In This Issue
• Rolex Giraglia - Second day of coastal regattas
• Cup Spy: Brits ring the changes on their test boat
• BSI: Big Boats - Big Gear
• 90 boat RORC Fleet for Morgan Cup
• 54th World Military Sailing Championship
• Mark Foy Trophy - 18ft skiffs return to Lake Garda
• Rooster ready to crow at J/70 European Championship
• Industry News
• Featured Charter: Swan 68 - Defiance
• Featured Brokerage:
• • Wallynano 37
• • 1944 Luders 24 - Belle
• • Dazcat 1495
• The Last Word: Blaise Pascal

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Rolex Giraglia - Second day of coastal regattas
Light winds at Saint-Tropez for the two fleets which today were divided between two courses: the Maxis on an upwind-downwind off the beach of Pampelonne, Groups 1 and 2 along the coast for 19 miles for the former and 13 for the latter. The weather was the reverse of yesterday's conditions, with the yachts on the coastal courses starting on time between 1210 and 1225 (the second start of group 2 with a black flag) with about 8 kn from E/NE. But at Pampelonne there was a long wait until 1420 when a gentle 8 kn breeze spread over the course and permitted the race to start over a course of about 1.7 miles a leg.

While the Maxis fought it out round the marks, at 1514 Peter Harrison's Botin 52 Jolt 3 was the first in real-time to cross the finish a few hundred metres from the breakwater of the port of Saint-Tropez. Very close behind was the TP 52 owned by Carl Peter Forster and then the Botin 52 Caro. But we had to wait until the rest of the fleet finished to have the day's results.

Among the Maxis, after about two hours of racing the leading positions basically confirmed the results of the previous day, with Dario Ferrari's Pepe Cannonball, Benoit de Froidmont's Wallyno and Valter Pizzoli's Les Amis leading in their classes.

* Despite exceptionally light, tricky conditions, the race committee pulled off a miracle on this second day of inshore racing at the 70th Rolex Giraglia, managing to run one windward-leeward for the 21 maxi yachts. The race course today for the maxi fleet was moved from the Golfe de Saint-Tropez to neighbouring Pampelonne Bay, known for its world-famous beach.

The three days of inshore racing at Rolex Giraglia, organised by the Yacht Club Italiano in collaboration with the Yacht Club Sanremo and Société Nautique de Saint-Tropez, immediately preceding Wednesday's offshore race to Genoa, is the third event of the International Maxi Association's 2023 Mediterranean Maxi Inshore Challenge.

The fleet had to wait for almost three hours on the water for the wind to fill in, but eventually their patience paid and the first of two starts for the maxi classes took place at 1420. With conditions ultra-light for a second day, it was once again Dario Ferrari's 75ft Cannonball that prevailed in the Maxi 1 class. Similarly IMA President Benoît de Froidmont's Wally 60 Wallyno scored her second bullet in Maxi 2. But today both their winning margins were considerably reduced. -- James Boyd, IMA

Full rankings and race documents

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Cup Spy: Brits ring the changes on their test boat
Three teams sailed today - the Swiss, British and Italians - technically the Kiwis did too, but we covered their sail in our last report, as their content was available before our deadline.

What happened in the Cup - June 9, 2023:

Luna Rossa sailed out of Cagliari for the third successive day, after a ten day break.

Alinghi Red Bull Racing was two-boat racing off Barcelona. Once again Ernesto Bertarelli was back as a co-helmsman along with Dean Barker, and Jason Waterhouse on flight control. Whether these are permanent appointments to the "mushroom crew" remains to be seen.

After a day off the Brits emerged from the shed with several new tweaks - which had most observers guessing. Most obvious was a forward facing pitot tube on the starboard wingfoil. There was some demon-tweaking around the mast - all detailed in the report from the AC37 Joint Recon team. However the most intriguing was the action of one crew member painting a coating on the upper surface of the starboard wingfoil. The process was repeated three times - presumably with some form of speed coating which could be seen by the cameras - to show the behavior of the water as it encountered the foil.The Brits tried out some more developments, as described above and below. While the Brits will have signed off their final hull shape for their Cup raceboat, the testing of parts and innovations will continue almost right up to the Cup, which for the Challengers, starts in 14 months time.

As mentioned technically Emirates Team NZ raced on this day, Friday however with time zones being what they are, we ran their content as soon as it was available - which was was yesterday.

American Magic, last sailed on March 10, from Pensacola Fl, and is expected to be sailing from Barcelona around June 22.

No further news from the Orient Express Team (formerly K-Challenge).

Richard Gladwell's full report in Sail-World.com

BSI: Big Boats - Big Gear
Question: What does Koru, Black Pearl, EOS, Athena, Maltese Falcon Aquijo, Sea Eagle II, M5 and Badis have in common?

Answer: They are all supplied with equipment from companies within the BSI Group; BSI, Hundested Propeller, Ocean Marine Systems (OMS) and OYS.

Like all superyachts, these ranging from 70m up to 127m, demand the very best. Captains and Owners put the yachts through their paces, the loads they experience are phenomenal and the equipment needs to be too. The OMS Thrusters need to be powerful yet light and compact. They are. The BSI and OYS Rigging and OMS Hydraulic Cylinders must be strong yet sleek and aesthetically pleasing. They are. It is essential the Hundested Propeller CPP, and hybrid propulsion equipment provides enough power on demand whilst operating as quietly as possible. They achieve that. It's this intricate detail where the expertise spanning over 100 years from with the group comes into its own.

Within the BSI Group we look to manufacture the best-in-class products with the strength to handle anything a raging sea and the elements exposes them to, without compromising control or speed. We have something for everyone, manufacturing rigging, propellers, hatches and portlights, thrusters and hydraulic cylinders for boats from 30ft up to the largest in the world.

The BSI Group consists of BSI, OYS, Jefa Steering, Hundested Propeller, GORI Propeller and Ocean Marine Systems (OMS), who manufacture rigging, hatches, portlights, blocks, steering systems, propulsions systems, controllable pitch propellers, folding propellers, thrusters, hydraulic cylinders and through-hull instrument deployment hoist.

Find your local BSI Group expert bsidk.com/contact-support/

90 boat RORC Fleet for Morgan Cup
RYS Line Cowes - Dartmouth
Start: Friday 16 June from 1800 BST

Starting on the 16th June, over 90 boats are set for the Morgan Cup Race from Cowes, IOW to Dartmouth, Devon. The Morgan Cup is the tenth race of the RORC Season's Points Championship, the largest racing series in the world of offshore racing.

The impressive RORC fleet will gather off Cowes IOW about an hour before the first start at 1800 on June 16th. Race fans will get a superb view of all three starts from Cowes Parade. Close to 500 sailors will be taking part from Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, New Zealand, the Netherlands, Poland, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

Cowes resident Peter Morton will be racing his Maxi 72 Notorious, which took Line Honours in this month's De Guingand Bowl Race. Notorious will be favourite to be the first monohull to finish the Myth of Malham. James Harayda's IMOCA Gentoo will be racing with a crew of seven and poses the biggest threat to Notorious. Two Multihulls will be in action, James Holder's Dazcat 1295 Slinky Malinki and the Roger Hill designed Nica, skippered by Gorm Gondesen. -- Louay Habib/RORC

Full entry list

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54th World Military Sailing Championship
Monday, June 12, 2023, the 3rd day of the 54th CISM World Military Sailing Championship continued with twelve sailing races.

Team Brazil, keeping the lead on the leaderboard, won the sixteenth (R16-1), the eighteenth (R18-1), the twenty-second (R22-1) and twenty-fourth (R24-1) race.

The Greek crew started sluggishly on the day, but continuing with good performances, won the nineteenth (R19-1), the twenty-first (R21-1), the twenty-sixth (R26-1) and the twenty-seventh (R27-1) race.

The Italian team, remained in the hunt of the Greek team, winning the twentieth (R20-1) race. The French and the Ukrainian teams, won one race respectively, (R23-1) and (R25-1), and they are both fighting for fourth place.

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Mark Foy Trophy - 18ft skiffs return to Lake Garda
2019 winner Asko Appliances. Photo by Hartas Productions. Click on image for photo gallery.

Four top Australian 18ft skiff teams, representing the Australian 18 Footers League, will contest the 2023 Mark Foy Trophy regatta at Lake Garda, Italy from 26th-30th June when they take on the best of the Europeans in the 15th contest for the coveted title which honours the name of the man who was the 'father' of the class on Sydney Harbour back in 1892.

Mark Foy was one of the most significant historical figures in Australian sailing history. A visionary who wanted to take sailing to a national and international level, and became the first Australian entrant in an international sailing competition when he took his 22ft boat, 'Irex', to England in 1898.

The strong Australian contingent includes defending champion Marcus Ashley-Jones (Lazarus Capital Partners), the present Australian champion Keagan York (Finport Finance), 2000 JJ Giltinan world champion John 'Woody' Winning (Yandoo) and Season Point Score winner at the League, Simon Nearn (Burrawang-Young Henrys).

The annual event is important to the Australian 18 Footers League, which has been a strong supporter of international competition since it conducted the first world championship regatta on Sydney Harbour in 1938.

Following the introduction of New Zealand and Fiji up to the 1950s, the League made a concentrated effort throughout the late 1960s-early 1970s to expand the iconic Australian 18 footers to the USA, UK and Europe. -- Frank Quealey, Australian 18 Footers League Ltd.

18footers.com/18-footer/news/mark-foy/

Rooster ready to crow at J/70 European Championship
Rooster has signed on as a sponsor for the J/70 European Championship taking place in Weymouth this September.

The Championship event is set to be the largest international one-design keelboat event in the UK in 2023, and has already attracted nearly 80 teams from 19 countries as far afield as Mexico, Australia and Turkey.

Rooster will be selling their range of keelboat clothing on site at the host venue WPNSA in Portland throughout the event as well as providing financial support and prizes.

Managing Director of Rooster Luke Morrison said: "We are very pleased to be getting involved in the J/70 fleet, starting to build on what we hope will become an enduring long-term relationship. Our team will be showcasing a selection of our technical clothing products at WPNSA this September where we are thrilled to be a part of what I am sure will be an exciting J/70 European Championship."

The event takes place from 1 to 9 September and is being run by the Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy (WPNSA). -- Andy Rice

j70euros2023.com

Industry News
Newport International Boat Show announced today that tickets are now on sale for the 52nd Newport International Boat Show presented by BankNewport. The event will take place September 14-17, 2023, at the Newport Yachting Center Marina in downtown Newport, Rhode Island.

Celebrating its 52nd year, the Newport International Boat Show is one of the largest in-water events in the country and the premier show in the Northeast. It encompasses over 14 acres of Newport's famed waterfront and hosts hundreds of exhibitors, dealers and manufacturers, with new powerboats and sailboats ranging from 15- to 90-feet, plus an extensive selection of marine equipment, services and accessories for boaters. A variety of high-profile sponsors are already committed to adding to the experience with special events throughout the Show.

To purchase tickets online, click here.

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If you would like to present a paper at HPYD 8, our abstract submission deadline is 1st of July 2023.

Papers are invited on all topics relating to the design of high performance power and sailing yachts, including:
- structural design and analysis
- aerodynamics and hydrodynamics
- performance prediction and full scale testing
- wind tunnel and towing tank testing
- computational methods
- hull, appendage and foil design
- control systems
- regulations and rating
- rules routing and tactics

Full papers submission deadline will be 1st of November 2023

Visit hpyd.org.nz and click on the "Submit an abstract" button.

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Since 2005, Pasha Hawaii has been providing safe, fast and effective transportation to and from the mainland for Transpac yachts and gear. How fast and how effective is this? That is a question that we can look forward to answering this summer as Pasha, Transpac's satellite tracker sponsor, fits trackers to its ships so you can see who gets to Hawaii the fastest - a Pasha ship or a MOD 70.

The Pasha satellite tracker can be found at ybtracking.com once the Transpac page is loaded into tracker system.

Transpac is excited about our continued partnership with Pasha. Contact Pasha Hawaii for more information and to find the best solution for your needs.

For more information on the 2023 Transpac, visit transpacyc.com

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Zhik & Wetsuit Outlet sponsor the Moth Worlds 2023

Continuing its long standing connection with the International Moth Class Association (IMCA), Zhik are delighted to announce sponsorship of the 2023 Moth Worlds in partnership with Wetsuit Outlet, a major Zhik retailer.

Zhik have committed to extend the partnership with the IMCA, building on a long-standing relationship with the dynamic International Moth class extending back around two decates, when the brand was first becoming established in the performance dinghy world.

As part of the package, all competitors will be able to compete for a variety of sponsored prizes including the Moth D'elegance for the best dressed sailor on water and the Zhik GPS Track prize. This will be awarded for the best Zhik logo 'drawn' on water and judged by the competitors GPS track.

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Cowes Week Ltd is delighted to announce that cross-Solent ferry operator, Red Funnel has joined the event's family of Official Sponsors.

Red Funnel have long contributed to the success of the event as the Official Travel Partner and this year they are offering a fantastic, heavily discounted day-return ticket price on the Hi-Speed Red Jet service to Cowes, helping the event to address the cost of competing in what remains the jewel in the Solent racing calendar.

Cowes Week Red Jet Day Return tickets are available for just 12.30 GBP per person, to be purchased in advance of travelling online through this link and downloadable as an e-ticket. Please be aware Red Jet tickets are not time allocated, so ensure you book and arrive at the terminal in good time for your chosen crossing, from Southampton into Cowes.

Visitors and competitors who want to pop over to Cowes for the evening to enjoy the entertainment in town can also take advantage of the discounted ticket -the last Red Jet sailing of the day is at 23:45 from the Island.

redfunnel.co.uk

cowesweek.co.uk

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World Sailing, the sport's world governing body, has joined forces with Barcolana, the largest sailing race in the world with tens of thousands of sailors competing each year, to promote participation, inclusion and sustainability in sailing.

The two organisations have agreed to work together in three priority areas for World Sailing - women in sailing, para sailing and sustainability.

Now in its 55th edition and held every year on the second Sunday of October, in Trieste, Italy, Barcolana is a regatta with a unique quality drawn from the sheer numbers of participants it attracts every year.

Sailors from around the world gather in Trieste to share their passion for their sport, and for more than half a century, Barcolana has been committed to involving its audience by promoting inclusion, participation, and sustainability.

World Sailing is a leader among sports on sustainability, having published its sustainability strategy Sustainability Agenda 2030 in 2018 which supports both the International Olympic Committee's Sustainability Strategy and the United Nations 2030 Agenda for sustainable development, and is investing globally in opportunities for encourage more women and more disabled sailors to embrace the sport.

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Introducing the first-ever range of Ronstan winches. Orbit Winches combine fresh design thinking and proven manufacturing expertise in a performance-oriented range of lightweight aluminium winches.

Our long experience manufacturing Andersen Stainless Steel Winches defines our non-negotiable standards for reliability, mechanical efficiency, and unparalleled user experience. For everything else, the new winches were developed from the deck up with a different set of priorities and an eye for innovation.

Orbit Winches enter the market with impressive attributes. Remarkably easy to service, they require no tools for disassembly and maintenance. Thanks to fully machined aluminium drums and highly efficient gearing, they weigh significantly less and offer lower line entry heights than any other winch in their class. These advantages are complemented by the drum's smooth surface finish and instantly recognisable Power Ribs; features borrowed from Andersen winches to provide the same impressive line grip and control with minimal rope wear.

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Featured Charter
Swan 68 - Defiance. Located Mediterranean & Caribbean.

Defiance is a German Friers designed Swan 68 built for competitive racing and fast luxury cruising. Defiance has a spacious comfortable interior and can host 8 guests in four cabins with 3 heads. Defiance has a phenomenal racing pedigree, winning the Swan Cup overall in 2000 and she is still capable of performing on the race course. There is nothing quite like sailing on a Swan and Defiance won’t disappoint.

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1944 Luders 24 - Belle. 85,000 USD. Located in Newport RI USA.

A fast, pretty and successful Classic Day Racer, Belle, a Luders 24, Hull #2 is available after 34 years of current ownership. This thoroughbred has the coveted attributes of balance, ease through the water, and sheer good looks, together with “ahead of her time” construction, in top condition, make the phrase “Rare Opportunity” highly applicable here.

With a winning record of over 60 trophies; BELLE, a genuine CRFVintage class, is race-ready and in excellent cosmetic and structural condition. Laminated mahogany, hot molded and vacuum bagged, 38ft hull construction by Allied Aviation and finished at the renown Luders Marine Construction, CT (1944). Her 1991-1992 major refit included a cold molded underbody. Professionally and lovingly maintained, re-rigged, annually upgraded and inside stored.

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Dazcat 1495. 935,000 ex VAT GBP.

The Dazcat 1495, nominated European Yacht of the Year in 2016, really is our champion. She’s the perfect catamaran for long distance cruising or family weekends and has also won numerous RORC and MOCRA races.

Over 30 years of design and build experience have gone into the cutting edge, lightweight composite techniques; utilizing carbon in key areas to deliver the perfect balance between performance, stiffness and catamaran comfort. Ease of handling, modern, spacious & comfortable interiors and design finishes to the owner’s requirements all contribute to making this a superb choice of multihull.

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