FEATURES
Magnificent
Facing the mirror
Is the existing grand prix crewing model set for a major upheaval? ROB WEILAND
Careful what you wish for
STEVE ORLEBEKE is terribly hooked
Quicklier – the making of a Wizard
DAWN RILEY sits down with her friend of more than 30 years BUDDY MELGES – who stuck firmly to his favoured seat of the pants approach to sailing in San Diego in 1992… and won the America’s Cup
Last chance saloon
We are fast approaching the elections for the World Sailing executive which for once really do have big implications for sailing. Or maybe not? GERARDO SEELIGER talks to CARLOS PICH
And then they were free…
The brilliant FRANÇOIS GABART did not pick the best day to open a new facility and receive the main hull of his new Ultim. JOCELYN BLERIOT
Out on a limb
It is a brave man who makes performance calls about any America’s Cup fleet, let alone this one. ‘Nothing ventured,’ says DAVE HOLLOM
TECH STREET
REGULARS
Commodore’s letter
STEVEN ANDERSON
Editorial
ANDREW HURST
Update
Getting closer… at long last, relieved to have made the trip, winning the Cup was just the start of it all, TED TURNER at his finest and the Not-a-Pogo hits its stride (rather quickly). Plus is there really no end to that man’s ingenuity? PAUL BIEKER, JACK GRIFFIN, TERRY HUTCHINSON, GARY JOBSON and LYNN FITZPATRICK
World news
Even the proudest warriors make mistakes, all credit to the Stars&Stripes, French sailing loses one of its finest, the Brits (really) are coming, PHILIPPE POUPON – happy customer, lateral thinking in Auckland. Plus why ever faster and ever higher is not necessarily a good thing. PATRICE CARPENTIER, DOBBS DAVIS, IAIN MURRAY, BLUE ROBINSON, GAVIN BRADY, IVOR WILKINS, BLAIR TUKE
Rod Davis – Man up
It all went rather better than expected
TP52 Super Series – Robust supporter
ANDI ROBERTSON talks to one of the original founders of the modern Super Series, Quantum Racing skipper DOUG DEVOS
ORC – Let’s hunt
A new custom raceboat for the US circuit is much too rare a beast. But it’s a start. DOBBS DAVIS
RORC news – Back in the saddle
And both entries and enthusiasm are flourishing EDDIE WARDEN-OWEN
Seahorse build table – Unstoppable
And RAISON’s at it again. ELOISE NICOLAS
Seahorse regatta calendar
Sailor of the Month
More similarities than there are differences