In This Issue
• Top tier international fleet assembles in Lorient
• Just Do It
• Pent up demand - Oyster Yachts
• Rán takes victory in Fast40+ fleet at Vice Admiral's Cup
• Racing With Royalty
• Seahorse Sailor Of The Month
• Poole Regatta 2022 Dates Confirmed
• Helming, Crewing & Other Roles in Racing & Sailing
• The OCC Charitable Trust is Fully Operational
• Swan 115 SOLLEONE Gets a New Set of Wings
• Featured Charter: JPK1180 - Sunrise
• Featured Brokerage:
• • Black Pepper Code 2.1
• • SW110 Thalima
• • NEEL 47 - Trimaran
• The Last Word: Will Rogers

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Top tier international fleet assembles in Lorient
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International ocean racing teams from around the world are assembling in Lorient, France this week ahead of the start of the inaugural edition of The Ocean Race Europe on Saturday May 29.

Designed to showcase professional fully-crewed offshore racing, this new European multi-stage race has attracted a top-tier entry of 12 teams representing nine countries.

The race is open to two classes of high-performance ocean-going racing yachts: the 65-foot one-design VO65 and the 60-foot development rule IMOCA 60. Both classes of boat are capable of high speeds and in the right conditions can cover 600 nautical miles or more in 24-hours.

The Ocean Race Europe's 2000-nautical mile (nm) / 3,700-kilometre (km) course will take the teams from Lorient to Genova, Italy, with stops in Cascais, Portugal, and Alicante, Spain along the way.

The race start on May 29 will be broadcast live on Eurosport across over 50 markets in Europe and can be seen internationally on www.theoceanrace.com and @theoceanrace YouTube and Facebook platforms. Coverage begins at 13.30 CEST ahead of a 13.45 race start.

www.theoceanrace.com

Just Do It
Gary Jobson was on excellent form on Friday on the 'Chairman's' Sailing Illustrated Podcast, covering our sport from just about every angle with an acute eye borne from years of real experience on the water and the commentary booth. The voice that captured the America's Cup, in my opinion, like no other (although the PJ Montgomery fans would heartily disagree), Jobson was clear in his support when prompted to see more female athletes involved in our Blue Riband event but stopped short of mandating quotas.

That's still seen as a step too far and I note the concerns that many women have about a precedent such as this. I don't. I disagree with those women who are against quotas whilst being utterly respectful of their views. I believe they should be absolutely mandated in the Cup in order to propel the sport forward. Don't leave it to the men to decide because they simply won't and tokenism will abound. The sport will meander and skirt the issue for generations when it could and should be changed now. Right now. Mandate a 50/50 crew for the 37th America's Cup. Just do it. Just get on with it.

Magnus Wheatley's full editorial in Rule69blog

Pent up demand - Oyster Yachts
For their first new mid-size model to be launched in close to 15 years Oyster Yachts went back to a previously highly successful formula but now applied in a very different and contemporary modern package

The Oyster 495 cruising yacht is a major milestone in more ways than one. It's the first entirely new model launched by Oyster since it was taken over three years ago by Richard Hadida, who has refocused Oyster Yachts on its core values. It's the first new 'sub-50ft' sailing yacht from Oyster since 2007 and a lot of big-boat innovation has trickled down and been built in. And it's the first Oyster in a long time that's been developed with the involvement of the marque's founder, Richard Matthews, who rejoined Oyster's board of directors last year. There's clearly some pent-up demand, as six 495s were sold off plan before the first layer of laminate went into the mould a few weeks ago to begin the build of hull number one.

Full article in the June issue of Seahorse

Rán takes victory in Fast40+ fleet at Vice Admiral's Cup
The Fast40+ Class Race Circuit returned to Cowes this weekend with Round 1 of the six event series as part of the RORC Vice Admiral's Cup.

With four race wins and two second places, Niklas Zennstrom's Rán took class victory, though it was much tighter on the water at times than the results suggest. Rán took two more race wins on the final day, Sunday, to take the weekend on six points.

Christian Hamilton and Guy Gillon's Khumbu matched scorelines with James Neville's Ino XXX on Sunday with a second and a third apiece in the toughest races of the weekend, sailed in winds up to 25 knots.

This moved Khumbu up to second overall, six points back from Rán, while Peter Morton's Jean Genie slipped one to third, one point behind.

After the opening day was lost with gales battering the south coast, Saturday brought a range of conditions with three different race winners. However the event ended with a brisk Sunday with winds rising from 10-12 knots to 24-26 knots in the final race, while the usual rainclouds brought a dampener to the air, if not the competition.

The next event in the 2021 Race Circuit is the Round 2, the RORC IRC Nationals from 18-20 June.

Results after 6 races
1. Rán/Niklas Zennstrom, SWE, 6
2. Khumbu/Christian Hamilton & Guy Gillon, GBR, 12
3. Jean Genie/Peter Morton, GBR, 13
4. Ino XXX/James Neville, GBR, 15
5. Redshift/Ed Fishwick, GBR, 25

Full results

Racing With Royalty
The Event // Great Veterans Race, May 15, 2021
Location // Cruising Yacht Club of Australia - Rushcutters Bay, Sydney
Weather // 11 - 18 knots - South West - Gusting 30 - 35 knots
Eligibility // All boats must be Single Hulled, built prior to 1976 and have competed in a Sydney to Hobart (or at the invitation of the Organising Authority. AKA be friends of FAIR WINDS).
Competitors // Enough Classic Royalty to fill a commemorative tea towel.

When it comes to travel, we tend to move en-masse. We sail en-masse. Drink and eat en-masse. And sleep, well….in apartments and/or on the boat. So, with an Airbnb organised, literally as close as you can get to CYC without being arrested, the weekend began with G&T's, followed by a small, yet Sydney steep stroll up a hill to an Italian bistro where, even on a cold night, you can order pasta to be ferried out to your table on the street, under a Morten Bay Fig and put all that's wrong with the world, right.

Later, those who'd been up the hill were to discover that the CYCA bar happens to close unreasonably early, so additional bottles of plonk would need to be secured allowing the discussion to continue back on the mothership. FAIR WINDS is good like that and it was down below were attentions soon turned to tactics, a race the following day and a forecast for excessive and building wind.

It must be observed that standing on the deck shouting farewells across the marina at midnight found there to be not a breeze and the sky, completely clear. The strong wind warning for the morrow was playing hard to get.

A great story here...forum.southernwoodenboatsailing.com

Seahorse Sailor Of The Month
This month's nominees:

Andy Maloney (NZL)
Crikey, could the Team GBR hegemony of the Finn class finally be at an end... just before the Tokyo Games? When six-time Gold Cup winner Ben Ainslie retired his position was immediately filled by Giles Scott (four Gold Cups). But after a long break for the 2021 America's Cup Scott finished only ninth at the 2021 event -where Andy Maloney took the prize ahead of Joan Cardona (ESP) and Kiwi defending champion Josh Junior. If Tokyo happens, this will get interesting

Sam Manuard (FRA)
Brilliant singlehanded sailor, very clever designer but sadly not everyone's flavour of the month right now... Manuard introduced the scow to the Imoca class, L'Occitane proving fast and more manageable for its skipper. Franck Cammas no less says that if he did enter the Vendee Globe it would 'only be on a Sam Manuard design'. Three 2024 VG skippers already have new ones on order. Maybe less great if you happen to own a 'traditional' Imoca - even a very good one

Last Month's winner:
Brandon Linton (USA)
'Now put Randy up next month and he'll win hands down!' - Carter White; 'An incredible effort from the whole team' - Blue Robinson; 'Brandon and the entire shore crew performed miracles, we can never thank them enough' - Baden Cashmore; 'Nice one, Brandon!' - James Lyne; 'Thank you!' - Goody; 'Brandon's an Aussie!!!' - Keith Robinson. 'I am honoured to represent such an outstandingly proficient group of people' - Brandon Linton.

View past winners of Sailor of the Month

Seahorse Sailor of the Month is sponsored by Musto, Harken McLube & Dubarry. Who needs silverware, our prizes are usable!

Cast your vote, submit comments, even suggest a candidate for next month at seahorsemagazine.com/sailor-of-the-month/vote-for-sailor-of-the-month

Poole Regatta 2022 Dates Confirmed
Class Championship Enquiries Welcomed

The unmissable International Paint Poole Regatta is to return from 30th April to 2nd May 2022 for a bank holiday weekend of serious racing out on the water and relaxed evening socials.

Following the cancellation of the 2020 regatta for reasons we all know too well, the organising committee from the combined yacht clubs of Poole have been working hard to regroup and determine the best come-back date to host an event memorable for all the right reasons. As such, 2022 sees a one-off move to the first May bank holiday in order to avoid a clash with the celebrations of the Queen's Platinum Jubilee.

All shapes and sizes of keel boat are welcome to join the racing in Poole next May and racing will once again be taking place both out in Poole bay, as well as inside the harbour, depending upon class.

Poole Regatta has a proven track record as a fantastic venue to host national and regional class championships and 2022 will be no different. If your class is currently looking for a highly organised event, in a stunning location, with superb sailing conditions to host your championship at, look no further. To enquire please get in touch with regatta secretary, Jenny Peters, who will be happy to help.

Make sure the 30th April - 2nd May 2022 is marked "Racing at The International Paint Poole Regatta" in your calendar.

For further information visit www.pooleregatta.co.uk

GP14 Females Talk on Zoom About Helming, Crewing & Other Roles in Racing & Sailing
The International GP14 Association are taking part in World Sailing's Female Festival - "Steering the Course"; following the excellent Zoom talk from three top female sailors from the 2018 World's at this year's RYA Dinghy Show; the Association has asked a few more sailors to join them in chatting about GP14 sailing.

The sailors will be sharing tips on boat set-up and techniques for lighter weight sailors. They will be sharing their journey into sailing and Ross Kearney will share what he does differently when he has a female crew.

Tuesday 25th May 8pm

Topic: Female crews - Mel Morris 9th place and first female crew 2018 Worlds, Liz Senior 2nd place crew at 2019 Nationals and more importantly just in front of her World Champion husband Mike, Michelle Rowley- Crew for Katie Dwyer and first female boat at the 2018 Worlds and Jane Kearney (gold fleet crew)
Join Zoom Meeting
Meeting ID: 856 6550 8262

Thursday 27th May 8pm

Topic: Other Roles Which Supporting Sailing - Sally Burnett International race official, Olive Parker International Measurer, and Kerri-ann Boylan coach chat about how they came to be involved
Join Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 862 3727 3250
Passcode: 975564

afloat.ie/sail/sailing-classes/

The OCC Charitable Trust is Fully Operational
Introducing the Trust- who we are, what we do, how you can contribute, and how we can help you.

The Ocean Cruising Club Charitable Trust is registered with the Charity Commission for England & Wales. It was set up in 2020 primarily to promote the following aims:

- To advance the education of the Public in the knowledge and practice of sailing seamanship, marine pilotage and navigation with the aim of improving safety at sea
- To promote community participation, through financial support in healthy recreation and provide opportunities for access to and participation in sailing, sail training and instruction with an emphasis on areas where facilities and opportunities may be less developed
- To promote for the benefit of the public, the conservation, protection, improvement and ecologically sustainable management of the marine environment
- To advance the education of the public in the conservation, protection, improvement and ecologically sustainable management of the marine environment

As a registered charity, members and non-members alike can make donations to the OCC charity during their lifetimes or as a part of their estate planning. These donations may create a potential tax savings depending on each donor's individual tax situation.

If you are a UK taxpayer, where possible, please use Gift Aid. Donating through Gift Aid means the charity can claim an extra 25p for every £1 you give. It will not cost you any extra.

occtrust.org

Swan 115 SOLLEONE Gets a New Set of Wings
With sails larger than many apartments, designing, building, installing and testing a new high-performance Fusion M inventory on a 115' super yacht is a serious undertaking! Get a glimpse at the process and go for a ride on this Swan 115 with brand new Quantum sails.

Featured Charter
JPK1180 - Sunrise

Sunrise was launched in Spring 2018 and is hull number 2 of the JPK1180. Sunrise is the only JPK1180 available for charter and is exclusively available through LV Yachting

JPK have become known for building fast and very competitive race winning yachts. The 1010 and the 1080 have both been incredibly successful inshore and offshore. The 1010 won the its class in the 2013 Fastnet and the 1080 won the Fastnet overall in 2015.

The JPK1180 will be the fastest boat in IRC 2 with a handicap of 1.099, Sunrise has 2 modes an inshore mode with a short bow sprit and symmetric pole or an offshore asymmetric mode with a 1.7m bow sprit and 10m2 of extra downwind sail area.

This is an exciting 40’ race charter option for any enthusiastic team wanting to win.

See listing details in Seahorse Charters

Contact
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Call: +44 2392 161272
Email:

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Featured Brokerage
2016 Black Pepper Code 2. 820000 EUR. Located in La Spezia, Italy

The flagship of the Black Pepper fleet, the Code 2 is the result of a design collaboration between Marc Lombard and Armel Tripon (winner of Route de Rhum multihull and an IMOCA 60 racer) to design an IMOCA 60 inspired offshore speed machine equally at home racing as she is to very fast cruising. Constructed in full carbon fibre with Axxon carbon rig, twin rudders, centreboard and water ballast, she is perfectly configured for racing and cruising duties on both sides of the Atlantic.

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2010 SW110 Thalima. 5,900,000 VAT Paid EUR. Located in Barcelona, Spain.

SW110 Thalima is Southern Wind flagship. This yacht is the perfect blend of a high-performance and nimble yacht, fun to steer, aesthetically linear and a bluewater yacht to sail around the world in safety and comfort.

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Contact
Southern Wind Shipyard (Pty) Ltd
Salita Dinegro 7/1,
16123 Genoa, Italy

Tel. +39010 570 4035

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NEEL 47 - Trimaran. POA EUR

NEEL 47 - Comfort living and performance

The NEEL 47 successfully combines the benefits of cruising or blue water yacht: safety, performance and comfort living. The NEEL 47 offers a new design and sporting look. The optimization of its exterior and interior ergonomics makes it a unique multihull. Its layout is thought to promote a better cohabitation and to keep the privacy of each person.

The NEEL 47 seduces by its exceptional sailing qualities, it allows to taste the sensations of speed while keeping a feeling of comfort and balance.

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4 rue Virginie Heriot
Plateau nautique BP 23085
17032 La Rochelle Cedex - France
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The Last Word
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