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MAN AT THE TOPSIR GILES PETER CODRINGTON
SUPERYACHT TOYSTHE TOP YACHT TOYS OF 2012
REGATTAS ST. BARTHS BUCKETTHE SUPERYACHT CUP – PALMA
PROFESSIONAL SNAPPER TIM WRIGHT
SHARING IT GET YOUR YACHT UP TO SPEED
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HE AMERICA’S CUP, STEEPED IN HISTORY AND
tradition, has undergone many changes since Oracle’s
win in 2010, beating Alinghi 2–0 to become the first
American syndicate to win the Cup since 1992. The new format,
being showcased around the world this past year during the
America’s Cup World Series, has put on display superfast wing-
sailed catamarans and cutting edge technology, bringing the
racing closer to the shore than ever before.
The AC45s as the catamarans are called are being used
throughout the World Series circuit which has just finished its
inaugural season having made stops in Cascais, Plymouth,
San Diego, Naples, Venice and Newport. Overall season
championships went to Team Artemis who won Match Racing
with Skipper Terry Hutchinson and led by CEO Paul Cayard and
Fleet Racing honours went to Oracle Racing Spithill skippered by
James Spithill and led by CEO Russell Coutts. The second season
of the World Series kicks off in San Francisco at the end of August
and will finish in Naples in May 2013.
In the month of May it was Venice’s turn to welcome this
prestigious international event with racing right in front of St.
Mark’s Square in the Venetian Lagoon. In keeping with the city’s
rich maritime history, the America’s Cup village and VIP
hospitality venues were hosted inside the Arsenal, or ‘Arsenale’ as
it is known by locals which is now a military installation and rarely
opened to the public. Sailors, technical personnel, media and
visitors including many local Venetians who have never had such
an extensive opportunity to view the area visited the Arsenal
during the World Series stop in Venice from May 12-20, 2012.
Embracing the ‘new’ America’s Cup format and encompassing the
highest level of technology and innovation, the city of Venice,
steeped in history and maritime tradition, created a showcase for
the new and old when it hosted the fifth inaugural AC World
Series event.
The history books all speak of the Venetian navy’s superior
sailing ability and efficiency in managing the building of its own
ships, a key factor that was supplemented by an extraordinary level
of organisation and the ability to adapt during wartime. The Arsenal
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was the headquarters of the Venetian Republic’s shipyards and
armories responsible for producing Venice’s naval power during the
second millennium AD. Venetian vessels, once built in small
workshops throughout Venice, were put under one roof in this single
public shipyard during the thirteenth century, which ushered in a
period of Venetian strength and dominance that lasted for centuries.
The Arsenal complex, established in 1104 started out as a
dockyard to maintain ships for the Venetian Navy and spans an
area of about 110 acres, or approximately 15% of the city of
Venice. The ‘aresenalotti’, or maritime workers, as they were
known, were comprised of specialised boat builders which formed
their own community within the walls of the Arsenal. Each area
specialised in a different trade and created a highly advanced
‘vessel’ assembly line, the first of its kind. At its peak, during the
1500s the Arsenal employed up to 15,000 people, working day-
to-day to build and maintain the ships that the maritime republic
needed to maintain its control over the Mediterranean. Rather
than keep an entire naval fleet at the ready in water, at an
enormous cost, the Arsenal was able to keep 100 galleys in various
states of readiness for battle. This fully autonomous and self-
sufficient production allowed the Arsenal to average the launch of
one warship a day and was considered the largest manufacturing
plant in Europe before the era of industrialisation.
The essential materials needed for boatbuilding, namely
timber, iron and hemp were all obtained via water routes that
were often blocked by rivaling nations and pirates. Venice,
surrounded by water, was at a disadvantage for raw materials and
without endless resources like other Italian cities, namely Pisa,
Genoa and Naples, Venice relied on shipments of timber from
Croatia, Albania and Germany. Interestingly, once in Venice, the
wood was cut into solid beams, measured and stamped with the
Venetian winged lion and then immersed in an underwater sea
basin near the island of Lido. They were soaked for 10 years to
ensure durability and prevent them from warping. Venice’s
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dominance in the Mediterranean can be attested directly to the
shipyard, in particular during the 15th century when a law during
this period decreed that all ships, whether private or State owned
had to comply with strict regulations and measurements, in a
sense they had to be practically identical.
This allowed not only uniformity
and efficiency during the construction
process, but the use of standardised
interchangeable parts that ensured that
the assembly would be quick. The
moving assembly line (via the canals in
the Arsenal) allowed the galleys to be
moved to the materials and equipment
and this revolutionary way of building
was not seen again until Henry Ford
reintroduced the modern assembly line
in the early 20th century. Producing
more vessels in a shorter period of time
provided the flexibility to enforce the
entire fleet during war time. Venetian
merchants, used to sitting idle during
wartime, were able to convert their
fleets for the fight and once conflict was over, ships would be sold
at auction back to the public, allowing merchants to resume their
trade. The tactical advantage of having ships with similar
characteristics also permitted the navy to predict how their ships
would perform under varying weather situations.
It’s not every day that the city of Venice closes itself to all
water traffic for three consecutive afternoons in a row. Venice is a
city that lives and breathes by the power of the sea, travelling by
water is an essential part of daily life in Venice whether it be a
water taxi filled with tourists on the way to their hotel, an ice
cream boat with its daily delivery to the local ‘gelaterie’, or the
many boats that support the city’s infrastructure with garbage
collection, water ambulances and law enforcement. The water
traffic stopped though, with not a complaint heard, to welcome
the most prestigious sailing trophy in the world. Over a period of
10 days, Venice’s maritime history, art and culture provided an
incredible backdrop to the state-of-the-art catamarans that were
trialed and then raced along the waterfront. Each day brought
tens of thousands of spectators to the city and into the America’s
Cup headquarters in the Arsenal to participate in the spectacle.
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AMERICA’S CUP –THERE IS NO SECONDBY EDWARD PEGAN
T ALL STARTED ON AUGUST 22, 1851, WHEN THE STRANGE
looking schooner named America, sailed by Queen Victoria,
beat the British at Royal Yacht Squadron’s 100 Guinea Cup in
Cowes, England. History has it that the Queen turned to one of
her attendants and asked who was in second place, to which the
reply was given, ‘Your Majesty, there is no second.’ Returning to
the shores of the new world, the trophy would be named the
America’s Cup, after the winning schooner and was donated to
the New York Yacht Club under a Deed of Gift, declaring the
trophy a perpetual challenge for friendly competition among
nations. Since that first victory in 1851, there have been thirty
three challenges in all. The Cup remained in the hands of
American sailors for over 100 years, losing it to Australia in 1983.
In all, only four nations can lay claim to having won the America’s
Cup, with New Zealand and Switzerland joining Australia and the
United States in victory. The America’s Cup is arguably the hardest
trophy to win in all of sports and proudly boasts to be the oldest
trophy in the history of international competition. The Cup itself
was made by Garrard & Co., thought to be one of, if not the
world’s oldest, jeweller based in London.
For the 34th Challenge of the America’s Cup, to be hosted
in San Francisco during the summer of 2013, little remains the
same from that August in 1851. What hasn’t changed is the
passion and fierce competition among sailors and nations to win
the coveted trophy, earning also the right to organise the 35th
Challenge and select the host city. The summer of San Francisco
promises to be like no other in the race’s history, with a series of
events from July through September 2013 which includes a
month of round robin racing, the Red Bull Youth America’s Cup,
the America’s Cup Super Yacht Regatta, the Louis Vuitton Cup and
lastly, the America’s Cup Finals.
For racing enthusiasts, the events lined up will truly provide
daily excitement throughout summer showcasing as the
organisers like to say, ‘The best sailors, the fastest boats.’ All events
will be viewable along the race course or from land, with stunning
backdrops of the Golden Gate Bridge, Coit Tower, Alcatraz and
downtown city itself. Construction is underway on the America’s
Cup Village along the waterfront of San Francisco and super yacht
owners will be pleased to know that an America’s Cup Super Yacht
Marina will be completed in time for the events. For those owners
wanting to bring their yachts to San Francisco, packages are being
developed to include: exclusive berthing, 24 hour concierge
services, race day flagged positions, live race feed aboard, access to
Club 72, the VIP hospitality centre, team base tours and
participation in official events, ceremonies and the social calendar.
Guest and crew activities are being planned as well, from wine
tastings in the Napa and Sonoma valleys to excursions into
Yosemite National Park. For technical jobs and down time in the
yard, several facilities exist around the bay area and are more than
capable of carrying out works that are needed.
For more information about the America’s Cup Super Yacht
Program, please contact BWA Yachting at info@bwayachting.com
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