FEATURES
Keep feeding him
SUELLEN HURLING
Shining bright
The latest Sydney Hobart (again) meant another notch on the TP52 bedpost… ROB WEILAND
Trepidation justified?
Getting a fully crewed Imoca around the world in one piece will be an achievement in itself, let alone winning a bloomin’ yacht race. SIMON FISHER
One job one dream
Brilliant yacht racer, sailmaker and contented human being. CAROL CRONIN talks to MIKE TOPPA
Improving the odds
Got a once fast yacht? Danish designer CASPER NIELSEN could be the man to give it a few more years of competitive life… ØYVIND BORDAL
TECH STREET
Faster, lighter AND more reliable
DESIGN & BUILD
Focus on the sailing
MAURIZIO COSSUTTI
Only a matter of time
ANDREA ZAGATO & MARCELLO PERSICO
Just wow!
JIM SCHMICKER
REGULARS
Commodore’s letter
JAMES NEVILLE
Editorial
ANDREW HURST
Update
Good news from la belle France, a deeper dive into AC75 mainsail management, Southernmost stakes a strong claim, Magic and Alinghi still racking up mileage, the end for winch handles? Plus a new level of armchair grumbling… JACK GRIFFIN, SEAN LANGMAN, TERRY HUTCHINSON
World News
A popular win amid more Hobart controversy, YOANN RICHOMME has the Vendée bookies guessing, speedy bonus for BEYOU, Jules Verne… around they go, CRICHTON takes his foot off the gas for a change (well, sort of), FLETCHER’s Cup claim becomes unanswerable. Plus some serious recycling USA-style. DOBBS DAVIS, PATRICE CARPENTIER, IVORWILKINS, ADRIENNE CAHALAN, BLUE ROBINSON, MAGNUS WHEATLEY, CHARLES CAUDRELIER
Paul Cayard – A life well lived
The passing of a Bay Area icon. Plus The Ocean Race… it’s certainly different but is it working?
ORC – Peak VPP!
Where to go from here? ANDY CLAUGHTON
(Far) beyond the practical
KATE COPE kicks off this new Seahorse column with a look at the myriad different reasons behind the rise and rise of Corinthian double-handed offshore racing
RORC – Daylight returns
JEREMY WILTON
Déjà vu indeed
Seahorse build table – Honey, I’m home
FABRICE CAHIERC has a new VPLP-designed Ocean Fifty trimaran on the way at CDK. To replace the one he launched two years ago and sold a few weeks later… SIMONE CLODELLE
Seahorse regatta calendar
Sailor of the Month
Titans of the sport… and Aussie titans to boot