What's in the December issue
On sale: Thu, 10 Nov 2011
From the Editor
Multihulls are taking the world by storm - if only they weren't so ugly
On the wind
Report on two deaths in the Chicago to Mackinac Race concludes they died from 'a blunt force trauma to the head' - a survivor tells his story; Rán is RORC Yacht of the Year; new superyacht from Dubois with a mast taller than Big Ben
Letters
Icy water dive to fix the prop; the America's Cup as 'Test match'; lifejacket query
Laven's Olympics
First 11 sailors selected. That was the easy bit, says Kate Laven
Robin Knox-Johnston
Watch out for big ships manoeuvring in the Solent. They can't worry about you, and they certainly won't be monitoring Class B AIS
The Walrus
Why 'Flintstone generation' Whitbread sailors might have had more fun
Gear
Cordless electric winch handle; lightweight blocks from Colligo; mini tracking device
On course with an iPad
Elaine Bunting uses her iPad with Navionics charts as a mobile chartplotter. She's prepared to bet you'll love it too. Plus: a captain's favourite apps
Leading Edge
DNA profiling for sailors? Not so far-fetched if you plan to go offshore
Yachts
Big, bold, beautiful Hanse 78 - the German company head into Wally territory
Could you love a catamaran?
Yachting World's super-test of three cruising catamarans examines the Lagoon 400, Broadblue 435 and Fountaine Pajot Lipari 41 during a three-day cruise. We report the test team's findings in depth
Maxed out at 30 knots
And on the subject of multihulls, David Glenn and Dee Caffari report on the record-breaking MOD70 designed for global transocean races
Cruising
Hard rock stories - or 'Confessions of a charter operator' in Scotland; Saint Lucia cuts yacht taxes for visiting sailors, and so does Norway; how to rig a broken shroud
Buying in the States
Tom Cunliffe fell in love with a traditional yacht in the US. He describes how to pick your way through taxes, conversions, delivery and the dreaded RCD
From amateur to Antarctica
Steve Powell was new to yachting, but he wanted the whole adventure, a cruise to the Antarctic in his Oyster 62. Part 1: preparation
Great Seamanship
An American in Arabia - a Jeddah jail-threat and mirages that bamboozle attempts at navigation are just some of the adventures of 22-year-old Dwight Long
VOLVO EXCLUSIVE - In the slammer
Matthew Sheahan is the only journalist to join the Volvo teams on their test event. Two days aboard Camper with the boat slamming,the crew heaving and seas washing the deck is more than enough to give him a taster of Volvo Ocean Race sailing!
Olympic profile
Paralympic sailors John Robertson, Hannah Stodel and Steven Thomas attempt to put their Olympic demons to rest in the Sonar class
SuperSail
One-design Wally - the Wally Otto joins the stable of minimalist designs from Italy, but this time as an out-and-out racer designed for maxi competition
Yachts for sale
Classified ads
One Amazing Day
When Dee Caffari found herself among icebergs on her solo round the world, she asked how to cope at night. 'Tell her they glow in the dark,' said Skip Novak
