Sailing World on Water June 28.24 Americas Cup 12 Metre Special. Bermuda Race, Kiel Week, Clipper
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Published 2024-06-27
In its 143rd year, Kieler Woche is taking place from 22 to 30 June, this year.
It has an extraordinary, international atmosphere. And is one of the largest sailing events in the world. It is regatta sailing at the highest level. This is Kiel Week.
Jean Baptiste Bernaz opened his Kiel Week 2024 campaign with a perfect three race wins on day one of the competition in north Germany. The 36-year-old Frenchman, about to represent his country for the fifth time at the Olympic Games just a month from now, barely put a foot wrong on what most found to be a tricky race course. On an afternoon of 13 to 16 knot breezes gusting and shifting off the Schilksee shore, no one else in the 103-boat fleet could get close to Bernaz's level of consistency.
This is your weekly Global Sailing Highlights Show, the World on Water, June 28, 2024.
The 115 year-old International 12 Metre Class encompasses a living history of racing yacht design by the world’s foremost naval architects including Olin Stephens, Clinton Crane, William Fife III, Philip Rhodes, Johan Anker, Ben Lexcen and more , who pushed their designs to the very limits of innovation. The resulting boats represented the pinnacle of yacht development from 1907-1987 for the highest levels of international sailing competition, the Olympic Games (1908 to 1920), and the America’s Cup (1958 to 1987).
This week's show features the latest world championships in Porquerolles Island in the islands of Hè-air, France.
Here is Day one.
The last time we covereed the Clipper Round The World Race the fleet had crossed the Northern Pacific to finish at the Panama Canal.
The Panama Canal, a bucket list tick for many sailors, is one of the most famous waterways in the world. For the Clipper Race crew sailing on Leg 7 of the circumnavigation, transiting the Panama Canal is a highlight of the adventure, as the fleet crosses from the Pacific to the Atlantic Ocean and returns to its home waters.
A third day that began in the rain and ended in the sun! Conditions were ideal this morning in Porquerolles. Long tacks under coloured spinnakers, fine manoeuvres as they rounded the buoys, close-hauled crossings, against a backdrop of grey skies and slightly heavy seas, the fourteen 12 meters put on a show today in the harbour of Hè-air. Of particular note was the magnificent America's Cup-style duel between Kookaburra II, and Kiwi Magic, in the first race of the day.
As planned, the race committee was able to launch the start of three constructed courses for Group 1 and Group 2.
With four races completed in two days, the 12 metre World Championship organised by the Porquerolles Yacht Club has been validated.
Organized by the Bermuda Race Foundation, which is comprised of volunteers from the Cruising Club of America and the Royal Bermuda Yacht Club, the Newport Bermuda Race is the oldest regularly scheduled ocean race, spanning 636 miles, and attracting sailors from across North America, and the globe. The Race, founded in 1906, is a testament to true seamanship and the love for offshore sailing. The crossing of the Gulf Stream, renowned for tricky currents and unpredictable weather, makes this race one of the most tactical in the world. This Race is a true “bucket list” for any sailor.
Porquerolles is an island located a stone's throw from the Giens peninsula, to the south of the Var department. Its southern-colored village lives all year round with its 450 inhabitants, its school, its shops, its hotels, its restaurants.
In the heart of the island of Porquerolles, , 200ha of vines produce renowned wines. The national Mediterranean botanical conservatory also brings together large collections of fruit varieties. The island has experienced various influences from many civilizations, Celtic, Ligurian, Etruscan, Greek and Roman.
Here is the coverage of the finals day and congratulations to Patrizio Bertelli who owns Kookaburra 2.
It's wonderful to see that these Americas Cup boats have survived, and still face each other in competition. We doubt that the current foiling boats will do the same as they have are "One-Use" purpose.