EuroSail News #5335

In This Issue
• North Star wins IMA Maxi Europeans
• Swan Sardinia Challenge
• What's in the Latest Edition Of Seahorse Magazine
• Ocean Race Newport
• Superb Day Of Racing Kicks Off 2023 TF23 Season
• Back to Two Boat Testing
• Swedes Tack Their Way To The Top
• Nemeth tales both Finn European titles
• Sailing World on Water
• Buddy Melges
• Featured Brokerage:
• • Pedrick 78 Aluminium Maxi
• • Gunboat 72V
• • Outremer 5X
• The Last Word: James Joyce

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A quarter point secures North Star IMA Maxi Europeans victory
After seeing victory slip through his fingers in 2022 when his Maxi 72 North Star was becalmed on the final run into the finish of the last race, today owner Peter Dubens, tactician Nick Rogers and the North Star crew were vindicated: Having started the last day of racing at the International Maxi Association's European Championship second overall, their performance today squeezed George Sakellaris' Proteus from the top spot to win the regatta by a mere quarter point after discarding their worst result.

While Sir Peter Ogden's 77ft Jethou was the star performer today, the lower rated North Star had been hanging on to her larger rival's coattails.

After today's final coastal - a course set by PRO Stuart Childerley, zigzagging around the southern Bay of Naples, between Capri and Punta Campanella - the former Maxi 72s claimed the five top spots overall in the Championship: Dario Ferrari's Cannonball was third while Jim Swartz's Vesper beat Sir Peter Ogden's Jethou, also by a quarter point after Vesper didn't sail on Tuesday and Jethou was disqualified from a race yesterday.

Following the Maxi 72s, in sixth place overall was Riccardo de Michele's Vallicelli 78 H20 ahead of Pier Luigi Loro Piana's ClubSwan 80 My Song and IMA President Benoît de Froidmont's Wally 60 Wallyño, which put in a superb performance today finishing fifth overall.

The IMA's Mediterranean Maxi Offshore Challenge continues on 1 June with the 151 Miglia-Trofeo Cetilar offshore race from Livorno to Punta Ala, via the Giraglia Rock. -- James Boyd / International Maxi Association

Full results

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Swan Sardinia Challenge
Photo by Max Ranchi, www.maxranchi.com. Click on image for photo gallery.

Day 2 of the Swan Sardinia Challenge posed a unique test with light, shifty winds dictating a complex game on the water.

Despite delays, our steadfast race committee ensured one valuable race was contested. Dive into the day's strategic battles with our highlights reel, featuring insights from key players on XAI VISION, VITAMINA, DRIFTER SAIL, FRA MARTINA, and SELENE - ALIFAX.

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Seahorse June 2023
What's in the Latest Edition Of Seahorse Magazine

Scaling it up
The ultra-high performance blocks that Allen Brothers developed for foiling Moths and Olympic dinghies are now available in keelboat sizes too.

Grand prix-level tactical tools... for everyone
With its RaceSense software and Atlas 2 instrument display, Vakaros is now offering sailing technology that was designed for the America's Cup and SailGP to a much wider community of racing sailors.

Broke
Just how much more might Uffa Fox have achieved had he not been permanently scrabbling around to pay the bills? Clare Mccomb

RORC - Fast start
Deb Fish takes on the French two-handed, more Admiral's Cup snippets from Jeremy Wilton

Take your pick
It's not just in northern Europe that the two-handed offshore racing movement continues to gather pace

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Ocean Race Newport
An action-packed weekend lies ahead for The Ocean Race Newport stopover, with the hydro-foiling IMOCA 60s the stars of the show.

This morning, Kevin Escoffier (FRA) and crew, overall race leaders on Holcim-PRB, arrived at the docks at Sail Newport to join 11th Hour Racing, Team Malizia-Seaexplorer, and Biotherm at Fort Adams State Park.

Holcim-PRB broke its mast on Apr. 27, four days into the leg to Newport, and arrived in Newport yesterday by cargo ship. Last night, the crew fit a replacement mast at the Safe Harbor Newport Shipyard.

Holcim-PRB is expected to participate in Saturday's In-Port Race planned for the East Passage of Narragansett Bay on a course oriented between Fort Adams State Park to the east and Jamestown to the west. Fort Adams State Park is the best vantage point for spectators. The race starts at 2:00 p.m.

On Sunday, a Dockout Show and festivities for the send-off begin at Noon. At 12:15 p.m., the sailors will parade through Ocean Live Park with music and special guests to board their race boats.

By 1:00 p.m., all race boats will be on the water to sail a short course in the Bay before the official start of the trans-Atlantic Leg at 2:10 p.m. in front of Fort Adams State Park.

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Superb Day Of Racing Kicks Off 2023 TF23 Season
A superb opening day for the 2023 TF35 season, hosted this week by the esteemed Société Nautique de Genève, saw different teams come to the fore, with Bertrand Demole's Ylliam XII - Comptoir Immobilier winning the day with an impressive 1-3 scoreline, and Nathalie Brugger at the helm of the all-new youth crew onboard Alinghi Red Bull Racing paving their way to potentially becoming this year's underdogs.

The conditions on Lake Geneva today were typical for spring, with a shifty 7-knot La Bise (north wind) building to 13 knots over the afternoon. Yesterday's high winds left a leftover chop, providing a biting spray for the crews onboard the hydro-foiling TF35s.

At the end of day one Ylliam XII - Comptoir Immobilier tops the overnight leaderboard with Realteam Sailing in second place, tied on points with Spindrift. Alinghi Red Bull Racing is a single point off the podium in fourth, with Ylliam 17 in fifth and ZEN Too in sixth.

Racing continues tomorrow with five races planned, starting at 11.30CET. Follow the live race coverage at tf35.org

Back to Two Boat Testing
With Te Rehutai being packed up for her migration to Barcelona, the team return to two-boat testing with the AC40's.

Swedes Tack Their Way To The Top
Anton Dahlberg and Lovisa Karlsson (SWE) came three steps closer to successfully defending their title after a barnstorming performance on the first day of gold fleet racing at the 470 European Championship in San Remo, Italy.

The sun peeked out from behind the clouds and easterly breeze blew nicely all day at around 15 to 16 knots, with big rolling waves and a few short, sharp ones in between, just to keep the 470 sailors on their toes.

Friday sees the conclusion of gold fleet competition with three races scheduled to start at 1100 hours local time. Saturday is Medal Race day, for the top 10 teams to battle it out in a single, double-points contest to decide who will make it on to the podium in the Marina degli Aregai. -- Andy Rice

Top 3 overall after eight races
1. Anton Dahlberg and Lovisa Karlsson (SWE), 18 points
2. Simon Diesch and Anna Markfort (GER), 24 points
3. Hippolyte Machetti and Aloïse Retornaz (FRA), 29 points

Full results

Domonkos Nemeth makes history to take both Finn European titles
Domonkos Nemeth from Hungary took it right to the wire but claimed both the 2023 Open and U23 Finn Europeans in Csopak, Hungary on Thursday. In doing so, he becomes the first sailor ever to win both the senior and U23 titles in the same year, the first Hungarian to win the Finn Junior European title and only the second Hungarian to win the Senior title, after Zsombor Berecz won in 2020 and 2021. Berecz of course is the manager of the host club this year, Procelero SE.

Laurent Hay, from France, took the silver medal while Alessandro Marega, from Italy won the bronze medal after two races on Thursday in light and shifty northerlies and again quite cold and grey conditions. -- Robert Deaves

Final results after 10 races
1. Domonkos Nemeth, HUN, 18
2. Laurent Hay, FRA, 22
3. Alessando Marega, ITA, 42
4. Elemer Peter Haidekker, HUN, 49
5. Filipe Silva, POR, 67
6. Ian Ainslie, RSA, 74
7. Bartosz Szydlowski, POL, 85
8. Lawrence Crispin, GBR, 98
9. Marc Allain Des Beauvais, FRA, 100
10. Tibor Pallay, HUN, 111

Full results

Sailing World on Water
After the GUYOT environnement - Team Europe reached Halifax harbour under jury rig and was embraced by his shore team, skipper Benjamin-Dutreux told how the emotions overwhelmed him at that moment.

The arrival was earlier than expected. The boat is going to return to Europe by cargo ship. It will be next Sunday, the 18th, when it's loaded onto the cargo ship. It then departs on the 21st.

This is the weekly Sailing highlights show, The World on Water for week ending, May 19, 2023.

Buddy Melges
Harry Clemons "Buddy" Melges Jr., considered to be one of the greatest competitive sailors in the sport of sailing, passed away at 93 years on May 18, 2023. He leaves behind a remarkable legacy as one of the most accomplished and revered sailors in American history.

Born on January 26, 1930, in Elkhorn, Wisconsin, Buddy dedicated his life to the pursuit of excellence on the water. Growing up on Delavan Lake, he honed his skills sailing the boats crafted by his father, Harry Melges Sr., at Melges Boat Works.

From its humble origins as a wooden rowboat builder, the family business evolved into a trailblazer in sailing innovation, providing top-quality performance hulls and sails while fostering a passionate sailing community over the last 78 years.

Over his eight-decade career, Buddy advanced the sport and etched his name into the annals of sailing history, showcasing unmatched skill, strategic brilliance, and an unwavering passion for the sport. While being a fierce competitor, Buddy made lifelong friendships both on and off the water. His triumphs in international competitions solidified his status as a sailing icon.

Survived by his loving wife of 69 years, Gloria, and their children, Laura Melges, Hans Melges, and Harry C. Melges III (Suzanne), Buddy is also remembered by his grandchildren, Olivia Arbaugh, Hunter Arbaugh, Harry C. Melges IV, Monroe Melges, Hans Melges, Maxx Melges, and Maverik Melges. He is preceded in death by his sister, Marilyn Snudden, and by his parents, Louise and Harry C. Melges Sr.

If you would like to honor Buddy's memory, donations can be made to the Geneva Lake Sailing School in the name of the Buddy Melges Sailing Center.

A Celebration of Life will be held at a later date.

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