Contents June 2025 FEATURES
4 Think again PHIL UHL
34 The maze Offshore and big-boat racing is a pretty big part of sailing, yes? So perhaps World Sailing could do more to recognise that… ROB WEILAND
Bad ass French skipper Fred Puzin’s new Carrington Boats-built Carkeek 54 Daguet 5 was the only real competition for Niklas Zennstrøm’s own Carkeek 52 Rán among the big boats at this year’s Nelson’s Cup inshore regatta and the subsequent Caribbean 600. It had been expected that this latest Daguet would be competing as part of a second French team at this year’s Admiral’s Cup, but at the time of writing that is looking doubtful. Puzin’s offshore record is consistently impressive, however, scoring wins and podiums in most of the classics including the Hobart and Middle Sea races; based on that, while Puzin may not race the Admiral’s Cup, expect him to be fully prepared to challenge for this year’s Fastnet Trophy with his new fluorescent green design. The big-boat group at the Admiral’s Cup may prove fascinating, with a handful of larger yachts in the 54-56ft range to challenge the rest of a group made up mostly of TP52s of various vintages. Of these bigger yachts it is really only the always well-sailed Rán – with a new crew for the Cup which now includes Bouwe Bekking and Justin Slattery – and the USA’s 56-footer Black Pearl who have a shot at beating the TPs inshore; but on the offshore stages – especially the Fastnet – a boat like the French Nivelt-Muratet designed 54-footer Teasing Machine is always hard to beat. Similarly France’s smaller boat, Albator, from the same design team, has been getting better and better with each outing – but once again more of an offshore package than most of her small boat rivals. July in Cowes will be interesting
COVER: Gilles Martin-Raget
38 Just can’t sit still CAROL CRONIN pays an exhausting but fascinating visit to the rocket-man in the woods… STEVE CLARK
46 At the heart of the action Seven different America’s Cups and counting. CRAIG DAVIS sits down with sail designer and aero engineer JB BRAUN
52 Winner takes all The fastest boat always wins the America’s Cup… that’s not strictly true, argues DAVE HOLLOM
REGULARS
6 Commodore’s letter DEB FISH
11 Editorial ANDREW HURST
14 Update Genius pioneer and genuine game-changer, time for another Deed of Gift Match per chance, rather optimistic hopes out at sea, Pensacola delivers (as usual) and having a perfect time in Stump Bay. DIDIER RAVON, PATRICE CARPENTIER, JEAN SANS, TERRY HUTCHINSON, JACK GRIFFIN, PASCAL CONQ, ROD DAVIS
20 World news The very happy new, fast is fun face of IRC design, Imocas coming out of their ears, major switcheroos across the current line-up, building a Southern Ocean Class40, was the Cup ever a possibility in Auckland, paying tribute to a Cowes legend and a (much) cheaper way to go ‘Moth’ foiling. Plus the egg-heads gather again in Annapolis. IVOR WILKINS, PATRICE CARPENTIER, BLUE ROBINSON, AMAC, MAGNUS WHEATLEY, DOBBS DAVIS, JACQUES VALER
32 Rod Davis
– Still crazy for it How to keep your racing in perspective and how to ensure that you always enjoy it
36 IRC – Admiral’s Cup
Designers Botín Partners have no fewer than 10 designs racing in this year’s big event, some new, some remade as new. ADOLFO CARRAU
58 TechStreet 64 Seahorse Regatta Calendar
72 RORC – Strength in depth JEREMY WILTON
76 Seahorsebuild table – All as expected This one was never going to be ordinary. MICHEL DESJOYEAUX AND OLIVIER MOUSSELON
110 More Admiral’s Cup! 111 Sailor of the Month
What time do you make it, we can’t both be right?!? 2023 TP52 Super Series champions Harm-Müller Spreer’s Platoon trail Hasso and Tina Plattner’s Phoenix into a start at last year’s final round in Valencia which Spreer’s team went on to win. 2024 was a tricky year for Platoon with an early unplanned keel change for their new Botín design; however, winning in Valencia helped to haul them up the leaderboard to finish as last year’s series
runners-up behind Quantum Racing
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