EuroSail News #5181

In This Issue
• Quantum Racing wins TP52 Scarlino
• Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez
• Building cool stuff right - Moore Brothers
• Bo Petersen wins OK Dinghy European title
• Game On - M32 Worlds Preview and Crew List
• Armel Le Cleac'h: "Of Course I Want To Win The Gold Medal!"
• Eric Monnin Wins Baltic Match Race
• Chrono 6.50
• Sutton Medal to be presented at Royal Thames
• Featured Brokerage:
• • Swan 90-709 Nefertiti
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• • RM 890+
• The Last Word: Voltaire

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Quantum Racing are crowned Royal Cup champions in Scarlino, Italy
Photo by Max Ranchi, www.maxranchi.com. Click on image for photo gallery.

Doug DeVos' Quantum Racing won the Royal Cup 52 Super Series Scarlino title today in Tuscany, Italy, their third regatta triumph of the five event 2022 52 Super Series season. They overturned a one point deficit to triumph by five clear points ahead of Takashi Okura's Sled and now carry a five points lead forwards to the 2022 season big finale in Barcelona in three weeks time.

After four days of southerly winds, Saturday showdown on Scarlino's Golfo de Scarlino was contested in a NW'ly Mistral direction, presenting a new challenge to the afterguards. Quantum Racing stayed consistent with a second and fourth whilst title rivals Sled had their worst day of the week.

After finishing fifth in the first race of the day, Sled did seem to have resuscitated their title challenge as they lead Quantum Racing on the approach to the windward mark in the second race. But they were then judged to foul Quantum during their tack. And the negative effect of their resulting penalty turns was then exacerbated as they gybed into lighter air and the 2021 chamoions ended up ninth down the first run.

The Italian victory for Quantum Racing comes after a disappointing fourth placed at the last event in Puerto Portals, Mallorca when charismatic owner-helm DeVos was absent and Hutchinson steered.

Royal Cup 52 Super Series Scarlino - Final Results after ten races
1. Quantum Racing (USA), Doug Devos, 34 points
2. Sled (USA), Takashi Okura, 39
3. Platoon (GER), Harm Müller-Spreer, 41
4. Phoenix (RSA), Hasso & Tina Plattner, 41
5. Provezza (TUR), Ergin Imre, 46
6. Alegre (GBR), Andy Soriano, 46
7. Vayu (THA), Whitcraft Family, 54
8. Gladiator (GBR), Tony Langley, 74.5
9. Interlodge (USA), Austin & Gwen Fragomen, 75

52superseries.com

Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez
Photo by Ingrid Abery, www.ingridabery.com. Click on image for photo gallery.

The particularly boisterous conditions that greeted today's fleets prompted the Race Committee and the Société Nautique de Saint-Tropez's teams to turn the programme on its head from the crack of dawn to make the most of a lively but manageable weather window early this morning.

For this final day of competition, the gulf served up some stunning racing on calm to rough seas, blown by a moderate to strong W'ly wind. Between the Mistral at the start of the week and Thursday's Challenge Day, the Classics completed two races, each of them contested in very different contexts: moderate wind yesterday and a building Mistral today.

There were many momentous occasions, including the three 12mRs Il Moro di Venezia, France and Ikra embroiled in the most spectacular of speed runs. France just got the better of Ikra, albeit it by just a few seconds, but she didn't have quite enough of a lead to finish ahead of Eugenia V (Rhodes 1968) in corrected time. This scenario was echoed in the Epoque Aurique Group which Spartan, the speedy Herreshoff designed New York 50, dominated play on the line, but her handicap let her down against Torben Grael's formidable Scud (Herreshoff 1903).

Shenandoah of Sark, the impressive three-masted schooner (Ferris 1902), was the big threat in the group vying for the Rolex Trophy. Beaten in race 1 by the amazing Paine design Viveka, she came right back into the game in the breeze, securing victory in today's race and with it the prestigious Rolex Trophy.

8 other Trophies were awarded this evening to the champions in the 8 remaining groups of Classics: Torpez Trophy (Classic Marconi A), Eugenia V (Rhodes 1968), Turquoise Trophy (Classic Marconi B), Espar II (Sangermani 1968). Mercantour Trophy (Epoque Aurique A), Scud (Herreshoff 1903) Byblos Trophy (Epoque Aurique B), Lulu (Rabot 1897), Marshall Trophy (Epoque Marconi A) Skylark 1937 (Olin Stephens 1937), SNSM Trophy (Epoque Marconi B) Bona (Baglietto 1934), Besserat de Bellefon Trophy (Grand Tradition) Sumurun (Fife 1914) and the Pierre Basset Trophy, won by Jap (Fife 1897) for the best yacht in the 'Guests' group.

Programme 2022 Week 2: Les Voiles Maxi Yachts
Sunday 3 and Monday 4 October: registration for the large modern yachts (Wally, Mini Maxi, Maxi, Super Maxi)
Tuesday 4, Wednesday 5, Friday 7, Saturday 8: racing
Thursday 6: lay day
Saturday 8 October: Prize-giving (week 2)

www.lesvoilesdesaint-tropez.fr

Building cool stuff right - Moore Brothers
Aviation buffs and better read naval architects will already be up to speed about the Soviet Ekranoplan ground effect craft programme which ran from the early 1950s to the late 1970s. Out of that programme emerged the famed Caspian Sea Monster which had military analysts around the world scratching their heads. Now the same ground effect flight concept is back in modern guise and with the benefit of today's materials and design tools to a completely different new level of refinement, delivered through ambitious design allied with the best composite engineering and build craftsmanship. Carol Cronin paid a visit to a well-known maritime town and the famous boatbuilding family who still call it home

There's a long-standing tradition in Bristol, RI, of building both boats and their high-tech equipment right - and right at the leading edge of technology. Today, the Moore Brothers Company is carrying that heritage forward by creating bespoke composites, all built on site by a handpicked staff from the highest echelons of grand prix sailing that's more than doubled in number since 2020.

Full article in the October issue of Seahorse

Bo Petersen wins OK Dinghy European title
Bo Petersen has won his third OK Dinghy European Championship at Société Nautique de Bandol, France, after one final race was sailed on Saturday in Bandol. Stefan de Vries takes the silver while race winner Valerian Lebrun takes the bronze.

It has been a tough event with first a mistral, and then strong winds for the rest of the week, bringing colder than expected conditions, but it is still Bandol and a very pleasant place to be. Petersen never finished worse than third in an 80 boat fleet, which is impressive, but the top four boats were a level apart from the rest of the fleet and it was very tight at the top.

The final race was sailed in 18-22 knots and big waves with a close battle between de Vries and Petersen, who started the day on level points. De Vries had a good lead at the top, but Petersen was ahead at the bottom mark. De Vries passed him up the final beat to cross in second behind Lebrun and take the title. However de Vries was scored UFD for being over the line at the start, handing the title to Petersen.

Final top ten after 7 races
1. Bo Petersen, DEN, 11 points
2. Stefan De Vries, NED, 14
3. Valerian Lebrun, FRA, 16
4. Nick Craig, GBR, 16
5. Laurent Hay, FRA, 34
6. Russel Clark, GBR, 35
7. Andy Davis, GBR, 42
8. Sonke Behrens, GER, 55
9. Greg Wilcox, NZL, 56
10. Luke Gower, NZL, 61

Full results

2022.okeuropeans.org

Game On - M32 Worlds Preview and Crew List
The M32 fleet is getting together for the final and major event of the season. The World Championship, this year in Cascais, Portugal. The three series of the season, Miami, Newport and Europe have come together and it's game on.

The team to beat and reigning World Champion is Convexity with skipper Don Wilson and tactician Taylor Canfield. They have had a busy season as many teams are challenging for the top spot. Chasing are several teams that have proved that they can win both races and regattas. Inga from Sweden with skipper Richard Goransson and tactician Chris Draper was second at last year's Worlds in Miami. Bliksem with skipper Pieter Taselaar and tactician Chris Steel arrives to Portugal as fresh European Champions and Dan Cheresh skipper on Extreme2 with tactician Morgan Larson brings the win of the Midtown Cup series in Newport.

The week-long event starts with two days of pre-words for all to get used to the race area followed by a day of rest and equipment inspection. On Thursday 6 October, the racing for the Championship starts and goes on for four days.

m32world.com

Armel Le Cleac'h: "Of Course I Want To Win The Gold Medal!"
Four Ultims set off on Saturday from Lorient for the 24H Ultim, a solo race of around 500 miles, which is designed to serve as a dress rehearsal at just over a month before the start of the Route du Rhum-Destination Guadeloupe. Among these starters will be Banque Populaire XI, whose skipper Armel Le Cleac'h took time out to answer questions from Tip & Shaft.

So Armel this Ultim race is what you say you need to really test yourself one last time before the Route du Rhum? Yes, I had an exchange last winter with Jean-Marie Corteville of the Azimut Challenge to try and encourage them to have the Azimut Ultim back in place like last year but it proved complicated for him, so I posed the question a bit to Emmanuel Bachellerie and Mathieu Sarrot at the finish of the Finistère Atlantique [which they had organized with their company Ultim Saling, Ed]. They told me that they were interested, and here we are. This event is good, it's the last meet for us to get into race configuration, timed best to be able to be at the start, on a decent course, with weather to manage, racing solo [in fact a 'false solo' as Sebastien Josse and Pierre-Emmanuel Herisse will be on board to keep watch, Ed].

The forecasted conditions seem set to be quite hard with a fair bit of upwind in strong winds in the first hours, so it will look like a Rhum start. It's going to acclimatise us a bit to the autumn mood. And it is good to do this rehearsal now as we know very well that we're all going to be on the dock for more than ten days in Saint-Malo during which you lose your sailing feel and often the start is a rude awakening too much time off the boat. And this Route du Rhum is very much going to be a sprint, you will have get right into the match straight off.

Read more in the latest Tip & Shaft

Eric Monnin Wins Baltic Match Race
The winner of the Baltic Match Race 2022 regatta was determined after four days of sailing in the beautiful autumn weather on September 8-11 in Tallinn, on Kopli Bay. In a balanced and very equal final, Eric Monnin (SUI), the leader of the match race world ranking, beat Mati Sepp (EST), who is in the 10th position of the ranking, with match wins 3:2. The podium was completed by team of Harles Liiv (EST).

The Baltic Match Race 2022 regatta was Stage 12 of the World Match Racing Tour 2022 (WMRT) series, organized by Zuxu Sailing at Haven Kakumae in Tallinn in cooperation with the Estonian Match Race Association.

Nine teams representing Switzerland, Great Britain, Finland and Estonia competed for WMRT points. As expected, the strongest competition was between the teams of Eric Monnin and Mati Sepp.

Final Results Baltic Match Race 2022:

1. Eric Monnin (SUI), Luisa Kruger, Jann Schupbach, Simon Brugger, Achille Casco - Capvis Swiss Match Race Team
2. Mati Sepp (EST), Ago Rebane, Karl-Hannes Tagu, Karl Kolk - Clean Energy Sailing Team / Estonian Match Race Association
3. Harles Liiv (EST), Janno Hool, Jaan Akermann, August Luure - Shadow Sailing Team Estonian Match Race Association
4. Rufus Rytovaara (EST), Maris Seersant, Kevin Melvin Aasav, Mads Christian Taato - Tallinn Yacht Club
5. Mikke Stelander (FIN), Pasi Palmu, Marinella Laaksonen, Michal Grylewski - Helsingfors Segelsallskap
6. Patrick Croghan (GBR), Steve Carver, Alice Bradford, Chloe Harding - University of East Anglia
7. Margus Uudam (EST), Tiina-Liisa Uudam, Margus Kerma, Eleny Kasemets - Nola Sailing Team
8. Tonu Toniste,Toomas Toniste, Tammo Otsasoo, Marko Lilienthal - Lenny Sailing Team
9. Aleksei Zigadlo, Raul Grigorjev, Igor Orlov, Daniel Ovsienko - Estonian Dragon Class Association

www.wmrt.com

Chrono 6.50
The last mini event of the season, the Chrono is the convivial event par excellence.

Objective: go around the Ile de Groix as quickly as possible. The classification is established by boat and it is possible to change the crew between each round.

Romain Van Enis (James Caird), in prototype, Fabrice Sorin (Cartoffset), in the series, won the Chrono 6.50, the final race of the Mini 6.50 season.

Top five, Prototypes
1. Romain Van Enis, Basile Gautier, Richard Fromentin, Hubert Marechal
2. Gaby Bucau, Guillaume Fourdinier, Hubert Marechal, Hugo Feydit
3. Simon Watine, Marie Watine, Germain Kerleveo
4. Jean-Baptiste De Sansonetti, Youen Madec, Adrien Marchandise
5. Aurelien Dhervilly, Marine Rolland

Top five, Series
1. Fabrice Sorin
2. Frederic Bach, Leo Debiesse, Romain Parmentier, Philippe Lejeune, Mickael Gendebien
3. Nicolas Dupard, Ludovic Gest, Tiphaine Donnars
4. Quentin Droneau, Marc Tilly, François Vuillemin, Nicolas Vuillemin, Thomazs Vuillemin
5. Jean Cruse, Herve Laurent, Antoine Laurent, Antoine Drouin, Jean-Marie Jezequel

Full results

www.classemini.com

Sutton Medal to be presented at Royal Thames
The Herreshoff Marine Museum / America's Cup Hall of Fame is pleased to announce that the Sutton Medal, named in honor of Sir Richard Francis Sutton 5th Bt, will be presented to Antony Matusch and the family of the late Maldwin Drummond on the 12th of November for volunteering thousands of hours of their time to lead the Royal Yacht Squadron's effort to produce the 2001 America's Cup Jubilee, one of the finest moments in yachting history.

The Sir Richard Francis Sutton Medal, instituted by the America's Cup Hall of Fame in 2018, recognizes the spirit of the America's Cup, as set down by the founding donors in their Deed of Gift "to promote friendly competition between foreign countries." It is awarded, from time-to-time, to persons or entities that have exemplified that spirit, in the course of their association with the America's Cup.

The Hall of Fame will also recognize the America's Cup Hall of Fame Class of 2020 inductees Bryan Willis and Rolf Vrolijk who were previously honored via a virtual program - given the pandemic - in 2020. They will finally be honored in a traditional, in-person ceremony.

The evening will begin with cocktails on the Royal Thames Yacht Club terrace followed by dinner in the iconic Coffee Room overlooking Hyde Park.

Tickets to the event are £200 and can be purchased at herreshoff.org/sutton or email to reserve a full table.

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