What's in the July issue
On sale: Thu, 9 Jun 2011
From the Editor Events and classes that have stood the test of time
On the Wind A 'quality' Antigua Sailing Week; new women’s classes planned for Rio Olympics in 2016; Matthew Sheahan is shaken in New Zealand; Audi MedCup season opener
Letters An 1866 schooner faster than Atlantic; too much Fife; crowd-pleasing sailing
Laven’s Olympics Kate Laven asks what's happened to GBR women’s medal hopes
Leading Edge How to trim a wingsail. It’s easy – just three controls
Robin Knox-Johnston There was method in traditional techniques for anchoring
The Walrus 50 ways to cut costs on superyachts – without axing the helicopter
Gear Quick-release winch handle; waterproof junction boxes; fan with no moving parts.
See and be seen with AIS All competitors in the Fastnet Race must carry the Automatic Identification System. Toby Hodges finds it is essential equipment for all sailors
Yachts Spirit of Tradition designs from Stephens Waring of Maine; Mystery 43
On test: Comet 62 RS This solid Italian charmer is from a traditional yard building custom and semi-custom yachts. Toby Hodges finds an impressive can-do attitude at Comar
80 years of Britain’s favourite race A grand day out or a battle of wits over a challenging course? There’s something for everyone in the 80th Round the Island Race
Time and tide One of the biggest challenges when racing round the Isle of Wight is to make best use of the tides. A new tidal data service could help – and it’s free for RTI racers
To the power X Who would have thought there was such passion, intrigue and dark ambition in the history of the X One Design? Elaine Bunting digs deep in its Centenary year
First rites Toby Hodges gets his first champagne taste of Antigua Classics, sailing four different boats, each with its own celebrity history
Cruising 15-year-old circumnavigator on her longest passage yet; British woman sets a solo record; UK Government denies U-turn on Coastguard closure
What you need to sail round the world As the 19 participants in the World ARC returned to Saint Lucia, Elaine Bunting was there to ask them what they learnt
Great Seamanship A skipper worries that he has endangered his boat and crew in the complex channels off Finland in the 1930s
Performance World Matthew Sheahan sails with two of the top America’s Cup teams on the new AC45 cats in Auckland, where Cup precepts are all in the melting pot
Olympic profiles The Star pairing of Iain Percy and Andrew ‘Bart’ Simpson demonstrates how complementary characters can make the perfect team
SuperSail Maltese Falcon is among 30 yachts lining up for the 2011 transatlantic race, part of the Atlantic Ocean Racing Series, leading some big names to Europe
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One Amazing Day Andrew Pindar explains why he likes sailing with the girls
