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Respect
NICO MARTINEZ
Age matters
Although ROB WEILAND is a firm believer in properly managed Age Allowance, perhaps it is the new boats to which we should give a leg up?
An absolute thrill
‘The Admiral’s Cup is in our DNA’. Now Judel/Vrolijk ‘youngsters’ ANTOINE CARDIN and TOBIAS KOHL can discover for themselves what all the fuss was about
Little changes – Part II
The endless politicking did the 1983 US America’s Cup defence no favours but ultimately it came down to design. TOM BLACKALLER owns his decisions
It takes two to tango
All six new AC75s have been sailing. Foils and systems will change a lot before the racing finally starts but hulls are decided. DAVE HOLLOM
TECH STREET
DESIGN
A proper sailor’s sailboat
REGULARS
Commodore’s letter
DEB FISH
Editorial
ANDREW HURST
Update
A first look at those pesky new AC75s, why early movers Alinghi can now relax a little, hanging on in 1961, TERRY HUTCHINSON still has an eye for the Bella. Plus has Emirates Team New Zealand managed to fool everyone? MICHEL HODARA, CARLOS PICH, JACK GRIFFIN
World News
I never planned to go, and I certainly was not expecting company on the way back… PATRICE CARPENTIER on logistics! Jules Verne flood, sargassum challenge, more women’s initiatives, the relentless forward progress that is Team NZ, new approach to the fast dayboat scene. Plus a fast team from ‘over there’. CARLOS PICH, IVOR WILKINS, GRANT DALTON, IAIN MURRAY, FRANCOIS GABART AND DOBBS DAVIS
Rod Davis – Two sports
Racing AC75s for the America’s Cup may not be to everybody’s taste but it will sure be exciting
IMA – Where did the fleet go?
Great Maxi racing in the Med… so long as it’s not too windy. ANDREW MCIRVINE shares his disappointment
Bruno Dubois – Fast learners
With a great AC75 design and, it now transpires, a first-class control package, France’s Orient Express will be no pushover
Super Series
And a shortage of good boats for new entrants is a nice problem to have. ANDI ROBERTSON
RORC – Come on in
JEREMY WILTON
Seahorse build table – Why ever not?
It had to start somewhere
TIM JEFFERY
Seahorse regatta calendar
Sailor of the Month
A tough new generation