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North wind 47

The north wind 47 is a 46.75ft masthead sloop designed by marcelo penna and built in fiberglass by north wind yachts (esp) since 1988..

The North wind 47 is a moderate weight sailboat which is a high performer. It is stable / stiff and has a good righting capability if capsized. It is best suited as a fast cruiser. The fuel capacity is good. There is an excellent water supply range.

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Northwind 47, built in 1990 by Northwind in Spain, designed by Marcello Penna, LOA 15.10m (49'5), beam 4.40m (14'4), draft 2.00m (6'6), GRP hull and superstructure, teak laid decks, aluminium framed windows, round bilged dark blue hull, deep keel, displacement approx. 15,000 kg, approx. 550 litres (110 Imp gallons) fuel capacity, approx. 800 litres (176 Imp gallons) water capacity, mechanical wheel steering, emergency steering. :

General - NORTHWIND 47

Volvo Penta TMD 31B 100 hp diesels, built 1990, 1,176 engine hours (9.02), two circuit cooling system, GORI 3-bladed folding propeller, stainless steel propeller shaft, three electric and one manual bilge pump, 12/220v electric system, two service batteries, one start battery (all replaced 2002), Fisher Panda 5 hp generator, shore power connection, battery charger.

Compass, Autohelm echosounder/log/wind instruments with multi repeaters inside, Shipmate VHF, Furuno radar, Autohelm ST7000 autopilot with joystick at chart table, Autohelm Navcenter, GPS with chart plotter, Lo-Kata Navtex.

Bose stereo and cd player, TV, video, satellite receiver, sprayhood, extra large cockpit bimini and aft deck bimini, aft deck table and chairs, 4-person liferaft, tender, outboard, lifejackets, fire extinguishers, windlass, anchor with 50m of chain, bow and stern anchors, spare chain, extended stern swim platform with stowage space, two deck showers, Benezoni hydraulic gangway, fenders, charts and books, clock and barometer, safe.

Sloop rig, cutter stay available, Proctor aluminium mast, wire rigging, Harken furling system, sails: 50 sq.m mainsail, 75 sq.m genoa, 120 sq.m blister (2000), sail covers for main and main drop system, 3-line reefing system, backstay adjuster, boomvang, winches: 1x electric, 2x sheet, 3x halyard, 2x mast, spinnaker boom.

SWAN 44 MKII

BAVARIA C42

WAUQUIEZ PILOT SALOON 43

NAJAD 440 CC

MALO 39 CLASSIC

SVALBARD 41 LIFT KEEL

BENETEAU OCEANIS 45

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Basic specs..

The hull is made of fibreglass. Generally, a hull made of fibreglass requires only a minimum of maintenance during the sailing season.

The boat is equipped with 6-9 berths and 900.0 liter fresh water capacity.

The boat equipped with a masthead rig. The advantage of a masthead rig is its simplicity and the fact that a given sail area - compared with a fractional rig - can be carried lower and thus with less heeling moment.

The North Wind 47 is equipped with a fin keel. The fin keel is the most common keel and provides splendid manoeuvrability. The downside is that it has less directional stability than a long keel.

The boat can only enter major marinas as the draft is about 2.00 - 2.10 meter (6.56 - 6.86 ft) dependent on the load. See immersion rate below.

North Wind 47 is typically equipped with an inboard diesel engine at 67.0 kW (89 hp), which gives a max speed about 7.2 knots.

The transmission is a saildrive.

The fuel tank has a capacity of 500.0 liters (132 US gallons, 109 imperial gallons).

Sailing characteristics

This section covers widely used rules of thumb to describe the sailing characteristics. Please note that even though the calculations are correct, the interpretation of the results might not be valid for extreme boats.

What is Capsize Screening Formula (CSF)?

The capsize screening value for North Wind 47 is 1.86, indicating that this boat could - if evaluated by this formula alone - be accepted to participate in ocean races.

What is Theoretical Maximum Hull Speed?

The theoretical maximal speed of a displacement boat of this length is 8.2 knots. The term "Theoretical Maximum Hull Speed" is widely used even though a boat can sail faster. The term shall be interpreted as above the theoretical speed a great additional power is necessary for a small gain in speed.

The immersion rate is defined as the weight required to sink the boat a certain level. The immersion rate for North Wind 47 is about 322 kg/cm, alternatively 1806 lbs/inch. Meaning: if you load 322 kg cargo on the boat then it will sink 1 cm. Alternatively, if you load 1806 lbs cargo on the boat it will sink 1 inch.

Sailing statistics

This section is statistical comparison with similar boats of the same category. The basis of the following statistical computations is our unique database with more than 26,000 different boat types and 350,000 data points.

What is Motion Comfort Ratio (MCR)?

What is L/B (Length Beam Ratio)?

What is a Ballast Ratio?

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SA/D (Sail Area Displacement ratio) Indicates how fast the boat is in light wind: - Cruising Boats have ratios 10-15 - Cruiser-Racers have ratios 16-20 - Racers have ratios above 20 - High-Performance Racers have ratios above 24 Sail-area/displacement ratio (SA/D ratio): 21.88

Maintenance

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Northwind Northwind 47 Yacht Boat for Sale

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• Manufacturer: Northwind
• Location: Barcelona
• LOA: 46'5" (14.15m)
• Beam: 13' 11'' (4.23m)
• Keel: Fin keel
• ID no.: 3443
• Heating: yes
• Watertank Size: 900 Litres
• Engine Make: Volvo Penta TMD31A
• Horsepower: 94hp
• Drive Type: Shaft drive
• Fuel Type: Diesel
• Fuel Tank Size: 400 Litres
• Top Speed: 8 knots
• Engine Hours Port: 5308

Broker Remarks

This Northwind 47 has been used very little in recent years. The owner is reluctantly selling her due to family commitments. Built in the Northwind Shipyard in Barcelona, Spain in 1987. The Hull is built in GRP, with a teak deck and cockpit.  Boat needs some maintenance, which accounts for the low asking price.

Accommodation

BERTHS 6 IN 3 DOUBLE CABINS. 2 HEADS. Headroom : 1.95m

Interior in Mahogany red and white upholstery Cabin heating system: Eberspacher diesel forced air heater out in all cabins.  Pressurised fresh water + sea water pump (galley)

FORE CABIN with double berth. Storage, wardrobe PORTSIDE CABIN with two single overlaid beds. Storage. HEAD on starboard with washbasin, toilet, shower U shaped SALOON with music equipment, charts table facing starboard. Settee.

Helm station with steering wheel 360° view on outside

GALLEY twin sink gas cooker 3 burners 12V fridge microwave oven

Large AFT owner CABIN with central double berth, wardrobe,storage. HEAD with sink, toilet, shower

Mechanical and Rigging

Fin keel with skeg hung rudder Dual steering wheel (inside/outside) Shaft drive + 3 bronz blade propeller 

SLOOP RIG Mast and boom Sparcraft in aluminium Genoa 1 roller furler Genoa 2 roller furler Spinnaker boom in aluminium 6 Lewmar winches (1 electric)

SAILS Main : 38.8 sqm, slap reefing Genoa 1 : 73 sqm Genoa 2 : 30.3 sqm Staysail : 14 sqm Spinnaker : 170 sqm

Spinnaker and storm sail are almost unused.  The other are not competition-level but the owner has been properly taken care of and he sent them for review / change of protection band recently.

SECURITE Navigation lights Pullpit/pushpit + guardwires Bilge pump

GROUND TACKLE Electric windlass Anchor + chain

ELECTRONIC Autopilot B&G Radar Raytheon Riox Raster Scan GPS Furuno Plotter Raytheon Depth sounder Furuno VHF Double Station DSC Radio Navtex Lo-Kata Compass Plastimo Radio has been replaced. 

ELECTRICITY 3.5 Kw generator (needs servicing) Inverter 1500W 220 Shore Power Euro/us Plug sockets throughout Engine Battery  

MISCELANEOUS Bathing platform Teak gangway (Passerelle)  Bimini Sprayhood (not in good condition) Cockpit and fordeck cushions Teak cockpit table Dinghy davits

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NORTHWIND 47

North wind (es), sail, second-hand yacht, spanien.

Fixtures & Cabin Layout

Fore cabin, with double v berth, storage and wardrobe. Port side cabin, two single overlaid beds with wardrobe and storage area. Head on starboard, with wash basin, toilet and shower. U shaped saloonwith big foldable table (can have 6 person) with a lot of storage under de sittings, chart table, second steering wheel and TV sreen. Galley with 2 sink, 3 burn gas cooker, with oven, 12v fridge. Owner cabin on the aft, with a central double bed, huge storage space, wardrobes and a complete head with sink, toilet and shower.

Propeller: 3 bronze blades, shaft drive Generator: Onan 6,5 Kva with 5948 hrs and own battery of 75Ah Electricity: 12/220 v installation 4 x 120 Ah for service. 2 x 185 Ah for engine all renewed 10/2013 Mastervolt 12V/400 watt converter, Automatic Vetus battery charger 12v 60Amp. 2 x electrical pumps + 1 manual

LO-KATA Navtex 2 wheather info Cetrek pilot computer 780 Foruno radar with antena up to 24 miles Foruno FE-400 BF sonda Foruno GP 31 Gps navigator SKANTI TU 1000P VHF radio 2 x ICOM portable VHF x 2 Kenwood TS-440-S MF/HF radio

Lewmar winches on deck, near cockoit and on the mast 6 Toni Tio sails new from 2014, main and Genova 1 and Genova 2 with furlers Spinnaker Boom Mast and boom Sparcraft with lazy jack

Accessories

Dual steering wheel (inside and outside) SILVA NEXUS wind data Eprib ACR Sateltite 406 Warm water electric boiler 30 ltr MOTOROLA Iriduim Satelite phone LG HD TV screen 26” 26MA33 CQR Anchor 22 Kgs with 60 meter of anchor line (12 meter chain 8 mm) and electric windlass Lewmar winches on deck, near cockpit and on the mast 6 Toni Tio sails new from 2014, main and Genova 1 and Genova 2 Liferaft for 6 person needs service Different radio cd players in saloon and owner cabin, with speakers and 2 in cockpit Fire extinguishing system, 10 livevest, bilge alarm. Gas detector Alarm system to protect the boat for incomers Swimming platform with stairs and warm/cold shower Astec 275 dinghy with Johnson 15hp 2T

Since the owner order his sail boat, that was 1985, until these days, he has used Itxas Ertz (means the border of the ocean in Basque language) as is home, living on board. The first twenty years combining the time on board and the other time in his big fishing ship. In all this time he has crossed de Atlantic several times and sailed many times between Spain and the Canary Islands. This is a real sail boat, strong, comfortable and for long distances, well maintained, although now some jobs in maintenance has to be done. Aspect that gains credentials with the passage of time is the solidity of construction. The North Wind 47 is laminated with a Plasticel rigid foam sandwich in hull and deck.

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History of North Wind

North Wind yachts, a reputable boat manufacturer, was founded in Barcelona, Spain in 1973. The company started by producing sailing yachts that quickly found their way into the hearts and docks of many yacht enthusiasts. Fuelled by an ambition to create high performance, durable, and comfortable yachts, North Wind's founding principle was to incorporate cutting-edge nautical technology, design, and craftsmanship in their vessels. Their commitment to quality and the superior craftsmanship famously associated with Spanish boat-building soon garnered them an international reputation in the yacht industry.The company faced several difficulties in the early 2000s that momentarily halted their production. However, North Wind was resilient and in 2014, successfully relaunched under new ownership, following a brief period of insolvency. The company relocated it facilities and is currently headquartered in Sant Andreu de la Barca, still within vicinity of Barcelona, maintaining its roots and tradition of Spanish boat-building.As of today, North Wind is known for its dynamic range of sailing yachts and motor yachts. They offer two boat series: the North Wind Sailing Yachts, renowned for their classic and timeless designs and superior performance, and the newer North Wind ECOYachts, a series of motor yachts that blend luxury with sustainability. Throughout all the challenges and transitions, North Wind's commitment to quality, innovation, and customer satisfaction has remained unwavering, solidifying their position as a leading name in the global yacht industry.

What types of boats do North Wind build?

North Wind manufactures a range of different types of boats. The ones listed on TheYachtMarket include Sloop , Deck saloon , Schooner and Antique/classic .

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Couple Who Set Sail In Self-Built Eco-Friendly Yacht Found Dead In Lifeboat

Brett clibbery and sarah packwood embarked across the atlantic ocean, sailing from halifax to the azores in their self-built, eco-friendly yacht, theros..

The couple had left Halifax Harbour on June 11 aboard their yacht. (File)

A British-Canadian couple, who set sail across the Atlantic Ocean roughly six weeks ago, were found dead in a lifeboat off the coast of Canada. The bodies of Brett Clibbery and Sarah Packwood were discovered after their raft washed ashore on Sable Island, off the coast of Nova Scotia, reported the  NY Post .

The pair had embarked on an ambitious journey across the Atlantic Ocean, sailing from Halifax to the Azores in their self-built, eco-friendly yacht, Theros. The 42-foot vessel, powered solely by electric, wind, and solar energy, was intended to demonstrate the feasibility of sustainable travel. The couple had been posting about the construction of Theros on their YouTube channel, "Theros Adventures," and this voyage was to be their inaugural fully "green" journey.

They left Halifax Harbour on June 11 aboard their yacht bound for the Azores region of Portugal. They were reported missing on June 18 and found three weeks later on July 10.

While initially reported to be from British Columbia, it is believed that Ms Packwood was from the UK and Mr Clibbery was from Canada. Formal identification is still pending.

The cause of death is not yet known. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police are investigating the incident. 

Their sailboat, Theros, was severely damaged, and investigators suspected that it was struck by a larger vessel.

The area they were sailing in is notoriously known as the "Graveyard of the Atlantic" due to the large number of shipwrecks that occurred there. The exact circumstances of the incident are still unknown, but investigators are exploring several theories.

One leading theory is that Theros was hit by a bulk carrier, which may have caused significant damage to the sailboat. Investigators have inspected a carrier ship, which was in the same area as Theros at the time of the incident, but they have not released their findings, as per the Saltwire .

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The crew of the carrier ship reported that they did not notice any damage or collision, the Mirror  reported. Some veteran sailors have suggested the homemade additions to Theros may have contributed to the tragedy, particularly the excessive weight of batteries and solar panels, which may have destabilised the boat.

Brett Clibbery and Sarah Packwood met by chance in 2015 at a bus stop in London. At the time, Ms Packwood was preparing to donate a kidney to her sister, while Mr Clibbery was visiting from Canada. This chance encounter led to them eventually falling in love and getting married on their yacht, Theros, in 2016.

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The world’s richest man, once deeply skeptical of Donald J. Trump, has now endorsed him and has emerged as a central character in the presidential race.

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By Theodore Schleifer and Ryan Mac

Theodore Schleifer reported from Milwaukee and Washington, and Ryan Mac from Los Angeles.

A little over two months ago, Elon Musk found himself at Montsorrel , the palatial Palm Beach compound of Nelson Peltz, the famed activist investor. Mr. Musk knew the sprawling grounds well, having stayed in the guesthouse.

The topic of conversation was a bit different than usual, though: Mr. Peltz had brought together a group of billionaire conservative financiers — including Steve Wynn, the Las Vegas casino magnate, and the hedge-funder John Paulson — to dive into concerns about whether Republicans could seize Senate control, as well as the party’s weak ground game, according to a person with direct knowledge of what transpired.

But Mr. Musk had a darker message that spring day. He told the group that this would be the last free election in America — because if President Biden won, millions of undocumented immigrants would be legalized and democracy would be finished, according to the person.

Mr. Trump had to win, Mr. Musk said. He dispensed some advice for the veteran financiers, who had decades more experience in Republican politics than he did: Their emphasis on political advertising was misplaced, he said. Tesla, his electric car company, barely advertises, he said, but had still built a cult following through word of mouth. Why couldn’t Republicans do the same?

The most important thing that the financiers could do, Mr. Musk said, was ask two people to support Mr. Trump, and urge them to ask two more. Two people by two people — that’s how the former president would win.

Mr. Musk has transformed himself from an idealistic supporter of Democrats like Barack Obama into a fierce ally of Mr. Trump, whom he flirted with for months and endorsed last weekend roughly 30 minutes after the former president survived an assassination attempt.

In fact, Mr. Trump’s campaign at one point had talked with Mr. Musk about him delivering remarks at this week’s Republican National Convention. Mr. Musk said on Thursday he was not speaking.

Mr. Musk is more comfortable than ever revealing his conservative sympathies. But the role that he has played in supporting Republicans financially is not widely known, in part because he has tried to avoid making public donations.

He has emerged as a central character in the presidential race, targeted by the Biden campaign and celebrated as an almost mythical figure by Mr. Trump’s advisers. Angry at liberals over immigration, transgender rights and the Biden administration’s perceived treatment of Tesla , the mercurial Mr. Musk has undergone a midlife reinvention that has many Republicans salivating about him as the party’s moneymaker — if only he will deliver.

This article is based on interviews with about two dozen of Mr. Musk’s political associates, friends and Republican Party allies, many of whom insisted on anonymity to disclose private conversations. Mr. Musk and his aides did not respond to requests for comment.

Woody Johnson, a pre-eminent Republican fund-raiser and Mr. Trump’s former ambassador to Britain, said he welcomed Mr. Musk into the party as an ideological convert.

“Explore all ideas — and come up with the best one,” Mr. Johnson quipped in an interview. “There’s nobody in the world like Musk. We’re lucky as Americans to have him. He is the most innovative — besides Trump.”

Dismissing Trump as a ‘stone-cold loser’

Mr. Musk was once allergic to Washington. He maintained a decent relationship with Mr. Obama and made several White House visits to build support for Tesla and SpaceX, his rocket manufacturer. But he generally disliked meeting with other politicians and saw political donations as a necessary evil, according to four people who worked with him.

Days before the 2016 election, he told CNBC that Mr. Trump did not “seem to have the sort of character that reflects well on the United States.” After Mr. Trump won, Mr. Musk told some associates that the outcome was proof that they were living in a simulation, according to one person close to him. In 2020, Mr. Musk, in a private conversation with another associate, called Mr. Trump a “stone-cold loser.”

In 2022, the former president, for his part, used an expletive to describe the Tesla chief executive at a rally.

Mr. Musk also predicted that Mr. Trump’s days as a political force were finished, according to a private message that was viewed by The New York Times, as he prepared to voice support for Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida , whose campaign he helped kick off in 2023.

Big promises, little follow-through

Mr. Musk has become an obsession of many Trump officials and Republican fund-raisers, who see him as the party’s next great hope — or a meal ticket for themselves. But over the years, he has acquired a reputation in political circles as something of a flake.

Some conservative activists said they wished that Mr. Musk had followed through more on promises to fund free-speech lawsuits by people who believed that they had been censored on social media.

Mr. Musk can be hard to pin down, and rumors fly about him in Republican circles. In 2023, when Kevin McCarthy was elected as House speaker , the California politician gave a party at the Library of Congress, and some aides were told until shortly beforehand to expect Mr. Musk to show up and speak. But he didn’t, disappointing some in the crowd, a person involved in the event recalled.

Mr. Musk has also been unreliable in local politics. He wrote last year on X that he planned to donate $100,000 to GrowSF, a centrist group in San Francisco, so it could help defeat a progressive city official. But Mr. Musk did not donate or even contact the group, said Steven Buss, one of GrowSF’s founders.

An embrace of dark money

Mr. Musk has said that he tries to stay out of politics , and he has not donated to a federal political group since the 2020 cycle, according to campaign finance records. He has gone to great lengths to avoid leaving a public footprint of the contributions he does make.

Indeed, he learned a tough lesson when he made his largest disclosed gift ever, a $50,000 donation in 2017, to the McCarthy Victory Fund, a group aligned with Mr. McCarthy. The disclosure of that donation angered liberals . He learned from that experience to prioritize giving to dark-money organizations, a person familiar with his thinking recalled.

In recent communications with Republicans, Mr. Musk and his associates have expressed a desire not to make political contributions to groups whose donations must be legally disclosed. He told a friend a few months ago that he wanted to find a way to support Trump but didn’t want to do it publicly, the friend recalled.

During the Republican presidential primary race, Mr. Musk’s team had detailed talks with allies of Vivek Ramaswamy about making a major donation to a dark-money group backing the entrepreneur’s candidacy, according to a person briefed on the talks. Mr. Musk attended two fund-raisers for Mr. Ramaswamy, in California and Texas, two people briefed said, but he ultimately declined to cut a check.

In 2023, he strongly considered making a significant political donation to the American Action Network, a 501(c) (4) dark-money group steered by Mr. McCarthy’s political operation, according to a person with knowledge of the discussions. It’s not clear if he gave.

The tug of war

As Mr. Musk sought help on politics, the people he turned to sought to influence him.

He had gotten to know Mr. McCarthy over the last decade thanks to the former speaker’s advocacy for SpaceX. They now text frequently, and Mr. Musk has often relied on Mr. McCarthy over the years for advice on politics and lobbying.

Mr. McCarthy has been eager to highlight his relationship with Mr. Musk, and has gone to great lengths to cultivate him, according to people familiar with their relationship.

He interviewed the billionaire at an exclusive conference in Sea Island, Ga., hosted by the conservative American Enterprise Institute, and invited Mr. Musk to headline a fund-raising retreat for Mr. McCarthy’s donors in Wyoming. Mr. Musk also flew to Washington for the congressman’s birthday last year.

Mr. McCarthy has helped develop Mr. Musk’s relationship with Mr. Trump, but he has not been alone. Three close friends of the former president — Mr. Peltz, Mr. Wynn and Steve Witkoff, whose firm invested in the billionaire’s Twitter takeover — plus Mr. Musk’s emerging confidant, Diesel Peltz, a son of Nelson Peltz — have played a role in encouraging Mr. Musk to draw close to Mr. Trump, according to people familiar with the relationships. Mr. Musk also talks frequently with Mr. Ramaswamy, who has become a Trump surrogate, another person said.

Mr. Wynn said in an interview that Mr. Musk was “dedicating himself to making sure this election ends up properly” but downplayed his own role.

“He did that without my help,” he said. “Elon is a self-propelled rocket.”

Some of Mr. Musk’s friends in Silicon Valley have also bent his ear, including members of the so-called PayPal Mafia, a group of early executives at the payments company that includes the Trump donors David Sacks and Ken Howery, the people said.

Mr. Musk used to live primarily in Los Angeles, but people close to him said his politics had been shaped by his more conservative social circle in his new home state of Texas. Joe Lonsdale, a co-founder of Palantir who lives in Texas, and his aides have spent considerable time with Mr. Musk talking about politics, and Mr. Musk has told others that he is worried about what would happen to his businesses if Texas went blue, the people said.

But some of Mr. Musk’s more liberal friends and associates have expressed unhappiness to him about his rightward drift, according to three people familiar with the situation. Some said they have received private assurances from Mr. Musk that he is not donating to support Mr. Trump.

The extremist direction of Mr. Musk has bothered his own high-profile, celebrity lawyer, Alex Spiro, according to two people who have spoken to him. Mr. Spiro, who declined to comment, has encouraged Mr. Musk not to alienate Democrats from his businesses, citing the famous quip from Michael Jordan that “Republicans buy sneakers, too,” one of the people said.

The final turn to Trump

It appears those liberal friends are losing the tug of war. Mr. Musk met with Mr. Trump in March and now talks with him directly on occasion, according to people familiar with the relationship. The two have spoken about electric vehicles, as well as technology like so-called deepfake videos , the former president has told donors who relayed his remarks.

During the Trump term, Mr. Musk once asked his top executives at Tesla how many of them had voted for Mr. Trump, and was alarmed to hear that none of them had, according to a person with knowledge of the meeting.

“I have had some conversations with him, and he does call me out of the blue for no reason,” Mr. Musk said last month at Tesla’s annual shareholder meeting.

Mr. Musk and Mr. Sacks organized a private dinner this spring in Los Angeles with several other anti-Biden billionaires, who talked about ways to oppose Mr. Biden’s re-election.

Whether Mr. Musk might financially support the Republican ticket has flummoxed Mr. Trump’s aides. For much of this year, Mr. Musk entertained to friends the notion of an endorsement, or at least urging his followers explicitly not to vote for Mr. Biden, according to two people who spoke directly with Mr. Musk. The billionaire told these people that he wanted to wait until the president formally captured the Democratic nomination before he made a proclamation.

Then came the assassination attempt.

Within an hour of the shooting, Mr. Musk went on X and endorsed Mr. Trump.

Mr. Lonsdale has helped start a new super PAC that its donors say will fund an aggressive field program to aid Mr. Trump, and several of Mr. Musk’s close friends have pooled their millions behind the group. The Wall Street Journal reported that Mr. Musk had spoken of donating $45 million per month to the group — energizing both the Trump and Biden teams. But Mr. Musk has told people close to him that the figure is false, and while people close to the group said that while they expect him to give, they don’t know how much.

In recent weeks, Mr. Musk privately lobbied Mr. Trump to choose Senator J.D. Vance of Ohio as his running mate. He celebrated vociferously on Monday after Mr. Vance was announced as the pick .

Trevor Traina, a Republican fund-raiser in San Francisco who served in the Trump administration and knows Mr. Musk socially, said he saw parallels between the two men.

“He has had to walk the same road as Trump — silenced, targeted, canceled — and within the last couple weeks,” Mr. Traina said of Mr. Musk, “he has decided it’s time to take action.”

Maureen Farrell and Kirsten Grind contributed reporting. Alain Delaquérière contributed research.

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Follow along with the official Olympic Games Paris 2024 live blog to keep up with all the action from 24 July to 11 August, including full details on every event, live results and medallists, and athlete reactions straight from the competition.

Key Moments

Riner and Pérec light the cauldron

The whole group of torchbearers, which has now grown to 18 and made up of various Olympians and Paralympians, finally approaches the cauldron before handing the torch off to the final torchbearers:

Teddy Riner and Marie-José Pérec .

The Cauldron is located in the Jardin des Tuileries, aligned with the Louvre, Place de la Concorde, the Champs-Élysées, and the Arc de Triomphe.

And what a cauldron it is! A ring of flames spanning seven metres in diameter. And there's a hot air balloon attached to it, 30 metres high! A nod to the first hydrogen-powered flight of a balloon, which took place in the Tuileries in 1783.

As it's lit, the balloon lifts the cauldron high into the Paris sky. What an image.

The Olympic cauldron rises into the Parisian night sky!

Paris 2024 Day 1 preview - The first medals are handed out in under 12 hours!

Competition begins in earnest tomorrow, with the first medals expected to be decided shortly before 12 noon local time – under 12 hours from now!

Here's what to look out for tomorrow:

The  first set of medals of the Games will be awarded in shooting , as has been the case at every summer Olympic Games since Munich 1972; in Paris it will be awarded in the  mixed team 10m air rifle  event at the  Châteauroux Shooting Centre .

There are a total of 14 medal events on the first full day of competition, including the conclusion of the men's rugby sevens tournament which began on Day -2. Surfing is due to begin (7am local, 7pm in Paris). Here are some events to watch:

Basketball - All eyes on hosts France

The  men's basketball competition begins at the Stade Pierre Mauroy in Lille on Day 1, and the hosts  France  – silver medallists last time out in Tokyo behind the  USA  – are in action.

At 5:15pm, they face  Brazil  as they begin their search of what would be a popular gold medal.

Also in action are  Australia ,  Germany ,  Japan , and  Canada,  plus two other qualifiers – but not the U.S., who don't start until Day 2.

Diving - People's Republic of China begin hunt for gold sweep

In Tokyo, the People's Republic of China won seven out of the eight gold medals available in diving , with  Tom Daley  and  Matty Lee 's 10m platform synchro win for Team GB ending the attempted sweep.

The Chinese quest to win all eight gold medals in the sport begins on Day 1 with the  women's 3m springboard synchro  (11am), an event in which Shi Tingmao and Wang Han won gold in Tokyo. This year, the reigning world champions  Chang Yani and Chen Yiwen  will look to claim their first Olympic title.

Skateboarding - Horigome goes for back-to-back golds

It was a challenge, but  Yuto Horigome , the defending champion in  men's street skateboarding , eked through to qualify for Paris 2024 by  winning the last Olympic Qualifier Series  event in Budapest. It means he gets a shot at remaining the only man to have won gold in his event on Day 1 (semi-finals at 12pm, final at 5pm).

He comes up against the likes of his 14-year-old teammate  Onodera Ginwoo  and the U.S. stars  Jagger Eaton  and  Nyjah Huston , among others; the home French charge will be led by  Aurélien Giraud ,  Joseph Garbaccio , and  Vincent Milou .

Medal events

Cycling (road) 14:30–16:04:  W individual time trial;  16:30–18:00:  M individual time trial

Diving 11:00–11:50:  W synchronised 3m springboard final

Fencing 20:40–22:20:  W épée individual medal bouts, M sabre individual medal bouts

Judo 17:18–17:48:  W -48kg medal contests;  17:49–18:19:  M -60kg medal contests

Rugby sevens 19:00–20:15:  M medal matches

Shooting 10:30–11:30:  Mixed team 10m air rifle medal finals

Skateboarding 17:00–18:30:  M street final

Swimming 20:42:  M 400m freestyle final;  20:55:  W 400m freestyle final;  21:37:  W 4x100m freestyle relay final;  21:50:  M 4x100m freestyle relay final

Full daily schedule  here .

Until then, signing off from a wet – but very excited – Paris.

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What a night the games are on.

And Céline Dion’s magnificent rendition of that famous ode to love signs off this remarkable, historic, Opening Ceremony.

Competition begins bright and early tomorrow morning, of course, and we hope you’ll be with us for every single event on the official Paris 2024 live blog.

Céline Dion performs a comeback!

Look who it is! A year and a half after the Canadian singer withdrew from public engagements due to Stiff Person Syndrome, a neurological condition which causes muscle spasms, the legendary songstress is here in Paris.

And she’s here to perform, no less, Édith Piaf’s famous work, Hymne à l’amour (the Hymn to Love), written to the love of her life, boxer Marcel Cerdan, who died in a plane crash barely a month after it was first performed.

Celine Dion performs on the Eiffel Tower at the conclusion of the Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Games Paris 2024

The torch continues its journey

Mauresmo hands it off to French basketball legend and former NBA star  Tony Parker . The two of them are jogging past the Louvre and its pyramid.

Mauresmo takes the flame

The boat's reached its destination and has docked. 

Amélie Mauresmo takes the flame next.

The retired French tennis player is a former world number one and is now the director of the French Open.

Legends join Nadal with torch

The torch is now being taken down the Seine in a boat with Nadal,  Serena Williams ,  Carl Lewis , and  Nadia Comaneci .

The Olympic Rings make their appearance

First designed by Baron Pierre de Coubertin in 1913, the Olympic Rings are perhaps the most recognisable symbol of the Olympic Games.

One by one, the rings on the Eiffel Tower are lit up.

And we're treated to a light show from the tower itself.

The Eiffel Tower in all its Olympic glory!

Zidane passes the torch to Rafael Nadal

The next man to take the torch from Zidane is Spain's  Rafael Nadal , a legend in France for his domination at Roland-Garros.

Zinedine Zidane looks on as Rafael Nadal of Team Spain carries the flame during the Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Games Paris 2024