In This Issue
• Plattners’ Phoenix keep the pressure on
• Young French Show Their Seniors The Way
• What's in the Latest Edition Of Seahorse Magazine
• The Famous Project
• INEOS Britannia reveal new ‘T6’ test boat
• Rudder Cup Cancelled
• Coutas Take On Sydney Harbour And Pittwater
• US Sailing Releases Report for Crew-Overboard Incident
• Industry News
• Featured Brokerage:
• • ClubSwan 36-019 ‘SKORPIDI’
• • Infiniti 52R
• • Dazcat 1495
• The Last Word: Rakesh Jhunjhunwala

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Plattners’ Phoenix keep the pressure on
Photo by Max Ranchi, www.maxranchi.com. Click on image for photo gallery.

After a challenging three race day at the 52 Super Series Barcelona Sailing Week which saw the Tina Plattner steered South African flagged Phoenix score a third, first and a second while the American Quantum Racing netted 14pts, Doug DeVos’ world champions crew have seen their lead on the season standings now cut to only three slender points by title rivals Phoenix with only two days of the season left.

Phoenix’s top-drawer consistency in the very light, streaky breezes is all the more impressive considering Tina Plattner has not been able to sail at all for more than two years because of acute back pain problems and just returned to racing this week.

But over a long, tough, mentally exhausting day under acute pressure she retained both her cool and her trademark laser focus, keeping Phoenix fast to allow afterguard Tom Slingsby, Cameron Dunn and navigator Shane Elliot to work their particular alchemy.

52 Super Series Barcelona Sailing Week Provisional Standings:
1. Platoon (GER), Harm Müller-Spreer, 4+2+5+1 = 12 pts
2. Alegre (GBR), Andy Soriano, 2+5+2+3 = 12 pts
3. Phoenix (RSA), Hasso & Tina Plattner, 7+3+1+2 = 13 pts
4. Quantum Racing (USA), Doug DeVos, 1+4+4+6 = 15 pts
5. Provezza (TUR), Ergin Imre, 3+1+7+5 = 16 pts
6. Sled (USA), Takashi Okura, 5+6+6+4 = 21 pts
7. Vayu (THA), Whitcraft Family, 8+10+3+8 = 29 pts
8. Interlodge (USA), Austin & Gwen Fragomen, 6+7+8+9 = 30 pts
9. Gladiator (GBR), Tony Langley, 9+9+9+7 = 34 pts
10. Paprec (FRA), Jean-Luc Petithuguenin, 10+8+10+10 = 38 pts

52superseries.com

Young French Show Their Seniors The Way
A change of wind direction and race course format produced a change of fortunes on day four of the 470 World Championship in Sdot Yam, Israel. Race victories went to two teams that have been well outside of the top 10 but who seized their opportunity when it came along.

After the first race of the day, yesterday’s stand-out team, Camille Lecointre & Jeremie Mion (FRA) briefly moved into the overall lead thanks to a 4th place finish. The Germans in the yellow bibs faltered with a 15th place, but in the next race the tables were turned. Luise Wanser & Philipp Autenrieth (GER) rallied with a 2nd place while Lecointre & Mion slipped to 23rd. So Germany retain the yellow bibs yet again, while it’s the young French up to 2nd overall and the older French down to 3rd. Not that Lecointre was concerned. “Plenty to play for, we are in the battle,” she smiled.

Only a point away from the podium are Jordi Xammar & Nora Brugman (ESP) whose 2nd place started to make them a threat for the overall lead, but whose subsequent 18th place dropped the Spaniards down again. It was a typically inconsistent set of scores that most teams could relate to, the yellow bibs included.

Friday’s two scheduled races will conclude gold fleet competition, after which the top 10 will go forward to the double-points medal race on Saturday. First start on Friday is set for 1300 hours. For live tracking and live broadcast of the racing, go here -- Andy Rice

Results - Top 3 Overall (after seven races)
1. Luise Wanser & Philipp Autenrieth (GER), 38 points
2. Matisse Pacaud & Lucie de Gennes (FRA), 45 points
3. Camille Lecointre & Jeremie Mion (FRA), 50 points

Nations Trophy
France has overtaken Germany in the 470 Nations Trophy ranking after day four.
Germany was leading since day one, but now the battle is still on as only one place separates the two nations. Spain is in third with Great Britain and Italy in close range.

2022worlds.470.org

Seahorse November 2022
What's in the Latest Edition Of Seahorse Magazine

Driven by real test data
Dock talk is cheap and broken dreams are very expensive. When you need to replicate actual working loads, HarkenLab provides a solution. When grand prix yachts gather in port it's an opportunity for skippers and owners to check out the latest innovations on their rivals' boats, and for crews to compare notes on how well the new stuff actually works.

Fresh look
The better the instrumentation the more important the quality of the inputs upon which the system depends... which is why the engineers at A+T decided it was time to turn their attention to the once humble wind sensor.

Unstoppable force
While Class40 design moves forward apace parallel improvements in materials and build techniques are adding a further layer to the relentless improvements in sailing performance and reliability that we are seeing.

How so?
Bigger yachts, greater loads, fewer crew yet easier sailing. One reason that in 2022 such a bizarre and seemingly conflicting combination of features is possible can simply be described as 'Reckmann'

Not long to wait
Next year's Rolex Fastnet Race will be the last edition before the 'big one'... when the 100th Anniversary event starts off Cowes in 2025, so a good time to look back at the journey to date

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The Famous Project
The Famous ProjeCt, launched by Alexia Barrier aims to enter the first all female crew into the Jules Verne Trophy, the fastest round the world non stop sailing race.

There are two phases. Phase One: acquiring a multicoque and training and phase Two: none other than setting the record for the Jules Verne Trophy in 2025.

It was at 00:32:38 UTC on Tuesday, that the MOD70 Mana, skippered by Alexia Barrier and her mixed crew composed of Riccardo Pavoncelli the current owner, Jonny Malbon, Paul Larsen, Tom Dawson, Jeff Mearing, Evan Walker and Kai Weeks crossed the finishing line of the Rolex Middle Race first to win their category.

October 22nd saw the start of the Rolex Middle Sea in the Grand Harbour of Valette in Malta. The competitors embarked on the 606 nautical miles race around Sicily and the Pelagie Islands before returning to Malta. 120 competitors were on the starting line of which 8 multicoques, amongst which the MOD70 Mana. This race enabled Alexia to launch her training phase of The Famous Project aboard the MOD70 Mana (ex-Spindrift) which is in the process of being acquired and which will serve as the training boat for the next two years. A fine promising start!

“The project is officially launched and I am honoured to have skippered this boat surrounded by such talented sailors including Paul Larsen and Jonny Malbon. This was the first step and next time, the female crew will all be by my side” explains Alexia

Thanks to the “Palatine Women Project”, the trimaran Mana, proudly navigating under the colors of the Alice Milliat foundation, welcomed aboard more than 80 women business leaders and journalists.

It was alongside Brian Thompson and Jonny Malbon that Alexia Barrier, skipper and founder of The Famous Project and Marie Tabarly, crew member of the project, that the guests were able to discover our ambitious project and its training equipment! Elodie-Jane Mettraux and Dee Caffari, both members of the 100% female crew for the world record attempt of the Jules Verne Trophy in 2025, were also part of the occasion during the speed tests in the Bay of Saint Tropez.

The Alice Milliat foundation is the first European foundation favouring women sports.

Update of the ladies of The Famous Project

Elodie Jane METTRAUX : was crew master on board the big ketch Sumurun, winner of Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez
Helena DARVELID : is the fastest woman during the Speed Week at Weymouth!
Marie RIOU : is a mother. She is making the most of her time with her new born before the big adventure.
Marie TABARLY : in parallel to preparing The Famous Project, Marie is setting off on an another round the world race as part of a mixed team this time in the Ocean Global Race on board the Pen Duick 6 which will take place in the fall of 2023.
Dee CAFFARI, Joan MULLOY and Sara HASTREITER, are on stand by for new project.

www.thefamousproject.fr/en

INEOS Britannia reveal new ‘T6’ test boat
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The British America’s Cup team, INEOS Britannia, today launched their first test boat for the 37th America’s Cup code-named T6, designed and built-in collaboration with Mercedes-AMG F1 Applied Science, a division of the Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team.

The 40-foot test boat will play a vital role in the team’s programme through to the next America’s Cup, to be raced in Barcelona in the summer 2024. T6’s work will commence with an extensive testing period, primarily aimed at validating the team’s design tools and testing key componentry ahead of the design deadline to start the build of the team's race boat.

T6 was built at Carrington Boats in Hythe, at the same site where the original ‘Empire’ Flying Boats were built back in 1937. The new age flying boat was then transported to Brackley, UK, the home of the Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team for its fit out. T6 has been a key to bringing together the two teams, defining common working practices between the worlds of America’s Cup and F1.

T6 will operate throughout the winter from the team’s new base in Palma de Mallorca. Live test data and results will be streamed back to the design, engineering and performance teams at the team’s UK headquarters in Brackley, where work is already underway on the research and design of what will become the team’s AC75 race boat, competeing for the 37th America’s Cup.

www.ineosbritannia.com

Rudder Cup Cancelled
Melbourne, Australia: The ORCV Race Committee made the difficult decision to cancel this weekend's Melbourne to Devonport race as a matter of safety due to the forecast of gales and 3-5-metre waves in Bass Strait for the race and days following, making returning to Melbourne difficult. We know there’s been a lot of planning and preparation by skippers and crews for this race.

For the boats entered in this year's Melbourne to Hobart race, please see the NTC5 for your options for how to complete your qualifying passage. We invite your boat to join the West Offshore Products Coast Sprint Race 2 starting on December 3rd at 9:45am. After the race your boat will be able to continue sailing to complete a non-stop 24 hour passage as a qualifying passage. Note a detailed log of the passage is to be kept and submitted.

Please have a look at your crew lists for Safety and Sea Certifications. We have a few places available in the Safety & Sea Survival certifications course on November 20 and would prefer the remaining places go to those doing Hobart. Please note for compliance it's an ORCV requirement that 50% of crew, including the skipper for fully crewed boats and 100% when sailing double handed are Safety & Sea Survival certified.

The office will be in contact with skippers regarding refund or crediting of boat entry fee. For those that did order crew shirts, these have will be distributed to your club prior to the weekend.

www.orcv.org.au

* Beginning in 1907, the Rudder Cup was initially awarded to the winner of the 198-mile Melbourne to Launceston race. The Rudder Cup is the oldest ocean race in Australia and the fifth oldest ocean race in the world. The Rudder Cup predated the Fastnet Race by 20 years and the Sydney to Hobart Race by 45 years. The first race winner was HBYC yacht Thistle (Mr. Edgar Newlands), a 14.7 m Yawl with a crew of 10 people including Edgar’s wife, his 19-year-old daughter, Minnie, and 7-year–old son, Felix. The Rudder Cup is currently awarded to the winner of the 195-mile

HBYC History

Coutas Take On Sydney Harbour And Pittwater
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After Two Years Of Planning, Thirteen Couta Boats Travelled From Melbourne, Along With Two Crews From Perth, For The 2022 Sydney Harbour Gaffers Regatta.

Conducted by SASC, the Wattle Cup and the Thistle Trophy run by Royal Prince Edward Yacht Club at Point Piper, made up a combined aggregate for the NSW Championships before then, travelling further north to Pittwater for the 2022 Couta Boat National Championships at the delightful Avalon Sailing Club.

The Sydney Couta Boat family led by the ever energetic Larry Eastwood had done the hard yards re -ballasting and mast-stepping the visiting Couta Boats on Sydney Harbour.

Friday October 14th saw the two race Thistle Cup being conducted by RPEYC. Saturday saw the Muriel Cup conducted on a very busy Harbour with skiffs, ferries, hydrofoils and even a seaplane landing amongst the fleet. Sunday was the classic two islands race. And what a challenge it was.

Full results along with hundreds of raw photos can be found on the links here

southernwoodenboatsailing.com

US Sailing Releases Report for Crew-Overboard Incident
Today, US Sailing, the national governing body for sailing in the U.S, released the report requested by the Bermuda Race Organizing Committee regarding the tragedy that occurred during the running of the 52nd Newport Bermuda Race.

The Bermuda Race Organizing Committee would like to thank US Sailing and the expert investigation panel members who have devoted their knowledge and experience to fully studying the tragic loss of Mr. Colin Golder. Our deepest condolences remain with the family and crew of Morgan of Marietta. We encourage our sailing community to fully read US Sailing's report and find ways to realize the recommendations in all of our boating activities.

Read the US Sailing Report

Industry News
Extreme adventurer Mike Horn will open the doors of this new staging of the Paris Boat Show on Saturday, 3 December at 10 a.m. Nearly 170,000 visitors are expected this year to meet the 650 exhibitors on site. Several new features will mark the 61st Nautic, which promises great experiences for lovers of boating and yachting. The show will have a more concentrated format over nine days, with a preview evening reserved exclusively for exhibitors and their guests and a closing night on Saturday, 10 December, for a festive nautical night open to all.

Sunday, 4 December, the 12th Nautic Paddle will see 1,000 participants for the largest paddle race in the world, setting off at dawn! Notice to the courageous, participants and supporters alike...

The organisers also announce other highlights like the presentation of the Prizes for the Route du Rhum 2022 - Destination Guadeloupe (10 December), attended by the skippers, events around the attractiveness of professions and many conferences on the nautical stage, not forgetting the festive aspect of the Nautical Evening on Saturday, 10 December at night which will close the event.

www.salonnautiqueparis.com

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SailGP has been announced as the winner of the Ambition and Impact award in the first edition of the BBC Green Sport Awards at Wembley Stadium.

The prestigious awards, newly created by the BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) to represent its ongoing commitment to a greener future, aim to celebrate individuals and organizations from across the globe who are actively contributing to a more sustainable future through their sporting profile and practices.

One of just five BBC Green Sport Awards, the Ambition and Impact award is for any elite, professional or high-performance sporting body involved in the organization of, or participation in, competitive sport that has net zero and reduction emissions targets by a specified date.

SailGP was lauded by the judging panel of leading sustainability experts for its brave and ambitious approach to purpose, in particular the introduction of its ground-breaking ‘Impact League’ – a second leaderboard which runs alongside the Season Championship and rewards teams for the positive actions they take to reduce their overall carbon footprint and accelerate inclusivity in the sport.

sailgp.com

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Becky Bridgen has announced her retirement. She leaves her role as deputy CEO at Oyster Yachts.

Over the last four and half years, Bridgen has worked hand-in-hand with Richard Hadida, and the board, under the chairmanship of Ashley Highfield, to turnaround the fortunes of the luxury yacht business, following the acquisition of the business in 2018.

Bridgen retires leaving Oyster in good shape. During her time in the role, she has overseen the launch of three new models – the 565, 595 and earlier this year the latest addition to the fleet, the 50 foot Oyster 495. Production of Oyster Yachts has been transformed, the workforce has increased to over 600 and the manufacturing footprint expanded to Hythe Marine Park, with a state-of-the-art facility, which manufactures the new Oyster 495 and the 675. The outlook for Oyster is positive, with build bays full and order books on most models out to 2024.

oysteryachts.com

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The shipwright’s art, a free on-line course to get a closer look at the trade

For anyone who wishes to increase their knowledge of wooden boat construction, this completely free of charge on-line course in the shipwright’s traditional trade will raise their awareness. There are no prerequisites to participate since the lessons are only intended as preparation to the professional title of shipwright. Lessons will be held on-line, twice a week from 5pm to 7pm, for a total of 21 ½ hours of lessons. The course is promoted by the Monfalcone Municipality in partnership with the Framesport Interreg Italia-Croazia project and in collaboration with the Polo Tecnologico Alto Adriatico of Pordenone and the Cantiere Alto Adriatico Custom of Monfalcone.

Deadline for registration is November 2nd, 2022.

This initiative is surely one of a kind. All those who register at by November 2nd will be able to participate in this free course covering many aspects of the traditional shipwright’s craft. The lessons are not only for those who wish to increase their knowledge of wooden boat construction and restoration, but also to potential future shipwrights and enthusiasts of the craft. One of the primary purposes of this initiative is to preserve the shipwright’s traditional trade, defined as such in Article 117 of the Italian Navigation Code.

There are no prerequisites to participate since the lessons are only intended as preparation to the professional title of shipwright. The course, in English and free of charge, will be held on-line from the beginning of November until December, 2022. It will consist in 20 hours of live streaming and 1 ½ hours of pre-recorded lessons. The twice weekly two hour lessons are scheduled to be held from 5pm until 7pm, usually on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Any changes to the schedule will be communicated to the participants well in advance. The definitive dates for the lessons will be sent by email.

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