April 2025

FEATURES

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

Launching into Europe

Complex choreography

Fizzing with innovation

Structured Luffs for all

Used boats can win…

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

Sailor of the Month