FEATURES
After the storm
BILLY BLACK
Man and machine
Going higher and faster will make the right balance harder to find. ROB WEILAND
Hard chines and unasked questions
CAROL CRONIN discovers that there is a great deal more to triple Olympic medallist MARK REYNOLDS than at first meets the eye
Much to report upon
A family affair… as three-time TJV winner ANTOINE CARPENTIER talks to his uncle about the pace of development in the Class40
It’s the people (stupid)
Having filled the top six places at the last Moth Worlds it’s fair to call PAUL BIEKER’s first Moth design a success. But he did not get there alone
Totally bonkers
GIULIANO LUZZATTO sits down with ROBERTO LACORTE, project manager MICKY COSTA and sail designer ALESSIO RAZETO as he tries to ‘come to terms’ with LACORTE’s new flying 60ft coastal racer that is now nearing completion at King Marine
TECH STREET
REGULARS
Commodore’s letter
JAMES NEVILLE
Editorial
ANDREW HURST
Update
Don Corleone, Thomas Moy and the America’s Cup… so how come we never thought of that, BURLING and TUKE put down their weapons, Germany rising and an international boost for the Vendée Globe, all change but no change at SailGP. JACK GRIFFIN, BLUE ROBINSON, NATHAN OUTTERIDGE and JORG RIECHERS
World news
It’s onto the Generation 2 scows with SAM MANUARD and DAVID RAISON… but foils are a dead-end, a green Class40, a packed Rhum, LUKE BERRY gets his prize, FINOT-CONQ are back in the game, Kiwi bitch-fest continues, a bumpy ride down to Hobart and JOE HARRIS is officially our latest Captain Persistent. CARLOS PICH, PATRICE CARPENTIER, BLUE ROBINSON, IVOR WILKINS, DOBBS DAVIS
ORC – No broke no fix
Fingers crossed, it all seems to be going rather well! ANDY CLAUGHTON
Super Series – All in the planning
VICTOR MARINO and ANDI ROBERTSON are hoping for a more ‘boring’ predictable season
RORC – A record start
Well underway (already). JEREMY WILTON
Seahorse build table – No limits
This one will go the distance. PAOLO DINERO
Seahorse regatta calendar
SUPERYACHTS – Beyond semi-custom
Southern Wind raise the bar while keeping costs sane – elegant solution and immaculate execution
Sailor of the Month
Two very different rivals on and across the oceans