What's in the September issue
On sale: Thu, 11 Aug 2011
From the Editor We need some America's Cup heroes to get the public interested
On the Wind Unlucky Escape - dramatic pictures of a trimaran capsize during the Round-the-Island Race; hot pace for new Transatlantic Race; chart confusion off Holland
Letters Round the Island - readers tell their stories; why not bags to keep you afloat?
Laven's Olympics Kate Laven on the importance of a good crew
Leading Edge For those with no sense of direction - able to tell you which way?s north
Robin Knox-Johnston It's sad that pirates have driven us out of the Indian Ocean
The Walrus A nautical kitchen at home? Do they want to cook at an angle of 20°?
Gear Budget anchor from SeaBlade; compact DSC VHF radio; hull scrubbers tested
Gear Focus: tracking Technology to change the way you view sailing on screen
Yachts: show preview We pick the new boats to look out for at the Southampton Boat Show and highlight some of the best European autumn shows
On test:Hallberg-Rassy 64 HR's new flagship is aimed at cruising couples. But is such a large yacht manageable short-handed? Elaine Bunting investigates in Sweden
Plymouth on the world stage When the America?s Cup World Series hits town in September, Plymouth will be the centre of the Cup world. We find out how to watch
Death rolls and pitchpoles Hair-raising action at the IRC National Championships in the Solent - five pages of photos
Dubois designs get serious A meeting of 100ft Dubois designs in Porto Cervo, Sardinia, shows just how seriously superyachts can take their racing
Capsize!
Southampton Show
Hallberg-Rassy 64
Cup cats in Plymouth
Action-packed IRC
Cruising to the Baltic
CruisingCoastguard closure plans are revised; a different flavour to the Scottish malts
Cruise; a cruiser is wrecked on a reef off Australia; bird-watching for long-distance cruisers
Wild West Wales Exploring the wildlife of milford Haven and Pembrokeshire
It's a long way to the Baltic Matthew Sheahan has always wanted to cruise to the Baltic, but first he has to get there, through gales, wind farms and uncharted seawalls
Great Seamanship Compass woes - a compass anomaly gives Alf Loomis a 'merry time' in the myriad islands of the Swedish Archipelago in 1928
Performance World Fluid choice Dehydration is a bane of racing sailors. Matthew Sheahan explains why taking electrolyte drinks can improve your performance
Olympic profile Coming 4th in Athens gave Laser sailor Paul Goodison the impetus to strive for Gold in Beijing 2008 - and he's a man with plenty of determination
Super Sail Hoek-designed yachts take centre stage at the Superyacht Cup Palma as the designer celebrates 25 years in the business
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One Amazing Day Cathy Foster was the first woman helmsman to compete at the Olympics since World War II ? and she won the final race at Los Angeles 1984
