So too did the fleet of 15 superyachts and four Js.

Svea topaz. However across the four events of the 2018 J Class season it was St Tropez absentee Svea that prevailed to win the Kohler Cup. At the regattas conclusion Topaz prevailed finishing ninth overall to Velshedas 13th in IRC A. This extremely unfortunate event has caused both yachts to retire from the race after they sustained damage as a result of the collision.

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. Racing Rules of Sailing. She was launched in January this year eight decades after her design.

Saturdays conclusion of Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez brought the 2018 season to a close for the magnificent J Class yachts. Topaz was approaching the start line about 1 minute and 40 seconds before the start of the race and on port Svea was on a collision course with Topaz. Social media footage from the J Class Velsheda.

- 28th February 2020. Peter Holmberg the skipper onboard Topaz relayed the incident which occurred shortly before the first race on March 12. It was not reasonably possible for Topaz to avoid the collision.

Neither Svea nor Topaz are able to take any further part in the Antigua Superyacht Challenge regatta. That alone raised interest in the race. 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.

The mast was put under extreme. Both boats sustained damage and immediately retired from racing. Damage occurred to both yachts and two crewmembers received injuries.