FEATURES
Sold to the man at the front
BOB FISHER talks to Dutch skipper BOUWE BEKKING about his latest Volvo Ocean Race entry – backed by Dutch conglomerate Brunel
Driven by technology
MARCELLO PERSICO describes the fascinating range of projects his team currently has underway
Getting over it – Part 2
MAGNUS CLARKE looks at the construction foibles of the Little America’s Cup fleet while ROLAND WHITEHEAD gives the historical context to the C-Class’s biggest ever gathering
Chasing affordability
ANDY RICE talks to project leader ALAN ROBERTS about a new initiative in the International 14 Class
New broom
ØYVIND BORDAL interviews ISAF president CARLO CROCE
A Gucci product
Sparbuilder ERIC HALL traces the gestation of his company’s latest carbon rigging solutions
24-hour solution
The remarkable resource that is Mauri Pro Sailing
REGULARS
Commodore’s letter
MIKE GREVILLE
Editorial
ANDREW HURST
Update
TERRY HUTCHINSON is slumming it in Key Largo, BORA GULARI reveals the detail behind his success to BILL GOGGINS and ROB COOK offers a nice lateral twist for the next Cup planners
World news
GABART and DESJOYEAUX meet their match, blisteringly close Class40 racing, PEDOTE drops the ball at the end, KARL KWOK’s latest speed machine, SLINGSBY and friends off to Hobart, bumper Key West line-up. DOBBS DAVIS, BLUE ROBINSON, CARLOS PIC
Rod Davis
Good times among New Zealand’s dinghy fleets
ORC column
ALESSANDRO NAZARETH
Design – Diligent and dominant
MAURIZIO COSSUTTI describes the evolution behind his all-conquering ORC racers
Seahorse regatta calendar
RORC news
EDDIE WARDEN OWEN
Seahorse build table - Pocket rocket
JIM DONOVAN’s GP26 flyer is in production
Sailor of the Month
Two genuine giants go head to head