In This Issue
• Pieter-Jan Postma is early leader at Finn Gold Cup
• Ronstan Finn UK National Championships
• Nemesis - Swipe to customise, brilliant intelligent data screens
• Lyra on fire at the IMA Maxi Europeans
• Successful M32 Season Start on Lake Garda
• What's in the Latest Edition Of Seahorse Magazine
• America's Cup Hall of Fame to Induct Larry Ellison, Dirk Kramers, and Dawn Riley
• Paris 2024 Olympic Sailing Competition website
• American Gardner LaMaurice is the 48th entry in the Global Solo Challenge
• Youth Foiling Gold Cup
• Entering and Leaving France for Cruisers: An Update from The Cruising Association
• Featured Charter: SW 100 Freebird
• Featured Brokerage:
• • Nautor Swan 56 C/R
• • Seaquest SQ46
• • Bernard Stamm Open IMOCA 60 Superbigou
• The Last Word: Steve Jobs

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Pieter-Jan Postma is early leader at Finn Gold Cup
Pieter-Jan Postma, from The Netherlands, is the early leader of the thrilling 2022 Finn Gold Cup at Fraglia Vela Malcesine on Lake Garda, Italy, after three finntastic races in a 10-14 knot southerly on Wednesday. Finland's Oskari Muhonen is second with Italy's Matti Iovenitti in third.

Out of the 110 boat fleet from 17 nations, the race wins went to Australia's Rob McMillan, Muhonen and Italy's Marko Kolic.

After the opening day was lost on Tuesday the conditions for Wednesday changed to a typical Garda day with a southerly building to 10-14 knots for three great races.

Top ten results after 3 races
1. Pieter-Jan Postma, NED, 10
2. Oskari Muhonen, FIN, 13
3. Matteo Iovenitti, ITA, 28
4. Rob McMillan, AUS, 29
5. Domonkos Nemeth, HUN, 37
6. Raudaschl Florian, AUT, 40
7. Roberto Strappati, ITA, 41
8. Miguel Fernandez Vasco, ESP, 47
9. Martin Atzwanger, ITA, 51
10. Valerian Lebrun, FRA, 54

Full results: fragliavela.sailti.com

Ronstan Finn UK National Championships
Photo by Richard Phillips. Click on image for photo gallery.

A strong turnout of 40 Finns gathered at WPNSA for the 2022 Ronstan UK National Championships. The growing popularity of the class was evidenced by the presence of several top returning Finnsters, including multiple Endeavour Trophy champion Nick Craig and BFA U23 squad graduate, Cameron Tweedle.

The competitiveness of the fleet was underlined by Lawrence Crispin, who was only a point behind in second place and also claimed the first Grand Master title. Nick Craig was 5 points astern in third and won the Master category and was so back in love with the Finn he promised to buy a boat!

Kristian Sjoberg won the first Great Grand Master title in 6th place and Howard Sellers claimed the battle of the Legends in 28th place by a point from Peter Blick and Super Legend Richard Hart.

Newly elected BFA Secretary Simon Percival rounded the celebrations off by thanking Pete Allam's event team at WPSA for an excellent and very friendly event and recorded the BFA's thanks again to Ronstan and The Old Salt Loft for supporting another successful UK Finn National Championship. The visiting on the water judge, Sian was so impressed with the fleet's attitude and on the water behaviours she had little trade all weekend and said the Finns "Were one of the nicest classes ever", and she was keen to come back as a judge again - praise indeed.

Final top ten:
1. Cameron Tweedle - Open, GBR, 11.0 points
2. Lawrence Crispin - GM, GBR, 12.0
3. Nick Craig - Master, GBR, 17.0
4. Andy Couch - Master, GBR, 24.0
5. Allen Burrell - GM, GBR, 24.0
6. Kristian Sjoberg - GGM, FIN, 27.0
7. Fergus Allan - GM, GBR, 38.0
8. James Downer - Open, GBR, 40.0
9. Simon Percival - Master, GBR, 41.0
10. Martin Hughes - GGM, GBR, 43.0

Full results

Nemesis - Swipe to customise, brilliant intelligent data screens
We all have different preferences in life and sailing is no exception. Hence the beauty and popularity of customised products. Sailing with B&G's Nemesis sailing display full customisation at the swipe of a digit. Nemesis allows you to pick the data you see, when and how you see it and its visibility is unaffected by conditions due to a polarised screen. Simply swipe through different screens on your mast mounted and cockpit displays or via your Apple Watch.

Choose from pre-set dashboards, or configure Nemesis your way, and by point of sail. Portrait or landscape orientation. Automatic Context Modes allows you to define what you see depending upon whether you are sailing upwind, reaching, downwind, motoring or in a pre-start position.

An easy to use drag and drop editor provides a wide choice of graphical gauges, SailSteer, tank levels, windplots, speeds, depth, angle and digital data, IP camera views, histograms and images. Linking to existing networks onboard and easily controlled by touchscreen. Super wide viewing angles, brilliant crisp data in all conditions from anywhere onboard.

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Lyra on fire at the IMA Maxi Europeans
Scheduled for day two of the IMA Maxi Europeans' inshore/coastal racing were two windward-leewards. After a delay out on the Bay of Naples, the wind finally built to 8-12 knots from the west. After one aborted start due to a wind shift and another for a general recall, racing for the 21 maxis eventually got underway at 1515 CEST.

With the 2.1 mile course set to the north of Capri, the lead trio of Lord Irvine Laidlaw's Reichel/Pugh 82 Highland Fling XI, Sir Peter Ogden's JV77 Jethou and Peter Dubens JV72 North Star remained in close contact. Today Highland Fling XI was able to gain enough of a lead to claim Class 1.

Leading overall at present was today's Class 2 winner for a second consecutive day, Terry Hui's all-black Wally 77 Lyra, with tactician Mitch Booth. Remarkably Lyra still managed to win, despite blowing up a spinnaker after it snagged on a spreader tip.

The wind on the Bay of Naples subsequently veered into the north and then the northeast and built rapidly into the mid-20s but after one attempt to get a second windward-leeward away, the wind had moved too far right to lay a good course and with the hour getting on the fleet was sent home.

Racing at the IMA Maxi European Championship continues tomorrow and runs until Friday May 20. -- James Boyd

Full overall results

internationalmaxiassociation.com

Successful M32 Season Start on Lake Garda
The Ora is filling in around one o'clock, steady 18-22 knots, a bit stronger along the mountainside. Warm temperatures, blue skies, and five intensive races. They all agree, sailors, coaches, umpires, and organizers. This is why we come to Lake Garda. The first venue of five for the M32 European season

Inga from Sweden with Richard Goransson had a flawless first day winning all five races. However, later in the regatta, it got more challenging as both Vitamina Veloce and Leeloo were stealing race wins; in fact, Vitamina took the 'daily first' on the last day.. "The other teams made it a bit difficult for us" says Otto Hamel of team Inga. "A lot of tight situations, and they really gave us a good match" In the end, no one got close and Inga from Sweden, last year's Worlds bronze medallist, walked away the win and will be the team to beat for the next one. "Good team work, Inga has always been pretty solid in the pressure," says Oliver Tizzard of Inga from Sweden.

The season continues with the fleet heading north for classic sailing venues Medemblik in June and Marstrand in July. In September, the class is returning to Garda for the European Championship as a final preparation for the season's highlight, the World Championship in Cascais in October. This summer, several American teams will join the European series to get a feel for the fleet before the Worlds.

Final overall
1. Inga from Sweden - Richard Goransson, 22 points
2. Vitamina Veloce - Andrea LaCorte, 36
3. Leeloo - Harold Vermeulen, 49
4. Vikings - Hakan Svensson, 59
5. Vitamina Rapida - Marco Radman, 61

m32world.com

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

World News
This Rhum's a monster, 'maxi spat' in the Ultimes, Phil Robertson... gun for hire, Tripon's woes, Blue Robinson finds something new to be intimidated by. Plus more baby-steps for the US in the quest to get back into Olympic contention. Ivor Wilkins, Dobbs Davis, Patrice Carpentier, Francois Gabart

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America's Cup Hall of Fame to Induct Larry Ellison, Dirk Kramers, and Dawn Riley
America's Cup Hall of Fame will induct Larry Ellison, Dirk Kramers, and Dawn Riley to Class of 2022. They will be inducted on October 14th at the 2022 America's Cup Hall of Fame Induction gala at the New York Yacht Club in New York City. The Hall of Fame is organized by the Herreshoff Marine Museum.

"These individuals have had a profound impact on the America's Cup," said America's Cup Hall of Fame Selection Committee Chair Steve Tsuchiya. "Cup legends aren't made overnight. The Class of 2022 inductees have put together bodies of work covering many years and many America's Cup matches. We're thrilled to welcome them to the Hall of Fame!"

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Paris 2024 Olympic Sailing Competition website
World Sailing has launched its dedicated Paris 2024 Olympic Sailing Competition website with just 800 days to go to the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

The new website will be the central hub for latest news and official information for fans, sailors and officials in the run up to Paris 2024, including the Test Event scheduled for July 2023, as well as the go-to source for the Olympic Sailing Competition when it kicks off on 28 July 2024.

Sailing at Paris 2024 will take place in Marseille Marina on the shores of the Mediterranean Sea between 28 July and 8 August, and will feature Kiteboarding for the first time, following a successful Olympic debut in 2018 at the Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires.

paris2024.sailing.org

American Gardner LaMaurice is the 48th entry in the Global Solo Challenge
Gardner LaMaurice, who will turn 25 this month, is now the youngest entry so far in the Global Solo Challenge 2023-2024.

Interview: Where does your passion for sailing come from?

My passion from sailing comes from the fact that I have been sailing all my life. I've been in and out of several hobbies and adventures but through it all for the last 13 years I have been sailing. It grew more and more on me as I went along to the point that it took over my life. It's one of the most satisfying things a man can do. That feeling of freedom when you cut the engine and are going the same speed powered only by the wind is indescribable to someone who has never done it. The feeling of leaving a port to stay at anchor for days on end in the middle of nowhere, or at a mooring some guy has told you about, or to go on a lengthy race, again, is indescribable. I guess my passion comes from the freedom you get.

What lessons have you learned from sailing?

Never underestimate anything. The moment you feel like you know everything you're doing and you are confident is when you've doomed yourself. You have to always stay vigilant and be ready for the unknown.

Full interview: globalsolochallenge.com

Youth Foiling Gold Cup
Eleven international teams are getting ready to compete in Act 2 of the 69F Youth Foiling Gold Cup 2022 in Slovenia. Competition will take place from 17 to 22 May in Portorož, a beautiful resort town on Slovenia's Adriatic coast.

Back in February, at YFGC Act 1 in Miami, the battle for overall honours came down to a match race between Team Argentina and Real Team France. This time Real Team France are looking to go one better and take the top step of the Portorož podium.

The crews will do battle aboard Persico 69F boats, flying monohulls measuring 6.9 metres and equipped with foils. The boats are supplied by the organisation in order to ensure fairness across the fleet. The spectacular and high-intensity races last around 12 minutes, and take place on a quadrangle course, designed to put the crews' manoeuvring and handling skills on the foilers to the test, at speeds that can reach up to 30 knots. The teams, which must be mixed and are composed of three to four athletes, already have top results at other international sailing events and are coached by professional sailors and Olympians.Teams familiarise themselves with the racing area during the training day on 16 May. Then qualifications are scheduled 17-18 May, Knock Out rounds on 19-20 May, and Finals 21-22 May.

69fsailing.com

Entering and Leaving France for Cruisers: An Update from The Cruising Association
The Cruising Association has received further information that two additional French channel ports - Saint Cast and Saint Quay - have now been given special dispensation for a limited period to permit arrivals and departures without passports being stamped.

From 1 June 2022 to 30 September 2022 visitors arriving to the ports of Saint Cast and Saint Quay by sea from outside the EU may submit a 'Preavis Immigration'/Notice of Arrival form to avoid the need for passports to be stamped. The form must be submitted at least 24 hours in advance of arrival or for shorter passages before departure from the previous port. The same process applies to departure.

A copy of the 'Preavis Immigration'/Notice of Arrival form must be kept on board at all times. This dispensation applies uniquely to Saint Cast and Saint Quay, which are both on the north Brittany coast.

Details: theca.org.uk/news/entering-leaving-france-for-cruisers

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The Last Word
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