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01 Haziran 2023 admin SAILPLANET 0

In less than a fortnight both the multihull classes had completed the extended race across the Atlantic. The Ultims had been down to the equator before heading back up to the finish in Martinique while the Ocean Fifties had turned west at Cape Verde. Two classes and on the face of it two different types of competition where one seemed to deliver a dominant walk in the park, the other a full on transatlantic fist fight with boats barely out of sight of each other. Yet behind the scenes both were intense, relentless races that took teams to the edge.
Originally designed to blast around the world non-stop and solo every fours years, the 
IMOCA scene and its racing calendar has exploded to the point that there is almost too much choice for teams. 
But given that the Vendée Globe is still the ultimate race for this class it is no surprise to see that events like the Transat Cafe L’Or have attracted a great deal of interest from teams who look to find more ways to develop and refine these outrageously powerful machines. 
But this year something else was bubbling beneath.
New designs for the next Vendée cycle are starting to appear and along with them, new names on the leaderboard.
So, in this episode we take a look at how this race played out for the IMOCA fleet as they wrestled with the tactics and what the top dogs thought about it once they had reached the other side.

Thumbnail credit: Jean-Marie Liot / Alea
In less than a fortnight both the multihull classes had completed the extended race across the Atlantic. The Ultims had been down to the equator before heading back up to the finish in Martinique while the Ocean Fifties had turned west at Cape Verde. Two classes and on the face of it two different types of competition where one seemed to deliver a dominant walk in the park, the other a full on transatlantic fist fight with boats barely out of sight of each other. Yet behind the scenes both were intense, relentless races that took teams to the edge.
In an event that is driven and dominated by the French, it's not often that the non-French speaking public get to hear what really goes through the minds of the world's best, seemingly fearless and accomplished offshore heroes. But in this episode we find out what made this race a tough one, get an insight into their world and discover what an emotional place it is.
Hot on their heels were the front runners in the IMOCAs and we take an initial glimpse at the winner. 

Thumbnail credit: Jean-Marie Liot / Alea

CHAPTERS AND LINKS
00:00 Setting the scene
00:22 The story so far
02:21 Victory secured in the Ultim class
07:43 Views from the runners up
10:24 The Ocean 50 needlematch
11:17 Ocean 50 winners
15:09 Ocean 50 runners up
17:17 IMOCA first look

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From Atlantic gales that swept through the fleets, to weather forecasts that threatened to cause havoc, the start of the 2025 Transat Cafe L'Or was a challenging one for organisers and competitors alike. Despite threading their way through the heavy duty Autumn Atlantic conditions by amending courses and setting a mandatory pit stop for the Class 40s, all four fleets were working hard to negotiate conditions at both ends of the scale. So, while this Transatlantic double handed-classic is well known for being a tough one, this year the stress just kept coming.
We take a look at how the first 8 days of racing played out across the fleets.
From Atlantic gales that swept through the fleets, to weather forecasts that threatened to cause havoc, the start of the 2025 Transat Cafe L'Or was a challenging one for organisers and competitors alike. Despite threading their way through the heavy duty Autumn Atlantic conditions by amending courses and setting a mandatory pit stop for the Class 40s, all four fleets were working hard to negotiate conditions at both ends of the scale. So, while this Transatlantic double handed-classic is well known for being a tough one, this year the stress just kept coming.
We take a look at how the first 8 days of racing played out across the fleets.

CHAPTERS & LINKS
00:00 Setting the Scene
00:46 Pit stop for the Class 40
03:06 IMOCA re-set
04:21 Ocean 50s head south
04:53 Ultims in the Doldrums
05:56 IMOCAs head west
07:07 Conrad Colman not enjoying dawn
08:43 Edenred Ocean Fifty loses the lead
09:43 Class 40s face serious weather


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When the clocks go back, the gales sweep in and the nights become unpleasantly long, its time for most normal people to lay up their boats or head for sunnier climes down south. But not in the offshore rock star scene. For them, the end of October means it’s time to get out there and put hammer down across the Atlantic in a double handed race from Le Havre to Martinique, the Transat Cafe L’Or.
It’s a huge event in France and pulls in everyone from the most accomplished to the rising stars of the shorthanded offshore world. And the locals know it. It might be winter but the start is as much a festival of high tech sail as it it about a long distance event with a race village that pulls in thousands of spectators every day.
The boats are something else as well, with each of the four classes representing the leading edge of offshore racing from the massive 32m Ultims, to the insane Ocean Fifties that will blast their way around the two longest courses. 
In the monohulls its the IMOCA 60 footers, several of which have come hot foot from The Ocean Race Europe, through to the biggest class of the four, the radical looking Class 40s.
In the first of several features based on this race, the boats and the characters involved, PlanetSail was there at the start in Le Havre to stroll the docks, talk to the key players and feel the vibe around one of France’s biggest offshore races.

CHAPTERS & LINKS
00:00 Setting the scene
https://youtu.be/aQ9QoitJMhg
00:37 Course explanation
https://youtu.be/aQ9QoitJMhg?t=37
01:42 Challenging weather
https://youtu.be/aQ9QoitJMhg?t=102
02:43 The classes
https://youtu.be/aQ9QoitJMhg?t=163
03:16 Ocean 50s start
https://youtu.be/aQ9QoitJMhg?t=196
04:04 Conrad Colman
https://youtu.be/aQ9QoitJMhg?t=244
04:22 Pamela Lee
https://youtu.be/aQ9QoitJMhg?t=262
05:51 Tanguy de la Villguerin
https://youtu.be/aQ9QoitJMhg?t=351
06:22 Ultim, IMOCA & Class 40 starts
https://youtu.be/aQ9QoitJMhg?t=382
08:08 Early tactics
https://youtu.be/aQ9QoitJMhg?t=488
08:29 Change of plan for Class 40s
https://youtu.be/aQ9QoitJMhg?t=509

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'You won't be able to convice me that we're right yet...I think time will tell" - Grant Dalton
Just a few of the potential stumbling blocks
But not everybody's happy
The latest America’s Cup development is the biggest step change in the history of the Cup according to Sir Ben Ainslie. He also says that the newly signed America’s Cup partnership (ACP) is ‘Critical to the future success of the Cup.’
His opposite Grant Dalton is equally bold. 
‘If we hadn’t have done this it could have been pretty much the end of the Cup,’ he says.
Punchy talk by both given that the Cup has endured 174 years without such interventions.
So why do these two key Cup figures think that the America’s Cup Partnership is such a big deal?
Matt Sheahan talks to both men about the details that lie behind the new move and asks what it means for the future of the Cup

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The penultimate event ahead of the grand final in Abu Dhabi and the scoreboard has never been closer. For those with their eye on the multimillion dollar prize, Cadiz mattered. So here's our trailer to our review on how things panned out.
It was the penultimate event in the 2025 SailGP season and there is simply no question that this year has been the most competitive so far. 
Those that had been to the Spain GP before knew that Cadiz could throw up anything to deliver one of the trickiest race courses on the circuit. And when you see teams that have dominated the racing for years come last, you can be sure that this isn't simply a dose of hype. 
Cadiz was tough for everyone and delivered the best penultimate event in the history of SailGP by demonstrating; a) how fiercely competitive all the teams are, b)how any one of them can win a race and c) setting up a big show down for Abu Dhabi where no one has a guaranteed place in the final.....yet.
Plus, we include a healthy dose of Docktalk in this episode and find out about:

Zhik's innovative new wetsuits
Nautix slippery coatings
The new Balance Cats from South Africa
Reckmann's special relationship with Nautor Swan
Yoann Richomme describes how he discovered Paprec Arkea had wiped out in the Ocean Race Europe Leg 5
Holcim PRB stacks on the pressure in the Ocean Race Europe but paid the price with a wipe out
Francesca Clapcich comes clean about her fears in the Ocean Race Europe
He's been around the world alone but for Paul Meilhat a race around Europe is no walk in the park
Leg 5 was the most challenging of the entire race and a leg that also delivered some of the biggest surprises. All of which made the closing 
leg and the coastal races fitting curtain callers to an amazing six week event that had delivered way more than anyone had expected.
On the face of it Paul Meilhat's Biotherm had pretty much won the Ocean Race Europe ahead of the final leg from Italy to Montenegro.Their command of the race over the previous four legs had been dominant, but, on paper it was still their to lose. So, while they might have had a 12 point lead, over second placed Paprec Arkea there were still 16 points on the table thanks to leg 5, the scoring gate points and the final coastal race that counted for as many as the final offshore leg.
It was clear just from the route that the final offshore leg was also a very twisty, tricky tactical leg that had potholes and speed bumps all over it. 
And that is just how it played out. Leg 5 was the most stressful of the lot and a leg that also delivered some of the biggest surprises.
This made leg 5 and the coastal races fitting curtain callers to an amazing six week event that had delivered way more than anyone had expected. 
Here's how it panned out.
AC38 Event Director talks to Matt Sheahan about this ambitious project that seeks to bring spectators back in touch with the boats, the teams and their bases.
The next America's Cup cycle is already under way. With the AC38 match due to take place in 2027, teams are expecting to be in their bases in Naples from April 2026 and the first Preliminary event is due a few months later in June 2026.
So, what will the venue look like and how are things progressing? PlanetSail takes a look and speaks to 38th America's Cup Event Director Leslie Ryan about what we can expect.
The Swiss lake played up to its reputation with light and fluky winds, but with just three events to go in the 2025 season and the points at the top of the leaderboard super close, Geneva mattered. And this made it a tense, stressful event.
A first for SailGP but with a reputation for light winds, would this work for the 12 foiling 50 cats?
It might have been painfully light weather, but with just three remaining gigs left on the 2025 SailGP tour and with the tight battle for points at the top of the table, Geneva mattered. In fact, you could argue that with such stiff competition in a season that has been a needle match from the start, like it or not, Geneva would be crucial for those at the top.
But, with a forecast for wind speeds that would barely snuff a candle, planning for success was going to be a very big ask. 
Instead, Geneva had stress written all over it.
Two broken boats, a relentless schedule and concerns around key elements of the fleet of F50s, once again SailGP had it's back against the wall. This time it was the build up to the event in St Tropez that was causing the stress and pressure.
And then the weather threw a few curved balls into the mix.
Whether you were on the shore on or a boat, the French SailGP was a nail biting affair and yet it was also a regatta that ended up being far more 'normal' than any of the others this season!
Plus, SailGP continues to draw the attention of F1 drivers, here's what one made of it after a full on experience along with our full report on the Mistral mayhem in St Tropez.
Behind the scenes teams have been working on one of the biggest shake ups the Cup has seen and it's not going to be universally popular. In fact, it looks like it's already upset some of those who were up for having a crack at the Auld Mug.
Plus, this iteration of the Cup looks set to do the unthinkable by amending the Deed of Gift.
When you consider that the 38th America's Cup kicks off in around 18 months time, it's been very quiet on the Cup front. At least that what it feels like on the outside.
Sure, we've seen the Protocol for AC38 and the Italians have been out for a spin, but that's it. So what's been going on?
When you consider that the 38th America's Cup kicks off in around 18 months time, it's been very quiet on the Cup front. At least that what it feels like on the outside.
Sure, we've seen the Protocol for AC38 and the Italians have been out for a spin, but that's it, there's been little else going on.
But behind the scenes teams have been working on one of the biggest shake ups the Cup has seen and it's not going to be universally popular. In fact, it looks like it's already upset some of those who were up for having a crack at the Auld Mug.
Matt Sheahan considers what's been going on behind closed doors and away from the spotlights and microphones.
Plus, in Docktalk we take a look at engineering experts Cariboni and a new exploration yacht from Pure Yachts.

DOCKTALK
07:38 Cariboni
08:46 Pure Yachts

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While an IMOCA is a highly complex machine, the fundamental rules that govern their design are straightforward. A key focus within the rule is on limiting the power that can be generated through the sail plan by putting limits on stability. Offshore project manager and sailor Marcus Hutchinson explains.
In our feature on The Ocean Race Europe Leg 3-4 we asked why Paul Meilhat's Biotherm has been so difficult to beat in this complex, multi-stage marathon. Offshore expert and project manager Marcus Hutchinson gave us an insight into the ingredients that have made this boat and its team so dominant in this race. 
But there was plenty more in our conversation that touched on several key topics around this fascinating class from how these boats can be configured for different roles through to what the teams are getting out of racing their machines around Europe that never made it into the feature. So here it is.
It was an enlightening chat and if you’d like to know more about this and a number of other topics here’s a fuller version of my one-to-one with Marcus Hutchinson.
The scoreboard may suggest that Paul Mailhat’s Biotherm has had it all their own way, but the reality is it has been anything but.
So, in this episode we take a look at how, why and what......Why Biotherm has been so fast, why anyone would want to do a race that is costing around €200,000 to take part in and how Legs 3 & 4 played out.
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