February 2025

FEATURES

Many horsepowers
INGRID ABERY

Creatures of habit
But trying to get enough of those habits to coalesce is the real trick. ROB WEILAND

Crafting speed
Has any single design office made such an impact on high performance sailing during the last 40 years? JOCELYN BLERIOT opens the history books with MARC VAN PETEGHEM and VINCENT LAURIOT-PREVOST

A story to treasure – Part II
KEITH MUSTO has won his Olympic medal and multiple other titles but now it is time to put food on his young family’s table. TIM JEFFERY

Spectacular, ballsy, brave
A good way to sum up what went on between America’s Cups and how it has all turned out. IAIN MURRAY talks to BLUE ROBINSON

Tools to follow your dreams
GEOFF WILLIS started his professional career with a Cup team before a 33-year distraction winning Formula 1 races. Then three years ago he started all over again. He talks to TIM JEFFERY

TECH STREET

Taking the load off

Well engineered

Shape of the future

REGULARS

Commodore’s letter
DEB FISH

Editorial
ANDREW HURST

Update
TERRY HUTCHINSON begins to look ahead to catching up with a bit more silverware in 2025, a diligent JACK GRIFFIN enjoys revisiting and correcting a goodly chunk of Cup history and foil innovator and designer IAN WARD revels in the sheer enjoyment on display at Australia’s Junior Foiling championships. Plus Rod gets a new sail!

World News
Not only are the latest Vendée Globe racers breathtakingly fast, thus far they are also proving reliable. Stepping into some big (AC75) shoes, farewell to an icon of New Zealand’s sailing (and partying) scene, new young offshore talent bursts forth in Pom-Land. IVOR WILKINS, PATRICE CARPENTIER, DOBBS DAVIS, CARLOS PICH, MAGNUS WHEATLEY, LUCAS CALABRESE

Rod Davis – Change of direction?
You may have been coached and you will know a few coaches, but have you ever considered what it would take to successfully cross the divide yourself?

IRC – Softly softly
There are some rule changes for 2025 but we’ve tried to keep them simple. JASON SMITHWICK

RORC – Ho, ho, ho!
JEREMY WILTON

Seahorse build table – About time
BENOIT MARIE and CLEMENT BERCAULT

The first (Vendée) double
PATRICE CARPENTIER

Seahorse regatta calendar

Sailor of the Month