Yachting World October 2010
On sale: Thu, 9 Sep 2010
From the Editor
Why can?t Cowes Week get a sponsor?
On the Wind
Matthew Sheahan believes it?s multihulls in Italy for next America?s Cup; Cowes harbour plans; Sail for Gold; Commodores? Cup
The Walrus
Taking your best friends cruising? Disaster!
Letters
Hydrovane solution; America?s McCup?; micro boats are perfectly seaworthy
Robin Knox-Johnston
Youngest circumnavigators mustn?t underestimate the Southern Ocean
Gear
Smart anchor trip device; spray for friction-free sailing; fresh croissants in mid-ocean
Leading Edge
Unmanned drones for search and rescue?
Yachts
Gunfleet 395 ? first of a new British-built range of high-quality cruisers from the founder of Oyster Marine, Richard Matthews
On test: Bavaria Cruiser 45/Elan Impression 444
Battle of the bulge. Two production 45-footers offering acres of living space for
a starting price of just £125,000
Cowes, but not as we know it
With the high-octane Extreme 40s in town and the America?s Cup teams in the 1851 Cup, Cowes Week 2010 was buzzing. We report from on board both classes, as well as from vintage Redwings and quarter tonners
Clash of the Cup boats
As 18th man aboard BMW Oracle, David Glenn has a grandstand view of fast action and aggressive tactics in the 1851 Cup at Cowes
A feast of classics
A fascinating collection of old Admiral?s Cuppers, sailing classics and family cruisers at the Panerai British Yacht Club Regatta
Which gear?
Yachting World?s Atlantic Gear Test, the largest independent survey of marine equipment, will help you choose the best autopilot, generator, radar, data comms or watermaker
Cruising
US yachtsman badly beaten in St Maarten; pilots by PDF; World ARC?s view on using agents; two Norwegians on Arctic circumnavigation; how to fire a flare
Rush through the Raz
A nine-day trip to south Brittany? An ambitious plan, even in an Oyster 54. Matthew Sheahan tackles the Chenal du Four and Raz de Sein and keeps an eye on the weather
Great Seamanship
A cold duck in the locker, a glass of sherry and E E Middleton tackles the Irish Sea in the Kate
Performance World
Two keen racers turn a 20-year-old relic bought for £4,000 into a Quarter Ton Cup winner ? a close look at Cote. Plus: ProFile of Tom Powrie of BlackMatch match racing
SuperSail
Infiniti 100 with Dynamic Stability System; Vertigo?s dizzying statistics; Oyster?s 885
One Amazing Day
Brian Thompson gets a head for heights
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