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More yachts than ever before
competed at the Loro Piana Superyacht Regatta.
Tricky winds and tight courses led to some thrilling racing, as Andi Robertson reports
P O R T O C E R V O
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Superyacht start Ohana is the first to start in the superyacht classes, in a 31nm race up to and around Spargi island. Even with a staggered start, the first few minutes of the initial beat upwind are crucial as they set the order of the fleet heading into Bomb Alley, where clean air is key.
Wind shift The sting really is at the end of the race. The superyacht leaders are first to slam into a nasty header as the southwesterly thermal breeze attacks from the south and wins out. This line of new breeze upends the top of the course for the second wave of superyachts. Kites are hastily dropped. Saudade’s kite gets wrapped into its rigging, Inouï makes a hasty drop out the back of the boat and only just resuscitates her battle
Congestion zoneOff Palau, the string of superyachts starts to bunch into more of a fleet, instead of a pursuit race.
Easy breeze In the superyacht classes there is further compression as the breeze drops away in the channel to the west of La Maddalena, right down to just eight or nine knots. Changing gears and anticipation are the watchwords. For the Wallys, Open Season sets a reaching kite at their top mark, trying to separate away from Magic Carpet³ but then has to peel to a more downwind sail. It’s a costly move.
Clockwise from left: all the Wally fleet starts were incredibly close, and often
decisive; Unfurled's bowman sets the head of the kite;
Saudade power reaching on day one; My Song and Grande
Orazio had a great rivarly throughout; Grande Orazio
and Whisper tacking upwind off Palau; a tight kite reach
heading for finish
01D A Y
Fleet footed Breeze is northwesterly as the 12-strong Wally fleet crosses the line in a fleet start for a coastal course. Getting into more pressure and a lifting breeze is the key to Magic Carpet³’s initial jump ahead of rival Open Season for the lead.
“Any day we can finish
ahead of our rival that
has a speed advantage
over us is a wonderful
day. So beating the
fleet as well... well,
we are thrilled”
Sir Lindsay Owen-Jones,
owner of Magic Carpet³
LORA PIANAREGATTA
PORTO CERVO 8 June 2016
11:35 11:55 13:00 14:44
day one
PositionYacht
Saudade
Unfurled
Ganesha
Inouï
Spiip
WinWin
Seawave
P2
Gaia
Ohana
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Saudade
Unfurled
Ganesha
P2
Ohana
Magic Carpet³
Magic Blue
Ryokan 2
Open Season
Lyra
Y3K
Galma
Tango G
J One
Nahita
Kenora
Tilakkhana
Grande Orazio
Whisper
My Song
Tempus Fugit
Maegan
Ammonite
Firebird
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
1
2
3
4
5
SY Class B
SY Class A
Grande SY Sub Class C
Wally Class
with WinWin, losing a few metres. Despite her damaged spinnaker, Saudade survive to win by 19 seconds. The Wally race goes to Magic Carpet³ by more than three minutes. The leading Wallys are already through the finish before the transition hits the fleet.
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02D A Y
Beat goes onOn the first beat to Monaci lighthouse the breeze shifts progressively right and it becomes a one-sided, one-tack leg to the first turn for the superyachts. Some end up above the layline and hoist Code sails or reachers. Down the run from Monaci, it's a matter of holding the best line for the breeze blowing off the island shore on the right. Err too close to the land and there are sudden lulls that cost time.
First casualtiesTwo early withdrawals are P2, which breaks headsail top and bottom swivels and is forced to retire, and Ganesha, which tears her jib leech before even making the first turning mark.
Bombing runBomb Alley lives partially up to its reputation with some nasty gusts. Sail selection wins the day, according to Ohana, the biggest competitor in Class A. She chooses a smaller headsail for the day and does not struggle. "We were all sailing with too much ‘rag’. We had a light jib,” reports Unfurled’s tactician Gary Weisman.
Wallys left wanting All this fierce action is almost too much to witness for the Wally fleet, which has a fruitless afternoon waiting in a no-man’s land between two breezes. Even a matter of a mile upwind it is 15 knots, 12 knots on the line at times, but it is never settled long enough to set a windward-leeward course. No racing for the Wallys, a great race for the superyachts! Starting light
The superyacht classes enjoy a fulsome breeze, which is lightest at the start and finish of their 36nm course around La Maddalena, sailing west up Bomb Alley between the island and Spargi before running back down the north of the islands.
LORA PIANAREGATTA
PORTO CERVO 9 June 2016
12:17 13:15 15:13
day two
PositionYacht
Ohana
Unfurled
Inouï
Seawave
Saudade
WinWin
Gaia
Ganesha
P2
Spiip
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
DNF
DNF
RET
Ohana
Unfurled
Saudade
Ganesha
P2
Magic Carpet³
Open Season
Tango G
Y3K
Lyra
Nahita
Magic Blue
Galma
Ryokan 2
J One
Tilakkhana
Kenora
Grande Orazio
My Song
Whisper
Ammonite
Firebird
Tempus Fugit
Maegan
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
DNR
DNR
DNR
DNR
DNR
DNR
DNR
DNR
DNR
DNR
DNR
DNR
1
2
3
DNF
DNF
SY Class B
SY Class A
Grande SY Sub Class B
Wally Class
“We had two
different sails to
make the choice
between; we chose
the smaller one
and that was the
right call. I
think the others
went bigger and
some had their
problems”
Mauro Pelaschier,
tactician, Ohana
Clockwise from right: Ammonite
takes part in her shakedown regatta; Grande
Orazio prepares to peel; P2 powering upwind; Ohana at full stretch under
spinnaker; WinWin is chased by
Saudade and Inouï; Gaia beating in
Bomb Alley
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03D A Y
Gently does it Light northeasterly winds and warm sunshine make for a gentler day. The Wallys contest a 23nm coastal course complemented by a good windward-leeward race. The superyachts complete a 30nm course to a mark to the north-east of La Maddalena, leaving the island to port on the way out and starboard on the way back.
Back and forth In the Wally windward-leeward, Open Season starts perfectly near the left end of the line and is able to extend to win. But Lyra nails the start and first beat, jumping out at the boat end of the line with a slick start.
One tack mind On the superyacht course the light breeze lifts right on the first leg, with a maximum of 8 knots as the leaders bear away for the long leg to the turn. This is completed in a single tack for the boats that start on the right and stay right. WinWin reads this perfectly with a nice layline.
Lucky strikeRunning back to the Golf mark off Tre Monte under light spinnakers, there is a beneficial strand of pressure for WinWin during the final minutes to the mark, allowing her to close time on Saudade.
Win for Whisper The tight kite reach from Golf to the turn requires smooth crew work and good trimming before the turn south to the finishing loop. In Class B, Whisper sets a gennaker after Monaci for the reaching leg and sails lower and faster than rivals My Song and class leader Grande Orazio, which proves successful. “That was our winning decision,” says Whisper’s tactician Andrea Casale.
LORA PIANAREGATTA
PORTO CERVO 10 June 2016
11:55 12:41 14:47
day three
PositionYacht
WinWin
Saudade
Inouï
Seawave
Unfurled
P2
Ohana
Ganesha
Gaia
Spiip
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Saudade
Unfurled
P2
Ohana
Ganesha
Magic Carpet³
Open Season
Tango G
Y3K
Lyra
Nahita
Magic Blue
Galma
Ryokan 2
J One
Tilakkhana
Kenora
Whisper
Grande Orazio
My Song
Ammonite
Tempus Fugit
Maegan
Firebird
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
1 & 3
2 & 1
3 & 6
4 & 7
5 & 2
6 & 10
7 & 4
8 & 5
9 & 8
10 & 9
11 & 11
12 & 12
1
2
3
4
5
SY Class B
SY Class A
Grande SY Sub Class B
Wally Class
“I think we
did well to have
clear air for a
lot of the time
and to go well on
the long extended
legs without too
many manoeuvres.
The boat really
goes well in the
light stuff”
Mark Sadler,
tactician, WinWin
Clockwise from left: Kenora's bow team
prepares for the drop; Unfurled on a fast reach;
Ryokan 2 on a coastal course, the first of two
races of the day for the Wallys; Firebird and
My Song on a close reach; full concentraion on
board WinWin
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04D A Y
Southern winWhile the Wallys engage in more windward-leeward races, for the superyachts it is the Southern Wind Seawave making the early running, spotting the best breeze and extending her lead away from the chasing pack, which is tussling behind her.
Battle royale Open Season and Magic Carpet³ continue their duel, which goes to the wire over two windward-leeward races. In the first race there is an incredible tie between the two.
Cutting corners The transition zones around Mortorio and Soffi are never easy but Seawave is smooth through the gears. She gains a few extra metres on the corners because navigator Mike Broughton and tactician Titch Blachford have completed a detailed study before the regatta by RIB.
Timing is right After a well-timed start with maximum speed on the line, Maegan works to utilise the rise and fall of the gentle wind, staying in phase with the pulses – sailing high in the lighter airs, and down and fast when it builds more. She eases and fetches fast to the islands, finishing the regatta on a high note – more than one minute ahead of class winner Grande Orazio.
All classSaudade's fourth is enough to seal Class A overall. Tactician Bouwe Bekking says: "I think we have a great team and that made it easy for me to step on board for the first time this week."
Shorter courseThe final coastal race for the superyacht classes is just 13.7nm long, but that's far enough for the lightest breezes – 6 to 9 knots – so far encountered during the regatta.
LORA PIANAREGATTA
PORTO CERVO 11 June 2016
12:09 13:00 15:02
day four
PositionYacht
Seawave
WinWin
Ohana
Saudade
Ganesha
P2
Unfurled
Gaia
Spiip
Inouï
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Ohana
Saudade
Ganesha
P2
Unfurled
Lyra
Nahita
Magic Blue
Tango G
Magic Carpet³
Open Season
J One
Galma
Ryokan 2
Tilakkhana
Y3K
Kenora
Maegan
Grande Orazio
Ammonite
Tempus Fugit
Firebird
Whisper
My Song
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
1 & 9
2 & 2
3 & 6
4 & 10
5 & 4
6 & 1
7 & 5
8 & 8
9 & 3
10 & 11
11 & 7
12 & 12
1
2
3
4
5
SY Class B
SY Class A
Grande SY Sub Class B
Wally Class
R E S U L T S+ A W A R D S
THE LORO PIANA PRIZE, THE SILVER JUBILEE CUP BY
BOAT INTERNATIONAL MEDIASaudade
CLASS ASaudade
CLASS BGrande Orazio
SUB-CLASS CSaudade
WALLY CLASSOpen Season
SPECIAL PRIZES:
GINO BOSSI TROPHYMagic Carpet³
IMA TROPHYSaudade
YCCS TROPHY Open Season
“The regatta was fantastic.
The wind helped us all
week. To win for the third
time is really special. I
dreamed about it, but I did
not think it was possible”
Massimiliano Flori,
owner of G r a n d e O r az i o
Clockwise from left: WinWin's bowman keeps an eye on the
competition; the Wallys fly their kites; My Song fast kite reaching; Ammonite drops
her spinnaker; Magic Carpet³ crosses close to Open Season
in the final windward-leeward race
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Social After each day's racing, owners,
crews and guests enjoyed a round of spectacular parties at the Loro
Piana Superyacht Regatta
circuit
Above: Anna Baum, from sponsor Pantaenius. Right: Sciaké Bonadeo. Below left: Sir Lindsay Owen-Jones and Lady Cristina Owen-Jones. Below: Albert Büll with his family
Right: Wieland Timm and guest with a Lufthansa
Technik model
Paola and Salvatore Trifirò. Above right:
pianist Dimitiri Naïditch. Right: James
Micklem, captain of superyacht Maegan.
Below: Stephanie Powell, chief stew on WinWin and
winner of the cocktail competition
Right: Sara McEwan. Below: Franziska Rickenbach and Marco Vögele
Above: Luca Bassani, founder of Wally. Right: Francesca and Massimiliano Florio
Toni Cacace
Right: Caroline
Blackmore.Far right: Franziska
Rickenbach and Aline Matsika.
Below: Pantaenius after-race drinks.Below left: Mario
Pedol and Philippe Briand
It’s the most enjoyable time of the year. There is nothing better than to sail at this regatta
Thomas Bscher, owner of Open Season
Left: Dario Ferrari, Pier Luigi Loro Piana and Ferit Sahenk
Left: Matthieu Brisset, Laura and Pier Luigi Loro Piana and Kim Schindelhauer