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This Article Last Updated: Jan 21st, 2013 - 16:51:49 

UK Star Championships
By http://www.sailweb.co.uk/
Jan 21, 2013, 14:33

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On Friday 18 through to Sunday 20 January 2013, ten Star class keelboats took to the waters of the Royal Victoria Docks, outside the Tullett Prebon London Boat Show, to race in the introductory CNM Estates UK Star Championships.

Photo: www.marineimages.co.uk
The Olympic class boats, recently seen on the waters of Weymouth & Portland at the London 2012 Olympic Games, raced with a difference. Each mainsail was completely covered in artwork by international artists such as Samantha Cameron's favourite EINE, Jaime Gili, INSA, Eley Kishimoto and MEAR ONE. The artwork was coordinated by Fine Arts Sails.

Sailing got off to a chilly start on the waters of the Royal Victoria Docks on Friday. Ten Star keelboats took part, including Star Olympic medallist Andrew Simpson, Luke Patience, Stuart Bithell, Mark Covell, Bryn Vaile and David Howlett. Triple Olympic medallist Iain Percy joined the line-up Saturday. Conditions were not conductive to spectating - minus two degrees and snowing - with the sailors probably warmer.

No official results available but with two race wins and a fourth place, Xavier Rohart FRA/Serge Pulfer SUI took the lead ahead of the 470 Olympic Silver medalist Luke Patience GBR after day 1.

Percy flies in late, starts early
Racing for the CNM Estates UK Star Championships continued in the black-hole of the Royal Victoria Docks outside London's ExCeL exhibition centre on Saturday. No official results have escaped yet but the news is that Iain Percy GBR, who missed the first day, won the first race Saturday but was disqualified with an early start - old habits die hard. Xavier Rohart FRA and Serge Pulfer SUI continued to lead followed by Max Treacy and Anthony Shanks IRL. No idea what this has cost to set-up, but they obviously forgot to spend anything on the PR.

LATEST - A second in the first race Sunday means that Xavier Rohart FRA and Serge Pulfer SUI are the winners of the CNM Estates UK Star Championship . . . Second Max Treacy and Anthony Shanks IRL . . . according to the Twitter feed!

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Article from CNN
Art for sail: Olympic yachts glide into London for a colorful makeover

London (CNN) -- Art exhibitions don't usually float on water but the CNM Estates Fine Art Sails regatta, which debuted this weekend on London's River Thames, is no ordinary expose of contemporary culture.

Part fine-art show, part boat-race, the three-day event saw 10 sailboats -- skippered by a host of Olympic and World Championship sailors -- take to the water bearing sails adorned with the work of some of Britain's foremost modern artists.

Monochrome prints of giant facial features, manic flocks of imposing seagulls and a menacing child with tribal war-paints comprised just a few of the surreal and arresting works on show during a snow-blanketed weekend in the UK capital.

Organizers say the concept marks a first of its kind collaboration between art and top-class sailing and could soon be casting off at famous waterside locations around the world.

"This is the first time anyone has really tried to do this and the reaction has been quite amazing," said the founder of Fine Art Sails, Michael Ross.

"There is already interest in staging an event on the [Moskva] River in view of the Kremlin," he said, adding the possibility of others in San Francisco, Miami and on the Caspian Sea.

Artists who contributed works to the riverside event -- which formed part of the week-long London Boat Show -- include the fashion duo Mark Eley and Wakako Kishimoto, portrait artist Christian Furr, as well as musician and actor, Goldie.

As Fine Art Sails moves on to other locations, Ross hopes creatives of all disciplines and nationalities will be inspired to add their handiwork to the project.

"It's a totally new way for artists to display their work," he explained. "This event has given those involved the opportunity to try new things, display their art in a very public place and access to an audience they otherwise might not reach."

Ross also makes a point of highlighting the artistic difficulties encountered in this new mode of exhibition.

Racing sails are generally made from Dacron, an ultra-lightweight cloth that differs greatly from some of the more the conventional materials artists use, such as canvas.

The manner in which sails are designed to capture wind meanwhile ensures that any design, painting or print is constantly moving and changing shape when on the water, altering the appearance of the artwork in the process.

According to British sculptor, David Begbie, who donated a print for the regatta entitled "An Eye for the Buoys," tackling these unorthodox requirements was an enjoyable part of the creative process.

"The sails are a very rich concept for artists to work with and it has culminated in something of pretty majestic proportions," Begbie said.

"It's a versatile and adaptable format [which] when you think about it is basically a new kind of art form.

"Most artists work in a rectangular format but this creates a totally new shape," he added.

Begbie's enthusiasm is shared by competing sailor and British Olympic gold medalist, Pippa Wilson.

While unsure about the extent to which artistic sails can integrate into sailing at the very highest level -- where sails have to be as light as possible -- Wilson believes they can be a valuable asset in garnering the attention of a non-traditional sailing audience.

"This is something that has never been done before and hopefully it will add a little bit of culture to our sport," Said Wilson before taking to the water.

"I've been so lucky to be involved in sailing since a young age and know how wonderful it can be, so if an event like this can grab people's attention and get them involved then it will definitely have been worthwhile," she added.



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