January 2011 FEATURES 12 World news Gammas (inset) outperforms his doubters (again), 29 Man at the centre Richard Matthews' new TP-baiter, the Spanish There is nobody in a better position to Icnow Armada prepares (again), America's plans for that what's really been going on in the America's Cup wedding. Cup manager IAIN MURRAY says wait these past few years than three-time Cup winner and see, and performance sailing... the simple way. GRANT SMMER, recent head of TeamOrigin CARLOS PICH, PATRICE CARPENTIER, ROB MUNDLE, IVOR WILKINS and DOBBS DAVIS 33 The real deal-Part I CARL RYVES is one of the most iconic and 22 Sense of style widely respected of Australia's many fine when International 14 maestro (and Mirror sailors... he was also a close confidant ofthe Class chairman) JEREMY PUDNEY asks free- Bravo, Bilou great Ben Lexcen. BLUE ROBINSON correctly thinking designer PHIL MORRISON to solve his The combination of a skipper reminded us that this story now needs telling latest dilemma the result is never going to be dull who has suffered some recent misfortunes (Roland 'Bilou' Jourdain) and an Imoca 60 38 Taken for granted 24 Paul Gayard (the ex-BT, nearly lost in the , Easily overlooked... Italian engineer And after all the delays once again there is Vendée Globe) with a similar FRANCESCO PELIZZA explains the an America's Cup to win background came together full gestation of a modern composite perfectly for the Route du spar from initial concept to sea trial Rhum, in which Jourdain established an early lead that 26IRG column I he never reHnquished. In 42 Rebuttal America's Gup Class goes IRG... well, I winning the Rhum the Veolia why not asks chief measurer JAMES [ DR BRUCE PARSONS of skipper had extra cause for DADD i celebration when his sponsor Newfoundland's legendary Institute announced it was joining the for Ocean Technology, the tank facility MOD70 one-design trimaran of choice for numerous successful race 46 Design ' circuit, having recently projects, feels that it is time to lend a sense of placed a deposit for boat no4 proportion to debates over the merits of CFD -Something (quite) new in the series. Jourdain saw off Leading French designer MARC LOMBARD has some mighty challenges in introduced plenty in the way of innovation over­ the Rhum, including all three the years but his design style remains conservative new Imoca 60s, Fonda, REGULARS Virbac and PRB. Just as the mix of designers at the front 4 Gommodore's letter 48 56a/rar56 build table of the Class 40s in the Rhum ANDREW MCIRVINE - Kid sister reaffirmed, these long Another Lombard design, but in this case simpler, shorthanded races continue faster and designed for rather shorter distances to be as much about the 7 Editorial sailor as the boat - as it ANDREW HURST should be. That said, it is 50 RORG news still extraordinary that the designer of Jourdain's 8 Update = Love is in the air winning boat, also the A new way of life beckons for TERRY designer of Desjoyeaux's HUTCHINSON, ANDY HEMMINGS asks if EDDIE WARDEN OWEN Vendee-dominant Foncia, he is Facebook or Flintstone, the magnificent remains without a new Imoca Barcolana, marriage news, looking forward to 60 commission; however, we the new Transatlantic series and Valencia mayor 66 Seahorserega\.\.a. calendar anticipate with some relish Rita Barbera is definitely not a Facebook friend the arrival of Farr Yacht of either Russell Coutts or Larry Ellison... Design's new Kiwi Class 40 67 Sailor ofthe Month on the European scene... Making some major contributions... Meanwhile, there have to be Pulling the night questions asked over possible shift at Jean-Yves conflict between the MOD70 Bernot's office and the new America's Cup. while routeing One argument is the MOD70 Francis Joyon offers a stepping stone for (inset) In the teams considering the Route du Rhum subsequent Cup - AC35. (good choice of The counter argument is that reading). Joyon the MOD70s are eating into finished second Europe's pool of potential behind Franck Cup sponsors. The America's Cammas but he Cup aside, these new one- was rapidly designs probably now have closing down critical mass - and it is Cammas's bigger of some standard with tri in the light air Desjoyeaux and Jourdain at the finish. both in the mix. But Joyon's Wee also whichever way you look at it, finished well the multihull is back... ahead of Thomas Coville's more sophisticated COVER: Thierry Martinez INSET: Julien Girardot sister Irens design Sodebo (Contents February 2011 FEATURES 14 World news The best old faces and fast younger rivals share 28 Talk's easy-Part I the Rhum podiums, the changing science of two- Given the frequent parallels with motorsport handed ocean racing, ROB SHAWs lightweight favoured by advocates of sailing's 'unlimited' flyers carry all before them, early promise (and air media potential we thought it time to look a little injectors) for hyciroptère.ch, why our man in Oz deeper at how Grand Prix racing operates. In the was ahead of the curve and changes at Key West. first part of our new series Red Bull composite PATRICE CARPENTIER, ROB MUNDLE, IVOR design head ANDREW MACFARLAN starts to WILKINS, PIERRE MEYER and DOBBS DAVIS put the Fl vehicles themselves into perspective... 22 Olympic and small boats news 35 First light There's life yet in many traditional dinghy classes, Long game An obvious key to sailing's future media success especially the development fleets. ANDY RIGE 2004 winner Vincent Riou is the 34th America's Gup. BMW Oracle design already has his entry in for talks to former FD and Int 14 champion JON co-ordinator IAN 'FRESH' BURNS takes a look the next Vendée Globe on his TURNER about a rather fresh return to his roots latest PRB, but he will not be at the development of the AG45 preview class... among the 15 two-handed entries starting the Barcelona 24 Rod Davis World Race. When details of 39 The real deal-Part 2 One or two considerations... before the 2012 Vendée were Australian sailing legend GARL abandoning the Flintstones completely recently confirmed organisers RYVES talks to BLUE ROBINSON had received 12 definite about old-school Olympic entries, with at least a dozen campaigning and defending the 26 ORG column more looking likely starters Gup alongside design genius (and ALESSANDRO NAZARETH and a further five to 10 also an Olympic sailor) Ben Lexcen 'hopeful and realistic'. The increased entry for the 44Design-Turnkey second Barcelona race also 42 Busy busy How can 'younger' teams possibly get up to promises a great contest, 18-footer champion STEPHEN QUIGLEY and speed quickly with the new-look America's Cup with most competitors composites speciahst VALERIO GORNIANI c asses... ERIC HALL thinks he has a solution agreeing that two-handed look at the improvements made with the latest racing is now more intense than its solo counterpart due generation of one-design 18ft skiff hulls 47 Technical Soapbox to the abihty to have a person on watch - if not on-deck - REGULARS - the human element at all times. PRB is one of the new generation of Verdier/ 4 Gommodore's letter 48 5ed/ror56 build table VPLP designs and as yet has ANDREW MCIRVINE not demonstrated particular - Everyone's at it superiority compared to well And an impecunious but sophisticated new entry worked-up predecessors such 7 Editorial into the expanding world of foiler development as Safran. Partly this is due to ANDREW HURST PRB being a less exotic build, because of cost, but more 50 RORG news importantly latest revisions 8 Update to the Imoca 60 rule do TERRY HUTCHINSON prepares for 2011, EDDIE WARDEN OWEN appear to have succeeded in PIERRE-YVES JORAND reflects on Alinghi's cooling the previously decision to sit out AG34, ANDY RICE has some unsustainable (financially) 66 Seahorse regatta calendar pace of development. plaudits for the 'new-look' ISAF machinery, Maximum power is limited FREDERICO PINHEIRO cautions against too in the new boats through rig much Fl worship and BORA goes lovi' drag... 67 Sailor ofthe Month height and righting moment, Rivals again... two of the very brightest talents so all the focus has gone onto Left: and now reducing weight, which will for something lead to better, more completely manageable boats. Whether different... round- the right balance has been the-world solo struck between useful racer Thierry development and protecting Dubois recently the current fleet will be launched his discovered in the Barcelona race, with the world's best new blue water ^ shorthanded sailor - Michel schooner, La Desjoyeaux - on one of the Louise, looking very best new boats - Foncia forward to more - taking on the favourably voyaging but with grandfathered 'maxi 60' more comfort and Hugo Boss 2, designed by safety. Dubois Juan Kouyoumdjian. It will has to be one of be an instructive battle... but the most history favours Le Professeur fortunate men ^ alive, surviving a z terrifying capsize COVER: Benoit (inset) in the 1 Sticlielbaut/Sea&Co Southern Ocean ^ INSET: Red Bull Racing during the 1996-97 E Vendée Globe £ FEATURES Groupama commitment... TURNER and DUCHEMIN get rolling in Geneva, Spain looks to 30 Man ofthe moment future Imoca 60 prosperity, a (serious) new flyer in Auckland, the investment pays off in the Hobart, as PETER HEPPEL took time out from engineering Hamilton Island pitches for a new Admiral's Gup. big sails and bigger buildings to visit neighbour Plus how wide will the benefits of a US-based Gup GUILLAUME VERDIER and learn more about defence flow..