In This Issue
• Light, tactical day two at Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup
• Figaro Fleet gets the Monday Lundy Blues
• When competition bring luxury- Marsaudon Composites
• Kieler Woche
• Canada's Cup 2021
• Where next for the America's Cup?
• Gstaad Yacht Club Centenary Trophy
• Burnham Week 2021: ApeX X332 wins Town Cup
• What is an AIS
• Featured Charter: TS5 - Addictive Sailing
• Featured Brokerage:
• • Seaquest SQ46
• • Bavaria C38
• • Jeanneau 60
• The Last Word: Stewart Brand

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Light, tactical day two at Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup
Photo by Ingrid Abery, www.ingridabery.com. Click on image for photo gallery.

In the light northeasterly and a short lumpy sea, the race committee again sent the fleet out to sea towards a weather mark, before turning west into the southern end of 'Bomb Alley', the faster boats then heading up to the Monaci islands and on to the finish - generally a much shorter course yesterday's.

An order is already developing in some fleets including the Maxis. Here Sir Lindsay Owen Jones' Magic Carpet 3 and Claus-Peter Offen's Wally 100 Y3K came respectively second and third both today and yesterday, while the substantially smaller Reichel/Pugh 82 Highland Fling XI won both races.

"The boat may be 12 years old, but it is still extraordinary," enthused Laidlaw, his steed having won here previously on four occasions. "It was good the day it came out of the box and frankly it doesn't matter if it is blowing hard or light - we are competitive. And it is great team, although yesterday we were very lucky and brought the wind down behind us."

On Y3K, navigator Mike Broughton was celebrating doing so well aboard one of the oldest boats in the Maxi class. They enjoyed today's light conditions: "We go okay up until 14 knots when the lighter boats start planing. The start lines have been fun. Today we managed to park after the first tack, but got going again and had a good race.

"The bigger maxi fleet provides better racing and it is nice to see Wallys mixed in. Wallys do quite well under IRC but we wouldn't have expected to beat Deep Blue as we have for two days running." Wendy Schmidt's brand new Botin 85 grand racer currently lies fourth.

In the middle of the Maxi class leaderboard there is a group of boats including Rambler 88, Leopard 3 and Comanche, whose crews are hoping for more breeze.

Tomorrow, further light winds are forecast. Racing continues until Saturday. -- James Boyd / International Maxi Association

Full results here

www.internationalmaxiassociation.com

Bristol Channel Currents Give La Solitaire du Figaro Fleet The Monday Lundy Blues
Racing this afternoon in waters which are not at all well known to most racers on La Solitaire du Figaro, the outer reaches of the Bristol Channel - along the north Cornish and Devon coastline - are presenting a new set of challenges on a very intense leg towards Lundy Island. There the leaders should turn North West towards the Saint Gowan turning mark off the tip of Wales.

It is the strong tidal current which have seen the fleet compact and stretch, compact and stretch again since early this morning when Xavier Macaire (Groupe SNEF) led the fleet at Carn Base and then Longships light off Land's End. Stopped by the turn of the tide Macaire hit the buffers and saw a three miles lead evaporate. As they struggled to find breeze to punch against the current there was a constant battle along the rugged, rocky north Cornwall coast. Inshore where the current was slacker there was less wind and it was more interrupted and shifty because the Easterly was blowing off the land. Offshore the contrary flow was stronger.

Among those who made an excellent gain was Ireland's Tom Dolan (Smurfit Kappa-Kingspan) who got himself back into contention when he found a spell of favourable breeze offshore and got himself up to fifth around midday. Dolan was religiously sticking to the rhumb line - the most direct straight line course to the island nature reserve of Lundy - less than a mile behind the overall General Classification leader Pierre Quiroga (Skipper Macif 2019).

With a cut off low pressure messing up the weather in Biscay but evolving to join a main, small depression to the west of and moving north, the leaders should have a quick tight reach tomorrow back from Saint Gowan towards the Scilly Isles where it still looks light. For sure this stage is not going to be decided much before the finish line.

Top five, leg 3, at 08/09/2021 03:33:00
1. Pierre Quiroga - Skipper Macif 2019, 178.7 nm to leg finish
2. Corentin Horeau - Mutuelle Bleue for Institut Curie, .65 nm to leader
3. Alexis Loison - Region Normandy, .99
4. Gaston Morvan - Bretagne - CMB Espoir, 1.37
5. Gildas Mahe - Breizh Cola, 1.37

Tracker

lasolitaire.com/en

When competition bring luxury- Marsaudon Composites
At the heart of the world's ocean racing capital it's no surprise they also know a thing or two about creating rather fine large cruising cats...

Who likes the idea of leaving the TP52s behind in a boat that costs half the price and also makes a fantastic family friendly cruiser? Marsaudon Composites' Ocean Rider Catamarans (ORC) can do all that and more, and their new ORC57 promises to be both the fastest and most comfortable model yet.

Marsaudon Composites are based in Lorient, in the former WW2 submarine base now known as "La Base". The factory is quite literally a stone's throw away from many of the fastest boats in the world, some of which were built by Marsaudon Composites themselves. The influence of La Base and this racing heritage is clear to see in every Ocean Rider Catamaran, whose motto of "simplify, then add lightness" was taken from Lotus Cars founder Colin Chapman but for Marsaudon Composites means creating a boat that is extremely fast and extremely comfortable but not necessarily luxurious.

Full story in the September issue of Seahorse

Kieler Woche
The first part of Kieler Woche 2021 ended on Tuesday (September 7th) without wind, just like the day before. The leading athletes from the perfect Sunday are also the overall winners of the 127th edition of Kieler Woche. Four titles each went to Scandinavia and stayed in Germany. Two Danes, a Swede and a Norwegian woman took "gold".

Scandinavians dominate Europe class
Three Scandinavians were on the podium in the Europe class. Although it was not enough for the Swede Sebastian Knaack to score a bullet, he nevertheless secured the overall victory with a four-point lead after six races.

Narrow victory in the OK dinghies
Competitors from five nations fought for victory in the OK dinghies. Bo Petersen from Denmark won with only one point ahead of Andrè Budzien from Germany. The Dane won the first of the three races until Budzien ended the winning streak. But that was not enough for Budzien to beat Petersen. Bronze went to the Swede Benjamin Hammerö.

Contender: Danish double successv Two Danes prevailed in the Contenders. European Championship bronze medallist Søren Dulong Andreasen from Hellerup won with two points ahead of European Champion Jesper Armbrust from Aarhus. Bronze went to the German Alexander Gröhlich. World Champion Max Billerbek (Germany) was one point behind and had to settle for fourth place.

The world champion at the front
German owner and helmsman Michael Berghorn lived up to his role as favourite in the ORC I classification group at the Kiel Cup. The newly crowned World Champion won with his Mills 45 "halbtrocken 4.5" ahead of the Dutch Ker 46 "Van Uden" with Gerd-Jan Poortman. In very light breeze, which almost completely fell asleep after one lap before the finish gate, the winner of the Welcome Race at the weekend, Torsten Bastiansen (GER), also won the Kiel Cup race to ORC II with the X-41 "Xen/Sydbank", but was behind the two larger yachts together in I&II. German Uwe Kleinvogel's Projection 762 "nemo" is the first leader in the ORC III/IV group.

The sailing programme of Kiel Week (4 - 12 September)

Wednesday, September 8th

10.00 am
Closing of the Kiel-Cup (sea course), last starting possibility 2 pm

11.00 am
Star Class World Championship (1st and 2nd race planned)

www.kieler-woche.de/en/

Canada's Cup 2021
Held in the Mills IC37 One Design, the 2021 running of the historic Canada's Cup saw the Royal Canadian Yacht Club under skipper Terry McLaughlin successfully defend against the Youngstown Yacht Club. Posting a strong set of results, the performance of RCYC's Team Defiant showed the benefit of a two boat program leading up to the Canada's Cup in Toronto.

Representing 125 years of competition, there were many historical firsts in the 2021 Canada's Cup: the first match race regatta in IC37s, the first opportunity for junior sailors to participate, the first time the crews were comprised of men and women, and the first time there were father daughter crew members on both boats. Broadening the base and increasing engagement in sailing is exactly what IC37 was designed to promote.

rcyc.ca/canadascup

mills-design.com

Where next for the America's Cup?
Less than two weeks out from the deadline to reveal the dates and venue of the 37th America's Cup - despite what some might tell you - nobody other than the current holders Emirates Team New Zealand has any idea when and where the next edition will take place.

Picking a suitable venue for sailing's oldest and most venerated international competition is no easy task and one that has been made all the harder since ETNZ CEO Grant Dalton's decision to invite bids from outside New Zealand.

That hasn't gone down well with the New Zealand public who were expecting Auckland to remain the centre of the attention for another America's Cup cycle.

In a recent poll 72 per cent were in favour of the America's Cup being held in New Zealand next time - albeit they were less enthusiastic about their government stumping up the extra cash the team says is required to run the event and successfully defend the Cup for a second time.

Meanwhile Dalton appears to have seen off an external challenge to his leadership from Kiwi businessman Mark Dunphy, CEO and chairman of Greymouth Petroleum, who claims to have access to the funds required to successfully defend the America's Cup in Auckland - but only if Dalton would be willing to step down.

Dalton stood his ground however and by the weekend the Dunphy camp was forced to soften its stance on forcing out Dalton. The group of largely unidentified rich listers said they were willing to pledge NZ$80m on top of the New Zealand government's previously offered NZ$100m to run AC37 in Auckland.

Justin Chisholm's full article in Americascup.news

Gstaad Yacht Club Centenary Trophy
Anticipation is growing for the tenth edition of the Centenary Trophy, the regatta-event organised by the Gstaad Yacht Club to celebrate the most beautiful boats of one hundred years and more.

After the difficult decision to cancel the 2020 event due to the restrictions imposed by the COVID 19 pandemic, the Centenary Trophy returns this year with the edition of the decade.

A special date, despite the fact that it seems like yesterday in 2011 when the Gstaad Yacht Club launched the unique idea of bringing together the most beautiful boats aged one hundred years and more in the Mediterranean. Over the years the regatta has seen the participation of some of the most fascinating and best performing boats from the last century, racing with a pursuit format with staggered starts and thanks to a handicap system that allows the most diverse yachts to compete on equal terms.

French skipper and America's Cup veteran Bruno Troublé is one of the keenest admirers of the event. "I know very well the format of the Centenary Trophy since I introduced the race during the Nioulargue in...1988! The Centenary Trophy is based on the simple but great concept where you start according to your rating, meaning you take your handicap at the start, not at the finish. I love the event and I just hope it will go on!"

gyccentenarytrophy.com

Burnham Week 2021: ApeX X332 wins Town Cup
Burnham-on-Crouch, UK: Robert Leggett and team on ApeX, an X332, have won the Town Cup to mark the end of Burnham Week 2021, writes Sue Pelling.

Leggett, sailing with his seasoned Haven Ports YC team of Jeremy Littlewood, Mark Evans, Catherine Evans, Luke Brett, and Edward Ireson sailed an impressive race to beat Chris Agar and team on Secrets, an MGHS 30MOD, by just over two minutes on corrected time.

The northerly breeze that remained throughout the week, shifted slight further round to the east today to allow for some good beats and runs. And, with windspeeds averaging around 12-15kts, there was plenty of tactical racing, and extremely close finishes in many classes.

Richard Matthews' flashy, new Carkeek CF520 52ft Oystercatcher XXXV that was launched earlier this year, powered around the 29nm course with ease and not surprising took line honours in just over three hours 42 minutes. It was not to be her day however, and on corrected time Matthews and team had to settle for eighth place.

The Commodores Cup for classes 5 and 6 was equally close on corrected time with Daryl Mylrole Maxi 1000 Eclipse winning from Richard Moore and Roger Tolhurst in Ophelia (MGC27)

Elsewhere on the River Crouch, the remaining fleets contesting Trophy Day enjoyed what turned out to be a spectacular finale to Burnham Week 2021. A good working breeze gave plenty of opportunities to put tactical skills to the ultimate test among many of the other classes.

A fine example of close racing was demonstrated in the Dragon class with five boats finishing within 15 seconds of each other. Ian Gray sailing with Rene Nel and Alex Burnett on Still Crazy put in excellent performance and were able to take the Daily Telegraph Cup by the slimmest of margins.

For a full list of results go to www.burnhamweek.com

What is an AIS: an essential instrument for safety on a sailing boat
The acronym AIS stands for Automatic Identification System. It is used by ships, pleasure boats and traffic control stations. The system allows information on the position of nearby ships and shore stations to be exchanged electronically.

The tool supplements the information provided by the RADAR which still remains the main anti-collision tool for commercial ships today. The radar watch with automatic MARPA mapping remains mandatory for large vessels.

However, for years AIS has become mandatory for ships over 300 tons. It is also rapidly spreading in pleasure craft, particularly among fishing boats and racing boats. Initially, receivers became popular, relatively cheap compared to instruments capable of receiving and transmitting. However, more and more offshore regattas have made it mandatory to have a transceiver. This is starting from Category 2 regattas according to the World Sailing classification.

The AIS transmits and receives on dedicated VHF digital bands, on channels not selectable by the on-board radio. Each vessel or shore station equipped with a transmitter periodically sends accurate information about its position, speed and course. It also sends other useful data such as the type, size and name of the vessel, the number of MMSIs. For large ships, the destination, estimated time of arrival, type of cargo, etc. are also indicated.

This allows any boat equipped with a receiver to have all the information necessary to avoid collisions and much more. With the radar it is possible to identify another boat in situations of bad visibility. With AIS it is also possible to instantly determine its speed and course and, if there is a risk of collision. Consequently, who has the right of way according to the type of boat. Moreover, knowing its name, it will be possible to call via VHF or DSC digital channel using the MMSI number.

Continues... read the rest of the article on the Global Solo Challenge website

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