In This Issue
• Swiss on top of J/70 Worlds in Monaco
• 470 World Championship
• What's in the Latest Edition Of Seahorse Magazine
• Quantum Racing takes fifth 52 Super Series title
• 18ft Skiffs Club Championship, Race 1
• The essence of La Route du Rhum
• "World on Water" October 28.22
• Luna Rossa's LEQ12 has first sail in Sardinia
• Eight Bells: Al Chandler
• Featured Brokerage:
• • Reichel/Pugh 45 - Pterodactyl
• • Premier JV74 Nyumba
• • Outremer 45 - New Boat
• The Last Word: Andy Zaltzman

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Swiss on top of J/70 Worlds in Monaco
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23 nations, 90 boats, 400 sailors and a field worthy of the wildest dreams heralded the J/70 World Championship, organised for the first time by Yacht Club de Monaco, in collaboration with the J/70 International Class and partnered by Monegasque Sailing Federation, FxPro, Xerjoff, Sebago and SLAM.

There were no shortage of superlatives to describe the mastery, helmsmanship and tight mark roundings achieved by the crew on Killian Wagen's Decouvertes. The Swiss boat, winner of the 2022 Primo Cup, blew the competition away in the Open category with characteristic Swiss consistency in the light airs.

With more than 50 trophy-winning sailors from the Olympics, America's Cup and other one design circuits, the level was so high it was impossible to make predictions. But another team that did spectacularly well was Monaco boat Leonteq led by Pierrik Devic who emerged this Worlds vice-champion at home, with the Americans on Peter S. Duncan's Relative Obscurity completing the Open podium.

The level was such that gaps never widened. Everyone understood that if they got the start right, the race was half-won; and while a dozen impatient boats paid the price, others showed great skill like Australian Tim Ryan's crew (Vamos) in the One Pro (one professional aboard) category who beat the Monaco-based Ludovico Fassitelli (Junda) 2nd, and Spaniard Mon Canellas (Outlier) in 3rd.

After the victory in the Open, it was another win for the Swiss this time in the Corinthian (amateur) group with a well-deserved first place for Nick Zeltner's Quarter2eleven. He snatched victory from under the nose of Spaniard Luis Bugallo (Marnatura), while the French Team Youth FFV led by Timothe Rossi was 3rd.

The next meeting in the Principality is Act 1 of the Monaco Sportsboat Winter Series (3-6 November 2022), not forgetting the two YCM boats competing in the Route du Rum (Malizia-Seaexplorer with Boris Herrmann and Oren Nataf's Rayon Vert) which starts in St Malo on 6th November.

Final ranking - Open
1st: Kilian Wagen (Decouvertes Geomod) - SUI - 14 pts
2nd: Pierrik Devic (Leonteq) - MON - 36 pts
3rd: Peter S. Duncan (Relative Obscurity) - USA - 41 pts

Final ranking - One Pro
1st: Tim Ryan (Vamos) - AUS - 64 pts
2nd: Ludovico Fassitelli (Junda) - MON - 87 pts
3rd: Mon Canellas (Outlier) - ESP - 102 pts

Final ranking - Corinthian
1st: Nick Zeltner (Quarter2eleven) - SUI - 45 pts
2nd: Luis Bugallo (Marnatura) - ESP -50 pts
3rd: Timothe Rossi (Team Youth FFV) - FRA - 58 pts

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470 World Championship: German Gold, Spanish Silver, French Bronze
Sdot Yam, Israel: Luise Wanser & Philipp Autenrieth (GER) enjoyed sailing the medal race secure in the knowledge that they had already won the 470 World Championship in Sdot Yam, Israel, a day earlier.

The big drama was the battle for the silver and bronze.

It was a close medal race and just missing out on the podium were the reigning Junior World and European Champions Matisse Pacaud & Lucie de Gennes (FRA), with two more German crews finishing 5th and 6th, respectively Simon Diesch & Anna Markford (GER) and Malte & Anastasiya Winkel (GER).

As well as gaining individual victory, Team Germany also won the Nation's Trophy by a single point from France, with Spain finishing third overall.

This evening the closing ceremony took place at Sdot Yam Sailing Club when the new World Champions were awarded the David Barnes Trophy in memory of the legendary Kiwi 470 sailor who won the Worlds three times back in the 1980s. After the prizegiving it was on to the celebration party in Sdot Yam kibbutz until late into the night. -- Andy Rice

Results - Top 3 Overall
Gold: Luise Wanser & Philipp Autenrieth (GER), 71 points
Silver: Jordi Xammar & Nora Brugman (ESP), 82 points
Bronze: Camille Lecointre & Jeremie Mion (FRA), 85 points

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

World News
A life of enthusiasm, the Imoca floodgates open, while philosophies vary markedly, round the world on a donkey boat, now it's the ladies' talent factory, beautiful times in Oz. Plus back to 'The Bay' at last. Jim Davern, Kevin Escoffier, Paul Meilhat, Magnus Wheatley, Dobbs Davis and Ivorwilkins

Paul Cayard - Spanning generations
No sooner has the 100th Anniversary Worlds ended than it's inland for the Star class Vintage Gold Cup. The 1988 world champion enjoys an emotional ramble through class history

T-minus 30
Lessons from a tragedy. Dave Scully

Seahorse build table - Changing face
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Quantum Racing write history with fifth 52 Super Series title
With no racing possible due to the absence of wind today, Doug DeVos's Quantum Racing secured the 52 SUPER SERIES Barcelona Week title - their fourth regatta title of the five events this year - and in so doing conclusively win the 2022 season championship.

As one of the four teams which inaugurated the 52 Super Series on these same waters in May 2012, theirs is a popular and well deserved 2022 title victory, not least as charismatic owner-driver DeVos is one of the founders of what remains the world's leading grand prix monohull circuit and steered his team to their regatta wins in Baiona, Scarlino and now Barcelona as well as also taking the Rolex TP52 World Championship in Cascais, the second event of the season.

But while they may have won four from five, each regatta win has gone right to the wire, all going down to the last race of the last day, highlighting how closely matched the 52 Super Series fleet is now.

Standings 52 Super Series Barcelona Sailing Week:
1. Quantum Racing (USA), Doug Devos, 1+4+4+6+1 = 16 Pts.
2. Platoon (GER), Harm Muller-Spreer, 4+2+5+1+6 = 18 Pts.
3. Provezza (TUR), Ergin Imre, 3+1+7+5+3 = 19 Pts.
4. Alegre (GBR), Andy Soriano, 2+5+2+3+7 = 19 Pts
5. Phoenix (RSA), Hasso & Tina Plattner, 7+3+1+2+10 = 23 Pts.
6. Sled (USA), Takashi Okura, 5+6+6+4+5 = 26 Pts.
7. Interlodge (USA), Austin & Gwen Fragomen, 6+7+8+9+2 = 32 Pts.
8. Vayu (THA), Whitcraft Family, 8+10+3+8+9 = 38 Pts.
9. Gladiator (GBR), Tony Langley, 9+9+9+7+4 = 38 Pts.
10. Paprec (FRA), Jean-Luc Petithuguenin, 10+8+10+10+8 = 46 Pts.

52 Super Series 2022 Standings:
1. Quantum Racing (USA), Doug Devos, 19+33+44+34+16 = 146 Pts.
2. Phoenix (RSA), Hasso & Tina Plattner, 27+42+25+41+23 = 158 Pts.
3. Platoon (GER), Harm Muller-Spreer, 26+40+51+41+18 = 176 Pts.
4. Sled (USA), Takashi Okura, 43,5+44+36+39+26 = 188,5 Pts.
5. Alegre (GBR), Andy Soriano, 43+41+52+46+19 = 201 Pts.
6. Provezza (TUR), Ergin Imre, 61+54+42+46+19 = 222 Pts.
7. Interlodge (USA), Austin & Gwen Fragomen, 39+71+50+75+32 = 267 Pts.
8. Vayu (THA), Whitcraft Family, 45+54+79+54+29 = 270 Pts.
9. Gladiator (GBR), Tony Langley, 60+73+71+77,5+34 = 316.5 Pts.

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18ft Skiffs Club Championship, Race 1
Team Smeg on the spinnaker run down the middle of Sydney Harbour. Click on image for photo gallery.

The first championship-style race of the 2022-23 Australian 18 Footers League season was sailed on Sydney Harbour today in a 10-15 knot North east breeze and was won by the classy Andoo team of John Winning Jr., Seve Jarvin and Sam Newton which led all the way after a great start from the pin end of the line.

Andoo quickly established a lead of 25s on the windward leg to the top mark at the Beashel Buoy and was never really threatened, despite a race-long challenge from the Lazarus team of Marcus Ashley-Jones, Jeronimo Harrison and Phil Marshall.

At the end of the three-lap race, Andoo crossed the finish line 1m11s ahead of Lazarus, with Rag & Famish Hotel (Harry Price, Josh McKnight and Harry Hall) just 6s further back in third place.

Yandoo (John Winning) finished in fourth place, ahead of Shaw and Partners Financial Services (Jim Colley) and Smeg (Michael Coxon).

The 2022 JJ Giltinan Championship-winning Andoo showed the form to suggest that the team will be the benchmark for the major championship regattas later in the season but the brand new Rag & Famish Hotel skiff, which was having its first race, and the consistent Lazarus team are sure to be big improvers as the racing hots up over the coming months.

Race 4 of the Spring Championship, for the Eric Bowen Memorial Trophy, will be sailed next Sunday (November 6) over the regular 3-buoys style course. -- Frank Quealey, Australian 18 Footers League Ltd.

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The Rhum class is the essence of La Route du Rhum - Destination Guadeloupe
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Open to all boats with no size limit when it was created in 1978, the most legendary of the transatlantic races still retains its original spirit through the Rhum class. On November 6, 17 competitors will start in Rhum Multi, 12 in Rhum Mono. And so it is an eclectic, diverse line-up of multihulls and monohulls comprising of sailors and boats with very different profiles who all contribute so much to forging the legend of La Route du Rhum - Destination Guadeloupe.

The fleet of La Route du Rhum - Destination Guadeloupe has long since been split into several classes - Ultim 32/23, IMOCA, Class40, Ocean Fifty - but it is the Rhum division perpetuates the spirit of freedom inspired by Michel Etevenon 44 years ago.

Unlike the four Classes competing in La Route du Rhum - Destination Guadeloupe, the Rhum category is very eclectic: production boats and prototypes rub shoulders with legendary sailboats. On the multihull side, there are iconic boats including the gold coloured trimaran Flo, the former Pierre 1er. It was on board this multi that Florence Arthaud became a legend in the discipline in 1990 by becoming the first woman to win a solo offshore race.

Philippe Poupon, who will take the helm, will share the starting line with other golden oldies including the Walter Green designs Happy and Acapella, sisterships of the Olympus Photo of Mike Birch, the first winner of the race. Skipper of Acapella - La Chaîne de l'Espoir, Charlie Capelle is competing in La Route du Rhum - Destination Guadeloupe for the 7th time.

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"World on Water" October 28.22 Global Sailing Highlights
The 43rd edition of the Rolex Middle Sea Race started last weekend.

Across seven starts, and to the sound of the Saluting Battery's firing cannons, an international fleet of 118 yachts commenced one of the world's most revered offshore races, from the Grand Harbour, Valletta. We have the Rolex start video, and from the water Giovanni Soldini reports from his Mod 70 foiling trimaran.

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Cup Spy: Luna Rossa's LEQ12 has first sail in Sardinia
Photo by Ivo Rovira / America's Cup. Click on image to enlarge.

Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli went for their first sail off their base in Cagliari, Sardinia on Monday.

It was the first LEQ12 to be sailed by any America's Cup team. An LEQ12 is a surrogate boat permitted under the America's Cup Protocol. They must be less than or equal to 12metres overall length. A team is only allowed one LEQ12 - which are used for testing components (limited in number and alteration) to be incorporated in the full size AC75 race boat. Teams are allowed to sail a combination of three types of test, or surrogate boats. As well as LEQ12s, teams are permitted to sail Version 1 AC75's and AC40's either as a One Design or taken out of class and used as an LEQ12.

The Luna Rossa sailing crew on Monday, included double America's Cup champion, Jimmy Spithill; Tokyo 2020 Olympic Gold medalist Ruggero Tita; Olympic 49er sailor Umberto Molineris; and another 49er sailor Andrea Teseri, he was recruited by Luna Rossa from the New Generation project, Auckland 2021

They sailed their LEQ12 surrogate yacht fitted with a Y-shaped wingfoil on the port arm and a T-shaped foil on the starboard foil arm. The rudder had a W-shaped foil for the elevator. -- Richard Gladwell

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Eight Bells: Al Chandler
Life-long sailor, international juror, and lifetime member of the Royal Varuna Yacht Club in Thailand, Albert T. Chandler, 86, has sailed off into his final sunset.

If he had one message to those he sailed beside or sat aside (or across from) on an international jury, it would be to make sure you make it to the 2023 ILCA Masters World Championships to be held in February at the Royal Varuna Yacht Club (RVYC) in Thailand. Seriously.

Al left on October 25, 2022, after a seven-week journey that ended peacefully in bed in the early morning hours as the sun rose over the Sierra Nevada Mountains in South Lake Tahoe, California. Only the day before he had been asking about the number of applications to the 2023 ILCA Masters. Seriously.

Born in Oakland, California, attending UC Berkeley for undergrad and then Harvard Law School before his profession would take him to Bangkok, Thailand. His childhood was spent in the Sierra Nevada Mountains so it was a fitting site for his final days.

His family wish to thank the international sailing community, and especially the Royal Varuna Yacht Club, for giving him such joy in his life. Despite a very busy schedule as a lawyer, he always made time for the sport and the friendships he found around the world through sailing. His contributions will outlive him in so many classes.

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