January 2024

FEATURES

Romping
JEAN-MARIE LIOT

Promoting participation
Announcing an Admiral’s Cup event is one thing, getting boats to come is another. ROB WEILAND

The best just got better
As of late 2023 the Bieker VM B1 Moth was still the fastest thing out there. But that’s no reason not to make it even faster. PAUL BIEKER

Dropping little white plastic balls
After spending more than a few months chasing shadows CAROL CRONIN eventually managed to pin down mid-west king PETER HARKEN for her latest two-part profile

The finest vintage of all – Part II
DAN HOUSTON revisits the ‘first’ Voiles de St Tropez before savouring the latest 2023 edition

TECH STREET

A big year (and for one so young)

Perfect playground (magnificent toys)

Instant classic

Now you can always get what you want

All in one

It’s a Wow!

Looked at differently

REGULARS

Commodore’s letter
JAMES NEVILLE

Editorial
ANDREW HURST

Update
Whirlwind tour, an unmatched contribution, global pursuit racing, foils, foils and more foils! JACK GRIFFIN, TERRY HUTCHINSON, PETER MORTON, HAROLD CUDMORE, PATRICE CARPENTIER, KEITH WALKER

World News
‘Internationals’ are coming, stupid-fast Mini, a complex TJV, a great non-Olympian, keeping kids involved, rapid but sad Coastal Classic, changes in Spain and hotting up for Transpac. NICK CRAIG, IVOR WILKINS, CARLOS PICH, MAGNUS WHEATLEY, BLUE ROBINSON, PATRICE CARPENTIER, DOBBS DAVIS, DIEGO BOTIN, GREG STEWART AND MIKE SANDERSON

Paul Cayard – Holiday Edition
Lots to look forward to, lots to be grateful for

IMA – All good up top
And the Maxis are thriving. ANDREW MCIRVINE

ORC – Submissions!
ANDY CLAUGHTON has certainly been keeping busy in 2023

Seahorse build table – Seen leaving
Are you all ready for this? JOE LACEY

RORC – Better swim for it
JEREMY WILTON

1974 and (more) keelbolt troubles
ROLF VROLIJK

Seahorse regatta calendar

Sailor of the Month
Youth vs experience, or is it the other way round?