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Rating racing boats is very hard; a lack of money will always make it harder. ROB WEILAND
Coming for a fleet near you...
French sailmaker Incidence is best known for winning events like the Vendée Globe and the Trophy Jules Verne. That’s all about to change
Where to guv’nor?
Why Olympic gold medals no longer automatically translate into a big boat career. IAN WALKER
Of devils and details – Part 2
Raceboat systems engineer JON WILLIAMS talks live transmission
Unique is just a word
(Brilliant) Russian designer-buildersailor VIKTOR YAZYKOV and the editor go back a long way together. But he still remains in thrall!
Rollin’
A lot is expected of the M32 cats this year... and a lot of it is already being delivered. ANDY RICE
Old timer
Fifty and counting... JOHN ROUSMANIERE plots a fast course across the Gulf Stream
Every horse has its course
KEN READ talks sails, boards, boat balance... and supermaxi logistics with BLUE ROBINSON
REGULARS
Commodore’s letter
MICHAEL BOYD
Editorial
ANDREW HURST
Update
JACK GRIFFIN on the AC meat-grinder, TERRY HUTCHINSON on air miles, ROB MUNDLE on BOB OATLEY plus HP30 and Admiral’s Cup feedback. Plus an(other) OLAF HARKEN epic...
World news
JEREMIE BEYOU goes straight, STU WILSON gets back on the wire, GRANT DALTON is (still) on the trail and Storm Trysail pulls it off (in style). IVOR WILKINS, DOBBS DAVIS, BLUE ROBINSON, PATRICE CARPENTIER
Rod Davis
Time to get out the crystal ball
ORC column
DOBBS DAVIS
World Sailing
RICHARD ASPLAND
Design – As big as it gets (for now)
DENIS GLEHEN, HERVE DEVAUX and a (big) new mast for Ms Bertarelli’s (big) Spindrift 2
Seahorse build table – First for a while
And a new 5.5m for an Elvstrøm anniversary. JOHAN JOENSEN and JØRGEN JENSEN
Seahorse regatta calendar
RORC news
EDDIE WARDEN-OWEN
Sailor of the Month
Champions both...