EuroSail News #5489 - 17 January
In This Issue
• Limosa Smiling in Grenada | IRC Fleet Hotting Up
• History Made at Whitbread Reunion in Auckland
• Exciting Opportunities At Fox’s Marina & Boatyard
• Instant classic
• Charleston Race Week Early Registration Discount
• Ice With Everything
• 18ft Skiffs Australian Championship
• Sailing "World on Water"
• A Mast for Every Day
• Featured Charter: MOD 70
• Featured Brokerage:
• • Maxi Botin Partners 72
• • Contessa 32
• • Swan 48-238 Balcan
• • Beneteau First 36
• • J 45 Elegance Yacht
• The Last Word: Joseph Conrad
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Limosa Smiling in Grenada | IRC Fleet Hotting Up
Alexia Barrier's MOD70 Limosa - The Famous Project (FRA) crossed the finish line of the RORC Transatlantic Race outside Camper & Nicholsons Port Louis Marina Grenada in an elapsed time of 7 Days 22 Hours 28 Mins and 06 Secs. Limosa was the third boat to finish the race and Alexia Barrier becomes the first MOD70 female skipper to complete the 3,000 mile race.
The RORC Transatlantic Race has been on for eight days and analysis of the overall win under IRC creates fascinating reading, with Warrior Won (USA) and Cocody (FRA) the favourites to lift the RORC Transatlantic Race Trophy. Farr 100 Leopard 3 is on course to win the IMA Transatlantic Trophy for Monohull Line Honours
IRC Ranking - 15 January 1200 UTC: Monohull Line Honours & IRC SZ - Leopard 3 (MON). IRC Overall & IRC Zero - Warrior Won (USA), IRC One - Cocody (FRA), and IRC Two Handed Tigris (GBR).
Track the fleet and check out the IRC Rankings
History Made at Whitbread Reunion in Auckland
It was an emotional evening at Jellicoe Harbour in Auckland last night as old friends and sailing 'rivals' gathered for a historic Whitbread Reunion - celebrating the 50th anniversary of the first race. Legends of the Whitbread Race down through the years came together, some having not seen each other in decades. Hugs, back-slapping, reliving adventures on the high seas a few beers and lots of laughter were the order of the evening - not to mention outrageous tales of in-port escapades from the 'olden days', making today's crew partying feel rather tame in comparison!.
Barry Pickthall and Peter Montgomery hosted the casual evening in the Ocean Globe Race office, located next to the race fleet prepping for race start for Leg 3, Auckland to Punta del Este starting on Sunday, 14th January. Fifty veterans representing yachts dating back to 1973 attended the event with many planning on taking to the seas once again on Sunday to wave the OGR off.
Aucklander Simon Gundry who sailed on Ceramco 1981/82 and Lion NZ 1985/86 was one of the veterans delighted to be catching up with his sailing buddies and recalled some of the memories that have stayed with him over the years.
"The biggest memory would be the mast falling down a day out from the equator on the way to Cape Town. We spent a couple of hours having a cup of tea thinking about it and then got together to work out what to do. We organised what was left over after the rig was over the side of the boat and rigged a jury rig and sailed the nearly 4000 miles to Cape Town - we were at sea in total for nearly 50 days. On a night like this is great seeing a lot of guys we haven't seen for a long time, really great. And to those heading off on Sunday I'd say, be safe, be safe, have a good time, but be safe."
Claire Russell who sailed on Maiden (89/90) is delighted to see Maiden back again in the race.
"It's amazing to see Maiden, which is an iconic yacht back here with another team of girls. It is really, really wonderful. This race is slightly different from our one, but it's still all about the people. It's always been about the people. And that's what makes evenings like this so interesting."
Full report on the reunion on oceangloberace.com
Exciting Opportunities At Fox’s Marina & Boatyard
Located on the River Orwell in Ipswich, Fox's Marina & Boatyard is one of the UK's leading yacht refit and repair centres and a hub of marine expertise and passion. They are proud of their team of highly knowledgeable craftsmen, engineers, boat handlers, riggers, electricians and fabricators, most of whom have been part of the team for many years.
With the boatyard at its busiest ever and a line-up of exciting projects ahead, Fox's are seeking individuals for a range of workshop positions to suit varying skill sets. Openings cater to juniors keen to explore various fields as well as seasoned professionals looking for new challenges.
Are you passionate about precision and quality? Do you enjoy working in a multiskilled team environment? If so, Fox's wants to hear from you!
Fox's seek individuals for their busy workshops who:
- Possess proven experience in the marine industry
- Have an understanding of yacht refit and repair
- Have good time management
- Demonstrate teamwork skills with the ability to work independently when needed
- Are physically fit - able to work inside and out on vessels ashore and afloat
Flexible working hours considered.
If you are ready to embark on an exciting career with a great team visit foxsmarina.com/career-opportunities
Instant classic
The Aegean is one of the best places in the world to stage an offshore race, as the Aegean 600 has shown
It's not easy getting new offshore races organised, established and popularised in the racing community - particularly when they are held every year. Yet in only three editions since the first race was run in 2021, the Hellenic Offshore Racing Club (HORC) has done just that with the Aegean 600... prompting referral to this event as "the perfect 600- mile race."
The race itself was conceived as a vision to attract the international racing community to what Greek offshore sailors already know: the islands and waters of the Aegean Sea are some of the best in the world for testing one's offshore sailing skills. The conditions are idyllic: bright sun, cloudless skies and warm air and water make sunscreen and hats the most important equipment to pack.
More than just an island tour
HORC has had decades of experience organising popular annual events - like the annual Aegean Rally - that the Greek fleet has enjoyed throughout the years and given them intimate knowledge of the Aegean islands and the conditions of wind and sea throughout the region. This is the basis of their claim that the Aegean 600 is a race "designed by sailors for sailors."
Accordingly, history and culture, and have been attracting sailors and visitors for countless genthe racecourse they have designed is nothing less than stunning in every regard. The Aegean islands are legendary for their beauty, erations. The Aegean 600 racecourse has thus been designed to take full advantage of this as a 605-mile anti-clockwise tour of these islands, using no less than 13 of them as official marks of the course. -- From January 2024 issue of Seahorse magazine
Charleston Race Week Early Registration Discount
Are you considering attending Charleston Race Week at Patriots Point? The early registration discount ends on January 31st, so register and save $100.00 on your registration fee. Raceweek is an excellent opportunity to enjoy the beautiful scenery of Charleston while participating in a fun and exciting event. Sign up now at YachtScoring.com and get ready for an unforgettable experience.
Widely considered the pinnacle of annual sailboat racing events in the country, Charleston Race Week will host its 28th regatta April 18-21. Race headquarters will be anchored in a central location on Charleston Harbor in Mount Pleasant, and will feature more than 200,000 square feet of race viewing, event, and sponsor exhibition space.
Ice With Everything For The Sailing And Mountain Men Of Magnificent Mayo
Definitely not Clew Bay. Northabout in brash ice in the Canadian Arctic. Click on image to enlarge.
"Seal meat tastes strong and is best eaten, we found, with plenty of onions and curry". You better believe it. For it comes from an even more reliable source than the proverbial horse's mouth. It's one of the many conclusions and gems of information that Jarlath Cunnane of Mayo provides in the new extended edition of Northabout, his originally 2006-published tome mostly about the Arctic global circumnavigations of his own-built (with a bit of help from his remarkable range of friends) 15m (49ft) alloy ice-handling cutter Northabout.
They didn't hunt seals in the far northern waters, but when presented with seal meat by Inuit hunters in icy waters, the best of it was made by these men on the boat from Mayo. From far Mayo. Magic Mayo? Mystical Mayo? Monumental Mayo? If West Cork is a state of mind, and Kerry is a kingdom while Connemara is a personality, then how do we do justice to Mayo?
Once you think of the handily alliterative "Magnificent", nothing else will do. For Magnificent Mayo has colossal scenery with Ireland's most handsome mountain in Croagh Patrick, even if its most devoted adherents are literally loving it to bits with the eroding effects of their time-honoured but over-crowded annual Reeks Sunday pilgrimage to its peak at the end of July.
Read WM Nixon's full article in Afloat.ie
18ft Skiffs Australian Championship, Race 1 for the Cordukes Clubhouse Trophy
Yandoo approaches the bottom mark. Photo by SailMedia. Click on image for photo gallery.
Current Giltinan 18ft skiff champion Andoo, skippered by John Winning Jr, with Seve Jarvin on the sheet and Peter Harris standing in for Sam Newton in the bow, survived the strengthening South-East breeze to take out Race 1 of the Australian Championship on Sydney Harbour today.
The experienced team was always in or near the lead from the beginning of the race and completed the course safely as the wind strengthened from around 10-20knots over the second half of the course.
At the finish, Andoo crossed the line 1m36s ahead of Yandoo (Micah Lane, Fang Warren, Lewis Brake), withYour Name Her (Kirk Mitchell, Andrew Stephenson, Daniel Barnett) a further 30s back in third place.
After being recalled for an OCS, Balmain (Henry Larkings) finished in fourth place, ahead of Rag & Famish Hotel (Beau Junk) and Fisher & Paykel (Jordan Girdis).
Race 2 of the Australian Championship will be sailed next Sunday (21 January). -- Frank Quealey, Australian 18 Footers League Ltd.
Sailing "World on Water"
On the fifth day of the ILCA 6 2024 Women's World Championship, the typical Mar del Plata northeast wind, was constant throughout the day. With an intensity ranging from 7 to 13 knots, conditions were ideal for both the gold and silver fleets to complete three races. Anne Marie Rindom from Denmark, comfortably maintains the lead in the gold fleet, with a 21-point difference ahead of the American Charlotte Rose, who now sits in second place. The Swiss sailor Maud Jayet rose to third place, and is tied in points with the Belgian, Emma Plasschaert, who holds fourth place.
Ben Ainslie, steps down as Driver of Emirates Great Britain Sail G P Team, handing the keys to double Olympic champ Giles Scott. Ben will remain C-E-O, managing the overall performance of the Team both on and off the water. Speaking about the decision, Ainslie, who won medals at five consecutive Olympics from 1996 onwards, including four golds, said: "It's probably the toughest decision I've had to make in my sporting career. "Like any big decision, there's plenty that goes into it, and a lot of factors at play.
Charles Caudrelier, the Solo Skipper of the huge Trimaran, Edmund de Rothschild, in the Arkea Ultim Challenge Round The World Race, has had a tough start to the race, and he looks tired, and effected by it. Still he leads the six boat fleet. Keep watching the World on Water channel for our regular reports, in English. -- Geoff Waller
A Mast for Every Day
Click on image to enlarge.
It wasn't too long ago - about a century - that some cargo ships still relied on the power of sail to move from port to port. Among them, one ship in particular commanded attention.
The Thomas W. Lawson, named for a copper baron in Boston, was the only seven-masted, steel-hulled schooner ever built. Launched in 1902, she was conceived for the Pacific trade, though she often hauled coal and oil along the Eastern Seaboard of the United States.
She was contracted in June 1901 to the Fore River Ship and Engine Company in Quincy, Massachusetts. There, naval architect Bowdoin B. Crowninshield designed what would become the largest schooner and largest pure sailing vessel ever built.
She was hard to miss on the water. At 475 feet long, she had seven 193-foot masts and 25 sails. On board were two continuous decks , the captain's room, an officers' mess and rooms, a card room, and a rudder house separate from the living quarters. -- Lidia Goldberg
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