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Vince Brun has won a ton of titles but talk to his fans like Dennis Conner and it always comes back to a talent for developing speed
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Richard Jenkins made quite the transition from record-breaker to silicon valley ocean data king (and he still holds that record)
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Sam Davies still carries a UK passport so her near miss at joining the Shingles Yacht Club in the Fastnet could have been awkward
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Mediaeval jousting or yacht racing (OK, the boats are slightly mediaeval if you must… heathens) at Panerai Classic Week? Another reminder of why does any rating rule still promote the nonsense of the spinnaker pole in a new yacht in 2019?
sponsorship. Sponsoring companies must have good commercial reasons to engage with yacht racing and the tighter regulatory framework, certainly in the UK, has largely taken away the corporate entertainment side of the market. The marketplace in France is markedly different from that
in other territories (New Zealand perhaps being the other excep- tion) because of a national enthusiasm for sailing. Every event that puts sailing in front of a wider audience must be good for all who seek commercial support for their own events. SailGP is one example, the inclusion of the mixed double-handed offshore race in the Olympics will, I hope, be another. Both, I hope, will prove to be good for the sport as a whole. The Rolex Fastnet Race 2019 delivered some exceptional
results. The overall winner of the Fastnet Challenge Cup was of course David and Peter Askew’s Wizard, a great achievement following their success in our Caribbean 600. Watch out for her in the Middle Sea Race. There is plenty of commentary elsewhere on the many other successes within the race but I think I should congratulate the French as a nation on (yet) another set of strong results!!! The Fastnet increases in strength and popularity.
We had 388 boats on the start with a waiting list. It provides keen competition for professionals and Corinthians alike, racing together. The 48th 2019 edition was another classic and the Royal Ocean Racing Club is honoured to be its custodian. q
Steven Anderson Commodore
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Commodore’s letter
Sunday afternoon and the F50 teams got in three races. The race village was excellent with live screens delivering
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the now familiar graphics supported by live commentary. The racing was close to the spectators and thrilling, with a ‘fan- centric’ objective that is bringing sailing in front of a wider audience. Many readers of this magazine will be better qualified than I to comment but I applaud the initiative. I was fortunate to be a guest of Rolex at the SailGP event.
Rolex of course sponsor a number of the world’s most promi- nent sailing events including our own Fastnet Race. Their spon- sorship has enabled our race to develop hugely and their support and professionalism have been greatly appreciated. Rolex is perhaps a unique sponsor but in a wider context
the role of sponsorship in yacht racing is much discussed. Many have, I think, unrealistic expectations of commercial
he August weather returned to its more familiar pattern in the UK this summer with the racing on the first Saturday of a later than normal Cowes Week being abandoned due to heavy winds. Also scheduled and abandoned that day was the SailGP racing off Cowes. Fortunately, things improved on
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