In this months Sea Master Sailing we visit the Isle of Wight for the 4th largest sporting event in the UK, the JP Morgan Asset Management Round the Island Race. We catch up with round two of the new 52 Super Series in Porto Cervo. We get all the latest from the last ISAF event before the Olympic Games, the Skandia Sail for Gold Regatta. The Volvo Ocean Race reaches it’s conclusion in Galway, Ireland. We get an exclusive insight into the AEZ RC44 Sailing Team on the RC44 circuit in Austria. Next we visit La Rochelle, France for the SAP 505 World Championships and finally we get the latest action from the 2011/2012 Americas Cup World Series in Newport, Rhode Island.
Så här såg det ut förra året när fivarna körde VM. I år lockar VM i 505 nästa vecka 192 båtar!!! man kör i La Rochelle vilket kanske inte är lika exotiskt som Hamilton Island.
En annan klass som lockar många båtar till sitt VM är OK-jollarna. De kör i Danska Vallensbæk nästa vecka och har 152 båtar på linjen. Imponerande!
Ännu en ansats till ett race runt jorden – SF2SF Ocean Race. Frågan är om man har den kritiska massan? Det är ju lite större projekt än att segla fort till Hawaii…
Several of Northern California’s renowned sailboat racers have been meeting the past few months with one goal in mind, to launch the first ’round-the-world race that starts and ends on San Francisco Bay! The race, named SF2SF, is the brainchild of Jim Antrim, naval architect and avid ocean racer. “I’m intrigued by the challenge of a new sailing route around the world opened by the breadth of the Pacific Ocean,” stated Jim. “And not all major races have to start and end in France!”
It’s no coincidence that Jim plans to be part of a Bay Area team which will compete in the race. Among his long list of successful racing yacht designs, some more recent ones have spurred a revival of the Bay Area’s yacht building industry. Three custom Antrim racing yachts in the 40 to 50 foot range have been built by yacht builder Cree Partridge at Berkeley Marine Center. A new 60 foot monohull is in the works for SF2SF.
The SF2SF Ocean Race group has created a broad outline for the race, and is seeking additional input to finalize details for an official Notice of Race. One thing for certain, the race organizers seek to “bring the Corinthian spirit back into major ocean races,” according to Jim. “What we mean by that is the race will be about the challenge and the love of sailing. It should be accessible to a greater variety of teams. We welcome the big syndicates if they’d like to participate, but we also want the amateur teams that are ready to take on this challenge.”
The race is scheduled for Fall 2015, with a course around Cape Horn and Cape of Good Hope. It is essentially a non-stop race, though boats will be allowed to stop as needed, with the clock continuing to tick. The group has launched its website at http://www.sf2sfoceanrace.com. A survey on the site is seeking input from potential entrants, sponsors and racing enthusiasts.
Det har ju varit fullt drag på Marstrand i sommar. Big Boat, Stena Match Cup och i nästa vecka RC44 Sweden Cup. Därefter så är det dags för det som var sommarens höjdpunkt på 80-talet, Marstrandsregattan.
Men kan anmälningsläget verkligen stämma? En Drake och 5 båtar på SM i CB66? Ljuspunkten är X-99 Gold Cup som lockar 22 båtar från fem nationer.
1. The Krys Ocean Race in New York
2. The Round The Island Race in Cowes
3. The Xtremes Sailing Series in Porto
4. The Coutts ¼ Ton Cup in England
5. The Match Racing in Sweden
Wow. Jag trodde vi hade sett bra filmer från de olika raid-segliingarna, men den här från årets Raid Revenge tar ju priset. Otroligt snygg film.
Raid Revenge is a 3 day raid of 150 sea miles for Formula 18 Catamarans in the Stockholm Archipelago, Sweden. The raid of 2012 saw a multinational line up of world class competitors such as Darren Bundock, reigning F18 World Champion with Jeroen van Leeuwen, current world two team of Mischa Heemskerk and Bastian Tenti, Tornado World champion Dany Paschalidis, Carolijn Brouwer, three time olympian and the first women to win Round Texel (35th Edition), reigning Swedish champion Thomas Ekefalk and Nordic Champion & Olympic medalist Ole-Petter Pollen. The race is organised by The Swedish Formula 18 Association.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9RxZFhcZgps
712 distans på 24 timmar (nästan 30 knop i snitt). 40 knop max. Krys Ocean Race känns som en bra fix för oss som saknar tokiga undanvindar från Volvo Ocean Race. Michel Desjoyeaux, Seb Josse, Brian Thompson och några till gasar över Atlanten. Just nu är några i “ghost mode”. Nice!
