Sail-World.com Australia Newsletter: The blunt bit

08/07/2018

The blunt bit

Challenger of Record Luna Rossa competing in TP52's ahead of the 36th America's Cup - photo © Carlo Borlenghi

Dear Recipient Name

Well it was always going to follow on from last week with The Pointy End, now wasn't it? Except this time we are not going straight off to the transom... Nup. Normally I'm quite happy to leave the Talk It Up Cup all to itself. There is more than enough oxygen supplied through the mask to keep that one reseparating all by itself. And before you all start emailing in, I'm not anti-Cup, just not a fan of the bollocks.

Now don't get me wrong. Dalts knows how to sail, and knows plenty about the world of AC too. Yet when you come out saying that a team can be competitive at just €40 million, when the big guns are playing with several multiples of that, then I am sorry, but the medicos must have mixed a bit of nitrous oxide into to your oxygen supply.

Sure you might be there, and you'll get around the track a few times, but you will be knocked out early. It is sort of making up the numbers, and as it appears as though there will be just four teams, it seems like he's going fishing with an empty hook, when you probably need to use hand grenades.

The Kiwi's can claim there are still four 'smaller' teams looking to be a part of it, and ETNZ will help them with some design elements. However, as we have noted before, spending USD1m for nothing other than being late, when it represents a significant proportion of your lower budget, and you get nothing for it, then it is a tad nonsensical. If you want these additional four, then waive the fee now and move on. You may just get one or more of the French, US, Italian and Chinese teams rumoured to still be in the mix.

Catherine Pourre's French Class40 Eärendil sets a new Class40 race record in the RORC Caribbean 600 - photo © RORC / Tim Wright / Photoaction.com

Tacking. So last week it was the scow bow of a new Class40 that was interesting. During this week, the first female Skipper in the now four-strong Class40 Division of the 150th anniversary of the Atlantic Anniversary Regatta Bermuda-Hamburg Race was announced. Catharine Pourre is sailing Eärendil and becomes the second female Skipper in the event, with Germany's Melanie Aalburg as the other.

Pourre and Eärendil set a new Class40 record for the Caribbean 600, blasting around the 11 islands and completing the 600nm in 2 days 13 hours and 15 seconds. Nice one!

Onto the other board now, and our own King of Affability, Peter Rendle, talks J/70s with Ray Entwistle. The J/70 is a towable, exciting craft that all manner of sailors with differing abilities can sail together. They've only been around since 2013, and already there are over 1400 out there.

In terms of sexy bits there is a 316SS retractable keel with bulb, and a black stick and boom, too. There are 20 of them in Oz, and the race both OD and in mixed fleet, where the 7m gems serve it up nicely to the larger craft. 165 of them showed up for the Worlds, and Ray wants to see if a Champions League can get going here in OZ. You interested? Read on - here.

Day 1 of the 2018 J/70 Europeans at Vigo, Spain - photo © Maria Muina / 2018 J70 European Championship

In finishing up, if you are attending Hamilton Island Race Week, and need land space for you, the race crew, or have a hefty shore crew to deal with, then contact Kristie and the team at Whitsunday Accommodation pronto. Kristie tells me the last of the properties are getting signed up smartly.

Right oh - here today there are some gems for you to review. We have information the Golden Globe Race, TP52 Worlds, the Clipper, Volvo to get the IMOCA 60, Extreme Sailing Series, Nacra 17 Euros, Jeanneau with a big showing at the Sydney International Boat Show, new Mirabaud website, Pittwater to Paradise (the Xmas time races will be here before you know it), youth sailors from Tassie taking on the world, WASZP Euros, GC32, and certainly there is much, much more.

The Sun Odyssey 490 premiering at Sydney International Boat Show - photo © Jeanneau

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John Curnow, Editor, Sail-World AUS

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America's Cup: Brad Butterworth on Dalts, the AC75 and Team NZ
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Clipper Round the World Yacht Race 12, Day 12: Battle to win
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OK World Championship at Warnemunde, Germany - Preview
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Q&A on the awesome J/70: We speak to Ray Entwistle, the Australian distributor for J/Boats
Peter Rendle spoke to Ray Entwistle of Yachtspot, the Australian distributor for J/Boats, to find out more about the hugely popular J/70 to find out why the class has taken off and what it offers.

GKSS Match Cup Sweden - Day 4
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Extreme Sailing Series™ Act 4, Cascais Day 3: Fight to the finish between Brits and Danes
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Rolex TP52 World Championship Preview: Precision and performance
Hosted by Clube Naval de Cascais, racing will be held on the waters off the Portuguese Atlantic coast. Participants will need to be prepared for the challenging conditions typical of one of the world's best yacht racing venues.

World Sailing Presidential Newsletter: June 2018
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58 teams set for the Nacra 17 Europeans in Gdynia
It's been almost exactly one year since the relaunch of the Nacra 17 to fully foiling. Hordes of the worlds top talents are storming into the class along with ambitious newcomers.

Australian Secondary Schools Team Racing Championships at Blairgowrie Yacht Squadron
Tasmania's Taroona High School has qualified to compete in next week's Australian Schools Teams Racing Championship, the very first interstate high school to do so.

Gladwell's Line: A Cup restored
Entries closed last Saturday for the 36th America's Cup, with Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron announcing that just three teams had entered - the same three that had earlier and separately announced their Challenges.

Jeanneau announce the new Sun Odyssey 410
With the announcement of the Sun Odyssey 410, the iconic line of sailing yachts by Jeanneau continues to evolve. Now in its 8th generation, over 17,000 yachts have been sold since the creation of the range and they can be found on water

Volvo Ocean Race: Is Stu Bannatyne Greatest of All Time?
As part of the crew aboard Volvo Ocean Race winner, Dongfeng Racing, Stu Bannatyne (NZL) has a few monikers, including King of the Southern Ocean, but can now add the title as the sailor with the most wins in Volvo Ocean Race history.

AAR Bermuda to Hamburg Race - Preview
The Atlantic Anniversary Regatta (AAR) is part of the grand celebrations for the 150th anniversary for the Norddeutsher Regatta Verein (NRV), Hamburg, Germany.

Slow going for first four days of Golden Globe Race
The first four days of light, variable winds appear to have played into the hands of Golden Globe Race leader Mark Slats, the Dutch transatlantic rowing record-holder and his secret weapon – a pair of giant sculling oars.

New state-of-the-art website for Mirabaud Yacht Racing Image competition
Presenting images in a better resolution, the site comprises a powerful search engine that helps identify and value yacht racing photographers. It will be a useful tool for regatta organizers, teams and sponsors seeking a yacht racing photographer

Club Marine Pittwater to Paradise Regatta checklist
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Nominations open for Race 12 Stormhoek Social Spirit Award
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America's Cup: Defender offers Challengers AC75 design Package
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Du Soleil overall winner of the ÅF Offshore Race
The Estonian 50-footer Furiosa was first to cross at the finish line in Sandhamn at 04.50 AM Tuesday morning. And for several hours, it looked like their time would be good enough to give them the overall winner in the regatta.

Sandy Bay sailors taking on the world
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Harken and the challenge of the Volvo Ocean Race
Harken are the Official Supplier of Deck Hardware for the Volvo Ocean Race and ensure that the fleet is supplied with the very best and most reliable equipment for the duration of the event.

Sailors and designers back IMOCA60 as the new Round the World class
After several months of talks and reflection, a partnership agreement has just been signed between the famous round the world race and the IMOCA class. The 60-foot IMOCA boats will be lining up at the start of the 2021 edition

Line honours to Furiosa and Beatrice Aurore in the ÅF Offshore Race
The Estonian 50-footer Furiosa, skippered by Ralf Relander, was first yacth racing around Gotland to cross the finish line in Sandhamn at 04.50 AM. The winner of the race will be decided when we know the result of the rest of the fleet on corrected time.

History to be made in Noakes Sydney Gold Coast Yacht Race
A record four 100-foot yachts are preparing to take on the historic Sydney Gold Coast Yacht Race, now sponsored by Australia's leading general marine company The Noakes Group, on Saturday 28 July.

Gladwell's Line: A look at the Volvo OR finish - the best way?
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Pacific Island nations opt for Sealegs for rapid response and support
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Sailing Team Roster released by American Magic, challenger for 36th America's Cup
New York Yacht Club American Magic, the U.S. sailing team challenging for the 36th America's Cup has announced an initial roster of 17 sailors who will train and compete with the team.

WASZP European Championship at Lake Garda - Overall
The day we had been waiting for all event finally arrived. 15-18 knots of Lake Garda goodness rolled in early from the south and it was all to play for with the European Championship on the line.

Agreement will see IMOCA 60 boats in next Volvo Ocean Race
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Sir Robin Knox Johnston wishes Golden Globe skippers good luck in round the world adventure
With a boom of a cannon, Clipper Race Founder and Chairman Sir Robin Knox Johnston has officially begun the Golden Globe Race 2018, a replica of the race which saw him become the first person to sail solo and non-stop around the world in 1968-69.

GC32 Lagos Cup Overall: Day of the Franks
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