CHN) and Badloe (NED)
Men’s Windsurfing – RS:X
We thought the three-way battle for the Women’s Windsurfing – RS:X medal was exciting but then there was perhaps one of the craziest, most unpredictable Medal Races of all time in the Men’s division.

As gold was all but assured for Kiran Badloe in the Men’s RS:X, silver and bronze was decided by some close calls.

Further out to sea, the Opening Series for the Men’s and Women’s Skiff has resulted in no runaway leaders. Instead, Monday will treat us to two nail-biting Medal Races to determine the outcome of the 49er and 49erFX.

With two qualifying races remaining, Great Britain holds a small lead in the Finn, and Italy continues to rule the Nacra 17.

Women’s Windsurfing – RS:X
Yunxiu Lu (CHN) has won gold in the Women’s RS:X after a tense three-way battle in the Medal Race.

With the Medal Race counting for double points, the gap between these three athletes was negligible. Lu went into the Medal Race wearing the gold bib, holding a four-point edge over Wilson, who was just two points in front of Picon.

Kiran Badloe (NED) won gold in the Men’s RS:X having all but sealed the Olympic title before the Medal Race.

Starting in silver medal position, Mattia Camboni (ITA) made a great start and launched into an early lead. But the Italian was unaware that he had broken the start too early and was disqualified, forced to leave the course. Next to be disqualified for the same reason was Piotr Myszka (POL) who was lying in bronze medal position as he was pulled off the course.

This cleared the way for Thomas Goyard (FRA) to cruise around the two lap course, the silver medal more or less secured for France. However, towards the end of the first lap, Goyard was also pulled out of the race for having broken the start line early. Now the distraught Frenchman had to sit out and watch from the sidelines, hoping that his points advantage going into the Medal Race would be sufficient to stay in the medals.

Final Medal Positions

Men
Gold: Kiran Badloe, NED, 37 points
Silver: Thomas Goyard, FRA, 74
Bronze: Kun Bi, CHN, 75

Women
Gold: Yunxiu Lu, CHN, 36
Silver: Charline Picon, FRA, 38
Bronze: Emma Wilson, GBR, 38

Laser gold for Wearn (AUS) and Radial gold for Rindom (DEN)
Men’s One Person Dinghy - Laser
Matt Wearn (AUS) won gold in the Men’s One Person Dinghy - Laser with Tonci Stipanovic (CRO) taking silver and Hermann Tomasgaard (NOR) bronze.

Wearn had already wrapped up the gold medal before the Medal Race but was obliged to compete in order to complete the regatta.

It was a clean start off the line, and quite even too. Jean-Baptise Bernaz (FRA) took up the lead, making the most of a mathematical but unlikely chance of a medal.

Hermann Tomasgaard (NOR) rounded the first mark in eighth, not far back from the ten-boat fleet, but over the next lap the Norwegian sailed through to fifth, making his intentions clear for the silver medal.

However, Stipanovic fought back hard on the final lap, overtaking Tomasgaard and moving into silver medal position.

At the finish, Bernaz won the race, Wearn was second, but more importantly Stipanovic’s fourth place got him the silver medal to go with the one he secured at Rio 2016. Tomasgaard (NOR) was still happy to get the bronze.

Women’s One Person Dinghy - Laser Radial
Anne-Marie Rindom (DEN) won gold in the Women’s One Person Dinghy - Laser Radial with Josefin Olsson (SWE) taking silver and Marit Bouwmeester (NED) bronze.

At the start the individual recall flag went up. Two boats were over and Marit Bouwmeester (NED) was one of them. The Dutch sailor returned to start correctly, immediately putting her to the back of the 10-boat fleet and playing catch-up for the medals.

However, Silvia Zennaro (ITA) was also over at start time and didn’t return. She was later pulled out of the race further up the first leg.

At the top of the first upwind leg, Tuula Tenkanen (FIN) briefly moved into the medal zone but on the first downwind leg, Emma Plasschaert (BEL) surfed from fourth into the lead, moving her into silver position.

However, Bouwmeester’s recovery was even more impressive, moving in on the pack on the downwind and opting for the right-hand gate when most of the fleet had gone left. From being left for dead at the start, the comeback queen was back into silver medal position.

Next it was the turn of Josefin Olsson (SWE) to have her say, having climbed from seventh in the early stages to third at the end of the first lap and up to the lead by the final windward mark. Now the Swede was in medal contention, threatening the Netherlands for silver.

Olsson crossed the finish line a fraction in front of Plasschaert. Behind her Bouwmeester had dropped a critical place and slipped back to bronze, leaving Sweden to take silver by the slimmest of margins, just three points behind Rindom who somehow clung on to gold.

Rindom and Bouwmeester are now multiple medallists. In Rio 2016 Bouwmeester won gold and Rindom bronze. Today they won the same medals the other way round. This is now Bouwmeester’s third Olympic medal, having also won silver at London 2012.

Final Medal Positions

Men
Gold: Matt Wearn, AUS, 81
Silver: Tonci Stipanovic, CRO, 104
Bronze: Hermann Tomasgaard, NOR, 104

Women:
Gold: Anne-Marie Rindom, DEN, 79
Silver: Josefin Olsson, SWE, 81
Bronze: Marit Bouwmeester, NED, 83

tokyo2020.sailing.org

Will the skiff champions repeat?
The 49er and 49erFX medal races each set the returning Rio Gold medalists against a cadre of worthy challengers. It will not be an easy task for either Peter Burling with Blair Tuke (NZL) nor Martine Grael with Kahena Kunze (BRA) to defend their titles. There will be no simple match races of a single opponent.

In each fleet there are technically six teams who could still take gold, though five real contenders are more likely as the sixth is a stretch in each instance. The test ahead is a pure fleet racing challenge. The strategies, tactics, and actions will be a constant blend only managed by the very best sailors.

While the minutia of the point differential is crucial, the story here is how each returning champion will perform in a single race for Gold. There are no repeat 49er or 49erFX gold medalists in the history of the class, so either or both of these teams could be writing the record books.

Irish Good-bye
Robert Dickson and Sean Waddilove (IRL) managed to pass Peter Burling and Blair Tuke in the last race of their Olympic games for the win. In some sports, that would make them Gold medalists, but in sailing, that was just the way they concluded their twelve race series, finishing 13th overall, and out of the medal race. Remember if you will, the pair scored a 2 and a 6 on the make-up day of racing but had those results thrown out when a spot check of their harnesses revealed they were 90 grams over the maximum weight. Rules are rules, and the duo accepted responsibility for the mistake, but it bears noting that had they kept those two results the recent Junior World Champions would have shaved 29 points off their score, and would be in the medal race sitting in 8th overall. -- Ben Remocker

49er.org/blog/will-the-champions-repeat/

The Remaining Races
On Monday 2 August, the Men’s and Women’s Skiff - 49er and 49erFX will return to the water for their deciding Medal Races. The Men’s and Women’s 470 will conclude their Opening Series.

Meanwhile the Finn and Nacra 17 sailors will enjoy a day of rest before their Medal Races on Tuesday.

Top three

470 Men after 4 races, 1 discard
1. Mathew Belcher / Will Ryan, Australia, 14
2. Jordi Xammar / Nicolas Rodriguez Garcia-Paz, ESP, 33
3. Anton Dahlberg / Fredrik Bergstrom, Sweden, 37

470 Women after 8 races, 1 discard
1. Hannah Mills / Eilidh McIntyre, Great Britain, 18
2. Agnieszka Skrzypulec / Jolanta Ogar, Poland, 19
3. Camille Lecointre / Aloise Retornaz,, France, 28

49er Men after 12 races, 1 discard
1. Peter Burling / Blair Tuke, NZL, 52
2. Dylan Fletcher / Stuart Bithell, Great Britain, 56
3. Diego Botin Le Chever / Iago Lopez Marra, Spain, 56

49erFX women after 12 races, 1 discard
1. Annemiek Bekkering / Annette Duetz, Netherlands, 70
2. Martine Grael / Kahena Kunze, BRA, 70
3. Tina Lutz / Susann Beucke, GER, 73

Finn Men after 10 races, 1 discard
1. Giles Scott, Great Britain, 28
2. Zsombor Berecz, Hungary, 37
3. Joan Cardona Mendez, Spain, 39

NACRA 17 Mixed after 12 races, 1 discard
1. Ruggero Tita / Caterina Banti, Italy, 23
2. John Gimson / Anna Burnet, Great Britain, 35
3. Paul Kohlhoff / Alica Stuhlemmer, Germany, 47

Full results

Killer cool - Elan Yachts
Combine Humphreys Yacht Design for outstanding sailing performance and Studio F A Porsche for some quite outrageous good looks and the result... let’s just say it all works rather well

We’ve seen before what happens when mainstream design and automotive styling find their way into production yachts, from Bertone to BMW via Philippe Starck – let’s be honest, the results have been mixed. When Elan announced a partnership with Studio F.A. Porsche for its new GT6 many were excited by the prospect, but some had their reservations. That said, it’s got a Humphreys hull and sailplan, which is always good.

Seeing the GT6 in the flesh, she looks very good indeed.

Full article in the August issue of Seahorse magazine

Cowes Week Daily Round Up Day 2
Graham and Julia Bailey with crew member David Heritage racing Bluebottle, HRH Duke of Edinburgh’s restored Daring (D - GBR192). Photo by Ingrid Abery, www.ingridabery.com. Click on image for photo gallery.

Competitors had an easier second day at Cowes Week, with shorter courses and predominately wind with tide conditions giving a dry ride.

Tidal conditions for those starting on the Royal Yacht Squadron line provided an interesting tactical challenge, balancing the last of the ebb tide and early flood stream. The day started with a westerly breeze of 6-8 knots that increased to 14-18 knots by late morning, giving perfect racing conditions. Long sunny spells also contributed to a warmer feel than the opening day, although late finishers were caught in a heavy shower.

Today's stand out performances include Bluebottle in the Dragon class. HRH the Duke of Edinburgh's old boat, owned by the Edinburgh based Royal Yacht Britannia Trust, has been fully restored and updated in Cowes by David Heritage, who is racing on board this week with Graham and Julia Bailey.

After 60 years as a museum piece, Bluebottle has notched up consecutive wins in her first two races. "It's been great fun - there's a different quality about being on the Duke of Edinburgh's favourite yacht," says Bailey. "It's a real privilege to be in his seat."

The Quarter Ton class also enjoyed extremely close racing: just five seconds separated three of the first four boats on the water. In all, half the fleet finished within 100 seconds on corrected time, despite the passage of a ship transiting the Solent via the Needles splitting the fleet.

The Cruiser classes that are often raced by family crews, and have somewhat simplified courses compared to the grand prix fleets, are increasingly popular at Cowes Week. This year there are three Performance Cruiser divisions, plus a Club Cruiser class, encompassing a total of 60 boats.

Chris Cecil-Wright's Nicholson 55 Eager won Performance Cruiser A, while Adam Ridett and Phil Moore's First 40.7 Challenger took a second victory in Division B, and Jonathan Gardiner's X-34 Minx 4 prevailed in Division C. Mark Attrill's 35-year-old Dehler 101 Optima Aqua won the Club Cruiser class.

Tomorrow promises a lighter easterly to south-easterly breeze that may necessitate changes to the start sequences, including some classes moving to different start lines, to create the best possible courses. -- Rupert Holmes

www.cowesweek.co.uk

Classic Cowes
Given the forecast for very light breezes, today was a bonus day as the wind sat at around 10 knots and set the scene for some great racing across all of the fleets. Camera operator Richard Langdon and I were out in the B&G commentary RIB for the day once again, here's our take on the racing. -- Matthew Sheahan

www.planetsail.org

54th Governor’s Cup
Click on image for photo gallery.

Newport Beach, California, USA: If one just looked at the results of the various stages of the Governor’s Cup International Youth Match Racing Championship hosted by Balboa Yacht Club and presented by DISC Sports and Spine Center, one would think that winner Jeffrey Petersen of Balboa Yacht Club dominated the competition.

But, for those watching out on the racecourse in the Pacific Ocean off Newport Beach, California, or on the live broadcast of the racing on the GovCup Facebook page ( www.fb.com/bycgovcup - watch replays here), it was far from that. Emil Kjaer (DEN, Royal Danish Yacht Club) won the first race of the “first to three” finals against Petersen in what experienced match racers all agreed was one of the best match races they had either been in or seen.

The “GovCup” was again to be decided in the final race after almost five days of racing in conditions much breezier than is typical for Newport Beach in the summer - 10 to 17 knots instead of the usual lighter 6 to10.

Both Petersen and Kjaer have a rematch coming up in the Youth Match Racing World Championships.

Morgan Pinckney (USA, Newport Harbor Yacht Club) aged 16, won the petit final against Porter Kavle (USA, Annapolis Yacht Club) 2-0. Pinckney has improved at an incredible pace from his first race in the U.S Youth Match Racing Championship for the Rose Cup at Rochester Yacht Club in June of this year.

In something of a “changing of the guard” at the GovCup, all the competitors have at least one more year, and both Petersen and Kjaer have three more. (Pinckney has six!) -- Susan Kenney

govcupracing.com

Swiss GC32s on top in Lagos on National Day
GC32 World Champions and winners of the first GC32 Lagos Cup a month ago, Ernesto Bertarelli’s Alinghi continued its winning streak today...just. After dominating the first post-pandemic event here a month ago, today the Swiss team won the GC32 Lagos Cup 2 by just two points from Christian Zuerrer’s Black Star Sailing Team.

After struggling yesterday Frenchman Erik Maris’ Zoulou rocketed up the leaderboard today to complete the podium, as crews less familiar with the GC32, Team Rockwool Racing and Red Bull Sailing Team (with three crew, including helmsman Nathan Outteridge, new for this event) struggled in highly changeable conditions.

While the Danish Team Rockwool Racing team had a storming Saturday when they hit 39.5 knots, neither they, nor Red Bull Sailing Team had final days to remember. In contrast, one of the longest serving GC32 campaigners, Frenchman Erik Maris and Zoulou, after struggling in yesterday’s intense conditions, basked in them today, winning the third race after a blistering start. With only one race off the podium today, they bounced up the leaderboard finishing third on equal points with Red Bull Sailing Team, but prevailing on countback.

GC32 Lagos Cup 2 results
1. Alinghi, 30
2. Black Star Sailing Team, 32
3. Zoulou, 46
4. Red Bull Sailing Team , 46
5. Team Rockwool Racing, 48
6. Swiss Foiling Academy, 71

www.gc32racingtour.com

Corinthian Yacht Club wins Morgan Cup
Newport, Rhode Island USA: Five years of turning losses into lessons and building a consistent, cohesive team paid off today as Corinthian Yacht Club of Marblehead, Mass., won the 2021 Morgan Cup. The New York Yacht Club Invitational Trophy for the Morgan Cup was sailed out of the New York Yacht Club Harbour Court, Friday through Sunday. After three days and 117 races. the 17th edition of the regatta came down to tie-breaker between two clubs located within a stone's throw of one another on Marblehead Neck. Corinthian Yacht Club and Eastern Yacht Club finished the regatta with identical 17-7 records. Based on the 3-1 advantage in head-to-head races, Corinthian took the championship, becoming the sixth club to win the prestigious Morgan Cup.

Each August the New York Yacht Club hosts three team-race regattas on consecutive weekends: the New York Yacht Club Invitational Team Race Regatta for the Morgan Cup (July 30 to August 1), the New York Yacht Club Invitational Team Race Regatta for the Commodore George R. Hinman Masters Trophy (August 6 to 8) and the New York Yacht Club Grandmasters Team Race Regatta (August 13 to 15). Each event utilizes the Club's fleet of 22 Sonars (designed by member Bruce Kirby, who recently passed away). The latter two have age minimums for skippers and crew to encourage team racing as a life-long pursuit. Founded in 2003, 2000 and 2010, respectively, the three regattas are among the most competitive adult team-racing competitions in the world, annually attracting top sailors from across the country and abroad.

The New York Yacht Club's team race schedule will continue on Friday with the Hinman Masters, which will run through Sunday, August 8. The Grandmasters Regatta will follow a similar pattern a week later. -- Stuart Streuli

Final Standings

Gold Division:
1. Corinthian Yacht Club, Marblehead, Mass. 17-7
2. Eastern Yacht Club, Marblehead, Mass., 17-7
3. New York (N.Y.) Yacht Club Levesque, 16-8
4. Newport Harbor Yacht Club, Newport Beach Calif., 12-12

Silver Division:
5. San Diego (Calif.) Yacht Club, 12-11
6. Bristol (R.I.) yacht Club, 12-11
7. New York (N.Y.) Yacht Club Potts, 11-12
8. St. Francis Yacht Club, San Francisco, Calif., 9-14
9. Yale Corinthian Yacht Club, New Haven, Conn., 9-14
10. Wianno Yacht Club (Osterville, Mass.), 2-21

Scoring Matrix

Race results

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