Contents October 2018 FEATURES
4 Gone with a whoosh – INGRID ABERY
30 Not bad Topsy-turvy in Cascais. ROB WEILAND
Happy lady Some of those with a loose eye on the next Volvo will be closely following Sam Davies’s 2020 Vendée Globe project as she develops her eight-year-old Imoca 60. The boat’s previous owner Jérémie Beyou showed what could be done in the last VG adding this set of relatively simple foils and taking weight out of the boat; but although he scored an excellent third he crossed the line more than three days behind runner-up Hugo Boss. After the Route du Rhum Davies will begin major improvements of her own including bigger new foils being designed by Emirates Team New Zealand maestro Guillaume Verdier. Similar exercises will be taking place with other more recent Imocas over the next 12-months in an effort to remain reasonably competitive against what are now expected to be some much quicker new boats, starting with Beyou’s own new Charal (inset). Depending on entry criteria – and a possible limit – for the 2021 Volvo it may still be possible to take a ‘used’ Imoca and develop a modest, low-budget entry to get a foot in the round the world door; if that happens, however, there is always a danger the pinnacle crewed ocean race ends up with a widely spread fleet – one of the less-publicised downsides of the much bigger entries the event used to attract. The 2016 Imocas – though initially far from reliable –were a big step forward and no one doubts which way the wind is blowing in the class. Like most big innovations, the second move delivers the biggest gains as performance and reliability are subsequently refined. Progress is always good but if we end up with a fleet of distinctly B or even C grade Imoca 60s then organisers of the major races will have some difficult decisions to make
COVER: Vincent Curutchet INSET: Yvan Zedda
34Mouthwatering The possibilities are endless but whatever the details it won’t be boring. We asked our former editor to dig into the ‘Volvo’ race’s nuptials with Imoca. MARCUS HUTCHINSON, JOHAN SALEN and ANTOINE MERMOD
40 The unruly beast Not your everyday Wall Street tycoon but THOMAS W LAWSON was responsible for some remarkable ‘contributions’ to the history of yacht racing. JOHN ROUSMANIERE
46 The bare facts Veteran America’s Cup technical director ANDY CLAUGHTON strips away the froth…
50 No coincidence – Part II There has been consolidation – and moderation – for the scows invading the Mini 6.50 class but all-out incursion in the Class40. And MARC LOMBARD seems to be getting it about right
54We come in peace The Cogito Brotherhood has been at it again… but now ‘everyone’ can benefit. DAVE CLARK
REGULARS
6 Commodore’s letter STEVEN ANDERSON
9 Editorial ANDREW HURST
10 Update The clock is ticking fast for America’s Cup 36… and for the Volvo Ocean Race. And the New York YC challenge is already feeling it. JACK GRIFFIN, ALISTAIR SKINNER, TERRY HUTCHINSON
16World news SAM’S got several good reasons to smile, like RUSSELL COUTTS in his new life, but not like young IKER MARTINEZ… SCOTT DONALDSON is basically nuts, bumpy battles in Oz and a fruitful vacation in the Netherlands. GAVIN BRADY, IVOR WILKINS, CARLOS PICH, BLUE ROBINSON, DOBBS DAVIS
28 Rod Davis –Mood shift You just have to treat them differently
32 ORC – A step in the right direction And MATTEO POLLI is broadly encouraged
57Seahorsebuild table
– A (real) new boat is coming SEBASTIAN CARLINI’S gift for designing stylish but very clever sailing boats has delivered again
60Seahorse regatta calendar
62 RORC news – Never undersold! EDDIE WARDEN-OWEN 63 TechStreet
99 Sailor of the Month We do ask a lot of you sometimes
Before being distracted by the size of the wings (sorry, foils) on Jérémie Beyou’s new Imoca 60 Charal, check out the amount of foil-shaft that is left protruding above the foredeck. Then recalibrate what you see… and think. The structural challenges of building lift-foils of this size and with potentially so much unsupported length are incredible and we wait with interest to see if they have been met at the first attempt. The slashed-away sheer has several benefits including weight saving and a helpful flotation balance when inclining. The aft deck is the next iteration towards a perfect closed monocoque structure
YVAN ZEDDA
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