In This Issue
• Class 40's winning plotline... Hitchcock or Tarantino?
• FAREAST 28R European Sailing Championship
• Clever, cleverer - UBI Maior Italia
• HARKEN International Youth Match Racing line-up confirmed
• Christmas Coffee Table Books -- FREE SHIPPING
• Ingrid Abery 2024 Sailing Calendar
• Team Rebella: Women In Performance Sailing
• New French Team Experiences The Heat Of 44Cup Competition
• 2023 Southern Cross Cup
• No Friday Issue
• Featured Charter: Ciutadella
• Featured Brokerage:
• • 2017 J/V Pac52 Warrior Won
• • TP52 Alegre
• • TP / IRC / ORC 52 - "Gweilo"
• The Last Word: Thomas Hardy

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Class 40's winning plotline... Hitchcock or Tarantino?
With less than 200 miles to the finish and the winner due across the line tomorrow mid-afternoon UTC time the Transat Jacques Vabre Normandie Le Havre Class 40 title looks increasingly like it will be decided between crews who are Italian, are ex Figaro aces or those who have put their faith in the North.

Through the last 24 hours the three groups have been converging at very different speeds. From the north Ian Lipinski and Antoine Carpentier (Credit Mutuel) 150 miles due north of Martinique have seen their southerly course slowed to just five knots, so too the French Figaro duo Xavier Macaire and Pierre Leboucher (Groupe SNEF) who opted some days ago to go directly west towards the island have been slow. It is the Italian-French duo Ambrogio Beccaria and Nico Andrieu on Alla Grande Pirelli who continue to profit.

"It's a bit like a Tarantino film, where everyone gets shot at the end," joked Beccaria. "According to my routing, it may be Influence2 that wins or us or Groupe SNEF… In any case, none of us can control the situation."

Most routings show less than two hours between the leaders from the three directions. And into that final analysis the timings from the first leg from Le Havre to Lorient need to be taken into account. Recall that Ambrogio and Andrieu hold a 1h 1m 48s lead over Groupe SNEF. Also Credit Mutuel dismasted and their final aggregate time calculation effectively gives them no chance of winning.

transatjacquesvabre.org

FAREAST 28R European Sailing Championship
The FAREAST 28R European Sailing Championship's second day in Limassol marked a historic moment as the first international sailing competition for this class in Cyprus. The day showcased favorable weather conditions with a consistent breeze of 12 to 14 knots, enabling the completion of four successful races.

After a day of competition, Par Svardson emerged as the leader, who demonstrated exceptional performance, amassing a total of 8.0 points.

Closely tailing behind, Ryzkhov Nikolai secured the second position with 16.0 points, showcasing a commendable display of sailing expertise. The competition remained fierce, and Sergei Kostevitch clinched the third spot with 18.0 points, adding to the overall intensity of the championship.

Overall results after 5 races:
Par Svardson (SWE) - 8.0
Ryzkhov Nikolai (ROU) - 16.0
Sergei Kostevitch (CYP) - 18.0
Maksym Gryshchov (CYP) - 25.0
Jonas Svensson (SWE) - 29.0

cisc.com.cy/ec23

Clever, cleverer - UBI Maior Italia
The latest from UBI Maior Italia - an electric headsail furler

The Jiber furling system by UBI Maior Italia has helped revolutionise the dependable deployment of furling sails that are so common now on all racing and racer-cruiser yachts. Its clever design to ensure reliable top-down furling has removed any excuse not to realise the significant increase in performance offered by this new generation of sails.

Jiber is innovative for its elegance in design, light weight and use of high-quality materials and fabrication standards. As a structural jib or genoa furler system it works without the usual aluminum extruded foils, saving many kilograms in windage and weight, which translates directly into improved performance. The rod forestay is linked to the drum and swivel and rotates to transmit the torque and furl the sail. The sail can be hoisted up and down, while the halyard tension can be adjusted at any time. The shuttle locks in position and unlocks automatically, enabling faster, safer sailing and better boat handling.

Full article in the December issue of Seahorse

HARKEN International Youth Match Racing line-up confirmed
The 2023 line up sees an exciting mix of developing and experienced Match Racing teams, looking to have their name etched on the Rockin' Robin Perpetual Trophy.

Leading the local talent competing at this years are two teams from Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club. Daniel Kemp finished in 5th position in the 2022 edition of the HARKEN Youth Match Racing Championship.

Hugo Butterworth, also from Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club, was a crew member in last years event, but is now stepping up to lead a team.

International entrants include Nicolas Bernal from Santo Amaro Yacht Club in Brazil, Ben Tylecote from Rutland Sailing Club in Great Britain, Jack Frewin from Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron, Tom Higgins from Royal Saint George Yacht Club in Ireland, and Richard Rychlik Jr from Oakville Yacht Squadron in Canada.

The regatta commences with official proceedings on Monday 4th December, with four days of Match Racing on the RPAYC's fleet of Elliott 7 yachts from Tuesday 5th to Friday 8th December.

Visit the website to view the full line up of teams and umpires: intyouthmatchracingchampionship.com.au

Christmas Coffee Table Books -- FREE SHIPPING
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Ingrid Abery 2024 Sailing Calendar
Looking for some colourful vitamin sea this winter? The Ingrid Abery 2024 Sailing Calendar transports you to a fresh setting each month. From Cowes to the Caribbean, Sardinia to St Tropez twenty five images capture drama, action and atmosphere. A great Christmas present the calendar can be ordered gift-wrapped and sent directly to you recipient.

Ingrid's lenses have again been at the sharp end of the international race circuit. Opening the year is the inaugural Richard Mille Cup that drew various Mediterranean regulars from their classic circuit. In the fresh to fruity conditions of this year's Rolex Fastnet race Ultim multihull winner SVR Lazartigue was captured accelerating off the start. Just days prior the same patch of the Solent offered a calmer burst of colour with the Spirit 52 Flight of Ufford leading Class 1 in the British Classic Week.

The majestic J-Class meanwhile are featured sparring in the swell off Porto Cervo as Rambler 88 slices through the spray light a knife through butter. A tour around the Caribbean takes you to the Superyacht circuit in St Barths, striking inter-island racing at the BVI Spring regatta and a mouthwatering view of the St Thomas International regatta.

Opening up to A2 each month offers two richly printed photos plus a generous box calendar in which to make notes. The price for all these images is just 20 Euros apiece plus p/p. Orders can be placed seamlessly through the website where UK, European and worldwide postage is detailed.

The calendar can be viewed and purchased at: ingridabery.com/calendar

Team Rebella: Women In Performance Sailing
In the male-dominated world of sailing, a powerful force is making waves and challenging the status quo. Team Rebella, an all-woman sailing team hailing from the stunning shores of Norway, has been achieving greatness on the international stage, showcasing resilience, skill, and a commitment to breaking barriers in the sailing community to inspire the next generation of female racers.

This formidable crew, recently took their IMX-45, PHILOXENIA, to the 2023 ORC Worlds in Kiel, Germany. The offshore race was particularly grueling, with wind speeds reaching 38 knots, but the team persevered and set a new boat speed record for PHILOXENIA at 14.5 knots. Battling against the wind and waves, Team Rebella completed every race and secured a remarkable second place in the Women's Division. -- Heather Mahady

Read more at UK Sailmakers

New French Team Experiences The Heat Of 44Cup Competition
The 44Cup's trial boat, which teams can use to gain first-hand experience racing the high performance, owner-driver RC44 one design, has had a busy 2023 season. This started in Muscat driven by an Oman Sail crew, then had Louise Morton's all-female Bullet team competed on her at the 44 Cup Cowes World Championship in August and Luis Cabiedes' Noticia team from Spain at last month's 44Cup Alcaidesa Marina. For this week's 44Cup Calero Marinas, the final event of the 2023 44Cup season, the circuit's trial horse is being used by Frenchman Laurent Deage's Team 69.

To assemble his team, Deage, a private and corporate banker based in Toulon (born in 1969 – hence his team's name…) signed up his old college friend, pro and America's Cup sailor Fabrice Blondel and French sailing maestro and former America's Cup helmsman Sebastian Col.

Deage has a long term view for Team 69 - gelling as a team in the first seasons and winning races by year three. He is new to the RC44 as is most of his crew – even the highly experienced Sebastian Col has not sailed in the class since his stint as tactician on Igor Lah's Team CEEREF before British ace Adrian Stead took the role more than a decade ago.

A greater surprise here is the absence of Cameron Appleton, whose presence calling tactics on Chris Bake's Team Aqua has been a feature of every 44Cup event since the class' dawn. However this week he is recuperating from an operation and his position is being filled by Welsh 470 gold medallist Hannah Mills. These days she works closely with Chris Bake at his Emirates UK Sail GP team and on the Athena Pathway, that fast tracks the development of women and youth sailors into professionals targeting SailGP and the America's Cup.

44cup.org

2023 Southern Cross Cup
The CYCA is pleased to again be holding the Southern Cross Cup in the 2023 Rolex Sydney Hobart. This team-based trophy is open to three boats from any Club, State or Country entered in IRC Category of the 2023 RSHYR. We have updated the team eligibility this year to promote our diverse fleet.

The 2023 Team Criteria are as follows: Teams shall comprise of three boats representing a Country, State or Yacht Club. All three boats shall be entered in the IRC category of the 2023 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race. At least one boat shall be fully crewed. At least one boat shall be two-handed. To represent a country the owners of the three boats must be permanent residents of that Country. To represent a State the owners of the three boats must be permanent residents in that State. To represent a Yacht Club the owners shall be members of the same Yacht Club.

The team with the lowest aggregate of each boats race score (with only Southern Cross Cup boats included) in the overall IRC category shall be the winner of the Southern Cross Cup. The low point system will be used, and teams shall be nominated prior to 1700 hours on Thursday 21 December 2023.

rolexsydneyhobart.com

No Friday Issue
Your humble narrator will be deep in a turkey and whisky coma Thursday evening, surrounded by all my children, their spouses and my grandson (just one so far as I'm still quite young, MONTHS away from being 70...). I have much to be thankful for. Including the fact that there's no obligatory shopping and presents. Just food and drink and sport on the tube. Perfect.

Wishing you and yours a lovely day... back on Monday.

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