Sailing Today with Yachts & Yachting July 2023 - Sample

8 News

34 Paul Heiney

36 Andy Rice

44 Tom Cunliffe

98 Jess Lloyd-Mostyn

UNDER SAIL

16 Through the South Seas

Rod Heikell guides you along the ‘coconut milk run’ across the Pacific

24 Sailing up the Thames

High latitude expert Bob Shepton takes on a different challenge: sailing to London

30 Round the Island Race

Rupert Holmes guides you through the forthcoming iconic race

48 Cowes Week Preview

60 Alaska

High latitude sailing at its finest

68 Charter: Exotic locations

72 Gull’s Eye

Marina guide to Port-Bail-sur-Mer

84 Golden Globe Race

Barry Pickthall takes a look back at an epic round the world race

BOATS

14 New boat news

38 Tested: Garcia 60

The ultimate ‘go anywhere’ yacht just got bigger

94 Three of the Best

Three of the finest brokerage boats

82 Expert’s Forum

Tom Cunliffe on heavy weather tactics in lighter displacement yachts GEAR

52 Buyer’s Guide: Bluewater

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Skipper’s View

THINGS THAT GO BEEP IN THE NIGHT AND OTHER STORIES DESTINED TO SPOIL A GOOD SAIL

IT'S NOT OFTEN that you get to go out sailing care free in a yachtsman's gale, but I was fortunate to be able to do this recently. The reason was because I was testing an Arcona 345 on the Solent and, after being lulled into a false sense of security by relatively gentle early morning breezes, we suddenly found ourselves out in mid Solent with all sail set in 25kts of wind. There can't be many boats better equipped to handle a strong blow and a short chop than this Arcona and I was soon grinning from ear to ear in a manner I could never have done if it had been my own boat. This is because If I was the proprietor, I would have been listening for every ominous creak of the rig and wondering if something was going to go. Such is the joy of boat testing and I was having a glorious time as the boat danced across waves and sliced along, teetering on the edge of even her substantial capabilities. Make no mistake, this was a hectic sail but tremendous fun. There was only one thing that interrupted the joy of being at the helm of a well found, hard pressed yacht sailing at maximum speed. During every lull I was vaguely aware of a persistent 'beep, beep, beep'. Yes, in this moment of exhilaration and drama the AIS or GPS or whatever had decide it wanted to chip in to tell me something I either didn't know or was already aware of. I've written on this matter before but, genuinely, it's absurd. I shouldn't be leaning down and fiddling with a chartplotter while the boat needs my full attention to stay on course. Similarly, if I'm coming in to park the boat, I don't need some alarm telling me I'm headed into shallow water at the critical moment. I KNOW this and I don't need someone breaking my concentration as I make that final critical turn into the berth. I have no doubt there is a time and place for an alarm and some people find them very useful but the default for all these bits of kit should be that the alarm is not activated and then you can choose if you want to listen to this symphony of bleeps. I therefore implore the manufacturers of all this wonderful kit to have another think about this so that we sailors can get on with enjoying to the full that moment where we can disconnect from technology and the bleeps and pings of a demanding digital age.

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Rainbow’s End

A stormy day in Hanalei Harbour on the island of Kauai, Hawaii. This picture perfect anchorage with its dramatic backdrop of lush mountains, and wetlands was once used by ancient Hawaiians to grow taro – a root vegetable – and then rice. It is also a popular picnic spot and well worth a visit if cruising the area.

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Newport welcomes 11th Hour victors

A flotilla of spectator boats filled Newport Harbour in Rhode Island as home crew 11th Hour Racing Team sailed in victorious after leg four of The Ocean Race.

The crew, led by skipper Charlie Enright with British navigator Simon Fisher, held off Team Malizia, skippered on this leg by Briton Will Harris.

The crews battled brutal Gulf Stream conditions in the final 600 miles that saw GUYOT environnement - Team Europe dismasted in 50kts.

A clearly overwhelmed Enright, surrounded by fans and camera crews on the dock in his home town of Newport, said: “That was absolutely wild! It was like it was scripted. What a beautiful day to arrive home to Rhode Island, with a smokin’ southwesterly seabreeze, and having so many people out on the water to welcome us home and here on the dock at Fort Adams. It’s very humbling.”

Media crew member Amory Ross said: “How do you describe that sort of welcome? I’ve never seen that many boats on the water.”

Fellow crew, the Italian Olympic sailor and 49erFX world champion

Francesca Clapcich, was greeted on the dock by her wife and baby daughter and through red-raw eyes said: “This is an incredibly special win for 11th Hour Racing and winning gives us a good opportunity to have a strong message about ocean health and all the amazing things that 11th Hour Racing is doing not only here in the US, but also around the world.”

The fleet left Itajaí, Brazil, 17 days earlier, navigating close to the coast at times through numerous transitions, from the southern hemisphere tradewinds, through the doldrums and into the north Atlantic trades.

Kevin Escoffier’s Team Holcim-PRB dismasted early in the leg, leaving a battle between the rest that saw 11th Hour Racing Team and Team Malizia swap the lead more than 12 times.

“This was a great race,” said Team Malizia skipper Will Harris. “It was close racing, which is something we always like, and it sets us up nicely for the legs ahead.”

The transatlantic race was due to start on Sunday 21 May, with several European legs in store before the finish in Genoa in July.

Round the Island Race

The Ellen MacArthur Cancer Trust celebrates its 20th anniversary this year – and the trust is once again the Round the Island Race’s o cial charity, with 24 young people on four boats taking part in the race on Saturday 1 July.

The trust is encouraging competitors and friends of the race to join its #200for20 Birthday Challenge, which is launching on the day of the race.

The goal is to raise £200 or £20 in the lead-up to this year’s race. Search for ‘2023RTIR’ on justgiving.com or you can text RACEFORALL to 70460 to donate £20. (Texts will cost the donation amount plus one standard network rate message, and you’ll be opting into hearing more from the Trust. If you would like to donate but don’t wish to hear more, please text RACEFORALLNOINFO instead.)

Meanwhile race partner B&G is inviting competitors to get ‘race day ready’ with a fortnightly blog series which launched in mid-May, sharing tips on how best to prepare for the race, including how to plan with the B&G App, looking at the tides and viewing exclusion zones.

B&G is also running two webinars in June, the first covering the basics such as preparation and how to ensure you have a great day on the water, while the second is a deeper dive into how to get the most out of your electronics.

Remember, if you don’t have an IRC Rating Certificate, the race has its own free handicap system, called the Island Sailing Club Rating System (ISCRS), especially for this race. As we went to press there were over 340 entries in the ISCRS class.

Finally, all 2023 skippers and crew members are invited to enter the Competitor’s Competition for the chance to win a prize bundle from the race partners and the Island Sailing Club.

Prizes include:

● B&G Marine Electronics voucher worth £1,000

● Skagen O shore Sailing Jacket from Helly Hansen, worth £350

● Elliot Brown ‘Bloxworth Heritage Diver’ Watch worth £495

● Subscription to Sailing Today with Yachts & Yachting or Classic Boat magazine

● Weekend mooring at Cowes Yacht Haven

● Dinner for four at the Island Sailing Club

Enter the competition and the race at roundtheisland.org.uk

Turn to page 30 for our full race guide.

Aussies take SailGP

Bid for Pip’s foils!

They’ve been around the world and helped set the course record in the Vendée Globe – now Pip Hare’s foils from Medallia and its previous guise of Banque Populaire XII, the first foiling boat to win the Vendée in 2016, are being sold in a sealed-bid auction. Email hello@piphareoceanracing.com

Tom Slingsby’s Australian SailGP team won the $1 million grand final in San Francisco after a tense battle with New Zealand and Ben Ainslie’s Great Britain team, which included Hannah Mills as tactician. It is the third consecutive overall SailGP victory for Slingsby but his Aussie team has yet to find a title sponsor, a fact which he has said threatens their involvement in the league.

PHOTO: LLOYD IMAGES

Cross-Channel points of entry

Cross-Channel sailing became slightly less constrained by red tape in May, as French o cials increased the number of ports of entry and departure.

The Cruising Association confirmed the news, which means there is now a derogation for the Breton ports of Saint-Cast, St Quay, Lézardrieux, Tréguier and Trébeurden (pictured right) to act as temporary Ports of Entry for the period of 1 June to 30 September 2023. This will permit yachts arriving from or travelling to outside the Schengen area to be checked in and out.

The Cruising Association said the rules required a declaration of arrival form to be downloaded from the relevant marina website. This must be completed and emailed to the relevant marina o ce at least 24 hours in advance of arrival and then a certification collected on arrival.

For departure the same form must be submitted

Position: The ramp

Capitalise on your opponents’ misfortune by putting their hull to good use as a take-o platform

While discontent has spread among the non-foiling classes over the fact that their hulls remain in contact with H20 most of the time, a new rule being trialled by some race authorities may allow boats without foils to take to the air legally in competition – by using the upturned hulls of competitors as ramps. Trials of the new technique are shown here, with the capsized hull providing a neat take-o platform. e approaching crew has only to ensure they have enough speed and that their centreboard is up. A full kite can li a boat several hundred yards down the course, with no overtaking rules to consider. Flying lessons are now being incorporated into youth dinghy training, but opponents have highlighted the risk posed to those in the water and to those in committee boats, if competitors veer o -course while mid-air.

A full kite can lift a boat several hundred yards down the course

prior to departure and a certification will subsequently be emailed from the marina o ce. This is only valid for boats both arriving and departing the Schengen area from these ports, in other words if you are checking in through one of these ports, then checking out must also be through one of these ports.

Once checked in, the boat and crew may sail elsewhere in Brittany, but for further onward travel within the Schengen area, clearance must be obtained at a permanent port of entry. Further details together with the form will be available via the marina o ce and website, as well as to Cruising Association members via its website and CAptain’s Mate app. More on the Port of Saint-Cast website cotesdarmor.cci.fr

RATING: 5/5