In This Issue
• JJ Giltinan 18ft Skiff Championship, Race 7
• Bacardi Cup and Bacardi Invitational Regatta
• JOB OPPORTUNITY - Experienced Yacht Rigger required
• The Ocean Race: Closing Time
• Practice in Paradise
• Back To Chelsea
• Mark Foster - J/70 International Executive Committee
• Finn World Ranking for 2023
• Solo woman leading Golden Globe with 200-year-old weather routing
• Launchings
• Featured Brokerage:
• • Corby Spirit of Tradition - SPIRIT OF JOYRIDE
• • RM 1380
• • AC40
• The Last Word: Benjamin Franklin

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Winning Group 73rd JJ Giltinan 18ft Skiff Championship, Race 7
Chasing the leader midway through the race. Click on image for photo gallery.

Defending champion Andoo team of John Winning Jr, Seve Jarvin and Sam Newton held off a final challenge over the last downwind leg of the course to win an exciting, incident packed Race 7 of the Winning Group JJ Giltinan 18ft Skiff Championship on Sydney Harbour today.

Andoo grabbed the lead, from Smeg, for the first time shortly after rounding the last weather mark and defeated a gallant Rag & Famish Hotel (Harry Price, Josh McKnight and Harry Hall) by just 7s.

Finport Finance (Keagan York, Angus Williams and Phil Marshall) finished a further 1m27s back in third place, ahead of Lazarus (Marcus Ashley Jones), Yandoo (John Winning), Balmain Slake (Henry Larkings), Smeg (Michael Coxon), Shaw and Partners Financial Services (Dave O'Connor), Noakes Youth (Tom Cunich) and Black Knight (Heinrich Bayern).

With protests pending, the net progress points, with two more races to be sailed in the championship, are: Andoo leading on 17, Smeg 22, Finport Finance 23, then three teams Big Pete (Sean Langman), Yandoo and Rag & Famish Hotel all equal on 27 points.

Today's race was sailed in a 10 knot Easterly breeze and produced an exciting event for spectators as the leading four teams fought hard over the final lap of the course. -- Frank Quealey, Australian 18 Footers League Ltd.

Remaining race dates for the Winning Group 73rd JJ Giltinan World 18 footer Championship are:
Saturday, March 11 - Race 8
Sunday, March 12 - Race 9

18footers.com

Bacardi Cup and Bacardi Invitational Regatta
A stunning fleet of one hundred and seventy-one boats were out on Biscayne Bay as the 96th Bacardi Cup entered its fourth day and the Bacardi Invitational Regatta kicked off.

Racing doesn't get better than this, with the perfect Miami weather delivering 12-15 knots of breeze, challenging shifts and pressure, with the early cloud cover giving way to sunshine. After racing, it was time to soak up the atmosphere shoreside accompanied by Bacardi's renowned hospitality.

Defending Bacardi Cup champions Mateusz Kusznierewicz/Bruno Prada move into the lead, with plenty of contenders across the J/70, Melges 24, VX One, Melges 15 and 69F daring to dream for race track dominance in the day's full-on racing.

Star Provisional Results - Top 5 after Race 3
1. Mateusz Kusznierewicz/Bruno Prada (POL) - 12 pts
2. Eivind Melleby/Mark Strube (NOR) - 14 pts
3. Hans Spitzauer/Christian Nehammer (AUT) - 18 pts
4. Piet Eckert/Frederico Melo (SUI) - 22 pts
5. Leandro Altolaguirre/Lucas Altolaguirre (ARG) - 22 pts

Melges 24 Provisional Results - Top 5 after Race 3
1. Peter Duncan/Victor Diaz de Leon/Patrick Wilson/Morgan Trubovich/Erik Shampain (USA) - 7 pts
2. Drew Freides/Nic Asher/Charlie Smythe/Alec Anderson/Mark Ivey (USA) - 10 pts
3. Bruce Ayres/Thomas Dietrich/Edward Hackney/Chelsea Simms/Jeremy Wilmot (USA) - 15 pts
4. Peter Karrie/Alessandro Franci/Niccolò Bianchi/Alessandro Saettone/Saverio Cigliano (GER) - 17 pts
5. Brian Porter/RJ Porter/Bri Porter/Matt Woodworth (USA) - 19 pts

J/70 Provisional Results - Top 5 after Race 3
1. John Heaton/Will Felder/Zeke Horowitz/Zachary Mason (USA) - 5 pts
2. Bruce Golison/Morgan Reeser/Chris Stocke/Jeff Reynolds (USA) - 13 pts
3. Robert Hughes/Willem Van Way/Mark Gauthier/Manuel Weiller (USA) - 14 pts
4. Richard Witzel/Jud Smith/Carlos Robles/Malcom lamphere (USA) - 15 pts
5. David Jannetti/Andy Horton/Kris Werner/Travis Odenbach (USA) - 21 pts

VX One Provisional Results - Top 5 after Race 4
1. Christopher Alexander/Grace Howie/Ricky Welch (USA) - 4 pts
2. Jono Shelley/Benji Shelley (GBR) - 22 pts
3. Michelle Warner/Austin Powers/Monica Morgan (USA) - 23 pts
4. John Porter/Sam Kerner (USA) - 30 pts
5. Kaitlyn Liebel/Mark Liebel/Jordan Wiggins (USA) - 32 pts

Melges 15 Provisional Results - Top 5 after Race 3
1. Rob Britts/Jillian Aydelotte (USA) - 4 pts
2. Kent Sisk/Katie Gluskin (USA) - 9 pts
3. Rich Horton/Amanda Horton (USA) - 10 pts
4. Pamela Rose/Kathleen Tocke (USA) - 12 pts
5. Danny Woodruff/Lucas Tejada (USA) - 19 pts

69F Provisional Results - Top 5 after Race 19
1. Flying Nika 47 - 324 pts
2. Flying Nika 74 - 265 pts
3. NYYC A Magic 1 - 255 pts
4. NYYC A Magic 2 - 260 pts
5. Team Happy - 265 pts

Friday, March 10, racing continues for all fleets, with scheduled start times at:
Star - first start at 1155
Melges 24 and J/70 - first start at 1055
VX One and Melges 15 - first start at 1055
69F - first start at 1130

https://www.bacardicup.com

JOB OPPORTUNITY - Experienced Yacht Rigger required
Located on the River Orwell in Ipswich, Fox's Marina & Boatyard is one of the UK's leading yacht refit and repair centres uniquely positioned to offer a complete range of marine services.

They are understandably proud of their team of highly knowledgeable craftsmen, engineers, boat handlers, riggers, electricians and fabricators, most of whom have worked for the company for many years. With the boatyard at its busiest ever Fox's are looking for an Experienced Yacht Rigger to join the team. The candidate will be responsible for delivering rigging projects, and liaising with customers and colleagues, to ensure jobs run smoothly.

Requirements:
• Up-to-date knowledge of yacht rigging/sailing systems, on vessels up to 100ft
• Experience in the manufacture of standing rigging in wire and rod
• Knowledge of hand splicing/rope work
• Good communication skills – written and verbal
• Solid organisational skills with the ability to multi-task
• Physically fit - able to work inside and out on vessels ashore and afloat
• Comfortable working at height
• Team player with the ability to work alone when required
• Proven experience in the marine industry is preferred

40 hours per week - with flexibility.

Apply in writing with your CV detailing relevant experience and qualifications to

foxsmarina.com

The Ocean Race: Closing Time
It's been a fantastic 48 hours on the race track for the trio of boats chasing down the current Leg 3 leader, Team Holcim-PRB.

Since 1500 UTC on Tuesday, second-placed Biotherm have gained nearly 250 nautical miles. The lead is still significant - at 170 miles - but certainly far less secure than earlier in the week.

The reason the gap is shriking so signifcantly and quickly is certainly largely due to the weather patterns in the southern latitudes of the Roaring 40s.

Kevin Escoffier's Holcim-PRB has essentially out run the favourable weather system it had been enjoying and is now nosing against a ridge of high pressure with much lighter wind conditions. There is nothing to do, and no other option, but to watch the rest of the fleet - still in stronger conditions - bring the wind forward with them. It should get closer yet as the boats approach the scoring gate, likely on Monday.

The current ETA for the Leg 3 scoring gate - a north/south line along 143-degrees east longitude - is noon UTC on Monday 13 March.

The latest positions are on the Race Tracker

theoceanrace.com

Practice in Paradise
Nelson's Dockyard Antigua: The stand-alone Round Antigua Race was scheduled today, Wednesday 8th March, as the curtain-opener for the Superyacht Challenge Antigua. Instead the Superyacht Challenge Antigua Race Committee made the best of the light to moderate breeze, providing a short 8nm course off the South Coast of Antigua. This was a practice race for the magnificent superyacht fleet. The scoring series for the Superyacht Challenge Antigua starts on Thursday 9th March.

The 121ft Dykstra sloop Action scored bragging rights today, finishing the practice course two-minutes ahead of the 148ft Dubois sloop Gitana. Action was also nearly ten minutes ahead after ORCsy time correction. The 148ft Dubois ketch Catalina, the 112ft Sparkman & Stephens sloop Kawil, and the Oyster 82 Zig Zag, all came out to go through the motions.

Two of Great Britain's most accomplished sailors, Shirley Robertson, and Ian Walker are part of the afterguard on Action under the leadership of Boat Captain Angus Fuller.

superyachtchallengeantigua.com

Back To Chelsea
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Victoria, Australia: The enthusiasm for the restoration and sailing of vintage and veteran dinghies and catamarans is growing and Chelsea Yacht Club is proud to host an invitation event for all classic dinghy and catamaran classes. If you have been meticulously restoring a boat or it is about time you got that old boat down from the garage roof this event is for you. The Chelsea Classic regatta is the ideal opportunity to network with other enthusiasts.

The Chelsea Classic brings to life the excitement of sailing from the Club's formation in 1938, to the post war boom in sailing through the 1950's to 1970's including Vee Jays, Skates, Rainbows, Gwen 12's, St Kilda 8's, 14 foot skiffs, Heavyweight Sharpies and timber Lightweight Sharpies, both sailing and on display. All classic dinghies and classic catamarans are invited and welcome. This includes any boat from the 1970's or older with wooden hulls, wooden and fibreglass or all fibreglass with traditional rigging. Reproductions of 1970's or older classic dinghies and catamarans are also welcome.

southernwoodenboatsailing.com

Mark Foster Appointed to J/70 International Executive Committee
The International J/70 Class Association Executive Committee has appointed Mark Foster of Canyon Lake, Texas USA to fill the vacant Technical Chair position created by the resignation of R. Polk Wagner. "We are very happy to have Mark join the Executive Committee," said Vittorio Di Mauro, IJ70CA Executive Committee President. "We are lucky to have someone with his reputation join the J/70 Executive Committee."

Mark Foster, an International Race Officer with World Sailing and a National Race Officer and National Judge with US Sailing, has been the PRO for five of eight J/70 World Championships, and competed in others. He has served as the PRO in countless World and Continental Championships of one-design Classes all over the world. His expertise will be a huge asset to the Class as the Executive Committee manages the incredible growth of the J/70 worldwide. "I am looking forward to continuing my relationship with the J/70 Class and supporting its growth," Foster stated.

The International Class would like to thank Polk Wagner for nearly five years of service as Technical Committee Chair. His efforts were instrumental in managing the Technical Committee and mastering J/70 documentation. Polk has left the Class in a better place than he found it, and the Class will forever benefit from his service. He will be missed, but we wish him well on his next adventure.

j70ica.org

Finn World Ranking for 2023
Laurent Hay, from France, remains the Finn World No 1 following six more counting events since the last release in October 2022. European champion Miguel Fernandez Vasco, from Spain, moves up 29 places to second while Bas de Waal, from the Netherlands remains in third.

The second release of the new Finn World Ranking List includes the 2022 Australian Nationals, won by Ian Mckillop, from James Bevis and Marcus Whitley as well as the 2023 Australian Nationals, which was narrowly won by Class President Rob McMillan, from Brit Cameron Tweedle and Kiwi, Mark Perrow.

This release also includes the 2022 International Finn Cup in Malcesine, which attracted a huge 70 entries. Swiss, Christoph Burger, won from Australia's Anthony Nossiter and Alessandro Marega, from Italy. Burger climbs from 20th to 10th.

The next release is expected in June following the European Championship at Csopak on Lake Balaton and the Finn World Masters Kavala two weeks later.

Finn World Ranking 002 - Top 10 from 1,115 Finn sailors
1. Laurent Hay, FRA
2. Miguel Fernandez Vasco, ESP
3. Bas De Waal, NED
4. Marc Allain Des Beauvais, FRA
5. Kristian Sjoberg FIN
6. Filipe Silva, POR
7. Michel Audoin, FRA
8. David Terol, ESP
9. Paul Mckenzie, AUS
10. Christoph Burger, SUI

Download the full ranking list

Solo woman leading Golden Globe with 200-year-old weather routing
Racing yachts around the world use computerised weather routing programs to optimise courses against satellite weather data. It's the norm! Both are banned in the Golden Globe but the current leader and only woman in the race, South African Kirsten Neuschäfer, found the perfect solution for her best route home to Les Sables d'Olonne after rounding Cape Horn.

She consulted Ocean Passages of the World with its 200-year-old weather routing charts, historical weather and suggested routes from the original clipper sailing ships. Following that advice is now paying strong dividends sailing through the tricky horse latitudes! She sailed out to the east and is now in a commanding windward position as she reaches the South East Trades ahead of the rest of the fleet.

Race Tracker

Launchings
Wally is proud to announce the sale of the first hull of the new wallywind110 sailing yacht to a passionate loyal client, member of the Wally family for a long time.

The project once again unites judel/vrolijk & co naval architecture with interior and exterior lines penned by Wally team and Santa Maria Magnolfi design firm. This collaboration created a yacht showcasing Wally's characteristics of simplicity and elegance, while offering beguiling pace and stability.

The wallywind110 is a true hybrid offering the volumes and comforts of a deckhouse yacht, but with a flush-deck that features the spirit and the performance of a racing boat.

The raised saloon configuration and terrace-on-the-sea concept maximise elegant living space, while the seductive lines will deliver fast, comfortable passages and a turn of speed around the buoys.

The huge 80sqm cockpit is on a single level and fills the full beam of the boat, this alone features the same volume that can be found on board the most innovative 150 feet sailing yachts.

Layout is completely customisable, with seating and dining for up to 15 people.

With the engine room tucked away below the saloon, the stage is set for a huge open-plan space that combines dining, lounging and even working in style. A skylight runs the full length of the low-profile coachroof, while coachroof windows and hull windows turn this into a sun-soaked living area.

wally.com

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When Gerard Dijkstra set out to design his own dream yacht, he had a crystal clear vision: a yacht offering excellent performance, even in the toughest of conditions. A yacht that he could comfortably sail single-handedly. A strong yacht. And: a gorgeous yacht. That yacht was the very first Bestevaer.

The BV 36 S/Y will be everything you expect from a Bestevaer: high performance, strength, and a beautiful design. We're also on a mission to develop our most sustainable yacht yet.

Length Over Deck - 10,95 m (36 ft)
Length on Design Waterline - 10,65 m
Beam - 13,80 m
Displ. - 18.8 T
Draught - 10.70 m / 2.40 m
Material - 1Aluminium
Engine - 1E-drive
Diesel - 11 x 130L
Fresh water - 12 x 75L
Waste water - 11x 50L
Rigging - 1Selden standing rigging rod
Certification - 1CE-cat. A

bestevaer.com/36sy

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As Cirrus nears her launch over at James Betts Enterprise - expected in July of 2023 - we're revisiting her conception to explore why she is what she is, and how her various characteristics fit the mission we defined with her owners during the design process.

While the Cirrus' architectural style celebrates mid-century yacht design, the deck, hull, mast, and boom are comprised of carbon-fiber composite structures.

The biggest twist was a shift in the exterior aesthetic of the yacht–originally aimed as a sleek Grand Prix-style Club Racer and taking a 180 degree turn towards Spirit of Tradition style. Our clients (a husband and wife team) were looking for a big step in luxury and style above their current cruising boat, a sporty 46-foot cruiser from a well-respected US brand. Their eyes had initially bent toward European brand, modern-style yacht-think Solaris, X-Yachts, and Swans-and we initially built a preliminary design for a sleek, spare, modern 57-footer with a plumb stem, wide wedge-shaped hull featuring a hint of a chine in the quarters. These choices would have made a great boat, but fate often takes us in new directions.

While seeking bids for this new yacht, our clients noticed from their home deck overlooking the beautiful waters of Rockport Harbor a parade of classic yachts sailing in and out of the iconic cove. At the end of the harbor sits the renowned boatyard of Rockport Marine, known for some of the most beautiful wooden boats in existence, including some of our design (Goshawk/Zemphira [hull, built]; W-46's Zebra, Mustang, Arion, and Nashua [built]; Hoi An [maintained], to name a few).

stephenswaring.com/yachts/cirrus/

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Reichel/Pugh Design No. 288, 45' Performance Cruising Trimaran Trinity, is a custom trimaran completely designed in-house, constructed at New Zealand Yachting Developments, with an interior plan by R/P and styling and furniture detailing by superyacht masters Design Unlimited. A thoughtful adaptive design filled with beautifully integrated accessibility features to enable single-handed cruising and racing. A hydraulic mainsheet, furling main and jib and powered winches provide safe and barrier-free sail handling. She launched December 2022, was trialed by the owner Terri Nelson in Waitemata Harbour, Auckland before the new year and is scheduled to deliver home to Southern California February 2023.

Owner Terri Nelson fell for sailing on a 14-foot Hobie cat and went on to develop her blue water skills during yearly trips to the Caribbean and South Pacific for over a decade. "I became enamored by the art of sailing," Terri explains. In reflecting on the impetus of her new trimaran, "eventually, I transitioned from crutches to a wheelchair and it became more difficult to 'monkey around' on a boat or board. Parenting became my next pleasure and a new wonderful chapter opened ashore. Sailing, however, never left the back of my mind and I began to dream about building a wheelchair accessible boat."

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The new 44-foot Balance 442 is the smallest model in the Balance fleet (44 to 75 feet) but still offers all of the attributes that founder and President Phil Berman deems essential in a performance cruising cat – moderately light weight, narrow hulls, daggerboards, a powerful rig, and simple elegance throughout. Built in South Africa, the 442 will sail closer to the wind than most cruising cats due to her high-performance daggerboards and will reach and broad reach at 10 to 13 knots. Read more.

bwsailing.com

Featured Brokerage
1991 / Refit 2020-2022 Corby Spirit of Tradition - SPIRIT OF JOYRIDE. POA. Located in Lymington, UK.

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RM 1380. From 374,850 ex VAT EUR.

RM Yachts is proud and delighted to announce the imminent launch of the RM1380.

Available in 2, 3 or 4 cabins, she inherits – like all RM yachts – of a luminous and bright, loft-style interior, thanks to her panoramic windshield, one of RM Yachts’ signatures.

In addition, she comes with a list of optional ocean-cruising-oriented equipment (arch for solar panels with dinghy davits, dog-house, etc.) as well as an on-demand folding transom.

Designed to sail far and fast, with her wide hull and cutter rig, the RM1380 has stunning sailing capacities and a second-to-none route stability which will undoubtedly become a new reference in the booming long-range cruisers market segment.

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RM Yachts
Zone Industrielle des 4 chevaliers, Rond-Point de la Republique, 17180 Perigny, France

+33 5 46 44 73 00
rm-yachts.com

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AC40. POA EUR.

Presenting the AC40, a scaled AC75 foiling day-racer designed by Emirates Team New Zealand and built by McConaghy.

A one-design class that brings America's Cup foiling performance to a competitive racing circuit.

With self-tacking headsails and battery power replacing grinders, the yacht is sailed by two helmsmen and two trimmers. An autopilot control system maintains stable flight.

See listing details in Seahorse's RaceboatsOnly

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