In This Issue
• 30 Years On... the Transat Jacques Vabre
• Sydney to Auckland Ocean Race
• BSI, more than a rigging company
• Cup Spy : Sailing in superb foiling conditions
• ORC International Technical Committee Meeting
• Star Class Selects Paul Cayard As President
• Kraken III triumphs in Tollgate Islands Race
• Votes for the Mirabaud Yacht Racing Image award 2023 are open
• Survey shows striking legacy of Operation Dynamo on the seabed off Dunkirk
• Featured Charter: Champagne Hippy
• Featured Brokerage:
• • Swan 100-103 Hoppetosse
• • Kialoa II S & S Classic Racing Yacht
• • Italia Yachts 11.98
• The Last Word: Richard Feynman

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30 Years On... the Transat Jacques Vabre
Nearly 200 sailors expected for the 30th anniversary of the coffee route! In october 2023, the Transat Jacques Vabre Normandie Le Havre will celebrate its thirtieth anniversary in Le Havre before heading to Martinique, where the finish of what is also called the coffee route will take place for the second consecutive time. An anniversary that nearly 100 tandems in the four open classes have already marked on their agenda: Imoca, ocean fifty, ultim and class40.

For this record edition, 95 boats will compete on the water .

In order to guarantee above all their safety and a clear line crossing , 4 separate departures, per class, will be given. They will each be spaced at least 10 minutes apart.

The starting line will be the same for everyone. It will be adapted to the IMOCA fleet which is the largest and which will necessarily suit the number of boats in other classes.

In order, the ULTIMs will leave first, followed by the Ocean Fifty, then the IMOCAs and finally the Class40s.

Departure times on Sunday October 29:
ULTIM: 1:05 p.m.
Ocean Fifty: 1:17 p.m.
IMOCA: 1:29 p.m.
Class40: 1:41 p.m.

transatjacquesvabre.org

Sydney to Auckland Ocean Race
Three vessels are home in the inaugural Sydney to Auckland Race. First home for the Line Honours prize was Geoff Hill's 72-footer, Antipodes. As such, they set the race record for the course at 5:03:37:57.

Hill spoke from the dockside, "We lost both masthead kite halyards, meaning we only had a fractional A6 built for Hobart duties left to us. So we went from, say doing 12 knots, down to just 10 knots. Frantic did very well and came up to within two or three miles of us. It was pretty intense sailing from both camps."

Mick Martin's early TP52, Frantic, was next home, and that crew have won the Sir Lipton Cup Perpetual Trophy. With an elapsed time of 5:04:53:19, just over an hour behind the Line Honours Winner, the smaller vessel also had the joy of finishing in the last light of the day. Both yachts are from the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia.

Third across the line was James Irvine's Rogers 46, Mayfair, from the Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron. Mayfair had an elapsed time of 5:12:59:21, which meant they finished in the dark, at 0159hrs this morning. They also sailed the shortest course, at some 1314nm to a 1250nm track, which is totally brilliant.

It means both the only two-handed entry, Intiy, with Marc Depret and George Martin representing the host club (Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club), and Graham Barrett's Bavaria 51, Painkiller, representing the Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron, are the craft that remain at sea.

Yellowbrick race tracker

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BSI, more than a rigging company
BSI, a leading manufacturer of rod, wire and fibre rigging, has much more to offer the competitive sailor than standing rigging solutions. BSI is part of the BSI Group, made up of sailors who use our knowledge and experience combined with high-quality materials to design and manufacture a range of specialist equipment for sailing yachts.

At our six locations in Europe, the UK, and the USA, we have something for all sailors as manufacturers of rigging, hatches, portlights, blocks, steering systems, propulsions systems, folding propellers, thrusters, hydraulic cylinders and through-hull instrument deployment systems. The BSI Group consists of BSI, Moonlight, OYS, Jefa Steering, Hundested Propeller, GORI Propeller and Ocean Marine Systems (OMS). Our products give sailors the peace of mind that their equipment can handle anything the elements throw at them without compromise on control or speed.

Perfection doesn't happen overnight, it's a journey not a destination and we adapt and modify our processes accordingly. We understand sailors and adopt the same method as a race campaign to bring the most advanced and specialist equipment to market.

For more detailed information on all the brands within the BSI Group and to find your nearest service agent or dealer please visit bsidk.com/contact-support/

Cup Spy : Four teams sail on Wednesday again in superb foiling conditions
Four America's Cup Challengers sailed on Wednesday in outstanding conditions for sailing foiling monohulls of both the AC75 and AC40 genre.

What happened in the Cup - October 11, 2023:

- Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli - sailed out of Barcelona in their AC40OD. While we have video and an interview, there is no report.

- INEOS Britannia - Did not sail - their test boat T6 is still in the shed after the catastrophic destruction of their rudder and rudder assembly during a towing session.

- Emirates Team New Zealand sailed their AC75, turning in an excellent dry tack/gybe percentage of 1.6% - only doing one "touch and go" of the 61 tacks/gybes performed in the session

- American Magic sailed their two AC40s, again in development testing - with test wingfoils and one design rigs.

- Alinghi Red Bull Racing sailed their AC75 in a session apparently more aimed at sailing style and technique, trying different options.

- Orient Express Racing Team - no report

Read Richard Gladwell's full commentary in Sail-World.com

ORC International Technical Committee Meeting 21-22 October in Hamburg
One week from now the International Technical Committee (ITC) of the Offshore Racing Congress (ORC) will have its final full meeting of the year over 21-22 October in Hamburg, Germany.

The recommendations of the ITC influences the continuing development of the ORC rating system including its core tool for predicting sailing yacht performance, the ORC Velocity Prediction Program (VPP). Members of the ITC and the committee's Research Associates include the world's prominent Yacht Designers, sailing industry innovators and sailing technologists.

Besides Claughton, current membership includes: Alessandro Nazareth (Vice-chairman), Adam Scott-Mackie, Adolfo Carrau, Antoine Cardin, Antoine Lauriot Prevost, Bruce Nelson, Chris Williams, David Lyons, Davide Battistin, Jason Ker, Jeremy Elliott, Jim Schmicker, Lex Kuening, Manolo Ruiz de Elvira, Marcus Mauleverer, Mark Mills, Matteo Polli, Nicola Sironi, Robert Ranzenbach, and Stu Bannatyne.

"This is the most important ITC meeting of the year," said ITC Chairman Andy Claughton. "The Committee has to crystallize the 2024 VPP from its ongoing research, and also respond to the Submissions from the National Authorities that will be considered at the ORC Congress meeting next month."

The Agenda of this meeting, held from 0930 - 1800 CET on Saturday and Sunday, 21-22 October at the Hamburg office of the Deutscher Segler-Verband (DSV), can be found HERE

The Submissions to the ORC Congress are posted on the ORC website.

Star Class Selects Paul Cayard As President
The International Governing Committee of the Star Class has selected Paul Cayard to perform the duties of the Star Class President under Class Rule 11.1.2 through 2025. Paul began sailing Stars in 1977 and has served as the International Vice President - Western Hemisphere since 2020. Well known to many in the Star Class, he competed in his first World Championship as crew, finishing 4th in 1978, then as skipper in 1984 finishing 3rd and winning the Star Worlds in 1988 in Buenos Aires. He's a 10-time Silver Star winner, 2-time Olympian, 7-time America's Cup sailor and winner of the Louis Vuitton Cup and Whitbread Round the World race. In addition, Paul is a member of the US Sailing Hall of Fame, and a Rolex Ambassador. He is a dual citizen of France and the United States and speaks 3 languages.

Tom Londrigan resigned as president in October 2023. The IGC thanks him for a strong list of accomplishments during his term including strengthening our longstanding relationship with Bacardi, a renewed focus on U30 sailors with reduced fees and housing at several events, creating partnerships with SLAM and Robline to benefit our members, adding a borrowed boat insurance program for US regattas, overseeing the commemorative book on 100 Years of Star Worlds and the use of special sail numbers at the 100th Worlds in 2022 to honor past World Champions. Tom's dedication to the Star Class culture and willingness to volunteer his time and skill is a prime example of the magic of the Star Class.

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Kraken III triumphs and Andoo Comanche bests its own record in 2023 Tollgate Islands Race
In the 260 nautical mile 2023 Tollgate Islands Race, Rob Gough and John Saul showed all their versatility and tactical skills to take Overall IRC honours in their Jeanneau Sunfast 3300 Kraken III against a highly competitive fleet of both fully-crewed and two-handed teams.

As the only interstate entry, the two Tasmanians representing the Derwent Sailing Squadron in Hobart may not have had as much experience in the coastal waters between Sydney and Batemans Bay as other competitors but are highly experienced two-handed practitioners who have formed a solid bond sailing together over the years. Perhaps best remembered for winning Two-Handed Line Honours on their Marc Lombard designed Akilaria RC2 Sidewinder in the 2021 Rolex Sydney Hobart, both of Kraken III's owners have competed in several Hobarts and Rob is a former windsurfing and Moth World Champion.

From the start on Sydney Harbour at 1900hrs on Friday, the pair looked strong as they pushed down the eastern shore in a battle with another Sunfast 3300 Tumbleweed to be one of the first of the eleven two-handed boats out the Heads. From there, they were always in contention - their greatest concern only whether they could maintain a highly-placed finish Overall as others succumbed to the vagaries of the inconsistent and weakening breeze.

They were the eighth boat across the line in Watsons Bay after Andoo Comanche, URM Group, Smuggler, Sticky, Highly Sprung, Lightning and White Noise - arriving at 0514hrs on Sunday for a corrected time of 01:10:55:26, bettering the 100-footer Andoo Comanche's time by almost an hour.

The 2023 Tollgate Islands Race was a solid hit-out for competitors and an opportunity to test crews and set-ups ahead of the final three races in the 2023/24 Audi Centre Sydney Blue Water Pointscore. The upcoming fourth race will be the 83nm Bird Island Race to be held on Saturday 11 November; the penultimate fifth race, the 172nm Cabbage Tree Island Race starting on Friday evening 1 December. This race also doubles as the opening passage race for the 2023 Australian Maxi Championship for eligible boats over 60-feet in length.

The final race in the Pointscore is the 78th Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race which will start on Sydney Harbour on Boxing Day, Tuesday 26 December.

cyca.com.au

Votes for the Mirabaud Yacht Racing Image award 2023 are open
What is the best yacht racing image of the year? Public votes are now open to determine the winner of the Mirabaud Yacht Racing Image "Public Award".

No less than 144 professional photographers representing 30 nations, which is a new record, submitted their best photo for the 2023 edition of the Mirabaud Yacht Racing Image award.

The top 20 images will be exhibited at the world's largest maritime industry trade fair: METSTRADE Amsterdam, on November 15 - 17. The awards ceremony will take place on November 16 at METSTRADE at 4:30 pm. Yacht racing photographers form all over the world are cordially invited to the event.

Three prizes will be awarded to the winners: the Mirabaud Yacht Racing Image Award (main prize), selected by the international jury, the 'Public Award', based on the number of public votes online and the 'Delegates Award' based on votes from METSTRADE visitors.

Public voting is open from today until November 8.

2023 Gallery

Vote Here

Survey shows striking legacy of Operation Dynamo on the seabed off Dunkirk
Between 25 September and 8 October, the French marine heritage agency, Drassm - in partnership with Historic England - surveyed 30 wrecks sunk during Operation Dynamo. The survey shows the position, characteristics and condition of each wreck in remarkable detail. Seeing these wrecks in such detail for the first time is a powerful reminder of the scale and human cost of the evacuation.

The operation was led by Drassm archaeologists Cecile Sauvage and Claire Destanque aboard a Drassm research vessel - the Andre Malraux - captained by Fabien Gereux from Bourbon Offshore Surf. Drassm geophysicist Alexis Rochat was joined by a UK geophysicist, Mark James of MSDS Marine, commissioned by Historic England for this role. The survey is the first collaboration between Drassm and Historic England and provides essential information for researching and managing these wrecks in future.

Duncan Wilson, Chief Executive of Historic England, said: "It is very moving to see new details emerge from 30 shipwrecks linked to Operation Dynamo for the first time since the events at Dunkirk during the Second World War. We are pleased that a geophysicist from the UK, commissioned by Historic England, has been integral to the survey that has successfully captured these details alongside Drassm's incredible team of scientists. The results give us a striking insight into our shared heritage that still lies beneath the waters off Dunkirk."

allatsea.co.uk

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Italia Yachts 11.98. 285,900 (Ex. VAT) EUR.

The Italia 11.98 project is aimed to create a boat that is really adaptable to different uses both cruising and racing. The result is a boat that will inspire the most ambitious pro sailor and, it will give pleasing cruises to its owner. Fun, highly performing and easy at the helm, Italia 11.98 has an essential and clean design, perfect for racing, without giving up space and maintaining adequate interior volumes and layout for long cruises. Italia 11.98 reintroduces the concept of an all-round boat, that is really able to support the efforts of the best sailing teams and as well as to meet the comfort needs of a more leisure oriented purpose.

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The Last Word
Most likely anything that you think of that is possible isn’t true. In fact that’s a general principle in physics theories: no matter what a guy thinks of, it’s almost always false. -- Richard Feynman

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