FEATURES
A flawless racing performance
OLIVIER BLANCHET
Brim to overflowing
TIM JEFFERY remembers the extraordinary working and racing lives of BOB FISHER
A bean counter’s perspective
ROB WEILAND considers the financial realities of campaigning at the highest levels of the sport
An unprecedented edition
If there is one thing for which the latest Vendée Globe will be remembered it will be as the closest round-the-world race ever – and in any discipline. PATRICE CARPENTIER
When the music stops
There has been little if anything that has been predictable about America’s Cup 36. ANDY CLAUGHTON
Quite the machine
The much trailed TF35 semi-automatic foiler was scheduled to debut 12 months ago. Now at last the show is about to begin. DIRK KRAMERS
Reality check
CARLOS PICH and JUAN KOUYOUMDJIAN analyse the performance of the three different types of Imoca 60 racing the latest Vendée Globe and look forward to the options for building new
Just say ‘yes’
Hard to encapsulate the remarkable and diverse various careers of STAN and SALLY HONEY. However, CAROL CRONIN has done her best
TECH STREET
REGULARS
Commodore’s letter
JAMES NEVILLE
Editorial
ANDREW HURST and JOCELYN BLERIOT
Update
A brutal way to leave, VPLP regroup, the four solutions to the AC75 riddle, understanding (and dodging) the big Imoca catastrophes and are we looking at a fleet of obsolete solo oceanic racers? TERRY HUTCHINSON, JACK GRIFFIN, PATRICE CARPENTIER, ROBERT LAINE
World news
Welcome to the new Ultims, FRANCIS JOYON… the master returns, back and forth in Auckland, minding your fences. Plus America and the America’s Cup, and just how deep are the problems? GLENN ASHBY, PETER ISLER, ED BAIRD, PETER HOLMBERG, RONAN LUCAS, DOBBS DAVIS, PATRICE CARPENTIER, IVOR WILKINS, BLUE ROBINSON
Rod Davis – Carpe diem for all
We have an opportunity – now we need to grab it
ORC – Responding to the market
Which means consolidating the rule structure to race under. STAN HONEY and DOBBS DAVIS
RORC – An absorbing interest
EDDIE WARDEN-OWEN
Seahorse build table – Something special(ised)
DOBBS DAVIS looks at a tempting and accessible new shorthanded offering from HANS GENTHE
Seahorse regatta calendar
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