FEATURES
Simple pleasures
WILL RICKETSON
Boys of the pontoon
And he still won’t wear a tie… ROB WEILAND
Phoney war
The enigma of four completely different AC75s was only made worse with the cancellation of the AC World Series in Sardinia. ANDY CLAUGHTON
Planting the seed
Seems strange but the Botin-designed Deep Blue is the first new racing Maxi launch for close to 10 years. JOCELYN BLERIOT and ADOLFO CARRAU
Let strong classes lead the way
When you’ve been the world’s biggest sailmaker and the king of two major sporting disciplines, then your opinions warrant a proper audience. NEIL PRYDE talks to ØYVIND BJORDAL
Stay classy
We’ve seen some shockers in recent years but the standard of racing yacht motherships appears to be back on the rise again. IAIN MCALLISTER
Who’d a thunk it?
Oak trees and acorns does not do justice to how an invitation by LUCA RIZZOTTI to a few of his friends to join him for a bit of fun in Garda turned into one of the most influential events in sailing
Elephant in the room
Every single America’s Cup skipper believed the first AC World Series was going to be crucially important… BEN AINSLIE, JIMMY SPITHILL, TERRY HUTCHINSON AND ROB KOTHE
TECH STREET
REGULARS
Commodore’s letter
STEVEN ANDERSON
Editorial
ANDREW HURST
Update
More ‘glamour’ please, an extraordinary man indeed, (very) uncertain times, (also) interesting times, young hopes, au revoir or à bientôt? ADRIAN THOMPSON, JORDI XAMMAR, TERRY HUTCHINSON, JACK GRIFFIN, CARLOS PICH, DON STREET
World news
Unbowed, and growing, a rush to new builds (amen to that), staying (120 per cent) focused, a blinding return to form and a mood change in the US of A. PATRICE CARPENTIER, IVOR WILKINS, HALVARD MABIRE, KEVIN SHOEBRIDGE, BEN AINSLIE, TOM SLINGSBY, BLUE ROBINSON, DOBBS DAVIS
Paul Cayard – Going too far
Have we really thought this through… properly?
IRC – Sustainable rating
And how one thing really does lead to another. JASON SMITHWICK
RORC news – Winter challenge
Or how we squeezed that one in just in time. EDDIE WARDEN-OWEN
Seahorse build table – Growing under your feet
How your new boat may well be doing just that. FRIEDRICH DEIMANN
Seahorse regatta calendar
Sailor of the Month
One for the boys… one for the girls. So cute