EuroSail News #5147

In This Issue
• Joy and Pain on Assent to Muckle Flugga
• Project Speed: Update From Lake Gairdner
• Genoa International Boat Show - Design Innovation Award
• A Decade of Persistence Lifts Eastern Yacht Club to First Morgan Cup Win
• 2022 F15 European Championship at Cowes
• Royal Southern's Land Union September Regatta
• The Morgan Marine Sonata Nationals 2022 Championships Report
• 2023 Allianz Sailing World Championships, The Hague
• Festival Of Traditional Craft Returned To Kinvara
• Featured Charter: Swan 68 - Defiance
• Featured Brokerage:
• • Open 42 one-off
• • Ker 40 - "Keronimo"
• • J 45 Elegance Yacht
• The Last Word: Bill Watterson

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Joy and Pain on Assent to Muckle Flugga
After nine days of racing 21 teams are still competing in the Sevenstar Round Britain & Ireland Race. All bar three of those teams have rounded St Kilda, the isolated Scottish archipelago in the North Atlantic. Pip Hare's IMOCA Medallia has rounded Muckle Flugga, the most northern extremity of the course. The international fleet is forecast to experience low pressure for the first time in the race; a building northerly wind is expected to arrive tonight. After nine days and nights of sweltering heat and little wind the teams are preparing themselves for stronger winds to come. The majority of the teams are past the midway 900-mile waypoint and there is optimism for a faster second half of the race.

At 1000 BST on Monday 15 August, Stuart Greenfield's S&S 34 Morning After was ranked as the overall leader after IRC time correction. Richard Palmer's JPK 1010 Jangada was ranked second and Rob Craigie's Sun Fast 3600 Bellino ranked third.

Pip Hare's IMOCA Medallia was the first boat to round Muckle Flugga on the eighth day of the Sevenstar Round Britain & Ireland Race (14th August 17:09:33:31). Described by Medallia's watch leader Paul Larsen as the 'Cape of the North'. The crew of Medallia were elated to be finally turning south and looking forward to the possibility of fast downwind conditions in the North Sea.

roundbritainandireland.rorc.org

Project Speed: Update From Lake Gairdner
We had a successful customs and bio security clearance last week and our 2 x 40ft containers are safely in storage for the moment in Adelaide, ready to be trucked to the lake when it is time.

On our arrival at the lake, it appears that although Lake Gairdner is mostly DRY, it unfortunately has roughly 200mm of residual water on the specific "race track" area we need to use in the very southern part of the lake.

Frustratingly the 168km of dry lake to the north the Salt crust is too thin to use and is unsuitable for any vehicles. The water levels have actually risen since my last visit 4 weeks ago where they were reducing at a promising trend. So this increase in water has been very interesting given there has been very little rainfall at all over the past 4 to 5 weeks.

This water on the "race area" will need to evaporate to give us a dry surface and expose the thickest salt which provides the best land speed surface.

With this current information collated, supported and reviewed, the decision has been made to put the Land speed program on a "temporary hold" at present for the next few weeks at least. We will leave the containers in secure storage in Adelaide until it's time to move up to Mt Ive Station hopefully in September.

www.emiratesteamnz.com

Genoa International Boat Show - Design Innovation Award
The Design Innovation Award was established in 2020 by the Italian Marine Industry Association and the company I Saloni Nautici to celebrate the 60th edition of the Genoa International Boat Show, aimed at supporting and encouraging the highest standards of innovation and excellence on behalf of exhibitors and their most recent products. The Awards are assigned each year by an International Jury that selects the winners from among the new products exhibited at the Genoa International Boat Show.

This way, the Design Innovation Award aims to promote and encourage the commitment of Italian and foreign exhibitors alike, who have distinguished themselves in the fields of research, innovation, formal and technical quality and sustainability - the last of which is of key importance to the future of the industry. In identifying the winners, the various Awards highlight the planning and implementation skills of designers and manufacturers, while also providing the winning products with international visibility and showcasing tangible indications of how the sector is evolving.

This year, the Design Innovation Award, divided into 9 categories, has reached its Third Edition. The prizes will be handed to the various winners during the dedicated event on Friday 23rd September as a key part of the 62nd Genoa International Boat Show, scheduled to take place from 22nd to 27th September 2022.

salonenautico.com

A Decade of Persistence Lifts Eastern Yacht Club to First Morgan Cup Win
For the second straight summer, a team from Marblehead, Mass., has become a first-time winner of the prestigious Morgan Cup. Earlier today, Eastern Yacht Club claimed the trophy, following up on the win last summer by neighboring Corinthian Yacht Club. The two clubs are just a stone's throw apart on Marblehead Neck. Corinthian Yacht Club finished second, with St. Francis Yacht Club of San Francisco third and New York Yacht Club-Levesque rounding out the top four.

While the race committee ran just shy of 100 races over the three days of the Morgan Cup, it wasn't easy. Light and fickle winds made Day 1 of the regatta quite difficult as the race committee had to keep adjusting the course, and the competitors tried to maintain focus through lengthy delays.

Many of the competitors in the Morgan Cup will return on Friday for the Hinman Trophy, for which skippers must be over 45 and crews over 40. The Grandmasters Team Race - skippers 60 or older and crews 50 or older - will take place August 26 to 28. -- Stuart Streuli

New York Yacht Club Invitational Team Race Regatta for the Morgan Cup
Newport, R.I., August 12 to 14
Final Results

1. Eastern Yacht Club, Marblehead, Mass., 16 points
2. Corinthian Yacht Club, Marblehead, Mass., 15
3. St. Francis Yacht Club, San Francisco, Calif., 13
4. New York (N.Y.) Yacht Club—Levesque, 12 points 5. Newport Harbor Yacht Club, Newport Beach, Calif., 10
6. New York (N.Y.) Yacht Club—Potts, 9
7. Seawanhaka Corinthian Yacht Club, 8
8. San Diego (Calif.) Yacht Club, 7
9. Larchmont (N.Y.) Yacht Club, 3
10. Bristol (R.I.) Yacht Club, 3

nyyc.org

2022 F15 European Championship at Cowes
Flying 15s at Cowes. Photo by Hamo Thorneycroft, yacht-photos.co.uk. Click on image to enlarge.

The Cowes Corinthian Yacht Club (CCYC) is looking forward to welcoming 70 Flying Fifteens for the 2022 European Championship to be sailed in the Solent from 21 - 25 August. The regatta will mark the 75th anniversary of the design by the legendary Uffa Fox.

Entries have come from all over the world including all parts of the UK, Australia, Hong Kong, South Africa, Spain, Belgium and Ireland.

The European Championship will consist of 8 races over 4 days and will be split by a special one-off race on Tuesday 23 August, started from the Royal Yacht Squadron line on a traditional Solent course around the cans with the prize giving for that race to be held at the Commodore's House, Uffa's last residence, after racing that day.

CCYC is the home of Flying Fifteens in Cowes and currently has a fleet of a dozen boats. The club is adjacent to where Uffa had his last boatyard and where the royal yacht Coweslip was built. Coweslip was presented to the Queen and Prince Philip by the people of Cowes as a wedding gift and was raced in Cowes Week by Prince Philip and Uffa from the early 1950s until the late 1960s when Uffa's health deteriorated.

Immediately before the European Championship the Royal London Yacht Club will be hosting a regatta to mark 50 years since Uffa Fox passed away and many Fifteens will be joining in to familiarise themselves with Solent racing with CCYC running windward-leeward racing on the Saturday as practice for the Championship which starts the following day. -- Jonny Fullerton on behalf of Flying Fifteen International

Details of the championship can be found at www.ff75.org

Royal Southern's Land Union September Regatta
The Land Union September Regatta has an impressive bevvy of prizes including a holiday with flights, superb accommodation, and entry to the world famous Munich's Oktoberfest. Antigua Sailing Week is offering a regatta experience of a lifetime; an all-in trip to Antigua including; flights, Dream Yacht Charter, and boat entry to Antigua Sailing Week.

Black Group will have tight Solent courses around fixed and laid marks and will be designated for IRC Classes, the HP30 Class and one design keelboats including J/111 and Cape 31. White Group will race on a separate laid windward leeward course with short sharp action for the J/70 and SB20 Sportsboats. The J/70 will be ranked in both Open and Corinthian Divisions and also introducing the new Mixed Plus Division, where at least 50% of the crew must be women.

After racing on the final day of the Land Union September, the class winners for the Royal Southern Summer Series will be announced. The occasion will also be marked by the awarding of two of the best prizes at any Solent regatta. -- Louay Habib

www.royal-southern.co.uk

The Morgan Marine Sonata Nationals 2022 Championships Report
This year the fleets came together for their national championships organised and hosted by Colne Yacht Club (new comers to the national championship scene) and what an event it was with and over 120 sailors.

The racing comprised of 11 windward leewards races with a spreader mark and leeward gate and 1 long distance around the cans.

Although the racing was postponed by an hour each day, the fleet were treated to a consistent sea breeze for all races providing true champagne sailing.

The racing was fierce and competitive with positions on the water often being decided by just a poor hoist or bad tack - Even for this years national champions. Results changed frequently each day.

On and off the water there was a true buzz from all the sailors enthusiastic about the racing and also the social events put on for them each evening.

Along with the regular well rooted sailors in the class such as Mark Taylor travelling down from Ullswater with Saraband and Team Watersong from Medway Yacht club. The class also welcomed a young cadet team from Colne Yacht club progressing up from dinghies. And team spellbound helmed by Eddie Bridle who showed his skills from racing moths are transferable to the slightly slower Sonata

The runners and riders of the event were team white noise (Johnny Hewatt and Lucian Stone) who after their 5th year of the nationals and no longer being the children in the fleet secured the place of national champions with 3 bullets on the final day of racing. Tony woods - Frankie the Rhino who looked to be the most consistent of the week we're just piped on the final day putting them in 2nd place. And BD2 helmed by alistair Bolton and his team nudged down to 3rd on the final day but also securing the u25 helm trophy with a team all under 25 years of ages.

Final top five 12 races, 2 discards
1. Lucian Stone, White Noise, 25 net points
2. Tony Woods, Frankie The Rhino, 30
3. Alistair Bolton, BD 2,40
4. Oliver King, Doris, 44
5. Eddie Bridle, Spellbound, 44

www.sonata.org.uk

2023 Allianz Sailing World Championships, The Hague
On 10 August 2023, 1,400f the world's best sailors will take to the waters of the port of Scheveningen in The Hague, The Netherlands, for two life-changing prizes.

First, the World Championship title, which has been held by many of the most famous names the sport has ever seen, and secondly qualification for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

The 2023 Allianz Sailing World Championships will also make history by being the first to include Para World Sailing events. As World Sailing continues to campaign for sailing's reinstatement at the Paralympic Games for LA28, the world's best Para Sailors have the opportunity to compete to become world champion in Hansa 303, 2.4mR and RS Venture classes.

The Sailing World Championships are the primary event in the Olympic qualification campaign and mirrors the Olympic sailing event format. All 10 Olympic events will be contested just one year out from Paris 2024.

The natural environment of The Hague Beach with an authentic yet modern seaport will be transformed into the sailing capital of the world in 2023, with The Ocean Race also heading to Dutch waters from 11-15 June. The Hague recently successfully staged the 2022 Youth Sailing World Championships.

sailing.org

Festival Of Traditional Craft Returned To Kinvara
Maighdean Mhara with it's crew and cargo of turf off Parkmore during Cruinniu na mBad at Kinvara in August 2011 Photo by Joe O'Shaughnessy. Click on image to enlarge.

After a forced pandemic suspension, the Cruinniu na mBad festival of traditional craft returned last weekend to Kinvara, Co Galway.

At the 40th anniversary cruinniu August 2019, a plaque dedicated to Moylan was unveiled at the Kinvara pier head, along with a wooden bench made by Kinvara men's shed group.

In 1979, Moylan persuaded three of the oldest turfboats - Galway "bad mór" hookers, An Capall, An Tonaí and An Maighdean Mhara- to revive a sea journey from south Connemara to south Galway.

The wooden-built trading vessels with their distinctive "tumblehome" hulls had delivered turf to south Galway, Clare and the Aran Islands for generations, as neither the limestone Burren on Clare's coast nor the Aran islands had landscape for turf.

As Afloat reported earlier, that vital freight journey was remembered on Saturday, August 13th, when a fleet loaded up with turf sods at Parkmore pier at 2.30 pm will sail into Kinvara at around 5 pm. -- Lorna Siggins

afloat.ie/sail/historic-boats/

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