In This Issue
• I Love Poland take Monohull Line Honours
• Duelling through the Straits
• Fox's Marina & Boatyard - Yacht Refit & Repair Specialists
• Entries open for Cowes Week 2023
• Wight Vodka Best Sailors Bar
• Plymouth Fastnet 500
• M32 Class Back in Miami
• Match Racing at Oakcliff
• Boot Dusseldorf
• Featured Charter: 28m Monty North S/Y FREE AT LAST
• Featured Brokerage:
• • IMX 45 - 'Alice'
• • J 45 Elegance Yacht
• • Infiniti 52R
• The Last Word: Friedrich Nietzsche

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I Love Poland take Monohull Line Honours - win the IMA Transatlantic Race Trophy
Tuesday 17 January, Grenada: The Polish National Foundation's Volvo 70 I Love Poland (POL), skippered by Grzegorz Baranowski crossed the finish line outside Camper & Nicholsons Port Louis Marina, Grenada on Tuesday 17th January 2023 at 13:47:07UTC. I Love Poland have taken Monohull Line Honours and win the IMA Transatlantic Race Trophy.

I Love Poland Crew: Grzegorz Baranowski, Mateusz Byrski, Arkadiusz Fedusio, Adam Glogowski, Grzegorz Gozdzik, Robert Hajduk, Dominik Janowczyk, Pacyfik Koseski, Konrad Lipski, Borys Michniewicz, Bartosz Nowicki, Filip Pietrzak, Patryk Richter, Jakub Surowiec.

Nine of the I Love Poland crew are under 35 years of age and skipper Grzegorz Baranowski is the leader and oldest member of the team. A highly accomplished match racer, Baranowski became involved in the Polish National Foundation programme in the early stages. I Love Poland is successfully producing top class Polish offshore sailors.

I Love Poland navigator is Konrad Lipski, who is just 27 years old but has the experience and maturity way beyond his years. Not many navigators of that age can have taken Monohull Line Honours in the Rolex Middle Sea Race, Roschier Baltic Sea Race, and now the RORC Transatlantic Race. -- Louay Habib/RORC

Race tracker

rorctransatlantic.rorc.org

Duelling through the Straits
Day two of The Ocean Race had the fleet searching for calmer waters by heading towards the Spanish coastline to avoid the worst of the brutal offshore breeze and sea state before breaking through the Strait of Gibraltar and out into the Atlantic.

For the IMOCA fleet in particular, each tack along the shoreline brought the risk of damage, yet on the other hand, reducing the number of tacks and taking longer legs in between would take them further out into stronger winds and bigger waves. Striking the correct balance was hard. None more so than for 11th Hour Racing Team and their closest competitor, Holcim-PRB. As they headed west, the pair were locked in a tacking duel.

Leading the way, Charlie Enright's crew aboard Malama were under pressure to defend their position while at the same time working the best shifts along the shore. Tack for tack, throughout the night Kevin Escoffier's team were nibbling away at the 11th Hour Racing Team's lead, closing the distance hour by hour.

The crucial passing move would come in the early hours when Holcim-PRB decided to tack onto starboard first. Shortly after they tacked he wind shifted slightly towards the north, delivering a small but crucial advantage. By the time Enright's crew matched them they were trailing Escoffier.

Both could now head directly at the entrance to the Gibraltar Strait in a high speed, upwind drag race.

theoceanrace.com

Fox's Marina & Boatyard - Yacht Refit & Repair Specialists
Fox's Marina and Boatyard has established itself as one of the UK's leading yacht refit and repair facilities. Based on the East Coast, the 15-acre boatyard offers complete in-house services for racing and cruising yachts, with teams of skilled engineers and craftsmen, boat handlers, riggers, electricians and fabricators.

Fox's is well known and respected globally, largely due to years of experience and highly knowledgeable staff, offering bespoke refit projects for yachts up to 25m LOA. Services range from composite repair and modification, through to detailed classic yacht restoration, supported by related services:

- Extensive undercover heated workshops
- Spray shop and hull finishing
- Deck hardware & system upgradesv - Spars, rigging, ropes and splicing
- Marine electronics and engineering
- Stainless & alloy fabrication
- Teak decking and joinery
- Pre-purchase & race preparation advice and support
- Large on-site chandlery

If you are considering a refit or repair project contact the Fox's team today Email , call +44 (0)1473 689111 or visit foxsmarina.com

Entries open for Cowes Week 2023
Cowes Week Ltd is pleased to announce that entries for the world's longest running regatta are now open for 2023. At 197 years young, Cowes Week remains one of the pre-eminent regattas in the world, and this year the team expect to welcome more than 500 boats racing in 37 different classes.

The organisers are expecting over 30 of the Mark Mills designed Cape 31, a lightweight flyer with an enormous spinnaker, whilst the XOD class will compete for their Captain's Cup trophy (the most prestigious in their annual calendar), with 50 boats.

Regatta Director Laurence Mead said: "We are a little later opening entries this year than previous years, but we still have a Super Early Bird discount period as we seek to keep the regatta as affordable as possible. We have invested further over the winter on our course setting software and remain focused on delivering world-class regatta racing. Whichever class, our course setters work hard to deliver quality racing from club cruisers right up to IRC Class One."

The team at Cowes Week look forward to welcoming competitors and visitors to the Regatta and to the sunny Isle of Wight for race day one on Saturday July 29th. The event culminates with the overall prize giving on Friday August 4th.

cowesweek.co.uk

Wight Vodka Best Sailors Bar
Our featured top ten nominee is a new entry this year: Lymington Town Sailing Club, UK

A reader writes: Best view in the Solent. Brilliant balcony overlooking the salt water baths lido, the Haven marina with the posse of beautiful Contessa 32's and the full panorama of the western Solent.

The Club is situated on the banks of the river estuary and within walking distance of Lymington town centre. It is adjacent to a Pay and Display car park and the outdoor public swimming pool with numerous other facilities nearby.

The restaurant and bar of Lymington Town Sailing Club are located on the first floor of the club house in the Solent Room. This room has stunning views overlooking the river, the estuary and the Solent. A very large terrace provides members the opportunity to watch the comings and goings in the harbour while enjoying the sunshine

Your vote can put them on the top podium position this year:

eurosailnews.com/sailors-bars

Plymouth Fastnet 500 - entry opens on Wednesday Jan 18th 2023.
The Royal Western Yacht Club will once again host the Plymouth Fastnet 500 race in August 2023.

Leaving Plymouth on Sunday 13th August at 1200hrs, the fleet will pass the first lighthouse, the Eddystone, to Starboard. They then pass the Isles of Scilly whilst avoiding all the 'no-go' TSS zones, then across the Irish Sea to set up for a port rounding of the famous Fastnet Rock. On their return they will leave the Isles of Scilly to Port and finish in Plymouth sound, just in time to enjoy the National Fireworks Championships which happens on the same week as the finish.

Entries are open for yachts of 27ft to 70ft in length, mono and multihull. Classes will be offered to Solo, 2 handed and fully crewed. IRC, IMOCA and MOCRA Handicaps will be accepted, along with non-rated boats.

For further information and to enter the race, please refer to rwyc.org/plymouth-fastnet-500-race/

Or, please email /

M32 Class Back in Miami
The M32 class keeps coming back to Miami and we love it! The sunshine, the temperatures, the flat water of Biscayne Bay, and the list goes on and on. Simply put -- it's just the perfect place for wintertime sailing.

The Winter Series #1 had all 15 races completed as scheduled and the winner of the first event was team Dingbat with skipper Bobby Julien. After a mid-fleet performance on the first day, the team was unbeatable on day two walking away with all five wins and the regatta.

M32 Miami Winter Series 2023 January - Leaderboard top five:
1. Dingbat - Bobby Julien, 32 total points
2. Rated X - Jake Julien, 37
3. Convexity - Don Wilson, 44
4. Convergence - Jen Wilson, 46
5. Pursuit - Bill Ruh, 48

Full Results

M32 Racing Calendar

Match Racing at Oakcliff
Oyster Bay, NY, USA: Match Racing has been the backbone of Oakcliff since we began, and yet we continue to evolve and innovate. This summer the Acorn World Match Race Tour Academy is back and is scheduled so a young team can race the Gov Cup, train here and then go straight to the WMRT Grand Slam Series: Chicago, Detroit, Oakcliff and Seawanhaka.

Oakcliff will host at least 12 graded match race Clinegattas this summer. Following the Mixed+ trend we have two designated as such. For the July Grade 5 and August Grade 4, each team must be 50% minimum female. That shouldn't be a problem as this is the case at most regattas here anyway!

We are also hosting an innovative all-in-one Umpire Seminar and Grade 5 Hybrid event April 15-16. For sailors there will be a clinic and some racing on Saturday and then more on Sunday. The Umpires will have some 'homework', a morning session on Saturday morning, real-time practice Saturday afternoon, a Sunday morning session and full-on practice and assessment, for those who are ready on Sunday afternoon. US Sailing's Calendar has zero umpire seminars on it so for now please email Patrice to express your interest. We'll work on getting the sign ups on our Oakcliff calendar ASAP so check back there often. -- Dawn Riley

Request invitations for Oakcliff Match Races

Boot Dusseldorf - Sat, Jan 21, 2023 - Sun, Jan 29, 2023
Opening hours of boot 2023 for visitors: daily 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

International Breakfast Meeting 2023
boot Düsseldorf and European Boating Industry will execute the eighth edition of the annual International Breakfast Meeting on January Tuesday 24th from 08:30 to 10:30. The topic will be "Qualification & skills: Addressing current and future challenges".

The blue innovation dock 2023
The blue innovation dock is the new platform that brings together visionaries, investors and politicians to make the industry fit for the future. It will take place as part of boot Düsseldorf from January 21-29.

Innovation Dock schedule

boot.com

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Oyster Yachts will not be holding a specific media event at boot this year, but we welcome all media to come and visit our stand in Hall 16, Stand C58. We will have the all new Oyster 595 on display and invite you to come and see this much anticipated, versatile and well-proportioned blue water cruiser, as well as meet some of the key team from the UK's leading luxury boat builder.

James Parsons, Oyster Yachts' Marketing Director will also be at the show from Saturday 21st January through to midday on Tuesday 24th January, so if you would like to arrange a meeting with him or the team, please contact us direct .

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McConaghy will be represented in-show by our UK dealer, Ancasta International Boat Sales

Visit their stand in Hall 15, location A41

The McConaghy Multihull series now comprises ten models, ranging in size from 55ft to 100ft in both power and sail designations. On the stand, you'll find scale models of our MC63p Tourer, MC75, MC100 and the BlackCat Superyacht.

Please contact the Ancasta team directly if you wish to make an appointment.

Ted Smith - +44 7887 690 184 Ole John - +45 60 151500 Hannah Le Prevost - +44 7768 123 404

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Latitude Kinsalewill be exhibiting at the Dusseldorf BOOT show which starts Saturday January 21th and runs until January 29th. I can't believe it has been three years since the last exhibition, I am so looking forward to it, meeting my clients and seeing how my work is enjoyed and appreciated.

I will be celebrating 20 years of Latitude Kinsale creating unique artwork for clients all around the world.

In this letter I will preview some of what will be on display. There are special show prices for the pieces on display so if you are interested then contact me and we can discuss.

My stand will be in hall 7 very near the main entrance, stand number 70 D 09 -- Bobby Nash

latitudekinsale.com

Featured Charter
28m Monty North S/Y 'Free At Last'. From 29,000 per week EUR. Located in West Mediterranean.

A 28m Monty North sailing yach, FREE AT LAST is now available for charters in the Mediterranean with comfort and excellent sailing performance.

See listing details in Seahorse Charters

Contact
Bernard-Gallay
Phone : +33 (0)467 66 39 93
Mail : or

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Featured Brokerage
2002 IMX 45 - 'Alice'. 139 000 EUR. Located in South of France.

The perfect cruiser racer for IRC racing. Very well built and equiped.

See listing details in Seahorse's RaceboatsOnly

Contact

+33 (0) 467 66 39 93

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J 45 Elegance Yacht. POA EUR. Located in France.

Exciting 45’ offshore sailing yacht that may change all of your sailing plans. Leading edge hull design meets refined interior design to raise the bar on cruising comfort and performance like no J before it.

The association of J Boats’ American pragmatism and J Composites’ French flair is well documented, but somehow it has really taken on its full meaning in the J/45. It has taken over 3 years of collaborative work, mulling over every detail together in the constant search for the best possible balance.

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Contact
J Composites
1 Allee Titouan Lamazou
CS 20402 Olonne sur Mer
Les Sables d’Olonne
85109 Les Sables d’Olonne

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Infiniti 52 R POA EUR.

The Infiniti 52 R is a custom-designed Grand Prix racing yacht developed to take full advantage of the performance benefits of DSS. Ideally suited to race coastal and offshore in locations all over the world and competitive under all rating systems, the Infiniti 52 R changes the game in this size range. Developed in conjunction with 4-time Whitbread/Volvo winner Stu Bannatyne, the Infiniti 52 R was developed to fulfil the wishes of a number of clients who were looking for a yacht that would provide a significant performance increase over current options but able to sail and race with 50-60% of the crew traditionally required for yachts of this size.

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Contact
Infiniti Yachts
Tel: +44 7920 395397
Email:

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The Last Word
There will always be rocks in the road ahead of us. They will be stumbling blocks or stepping stones; it all depends on how you use them. -- Friedrich Nietzsche

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