(Contents January 2010 FEATURES 7 Editorial ANDREW HURST 18 Staying ahead MURRAY JONES is tasiced with supervising the IJiMirrte saihng and also the rig programme for Alinghi's TERRY HUTCHINSON moves back to ACC lake-racer-on-steroids... He's also enjoying RAK boats after a bruising time at the Melges 24s, DOBBS DAVIS looks at the ISAF 'discussions' 23 Counting down and ROB WEILAND draws parallels between With less than two years to go to the start of the KNUT FROSTAD's work at Volvo and his own second Barcelona World Race things are rolhng efforts to steer the TP52s forward into a new era Two sides 28 The long road back to the water 12 World news The first edition of the Louis -Parti Mission aecomphshed (in some style) for Vuitton Trophy series for NEVILLE CRICHTON, Spain - and Pedro - push invited ACC teams offered DAN PRIMROSE has travelled a fascinating hard into the oceanic arena. Plus Van Oossanen some good spectacle and high-technology path since graduating in yacht and pastry... does it make for an opera house? gave many sailors and shore design in the mid-1990s. Now he is bringing IVOR WILKINS, PATRICE CARPENTIER, ROB crew a welcome opportunity some of his recent experiences back 'home' again MUNDLE, DOBBS DAVIS and CARLOS PICH to earn some money doing what they do best during the cmrent America's Cup 32 Frightening 21 Paul Cayard imbroglio. A mixed bag of -Parti A trip back in time {inset), a lobby for the grass weather - expected in Nice in roots followed by a swift return to the day job November - meant that not GRANT SIMMER explains to BLUE every day's racing in the ROBINSON why a day out with any modern lengthy schedule produced Deed of Gift multihull is not something 24 America's Cup-Living big much in the way of action that you ever want to treat lightly ANDY RICE catches up with BMW but the bulk of the original Oracle engineering co-ordinator and programme was achieved; though the abbreviation of 34 Seamless solution : strategist MIKE DRUMMOND as the second round robin did ERIC HALL shows DOBBS DAVIS the wing gets going in earnest... not help those teams who the fruits of his company's research were just starting to hit their into a lighter and also a cleaner 26 Olympic and small boat stride against the 'old-timers'. way of standing up a modern spar Of wider significance, news-Mind yer backs however, those who have jammed the blogosphere with 36 Generation three ANDY RICE has also been busy closer to predictions of the America's home looking at what the future holds for Skan­ Cup being sidelined in favour -Parti dia Team GBR as well as for its opponents... of this 'new' circuit need to MERFYN OWEN looks at the next step for his think again. On the one company's Class 40 designs with his co-designer 44 Design - Only a matter of time hand, you have the dramas of CLAY OLIVER and engineer JOHN LEVELL BMW Oracle unveiling the A man who has had a year of quite remarkable biggest wing rig the world success, both as a sailor and as a boat designer, has (yet) seen and quickly 39 Enigma JO RICHARDS introduces his 'new' lake racer taking it sailing, and on the other Alinghi stepping their -Part II own next larger rig and DAVE HOLLOM develops his look at the 46 5ea/r(7rs6 build table promptly hull flying physics of foiling into the contrasting issues of - Just a little better (please) Alinghi 5 in what appeared lifting - and improving - the modern mukihull to be a flat calm. Throw in JAVIER SOTO ACEBAL is asked for a 52ft IRC the undesirable but inevitable flyer to outperform a good TP52... in fact, to beat ongoing legal fights, plus the 42 Stronger still! the client's very own TP52 world champion interventions of at least two DIRK KRAMERS reveals yet another of those possible Cup venues and you litde aces that Alinghi (as ever...) had up their 48 RORC news - A good match have a real story; pictures sleeve during the last America's Cup in Valencia, of now rather dated and and MARCEL ALBERT gives the background slow-looking "V5 ACC yachts EDDIE WARDEN OWEN gently wafting around the Baie des Anges did not cut it by comparison. The 33rd REGULARS 66 Seahorse regatta calendar Cup is going to be a huge story, whatever shape it 4 Commodore's letter finally takes (Valencia in ANDREW MCIRVINE 67 Sailor ofthe Month February looks promising, Prediction... this will jam the server but we would not yet put Jean Le Cam {left) down much money on it). Inspects the And while the power of the destroyed main bow BOR 90 is looking scary, for of the new Verdler- us that silvery Swiss spider designed 50-footer still looks dannn slippery... Actual (see Nov 09) after it flipped following the start COVER: Gilles Morelle/ of the Transat gillesmorelle.com Jacques Vabre, INSET: Gilles Martin- almost certainly Raget/BMW Oracle after striking a submerged object «tfrormnFebruary 2010 FEATURES GIULIANO LUZZATO enjoys the return of the Azzurra, as does MAURO PELASCHIER, 23 A first peek ADAM MINOPRIO takes the match race crown, and time to check sorhe of our sport's 'progress'? As the fkst new boats are confirmed JOCELYN BLERIOT looks at what's in and what's out in the line-up for the second Barcelona World Race 14 World news TANGUY DE LAMOTTE and BERNARD 24 Setting the scene STAMM both have a 'very good' Chocolat, ERNESTO BERTARELLI knows that come JEAN-PIERRE DICK is making the most of his Valencia next month and he is going to be in the time in New Zealand, America's Cup activity fight of his life to defend the America's Cup blossoms in Oz. Plus DOBBS DAVIS catches up on the back-story of BMW Oracle's mighty wing The show with BEN HALL. IVOR WILKINS, PATRICE Paul Campbell-James's 30GunfightattheOK Coral CARPENTIER, ROB MUNDLE, CARLOS PICH Muscat-sponsored Extreme DAVE HOLLOM has been increasingly 40 makes a fine sight racing impressed with the thinking behind modifications at night in Singapore as OC made to BMW Oracle's America's Cup monster 20 Rod Davis Events take their successful Another one to cut out and keep from the man series into the Far East during who recentiy gave the RC44s a good kicking... the European winter months. 34 The long road back to the water This tightly packaged series has continued to attract -Part II 26 ORC Column sponsors and a good pubhc DAN PRIMROSE has seen the future and asks ALLESANDRO NAZARETH audience even though the whether or not we are ready to embrace it... costs of competing have inevitably risen. We talked 27 Olympic and small boat news last month about the need for 38 Generation three -A pervasive influence sailing to spend more time -Part II working backward from its ANDY RICE talks to New Zealand target market, and expend JAMIE WATERS, STEPHANE skiff sailor PAUL ROE about the fewer resources chasing FAUVE and ALIX SIZER reflect on now-foiling R-Class two-handers dreams with little thought of the reality of getting the latest OCD how they can be paid for. Class 40s to the startline This is exacdy the approach 44 Design - Squeezing out followed by OC with their multihull series; it may not 40 Frightening the box always be the greatest saihng PAT SHAUGHNESSY and JIM but it is keeping young sailors -Part II SCHMICKER explain the science behind employed and people - and BLUE ROBINSON talks to GRANT SIMMER Farr Yacht Design's latest GP42 offering for 2010 sponsors - are getting on Deed of Gift sail design... and safety pleasure out of watching the racing. Knut Frostad is 46 Seated build table taking the same top-down 42 Another (Kiwi) household name approach with the next TIM JEFFERY drops in on the headquarters - Eccentric Volvo Ocean Race; he has of the expanding Southern Spars empire TOM HUTCHINSON offers another akernative made a careful judgment on to the ubiquitous and ageing rigging turnbuckle how many entries are needed for a good race and how REGULARS many companies can justify a 48 RORC news-The keel thing specific level of investment 6 Commodore's letter The limitations of ever-deeper drafts. Plus and he has repriced his event ANDREW MCIRVINE offshore lifelines... if it ain't broke why fix it? accordingly. With the recent EDDIE WARDEN OWEN signing of Groupama and talk of at least one more big 9 Editorial French racing team, plus ANDREW HURST 66 Seahorse regattdi calendar various Spanish and other entries that are in the pipeline, Frostad looks to be 10 Update 67 Sailor ofthe Month on track for a good race TERRY HUTCHINSON lines up a busy 2010, The young... and the brave starting in November 2011. Meanwhile, in its marvellous Christmas exclusive: madness the America's Cup we feel a lot better has provided a big boost to (inset) about the the chances of these truly former British PM commercial events, providing now he's Invested both with a ready source of some of his filthy personnel and a free run at lucre In a good foiler. available media space. But in /Wa/n ptioto: gaining its madness hes its appeal ground In South - there will only ever be one America are the America's Cup. Wannabes Soto Acebal S40 one- need not apply designs, with three sailing In Argentina and two In Brazil.