In This Issue
• Galateia and Nadir Open PalmaVela With Decisive Victories
• Locman Italy Women's Race Day
• What's in the Latest Edition Of Seahorse Magazine
• 'BRITANNIA II' to the Classic Boat Museum
• Cap-Martinique
• New Oceanic Race Launch: The Round Iceland Race 2022
• Torbay Royal Regatta: 19th-22nd August
• Speed Freaks - OnCourse Ep 18
• Sailing in the Olympics Hall of Fame???
• Kevin Delprat is the 47th skipper to enter the GSC 2023/2024
• Featured Brokerage:
• • ClubSwan 50-008 ‘SPARTI’
• • Dazcat 1295
• • Aeolos P45
• The Last Word: Todd Gitlin

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Galateia and Nadir Open PalmaVela With Decisive Victories
The 18th edition of Mallorca's showcase PalmaVela regatta opened with a blast of gusty NE'ly winds which produced spectacular, challenging conditions during the 28 miles coastal race which was sailed by the seven strong fleet of IRC-IMA Maxi yachts.

Revelling in the strong breezes on the Bay of Palma, the New York YC flagged Wally Cento Galateia made short work of the course, hitting boat speeds of 26 knots on the downwind leg, going on to win by 15 minutes and 32 seconds after just over two hours and 15 minutes of racing.

While Galateia took first blood in this first race of the season contested in the brisk conditions which have traditionally been their strongest suit, the Farr 100 footer Leopard 3 fought back hard after being over the start line to finish third across the finish line, correcting to second place ahead of Sir Lindsay Owen-Jones blue hulled Magic Carpet³.

Provisional Podium Positions. Day 1
(Overall position/Boat/Skipper/Race result/Total points)

IRC/IMA MAXI YACHTS
1. Galateia, David M. Leuschen, 1
2. Leopard 3, Chris Sherlock, 2
3. Magic Carpet 3, Sir Lindsay Owen-Jones, 3

CLUBSWAN 42v 1. Nadir, Pedro Vaquer, 1+1=2
2. Daring Sisters, Jan Hirsal, 4+2=6
3. Pez de Abril, Jose María Meseguer, 2+4=6

Full results

www.palmavela.com

Locman Italy Women's Race Day
Locman Italy Women's Day at Antigua Sailing Week was blessed with solid trade winds of 15-18 knots, just north of east, with squall activity raising the tempo during the day. All 15 classes completed their full programme of races with hot action right through the fleet. "A great spectacle today," Race Officer Neil Andrew commented. "Six OCS, including four in one class (CSA 5) and one boat OCS in both races! All boats returned to start correctly." Class winners are emerging after four days of racing and tomorrow, Friday 6 May, two more races are scheduled to conclude the series at Antigua Sailing Week.

Provisional winners on Locman Italy Women's Race Day are: Ambersail 2, Ocean Breeze, Tschuss, Mahana, OMII, Lee Overlay Partners II, Blitz, Scarlet Oyster, Hermes, NSA Spirit, Tosca, Holding Pattern, PepsiMax ~ Montebello, Blue Skies, Schrodinger, Sweet Disposition, Aproache Nevis, KHS&S Contractors, Braque, Tintoret and Daisy.

Full results from Antigua Sailing Week on YachtScoring.com:

Tomorrow, Friday 6 May, racing at the 53rd edition of Antigua Sailing Week will conclude with Antigua & Barbuda Tourism Race Day. The Final Awards Ceremony will be in Nelson's Dockyard where class champions will receive their trophies and Locman Italy watches. The overall winner of Antigua Sailing Week will also receive a Locman Italy watch and lift the Lord Nelson Trophy.

For further information on Antigua Sailing Week, please visit the official website: www.sailingweek.com

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

Full reset
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.

Resurgent
No Paris 2024 but Andrej Justin's clever L30 design is back on a roll. Rodion Luka

Groundbreaking stuff
If his new 45-footer hits the sort of numbers (and foxiness) of his head-turning P30s then Hans Genthe's market disruption will go up a notch

Good to get going
It's been a long time in the making but the new Hugh Welbourn-designed Infiniti DSS 52 is now putting down markers. Stu Bannatyne

Update
Lighter, faster, higher... but no less expensive, riding two horses 'as fast as we can', catalyst for many, hero to thousands, Mr Pink's lunch is cut. Plus Roger Vaughan On Pete Barrett. Barry Pickthall, Terry Hutchinson, Jack Griffin and Sir Chay Blyth

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'BRITANNIA II' to the Classic Boat Museum
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The Classic Boat Museum is celebrating a fantastic new edition as the AC75 foiling monohull 'BRITANNIA II', Britain's race boat skippered by Sir Ben Ainslie during the 36th America's Cup held in Auckland in 2021, has arrived at her new home in Cowes, Isle of Wight.

The 75ft yacht, with a top speed of over 50 knots, will join the museums eclectic mix of 89 boats which also includes the original BAR T1 (Ben Ainslie Racing) America's Cup foiling catamaran, used as a test bed for the 2017 Americas Cup in Bermuda, again gifted by Sir Ben and team to the museum in 2018.

Sir Ben Ainslie, Team principal, and Skipper of INEOS BRITANNIA added, 'Showcasing the historical legacy of the America's Cup is one of the goals of the Classic Boat Museum and we are delighted to again support them by donating BRITANNIA II, helping bring the America's Cup story to life and leaving a legacy for the generations to come.'

www.classicboatmuseum.com

Cap-Martinique
Blue skies, summer temperatures and just the right amount of breeze. Conditions could not have been better for the start of the Cap-Martinique, which set sail at 15:00 hours local time on May 1 from La Trinite-sur-Mer (Morbihan, Brittany). The 62 competitors set a course for Fort-de-France (Martinique) where they're expected to cross the finish line from 20 May after what is forecast to be a speedy crossing.

This is a dream come true for these women and men, a little Route du Rhum of sorts within reach of amateurs. Indeed, this race is aimed at those for whom the sea is not their profession, forcing the competitors to put their jobs and careers on hold temporarily whilst they race across the Atlantic.

By the numbers:
0 plastic bottles permitted aboard
1 waste management plan
1 or 2: the number of crew aboard
9: the number of days the start village is open in La Trinite-sur-Mer
1 May: start date for everyone
22 May: likely ETA of the front runners
21 to 25: the number of days at sea for the majority of competitors
30 to 40-feet (around 10 to 12 metres) is the length of the boats
3,800 miles (7,000 km) to sail non-stop

cap-martinique.com

* Two first official withdrawals: Etienne Lefort (Archaeology Development Fund) solo and the duo Debbie Fish and Rob Craigie (British Red Cross Disaster Emergency Committee).

New Oceanic Race Launch: The Round Iceland Race 2022
The Royal Western Yacht Club announces a new race to its 4-year cycle of oceanic events.

The Round Iceland Yacht Race (RIR) - first edition - will start on Sunday 14th May from Plymouth Sound National Marine Park. The course, quite simply, is to leave the Eddystone Lighthouse to Starboard, Iceland to Starboard and finish on the Royal Western Yacht Club line.

This Category 1 race will be open to solo, double handed and fully crewed yachts. Classes will be open to multi and monohulls from 27ft to 65ft. IRC, MOCRA and non-rated yachts may enter, along with Open60's pre 2014 and Open40's who will be offered their own class subject to entry numbers.

The race will act as qualifying miles for the 2023-24 GSC event.

More news along with the Notice of Race can be found on the club website https://rwyc.org/round-iceland-race/ Keep in touch on the races facebook page www.facebook.com/RWYCrir

For further information or to enter please contact

Torbay Royal Regatta: 19th-22nd August
Racing for IRC, Cruiser Classes, J/24's and Sportsboats on the fine sailing waters of Torbay on the English Riviera. Competitors can expect a fun and competitive racing weekend which includes the Torbay Admirals Cup team racing.

Three days of racing will see the IRC fleet competing for the prestigeous Addison Gold Cup. There will be prizegiving for all classes after two days of racing in addition to an overall prizegiving after racing on Monday 22nd.

Free berthing is included in the entry fees and from the sheltered harbour there is quick and easy access to the race areas. The town offers an enviable range of accommodation, restaurants, bars, and car parks all within walking distance of the club and harbour.

This year and at the same venue the club will be hosting two Dinghy Regatta's. The English Riviera Dinghy Regatta June 11th -12th and the Torbay Dinghy Regatta October 8th - 9th.

For further information contact Bob Penfold or visit rtyc.org/regatta

Speed Freaks - OnCourse Ep 18
The speed story continues as the Swiss SP80 campaign based at Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne gets closer to launching its radical speed machine. If it looked ambitious in the previous episode, the real version is wild.

But the Swiss aren't the only ones rolling a high speed weapon out of their shed - the Kiwis are getting close to doing the same in their attempt at setting a new land speed record. We find out why they think charging across a dried up salt lake is a good way to prepare for a defence of the America's Cup in 2024.

And with that in mind, Emirates Team New Zealand has also just launched its green powered foiling racer chaser, the first of a new breed of support boats that are now compulsory for Cup teams.

Plus, fifteen minutes, one million dollars, how the Season 2 closer for SailGP staged in SanFrancisco played out.

We also take a look at the latest America's Cup news. And on a different tack, we take a first taste of a fresh Oyster as PlanetSail is the first aboard the eagerly awaited Oyster 495.

Sailing in the Olympics Hall of Fame???
The 2008 US Paralympic Sailing team is up for election to the Olympic Hall of Fame. This is the team that brought home Gold.

They are up against the Sled hockey team so its a tough election and need your support. You can vote daily between now and May 16.

Vote here:

Kevin Delprat is the 47th skipper to enter the GSC 2023/2024
Kevin Delprat is from Guadaloupe in the French Antilles. 29 years old at the time of writing, he is the youngest entry so far in the Global Solo Challenge 2023/2024. Despite his age, Kevin is one the most experience sailors to have signed up for the GSC so far with over 200.000 nautical miles sailed. As a teenager, when he knew nothing about sailing, he was given a 22 footer which he then crossed the Atlantic with.

Where does your passion for sailing come from?
Eleven years ago they gave me my first sailboat. I didn't know anything about it. It was a 22 footer and I went on to do a transat with it.

What lessons have you learned from sailing?
In case of a problem, the most beautiful tool on board is you.

What brought you to like single-handed sailing?
Think, struggle, look, hope.

Boat name: Louis 1 er
Project: Melody
Sail number: TBA
Year: 1978
LOA: 35ft
Displacement: 7000kgs
Upwind sail area: TBA
Downwind sail area: TBA

globalsolochallenge.com

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The Last Word
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