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The magnificent 43.6-metre Svea is the latest and greatest in the line of new yachts built as part of the rebirth of the legendary J-Class yachts. As a ‘super J’ at the upper end of the specifications of the Universal Rule, Svea is an imposing yacht in her own right. The Vitters craftsmen and engineers incorporated a wealth of modern elements and construction methods to create an exceptionally advanced sailing yacht.
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43.60m J Class S1
Builder:
Vitters Shipyard
Hull subcontractor:
Bloemsma Holland
Design:
Hoek Design Naval Architects
Interior Design:
Pieter Beeldsnijder / deVosdeVries design
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Vitters J-Class yacht Svea
Vitters Shipyard is continuing construction on the J-S1 Svea , which is the first J-Class yacht to be built at the Netherlands facility.
Svea has a length overall of 143 feet, the longest of the current J-Class fleet. Hoek Design based her on original 1937 plans by Thore Holm, and then reimagined her lines, strength and construction characteristics. Claasen Shipyards was also involved in the project.
Svea is being built in aluminum with an integrated traditional long keel. The next step at Vitters will be to begin fit-out and systems integration.
What’s different from the 1937 original: The deck arrangement, which the owner wants to accommodate modern J-Class racing equipment.
Interior design: It’s being handled by Pieter Beeldsnijdger Designers & Naval Architects in keeping with Svea ‘s traditional exterior styling.
Stay tuned for project updates: go to www.vitters.com
UPDATE: deVosdeVries Design has replaced Pieter Beeldsnijdger Designers & Naval Architects on this project.
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Sailing J-Class to it’s Limit: Force 6 in World’s Newest J Yacht
A chance to sail the world’s newest J yacht Svea in a Force 6 turned into the ride of a lifetime…
The world’s newest j-class yacht.
The plans for Tore Holm’s 1937 masterpiece, Svea, lay forgotten in a basement for decades – until now…
T he flight to Palma should have been a warning. The little Airbus bounced stiffly through turbulence, occasionally dropping through the sky like a stone through a vacuum. The tail end of a big mistral was still blowing itself out, bending trees and bedevilling recreational hat-wearers on the ground, teasing the nervous and the God-fearing on flight EZY8627 as we flew south to Spain’s Balearic isles.
The day before, winds over 30 knots had cancelled race-training on Svea (‘Swede’). Now, as we waited dockside, the big, mast-mounted anemometer read-out flickered around 15. The friendly English captain Paul introduced himself, and I didn’t need him to point out that it was going to be pushier outside the marina – even in the protected bay of Palma.
It’s customary at this point to express awe at the size and grace of a J, but the truth is that it’s too big for that: you can’t take it all in. You must induce a fair bit of curvature in your lower back, then crane your neck all the way back, to see the tip of the black, carbon, quadruple-spreader mast, which at 173ft (52.8m) high, would rise above the Coliseum, Arc de Triomphe or the upper walkway of Tower Bridge.
The 29 race crew in their smart grey gear, some wearing headsets, huddle in groups to discuss the day’s aims. Most of them are from pretty serious backgrounds, like the Olympics and America’s Cup.
Perhaps it’s a product of our unwillingness to take the present entirely seriously, or maybe it’s just that the scale and elegance of these vessels remains unchallenged in yacht racing, but sailors still judge the J-Class yachts of the 1930s as the pinnacle of sailing glory. Svea , of all the Js designed from 1930 to 1937, is not only the longest, newest and, theoretically, perhaps the fastest – but she’s got one of the most mysterious pasts, coming to fruition only through a chance encounter.
A Mothballed Dream
John Lammerts Van Bueren , Dutch timber supplier, was on the hunt for original Tore Holm drawings to inform the restoration of his Holm 8-M yacht Cagg . He found the near-complete archive of one of the greatest yacht designers of the last century, in a series of ageing leather briefcases in the basement of a house near Stockholm. That house belongs to Birgitta Holm, daughter of Tore Holm who, with compatriot boatbuilder Gustav Plym, drew Svea (then unnamed) to tackle American supremacy and claim sailing’s greatest title for Sweden.
Neither of them would have known that the America’s Cup would not be raced again for 21 years, and never again in craft as grand as the Js. Still less might they have imagined that in a new millennium, the Js would explode in popularity again and that a lone Dutch seeker would come knocking at Tore’s daughter’s front door, asking to see those old plans under the stairs, six decades after they drew them. They held no special resonance for Birgitta, for whom sailing was a cold, wet necessity, as she helped her father deliver yachts to clients in all conditions, and John helped to secure this treasure trove for the Swedish Maritime Museum, where they were gently steamed open and scanned. And so it was that John, returning to the museum to see the treasure in all its glory, found Svea . His “heartbeat stalled” as he pulled out the drawings marked “KSSS [Royal Swedish YC) J-Båt”. There were the lines, sail plan, midship section and construction plan – a complete preliminary study.
After a couple of false starts and dissolved syndicates, a complete aluminium hull had been built by Dutch yard Bloemsma and finally, an owner for Svea came on board and took the project to completion at Vitters Boatyard. She was launched in January 2018, eight decades after her design. To this day, no other record of Svea has been found, neither at KSSS or the New York Yacht Club. Like fellow modernday J build Topaz , she is neither a restoration nor a replica, but a dream that spent 80 years mothballed and is today sailing for the first time.
Sailing this J Hard into the Wind
Out at sea, I was asked to stay on the aft deck, the usual observation post for guests and journalists on a J, and surprisingly comfortable, even in 20-25 knots of wind. What happened next was a quiet, efficient blur of action, punctuated in the memory as a series of impressions: diesel off, black mainsail rising up the mast, speed building, then the No3 (100 per cent) genoa climbing up the mast. The weather side went up as smoothly as a high rise lift, heeling at up to 37 ° , as we sailed hard into the wind. Somewhere out there in the hard blue glitterscape of a spring day in the Med, our chase RIB stood off .
The presence of the chase RIB is standard in the J Class and means that Js are raced without lifejackets or guardrails, quite correct for this aesthetically-driven class that is nothing if it is not a spectacle. It also colours every moment with an exhilarating sense of vulnerability. Even in the enclosed bay with its limited fetch, a couple of days of mistral had raised a bit of a sea – perhaps 5-6ft (1.5-2m), but we cruised through them like a flying carpet, high and dry on the weather side, above the spray flying back down the lee deck, which is partially underwater. It would be a long way to fall into the water from here, but my perch is secure. Looking down and along that deck is a rare sight – 143ft of swept teak, barely interrupted as it tapers gently to a needle point.
Even more noticeable is the sound, as the rig judders and creaks from the insane loads. The load generated by the 5,000sq ft (4,500m 2 ) mainsail is 14 tonnes: the mainsheet has enough pull on it to hoist a London bus into the air, and it jerks and creeks as the hydraulic primary winches pull it in. The mast compression load is a horrifying 180 tonnes, more than the boat weighs. Even the vang load exceeds 4 tonnes, and snaps to show its disapproval as the load reaches 4.2 tonnes. There is little reaction from the incredibly calm crew. I imagine someone jots ‘get stronger vang’ on a tablet somewhere later, when we are back ashore. There is another noise, too, the backstay perhaps, playing its own moaning glissando that sounds eerily alive.
This feeling of tension and excitement are the things you might expect. Then there are the things you don’t expect, like the simplicity of the rig. The reality of J sailing is anything but straightforward, but ostensibly at least, you can kid yourself that you understand a boat like this. The bermudan sloop rig has (for racing) an unreefable main, a choice of three genoas (100, 120 or 140 per cent) and a spinnaker. For cruising, a staysail can be hoisted on its own luff to divide the sail area before the mast. The racing main is replaced with a reefable mainsail and stanchions and a fence are inserted. With a comfortable interior capable of sleeping 11, Svea is far more bluewater capable than you might imagine.
Benevolent Magic: Running Downwind on a J
We bear off and run downwind for a while, the red spinnaker blooming out ahead of us, still at hull speed of 12 knots or more. In much the same way that a 6-M will sail at 6 knots “all the time”, the Js will power up in quite light airs, and suitably rigged, can take a lot. Remember that they have been crossing the Atlantic since the 1930s. With their slender profiles and high displacement, the same qualities that enable them to hold their speed so easily, they apparently become submarines in a real seaway, but, in high-tensile aluminium and carbon rig, they simply plow on.
If a J on the wind is a serene drama, the sensation on a run is one of benevolent magic. The wind had died down a little and the sun, gathering strength, warmed our backs as we raced down the wind in silence, nothing other than the goosewinged sails to suggest that we are just one crash gybe away from oblivion – but that’s not going to happen today as I am not helming. Then suddenly the cry of ‘ Man overboard ’! It is instructive to see how quickly we lose sight of our man – about 20 seconds – but not before the RIB is racing through the sea to collect him and transfer him back to us, all without stopping. A single dolphin leapt out of the water ahead of us, and the uniform waves march slowly past the boat, rising almost above the freeboard, translucent aquamarine in the sun and close enough to touch. A crewman approaches, smiling and pointing to the spectacle of a wave slowly racing us home. It’s perfection.
Svea had not had much of a run-in period before the big America’s Cup races in Bermuda this June, but with boat and crew running well, she’ll be one to watch – if not there, then at Newport (RI) at the J Worlds in late August. As I write, Svea has reached the Azores, sailing on her own hull in the tradition of Js voyaging to the new world to make their challenge. Tore Holm and Gustav Plym are gone now, but even in the lives of the dead there are sometimes second chances; their ghosts might prevail yet.
Building on the Past
When Andre Hoek first beheld the 1937 drawings from Holm and Plym, they were far from the finished article. The first job was to digitise the information, then fair the lines in a CAD programme and render the boat in 3-D. The results were sent to the J-Class Association, which must approve all prospective builds if they are to race in the fleet. Then a new construction plan was drawn up for aluminium.
New boats have to be considerably stronger than their 1930s counterparts, to take the greater loads produced by their modern sails – North Sails 3Di in this case. Laminate sails and zero-stretch rigging result in huge loads – 180 tonnes of mainmast compression, 36 tonnes on the forestay…. Add to that the fact that modern Js are built in aluminium rather than steel (apart from the 2003 Ranger which is steel), and you have a very different construction strength requirement.
After that came the mast position and sail plan which, thanks to the sailcloth, is far more powerful than the original, so the rig has remained very similar. Then came stability, weight and handicap considerations. “It’s a major job,” said Hoek, who has previously acted as naval architect on the Lionheart and Topaz J projects.
In fact, Hoek Design formulated a velocity prediction programme specifically for J boats while working on Lionheart . It suggested that Svea was going to be a flyer, particularly upwind, a theory that is proving true. She’s also the longest J on deck, with a correspondingly long waterline, so benefits in terms of hull speed.
There has been much talk of waterline length in the J Class, particularly since the association allowed an extra 4in (10cm) of freeboard, along with the lighter aluminium hull material. Svea floats lower than her contemporaries, in fact very close to her original design. Hoek maintains that the waterline argument is overstated, giving as evidence the last J race, where the fleet raced for more than two hours and arrived at the finish line within seconds of each other, a closeness that is aided further by the J handicap rule that theoretically nullifies differences in size – including waterline length.
That low freeboard is also a great boon to Svea ’s appearance. She’s already earned a reputation as one of the prettiest boats in the class. “She’s gorgeous-looking,” said Hoek, who also cites the pleasing balance between bow and stern overhangs. With such an effective handicap system, the real key to winning in the J-Class is crew work. Velsheda , with her tried-and-tested crew, is the perfect example. Svea provided a unique opportunity to make a clear improvement in this area. Because the original drawings did not include a deck plan, Hoek was free to come up with a deck arrangement based around crew communication, key on a boat this size.
Unlike some Js where the winches and crew stations are ‘all over the place’, there are three distinct areas on Svea : the helm’s cockpit, with a large wheel to allow the helm to sit out and see the tell tales; the main cockpit directly in front of that, from where the main, genoa and running backstays are operated on the primary (hydraulic) winches; and the ‘pit’ forward of the mast, where the halyards and spinnaker sheets are handled on the secondary winches (also hydraulic).
The result of this is that the helm has good sight lines forward and good communication lines, being able to speak to the main, genoa and backstay trimmers without a headset. Similarly, the spinnaker trimmer, who is always standing highside to see the action, can act as a comms bridge between the spinnaker winch men and the afterguard.
“She’s got by far the best communication lines of any J,” said Hoek. The other area in which Hoek had carte blanche was in the deck housing. Hoek came up with very low-profile upperworks, which honour Tore Holm’s own aesthetic sensibility, and as you can see from the photos, it’s another factor that adds to her appearance.
J-Class Below Deck
The interior was designed by Pieter Beeldsnijder, who died before seeing the fruits of his labour. “He was brilliant, great to work with,” said Hoek. Michiel de Vos of De Vos De Vries Design, who acted as interior decorator, was in Palma and gave me a tour of the interior, which is in classical raised and fielded style, but with a dash of modernity in the choice of wood – claro walnut with its vivid tiger stripes – and in the striped blue-and-white fabric settee coverings.
The interior is more commodious than you might imagine given the slim, overhang-heavy shape of a J. A full-width, en-suite owner’s cabin aft leads (as we go forward) to a double guest cabin, a twin-single guest cabin (both en-suite), day heads, full-width saloon, galley, crew mess and crew quarters. The galley can open into the saloon, so the owner can access it for small things like a coffee without rousing crew. The engine and generators are accessed through a large, lifting sole hatch.
The J-Class Fleet
The J-Class fleet sailing today comprises these nine yachts, in order of their launch dates:
J-Class designed by Charles Nicholson, launched in 1930 and rebuilt in 2000
J-Class designed by Charles Nicholson, launched in 1933 and rebuilt in 2006
J-Class designed by Charles Nicholson, launched in 1934 and rebuilt in 1989
J-Class designed by Burgess/Stephens, launched in 1937, later scrapped, replica launched in 2003
J-Class designed By Charles Nicholson, launched in 1936 (as Endeavour II ), later scrapped, replica ( Hanuman ) launched in 2009
J-Class designed by Burgess/Stephens in 1936, launched in 2011
J-Class designed by W Starling Burgess, launched in 1934, later scrapped, replica launched in 2012
J-Class designed by Frank Paine in 1935, launched in 2015
J-Class designed by Holm and Plym in 1937, launched in 2017
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Svea Found at Fault in J-Class Collision with Topaz
A decision has been reached on the cause of the shocking collision between J Class sailing yachts Svea and Topaz during the Superyacht Challenge Antigua earlier this month.
The 43.6 metre Svea was captured riding over the stern of the 42.6 metre Topaz , resulting in the injury of three crew members.
A hearing report released by the J Class Association on the incident found Svea responsible for the collision for failing to keep clear as the port tack boat. It also concluded that it was deemed impossible for Topaz to avoid the collision.
The incident occurred shortly before the first race on March 12, with Topaz approaching the starting line around one minute and 40 seconds ahead of the start of the race.
Svea , on port, was on course to collide with Topaz and attempted to bear away at the last moment. Despite Topaz luffing to avoid the crash, Svea collided with the port side of Topaz , causing serious damage in the process.
Topaz’s boom, back stays and mainsheet were broken while the port runner was torn off. The mast was put under “extreme load” according to the report, and will undergo further inspection.
Two crew members on board Topaz were thrown from the boat, including one who suffered four broken ribs when he was pushed overboard by the bow of Svea . A crew member on board Svea was also pulled from the boat by the runner tail of Topaz .
Following the collision, both yachts immediately retired from the race and the Superyacht Challenge Antigua. Dramatic footage of the collision was captured on board fellow J Class yacht Velsheda .
Both Topaz and Svea are race veterans and have competed against each other in a number of international sailing regattas, including the St Barths Bucket and the Superyacht Cup Palma.
Built by Vitters, Svea was launched in 2017 making her the newest member of the J Class fleet. Topaz is also a modern J Class, and is based on an unbuilt 1935 Frank Paine design. Topaz was delivered by Holland Jachtbouw in 2015.
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Shamrock V – JK3
J Class yacht Shamrock sailplan
LOA: 36.50m /119ft 9in · LWL: 26.7m/87ft 7in · Beam: 6.00m/19ft 8in · Disp: 166 tonnes
Original lines: Charles E Nicholson
Modified design: Dykstra Naval Architects
Launch year and yard: 1930, Camper & Nicholsons
Identifying features: The only wooden J and the smallest. Dark green hull with bronze deck fittings.
Current state: She has just had a refit in Palma after a long period under her past owner chartering, cruising and occasional racing.
Race prediction:Her smaller size means she will struggle against the other J Class yachts in real time – but she has the most experienced skipper and her recent mods are all aimed at making her competitive on handicap.
Skipper: Simon Lacey · Race Helmsman: Mike ‘Moose’ Sanderson
Photo: J Class Association / Gerhard Standop
Velsheda – JK7
J Class yacht Velsheda sailplan
LOA: 39.25m/128ft 9in · LWL: 27.8m/91ft 3in · Beam: 6.57m/21ft 7in · Disp: 180 tonnes
Launch year and yard: 1933, Camper & Nicholsons. Rebuilt by Southampton Yacht Services in 1997.
Identifying features: Dark blue hull, pinched transom and that iconic sharp J bow.
Current state: Continually optimised and very well prepared.
Race prediction: Highly experienced, well-gelled crew and a yacht that is looking particularly nimble and aggressive at the start. Despite surrendering size to the modern J Class yachts she’s a firm favourite to win any regatta.
Skipper: Barney Henshaw-Depledge · Race helmsman: Owner-driver
Helen Fretter goes racing on board J Class yacht Velsheda
Photo: J Class Association / Onne van der Wal
Endeavour – JK4
J Class yacht Endeavour sailplan
LOA: 39.31m/128ft 12in · LWL: 27.30m/89ft 7in · Beam: 6.68m/21ft 11in · Disp: 175 tonnes
Launch year and yard: 1934, Camper & Nicholson. Relaunched by Royal Huisman in 1989.
Identifying features: Royal ‘Endeavour Blue’ hull, clean deck, single deckhouse.
Current state: Completely refitted by Yachting Developments in 2010-11. Based between Palma and Cascais she is for sale through Edmiston and in prize condition.
Race prediction: Fully optimised and race ready, but is up for sale and now already unlikely to be ready in time for Bermuda.
Skipper: Luke Bines · Race helmsman: N/A (Torben Grael in 2012)
Video exclusive: what it’s like to sail the iconic J Class Endeavour
Photo: J Class Association / Jens Fischer
Ranger – J5
J Class yacht Ranger sailplan
LOA: 41.63m/136ft 7in · LWL: 28.80m/94ft 6in · Beam: 6.41m/21ft 0in · Disp: 203 tonnes
Original design: Starling Burgess and Olin Stephens
Modified design: Studio Scanu, Reichel Pugh, Fred Elliot and Dykstra Naval Architects
Launch year and yard: 2003, Danish Yacht
Identifying features: White hull with snub nose and spoon bow.
Current state: Refitted and optimised at Newport Shipyard 2016, where chainplates were moved forward and tracks modified to take a bigger headsail.
Race prediction: The heaviest J, but a rocket in flat water, such as in Bermuda’s Great Sound. A veteran crew whose consistency is Ranger’s trump card.
Skipper: Dan Jackson · Race helmsman: Erle Williams
Ranger J5 – the first completely new J Class yacht
Ranger , J5 RYS centenary 2015. Photo Paul Wyeth
Rainbow – JH2
J Class yacht Rainbow sailplan
LOA: 39.89m/130ft 11in · LWL: 26.90m/88ft 3in · Beam: 6.42m/21ft 1in · Disp: 167 tonnes
Original lines: William Starling Burgess
Launch year and yard: 2012, Holland Jachtbouw
Identifying features: Black hull, red bottom and modern grey rig with race boom.
Current state: Sold in 2015 by Chris Gongriep, the former owner of Holland Jachtbouw, she has since solely been used for cruising by her US owner who shows no signs of wanting to race, although she will be in Bermuda to watch.
Race prediction: Was cruised and raced extensively for a couple of seasons after she was built and has proven to be a supremely fast boat for her size in the right hands.
J Class yacht Rainbow – the Dutch destroyer
Hanuman – JK6
J Class yacht Hanuman sailplan
LOA: 42.19m/138ft 5in · LWL: 27.50m/90ft 3in · Beam: 6.60m/21ft 8in · Disp: 180 tonnes
Launch year and yard: 2009 Royal Huisman
Identifying features: Carries the old Endeavour II sail number JK6 – but a totally modern day reinterpretation of Sopwith’s second boat, built in aluminium.
Current state: Her weight and stability were optimised at Newport Shipyard in 2016 and she was also fitted with a new mast and rigging, plus a new furling headstay.
Race prediction: With her same core Comanche/Puma crew and Ken Read on the wheel, this is a highly race-oriented J Class yacht.
Skipper: Greg Sloat · Race helmsman: Ken Read
Inside J class yacht Hanuman
Lionheart JH1
J Class yacht Lionheart sailplan
LOA: 43.4m/142ft 5in · LWL 27.2m/89ft 3in · Beam: 6.55m/21ft 6in · Disp: 180 tonnes
Original lines: Starling Burgess and Olin Stephens
Modified design: Hoek Design
Launch year and yard: 2010, Bloemsma and Claasen Jachtbouw
Identifying features: Black hull and rig, bulwarks giving a high freeboard effect, two deckhouses.
Current state: Constantly upgraded, Lionheart has new North raw sails with plans to build more sails before Bermuda.
Race prediction: Lionheart is consistently optimised, has some key pros and a fantastic crew spirit. Should be finishing in the top three in Bermuda.
Skipper: Toby Brand · Race helmsman: Owner-driver · Tactics: Bouwe Bekking
J Class yacht Lionheart J/H1 – replica of an original that was never built
Photo: J Class Association / Thierry Martinez
J Class yacht Topaz sailplan
LOA: 42.7m/140ft 1in · LWL: 27.8m/91ft 3in · Beam: 6.75m/22ft 2in · Disp: 180 tonnes
Original lines: Frank Paine
Launch year and yard: 2015, Holland Jachtbouw
Identifying features: Longest waterline of all the Js (for which there is a sail area penalty) she has a striking Art Deco interior and a dark blue hull with turquoise antifoul.
Current state: New and raring to go.
Race prediction: With her fuller volume forward, longer waterline and shorter keel, Hoek believes she will be the fastest J Class downwind and in light airs. The crew has practised hard since last year and now has top big boat helm in Holmberg.
Skipper: Romke Lopik · Race helmsman: Peter Holmberg
New J Class yacht named Topaz is launched – and the design team says she is “absolutely stunning”
Photo: J Class Association / Carlo Borlenghi
J Class yacht Svea sailplan
LOA: 43.6m/143ft 1in · LWL: 27.6m/90ft 7in · Beam: 6.65m/21ft 10in · Disp: 180 tonnes
Original lines: Tore Holm
Launch year and yard: 2017, Bloemsma / Vitters
Identifying features: Dark grey metallic hull, near flush ultra-clean, ergonomically optimised deck with low single doghouse and huge 8ft diameter wheel that turns in a well that extends down to the keel frames.
Current state: Just launched.
Race prediction: Tore Holm was a gifted Metre designer and Svea looks like a fast upwind boat, with a race oriented deck design and a slippery underwater shape. It’s asking a lot of her crew to be competitive for 2017.
Skipper: Paul ‘PK’ Kelly
Race helmsman: Owner driver
Nine Js and counting: J Class Svea J-S1 is sold and under construction at Vitters
The history of the J-Class
The Js are inextricably linked with the America’s Cup as, barring Velsheda , all were built for the purpose of America’s Cup racing. From 1929 to 1937, 20 J Class yachts were designed. Ten of these went on to be built, with six racing in the America’s Cup finals. A modern J Class yacht’s lines can only be taken from the original designs, ensuring the fleet’s look endures.
The J Class has its roots in the oldest international yacht race in the world, the America’s Cup.
Our Heritage
Considered some of the most beautiful yachts ever built, the story of the J Class is defined by fierce transatlantic competition for the America’s Cup, followed by an era of steep decline, and the modern-day revival.
The J Class includes a mixture of refitted surviving yachts along with a number of new yachts faithfully built to original hull lines from 1930’s designs, with more yachts currently in build.
The J Class Association was founded in 2000 to protect the interests of the Class, present and future, and organises an annual calendar of racing for these magnificent yachts.
2024 Calendar
The Superyacht Cup Palma
Palma, Spain
8 - 14 September
Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup
Puerto Cervo, Sardinia
5-11 October
J Class Barcelona Regatta
Barcelona, Spain
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Seconds in it but j class svea completes title hat trick at maxi yacht rolex cup.
By winning the second, final coastal race of the Maxi YachtRolex Cup by only a handful of seconds, the highly polished crew of the SwedishJ Class yacht Svea won the Super Maxi division overall.
Racing finally underway in Porto Cervo
After two days of no sailing due to the big breeze, racing finally got underway today in Porto Cervo.
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The magnificent 43.6-metre Svea is the latest and greatest in the line of new yachts built as part of the rebirth of the legendary J-Class yachts. As a ‘super J’ at the upper end of the specifications of the Universal Rule, Svea is an imposing yacht in her own right. The Vitters craftsmen and engineers incorporated a wealth of modern elements and construction methods to create an exceptionally advanced sailing yacht.
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43.60m J Class S1
Builder:
Vitters Shipyard
Hull subcontractor:
Bloemsma Holland
Design:
Hoek Design Naval Architects
Interior Design:
Pieter Beeldsnijder / deVosdeVries design
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Taco van Ineveld
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A New J-Class Stunner
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- Updated: December 17, 2015
Vitters J-Class yacht Svea
Vitters Shipyard is continuing construction on the J-S1 Svea , which is the first J-Class yacht to be built at the Netherlands facility.
Svea has a length overall of 143 feet, the longest of the current J-Class fleet. Hoek Design based her on original 1937 plans by Thore Holm, and then reimagined her lines, strength and construction characteristics. Claasen Shipyards was also involved in the project.
Svea is being built in aluminum with an integrated traditional long keel. The next step at Vitters will be to begin fit-out and systems integration.
What’s different from the 1937 original: The deck arrangement, which the owner wants to accommodate modern J-Class racing equipment.
Interior design: It’s being handled by Pieter Beeldsnijdger Designers & Naval Architects in keeping with Svea ‘s traditional exterior styling.
Stay tuned for project updates: go to www.vitters.com
UPDATE: deVosdeVries Design has replaced Pieter Beeldsnijdger Designers & Naval Architects on this project.
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Svea’s winning streak extended
September 6, 2023
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Carlo Borlenghi / Francesco Ferri
As the J Class returned to windward leeward courses at the Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup in Porto Cervo today, two further race wins for the Swedish flagged Svea means the team are well set to collect the top award for the three-boat class at Saturday’s prizegiving at the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda. Racing in a sparkling 12-16kts of NNE’ly breeze with a bumpy sea state, the well drilled Velsheda crew did make Svea work especially hard for their second win of the day, but the team led by tactician Bouwe Bekking still remain unbeaten after five races, all of them sailed in great conditions.
With an expectation that the breeze would diminish in the afternoon, racing was brought forwards an hour to capitalize on the perfect winds. And while Svea again won the day, the other honours were shared between Velsheda and Topaz.
After a bitterly disappointing Tuesday when they tore two spinnakers in succession on the same awkward downwind, Topaz bounced back to a much better day. Notably they won both starts with strong positioning and pin sharp timing.
Typically in a three boat fleet opportunities knock when two boats pair up. On the first race Topaz let Svea away as they engaged Velsheda, whilst on the second race it was Velsheda which escaped, sailing high and fast on the first brisk upwind while Topaz held Svea out towards the left of the first beat.
Svea extended on the first race to win by 1 minute and 11 seconds on corrected time from Topaz. But although Velsheda crossed the line first after leading at every mark and sailing a very tidy race, they were left in second on corrected time, a tantalizing 21 seconds behind Svea.
Velsheda’s mainsheet trimmer Don Cowie was disappointed not to have saved their time against Svea after taking their second winning gun of the week, but he is loving the thrilling J Class racing. “The second race we sailed really well, Ronald (Velsheda’s owner) did a really nice job steering in these waves as they are difficult boats to sail. But it is pretty tough for us as we sailed a nice race, got some good shifts, good hoists, gybes, drops… We sailed well but we just can’t seem to win on handicap. It is very difficult.”
He continued, “Today we are just taking the cup for line honors! But the racing is just fantastic. But this is a difficult place to race J Class yachts because of the sea state, although the racing has been fantastic. We have had some great sailing. It is good fun. These boats are kind of dangerous and so you need to be surrounded by a good bunch of guys who really know what they are doing. And this boat is 90 years old. I am sailing around in a boat that was racing 90 years ago and I love that!”
Svea’s project manager and mainsheet trimmer Tim Powell is delighted the hard work and effort put in by their team is paying off. After five races and with two still to sail, their lead is seven points. “ We are super excited about today,” said Powell, “Everything is just working really well and the crew are doing fantastic work.”
He recalled, “ First race we got our noses ahead when Topaz and Velsheda were having a little battle between themselves and that was relatively good, and the second one we did not have a great start but we managed to battle past Topaz. At two thirds of the way up the beat we managed to squeeze them off which gave us some breathing room. The thing is the boat is going well, we are sailing the boat well, we have a great crew, Bouwe is making good calls. When things are going your way, they go your way.”
And Peter Holmberg, helm on Topaz was happy with the progress they are making. “Yesterday was a very hard day for everybody but we made a real mission out of sailing really well and we did that. We had good starts today and I had a lot of help from our bowman and navigator, these guys on these big boats really helpful. I feel like we have a good rhythm going in the starts and nailed two of them and we were going as well as we could upwind. We are very happy with everything but just not enough to get our competitors.”
Thursday is the lay day for all classes at the Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup, with racing resuming Friday and before Saturday’s final day.
Race 4 1 Svea, corrected time 1h15m51s 2 Topaz 1h17m02s 3 Velsheda 1h18m04s
Race 5 1 Svea 1h08m21s 2 Velsheda 1h08m42s 3 Topaz 1h09m21s
Overall Standings after 5 races 1 Svea 5pts 2 Velsheda 12pts 3 Topaz 14pts
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The J-Class yacht Svea by Hoek Design is a 43,60m J-Class sloop, built by the Dutch manufacturer Claasen Shipyards and finished by Vitters. Superyacht Svea is a replica of the well known Torre Holm design and is one of the most impressive J-designs around.
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Sailing yacht Svea carries the sail number JS1 in honour of her Swedish roots, as well as representing the fact that she has three Swedish and three Dutch Owners.
S/Y Svea's hull is one of the fastest upwind of all the J-class hulls. She features minimalist interior by Pieter Beeldsnijder, making her one of the top contenders on boat speed and handicap.
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The new J Class Yacht Svea was launched in January 2017 to an original hull linesplan of Thore Holm made in 1937. Fast forward, this spectacular new J took 80 years to finally touch the water and is one of the most promising new J-Class Yachts built to date. Svea is by many regarded as one of the most beautiful J’s and potentially one of the fastest one’s. Hoek Design redesigned her linesplan, did all exterior styling, naval architecture work and performance optimization. Her construction, decklayout and sailplan were optimized for racing, incorporating many new features. The interior design was done by the late Pieter Beeldsnijder in cooperation with Hoek Design. Interior decoration was done by deVosdeVries. She was built at Vitters Shipyards with help from Claasen Shipyards who initially started the project. Hull construction was by Bloemsma in the Netherlands who previously built three other aluminium J Class hulls. Van Ineveld & Co acted as owners representatives.
LOA 43.6 m LWL 27.6 m Beam 6.65 m Draft 4.72 m Sail Area 704 m2 Yard Vitters Shipyard Year 2017
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Svea Found at Fault in J-Class Collision with Topaz
A decision has been reached on the cause of the shocking collision between J Class sailing yachts Svea and Topaz during the Superyacht Challenge Antigua earlier this month.
The 43.6 metre Svea was captured riding over the stern of the 42.6 metre Topaz , resulting in the injury of three crew members.
A hearing report released by the J Class Association on the incident found Svea responsible for the collision for failing to keep clear as the port tack boat. It also concluded that it was deemed impossible for Topaz to avoid the collision.
The incident occurred shortly before the first race on March 12, with Topaz approaching the starting line around one minute and 40 seconds ahead of the start of the race.
Svea , on port, was on course to collide with Topaz and attempted to bear away at the last moment. Despite Topaz luffing to avoid the crash, Svea collided with the port side of Topaz , causing serious damage in the process.
Topaz’s boom, back stays and mainsheet were broken while the port runner was torn off. The mast was put under “extreme load” according to the report, and will undergo further inspection.
Two crew members on board Topaz were thrown from the boat, including one who suffered four broken ribs when he was pushed overboard by the bow of Svea . A crew member on board Svea was also pulled from the boat by the runner tail of Topaz .
Following the collision, both yachts immediately retired from the race and the Superyacht Challenge Antigua. Dramatic footage of the collision was captured on board fellow J Class yacht Velsheda .
Both Topaz and Svea are race veterans and have competed against each other in a number of international sailing regattas, including the St Barths Bucket and the Superyacht Cup Palma.
Built by Vitters, Svea was launched in 2017 making her the newest member of the J Class fleet. Topaz is also a modern J Class, and is based on an unbuilt 1935 Frank Paine design. Topaz was delivered by Holland Jachtbouw in 2015.
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Nine Js and counting: J Class Svea J-S1 is sold and under construction at Vitters
- Toby Hodges
- December 1, 2015
News that Vitters Shipyard is fitting out the J Class Svea, takes the tally of formidable Js to nine. It also gives hope of seeing the biggest collection of J Class ever at the Bermuda America’s Cup event in 2017 – and perhaps six or more racing together for the first time!
Vitters Shipyard has announced that it is fitting out its first J Class yacht. The brand new 43.60m aluminum hull of the J Class Svea is the longest of the current fleet.
Svea is based on an original Tore Holm design from 1937, and is one of the most stunning Js yet to be built. It has since been reconfigured and styled by Hoek Design’s J supremo Andre Hoek.
The news comes at a time of resurgence in interest in the J Class in the build up to the showcase regatta that will form part of the 35th America’s Cup in Bermuda in 2017 .
And it follows soon after the launch of J8 Topaz from Holland Jachtbouw in June . Indeed it is hoped that Vitters will be able to complete the work in time for Svea to make the Bermuda regatta.
Can you imagine seeing six or more Js racing together? It could steal a hefty dose of thunder from the flying catamarans – but is equally a shrewd ‘foil’ to ensure all sailing enthusiasts tune into the event.
Ever since visiting the hull in its early months of initial construction at Bloemsma Aluminiumbouw in early 2014, I have been silently hoping this project finds a willing owner. Even then the bare aluminium plating alone looked awesome.
Svea’s hull construction is based on longitudinals on web frames, with high tensile frames and Alustar hull plating. Today’s news confirms that Svea has found a new owner and that Vitters Shipyard will start with the fit out and systems shortly.
The Zwartsluis based yard is unfazed by big projects. It built the largest ketch in the world – the 85m Tripp design that launched last year – one of the largest sloops (66m Aglaia), and it refitted the 67m ketch Hetairos this year.
That Vitters uses a very efficient sub contractor model, fuels hope that the J Class Svea can be fitted out and launched in time for the Bermuda event. Few yards in the world are capable of completing a project of this size on this timescale.
Research by the Hoek Design office suggests that the design of J-S1 will be very capable, especially upwind. Swedish designer, sailor and boatbuilder Tore Holm was an expert in Metre racing yachts between 1920s and 1950s. He built 700 boats, won four Olympic medals himself, while five medals were won by boats he designed.
Svea’s interior will be designed by Pieter Beeldsnijder Designers & Naval Architects, and will have traditional styling in line with the overall character of the yacht. The client’s brief called for a change in the original deck arrangement, to accommodate the equipment used in modern J-Class racing.
When she launches, the J Class Svea will join the impressive current fleet of J Class yachts sailing: Shamrock V, Endeavour, Velsheda (all originals), plus Ranger, Hanuman, Lionheart (pictured below), Rainbow and Topaz.
The J Class Svea project has been developed in close cooperation with Claasen Shipyards and Hoek Design and will be finished at Vitters Shipyard. We will be following it here keenly!
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St. Pete To Shine Again
- By Dave Reed
- February 14, 2024
The St. Petersburg Yacht Club and the western shore of Florida’s Tampa Bay will be the epicenter of sailboat racing this weekend when more than 240 teams across 13 one-design classes and five handicap-racing fleets get races started for the first event of the national Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series in St. Petersburg . Now well into its third decade, the regatta will also mark 10 years with its title sponsor.
The Sunshine City’s motto is that St. Pete is “Always in Season,” and that is certainly the enticement for many teams traveling in from colder climes with the promise of warm breezes, stiff competition and a nightlife that’s never been more vibrant.
One such northerner is David Mierzwa, of Lake Placid, New York, who on Tuesday was behind the wheel and racing to get south of a big storm burying the mid-Atlantic and Northeast in snow and ice. Behind him was bitter cold, but ahead of him was warmth and the anticipation of his first Melges 24 Midwinter Championship at the regatta.
As a newbie to the demanding Melges 24, Mierzwa says his primary goal is to “stay out of everybody’s way,” but ultimately, he and his teammates are on a mission to learn the nuances of this high-performance keelboat from his peers.
“We’re going so we can hunt for tips, tricks and whatever makes us better,” Mierzwa says. “It’s about having the opportunity to do an event of this caliber with likeminded people, because while sailing is the goal, being surrounded by others that do the same sport is sometimes better than the sport itself.”
As the Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta in St. Petersburg will be his team’s first major event, he recognizes they don’t have a high enough racing pedigree to vie for the Midwinter Championship title—yet. “The only way we can get to that point is to go out there and race,” he says.
And race they will, from early Friday morning through late Sunday, alongside several other one-design classes that are the regulars of this February classic, including the S2 7.9s and the Hobie 33s , both of which will also be vying for their midwinter championship titles.
The S2s have the returning champions of Tom and Mary Bryant’s “Team Matros” from Holland, Michigan, which won seven of eight races in 2023 to earn their berth at the Helly Hansen Sailing World Caribbean Championship last October. At each of the series’ five events one team is selected to compete in the British Virgin Islands for the overall season title.
The Hobie 33s also have their champions returning to defend— Craig and Deborah Wilusz’s “Hoof Hearted”—but this year there’s a new and unknown challenger from Waxhaw, North Carolina, and it’s a boat with a nefarious name: “Bad Bunny.” Its new owner, Sean Rhone, says he’s looking forward to meeting and racing with other Hobie 33 owners for the first time and “taking a peek under their hoods.”
Rhone has been primarily racing his Hobie 33 in singlehanded events and low-key races on North Carolina’s Lake Norman, and like Mierzwa, he’s not sure how well he’ll fare, especially with a five-person team that’s been assembled by way of social media message boards, and whom he’s never met.
“It’s cold in Charlotte,” Rhone says, “and I’m getting tired of the cold weather, so when I saw that the fleet was having its midwinters in St. Petersburg, I thought it would be nice to go and race against some other Hobie 33s for once.”
Mierzwa and Rhone may pass each other on an interstate somewhere on the way to St. Pete, along with a sizable Canadian contingent of Contender dinghy sailors making their annual pilgrimage from across the northern border. The 16-foot Contender, which its loyalists claim to be “The Sexiest Singlehander in the World ” was introduced in 1969 and continues to be popular internationally, as well as in Tampa thanks to local sailmaker Ethan Bixby. Bixby, a champion of many classes, continues to rally the troops to the Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta and the fleet has doubled for this year’s gathering. Bixby, who won all races last year, will of course be among the 11 trapezing sailors.
Sharing the same racecourse will be eight teams racing the doublehanded Windmill class, which is new to the regatta lineup, but another cult classic sparked in the 1950s. Class measurer Pat Huntley, of Erie, Pennsylvania, is now a decade into Windmill racing, and says he’s eager to enjoy some fast sailing in St. Pete and good times with his fellow Windmillers. “It’s such a fun and cool group,” Huntley says. “And the Windmill is such a bad-ass skinny and fast boat. It can handle the chop easily and is really fast.”
Five teams racing in the 20-foot Flying Dutchman class (first built in 1951) will hail from California to Tennessee and hosted by local FD ace, Lin Robson, the 2023 class winner. The doublehanded bonanza, however, will be the Melges 15 class, which will feature an impressive 31 teams, nearly double from 2023. The new one-design class has exploded in popularity across the country since its introduction three years ago, and midwinter regattas elsewhere in Florida have maxed out at nearly 100 boats.
Among the Melges 15 ranks in St. Petersburg will be New York’s Iris Vogel, who has traditionally raced the regatta with her larger one-design keelboats over the years (a Soverel 33 and a J/88, both named “Deviation”). Vogel is now enjoying the challenge of big-fleet racing and exhilarating downwind sailing.
Racing with her partner, Tim Longo, Vogel helms and Longo handles the front of the boat, and over the past year they’ve been working their way up the scoreboard, but have a long way to go to the top. “This is a totally new thing to sail in such a big fleet,” Vogel says. “J/88 events typically get a dozen boats at best, and the racing is much slower paced. The tactics are completely different and boats are fast downwind so it’s a ton of fun, but we are still learning a different style of racing. Having the smaller fleet [at the Helly Hansen Regatta] will give us a chance to work on our boatspeed.”
While the out-of-town armada is significant, local sailors look forward to the regatta every year, especially Tampa Bay’s PHRF sailors who’ve made the event a key fixture in their Suncoast Boat of the Year Series. For these fleets, which now comprise the regatta’s largest group with 38 entries across four divisions (Spinnaker, Non-Spinnaker, Racer-Cruiser and Cruising) organizers have added two days of long-course racing over the weekend. Depending on the wind strength and direction of the day, the race committee will plot a daylong course to test each team’s navigational and sailing skills, as well as their perseverance and desire to be first to the dock and first to the yacht club bar.
Local sailor Tim Landt, who has been an active sailor on the Tampa Bay waterfront for decades, is a registered competitor in the Cruising division in his new-to-him Nightwind 35, “Charisma.” He’s excited to see the regatta’s blossoming distance-race fleet and says the local growth and interest in racing older-generation yachts is good for the sport and for the Tampa Bay racing scene.
But it’s not all classic plastics in the distance fleet. In the Racer-Cruiser division will be the sparkling new Neo 43, owned by Ken Mungan of nearby Isles Yacht Club in Punta Gorda, Florida. Mungan purchased his sleek Italian-built 43-footer in 2022 with big plans to take on a few of the sport’s marque distance races, and local events like the Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta offer he and his team an opportunity to learn the boat in a racing environment.
“When I turned 40 I needed a hobby and took up sailing,” Munger says. “I’m always trying new things and got into racing 2019. I did the Melges 24 for a while, but the Neo, because it’s a shallow-draft boat, allows me to do more local long-distance racing and we’re learning a lot.”
For this weekend’s regatta, Munger has more crew lined up than there are roles on the boat, but that’s fine with him. “We’re going to be overloaded, and I am anticipating a level of skill and organization that we don’t quite have yet,” he admits. “We’ll have two coaches and a new set of racing jibs that will be used for the first time, so it will be fun, and I’m looking forward to it.”
While the long-course racers are making their way around the bay, closer to shore, will be the multihulls: the high-tech A Class Catamarans , which have two divisions (Classic and Foiling) totaling 33 competitors, and the Weta Trimarans , with a smaller contingent from years past, return with nine boats, and among them is two-time defending champion and local Pete Merrifield looking for a three-peat.
The iconic Lightning Class is one of the regatta’s largest one-design fleets, with 25 boats, five of which will be raced by members of the Starck family with a few world champions among them. Hall of Famer, Augie Diaz, of Miami, and Ched Proctor, of Southport, Connecticut, both world champions as well, always add to the high level of racing and camaradarie Lightning sailors enjoy all winter. The Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta in St. Petersburg is a key warm-up event for the Lightning class’s hotly-contested two-regatta Southern Circuit with March events in St. Pete and Miami.
Sharing one racing circle immediately off the city front will be the 29-boat J/70 fleet and a reemergent J/24 fleet, both of which will no doubt provide quality racing for both professional and amateur sailors. The same will be true for the ever-competitive ORC fleet, with 11 entries, which will be racing further south. Bill and Jackie Baxter’s J/111 “Fireball,” from Stamford, Connecticut, which has won all of its events this winter will return to defend its 2023 ORC title, which it earned with ease, winning seven of eight races.
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Svea is the newest J Class yacht in the current fleet and was launched in January 2017. At 143ft/43.6m Svea has the longest LOA by 15cms. Her original designs were drawn in 1937 by Swedish Olympian and renowned 6 and 8 Metre boat designer Tore Holm along with compatriot boatbuilder Gustav Plym, but war put paid to any hopes of a Swedish America's Cup challenge.
Svea, the newest addition to the now nine-strong J Class fleet, is one of the most outstanding new yachts of modern times - a harmonious meeting of historic and modern design; a blend of J Class ...
Silhouetted against the Mediterranean sunset, Svea's overhangs are awesome to the point of outrageousness. Her original profile was based on an analysis of the development of the J Class after the 1936 match racing series.. The Swedish naval architect and boatbuilder Tore Holm, famous for his Six Metre and Eight Metre class racing yachts, had turned his pencil to the far bigger Js and he set ...
After winning the J Class twice in a row, in 2022 and 2023, this is Svea's third successive victory at the Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup. Svea's boat captain Paul Kelly enthused "Today [Saturday] we managed to extend on Velsheda all the way up and around the top but on the downwind they had some serious, serious boat speed.
Svea also win the Royal Northern & Clyde Yacht Club Corinthian Cup for the top owner-driver in the J Class at the Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup. Svea's project manager Tim Powell, whose background and forte is preparing, optimising and running grand-prix race programmes, is delighted to see the team winning, especially considering how little time they ...
Svea. The magnificent 43.6-metre Svea is the latest and greatest in the line of new yachts built as part of the rebirth of the legendary J-Class yachts. As a 'super J' at the upper end of the specifications of the Universal Rule, Svea is an imposing yacht in her own right. The Vitters craftsmen and engineers incorporated a wealth of modern ...
The new J Class Yacht Svea was launched in January 2017 to an original hull linesplan of Thore Holm made in 1937. Fast forward, this spectacular new J took 8...
The racing format for the Js also changes to windward-leeward contests, two per day, and will be sailed off Murrays Anchorage. All pictures courtesy of Ingrid Abery. The brand new J Class Svea ...
Svea, the newest addition to the now nine-strong J Class fleet, is one of the single most outstanding new yachts of modern times. Svea's build programme has been a ruthless, unrelenting one ...
Thursday is the lay day for all classes at the Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup, with racing resuming Friday and before Saturday's final day. Race 4 1 Svea, corrected time 1h15m51s 2 Topaz 1h17m02s 3 Velsheda 1h18m04s . Race 5 1 Svea 1h08m21s 2 Velsheda 1h08m42s 3 Topaz 1h09m21s. Overall Standings after 5 races 1 Svea 5pts 2 Velsheda 12pts 3 Topaz 14pts
Vitters J-Class yacht Svea Svea is based on the classic 1937 design, but with modern J-Class equipment. Courtesy Vitters. Vitters Shipyard is continuing construction on the J-S1 Svea, which is the first J-Class yacht to be built at the Netherlands facility.. Svea has a length overall of 143 feet, the longest of the current J-Class fleet. Hoek Design based her on original 1937 plans by Thore ...
J Class yachts Velsheda, Topaz and Svea downwind legs. The J Class is one of several classes deriving from the Universal Rule for racing boats. The rule was established in 1903 and rates double-masted racers (classes A through H) and single-masted racers (classes I through S). From 1914 to 1937, the rule was used to determine eligibility for ...
A chance to sail the world's newest J yacht Svea in a Force 6 turned into the ride of a lifetime… The World's Newest J-Class Yacht. The plans for Tore Holm's 1937 masterpiece, Svea, lay forgotten in a basement for decades - until now…. T he flight to Palma should have been a warning. The little Airbus bounced stiffly through turbulence, occasionally dropping through the sky like a ...
Rare footage of two of the finest J Class yachts racing in Palma, the modern-buit J Class Svea, and the 1933 vintage Velsheda Become a FREE SUBSCRIBER to Ya...
The J-Class yacht Svea by Hoek Design is a 43,60m J-Class sloop, built by the Dutch manufacturer Claasen Shipyards and finished by Vitters. Superyacht Svea is a replica of the well known Torre Holm design and is one of the most impressive J-designs around.
A decision has been reached on the cause of the shocking collision between J Class sailing yachts Svea and Topaz during the Superyacht Challenge Antigua earlier this month. The 43.6 metre Svea was captured riding over the stern of the 42.6 metre Topaz, resulting in the injury of three crew members.. A hearing report released by the J Class Association on the incident found Svea responsible for ...
J Class yacht Velsheda sailplan. LOA: 39.25m/128ft 9in · LWL: 27.8m/91ft 3in · Beam: 6.57m/21ft 7in · Disp: 180 tonnes. Original lines: Charles E Nicholson. Modified design: Dykstra Naval ...
The new J Class Yacht Svea was launched in January 2017 to an original hull linesplan of Thore Holm made in 1937. Fast forward, this spectacular new J took 8...
Before the first race at the Superyacht Challenge Antigua on March 12, the J-Class yacht collision between Svea and Topaz occurred. Event News Topaz skipper describes damage following J-Class yacht collision with Svea. Written by Laura Nicholls. Mon, 23 Mar 2020 | 13:30.
The Yachts. The J Class includes a mixture of refitted surviving yachts along with a number of new yachts faithfully built to original hull lines from 1930's designs, with more yachts currently in build. ... Winning the 31-mile coastal race outright in fhe Supermaxi division the Swedish flagged Svea won the class overall. Racing finally ...
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Gli altri vincitori di categoria della 34ª Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup sono stati: Proteus di George Sakellaris in Maxi 2, il J Class Svea tra i Supermaxi, Oscar 3 di Aldo Parisotto in Maxi 3, H2O di Riccardo de Michele in Maxi 4 e Gaetana di Riccardo Pavoncelli nella classe Multiscafi.
Published on March 12th, 2020 | by Editor. VIDEO: Massive J Class collision. Published on March 12th, 2020 by Editor --> With four J Class yachts competing in the 10th anniversary
J-Class Rainbow - 131′ -2012. Download brochure. Please complete the below details in order to start the brochure download: I request to be contacted by: * Built ...
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