October 2023

FEATURES

Back at it
MARK LLOYD

Offshore with a 52!
They’re winning here, they’re winning there, in fact they’re winning everywhere. ROB WEILAND

Keep it in the family
With recent success in the 5.5 Metres and now fielding enquiries for a 6 Metre or two, DAVE HOLLOM looks the other way at the 2.4mR

The benefits of second
The second Infiniti 52 had a great run to Hawaii but getting to the startline was a race of its own. STU BANNATYNE

There are no coincidences
Gunnar Mellgren’s 1901 design Ester is among the single most breathtaking classic yachts afloat today. The how and especially the ‘why’ she is there is some story… DAN HOUSTON and BO ERIKSSON

Once is too often – Part III
RICH DU MOULIN tackles the thorny challenge of man-overboard recovery… sailing two-handed

TECH STREET

Front of house

Have a break

Just the job

That mystique…

Daysailer?!

Down to business

All the best bits

REGULARS

Commodore’s letter
JAMES NEVILLE

Editorial
PETER HARKEN

Update
Managing the wee beasties, Cagliari-Barcelona commute, ‘less offshore offshore’ please… a nice New York ‘cruise’, all good in Malukaville. JACK GRIFFIN, DOBBS DAVIS, CARLOS PICH, TERRY HUTCHINSON, FRANCESCO BRUNI

World News
Up to the Rock, down to Cherbourg, it’s France France again. ELLIE DRIVER… measured but ambitious, skiff on the rocks in Kiwi and sliding across the USA. Plus fire in her belly (watch out, Tommy boy). DIDIER GAUDOUX, TASH BRYANT, IVOR WILKINS, DOBBS DAVIS, BLUE ROBINSON, PATRICE CARPENTIER

Rod Davis – Burning the candle at both ends
Of weariness… and those mid-regatta blues

TP52 Super Series – Polish the tooling
Because already there are two new TP52 designs building for next year. ANDI ROBERTSON

IRC – Fastnet design
JASON SMITHWICK

Seahorse build table – Sexy, fast, fun
MARK MILLS may just have nailed it again

RORC – Another bouncy one
JEREMY WILTON

October 1983
And it’s Germany by a country mile

Seahorse regatta calendar

Sailor of the Month
You can’t hold back real talent… anywhere