November 2018

FEATURES

Ain’t no stoppin’ me now
INGRID ABERY

Operation success (way to go)
Guess what... after a long war of words the results turned out mostly the same. ROB WEILAND

Really, truly this time?
The latest initiative for a grand prix sailing circuit starts with one big (enormous) advantage. RUSSELL COUTTS and JAMES BOYD

No space for wimps
Tough days on the water followed by a bit of bare-knuckle fighting over the prizes. Just another day in the Sandbagger fleet. TOM PRICE

Top of the game
Three Fast40 titles on the trot... definitely time for something even faster. SHAUN CARKEEK

Small town big
The Stars are doing just fine thank you after departing the Olympics. ROGER VAUGHAN

Resurrection day
ØYVIND BORDAL kept a close eye on a pretty aggressive new long distance cruising project; then when it (literally) fell over he bought it

TECH STREET

Outstanding

Legend

Keep moving

Laser focus

Serious traction

Remedy

New face?

REGULARS

Commodore’s letter
STEVEN ANDERSON

Editorial
ANDREW HURST... with BLUE ROBINSON

Update
The return of an old friend, the America’s Cup is back where it has always been at its happiest, tackling the Southern Ocean without any Grib files, and a very fortunate lad. Plus (yet more) Para sailing disappointment. JOCELYN BLERIOT, JACK GRIFFIN, ROB KOTHE, DEE SMITH

World news
The extraordinary Charal, the Figaro succession, aka the silent explosion, a career change in New Zealand, for a limey of course, going at it hard in Hamo and a Frenchman abroad. PATRICE CARPENTIER, IVOR WILKINS, CARLOS PICH, BLUE ROBINSON, DOBBS DAVIS

IMA – Rationalisation
... aka a Maxi sort out. ANDREW MCCIRVINE

IRC – Meeting the market
Be pragmatic (always). JAMES DADD

Seahorse build table – Three for one
And a contrasting way to make foiling more accessible (or just less scary). ROB ANDREWS

RORC news – Tough gig
Horace back on the podium – you’ll not keep such a top man down. EDDIE WARDEN-OWEN

Seahorse regatta calendar

Sailor of the Month
So here’s another dilemma for you