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INSIDE TRACK – Terry Hutchinson 500th publication of Seahorse Magazine. What a great achievement of longevity and editorial success. Bringing grand prix racing to a worldwide audience. Having had the opportunity to contribute since 2005 it is with a great sense of pride and thanks to Andrew and the staff for allowing my thoughts and experiences to be shared with our sailing fraternity. My introduction to Seahorse started at Farr International when
I would go in and pester Geoff Stagg or Tink Chambers for work. I was still quite young, but Stagg had every Seahorse for the year lined up by month with tabs highlighting Farr International boats, references or sponsorships. It truly made you feel like you were in the heart of the sailing world and Seahorse was a part. What is it that sets Seahorse apart? I am sure for every sailor
it is something different but for me I find it a great balance of detail about cutting-edge development in our sport. Great perspective and reads about events and regattas around the world. I always enjoy reading Rod’s and Paul’s perspective –two sailors who I have the utmost respect for, who have seen it all and have great writing styles that share opinion and fact. The other aspect that I have enjoyed over the Seahorse years
is the in-depth analysis given on the Olympic Games and America’s Cup. Learning about the process the other teams use to be success - ful over the course of an AC or Olympic cycle is eye-opening. Rarely do you get this type of insight to top-level Olympic programmes or AC teams and it drives thought about how to improve in my own racing. Congrats, Seahorse and all the staff, over the 500 publi- cations… just awesome! From a racing perspective I am ripping along at 39,000ft aboard UA 989 bound for Palma Mallorca, Spain, and the opening event
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of the 2021 TP52 Super Series aboard Quantum Racing. It is the first time since 2018 that there has been the chance to compete with the fleet and I’m particularly excited to get back among the competition. This event is serving as the 20th anniversary in which a total of
25 boats are registered. The Super Series fleet will share starting lines with the full spectrum of boats. It should be good fun to see old friends and look at the development on the dock across 20 years of TP52s. Also new to the fleet this year is Quantum Racing strategist Lucas Calabrese. Lucas was an Olympic bronze medallist for Argentina in the 2012 Games; having raced against and with such an awesome talent, I am certain he along with Michele Ivaldi navigating will help shake the rust off! Other happenings: one month to the venue announcement for
AC37. Potentially by the time this issue meets the printer we will have a good understanding of the plan and where the fleet may be heading or whether we are staying in New Zealand. At American Magic we are working to get back in the game. Newly
hired design co-ordinator Scott Ferguson is slowly getting his head around AC36. While Scott supported the team in an engineering capacity, we welcome his experience and knowhow. A lot of work to do but a good platform to start from with the team assets. Finally, big congratulations to Peter Duncan, Victor Diaz de Leon,
Willem Van Waay and Morgan Trubovich, the team of Relative Obscurity, for besting 61 other teams and winning the J/70 World Championship in LA. A solid win on a tough racecourse. Up next post-TP52 will be the Maxi World Championship in Porto
Cervo, Italy. It is great to see the world slowly coming back. I am certain we have a long way to go but good to push through in a safe, masked fashion.
KURT ARRIGO/ROLEX
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