EuroSail News #5039

In This Issue
• 18ft Skiffs 2022 JJ Giltinan Championship, Race 7 and Race 6
• Bacardi Cup
• What's in the Latest Edition Of Seahorse Magazine
• Ocean Race Summit Seychelles
• Tom Kneen's Insights Are Pure Gold For ICRA Audience
• Warming Up On The Bay of Palma
• RORC statement on the conflict between Russia and Ukraine
• Jade's Journey
• Launchings
• Featured Brokerage:
• • Marstrom Seacart 30
• • Aeolos P45
• • Moondoggie - Gunboat 66#3
• The Last Word: Horace Mann

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18ft Skiffs 2022 JJ Giltinan Championship, Race 7 and Race 6
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Sydney Harbour: After several days of bad weather which forced the temporary abandonment of three races, the Australian 18 Footers League was able to conduct the scheduled Race 7 of the 2022 JJ Giltinan 18ft Skiff Championship on Sydney Harbour today, as well as Race 6, which could not be sailed yesterday.

Once again the Andoo team of Seve Jarvin, Matt Stenta and Sam Newton proved invincible as its record now extends to an unbeaten run of five straight victories from the five races sailed so far.

With just four more races still to be sailed before the regatta concludes on Sunday, Andoo has a commanding lead over the nearest rival, Tech2 (Jack Macartney, Charlie Wyatt and Lewis Brake) and looks to have a strangle-hold on the 2022 title.

The first of the two races produced a chaotic start with four skiffs capsizing on the start line and the action didn't stop over the two laps of the course in the 15-21 knot SSE wind.

In the second race of the day, Andoo had to come from behind before going on to a 46s victory over the Western Australian Black Swan team of Luke Paarkinson, Grant Rollerson and Luke Payne, with Yandoo (John Winning, Fang Warren and Mike Kennedy) a further 51s back in third place.

Tech2 finished fourth, followed by Rag & Famish Hotel and The Oak Double Bay-4 Pines.

Andoo has a total of five points in the championship, followed by Tech2 on 13, Rag & Famish Hotel (Harry Price, Josh McKnight and Harry Hall) on 28, Yandoo on 40, Balmain Slake and defending champion Smeg (Michael Coxon) on 43.

Scheduled races and re-sail of any abandoned races will be sailed over the next three days: March 11, 12 and 13

Sail Media's live-as-it-happens broadcast team will be on Sydney Harbour to capture all the action.

Live streaming is available at www.18footers.com by clicking on the '18 Footers TV' link. -- Frank Quealey, Australian 18 Footers League Ltd.

www.18footers.com

Bacardi Cup
Report from Wednesday's racing:
Mateusz Kusznierewicz/Bruno Prada hold onto the series lead but not the race win on day 3 at the 95th Bacardi Cup.

Spectacular conditions guaranteed a day of hiking and downwind fun for the fifty-eight boat Star Class fleet. After two days of domination by defending Bacardi Cup Champions Kusznierewicz/Prada, today saw new faces accelerate to front of fleet racing.

Biscayne Bay is always a race track that rewards confidence and switching on their afterburners to manage the fleet skilfully and break away to race glory were Jack Jennings (USA) and Pedro Trouche (BRA). They made their assault from the outset, sailing a perfect race to catch the leaders in a decisive move at the end of the first downwind, set the pace back upwind and surge ahead to victory.

Provisional Top 10 Results - after Race 3
1. Mateusz Kusznierewicz / Bruno Prada (POL 8548) - 4 pts
2. Eric Doyle / Payson Infelise (USA 8423) - 8 pts
3. Diego Negri / Sergio Lambertenghi (ITA 8567) - 12 pts
4. Peter O'Leary / Robert O'Leary (IRL 8465) - 14 pts
5. Eivind Melleby / Joshua Revkin (NOR 8543) - 18 pts
6. Paul Cayard / Frithjof Kleen (USA 1988) - 22 pts
7. Jack Jennings / Pedro Trouche (USA 8464) - 23 pts
8. Augie Diaz / Christian Nehammer (USA 8509) - 27 pts
9. Erik Lidecis / Greg Smith (USA 8459) - 35 pts
10. Ed Wright / Alberto Ambrosini (AUS 8320) - 36 pts

Full results on YachtScoring.com

bacardiinvitational.com

Seahorse March 2022
What's in the Latest Edition Of Seahorse Magazine

A formidable heritage
The Arcona 435 has been racking up silverware since its launch in 2018 but the recent addition of One Ton Cup-winning designer Niels Jeppesen has elevated a prestigious 40-year-old brand to another level entirely

Transquadra speziale
But Ben Rogerson's foxy new 41ft hybrid design offers high performance offshore racing in both fully-crewed and shorthanded formats...

Seahorse build table - No limits
This one will go the distance. Paolo Dinero

Superyachts - Beyond semi-custom
Southern Wind raise the bar while keeping costs sane - elegant solution and immaculate execution

Sailor of the Month
Two very different rivals on and across the oceans

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Ocean Race Summit Seychelles
A high-level Summit featuring heads of state, ministers and ocean advocates will be held in the Seychelles on Monday 21st March to help drive new and improved policies to tackle some of the most urgent issues facing our blue planet.

The Summit is organised by The Ocean Race, the world's toughest test of a team in sport and an industry leader in sustainability, and 11th Hour Racing, an international organisation that mobilises sailing, maritime and coastal communities with an innovative approach to inspire solutions for the ocean. Held in collaboration with the Danny Faure Foundation and hosted by the Republic of the Seychelles, The Ocean Race Summit Seychelles will address the lack of governance and protection for our seas, the impact of climate change and examine whether the ocean should be given rights.

The Summit will feature leading voices from the Seychelles alongside global perspectives, with experts from government, science, industry, NGOs and sailing.

The event is part of a series of 12 Summits, which has been developed in collaboration with 11th Hour Racing, a Premier Partner of The Ocean Race and Founding Partner of the Racing with Purpose sustainability programme.

theoceanrace.com

Tom Kneen's Insights Are Pure Gold For ICRA Audience
After a couple of years of remote communication through pandemic times, Saturday's Irish Cruiser Racer Association AGM & Conference in the National YC had such an already-packed agenda - and in an inevitably socialising setup too - that getting the best value from having multiple majors winner Tom Kneen of Plymouth as star speaker seemed like a challenge too far.

Yet the affable Fastnet Race overall winner and RORC multiple champion was well up to optimising the time available. We asked a senior sailing administrator, who is also a successful offshore campaigner of more than three decades experience in trophy-winning to international level, to note his impressions. As he says himself, while he'd every intention of producing a simple list of bullet points, Tom's performance was a swift-running story in itself, so bullet points disappeared in face of a smooth-flowing narrative. Our seasoned observer, who prefers to remain anonymous, takes up the tale:

"Tom is quite a guy, and exudes a sparkle and smiling personality that I've not seen so completely anywhere before - he has charisma in spades. Not only a skilled skipper in every sense of the word, but a superb yet down-to-earth orator too, and he'll no doubt be in demand for after-dinner speaking once the word gets out. -- WM Nixon in Afloat

afloat.ie/sail/icra

Warming Up On The Bay of Palma
From today until next Sunday, the Mallorca Sailing Center Regatta musters over 260 boats of 34 nationalities to race in six classes on the Bay of Palma for a regatta event which will be the real dress rehearsal for the 51st Trofeo Princesa Sofia Mallorca.

Six of the ten Olympic classes that will compete in the 51 Trofeo Princesa Sofía Mallorca will compete in this eagerly awaited Mallorca Sailing Center Regatta the traditional training regatta prior to the Sofia, from the 10th to the 13th of March.

The Mallorca Sailing Center Regatta 2022 brings together six Olympic classes with a fleet of over 260 boats and close to 400 sailors of 34 nationalities. The list of entries shows the participation of 72 boats in ILCA 6, 59 in ILCA 7, 37 in 49er, 35 in 470 Mixed, 30 in FX and 10 in Nacra.

The Royal Spanish Sailing Federation and the German Sailing Federation have been training in the Bay of Palma for several days. For the Spanish sailors in the ILCA 6, FX, 470 and Nacra classes, this is the first race that counts towards the new Iberdrola Women's Sailing Cup of the RFEV.

The competition takes place from Friday, 11th March until Sunday, 13th March, on three regatta courses set up between Can Pastilla and El Arenal.

www.mallorcasailingcenterregatta.com

www.trofeoprincesasofia.org

RORC statement on the conflict between Russia and Ukraine
The Royal Ocean Racing Club abhors the invasion of Ukraine and extends its wholehearted support to the Ukrainian nation.

We endorse the positions taken by World Sailing, IOC, BOA, and the RYA.

Therefore, until this situation is resolved RORC will not permit any yachts with identified connections with Russian and Belarusian nationals to participate in any of its events.

We will continue to assess the situation and will take any appropriate actions in line with the international community and World Sailing.

www.rorc.org

Jade's Journey
Sebastian Destremau, skipper of Vendée Globe 2016 and 2020 has arrived in Toulon after 68 days of sea from Perth, Australia. Used to solo racing on his "Thank you" sailboat, he didn't arrive alone but with his daughter Jade.

A real family adventure, seeing an initiative and very ecological route for the 18-year-old Australian on this "Jade Road"...

Launchings
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No, there was nothing wrong with Aquarius, the owners of the 56m (186ft) sailing yacht told Royal Huisman, the builder of the cruising ketch that was launched in 2018.

They just wanted a bigger, more performant version that would do well in both cruising and racing. This is what they had in mind: "A modern classical yacht with a clean, uncomplicated look. Not a pirate ship but a modern, fashionable, and chic looking yacht with performance, reliability, and quality. A sailor's yacht."

With those marching orders, Royal Huisman began work on Aquarius II, a 65m (212ft) version, along with project manager Godfrey Cray Maritime Ltd of New Zealand, Dykstra Naval Architects of the Netherlands, and British interior designer Mark Whiteley.

The delivery of Aquarius II is scheduled for 2024. The new, improved yacht has a carbon rig with integrated sail handling from Rondal, Royal Huisman's sister company. It has structured luff sails and a retractable keel for optimal stability under racing conditions.

The original Aquarius placed first in class in the 2019 St. Barths Regatta. The yacht, which can accommodate up to 8 guests in 4 suites, will return to that 'bucket' race this month.

Royal Huisman says Aquarius II retains the elegance and comfort of the original Aquarius but offer more space and volume. It will feature hybrid technologies for power generation and management, including intelligent energy use through 'peak-shaving.' Design and engineering preparations for Aquarius II are well advanced. Construction of the aluminum hull and superstructures is to begin this summer.

www.jachtbouwactueel.nl

www.royalhuisman.com

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10 months of development and another10 months of construction, the first AEOLOS P30 was launched on 22.1.2022 in Port Rashid. In the meantime, the trial phase has been completed and the first customers have been able to test the boat. The feedback is overwhelming: "no weaknesses in the design" - "impressive performance in light winds" - "the yacht of the future" - "the quality of the AEOLOS P30 hulls is convincing".

The AEOLOS Performance 30" (P30) is optimised for single and double shore sailing and performs in a wide range of offshore conditions up to category A. Easy transport and launching, small maintenance costs and much more keep running costs to a minimum and allow the racing sailor to concentrate on what makes successful: training and racing.

The aggressive full negative bow and pronounced chines blend into clean, streamlined lines designed to cut through the waves and eat up the miles. Aeolos lives by the philosophy of "Form follow Function", every line, every turn is based on technical requirements to combine minimum drag and maximum propulsion into a unique performance.

The exit angle of the stern lines when heeling is almost zero, which means perfect gliding properties. And with up to 34 degrees, the keel weight works very effectively - so you carry your sails much longer than usual. CFD calculations have shown that a single rudder and a close eye on the wetted area are best for short and medium distance racing in typical wind conditions around the world.

www.aeoloscomposites.com/aeolos-p30-racer

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Let's discover the new Grand Soleil 40. A fast and dynamic boat that expresses its marked sporty personality in its performances, with all the requirements to replicate the great success of the GS 44 - winner of the last ORC World Championship - while maintaining the style and elegance typical of the brand. Grand Soleil 40 will be presented in an exclusive World Première during Cannes Yachting Festival 2022.

The GS 40 represents the synthesis of the best of Cantiere del Pardo's innovation. The new 40 footer, available in the double version Performance and Race, once again bears the signature of Matteo Polli. The lines of the hull and the naval architecture of the GS 40 maintain the strong vocation for performance, but without sacrificing volume to the advantage of space and comfort on board. A boat easy to use, luxurious and at the same time competitive and performing.

www.grandsoleil.net/model/gs-40/

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Somewhere between art and shipwrightery lies the latest 45-foot yacht to be delivered by MCM for a long-standing repeat client. Mist slipped into the water at Rockport Marine late last year, after a build that reunited legendary designer Bill Tripp and renowned project manager Peter Wilson of MCM. The owner was ecstatic with the result.

Mist is a combination of sleek neo-classical good looks, an ultra-modern rig and deck plan, plus a beautiful interior by Tack Studios for weekending in extreme comfort. The boat has already shown herself capable of a swift turn of pace and sublime handling - ideal for a quick flash around the sound before heading back in time for a sundowner.

- Cold-moulded neo-classical beauty built by Rockport Marine
- Slippery hull and easy-to-handle rig for fast short-handed sailing
- Immaculate interior balances light weight with contemporary comfort

www.mcmnewport.com

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AYRO, the French industrial company specialized in the design and delivery of a wind propulsion hybrid system for maritime transport and yachts, will provide ZEN company with a 32 square meters Oceanwings® wingsail in yachting version for its 50 foot catamaran.

ZEN designs the ultimate ocean-friendly yachts, offering a large range of innovative yachts at high speed and with zero-emission. Comfort, performance and ecology meet in one radical catamaran: the ZEN50. Built entirely in carbon fiber composite and equipped with powerful electric saildrives, a 160 kWh Li-Ion battery, 16 kWp of solar panels and the fully automated, innovative, Oceanwings® 32, the new ZEN50 will sail 24/7 at continuous cruising speeds between 6 and 10 knots without using any fossil fuel.

Marc Van Peteghem, co-founder and President of AYRO, said: "We are delighted to be involved in this breakthrough project of innovative automated and zero-emission catamaran. This confirms the performance and relevance of the Oceanwings® for yachting application as well as for innovative and carbon-free commercial vessels."

ayro.fr

www.zenyachts.com

Featured Brokerage
2006 Marstrom Seacart 30'. 110,000 GBP.

Buzz is one of the most successful of all the Seacart30’s built (hull #4) and certainly in the last few years one of the most successful small multihulls on the UK racing circuit having won inshore and offshore events including Cowes week and MOCRA championships with the previous owner. In the hands of the current owner Buzz has won the RORC Offshore championship 2018, 2019 and the shortened 2020 series. She has taken several line honours against the whole of the RORC fleet including The Cherbourg race in 2018 and 2019. She completed the 2019 Fastnet race - 4th MOCRA multihull to finish in 2 days 19 hours setting a new sub 40ft multihull record in the process.

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Aeolos P45. POA EUR.

LOS P45 breaks with many common views. With her crisp, streamlined lines, designed to cut through the waves and eat the miles, you’ll get a thrill just by looking at it. The silhouette and proportions are unmistakably AEOLOS. Athletic with clear contours and powerful curves.

The AP45 has been created to anticipate the future, as demonstrated by the use of innovative technology, including a carbon mast and the extensive use of carbon fiber. Optimised to the limits and built-in carbon prepregs. Powered by a huge ballast ratio of 50% this boat gives you a new speed experience. The design, performance and sailing dynamics flow effortlessly into this visionary approach to racing DNA. The huge twin steering wheels offer plenty of perfect positions to control this beast in any situation.

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Aeolos Yachts
Umm Al Quwain, United Arab Emirates

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Moondoggie - Gunboat 66 #3 4,490,000 USD.