EuroSail News #4937 - 12 October

In This Issue
• Barcolana53 Presented By Generali
• J/70 UK National Champions
• Job Vacancy - Rig Project Manager BSI
• Finn World Masters
• PhenomenalGP
• Sailjuice Interview: Jon Emmett
• Fish Class World Champion
• 11th Hour Racing Sustainability Award
• Industry News
• Featured Charter
• Featured Brokerage:
• • Breeze GBR1866N - CAL 40 (no. 93 - 1967)
• • J/122 - "Black Dog"
• • Swan 70-002 Caveo
• The Last Word: Richard Feynman

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Furio Benussi's ARCA SGR Wins Barcolana53 Presented By Generali
Photo by Max Ranchi, www.maxranchi.com. Click on image for photo gallery.

Finishing in 11.16.03 am, Furio Benussi's Arca Sgr wins the the 53rd edition of the Coppa d'Autunno

The Bora wind, in a "katabatic version" with short and intense gusts descending vertically over the Gulf, characterized the course of the race, making strategic the work of the tacticians - committed to deciphering intermittent gusts from five to 42 knots - and of the crews. called to respond effectively to changes in the attitude of ships.

The passage to the first buoy, which took place about 15 minutes from the start, well below the target time of 17 minutes predicted by the instruments on board, saw a gap of 40 seconds between Way of Life and Arca Sgr, and a exceptional third place for Adriatico Europe with Dušan Puh, a Vallicelli 60 with a great past in Barcolana. Positions were unchanged until the move to Mark 2: once upwind, Way of Life had the mainsail hitch broken in the mast after a strong gust. Arca Sgr took the lead in the regatta, starting the race to a great victory, held in Boa 3 in front of Miramare Castle.

nautica.news/arca-sgr-wins-the-53rd-barcolana/

Chaotic & DSP - 2021 J/70 UK National Champions
The 2021 J/70 UK National Championships, hosted by the Royal Yacht Squadron, came to a dramatic conclusion on Sunday 10th October. Nick Phillips' Chaotic and Doug Struth's DSP winning the Open and Corinthian titles respectively. The Royal Thames YC Academy team, skippered by Bethan Mathews and helmed by Dom Davis, was third overall.

With high pressure dominating The Solent, racing was only possible on the final day of the three-day event. Four races were completed and with no discard available, every race was keenly contested from start to finish. Two of the leading contenders fell foul of Black Flag race disqualification, ending their challenges for the national title: Paul Ward's Eat Sleep J Repeat (RSrnYC) and Johnathan Calascione's Calypso (RYS).

Consistency was the key to Chaotic's overall victory. The team won the first race, but the real reason for success was consistency, placing in the top three in every race.

Final top five
1. Chaotic - Nick Phillips, 9 points
2. DSP - Douglas Struth, 17
3. RTYC - Academy Dom Lewis, 28
4. Eat, Sleep, J, Repeat - Paul Ward, 29
5. Calypso - Jonathan Calascione, 33

Full Results

The seventh, and final round, of the J/70 UK Grand Slam Series will be held as part of the Hamble River Sailing Club's One Design Championships 16-17 October. The 2021 Grand Slam will decide who will win a berth for the 2022 J/70 World Championships, hosted by the Yacht Club de Monaco.

www.j-70.co.uk

Job Vacancy - Rig Project Manager BSI
At BSI we have an exciting opportunity in Denmark for a Rig Project Manager with a passion for sailing.

BSI is a world leading manufacturer and supplier of rod, wire, fibre rigging and components to the marine and architectural markets. Managing the whole process in-house from design, to engineering and manufacture, BSI currently supplies 85% of the rod and wire rigging for European OEM's. Due to an increase in demand, we are expanding our team.

The successful candidate will be in responsible for the building custom rigs, from receival of sales order through to final delivery from the factory. They will be a clear communicator with exceptional attention to detail, and a good team player. A keen sailor with a knowledge of rigs is a significant advantage.

If this sounds like you, please contact Morten Madsen CEO BSI A/S. t: +45 28 92 93 10 e:

For more information on BSI Rigging and the high-quality marine brands within the group Jefa Steering, GORI Propellers, Hundested Propeller and OYS Rigging please visit bsidk.com

Valerian Lebrun leads after Finntastic opening day of Finn World Masters
Finn racing doesn't get much better than the opening day of the 2021 Finn World Masters on Mar Menor, in Murcia, Spain. With 12-18 knots of wind and in 25 degrees, two races were sailed in near perfect conditions. France's Valerian Lebrun took both race wins to take the early lead from Filipe Silva, from Portugal, and Anthony Nossiter, from Australia. 108 Finn Masters from 20 countries are taking part in the 50th Finn World Masters.

Reading the wind today was the key with frequent shifts and lots of pressure changes. Karel von Hellemond, from The Netherlands led at the top in Race 1, but by the gate Paul McKenzie, from Australia, had taken the lead. He maintained that lead at the second top mark but both Silva and Lebrun were close behind. Lebrun has just come from two years of training for Olympic selection and was clearly the best downwind, moving ahead of McKenzie on the final leg.

Extending to the finish, he took the win, with McKenzie just holding off Silva to take second. After just two hours sleep following an overnight drive from the Sail GP in Cadiz, Nossiter crossed in fourth place.

Racing continues until Friday with six more races scheduled. Two more races are scheduled for Tuesday.

Results after 2 races
1. Valerian Lebrun, FRA, 2
2. Filipe Silva, POR, 5
3. Anthony Nossiter, AUS, 7
4. Karel Van Hellemond, NED, 10
5. David Terol, ESP, 11
6. Peter Peet, NED, 15
7. Christoph Burger, SUI, 19
8. Lawrence Crispin, GBR, 24
9. Greg Wilcox, NZL, 26
10. Bas De Waal, NED, 29

Full results

finnworldmaster.com

PhenomenalGP
Astonishing. Cadiz delivered. Slingsby delivered. Very rarely do you see racing like it but when you do, it's a treat for the senses. Like watching a heavyweight boxing match when you have skin in the game, watching SailGP when the wind's blowing and the crews are on the ragged edge (sometimes beyond) is something to behold.

As a vision for what spectacle sailing should be, both on and off the water, SailGP has it all and this weekend it put everything, absolutely everything, on display. What a show…

There are stories literally all the way down the fleet - Ben stacked it dramatically when it mattered most, Jimmy's chipping away to get the golden ticket to San Francisco, Delapierre showed much promise, Outteridge was astonishingly brilliant in glimpses, Pete Burling won his first ever SailGP race and the female athletes were utterly outstanding, advancing sailing stratospherically and thoroughly, wholeheartedly, irreversibly enriching the spectacle. Glass ceilings weren't just smashed but shattered forevermore - it was a watershed moment. But the day, the week, the year, belongs to Tom Slingsby.

A more brilliant display of talent you won't see elsewhere. Watch the video below and go directly to Race 5 and the last windward leg layline. Buried in third with literally no passing lanes and the considerable might of Outteridge out in front with Ainslie charging hard for the lead.

Magnus Wheatley in Rule69Blog

Sailjuice Interview: Jon Emmett
This week Olympic gold medal winning coach Jon Emmett shares his best training methodologies for using short-sharp training sessions to make the biggest gains in the shortest time.

Jon is an absolute master of high-level, effective training. He's even written the book on the subject! So I'm delighted to get the author of Training To Win on this week's free Zoom call where we'll be tapping up Jon for his best tips for solo sailors and small squads who work self-sufficiently or with a coach.

Jon will be sharing his best advice this Thursday evening/ Friday morning (depending on your timezone). Join this week's Live Q&A call with Hamish Willcox, Andy Rice and the rest of the Road To Gold audience.

If you've not been to one of these calls before, give it a try. Most of the people who join the call are repeat customers, because they've got so much out of these 60 minutes of gold nuggets of wisdom and sailing experience.

Join the Live Q&A call with Jon Emmett this Thursday/ Friday

Here's the Zoom link to join the call free:

Join Zoom Meeting with Jon Emmett

Meeting ID: 849 8225 0369 Passcode: 081923

WHEN?

The Q&A kicks off on Zoom at 2000 hours UK time Thursday evening 14 October/ 0800 hours NZ time on Friday morning 15 October.

Make sure you're signed up to the Road To Gold Facebook Group to get further info on the call.

Pensacola's David (DJ) Johnson crowned 2021 Fish Class World Champion
David (DJ) Johnson (#5) Helen Welch and David Richards. Photo by Talbot Wilson. Click on image for photo gallery.

Pensacola, Florida, USA: David (DJ) Johnson rules the Fish Class for 2021. The Pensacola Yacht Club sailor used three first place finishes to break the 15-point tie with past two-time champion Tom Pace to win the Fish class Worlds sailed last weekend on Pensacola Bay. The top four finishers - Johnson, Pace, Denny Blume and Neil McMillan- were within three points of each other after seven races, dropping their worst score. Johnson dropped an 8 and Pace a 7, Blume a 6.

Racing got underway Saturday with four races sailed. Blume took the lead right out of the gate with a bullet. He ended the first day with 11 points after a run of 1-2-6-2 scores. Pace was in second with 14 points from scores of 2-7-1-4. Johnson trailed in third with 16 points and scores of 3-4-8-1. Johnson and his crew Helen Welch and Dave Roberts were just hitting their stride.

Johnson went on to win the first two races on Sunday with some tough sailing in a shifty east-northeast breeze. He and Pace knew they were in a battle to the end. There were several lead changes throughout the 5th race, but Johnson outlasted Pace at the end as they finished 1-2 . Blume took one of his two 6th place finishes in the series.

In the sixth race, Johnson won again with Pace taking 4th. That set the stage for the final race. Pace needed to put three boats between himself and Johnson. Unfortunately, Pace only managed to finish 2nd to Johnson's 5th. That was enough to tie but the tiebreaker went to Johnson who had those three bullets on the board.

Pace, the class president, was a professional windsurfer in his youth, sailing in international competition on the Olympic level. He has now turned to the Fish Class as a 'mature' sailor's choice. Pace won his first two Fish World Championships 2019 and 2020.

"The Fish Class is making a comeback all across the Gulf Coast," Pace said. "The class has a long history at Pensacola YC and in the Gulf Yachting Association (GYA). The boats were sailed in the First Lipton Cup Regatta sailed over 100 years ago. They were the GYA club class boats for intra-club competition until replaced by the Flying Scot Class in 1969".-- Talbot Wilson

Results

Nomination period for the World Sailing 11th Hour Racing Sustainability Award closes this Friday
There are less than five days remaining to submit nominations for this year's World Sailing 11th Hour Racing Sustainability Award, the highest recognition of success in marine sustainability.

Launched in 2018, the award celebrates the delivery of high-impact, highly replicable sustainability initiatives by national federations, sailing clubs, event organising committees, individual sailors and any other sailing organisations aligned with the World Sailing Sustainability Agenda 2030.

The closing date for submissions is 15th October 2021. Click here for the 2021 World Sailing 11th Hour Racing Sustainability Award nomination form.

Industry News
Please Come: Harken's 100% Un-Virtual Annapolis Press Briefing

Some things that will never be the same via video conference: How do you shake a hand? How do you wipe off the grease after a winch clinic? This Thursday, October 14, we will be back in front of that red tent at the United States Sailboat Show land spaces 17 and 18 doing our annual State of Harken briefing at 10 a.m. There will be information on new Harken products. There will be Peter Harken. It will all be fantastically familiar...and LIVE. We hope you'll join us.

harken.com

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Plans are afoot to increase the number of berths at Figueras Marina in northwest Spain

Work to expand Figueras Marina in Castropol in Spain's northwestern Asturias autonomous community is expected to begin between the second half of 2022 and the first half of 2023, according to municipal authorities.

The project will increase the berthing capacity of the marina, and alternative designs are currently under evaluation, says local daily La Nueva España.

The marina currently accommodates some 146 craft. In recent years, representatives of the Nautical Club of Figueras which operates the facility have emphasized that the demand for berths exceeds supply. José María Alonso, president of the club, told local media that, in order to meet demand, the marina should be fitted with 250 berths.

Castropol has a population of less than 3,500 inhabitants, according to the latest available data from the state-run National Statistics Institute.

www.ibinews.com/marinas/

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The Rossiya Bank, one of Russia's largest banks, is to be involved in turning St Petersburg into the centre of leisure boating in Russia.

The bank has recently signed an agreement with the Committee for Tourism Development of St Petersburg, that will see it providing financial support to the city allowing it to speed up the building of local boating infrastructure.

Prior the pandemic, up to 200 leisure boats a year visited St Petersburg, most of them arriving under foreign flags. The city believes however that it has the potential to attract up to 2,000 boats and 15,000 boating tourists a year.

According to the Yacht Club of St Petersburg, the city still lags behind two other major seaports in the Baltic - Helsinki and Tallinn - in terms of the number of leisure boat visits, but hopes to rectify this with the investment boost.

Analysts predict that each boat visit could generate on average between €5,000-€10,000 for the city's economy, which means that the foreign yacht tourism market could bring St Petersburg an average of €50m-€100m per season.

www.ibinews.com

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Typhoon International is delighted to announce that it will be launching its first range of personal protective apparel designed specifically with dinghy sailors in mind at Metstrade 2021.

This exciting new collection benefits from Typhoon's 70 plus years of experience in technical marine clothing manufacturer and design, with the resultant products incorporating the latest in fabric technologies, innovations and features while offering a timeless aesthetic.

A truly comprehensive range suitable for all, it comprises a selection of products to ensure comfort while sailing, without compromising on range of movement, no matter what the weather.

"We're very pleased to be introducing Typhoon's new dinghy range at METS," says Amy Grealish, marketing and communications manager at Typhoon International. "Following considerable research and development, the extensive range covers everything a dinghy sailor could need, from drysuit to buoyancy aid to wetsuit. Professional or amateur, male, female or youth, our innovative collection of high performance and durable apparel has got them covered." -- Amy Grealish

www.typhoon-int.co.uk

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The Melges Team and East Coast Sailboats are heading to the Annapolis Boat Show October 14-18, 2021.

Come see the Melges 15 and learn why it is one of the fastest-growing fleets in North America! Performance, comfort, and stability in one sleek package.

The Melges Team will be onsite to welcome you and answer questions about the Melges lineup and Quantum Sails Zenda. Enjoy a day on the docks with tastings, shopping, live entertainment, and more!

Show Hours
Thursday, October 14
10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Friday, October 15 - Sunday, October 17
10:00 a.m. - 6:30 p.m.

Monday, October 18
10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Show Location
City Dock, Annapolis, MD
See the Melges 15 at Land Space #7!

Show Website & Tickets

Featured Charter
Swan 78 Azzurro. Located in Marina di Scarlino- Tuscany (Italy)

Delivered in 2019, AZZURRO sporting a clean, special satin black finish above deck and high gloss clear coat below deck. All of Nautor’s know-how and experience in racing and cruising yachts have been incorporated into this new Swan 78, a direct descendant of the original Swan 80 and 82 models of the past.It features an iconic Hall V-boom and full Future Fibres EC six multi strand rigging package. The new boat is faster, safer, easier to control and, more comfortable at sea. The appearance is that of neatness and efficiency. This new Swan is and will be, the best of her kind for years to come. Azzurro, the new Swan 78 delivered in 2019, offers big volumes areas in all her elegant and accommodating shape.Her hull form is beamy and very powerful, her big volumes host four comfortable cabins fully equipped for the guests. The sports/swim platform, off the Aft of the yacht, offers easy access to the sea, while also folding neatly up into the vessel for sleek storage. Incredible deck space not only creates a feeling of grandeur but it also provides guests with the ability to enjoy privacy.

See listing details in Nautor's Swan Charters

Contact
Nautor's Swan Charters - Nicolo Telese

Tel. +377 97 97 95 07

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Featured Brokerage
BREEZE GBR1866N – CAL 40 (no. 93 – 1967). 74,950 VAT PAID GBP. Located in Hamble, UK.

Iconic William Lapworth design from 1963. Famous for numerous outright (overall in fleet) and Class wins in the Transpac and Bermuda races (as well as many other races) from 1964 to the present day. Listed in the American Sailboat Hall of Fame.

See listing details in Seahorse's RaceboatsOnly

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2007 J/122 - "Black Dog". 155000 GBP. Located in UK.

Built in 2007 with huge refurbishment in 2017 including a new Volvo 40hp engine, new saildrive, new electronics, standing and running rigging and new inventory of North 3Di sails. The J122 remains one of the very best cruiser/racers on the market. Black Dog was RORC IRC National Championship in 2019

See listing details in Seahorse's RaceboatsOnly

Contact
Sam Pearson - Ancasta Race Boats

+447759 424900
+442380 016582

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2001 Swan 70-002 Caveo. 1500000 EUR. Located in Barcelona, Spain.