Sail-World NZ - May 22 - Only a few more sleeps

22/05/2017

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22 May 2017

Sail-World NZ - May 22 - Only a few more sleeps

Emirates Team New Zealand back sailing on the Great Sound Emirates Team New Zealand

Welcome to Sail-World.com's New Zealand e-magazine for May 22, 2017

This is a short, brief editorial, as I am heading to Bermuda tomorrow, on Tuesday May 23.

It will be a nice change to be in Bermuda and able to report first hand and running our own images.

As mentioned previously I hope to be on site for the first couple of days of the buildup and then start of the Qualification Series through to the end of the Match. I will be doing photography and reporting with an excellent vantage point from on the water. There are some limits on what can be produced - one of which is no video from the water.

I am expecting to have the first coverage on Sail-World.com about an hour after the finish of the final race and will keep going until the day is done - which is usually about 2.00am the following day local time.

Sail-World will be carrying plenty of unique content as well as the usual team reports and official coverage. So stay tuned and please pass the message onto other America's Cup fans of what we think will be great coverage.

Having covered the 2010 and 2013 America's Cups from the water, I confident of being able to do an even better job from Bermuda, than before.

Practice Session 5 turned into a non-event.

Race schedule - Round Robin phase of the Qualifiers - 35th America's Cup Emirates Team New Zealand

Emirates Team New Zealand were taken out in Race 12 start by Land Rover BAR - who shunted them and picked up a start mark as well, causing significant damage to the Kiwis as reported on Sail-World.com at the time.

While there was initial outrage, in the grand scheme of things there was no real sailing time lost as the wind decided to abandon Bermuda. While the Emirates Team New Zealand shore team had their work cut out, several new features were added.

For now it is just a matter of counting down the days.

At this stage, according to the long range forecast from Predictwind.com it would appear that there may be too much wind to sail on Friday May 26 (local time), with the breeze easing a little on the Saturday and Sunday, local time.

For those with Sky TV the broadcast starts most days at 5.00am. Whether that is with an international commentary or a local commentary from Peter Lester and Martin Tasker remains to be seen. On the opening day, May 26, racing starts two hours later (7.00am in New Zealand on May 27), and then will revert to the earlier time of 5.00am.

Sky Tv are selling a fan pass for $100/mth for those who do not have a Sky Sports subscription - meaning to see all the regatta you will probably need a two-month fan pass.

NewstalkZB/Radio Sport will be carrying a live commentary from Peter Montgomery - which is a very good option. PJ will have several technical experts with him in the studio - you can hear his commentary on Radio Sport.

Russell Coutts will hold a coaching clinic on July 6 before O'pen BIC Regatta starts on July 7. O'pen BIC New Zealand

Follow all the racing and developments in major and local events on www.sail-world.com by scrolling to the top of the site, select New Zealand, and get all the latest news and updates from the sailing world.

Good sailing!

Richard Gladwell
NZ Editor

sailworldnzl@gmail.com

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Emirates Team New Zealand and Land Rover BAR in an earlier race in Practice Session 5, Day 2 ACEA / Ricardo Pinto

Emirates Team New Zealand splashes down in Practice Session 5, May 2017 Hamish Hooper/Emirates Team NZ

The damage suffered by Emirates Team New Zealand was clearly more than a "love-tap" Emirates Team New Zealand

13/05/17- Emirates Team New Zealand sailing on Bermuda's Great Sound testing in the lead up to the 35th America's Cup Hamish Hooper/Emirates Team NZ

Sir Keith Mills Ker 40+ Invictus - RORC Vice Admiral's Cup 2017 www.rick-tomlinson.com

2017 KiteFoil GoldCup Series KTA Media

20-05-17, Rolex TP52 World Championship – Day 5 Nico Martinez/ Martinez Studio

Manly Poster O'pen BIC - July 2017 O'pen BIC New Zealand

Final day – Race 8 – Rolex TP52 World Championship © Max Ranchi Photography

America's Cup - Oracle Team USA's pedal power - close up + Video
Richard Gladwell|MyislandhomeBDA,

After being dismissive of Emirates Team New Zealand's use of pedal powered grinders - saying the team had considered the idea but discarded it, chosing to remain with conventional grinders, today the first video came through from Youtube Channel MyislandhomeBDA of the new cyclist aboard the America's Cup defender.... [more]

America's Cup - Practice Session 5 - Day 2 marred by serious collision
MyislandhomeBDA,

Video coverage from Day 2 of Practice Session 5 in Bermuda. The racing was marred by a serious collision involving Land Rover BAR and Emirates Team New Zealand - with the Kiwis getting a hole punched in the topside of their boat close to the water line, after they were rammed by the British Challenger.... [more]

America's Cup - Practice Session 5 has plenty of drama on Day 2
America's Cup Media,

Day 2 of the final week of practice racing before the 35th America's Cup starts in Bermuda on 26th May saw all six teams enter the fray of competitive races, in what proved an afternoon of highs and lows for Emirates Team New Zealand. However, it was the scheduled 12th race, a rematch of their duel with Land Rover BAR when the British boat smashed into the hull of the New Zealanders.... [more]

America's Cup - Light winds play havoc with Practice Race Schedule
America's Cup.com and Sail-World.com/nz,

Day 3 of the final round of practice racing before the 35th America's Cup saw five of the six America's Cup teams out on the Great Sound ready to race, but only one race took place as light winds hampered the afternoon's action. Five teams were all set to feature in the afternoon's planned races, but only one race was possible... [more]

America's Cup - Final major Practice Session ends in a wimper
America's Cup.com and Sail-World.com/nz,

Ahead of the start of the 35th America's Cup, just a week away, (Friday May 26th), the final week of practice racing on the Great Sound had everything. In the final analysis, the six teams only had two full race days out of the five, with light winds restricting sailing. On a third day two teams sailed one race only.... [more]

America's Cup - Video from the Great Sound - May 21
MyislandhomeBDA,

Collinson FX Market Commentary - May 20-21 - All currencies rise
Collinson FX,

The EUR pushed through 1.1200, while the GBP broke above 1.3000, despite weak economic confidence in the Eurozone. The weak reserve enabled commodity currencies, with the AUD hitting 0.7450, while the NZD traded above 0.6900 again. Trumps tour will provide Geo-Political points of issue but may calm the domestic politic.... [more]

America's Cup - Emirates Team New Zealand back on the Great Sound
Sail-World.com/NZ,

After being forced off the water for several days, Emirates Team New Zealand's AC50 returned to the Great Sound, today. As well as having her damage from the second day of Practice Session 5 repaired, several new features have been added. Certainly she looked impressive in the lighter winds that prevailed today.... [more]

To the wire at the Vice Admiral's Cup
James Boyd,

The leaderboard was so tight across the seven classes of one designs and level rating boats that in many, discards decided the outcome.... [more]

Commanding Platoon wins Rolex Tp52 Worlds
Quinag Communication,

The 2017 Rolex TP52 Worlds were won by Harm Müller-Spreer's Platoon from Germany. In some respects, they made it look easy, never seeming to put a foot wrong and winning by a seven-point margin from Quantum Racing. This is not even half the story.... [more]

RORC Vice Admiral's Cup - Invictus celebrates in Cowes
Fast 40+ Class,

Sir Keith Mills' British Ker 40+ Invictus, helmed by Alex Mills has won the opening scoring round of the 2017 FAST40+ Race Circuit, winning the FAST40+ Class at the Royal Ocean Racing Club Vice Admiral's Cup. Eleven teams took part from England, Germany, the Netherlands and Scotland. The intensity of the competition was such that over the eight race series, run on a variety of courses... [more]

OK Dinghy World Championship – 80 sailors from eight countries
Robert Deaves,

OK Dinghy fleet is descending on the island for two weeks of great racing, great camaraderie and no doubt, a little rum.... [more]

Rolex TP52 World Championship – Day 5 action-shots by Nico Martinez
52 Super Series,

Nico Martinez provided this gallery of action-shots from 2017 Rolex TP52 World Championship – Day 5.... [more]

Super steady Platoon win Rolex TP52 World Championship title
52 Super Series,

Harm Müller-Spreer's Platoon crew got the better of the five-time title holders Quantum Racing during an exciting winner takes all final day showdown to win the Rolex TP52 World Championship title for the first time. Their seemingly unerring consistency across the challenging, hard-to-read conditions proved telling.... [more]

Encouraging outlook for O'pen BIC class and junior sailing in NZ
Craig Fahey,

The NZ O'pen BIC class association has launched a new website and online events calendar to support the significant momentum that has been generated. The class is going from strength to strength in NZ and expecting a fleet of about 75 boats for the next event in July. The class gained official class status in NZ earlier this year and the 2017/18 season calendar already boasts 14 nationwide events.... [more]

Podium finish for Azzurra in the Rolex TP52 World Championship
Azzurra,

Azzurra won big time on the last day for a well earned third overall. Platoon is the new world champion; the circuit's next event will be in Porto Cervo.... [more]

Rolex TP52 World Championship – Final day images by Max Ranchi
Max Ranchi,

Photographer Max Ranchi has provided this gallery of images from final day... [more]

Consistent Platoon have Rolex TP52 World Title within reach
52 Super Series,

The most consistent TP52 crew so far this season, Harm Müller-Spreer's Platoon team have given themselves a fighting chance of lifting the Rolex TP52 World Championship title for the first time after returning a strong pair of scores on the penultimate day of competition.... [more]

America's Cup - Winners picked by new US Sailing website
SailingIllustrated.com,

Despite being officially launched for less than a week, the latest and refreshingly different US sailing website, SailingIllustrated.com has compiled its form guide for the 35th America's Cup. With an America's Cup involvement extending back to 1980, site leader and chief writer Tom Ehman has an extensive background in the Cup - although this piece is by one of SI.com's correspondents.... [more]

Sextant Training Seminars to be run by Cruising and Navigation Assn.
Basil Orr,

John Croft is giving a series of training seminars on how to use the sextant at Richmond Yacht Club on the Westhaven Seawall during June. These seminars have been organised and are sponsored by CANANZ and are open to CANANZ and RYC members (free of charge).... [more]

Rolex TP52 World Championship - Azzurra attacks the leaders
Azzurra,

Over today's two races in the Rolex TP52 World Championship, Azzurra closed with the best totals, but the leaders are still in position with Platoon on top, followed by Quantum and Alegre. Tomorrow is the last day of racing.... [more]

Antigua Bermuda Race – Day 8 – Avanti's happy return
Louay Habib,

At dawn on Friday May 19th, Jeremi Jablonski's American Hanse 43, Avanti crossed the finish line off St. David's Light, Bermuda and the crew were delighted to find out that they were provisionally in second place overall for CSA and IRC.... [more]

Rolex TP52 World Championship –Day 4 – Races 6, 7 images by Max Ranchi
Max Ranchi,

Photographer Max Ranchi has provided this gallery of images from races six and seven of day four... [more]

Record 80 Para entries from 40 nations at the start line of Kiel Week
segler-zeitung.de,

At the editorial deadline 80 sailors from 40 nations/six continents were on the participants' list of the PWSC, among them two gold medal winners of the Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil).... [more]

America's Cup - Grant Dalton and Chris Dickson on the story so far
Radio New Zealand,

Emirates Team New Zealand CEO, Grant Dalton talks with Radio NZ's John Champbell on being rammed by Land Rover BAR, and how he feels the team is positioned a week out from the start of the 35th America's Cup. Four times America's Cup skipper Chris Dickson, also on Radio New Zealand with John Campbell give his view of that incident and his assessment of where the teams are sitting... [more]

A Few Rays – Sunscreen with no preservatives – brilliant-
Indepthskincare,

Sunscreen with no preservatives, why this is great? If your sunscreen has no preservatives in the formulation it will be much more skin friendly than traditional screens. However, the vast majority of sunscreens are water based and require the addition of preservatives in order to keep them microbe free and usable for longer.... [more]

Antigua Bermuda Race – Rescued crew safe in Bermuda
Louay Habib,

For the last day and a half of the race, the French Canadian Volvo 60 had six extra passengers; Les Crane and the crew of Monterey who had to abandon their sinking Farr 56 in the early hours of Wednesday, May 17, 200 miles from the finish in Bermuda.... [more]

Scuderia Quantum 1-2 at top of Rolex TP52 Worlds Scarlino standings
52 Super Series,

With Quantum Racing comfortably winning the 26 mile coastal race and Platoon taking second place, Harm Müller-Spreer's German-flagged crew still top the standings at the Rolex TP52 World Championship Scarlino 2017 but their lead is cut to two points by today's race winners, holders of the 2016 world title.... [more]

Rolex TP52 World Championship – Day 3 action-shots by Nico Martinez
52 Super Series,

Nico Martinez provided this gallery of action-shots from 2017 Rolex TP52 World Championship – Day 3.... [more]

Rolex TP52 World Championship - Azzurra fights hard but endures
Azzurra,

The third day of the Rolex TP52 World Championship: Azzurra had a good start but was hard set by her adversaries and finished sixth. Quantum won, with Platoon in second and still on top of the provisional leader-board.... [more]

America's Cup - Shore crew build oven for 'love-tap' repair
Suzanne McFadden,

Newsroom's Suzanne McFadden looks at the process behind Emirates Team New Zealand's repair in Bermuda after the 'love-tap' on Day 2 or Practice Session 5: With a little cooking and round-the-clock devotion, Emirates Team New Zealand's injured race-boat will be back on Bermuda's Great Sound this weekend.... [more]

Rolex TP52 World Championship – Day 3, Race 5 images by Max Ranchi
Max Ranchi,

Photographer Max Ranchi has provided this gallery of images from coastal race five of day three... [more]

Yacht Racing Forum announces partnership with Spinlock
Yacht Racing Forum,

The Yacht Racing Forum is pleased to announce a two years partnership with world renowned expert in ropeholding and technical safety equipment Spinlock.... [more]

World Sailing and Volvo join forces for the future of sailing
Daniel Smith - World Sailing,

As part of an ambitious plan, World Sailing will partner with the Volvo Ocean Race, owned by Volvo Group and Volvo Car Group, to develop the next generation of offshore sailors.... [more]

Volvo Ocean Race unveils combined Monohull-Multihull future
Volvo Ocean Race,

The race announced the next generation of One Design boats – to be introduced in 2019 and designed for use over at least six years – as the centrepiece of its vision for the next decade which significantly raises the game in both sporting terms and commercial value.... [more]

Volvo Ocean Race– New vision creates sailing's ultimate all-round test
Volvo Ocean Race,

The race is planning big changes to the racecourse and stopover formats over the next decade – moves that will strengthen commercial appeal while preserving its sporting integrity.... [more]

Uber consistent Platoon leads Rolex TP52 World Championship
52 Super Series,

Maintaining a superlative level of consistency through a tough, three-race day, Harm Müller-Spreer's German-flagged team on Platoon have taken over the lead of the Rolex TP52 World Championship, earning themselves a cushion of three points ahead of defending world champions Quantum Racing.... [more]

America's Cup - More video from Bermuda and Practice Session 5
MyislandhomeBDA,

More video shot in Practice Session 5 from MyislandhomeBDA - including a look at the Regatta Base on Cross Island now getting the finishing touches ahead of the Regatta start on May 26.... [more]

Rules silent on Redress situation for America's Cup Regatta
Richard Gladwell,

Currently, there are no rules in place for the 35th America's Cup Regatta to cover Redress for a situation that occurred in the Practice Racing yesterday between the British and New Zealand Challengers. After being rammed from astern by the Brits, Emirates Team New Zealand is now undergoing repairs that will probably not be completed until Saturday.... [more]

Kids would rather go fast-
Kimball Livingston,

What do you do with 29 kids who want to sail faster? Why not put them in Nacra 15s? Which is how 29 moms missed having Mothers' Day brunch 2017 with their kids, but the chief culprit in the scheduling was bronze medalist Pamela Healy, a mom herself, so maybe it's okay.... [more]

Azzurra's ups and downs at the Rolex TP52 World Championship
Azzurra,

At 11:35 the starting procedure began with a north-easterly gradient breeze, which dropped off during the race causing the committee to shorten the course, with the finish at the second windward mark.... [more]

Antigua Bermuda Race – Day 6 – Allegra take multihull line honours
Louay Habib,

News from the fleet still racing is that Les Crane's Farr PH 56, Monterey had been abandoned after taking on water; the cause is unknown. The crew are all safe and well having been transferred onto the Volvo 60, Esprit De Corps IV. The schooner Spirit of Bermuda is close by and both boats are making their way to the finish in Bermuda.... [more]

Volvo Ocean Race entry Sun Hung Kai/Scallywag to represent Hong Kong
Volvo Ocean Race,

The campaign will be backed by Seng Huang Lee and Sun Hung Kai and Co., the Hong Kong-based owner of supermaxi yacht Scallywag, and aims to promote competitive sailing in Asia and build a long-lasting youth sailing legacy in the region.... [more]

Rolex TP52 World Championship – Day 2 action shots by Max Ranchi
Max Ranchi,

Photographer Max Ranchi has provided this gallery of images from races two, three and four of day two... [more]

Antigua Bermuda Race – Monterey abandoned – All crew safe
Louay Habib,

The Antigua Bermuda Race Committee has been informed by RCC Bermuda Radio on Wednesday 17 May that Les Crane's Farr PH 56, Monterey (Bermuda) had been abandoned after taking on water; the cause of which is unknown.... [more]

Quantum Racing, World Champions on song in Scarlino
52 Super Series,

After a long and challenging day on the waters off Scarlino, Tuscany, Quantum Racing – the defending champions – lead the Rolex TP52 World Championship by virtue of winning the one and only race sailed.... [more]

America's Cup - Land Rover BAR takes out Kiwis at start - Day 2
Sail-World.com/nz | ACEA,

ACEA was on hand to catch the ramming of Emirates Team New Zealand by Land Rover BAR as the British team, having been out-witted by Peter Burling at the start attempted to pass between the Kiwis and the start mark - punching a hole in the starboard side of the New Zealanders port hull, and collecting the start mark at the same time.... [more]

Rolex TP52 Worlds - Azzurra begins with a third
Azzurra,

The YCCS boat took third place in the only race run on the first day of the Rolex TP52 World Championship. Quantum has the lead, followed by Platoon.... [more]

Rolex Capri Sailing Week – More action shots by Studio Borlenghi
Studio Borlenghi,

Studio Borlenghi has provided this gallery of images... [more]

Azzurra lay down a Rolex TP52 World Championship marker
52 Super Series,

Though the proud Latin team bowed to their usual superstition in bypassing the practice race finish line, the confidence of the crew that won the last regatta in Miami – in March – was suitably bolstered.... [more]

Challenging time ahead for Rolex Tp52 Worlds fleet
Quinag Communication,

Performance led and scrupulously prepared, ten all-carbon racing machines line the breakwater of Marina di Scarlino. Their equally well-primed crews are ready for the five days of intense competition that lie ahead. At stake, the 2017 Rolex TP52 World Championship, one of grand-prix yacht-racing's most-esteemed titles.... [more]

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