Contents January 2023 FEATURES
4 Human content FRANÇOIS MOUSIS
34 The next decade When is it ever the right time to change something that’s already going so well? ROB WEILAND
A bit special We held back on using this extraordinary image from Daniel Forster as something with which to usher in a bright new year… well, in terms of publishing dates anyway. New York Yacht Club Race Week is the setting, an event that is steadily attracting more international support as well of course as the strong home entry. By dovetailing together its series of well established ‘heritage’ events the NYYC has assembled its own attractive month of big boat racing, which makes a logical follow-on for those who have competed in the Caribbean winter circuit and are not shipping directly back to Europe. Meanwhile, down south in Pensacola, Florida Terry Hutchinson and American Magic are getting in a lot more full scale AC75 testing than any of their rival 2024 America’s Cup teams as they work hard to defend the club’s honour. As the NYYC entry for the second Cup in succession there is a lot of US east coast ‘weight’ sitting on the shoulders of Hutchinson’s team. And for American Magic’s design team, finding a reliable baseline must have been unusually difficult: the team’s previous Botín-led design Patriot was the only AC75 to beat Team NZ in the early rounds and was comfortably leading Luna Rossa in the challenger final when she blew up. She was widely considered one of the best designs in Auckland, even though she was also the most standout design in comparison with the rest. So a good AC75 solution or flattered by the opposition? No one outside the team will know until the next US AC75 launches next year
COVER: Daniel Forster INSET: Christian Fevrier
38 One of a kind TIM JEFFERY was there when Peter de Savary made it into the finals of the Louis Vuitton Cup with Australia II in Newport in 1983 to become the most successful British Cup challenger of modern times
42 Farewell, friend CHRISTIAN FEVRIER is the Godfather of modern multihull racing. He was also a very close friend of Canadian MIKE BIRCH, most private of souls and most skilful ocean racer
46 Kings of the hill – Part II As Sparkman & Stephens move into the modern America’s Cup and the 12 Metre class JULIAN EVERITT tracks their groundbreaking successes, as well as some notable but instructive failures
REGULARS
6 Commodore’s letter JAMES NEVILLE
11 Editorial ANDREW HURST
12 Update Garbage in will always give you garbage out, American Magic are steadily clocking up the miles, as are Alinghi, wrapping up 2022 the right way, CHARLES CAUDRELIER… flawless as ever, Ocean 50s… work in progress, FRANÇOIS GABART is getting closer. JACK GRIFFIN, TERRY HUTCHINSON, CHARLIE DALIN, PATRICE CARPENTIER, ARMEL LE CLÉAC’H
20 World news Good reason to wait, but don’t just follow the fashion, DE TURCKHEIM is first to Malta at last, slower than forecast in Kiwi, anti-climax in Barcelona, Alinghi is quietly doing its thing (again…) helped by Lady Data, a great British institution. Plus, up on stage… JONATHAN MCKEE, BRUCE FARR and friends. ANDREA EMONE, MAGNUS WHEATLEY, XAVIER MACAIRE, NICOLÁS BAILYS, DOBBS DAVIS, PATRICE CARPENTIER, JEAN LE CAM, IVOR WILKINS, BLUE ROBINSON, CARLOS PICH
36 ORC – For a better cocktail A VPP that is increasingly embracing multihulls while also speeding up its monohulls… at last. DOBBS DAVIS
57 TechStreet 60 RORC – Final furlong Organise well and even from central London
and the banks of the River Thames you can still see the Fastnet Rock. RAY CAMPION
61 Seahorsebuild table
– On its feet at last VPLP’s UNCL/RORC Offshore One Design has now become the Jeanneau 30 OD and with that also becomes a much better international prospect
70 Regatta calendar 102 The end of the beginning
103 Sailor of the Month Champion racer vs champion match racer
DESIGN & BUILD 73 A broader view T’raa… VPLP present those new 25kt beds
77 Spot on! How to build yourself an AC40…
It seems no time since the Class40 hit boat no150 in 2017, since when numbers have exploded with no192 expected before year end. Not surprising that, with proven name builders behind them, demand is still growing for the fastest series built boats like this Verdier Pogo 40S4 – skippered by Xavier Macaire. After winning the 2022 Drheam Cup, Macaire was lying 2nd in the Rhum before slowing up with sail damage
JEAN-MARIE LIOT/ALEA
PAUL WYETH
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