EDITORIAL & CONTENTS ISSUE 30 : OCTOBER 2009
e report on positive news from
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Cannes, Southampton and
La Rochelle Boat Shows at
CONTENTS:
which plenty of new boats were
launched and orders taken.
Yes there is discounting
going on but generally
there are buyers buying
and many positive leads
being followed up by
the manufacturers. The
multihull sector appears
to have seen a 25 – 30%
drop in sales whilst the
monohull and power sectors have been down
by at least 50%. However this has not stopped
innovation and new launches and we have seen
over 40 new multihulls launched in the last six
months – staggering and a vote of confidence
in the long term future of the market!
We test two of these recent launches, the
Dragonfly 28 and the Outremer 49 in this issue..
Though quite different they are each excellent
products in their own way. The development
of Outremer under its new ownership is a
great tale and this established brand has a
confidence about it that is good for the industry
and its clients.
We join Steve Walker sailing another recent
launch, the V8, on a cruise down the West
coast of France, this is a fun day sailer in the
mould of the micro multihull and is loving OUTREMER 49 BOAT TEST PAGE 22
produced in Brittany by an enthusiastic team
who have now sold half a dozen of this great
weekend boat. It is the synthesis of the modern
multihull and will be familiar to those moving
4: MULTI SHORTS 26:
BOAT SHOW REPORTS
from a dinghy cat to a larger offshore capable
boat.
6: DRAGONFLY 28 32:
CHEYSTATION PART 2
Banque Populaire V crossed the Atlantic on one
13: MULTIHULL REVIEW IN 2009 40:
BOOK REVIEWS
tack in record time and pulverized the record.
Managing 908 miles in 24 hours. It was an
14: SEAMANSHIP PHYSICAL LIMITATIONS 42:
PRODUCT NEWS
incredible mix of right boat, ideal weather and
nerves of steel. L’Hydroptere is back in the
18: V8 ATLANTIC ADVENTURE 44:
RACING NEWS
headlines for all the right reasons setting a new
22: OUTREMER 49 48:
world speed record much to the delight of Alain
CLASSIFIEDS
Thebault who had dedicated so much of his life
to record breaking. Who will push the bar higher
particularly as the SailRocket team head back
to Namibia! Then there is the Americas Cup. If
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faster in time. I love it and cannot wait until Feb
Contributors:
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2010! Mark Orr
Call Pauline Cazenave on 0033 6082 71634
Lia Ditton - Features Editor
Elsewhere we continue our Seamanship series
Geoff Linter - Seamanship
Design by:
with a look at the human side of sailing.
Sebastien Barthez
Crunch Creative Design Ltd
Jenny Williams www.crunchcreative.co.uk
Best wishes and safe sailing
Steve Walker - Ahoy Boats
Mark J Orr - Editor
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