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Overseas news MEDITERRANEAN Yacht lost to storm
Berenice of London was one of the 200 or so boats washed ashore during a storm that hit the French Mediterranean coast last November. The 92ft (28m) ketch, built by Samuel White of Cowes in 1923, anchored off Port Grimaud while waiting to enter Saint-Tropez, broke her anchor and washed ashore. Now, with lower hull planks torn out and gaping open, the yacht, which just last summer won a restoration award, is a write-off, according to Chris Wollen of Charter Berenice. The storm was a once-in-a-decade occurrence; they are
known locally as ‘medicanes’ (from ‘Mediterranean’ and ‘hurricane’). This was the first one ever to be categorised as a tropical storm by the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration in the USA. The mayor of nearby village La Croix Valmer has expressed interest in saving the undamaged bow and stern to stand as a sculpture in a local vineyard. Berenice featured on our front cover in February 2004 (CB188).
NEW REGATTAS, NEW BOOK Brazil’s classic yacht scene grows
The 6th Classic Sailing Yachts Regatta held in November on Brazil’s Rio coast marked a milestone in Brazil’s interest in classic yachting with publication of the first book on the country’s classic boat fleet, Clássicos do Iatismo (‘Classics of Yachting’), and two new spin-off regattas. Away from the shelter of the Yacht Club Armação de Búzios, the fleet had plenty to contend with on the water, with winds of 25 knots and gusting higher cancelling some of the races. The Búzios Regatta was first held in 2006, a collaboration between the Yacht Club Armação de Búzios, Media Mundi, and the Société Nautique de Saint-Tropez, with backing from both towns’ local
governments. Speaking on behalf of the event, Amanda Werneck told CB that the yacht club imposes a limit of around 25 boats to keep the event intimate. The increasing entries mean that more and more sailors are being turned away, so last year the first annual regatta at Angra, also on Rio state’s coast, started in May.
TV COVERAGE “We are helped by national TV coverage every year,” Amanda said. The regatta is covered, no expense spared, for the weekly Sunday show ‘Spectacular Sports’. With this fuelling participation the yacht club now plans a third regatta to be held every September/October.
Left: Dalia, in the ‘replicas and reinterpretation class’, a 75ft (34m) schooner built in 2003 Right: Charmosa, one of the bateras, at speed
Brazilian Olympic sailing gold medallist Tobren Grael called the 2011 conditions exceptional. “We had what every sailor loves – wind! And wind is always a feast for those who like to sail.”
The sea was quite overwhelming at times, particularly for the small ‘bateras’, fishing craft raced by local fishermen. Two (Charmosa and Jeitosa) were damaged and needed towing back to port; the class was eventually won by Assanhada, with Viva winning the big class.
Admiral Bernardo Gamboa of the Brazilian Navy, on his yacht Teimosa, commented that “Brazil has a beautiful coastline but the people have little connection to it.”
CARIBBEAN New
classic race for Saint- Barth
Only three years old, Les Voiles de Saint-Barth has added a classic class to this year’s regatta for the first time. Organisers report an increase of a third on last year based on entries. A total of 47 yachts will attend the event from 2-7 April. That includes five classics in their new class, as a warm-up for Antigua Classics later in April. They are: S&S yawl Dorade, Mylne yawl Kate, W-Class White Wings,Frers sloop Heroina and schooner Marie des Isles.
24 CLASSIC BOAT MARCH 2012
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