EuroSail News #5427 - 10 October

In This Issue
• eSailing World Championships
• ClubSwan Racing gets ready to close the 2023 season
• What's in the Latest Edition Of Seahorse Magazine
• Bacardi Winter Series / Bacardi Cup Invitational Regatta
• Irish Winter Match Racing League
• Sailing World on Water
• Full Throttle X 10, Wins 2023 Melges 24 U.S. Nationals
• International Etchells Cowes Fleet Ice Bucket
• British Finn Association Traveller Series
• Featured Charter: XP50
• Featured Brokerage:
• • Outremer 52 New Boat
• • C&C 66 Custom Sloop
• • Botin TP 52
• The Last Word: Christopher Hitchens

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eSailing World Championships
Tristan Peron of France claimed the eSailing World Championships title at the live final in Trieste with a dominant performance which left everyone else playing catch up.

Arthur Farley of Great Britain was second overall, 17 points behind, with Peron's compatriot Tim Carpentier, winner of the 2023 Olympic Esports Series, three points further back.

Peron was hunted in the second wave of races and his lead was cut to three points by Farley after the ninth, the second 49er contest, but won the 10th race in ILCAs to stretch his advantage back out to nine points.

A disqualification for three-time 49er world champion Bart Lambriex (NED) saw Peron promoted to first place in the penultimate race on Nacra 17s. That meant the Frenchman took a 13-point lead into the medal race, a J70 contest in which Peron comfortably held on to his place at the top of the overall table.

Peron will take a 5,000 USD prize back to France

sailing.org

ClubSwan Racing gets ready to close the 2023 season
The Nautor Swan Experience gathering in Scarlino will celebrate the entire Swan world from 10 to 15 October Swan One Design Worlds and the first ever Swan Med Regatta - The Tuscany Challenge held simultaneously from 10 to 14 October.

"This event marks the evolution of Nautor Swan over the past 25 years." -- Leonardo Ferragamo, Nautor Group President

The 2023 ClubSwan Racing season is set to sign-off in style with the Swan One Design Worlds and the first edition of the Swan Med Regatta - The Tuscany Challenge held simultaneously in the magnificent surroundings of Scarlino on the Tuscan coast of Italy (10-14 October).

Hosted by the Yacht Club Isole di Toscana, the Swan One Design Worlds will see four days of racing starting on Wednesday 11 October which will determine the world champions in the ClubSwan 50, ClubSwan 42 and ClubSwan 36 classes.

A coastal race is planned during the regatta which could include iconic local landmarks such as the islands of Cerboli and Palmaiola off Elba's east coast as racing marks, all against the backdrop of the famed Isle of Montecristo.

The event also marks the decider of The Nations League 2023, with all to play for. Marcus Brennecke's Hatari (GER) tops the ClubSwan 50 table though Andrea Lacorte's Vitamina (ITA) is within striking distance, while Pedro Vaquer Comas' Nadir (ESP) and Giangiacomo Serena di Lapigio's G Spot (ITA) hold only narrow leads in the ClubSwan 42 and ClubSwan 36 classes respectively.

How to follow the racing

Click here for Race tracker Click here for Race results Click here to download the Nautor Swan APP

nautorswan.com/clubswan-racing/

Seahorse October 2023
What's in the Latest Edition Of Seahorse Magazine

There are no coincidences
Gunnar Mellgren's 1901 design Ester is among the single most breathtaking classic yachts afloat today. The how and especially the 'why' she is there is some story... Dan Houston and Bo Eriksson

Once is too often - Part III
Rich Du Moulin tackles the thorny challenge of man-overboard recovery... sailing two-handed

Front of house
The vibrant (and growing) shorthanded racing community in the UK has a plan for further growth, inspired by even greater success in France...

Have a break
Every season, the best of the best from Europe, North America and beyond converge in the Caribbean for a healthy mix of sun, sailing, racing and fun across the region. The annual pilgrimage begins as soon as November for some, while the rest trickle in throughout the holidays and by February the season is in full force.

Seahorse build table - Sexy, fast, fun
Mark Mills may just have nailed it again

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Bacardi Winter Series And Bacardi Cup Invitational Regatta - Online Entry Is Open
Miami, USA - Online entry is now officially open for the highly anticipated 2023/2024 Bacardi Winter Series, leading into the world-famous Bacardi Cup and Bacardi Cup Invitational Regatta from March 3-9, 2024, on Biscayne Bay, Miami, FL.

The Bacardi Winter Series offers racing for the J/70 and Melges 24, opening with BWS 1 from December 16-17, 2023, and followed up by BWS 2 on January 26-28, 2024. The two Winter Series events lead into the season finale at the Bacardi Cup Invitational Regatta.

The Bacardi Cup Invitational Regatta kicks off with Star Class racing at the iconic 97th Bacardi Cup from March 3-9, 2024. The Bacardi Cup is an event like no other and celebrates a rich history dating back to 1927, making it one of the most highly regarded regattas in the world. Attracting the recognized best in the sport, the Bacardi Cup is unique in uniting a mix of legends, World Champions, Olympians, and pros, who line up against weekend enthusiasts from around the world to contest a daily race of endurance for six days. -- Luissa Smith

- Bacardi Winter Series 1 / December 16-17, 2023: J/70, Melges 24
- Bacardi Winter Series 2 / January 26-28, 2024: J/70, Melges 24
- 97th Bacardi Cup / March 3-9, 2024: Star
- Bacardi Invitational Regatta / March 6-9, 2024: J70, Melges 24, VX One, Viper 640

Online entry is now open at https://bacardiinvitational.com All queries to:

National Yacht Club Seeks Expressions of Interest for 2023 Winter Match Racing League
Ireland's National Yacht Club is seeking expressions of interest from members as it plans another winter match racing series for 2023.

Starting the weekend of 21 October, the series will run for six to eight weeks — doubling the scope of last year's series raced in the club's own fleet of Elliott 6m one-design keelboats.

As interest is growing in match racing, the NYC says it can facilitate two sessions across the weekend based on demand.

Preference will go to NYC members and those who are entering as a team. In the past, Sunday mornings have been popular, but if demand is there, a second session can be scheduled later on Sundays or on Saturdays.

Prospective match racers are encouraged to fill out this online survey to express your interest. Any questions should be directed to .

afloat.ie/sail/

Sailing World on Water
Highlights of what happened globally in the sport of sailing in the last 7 days.

We never get tired of seeing the Ultim Class maxi-trimarans sailing, and they were out this week racing against each other before the October 29 start of the Transat Jacques Varb!

The 24 hour Ultim 2023 consisted of, a day of speed runs in the Bay of Lorient Agglomération, 44 cumulative passages, for the 4 Ultims entered, then a 340 nautical mile double-handed offshore course with a mediaman It was a format adapted for the races which follow in the season, including the Transat Jacques Varb.

The victory of the 24 this week went to the Maxi Banque Populaire XI, sailed by the duo of Armel Le Cleerrk and Sebastien Hosse.

This is your weekly Global Sailing highlights fix for week ending October 06, 2023.

boatson.tv

Full Throttle X 10, Wins 2023 Melges 24 U.S. Nationals
Congratulations to Brian Porter at the helm of Full Throttle with his 'boys': Bri Porter, RJ Porter and Matt Woodworth as crew. After three days and 8 races in a variety of conditions, Porter captured an unprecedented 10th Melges 24 U.S. National Championship, making him the champ for a third time in a row.

An additional congrats are also extended to Dan Berezin racing Surprise. Dan and his crew consisting of Michael Berezin, his son; Alex Kapustin, Mykhaylo Mayevskyy and Valerie Sushko are 2023 Corinthian Melges 24 National Champions.

Overall Top Five (Final, After 8 Races)
1. Brian Porter, Full Throttle; [6]-3-2-1-1-3-6-6 = 12
2. Bora Gulari, Knocky Knocky; 1-2-1-[5]-4-6-3-3 = 19
3. Eddie Cox, Zenda Express; 4-7-3-3-2-1-[10]-8 = 28
4. Chelsea Simms, Straightarrow; 9-4-[10]-2-5-2-4-2 = 28
5. Richard Reid, Zingara; [7]-5-5-4-6-5-5-5 = 27

Corinthian Top Five (Final, After 8 Races)
1. Dan Berezin, Surprise; [30/DSQ]-10-11-6-7-14-12-10 = 70
2. Mike Dow, Flying Toaster; 11-8-[20]-10-11-19-2-11 = 72
3. Chuck Lamphere, Entente; [20]-15-6-13-15-6-9 = 80
4. Tony Stanley, Hermes; 19-12-12-[30/DNS]-12-12-17-13 = 97
5. Jamie Torres, Smile and Wave; 13-11-14-18-[23]-11-20-16 =103

Full results on YachtScoring.com

usmelges24.com/2023nationals

International Etchells Cowes Fleet Ice Bucket
The closing regatta of the Cowes Etchells fleet, the Ice Bucket, was raced over the weekend of 7/8 Oct. Being the final regatta, with a somewhat wintry name, the fleet was reduced to 6 starters. Racing on Saturday however was truly champagne. 14-16 kts from the west, sunshine, but a choppy sea. The CCYC race team ran three quick races, all of which were tight, and intense. On the Sunday, conditions were warm and still, and no races were completed.

Across the season we have seen some truly excellent Youth teams [U29] competing, and it was great to see Ted Blowers and the Audrey team take first place on the basis of the Saturday results. This is worth recognition of the contribution of Ted's various Audrey teams, and Shaun Frolich's Exabyte team were graceful in defeat by final race rank only.

Highly competitive Youth teams are an integral part of Etchells Cowes, and we were happy to have teams from RTYC on Mano, and from Edinburgh Universities on Man's Best Friend, skippered by Oliver Maclean.

"Ice Bucket was our third event in the Etchells, after doing both Cowes Week and the Nationals. We have loved every part of Etchells, from the Cowes set up, the racing, coaching and quality of events has been top notch. We are doing this primarily alongside our university sailing which is a lot to balance but it is great to get to know a class that could be a great option once we graduate.

We were extremely happy to have Andrew "Dog" Palfrey donate some world class coaching to the fleet over the weekend. Dog put together a quite incredible package of video, photo and analysis from the Rib Saturday, then held a masterclass feedback session on Sunday. The detail, insight and utility was greatly appreciate by all. Thank you Dog, the Legend. -- Dave Maclean

etchellsukfleet.co.uk

Warsash Open meeting and British Finn Association Traveller Series finale report, 7-8th October
23 Finns turned out for the final event of the British Finn Travellers series, traditionally hosted by Warsash Sailing Club.

The weather on the Saturday morning was unseasonably warm and sunny, and sailing out to the Solent race course it looked like the promise of a 15-17 knot south westerly was going to be a little over-optimistic. With the forecast of a lot less breeze on Sunday, PRO Nigel Russell wisely opted to run 4 races on Saturday, which proved a good call. By the time the fleet gathered off Solent Breezes and the course set for the 12.30 start the wind was up to a steady 15 knots with a lumpy sea building with the flood tide.

By the final fourth race, there were many pairs of legs screaming for a rest and the exhilarating downwinds provided an all too brief respite, as the upper body took more of the load but the legs were still needed to keep you upright. It was noticeable that whilst there were several swims spotted in the Hadron fleet, the more substantial Finns all remained firmly vertical!

Grand Master Lawrence Crispin maintained his dominance of the fleet to record his third win of the day, this time just holding off the energetic James Downer who worked hard on his drop pumping downwind to claim second place. Great Grand Master Kristian proved his underlying fitness in third and Master Kieron Holt, who also scored his best result of the day, as the younger sailors climbed the fleet – underlining the subtle balance of experience and fitness that makes sailing a Finn such a rewarding experience.

Sunday's forecast proved accurate and the two fleets were treated to another hot but sadly windless morning at the 9.00 am briefing.

This left Lawrence Crispin as the clear winner with a perfect scoreline after discarding his OCS, ahead of Kristian Sjoberg on 8 points and Class Secretary Simon Percival in third with 11, equal points with Jim Downer in fourth. The points were close throughout the fleet, underlining the high level of competition in the UK Finn Class, which despite the loss of Olympic status still attracts the best sailors who appreciate the rewards of this thoroughbred pinnacle of single-handed sailing.

finnuk.org.uk

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