FEATURES
Boring, not
PHIL UHL
Pondering
Keeping everyone happy, outspending and why the Vendée Globe works. ROB WEILAND
Impenetrable
What will it take if Team New Zealand is ever going to be beaten? DAN BERNASCONI, IVOR WILKINS, GRANT DALTON, DYLAN FLETCHER, BEN AINSLIE
One plus one makes three
CAROL CRONIN is more than a little impressed by the humanity and generosity of PAUL CALLAHAN
Quite the anniversary
For the 10th edition of the Vendée Globe the organisers introduced a high entry limit of 40 boats. Yet there will still be well-prepared Imoca skippers left on the dock. YOANN RICHOMME PATRICE CARPENTIER, CHARLIE DALIN
TECH STREET
The original and still the best
REGULARS
Commodore’s letter
DEB FISH
Editorial
ANDREW HURST
Update
A deeper dive into some of the idiosyncracies of AC37 plus a look at just what CHARLIE DALIN meant when he called his latest Imoca ‘different’. TERRY HUTCHINSON AND JACK GRIFFIN
World News
CDK at 40, a bit of a British surprise (to be honest), a special (Cup) talent from Wales… a famous (Kiwi) dynasty stays with the times, why a great Australian skipper never has crew trouble, big boat fest in Newport. PATRICE CARPENTIER, DOBBS DAVIS, BLEDDYN MON, MARCUS BLACKMORE, JON BILGER, IVOR WILKINS, BLUE ROBINSON, MAGNUS WHEATLEY
Rod Davis – Now for Google
A certain former Huntington Beach sailmaker looks at the implications of last month’s big news
IRC – and the ‘competitive lifetime’
JASON SMITHWICK
IMA – In rude health
An unlikely sector of yacht racing to be shrugging off all the cares of the world. ANDREW MCIRVINE
TP52 Super Series
And it all comes down to 1pt across no fewer than 41 races. ANDI ROBERTSON
RORC – It’s summer somewhere
JEREMY WILTON
Seahorse build table – Counterpoint
No foiling, no cavitation… but every bit as much attention to perfection… ADRIAN MORGAN
It happened
They dominated the Cup the first time as well…
Seahorse regatta calendar
Sailor of the Month
Winners, winners, winners!