In This Issue
• Team Holcim-PRB remain perfect after record-breaking run
• Record breaking day for IMOCA in the deep south
• Winning Group 73rd JJ Giltinan 18ft Skiff Championship
• JOB OPPORTUNITY - Experienced Yacht Rigger required
• Globe40: Until The Last Day
• 2023 Marion Bermuda Race Just Around The Corner
• Q&A Call with Alan Roberts
• Sailing World on Water March 10.23
• Arthur Reynolds
• Featured Brokerage:
• • Swan 48-203 'Mia'
• • International 8 Metre - MIRABELLE
• • YYachts Y7
• The Last Word: George Orwell

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Team Holcim-PRB remain perfect after record-breaking run
Two weeks after the start of leg 3 in Cape Town, skipper Kevin Escoffier and his crew mates on Team Holcim-PRB have collected maximum points, leading the IMOCA fleet through the leg 3 scoring gate at 17:45:38 UTC Sunday 12 March.

By collecting 5 points at the scoring gate, Escoffier and his team remain perfect on the race leaderboard, and now sit on 15 points, following victories in legs 1 and 2.

The race for second place at the gate is taking place 135 miles (about 7 hours) back, where Boris Herrmann's Team Malizia showed impressive pace on Sunday by steadily overhauling Charlie Enright's 11th Hour Racing Team and building a slight, and steadily increasing, lead of nearly 10 miles.

Team Malizia grab second place points over 11th Hour Racing Team

Nearly 6 hours after Team Holcim-PRB led the fleet through the leg 3 scoring gate, German skipper Boris Herrmann's Team Malizia have earned 4 points from a second place position line.

Team Malizia crossed the gate at 23:44:08 UTC, just over an hour ahead of Charlie Enright's 11th Hour Racing Team who secured 3 points for third place at 00:54:31 UTC on Monday morning.

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Record breaking day for IMOCA in the deep south
It's been a record breaking day in The Ocean Race as the four IMOCAs racing through the south are pressing hard to gain position - and points - at the leg 3 scoring gate.

Conditions have certainly been favourable for making big mileage - long hours of daylight, a near perfect wind angle and speed (around 25 knots), and relatively flat water compared to normal Roaring 40s conditions.

At the start of this leg, the fully crewed 24-hour distance record for an IMOCA (officially ratified) was 539.71 nautical miles. Earlier this leg, 11th Hour Racing Team raised the stakes with a 544.63 mile day.

But overnight Friday night and into Saturday morning, those marks have been obliterated by the entire fleet. All four boats have posted more than 572 miles in a 24-hour period.

11th Hour Racing Team set an early marker of 582 miles (and climbing), but on Saturday at 1240 UTC Team Holcim-PRB posted what appears to be the new standard at 588.71 nautical miles, although conditions are still favourable and there is a chance this could be pushed higher still.

(Note: all mileage numbers from this edition of The Ocean Race are from Race Control and subject to ratification from the World Speed Sailing Record Council)

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Winning Group 73rd JJ Giltinan 18ft Skiff Championship
The winners. Photo by Christophe Favreau. Click on image for photo gallery.

The defending champion Andoo team, John Winning Jr, Seve Jarvin and Sam Newton, retained the crown of world champion with an outstanding victory in the Winning Group JJ Giltinan 18ft Skiff Championship which concluded on Sydney Harbour today.

Andoo finished in second place in today's race but the result was good enough to complete the championship with a total of 25 points, after winning four races of the nine-race regatta.

Finport Finance (Keagan York, Angus Williams and Phil Marshall) finished in second place with a total of 31 points, followed by Smeg (Michael Coxon, James Dorron/Ricky Bridge and Tom Anderson) on 33, Rag & Famish Hotel (Harry Price) 36, Big Pete (Sean Langman) 38 and Yandoo (John Winning (John Winning) on 40.

Andoo's crew is not only a champion team, it is a team of champion sailors.

Skipper John Winning Jr is the line honours winning skipper (AndooComanche) of the 2022 Rolex Sydney-Hobart Race, former world 29er champion and joins with his father John (Woody) Winning as the only father-and-son winning skippers of the JJ Giltinan world 18ft Skiff Championship.

Sheet hand Seve Jarvin has now won 10 JJ Giltinan championships, eight as a skipper and two as sheet hand. More than any other competitor in the history of the championship.

Bowman Sam Newton is now an eight-time winner of the JJ Giltinan championship and was part of the 2013 America's Cup-winning Oracle Team USA, among other international yachting achievements

Today's race was sailed in a 12-14 knot South West breeze and resulted in a brilliant, all-the-way win for Finport Finance, which crossed the finish line 2m13s ahead of Andoo.

NEXT WEEK: The Australian 18 Footers League will conduct the annual QUEEN OF THE HARBOUR race. -- Frank Quealey, Australian 18 Footers League Ltd.

Final results
1. Andoo (John Winning Jnr, SeveJarvin, Sam Newton), 25 points
2. Finport Finance (Keagan York, AngusWilliams, Phil Marshall), 31
3. Smeg (Michael Coxon, James Dorron,Tom Anderson), 33
4. Rag & Famish Hotel (Harry Price,Josh McKnight, Harry Hall), 36
5. Noakesailing/ Big Pete (SeanLangman, Ed Powys, Rhys Mara), 38
6. Yandoo (John Winning Snr, FangWarren, Josh Porebski), 40
7. Lazarus Capital Partners (MarcusAshley Jones, Rob Bell, JeronimoHarrison ), 55
8. Balmain Slake (Henry Larkings, MilesDavey, Flynn Twomey), 60
9. Black Knight (Heinrich Van Bayern,Thomas Martin, Andy Martin), 65
10. Shaw & Partners Financial Services(Dave OConnor, Trent Barnabas, TomQuigley), 67
11. Birkenhead Point Marina (KirkMitchell, Andrew Stephenson, DanielBarnett), 87
12. Noakes Youth (Tom Cunich, FynnSprott, Aiden Mansley), 90
13. Big Foot Bags and Covers (DaveHayter, Ben Roxburgh, Elliott Mahar), 104
14. Fisher & Paykel (Jordan Girdis, JacobBroome, Josh Feldmann), 115
15. The Oak Double Bay / 4 Pines (AlexMarinelli, Matt Doyle, DarcyMcCracken), 119

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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

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Globe40: Until The Last Day
After having suffered over the last few days in the Azores the passage of a front generating winds of up to 60 knots, the GLOBE40 competitors will have to face a new low-pressure system today and on Monday on arrival in the Bay of Biscay with winds of up to 50 knots and seas of up to 10 m in the northern part of the Bay. Faced with this situation, the leader of the leg AMHAS chose yesterday to slow down voluntarily to get behind the hardest part of the phenomenon.

A difficult choice as Craig Horsfield (AHMAS) explains: "We are going to try to slow down, we are going to look for the east by slowing down. We only have one mainsail and three reefs. Over all we are gutted after all the days of racing and working hard to get a lead that we have effectively stopped for now. It's hard to do and to accept.

GRYPHON SOLO 2, which passed through the Azores gate yesterday, expressed the extreme harshness of these moments: Joe Harris "Last night was the hardest night of our entire round the world race. The wind and sea state continued to rise until we were in 9m seas and 60 knots of wind. We had prepared with 3 reefs in the mainsail and staysail, which worked well up to 50 knots of wind. But the gusts above rocked the boat hard and made Roger and I wonder, huddled in the cabin, if we were going to get knocked over and rolled. It was frightening. We were both thinking about life rafts, EPIRBs and rescues. But eventually the 60-knot gusts died down and we were able to continue.... It makes you think. Driving to the edge of the cliff...looking over the cliff...but not jumping...or being pushed!

The first arrivals in Lorient are still planned for Wednesday 15th.

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2023 Marion Bermuda Race Just Around The Corner
Registration is open for the biannual Marion Bermuda Race, scheduled to start on June 16, 2023! For skippers interested in taking on the 645-nautical mile challenge, now is the time to register to ensure adequate time for preparation for this category one offshore race. The Marion Bermuda Race is put on by the event’s organizing committee and Board of Directors in collaboration with the Royal Hamilton Amateur Dinghy Club, the Beverly Yacht Club, and the Blue Water Sailing Club.

The 2023 race will follow the race’s historical course, starting in Buzzards Bay off of Marion, Massachusetts, and finishing off St. David’s Head, Bermuda. While the race starts on June 16, there will be several preparation events, including yacht club presentations, and the “New” Northeast Offshore Race Symposium being held at Bentley University, Waltham, MA on March 25, 2023

There are three significant changes to the 2023 race - a Performance Class, ORR Performance Curve Scoring, and expanding a Multihull class.

“The line between cruising and racing boats over the last several years has become blurred, making it difficult to easily identify a boat as a strictly racing or cruising boat,” explains Marion Bermuda Race Chairman Neil Redburn. “The race has created a new class called the Performance Class for boats with an ORR rating of 1.000 and above. There is also more leeway in this class for modern enhancements, such as water ballast, retractable and canting keels that are becoming more commonplace in today’s performance cruising boats.”

Using ORR Performance Curve Scoring aims to level the playing field across the classes. ORR uses its proprietary VPP to provide a series of ratings explicitly designed for the Marion Bermuda Race by replicating the historical conditions of the initial beat out of the Bay, reach, and run seen during a typical race. These different ratings define a performance curve for each boat in seconds per mile versus wind conditions. “With these adjustments, the boat with the highest average wins the race because, relative to their rating, they sailed the course the fastest among their competitors,” explains Redburn.

And finally, the formalization and expansion of a multihull class will widen the number of cruising boats able to compete in the Marion Bermuda Race and allow them to compete fairly both within their category and overall. Starting in 2023, the Marion Bermuda Race will allow multihulls between 32 and 80 feet LOA.

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Monday, 13 March, 1800 hours UTC: Q&A Call with Alan Roberts, Solo Soldier in pursuit of Offshore Excellence
TOPIC - Secrets to why Figaro sailors are the Masters of Offshore

French Figaro sailors, whether past or present, seem to do very well on the fully-crewed offshore circuit. So what makes them so good? Coming from a strong dinghy background with multiple championship titles to his name, British sailor Alan Roberts has spent the past decade immersing himself in French offshore racing culture, learning by competing against the best of the best in the Figaro scene as he works his way towards a Vendee Globe campaign.

Alan has become in demand as a very effective consultant on fully-crewed offshore projects where he tends to operate in the tactician or navigator role. The shorthanded nature of the Figaro forces a sailor to set strict priorities about what’s the most important focus at any given moment of a race. It also teaches a level of intensity and focus that he feels is often missing from the mentality of offshore sailors.

Join Zoom Meeting with Alan Roberts

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It’s free the join the call Live, but if you can’t make it live you can get downloadable recordings of this session and other Road To Gold Q&As by following the link below and subscribing to the calls at a very favourable rate:

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Sailing World on Water March 10.23
Highlights of what happened globally in the sport of sailing in the last 7 days. Last week on the World on Water, we saw how Boris Herrmann on Malizia have a halyard failure, and his head sail fell into the ocean, ahead of his foiling Imoca. One of the associated problems with this, was the halyard tore a section in the top of the mast. This is how they fixed the mast in the rolling Southern Ocean.

This is the Sailing World on Water for March 10 2023. Highlights of the sport of Sailing, Globally, in the last seven days.

Arthur Reynolds
Marine journalist and sailor Arthur Reynolds has passed away peacefully in Blackrock, Co Dublin, in his 94th year.

Reynolds, founding Editor/Publisher of The Irish Skipper and publisher in the mid-1970s of Ireland Afloat, was a lifetime sub-editor and a former night editor in The Irish Times. Before pursuing journalism, he studied art in Paris and spent his early journalistic years in London before working for The Irish Press and The Irish Times.

He was a keen sailor and traveller, a long-time advocate of the fishing industry and Ireland's marine potential, and an early Dun Laoghaire Motor Yacht Club member. He often cited the late maritime historian Dr John de Courcy Ireland as being a major influence on his life. When he was in his eighties, he and his late wife Borghild undertook several sea passages on the Norwegian sail training ship, Statsraad Lehmkuhl.

As his death notice states, Arthur will be remembered for his wit, wisdom, love of the sea, his mastery of the newspaper headline, and for the epitaph, he refashioned: "Pass on by, Death horseman, Cast a life, On cold eye".

He is survived by his son Fintan, stepdaughter Anne and extended family and friends. A full obituary will appear later. His funeral (this Wednesday) details are here

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