EuroSail News #4989 - 31 December
In This Issue
• Ichi Ban lifts Tattersall Cup for record-equalling third time
• Sidewinder wins first two-handed line honours
• Wight Vodka Best Sailor's Bar
• Class 30 One Design: Reservations are open
• What's in the Latest Edition Of Seahorse Magazine
• Eighteen Classes to Race at Poole Regatta 2022
• Moving Parts: Martin Fischer
• The Best of 2021 - OnCourse Special
• Job/Role Title: World Sailing Classes Executive
• Birds Swoop To Victory At Burghfield Breezer
• Malcolm David
• Featured Charter: SW 72 Far Wind
• Featured Brokerage:
• • Corby 40 Custom - Cracklin' Rosie
• • Carkeek 47 Grand Prix
• • Arcona 415
• The Last Word: G. K. Chesterton
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Ichi Ban lifts Tattersall Cup for record-equalling third time
Matt Allen's Ichi Ban joins Freya and Love & War as the only boats to win the Tattersall Cup three times.
This is a third overall win in four Rolex Sydney Hobarts for Allen and his Botin 52.
Allen has won four Tattersall Cups, his first on Lou Abrahams' Challenge in 1983.
* Ichi Ban has become the first yacht to win back-to-back Sydney to Hobart handicap honours in more than 50 years after rival Celestial copped a "devastating" time penalty.
Celestial was penalised 40 minutes for breaching race rules after protests lodged by Ichi Ban and the race committee were upheld in the early hours of Friday.
Celestial, which was ahead of Ichi Ban in overall standings after the pair arrived in Hobart mere minutes apart, has been relegated to second.
Celestial skipper and owner Sam Haynes said while he respected the international jury's decision it was a "very, very difficult penalty to swallow".
"As far as I'm concerned, the decision stands. There's nothing I can do about that," he told reporters.
"It's a devastating moment. I've been trying to win this race for 10 years."
Read the protests and decisions here.
Sidewinder wins first two-handed line honours in Rolex Sydney Hobart
Tasmanians John Saul and Rob Gough etched their place in Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race history this evening by winning line honours in the inaugural Two-Handed division.
The pair, sailing their Akilaria RC2 designed by Frenchman, Marc Lombard, finished the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia's 628 nautical mile race in 4 days 7 hours 12 minutes.
Saul and Gough were thrilled about their win and its historic significance for Australian sailing.
"For the CYCA and the Royal Yacht Club of Tasmania to absorb two-handed racing is fantastic," Saul said after mooring in Hobart this evening.
"You see so much of it over in Europe, but to see it catch on in Australia is great."
The two also embraced the challenge from a physical and tactical perspective.
"It was a heap of fun, a great race," Saul said. "There was so much variety of racing, a really tough first day and a half and then so quiet it was tough in other ways.
"There were plenty of sail changes, plenty of activity. Plenty of water across the deck."
Wight Vodka Best Sailor's Bar
Tonight a mention of our first Bahamas entry... the Green Parrot in Nassau. Recommended by a few Star sailors of note, who mention the fantastic views of the harbor, the food (a LOT of ways to eat Lobster if that's your shellfish of choice) and some very large drinks served in "Yard Cups". Those are plastic cups about 24 oz and in colors not found in nature. As in vertigo-inducing green, yellow, orange.
One of the favorites recipes, and as popular a drink in the Bahamas as is its namesake:
Sex on the Beach
Ingredients:
Ice
2 oz Wight Vodka
1 oz peach schnapps
2 oranges, juiced, plus 2 slices to garnish
2 oz cranberry juice
Glace cherries, to garnish (optional)
Fill two tall glasses with ice cubes. Pour the vodka, peach schnapps and fruit juices into a large jug and stir.
Divide the mixture between the two glasses and stir gently to combine. Garnish with the cocktail cherries and orange slices.
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Class 30 One Design: Reservations are open
With the preliminary design study phase drawing to a close, the ground is now being prepared for the construction of the first Class 30, with the next phase of the project underway, which is the development of the detailed construction plans. These will be completed by the end of March 2022.
The new Class 30 design will offer two different specifications; a Club and One Design version, with the Club offering being seen as a tool for training, learning about and competing on the offshore racing circuit. This new boat is the fruits of an international architecture competition organised by France's National Offshore Racing Union (UNCL) in partnership with the Royal Ocean Racing Club (RORC), in the UK and the Storm Trysail Club in America. With the constant involvement of the competition winners, the VPLP naval architecture firm and the Multiplast yard.
One of the objectives of the project is for the Class 30 Club boat, to have a competitive ready to sail price tag of under 100,000 EUR.
The registration protocol is both simple and safe. You need to send an email to where all requests are received; in return a booking contract will be sent along with a short presentation on the boat. To secure the reservation a 2,500 EUR deposit needs to be paid to a locked escrow account (all details in the information you receive), managed by a sworn lawyer. Once funds are received, the lawyer sends a booking number in chronological order to applicants. This booking number is non-transferable and you can cancel your reservation at any time and receive a full refund.
Production set to commence from January 2023
With regards to the build schedule, the study phase has been extended to finalise the tooling and moulds so that construction of the production boats can commence at the beginning of 2023, with the aim of having a few of the boats competing that Easter, either at the Spi Ouest France or the SNIM, or at RORC races in UK.
Depending how the order book evolves, promoters of the production boat will consider in due course whether or not to put in place an additional mould to increase production capacity in France, whilst evaluating the development of a licence programme overseas. -- Trish Jenkins
Seahorse January 2022
What's in the Latest Edition Of Seahorse Magazine
World news
King of all he surveys, the confidence and skill of meteorologist and sailor supreme Pierre Le Roy. Not quite there yet for Tanguy Bourroulec, good news for Nathan Outteridge in Auckland... but leaving everyone else in America's Cupland still grumpy, and another blow for a round-the-world stopover, or rather not. Nina Curtis... making the most of every single opportunity, as is Neti. And staying upright in the USA. Carlos Pich, Patrice Carpentier, Ivor Wilkins, Dobbs Davis, Blue Robinson, Sam Goodchild
Maxis - Better than hoped for
A short season but definitely a good one. Andrew Mcirvine
TP52 Super Series - The word according to Cowie
A popular win for Sled and a look at some of the below-deck tricks that make a TP52 tick. Simon Fry, Chris Hosking... And Don Cowie!
RORC - A clarification
This time around we are not best pleased. Jeremy Wilton
Easy Call
Launch a new 600nm offshore classic, attract a strong international entry, run the first race very well and send everyone home very happy – well, obviously they are going to ask you to do it again next year...
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Eighteen Classes to Race at Poole Regatta 2022 – Starting in Just Four Months
A superb selection of classes will be competing at The International Paint Poole Regatta 2022 when racing commences in four months (30th April to 2nd May). Eighteen classes have committed to be out on the water providing close competition between keelboats of all shapes and sizes. The VPRS and 2.4mR classes will be hosting their National Championships at Poole, alongside the IRC Southern Area Championship. The J24 racing will be a Worlds Qualifier event and the J70's will be sailing as a part of their UK Grand Slam.
The classes now confirmed to be competing at The International Paint Poole Regatta are:
IRC 1,2 & 3 inc IRC Southern Area Championship
VPRS 1 & 2 inc National Championship
Performance 40
Cape 31
HP30
Quarter Ton Class
J70 part of UK Grand Slam Event
J80
J24 inc Worlds Qualifier
2.4mR inc National Championship
Flying 15
Redwing
XOD
Shrimper
R19
Moving Parts: Martin Fischer
When INEOS Britannia revealed the core to lead the British challenge for the 37th America's Cup one of the most notable new additions to the team was the highly renowned naval designer, Martin Fischer.
Fischer, as was announced at the time, has moved over from the Italian Challenger Luna Rossa where he has spent his last two America's Cup campaigns, to lead the design concept for INEOS Britannia's 37th America's Cup campaign as Chief Designer.
The Best of 2021 - OnCourse Special
What a year - A look back at some of the season's highlights.
00:36 Prada Cup
05:18 Vendee Globe
12:38 America's Cup
14:44 PowerPlay - Peter Cunningham
17:53 Round the Island & Cowes Week
18:16 Rolex Fastnet Race
19:55 Sail GP
20:15 Transat Jacques Vabre
www.youtube.com/c/planetsailonline
Job/Role Title: World Sailing Classes Executive
Reporting To: Technical And Offshore Director
Role summary
Main responsibilities:
The WS Classes Executive is responsible for managing the administrative and technical services to the 120 World Sailing Class Associations and their manufacturers, specially focused on servicing classes and maintaining World Sailing’s databases and reporting systems.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide administrative support to the World Sailing Classes and their manufacturers,
- Manage the review of World Sailing Classes against regulatory requirements,
- Review and maintain the Class Agreements, Class Constitutions, Class Rules and plaque fee schemes,
- Manage Annual Class reports and World Championship reports,
- Control world-wide production of equipment tracking plaques and certification, manage equipment registration schemes and equipment databases,
- Maintain World Sailing Technical and Offshore webpages using World Sailing’s CMS
- Maintain Class Association CRM database by liaising with 120 Class Associations and ensuring the database is up to date and compliant with GDPR guidelines,
- Manage Class applications for World Sailing Class status,
- Monitor and promote World Sailing’s 2030 Sustainability Agenda commitments among World Sailing Classes and their manufacturers,
- Provide full support to the following World Sailing Committees:
-- World Sailing Classes Committee
-- Equipment Committee
-- International Measurer’s Sub-Committee
Knowledge and Technical Skills
Knowledge:
- A working knowledge and understanding of CRM and database administration
- Experience of using Wordpress CMS
- Knowledge of sailing’s equipment key performance factors
- Knowledge of equipment manufacturing processes and materials
- Knowledge of the Equipment Rules of Sailing, Racing Rules of Sailing and World Sailing Regulations
- Experience around sailing events
Skills:
- Previous involvement in sailing through any technical capacity. (i.e. coaching, naval architecture, performance optimization, manufacture, measurement)
- Excellent written and verbal English language skills.
- Excellent interpersonal skills.
- High computer literacy. Database experience a plus.
- Good communication ability, both verbal and in writing (technical and non-technical)
- Interest and involvement in the sport of sailing.
- Completely comfortable working irregular hours and traveling internationally.
- Ambitious with a ‘can do’ attitude.
- Organized, methodical and thorough individual.
- Constant improvement driven.
- A willingness to learn new skills and develop existing competencies.
- Second international language encouraged.
Applications should be sent to . Applicants should provide a current CV and covering letter.
The closing date for all vacancies is 8 January 2022.
https://www.sailing.org/worldsailing/secretariat/job_vacancies.php
Birds Swoop To Victory At Burghfield Breezer
Event #3 of the Selden SailJuice Winter Series was a brand new event, the Burghfield Breezer, the first edition of which has been won by an Enterprise sailed by husband and wife team, Nigel and Andy Bird...
Keen for the event to go ahead, the staff and volunteers at Burghfield Sailing Club near Reading were watching the news from Boris Johnson to see if restrictions would prevent the event from going ahead. With the British government imposing no further restrictions and everyone at the club remaining Covid-free, the Burghfield Breezer was able to go ahead.
It was also unseasonably temperate for the time of year, the mild conditions providing a warm welcome for the 66 boats entered for the one-day competition. The south-easterly breeze was pulsing between 7 and 14 knots, ready to offer a challenging but very sailable day.
As sailors arrived at the club, the drizzle had set in, but as race time approached, conditions improved. The fleet was split into three for the morning handicap race.
Conditions were a little tricky, with some big shifts and the odd gust coming down the lake.
The SailRacer GPS trackers clocked the fastest sustained speed of 6.5 knots from Mike Lyons' Blaze, while Ellie Craig's RS Aero 7 notched the fastest speed when adjusted to handicap, with an adjusted speed of 6.03 knots.
With concerns about Covid causing the postponement of the Yorkshire Dales Brass Monkey and Grafham Grand Prix, the next event on the schedule is the GJW Direct Bloody Mary on 8 January 2022.
Jon Emmett's interview with the high-flying Birds:
Malcolm David
It is with great sadness that I write to inform you of the death of a long-time member and supporter of HRSC, Malcolm Donald. He was Sailing Secretary from the mid-eighties until 1996, running Wednesday evening racing often single-handedly from the club boat Retriever. He also played a key role in other major club events such as the Warming Pan and the Hamble Winter Series.
Jonty Sherwill said "He brought a huge amount of sailing knowledge to the Club, which he freely passed on to the members".
Malcolm raced His Folkboat Celia Mary very successfully, particularly enjoying the Round the Island Race. Jamie Wilkinson said "I remember that one RTIR, he went into the trap at Ryde Sands, got out and pulled the boat over on its side, walked the boat out of the trap into deeper water, climbed back on board and went on to win the race" (The Gold Roman Bowl, 1994).
In later years he raced model boats at the Gosport Model Boat and Yacht Club, often testing them in the river by the HRSC Club House. His videos can be watched on Malcolm's YouTube channel. Club Manager, Gemma Payne remembers his interest in Russian politics. He used to tell her stories about the antics of Vladimir Putin. Malcolm was also a big "Saints" supporter.
Some of the older members will remember the "cardboard bomb" affair, when Malcolm, concerned about lack of security at BP in Hamble, walked unobstructed onto the BP site wearing a sign saying "Bomb" on his back. He had clearly made a valid point!
Malcolm was a gifted photographer, shooting on a medium format, twin lens Rolleiflex. You may be interested to see his stunning collection.
As many of you may know, Malcolm found recent years incredibly difficult, spending five years in a care home after a stroke, followed recently by another. At his own request, his body will be cremated without ceremony or mourners. If you wish to pay your respects to Malcolm, let us raise a glass to him on New Year's Eve; in Past Commodore Ross Elliston's words "He's gone on a voyage of adventure, we will all meet up one day".
Rest in peace, at last, Malcolm. -- Steph Merry, Commodore, Hamble River Sailing Club
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