In This Issue
• Italy dominate Class 40 podium with first and third
• Two In A Row For Charisma
• Case proved - Doyle Sails
• Spectacular OGR Southern Ocean Sleigh Rides
• World's Top Match Racers Head To Shenzhen For WMRT Final
• World Tour for Finns
• 2024 ORC Mediterranean Championship Open for Entry
• Sailing "World on Water" November 24.23
• Launchings
• Featured Brokerage:
• • Volvo Ocean 65 - VO65 NO6
• • Sun Fast 30 One Design
• • 2015 Botin TP 52
• The Last Word: C.S. Lewis

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Italy dominate Transat Jacques Vabre Class 40 podium with first and third
With Alberto Bona and Pablo Santurde del Arco on the Italian Mach 40.5 IBSA crossing the Class 40 finish line in fourth place on the 16th Transat Jacques Vabre Normandie Le Havre this afternoon their aggregate time of 18 days 21 hours 22 minutes and 47 seconds secures them third place overall.

Adding to Ambrogio Beccaria's winning Musa 40 Alla Grande PIRELLI, Italian boats take an unprecedented first and third overall.

As he welcomed Bona and Santurde to the dock in Fort-de-France, Martinique, ebullient Beccaria - who had predicted in Le Havre that two Italian boats might finish on the podium - grinned today:

"We have good sponsors who push us to be here and do good things. We are good skippers and I think we manage our projects well. We choose good co-skippers in Nico and Pablo, we have good sponsors. But this is a rare event and we are so proud. When Alberto and I started we did not have sponsors and so to be here with good sponsors and good programmes with good people."

And he paid tribute to Italian racer Giovanni Soldini a pioneering spirit in Class40 who won the 2007 Transat Jacques Vabre with Pietro d'Ali and who continues to set records and compete around the world.

"For every Italian sailor Giovanni is a big inspiration. He is a wonderful guy who did great things in sailing, some great adventures, catching the imagination of the public and the sailing people. He is still always there pushing innovations with a lot of courage. He is always pushing. And that inspires because sometimes if you have a little success you don't take more risks. But he continues to do so and that is inspiring." Added Beccaria.

Spanish ace Pablo Santurde del Arco contributed in a big way as co-skipper to Bona. And in finishing third on IBSA, he extends his remarkable record to four consecutive podiums in Class 40 on the Transat Jacques Vabre Normandie Le Havre.

transatjacquesvabre.org

Two In A Row For Charisma
Dutchman Nico Poons was unable to stay dry once ashore from the final day of racing at the 44Cup Calero Marinas. As is tradition, RC44 Class President Chris Bake encouraged him to take a plunge in celebration of his Charisma winning the 2023 44Cup for a second consecutive year. Shortly after the Charisma crew was dowsed again, this time in champagne at the regatta prizegiving, where Jose Calero, founder of the marina group playing host to the Lanzarote regatta this week, provided the introduction.

Charisma had an exceptional season. Second in Oman, they followed this with wins in Marstrand and the RC44 Worlds in Cowes. Had Charisma posted another strong result of Marina Alcaidesa last month, their victory may have been secured, but it wasn't. This week their main competition was Igor Lah's Ceeref powered by Hrastnik 1860, winner of the last event, but which struggled in the difficult conditions here, finishing sixth. With Charisma's third this week, and a discard applied, she won the 2023 44Cup by 7 points to Aleph Racing's 10 and Ceeref's 13. This win was not as resounding as last year's when she won by seven points from Ceeref and Team Nika.

44Cup Calero Marinas Results:
(After 12 races, penalty points in brackets)

1. Aleph Racing - 6 1 2 1 4 2 4 1 4 1 3 5 - 34
2. Team Nika - 1 3 3 2 3 7 1 4 5 3 2 6 - 40
3. Charisma - 3 2 1 4 8 3 7 5 2 5 1 2 - 43
4. Peninsula Racing - 2 6 5 6 1 6 3 6 6 2 7 1 - 51
5. Team Aqua - 7 4 7 5 2 4 9 2 3 7 4 4 (2) - 60
6. Team Ceeref powered by Hrastnik 1860 - 5 7 6 9 6 1 2 8 1 8 5 3 - 61
7. Black Star Sailing Team - 9 9 4 8 5 5 5 7 7 4 6 8 - 77
8. Artemis Racing - 4 8 8 3 7 8 6 3 8 6 9 7 (2) - 79
9. Team 69 - 8 5 9 7 9 9 8 9 10DNF 9 8 9 - 100

44Cup Overall Results
(After five events, with one discard)

1. Charisma - 2 1 1 6 3 - 7
2. Aleph Racing - 3 3 4 2 1 - 10
3. Team Ceeref powered by Hrastnik 1860 - 1 5 5 1 6 - 13
4. Team Nika - 5 4 3 7 2 - 14
5. Peninsula Racing - 4 2 6 4 4 - 16
6. Team Aqua - 7 7 2 5 5 - 19
7. Black Star Sailing Team - 8 6 7 3 7 - 23
8. Artemis Racing - 6 8 8 8 8 - 30

44Cup.org

Case proved - Doyle Sails
The value of the Doyle Sails expert goes far beyond the role of sailmaker

Success, according to the prolific 19th century American inventor Thomas Edison, is 10 per cent inspiration and 90 per cent perspiration. It is also a formula Justin Ferris applies to grand prix racing. Weeks and months before a major ocean race, Ferris is sweating the detail - strategising course management, studying weather, optimising sail inventories and performance packages and probing rating systems for advantage down to the nth degree.

As a senior member of the Doyle Sails team it is easy to typecast him as "sailmaker" and leave it at that. However, the New Zealand-based four-time Volvo Ocean Race veteran's real value within a grand prix team - and within Doyle Sails - has a much wider scope.

Full article in the December issue of Seahorse

Spectacular OGR Southern Ocean Sleigh Rides
It doesn't come much better, or closer racing than this at the bottom of the world, deep in the Southern Ocean. Pen Duick VI FR (14), skipped by Marie Tabarly, is first on the leaderboard, IRC ranking and Flyer Class. She and her historic 73 ft Bermudian Ketch have something to prove that goes right back to that very first Whitbread, 50 years ago and she's doing just that, backed by a committed crew. Translated 9 IT (09), second on the leaderboard, IRC and FlyerClass, and Maiden UK (03), third on the leaderboard, IRC and Flyer - making the rankings look very ordered, neat, and tidy indeed. But this can all change in the blink of an eye, or as we call it, the four-hourly Yellow Brick tracker update. That's just what is making Leg 2, Cape Town-to-Auckland, such compelling viewing. With the whole fleet posting impressive daily averages, the lead pack is now over halfway to the City of Sails and the pressure is mounting daily.

The determined sailors on board the Swan 65 Translated 9 first skippered by Clare Francis as ADC Accutrac in the 1977 Whitbread and now skipped by the much-respected Vittorio Malingri, whose father and uncle entered the first 1973 Whitbread, are just ONE hour behind Pen Duick VI in IRC. After 18 days of racing and 4000 miles sailed it's hard to believe just 60 minutes separates first and second place in IRC.

One small wind shift, a tactical error, or lady luck playing her card will shuffle this neatly ordered deck. It's nail-bitingly close. The lead swapping, sometimes daily.

oceangloberace.com

World's Top Match Racers Head To Shenzhen For WMRT Final
Twelve of the world's best match racing skippers from nine countries head to the City of Shenzhen, China next month for the final event of the 2023 World Match Racing Tour from 12-17 December. The winner of the event will be crowned 2023 Match Racing World Champion and take home a share of the USD 200,000 purse.

The twelve skippers have qualified for the Shenzhen final after counting their best four results from 14 events on the tour since April. Highlighting the line-up is defending match racing world champion Nick Egnot-Johnson/ Knots Racing (NZL), six-time match racing world champion Ian Williams/ Chinaone.Ningbo (GBR), and current leader of the WMRT leader-board Chris Poole/ Riptide Racing (USA). Poole narrowly missed out on the world title last year in Sydney against Egnot-Johnson, but impressively won the tour's opening event undefeated at the 58th Congressional Cup in April at Long Beach Yacht Club, CA.

Winning his second Bermuda Gold Cup title last month, also undefeated, 51-year-old Swede Johnie Berntsson is no stranger to the World Match Racing Tour and joins the China line-up alongside fellow Swede and 'Master of Marstrand' Bjorn Hansen. After a break from match racing, Hansen clinched his seventh win of GKSS Match Cup Sweden in Marstrand in July, conveniently sailing the same Far East 28R boats that will be sailed in Shenzhen for the championship final.

Also returning to the Tour this year is 49-year-old Gavin Brady representing his True Blue Racing Team (USA).

Completing the line-up is Switzerland's Eric Monnin/ Capvis Swiss Match Racing Team, currently 3rd on the WMRT leaderboard, Denmark's Jeppe Borch/ Borch Racing, Estonia's Mati Sepp/ Clean Energy Racing, Italy's Rocco Attilli/ RBYC, and Ireland's Ruari Finnegan/ Craic'n Racing.

New Zealand's Megan Thomson features as the sole female skipper at this year's WMRT Final.

Chris Poole (34, Cold Spring Harbor, NY, USA)/ Riptide Racing
Johnie Berntsson (52, Stenungsund, Sweden)/ Berntsson Sailing Team
Eric Monnin (47, Immensee, Switzerland)/ Capvis Swiss Match Racing Team
Jeppe Borch (25, Copenhagen, Denmark)/ Borch Racing
Nick Egnot-Johnson (25, Auckland, New Zealand)/ KNOTS Racing
Mati Sepp (55, Tallinn, Estonia)/ Clean Energy Match Race
Ian Williams (46, Lymington, England)/ Chinaone.Ningbo
Gavin Brady (49, Auckland, New Zealand)/ True Blue Racing USA
Bjorn Hansen (56, Gothenburg, Sweden)
Rocco Attilli (26, Rome, Italy)/ RBYC
Megan Thomson (25, Auckland, New Zealand)/ 2.0 Racing
Ruairi Finnegan (27, Co. Waterford, Ireland)/ Craic'n Racing

wmrt.com

World Tour for Finns
This is the current status of the 2024 World Tour for Finns. Results from all these events will go towards the Finn World Ranking List.

There are still a lot of events to come in so would national coordinators please supply this info to office (at) finnclass.org as soon as possible.

The 2023 World Tour for Finn can be seen here

The 2024 World Tour for Finns has been published here.

Many dates are still being added, but the major events are included:

Finn World Masters - Punta Ala, ITA, 7-14 June
Finn Gold Cup - Aarhus, DEN, 31 August to 7 September
Open Europeans - Cannes FRA, 18-25 October

There will be about 50 events on the World Tour, which will be used to calculated the Finn World Ranking List, which now contains 1,324 sailors from 38 countries

2024 ORC Mediterranean Championship Open for Entry
Naples, Italy - The 2024 ORC Mediterranean Championship is now open for entries and organizers at the Circolo del Remo e della Vela Italia (CRVI) are pleased to offer a new format of competitive inshore racing over 9-11 May 2024 followed on 17-18 May 2024 with offshore racing in the 69th edition of the 150-mile Regata dei Tre Golfi (3G).

Participation in both the inshore and offshore race formats is required for scoring for the 2024 ORC Mediterranean Championship, with trophies awarded in four classes: ORC Class A, Class B, Class C and Class D, with CDL limits defined in the Notice of Race. Scoring of the inshore races alone is eligible for trophies in the Campianato Nazionale del Medio e Basso Tirreno (CNT). The long distance race is non-discardable for the ORC Mediterranean Championship.

After Registration at the CRVI's Race Office located in Sorrento Harbor on Wednesday, 8 May, up to five windward/leeward races will be held in the Bay of Naples off Sorrento starting on Thursday, 9 May and will continue daily through Saturday, 11 May.

On Friday 17 May at 16:30 CET the long distance race will start on an offshore course defined by Naples-Ponza Island-Li Galli Rocks-Naples.

This year's event will also have an overall award winner determined by the following formulation:

Score = P-Nr + 1/(Ne x Nr) - Nr

where P = Total number of points scored by the low points scoring system, Nr = Number of races completed by the class, and Ne = Number of entrants in the class.

More info and entry information is at tregolfisailingweek.com

orc.org

Sailing "World on Water" November 24.23
What happens when a sailor, in the middle of a Transat has a problem with his Drone? Well Kiwi Conred Colman, fixed his dilemma by using a an innovative solution. It was good Kiwi problem solving.

For its 16th edition, the Transat Jacques Varb Normandy Le Harv has once again heading to Martinique! The bay of Fort-de-France will welcome the arrival of the longest and most demanding duo transatlantic race, with the promise of a great spectacle. This is the latest Daily report at the time of our editing. It's for November 22.

We Recap from the Star Sailors League Gold Cup Finals in Gran Canaria.

The Race 4, Marlow Roaring Forties challenge, is underway after a heated Race Start in Cape Town, the fleet is making it's way through the roaring forties and already encountering some pretty wet and stormy conditions.

"It's a three and a half week race and who knows what's going to happen?" Southern Ocean here they come. -- Geoff Weller

boatson.tv

Launchings
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In the next few weeks, Hennevanger expects to announce a new flagship. "It'll be larger than 37ft (12m)," is all he is prepared to say today. The new flagship's launch date has been fixed for June 2024.

To date, the yard has sold 1400 sailboats. Its annual production now hovers around 160.

In 2023, the 7m Saffier Se 24 Lite (photo right) won a Dutch Boat of the Year award at the In-Water HISWA Boat Show in the Netherlands. It is a sustainable, great-looking boat with a negative bow, electric power and charged 24/7 by solar panels integrated into the deck.

saffieryachts.com

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Full Tour Of New Sailing Catamaran The Seawind 1170 Hull #1

Here it is people, a full boat tour of the brand new Seawind 1170 catamaran hull #1!! Not only is this boat Seawind's newest model sailing catamaran but it is also our full time live-aboard cruising home.

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ARES YACHTS' flagship superyacht project has reached the crucial outfitting stage. Measuring 62m from the tip of her bowsprit to the taffrail aft, the sailing ketch Simena has been carefully moved into the finishing shed, where she will receive everything from wiring and AV systems to furniture and decking.

Inspired by clipper ships
Simena is a powerful statement of intent from an experienced builder that has an enviable reputation across the naval and coast guard sectors, and is now turning its expertise to the custom yacht sector.

The ketch's lines by Taka Yacht Design evoke a gentler age of sail, when sleek giants roamed the globe, competing to be the first home with a hold full of precious cargo. "The main inspiration behind the exterior lines was loosely the clipper ships - especially the bow with fully rigged bowsprit and trail board. One can also find some resemblances with the early steam yachts, sharing lovely, classic sheer lines," says ARES YACHTS' Projects Manager Piraye Sahinkaya Orhun.

- Simena is a classically-inspired ketch-rigged sailing yacht
- Steel-carbon composite build
- Hybrid diesel-electric propulsion for greater efficiency
- Exterior lines by Taka Yacht Design
- Contemporary interior by Design Unlimited
- Delivery slated for December 2024

aresyachts.com

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Cantiere del Pardo releases a new complete photo shoot and the official video of the Grand Soleil 65LC, after the successful debut at the Cannes Yachting Festival 2023.

Second model in the over 60foot category, the Grand Soleil 65 is available both in the Performance and Long Cruise versions. Owners can choose depending on whether they prefer: Performance for those seeking a more sporty design or Long Cruise for bluewater cruising lovers. In both versions, the hull design is the same, just as the building technologies used: polyester-based vinylester and composites with carbon reinforcements where needed to make the structure more rigid.

- 2nd model in 60-foot-plus GS range
- Available in Performance and Long Cruise versions
- Sustainable and energy efficient design
- Safe and easy to manage, even with reduced crew
- Superyacht standard exterior and interior by Nauta Design

grandsoleil.net/model/gs-65-lc/

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The first thing you notice about the Hanse 460 is its shape. It looks more rounded than the old model, has a chine forward above the waterline which disappears amidships, and a strong turn to the hull aft, like a rounded soft chine. The yacht is beamy and carries her beam aft, with a slight reverse to the bow.

Boating New Zealand

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Kraken announces Dibley Designed K44

The Kraken 44 will be a centre cockpit, Solent rigged sloop and will come with everything you have come to expect from a Kraken. Like the 50 and 58, she will include the integral Zero Keel and the Alpha Rudder System allowing you to sail the world in safety and comfort.

dibleymarine.com

krakenyachts.com

Featured Brokerage
Volvo Ocean 65 - VO65 NO6. 400000 EUR. Located in Auckland, New Zealand.

Volvo Ocean 65 Ex. TURN THE TIDE, and ready to ship for the next owner - for The Volvo Ocean Race, and other events. Shrink wrapped and ready to go.

See listing details in Seahorse's RaceboatsOnly

Contact
Ben Cooper
Berthon UK
Tel: 0044 (0)1590 679 222
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Sun Fast 30 One Design - New Boat

Welcome to the NEW Jeanneau Sun Fast 30 One Design. A new Sun Fast is born

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Contact
Sea Ventures (UK) Ltd
Swanwick Marina
Swanwick Shore Road
Swanwick
Hampshire SO31 1ZL
+44 (0)1489 565444

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2015 Botin TP 52. Price Reduced - POA.

Full refit in 2021-2022 to optimise for both offshore and inshore racing.

Botin Partners, Pure Engineering, Southern Spars/Rig pro were all involved.

Turn Key Cat 1 Offshore and Inshore package.

Complete exterior repaint in 2022.

• Full optimisation for offshore racing
• All offshore equipment is removable
• Inshore and Offshore sail inventories
• Inshore and new offshore boom
• TP 52’s are proven winners racing IRC & ORC
• Carbon rigging serviced June 2023
• Perfect for RORC Admirals Cup

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raceyachts.com.au

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