FEATURES
Buck bang
INGRID ABERY
Fundamental changes
Where have all the big boats gone? ROB WEILAND
Circus minimus – Part I
With others like BUDDY MELGES, OLAF and PETER HARKEN, PETE BARRETT and the GOUGEON brothers, BILL MATTISON was one of the towering figures at the heart of US iceboat racing. And that was just the start of it… CAROL CRONIN
Building a boat
Last winter GAVIN TAPPENDEN built his first 5.5 Metre. Nine months later it is the 2022 World Champion
Kings of the hill – Part I
Sparkman & Stephens, Madison Avenue New York, Intrepid, Flyer, Courageous… a stream of consciousness that could run for ever. And JULIAN EVERITT was a part of the story…
TECH STREET
SUPERYACHTING
Built without compromise
One hundred and ten feet of experience. KIERAN FLATT, MALCOLM MCKEON, KIM KOLAM
REGULARS
Commodore’s letter
JAMES NEVILLE
Editorial
ANDREW HURST
Update
Sometimes it just doesn’t go your way, Cup teams test the waters of Barcelona. Plus one-designs – the same car but still an old car… DAVE HOLLOM, TERRY HUTCHINSON and JACK GRIFFIN
World News
A life of enthusiasm, the Imoca floodgates open, while philosophies vary markedly, round the world on a donkey boat, now it’s the ladies’ talent factory, beautiful times in Oz. Plus back to ‘The Bay’ at last. JIM DAVERN, KEVIN ESCOFFIER, PAUL MEILHAT, MAGNUS WHEATLEY, DOBBS DAVIS AND IVORWILKINS
Paul Cayard – Spanning generations
No sooner has the 100th Anniversary Worlds ended than it’s inland for the Star class Vintage Gold Cup. The 1988 world champion enjoys an emotional ramble through class history
ORC – A little offshore?
An offshore world championship that very rarely goes out of sight of land… enough already. DOBBS DAVIS
RORC – Fairytale ending
JEREMY WILTON
T-minus 30
Lessons from a tragedy. DAVE SCULLY
Seahorse build table – Changing face
Something a bit special for one’s fearless leader? SHAUN CARKEEK
Seahorse regatta calendar
Sailor of the Month
Fast, furious, tough, enduring… it’s all here