June 2021

FEATURES

Still here
ELOI STICHELBAUT

No-brainer?
And there are more considerations around that offshore medal than you think. ROB WEILAND

A formidable influence
When discussing the great and influential yacht designers some names are often easily overlooked. IVOR WILKINS has been learning more about one such talent with the help of BRUCE FARR and GEOFF STAGG…

Careful what you wish for
Volvo winner and two-time medallist IAN WALKER is very enthusiastic about offshore racing being in the Olympics… or is he?

The great divide – Part II
Now the two sides – north and south – slowly begin to join forces. CLARE MCCOMB

Missing piece – Part III
It’s time to build Dogzilla… TIM SMYTH, MARK TURNER, MIKE DRUMMOND, ROGER VAUGHAN AND JIMMY SPITHILL

TECH STREET

Pent up demand

All in a day’s work

When two brothers changed everything

Take nothing for granted

REGULARS

Commodore’s letter
JAMES NEVILLE

Editorial
ANDREW HURST

Update
The $64 million Cup question (if only $64 million still cut it), Luna Rossa’s ‘bravura’ performance, SailGP grows up and speeds up. And we lose a fine yachtsman few of whose deeds we even know of. JACK GRIFFIN, TERRY HUTCHINSON, RUSSELL COUTTS, ROB KOTHE

World news
The (worthy) Multi 50s try again, FRANÇOIS GABART and his Post-it notes, from Imoca to Rustler… of wind and personal relationships, from Auckland to Enoshima and back again, a ridiculous Fastnet, giving credit to the quiet guys, and the amazing and continuing successes of that fellow RANDY DRAFTZ. DOBBS DAVIS, CARLOS PICH, IVOR WILKINS, DAMIEN GUILLOU, PATRICE CARPENTIER, BLUE ROBINSON, GLENN ASHBY, ROGER BADHAM, MIGUEL SANCHEZ LUNA

Rod Davis – Cup truth
Cut to the chase and certain things will always be true, while others are just window dressing

ORC – Worth some effort
Staying upright, that is. ANDY CLAUGHTON

RORC – Au revoir
EDDIE WARDEN-OWEN

Seahorse build table – Splash!
Now, children, this is really all getting a bit silly

Seahorse regatta calendar

Sailor of the Month
And without them nothing would ever happen