Open de France 5.5 – open métrique, Port-Louis du 26 au 29 mai / inscriptions ouvertes!

L’open métrique 2023 se courra encore à Port-Louis, après l’excellent succès de la première édition l’an dernier! Le club organisateur sera cette fois l’expérimenté Centre Nautique de Lorient, expert des régates de haut niveau dans les Coureaux. Port-Louis est juste le port le plus sympathique et le plus accueillant de cette rade, en plus d’être le mieux placé, proche de la sortie, à l’abri du courant… Certes la remontée de la rade et du Blavet est superbe, mais peu prendre un peu de temps contre le courant!

Korrigan (FRA 19) et Auguste 1er (FRA 47) attendent de pied ferme (hé oui, encore au sec: laques et vernis) leurs camarades et concurrents!

La concurrence de calendrier entre les mondiaux à Porto Cervo et les régates royales de Cannes ne permettent pas d’y courir cette année l’Open de France: c’est donc à Port-Louis que celui se tiendra. La première cible est celle d’un plateau plus nombreux que la flotte australienne! Et que les 8 mètres qui s’annoncent en nombre…

Avis de course:

Français: 4d8881_94bee710ba3e44c996765fbf537f5204.pdf (challengemetrique.fr)

Anglais: 4d8881_4e2c3262f76349ca8f597830edbebad2.pdf (challengemetrique.fr)

Logistique et autres données pratiques:

Open-Logistic | Challenge Metrique

Nouvelle saison 2023: des calendriers de régates très denses!

Pour cette saison 2023, le calendrier de régate est encore plutôt dense! On ne peut pas dire que notre classe et nos flottes manquent d’activité…

Il y en a pour toutes les ambitions: des retrouvailles sur l’eau aux régates internationales de plus haut niveau. Pour la côte Atlantique, le challenge métrique commence par l’open métrique de Port-Louis. Complété d’évènements originaux comme la semaine du Golfe et les voiles de la Citadelle, cela donne des occasions pour notre flotte de se retrouver quasiment tous les WE, de la mi-mai à la mi-août!

Côté international, cela commence dès la fin du mois d’avril et emmènera la flotte jusqu’au mondial à Porto Cervo en fin septembre (celui-ci s’annonce plutôt exceptionnel!).

CATEGORY A

26-28 February, 5.5m Australian Championship, Pittwater, Newport, NSW, Australia, RPAYC Website
27-29 April, Alpen Cup, CVT, Torbole, ITA (5-Nations 1) Register
26-29 May, Open de France, Atlantique, FRA (5-Nations 2) Website
3-4 June, Italian Open, Mandello del Lario, Lago di Como, ITA
9-11 June [8th craning, check in, dinner], Robbe & Berking Sterling Cup, Glücksburg, FSC, GER Manage2Sail
22-25 June, North American Spring Regatta, Lake Huron, Midland Bay, Midland (MBSC), Ontario, CAN
23-25 June, Salzkammergutpreis, AUT (5-Nations 3) Entry
19-20 August, Swiss Open, Grandson, Lake Neuchâtel, SUI (follows Joran Cup in CAT B) (5-Nations 4)
21-25 August, North American Fall Regatta, Lake Huron, Midland Bay, Midland (MBSC), Ontario, CAN
25-27 August, German Open, DTYC, Tutzing, GER (5-Nations 5) Club page Manage2Sail
20-29 September, Scandinavian Gold Cup and World Championship (event page)
YCCS, Costa Smerelda, Porto Cervo, Sardinia.  PROPOSAL (1.8mb PDF)
     Scandinavian Gold Cup and Class Cups: https://www.yccs.it/en/regattas-2023/international_55_metre_class__scandinavian_gold_cup-3312.html
     5.5 Metre World Championship: https://www.yccs.it/regate-2023/international_55_metre_class__world_championship-3311.htm
20 September Day 1: Registration + measurement
     21 September Day 2: Racing SGC and 5.5 Cups
     22 September Day 3: Racing SGC and 5.5 Cups
     23 September Day 4: Racing SGC and 5.5 Cups + registration + measurement
     24 Lay day (reserve day SGC) + registration + measurement
     25 September Day 5: Racing World Championship
     26 September Day 6: Racing World Championship
     27 September Day 7: Racing World Championship
     28 September Day 8: Racing World Championship
     29 September Day 9: Racing World Championship (Craning and Prizegiving)
14-15 October, Herbstpreis, Thun, SUI Club website Manage2Sail

CATEGORY B
3-5 March, St. Johann i. Pongau, AUT
31 March-2 April, Genoa Sailing Week. YCI, ITA Details
7-8 April, Osterregatta, Thun, SUI Manage2Sail
6-7 May, Volpina Trophy, Cerro di Laveno, Lake Maggiore, ITA
11-12 May, Coupe de Rolle, Lake Geneva, Rolle (SNR) Manage2Sail
13-14 May, Coupe de la Harpe, Lake Geneva, Rolle (SNR) Manage2Sail
27-29 May, International Whitsun Open, Rapperswil, Lake Zürich, SUI
27-29 May, Bronia Preis, Glücksburg, FSC, GER Manage2Sail
23-25 June RDV de la Belle Plaisance, Benodet, FRA
2 July, Berlin Klassic / VVSaW, Wannsee, Berlin, GER [5.5mR Classic & wooden Evo's & wooden Modern]  Manage2Sail
7-9 July, Berliner Bar 5.5mR & 6mR, Berlin, GER Manage2Sail
14-16 July, Trinité sur mer: Metric Challenge, FRA
29-31 July, Noirmoutier island: Metric Challenge, FRA
17-18, August, Joran Cup, Grandson, Lake Neuchâtel, SUI (precedes Swiss Open in CAT A)
28-30 August, Enoshima Trophy, DTYC, Tutzing, GER Club page Manage2Sai
7-8 October, Sünnschien Preis, NRV, Hamburg Alster, GER Manage2Sail

 

Les nouvelles de la classe internationale – avril 2023

La dernière lettre d’info de la classe, par Robert Deaves:

Int. 5.5 Metre News – April 2023 (mailchi.mp)

Porto Cervo • Pic Rolex/Borlenghi Int. 5.5 Metre News – April 2023 Dear all 5.5 Metre sailors, Most of the events for 2023 are now fixed and entries are open. The International race programme has been published on the website for 2023 and we look forward to seeing as many of you as possible at all 5.5 organised regattas. A lot of work goes into these, and the race organisers need all the support they can get. The first event of the was in Pittwater with Ku-Ring-Gai winning the Australian Championship again. Reports, results and more photos on the website here and here. A new issue of the fivepointfive magazine is being prepared. If you have any news stories or items for inclusion please send them to Robert as soon as possible at: [e-mail] SCANDINAVIAN GOLD CUP AND WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP These will be hosted by the Yacht Club Costa Smerelda in Porto Cervo, Sardinia. Entries are open on the following event webpages. Scandinavian Gold Cup: https://www.yccs.it/en/regattas-2023/international_55_metre_class__scandinavian_gold_cup-3312.html 5.5 Metre World Championship: https://www.yccs.it/regate-2023/international_55_metre_class__world_championship-3311.htm ALPEN CUP, TORBOLE • 27-29 April The first major European event of the year and the first event of the 5 Nations Cup. Entry form – 13 entries so far – and Notice of Race published here. FRENCH OPEN • 26-29 May The French Open has a new venue this year, the home of the Atlantic coast 5.5 Metre fleet. Second event of the 5 National Cup. Website and more information here ITALIAN OPEN, COMO • 3-4 June The Italian Open moves to the beautiful Lake Como and Weil be held at Mandello del Lario. More details soon ROBBE & BERKING STERLING CUP • 9-11 June Always a firm favourite, racing alongside the 12 Metre class on the Flensborg Fjord. Entry form and more details here. SALZKAMMERGUTPREIS • 23-25 June As usual, hosted by the Union Yacht Club, Traunsee, AUT. It is the third event of the 5 Nations Cup. Notice of Race and Entry Form here. SWISS OPEN, GRANDSON • 19-20 August After many requests the fleet is heading to Grandson on Lake Neuchâtel for what looks like an amazing event. It will be immediately preceded by the two day Joran Cup from 17-18, August. More details soon. GERMAN OPEN, TUTZING • 25-27 August The German Open is on the Starnberger See, Germany’s second largest lake and comes just after the Swiss Open for a solid block of 5.5 Metre sailing. Entry form and Notice of Race here. HERBSPREIS, THUNERSEE • 14-15 October The last major event of the year is the traditional Herbspreis on the beautiful Lake Thun. Entry form and more details here Thanks to the following suppliers and companies for their support:

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La saison 2023 a débuté down under: la preuve qu’en 5.5, la jeunesse ne fait pas tout!

Antipodes obligent, la saison annuelle des régates commence toujours par l’Australie…

Le championnat d’Australie s’est tenu du 26 au 28 février dernier, à Pittwater, de nouveau organisé par le Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club qui a réuni une belle flotte de douze 5.5, mélange de classiques, évolutions et modernes. Exactement le genre de flotte que l’on souhaite avoir en France pour les régates de cette nouvelle saison !

Comme quoi la jeunesse des plans ne fait pas tout, c’est un évolution qui remporte la mise! Ku-Ring-Gai (AUS 62) est un Meier-Schmidt fameux, ex-SUI 187 the Sting…

Compte-rendu détaillé: 2023 News (5class.org)

Open de France 2022: les vainqueurs!

La flotte aurait pu être numériquement plus nombreuse… mais elle n’aurait guère pu être de meilleure qualité!
Sa composition est un échantillon qui reflète bien la classe des 5.5, courant tous en temps réel, que ce soit classiques, modernes ou évolutions.

Sur un effectif de 12, nous avions ainsi:
- 7 modernes: SUI 201, NED 26, SUI 213, FRA 63, POL 17, NOR 68, BAH 25;
- 3 évolutions: FRA 43, SUI 175, GER 84;
- 2 classiques: GER 111 (vintage), GER 117 (modifié).
Le tout pour la représentation de 7 nations: FRA, SUI, GER, POL, NOR, BAH, NED.

Certes le podium est-il très moderne: on retient cependant de ces équipages l’expérience et l’excellent niveau d’entraînement! Ainsi Aspire – POL 17 s’octroit de nouveau la victoire en championnat de France, talonné par New Moon III – BAH 25 et Otto – NOR 68.

On notera aussi la très bonne performance d’Ali Baba – GER 84, qui se permet de passer le premier une première bouée au vent… Et accroche sérieusement la tête de flotte sur toutes les manches, étant ainsi le meilleur évolution. Le safran d’Alzira – GER 117 est peut-être ce qui lui permet de passer devant Rush VI – GER 111, un Ohlson pourtant exceptionnel au solide palmarès, notamment sous son précédent pavillon finlandais. En même temps, Alzira est dans un état impeccable, avec un excellent niveau de préparation!

Une excellente édition, qui ne prête qu’à souhaiter que, pour une prochaine édition, une telle flotte ne soit que la flotte française à laquelle s’adjoindrait le même effectif international!

Modernes (FRA 63, SUI 213), classique (GER 111), évolutions (GER 84, SUI 175) et modernes (BAH 25, POL 17), par Robert Deaves

Open de France – régates royales de Cannes: le polonais Aspire défend son titre de champion de France!

Par Robert Deaves – le 23 septembre 2022

Aspire chases New Moon

Aspire defends French Open title at Regates Royales in Cannes Aspire (POL 17, Mateusz Kusznierewicz, Przemysław Gacek, Flavio Marazzi) has retained 5.5 Metre French Open title they won in 2021 after the final two races were sailed on Friday at the Regates Royales in Cannes. New Moon III (BAH 25, Mark Holowesko, Christoph Burger, Peter Vlasov) finished second while Otto (NOR 68, Bent Christian Wilhelmsen, Herve Cunningham, Lasse Berthelsen) finished third. Both are also former winners here, but the Polish team was unmatched this year, with great speed, manoeuvres, and almost flawless tactics. After a delay on shore to wait for wind, the fleet was sent out around midday in a slowly building breeze, but it was one of those hot, light wind days in Cannes and it never really developed to anything substantial. Pressure from the left and the right mixed the fleet but Aspire still led round and extended for a big win in Race 6 to wrap up the series with a race to spare. New Moon and Otto battled hard for second with New Moon crossing just ahead. All teams sailed the final race, even though the series was settled, with the weather mark set under the lee of the island after a 40-degree shift as the thermal wind started to build. New Moon started well and led all the way, though several times she let Aspire strike out alone and only stayed ahead because they crossed at the top, New Moon had right of way. But it was enough and they had legs downwind to build a gap. On the last downwind they extended to about 6-7 boatlengths to win the final race, and close the series. Aspire was second and Otto again third.

Highlights from Day 4 • https://youtu.be/O2fq1jRu2N0

Team Aspire

The first Evolution was Ali Baba (GER 84 Wolf-Eberhard Richter, Beata Kallkowski, Oliver Weiss) who also finished fiftgh overall, and had a great week, often competing equally with many of the moderns.The first Classic was Alzira (SUI 20/GER 117, Olaf Schulz, Holger Bock, Florian Hentschel). Alzira is actually owned by Jörg Sonntag, who this was helming No Stress, SUI 201/GER 122, a modern 5.5 Metre which has recently moved to Germany. As SUI 201 No Stress is a former double world championship winning boat with Jürg Menzi but was recently bought by Schulz.Sailing with Sonntag was a 21-year-old Bundesliga sailor, Jacob Rek, normally seen on a J 70. He has been sailing 5.5 Metres for around 2 years, crewing for Sonntag, and is really enjoying the racing and looking forward to doing more in the future. Jörg Sonntag’s daughter, Sandra Sonntag, also joined him for some racing this week and sums up why so many love sailing the 5.5 Metre in Cannes She said, “The speed, the competition and the camaraderie. It’s a lot of fun. You definitely have to be very alert. We have good chemistry on the boat and good peers on the other boats, so it’s also the culture. I love sailing 5.5 Metres because they are fast. They are wonderful boats.” “My dad starting sailing 5.5s in 2004. He sails a modern as well as the Classic Alzira. I join him once in a while. I was last here in Cannes in 2018. Cannes is beautiful. Everyone should come and visit in September, wonderful sailing and beautiful boats.” The 5.5 Metre Class hopes to return to Cannes again in 2024. Unfortunately in 2023, the Regates Royales clashes with the 5.5 Metre Scandinavian Gold Cup and World Championship in Porto Cervo, Sardinia. Meanwhile, the 2022 5.5 Metre international circuit concludes in two weeks’ time at the Herbstpreis on the Thunersee in Switzerland. Final results 1 Aspire (POL 17, Mateusz Kusznierewicz, Przemysław Gacek, Flavio Marazzi) 7 2 New Moon III (BAH 25, Mark Holowesko, Christoph Burger, Peter Vlasov) 10 3 Otto (NOR 68, Bent Christian Wilhelmsen, Herve Cunningham, Lasse Berthelsen) 16 4 Pungin (SUI 213, Hans-Peter Schmid, Gilbert Dürr, Walter Dürr) 25 5 Ali Baba (GER 84, Wolf-Eberhard, Richter Beata Kallkowski, Oliver Weiss) 32 Full results here: https://www.manage2sail.com/en-US/event/RR2022#!/results?classId=95153101-9b4c-492d-870d-b0438cc4f35d Photo gallery here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/fivepointfivemetre/albums/72177720302335029

Race 7

Feng Shui

Ali Baba and Bellagioia II

5.5 Metre fleet in Cannes (photo supplied)

Enez C’las II

5.5 Metre fleet in Cannes (photo supplied)

Close downwind in Race 6

No Stress

Aspire chases New Moon

Cheers!

 

Open de France – régates royales de Cannes: retour en été et confortable avance pour Aspire

Par Robert Deaves – le 22 septembre 2022

Aspire Three races and three wins for Aspire on third day in Cannes Aspire (POL 17, Mateusz Kusznierewicz, Przemysław Gacek, Flavio Marazzi) has made it four wins in a row at the 2022 5.5 Metre French Open at the Regates Royales in Cannes after two more race wins on Thursday, with just one day left to sail. New Moon III (BAH 25, Mark Holowesko, Christoph Burger, Peter Vlasov) move up to second with two second places while Otto (NOR 68, Bent Christian Wilhelmsen, Herve Cunningham, Lasse Berthelsen) drop to third with two third places. The third day in Cannes was a glorious day for sailing, with more wind and sunshine than forecast and three great races. A third, non-counting race was a Tour des Isles, a coastal race between the islands of Ste Marguerite and Saint Honorat, that lie just off the Cannes coastline. Aspire had the upper hand in both points races, extending away for a comfortable win in the first and then a much closer win in the second. New Moon challenged for a while in the second race but the final beat put them back in fourth at the top, and they had to pull out all the stops on the final downwind to regain second, all down to the last approach to the gate, which they got spot on. The fleet then joined with the Dragons for the Tour des Iles race around the islands, which proved more interesting than many expected. New Moon, helmed by Christoph Burger, led to the first mark, only to lose the lead to Aspire, helmed by Przemysław Gacek, but regained it while sailing down the channel between the islands. Then, on the final leg back to a finish line off the port entrance, Aspire went slightly higher and benefitted from getting the puffs first and slowly regained the lead, crossing the finish line ahead by little more than a boat length. Highlights from Day 3 • https://youtu.be/3jJW05hSDa8 New Moon III Kusznierewicz explained the day, “We are really enjoying Cannes, Regates Royales, it is such beautiful racing here. Actually it’s also quite physical because we had a nice breeze from the east from 14-16 knots, but the wind is changing so it makes the racing interesting. The fleet sometimes keeps very close to each other and sometimes separates.“We had two up and down races today, which we had the great pleasure to win then we sailed round the islands, which is something new to us. But we enjoyed it, but this was the first race where Przemek was steering. Actually, we as team Aspire have a programme to bring Przemek on the helm. So far I was steering and he was learning and now he was steering. It was a very tight race with the New Moon team and just at the end we won! So for Przemek it will be a big celebration today.”Bellagioia II (SUI 175 Frédéric De Rutté, Matthieu Mac Gillycuddy, Frédéric Saudan) is in seventh place, the second of the three Evolutions taking part this week.De Rutté  said, “I am enjoying Cannes very much. I was here several times in the 1980s and back then we only sailed metre class boats  here, 12 metres, 6 metres and a lot of 5.5s. So this year I came back to enjoy the atmosphere of Cannes. We had a very nice day today. Yesterday we did not sail because it was too strong and today we had a lot of waves. We don’t get so much on our lake, but it was quite OK. In general we are very happy to be here. “We have been sailing the boat since 2007, and before that we had a Chance boat from 1976. I’ve been sailing 5.5s for 45 years.”   Built in cold laminated mahogany in 1992 by Chantier Naval Kolly near Geneva, Bellagioia II is a Philippe Meier and Sebastien Schmidt design. “The boat was designed more for light winds because it is a little bit smaller, but today we were quite happy with the performance of the boat.” After five races Aspire has a three-point lead with just two races to sail. Racing in Cannes concludes on Friday with light wind forecast. Results after 5 races 1 Aspire (POL 17, Mateusz Kusznierewicz, Przemysław Gacek, Flavio Marazzi) 4 2 New Moon III (BAH 25, Mark Holowesko, Christoph Burger, Peter Vlasov) 7 3 Otto (NOR 68, Bent Christian Wilhelmsen, Herve Cunningham, Lasse Berthelsen) 10 4 Pungin (SUI 213, Hans-Peter Schmid, Gilbert Dürr, Walter Dürr) 17 5 Ali Baba (GER 84, Wolf-Eberhard, Richter Beata Kallkowski, Oliver Weiss) 18 Full results here: https://www.manage2sail.com/en-US/event/RR2022#!/results?classId=95153101-9b4c-492d-870d-b0438cc4f35d Photo gallery here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/fivepointfivemetre/albums/72177720302306752 Bellagioia II Alzira Tour des Isles race Rush VI No Stress Ali Baba Enez C’las II Pungin Otto

Open de France – régates royales de Cannes: deuxième jour, une seule manche en coup de vent!

Par Robert Deaves – le 21 septembre 2022

Aspire Aspire wins on wild and windy Wednesday in Cannes On the second day of the 2022 5.5 Metre French Open at the Regates Royales in Cannes, Aspire (POL 17, Mateusz Kusznierewicz, Przemysław Gacek, Flavio Marazzi) has extended its lead to two points over Otto (NOR 68, Bent Christian Wilhelmsen, Herve Cunningham, Lasse Berthelsen) with New Moon III (BAH 25, Mark Holowesko, Christoph Burger, Peter Vlasov) one point behind in third. Despite hopes of three good races with a solid forecast, only one race was possible on the second day. After the fleet headed out early, the predicted strong wind took a while to arrive, but when it did, it picked up very quickly to 20 knots with big waves. Aspire led all the way round to win. New Moon III had to restart after being judged early and initially trailed round the first mark in fifth. But a prudent inshore tack on the second beat realised a 15 degree shift, which combined with great speed and height, moved them up to second at the top, which they held onto down to the finish. Otto rounded the top mark in second, but after New Moon III passed them and a few downwind problems, finally crossed in third. Many boats had problems in the strong winds, less than half hoisted their spinnakers and only seven boats actually finished. New Moon recorded a top speed of 17 knots, most were doing 14-15 knots downwind. But the race committee then sent the fleet home and there was no more fun to be had. Highlights from Day 2 • https://youtu.be/oNGXgbonlbs New Moon III As well as the Moderns racing it out at the front, there are three Evolutions and two Classic 5.5 Metres taking part this week. While Ali Baba (GER 84, Wolf-Eberhard Richter, Beata Kallkowski, Oliver Weiss) is dominating the Evolutions as well as mixing it with the Moderns so far, the two Classics are head-to-head this week.The oldest boat in Cannes this week is Rush VI (GER 111, Andreas Haubold Martina Klemmt, Aksel Andresen). She was originally designed by the famous brothers, Einar Ohlson and Carl-Eric Ohlson, and built on carvel planked mahogany, for the Swedish 1956 Olympic gold medalist, Lars Thörn, for the Rome Olympics in 1960. However, he failed to qualify as the Swedish representative and sold the boat. Her current form is 20 cm longer than the original with several modifications to the deck layout over the years.Alzira (GER 117, Olaf Schulz Holger Bock, Florian Hentschel) is being sailed under SUI 20 this week. Built in 1967 from carvel planked mahogany by Heinrich Bootswerft of Switzerland, Alzira is a Vollenweider design. In recent years she has undergone an extensive refit, while the hull, deck and cockpit have always been kept in superb condition.After two days Rush VI is 12th while Alzira is 10th, with just two points separation. Racing in Cannes continues until Friday Results after 3 races 1 Aspire (POL 17, Mateusz Kusznierewicz Przemysław Gacek, Flavio Marazzi) 5 2 Otto (NOR 68, Bent Christian Wilhelmsen Herve Cunningham, Lasse Berthelsen) 6 3 New Moon III (BAH 25, Mark Holowesko Christoph Burger, Peter Vlasov) 8 4 No Stress (SUI 201/GER 122, Jörg Sonntag Jacob Rek, Lina Urbat) 15 5 Pungin (SUI 213, Hans-Peter Schmid Gilbert Dürr, Walter Dürr) 17 Full results here: https://www.manage2sail.com/en-US/event/RR2022#!/results?classId=95153101-9b4c-492d-870d-b0438cc4f35d Photo gallery here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/fivepointfivemetre/albums/72177720302265100 Feng Shui Aspire and Otto downwind Azira (before the wind filled in) Rush VI New Moon III Otto Pungin Rough seas in Cannes on Wednesday Otto

Open de France – régates royales de Cannes: une ouverture de petit temps et haute volée!

Où la tête de flotte est d’excellent niveau, avec un New Moon III tout neuf… Alors que nous avons aussi le plaisir de revoir le magnifique Rush VI (GER 111) en compétition internationale.
Tous nos encouragements appuyés vont vers les équipages d’Enez C’las II (FRA 63) et Bagheera VIII (FRA 43)!
Par Robert Deaves – le 20 septembre 2021

A slow day in Cannes, but hot competition for 5.5 Metre fleet It was a slow day in Cannes but one of intensely hot competition. The 2022 5.5 Metre French Open at the Regates Royales in Cannes started with two very light wind races. Aspire (POL 17, Mateusz Kusznierewicz, Przemysław Gacek, Flavio Marazzi) leads from Otto (NOR 68, Bent Christian Wilhelmsen, Herve Cunningham, Lasse Berthelsen) with New Moon III (BAH 25, Mark Holowesko, Christoph Burger, Peter Vlasov) in third. After a delayed start the light winds never produced much more than 5-8 knots, sometimes less, but there was close racing at the front and the rear with the older boats and the moderns. The racing was all about the left or the right – the gradient or the sea breeze, which never really developed. Ali Baba (GER 84, Wolf-Eberhard, Richter Beata Kallkowski, Oliver Weiss) made the best of the first upwind finding the first left shift to round ahead from New Moon. New Moon had the lead by the gate with Aspire up to third. Then Otto again found a shift on the left and moved up to second with excellent speed to round just behind New Moon. On the final downwind Aspire closed on Otto but on the last gybe Otto found more pressure to cross second behind New Moon with Aspire third. However, after a great race it transpired that Ali Baba was OCS at the start. The second race was similar. This time Ali Baba went right and hooked into a right shift while Aspire went left and rounded just ahead. Ali Baba then took the lead by the gate favouring the left side downwind and headed right upwind. However, Aspire rounded the opposite gate and headed left, which this time was correct. On the next cross both Aspire and Otto had passed Ali Baba. Then on the final downwind Aspire and Otto extended on the fleet with Ali Baba some way back in third.

Highlights from Day 1 • https://youtu.be/cy4Q1NEuLWI

Otto

Herve Cunningham, bowman on Otto said, “It was pretty light conditions, 4-8 knots, but it worked out well for us. We came second twice. So a good result. Bent Christian had a good day on the helm and a fantastic job from the crew, so we’re pretty happy. Hoping that tomorrow that the breeze will kick it a bit more as these conditions are challenging and hard for the nerves so looking forward to tomorrow. “Lasse was calling tactics and it was always about going fast and getting into the new breeze or new shift, so we were sailing in a fast mode and obviously with the good calls it worked out well for us. It was the kind of a day when you wanted to be everywhere because the wind was so different from one point to another. But the call was go fast and deal with what we got. You have to be lucky in these kind of conditions as well and we had a bit of luck, and did a good job.”Przemysław Gacek, middleman of Aspire, said, “First of it’s great to be back. We love Cannes, the weather is like late summer for us northern Europeans. “Today was tough actually. The wind was changing and not very strong and I think we struggled more in the first race. The boats that went left, such as Ali Baba, gained the most, and then we were fighting against Otto who did a great job today and they managed to overtake us on the second upwind.“In the second race we had a good start and went to the left and that paid off, and then we had to defend against Otto again. It was very tricky with puffs of wind but once or twice it was better to go to the right but most cases the left was better. “For us it was tough because we are a 300kg team, so very much looking forward to tomorrow because the wind will be stronger and we are going to fight. We are sailing with Flavio [Marazzi] here and he did a great job as well. It was a fantastic day for us and looking forward for more.” Racing continues until Friday Results after 2 races 1 Aspire (POL 17, Mateusz Kusznierewicz Przemysław Gacek, Flavio Marazzi) 4 2 Otto (NOR 68, Bent Christian Wilhelmsen Herve Cunningham, Lasse Berthelsen) 4 3 New Moon III (BAH 25, Mark Holowesko Christoph Burger, Peter Vlasov) 6 4 No Stress (SUI 201, Jörg Sonntag Jacob Rek, Lina Urbat) 10 5 Pungin (SUI 213, Hans-Peter Schmid Gilbert Dürr, Walter Dürr) 11 Full results here: https://www.manage2sail.com/en-US/event/RR2022#!/results?classId=95153101-9b4c-492d-870d-b0438cc4f35d Photo gallery here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/fivepointfivemetre/albums/72177720302249872

New Moon III

Race 1

Otto

Ali baba

Rush

Race 2

Excellent pour se lancer en 5.5: de beaux évolutions à saisir!

Alors que l’Open de France se profile bientôt à Cannes, d’excellents 5.5 sont disponibles et cherchent de nouveaux barreurs et équipages!

FRA 48 – Baie de Matavaï (ex- AUS 42) 

Dessiné et construit par Warren Muir en 1984, en Australie
Bois moulé époxy
Entièrement repeint, coque et pont, en 2018
Nouveau mât en aluminium en 2016
Remorque de route
Visible à la Trinité sur Mer (Morbihan)
14 000 Euros
Contact: Martine Masselin – 06 03 52 49 08

FRA 62 – Pan (ex-SUI 147)
Toujours à la vente! Il en est demandé maintenant seulement 15 000 euros….
Lien vers l’annonce sur le site international

On trouve aussi FRA 51 – Enez C’las, moderne, et d’autres congénères du plus classique au plus pointu comme les dernières génération de Schmidt/Wilke (dont le champion du monde 2017): pour tous les styles, budgets et programmes, de la régate au très haut niveau mondial à la ballade au très haut niveau d’élégance!

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