Contents December 2020 FEATURES
4 Sobering PETE GOSS
34 On all our heads Playing to the spirit as well as to the letter has never looked more important. ROB WEILAND
Trust and delegate … to misquote the Russian proverb so loved by Ronald Reagan. So how much trust did the American Magic management have in their team when for the second time they took a new AC75 aloft on its first day afloat (even Team NZ never risks that). Terry Hutchinson: ‘We went off the dock thinking that if the breeze filled in we’d have a good sail later. But straight away we came into 21 knots of pressure and we were into it. Despite having a brand new boat that we were all excited about, the whole session felt very normal. That’s a great validation of our shore team and all of the work put in since we first launched the Mule in 2018.’ Certainly bloomin’ is, we’d say. ‘We had a great nosedive too, and that was exciting, but it was nothing we haven’t seen or done on our other boats.’ Helm Dean Barker was a bit more circumspect: ‘she’s lively’ was all he said later. Of the V2 AC75s American Magic’s Patriot is closest to Prada’s second (and first) boat, though at press time we had yet to see Team NZ’s second AC75. That the Italians are building two quite similar designs looks encouraging – or a complete disaster. American Magic have built two different but conservative designs which is not surprising given Terry Hutchinson’s laser focus on time on the water. With 66 days’ sailing on their first AC75 to add to the 92 days they accumulated on their half-sized Mule only Team NZ may yet match their sailing hours. Is American Magic fast enough? If they really can get more out of their boat then fast enough could just do it... And that would be a first for the Cup
COVER: Will Ricketson INSET: Guido Cantini
40 They rewrote the rulebook Verdier, Raison, S&S, Peterson, Holland, Briand, Juan K, Farr, some of the names that spring to mind when talking revolution in racing yacht design. But ILLINGWORTH & PRIMROSE had started a revolution of their own long before any of these names came onto the scene. JULIAN EVERITT
46 Behind the scenes A spectacular Olympic classes career that ended with the most unjust of finales and then another dazzling career as an Olympic gold medal and America’s Cup-winning coach. So not all bad. ANDY RICE talks to HAMISH WILLCOX
52 Just passing through There may only be one class starting the Vendée Globe but it won’t seem like that by the third or fourth day of the race. PATRICE CARPENTIER
60Missing piece – Part I ROGER VAUGHAN was hired to chronicle the story of the 2010 Deed of Gift Match from the Challenger perspective. But it has taken a full 10 years for his work to be allowed to see daylight
REGULARS
6 Commodore’s letter STEVEN ANDERSON
11 Editorial ANDREW HURST
14 Update (Scientific) poetry in motion, quite the week, full marks to Genoa, despite that virus, building for
the times. Plus a change of steed. GUILLERMO PARADA, JACK GRIFFIN, CARLOS PICH, TERRY HUTCHINSON, MARCUS STAMPER, PATRICE CARPENTIER
20World news Smarter than smart (grounded too), a complex race ahead, and bumpy beyond belief, new ‘US’ faces on the scene, rather late but a grand Spi nonetheless, a little light-prepping for Tokyo 2021 and a few signs of shorthanded life at last out there in the provinces… GUILLAUME VERDIER, JACQUES CARAËS, STAN HONEY, THOMAS RUYAN, SEBASTIEN SIMON, IVOR WILKINS, PATRICE CARPENTIER, DOBBS DAVIS, JAKE LILLEY, BLUE ROBINSON
32 Rod Davis – The long game So why did you go out sailing today?
36 TP52 Super Series Captain most popular. ERGIN IMRE sits down with ANDI ROBERTSON
38 ORC – Embracing the future ANDY CLAUGHTON and DOBBS DAVIS try to rate those tricky-to-catch flying foilers…
64 RORC news – All on schedule EDDIE WARDEN-OWEN
65 TechStreet 66 – Design 70 – Technology
71Seahorsebuild table – Tangy The latest mid-sized IRC racer from MARK MILLS threatens to be exactly that…
84Seahorse regatta calendar
107 Sailor of the Month Big tasks expertly accomplished
Life goes on as fun is had at the 2020 Voiles de St Tropez. The event this year was a little quieter than usual – mainly in the Maxi classes, understandably wary after the last-minute cancellation of their preceding regatta in Porto Cervo. But 150 big boats at any event is excellent even in normal times and a just reward for the Société Nautique de St Tropez
GILLES MARTIN-RAGET
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