In This Issue
• The fleet is flying in the Aegean 600
• Big Battles in the Female Doublehanders
• Fresh Air and Wheels On Day One Volvo Cork Week
• Yann Penfornis: "Now, The Third Chapter In The History Of Multiplast"
• Salty Dawgs Add Newport, RI Start to the Fall Caribbean Rally
• Oman Sail wins bid to host 2022 RS Venture Connect World Championship
• Mirpuri Foundation Sailing Trophy
• 2023 Superyacht Regatta
• Marina Militare Nastro Rosa Tour: Closing in Venice
• Featured Charter: HYPR - Volvo 70
• Featured Brokerage:
• • Elizabethan 30 - 'Moonshot'
• • Infiniti 52R
• • Arcona 385
• The Last Word: Rod Serling

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The fleet is flying in the Aegean 600
Lavrion, Greece - After a beautiful sunny start and a glorious moonlit night of downwind sailing, the fleet in the second edition of the Hellenic Ocean Racing Club's (HORC) Aegean 600 is flying around the race course with the fleet leaders passing the halfway point of the race at the northeast end of Rhodos (Rhodes). The bulk of the fleet in the late afternoon were still on their final downwind approach to round Kassos, where they head up to a port tack reach to cross east then northeast through the lee of Karpathos before heading up further towards Rhodos.

Like last night, the weather forecast is for a slight lightening in the northwest Meltemi for those approaching and rounding Rhodos to start their way due west to Kandeliousa, while it remains at full strength in the straits between Karpathos and Rhodos for the slower members of the fleet. The longer term forecast continues to look favorable for the same pattern of full strength Meltemi to continue in the daylight hours through the end of the week.

The conditions last night could only be described as "champagne sailing": 12-15 knots of wind, 1-2 meter seas and a clear moonlit sky. -- Dobbs Davis

Tracking

aegean600.com

Big Battles in the Female Doublehanders
Amelie Wehrle and Amelie Rinn (GER) held on to the yellow bibs and the overall lead in the Female Two Person Dinghy 420 after a tricky second day on the water at the Allianz Youth World Sailing Championships in The Hague. With the breeze struggling to get above six knots until later in the afternoon, the strong current of Scheveningen played an even bigger role than usual.

The Germans thought they might have slipped off the top spot and been displaced by the Spanish team, Maria Perello and Marta Cardona (ESP). However, as the Spaniards stepped ashore they discovered the dreaded news - a U-Flag disqualification for prematurely starting from the second of today's two races. They had crossed the finish line in second place behind the Croatian crew. Added to their race win from earlier in the session, a 1, 2 would have launched Spain into the lead. With a 1, UFD, they sit two points behind the Germans. Plenty to play for yet.

Female Skiff 29er: France v Argentina

After just two days and six races, the battle for gold in the Female Skiff fleet looks set to be a match race between France and Argentina. Lucie Gout and Fleur Babin (FRA) hold the yellow jerseys just a point in front of Amparo Stupenego and Julia Pantin (ARG). However it could be argued the Argentinians hold the better set of scores because they're discarding a 3rd place compared with a 7th by the French.

There are so many other great stories developing across the 11 events at the Youth Worlds. Riccardo Pianosi (ITA) has overtaken arch rival in the Male Formula Kite, defending champion Max Maeder (SGP). Three back-to-back wins for the brother/sister duo from Spain, Daniel and Nora Garcia de la Casa, who lead the Multihull Mixed Nacra 15 fleet. -- Andy Rice

Live tracking

worldsailingywc.org

Fresh Air and Wheels On Day One Volvo Cork Week
After four years of waiting Volvo Cork Week is back with the first day of racing organised by the Royal Cork Yacht Club. In total 193 teams are competing at Volvo Cork Week and the weather truly delivered a magical start with fantastic sunny, warm air conditions with a southerly breeze of about 8 knots. For the eight classes competing, four courses were used in Cork Harbour and the Atlantic Approaches.

IRC Racing Classes and One-Design Race winners on 11 July at Volvo Cork Week: 1720 Rope Dock Atara, 1720 efolio accounts, Cape 31 Valkyrie, J/109 Storm, J/109 Chimaera, J/109 Joker 2, Quarter Tonner BLT, J/111 JourneyMaker 11, and J/109 Mojito.

Classic Racing is back at Cork Week and Crosshaven's Harold Cudmore was on the helm of the Cork Harbour One Design Jap for a victory on the first day. In Non-Spinnaker IRC One Frank Caul's Grand Soleil 37 Prince of tides was the winner. In Non-Spinnaker IRC Two Shane Statham Westerly Slack Alice from Waterford Harbour won the day.

Results from Volvo Cork Week

www.corkweek.ie

Yann Penfornis: "Now, The Third Chapter In The History Of Multiplast"
Managed for 28 years by Gilles Ollier then for 13 by Dominique Dubois, legendary French boatbuilders and multi discipline composites specialists Multiplast has just recently changed hands. On Tuesday the takeover of the Carboman group to which the Vannes shipyard belongs was completed by HBH group which is headed by Damien Harlé and Jean-Denis Bargibant. Yann Penfornis, who remains managing director, explains the implications of this takeover.

Can you tell us about the terms of the takeover of the Carboman group?
Well it all started two years ago when Dominique Dubois, the president of the Carboman group, decided to participate in the Ocean Globe Race in 2023. He then prepared his own departure and spoke to employees about the sale of the company. At the beginning of December 2021, he was in contact with Damien Harlé and Jean-Denis Bargibant, the leaders of the HBH group, which has two production sites, including Ouest Composites Industrie, based in Auray. The initial discussions went well and we entered into almost exclusive discussions at the beginning of 2022. Even before the formalization of the takeover, as potential buyers they were involved in our decisions on long-term projects. And they were at our premises two or three times a week. The sale was finally signed on Tuesday. The transition is done in excellent conditions, there is no break in decisions, no loss of time.

So you will still be the Managing Director of Multiplast?
Indeed. Here we are approaching the third chapter in the history of Multiplast, a beautiful new chapter with two good managers younger than me, their plan is for the three of us to work closely together. From our first meeting, Damien Harlé and Jean-Denis Bargibant wanted to make sure that I stayed in the frame. I said yes, provided I could continue to come to the office every morning at 6:30 a.m. wearing a smile. The new buyers are the type of guys I like, there is no reason for it to go wrong. It's important to have their trust. My responsibilities remain the same. I had already been a shareholder for about ten years, my holdings go back just from Multiplast to the group level.

What do you remember from the 13 years spent alongside Dominique Dubois?
Many things. Superb projects like Groupama 4 or Gitana 17 (the Maxi Edmond de Rothschild, editor's note), the VOR 65s, the creation of the Carboman group, the acceleration of our diversification, building new premises, the involvement in very good research projects, the development of a company that has gone from 49 employees when Dominique took over to 110 today...

Full interview in Tip & Shaft

Salty Dawgs Add Newport, RI Start to the Fall Caribbean Rally
The Salty Dawg Sailing Association has decided to add a start to the fall rally to the Caribbean in Newport, RI in addition to the traditional starting venue in Hampton, VA.

The Newport start will be sailed in conjunction with and with full cooperation of the North Atlantic Rally for Cruisers. The start will be around November 1. While organizationally the two rallies will remain separate entities, they will share docking facilities, meeting and party spaces and other in-Newport events. The NARC always stops in Bermuda and then ends their rally in St. Martin.

The Salty Dawg Rally offers the option of a Bermuda stop for both the Newport and Hampton fleets and expects there to be some shoreside entertainment and activities available. After a brief stop in Bermuda, the Salty Dawg fleet will head south to Antigua where the rally has organized weeks of fun events, parties and dinners. The NARC fleet will head to St. Martin where a dinner and other activities are planned.

To inquire about signing up for the rally email the Salty Dawgs at

www.saltydawgsailling.org

Oman Sail wins bid to host 2022 RS Venture Connect World Championship
Oman Sail will host the 2022 RS Venture Connect World Championships in November 2022, the first time an exclusively para sailing championship has been held in Oman. Taking place from Sunday 20 November until Sunday 27 November at the Barcel0 Mussanah Resort, up to 36 teams from an estimated 15 nations will compete in the RS Venture boat, designed specifically for people with disabilities, including members of Oman Sail's SailFree team.

Dan Jaspers, Head of International Sales and Business Development for RS Sailing and the Manufacturer's Representative for the RS Venture Connect Class stated, "I am very excited that the World Championship will be headed to Oman this year and I am happy that we have been able to partner with our friends at Oman Sail and their sponsors to make this event a reality, especially with the many challenges which sporting events are facing currently. Having been to Oman on a number of occasions, I can say for certain that it will not only be the on-water competition that will be enjoyed by those taking part, but also the hospitality of the hosts and the culture of this amazing country."

Those wishing to participate in this event should do so via the dedicated registration platform

omansail.com

Mirpuri Foundation Sailing Trophy
The 107-foot superyacht Green Eyes and the professional sailing team on board the VO65 Racing for the Planet walked away with line honours after two days and closely fought racing in the bay of Cascais.

The annual 2022 Mirpuri Foundation Sailing Trophy, which took place on 9 and 10 July, in Cascais, Portugal, came to a close on Sunday evening after two days of close and intense racing. The festival of sailing was contested in picture-perfect summer conditions by eighty-five boats battling across five classes.

The regatta, which was established by the Mirpuri Foundation in 2020 to create awareness and raise funds for marine conservation, is organised in conjunction with Clube Naval de Cascais.

After a delay to the start of racing on Saturday due to light winds, sailing finally got underway at 1530 local time to cannon fire from the Navio Patrulha Oceânico Sines of the Portuguese Navy.

The competition for the Mirpuri Foundation Sailing Trophy line honours on day one was a tightly contested duel between two giants of the fleet. The 107-foot Wally design Green Eyes, skippered by Paulo Mirpuri, and the 70-foot VO70 Green Dragon with Johannes Schwartz on the helm, fought it out from the start gun to the finish line. After two and half hours of intense racing, the VO70 crossed the finish line just forty seconds ahead of the superyacht to secure the line honours lead overnight.

Full results from two days of racing:

mirpurisailingtrophy.com

2023 Edition Of Giorgio Armani Superyacht Regatta To Be Held From 6 To 10 June
While the 2022 Giorgio Armani Superyacht Regatta concluded just a few weeks back, the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda is already working on next year's edition - the 16th outing for its event dedicated to sailing superyachts.

The Giorgio Armani Superyacht Regatta 2023 will take place from 6 to 10 June 2023 and will be open to yachts of over 90 feet and multihulls of over 50 feet.

Until we see these spectacular boats on the waters of Porto Cervo and the La Maddalena archipelago once again in June 2023, why not enjoy some of the highlights of the Giorgio Armani Superyacht Regatta with the final video of the 2022 edition.

www.yccs.com

Marina Militare Nastro Rosa Tour: Closing in Venice
Grand finale in Venice for Marina Militare Nastro Rosa Tour, a regatta organized by Difesa Servizi SPA, SSI Events and Marina Militare that from June 12th took ten teams on a journey through wonderful Italian locations less known by mass tourism. From Genoa to La Maddalena, Formia, Crotone, Brindisi, Vieste, Ancona, up to Venice, the itinerary of Marina Militare Nastro Rosa Tour has made possible to put the spotlight on territories still little explored and at the same time to highlight innovative sailing disciplines, based on "Foil" technology.

The ten teams participating in the event, each made up of a Kite or Wing Foil athlete, one Waszp and two offshore sailors with Beneteau Figaro 3, completed their tour around Italy, determining, event after event, the rankings that on Friday made it possible to crown the winning team of the 2022 edition of the Marina Militare Nastro Rosa Tour.

Team Iren, led by team leader Gianluca Buffo, achieved the best combination of results, climbing to the top step of the podium

Silver medal in the general standings for Marina Militare team, on the podium with Admiral Domenico Guglielmi as Team Leader; bronze overall for Mexedia, led by CEO Orlando Taddeo.

Full results at www.nastrorosatour.it

Featured Charter
HYPR - Volvo 70. Located in Caribbean & Mediterranean 2022

HYPR" (ex-Camper, ex-Warrior) a Volvo 70, was designed and built for high performance, long distance offshore racing at the highest level. A great example of a pure-bred racing machine, ready to endure the toughest of conditions, and upgraded and maintained to a top performance racing condition. She is raring to hit the race course and with the right team, pick up more trophies!

HYPR was meticulously refit and upgraded in 2016. She underwent a complete refit and series of performance upgrades at the Longitud Cero facility in Burriana, ESP. Design and engineering was overseen by Carkeek Design Partners.

Available to Charter in the Caribbean and Mediterranean and the Cape2Rio 2023.

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Call: +44 (0) 20 3920 6261
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Featured Brokerage
1973 Elizabethan 30 - Moonshot. 29500 GBP. Located in Lymington, UK

MOONSHOT is a lovely example of an Elizabethan 30 cruiser-racer - designed by David Thomas. These yachts are regarded as fast and excellent cruising vessels that stand the test of time.

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The Infiniti 52 R is a custom-designed Grand Prix racing yacht developed to take full advantage of the performance benefits of DSS. Ideally suited to race coastal and offshore in locations all over the world and competitive under all rating systems, the Infiniti 52 R changes the game in this size range. Developed in conjunction with 4-time Whitbread/Volvo winner Stu Bannatyne, the Infiniti 52 R was developed to fulfil the wishes of a number of clients who were looking for a yacht that would provide a significant performance increase over current options but able to sail and race with 50-60% of the crew traditionally required for yachts of this size.

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Arcona 385. POA EUR.

The new Arcona 385 continues to uphold Arcona's strong heritage of innovation and design excellence, using the finest materials and best craftsmanship without compromising on superior performance through the water. The Arcona 385 is a quick, lightweight and easy-to-manage 11.28m/38foot performance cruiser.

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