In This Issue
• Maxis sail 'long course' at Les Voiles de St Barth Richard Mille
• Breezy Day Two at Congressional Cup
• Simple simple simple - Cyclops Marine
• Simone Camba is the 46th skipper to enter the Global Solo Challenge
• Movie needs your support
• Vendee Globe: The Race To Find Partners Is In Full Swing
• Sailing World on Water
• Oman Confirmed for 2022 44Cup Final
• The Sailing Museum Announces May 10th Grand Opening
• For The Record
• Featured Charter: Iceni 39 'Andrasta'
• Featured Brokerage:
• • Nautor Swan 46
• • JFA/Vitters 82 Sloop - IKIGAI
• • BoatThree
• The Last Word: Marcus Tullius Cicero

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Maxis sail 'long course' at Les Voiles de St Barth Richard Mille
Monday and Tuesday's brisk easterlies eased to the high teens for day three of maxi racing at the Les Voiles de St Barth Richard Mille, the third event of the International Maxi Association's new Caribbean Maxi Challenge. However the elements were no less brutal with the Maxi class sent off on a long 47 mile course, a first beat then exposing them to the full brunt of the Atlantic swell on the windward side of St Barts. This was followed by a long broad reach across to the island of Tintamarre off the coast of St Maarten and then on to a weaving course back along the south side of St Barts towards the finish off the French Caribbean paradise island's capital Gustavia.

For a third day running the winner in the Maxi class under IRC corrected time was Jim Swartz's peppermint-coloured Judel Vrolijk 72 Vesper. Once again straight out of the start she and arch-rival Hap Fauth's Botin Partners 74 Bella Mente were tacking on one another and generally beating each other up - inevitable given the large number of America's Cup winners on board each boat.

Two legends have joined Vesper this year in Kiwi main and jib sheet trimmers Warwick Fleury and Simon Daubney, who were part of Russell Coutt's core crew that won the America's Cup for Team New Zealand in 1995 and were repeatedly part of AC winning crews through to Alinghi's successful defence in 2007. Surprisingly Fleury and Daubney last sailed together 12 years ago during the 2010 America's Cup. Daubney commented: "I am loving sailing with Warwick again. I have sailed with him more than I have sailed with anybody else."

Daubney is also enjoying the nip and tuck with Bella Mente. This came to a head today approaching the bottom mark at Tintamarre. "We had a gybing duel - we were coming at them on starboard, they gybed on top of us, we gybed back and then we came back in and they thought they could cross us and then they couldn't." Bella Mente was forced to carry out a penalty turn only to recover ground again on the subsequent reaching leg before they both turned upwind when Vesper extended away. From being 30 seconds behind they overtook to win by three and a half minutes on the water, translating into almost 10 minutes under IRC corrected time.

Racing continues on Friday and concludes on Saturday. -- James Boyd / International Maxi Association

For more information on Les Voiles de St Barth Richard Mille visit here.

lesvoilesdestbarthrichardmille.com

www.internationalmaxiassociation.com

Breezy Day Two at Congressional Cup
Under the command of Principal Race Officer John Busch racers completed the first round robin series and dipped into the second today. Long Beach continued to deliver stiff and steady westerly breezes: with more forecast in the days ahead.

Earlier today Pearson Potts (USA) won his first match of the event and picked up the pace from there. "You make the smallest mistake, and you know the guy on the other side will capitalize on it." Harry Price (AUS) also started to get up to speed, after a long gap in racing forced by the pandemic.

At the end of 12 flights, defending champion Taylor Canfield (USA) had continued full steam ahead to the top of the leaderboard at 10 - 2, but not without a pack of hungry rivals on his caboose: Ian Williams (GBR), Johnie Berntsson (SWE) and Chris Poole (USA) all at 8 - 4.

And it was a day of thumps and thrills as the ten teams warmed up, and the action heated up. Chief Umpire Russell Green noted 21 penalty flags in today's six flights, with combative competitors colliding, clipping the Race Committee boat, tangling with each other - and the pin end of the line.

As Nick Egnot-Jones (NZL) put it, "There were lots of flags flying, boats colliding, and a real spectacle. It was high caliber competition."

Skipper - Nation - Results after 12 flights
Taylor Canfield - USA - 10
Ian Williams - GBR - 8
Johnie Berntsson - SWE - 8
Chris Poole - USA - 8
Nick Egnot-Johnson - NZL - 6
Emil Kjaer - DEN - 5
Jeppe Borch - DEN - 5
Harry Price - AUS - 4
Pearson Potts - USA - 4
Dave Hood - USA - 3

thecongressionalcup.com

Simple simple simple - Cyclops Marine
For the user, certainly... but by the time you fit your Cyclops remote-access sail monitoring system a huge amount of hard and very ingenious work has already been done for you

Cyclops Marine is making big strides in helping sailors make accurate, data-driven adjustments to their sails while they race. The latest example is SmartLuff, an easy-to-use Bluetooth smart sensor that optimises your sail setup by monitoring sail load in real time. The result of an exclusive partnership between North Sails and Cyclops Marine, the SmartLuff sensor seamlessly connects to your smartphone and onboard display, providing live load data in a simple, intuitive format.

While UK-based Cyclops Marine already had a number of products in its ever-expanding range, SmartLuff has been developed co-engineered with North Sails, who wanted to provide their customers with a userfriendly, in-sail load sensor for Helix Structured Luff sails.

Full article in the May issue of Seahorse

Italian Simone Camba is the 46th skipper to enter the Global Solo Challenge 2023/2024
Italian Simone Camba from Cagliari in Sardinia, Italy, works as a policeman. He became Italian sailor of the year in 2021 in the category "Tag Heuer Most Voted" in the competition organized by "Giornale della Vela" and has always promoted social inclusion with his non-profit association New Sardiniasail. With his participation in the Global Solo Challenge he intends to crown a personal dream but also make his project a vehicle for a positive message for young sailors and children in schools. As organisers we are very pleased to welcome Simone as an entry, the issue of social inclusion is key in tackling the problems of divisions within modern society and forms part of the organisation's pledges in relation to sustainability.

"I have been sailing for about thirty years covering over 30,000 Miles. I have participated in numerous races, each of which has always left me something positive…

The Boat

Boat name: TBA
Project: Class40
Sail number: TBA
Year: TBA
LOA: 40ft
Displacement: 4,500kgs
Upwind sail area: 115m2
Downwind sail area: 290m2

globalsolochallenge.com

Movie covering the remarkable lives of Victor Kovalenko, Lijia Xu and Mat Belcher needs your support
Most will be familiar with the success of Ukrainian-born sailing coach Victor Kovalenko, the most successful Olympic sailing coach in Olympic history - known as the "Medal Maker"

And too with double Olympic Gold medalist Mat Belcher (AUS), one of several Kovalenko's protégés, and Lijia Xu, China's first Olympic sailing gold medallist.

Swiss based media production company, Storm-School.com, currently has a full length movie (not a documentary) in production, based on the lives of these three outstanding people, and their incredible struggles against adversity to pursue their dreams, overcome multiple obstacles and to become the very best in their chosen disciplines. The company consists of several well-known identies in the sport, including top photographer Daniel Forster.

More than a movie about sport, Storm School is lesson that life is what you make of it and to pass through the storms and challenges encountered on the way to succeed requires passion, determination and vision.

Storm Media is working on a film production about Kovalenko's, and the lives of two other famous Olympic sailors. It is not a documentary, but a full feature movie!

Following the loss of a $2.5million funding line from China, they are sending a donation request to friends, family, all other sailors and people of interest:

If you could support us by posting or distributing this request for donation on your social media platforms, sailing platform or personal contacts,

We would be very grateful www.storm-school.com/donate

www.sail-world.com

Vendee Globe: The Race To Find Partners Is In Full Swing
With Hublot (Alan Roura), Biotherm (Paul Meilhat), Guyot Environnement (Benjamin Dutreux), Freelance.com (Guirec Soudee) over the past two weeks several sponsors have revealed their colours attached to various Imocas, all with the next Vendee Globe in their sights. Meantime for other skippers, the quest continues.

Now over one year since the finish of the ninth edition of the Vendee Globe, a race that broke several key records (33 starters, 25 at the finish), the tenth edition is stimulating an unprecedented level of interest. Today, more than 40 skippers have expressed their intention to participate. Of them 38 have a boat, either existing or under construction.

Compared to previous editions, the return rate of skippers is now much higher. It was 44% between the two previous editions, 50% between 2012-2013 and 2016-2017. Right now 22 out of 33, i.e. 66% have the budget and the boat to do it again. Only three sailors have so far formally announced that they will not be at the start on November 10, 2024: Alexia Barrier, Ari Huusela and Alex Thomson. And to that trio add Stephane Le Diraison who reveals it to Tip & Shaft: "I didn't have a good sequence of events and timings recently. I first wanted to build a new boat, but I couldn't then I was beaten by the speed at which the other projects were launched, so much so that when I wanted to buy a second-hand boat there was only Arkea Paprec left and it did not match what I was looking for. I have therefore decided to give up the next Vendee Globe and come back in 2023 in Class40 with an eco-design project."

"The fact that there are so many coming back with projects are viable and interesting for their partners is mostly because the vast majority of them are with the same sponsors", notes Antoine Mermod, president of the Imoca Class. According to him, 30 major sponsors who supported skippers in 2020 are doing it again for 2024. 9 of the 22 sailors back in 2024 will also have a new boat, proof of the commitment, at least equal if not greater, of their partners.

The Imoca class has counted 16 new partners since 2021.

Read more at Tip & Shaft

Sailing World on Water
Boris, Pip, IMOCAS, BVI, The Ocean Race, ETNZ Chase Foiler, more

www.boatson.tv

Oman Confirmed for 2022 44Cup Final
Muscat, Oman, is to host the final and deciding event of the 2022 44Cup season, set to be held over 7 - 11 December.

Hosted by Oman Sail, Muscat will be the last event of the five-stop international tour in 2022. This started in Lanzarote in Spain in early February and continues to Cascais in Portugal, Marstrand in Sweden and is followed by its World Championship in Portoroz, Slovenia before heading for its grand finale in the Middle East.

Muscat will extend a warm welcome to the fleet of ten high-performance one-design RC44s, which will be based in and racing on the warm waters off Al Mouj Marina in the heart of the Omani capital.

Muscat and Al Mouj Marina are well known to the 44Cup crews, having hosted the fleet here in 2013, when it was won by Chris Bake's Team Aqua and in 2014 when the top trophy went to Vladimir Prosikhin's Team Nika.

www.44cup.org

44Cup 2022 Event Schedule
9 - 13 February 2022 - 44Cup Calero Marinas, Lanzarote
11 - 15 May 2022 - 44Cup Cascais, Portugal
29 June - 3 July 2022 - 44Cup Marstrand, Sweden
12 - 16 October 2022 - 44Cup World Championship Portoroz, Slovenia
7 - 11 December 2022 - 44Cup Muscat, Oman

The Sailing Museum Announces May 10th Grand Opening
Newport, Rhode Island, USA: The Sailing Museum announced today it will officially open its doors to the public on May 10th, 2022. Located on the waterfront of downtown Newport in the historic Armory Building built in 1894, the museum will offer an innovative multi-media experience.

An educational and cultural non-profit organization, The Sailing Museum will feature the National Sailing Hall of Fame and America's Cup Hall of Fame. In the space once used as the Press Room for the America's Cup, the heritage of sailing will be celebrated, the legends of the sport honored, and new sailors and innovators inspired. In addition to the Halls of Fame, The Sailing Museum will feature a mix of high- and low-tech interactive exhibits that share the principles of sailing, provide seasoned sailors with opportunities to test their skills and knowledge and connect new sailors with resources to get started on their sailing journey.

A collaborative design effort led by award-winning Healy Kohler Design, The Sailing Museum will offer sailing enthusiasts the chance to revel in their sport and new sailors to be enticed to take to the water for the first time. The personalized museum journey begins with the selection of a boat. For sailors, they can select from one of seven; while those experiencing sailing for the first time will be given the option of a short quiz that will help them select a boat. For all, this boat will become their avatar throughout their museum experience, guiding them through the interactive elements, and offering the chance to build skills and earn virtual rewards. The first floor of the museum is divided into six thematic areas: Wind & Water; The Making of a Sailor: Mental; The Making of a Sailor: Physical; Teamwork; Competition; and Legends of Sailing - National Sailing Hall of Fame & America's Cup Hall of Fame. The second floor is home to additional exhibits and a private lounge honoring Hall of Famers.

A ribbon cutting ceremony will take place Friday, May 6th from 10:30 a.m. to noon, to which the public is invited to attend. Rhode Island Lt. Governor Matos will be in attendance and the Governor will provide remarks alongside other dignitaries.

Beginning May 10th through the Summer season, The Sailing Museum will be open daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

thesailingmuseum.org

For The Record
The WSSR Council announces the establishment of a new World Record:

Record: Antigua to Newport
Yacht: Argo. MOD70
Name: Jason Carroll USA and a crew of 7.
Dates: 6th to the 9th April 2022.
Start time: 22;47;06 UTC on the 06/04/22
Finish time: 23;03;36 UTC on the 09/04/22
Elapsed time: 3 days 16 minutes and 30 seconds
Course length: 1560 NM
Average speed: 21.58 kts

Comments: Previous Record: Phaedo 3. Lloyd Thornburg USA. May 2015. 3d 5h 54m 49s

John Reed
Secretary to the WSSR Council.
sailspeedrecords.com

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