FEATURES
Behind you...
CARLO BORLENGHI
On the sea
Are wind-powered vessels returning to their historic operating habitat? ROB WEILAND
The impossible journey
Windjet to Saildrone to oceanic data harvesting, a remarkable 20 years. RICHARD JENKINS
Crossing an ocean
Transpac by DSS was great but there were bigger lessons beneath the speed and glamour. GORDON KAY
Foiling toiling
The numbers continue to stagger the imagination but the market will always remain limited… ANDY CLAUGHTON
Friendship plus talent
VINCE BRUN is the speed king. And the speed king is one of the most popular and respected racing sailors on the planet… CAROL CRONIN
A Vendée amuse-bouche
A couple of tonnes of water where it really shouldn’t be… whatever. SAM DAVIES
Multiple challenges
How much new ground should you ever try to take on in a single project? NORBERT SEDLACEK talks to MATT SHEAHAN
TECH STREET
Beastie boy! - Dehler 30 One Design
A lab to die for - Quantum Sails
Making headway - 11th Hour Racing
Old friends - Beneteau First 53
On the march - Rapido Trimarans
REGULARS
Commodore’s letter
STEVEN ANDERSON
Editorial
ANDREW HURST
Update
The America’s Cup’s steady march back in time, Maxi gestation, a special yacht is no more, back to the Candy Store and synchronised capsizing in Cowes… DON STREET, BOB FISHER, ANDY RICE, JACK GRIFFIN, TERRY HUTCHINSON
World news
The (flying) Imoca rush begins, an extraordinary gift for design, LOÏCK PEYRON tries something ‘new’, teach foiling while racing… not easy. Plus how has America missed the ‘boat’ yet again? CARLOS PICH, IVOR WILKINS, BLUE ROBINSON, PATRICE CARPENTIER, DOBBS DAVIS, CHARLIE DALIN, PHIL ROBERTSON
Rod Davis – A lot going for it
And he did literally write the book
ORC – Time to work
Get off the beach and tell it like it is. MATTEO POLLI and MAURIZIO COSSUTTI
Super Series – Still king of the hill
Twenty years later and the premier Grand Prix class is still exactly that. ANDI ROBERTSON
RORC news – Never a dull moment
And a trip across the water with a difference EDDIE WARDEN-OWEN
Seahorse build table – Doing it yourself
MATS BERGRYD is not a man to compromise
Seahorse regatta calendar
Sailor of the Month
A Fastnet tribute edition