EuroSail News #5138 - 2 August
In This Issue
• 40th Copa del Rey MAPFRE opens in perfect conditions
• Cowes Week Day Three
• Vacancies For Sailmaker & Canvas Fabricator
• Tour de Yoles Rondes de Martinique
• Cowes Radio Needs Your Help
• Antigua Sailing Week Notice Of Race Now Available
• World Sailing 11th Hour Racing Sustainability Award
• 2024 Women’s and Youth America’s Cup events
• Ard Matthews Signs Up For Cape2Rio Race 2023
• Herreshoff Classic Yacht Regatta & Newport-to-Bristol Feeder Race
• Featured Charter: Magic Cat - 82FT Multiplast catamaran
• Featured Brokerage:
• • Baltic Yachts 38 DP
• • AEOLOS P30
• • Bernard Stamm Open IMOCA 60 Superbigou
• The Last Word: Douglas Adams
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40th Copa del Rey MAPFRE opens in perfect conditions
Photo by Max Ranchi, www.maxranchi.com. Click on image for photo gallery.
The Bay of Palma switched on a perfect 14kts sea breeze to open the 40th anniversary edition of the Copa del Rey MAPFRE. And though it built a little there was more than enough going on with small shifts and changes in wind pressure to ensure this first of six days of racing was much more than a one sided Palma speed test.
Defending Copa del Rey champions EarlyBird were over early at the start of the first race and had to restart whilst the double world champions Hatari started only modestly with a sixth and tenth to lie ninth. The format of the regatta, where the finishing position from the preliminary series carries forwards as points into the three day Final, does not punish such openings.
Racing goes on Tuesday with the first start due at 1300hrs and the Herbalife J/70s and Sotheby’s Mallorca Women’s Cup fleet opening their regatta scorings.
Overall results. Day 1
(Position/Boat/Skipper/Results/Points)
ClubSwan 50
1. OneGroup, Stefan HeidenReich, 4+4=8
2. Regina, Jacob Wallenger, 2+7=9
3. Niramo, Sonke Meier-Sawatzki, 8+2=10
... 14 boats.
ClubSwan 42
1. Koyre-Spirit of Nerina, Mirko Bargolini, 1+1=2
2. Canopo, Adriano Majolino, 3+3=6
3. Pez de Abril, Jose María Meseguer, 5+2=7
... 9 boats.
ClubSwan 36
1. Goddess, Nikolai P. Burkart, 1+3=4
2. Farstar, Lorenzo Mondo, 4+1=5
3. Fra Martina, Edoardo Pavesio, 3+4=7
... 8 boats.
BMW ORC 1
1. HM Hospitales, Carles Rodríguez, 1+3=4
2. Aifos500, el Rey Felipe VI, 7+2=9
3. Arobas 2, Logel Gerard, 2+7=9
... 18 boats.
BMW ORC 2
1. Teatro Soho Caixabank, Daniel Cuevas, 1,5+1=2,5
2. Katarina II, Aivar Tuulberg, 1,5+2=3,5
3. Rivareno Gelato-Elena Nova, Christian Plump/Javier Sanz, 4+3=7
... 14 boats.
BMW ORC 3
1. Scugnizza, Enzo de Blasio, 1+1=2
2. Brujo, Federico Linares, 3+2=5
3. Tanit IV-Medilevel, Nacho Campos, 2+4=6
... 21 boats.
BMW ORC 4
1. Meerblick Fun, Otto Pohlmann, 1+2=3
2. Mestral Fast, Jaime Morell, 3+1=4
3. Enewtec, F. Miguel Gimenez, 2+3=5
... 7 boats.
Cowes Week Day Three
After a relaxed morning waiting for wind, Cowes Week competitors enjoyed a third successive day of glorious sailing and close racing in ideal conditions. Highlights included the Quarter Ton class, where the top two boats finished in a dead heat, and the XOD fleet in which more than 20 XODs crossed the line overlapped.
The larger Black Group yachts started from a committee boat in the Western Solent at a similar time, however, the smaller IRC classes scheduled to start on a committee boat in the eastern Solent had a longer wait for the new wind, with the Quarter Ton class finally getting away a little after 1500. This is also a small class this year, but the competition could not be more intense. Jullian Metherell’s Bullit and Ian Southworth’s Protis had a dead tie for first place, while most of the fleet finished in under three minutes.
Among them was Cote, sailed by Jaydon Desmond, Christopher Frederick, Kai Hockley and Jessye Opoku-Ware of inner London state school Greig City Academy, whose sailing activities are funded by Cowes Week official charity, the Scaramouche Sailing Trust.
The Sonar class, which is holding its national championship during Cowes Week, was very punchy at the start today. A big bunch of boats at the outer end of the line luffed prematurely, resulting in a general recall. In their second start the fleet generally approached the line more cautiously, but a group of boats were still early and didn’t respond to the individual recall signal.
In the 26-strong Redwing fleet the front-runners timed their start almost to perfection, despite the strong stream sweeping them on course side. However, a couple were marginally too early - Robin Ebsworth’s Quintessence returned to start correctly, but Mike Toogood’s Tara and Bella Janson’s Gannet were eventually scored OCS. Mark Downer and family’s Enigma, along with Serena Gosling’s Gosling, led the pack away from the line, with Andrew and Edward Eddy’s Plover plus James Wilson’s Quail, also looking well placed in the early stages of the first beat.
Full results of all classes here.
Vacancies For Sailmaker & Canvas Fabricator
Ullman Sails St. Maarten is a full service loft on the island of St. Maarten (Dutch side) in the Caribbean, offering services that include sail repairs & alterations, new sails & all types of canvas products.
We are currently looking for a qualified sail maker & canvas fabricator for our upcoming season from November 2022 to May 2023.
The sail making applicant would be responsible for all types of sail repairs & alterations, removing & re-installing sails. The fitting of new sails & U-Stack covers.
The canvas fabricator needs experience in dodgers, bimini’s enclosures & general canvas work. Experience in upholstery would be a plus.
The successful applicant must-
1) Be a qualified sailmaker capable of high quality repairs & alterations to all types of sails, ranging from board sails to superyachts.
2) To be able to work independently or as part of a team
3) Possess a positive attitude.
4) Ideally be active in racing /cruising.
Employment would be full time for the above dates with the possibility of a longer contract.
Please send resume to
Rob Gilders
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Tel. +1 721 544 5231
Tour de Yoles Rondes de Martinique
The Tour des Yoles is finally LIVE after two years of absence due to the pandemic. Capture every moment and action in the tournament that starts NOW!
Join us to watch one of the biggest and most intense races in Martinique.
Prologue: Vauclin - Vauclin / Sunday, July 31
Stage 1: Vauclin - Robert / Monday, August 1
Stage 2: Robert - Trinity / Tuesday, August 2
Stage 3: Trinidad - Saint-Pierre / Wednesday, August 3
Stage 4: Saint-Pierre - Fort-de-France / Thursday, August 4
Stage 5: Fort-de-France - Diamond / Friday, August 5
Stage 6: Diamond - Riviere-Pilote / Saturday, August 6
Stage 7: Riviere-Pilote - Francois / Sunday August 7
Cowes Radio Needs Your Help
Cowes Radio has been running as an independent radio station for 35 years at Cowes Week, entertaining and informing about all that happens on the water and ashore.
Enthusiasts tune in online from all around the World, as well as on The Green in Cowes and 87.7fm on radios around the wide Solent area.
They need help to keep going through this year and beyond. The rising running costs and high licensing fees and the current economic climate place the future of Cowes Radio in jeopardy.
Make a donation in return for a shout out
Antigua Sailing Week Notice Of Race Now Available
The organizers of Antigua Sailing Week announce the online publication of its 2023 Notice of Race. Campaigning skippers & crew on racing monohull, multi-hulls, bareboats, race-charter outfits, cruisers and sport boats from around the world are invited to participate in the 54th edition of this Caribbean event scheduled for April 29 through May 5, 2023. Interested parties can enter the week-long event directly via the Yachtscoring platform.
The superb conditions, including guaranteed trade winds and warm waters with big seas right outside of English Harbour, Antigua make for an exciting and challenging racing venue. In addition to a reliable international airport with direct connections to all major destinations, the island is also a convenient yacht shipping and transport hub, allowing hassle-free return of vessels post race to the UK, North America and Mediterranean.
Additional information on the destination is available on the event website.
Nominations now open for 2022 World Sailing 11th Hour Racing Sustainability Award
Nominations are now open for this year’s World Sailing 11th Hour Racing Sustainability Award, the fifth edition of the highest recognition of success in marine sustainability.
The closing date for submissions is September 2.
Submissions will be assessed by an expert panel of judges chaired by World Sailing Head of Sustainability Alexandra Rickham and four finalists will be announced on September 22.
From these finalists, a public vote will help decide the winner which will be announced at the 2022 World Sailing Awards on 25 October 2022, held at the World Sailing Annual Conference in Abu Dhabi. Winners will receive a $10,000 USD prize to further their sustainability programme.
2022 World Sailing 11th Hour Racing Sustainability Award nomination form.
www.sailing.org/sailors/awards/sustainability-award/
Bumper entry in prospect for 2024 Women’s and Youth America’s Cup events
The organisers of the 37th America’s Cup are planning for as many as 12 teams to compete in both the Women’s and Youth America’s Cup regattas scheduled to take place in Barcelona, Spain in 2024 in parallel with the main event.
The Youth and Women’s events will both take place using the new AC40 one-design foiling monohull class with the entries split into two pools of six for an initial fleet race series.
The first pool will be made up of entries from the America’s Cup syndicates, leaving the second pool for independent yacht club entries that qualify to enter under the nationality clause of the 37th America’s Cup Protocol.
In both events each six team pool will race a series of six to nine fleet races with the top three teams from each pool progressing to the final series of three to four fleet races to decide the top two teams to compete in a single winner-takes-all match race final.
The AC37 organisers are hoping for the two events to be major highlights of the 37th America’s Cup cycle with both the Women’s and Youth America’s Cup racing planned to take place on the full America’s Cup racecourse off the Barcelona waterfront during the final stages of the Challenger Selection Series and the opening days of America’s Cup Match itself.
The AC organisers are also hoping to attract independent yacht club entries for both the Youth and the Women’s America’s Cups and have made provision to relax the nationality rules for entries from ‘Emerging Nations’ to allow approved non-nationals to be included as part for the sailing team.
The AC organisers say there has already been significant global interest from yacht clubs hoping to be able to field teams in both events. More details of the entry criteria will be made available in due course and the window for expressions of interest from prospective teams will be opened on October 1st, 2022. -- Justin Chisholm
Ard Matthews Signs Up For Cape2Rio Race 2023
Ard Matthews is one of South Africa’s most prized singers, song writers and award-winning artists. He is a beloved household name and personality. He is also entry no 16 to the Cape2Rio race on his boat The Impossible Machine (TIM) on 2 January 2023.
The Cape2Rio race takes place every three years between the Royal Cape Yacht Club and the Iate Clube do Rio De Janeiro. It’s a daunting but thrilling cross-Atlantic adventure of on average 22 days. Ard Matthews will take part in this 50th celebration of the Cape2Rio race, in a vessel that original took the trip to Rio 50 years ago in the inaugural race.
Matthews launched his debut solo album in 2012 and his second studio album ‘Impossible Machines’ in 2017. It is therefore fitting that the boat that will take him from Cape to Rio, is named after this album.
The Impossible Machine (TIM), formerly known as The Howard Davis, was designed by Kurt Oehlman and built by Louw and Halvorson. It is a classic 66-foot wooden sailing vessel commissioned by the SA Navy in 1966, made of Mahogany on Oroko frames, with a 16-ton lead keel and approximate 200sqm sail area.
Matthews will have a mobile studio on the boat with the aim of continuing his recordings, all while documenting as much as possible for the world to see. We are hoping that this incredible sailing journey of approximately 3300 nautical miles across the Atlantic will spark creative moments for all his fans to enjoy in the near future.
Herreshoff Classic Yacht Regatta & Newport-to-Bristol Feeder Race
The annual Herreshoff Classic Yacht Regatta draws participants from around the world.
Each year, a mix of gorgeous big boats and one-designs gathers for a weekend of exciting racing on scenic courses on the bay and terrific social events. For more information and details, contact or visit the website.
The entry fee includes the Newport-to-Bristol Feeder Race and one ticket to the Saturday night regatta dinner. Additional dinner tickets may be purchased in advance on the regatta website. Click Here for dinner additional tickets. Select the number of dinner tickets you would like to purchase in the drop-down under Dinner Tickets.
Eligible boats must register on or before Friday, August 19th, 2022. Entries received after that date may be accepted at the discretion of the Organizing Authority and will be subject to a late entry fee of $50.00. Entry fees for the HCYR are refundable (minus a $15 handling fee) if notice of cancellation is received by HMM on or before Friday, August 19th.
herreshoff.org/events/regatta/
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