FEATURES
Busy busy
LUCY TULLOCH
Politics
Taking it on the chin… or when even the Russian sailors know that the Russian sailors should not be allowed out on the pitch. ROB WEILAND
Thing of beauty
Not only a very beautiful piece of fast craftsmanship, but maybe also a glimmer of hope for home builders. AKIHIRO KANAI, ACT
Happy Sad
While everyone else was making a lot of noise Barcelona was quietly getting on with the job. CARLOS PICH, IVOR WILKINS, GRANT DALTON
Wheels down
It’s amazing Emirates Team New Zealand have enough time for something so ‘Pro Bono’ as defending the America’s Cup. IVOR WILKINS, KEVIN SHOEBRIDGE, TIM MELDRUM, GUILLAUME VERDIER, RICHARD JENKINS
Secret skimmer
Many of the best of the designs of CHARLES SIBBICK stand out in the ‘modern’ classic yacht racing fleets because they simply don’t look as if they can be old enough… JULIAN EVERITT
TECH STREET
DESIGN
We got the invite
JOE LACEY was very happy to try out MARC LOMBARD’s latest large multihull design…
Good to get going
MATTEO POLLI has been proving that going much bigger does not mean compromising a fine reputation for beautiful as well as very fast yachts
REGULARS
Commodore’s letter
JAMES NEVILLE
Editorial
ANDREW HURST
Update
Getting stung in St Barts, but entertained in San Francisco, we’re all off to Barcelona, but while the AC75s get faster they don’t get cheaper, VASCO DA GAMA he was not, winners and grinners at the end of SailGP but one man is hogging the top step. JACK GRIFFIN, TOM SLINGSBY, TERRY HUTCHINSON, ADRIAN MORGAN, JIMMY SPITHILL, RUSSELL COUTTS, ROB KOTHE
World News
This Rhum’s a monster, ‘maxi spat’ in the Ultimes, PHIL ROBERTSON… gun for hire, TRIPON’s woes, BLUE ROBINSON finds something new to be intimidated by. Plus more baby-steps for the US in the quest to get back into Olympic contention. IVOR WILKINS, DOBBS DAVIS, PATRICE CARPENTIER, FRANÇOIS GABART
Rod Davis – Crank it back
For someone as successfully immersed for so long in the highest echelons of sailing, this Olympic gold medallist still has his feet planted firmly on the ground
RORC – Bunnies
JEREMY WILTON
Seahorse build table – Better late than never
We’ve finally got around to some of the work of US designer extraordinaire ROBERT PERRY…
Seahorse regatta calendar
Sailor of the Month
Solo endurance sailor vs a new solo champion