EuroSail News #5146 - 15 August
In This Issue
• Sevenstar Round Britain & Ireland Race
• OK Dinghy World
• Royal Thames J/80s
• Golden Globe Race 2022 fleet sets sail
• The Fast Lines Half Ton Classics Cup
• Inaugural RS21 World Championship
• For Top Team Racers, Newport in August is a Mandatory Pilgrimage
• Stockholm Archipelago Raid / F18 Raid World Championship
• Olympian 'home' at Airlie Beach Race Week
• Covid Finally Caught Me...
• Featured Brokerage:
• • Cat Attack - Reynolds Turbo 33
• • MC75 Multihull
• • IMOCA 60 - One Planet One Ocean
• The Last Word: Andy Borowitz
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Sevenstar Round Britain & Ireland Race
Live update of the Sevenstar Round Britain & Ireland Race with analysis from RORC Race Director Chris Stone and RORC Race Reporter Louay Habib.
It has been a slow 1805nm race but the competition for class and overall honours under IRC has been intense. This half-hour show runs through all of the classes racing and has videos and news from the 30 teams competing in the race, organised by the Royal Ocean Racing Club every four years.
roundbritainandireland.rorc.org
Charlie Cumbley lifts 2022 OK Dinghy World title in Marstrand after windless final day
Charlie Cumbley from Britain has won the 2022 OK Dinghy World Championship after a stressful final day in Marstrand, Sweden. Niklas Edler from Sweden takes the silver with Lars Johan Brodtkorb from Norway wins the bronze. No more races were possible on the final day with a very light wind all day
The last day was always going to be the hardest, with the first onshore AP of the week. The forecast was for very light winds and in the early morning there was less than five knots. The fleet was released shortly after midday with a light wind in place and under hot sunny skies. However soon after that the breeze dropped and all further racing was abandoned shortly before the 15.00 time limit.
It has been a great championship, fantastically hosted by the Marstrands Segelsällskap with eight great races, fantastic weather, hospitality and race management. Originally planned for 2020, it was a long wait for this event, fifty years after it was last held in Marstrand. Perhaps a return won't take so long.
Top 10 Final results
1. Charlie Cumbley, GBR, 22
2. Niklas Edler, SWE, 22.4
3. Lars Johan Brodtkorb, NOR, 29
4. Jens Eckardt, DEN, 39
5. Thomas Hansson-Mild, SWE, 45
6. Jonas Qvist, SWE, 59
7. Mats Caap, SWE, 62
8. Daniel Bjorndahl, SWE, 68
9. Andre Budzien, GER, 72
10. Laurent Hay, FRA, 88
Veteran: Charlie Cumbley, GBR
Master: Mats Caap, SWE
Grand Master: Pascal Tetard, FRA
Junior: Tim Lindgren, SWE
Woman: Jessica Finke, GER
Best from home country: Niklas Edlar, SWE
Elvstrøm Trophy: Charlie Cumbley, GBR
Geest Trophy: Jessica Finke, GER
Royal Thames J/80s
RTYC are in process of replacing their fleet of 9 matched J/80s with a new fleet of 12 Sonars.
The J/80s are matched and well maintained as a fleet but are not in class as they are primarily used for team/match racing and therefore adapted with furling jibs and symmetric spinnakers.
They each have 4 wheel road trailers and an extensive inventory of sails – North mains, jibs and symmetric spinnakers. As they have been used for top level events the sails have been graded Gold, Silver and Bronze and there is a full set of each with Gold being in first class condition used only a few times a year.
There is also an extensive inventory of spares ranging from a brand new rudder and tiller, spare winches, masts and furlers etc etc.
The fleet is available immediately for sale and expressions of interest are invited either for the whole fleet or a lesser set of boats.
Golden Globe Race 2022 fleet sets sail
Gijon, Spain: It was a beautiful day in Gijon, and an emotional send-off from local sailors and boats who came in great numbers to wave goodbye to the 15 Golden Globe Race yachts after a week of briefings and festivities. Yannick Moreau, mayor of Les Sables d'Olonne, Ana Gonzalez, mayor of Gijon, Enrique Fernandez Consejero de Industria, Empleo y Promocion Economica also went out on the water, accompanying the sailors out of Asturian waters into the Bay of Biscay.
The fifteen boats of the GGR are for the first time sailing as a fleet and measuring up to each other for this 240-mile friendly race towards les Sables d'Olonne in a nice westerly breeze, under the sun. The SITraN Challenge has no racing rules and allows boats to be sailed solo or fully crewed, with friends and family, spending quality time together before the build-up of the village leading up to the start in three weeks.
It also allows the organizers to check and validate critical safety and communication systems on this offshore voyage, including the Yellow Brick tracking and 2-way satellite communications systems, before they set off around the world. All this before final safety briefings and safety checks in Les Sables d'Olonne when entrants receive the much anticipated "Green Card" that finally lets them start!
Golden Globe entrants
1. Abhilash Tomy (43) / India / Rustler 36
2. Arnaud Gaist (50) / France / BARBICAN 33 MKII (long keel version)
3. Damien Guillou (39) / France / Rustler 36
4. Edward Walentynowicz (68) / Canada / Rustler 36
5. Ertan Beskardes (60) / UK / Rustler 36
6. Guy deBoer (66) / USA / Tashiba 36
7. Guy Waites (54) / UK / Tradewind 35
8. Ian Herbert Jones (52) / UK / Tradewind 35
9. Jeremy Bagshaw (59) / South Africa / OE32
10. Kirsten Neuschäfer (39) / South Africa / Cape George 36
11. Mark Sinclair (63) / Australia / Lello 34
12. Michael Guggenberger (44) / Austria / Biscay 36
13. Pat Lawless (66) / Ireland / Saga 36
14. Simon Curwen (63) / UK / Biscay 36
15. Tapio Lehtinen (64) / Finland / Gaia 36 Masthead sloop
The Fast Lines Half Ton Classics Cup
With exactly twenty announced - and the rumors of even more unannounced - participants in this event, there are many other reasons to look forward to next weekend in Cowes, Isle of Wight.
The fleet consists of 7 British, 4 Belgian, 5 Irish, 2 French, 1 Finnish and 1 Norwegian team.
The Half Ton Class is very happy to be back in Cowes, courtesy of the Royal Ocean Racing Club. The regatta program is finalized, with fine races that - perfectly according to the Half Ton Class spirit - will be very varied: for now there are seven windward - leeward races, four round the cans and one round the island race on the program.
The big unknown factor of course remains how much time one has been able to spend during the many lockdowns pimping the boat during many, many hours of hard work.
The RS21 International Class Association open entries for the inaugural RS21 World Championship
Photos by Phil Jackson, www.digitalsailing.co.uk. Click on image for photo gallery.
United Kingdom: The International RS21 Class Association, in collaboration with RS Sailing and the JK BRIVA Sailing Club, is pleased to announce the inaugural RS21 World Championship entries are now open.
Following on from the successful European Championships in Malcesine, Lake Garda in 2021, the International RS21 Class expect around 40-50 RS21's to compete to become the first RS21 World Champion. Entries are expected from Italy, France, Germany, Poland, Netherlands, United Kingdom, Australia and the United States, as well as the home nation, Croatia.
The event will be taking place in Biograd Na Moru on Croatia's Dalmatian Coast from 3 to the 6 November. JK BRIVA Sailing Club have hosted many world class international competitions over the years, and it is a fantastic venue to race at.
Entry to the event is €950, and charter boats will be available for €3,000 for those wishing to attend without transporting their boats. There are special offers available for those who book early.
Head to the International RS21 Class website for more information. Interested teams can register their interest by contacting the RS21 Class Manager Jack Fenwick by emailing .
For Top Team Racers, Newport in August is a Mandatory Pilgrimage
The most respected events [in Team Racing] are held annually in the same location: the Wilson Trophy on England's West Kirby Marine Lake, the Baldwin Cup in California's Newport Harbor and the trio of team races hosted out of the New York Yacht Club Harbour Court in Newport, R.I., each August: the Morgan Cup (August 12 to 14), the Hinman Trophy (August 19 to 21) and the Grandmasters Team Race (August 26 to 28). While this arrangement provides the respective host clubs with a home-court advantage in each event, for the moment competitor satisfaction far outweighs any worry regarding a slight tilt to the playing field.
The New York Yacht Club helped usher in a new era of adult team racing with the creation of the New York Yacht Club Invitational Team Race Regatta for the Commodore George R. Hinman Masters Trophy in 2000. That race, which requires skippers to be at least 45 years of age and crew to be over 40, was soon followed by the New York Yacht Club Invitational Team Race Regatta for the Morgan Cup, an all-ages event, in 2003 and, in 2010, the New York Yacht Club Grandmasters Team Race Regatta, which mandates skippers be at least 60 years of age and crew at least 50. The three team races are traditionally held over consecutive weekends in August at the New York Yacht Club Harbour Court, using the Club's fleet of 22 Sonar keelboats, and annually attract some of the best adult team racers in the United States and Europe. New York Yacht Club Regatta Association sponsors for 2022 are Helly Hansen, Hammetts Hotel and Safe Harbor Marinas. -- Stuart Streuli
Competing Teams: New York Yacht Club Invitational Team Race Regatta for the Morgan Cup
(August 12 to 14)
Bristol (R.I) Yacht Club
Corinthian Yacht Club, Marblehead, Mass.
Eastern Yacht Club, Marblehead, Mass.
Larchmont (N.Y.) Yacht Club
New York (N.Y.) Yacht Club
Newport Harbor Yacht Club, Newport Beach, Calif.
San Diego (Calif.) Yacht Club
Seawanhaka Corinthian Yacht Club, Oyster Bay, N.Y.
St. Francis Yacht Club, San Francisco
This year Stockholm Archipelago Raid will be F18 Raid World Championship
On the 17th of August the Stockholm Archipelago Raid (SAR) with start. This year this long distance F18 catamaran race is also the F18 Raid World Championship. 30 teams from 11 countries, with many of the F18 top sailors, will be on the starting line. The Stockholm Archipelago Raid has for many years been a "bucket list" of catamaran sailing, a test in stamina, boat handling, tactics and of course navigation. Sailing under five days among the thousands of skerries, islands and under water rocks in the Stockholm Archipelago really put both sailors and equipment to the test. On August 21 we will know who is the best F18 long distance sailor in the world.
The level of competition is very high, it has never been as tough to get on the podium. All SAR winners since 2016 are represented and the best F18 long distance sailors on the planet will participate. It will also be a battle between F18 boat manufacturer since all major brands are present: the Goodall Akurra, Goodall C2, Windrush Edge, Exploder Scorpion, Cirrus R and Nacra Evolution.
Some of the most renowned teams that have a good chance at going home with another F18 medal.
It has never been easier to follow the race in real time. The boats will have trackers that send the positions, speed and course continuously. A team of film and still photographers, commentators and media experts will provide updates several times per day in social media and YouTube. Follow and share the Stockholm Archipelago Raid on Facebook and Instagram and the Official Notice Board for updates, results and more information.
www.stockholmarchipelagoraid.com
Olympian 'home' at Airlie Beach Race Week
Australian Olympian Mara Stransky is among the record numbers taking part in the Whitsunday Sailing Club's 34th Airlie Beach Race Week (ABRW), which started off Airlie Beach in the Whitsunday Islands on Friday.
The 23-year-old competed at the 2020 Tokyo Games, representing in the Laser Radial class, these days known as the ILCA 6 class. She is on track to represent Australia again at the Paris Games after winning Gold at the Olympic classes Kiel Week in late June. However, she has strong Australian competition for the one place allocated per country in each sailing class.
Now the genial sailor is back 'home' between international competitions. Home is her parents Andrew and Carolyn Stransky's 15.6 metre catamaran, Fantasia, on which Stransky has lived and still does when she is in Australia.
Going into Day 3 at Airlie Beach, Fantasia is fourth in Multihull Racing Division 2.
Ross Chisholm, Event Chairman said of the proposed start this morning "I'm hopeful we will have sufficient breeze around the Molles to have good racing today, once we get them away. It's likely we will postpone the proposed 10am start until the breeze has filled in, though."
Airlie Beach Race Week Festival of Sailing is being held from 11 to 18 August. It is supported by the Queensland Government through Tourism and Events Queensland and is a feature on the It's Live! in Queensland events calendar. -- Di Pearson/ABRW media
Covid Finally Caught Me...
There was no Friday issue because from Wednesday evening on, I was flattened by Covid. Photo at right is my home test result. The T bar at right is the one that confirms a positive. The instructions say to wait a full 15 minutes as sometimes that bar can be faint. Mine turned dark red in under a minute, signifying a very high viral load.
In what's sadly (for my wife and other family members living under this roof) rather typical modern male, dick-swinging, testosterone-poisoned behavior, i immediately compared my test strip to the other resident male primates, loudly boasting that mine was the darkest, baddest-ass test result of all. And emailed it to others for similarly idiotic boasts.
It's the little things in life that make it all worthwhile.
Given that level of immaturity, no reader here should really pay attention to what I'm going to say. But you should... I only got flattened for 3 days. Nearly past it now, just suffering lack of taste save the metallic aftertaste from the antivirals Paxlovid. I've been fully vaxxed and double boosted as soon as I could. I've lost friends and colleagues to Covid. It does not fool around. If you haven't gotten your shots... PLEASE do so now. Hell I'd sprinkle it on my breakfast cereal if they made it available in powdered form. The vaccine quite possibly saved my life (I'm high risk).
All the absurd bullshit you've heard about Covid vaccines being a plot to control or track or, or infest us with alien DNA or reptilian mind control... is just that. Bullshit from mouth-breathing, drooling idiots who should be mocked, scorned and shunned from society. I take morbid smirking pleasure reading that yet another prominent anti-vaxxer has died of Covid. Sorry for this rant, but if I can move even one person from an anti-vax position to getting their shots, well, it's worth it. -- Your Humble Narrator
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