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settembre 16, 2021 - Nautor's Swan
Shifty winds keep Nations Trophy crews and race officials on their toes
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- Racing postponed in the face of 50-60 degree wind shifts
- Principal race official expects better conditions on Thursday
- CS50, CS42 and CS36 crews must wait to launch the sailing battle between nations
Constantly changing winds made a headache of race management on the first day of the Nautor’s Swan Nations Trophy in #palma. Officials scrambled to respond as the light southwesterly sea breeze veered and backed under each passing cloud.
The 29-strong fleet of ClubSwan 36, ClubSwan 42 and ClubSwan 50 boats had their eyes fixed on the committee boat, waiting for the sign that racing was due to commence. The AP flag for postponement came down several times, but after more than three hours had passed, the A flag was raised beneath AP, to signal that there would be no racing today.
It was not wasted time, however, as owners were quick to explain once they got back to the dock. “You get used to the waiting,” says Pedro Vaquer Comas, the local owner of the CS42 Nadir. “We practised a lot today. You can put plates underneath the mast and turns on the stay to get the rig working better in the light winds.”
ClubSwan 36 newcomer Mehmet Taki of Bracing Breeze also took a fatalistic viewof the day. “I’m used to it,” he says with a shrug. “I know this from ORC racing at the Copa del Rey and from sailing at home in Turkey.” It hasn’t bluntened his enthusiasm for Swan racing, however. “I like fast boats, and these ClubSwan are so sporty. The big difference is that for the first time I am helming – normally I prefer the lazy positions!”
In the CS50 class, Hatari and Earlybird have been swapping podium positions throughout the season. Earlybird owner Henrik Brandis gave an insight into keeping his crew sharp on the water. “It can change pretty quickly out there,” he says. “Once things start to move, we have to be quick. We practice hoists every 20 minutes or so. Otherwise people are discussing, laughing together or taking a nap below.”
Everyone except for Brandis himself, that is. “I’m actually working out there,” he says with a mock grimace. “It’s like half a day in the office!” He agrees that the race committee was right to postpone, though. “We should stay with fair conditions, and a 50- to 60-degree wind shift to the right would mean the righthand boats caught out. It’s not true sailing. The wind always shifts, but it should be in a dimension you
can deal with.”
Principal race officer Ariane Mainemare confirms that this was the problem today. “With wind shifts of 50 or 60 degrees it is basically impossible to set a race course, and even if we do set it, it turns into an unfair one, because positions change too much.”
Cloud cover over the Bay of #palma played a particular important role today. “The major problem was the squalls coming from the south,” continues Mainemare. “Normally when this happens and you don’t have a strong gradient wind, the rain interrupts the wind. Each time a big cloud came through, there was a bit more wind, then the cloud would pass and the wind went down again.”
Luckily, the forecast is looking slightly more settled for tomorrow, and there are high hopes that racing will get under way as planned around midday. “If the skies are a bit clearer over the bay, conditions will be more stable,” finishes Mainemare.
About Nautor's Swan
Nautor’s Swan has more than half a century of experience in building performance sailing yachts, which are recognised the world over for the perfect combination of style, quality, performance and reliability. Exceptional sailing performance will always define any Swan and, while the more traditional Swan Yachts will retain the familiar element of cruising comfort along with their ability to compete when required, ClubSwan Yachts will be more distinct in their role and direction with the specific objective of leading the yard’s development of high-performance yachts based upon cutting-edge design principles. More than 2,000 yachts have been built over five decades between 36 and 131 feet, and more are about to come. The latest generation of Swan yachts includes the Swan 120, the recently announced Swan 108, the Swan 98, the Swan 88, the Swan 78, the Swan 65, the Swan 58, the Swan 48, the outstanding ClubSwan 125, the ClubSwan 50, ClubSwan 36 and the ClubSwan 80. In 2021 Nautor’s Swan debuts in the motor yacht segment by launching a new division with the innovative
Swan Shadow. Jewels in the crown of the ClubSwan calendar are the Rolex Swan Cup, organised by the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda (Porto Cervo), and the Nations Trophy, dedicated to the Swan One Design yachts (ClubSwan 36, ClubSwan 50, Swan 45, ClubSwan 42).
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