October 2024

FEATURES

Fingers crossed
ANDREW WOODLEY

When it rains
You see them (winning) here, you see them (winning) there, these days you see TP52s (winning) everywhere. ROB WEILAND

Leave no one ashore
He was first to make a centreline-foiling Moth fly, now IAN WARD is happy that with some magic you can foil in (almost) no wind at all

Nothing is impossible
BLUE ROBINSON breaks bread with the exhaustingly vigorous (and successful) GLENN ASHBY

Dissecting the challenge
JUAN KOUYOUMDJIAN is most widely famous for innovation but he’s not so bad at nailing the details too… remember Groupama 4?

It’s not normally like this
Why should the Olympic Games be spared from one of the oldest tropes in sailing? ANDY RICE

TECH STREET

Leading edge development in downwind sail design

Honey I’m home!

Big test

Disruptive... and design-focused

Back at full speed

Big, fast, yet still dripping in innovation

Big stability even bigger loads

They really did build a better Mousetrap!!!

REGULARS

Commodore’s letter
DEB FISH

Editorial
ANDREW HURST

Update
There will still be plenty of majesty to marvel at down in Barcelona, keeping it in the family with the Cayards, keeping your feet on the ground in today’s Finn class… and beyond. JACK GRIFFIN, JOHN GREENWOOD and DAVID MUNGE

World News
Foot to the floor… CAROLINE BOULE, Class40s migrate south, JONATHAN MCKEE and WILL HARRIS take the ‘double’, unanimous support for Barcelona, MOZZY’S Damascene conversion, a refreshing new approach in New Zealand and the joys of salt-free ocean racing in Michigan. DOBBS DAVIS, CARLOS PICH, IVOR WILKINS, STEPHAN KANDLER, MAX SIRENA, MAGNUS WHEATLEY, PATRICE CARPENTIER, MICHEL HODARA

Rod Davis – I said ‘ducking!’
There’s at best a couple of good ways to do it and plenty that aren’t so good

IRC – Reflections
And a very warm welcome back to MICHAEL BOYD

Super Series – Fresh paint
The (red) one that many have been eagerly awaiting plus some of the initial niggles and early improvements with this year’s first growth… ANDI ROBERTSON

RORC – The case for more
Two’s certainly company but in many other ways a full crew can be even better… TOM KNEEN

Seahorse build table – New kids
New take – old discipline. MATHIEU VERRIER

Olympic reality check
JOHN FORBES

Seahorse regatta calendar

Sailor of the Month
Two bright young hopes… both with a lot to give