Congratulations to Yannick Bestaven &
Louis Burton
The die is cast: the virus will pass but the double-handed racing movement that received such a tremendous boost in 2020 is not going anywhere. The two-handed discipline is firmly established in French waters but in the past 12 months circumstances forced the rest of the racing world to join in and they liked what they found. Easier staffing, cheaper racing and a competitive scene where an older, heavier design, more than capable of looking after itself in rough conditions – such as the S&S Sagitta 35 Ugly Duckling (left) – can enjoy a new lease of life. A more modern design that offers value for shorthanders yet remains capable of pulling off some big wins is the Nivelt-designed Archambault A35 (above), an example of which won the 2020 UK IRC Nationals
re-broadcast translations. This changes RRS41. Bring your own boat fleets: all data used must be available to everyone. Having to pay is OK but every competitor must be able to similarly pay and access the data. This permits the use of Predictwind and Squid subscription grib files. No custom or private routeing or weather advice. This changes RRS41. All boats to continuously monitor DSC and VHF CH16 with a deck speaker (and mic) for safety. All boats to run a Class B AIS Transponder (permanently) on active transmit via a masthead antenna shared with the fixed VHF via a splitter, meeting Special Regs antenna and coax requirements. Unfortunately it is necessary to require all of this because there is an incentive for boats to put their AIS transmit antenna in the bilge (and during
round-the-world
races, occasionally beneath an upside-down saucepan – ed). Every sailor to continuously wear an AIS MOB beacon. No restrictions on communications of any nature between boats on a single VHF channel specified in the SIs such as VHF 68. This changes RRS41. This adds to safety as the fleet can warn one another about approaching fronts or squalls. It also makes it more fun.
Even as these details are being ironed out ORC DH European Championship events are already approved for the next two years. The first is in July in Greece as part of the Aegean 600, where the week-long format includes a short-distance race of 10-12 hours worth 1.0 points, and a long 60-72 hour race worth 1.5 points. Eligible entries cover a wide span, from the rated speed of a Class Mini to boats with the rated speed of a fast Class40. The first two entries demonstrate the expected diversity of boat types: a Dehler 30 and a Swan 45!
Next year’s 2022 ORC DH Europeans is also approved and will be run at the Gotland Runt Race in Sweden. This too will be expected to have a wide diversity of boats commonly seen in these Baltic fleets. For both events it will be interesting to see in post-Covid times if they attract the recent more specialised DH designs such as the Sun Fast 3300s which have proved to be so successful in Anglo-French cultures.
Will these new DH championships help determine who represents their nation in the 2024 Olympics? At the very least they could be convenient tests for thinning the herd until more clarity comes from World Sailing on the equipment choices... Either way they offer interesting, accessible, fun and popular new events to challenge keen amateur sailors. Stan Honey and Dobbs Davis
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