SEAHORSE MAGAZINE
CURRENT ISSUE: JANUARY 2007
FEATURES
The 2008 Volvo Ocean Race
- Bowels of the beast - Part I
In the first part of a new series on raceboat engineering BLUE ROBINSON talks to hydraulic specialist GREG WATERS about the evolution of the currently most popular canting mechanisms
Much (of value) to digest - Part II
Pinnacle International 14 (and BMW Oracle) designer PAUL BIEKER and 2006 world champion crew EUAN MCNICOL review the details of the three boats that dominated this year's world 14 championships
Below the radar
As the Alinghi America's Cup defence begins testing in Dubai we talk to design director GRANT SIMMER about the progress made in 2006 and at (some of) the team's development plans for 2007
REGULARS
Commodore's letter
DAVID AISHER
Editorial
ANDREW HURST
Update
TERRY HUTCHINSON appears to have reason to smile, remembering the MTC¹, Velux 5 Oceans has it tough, ROBIN KNOX-JOHNSTON interview, (big) change in the air with ISAF in Helsinki, a brief word from Athens and JON EMMETT catches up with ISAF World Sailor of the Year PAIGE RAILEY
World news
Lionel Lemonchois enters the record books (for a while), Bilou gets put through the wringer (again), GP42s go mad en Espagne, TP52s already are, 50ft canters have a ball in Kiwi, Tony Bullimore attracts the Aussie press (again) and Larry Ellison makes an honourable match-racing debut. PATRICE CARPENTIER, CARLOS PICH, ROB MUNDLE, IVOR WILKINS and DOBBS DAVIS
Paul Cayard
Now "Transpac Team Cayard" gets underway...
Olympic and small boat news
- Back in the game
And IAIN MURRAY has rejoined Color 7 for the 2007 18-foot Skiff season - DI PEARSON
ORC column
Chairman BRUNO FINZI is definitely looking forwards going into 2007...
America's Cup
Sleep easy, the crime of the century has been solved and Grant Dalton's cup' runneth over as Ainslie (inset) triumphs
Design - The next generation
BRITT WARD and RUSSELL BOWLER of Farr Yacht Design review the creation of their new pair of IMOCA Open 60s PRB and Delta Dore
Seahorse raceboat build table
- They like their toys
Down in Oz designer ANDY DOVELL has come up with the ultimate day-racer for grown-ups
RORC news
Whales and composite ILC40s make a poor mix
Seahorse regatta calendar
Sailor of the Month
The benefactor and the (successful) beneficiary
Lionel Lemonchois won the Route du Rhum on Gitana XI, designed by VPLP and first launched as Belgacom 2 back in 2001. Since then the boat has been developed extensively, most recently with a new board/trim-tab and main rudder, plus a new underbody grafted onto the main hull last winter with a finer entry for better speed in light airs
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