In This Issue
• The Ocean Race Europe
• Champagne Charlie June Regatta
• What's in the Latest Edition Of Seahorse Magazine
• The Voiles de Saint-Tropez: 40 years of the Nioulargue
• Bala Cancelled But Full Steam Ahead For Medway Marathon
• Familiar Faces Lead to Familiar Result for Pacific Yankee Team at 167th Annual Regatta
• Royal Cork's Nieulargo Victorious in Dun Laoghaire Dingle Race
• 20 Percent Time Penalty for Five Dun Laoghaire-Dingle Race Boats
• Inevitable
• RNZYS Three Kings Offshore Race announced for 2021
• Letters to the Editor
• Featured Charter: Swan 68 - Defiance
• Featured Brokerage:
• • EXCESS 11 - Catamaran
• • Nautor Swan 601 - FLOW
• • Bavaria C45
• The Last Word: Hawkeye Pierce

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The Ocean Race Europe
The 12 international teams competing in The Ocean Race Europe have been dealing with light and incalcitrant breezes on their first night at sea after setting off yesterday on the inaugural event's third and final leg from Alicante, Spain to Genova, Italy.

Pre-start weather forecasts predicted light winds throughout the leg and overnight the five-boat IMOCA 60 and seven-boat VO65 fleets made slow progress away from Alicante with boat speeds rarely breaking 10 knots in the benign conditions.

Despite the slow pace of the action sailing fans have been glued to the race tracker after breakaway moves from two teams have split both fleets as they pass the Balearic island chain, made up of Ibiza, Mallorca, and Minorca, today.

In the IMOCA 60s, the crew of Robert Stanjek's non-foiling Offshore Team Germany (GER) made an early commitment to taking a northern route by tacking away immediately after rounding the final mark of the course off the Tabarca islet, close to Alicante.

Likewise, in the VO65s, when it was clear that the bulk of the fleet was positioned to pass south of Ibiza, the Dutch-flagged Team Childhood-I skippered by double America's Cup-winner Simeon Tienpont (NED) chose to stay north of the rhumb line course in search of better winds. It didn't pay immediate dividends.

With wind conditions in the region likely to remain light and fickle for the rest of the week no one can say for sure whether the north or the south route will turn out best by the time the teams arrive in Genova, where they are expected on Thursday.

www.theoceanrace.com

Champagne Charlie June Regatta
The Royal Southern Yacht Club Champagne Charlie June Regatta lived up to its name with spectacular racing for 87 boats in the Solent. 2021 will be remembered as a vintage year for the regatta, generously supported by Charles Heidsieck Champagne and North Sails. The final day produced slightly lighter conditions than the first. However, the sailors returned to the dock grinning from ear to ear. When the Solent delivers sublime sea breeze conditions, it is a very special place to go boat racing.

Royal Southern YC, Rear Commodore Sailing Paul Ward commented: "This is the largest June Regatta for a number of years. A big thank you to our race teams lead by Tanya Robinson, Cathy Smalley and Charlie Stowe. Our Club professional teams have done a great job looking after all of the sailors, Emily Robertson in the Sailing Office, Stuart Barbeary, Becky Marsh and Zoe McLean in the Clubhouse. We enjoyed some great champagne from our sponsors Charles Heidseick after racing on Saturday. North Sails powered us around the race course and looked after all of our sail repairs."

Congratulations to the eight class winners at the 2021 Royal Southern Yacht Club Champagne Charlie June Regatta: Blair & Beckett's King 40 Cobra, Adam Gosling's JPK 1080 Yes!, Handley & James' Mustang 30 Gr8 Banter, Jonathan Powell's Farr 280 Peggy, Jonty Sherwill's classic Cockleshell, Paul Ward's J/70 Eat Sleep J Repeat, John Pollard's SB20 Xcellent, and Peter Baines XOD Felix.

Cumulative Results Link on Yacht Scoring

Seahorse July 2021
What's in the Latest Edition Of Seahorse Magazine

Update
Getting that silverware flowing again, the latest attempt at setting an America's Cup Framework Agreement... and nationality controls - the good and bad. Plus looking ahead to a very different Olympic Regatta, we hope, and a new offshore one-design initiative... or do we have the answer already staring us in the face? Jack Griffin, Terry Hutchinson and Jon Emmet

Paul Cayard - The long haul
The new head of US Olympic sailing gave his final decision so much thought for a reason

IRC - Records for all
An initiative intended to get more people out on the water more often must be a good thing. Charles Darbyshire

Silly me
Rob Weiland is underwhelmed as he tries to apply some logic to the Olympic medal debate

Seahorse build table - What's green and goes fast?
Another good reason to back a two-handed medal

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The Voiles de Saint-Tropez: 40 years of the Nioulargue
Photo by Gilles Martin-Raget, www.martin-raget.com. Click on image for photo gallery.

A festive atmosphere will be afloat this year both on the dock and in the Gulf of Saint-Tropez: 2021 is a milestone in the history of this extraordinary event. 1981 saw the birth of the Club 55 Cup, which became the Nioulargue, already bearer of the DNA for Les Voiles: a classic boat and a modern boat. In the wake of this epic challenge, the most beautiful boats in the world, ultra-modern or a century old, have continued to meet in the waters of the Gulf to hoist the sails of the Voiles de Saint-Tropez at the end of the Tropezian season.

A certain number of novelties will mark this edition, and in particular the new format of the event over two weeks – like last year- but with the entire fleet of traditional yachts in the first week, at the same time as the modern boats up to 60 foot (18.28 meters).

The second week will be exclusively reserved for maxi yachts which will race from Tuesday 5 to 9 October and will have the advantage of an additional day of racing compared to last year, on the Saturday. -- Maguelonne Turcat

Program 2021
Week 1: The Voiles de Saint-Tropez
Saturday 25 and Sunday 26 September: registration for all classic and modern yachts up to 60 foot (18.28m)
Monday, September 27: regattas for modern yachts
Tuesday 28, Wednesday 29 September, Friday 1, Saturday 2 October: regattas for modern and classic yachts
Thursday, September 30: Challenge Day
Saturday, October 2: Prize Giving (Week 1)

Week 2: The Voiles Maxi Yachts
Sunday 3 and Monday 4 October: registration for modern yachts over 60 foot (18.28m): Wally, IRCA, Maxi yachts
Tuesday 5, Wednesday 6, Thursday 7, Friday 8, Saturday 9: regattas
Saturday, October 9: Prize Giving (Week 2)

www.lesvoilesdesaint-tropez.fr

Bala Cancelled But Full Steam Ahead For Medway Marathon
The Bala Long Distance has been cancelled for its July date after Bala Sailing Club had run out of time waiting for approval from Snowdonia National Park. However, the next event on the extended Selden SailJuice Winter Series is still going ahead, and that's the Medway Marathon taking place next weekend on Saturday 19 June.

A 26-mile long distance event on the historic Medway River, recent years have seen a range of winners:

2019 - Chris Saunders - Blaze 778
2018 - Richard Stone/Catherine Gore - Wayfarer 10974
2017 - Andrew Peake - Musto Skiff 568

Other boat classes to perform well in recent years include the Alto, RS600, RS800, Streaker, K1, Solo, V3000, Sonata and 2000.

The Medway Marathon is set on a stretch of water of great historical significance during several wartime moments. The Roman invasion of Britain was named Battle of the Medway, and the Second Anglo-Dutch War in June 1667 was called the Raid on the Medway. Charles Dickens used to live nearby, and the river has even featured in Hollywood movies such as The Mummy and Les Miserables, as well as the TV series Call the Midwife.

Dinghies with a Great Lakes handicap PY of 1315 or less are eligible to compete alongside the local keelboat fleets of International Dragons, National Sonatas and National Squibs. The event is not open to kiteboards, sailboards, multihulls or foiling boats.

For the under-23s, the 13-mile Half Marathon is a shorter option, although challenging nevertheless.

The Medway Marathon is a very recent addition to the Seldén SailJuice Winter Series which has been extended from last winter through to the final event which is the rescheduled Tiger Trophy, due to take place at Rutland Water on the final weekend of August.

To enter the Medway Marathon (or the Half Marathon if you're under-23) and compete in an event that's very different to your average open meeting, go here: sailjuiceseries.com

Familiar Faces Lead to Familiar Result for Pacific Yankee Team at 167th Annual Regatta
Pacific Yankee, co-owned by Drew Freides and Bill Ruh and sailing with the same crew that won the class's North American Championship last October, was nearly untouchable in this weekend's two-day series, winning two of four races and taking first overall by seven points. Das Blau Max, co-skippered by Nick and Cory Sertl, finished second, with Jim Wilson's Midnight Blue in third.

With four races in four different conditions, Paul Zabetakis (Jamestown, R.I.) and his team in Impetuous relied on their 15 years of experience sailing their Swan 42 to give them the edge in ORC C. In addition to the Division win, Impetuous was also named the ORC Overall Winner, which is based on a corrected-seconds-per-mile calculation across all 48 boats sailing under the ORC rating rule.

One final performance to call attention to was the picket fence of first-place finishes put up by John Cooper's Cool Breeze in ORC B. Cool Breeze is a Mills 43, hailing from Cane Hill, Mo., but a familiar sight at Newport regattas. In the past, Cool Breeze raced in the same division as the Swan 42s. This year, Cooper and his crew were put into ORC B, where they sailed against a fleet of quicker boats.

Complete results on Yacht Scoring

nyyc.org

Royal Cork's Nieulargo Victorious in Dun Laoghaire Dingle Race
After an epic 14th edition of the Dun Laoghaire Dingle Race that attracted a 38-boat fleet for Wednesday's spectacular start on Dublin Bay, the prizewinners have been announced by the National Yacht Club race organisers ahead of this evening's prizegiving in Dingle, County Kerry.

As Afloat previously reported, Crosshaven & Kinsale yachts shared the spoils.

The Murphy family's consistently successful Grand Soleil 40 Nieulargo (Royal Cork YC) reached Dingle on Friday morning at 09:27 hrs and immediately corrected into an overall lead in the D2D which she never lost.

A protest commtitee decision today gave line honours winner Freya (Conor Doyle of Kinsale) joint second overall after redress with defending champion Rockabill VI (Paul O'Higgins) of the Royal Irish Yacht Club.

afloat.ie/sail/

Full results: www.d2drace.ie/results2021

20 Percent Time Penalty for Five Dun Laoghaire-Dingle Race Boats
Five boats have been penalised in the Dun Laoghaire Dingle Race for sailing in the Tuskar Traffic Separation Scheme (TSS) which is prohibited in the race rules.

The penalty does not affect the overall winner result but impacts the provisional second place overall, held by the Sunfast 3600 Searcher skippered by Pete Smyth of the host club.

The penalty news comes this evening as the fleet arrives into Dingle Bay at the finish of the 280-mile race that started on Dublin Bay on Wednesday.

In a notice to competitors issued this evening, the National Yacht Club Race Committee said the inclusion had been "brought to the attention of the Committee" who reviewed the race tracks on the YB tracker.

Following the review, the following boats were identified as "having entered the Tuskar TSS and under SI 15.3, a time penalty of 20% was applied to their elapsed times: Artful Dodger, Conquestador, Searcher, Springer, Tsunami"

One of these boats is still at sea racing, and another subsequently retired.

afloat.ie/sail/events/

Inevitable
It was a decision telegraphed from a long way out. We shouldn't be surprised. And despite the pity, the sorrow, the false positioning, the empty words and the sheer regret about those classes that have missed out, we have to, as a sport, embrace the Formula Kites in Olympic watersports. Personally I don't recognise the discipline as being anything remotely relevant to what I sail or have sailed or what I see on a weekly basis at my local club but I further recognise that our sport has to evolve.

Last week a rather decent foiling kiteboarder took to the waters off Cowes and spent about half an hour blasting backwards and forwards whilst the juniors bobbed around inshore. It was an impressive sight if I'm truly honest with you. I was genuinely excited to witness it. The sheer athleticism of the guy foiling was quite extraordinary and I was pretty awestruck as he spent the whole time airborne – I was amazed that I didn't see a cavitation or a spill and the speeds were off the scale. I maintain that seeing anyone perform at a top level in any sporting discipline is a marvel and this athlete was top drawer. When he came ashore I walked the dog over to the board, stopping my hound from peeing on the orange canopy (just in time) and chatted happily about foil angles, the technology and technique. I came away pretty impressed.

Magnus' full editorial in Rule69Blog

RNZYS Three Kings Offshore Race announced for 2021
The Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron are excited to announce an offshore race for 2021 - the RNZYS Three Kings Race to be held in November this year. This 500nm race will be open to 40 yachts only, with up to 20 of those being shorthanded with just two skippers. The Race will be Cat 2 with Advanced Sea Survival and First Aid Certifications recommended.

With the continued growth in two handed racing the RNZYS are pleased to have the support of the Short Handed Sailing Association of New Zealand (SSANZ) for this race. The Three Kings Race acts as a great lead in to the SSANZ 2022 Northern Triangle, and the 2023 Round North Island, and could be used to qualify for the RNI.

The last Three Kings Race was hosted by the Royal Akarana Yacht Club in February of 2013 in mostly light conditions, with RNZYS Member Quintin Fowler's Outrageous Fortune taking the line honours in the Monohull Division in 3 days and 17 hours, with Vodafone owned by Simon Hull taking line in the Multihull Division finishing in 1 day 19 hours.

Starting at Westhaven on Thursday 18th November and heading North, the yachts will sail up past Cape Reinga and on to the Three Kings through the challenging strip of water where the Pacific Ocean and Tasman Sea converge. The fleet will then battle it out to see who can be first around the group of islands traditionally known for their diving and excellent fishing, before turning the corner and hoping for a quick blast home, rather than a long up-hill slog to the finish.

The race will use the YellowBrick tracking system, giving followers live position tracking reports, and many of the yachts intending to enter will provide onboard updates that will be shared with our followers.

www.rnzys.org.nz/rnzys-events/three-kings-offshore-race/

Letters To The Editor -
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* Frin Euan Ross: re: The Southern Ocean

So, National Geographic has 'officially' defined the 'Southern Ocean' as that relatively small part of the southern ocean below 60 degrees south, some 4 degrees below even Cape Horn. Apparently, this is has been an 'established definition' for some time. Most yachtsmen surely have other ideas. For my own part, having bumped along the 57 degrees south, and I would assume the many others who have similarly failed to breach the magic 60 degree parallel, this is disappointing. The rare experience of threading the gothic menace of icebergs and dodging unseen bergy bits in the dark is now classed as simple lunacy. Even trading cutbacks with playful orcas, while surfing the great rolling swells of the South, no longer counts for much. What a pity!

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