Svea on port was on course to collide with Topaz and attempted to bear away at the last moment.

Svea topaz. At the regattas conclusion Topaz prevailed finishing ninth overall to Velshedas 13th in IRC A. Q53 allows the protest committee great. Racing Rules of Sailing.

The J-class Svea riding over the stern of Topaz throwing a member of crew overboard in the process. To this day no other record of Svea has been found neither at KSSS or the New York Yacht Club. That alone raised interest in the race.

Svea took the appropriate penalty by retiring. Both boats sustained damage and immediately retired from racing. By John Arndt In an unfortunate and serious accident ahead of the start of this years Superyacht Challenge Antigua there was a collision between Tom Siebels Svea and Topaz.

Despite a last minute turn to bear away Svea collided with the port side of Topaz. Like fellow modernday J build Topaz she is neither a restoration nor a replica but a dream that spent 80 years mothballed and is today sailing for the first time. Topazs boom back stays and mainsheet were broken while the port runner was torn off.

However across the four events of the 2018 J Class season it was St Tropez absentee Svea that prevailed to win the Kohler Cup. Social media footage from the J Class Velsheda. On day one of the Superyacht Challenge Antigua 12 March J Class yachts 426m Topaz and 436m Svea collided in the final minutes leading up to the first race.

It was not reasonably possible for Topaz to avoid the collision. The Superyacht Challenge Antigua is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year. Peter Holmberg the skipper onboard Topaz relayed the incident which occurred shortly before the first race on March 12.