Whether because of the voyages they’ve made or the people who have sailed them some boats have achieved near-legendary status We tracked down some of history’s most iconic boats that are still sailing today is one of the most famous small sailboats in the world Built in India for the fateful 1968-69 Sunday Times Golden Globe Race she was the first boat to complete a singlehanded Suhaili was the only one of the nine entrants to make it to the finish thus winning both first place and fastest circumnavigation Knox-Johnston gave his prize money to the family of fellow competitor Donald Crowhurst Suhaili was for a time retired to the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich The controlled conditions of the museum warped her teak planking and in 2002 Knox-Johnston removed her from the museum and began repairing the damage including the Thames Diamond Jubilee Pageant for Queen Elizabeth II and the start of the 2018 Golden Globe Race Sayula II made history as the winner of the first Whitbread Round the World Race in 1973-74 This elegant Swan 65 was skippered by Ramón Carlin of Mexico Sayula II is still racing with the Carlin family today was at the helm in the 2017 Rolex Swan Cup in the BVI having spent nearly three weeks sailing there from Mexico for the event Other family members also help sail the boat Ramón Carlin’s story was featured in the 2016 documentary The Weekend Sailor 64-year-old Sir Francis Chichester set out to sail around the world on Gipsy Moth IV Despite having been commissioned specifically for the voyage she experienced several equipment failures and at 53ft was regarded by Chichester in retrospect as having been too big for one person to handle the completed circumnavigation set speed and distance records and inspired a generation of sailors Gipsy Moth IV was dry docked at the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich alongside the celebrated clipper ship Cutty Sark for public display eventually being closed to visitors because of wear and tear this time with a rotating crew that included 90 disadvantaged youths she is owned by the Gipsy Moth Trust and is sailed regularly with paying crew to help cover maintenance costs To anyone who has diligently read their nautical literature Commissioned by sailors and authors Eric and Susan Hiscock for their first circumnavigation in the early 1950s the boat was launched into celebrity by Eric Hiscock’s book Around the World in Wanderer III The Hiscocks followed her with Wanderers IV and V and continued writing but Wanderer III remained beloved by their readers who saw his passion for the boat and agreed to sell her to him are committed to maintaining her in better-than-original condition despite the challenges of keeping a wooden boat sailing nearly continuously for 60 years They were awarded the Blue Water Medal by The Cruising Club of America in 2011 At one time holding the Jules Verne record for fastest circumnavigation this boat might not seem to belong in SAIL but look closely at the hull and you might notice a familiar profile In her past life as one of the premiere racing cats of the maxi multihull world this boat won the Jules Verne Trophy while co-skippered by Peter Blake and Robin Knox-Johnston It also once held the record for the fastest female-crewed transat while in the hands of Tracy Edwards Doha and Spirit of Antigua) may have been stripped of her sails the team behind her refit is on an epic environment-saving crusade that will span six years The boat itself is designed to be eco-friendly aiming for total energy autonomy and no greenhouse gas emissions she became the world’s first hydrogen-powered ship with a mix of renewable energies supporting her electric propulsion system Energies and storage systems complement one another and we have to learn how to make them work together There isn’t a unique solution to climate change Is there a more decorated boat in Whitbread history Steinlager 2 was a titan in the 1989-1990 Whitbread Round the World Race and she remains the only boat to have won all six legs of the race she was sold and moved to Italy where she sailed under the names Safilo and Barracuda a Swiss sailor with a passion for nautical history restored her to the original livery and brought her to Alicante for the Volvo Ocean Race’s Legends Regatta Among the visitors onboard for the event were Tony Stevenson and William Goodfellow “The NZ Sailing Trust felt that she needed to be returned to New Zealand and would make a valuable platform to the Trust’s youth development programs at the same time preserving the heritage and pedigree of the yacht and the crew that sailed her,” says CEO Paul Powney The boat was purchased and brought home to New Zealand she is sailed up to 200 days per year by high school students who learn boating and life skills Powney says these boats “are ideal platforms for leaderships and team building with youth You have to work together to get the yachts from A to B These programs are transformational for many The trust has a goal of having 2,000 participants through the programmes each year.” This iconic Ted Hood design was built for Dodge Morgan’s around-the-world record attempt in 1985 during which he became the first American to sail solo around the world without making any stops she was used as a training ship for the United States Naval Academy before being sold to the Rozallia Project in 2011 This Maine-based organization does oceanographic research to clean and protect marine ecosystems and they decided a sailboat was the best vessel for staying in line with their conservationist mission by having the smallest possible carbon footprint they haven’t used the motor to run the generator in three years The Rozallia Project has also refitted the ship to have nine berths and space for scientific equipment that allows them to take water and sediment samples measure salinity and observe the ocean floor She sails during the summer months with volunteers who help with conservation efforts data collection and solution-orient action Joshua is a crowd favorite among many sailors largely due to her legendary participation in the Sunday Times Golden Globe Race she was on track to win the race when Moitessier diverted from his course to the finish and just kept sailing on into the Pacific Though this came as a shock to the race’s audience Moitessier wrote a note to explain that he was happy at sea and that perhaps this would “save his soul.” Among other things he found the growing commercialization of offshore sailing unsettling and couldn’t bear the circus of press and spectators that he would surely face upon returning Joshua belongs to the La Rochelle Maritime Museum in France where at the request of the late Moitessier she sails about 150 days per year between May and November Joshua and Suhaili were both in attendance at the start of the 2018 Golden Globe Race—held to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the original Sunday Times Golden Globe Race—where they were given the honor of marking either end of the line Many products featured on this site were editorially chosen Sail Magazine may receive financial compensation for products purchased through this site Copyright © 2025 Sail Magazine Firecrown Reproduction in whole or in part without permission is prohibited By Brooke Porter Katz Outside the Cuchillos Ojeda workshop entrance lies a six-foot-high pile of discarded stainless steel a tiny knife factory in the town of Sayula a small group of men work on whirring machines Nearly every surface is stacked with knives in various stages of creation and buffalo horns waiting to become future handles Ojeda comes from 12 generations of blacksmiths that date back to the 1500s, when Sayula was first established by the Spaniards. “The town was founded by a cousin of the conquistador Hernán Cortés,” says Don Josesito, as he’s affectionately known to the locals. “He brought artisans to serve him, including carpenters and blacksmiths. [My ancestor] Juan Ojeda was one of them.” “When I was doing the weapons, I kept making knives once in a while so I wouldn’t forget how,” he says. “During this time, I also learned about a lot of different materials, and I liked converting them into knives that looked like works of art.” Stacks of discarded stainless steelDon José’s children helped move the business forward, switching the main material from carbon steel to stainless and damask steel, and expediting the process. While explaining the process from start to finish, the young José reveals that each knife, after being measured, cut, and tempered in the workshop, now gets sharpened at a separate nearby facility before coming back to be polished and engraved. Cuchillos Ojeda knives are like works of art. Ojeda comes from 12 generations of blacksmiths that date back to the 1500s when Sayula was first established by the Spaniards “The town was founded by a cousin of the conquistador Hernán Cortés,” says Don Josesito as he’s affectionately known to the locals [My ancestor] Juan Ojeda was one of them.” Cuchillos Ojeda founder Don José Ojeda LariosADVERTISEMENTADADHundreds of years later Don José learned the trade of knife-making from his uncle he had already produced daggers and other small knives of his own He left school as a teenager and spent the subsequent years at his family’s workshop like how to make a .22-caliber rifle from scratch looking for a way to “work less and earn more,” Ojeda Larios says he began manufacturing automatic and semiautomatic weapons as his full-time job This lasted until his contract with Mexico’s Secretariat of National Defense expired in 1970 I kept making knives once in a while so I wouldn’t forget how,” he says I also learned about a lot of different materials and I liked converting them into knives that looked like works of art.” Cuchillos Ojeda is also known for its custom engraved pieces such as the curved knife and pocket knife aboveToday The bulk of knife production is handled by a few employees and Don José’s two sons “The most beautiful thing is being a father and teacher to my sons,” he says his three grandsons also put in time at the workshop And at the Cuchillos Ojeda storefront around the block various relatives by both blood and marriage are tasked with selling a wide array of products These might include a 15.5-centimeter Japanese-style chef’s knife with a cocobolo wood handle (about U.S.$47) a set of eight table knives with animals etched on the blades ($24) or an engraved pocket knife with a handle that combines camel bone Other options for sale are instruments for carving Should you want your name inscribed or a specific design Stacks of discarded stainless steelADVERTISEMENTADADDon José’s children helped move the business forward switching the main material from carbon steel to stainless and damask steel While explaining the process from start to finish now gets sharpened at a separate nearby facility before coming back to be polished and engraved Don José doesn’t work the machines anymore but he’s a constant presence in the workshop where he carefully oversees the close-knit team as they help carry on his ancestral legacy He’s never been one to dwell on the details of the business but he’s still driven by the same artistic vision When asked how many knives they produce and sell per month “I don’t even know how many—but that doesn’t interest me as much ADVERTISEMENTADADWant more SAVEUR?Get our favorite recipes Articles may contain affiliate links, which enable us to share in the revenue of any purchases made. 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Please enable JS and disable any ad blocker Students gathered at the University Student Union North Lawn to enjoy complimentary food while engaging with a variety of Asian and Desi (APID) student organizations in celebration of APID Heritage Month on April 10 This kickoff extravaganza was the first of six planned events designed to celebrate APID Heritage Month The event provided an opportunity for the diverse Asian communities on campus to unite and educate the Long Beach State community Students were encouraged to explore informational booths to gain insights and have their food cards stamped before indulging in complimentary chicken or tofu and rice bowls The celebration also featured a friendship bracelet station a henna tattoo vendor and free Vietnamese coffee and tea samples from the Little Saigon-based chain 7 Leaves Cafe “We have the chance to bring all 14 of our APID-adjacent student organizations under the same umbrella this month,” Shannyn Sayula the assistant director of the APID Resource Center said Sayula said that an event like this gives all clubs a “space to be visible.” Not only did the event bring awareness to communities in the college that can be overlooked but it also gave students who belong to multiple ethnicities a chance to raise awareness and educate others Being a person of Samoan and Mexican descent Sayula emphasizes that students of mixed heritage deserve to be acknowledged with similar pride “I’m often mistaken for being Hispanic,” she said Among the event’s student organizations was Project Resilience who work with Counseling and Psychological Services and focuses on emphasizing the wellness and mental health of APID students on campus was captivated by the event’s layout and the complimentary food offerings “I wanted to learn more about their heritage and see the different organizations and clubs they had to offer,” Harimawan said Representatives from the Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander (AANAPI) Student Success Center and Development (ASCEND) Program were also present to inform students of their goal of fostering a supportive equitable and empowering learning environment on campus As students performed a traditional dance next to the henna station student assistant George Stevenson told interested onlookers what the APID Resource Center had to offer and a place to study,” Stevenson said Sayula said Long Beach State recognizes APID heritage in April because the semester ends in the middle of May “It’s all about celebrating and uplifting these identities,” Sayula said the next event dedicated to recognizing APID Heritage Month will be taking place Friday morning in the USU ballrooms This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page Regala o regalati un abbonamento al Giornale della Vela cartaceo + digitale e a soli 69 euro l’anno hai la rivista a casa e in più la leggi su PC Se si guarda l’albo d’oro della mitica Whitbread (il giro del mondo in barca in equipaggio a tappe fa strano vedere la bandiera messicana associata alla barca vincitrice della prima edizione quella del 1973-74 (dove morirono tre velisti) Questa la grande impresa del business messicano Ramon Carlin scomparso due giorni fa all’età di 92 anni impiegò 152 giorni totali per completare il percorso di oltre 32.000 miglia della regata Il tuo indirizzo email non sarà pubblicato Iscriviti ora alla nostra newsletter gratuita e ricevi ogni settimana le migliori news selezionate dalla redazione del Giornale della Vela E in più ti regaliamo un mese di GdV in digitale su PC accetta la Privacy Policy e clicca sul bottone “iscrivimi” Riceverai un codice per attivare gratuitamente il tuo mese di GdV ex insegnante di educazione fisica originario di Modena che per 32 anni ha vissuto sull’isola di Budelli in completa solitudine come un moderno Robinson Crusoe Lo scorso 7 dicembre una barca a vela di 15 metri in buone condizioni ma senza equipaggio si è arenata nella spiaggia di Cefalù Dopo un’ispezione a bordo e una serie di accertamenti la Guardia Costiera ha identificato regate e traversate al limite del verosimile Eppure la vela non è certamente estranea alla tradizione lacustre L’archeologa di 29 anni Karla Dana è morta nel corso della spedizione “Legendary Viking Voyage” dalle Isole Faroe alla Norvegia a bordo di una replica di una nave vichinga che si è ribaltata per il maltempo PER COMUNICARE CON LA REDAZIONE02 535 811111 – speciali@panamaeditore.it PER LA PUBBLICITÀSenior account:Guido De Palma:tel Cookie policyPrivacy policy 02 535811 111/200abbonamenti@panamaeditore.it I got a call inviting me to fly over Jalisco’s salt flats located 17 kilometers northwest of Lake Chapala in a tiny three-wheeled aircraft called an ultralight — also called a trike I was told it’s a kind of delta wing or hang glider with a small engine and just enough room for two people my policy about high and dangerous places was that I preferred to enjoy such views only when wearing a harness and attached to a rope I picked up the phone and called a friend with hang glider experience for an opinion “You have a chance to fly in an ultralight?” he said My wife and son both loved the experience!” I assumed that his wife and son had not only enjoyed their trike flights but had also survived them I headed for Kordich Air Sports — a 40-minute drive from Guadalajara — where I had an appointment to soar into the sky at 9 a.m After driving through a pueblito called Los Pozos I stopped and asked a local man if I was on the right track “Sí qué sí,” said David García with a big smile but he said he prefers to call the place I was looking for “Los Pozos International Airport” because it now attracts hang gliding enthusiasts from all over Mexico and a few other countries They gather here to float upon the extraordinary thermal updrafts created by the unique geography of Los Pozos Los Pozos is bounded by a towering cliff on one side and desert-like plus 80-kilometer-long Lake Chapala nearby I was given a warm welcome by owner Pedro Kordich who has been flying delta wings for some 35 years we have ideal conditions for flying ultralights,” Kordich told me only you are riding waves of air instead of water.” But now it was time for my ultralight flight Then he and an assistant snapped a seat belt on me and fitted a huge helmet on my head with a built-in communication system I felt a bit like an astronaut about to head into space “Vámonos,” Pedro shouted with a big laugh as we sped along the runway we were in the air and Pedro was already turning the aircraft left and right pointing things out to me even though we were only 20 meters off the ground He was “steering” by weight-shifting: pushing pulling and turning the bottom bar of a big tubular triangle I was amazed at how maneuverable this trike was in comparison to a commercial plane I could see countless forest fires blazing in the hills all around us you might feel some turbulence,” came the tinny voice of Pedro through my earphones but I’m not sure what it was since I discovered that I couldn’t hear my own voice due to the engine’s roar let’s fly right over a forest fire” because that’s just what we did this is what you would experience if you flew in the afternoon around here which is why they do the trike flights in the morning The next phase of my ultralight educational experience was discovering exactly what happens when the engine fails Our trike was behaving as if it were a kite tethered to an invisible rope “as idle as a painted ship upon a painted ocean.” I recalled a comment a friend had made about his second hang glider flight in this very place and I didn’t come down until the sun set.” and I believed I was up there for at least half an hour I was told my flight had lasted only 10 minutes those 10 minutes were jam-packed with rich experiences I’ll never forget the hang glider (delta wing) differs from the trike in that there’s no motor Takeoff and landing depend on the pilot’s legs This means the hang glider flights all start at the top of the sheer cliff that was towering above us One of the hang glider pilots I talked to was Mexican photographer and cinematographer Lars Herrmann I asked him what he found so attractive about this sport “Hang gliding is about nature,” said Herrmann everything is beautiful; there’s no war when you’re up there You don’t worry about your possessions; you only think about flying Hang gliding is the very best antidote for a midlife crisis.” A short flight in a trike costs 1,700 pesos and lasts 10 minutes If you just want to sit and watch the action in the sky above Kordich Air Sports also has a new tandem option: you are in a delta wing with an expert pilot but instead of jumping off the top of the cliff one of only three women who practice hang gliding in Mexico — you will have a chance to discover that this sport is pura libertad I hope to describe the tandem delta wing experience For more info, phone Pedro Kordich (who speaks excellent English) at mobile 331-270-3838 or visit the Kordich Air Facebook page And if you’ve been in one of these marvelous machines yourself let me (and our readers) know what it was like for you The writer has lived near Guadalajara, Jalisco, since 1985. His most recent book is Outdoors in Western Mexico, Volume Three. More of his writing can be found on his blog ADVERTISE WITH MND COMMUNITY GUIDELINES Subscription FAQ's Privacy Policy Mexico News Daily - Property of Tavana LLC hundreds of Central Americans chanted “Sí se pudo!” (“Yes we could!”) as they arrived in the small town of Sayula The caravan of several thousands of Central American refugees continues to push north to the U.S.-Mexican border the refugees have made headlines as a symbol of the grinding poverty and criminal violence in much of Central America as President Trump vows to deny them the chance to apply for asylum and describes the group as an “invasion.” For the several thousand members of the caravan which leads them through Veracruz and Puebla to Mexico City Difficult circumstances along the way are threatening to scatter the group which initially decided to travel together to protect themselves from organized crime corrupt officials and immigration authorities several groups decided to push onward as quickly as possible from Sayula to Puebla and even Mexico City wary of the dark reputation of central Veracruz as a place where migrants often fall victim to criminal gangs Many members of the caravan say that the generosity of Mexican citizens helps them keep moving to their destination border still some 1,500 miles to the north after having spent the previous night in Matías Romero They had gathered there on a soccer field but were soon surprised by torrential rains that flooded the improvised encampment trying to find shelter at storefronts or homes “It was dreadful. Everything was soaked,” said 45-year-old Honduran José Castellanos He was sitting in front of a small orange tent by the side of the road in Matías Romero “My wife and two sons are sleeping in the tent They’re 3 and 4 years old,” he told America in a voice hoarse after spending hours in the rain Many of the refugees America spoke with Thursday night in Matías Romero were apprehensive about the next day The prospect before them was a grueling march of more than 60 miles on foot in the scorching heat of southern Mexico to Sayula Several thousand managed to get there in less than 12 hours as friendly truck and taxi drivers allowed them to hitchhike the entire distance “There’s no future for me in Honduras,” she said “I know that wealth won’t fall from the sky in the U.S but with help from God I can make it there.” Others were not so lucky and walked for miles pushing strollers or carrying their children There were complaints of younger men securing coveted spots on the trailers and flatbed trucks children and the elderly were forced to continue on foot the sense of relief was palpable in Sayula had hastily set up a large shelter at an abandoned market thankfully,” said 17-year-old Yosselin Flores “We’re not always welcome; in Matías Romero there was no one to provide attention Ms. Flores left her home in Minas de Oro, a small town in central Honduras, three weeks ago with her aunt and little sister, after she read on Facebook that a large group of refugees was gathering in San Pedro Sula to head to the United States. She told America she was fleeing poverty and threats from criminal gangs and she hoped to be reunited with her father I know that wealth won’t fall from the sky in the U.S “I didn’t like the idea of Central Americans coming here at first Many members of the refugee caravan say that the generosity of Mexican citizens helps them keep moving to their destination They travel with little more than a backpack and perhaps the equivalent of a few dollars in their pockets organized crime colluding with corrupt law enforcement and Mexican immigration authorities Some relief often comes from Mexican citizens offering to help along the way threw plastic bags of water to refugees hitchhiking on trailers and handed out plates of food to those passing by on foot There’s a lot of negative news about them on the radio,” Zuri Flores Other help comes from local church groups. In an Oct. 28 editorial in its weekly magazine Desde La Fe the Mexico City Archdiocese called for the country to provide care and protection to the caravan RELATED STORIES The migrant caravan through the eyes of Catholic social teaching J.D. Long García A crisis of legitimacy continues in HondurasKevin Clarke as Pope Francis constantly reminds us,” the editorial said no human being is illegal and this legitimate demonstration of thousands of people seeking survival with a minimum of decency in their standard of living constitutes a cry of denunciation of the silent and inhumane displacement who have not hesitated to mobilize to provide help to the migrants.” Meanwhile, the response of Mexican authorities has been slow and confused. President Enrique Peña Nieto, in a statement released on Oct. 26 tried to convince the refugees to stay in the southernmost states of the countries offering them a temporary ID to seek asylum in Mexico that would allow them to seek medical attention and their children to attend school The consensus of the caravan was to reject the plan dubbed “Estás en tu Casa” (“You’re at Home”) Veracruz Governor Miguel Ángel Yunes Linares provoked outrage among caravan members on Nov after announcing in a video released on social media that the Central Americans could not stay in his state and would be offered transportation to Mexico City in 160 buses he retracted the offer and asked the refugees to stay in in Veracruz citing the lack of water in Mexico City due to maintenance operations to the capital’s water system It is now not as large as the group that left Honduras three weeks ago especially for the children in the group,” Josué Martínez he said he had to flee Honduras after he was threatened by a criminal gang Jan-Albert Hootsen is America’s Mexico City correspondent Caravans carry with them the potential to evangelize Just another article in America Magazine supporting the flouting of the immigration laws that naturalize more than a million new Americans each year and a generous helping of self-righteous indignation about the injustice of national borders and the terrible uncharity of Americans who insist on preserving borders and immigration law Password reset instructions will be sent to your registered email address As a frequent reader of our website, you know how important America’s voice is in the conversation about the church and the world. 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Miguel Ángel Yunes Linares backtracked on his promise saying in a statement that Mexico City wasn’t ready to receive 160 busloads of migrants due to water shortages in the national capital where the waterworks are being repaired and millions of residents lack service.  But Pueblo Sin Fronteras a migrant advocacy organization assisting the caravan said in a statement that the organization had already prepared for the water shortage and taken precautions to receive the migrants in Mexico City Stuck without bus rides to the national capital and still 750 miles from Brownsville the caravan set out on Saturday for the town of Isla Villanueva begged for coins as tractor trailers and buses slowed while passing through Sayula de Alemán The migrants are spread out in groups in the nearby towns of Juan Rodríguez Clara which are about 40 miles from their previous rest stop in Sayula Another contingent is trying to make additional headway by pushing to Tierra Blanca which lies about 80 additional miles to the north Yunes had offered to take the caravan to an undisclosed city in southern Veracruz state – a further distance from the U.S border – but the migrants turned down the offer they voted to head for Isla instead.  The caravan has been winding its way through southern Mexico the past two weeks since fording the Suchiate River separating the country with Guatemala endured scorching heat and torrential rains and survived on the generosity of ordinary Mexicans, who have offered everything from free rides to hot meals to places to sleep The Mexican government has tried to thin out the caravan by offering its participants temporary work visas and social benefits such as healthcare and education As the caravan moved through southern Mexico few of the participants appear anxious to take up the offer of residency The governors’ offer of transportation to Mexico City wasn’t entirely altruistic and reflected the unfriendly attitudes of Mexican officials toward Central American migrants transiting illegally through Mexico – even as Mexico defends its own undocumented citizens living in the United States “We can’t receive a large number of migrants It’s a serious social problem and we don’t want it to increase.” joined the caravan from the Honduran city of San Pedro Sula,  – among the most violent places in the hemisphere – after seeing a news report on Honduran television but says she hasn’t had a job in three years – something she blamed on age discrimination as employment ads in many Latin American countries often ask for young people with an education and a “buena presentación” (good appearance) appealed to her as an opportunity to safely transit the length of Mexico The caravan’s route over the next few days traverses a treacherous area known as Tierra Blanca where drug cartel activities are commonplace and crimes committed against migrants rife.   “I’m in the caravan so I don’t get kidnapped so immigration officers don’t grab me and deport me Others on the caravan told similar stories as they ambled toward Tierra Blanca under cloudy skies and light drizzle along with lower temperatures in the high 70s “We’re not worried if we travel together,” said Carlos Funes a father of nine and a farmhand from northern Honduras who left working on a palm oil plantation because he couldn’t make ends meet “There’s always been poverty in Honduras but not extreme poverty like now,” he said repeating a sentiment often heard among caravan travelers who say the rising cost of living and stagnant salaries are causing many Hondurans to migrate.  Sleeping through rain showersCaravan participants spent a second consecutive night of sleeping through rain showers Parents pushed children in strollers along the highway as young men clung to slow-moving-semis – including a trailer hauling live chickens with his weathered skin and wearing well-worn sandals and toting a backpack with a change of clothes “I prefer to suffer on the road than see my family suffer,” he said “We don’t know if we’ll enter.” who has spoken out repeatedly against the caravan as a midterm elections campaign issue has portrayed the caravan as an invasion and vowed to let migrants enter the United States He has ordered 5,000 troops to the border – and said he would raise it to 15,000 if needed – and said soldiers would “fight back” in response to rocks being thrown at them by migrants saying he hoped “they won’t have to fire.”Funes didn’t seem deterred “Donald Trump and any other government has never stopped immigration.” But Villanueva expressed some concern with stories of the military presence threat You have all kinds of people here,” she said “The government in the United States is very strong More: Tracking Trump’s many threats, claims on immigration, caravan ahead of midterm elections More: Trump says troops won't shoot migrants at border More: Migrant caravan pushes through perilous stretch as Trump's military warnings continue none of the other competitors had heard of him Carlín was a “weekend sailor” and "},"children":[]},{"name":"italic","children":[{"name":"text","attributes":{"value":"Sayula II"},"children":[]}]},{"name":"text","attributes":{"value":" was neither purpose-built nor crewed entirely by professionals the cook was his wife."},"children":[]}]},{"name":"paragraph","children":[{"name":"text","attributes":{"value":"“Before the start the British media poked fun at us,” recalled Francisco Carlín “They published a cartoon showing us as lazy Mexicans wearing sombreros playing dumb in the rigging and swigging bottles of tequila as if we did not know what"},"children":[]}]}]},"summary({\"maxCharCount\":200})":{"type":"json","json":[{"name":"paragraph","children":[{"name":"text","attributes":{"value":"When Ramón Carlín arrived at Portsmouth for the start of the first Whitbread Round the World Yacht Race in 1973 Ramón CarlínGETTY IMAGESMonday June 27 2016 The TimesWhen Ramón Carlín arrived at Portsmouth for the start of the first Whitbread Round the World Yacht Race in 1973 Carlín was a “weekend sailor” and Sayula II playing dumb in the rigging and swigging bottles of tequila as if we did not know what For one team San Diego Yacht Club’s 1000nm Puerto Vallarta Race in 2020 will be the first step towards a journey around the world will be making their racing debut during the 2020 PV Race as part of their campaign to compete in 2021-22 The Ocean Race Brockmann’s goal is to bring Mexico back into The Ocean Race almost 50 years after Mexico’s Sayula II competed and won the inaugural Whitbread Round the World Race in 1973-74 Among the crew will be Co-Owners Ricardo Brockmann and Yon Belausteguigoitia who have been competing in the PV Race during the past decade while also involved in supporting the Viva Mexico project is San Diego Yacht Club’s Malin Burnham the VO65 was previously Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing when it was the overall winner in the 2014-15 Volvo Ocean Race and then rebranded for Team Sun Hung Kai/Scallywag in the 2017-18 Volvo Ocean Race The 1973-74 Whitbread Round the World Race the first edition of the crewed offshore classic With 17 yachts of various sizes and rigs competing the crew of the Mexican Swan 65 Sayula II owned and skippered by Mexican Captain Ramón Carlin won the overall race in 133 days and 13 hours Erik Brockmann shares an update on his plans: How does the Sayula II story from the 70s impact your mission to continue the tradition of international It is a big influence; the next edition of The Ocean Race will mark the 50-year anniversary and is in big part why we believe is the right time for Mexico to be back in the race for the second time in its history we will have an event in Puerto Vallarta where Sayula II will sail along our new boat for some footage of the two Mexican boats which have two main similarities but the rest is completely different and will be great for people to see them both sailing as well as at the docks next to each other What other events will you sail in preparation for The Ocean Race We will do the transatlantic crossing which will be our first big offshore leg but will not be racing The PV Race will be our first offshore race and then we also intend to do the 2020 Tahiti Race The rest will be more focused on the commercial side What is the Brockmann family history with the Puerto Vallarta Race My grandfather did a couple of the San Diego to Acapulco races more than 50 years ago so that is when it all started we only did MEXORC and saw the boats coming down to race in PV In 2010 I did my first PV Race and have not missed one since then two onboard Peligroso (Kernan 68) and the last three races with my father and brother on Vincitore (Reichel Pugh 52) It is probably my favorite offshore race as there are usually great downwind conditions combined with many tactical decisions I’ve been lucky to win Division 1 four of the five PV Race Doing the PV Race and MEXORC back-to-back has become for my family our favorite two weeks of sailing as you really get some of the best sailing offshore and inshore Since my father bought Vincitore winning these two regattas back to back on the same year had been our biggest goal We were very close in 2014 and 2016 getting 1-2 and 3-1 respectively and finally in 2018 we won both! Now we look forward to coming back on an even faster boat for what will surely be a challenging race and already looking like we’ll have big competition How did your experience with the Extreme Sailing Series influence your path towards The Ocean Race It made us realize that we can put our country into these kinds of competitions but definitely part of the continuity of that project that began two years ago How do you expect to fare against Pyewacket the Volvo Open 70 from the 2005–06 the Volvo Ocean Race It will be interesting and fun to have both boats together for the first time We all know the 70s were built more to the limit and they should be faster than us We have had great races against them in the past with our 52 and their sled They are a great team who we know well and look up to so I am sure it will be fun to race each other again in newer and faster boats The Volvo 70 has proven to do very well under handicap racing so hopefully the 65 will be as competitive Event information – Race details – Entry list Tags: , , , Launched in 1997, Scuttlebutt provides sailing news with a North American focus. 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All Rights Reserved.made by VSSL Agency Despite President Donald Trump’s administration’s targeting of diversity equity and inclusion initiatives on college campuses across the nation cultural graduations will still occur at Long Beach State In an email from CSULB Student Affairs’ Executive Director of Strategic Initiatives, Melissa Kawamoto, cultural graduations will be held as planned this semester “Our students are looking forward to these events, which are open to all and are consistent with guidance from the U.S. Department of Education,” Kawamoto reiterated from an April 22 press release This comes at a time when the Trump administration is increasing pressure on colleges and universities in order to end their DEI programs Cultural graduations are a form of discrimination and are illegal, according to a letter sent to colleges and university administrations across the U.S by the Department of Education’s Acting Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights Craig Trainor on Feb “In a shameful echo of a darker period in this country’s history many American schools and universities even encourage segregation by race at graduation ceremonies and in dormitories and other facilities,” the letter said cultural graduations and other DEI programs pertaining to admissions discipline and housing violate federal civil rights law “Institutions that fail to comply with federal civil rights law may face potential loss of federal funding,” the letter states Enriquez said parts of the funding for the graduation come from Associated Student Inc grants and graduates who are involved in the graduation “It is always important to host cultural graduation celebrations These celebrations provide a powerful affirmation of identity resilience and achievement,” Enriquez said “Our students have reached an incredible milestone and they deserve a celebration that honors not only their academic success but also the cultural journeys that shaped them.” Enriquez said they are also planning Nuestra Graduación for next year The cultural graduations for APID include the Pacific Islander “We are hoping to continue working with student organizations to host these events and build more awareness around the events so we can increase attendance with each year that passes,” Sayula said in an email The Biden administration on Sept. 30 added new limitations on asylum claims at the U.S.-Mexico border a policy shift swiftly condemned by Catholic organizations who advocate for immigrants and refugees “The latest restrictions on asylum processing at the border by the Biden-Harris administration demonstrate an alarming absence of moral compass,” Dylan Corbett executive director of the Hope Border Institute The order announced through a proclamation by President Joe Biden hardens restrictions that took effect in June new asylum claims would be suspended once border crossings at official points of entry exceed 2,500 per day When those border crossings dropped to less than 1,500 per day over the course of a week With the stricter measures announced this week the daily number of migrant crossings will need to fall below 1,500 for about a month before the suspension of new asylum claims is lifted The administration also plans to begin including unaccompanied minors in the daily count “Factoring in the arrival of children to deny asylum processing to other vulnerable people is troubling,” Mr “We call on the Biden-Harris administration to urgently reverse course by fully restoring access to asylum at our border and to acknowledge the lives and dreams of those we call neighbors at our U.S.-Mexico border.” It is unclear why the administration felt compelled to make the further restrictions. According to The Associated Press, the restrictions that began in June had yet to be lifted due to the high number of border encounters The Department of Homeland Security said the seven-day average of encounters has reached as low as 1,800 a day but has not fallen below the 1,500 a day threshold that might allow the asylum suspension to be lifted The administration’s new policy was also strongly criticized by Kelly Ryan “This illegal action is the wrong answer to a complicated problem,” she said in a statement should not slam its door to people who need asylum with a take-a-number process and the ingenuity to run an effective asylum system and it crushes hope for those who genuinely need protection.” “come at the expense of human dignity and respect for international law.” Asylum seekers wait for months “in perilous conditions due to the robotic approach of the CBP One gatekeeping system and increased obstacles stemming from the original Biden executive action.” which under previous policy would have made them eligible for asylum “It’s an extremely disappointing turn for our nation which has for so long been the world leader in offering safe haven to those enduring persecution war or other potentially lethal violence,” Ms “We once again urge the Biden administration to make meaningful and to partner with Mexico and Central American countries to strengthen their systems and expand opportunities for legal immigration.” Individuals have both a right to seek asylum and to stay in their home countries when tenable when countries fail to create livable conditions for their citizens Anna Gallagher, executive director of the Catholic Legal Immigration Network called the Biden administration’s restrictions a “troubling departure from our moral duty to uphold the right to seek asylum and protect those seeking refuge.” we are called to welcome the stranger and promote the dignity of every human being,” she said in a statement “These policies run counter to Catholic social teaching which emphasizes concern for the vulnerable as it leaves individuals and families at greater risk.” Gallagher urged the administration to reconsider “Restoring access to asylum is essential to honor our commitment to welcoming and protecting those fleeing persecution,” she said refugee agency’s representative to the United States and the Caribbean said it had “profound concern” about the changes and that blocking asylum access violates international refugee law “Every person seeking asylum must be granted access to safety and afforded the opportunity to have their claims individually and fairly assessed before deportation or removal,” he said in a statement “Limiting or blocking such access is a violation of international refugee law and the humanitarian principles to which the United States has long been a leader.” rejected the idea that the new rules amounted to an asylum ban Exceptions are built into the rule for people who qualify and called attention to other programs like the online appointment app that facilitates the process for asylum seekers Material from The Associated Press was used in this report Vice President Kamala Harris visited the southwestern border of the United States on Sept where she talked tough on preventing migrants from entering the United States without authorization The Democratic presidential candidate promised to maintain strict asylum policies permanently excluding migrants who cross into the United States between official ports of entry from filing asylum claims She also pledged to sign a bipartisan border bill Press accounts report that the former president persuaded his supporters in Congress to bail on what had been a promising immigration package negotiated by leaders from both parties “To reduce illegal border crossings, I will take further action to keep the border closed between ports of entry,” Ms. Harris said in the border town of Douglas and that is my goal.” Not to be outdone in campaign displays of toughness at the border Trump has promised mass deportations of unauthorized immigrants should he be re-elected to the presidency But the vice president’s stump speech and Biden administration’s statements on the border often omit a key factor that has prevented higher numbers of migrants from crowding the U.S. border: Mexico has significantly stepped up its immigration enforcement ahead of the U.S. election on Nov. 5, detaining more than 700,000 migrants in 2024 Few of those detainees have been deported to their native countries Most are instead being sent from the central and northern Mexico states where they are intercepted on their way to the U.S border to the less developed states of Mexico’s south where economic opportunities and services for migrants are scant “With the tightening of [migration] policies in the United States Mexico’s policies are also tightening,” said Julio López the executive secretary of the Mexican bishops’ conference’s migrant ministry “The goal is to contain migration in the south” of Mexico An example of that containment strategy is evident in the sweltering Gulf Coast city of Villahermosa where busloads of migrants are dumped after being rounded up by Mexican immigration officials Many have little more to show from the encounter with Mexican authorities than notices to leave the country within 20 days and the migrants have to figure out how to return to their place of origin,” said Efrain Rodríguez León director of the Tabasco Human Rights Committee in Villahermosa He believes Mexican officials want migrants to “self-deport” to their home countries most inevitably head north to the United States only to be detained and sent south again in a migrant carousel created by the migration suppression strategies of both Mexico and the United States a migrant from El Salvador traveling with her 5-year-old daughter was pulled off a commercial bus roughly 100 miles up the road from Villahermosa then transported by immigration officials to the city Those officials never told her where she was going “I pulled up the map [on my phone] and it said ‘Villahermosa.’ That’s how I knew we were in Villahermosa,” Yuris, 29, said. She was speaking from Albergue Amparito a shelter in Villahermosa that usually serves the families of patients at a nearby hospital but increasingly hosts migrants sent to the city Farzana Ahmadi, a former police officer in Afghanistan and an ethnic Hazara, fled Afghanistan with her mother and sister after the Taliban returned to power in 2021. The family reached Mexico City but, like many other migrants, grew frustrated by the at-times-wonky CBP One app officials urge migrants who plan to seek asylum to use the phone app which allots 1,450 daily appointments for migrants to enter the United States at an authorized port of entry only to be stopped by Mexican immigration officials and sent to Villahermosa Ahmadi said via a translated text message shared at Albergue Amparito “We are waiting for an appointment for CBP One but we don’t know how to book an appointment or follow up.” said the Afghan women’s case has been taken up by lawyers in Mexico City Many migrants sent to Mexico’s south speak of their hope to reach Mexico City The nation’s capital offers a sense of safety and hope especially for migrants from outside Latin America migrants can connect with camps and shelters that cater to them and a vast informal economy that allows migrants to sustain themselves as they attempt to confirm appointments through the CBP One app Customs and Border Protection expanded the reach of the CBP One app to southern Mexico allowing migrants traveling in that region to also begin requests for asylum appointments Highways leading into the country’s interior became dotted with checkpoints and Mexican officials began forcing migrants off buses and freight trains Father López believes the decision to expand the reach of CBP One serves both Mexican and U.S wanted to get migrants out of Mexico City—despite the capital’s professed progressive politics—while U.S officials prefer that migrants be kept far from the U.S hope to allow migrants to move north “in dribs and drabs through the CBP One app,” preventing a build-up at the northern border “where they can enter en masse.” Neither the U.S. or Mexican governments have ever acknowledged a deal to detain migrants headed for the U.S. border. But analysts point out that Mexico’s increased enforcement began after a meeting between senior U.S and Mexican officials at the National Palace in Mexico City in December 2023 Analysts describe an alleged deal: Mexico agreeing to deploy its National Guard to stop transmigration through the country in exchange for the Biden administration to remain silent on sensitive Mexican matters like internal security human rights and accusations of democratic backsliding by populist President Andrés Manuel López Obrador and his successor and protégé Claudia Sheinbaum Trump had previously coerced a similar agreement from Mr López Obrador—threatening escalating import tariffs unless Mexico stopped migration is willing to collaborate with Mexico on other matters as long as Mexico keeps doing its part of the bargain,” said Brenda Estefan a political analyst and professor at the Ipade Business School in Mexico City and they haven’t managed to approve a bipartisan bill that could address it in a proper manner So they outsource [migration control] to Mexico because that’s basically the only option that the [U.S.] executive has as long as there are no bipartisan agreements.” The Mexican government has not said how many migrants have been sent south under the new enforcement regime and the National Immigration Institute in Tabasco State did not respond to requests for comment Advocates say migrants arrive in Villahermosa with few services to support them “Villahermosa is not a city designed to handle high migratory flows,” Mr “There is neither the infrastructure nor the capacity on the part of institutions that can safeguard or protect the people’s basic rights,” he explained Adding to the desperation: Many migrants are now determined to reach the U.S fearful that the CBP One app might be discontinued or that Mr say they have to reach the United States because many already have family there and they’re telling them: Come before they close the border,” Mr hears migrants’ anxieties about the upcoming election during his regular visits to shelters in the border cities of Reynosa and Matamoros which sit on the south side of the Rio Grande opposite McAllen and Brownsville He ends his celebrations of Mass at the shelters with information sessions recently telling a group in Reynosa not to delete their CBP One accounts—sometimes done by migrants out of frustration—and saying that non-Mexicans can expect to wait seven months for appointments Don’t believe any rumors that we’re going to have a change on Nov 5,” Father Strassburger told the migrants gathered for Mass “President Biden continues as president until Jan Father Strassburger has seen the Biden administration’s migration policies unfold along the Texas-Mexico border since arriving in Brownsville three years ago He describes it as “carrots and sticks,” with the administration using big sticks lately to get migrants to exclusively use the Border Patrol’s phone app “It’s taken them four years to kind of figure out how to do it And now they’ve kind of figured it out with lots of lots of sticks: harsh penalties for anyone entering any other way” than the app it was all about incentivizing crossing at the port of entry with the CBP One app appointment and not crossing between ports of entry But they also closed down the line of vulnerable cases.” Some migrants needing immediate protection had previously been allowed faster entry Father Strassburger has become more positive about CBP One over time The phone app has evolved from a free-for-all akin to people rushing to get concert tickets to a somewhat more predictable tool with a high percentage of the migrants who had been stuck waiting for months eventually given appointments “CBP One is allowing about a half million people in the country every year,” he said Venezuelans and Nicaraguans “is letting about 300,000 people in a year.” The app can still frustrate and confuse migrants 6 from the city of Tapachula near the Guatemala border after migrants grew frustrated because they were unable to make appointments for asylum claims offering their high-priced services as intermediaries to arrange appointments The allotment of appointments can seem capricious Advocates suspect some appointments are given to newer users of CBP One rather than migrants who have been trying for months because it improves waiting-time metrics “The majority of people getting appointments are purely getting them by luck,” said Joanna Williams the executive director of the Kino Border Initiative a binational Catholic project serving migrants in Nogales The initiative reports it has been lately serving Mexicans who are fleeing drug cartel violence in states such as Sinaloa Guerrero and Chiapas rather than migrants transiting the country But the impact of Mexico’s migration enforcement has become obvious in Mexico’s north: Fewer migrants overall make it to the border director of migrant ministries for the Diocese of Matamoros which routinely target migrants for kidnapping and extortion in his corner of northeastern Mexico have turned especially aggressive because of the diminishing supply Migrants “spend all day in the shelters to avoid being kidnapped,” he said Those lucky enough to receive CBP One appointments in southern Mexico are now provided with bus rides to the northern border—complete with a National Guard escort to avoid problems Those fortunate migrants wait the final few days in the diocesan shelter in Reynosa until they cross into the United States to make their asylum claims left Colombia with her three children in late August tiring of the scant opportunities for Venezuelan migrants like herself in that country She arrived in Mexico in mid-September and got a CBP One app appointment in just 13 days “I applied every day and thank God that I got the appointment,” she said from Reynosa where she had just arrived on a bus from the country’s south Thousands of other migrants are hoping for the same luck before Jan David Agren has covered Mexico since 2005 for Catholic News Service and publications including the Guardian SCAPEGOAT will follow up and end their two consecutive release campaign with single Kokoro to Karada no Himitsu -Ge- on March 26 Type A features track Nisemono and a DVD with the music video for RöNTGEN, the main track on their previous single in the series while type B is CD only and adds track Hakka The band has also revealed artist photos for this upcoming release coordinating in red and black Vocalist Haru wears a blazer with black flowers bassist LAYHA puts on a souvenir jacket and drummer U is in something a little more traditional Check the tracklist and artist photos below Topic Artist and one-fourth of the JROCK ONSEN podcast residing in the UK who has adored visual kei for 10 or so years now Don McIntyre has announced he has entered his 1978 Nautor Swan 57 ketch into the race and is now looking for crew The Sparkman & Stephens-designed Explorer will be entered into the Sayula class in the Ocean Globe Race Credit: De Valk Zeeland/OGR Credit: Credit: De Valk Zeeland/OGR Sailors wishing to take part in the 2023 Ocean Globe Race still have a chance to sign up to race around the world Race founder, Don McIntyre, who is also behind the Golden Globe Race, has entered his Nautor Swan 57, Explorer in the race. The classic yacht will be skippered by Australian sailor, Mark Sinclair who recently retired from the 2022 Golden Globe Race The Ocean Globe Race is a retro Whitbread Round the World Race to mark the 50th anniversary of the original 1973 Whitbread Teams can race on ocean-going GRP production yachts designed before 1988 Mark Sinclair will be skippering Explorer in the Ocean Globe Race Modern equipment, like GPS, electric autopilots carbon fibre and other high-tech materials and all computers are banned crews will have to navigate using only a sextant and use non-interfaced basic electronic sailing instruments stand-alone paper print HF Radio weather fax and basic non-GPS radar Marine HF SSB radio The Adventure Class (47ft-56ft) is limited to 12 places There are eight places in the Sayula Class (56.1ft-66ft) which was previously owned by Pink Floyd’s Rick Wright The Flyer Class is limited to eight places for yachts previously entered in the 1973 or ‘relevant’ historic significance and ‘approved’ production-built sail-training yachts generally 55ft to 68ft LOA Entries include Marie Tabarly aboard Pen Duick VI Oyster 48 and Grand Soleil 52 have also been approved to compete in the Ocean Globe Race Katy Stickland sails the Swan 55 Galiana in Helsinki and meets the Finnish crew and her skipper Pen Duick VI will compete in the 2023 Ocean Globe Race which is being held to mark the 50th anniversary… who took part in the 2018 Golden Globe Race An experienced skipper and a team manager are being sought to lead an amateur crew in the Ocean Globe Race Explorer will be raced in the Sayula Class Don McIntyre will sail on leg three around Cape Horn and is looking for sailors who want to challenge themselves Crew can sign on for one of the four legs of the Ocean Globe Race, or the entire circumnavigation All crew share the costs involved with the entry and will undergo onboard training leading up to the start Explorer will undergo a refit ahead of the Ocean Globe Race All are required to undergo survival and medical training as well as complete a comprehensive medical examination ‘We conceived of both the Golden Globe and Ocean Globe Races to inspire people and it was clear there were a huge number of sailors wanting to be part of history and sail in the Ocean Globe Race But there are not enough yachts to carry them,’ explained McInyre ‘For the past year I had been thinking about an Ocean Globe Race entry and just doing the Cape Horn leg I have to run the event rather than sail all of it I bought her three days later and asked Capt Coconut (Mark Sinclair) if he was up for it He was in and we are both very excited,’ he added Don McIntyre will be sailing one leg of the Ocean Globe Race around Cape Horn Credit: Christophe Favreau/PPL/GGR The first Whitbread was won by the Swan 65 The Swan 57 was designed by Sparkman & Stephens Explorer has had just two owners since 1978 Explorer will undergo a final refit adding Ocean Globe Race systems and safety gear to prepare her for the rigours of the voyage Mark Sinclair will then take over to train the team Explorer will be sailed in the Ocean Globe Race with a minimum of eight crew ‘This really is an exciting program for everyone involved. Skippering a Swan 57 in the Southern Ocean is a dream come true and the Ocean Globe Race will provide another incredible opportunity to relive history We follow the same route as the original Clipper ships and navigate in the same way as those great mariners a pencil and paper charts,’ said Sinclair ‘We will be back to basics, using the sun, moon, planets and stars, without GPS and modern electronics and only HF radios for communication Being immersed in the Ocean Globe Race will be a true challenge of seamanship skills for all onboard I’m looking forward to developing the camaraderie of a tightly knit crew They will all know a sextant by the end of the voyage All modern electronics will be removed from Explorer before the yacht’s crew starts the Ocean Globe Race Anyone interested in applying for a position on the Explorer crew should click here The 27,000-mile Ocean Globe Race will have four legs, and will start in Europe on 10 September 2023 The route will take in the Southern Ocean and the three Great Capes before finishing back in Europe in April 2024 Each team must have a Yachtmaster Ocean one woman and one crew under 24 years of age on each leg A crew member with 25,000 logged sea miles must always be onboard and each crew member needs to have a minimum of 1,500 ocean miles or 1,000 ‘recent’ miles on the entered yacht and have passed an approved medical/survival training course and a comprehensive personal medical examination including the Yachtmaster Ocean and Yachtmaster registered for the start leg must complete an ‘approved’ 1,500-mile non-stop ocean voyage all together in the entered yacht A subscription to Yachting Monthly magazine costs around 40% less than the cover price Print and digital editions are available through Magazines Direct – where you can also find the latest deals YM is packed with information to help you get the most from your time on the water Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. The June 2025 issue of Yachting Monthly is out now SCAPEGOAT will follow up their previous single En with another one Type A has the title track Gekkou on CD alongside a DVD containing four songs from their oneman performance at Takadanobaba Area on July 28 Type B skips the DVD and brings the song total up to three SCAPEGOAT also uploaded new artist photos that see the band posing next to a piano surrounded by moonlight shining through the trees from behind all while the members are dressed in their own individual colors guitarist Sayula puts on an elegant purple number Check the details for single below as well as each member’s artist photo below 2019.07.28 SCAPEGOAT ONEMAN in Takadanobaba AREA ‘Utage’ Translated by David Milan for Avispa Midia. Originally written in Spanish by Daliri Oropeza for Pie de Página a rapper from the village of Sayula de Alemán fought for his people’s Mixe-Popoluca language he denounced the devastation wrought by fracking in the region Lengua enredada es mi dialecto,janga yoshuatray Camnikjemna nipatkajej towniknikƗrysh dios nikakminga jujniknik jej tan agitkap mokuij.  vamos a trabajar a la milpaa encontrarnos en el caminoagradecerle a dios porque hubo lluviaporque gracias a eso tenemos maíz.Song: “Marap”Written by: TíoBadColectivo Altepee ft. Sector 145 a language that like all indigenous languages in Mexico has been subjugated He realized that only “the old folks” spoke it He saw everything his community was losing with the displacement of their language He made it resound on as many stages as he could He brought back a style of jaranai playing particular to the people of Sayula de Alemán where the grandparents were the only ones still singing verses Tío Bad brought together a healthy group of kids and youth interested in learning and rebuilding the Popoluca culture of Sayula through the jarana His rap was a torchbearer for the revival of the Sayulteca or Mixe-Popoluca language He himself began to speak it through talking with his grandmothers He would spend hours sitting in the patio full of trees and flowers asking them about the words that would later make up his verses He learned to speak the language that had been denied to him to remind listeners that his people exist Josué Marcial Santos, Tío Bad—nicknamed for the love he had for his three nieces—considered himself indigenous. He wore it tattooed on his skin.ii royal blue and emblazoned with the NY Yankees logo was one he had bought on a jarana tour of the US It also helped identify him among the different groups of young people there He wore baggy pants and identified with rap and hip hop culture Tío Bad was dedicated to spreading Sayula’s traditional music through a group that he and a few friends formed called Tzump tuuj (Raindrops the municipal government had insisted that the group play at patronal celebrations It had become a reference point for the rescue and popular teaching of the jarana which is linked to the organizational traditions based in mayordomías of first peoples in the region “The fandangoiii is the pueblo’siv oldest form of organization arranges the chairs… All of this is the fandango Something the pueblos have lost,” he said to an audience of young people participating in the National Indigenous Congress (CNI) He was an active participant in the Altepee Collective which is focused on traditional string music as a motivation for political and community participation for young people Collective members give and receive workshops on string music which has turned it into an option for youth in a violent area Tío Bad served as a delegate to the National Indigenous Congress for his pueblo He had direct experience with organizational processes that made him conscious of the impositions and threats under which the Popoluca people have lived for hundreds of years Tío also knew and practiced the ancient technique of nixtamalization the process that converts corn into masa flour He would distribute more than 60 kilos (130 lbs) a day in his village He rebelled against the migration statistics of youth in Sayula choosing instead to work on what was intrinsic to his region he focused more on the cultivation and processing of cacao Sayula is a village with serious tears in its social fabric where aspirations toward city life are always in competition with marginalization The latter is due to the concentration of economic activity in the nearby petroleum port of Coatzacoalcos Sayula is divided in half by the trans-isthmus highway where everything that travels between the ports of Salina Cruz and Coatzacoalcos must pass Territorial fighting among cartels has been on the increase since 2013 It would seem that young people in this region have two choices: migrate Tío Bad’s village lies in the narrowest part of the country in the part of the Veracruzan Isthmus that borders Oaxaca’s Isthmus of Tehuantepec The feeling of insecurity in this region is reinforced day in and day out There’s a newspaper whose copies are sold street by street advertised through a loudspeaker on a motorcycle This was the context for Tío Bad’s own murder First he was disappeared and his kidnappers demanded a ransom they killed him and abandoned his body on the highway The Altepee Collective allowed Tío Bad to get closer to his own indigenous identity and the use of jaranas in traditional celebrations by the peoples of southern Veracruz where he was sought after to perform in as many parties That’s how he got to know the entire isthmus region He enjoyed learning and teaching the tunes and verses of the music He was a person who always lent a hand to whoever needed one Tío Bad began rapping in the public square in the center of Sayula He was the youngest rapper there—most were older than 15 and he had just turned 12 after a rap workshop given by Mare Advertencia Lírika with whom he shared his creations and projects He traveled through Mexico and the United States with this collective which is dedicated to the preservation of traditional string music from southern Veracruz Tío Bad asserted that “Hip Hop has changed my life he was always stigmatized as the “stoner,” since he used marijuana to explore his creative side Through modes of narrating and sharing emancipation with the simplicity of a beat that guides or challenges one's rhythm Tío Bad’s rap became a nascent expression in public spaces and gatherings Tío helped empower the recovery of indigenous pueblos—his own just as much as wherever he sang He kept the demands of the EZLN (Zapatista National Liberation Army) and the CNI close at hand He read the entirety of the San Andrés Accords and the Zapatista communiqués derived from them Walking through the winding streets of his village Tío Bad had no choice but to experience firsthand the fear for the continued existence of indigenous peoples in Mexico and that’s why he presented himself as a Popoluca from Sayula How to place value… how to make sure the language would not be forgotten Tío wrote about topics relevant to communities around him This message got across well to young people—it was easily transmissible through rap The theme of the Sayulteca language was always present in these spaces “Over there in Veracruz, the violence is finishing us off, as are the megaprojects. We asked, ‘how do we confront this with music?’ That’s where rap comes in: it describes it just like it is, very directly. As the compañero said, what they’re doing with full dominion ownership destroys the ejido.v They buy people off to frack the land and more are coming—it’s worrying because the people don’t know; the TV we gotta write a song about fracking so that people know what it is,” Tío Bad said in a CNI meeting in Chilpancingo This is the song he composed against fracking for which he was censured and kicked out of the Sayula Technical Secondary School [Translator: lyrics left in Spanish to avoid doing injustice to Tío Bad’s rap]: palabra que va a conocer el puebloFracking es abrir la tierra para acercarnos al infiernoy si no me equivoco un proyecto de gringos locosy si no me equivoco un proyecto de gringos locosque ya tienen al planeta tan caliente como un focoNo te lo dijeron no te lo comentaronquieren nuestro petróleo porque el suyo se lo acabaron,consumen tanto pues nunca se imaginaronque se les iba a acabar se que escuchan explosionesestaban empezando eran exploraciones,tres meses después y ¡que se vienen los temblores!Pónganse a pensar eso apenas es el comienzono somos mensos y nos pusimos a investigar y vimos que…al pueblo nunca se le ha hecho un consenso yen México esta práctica la están por licitar,El Estado involucrado dispuestos a tratarunas tierras a las cual no las habido el trabajopara enamorar gran dinero te han de darpero no quieren tu terreno quieren lo que hay debajodebajohay oro negro se necesitan dos hectáreas,¿acaso todas esas tierras serán necesarias?llevando la vida diaria poquito a poquitopues por pozo se ocuparán 29 millones de litrosde agua y de agua sufrimos un desbastolos ríos se están secando no creas que es un mito,todos debajo se contaminarán los mantos friáticosy por arriba se prenderá el agua que sale por tu grifo,Compañero te soy sincero la verdad no sé si me explico…lo único seguro es que nuestro futuro está en manos de unos cuantos ricos…pero todo eso cambia si nos informamos,pero todo eso cambia si nos organizamos,pero todo eso cambia si como pueblos nos juntamos i Translator: a traditional string instrument from Veracruz that looks like a small guitar ii Translator: Definitions and self-identifications around indigeneity can be considerably different in Mexico from how they are often conceived or discussed in Anglo America iii Translator: “In Veracruz a fandango is a party where people get together to dance to play and to sing in a community setting.” (Wikipedia iv Translator: Pueblo doesn’t have a very good English equivalent It often means people just as much as it means village or place v Translator: Ejidos are an important part of land use and ownership law in Mexico They are a form of collective property that has been threatened in the last few decades by NAFTA Δdocument.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value" Contact us: avispamidia@riseup.net The materials created by Avispa Midia may be reproduced only for non-profit purposes You must acknowledge the authorship and inform about its publication KTLA Thousands of bone-tired Central Americans set their sights on Mexico City on Sunday after undertaking a grueling journey through a part of Mexico that has been particularly treacherous for migrants seeking to get to the United States An estimated 4,000 migrants are in the Gulf state of Veracruz where hundreds of migrants have disappeared in recent years falling prey to kidnappers looking for ransom payments The day’s 124-mile trek was one of the longest yet as the exhausted migrants tried to make progress walking and hitching rides toward the U.S The migrants now aim to regroup in the Mexican capital seeking medical care and rest while they await stragglers The caravan has found strength in numbers as it meanders north with townspeople pouring out to offer food the bulk of the caravan streamed into the colonial city of Cordoba where they were greeted with Caribbean music and dance bleary eyed migrants who had charged ahead to Mexico City expressed gratitude for the support of their fellow travelers saying they would not have had the strength or courage to get so far on their own A few arrived at a large outdoor stadium in the capital where they lounged on bleachers and watched Mexicans play soccer City employees piled hot food onto Styrofoam plates for the migrants some of whom had hopped freight trucks to speed their arrival to the capital Others rested inside a church in the city of Puebla border the caravan will aim for eventually Most of the migrants said they remain convinced that traveling as a large mass is their best hope for reaching the U.S The migrants generally say they are fleeing rampant poverty gang violence and political instability primarily in the Central American countries of Honduras “We think that it is better to continue together with the caravan We are going to stay with it and respect the organizers,” said Luis Euseda but we do have a goal and it is to arrive.” I graduated as a computer technician and not even with a degree have I been able to find work,” he said of his home country lifted his shirt to show scars from two bullets he said pierced his torso in his home country from which he was deported a little more than two years ago Calderon was received by ordinary Mexicans lending a hand Catalina Munoz said she bought tortillas on credit to assemble tacos of beans cheese and rice when she heard the migrant caravan would pass through her tiny town of 3,000 inhabitants She gathered 15 others to help make the tacos fill water bottles and carry fruit to weary travelers on the roadside Mexico faces the unprecedented situation of having three migrant caravans stretched over 300 miles of highway in the states of Chiapas a caravan from El Salvador waded over the Suchiate River into Mexico bringing around 1,000 people who want to reach the U.S That caravan initially tried to cross the bridge between Guatemala and Mexico but Mexican authorities told them they would have to show passports and visas and enter in groups of 50 for processing group of mainly Honduran migrants entered Mexico on Oct Mexican officials have appeared conflicted over whether to help or hinder their journey Mexico’s Interior Ministry estimated Saturday that there are more than 5,000 migrants in total currently moving through southern Mexico via caravans or in smaller groups The ministry says 2,793 migrants have pursued refugee status in Mexico in recent weeks and around 500 have asked for assistance to return to their countries of origin Uncertainty awaits migrants who reach the U.S troops to the Mexican border in response to the caravans More than 7,000 active duty troops have been told to deploy to Texas Arizona and California ahead of the midterm elections He plans to sign an order that could lead to the large-scale detention of migrants crossing the southern border and bar anyone caught crossing illegally from claiming asylum Trademark and Copyright 2025 The Associated Press Patience among 4,000 Central American migrants appeared to be wearing thin Saturday as exhausted members of the caravan journeying toward the United States openly disagreed with organizers who are shepherding the group through southern Mexico Several thousand migrants opted to rest in Veracruz in the towns of Juan Rodriguez Clara and Isla which are about 40 miles (64 kilometers) from their previous rest stop in Sayula Another contingent splintered off by hitchhiking rides and walking to Tierra Blanca which lies about 80 extra miles (128 kilometers) to the north Many said they no longer had faith in those organizing the large group after confusion broke out regarding buses that would have taken migrants on a route to Mexico City Miguel Angel Yunes reneged on a brief offer to provide transportation saying that it would not be correct to send the migrants because Mexico City's water system was undergoing maintenance and 7 million of its people would be without water over the weekend organizers told members of the caravan that buses would indeed be available causing some migrants to go to sleep with the impression that they should wake up early to stake out a place in line Human rights activist Ernesto Castaneda said there's still a possibility that bulk transportation will be arranged Saturday sickness and swollen feet hundreds of miles from the closest U.S “People are mad and confused,'' said Saira Cabrera traveling with her husband and two children aged 7 and 13 If you could have only seen the people's happiness last night when they told us that we were going by bus and today we're not,'' he said It remained to be seen if the group would stick together and continue employing the “strength in numbers” strategy that has enabled them to mobilize through Mexico and inspire subsequent migrant caravans to try their luck bringing 1,000 to 1,500 people who want to reach the U.S The Salvadorans opted instead to wade across a shallow stretch of the river to enter Mexico Police in the vicinity did not try to stop the migrants who later walked along a highway toward the nearest large city Mexico is now faced with the unprecedented situation of having three caravans stretched out over 300 miles (500 kilometers) of highways in the states of Chiapas largest group of mainly Honduran migrants entered Mexico on Oct The caravan has shrunk to fewer than 4,000 migrants although it has become difficult to give exact numbers as migrants advance toward small towns any way they can entered Mexico earlier this week and is now in Mapastepec the government identified a smaller group of 300 Central American migrants walking farther ahead Mexican officials appeared conflicted over whether to help or hinder their journeys immigration agents and police have at times detained migrants There has also been pressure on the main caravan with federal police pulling over freight trucks and forcing migrants off saying that clinging to the tops or sides of the trucks was dangerous But several mayors have rolled out the welcome mat for migrants who reached their towns Mexico's Interior Department says nearly 3,000 of the migrants in the first caravan have applied for refuge in Mexico and hundreds more have returned home More than 8,000 active-duty troops have been told to deploy to Texas Trump plans to sign an order next week that could lead to the large-scale detention of migrants crossing the southern border and bar anyone caught crossing illegally from claiming asylum Though some migrants clashed with Mexican police at a bridge on the Guatemala border they have repeatedly denied coming with any ill intentions saying they're fleeing poverty and violence "We aren't killers," said Stephany Lopez a 21-year-old Salvadoran with the first caravan Yachting World has been asking top sailors and marine industry gurus to choose the coolest and most innovative yachts of our times, and Tracy Edwards, who skippered the first all-female crew in the Whitbread Round the World Race, nominated the Swan 65. Here’s the report: Tracy Edwards says her heart will always belong to Maiden the 58ft Bruce Farr-designed maxi she raced round the world in the 1989-90 Whitbread Race now restored and being sailed as part of the Maiden Factor project “But if I had to choose another one it would be the Swan 65.” the Sparkman & Stephens-designed Swan 65 became lastingly famous name in the first ever Whitbread Race in 1973-74 When it was won by Ramón Carlin’s Sayula II This was the first of many honors for the design: in the following Whitbread three other Swan 65s finished in 2nd 2nd placed Kings’ Legend was skippered by Nick Ratcliffe (Skip Novak was the navigator) and beat Conny van Rietschotens Flyer and Clare Francis’s Swan 65 ADC Accutrac When the Swan 65 was first built at Nautor in Finland in 1972 it was easily the largest fiberglass yacht on the market Tracy was first bewitched by the design when she sailed on a 65 in the early 1980s The interior makes this a boat you could live on forever – the woodwork is sublime.” For Yachting World’s list of cool boats, click here Tags: , , , SCAPEGOAT is sure to set your summer ablaze as the band has announced that single En will release on July 17 SCAPEGOAT has also uploaded a music video preview seeing the band in traditional Japanese clothing and designs The members can also be seen walking down a narrow street that also retains this Japanese feel with the art on the shutters of shops surrounding they perform the song away from it all and go for the long red drapes instead The song itself has a distinct festival sound due to the bouncy rhythms of U’s drums and Sayula’s guitar LAYHA’s bass shines through just as much as the other two adding a whole new dimension to their already distinct sound while vocalist Haru leads with his wonderful vocals SCAPEGOAT ONEMAN at Ikebukuro EDGE ‘good morning’ SCAPEGOAT will release their new single Meimei on July 25 in two types It’s been nearly one year since the band last released a single Type A hits stores with just the title track Meimei and a lyric video for it while Type B adds hakuti as the second track check out their two sets of artist photos below The first features their out-of-place color-coordinated costumes wearing green blazers with patches on and a blue plaid skirt The second is a lot more casual and cool as they were jackets and parkas with lights coming from either side of the dark The lyric video for Meimei features a girl with a beating heart for a head as she walks through various environments We were already aware that SCAPEGOAT was going to announce a new single sooner or later We are pleased to announce that the situation has gotten a little better as they have updated their website with the name of the release and has been confirmed to be in-stores for July 12 No other details have been revealed as of yet but the band did also reveal new artist photos It seems that SCAPEGOAT are well-prepared for the new year as the band have revealed the music video for Kimi o Koroshite Boku mo Shinu (Uso) (君を殺して僕も死ぬ(嘘) to feature on their single no Shitai (ぼくときみ、のしたい) planned for release on January 18 The song contrasts between the kind of music you would hear at a marriage ceremony using white and red in the visuals to creepy and dark by utilizing mysterious lighting choices creating a weird atmosphere This has been building up for a while as it was confirmed even before Last Scene (ラストシーン) hit store shelves however only now did we have more information on what we should expect Take a look at their new artist photo’s situated below and tell us what you think Artist photo for “Boku to Kimi no Shitai” There seems that a lot of bands are releasing stuff this month and SCAPEGOAT is one of them as their single will be out on November 16 which technically is tomorrow by the time this article is out Type A will come with the song Haruka Monokuro (ハルカ・モノクロ) and include the music video for it on DVD while type B contains just the CD but an addition track titled phantom They have also revealed a new look and a music video preview for Haruka Monokuro (ハルカ・モノクロ) showing the band performing around hanging lights interspersed with scenery shots and the members hanging about in different places There also seems to be some kind of confusion or misinformation as the band’s official website and description on their music video preview state that the song is called Haruka Monokuro (ハルカ・モノクロ) while CD Japan HMV and Amazon list it as Sentimental (センチメンタル) so take it as you will Give it the illustrious Swan 65 badge and maybe it can We tested the Swan 65 in 11-18 knots off Barcelona If it hadn’t been for the original Swan 65, Nautor’s Swan might never have become the famous name it is today. Sayula II’s victory in the first ever Whitbread Round the World Race in 1973/1974 cemented the Finnish boatbuilder’s exalted reputation some historical weight in giving a new model the Swan 65 badge While Nautor’s latest launch is not about to win a global race it is designed in the spirit of that original S&S-designed 65 When Sayula II was built in 1972 it was easily the largest glassfibre yacht on the market – this despite Swan having produced its first yacht extra beam carried right aft and substantially greater freeboard today’s Swan 65 has substantially greater volume than its predecessor it is only a modest-sized model in Nautor’s current range hull and deck design reflects a change in demand from sailors who were originally looking for seaworthy ocean racing yachts that could be cruised but now seek comfortable and spacious cruising yachts that can occasionally race The Swan 65 is designed by Frers to meet broad appeal and joins a growing list of new 60ft+ models aimed at being the largest size that can still be sailed by an owner it offers greater versatility than most in that it should be equally suited to Mediterranean or ocean cruising and has the option of a proper crew cabin in the accommodation for example: experienced sailors who have owned a ClubSwan 45 and a Swan 601 Although they will compete in the Middle Sea Race they primarily wanted a larger yacht for short-handed distance cruising and will use a part-time skipper to maintain the boat Were money no object and you wanted the ultimate yacht for long-term cruising Dufour yachts used to be a bit like the early Citroën cars: different Comparisons in shape, style and appeal can be drawn with the new Baltic 67 The owners of this first Swan 65 opted for the same APM telescopic keel and Hall carbon rig with in-boom furling mainsail But whereas the Baltic is largely built in carbon and has a price tag that reflects its semi-custom build Nautor prefers a glassfibre hull for a cruising yacht of this size for better noise insulation The contemporary hull and deck design also shares similarities with the Baltic Their sheer size – notably in beam and freeboard – is striking The Swan 65’s sheerline rises distinctly forward to a bowsprit which protrudes a lofty 2m above the waterline The freeboard height allows for a low-profile coachroof above the semi-raised saloon Seven Swan 65s were sold off the plans alone, an indication of the Finnish/Italian company’s popularity since it made the crucial decision to separate its models into bluewater cruisers it has another five new designs in construction from 36-125ft Two powered winches for running rigging with compact tail stowage below but I felt especially lucky to have ideal testing conditions – it was a beautiful spring day Swan’s new service and refit centre near Barcelona It was only the second time the sails had been hoisted and we had the opportunity to trial Cuordisole before it was handed over to its owners the following week So the first hour or so was spent gingerly reaching off the breeze under full sail The hull shape is designed for low heel angles In 15-18 knots true wind we were swiftly and consistently averaging 10.5-11.5 knots at 100-110° true These figures are in line with what Frers and Swan predict: that this high beamy hull shape should be stable and produce low heeling angles typically around 20° The theory is this makes for a comfortable ship aboard which to spend long periods sailing at heel I was keen to put the theory into more dynamic practice I asked if we could heat things up a bit and spend some time close-hauled Despite the stability designed into the hull shape With the full sails pinned in and nearly 30 knots of apparent wind across the deck and much reliance is placed on the large foot braces The test boat had a small square-top to its main – a full square-top option is offered for racing however you soon learn to respect and trim the heel angle Heel too much and you pay a price in both comfort and speed Depowering the main levelled the boat out and we watched the speed rise to over 9 knots at around 40° true made it quick and effortless to dial down the power The hull is beamier than usual with a higher freeboard “When I started [designing] headroom needed to be 1.85m – now it’s up to 2.15m inside,” designer Germán Frers explained while describing the Swan 65’s form stability “When it heels the centre of buoyancy moves higher and further outboard than deeper narrower designs and this increases the righting arm As you load the boat the stability increases with beam which is why we don’t load the boat with ballast.” The coachroof is low enough to allow unhindered forward visibility from both helms Frers was rationalising the particularly low ballast ratio of 24.1 on the Swan 65 and explaining how the stability of modern hull shapes can increase with load where the ballast ratio diminishes “Ballast ratio was used a lot with old shapes where everything saved on the interior went into lead Now they [the hulls] are very stable up to 120° We didn’t want to increase the ballast because it becomes more jerky and is hard work.” The motion certainly felt smooth through the waves but keep it sailing at a civilised heel angle and it was the consistency of speed that proved telling We had some long spells of two-sail reaching where the regularity of sitting at double-figure speeds impressed me When the breeze picked up to 18-22 knots true If we could bear away and hold the apparent breeze enough to hop onto a cross wave Flush fitting deck hatches give clean lines and allow plenty of light below decks This is when the magic happened – not in an instant lightning bolt sort of way The more time you spend on the wheel the more you enjoy it and the more you discover how this Swan likes to be sailed It’s both a forgiving yacht and one that responds to and rewards trim The mast has been brought aft and pierces the coachroof to allow for larger non-overlapping foresails and for powerful reaching sails to be set off the bowsprit It’s a sail plan that looks and feels balanced twin rudders result in a light feel on the helm but the blades are large and deep enough to communicate pressure increases and provide manoeuvrability in harbour The result of the Frers team’s analysis concluded that a single rudder on this hull shape would need to be too deep “Twin rudders are more efficient with less angle and diminished drag,” Germán Frers explained Large foot braces even things up for Toby when the yacht is heeled while the extension of the coachroof into long coamings aft gives the helmsman and trimmers a nice dry perch The standard cockpit layout has a central mainsheet plinth the Harken captive winch system this owner had opted for works effectively The electric winch is installed under the galley sole along the boom and down to a single point in the cockpit This helps keep a clear cockpit and works well for short-handed sailing as it provides joystick control of the system from each pedestal The helmsman can also sit forward of the pedestal and steer and trim both sails if desired Two powered winches are neatly set into the coamings on each side for foresail trim and running rigging which has a side-mounted jammer that punctuates an otherwise clean side deck A compact locker below the side deck has the tough task of stowing all the tail ends and there’s a dedicated liferaft locker below the forward part of the cockpit sole The owner of the test boat opted for a removable table to keep cockpit access clear whereas a fixed table and/or the bridgedeck option might perhaps better suit family cruising An open transom combined with a beamy aft cockpit design is the current trend but one that prioritises coastal/Med sailing over ocean cruising The Swan 65 has triple-height aft guardrails with no fixed mouldings across this aft section of cockpit these rails would do little to stop rope tails or unsecured items being washed over the transom The side deck guardrails conform to requirements at 61cm however higher rails here would give a greater sense of security for crew using the side decks at sea The transom garage holds a 2.8m inflated tender The garage is accessed from the transom door and is wide enough to stow a 2.8m inflated dinghy with standing headroom and a watertight bulkhead aft It creates superb stowage for offwind sails and fenders The slight problem we experienced with hoisting the main and an issue of air in the fuel – both understandable considering this was only the yacht’s second outing – merely demonstrated the occasional need for extra hands on a yacht this size The design and engineering needed to create the multiple below decks options Nautor’s Swan offers is of the highest degree matched only by the superb quality of finish A focus with the Swan 65 was on designing this range of options to achieve one deck one coachroof and one central section of boat you never get the quality,” reasoned Vanni Galgani The semi-raised saloon allows for genset and large tanks to be installed below the sole Galgani explained that Nautor’s Swan now tries to avoid any customisation on yachts less than 80ft It prefers to provide pre-engineered solutions which help centralise weight and optimise the systems layout This also allows for a variety of accommodation solutions which notably includes a forward or aft owner’s cabin The semi-raised saloon and transverse galley work particularly well Their combined length of over 5m creates a great impression of space I was below decks as we punched out through a sharp swell at the marina entrance and appreciated the solid handholds on the roof and fiddles around the furniture and worktops For a voluminous interior it still felt practical at heel fiddled worksurfaces with space for a variety of appliances The dinette area to starboard can instead be used for more refrigeration space and a proper navstation As it is it works well as a multi-use seating area for eating The table drops to fill the space in between the berths and has lee cloth fittings Large hull portlights and hatches provide ample natural light to a light The L-shaped sofa on the starboard side of the saloon is also long enough to be used as a pilot berth The downside of the test boat layout was the lack of a proper navstation – the owners had instead opted for a compact chart table to starboard with a fold-out stool The volume continues in the forward owner’s cabin where it is beamy enough to sleep head forward on an island berth And there is still 6ft 3in headroom around the berth The test boat had a walk-in wardrobe by the cabin entrance which takes care of most stowage requirements All three cabins have smart en suites with good-sized separate showers and practical stowage Headroom in the identical aft twin cabins is maintained aft to the berths The port cabin has a door into the after part of the engine room providing access to the watermaker and filters – which is handy as only the lower half of the companionway steps lift General stowage is mostly above sole height rather than in the bilges The soleboards are all insulated with foam surrounds Peek below and you’ll not only notice the meticulous layout of the wiring like a foot pump to purge water from the fridge/freezers and wooden cones attached to each through-hull fitting Below the galley sole is a 0.5m long section of the APM keel – the only part of this telescopic stainless steel work of art that is visible which costs big bucks but is increasingly offered by the big yards The difference 45 years makes in hull shapes The 1973 Swan 65 Venator (left) berthed alongside the 2019 version Will people talk about this model in 50 years time It’s not about to win a round the world race and create a global phenomenon But they might well talk about this era of Nautor’s Swan and how this Frers design sits at the heart of Nautor’s renaissance It’s a versatile design that offers much potential: it has a deck suited to short-handed Mediterranean-style sailing; stowage systems and tankage to promote ocean cruising (with or without crew); and optional keel and sailplans to configure it for racing The original Swan 65 might still be the choice for seaworthy ocean racing but for cruising in sublime space and comfort its new counterpart wins every time The June 2025 issue of Yachting World is out now The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has arrested two Tanzanian nationals at the Mumbai international airport with 151 capsules of cocaine The accused were identified as Mtwanzi Carlos Adam and Rashid Paul Sayula who travelled from Dar es Salaam in Tanzania to Mumbai via Addis Ababa Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) yesterday arrested two Tanzanian nationals, who had travelled to Mumbai on April 22 for smuggling 2.22kg of cocaine worth Rs 13.35 cr, concealed inside their stomachs. They have been remanded to judicial custody,probe underway:DRI, Mumbai pic.twitter.com/wDpIod1FP1 "The duo was apprehended by the officers of the DRI's Mumbai zonal unit on April 22 based on the intelligence inputs that they were carrying some contraband substance by concealing it in their body," the official added After taking them into custody at the airport their medical examination was conducted at the state-run JJ Hospital on the court orders (function(v,d,o,ai){ai=d.createElement("script");ai.defer=true;ai.async=true;ai.src=v.location.protocol+o;d.head.appendChild(ai);})(window presence of some foreign material was detected in their stomach following which they were admitted to a hospital adding that during their six-day long stay at the facility till April 28 "A total of 810 grams of white coloured powder was recovered from 54 capsules and 1,415 grams of such powder from 97 capsules the powder was found to be cocaine," the official said "The cocaine weighed 2.225 kg and valued around Rs 13.35 crore in the illicit market It was seized under the provisions of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act," he said Mtwanzi and Sayula admitted to have swallowed the capsules before embarking on the flight to Mumbai Both the accused were formally placed under arrest on Thursday and produced before a local court The investigation conducted so far revealed that the they are part of a drug syndicate which is involved in the smuggling of narcotic drugs concealed in their body This is third case of narcotic smuggling detected by the DRI Mumbai in the last six months wherein the medical visa facility has been abused by foreign nationals of African countries who shocked the sailing world by skippering the Mexican crew to victory in the first Whitbread Round the World Race Ramon Carlin has sadly passed away at the age of 92 in Mexico City Carlin became Mexico’s most famous yachtsman when he skippered his Swan 65 to victory in the first Whitbread Round the World Race in 1973-74 Carlin didn’t even have a captain’s licence when he entered the first crewed sailing race around the world the washing machine manufacturer and his crew went on to beat some of offshore sailings greatest names like Frenchman Eric Tabarly and Sir Chay Blyth Their incredible feat has recently been turning into a new feature documentary See the promo video of The Weekend Sailor below Carlin later recalled how he and his team were mocked by the English media prior to the start of the race in Portsmouth in September 1973 Around 3,000 spectator boats were out on the water to witness the 17 yachts start the race didn’t even know that he hadn’t insured the boat for the race the money was used to pay for repairs to the Sparkman & Stephens yacht staged a 40th anniversary reunion of the crew many of whom were meeting for the first time since their inaugural Whitbread victory The Whitbread later went on to become the Volvo Ocean Race who in June 2015 won the Volvo Ocean Race with Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing “Sorry to hear of the passing of Ramon Carlin The winning skipper of the first ever Whitbread (@volvooceanrace) Race on Sayula II,” wrote Walker on Twitter Volvo Ocean Race posed a short clip of Carlin receiving his trophy and the words:”We’re sad to hear that Ramón Carlín winner of the first Whitbread Race 1973-74 Renowned naval designer Ed Dubois has died at the age of 64 Ian Walker will be the guest speaker at the 2016 Marine Industry Regatta on June 1 In the world of boating kit and clothing,… Garmin is one of the big tech brands… The American chandlery giant has joined the many… The DAME awards are an opportunity for the… The Black Friday shopping extravaganza seems to get… After 150 years at their Shaftesbury Avenue The organisers of the 2018 Golden Globe Race have announced a new race The Ocean Globe Race will follow the same route as the 1973 Whitbread Race and those taking part will have to use similar yachts and equipment Organaisers of the 2018 and 2022 Golden Globe Race have announced a new retro race – The Ocean Globe Race (OGR) Designed to mark the 50th anniversary of the inaugural 1973 Whitbread Round the World Race the event will be run along similar lines as the Golden Globe Race with no modern equipment The eight-month race will follow the route of the original 1973 race Only approved fibreglass production yachts designed before 1988 will be allowed to take part and there will be no computers Speaking to Yachting Monthly, Don McIntyre said The Ocean Globe Race is designed for ordinary sailors before yachts became faster and the costs became prohibitive Traditional navigation equipment will be used by the skippers Like the 1968-69 Sunday Times Golden Globe Race the 1973 Whitbread was also won by the least expected to win Mexican Ramón Carlin skippered his Swan 65 Sayula II to first place The Ocean Globe Race is expected to start in Europe on 10 September 2023 and will have four legs taking in the Southern Ocean and the three great capes Australia or New Zealand and South America The stopover ports and route will be announced in September 2020 To win the OGR challenge is to be the IRC handicap overall winner or First in Class The event will be sailed under International Collision Regulations Only approved ocean voyaging yachts between 47ft and 68ft will be allowed to take part in the three classes Nautor Swan production yachts that fall within the age/length parameters are currently approved The Adventure Class will be opened for yachts between 47ft-56ft the Sayula Class is for 56ft-66ft yachts and the third Flyer Class will be open to original entries from the first three Whitbread Races (1973-4 together with Cass surveyed production sail training yachts The Adventure class will have a minimum of seven crew while the Sayula Class will have a minimum of eight crew The skipper or one designated Ocean Yachtmaster must sail the entire race the crew must consist of at least one Ocean Yachtmaster one woman and one crew under the age of 24 Only 30% of the crew can be classified World Sailing Group 3 Professionals All other crew must be equivalent to World Sailing Group 1 Amateur status Don McIntyre is behind the Ocean Globe Race All crew must have a minimum of 1,500 ocean miles or 1,000 recent miles on the entered yacht One crew member with 25,000 logged sea miles must be onboard at all times At least 70% of the crew on the start leg must also complete a pre-approved 1,500 mile non stop ocean voyage on the entered yacht after March 2023 Each leg of the race must be completed without the use of modern technology non-interfaced basic electronic sailing instruments the crew will be allowed to carry a GPS chart plotter/AIS Man Over Board plotting and locating system with sealed screen for emergency use only by authorized crew standard operating procedures document for MOB The crew will all have to complete jury rig carbon fibre or other high tech materials used in sails iPads and computers (although they can be all sealed onboard for crew use in ports only) and digital music (cassette tapes only) A pre-notice of race will be published on 1 January 2020 with a final notice of race published on 10 September 2020 Esistono barche destinate a popolare i nostri sogni Scafi che sanno offrire un senso di libertà altrimenti irraggiungibile fendendo l’acqua in un tripudio di adrenalina ed emozioni è ancor più vero quando ci si guarda alle spalle quando si ripensa a quelle icone e a quelle young timer d’eccezione che dal secolo scorso continuano a farsi valere travolgendo un’epoca intera lo Swan 65 firmato Sparkman & Stephens vincitore della prima Whitbread Round the World Race (oggi the Ocean Race) coronamento delle filosofie degli anni Sessanta e primi anni Settanta Al suo debutto lo Swan 65 è lo scafo più grande costruito dal cantiere lo Swan 65 rispetta tutti gli standard IOR Mk III (International Offshore Rule) e si qualifica come risposta ideale alla crescente richiesta di scafi sempre più grandi e performanti e diventerà presto il cruiser-racer per definizione Per Sparkman & Stephens è il coronamento di una linea di sviluppo che porta ai grandi racer degli Anni Settanta glorificata dall’incredibile vittoria ottenuta dal Sayula II nella Whitbread Round the World Race del 1973/74 e dalle fortunate partecipazioni successive Lungo 19.86 metri (LOA) e largo 4.98 al baglio massimo lo Swan 65 è un progetto forte della lunga collaborazione tra Nautor e Sparkman & Stephens Un flush-deck particolarmente pulito caratterizza le linee di coperta maturazione di soluzioni già messe a punto sullo Swan 48 mentre le compartimentazioni interne sono riprese in maniera eccellente dallo Swan 55 coronamento lussuoso per uno scafo già eccellente in performance e la lunghezza al galleggiamento (LWL) lo dimostra appieno con oltre 5 metri di differenza da quella fuori tutto (LOA 19.86 m – LWL 14.33 m) Caratteristica che sul 65 favorisce le andature boliniere aumentandone la lunghezza al galleggiamento e In navigazione con venti degni di nota lo Swan 65 si trasforma Non appena la raffica inizia a sdraiare lo scafo è sorprendente come sembri subito prendere vita Nonostante carichi e forze siano particolarmente evidenti e mantenerne l’assetto in equilibrio è quasi istintivo L’acqua si apre sotto lo scafo con una naturalezza rara e l’esperienza di bordo risulta quasi diversa da qualsiasi altra con lo scafo palesemente vivo sotto di sé e i carichi altissimi che lo trascinano oltre nonostante le superfici veliche e i volumi abbondanti il complesso risulta sempre e comunque gestibile con linee d’acqua gentili e un centro velico equilibratissimo che la rendono ‘docile’ al timone nonostante tutta l’energia che sembra come intrappolata nello scafo Realizzato interamente in GRP (Glass Reinforced Polyester – Vetroresina) lo Swan 65 presenta volumi e tonnellaggi importanti con un rateo dislocamento-zavorra che varia dal 31% dei primi 19 scafi prodotti Un aumento di oltre 3.5 tonnellate di zavorra varia infatti tra le due versioni con 31.8 tonnellate complessive (10.t di zavorra) nei primi esemplari Soluzione mirata a incrementare le performance dello scafo specialmente in condizioni meteo-marine particolarmente complicate dove la nuova coppia raddrizzante aiuta nella gestione complessiva Coperta e tuga sono invece realizzati in sandwich con un nucleo in schiuma rivestito in vetroresina alleggerendo così il più possibile i pesi alti dove viene poi aggiunto il successivo rivestimento in teak I rinforzi strutturali sono sempre in fibra di vetro e corrono lungo lo scafo per irrigidirne tutte le componenti portanti mentre la deriva risulta appesa e imbullonata Anche la motorizzazione è situata il più in basso possibile dove un motore tra gli 89 e i 149 cavalli in linea d’asse risulta facilmente accessibile su ogni lato Principalmente armato a Ketch per favorire la distribuzione e il bilanciamento della superficie velica lo Swan 65 è stato prodotto anche armato a Sloop soluzione che aumenta l’altezza dell’albero per mantenere equilibrato il centro velico In ambedue le versioni gli alberi sono passanti con due ordini di crocette in maestra e uno singolo nella mezzana con strallo prodiero in testa d’albero anziché frazionato gli alberi sono in alluminio e il rigging e le manovre fisse in acciaio inossidabile ambedue gli armi prevedono un ampio set di vele prodiere con un Genoa al 150% di 126.3 m² nell’armo a Ketch e di 141.4 m² nello Sloop Il triangolo prodiero offre una copertura fino a 84.2 m² nel Ketch e 94.2 m² nello Sloop cui però si aggiungono i 25.3 m² della mezzana può essere issata anche una trinchetta di mezzana di 66.4 m² Ambedue gli armi prevedono infine uno spinnaker con superficie di ben 303 m² nell’armo a Ketch Per ovviare i rischi dovuti alla manovra di un tangone (oltre 7 metri) in condizioni difficili Per approcciare gli interni e la vivibilità dello Swan 65 è necessario contestualizzare il tipo di barca e di epoca cui si fa riferimento e e recupera e migliora molte delle soluzioni sviluppate su modelli precedenti con un impennaggio prodiero curvilineo che ne disegna la tuga in maniera morbida dove delimita e protegge il pozzetto e la timoneria Da questo punto di vista è una barca spartana dove forma segue funzione (ciò si delinea in una tradizione classica per agevolare al meglio gli utilizzi da parte dell’equipaggio) in ergonomie che consentono sempre posizioni agevoli Ne sono un ottimo esempio i winch più poppieri posizionati sulla spalla tra pozzetto e coperta ergonomici sia nell’utilizzo interno che a cavalcioni della spalla stessa che offre appoggio e protezione anche a barca sbandata perché eventuali onde e frangenti in coperta perdano d’intensità prima di arrivarci aprendosi verso i fianchi deviate dalla tuga Oltre l’albero di mezzana sono posizionate le manovre della randa e delle vele del secondo strallo la maggior parte delle manovre fisse è a piede d’albero dove sono installati due pulpiti a protezione di chi si trova a lavorarci L’accesso sottocoperta è verso il un centro-barca e porta direttamente nell’ampia zona living pensati per accogliere al meglio durante la navigazione e resi in maniera tale da essere confortevoli nella maggior parte delle condizioni meteo con luci non particolarmente luminose a garanzia di maggior sicurezza e contenimento termico L’intera lunghezza è popolata da tientibene a soffitto per agevolare ogni spostamento e ogni angolo è soppresso I volumi sono a loro volta studiati per offrire appoggi e appigli dove gli spazi non accolgono più di una o due persone ma garantiscono comfort e sicurezza anche nelle navigazioni più impegnative con accesso centrale in affaccio alla dinette qui si trovano una cucina sulla sinistra e un ampio carteggio a dritta Il salone offre un ampio divano a C con tavolo centrale e un secondo divano dirimpetto Procedendo verso prua si trovano due cabine doppie gemelle ma in grado di ospitare due cuccette per evenienza A poppavia si trova invece un’ampia armatoriale a tutto baglio carteggio e eventuale divano o seconda cuccetta che talvolta risultano un po’ cupi rispetto agli standard odierni si rivelano una manna dal cielo offrendo sicurezza e libertà di movimento anche in condizioni particolarmente spiacevoli non ci sono interni migliori di quelli della tradizione ogni spigolo eliminato e ogni volo o inciampo ridotto da un elemento vicino che accoglie amico lo Swan 65 diventa una barca decisamente più complicata di quanto non lo sia da navigarsi e i relativamente ‘pochi’ esemplari prodotti non solo mantiene pressoché lo stesso valore di mercato che poteva avere al momento del suo acquisto (ovviamente difficile trovarne uno sotto i 400.000 mila euro e spesso le condizioni a prezzi così ‘bassi’ richiedendo parecchio investimento per un eventuale refit Dei 4 scafi presenti sul mercato al momento della redazione di questo articolo la community dedicata a tutti gli appassionati di vela e a tutti gli armatori di Classic Boats Emerso dal grande interesse che la rubricaClassic Boat ha registrato e condizioni da “vela-champagne” (prima poco vento gran finale con “sciroccone” che solo il Golfo del Tigullio sa regalare) Il panorama relativo le Classic Boat –ovvero le barche di serie ultraventiquenni e varate a partire dal 1967– è un contesto vasto e in continua via d’espansione composto da scafi di ogni foggia e dimensione e Il 2025 segna il 50° compleanno del Giornale della Vela Nasce infatti il nuovissimo Classic Boat Club come celebrare al meglio una milestone simile se non celebrando i veri protagonisti che ne hanno reso possibile Home   Business   Article the cultivated meat start-up founded as Higher Steaks which includes participation from Red Alpine East Alpha and previous investors Max and Sam Altman will be used to further develop Uncommon’s groundbreaking approach scale up production and begin the regulatory approvals process Founded by Benjamina Bollag and Dr Ruth Faram as Higher Steaks in 2017 the molecule that contains the chemical instructions that direct cells’ natural machinery into making a protein to create cultivated bacon and pork belly from animal cells The cells are derived from a skin sample or other biopsy Uncommon’s approach eliminates animal suffering and drug-based interventions including antibiotics The goal is to quickly reach price parity with conventional meat healthier products without the use of gene editing opening up a much wider global market than competitors The funding will be used to continue to bring the cost of goods down and scale up production at its pilot manufacturing facility at Cambridge Technopark while doubling the team over the next 18 months I have always been aware of how diets and food choices can have a disproportionate impact on our health a biocreation company that uses the power of cells to tackle the most pressing challenges to our health “As the only cultivated meat leveraging RNA technologies we believe we have a competitive advantage that could help us become the largest protein company in the world “I’m delighted with the progress we’ve made so far as a company and look forward to working closely with our new and existing investors to continue to build on this progress and make a difference to global health.” Cultivated meat is set to have an impact and wrestle share from the meat industry with start-ups creating a diverse menu of products from burgers and chicken nuggets to sausages and steaks said: “The cultivated meat industry faces significant challenges from the cost of materials to regulation and scaling “We’re convinced that Uncommon has the formula to become a global leader that will transform how we eat and enjoy meat.” pointed to the avoidance of animal disease as a key factor “The meat industry is one of the biggest sources of carbon emissions globally and industrial production is also tied to infectious diseases like swine fever and bird flu,” Dr Kolster said “Uncommon is on a mission to build a healthier future by leveraging RNA technologies to create cultivated pork belly and bacon which could produce up to 52 per cent fewer carbon emissions per pound than traditional pork “We need more founders with the vision and drive of Benjamina if we are to transform the way we eat and reduce the environmental impact of the meat industry for good.”