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} Diving By Angela Audretsch THE BEST SCUBA GEAR TO KEEP ON BOARD Whether you're equipping your yacht for charter or just want to make sure it's stocked for yourself and your guests, no toy box is complete without several sets of scuba dive gear for exploring the deep. With so much on offer, we've navigated the market to bring you the best scuba dive gear to keep on board now... ATOMIC AQUATICS BC1 The Ferrari of BCDs, the new BC1 takes quality and detail to the next level, with titaniumcoated D-rings, sand-resistant zips and even quilted shoulder pads. £1,099 atomicaquatics.com AQUALUNG AQUAFLEX WETSUIT With extra-stretchy neoprene, the new 5mm AquaFlex becomes a second skin. The seams are sealed with liquid rubber and the threeway zip seal prevents any chilly trickles. £285 aqualung.com AP DIVING INSPIRATION XPD Divers may joke that they don’t count as “real” diving kit, but a rebreather enables a transformative experience. Get closer to wildlife and extend your bottom time by hours. £5,741 apdiving.com CETATEK AQUABIONIC ABS Available to pre-order now, these highly innovative diving boots instantly connect to a variety of modular fin-blades in different performance parameters using ski-binding technology. Game-changing. £188 cetatek.com 28 } Issue <strong>10</strong> OCEAN REEF NEPTUNE SPACE GDIVERS FULL FACE MASK Breathe through your nose, enjoy a wider field of vision and ditch the pressure points of traditional masks. £495 oceanreefgroup.com GARMIN DESCENT MK1 DIVE COMPUTER Garmin’s first dive computer is smooth and loaded with features, including surface GPS navigation, colour mapping and multiple dive modes. It also pairs with your smartphone. £1,300 garmin.com Credit: BI
} Newport Regatta 12 Metre Pre-Worlds: LAST BLAST BEFORE THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP By Barby MacGowan Photo Credit: Ian Roman Nyala (US-12), winner in Vintage Division, at the 12 Metre Pre-Worlds, part of Sail Newport’s Newport In preparation for the recent 12 Metre World Championship (July 8-13) in Newport, R.I., a fleet of 16 12 Metres competed in Sail Newport’s annual Newport Regatta and counted it as their official 12 Metre Pre- Worlds. After five races over two days (July 6-7), New Zealand (KZ-3), Victory ’83, (K-22) Columbia (US-16) and Nyala (US-12) became the names to beat, winning their respective divisions, but not without a fight. This regatta foreshadowed the intense competition to come when 22 of these yachts – considered some of the most iconic in the history of sailboat design and spanning the decades between the 1920s and 1980s – compete at the Worlds. “It was unprecedented and awesome to see so many 12 Metres together on Narragansett Bay and Rhode Island Sound (where they sailed, respectively, on Saturday and Sunday),” said 12 Metre Worlds Event Chair Peter Gerard, “And it will be even more spectacular next week when another six 12 Metres join the racing, making it the largest gathering of 12 Metres since the 2001 America’s Cup Jubilee.” The 12 Metres, most famous as America’s Cup boats but also with ties to the Olympics in the early 1900s, are divided into divisions based mainly on when they were built. They are Grand Prix (for 12 Metres built between 1983 and 1987 with winged keels), Modern (1967- 1983), Traditional (1958-1964) and Vintage (1907-1958). Photo Credit: Ian Roman Victory ‘83 (KA-22), winner in Modern Division After two firsts and a second on one Saturday, Dennis Williams’ Victory ‘83 (KA-22) had four points on Enterprise (US-27) going into Sunday’s Modern Division racing. “We just wanted to sail the racecourse as fast as we could,” said Williams, who won Sunday’s first race by 20 boat lengths or so and “never looked back” after establishing an early lead on the eight-mile twice-around windward-leeward course. “In the second race, a start near the pin end didn’t really work for us; we got pinned out by Intrepid (US-22) and couldn’t sail the course we wanted to sail. We finally got free and ended up second but took a penalty (2 points) for fouling Challenge XII (KA-<strong>10</strong>) at the weather mark. “If you make a mistake you get shot out the back; it’s pretty simple,” said Williams. “You can’t find big boat around-the-buoys racing like this anywhere else. There’s lots of very close competition, and the boats are technically challenging; it’s really a lot of fun. We hope we can go out and show our competitors the way around the course next week!” Continued on page 35 www.mbrpublications.net } 29
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