In This Issue
• The Many Colours of Volvo Cork Week - Day Three
• New monohull course record at the Aegean 600
• Grand Prix Series from Robline
• 2022 GC32 World Championship - Day 0
• ORC D Gets an A for Competitiveness
• SSL Gold Cup QS Round 5 - July 14th to the 17th
• Roschier Baltic Sea Race
• Salcombe Gin July Regatta
• Melges 24 European Championship
• Letters to the Editor
• Featured Charter: Cookson 50 - TestaCuore
• Featured Brokerage:
• • Baltic Yachts 60 Custom
• • Cat Attack - Reynolds Turbo 33
• • Persico Fly 40
• The Last Word: Bonne fête nationale!
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The Many Colours of Volvo Cork Week - Day Three
The third day of Volvo Cork Week incorporating the ICRA National Championships was blessed with sunshine and 8-10 knots of breeze from the north. The majority of the 192 teams competing were racing inside Cork Harbour today, forming a riot of colour from spinnakers in the picturesque harbour. The two Non-Spinnaker Classes and IRC One started their long race in Ringabella Bay. The Cape 31 Class and Dragons had windward leeward races off Roaches Point.
IRC Racing Classes and One-Design Race winners on 13 July at Volvo Cork Week: Cape 31 Antix, Cape 31 Shotgunn, Mills 39 Zero II, J/109 Joker 2, Quarter Tonner BLT, 1720 Rope Dock Atara, Ker40+ Signal 8.
Dragon and Echo Non-Spinnaker winners 13 July: Peter Bowring's Dragon Phantom, Cameron Good's Dragon Little Fella, Batt & Helen O'Leary's Sweet Dreams, Clodagh O'Donovan's Roaring Forties
New monohull course record at the Aegean 600
At 05:17:20 local time this morning, the canting-keeled Elliot 52 RAFALE (GER) skippered by Phillip Kadelbach, crossed the outer limit of the finish line to establish a new monohull elapsed time course record in the Hellenic Offshore Racing Club's (HORC) second edition of the AEGEAN 600. The team averaged 9.6 knots around the 605-mile race course, and their elapsed time of 63H 02M 20S smashes the previous mark of 71H 54M 00S set last year by the Farr/Felci 70 ATALANTA by nearly 9 hours.
Gregor Stimpfl, owner of HAGAR V (ITA), finished his Scuderia 65 this morning one hour later to defeat RAFALE in corrected time in both IRC and ORC scoring, and looks to be the winner in those two classes, but not by much: only 15 minutes after over 2.5 days of racing.
The next boat to finish in the early afternoon was Karl Enzler's Baltic 67 LURIGNIA (SUI)
Taking up the rear in the fleet are the Double Handed entries, where there has been a serious boat-on-boat fight for the lead in this class. Early this morning Gerasimos Petratos and Evi Delidou sailing their Dehler 30 AETHER (GRE) were finally challenged for the lead they had enjoyed throughout the first half of the race. PNEUMA (POL), Andrejz Rozycki and Adam Skomski's JPK 10.30, caught the Greeks last night after rounding Rhodos on the long leg to Kandeliousa and then passed them after hours of racing together last night and into today's early hours on the long leg to the east side of Kos.
Provisional results are available on the Official Noticeboard at aegean600.com/noticeboard
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2022 GC32 World Championship - Day 0
Ten teams from as far afield as Australia and the USA are competing from tomorrow until Sunday in the fourth GC32 World Championship, off Lagos on Portugal's Algarve. The line-up includes America's Cup winners, Volvo Ocean Race sailors, Olympic and World Champions and SailGP teams.
Favourite is Alinghi Red Bull Racing. The Swiss America's Cup winners and current challengers won the two opening events of this year's GC32 Racing Tour, including, just two weeks ago, the GC32 Lagos Cup. However the team's regular skipper Arnaud Psarofaghis, who won the GC32 World Championship here in 2019, is tied up with America's Cup commitments and has passed the helm to 24-year-old Maxime Bachelin.
Following the retirement of Roman Hagara and Hans-Peter Steinacher, their 2021 GC32 World Championship winning crew from Red Bull Sailing Team has disbanded but is employed elsewhere here - Rhys Mara with Simon Delzoppo's .film AUS Racing and Julius Hallström with Team Rockwool Racing.
The sole GC32 World Championship winning skipper competing is Swiss Olympic 49er and SailGP helm Sébastien Schneiter, whose Team Tilt won in 2018.
Racing gets underway at 1000 local time Thursday 14th of July, with five races/day scheduled until Sunday when the fourth World Champion will be decided.
ORC D Gets an A for Competitiveness
Newport, Rhode Island USA: Three races, three different winners on the water, three points separating the top three teams. Those are the bullet points from the sharp end of the leaderboard in ORC D, and they all portend a great week of racing in the largest class of handicap yachts at 13th edition of Race Week at Newport presented by Rolex.
Currently, it's Robin Team's J/122 Teamwork that holds the top spot after a challenging day on Rhode Island Sound. New York Yacht Club Commodore Paul Zabetakis sits just a point behind in his Swan 42 Impetuous. In third is Andrew Berdon's J/111 Summer Storm, which is making its debut after a winter refit that has the 11-year-old boat looking like it just came off the production line.
With 24 boats on the line, no throw outs allowed, and the class's national championship on the line, the focus for Day 1 in the IC37 fleet was avoiding any regatta-losing mistakes. So, it was more than a little surprising to see one boat punch out to an 8-point lead with a 2-1-2 scoreline, even for the architect of that envious trio of finishes.
It was a much different scene in ORC B, where the 52-footers Fox and Vesper were the only two boats sailing today. A third, Gladiator, is expected to join tomorrow. But with each boat chock full of top professional sailors, it was just as challenging as it would be in a larger fleet, even if the result was a binary situation.
Full results on YachtScoring.com
SSL Gold Cup QS Round 5 - July 14th to the 17th
After racing each other in September at the Test Event 1 in Grandson, on Lake Neuchatel in Switzerland, SSL Team Thailand and SSL Team Ukraine meet again in Group 8 of SSL Gold Cup Qualifiying Series Round 5. Last time, team 'Chang Thai' had the upper hand over the Ukrainian 'Haydamaky' but Luka Rodion's crew are determined to do their country proud.
Group 7 sees also a déjà-vu battle between SSL Team Malaysia and SSL Team South Africa. Ian Ainslie's South Africans hold a psychological advantage, having won the Test Event 1 here last September.
Racing for the first time in Lake Neuchatel, SSL Team India complete Group 7. They must learn fast against their experienced rivals, but arrive confident as the highest-ranking team of the trio.
In Group 8, it will be the first time racing on SSL47 for SSL Team Singapore and SSL Team Korea in Lake Neuchatel
Roschier Baltic Sea Race
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The Royal Ocean Racing Club has received strong interest for the Roschier Baltic Sea Race, with over 30 teams expected for the inaugural 630-mile offshore race which starts and finishes outside Helsinki, the capital of Finland. Contenders for Line Honours and the overall win under IRC are among the current entries, as well as passionate corinthian Finnish teams lured by the excitement of racing in home waters.
American skipper Clarke Murphy has chartered the VO65 Ambersail 2 for the Roschier Baltic Sea Race, which will be a contender for Line Honours. Ambersail 2 will be crewed by the Murphy family, including Clarke's children Liam and Caitlin, and world class professional sailors including; Ian Budgen as tactician, Mike Broughton as navigator, plus Abby Ehler, Al Fraser, Jake Newman and Dom Davies.
Ed Bell's British JPK 1180 Dawn Treader sailed from the UK to the Baltic Sea to take part in the Roschier Baltic Sea Race. Prior to the race, Dawn Treader took part in the Gotland Runt winning overall in a class of 164 boats. Dawn Treader can be counted as one of the favourites for the overall win under the IRC Rating Rule for the Roschier Baltic Sea Race.
The Roschier Baltic Sea Race will start and finish off Helsinki in the Gulf of Finland, incorporating the Swedish island of Gotland on Thursday July 21st, 2022. The official race supporters are: The City of Helsinki; The Nyländska Jaktklubben (NJK), Finnish Offshore Racing Association (AMP); Helsingfors Segelklubb (HSK); FINIRC and the Xtra Stærk Ocean Racing Society.
Salcombe Gin July Regatta
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Hosted by the Royal Southern Yacht Club, The Salcombe Gin July Regatta was held in sizzling heat in the Solent. Despite light airs, Principal Race Officer Tanya Robinson and Course Race Officers Charlie Stowe and Tom Rusbridge, provided two days of racing for the fleet, assisted by Royal Southern Volunteers. It was thirsty work, and after racing, sailors enjoyed the full hospitality of the Royal Southern Clubhouse on the banks of the Hamble River. The daily prize givings were well attended, with a generous helping of superb cocktails and prizes from regatta sponsor Salcombe Gin.
IRC One
Cowes resident James Howells was at the helm of his Cape 31 Gelert to win the performance IRC One Class but only on countback. James Cooper's Cape 31 Fanatic was leading the class going into the last race, but Gelert's race win secured the regatta win by the narrowest of margins. Stevie Becket's Mills 40 Cobra scored a win in Race Two and completed the podium.
HP30 Class
In the ten strong HP30 Class Chris Townsend's Farr 280 Gweilo from the RORC scored two race wins to take the class victory, by just two points from Jamie Rankin's Farr 280 Pandemonium. Alain Waha's GoWest - COGITAL was the top scoring Fareast 28 and finished third in the HP30 ranking, but only on countback. Mike Lewis' Lutra 30 Jester scored a third in the final race but had to settle for fourth for the class.
IRC Two
Rosie Berry's J/109 Jenie from the Hailing Island Sailing Club won the class. Jenie only took the class lead in the final race with a second bullet. Mike Bridges JPK 1010 Elaine Again was second but only on countback. Kevin Taylor's J/99 Jump 2 it was third, scoring all-podium race finishes.
IRC Three
Catrina Southworth's Quarter Tonner Protis, from the Hamble River Sailing Club won every race to dominate IRC Three. Ian Handley & Tim James' Mustang 30 Banter scored all-podium races to finish a solid second. Becky Walford's J/92s Brenda's J was third.
J/111 One-Design
The J/111 results are provisional with an outstanding protest. Paul Griffiths' Jagerbomb scored two race victories to claim the class win from Cornel Riklin's Jitterbug. Dirk & Dianne van Beek Sabriel scored all podium results to finish third.
J/70 One-design
Paul Ward's Eat Sleep J Repeat from the Royal Southern Yacht Club scored seven race wins in the J/70 UK Sprint Series to dominate the class. Graham Clapp's Jeepster scored eight podium results to secure second. Class newcomers, Paul Barnett's Panther, scored six podium finishes, including a race win to finish the regatta in third.
The final regatta for the 2022 Royal Southern Summer Series will be the Land Union September Regatta held over the weekend of 24-25 September.
Full results for the RSrnYC Salcombe Gin July Regatta
Melges 24 European Championship in Genova in October
Genova, Italy: The International Melges 24 Class Association (IM24CA) is pleased to announce that registration is now open for the 2022 Melges 24 European Championship in Genoa, Italy. The preparations are well underway for this October 22nd - 29th event, hosted and organized by the Yacht Club Italiano (YCI) in conjunction with the International and Italian Melges 24 Class Associations. The Melges 24 performance racing boats will be sailed by some of the world's top competitors in this race, open to teams from across Europe and other nations. Great attention has been placed on selecting a prime location and dates for this continental event to ensure the proper number of participants.
Scheduled to be held late October, the event will gather in the city of Cristoforo Colombo what promises to be one of the most crowded one design events of the season,
Event Schedule
The European Championship will start with two days dedicated to check-in, registration, measurement, and crew weigh-in on October 22nd-24th.
Practice race is set for Monday 24th of October - on the eve of the official start of the regattas, which will end on Saturday, October 29th, when the new European Champion of the International Melges 24 Class Association will be crowned during an emotional prizegiving ceremony.
For the assignment of the title, assigned for the last time the past year in stunning Portoroz (SLO), ten races are scheduled and up to three races may be run each day.
www.melges24.com/Europeans2022
Letters To The Editor -
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* From Paul Newell in Cowes:
Not sure if this is the right place to have a whinge about powerboats and RIB's but if the message gets out then I might not have wasted my, or your, time.
It's my understanding that the speed limit for all craft on the water is 6kts within half a mile of the shore?
So why is it that so very many powerboat and RIB drivers seem to think that this law does not apply to them?
I speak from direct experience as having anchored in Seagrove Bay over the last weekend, towards the Eastern end, and on the NE coast, of the Isle of Wight, I witnessed dozens (yes, dozens) of engine powered craft exceeding this speed limit, well within the half mile limit, with speed, on occasions, close to 40kts, and also in amongst other moored craft and swimmers.
And obviously with no regard for other boaters or, more to the point, the resultant carnage left behind them as their wash effected the moored boats they had just passed.
I know that water born policing is pretty rare but is there any way of trying to educate some of the ignorance out of powerboaters?
I, I hope, as a yacht sailor, have far more consideration for other people around me whilst I'm sailing but the powerboat fraternity seem to ignore everyone else around them in their efforts to get to where they want to go as fast as they possibly can.
I'm sure there are some very considerate and careful powerboaters out there but from what I witnessed over this last weekend, they are very few and very far between.
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