FEATURES
Back at it
MARK LLOYD
Offshore with a 52!
They’re winning here, they’re winning there, in fact they’re winning everywhere. ROB WEILAND
Keep it in the family
With recent success in the 5.5 Metres and now fielding enquiries for a 6 Metre or two, DAVE HOLLOM looks the other way at the 2.4mR
The benefits of second
The second Infiniti 52 had a great run to Hawaii but getting to the startline was a race of its own. STU BANNATYNE
There are no coincidences
Gunnar Mellgren’s 1901 design Ester is among the single most breathtaking classic yachts afloat today. The how and especially the ‘why’ she is there is some story… DAN HOUSTON and BO ERIKSSON
Once is too often – Part III
RICH DU MOULIN tackles the thorny challenge of man-overboard recovery… sailing two-handed
TECH STREET
REGULARS
Commodore’s letter
JAMES NEVILLE
Editorial
PETER HARKEN
Update
Managing the wee beasties, Cagliari-Barcelona commute, ‘less offshore offshore’ please… a nice New York ‘cruise’, all good in Malukaville. JACK GRIFFIN, DOBBS DAVIS, CARLOS PICH, TERRY HUTCHINSON, FRANCESCO BRUNI
World News
Up to the Rock, down to Cherbourg, it’s France France again. ELLIE DRIVER… measured but ambitious, skiff on the rocks in Kiwi and sliding across the USA. Plus fire in her belly (watch out, Tommy boy). DIDIER GAUDOUX, TASH BRYANT, IVOR WILKINS, DOBBS DAVIS, BLUE ROBINSON, PATRICE CARPENTIER
Rod Davis – Burning the candle at both ends
Of weariness… and those mid-regatta blues
TP52 Super Series – Polish the tooling
Because already there are two new TP52 designs building for next year. ANDI ROBERTSON
IRC – Fastnet design
JASON SMITHWICK
Seahorse build table – Sexy, fast, fun
MARK MILLS may just have nailed it again
RORC – Another bouncy one
JEREMY WILTON
October 1983
And it’s Germany by a country mile
Seahorse regatta calendar
Sailor of the Month
You can’t hold back real talent… anywhere