FEATURES
(Very) big business
Building and then testing a 70-ton captive reel winch is not something for the faint of heart
More or less?
ROB WEILAND looks at the strides made in the TP52 class and at the line-up for the Super Series
Sweet 16
JOCELYN BLERIOT talks to SEBASTIEN JOSSE and ANTOINE KOCH about two new oceanic racers now in the pipeline for Gitana Team
Counterpoint
Are we chasing the America’s Cup spectacle in the best direction and why a foiler Moth (really) could be the solution… DAVE HOLLOM
Big task – little time
BRANDON LINTON concludes his review of the (very) speedy build of the 100-footer Comanche
REGULARS
Commodore’s letter
MICHAEL BOYD
Editorial
ANDREW HURST
Update
Mini escalation, plus TERRY HUTCHINSON has a very special regatta in Annapolis, JULIAN EVERITT wonders about the current obsession with one-design and JACK GRIFFIN unravels the mystery of the ever-changing America’s Cup Class
World news
Gitana work towards full (offshore) flight, FRANCK CAMMAS welcomes the ‘budget’ AC, mixed signals as New Zealand ‘backs’ Oracle, NICHO prepares to go afloat (again) and the USA (at last) wakes up to round-the-world racing. BLUE ROBINSON, IVOR WILKINS, PATRICE CARPENTIER, CARLOS PICH, DOBBS DAVIS
Paul Cayard
And a very different sailboat race
IRC column
So why all the fuss about transparency? JAMES DADD
ISAF column
Reaping the rewards on a worldwide scale NAZLI IMRE
Design – Winning formula
PATRICE CARPENTIER catches up with his old buddy CHRISTIAN BOUROULLEC at Structures Shipyard to talk about two of the company’s rapid new designs... at least one of which has some beds
Seahorse build table – (More) style and performance
GIOVANNI CECCARELLI is working on a follow-up to his highly successful NEO 350
Seahorse regatta calendar
RORC news
EDDIE WARDEN-OWEN
Sailor of the Month
Behind the scenes... but time for some recognition