In This Issue
• Allegra First To Finish In The Aegean 600
• Day Two Volvo Cork Week
• What's in the Latest Edition Of Seahorse Magazine
• Spanish Galleon Shipwreck Timber Recovery
• Fifes at Cowes
• Simon Delzoppo: The G32 Racing Tour As An Owner-Driver
• 5 Innovations that Transformed Long-distance, Bluewater Sailing
• Keel failure results in capsize
• Safety Review into the Nexba incident
• For the Record
• Featured Charter: OLA - San Lorenzo 82
• Featured Brokerage:
• • Premier JV74 Nyumba
• • RM 1070+
• • Aeolos P45
• The Last Word: Jacob Bronowski

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Allegra First To Finish In The Aegean 600
Lavrion, Greece - At an average speed of 11.3 knots around race course, Adrian Keller's 78-foot Nigel Irens-designed performance luxury catamaran ALLEGRA (SUI) crossed the finish line at 19:36:02 local time today in the second edition of the Hellenic Offshore Racing Club's (HORC) AEGEAN 600. The team's elapsed time of 53H 36M 02S establishes a course record for multihulls in this annual 605-mile race.

Meanwhile, the remaining boats in the fleet are also charging their way around the race track on the strength of the solid northwest Meltemi wind that is at 12-25 knots depending on the area of the course.

Next in line to finish is Phillip Kadelbach's canting-keeled Elliot 52 (GER) RAFALE, about 100 miles astern of ALLEGRO and at their current average speed of about 11 knots they will be expected at the finish line well before dawn tomorrow assuming the wind holds through the night.

This performance places them in a good position to not only win in ORC and IRC scoring, but also place them well within reach of breaking the monohull course record of 71H 54M 00S set last year by the Farr/Felci 70 ATALANTA II…they would need only to finish before 14:09:00 local time to achieve this feat too. -- Dobbs Davis

Tracking

aegean600.com

Race Analysis:

Day Two Volvo Cork Week
The second day of Volvo Cork Week incorporating the ICRA National Championships was held with races for all classes in Cork Harbour, Ringabella Bay and a technical windward leeward course off Roaches Point. The Beaufort Cup fleet finished the 120nm Fastnet Race with a thrilling finish at the entrance to Cork Harbour. Light and shifty winds added to the complexity for all of the 192 teams racing at Volvo Cork Week.

IRC Racing Classes and One-Design Race winners on 11 July at Volvo Cork Week: 1720 MO, Cape 31 Aja, Cape 31 Antix, J/111 JourneyMaker 11, J/109 Joker 2, Quarter Tonner BLT, Grand Soleil 44 Samatom. Classic and Echo Non-Spinnaker winners 11 July: Cork Harbour One Design Jap, helm Harold Cudmore, Frank Caul Prince of Tides, John Twomey Shilleagh.

Results from Volvo Cork Week: www.sailwave.com

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

A gentleman's game
Rob Weiland owns up to some of the rules, lessons and pitfalls when trying to look after everyone's interests in a top owner-driver class

It's 'Monsieur Goodchild', actually
And Monsieur Goodchild is doing very well, thank you very much. Jocelyn Bleriot talks to the British-born skipper who won the 2021 Ocean Fifty Pro Tour title about breaking into the world's toughest ocean racing community

Prepared to look stupid - Part I
Sean Langman is now literally a fixture in Australian 'water world'. Blue Robinson finds out why

Parachuted in - Part I
No one really knew where Douglas Dixon DSO RN had come from but they soon saw where he was planning to lead them. Clare Mccomb

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Spanish Galleon Shipwreck Timber Recovery
A block of beeswax from the Santo Cristo de Burgos features a distinctive owner’s mark. Photo by National Geographic. Click on image to enlarge.

As part of a collaborative effort with Oregon Parks and Recreation Department, other local agencies, the Columbia River Maritime Museum, and SEARCH, Inc., timbers believed to be from Oregon's Spanish Galleon Shipwreck, often referred to as the Beeswax Wreck project, have been recovered from a cave on the northern Oregon Coast near Manzanita. The timbers are likely from the Spanish galleon Santo Cristo de Burgos, last seen when it left the Philippines for Mexico in 1693. The timbers have been moved to the Columbia River Maritime Museum for preservation and further study.

MAS was founded as a non-profit in 2015, in part to provide the ability for project volunteers to seek grants to aid the search for the Beeswax Wreck Project.

maritimearchaeological.org

National Geographic article:
ASTORIA, OREGONTimbers from the wreck of a 17th-century Spanish galleon have been discovered on Oregon's northern coast, state officials confirmed today.

The extraordinarily rare hull remains were removed from sea caves near Manzanita earlier this week in a risky emergency recovery mission involving archaeologists, law enforcement personnel, and search-and-rescue teams from multiple state and local agencies.

The dozen timbers are believed to be pieces of the Santo Cristo de Burgos, a Spanish galleon that was sailing from the Philippines to Mexico in 1693 when it veered off course and vanished, most likely wrecking on what's now Oregon's coast. Its cargo included costly Chinese silk, porcelain, and blocks of beeswax for making candles.

www.nationalgeographic.com

Fifes at Cowes
Photo by Ingrid Abery, www.ingridabery.com. Click on image for photo gallery.

The Royal Yacht Squadron is delighted to be hosting the Fifes at the RYS Regatta 11th-14th July 2022, here in the iconic waters of the Solent, and we hope that many of you who have competed in the Fife Regatta on the Clyde will make it south to Cowes.

There will be three socials during the Regatta:

Monday 11th July - Opening Reception with Canapes, 20.00 per person, tickets available via the online entry & socials form:
Tuesday 12th July - Owners' Dinner and Drinks Reception, 85.00 per person, tickets available via the online entry & socials form:
Thursday 14th July - Prizegiving, tickets for owners and crew are included in the entry fee

Day one results

www.rys.org

Simon Delzoppo: The G32 Racing Tour As An Owner-Driver
Travelling to compete on the GC32 Racing Tour from the other side of the world is challenging at the best of times, but when the pandemic stuck and draconian travel restrictions were introduced it was a step too far for owners and crew coming from especially New Zealand and Australia.

Fingers crossed, those days are behind us and this has enabled Aussie skipper Simon Delzoppo and his .film AUS Racing team to return to the circuit for the first time since 2018. He has competed in the first two events this season and will be on the start line of this week's GC32 World Championship.

Aside from swelling the GC32 Racing Tour's owner-driver sub-class, Delzoppo is also President of the World Sailing-recognised GC32 Class Association. So how has the GC32 Racing Tour changed during his three year absence? "It has strengthened. We have a good number now and a good mix of America's Cup and SailGP teams and owner-drivers teams. Some of the owner-drivers have been with us for years now. Everyone enjoys the competition among the different teams, but especially the owner-drivers who have the opportunity to compete against some of the professional teams and who have performed very well - surprisingly well in fact. So it is still a good mix and we are in good shape for moving forwards."

Once upon a time the World Match Racing Tour was the circuit America's Cup teams used to sharpen their match racing skills. With Cup boats now foiling, these teams are now turning to the GC32 Racing Tour. But the circuit now also provides the unique opportunity to for owner-drivers to compete against these most elite of teams in our sport. As Delzoppo observes: "Where else in sailing can you do that? It is a great feeling when you are out on the course there with them and to race together. There's no doubt it is a high level of competition and you have to do everything right. I love it because you have to rise to the competition and that makes you better. Everyone enjoys pushing themselves to new boundaries - that's a great thing." -- James Boyd

Full interview

5 Innovations that Transformed Long-distance, Bluewater Sailing
Less than forty years ago, it took a small crew of engineers, navigators, and skilled hands to navigate an ocean crossing. These voyages were often perilous affairs fraught with unknowns and frequent encounters with storms, navigational challenges, collisions, and bleak dietary offerings. The amateur sailors who embarked on these long passages were often thought of as bold adventurers and risk-takers, tantamount to Himalayan mountaineers or early astronauts – stoic, self-sufficient individuals willing to jump headfirst into the great unknown.

Today, Bluewater passage making is enjoyed (yes, we're using that word) by tens of thousands of non-professional sailors who regularly, and safely, make Bluewater voyages in comfort while maintaining close communication with the outside world. The sextant, chronometer, and ham radio connection have been replaced with satellites, laptops, and daily Instagram status updates. Canned food and stale coffee now replaced with artisanal salumi boards, heirloom tomato salads, and cornish sea bass (nobody tell Jimmy Buffet).

To be clear, we're certainly not underestimating the power of the ocean nor the inherent risks and dangers of the Bluewater passages even with the latest and greatest tools. Any technology in itself is only useful when combined with a deep knowledge and the broad scope of experience of a seasoned seafarer. However, the level of comfort and safety made possible today through engineering and technology would certainly have defied the imaginations of early explorers and quite frankly even us when we began our first entry into the world of sailing.

Read more in Stephens Waring Design

Keel failure results in capsize
Nexba Racing, a new 30ft grand prix racer aimed at the short-handed market was sailing in a 100nm qualifier off the coast of New South Wales, Australia in a light to moderate breeze and 1-2m seas when the keel attachment failed resulting in the boat capsizing.

The two female crew were rescued after spending 15 hours drifting.

The 9.2-metre boat is the latest project from Farr Yacht Design. She was built in Singapore by XSP and launched in May.

The boatbuilder said further information will be provided after a review of all available information has been carried out.

At least eight Farr X2s have been sold.

www.boatingbusiness.com

Safety Review into the Nexba incident
Australian Sailing is aware of the recent incident involving the FarrX2 "Nexba" when the yacht capsized off Wollongong on the NSW South Coast.

We would like to thank the Joint Rescue Coordination Centre, NSW Water Police, the Master and Crew of MV Arietta Lily and the Commanding Officer and Crew of the RAN HMAS Brisbane for their assistance in the rescue of the sailors involved. We are thankful that all involved have emerged without serious injury.

Australian Sailing would like to thank the Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club for their work during this time, and we applaud their decision to undertake an independent review into the incident. The club is currently considering the terms of reference and panel members for the review. On completion of the review a report will be produced and shared with Australian Sailing and World Sailing.

Australian Sailing will provide all necessary support to the club and those involved throughout this process.

It is through reviews like this that we learn and improve on safety in sailing. The topic of safety is one of Australian Sailing's Strategic Foundations and formed a crucial part of our 2022 Club Conferences.

Our thoughts are with the sailors involved and we encourage everyone to respect their request for space and privacy at this time.

Australian Sailing will provide updates regarding the review through our Safety in Focus communications.

www.sailing.org.au\

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

Record: Antarctica Cup Racetrack. Albany to Albany.
Yacht: "Climate Action Now" 50 ft Monohull
Name: Lisa Blair. AUS. Singlehanded.
Dates:.21st February to the 25th May 2022.
Start time: 05;53;20 UTC on 21/02/22
Finish time: 00;14;42 UTC on 25/05/22
Elapsed time: 92 days 18 hours 21 minutes and 22 seconds
Comments: Previous Record: Fedor Konyukhov. RUS. May2008. 102d 1h 35m 50s

John Reed
Secretary to the WSSR Council
sailspeedrecords.com

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The Last Word
It is important that students bring a certain ragamuffin, barefoot irreverence to their studies; they are not here to worship what is known, but to question it. -- Jacob Bronowski, The Ascent of Man

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