EuroSail News #5074 - 2 May
In This Issue
• Semaine Olympique Francaise
• Star Eastern Hemisphere Championship
• Full reset - Nautor Swan
• Villasimius and Mar Menor complete 2022 GC32 Racing Tour
• This Tuesday: Q&A Live Call with Stevie Morrison
• Trophee Banque Populaire Grand Ouest
• Jean Genie wins 2022 Int. 5.5 Metre Alpen Cup at Torbole
• Build up to the 2022 Etchells Worlds begins
• Peters & May Round Antigua Race
• Featured Brokerage:
• • Shogun 50 - Lady Killer
• • Ocean Marine Imoca 60 'Campagne De France'
• • L30 One Design
• The Last Word: Lou Reed
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Semaine Olympique Francaise
The SOF has concluded. France enjoy golden foils after Poland double and a week of champagne sailing
Top three by class:
Women's ILCA 6
1st - POL - Agata Barwinka - 86 points
2nd - FRA - Marie Barrue - 111 points
3rd -FRA - Louise Cervera - 113 points
Men's ILCA 7
1st- CYP - Pavlos Kontides - 42 points
2nd - GBR - Elliot Hanson - 43 points
3rd - GBR - Michael Beckett - 50 points
Women's 49er FX
1st - BRA - Martine Grael & Kahena Kunze - 68 points
2nd - USA - Stephanie Roble & Margaret Shea - 77 points
3rd - NOR - Helen Næss & Marie Rønningen - 79 points
Men's 49er
1st - POL - Dominik Buksak & Szymon Wierzbicki - 66 points
2nd - USA - Nevin Snow & Maximiliano Agnese - 93 points
3rd - FRA - Erwan Fisher & Clement Pequin - 94 points
Women's Kitefoil
1st - USA - Daniela Moroz
2nd - FRA - Lauriane Nolot
3rd - GBR - Ellie Aldridge
Men's Kitefoil
1st - SGP - Maximilian Maeder
2nd - FRA - Axel Mazella
3rd - FRA - Maxime Nocher
iQFoil Women
1st - FRA - Helene Noesmoen - 12 points
2nd - POL - Maja Dziarnowska - 36 points
3rd - FRA - Delphine Cousin - 53 points
iQFoil Men
1st - FRA - Nicolas Goyard - 15 points
2nd - FRA - Clement Bourgeois - 44 points
3rd - GER - Sebastian Koerdel - 46 points
Nacra 17
1st - ITA - Ruggero Tita & Caterina Banti - 36 points
2nd - GBR - John Gimson & Anna Burnet - 54 points
3rd - FIN - Sinem Kurtey & Akseli Keskinen - 72 points
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1st - SWE- Anton Dahlberg & Lovisa Karlsson - 35 points
2nd - FRA - Hippolyte Machetti & Aloise Retornaz - 42 points
3rd - GER - Luise Wanser & Philipp Antenrieth - 51 points
From Friday, May 6 for 72 hours, the Virtual Semaine Olympique Francaise will be contested on Virtual Regatta Inshore. For the second year running, players will compete virtually on the same body of water as the sailors did this week in the bay of Hyeres, in the Toulon Provence Mediterranee area.
The "Blue" competition starts on Friday, May 6 at 4pm
Over the 72 hours, virtual players will be able to compete in a maximum of 36 races. The ranking will be determined on the basis of the 8 best races in a row during this period. It is a very open challenge since there will be a different boats every 24 hours, so that everyone can choose their speciality or play together.
A "blue" challenge award will be given by World Sailing, which will allow the top three to directly qualify for the play-off of the Virtual World Championship. It is a great opportunity and the French Sailing Federation are extending it by giving the first four French people to finish entry to the semi-finals of the French E-sailing championship 2022. And, by offering the top 10 real-life competitors of the SOF 2022, who are participating in the virtual challenge, a free registration for the SOF 2023.
Programme:
From Friday, May 6 - 4 pm to Saturday May 7 - 4 pm.: 24 hours of laser racing
From Saturday, May 7 - 4 pm to Sunday May 8 - 4 pm.: 24 hours of Nacra 17 racing
From Sunday, May 8 - 4 pm to Monday May 9 -4 pm: 24 hours of 49er racing
To register for the "blue" SOF Challenge, click here
Star Eastern Hemisphere Championship
The winner of this Neapolitan edition of the Silver Event was the reigning world champion Diego Negri, with crew Sergio Lambertenghi. Thanks to the excellent results obtained during the week, the two won with one day to spare.
The fight for the podium was decided today: the Italian - and past World Champion - Enrico Chieffi and Ferdinando Colaninno took second place overall, with Hubert Merkelbach and Kilian Weise (GER) finishing third, winning the only race of the day. The Croatians Marin Misura and Tonko Barac, protagonists of an excellent week, let the podium slip away from their fingers and finished fourth. Again today the Gulf of Naples offered ideal conditions for sailing, with Libeccio wind ranging from 8 to 10 knots.
Final top ten:
1. Diego Negri / Sergio lambertenghi, ITA, 10
2. Enrico Chieffi / Ferdinando Colaninno, ITA, 19
3. Hubert Merkelbach / Kilian Weise, GER, 22
4. Marin Misura / Tonko Barac, CRO, 24
5. Daniel Fritz / Alberto Ambrosini, GER, 26
6. Juan Kouyoumdjian / Fernando Rivero, ARG, 45
7. Piet Eckert / Frederico Melo, SUI, 46
8. Lars Hendriksen / Jan Eli Gravad, DEN, 54
9. Flavio Favini / Nicolas Seravalle, ITA, 58
10. Alberto Simeone / Fulvio de Simone, ITA, 84
Full reset - Nautor Swan
ClubSwan Racing did a brilliant job delivering a super-successful 2021 racing season after all of the global challenges... 2022 is promising to be just as good
Get ready for more of the same. Following a successful 2021 racing season with a series of memorable regattas in world class venues, ClubSwan Racing has unveiled its 2022 calendar, offering another season of fierce and friendly competition.
Racing has been in Swan's DNA since the beginning and Nautor's Swan regattas are eagerly awaited by owners and crews. The key to success of these ClubSwan Racing events - for both rating and one design fleets - is the dedication of a vastly qualified team led by highly experienced Federico Michetti, head of sports activities at ClubSwan Racing.
The 2022 one design calendar will see large gatherings of Swans at some of the best places to sail in the Mediterranean, selected by the ClubSwan Racing team to offer great competition out on the racecourse, alongside fun, entertainment and top-level facilities ashore for Swan owners and Nautor's Swan partners.
Full article in the May issue of Seahorse
Villasimius and Mar Menor complete 2022 GC32 Racing Tour
The GC32 Racing Tour will return to its full five event schedule in 2022. Following January's announcement of the 2022 Tour's first three events - the final two events will see the flying catamaran circuit return to Villasimius, Sardinia in mid-September with the season's grand finale once again concluding in Spain's Murcia region on the near-landlocked lake that is the Mar Menor.
Fully revitalised after the pandemic, the circuit will begin with a much anticipated return to Riva del Garda at the end of May, followed by two events in Lagos, Portugal at the end of June and mid-July. Remaining in one venue saves on costs and reduces logistics for the teams and organisers. The GC32 is the only yacht-sized flying catamaran class to be recognised by World Sailing, the governing body of the sport and thus permitted to hold its own World Championship. Thus the latter of the two Lagos events will be this year's GC32 World Championship, the pinnacle event of the season. -- James Boyd
2022 GC32 Racing Tour
25 - 29 May: Riva del Garda (ITA)
22 - 26 June: Lagos (POR)
13-17 July: Lagos World Championship (POR)
14-18 September: Villasimius (ITA)
19-23 October: Mar Menor (ESP)
This Tuesday: Q&A Live Call with Stevie Morrison, 49er World Champion and 2x Olympian, on how to simplify a complicated sport
Stevie Morrison won the 49er World Championship with teammate Ben Rhodes. Together the childhood friends from the west country in England went on to represent Great Britain twice at the Olympic Games, narrowly missing a medal at London 2012.
These days Stevie is coaching the next generation of skiff racers towards the Paris 2024 Olympics, as well as bringing his own brand of punchy, opinionated TV commentary to SailGP.
One of the most talented sailors and a great character too, join the Road To Gold team this week for a live Q&A session with Stevie. It's going to be a proper blend of infotainment! Road To Gold's Hamish Willcox and Andy Rice will be running the show, but it's up to you to bring whatever questions you have for Stevie, who has enjoyed success in many other small boat fleets including winning the Fireball World Championship. Whatever boat you race, Stevie will bring useful, actionable insights to your challenges on the water.
It's free to get live access to the call, all you need to do is sign up here at https://www.roadtogold.net. It takes less than 30 seconds.
We'll give you a heads-up on our Facebook Group too, see details below.
The Q&A kicks off on Zoom at 1900 hours UK time on Tuesday 3 May/ 0600 hours NZ time on Wednesday 4 May.
Join Zoom Meeting with Stevie Morrison
Meeting ID: 840 1881 8050
Passcode: 562798
Make sure you're signed up to the Road To Gold Facebook Group to get further info on the call.
Trophee Banque Populaire Grand Ouest
The start of the Banque Populaire Grand Ouest Trophy - On the Road to the Ponant Islands was given as planned on Sunday 1 stMay, at 2:30 p.m. Propelled by a south-southeast wind blowing between 5 and 6 knots, the twelve competing doublehanded Figaro Beneteau 3 teams then set off from Concarneau for a great loop of 800 miles which should take them from the island of Aix to the archipelago. de Chausey...unless the weather plays spoilsport and thwarts the initial programme.
After a relatively mild first part of the race during which the sailors will essentially have to play with small shifts and optimize speed, things could get much more complicated after passing the Glenans on Tuesday. In question, a ridge planted on the north of France and whose evolution remains, for the time being, very uncertain
Top five at 1945 French time, Sunday (only 2.1 miles separates first from fifth)
1. Smurfit Kappa - Kingspan (08) - Tom Dolan & Alan Roberts
2. Amarris - Primeo Energie (62) - Achille Nebout & Ambrogio Beccaria
3. Macif Skipper (37) - Lois Berrehar & Erwan Le Draoulec
4. Brittany Region Cmb Espoir (45) - Gaston Morvan & Pascal Bidegorry
5. Devenir (19) - Violette Dorange & Julien Pulve
The boats and teams:
Amarris - Primeo Energie (62) - Achille Nebout & Ambrogio Beccaria
Devenir (19) - Violette Dorange & Julien Pulve
Edenred (56) - Basile Bourgnon & Yann Elies
Interaction (65) - Yannig Livory & Margot Riou
Malizia - Seaexplorer (30) - Will Harris & Boris Herrmann
National Navy - Sea Foundation (49) - Philippe Hartz & Nc
Monatoutenergie.Fr (07) - Arthur Hubert & Victor Le Pape
Queguiner - La Vie en Rose (39) - Elodie Bonafous & Alexis Loison
Brittany Region CMB Espoir (45) - Gaston Morvan & Pascal Bidegorry
Brittany Region CMB Oceane (47) - Chloe Le Bars & Ronan Treussart
Macif Skipper (37) - Lois Berrehar & Erwan Le Draoulec
Smurfit Kappa - Kingspan (08) - Tom Dolan & Alan Roberts
Voiles Des Angels (38) - Tiphaine Ragueneau & Piers Copham
ultimsailing.com/trophee-banque-populaire-grand-ouest/
Jean Genie wins 2022 Int. 5.5 Metre Alpen Cup at Torbole
GBR 42 Jean Genie (James Howells, Andrew Palfrey, Ruairidh Scott) have won the Int. 5.5 Metre Alpen Cup at Circolo Vela Torbole on Lake Garda after the two final races on Saturday. SUI 229 Helly Hansen (Kristian Neergard, Trond Soli Sather, Espen Styokkeland), took second with POL 17 Aspire (Mateusz Kusznierewicz, Przemyslaw Gacek, Simon Fry) in third. The final two races were won by BAH 24 New Moon (Mark Holowesko, Christoph Burger, Peter Vlasov) and Helly Hanson.
After two days of classic Garda breezes, the final day brought a change with very different conditions, cloudy skies and a light shifty gradient wind from the south.
A fourth place for Jean Genie was enough to take the Alpen Cup from Helly Hansen by just two points, with Aspire some way adrift in third. -- Robert Deaves
Final results after 8 races
1. Jean Genie (James Howells, Andrew Palfrey, Ruairidh Scott), GBR, 13
2. Helly Hansen (Kristian Neergard, Trond Soli Sather, Espen Styokkeland), SUI, 15
3. Aspire (Mateusz Kusznierewicz, Przemyslaw Gacek, Simon Fry), POL, 24
4. New Moon (Mark Holowesko, Christoph Burger, Peter Vlasov), BAH, 31
5. Ali Baba (Craig Symonette, Flavio Marazzi, Will Alloway), BAH, 36
Build up to the 2022 Etchells Worlds begins
Cowes September 2022 is the place to be. The Etchells 2022 world championship will be hosted by the Royal Yacht Squadron and this weekend the last in April the challenge really starts as teams begin to assemble in Cowes to race for the Sir Kenneth Preston Trophy under the watchful eye of the RYS race team lead by Peter Saxton. Over 20 boats are entered so far and that includes many experienced professional sailors, fully Corinthian crewed boats and youth crews who have already shown their strong credentials, the current entry list is available on Yacht scoring.com
Lawrie Smith will be sailing his new Heritage built Etchells for the first, and having won the last UK event quite convincing he is as always expected to be amongst the front runners. Meanwhile in the Youth teams Mike O'Donovan has just come back from the USA having being given the opportunity to sail on an F50 and actually hit 50knots.
Going forward through the summer David Heritage has 4 more Etchells to build for overseas owners coming to Cowes for the World Championships, and some of those new owners are expected at the forthcoming lead up events.
For Etchells Worlds information see here to join the join the Cowes fleet see here -- Rob Goddard
Peters & May Round Antigua Race
The Peters & May Round Antigua Race is the traditional stand-alone event before the start of Antigua Sailing Week. This year two courses were in use by the Race Committee, including a 26-mile Almost Round Antigua. Moody weather with pewter skies and tropical downpours affected this year's race. With the wind speed varying from 16 knots to almost flat calm, the 52-mile course was shortened to a finish at Curtain Mark, just southeast of the stunning Cades Reef. Normal trade wind service is expected to resume for the first day of Antigua Sailing Week, starting on Sunday 1st of May.
The overall winner of the Peters & May Round Antigua Race after CSA time correction was the American FAST40+ Tschuss, skippered by Johnny Mordaunt. "It was a light wind race especially at the start, but halfway round the breeze picked up and it was really enjoyable. It was quite refreshing and very interesting because after a windy Caribbean season that is the first time we have raced the boat in under 10 knots. The boss will be super-happy to receive the Peters & May Trophy at the prize giving tomorrow."
Gunboat 68 Tosca, co-skippered by Ken Howery and Alex Thomson took line honours in the Multihull Class. Back in January, Ken Howery crossed the Atlantic with Tosca to get to Antigua and was reunited with his team for their first race in the Caribbean.
Lithuanian VO65 Ambersail 2, skippered by Raimundas Siugzdinis took line honours in the monohull class.
In the Almost Round Antigua Race of 26 nautical miles, Walter Keenan's Libertas from the BVI took line honours and the win on CSA corrected time. Tommy Patterson's Antiguan First Love was second and Torben Lundgren's Danish team racing Daisy was third.
Results on YachtScoring.com for the Peters & May Round Antigua Race
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