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Friendly gauntlet
GILLES MARTIN-RAGET
Apples and pears
100,000 US dollars for one hour’s racing or 475,000 dollars? If only it were that simple. ROB WEILAND
No surprises
Barring disaster Mediterranean skipper YOANN RICHOMME was never not going to play a big part in his first Vendée Globe. JOCELYN BLERIOT
An indelible mark – Part I
With only the help of Granny and a friendly but rather good boatbuilder DOUG PETERSON was launched onto the international yacht racing stage… Front dead-centre. JULIAN EVERITT
That final millimetre
Aside from dreaming up clean new ways to make hydrogen AKIHIRO KANAI has been busy helping win Olympic medals in the 470 class
It took two
But between them these two produced as much energy as a Boat Race eight. CLARE MCCOMB
TECH STREET
REGULARS
Commodore’s letter
DEB FISH
Editorial
ANDREW HURST
Update
America’s Cup simulators past, present and future, winning ways to Nassau and remembering the very special as well as wonderfully influential BILL MONTI. TERRY HUTCHINSON, JACK GRIFFIN AND JOHN ‘JB’ BERTRAND
World News
Lessons well learnt and a remarkable lap, eight Match Racing world titles and who knows what else is still to come, but one hungry young Kiwi has her eyes on your crown, a whole new take on offshore culinary pleasure. Plus a rapid set of season-closing regattas for our ice fiends. IAN WILLIAMS, ANTOINE MERMOD, MEGAN THOMSON, IVOR WILKINS, PATRICE CARPENTIER, DOBBS DAVIS, CARLOS PICH, MAGNUS WHEATLEY, BLUE ROBINSON
Rod Davis – Cool days afloat
And all things told SailGP is looking pretty good
IRC – One or many?
Handicap racing in one-designs… Huh? JASON SMITHWICK
RORC – Let the games begin
JEREMY WILTON
Seahorse build table – Daughter of Lann Ael
Here she finally is… flat-out planing from day one
And it’s Admiral’s Cup time again
Seahorse regatta calendar