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Joan Vila is chasing his second Volvo win onboard Mapfre. Eight America’s Cup campaigns can also be found in a crowded CV
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François Gabart is already the most successful oceanic racer ever – his 100 per cent hit rate in big events may never be matched
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Brian Hancock is a three time Whitbread veteran who is not afraid to ruffle feathers with his opinions on modern ocean racing
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Commodore’s letter
affected very much. His recent solo around-the-world record is extraordinary. Macifmade limited use of foiling technology and it seems certain that even that record will be beaten in the not too distant future as this technology develops. Foils are even more in the news with much expert commen-
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tary and speculation on the new America’s Cup 75ft monohull; I was delighted then to hear James Grogono relate to me the early development of modern foiling boats; James pioneered flying hulls with his adapted Tornado Icarus in 1969 (issue 381). What an influence that has proved to be. I mentioned technology in my last column and new develop-
ments are changing the way we think about sailing. Foils in particular are appearing more and more. We have Maverick, the DSS-equipped Infiniti 46, competing again in this year’s Caribbean 600 and I wonder how much longer it will be before foiling
fter a slow RORC Transatlantic Race I had great sympathy with the Volvo fleet wallowing in the Doldrums. It is hard to imagine a more frustrating situation, made all the more annoying for the damage to sails through rolling in a sea state with no wind to drive you. François Gabart was not
A Bahamian ’ting. It wasn’t just the Stars racing in Nassau during the Star Sailors League Final, Bahamian work boat crews extended invitations to the visiting sailors, several of whom took part in the racing. The results remain private…
technology is more widely used within the RORC offshore fleet. We hear more on the potential Olympic showcase offshore
race and again a driver for that is the availability of online track- ing. The Volvo Ocean Race has attracted very large numbers of online followers and the statistics for our own Rolex Fastnet Race are already impressive and growing with every edition. Over the last year there has been quite a lot of debate in
our Offshore Special Regulations sub-committee on the spec- ification for personal safety tethers. The scenario that seems to have played a part in the sad loss of Simon Speirs during the current Clipper Race, where the hook can be caught under a deck cleat and bent laterally (see MAIB Safety Bulletin 1/2018), was never anticipated. I am sure we will see more work in this area over the coming months. Ours is an adventure sport and with that comes danger that cannot be eliminated. I was fortunate to sit next to Mike Golding at a recent event.
Mike chairs the World Sailing sustainability commission and their Sustainability Agenda 2030 is in its consultation phase. Have your say via the World Sailing website. As this issue is published entry for this season’s
RORC races will have opened and the fleet will be assembling in Antigua for the 10th edition of the RORC Caribbean 600. I look forward to welcoming all the crews there and wish all northern hemi- sphere sailors a good season’s racing.
Steven Anderson Commodore
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