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FEATURES Stars&Stripes team of 1988 finally reach modern fruition, TERRY HUTCHINSON is looking to a 24 On the hook busy winter, CAMPBELL FIELD is not getting over-confident and DAVID RAISON tells STEPHEN 'SPARKY' PARK is at the very PATRICE CARPENTIER why he is gratified to pointiest end in terms of the performance of have at last concluded his Mini Transat quest Team GBR in 2012. He talks to ANDY RICE 26 The next Step 14 World news Renowned for the quality of their boatbuilding, 'JP' survives (and prospers), BERTRAND FAVRE Ovington Boats are now moving into design and on diplomacy, Italy enters 'two' Cups, ANDREW development... starting with a slippery new skiff PALFREY on Cup coaching, Orma 60s go south and a new rule for the toybox... IVOR WILIONS, BLUE ROBINSON, PATRICE CARPENTIER, 30 Third time's a charm? BRICE LECHEVALIER, DOBBS DAVIS, How important? GKJLLANO LUZZATTO The honest answer is that no -Parti one can yet be certain about It didn't get off to a great start but no the implications of David one doubts the pace of Farr Yacht 22 Paul Gayard Raison's success, dominating Design's new VO70. BRITT WARD And the Artemis Racing CEO bids a the Mini Transat with his cautious welcome to Luna Rossa... radical new design, at the finish beating the best of a 34 Serious history well-honed Mini 6.50 fleet by There was gravitas mixed in with plenty 28IRG - be under no illusions 150 miles. When Raison's of conviviality when the Whitbread and Times they may be a-changing but the scow was first launched early Volvo race veterans gathered in Alicante principles underpinning the IRC system in 2010 many did not take it seriously, partly because the have not shifted one iota, says JAMES DADD boat, by any conventional 38 Step aside measure, was definitely not a The new America's Cup is certainly encouraging 43 RORG news thing of beauty, but more more young sailing talent... ANDY RICE and EDDIE WARDEN OWEN substantially because in early TERRY HUTCHINSON report from San Diego races it appeared to be a patchy performer. But this is 44 Design - Changing the game(sa) no amateur-built flight of 40 Textiles to composites fancy - Raison is a skilled -Part I marine engineer and an -Part VI MERFYN OWEN previews a report on the latest experienced competitor. He BILL PEARSON concludes this series with a look changes in Imoca 60 design with this look back had correctly identified the at more of the apphcations for thin ply techniques fact that using the best over his first 15 years of involvement in the class materials it is now possible to build a large box-structure, REGULARS 48 5ea^0r56 build table like a Mini scow, extremely hghtly, and so reduce wetted 4 Commodore's letter - Hold me down surface enough to minimise ANDREW MCIRVINE Is there no end to the new boats being launched the vulnerability of his design by the mighty McConaghy Boats pantechnicon outside its best condition of power reaching. Raison's 7 Editorial TeamWork may also feature ANDREW HURST 66 Seahorse regatta calendar a (now) reliable telescoping canting keel, to maximise working bulb 'extension', but 8 Update 67 Sailor ofthe Month even without deploying the CAM LEWIS is enjoying seeing the vision of his Two ofthe most respected... as well as the fastest keel and bulb Team'Work has form stability at rest to match Left: locked and most of her rivals - with their loaded, and on film own keels fully rotated. On of course, Mike top of this enormous reserve Pammenter of power, it is necessary to prepares to go up factor in the accepted key for the dally rig hydrodynamic characteristic check on Camper of a good scow, that once during leg 1 of the modestly heeled (assuming it VOR. The following is not too heavy), the boat day Pammenter assumes a rapidly narrowing would lose a front waterline profile which in tooth after being turn boosts speed through thrown Into the the water further. So the shrouds during a righting moment of a cat, sail change. That is with comparable heeled drag, certainly not what and all employed on a you want to see quasi-conventional monohull (inset) when you - one that is capable of look down at the crossing the Atlantic. This bottom of your will be one hell of a story... VO70 hull. This Is Sanya's flooded bow compartment after limping back COVER: Teamwork into port with major INSET: Jesus Ren edo hull damage February 2012

FEATURES SUpdate RODNEY PATTISSON has words on the way 24 Aussie reflections that Olympic sailing is going, as does BLUE BLUE ROBINSON considers some of die other ROBINSON - putting on his Finnster hat. Where heroes of Olympic sailing and ANDY RICE now for IAN WILLIAMS and for goodness' sake, discusses the perfect race with TOM SLINGSBY 'start smiling', says TERRY HUTCHINSON 28 A moose on the loose 14 World news Sanya skipper MIKE SANDERSON assesses Flying on the Big Blue with LOÏCK PEYRON and the performance lessons from Volvo Leg 1 while BRIAN THOMPSON, SAM's ftesh start, CHUNY WOUTER WERBRAAK looks at routeing choices BERMUDEZ and BUBISANSO stay focused, the heritage movement gathers momentum in Auckland and it's kick-ass for Quantum Key 30 Third time's a charm? West 2012. PATRICE CARPENTIER, Crucial times -Partn CARLOS PICH, IVOR WILIONS, Frank Cammas's Groupama BLUE ROBINSON, DOBBS DAVIS failed to impress on Leg 1 of BRITT WARD of Farr Yacht Design the 2011/12 Volvo Ocean explains the unusual deck layout Race, splitting early with the decided upon for their VO70 Azzani 22 Rod Davis rest of the fleet in a move that ultimately did not pay. Even 34 Finding balance -Legitimate disagreement if it had, to split with all of It's so great listening to Rod when he's Louis Vuitton Cup impresario and your competitors so early in a trying oh-so-hard to stay diplomatic... marathon 8-month contest former 12 Metre Cup skipper BRUNO goes against every rule of TROUBLE is comfortable with how AC34 is regatta sailing, something shaping up but has concerns for his wine cellar 26 ORG-Finessing the offer that Cammas's rivals will ALLESANDRO NAZARETH have noted with interest. This experienced and hugely 36 Rules of engagement (5) successful oceanic competitor While DAVE HOLLOM likes the big cats but 44 Design - Changing the game(sa) no doubt has immense worries whether we are chasing the right rainbow _ pgp^ || confidence in his strategy team and in the speed of his MERFYN OWEN moves on to the substantial extensively developed Juan K 40 Design for manufacture modifications recently made to improve the pace VO70 design, but his rivals and reliability of Mike Golding's Vendée steed will already be wondering -Parti about the old sailors' joke of ANDREW HURST attempts to set out a context the inherent paradox of a for a calm discussion-about improving reliability 47 RORG news French 'Team'. It was a - especially of prototype raceboats - plus some A change of guard and a look ahead to events confident move by Cammas case studies from ANDREW MACFARLAN further afield... EDDIE WARDEN OWEN to take his enormous and well-established sponsorship programme into the refined 42 Cherry picking 48 5da/7or56 build table competitive cauldron of a While DAN PRIMROSE looks further afield to modern crewed round-the- see if useful lessons can be taken from elsewhere - Overrated world race, but he will have Save on materials with HUGH WELBOURN's done his homework - and he typically elegant alternative to a Mini 6.50 scow also has the benefit of REGULARS knowing that Groupama's is a two-event Volvo Ocean 4 Gommodore's letter 66 Seahorse regatta calendar Race project. In the past MIKE GREVILLE there has been very little successful crossover by good 67 Sailor ofthe Month shorthanded sailors into 7 Editorial In the spirit of Christmas (huh! - ed) it's an top-level crewed competition ANDREW HURST all-American final for this month... (other than at a level below Left: Azzam lines skipper); encouragingly, up for the Cape however, the reverse is Town restart. It is currendy proving true with hard to exaggerate an expanding new generation the efforts of the of great all-round sailors shore crews In such as the Spanish pairing of getting the three Martinez and Fernandez who damaged VO70s are surely blazing the traU. ready for Leg 2 The route for the very best - just days after regatta sailors into the Volvo the boats came off Race has been established for their ships In bits. many years now, with Paul The improvements Cayard, winner in 1997/98, In oceanic race the pre-eminent example. sails still impress, Now it falls to Cammas to a new main (inset) carry the shorthanders' torch on the Open 60 in the same way. Just adding Gamesa bearing no to the pressure, mon ami! resemblance to the flappy bags that COVER: lan Roman/VOR used to get these INSET: Mick Anderson shorthanders around the world! SLtjili^Mit^l March 2012

FEATURES ANDY RICE looks at the Olympic state of play, 22 Right place right time IAIN MURRAY updates us on the good and the Sixty years young the RYA Dinghy Show still bad in Cup World and at Key West TERRY stands unique in the world of small boat racing HUTCHINSON is awarded some time out for good behaviour onboard a good 'ol one-huUer 26 My time BEN AINSLIE and BLUE ROBINSON discuss 14 World news keeping non-participants off the field of play... The relentless professionalism (and charm) of LOICK PEYRON, the tenacity of ROSS (and 28 Design for manufacture CAMPBELL) FIELD, STAN HONEY adds a quick Hobart success to an already mighty resumé -Partll and the local USA talent gets a welcome boost. Benchmark SP-High Modulus chief engineer ROD PATRICE CARPENTIER, CARLOS Unless someone exceedingly FOGG responds to some of the points PICH, IVOR WILIONS, BLUE ' wealthy comes along to buy raised in last month's opening feature ROBENfSON, DOBBS DAVIS their existing 40m VPLP off them, it looks as if the Banque Populaire 32 Oak trees 20 Paul Gayard saUing team will be hanging We knew that we should soon expect onto the to see more offshore scows, but not - The game starts here for some time. All of the that the next one would be a Maxi. Why 2012 is going to be the make-or- current G-Class multihulls JIM PUGH and MICHAEL ROBERTS break year for America's Cup teams have now taken a decent shot at the most prestigious of saihng records and in the 34 No rest for the wicked 24IRG-Weightymatters current climate the chances DELAYNE SALTHOUSE will in future think Why did we ever think that theory would beat of a newer, larger and faster twice before answering his phone after midnight good a set of 'weighing scales'? JAMES DADD boat being commissioned by a corporate sponsor - at least 44 Design - Changing the game(sa) - look slim. That's not to say 36 Strategic review that one of today's oligarchs WOUTER VERBRAAK looks at the lessons to - Part III may not grow tired of be taken from racing between Monsoon seasons MERFYN OWEN and PHIL ANNIS wrap bathing with nymphs in up with the rig options for an Imoca 60 in 2012 champagne onboard their current 'boat' and start 38 The top of the jigsaw looking for a different kind A new breed of Maxi.looks set to tip the balance 47 RORG news of adventure (or perhaps they in the class back to boats that go... fast. LUCA EDDIE WARDEN OWEN experienced enough risk for BASSANI, ROLF VROLIJK, JAMES AUSTIN, one lifetime on the way to JIM PUGH, SIR LINDSAY OWEN-JONES accumulating all of their SeahorsebuM table billions - ed). Though Frank Cammas talks bravely of the - Something groovy from the East chance to beat 40 days with REGULARS A new entrant to the folding trimaran market Groupama 3, he knows that firstly she is for sale, and, 4 Gommodore's letter secondly, that anything G3 MIKE GREVILLE 66 Seahorse regdXtdi calendar can do, BP V can do better. No, the best chance for a new record any time soon lies 7 Editorial 67 Sailor ofthe Month with the blue machine, which ANDREW HURST And a rather magnificent contest... (we think) according to the routeing calculations really does have With perfect timing a 40-day lap in her. Skipper BT Boats' third Loïck Peyron was generous Kiwi40FC launched in sharing the credit for his in Wellington team's achievement, as you during the Global would expect from this most Ocean Race stop, gracious of sporting heroes. with work on boat British watch-leader Brian no4 now underway Thompson came in for plenty at Hakes Marine. of praise, as did Peyron's The Class 40 itself predecessor Pascal Bidégorry. is still growing The next big trick for Peyron steadily, if not as - working with his legendary maniacally as was brother, Bruno '79 days and the case a couple nearly a capsize at Cape of years ago. The Horn' Peyron - is to translate class remains the Jules Verne success into the obvious choice for tens of millions of euros they anyone wanting to need to get their promising compete in the Energy Team into the next classic big oceanic 'grown-ups' round of AC34 races - but short of the 3-4 million euro COVER: Thierry Martinez now needed for a INSET: Nick Dana/VOR competitive Imoca 60 campaign... FEATURES of the negativity around the 34th America's Cup 26 A contradiction in terms? 14 World news NIC COMPTON takes us through the evolution CAMMAS'S boys are on the up, a new home for the and mysteries of the CIM Rule - now the de facto Tour Voile, the Vendée list grows, new colours for system of choice for 'modern' classic Hydroptère, IAIN MURRAY'S horsepower ~ " " " '""•"" concerns continue, JIMMY SPITHflLL's (bruising) 31 The (new) benchmark busman's hohday, Hamilton Island's siren call, and JASON CARRINGTON argues that the CNC the politics of Key West 2012. With PATRICE milled tooling process will soon be an essential CARPENTIER, IVOR WILKINS, CARLOS component in the build of a contemporary PICH, BLUE ROBINSON, DOBBS DAVIS grand prix racing yacht ^^"^^ /^•y^-i^A 20 Rod Davis - Clear the bench (Now) it's getting 36 Design for manufacture . Because now we're going to design interesting... Part III pv^ '^"^ ,4 ^ ourselves an AC72 . Last month we took a close look at Wally Yachts' latest contribution to improving h^s!:^^:5r ^^Sm mm ^<»^»^^'^ the performance of large saihng yachts and from now look at design and build processes, ^ M 1^^^ HOWS - SeNOUS tlmCS on we are going to be casting with an example of a 'different' way ^^^^^^^LIJIA 'LILY' XU talks to BLUE the Seahorse net wider still. to approach a large composite keel fin -^^g/^ ROBINSON about human optunisation. It has taken a while for the Plus, will they be 'Doing a Bradbury' in 2013? biggest sailing boats, which 40 The best of all worlds? have been rapidly growing in CBTF twin foil technology co-creator BILL number in recent years, to 24 ORC ColUmU - EaSy aCCCSS match this growth with a BURNS and America's Cup veteran CHRIS DOBBS DAVIS similar step-up in sailing TODTER are among those behind an innovative „ - - - - — performance; but we are at and affordable new design testing methodology /^ttentiOO tO thO last making some real pg^jgj^ _ dOtall inroads. Interestingly, one of jyno AXEL DE BEAUFORT and an honest look at the the most often overlooked ^ performance gulf between raceboats and cruisers large yachts in this sense is 4 Commodore's letter -^-^ the curious but technically brilliant Mahese Falcon, the MIKE GREVILLE 47 RORC UOWS giant modern interpretation ------EDDIE WARDEN OWEN of a square-rigger that was conceived with and built for 7 Editorial _ , . .7 ., tech guru Tom Perkins. Far ANDREW HURST 48 SeRhorsB Duild table from just being a technical -Sizing things up tour de force (which it is) this SUpdate 1,240 tonner (sic) sails pretty MATT WOOD and TORBJORN LINDERSON MIKE SANDERSON is not having the easiest well... once up and moving! take a new approach for the Gunboat 55 sailplan Certainly, if you study Falcon of Volvo Ocean Races, TERRY HUTCHINSON objectively it puts to shame celebrates the success that is Key West Race Week, 66 Seahorse regatta calendar some of the smaller, and in PAUL 'THE OTHER POPE' HENDERSON is theory nimbler, vessels that backing Rodney all the way, WOUTER should sail a lot better than VERBRAAK analyses tactical performances on 67 Sailor ofthe Month they do. Our interest will VOR Leg 3 and SIR is tired Two wise - and pretty fast - old men of the sea! initially focus on the best 'conventionally' rigged large Camper skipper yachts, which like the Chris Nicholson, WallyCento are beginning to a former 505,18ft base performance more skiff and multiple measurably against the type 49er champion, of larger yachts more usually seems finally to encountered in these pages; have met his as Axel de Beaufort concedes match - looking (pg44), across the scale some unusually wary as of the claims made for very he is introduced expensive sailing craft have to his new steed historically been 'unhelpfully' in Abu Dhabi. far from the mark. But with 'Nicho's' Marcelo boats coming online like Botm-designed former One Ton World VO70 has really Champion designer Philippe surprised with its Briand's new 108ft sloop patchy perfor­ (with giant square head rig), mance, a current and other designers also second place winding up the sail area to overall owing displacement ratio, well, much to the things are getting interesting. team's typically So time to get stuck in... strong Team New Zealand levels of reliability. COVER: Tim Wrigiit Inset: coming INSET: Nic Compton soon... the very foxy new Soto 30 ( Contents | JiRW;itt^Jl

FEATURES ROBINSON watches the air turn blue off Sydney • 26 Perception 14 World news JAMES DADD looks at popular performance Return of the king, Transquadra pressure, GRANT assumptions... with the benefit of recent analysis DALTON 'won't' keep the big cats, the quietly superb JORDI CALAFAT, the Caribbean takes its 30 A rare glimpse place at the top table, the MARCO NANNINI fan MIKE BIRCH is one of the sailing greats, though club... and America's Cup-winner SKIP LISSIMAN he can be harder to track down away from the talks media intrusion. PATRICE CARPENTIER, water... as JOCELYN BLERIOT discovered IVOR WILKENS, CARLOS PICH, DOBBS DAVIS, BLUE ROBINSON, GIULL^LNO LUZZATTO, PETE HOLMBERG 35 A long road travelled The sails on Coming on strong performed faultlessly around the 25 Paul Gayard Before the Volvo fleet set out world - but that had very little to And there's more than one way to on leg 5 they had just about do with luck. JEAN BAPTISTE LE solve the new America's Cup puzzle enough time to digest the full VAILLANT and CESAR DOHY story of the previous leg to Auckland... And what they 28 Olympic and small boat learned did not offer French 38 Design for manufacture skipper Frank Cammas's news - Bygone era rivals much room to relax. -Part IV MARK MENDELBLATT talks to The moment the fleet starts Structutal engineer WILL BROOKS distills the i\NDY RICE about America's growing power-reaching in heavy air various points raised in this series so far and Olympic sailing challenge Groupama's determination to suggests some practical and affordable steps optimise their Juan Kouyoumdjian VO70 for 46 Design these conditions starts to pay 42 Size matters - Historic roots, devilish details dividends. Also, Cammas's NICK PARTINGTON demonstrates how out tendency to back his hunches As the High Performance Rule proposal from the of all the froth the area of nano-technoiogy now rather than sail the fleet, USA gently bubbles forwards DOBBS DAVIS which we've commented on offers genuine opportunities for advancement looks at its chances of gaining wider traction previously, seems now to have been reined in. Not surprising for such an REGULARS 48 Seated build table accomplished skipper, after -Absolute beauty early tactical tumbles 4 Gommodore's letter ROY DUNSTER is one of the lucky few to have Cammas has accepted that MIKE GREVILLE this is a different fleet from already tasted the joys of Marström's new M32 the Open classes he is more familiar with, although, that 7 Editorial 50 RORG news said, the latest VOR fleet has ANDREW HURST been noticeable for taking more risks than in recent EDDIE WARDEN OWEN editions. This may be a sign 8 Update of growing desperation on ROSS FIELD is not happy at all, TERRY the part of the non-Juan K HUTCHINSON'S science project, Volvo leg 4 66 Seahorse regatta calendar boats, who see any condition routeing with WOUTER VERBRAAK, ROY specific theoretical advantage DUNSTER on Olympic 'comparables' and BLUE crumble on contact with the 67 Sailor ofthe Month enemy. In fact, it is the other Two of the very best (but of coutse...) way around in the 2011/12 j Inset: the square Volvo Race, it is grand prix head is so 2011... racers hke Ian Walker and I They may lead, Ken Read (with a Juan K I they may follow, design but playing catch-up but what you see more than he'd like) who working in the are having to explore the skiffs is likely to corners. Of course, over a find its way onto 33,000-mile course, halfway a big boat some still leaves plenty of room for time soon. One change, and aside from the of the greatest consistent but steady moments in Camper, the pace boats modern ocean Telefonica and Groupama racing (/eft) as are the only two not to have Mike Birch drives suffered a major drama. It is his tiny Walter not uncharitable to suggest Greene-built their rivals may be dwelling trimaran over the on this fact from time to time maxi sloop Kriter during the next few months... at the finish to win the first in COVER: Yann 1978 by just 98 miou/Groupama seconds... and so INSET: Christian create a legend of Février/Bluegreen both and of a humble but brilliant skipper ( Contents ilflTffJ^Jt^kH

FEATURES interesting observations on the Fast 40s and PATRIZIO BERTELLI is back in America's 30 State ofthe art Cup town - and for quite a while, it appears Earlier than we could have hoped... GONZALO KOUYOUMDJIAN AND ANDRES SUAR of 14 World news Juan Yacht Design review design development Oracle's kiss of life. Class 40 bans 'raking', le bon for their latest rather good Volvo Open 70s... Spi, Fling flung. Core go all Russian, fresh plunder down under, IKER and XABI's dazzling future, 34To make Nelson proud shorthanded uptick in Noo York. PATRICE CARPENTIER, PETE HOLMBERG, ROB Former Figaro racer and also Seahorse editor MUNDLE, IVOR WILIONS, CARLOS PICH, MARCUS HUTCHINSON describes the DOBBS DAVIS, GIULIANO LUZZATTO working and philosophy of the Artemis Offshore Academy programme Class of 2012 22 Rod Davis In this issue Figaro sailor 36 Before light was Why do certain people perform much Marcus Hutchinson looks at better under pressure than others... the history of a hugely (obviously) right important event and delves C-Class pioneer ALEX KOSLOFF 24 ORC column into the workings of the talks about the dawning of the light. Artemis Offshore Academy, A fresh look at the HPR set up to prepare Anglo proposal... through the ORC keyhole Saxon solo sailors to take on 40 Design for manufacture their French - and other - rivals at the highest level. -PartV 26 Olympic and small boat news Just as a proven record in IVOR WILKINS reports on a High Performance - Judgment day(s) Olympic sailing is a virtual Yacht Design conference that remained heavily prerequisite for a top Grand focused around the recent crop of VO70 failures ANDY RICE catches up with some of those who Prix sailing career, so a solid were doing the hard yards at the recent ISAF record in La Solitaire du Olympic skiff and multihull trials in Santander Figaro is indispensable for 42 Franck'sway those aiming at events like BLUE ROBINSON grilled Groupama's PHIL the Vendée Globe; it seems HARMER about life with 28 Technical soapbox there's nothing like the transparent heat of one- design competition, offshore 44 Franck talk 46 Design-Study guide as well as round the cans. It BLUE then sat down with the man himself, and Swiss high-speed design specialist SEBASTIEN is interesting to look at crew was fascinated by the iiaked intensity he found. SCHMIDT is looking ahead at least 30 years in photos of recent Jules Verne And words on the VOR future with previous race his search for the next generation of flying foiler winner Banque Populaire V winner and Sanya skipper MIKE SANDERSON - the great majority of Loïck Peyron's team had previously 48 Seated build table enjoyed Figaro success. REGULARS Exactly the same is true with -Study guide Groupama in the Volvo Spanish designer IGNACIO OLIVA-VELEZE 4 Commodore's letter takes us over his clever new micro canting-keeler Race. Franck Cammas is a MIKE GREVILLE Figaro winner, as is his no2 Charles Caudrelier; his 50 RORC news helmsmen, Damian Foxall, 7 Editorial and Erwan ANDREW HURST Israël, have all done well on EDDIE WARDEN OWEN the Figaro, as has Cammas's navigator Jean-Luc Nélias. 8 Update While the Figaro retains its TERRY HUTCHINSON finally gets his hands 66 Seahorse regatta calendar unique place as a test of core on an AC72 wing, KNUT FROSTAD has been solo sailing skills, advances in delving into the history books, DEE SMITH has the technology allowed for 67 Sailor ofthe Month the race mean that graduates It's design(er) time... Leit: at a tricky today also emerge wholly regatta there was familiar with the latest a scrap in Team navigation systems, GRIB file GBR in Palma for usage and AIS tracking (plus best recovery. At media skills including the end Hannah running various blog sites), Mills/Saskia Clark all learnt onboard a wet, cold were comeback and violently pitching queens, ending 32ft Bénéteau one-design. with 4,L2,3,OCS One result of this increasing (oops) after a sophistication is that the best shocker of a Figaro graduates are now start... Only 2nd stepping onto larger boats, Pom 470, though, crewed and shorthanded, and behind the two getting on pace very quickly. fast Sophies, So, a good degree tp have... Weguelin and Ainsworth. No COVER: Mark Lloyd such trouble in INSET: G Martin-Raget the Finn (inset)... yes, he did - again (Contents PfTiro^ilP^

FEATURES •6 Update TERRY HUTCHINSON reckons deal with the 26 Confidence of crisis... fear early, ALESSANDRA SENSINI is singularly STEWART HOSFORD believes that, considering unimpressed and JULIAN BETHWAITE offers the environment, saiUng is doing pretty good praise for rivals at ISAF's Olympic class trials 28 49 years young 14 World news ANDY RICE talks 470 development with Praise for Nacira's new 6.50, RICCARDO London 2012 Olympians HANNAH MILLS BONADEO diversifies, BOTIN's next step, JIM and LUKE PATIENCE YOUNG still shaking the tree, McConaghy's deep commitment... and the offshore community spirit. 32 Strong spirit DOBBS DAVIS, BLUE ROBINSON, CARLOS NIC COMPTON and ERIK WASSEN PICH, GIULIANO LUZZATTO, IVOR Rumbling on delve into the inexorable rise of the WILKINS, PATRICE CARPENTIER Only three boats in the Volvo Spirit of Tradition classics class Ocean Race had scored on every leg when the Miami In 23 \ Port race kicked off, and they 36 Design for manufacture Sailing every single day in San f duly lay in 1st, 2nd and 3rd Francisco - fuggeraboudit! I overall... the final podium -Not so fast! spot narrowly held by Team MARC VAN PETEGHEM and New Zealand's entry Camper VINCENT LAURIOT PREVOST feel 24 Technical soapbox (pictured). In the case of the strongly that the designers and builders are - In the works ' Kiwi team, this placing was not entirely to blame for the recent spate of And at Persico Marine they are already tooling up the result of hard work and raceboat structural failures consistency rather than any for their second AC72 wing... signs of sparkling pace from their Botin design. In fact, 38 Top down 25 IRC column given the struggles endmed We just needed better torsion cables in order to The trick is in the courses, says JAMES DADD, by Ian Walker's crew on their make top-down furhng a broader reality... and Farr VO70, it appears rival who's also underwhelmed by pricey 'mega-40s' now we have them, says ANDY MEIKLEJOHN designer Juan Kouyoumdjian has taken a bigger step 44 Design - Organic growth forward compared to his 42 Artisan approach competition this time than in He's not stopped since moving back to South RYAN GODFREY made sure the cameras were the previous race in 2008-09; Africa and SHAUN CARKEEK now has a new all off before he started rebuilding Puma's 3Di J2 nowhere will developments 45-footer coming that looks very quick indeed for the next Volvo Race in headsail. But BLUE ROBINSON was in there... three years' time be more closely watched than in the ^^ SeahorseWM table Juan K offices in Valencia, 43 No walk in the park although in the immediate Puma trainer MICHAEL CECCHI on rebuilding - Good lineage term they of course have his athletes and WOUTER VERBRAAK talks Another very fast-looking machine, this one a more than enough to take routeing strategy following a tricky VOR leg 6 mid-sized canting-keeler from GREG ELLIOTT care of with an AC72 design programme for Artemis. It is 48 RORG news only a matter of weeks before REGULARS the first hit the water; EDDIE WARDEN OWEN Artemis have already made a nice jump by fitting an AC72 4 Commodore's letter wing and AC72-style floats MIKE GREVILLE 66 5ea/;orse regatta calendar to their test tri. Certainly, the changes visible in the wing 7 Editorial 67 Sailor ofthe Month set-up since the Swedish- ANDREW HURST Two magnificent, classy performances. owned team began sailing with wing nol suggest this Beautiful in quite time has been well spent. different ways. Artemis are less happy, Jason Ker's new however, about the current IRC 50 (left) went jury interpretation approving afloat in Germany the 'mutual observation' with clear signs plans of the co-operating of an evolution of Luna Rossa and ETNZ the light Ker 40 teams. They are all very big that is now doing dogs in this fight, but you can so well offshore. still have a little sympathy for This larger Artemis which seems to have derivative should somehow been left as the match that, with only genuine 'singleton' 2013 considerably Cup team when the music at more inshore last stopped playing 'bite'. Javier Soto Acebal penned the gorgeous COVER: Hamish Aries 31 (inset) Hooper/Camper for his own use, INSET: Adam but was soon May/Artemis pressed into a production run! C Contents fiTrWff3*>J»SkB

FEATURES REGULARS 24 Facing the future 4 Commodore's letter ANDY CLAUGHTON and ALESSANDRO MIKE GREVILLE NAZARETH discuss the micro of sharpening up ORCi, and IRC star designer JASON KER looks 7 Editorial at the much wider picture... including HPR ANDREW HURST It's time to throw open the catchment once again 26 Titan How else do you describe a man with eight Laser 8 Update world tides plus three in the Star? ANDY RICE TERRY HUTCHINSON dodges a wing, ROB talks to Olympic legend ROBERT SCHEIDT WEILAND is not a happy hooker. Plus, do rating systems really make so much difference... A question of scale 29 Alpari World lUlatch Racing While the classic racing And can maestro IAN WILLIAMS 14 World news circuit continues to thrive, in really win a fourth world crown... this issue we look at one end Jean Maurel remembered, SLINGSBY of the category that was is a happy fellow, GAVIN BRADY is causing us some confusion... 30 Funny old world not, COLMAN's triumph, Caribbean Although the last 100-foot The 'modern'J Class matches the refinement, 'only in America'. DOBBS race Maxis, like the Jochen Maxi fleet in size, with at least three DAVIS, FVOR WILIONS, PATRICE Schümann-skippered Esimit new boats on the way... JEROEN DE '^F CARPENTIER, BLUE ROBINSON, Europa 2 {inset) - ex-Alfa PETER HOLMBERG, ROB MUNDLE Romeo - carry on ripping up VOS of Dykstra Design and CEES REM ^ course records, as a breed of Holland Jachtbouw consider how we they are in decline. Recent reached this extraordinary point and analyse the 22 Rod Davis Maxis have concentrated steps required in the creation of a new J Class And a real team is a beautiful thing around the 72ft mark, where the competition is closer, something Alfa Romeo's first 33 Big rigs... 28 Technical soapbox owner Neville Crichton ... Plus MARK HAUSER of Southern Spars and conceded when he replaced former Oracle rig adviser KEITH CAREW look -Setting new standards her with a 72-footer. But at applying the latest technologies to a J Class rig there is no shortage of larger new race yachts going into 44 Design - From first to last the water, it's just they tend 35 The toughest game in town Swede JOHN HED BERG has never owned a now to be closer to 130ft us Finn representative and 2008 silver medallist boat with an engine - but at age 82 he is still with displacements around ZACH RAILEY tells ANDY RICE his plans for creating innovative and fast new sailing boats 150 tonnes - six times that of taking on a certain Finn class rival in Weymouth the carbon Esimit Europa. Just as in the upper echelons SeahorsehuM table of 'gentleman's' motorsport, 38 A most remarkable man - Part I -A lone voice too long those who can buy today's BLUE ROBINSON reflects on the many and most expensive race yachts in CAM LEWIS raises unballasted awareness with varied achievements of FRANK BETHWAITE the main want more than just a look at a (very) fast NIGEL IRENS cruising tri outright performance (this is partly also a reflection of the 40 Design for manufacture sad passing of a generation of 48 RORG news Rocketman ROBERT LAINE believes that to Maxi owners who were as EDDIE WARDEN OWEN keen to race offshore as move forwards you need to admit vi'here you are around the cans). Times and fashions change; today's 42 Nothing is for ever 66 Seahorse regaitdi calendar J Class owner is more likely MIKE SANDERSON discusses the introduction to arrive at the dock in a priceless Ferrari GTO than in of a new Volvo One Design. Plus a particularly 67 Sailor ofthe Month something brash like a strategic study with WOUTER VERBRAAK A feline for felines and time very well spent Lamborghini Aventador (or with the race crew in a rented There has been a sharp minibus!). Sailing has been increase in tempo here before; in a way we are ahead of November's here again with the battle of Vendée Globe start. billionaires that has returned Sam Davies (inset) to the America's Cup. There has started training is plenty enough technical with her well-travelled challenge in fitting out a IVlarc Lombard design, 1930s design to safely dehver while the favourite's a 21st-century sailing favourite, Armel Le experience; and the industry Cléac'h, is well into is keeping things moving 'up sail trials with Banque there' with better rigs, sails Populaire, previously and deck gear... Those hull Michel Desjoyeaux's shapes may well look old; Verdier/VPLP Foncia. but business is still business! Next up at the bookies after Le Cléac'h is Desjoyeaux protegée COVER: Oskar KihIborg Frangois Gabart on the INSET: Gorazd Mauri very lightweight new Verdier/VPLP Macif rit^.liWJi^iM September 2ÖÏ2

FEATURES TERRY HUTCHINSON confronts the reality 24 Got my toys back of sailing AC72s on the often wild waters of San BRIAN TflOMPSON is plenty thrilled to be part Francisco Bay and winner of the revival of real offshore multihull racing CONRAD COLMAN explains the attractions of an 'accessible' round-the-world yacht race. 28 Outlook bright Plus Pauger Composites strike gold at the first MIKE SANDERSON is taking a very positive attempt with their innovative new twin-rig cat view ofthe switch to a one-design Volvo Race 15 World news 29 Up front and personal FRANCK CAMMAS in his own words, a fight for However, master raceboat builder KILLIAN territory in New Zealand, PEDRO CAMPOS and BUSHE is 'somewhat' less enthused... and team are underwhelmed by the big Volvo Race Dedicated not only for the more obvious reasons change, how Australia raised its Olympic The father of the Hydroptère game and those MOD 70 wow (Eric Tabarly was godfather) the US of A. DOBBS DAVIS, Fv'OR Alain Thébault has moved 32 End of term WILKINS, PATRICE CARPENTIER, his big-boat operation to the Navigator and router WOUTER BLUE ROBINSON, CARLOS PICH Pacific for some summer VERBRAAK wraps up with a look at record-breaking while also the final winning moves by Franck raising the USA profile of Cammas and his hard-pushing team 22 IRG new title sponsor DCNS. At Back in the major league again... the same time, Thébault's smaller Europe-based squad 34 A growing wave... with bumps are progressing their two- Up til now it has passed many of the keenest 23 SuperSeries-Onwards! hulled 35ft foiler on the racers by, but the growth in classic competitions The 52 SuperSeries is on the rise. We quiz ROB Swiss lakes, where they have large and small - and in their competitiveness - WEILAND on the secrets pf its successful debut already broken a few records of their own. Thébault has has been little short of explosive. But it has not all devoted his whole adult life been pain-free along the way. NIC COMPTON 27 Paul Gayard to this project, working on it And a change of America's Cup plans at Artemis continuously since the late 19SOs, when he was first 38 Backing himself 'discovered' by Tabarly while The Olympic sailor who is going to need the 42 RORG news-Duty of care broadest shoulders in Weymouth opens up to trialling a one-man 15ft foiler EDDIE WARDEN OWEN - which still bears a BLUE ROBINSON about his plans for 'and then' remarkable resemblance to today's 60-footer. Like many 44 A most remarkable man - Part II 46 Design - Born again pioneers, Thébault has Designer-builder JOHN CORBY has been Check out an Olympic class, skiff or Paralympic sacrificed more than he successfully diversifying his field of operations would have wished along the boat park and you will see the influence of way, in both personal and FRANK BETHWAITE in almost every corner financial terms, but in the 48 Seated build table past few years he has begun to see his persistence rewarded. REGULARS - Bigger, faster, higher There are other competing speed sailing designers who 4 Gommodore's letter And JASON KER is also moving up a peg ot two continue to argue against the MIKE GREVILLE V-foil premise employed for the original Hydroptère, but 66 Seated regatta calendar to date Thébault has had the 7 Editorial final word, showing that his ANDREW HURST craft can now sail at 50kt A good step... but the real work has barely begun 67 Sailor ofthe Month over proper distances, and Old sea dog (sorry, chum...) vs rising star hitting peak speeds - if a little Innovation corner: nervously - of over 60kt on while development has several occasions. Thébault's continued with the ambition is to move forward Jo Richards-designed into a probably, but not rotating-keel lake racer necessarily, considerably {inset) Oracle have larger Jules Verne foiler moved onto lift-foil within the next three years, experiments using two hopefully with the continued of their four AC45S. support of DCNS - a defence With several rotating- supplier itself steeped in high keel monohulls now technologies. Worth noting, sailing, things have too, is the considerable gone quiet in terms of support this project receives positive feedback... from some of Europe's best Meanwhile, Cup rivals universities - not a bad way are speculating that to spend a student placement Oracle's own latest development avenue may simply be a red COVER: herring - given that the Christophe Launay adjustable foil surfaces INSET: needed to control ride Gilles Martin-Raget height are outlawed under AC72 class rules rcontents October 2012

FEATURES 14 World news And another world record for the force that is 28^SuperSeries - It can be done! , first WallyCento sighting, ROB WEILAND and his team have worked hard weight saving with FRANCK CAMMAS, AC72 to produce a satisfactory way to allow existing watching with MICE DRUMMOND, Volvo Race and brand new 52-footers to compete equally reflections with CHRIS NICHOLSON, a third daggerboard goes into the Wild Oats... and the 30 Australia makes its move USA takes it squarely on the chin. DOBBS DAVIS, ANDY RICE was paying close attention as the IVOR WILKINS, PATRICE CARPENTIER, BLUE Aussies took the top nation slot at London 2012 ROBINSON, CARLOS PICH, ROB MUNDLE 36 Opening the presents 24 Rod Davis Cup designer MIKE DRUMMOND watched There's still nowhere quite like Newport RI Full on with IVOR WILKINS as New Zealand's From the moment the World first AC72 began testing Series teams began training 26 ORG column for their first event in San And a victim of their own success... Francisco the reality of the 39 Rules are there to be new America's Cup venue began to sink in. Within days broken 27 From the top four AC45s had flipped, RICK CAVALLARO likes nothing And Marlow Ropes have launched with one of Prada's boats, in better than turning the status quo their own clever and affordable particular, suffering severe firmly on its head... especially when top-down furling cable solution damage to its wing. Of famous scientists are involved course, many of the AC45 crews are quite familiar with 44 Design - No small task saihng these boats in rough 42 Staying on top of our game VINCENT LAURIOT PREVOST and YANN conditions after several heav>' Hugo Boss race programme director STEWART PENFORNIS discuss the wholesale rebuild of air days in Europe, but the HOSFORD highlights the fundamental changes what was once a humble Orma 60 trimaran real message concerns the forthcoming AC72 launches. going on in sponsorship and proposes ways for San Francisco is one of the sailing to take advantage of the opportunities 46 RORG news most exciting places to sail in Ker 40s to the fore yet again (and this time it is in the world, the result of REGULARS the light). EDDIE WARDEN OWEN rehable thermal breezes and fast-flowing tides producing 4 Gommodore's letter a challenging short chop; the MIKE GREVILLE 48 Seated build table San Francisco breeze is also relatively unforgiving, being - All carbon, all business quite cold and 'hard' and 7 Editorial BRUCE BECA is finishing off two of the latest prone to frequent and vicious ANDREW HURST fast trimarans from designer IAN FARRIER micro-gusts all across the bay (ask any local Int 14 or skiff sailor about those!). Loïck 0 Update 66 Sea^or^e regatta calendar Peyron has gone on record as San Francisco in now very much 'for real', says saying that he is doubtful TERRY HUTCHINSON, the next Global Ocean whether the AC72s in their Race is firmly a 'go', says JOSH HALL, and BLUE 67 Sailor ofthe Month current guise have sufficient ROBINSON talks 'relief with BEN AINSLIE They were almost rivals on the water as well... righting moment to be raced hard on the bay with any Inset: GBR 470 sailors satisfactory degree of Patience and Bithell reliability; contrast this with were clearly utterly the observations (pg37) of unintimidated going former Cup designer Philippe into London 2012 and Briand, who says the AC72s their Olympic debut are in reality httle more drew comparisons with overpowered than some of the first appearance of the best oceanic multihulls. a young Ben Ainslie in The truth probably lies Atlanta back in 1996. somewhere in between these Left: further out to sea, two opposing points of view; this year's Vendée after all, the 72s will be sailed Globe entrants are and maintained by the best training hard ahead of j operators on the planet November's race start F - this is the America's Cup. - this is IVlarc Guillemot E However, what is aheady and his extensively ; beyond doubt is that there developed Verdier ^ will be either a lot of VPLP Imoca 60 Safran, [ prudence shown by crews as which now features l they pick their sailing days, revised foils as well as : or months of hard work for a vëry sophisticated <• shore crews and their floating new carbon rig (see : salvage teams... or both next month). This large : aerospace group have ; been putting every ^ possible technical c COVER: Erik Simonson resource behind this < INSET: PPL fascinating programme fContents November 2012

FEATURES 8 Update Oracle (briefly) get back on the water, TERRY 27 Super Series-Set for 2013 HUTCHINSON has a mixed month, BLUE ROB WEILAND with a tantahsing hint about a ROBINSON talks Australian gold and IVOR worthwhile new vocation for the Admiral's Cup? WILKINS goes all Italian with CHRIS DRAPER 28 Here at last 14 World news IVOR WILKINS paid close attention as the Just one lady skipper in the next Vendée, though her America's Cup finally reached its 'desdnation' fellow Rosbifs just took out the Normandy Channel Race.. .PETER LESTER grabs a ride on ETNZ's 32 Accelerated journey distinctly reliable first AC72, Spanish voting BRITT WARD and the Farr Yacht Design team intrigue, the medals glitter at Hamo and four perfect have been flat out preparing for the new V065 days on the Bay. DOBBS DAVIS, IVOR WILIONS, Busy boy one-design... which is already building! PATRICE CARPENTIER, BLUE ROBINSON, No sooner returned from his CARLOS PICH, ROB MUNDLE latest trip around the planet with Franck Cammas, 36 Natural evolution picking up a maiden Volvo PHILIPPE BRIAND cut his super­ 22 World Match Race Tour Race victory along the way, yacht teeth on boats like Mari-Cha And defending champion IAN than Thomas Coville was III and IV-even his most luxurious WILLIAMS has his work cut out back on his own maxi designs slip along pretty swiftly... trimaran Sodebo S and off on a new round of solo record 23 Paul Cayard attempts. The Volvo win was Builder's view AC34 - fascinating but tough to manage the second big prize Coville Alloy Yachts MD TONY HAMBROOK has secured in recent years and chief of engineering RUSSELL SALMON with fellow multihull expert 24 IRC column - Naughty naughty Cammas - he was onboard revisit some of the key elements in building So who's been testing the edges - JAMES DADD Groupama 3 for the big BRIAND's largest sailing design to date green tri's successful Jules 44 Design Verne run two years ago. 40 Can you afford not to..- Coville opened the batting - A new twist to the (IRC) puzzle with a new TransMed mark, Shorthanded aficionado and Formula One covering 45 Sum from technical chief MIKE GASCOYNE offers some MERFYN OWEN finds the latest IRC 40s and Marseille to Carthage in 25 typically strong opinions - and suggestions for current Class 40s to be converging rather nicely hours. But his real interest change - on the state of play in ocean racing lies in getting back some of the serious oceanic records 46 RORC news that he has been relieved of 42 Tilting at the ultimate EDDIE WARDEN OWEN by the magnificent Francis Safra7i designer GUILLAUME VERDIER led the Joyon - currently making technicai group responsible for skipper MARC SeahorsebuM table fresh plans of his own... GUILLEMOT'S highly advanced new Imoca spar Sodebo's designer, Nigel - Something a little different Irens, reports some new GINO MORRELLI describes what you need to flickers of interesr in large REGULARS multihulls, prompted at least catch - and sometimes to rescue - an AC72 in part by the tremendous 4 Commodore's letter increase in coverage for the MIKE GREVILLE 66 Seahorse regattn calendar next America's Cup. Just as the big, loud new Cup, without necessarily meeting 7 Editorial 67 Sailor ofthe Month its commercial objectives, is ANDREW HURST It's not who you are but what you have done... nevertheless giving sailing a valuable public boost, so it All those comparisons, also appears to be delivering we felt it time to give a leg up to the traditional Paul Elvstrom a little image of the multihull - as an space. Ironic that the odd, 'unusual' type for speed Great Dane's first gold freaks and eccentrics. We was won in Fireflies at know this because some of Torquay in 1948 (left), the new interest Irens has had down the road from is not from his customer base where Ben Ainslie won among the world's best ocean his latest gold in the racers - it comes from owners Finn (both sailors now of very large yachts who once have three Finn golds.) would never have considered Comparisons between going to sea without plenty eras are invidious but of firmly fixed ballast. Yet entertaining. Paul another positive example of Elvstrorn also won the laws of unintended numerous world titles consequences. Bravo, we say! across many other tough classes and pretty much invented COVER: modern competitive Christophe Launay one-design racing. Ben INSET: Gilles is the greatest of his Martin-Raget time-bar absolutely no one. Enough? rcontents October 2Ö12

FEATURES 7 Editorial ANDREW HURST 25Hangin'on Has Oracle's unfortunate mishap just made CHRIS HILL looks at the seemingly spiralling America's Cup 34 a whole lot more interesting? capabilities of today's line jammers and clutches 8 Update 27 Super Series - Winner! TERRY HUTCHINSON and Artemis start to ROB WEILAND applauds as ALBERTO unlock the puzzle, Sim journalist BOB HARRIS ROEMMERS' team come good at the last sees a potentially bright future for sailing and it was all going so well for JIMMY SPITHILL... 28 Two of two To mark the start of the 2012 Vendée Globe, race 14 World news veteran PATRICE CARPENTIER talks to 'Oldies' line up for the Vendée, Spain takes the Class Total immersion Imoca 60 designer du jour, GUILLAUME 40s (again), GREG ELLIOTT'S taste for speed, Hugo Boss skipper Alex VERDIER about this year's line-up... GIOVANNI SOLDINI stays busy, GLENN Tliomson leans on his drysuit during a final round of ASHBY falls foul of an AC45. DOBBS offshore training for the 30 Case study DAVIS, GIULLSLNO LUZZATTO, Vendée Globe. Four years ... While one of the designers trying IVOR WILKINS, BLUE ROBINSON, ago Thomson started the to knock VERDIER off his perch, PATRICE CARPENTIER Vendée on a brand new Finot MERFYN OWEN, looks in detail at design which was retired - painfully for its skipper - less the background to his new Acciona 22 Rod Davis than 24 hours later with Sailing is just like any other sport in structural damage. Following terms of the coach's job... only it isn't! that race Thomson invested a 34 Golden oldies lot of effort trying to turn the Choose (your boat) wisely and you can more than Juan K 'Super-60' raced last get your money back... says NIC COMPTON 24 ORG column time by Brian Thompson into Those sail designers are getting very testing... a more manageable beast. However, no doubt taking a 38 Big task-big tooling steer from some of his more V065 hulls, AC72 wings, Wallycento moulds, 44 Design successful French rivals, a snapshot ofthe prodigious output of Persico Thomson ultimately opted to - Downscale, upmarket throw his lot into optimising VPLP and HERVE DEVAUX have moved into and making as reliable as 39 Putting on a brave face the ephemeral world of the C-Class with Hydros humanly possible a proven Who's been landed with the toughest job at AC34 2007 Farr design raced - IVOR WILKINS reckons it's the new CEO of previously by top skippers the Cup's management... STEPHEN BARCLAY 46 RORG news including Roland Jourdain EDDIE WARDEN OWEN and Seb Josse. Given that a not dissimilar design was 42 Gan you afford not to... 48 Seated build table used by Michel Desjoyeaux -Part 2 to dominate the last Vendée, - Lean on me this seems hke a wise call for MIKE GASCOYNE expands on his rationale for Sail designer JEREMY ELLIOTT advances the a hard-driving and popular toughening up offshore reliability, plus contextual skipper who this time is framing from TIM SPRINGETT of McLaren Fl cause for the Fractional Code Zero in IRC understandably desperate to at least get back to Les Sables 66 Seahorse regattB. calendar at the right time and without REGULARS any major drama. That said, Hugo Boss Racing recruited 4 Gommodore's letter 67 Sailor ofthe Month some smart people to address MIKE GREVILLE It's an ail-American tussle this time around reliability and performance issues and Thomson himself Inset: the life of sailing pushes hard; as long as it team members in does all hold together there is America's Cup 34 is no reason why Hugo Boss starting to look less should not be right up there glamorous, as Oracle come next February. Of wing trimmer Dirk de course, this is the Vendée Ridder is hauled out of Globe, where last time more a chilly San Francisco that 60 per cent of boats did Bay following Oracle not finish, many of them for Spithill's spectacular what are now known to be flip during the final AC avoidable technical reasons. World Series of 2012 But a crash gybe solo in the (they still won overall). Southern Ocean is not a case Less than two weeks that even the best computers later and De Ridder can yet comprehend fuUy... was being dragged out again after the violent capsize of USA 17. COVER: Left: Safran skipper Christophe IVlarc Guillemot looks Launay/Hugo Boss rather overwhelmed by INSET: Gilles the amount of supplies Martin-Raget he will be taking on his second Vendée Globe