In This Issue
• Switzerland's Brave Palmieri Builds Lead Into Final Night
• Globe 40 Leg 2 - Arrival of Whiskey Jack in Mauritius
• Vacancies For Sailmaker & Canvas Fabricator
• Flying Fifteen 75th Anniversary Race
• Australian Yachting Championships
• You start at 30 per cent - Seldén Mast
• Revving engines in Breskens: IRC European Championship preview
• Rostock to host Inclusion World Championship for Sailing
• Three teams finish on day 18 Sevenstar Round Britain & Ireland Race
• 52nd entry in the Global Solo Challenge
• Letters to the Editor
• Featured Charter: Cookson 50 - TestaCuore
• Featured Brokerage:
• • Swan 100-103 Hoppetosse
• • Arcona 465 Carbon
• • IMOCA 60 - Arkea Paprec FRA04
• The Last Word: Stephen Hawking

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Switzerland's Brave Palmieri Builds Lead Into Final Night
With 150 nautical miles still to complete of the Stage 1 course shortened to 559 miles Swiss skipper Nils Palmieri (Teamwork) has established a break at the head of the 34 strong La Solitaire du Figaro lead after he made a big gain by sailing to the east of the Seven Stones traffic separation zone at Land's End, very early this morning.

Whether by virtue of extra wind pressure or favourable tidal current, the 35 year old Swiss racer who is on his third La Solitaire du Figaro, made a sizeable advance when he led a posse of five skippers to the east of the no-go zone whilst the main peloton stuck together out west and drifted at the Scillies in next to no breeze.

In the light downwind conditions this Wednesday afternoon Palmieri - winner of last year's Two Handed Concarneau Saint Barths race with Julien Villion - was more than four miles clear of the second and third placed skippers, French rookies Romen Richard (Passion Sante-Trans forme) and Laurent Bourges (Unis Pour L'Ukraine 56-Devenis Partenaire).

Long time leader Tom Laperche (Region Bretagne-CMB Performance) has dropped to tenth alongside ninth placed Alan Roberts (Seacat Services) of Britain and 13th placed Tom Dolan (Smurfit Kappa-Kingspan) who are all in a very tightly packed group about ten miles further offshore from Palmieri.

An engaging final night at sea is promised and - as many skipper predicted before they left Saint Nazaire last Sunday - there seems every chance this marathon leg will be decided in the last miles into Port La Forêt where they are expected Thursday morning.

Tracker

lasolitaire.com/en/

Globe 40 Leg 2 - Arrival of Whiskey Jack in Mauritius
The next leg from Mauritius to Auckland starts September 11, 2022

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
Ullman Sails St. Maarten

Tel. +1 721 544 5231

Flying Fifteen 75th Anniversary Race
The Flying Fifteen International 75th Anniversary Race took place as a separate event during the class European Championship hosted by Cowes Corinthian Yacht Club around the cans of the Solent.

40 Flying Fifteens from 6 countries sailed out to the start line on another warm and humid semi-overcast day in Cowes with a gentle 8 - 12 knot breeze wafting up the Solent from a S/SW direction.

The Race Committee set a 6.6 nautical mile course with a start under cannon fire from the Royal Yacht Squadron. There was a quick sprint upwind to the Gurnard Cardinal and a packed rounding before a long downwind leg to Prince Consort off Cowes Harbour entrance.

Terry Shutcher and Chris Hewkin (Burton/Shotley/Dubai Offshore SC) took the Royal Yacht Squadron gun winning the race by about 10 boat lengths from John Hansen and Helen Selden (Datchet SC) in second. The final gun went to Charles and Charlie Apthorp (Cowes Corinthian YC).

Racing was followed by a rather splendid Reception at the Commodores House, home of the late, great Uffa Fox, designer of the class 75 years ago. -- Jonny Fullerton of Regatta Services on behalf of FFI

Full Results of 75th Anniversary Race

www.ff75.org

Racing and big breeze testing at Australian Yachting Championships Day 2
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The Australian Sailing's 2022 Australian Yachting Championships (AYC) continued at Hamilton Island Race Week today, the planned short race exchanged for the Nautilus Marine Insurance Classic extra-long race for Division Zero, a long race for Division 1 and Multihull Racing, medium for Division 2 and 3, while Division 4 was on an Island course.

South-easterly winds in the 15-20 knot range, with a few bullets thrown in for good measure, met competitors on the Dent Passage start line from 9.55am. It made for fast-paced racing. A spectacular sight, so many boats under spinnaker in the narrow passage.

The sun came and went, as did the whales, dolphins and turtles that add ambience to what the tropical Hamilton Island and its surrounds already offer. There was a distinct chill in the air until lunch time, though.

Division Zero The two 100 footers, Hamilton Island Wild Oats (Oatley family, Qld) and Andoo Comanche (John Winning Jr, NSW) were at it again, going gybe for gybe under spinnaker up the Dent Passage, a true test of crew work for both super maxis.

Woody is predominantly known as an 18 foot skiff sailor, but he has done the Hobart on big boats of the past, such as Jack Rooklyn's Ballyhoo. He says of Andoo Comanche, "It just feels like a boat, It's responsive - it doesn't quite go straight into the wind - it's 20 degrees either way."

The Australian Yachting Championships are being held in conjunction with Hamilton Island Race Week and continues tomorrow. -- Di Pearson/Australian Sailing media

www.yachtingchamps.org.au

www.hamiltonislandraceweek.com.au/media-centre/news

You start at 30 per cent - Seldén Mast
Selden Mast continues to perfect the art of delivering fast lightweight carbon spars... and at accessible levels of cost

If there's one area where the benefits of weight saving are frequently underestimated, it must surely be in the rig. When it comes to the additional performance-sapping inertia that is created when a boat is heeling or pitching, weight aloft has an exponential effect the further it is from the waterline. Rig experts Selden know this well and like many other spar manufacturers they have invested considerably in carbon spar building technology to reduce weight aloft. But the gains go much further.

Selden' s starting point when compared with an equivalent alloy mast is a 30 per cent reduction in weight. But this is just the headline figure, refining the design can improve the savings considerably. And while the motivation to reduce weight is the same for all carbon spar builders, the Selden approach to building carbon spars is significantly different and has been delivering impressive results.

Full article in the September issue of Seahorse

Revving engines in Breskens: IRC European Championship preview
The seventh edition of the IRC European Championship will take place over Thursday to Sunday (25-28 August) in the Netherlands, as part of Damen Breskens Sailing Weekend.

39 yachts are entered, ranging from François Goubau's Belgian Beneteau First 47.7 Moana to Alain Rousseau's Dehler 29 Picsou. The fleet is divided into three classes: IRC One (TCC 1.050+), IRC Two (TCC 1.000-1.050) and IRC Three (TCC 0.900 to 1.000). To ensure accuracy of the rating and fairness of the competition, entries must have an Endorsed IRC certificate. The event aims to promote diversity, with one extra crew permitted in addition to the number stated on a yacht's IRC certificate, if at least two females or two youth (up to 25-years-old) sail on board.

There are strong entries in all three classes, but the big names are in IRC One. Among them are two Moanas. In addition to the Goubou family's, there is Dutchman Frans van Cappelle's J/122 E Grand Prix. Both will be tough competitors.

Another favourite in IRC One will be the First 40 Elke of Frans Rodenburg, which comes to the event in the unique position of having won her class previously at an IRC European Championship when it was held in Cowes in 2018.

In IRC Two there will be several races-within-a-race such as between the four J/109s. From the UK is John Smart and his international crew (Brazil, Germany, Armenia, France and the Netherlands) on Jukebox. They competed at this year's UK IRC Nationals, finishing second to Adam Gosling's Yes!

In IRC Three Kees Keetels' A31 CSI Rakker and the X-362 Sport Extra Djinn of Michel Dorsman are considered the boats to watch.

Racing at the IRC European Championship will take place over four races. On one there will be a medium length coastal race of around five hours duration. On the rest there will be up to three races comprising two windward-leewards and one round the cans.

The forecast shows light to moderate conditions for all four days with the wind starting in the northwest and slowly veering into the northeast by Sunday - not the prevailing wind conditions, but good for the waves. -- James Boyd

www.breskenssailing.nl

Rostock to host Inclusion World Championship for Sailing
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Germany's Baltic Coast destination city of Rostock is all set to host the Inclusion World Championship for Sailing on 24-28 August on behalf of World Sailing.

A total of 27 teams from Austria, Colombia, Czechia, Germany, Poland, Netherlands and Thailand will compete on the SV/14 class with sailors paired purposefully to put para and inclusive sailing in the limelight - sailors with disabilities will sail with able-bodied partners.

The Inclusion World Championship for Sailing has the support of Germany at state level, with Stefanie Drese, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania's Minister of Social Affairs, Health and Sport as patron.

The Inclusion World Championship for Sailing will be broadcast live to spectators watching from the banks of the Warnow River estuary with expert commentary. The Association for Sports for the Disabled and Rehabilitation Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania (VBRS) will also be organising on-site trial sailing for children with impairments alongside the Championship.

The North German Regatta Association (NRV) - one of the oldest and largest yacht clubs in Germany - has hosted the Inclusion World Championship for Sailing twice in its home waters on the Outer Alster in Hamburg in 2020 and 2021.

Now, the NRV is coming together with Rostock Association of Sailing Clubs and Rostock Regatta Association, with support from patron Mona Küppers, the President of the German Sailing Association.

Wider partners for this event include State Sports Association MV, VBRS, Sailing Association MV, We are We - Inclusion in Sailing and Heinz Kettler Foundation.

inclusionworlds-sailing.com/en/

Three teams finish on day 18 Sevenstar Round Britain & Ireland Race
Day 18 of the Sevenstar Round Britain & Ireland Race, 19 teams have now finished the 1,805nm race with just one team still racing; Kuba Szymanski & Adrian Kucmin on the First 40.7 Polished Manx II. Three teams finished today and all received a heroes welcome dockside in Cowes, followed by a few cold beers and a hearty meal at the Royal Ocean Race Club's Cowes Clubhouse. Three cheers for Morning After, Snifix Dry and AJ Wanderlust, whose skippers all spoke dockside at the end of an epic Sevenstar Round Britain & Ireland Race.

Morning glory for Morning After
Stuart Greenfield's S&S 34 Morning After finished the Sevenstar Round Britain & Ireland Race on the 24th August at 06:56:51 in an elapsed time of 16 days 18 hrs 46 mins and 51 secs. Morning After crew: Stuart Greenfield, RORC Admiral Mike Greville, Louise Clayton and Frederick Neville-Jones.

As dawn broke on the 18th day of the Sevenstar Round Britain & Ireland, Morning After crossed the finish line at the Royal Yacht Squadron. Launched in 1968, Morning After is the oldest boat in the race and is runner up in IRC 3. Morning After came third in the Sydney Hobart in 1968 and she has done at least four Fastnets and 50 RORC races. None of the team had done the race before, but RORC Admiral Mike Greville was planning to do the race 40 years ago before it was cancelled.

Tracker

roundbritainandireland.rorc.org

American Ronnie Simpson's Open 50 is the 52nd entry in the Global Solo Challenge 2023/2024
Ronnie Simpson from Honolulu in Hawaii is one of the most experienced sailors entered in the Global Solo Challenge to date. At 37 years of age, he is in his prime physical condition to take on this challenge, which he hopes to be a stepping stone for his ultimate dream: participating in a Vendee Globe. He has chosen a 1994 fixed keel David Lyons Open 50 originally designed for the BOC Challenge and that has proven itself as a reliable boat in many voyages ever since, including a round trip from the US to Cape Horn and back with her previous owner.

We are very pleased to have attracted Ronnie's entry which raises the number of confirmed Open 50s entries to 4, with 2 more potential skippers in the process of making a final decision. As a combat-wounded and retired Marine Corps veteran Ronnie certainly does not lack determination and drive, two key factors in pulling off a round the world campaign. His extensive sailing experience will shorten the time required to become acquainted with the boat and ready to set off.

Others may still come forward, especially after the Route du Rhum, where several boats/skippers that could potentially enter the GSC will be on the starting blocks. The final number of starters is anyone's guess, but even if just half of the entered skippers eventually made it to the starting line, the GSC would certainly earn itself a sizeable place in the panorama of offshore solo yachting events.

globalsolochallenge.com

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Swan 100-103 Hoppetosse is a superyacht and masterpiece built by Nautor’s Swan and launched in 2006. She combines the performance of a racing yacht with world-class comfort and opulence. The Swan 100 FD’s deck lines give the yacht a very impressive sleek and racing-oriented look. The cockpit concept features two spacious L-shaped sofas with large cockpit tables on either side of the center-line companionway. In addition, the helmsman seats are extended aft to form another seating area on the aft deck. The coaming continues aft of the L-shaped helmsman seats awarding a sleek and elegant profile.

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Built wholly in carbon, the Arcona 465 is a masterpiece. Designed for sailors to enjoy both cruising and racing.

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2019 IMOCA 60 - Arkea Paprec FRA04.

Designed Juan Kouyoumdijan, built in 2019 by CDK and Vincent Riou.

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