EuroSail News #4828 - 3 May
In This Issue
• World Sailing approved three alternative event proposals
• Whooper and Jago celebrate in Cowes
• Biggest in town (actually the world) - Seldén Mast
• Alinghi Wins the TF35 Opening Grand Prix
• 470 European Championships Underway
• Bahamas Travel Restrictions Eased For Yacht Charter Vacations
• Ian Atkins Keelboat Award - Qualifying Regatta
• Terry Hutchinson: After The Cup Is Up
• Maxine Noury Enters GSC
• Flags are at Half Mast - Wicklow Sailing Club President Sadie Phelan
• Letters to the Editor
• Featured Brokerage:
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• • Kinetic Catamarans - KC62
• • LM46 Performance Cruiser
• The Last Word: Benjamin Disraeli
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World Sailing approved three alternative event proposals
After the IOC informed World Sailing that they are continuing their assessment of the Mixed Offshore Event to address challenges raised but formally requested that World Sailing propose alternative event(s).
Following a request from the IOC for such proposals, MNAs, Class Associations, Committee Chairs and the Board were invited to propose alternative event suggestions in the form of submissions.
World Sailing received 26 submissions, and these were considered by the President and the Board with respect to their adherence to Regulation 23.1.11 which includes the IOC criteria framework.
The World Sailing Board and President approved three alternative event proposals in the 30 April 2021 Board Meeting. These are: - Individual Men's and Women's Kiteboard Events - Formula Kite - Individual Men's and Women's Two Person Dinghy Events - 470 - Mixed Team Racing - ILCA 6
The Board discussed and agreed there wasn't strong enough alignment to the IOC criteria for all other submissions and one submission did not comply with the requirements of Regulation 23.1.11.
The Board's considerations regarding all submissions received is available here (PDF). Where submissions were identical, these were consolidated to one joint submission in the name of all submitters.
At the 2021 Mid-Year Meeting the Constitution, Events and Equipment Committees will each meet on 10-11 May 2021. They will consider the submissions on alternative event(s) and make their respective recommendations to Council.
World Sailing's Council will meet on 14 May 2021. They will discuss and vote on the three approved submissions. The outcome of the process will be a decision of two alternative event proposals, ranked in order of preference, ahead of the IOC deadline, which is 26 May 2021. -- Daniel Smith, Director of Communications and Digital
Whooper and Jago celebrate in Cowes
Giovanni Belgrano’s Classic Whooper. Photo by Rick Tomlinson rick-tomlinson.com. Click on image to enlarge.
RORC Spring Series 3 & 2H Offshore Race.
The Royal Ocean Racing Club organised two races over the May Bank Holiday weekend. 58 boats entered, including a 91nm race for IRC Two Handed, the first overnight race of the year. Giovanni Belgrano's Classic Whooper won the race for crewed IRC boats. Mike Yates' J/109 Jago, racing with Eivind Boymo-Malm, was the winner for IRC Two-handed.
A race of approximately 24nm was set for the IRC Crewed boats, essentially a windward leg from the Squadron Line to Bembridge Ledge Buoy with a reciprocal downwind leg back. David Collins' Botin IRC 52 Tala took line honours in just over four hours. However, the breeze built during the latter part of the race, giving an advantage to the smaller boats. Whooper won the race after time correction by a big margin. The smallest boat in the race, Ross Bowdler's J/80 Justify, was second. The Army Sailing Association's Sun Fast 3600 British Soldier, skippered by Henry Foster, was third.
Congratulations should also go to Ed Bell's JPK 1180 Dawn Treader. With all three races completed, Dawn Treader is the overall winner of the RORC Spring Series for IRC Crewed boats. Second is Rob Bottomley's MAT12 Sailplane 3 skippered by Nick Jones. Michael O'Donnell's J/121 Darkwood was third overall.
Racing with the Royal Ocean Racing Club goes inshore for the Vice Admiral's Cup Friday 21st - Sunday 23rd May. Offshore racing is scheduled to resume on Saturday May 29th with the Myth of Malham Race. The 230nm race around the Eddystone Lighthouse is expected to have a substantial RORC fleet, as the start mirrors the Rolex Fastnet Race.
Biggest in town (actually the world) - Seldén Mast
The Seldén Mast story began in a small shed - but then again so did Apple and Hewlett Packard. All of them now rather successful mass market suppliers in some of the most technical of technical industries
It's no coincidence that the world's biggest mast maker was founded in Gothenburg, Sweden - literally just across the river from Volvo's vast production headquarters. 'We've taken the automotive ethos into mast building and that's our biggest technological advantage,' says Sam Vaughan, Seldén Mast's head of sales. 'We've always been focused on the mass market, we've done plenty of rigs for raceboats but we're all about multiple builds. Our process is the most repeatable and accurate in the business.' And that in a nutshell is how a small business founded in a shed in 1960 came to dominate the market for aluminium masts. What's less well known is that they're also one of the biggest players in carbon fibre mast manufacturing.
Seldén now has four major factories in addition to its original Swedish HQ. There's a high-volume operation in western France; one in The Netherlands; one in the United States; and one in Gosport, UK that produces all of the carbon composite spars, all of the dinghy masts, and supplies premium yacht brands such as Swan and Oyster, for whom Seldén recently supplied its biggest in-mast furling spar to date: a 33- metre mast for a new Oyster 745.
Full article in the May issue of Seahorse
Alinghi Wins the TF35 Opening Grand Prix
At the skippers briefing in the morning PRO Benoit Deutsch warned that the day looked difficult as the early sunshine was forecast to give way to storm surges and thunder. If there was going to be racing on the third and final day of the TF35 Opening Grand Prix, the teams needed to be ready to go at a moments notice. The crews kept ashore; the race committee took to the lake to the south of Nyon to check out the conditions.
They kept abreast of the situation, on the hour updating crews and owners with news as they waited patiently in their team bases ashore. However, when there was still no stable wind at 1500, Deutsch pulled the plug on racing for the day.
"We just didn't get the conditions today that would have allowed us good racing," explained Deutsch, "Either there was no wind or it was turning, which made it complicated and unstable".
The cancellation of the final day hands the inaugural TF35 Trophy victory to Ernesto Bertarelli's Alinghi after they won two out of three races on Saturday.
Alinghi's winning streak was not without challenge. Esteban Garcia's Realteam Sailing started the regatta well with a comfortable win in race one. Co-Skippered by Jerôme Clerc, they looked set to repeat their performance in race two, leading Alinghi until a shift on the final downwind allowed their swiss rivals to edge ahead. Realteam Sailing finish the regatta in second place overall with a 1-2-2 scoreline.
The teams will be back at the Societe Nautique de Nyon over the 14-16 May for the second event of the season.
TF35 Opening Grand Prix Overall Ranking: (After three races)
1. Alinghi 2 1 1 - 4 points
2. Realteam Sailing 1 2 2 - 5
3. Spindrift 3 3 3 - 9
4. Team SAILFEVER 5 4 4 - 13
5. Ylliam XII - Comptoir Immobilier 4 7 6 - 17
6. Zen Too 7 5 5 - 18
7. Zoulou 6 6 7 - 19
470 European Championships Underway
At the top of the Men's fleet scoreboard is the Spanish crew Jordi Xammar and Nicolas Rodriguez after a 10th, 2nd and 4th in the three races of the day.
With less then 3 months to go for the Olympic Games, 81 teams from 25 countries are sailing what is the last 470 major event before Tokyo. Two months after the 2021 470 World Championship, also sailed in Vilamoura, the European Championship has attracted the elite of the 470 Class, including 34 out of the 40 Olympic teams, to sail in Vilamoura.The Women's fleet with 18 Teams sailing, saw the reigning European Champions from France, Camille Lecointre and Aloise Retornaz taking 2 bullets in races 1 and 3, followed by the 2019 World Champions from GBR Hannah Mills and Eilidh Mcintyre, with the 2021 World Champion crew Silvia Mas Depares and Patricia Cantero closing the top 3.With an impressive dynamic the mixed fleet, with 34 Crews sailing in the first ever Mixed European Championship, was dominated by Israeli and German crews, Nitai Hasson and Saar Tamir and Theres Dahnke and Matti Cipra respectively, tied in points, followed by the British crew Freya Black and Marcus Tressler.The day started with a breeze of 6 to 8 knts, picking up along the afternoon and delivering 12 to 14knts in the 2nd and 3rd races of the day.Day 2 has on schedule 2 races with the first warning signal at 13:00
New Zealanders Paul Snow-Hansen and Daniel Willcox are in 2nd just 1 point behind the leader and tied with the 2021 World Champions from Sweden Anton Dahlberg and Fredrik Bergstrom. Just 3 points separate the leaders from the 8th boat.
The Women's fleet with 18 Teams sailing, saw the reigning European Champions from France, Camille Lecointre and Aloise Retornaz taking 2 bullets in races 1 and 3, followed by the 2019 World Champions from GBR Hannah Mills and Eilidh Mcintyre, with the 2021 World Champion crew Silvia Mas Depares and Patricia Cantero closing the top 3.
The day started with a breeze of 6 to 8 knts, picking up along the afternoon and delivering 12 to 14knts in the 2nd and 3rd races of the day.
Day 2 has on schedule 2 races with the first warning signal at 13:00.
Bahamas Travel Restrictions Eased For Yacht Charter Vacations
Bahamas travel restrictions are lifted for vaccinated visitors as of May 1, 2021. This means that yacht charter vacations to The Bahamas are now easier to book. Full details available at the Association of Bahamas Marinas. The Bahamas continue to offer a warm welcome to international travel. If you're ready for a Bahamas luxury yacht charter, then now is the time to take advantage of island hospitality. Bookings are available.
Vacation choice is very personal. Perhaps you wish to enjoy a yacht charter vacation in the U.S.. If so, New England, the Florida Keys and Atlantic Coast are good options. If international travel is on your horizon, then consider the the Mediterranean for the summer season.
Effective May 1, all people traveling to The Bahamas (by air or sea) from outside of The Bahamas will be exempt from taking a COVID 19 test once they are fully vaccinated and have passed the 2 week immunity period. All residents and travelers must still adhere to the social distancing and mask wearing protocols, but once fully vaccinated, they can resume Indoor dining.
Those within The Bahamas that have been fully vaccinated will be immediately exempt from COVID 19 test requirements when traveling throughout the Islands.
For non-vaccinated travelers, to enter The Bahamas, negative RTPCR COVID 19 molecular diagnostic test taken no longer than five (5) days from the date on which the test was taken, are still required. (The day the test is taken is considered Day Zero.)
Once in possession of a negative COVID-19 RT-PCR test or proof of full vaccination, all travelers will then be required to apply for a Bahamas Health Travel Visa at travel.gov.bs (click on the International Tab) where the required test must be uploaded.
Croatia and Turkey are open for vaccinated visitors. Greece is opening mid-May and the rest of the Med should be open soon. Perhaps the most exciting news of 2021 is that Bermuda is now open to overnight yacht charters.
Ian Atkins Keelboat Award - Qualifying Regatta
British Keelboat League Event. Photo by Jack Fenwick, RYA
Opportunity knocks for a young team of sailors to compete for the chance to race an SB20 at Cowes Week and 'Live the Experience
The John Merricks Sailing Trust (JMST), the charity set up in memory of 1996 Olympic Silver medallist John Merricks, is delighted to announce that applications are now open for the second edition of the Ian Atkins Keelboat Award.
This Award is open to any sailors, aged between 18 and 22, who seek to transition their sailing ambitions from dinghies to small keelboats. For 2021 the award will be a sponsored and supported entry to compete at the World's most famous regatta - Cowes Week.
To ensure as many young dinghy racers have the opportunity to access this award, JMST have teamed up with the SB20 class members and Sportsboat World to run a free to enter selection event at the Royal Southern Yacht Club's July regatta, with up to ten races over the weekend of the 10/11th July.
Applications are now invited from mixed gender teams of three young dinghy sailors wishing to take part. Applications will be judged on track record; commitment; future potential; as well as the scope and ambition of future sailing plans. Interest in this award is anticipated to be high and with places limited teams are encouraged to think about what makes them unique.
The Ian Atkins Keelboat Award has been made possible thanks to the generosity of US company, Dominion Enterprises, owners of the businesses that Ian ran for many years (including the boat sales websites boats.com and YachtWorld) and who wished to recognize his extraordinary career, on his retirement after over 40 years in the marine industry. Ian is also well known as an enthusiastic, active, keelboat sailor with an outstanding record of success in yachting both at home and abroad.
Application forms can be obtained by emailing
Deadline for submission of completed forms is Monday 24th May 2021.
Terry Hutchinson: After The Cup Is Up
What happens after the TV cameras go off and the last champagne is sipped from the Cup? We're left to wonder. It just ends too abruptly. Are AC75s on ships right now headed back to Challenger bases? What happens to those super-fast team rescue boats? Who moves into the team bases? We're Cup fans. We want to know!
There may be nobody on Earth better to ask about this than Terry Hutchinson, Skipper and Executive Director of American Magic. Terry was kind enough to answer lots of these pressing questions one-on-one.
From the Harken At The Front newsletter - May 2021
Maxine Noury Enters GSC
French skipper Maxine Noury from Fouesnant is the first female entry in the Global Solo Challenge finally bringing "a little of girl power in this world of brutes", she says jokingly, but we have all been warned! We are extremely please as organisers of Maxine's decision to be part of the event bringing such positive vibes.
With a further confirmed entry to be announced over the next few days, the Global Solo Challenge is just one short of 20 confirmed entries. An incredible result considering this new event was launched just over 4 months ago, with a unique format that is proving very popular. We are still over 2 years away from the start but over 225 skippers have already registered their interest, 150 of these already own a boat. If things carry on at this rate, this could become the single-handed round-the-world non-stop sailing event by the three great capes with the most entries ever.
What prompted you to sign up for this event?
I have seen the guys coming back from "La Longue Route" 50 years after Moitessier... and thought "too bad I wasn't ready." Now, I am. I am looking for a boat to sail "a few times" around the globe for the rest of my life (except if, someday, I found a place a wished to stay) and when I saw the announcement of the Global Solo Challenge.... well.... it felt like the perfect opportunity to get my revenge!
Flags are at Half Mast - Wicklow Sailing Club President Sadie Phelan
The following is the sad announcement made by Wicklow Sailing Club - marking the passing of a great friend to ISORA - Sadie.
'It is with great regret that we heard that Sadie Phelan passed away today 27th April, following a short illness. She was an active and supportive member of Wicklow Sailing Club for over forty years.
Sadie held several roles in the club. In 2010, the 60th anniversary of the Club's foundation, she was elected the first ever Lady President. She served for two terms.
She was a hard-working Honorary Club Secretary for many years. She was also the club's representative on ISORA and due to her strong contacts in that group, the club hosted many ISORA race finishes. These were hugely beneficial to the club in both economic and reputational terms.
In addition, Sadie coordinated for many years the celebratory dinner and Prize Giving evening for the biennial Round Ireland Yacht Race, another event which greatly enhanced the club on a regular basis. Indeed, Sadie was friends with many of the regular Round Ireland race competitors.
Sadie loved Wicklow Sailing Club. She enjoyed meeting people there and was often a key figure in successful social and fund-raising events. In particular, she was renowned for her wonderful cheese and wine evenings!
Sadie's passing is a great loss. We would like to extend our sympathy to Paul, to Lisa and Alan and their partners, to her sister Joan, to her grandchildren, to Theo and Orlagh, and to all her extended family.
In honour of Sadie's dedication to the Club, our flag will fly at half-mast. May she rest in peace.
Letters To The Editor -
Letters are limited to 350 words. No personal attacks are permitted. We do require your name but your email address will not be published without your permission.
* From David Evans
I have always thought pumping and ooching have no place in our sport.
Calling it humping does not make it more acceptable, I have always termed it "Wind Rowing" as that precisely describes what it is and why it has no place in sailing. Getting the oars out in light weather, or having a hand pumped propeller it is not sailing, neither is forcing the boat along with exaggerated pulls of the sails.
Years ago when racing J24s at Cowes, we found we rarely fitted the outboard as we could happily proper the boat at 3-4 knois by rocking the boat, with the crew on the shrouds - that isn't sailing either, but perhaps there is an opportunity for the IOC to have a new mixed water born sport - Pumping Ooching and Rocking!
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