Yachting World

Published by Time Inc. (UK) Ltd Yachting World is world's leading international yachting magazine. From ocean racing and blue water cruising to the most glamorous super-yachts, Yachting World has the very best in nautical writing and stunning photography, with up-to-the-minute technical reports, race analysis, new boat tests and much more.

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Yachting World • ESTABLISHED 1894 • VOLUME 173 • ISSUE NO 3365

MATT SHEAHAN • A DINGHY SHOW MIGHT SOUND BACK TO BASICS, BUT IN FACT IT SHOWCASED THE FUTURE DIRECTION OF OUR SPORT

SKIP NOVAK • BEING IN THE MOMENT IN THE ANTARCTIC – RATHER THAN TRYING TO CAPTURE IT ON CAMERA – PROVED A RARE TREAT

TURBO SUPERCATS • A NEW BREED OF LUXURY FAST CATS IS SEDUCING WEALTHY SAILORS WITH A NEED FOR SPEED, SAM FORTESCUE REPORTS

ALEX THOMSON MOVES TO TWO HULLS

FUN FOR ALL • FORMER OFFSHORE RACER NICK BUBB HAS TAKEN HIS FAMILY ON A ROUND THE WORLD, ACTION-PACKED CRUISING ADVENTURE

PLANNING THE ADVENTURE

PRETTY TOUGH • THE CONTESSA 32 CELEBRATES ITS HALF-CENTURY THIS YEAR. ELAINE BUNTING TRACES ITS ENDURING APPEAL FOR ADVENTUROUS SAILORS

OWNER’S STORIES: the modern Contessa 32 adventurers

THE CONTESSA APPEAL

CHASING 1% • HELEN FRETTER FINDS OUT HOW AMERICA’S CUP SURVEILLANCE TACTICS ARE USED TO FIND MARGINAL GAINS IN THE TP52 FLEET

PARTING OF THE ICE • AN AWE-INSPIRING VOYAGE AMONG THE ICEBERGS AT 78°N FOR POLISH ADVENTURER ANDRZEJ JANKOWSKI

DOUBLE TAKE • EXPANDING THE CONCEPT OF MODULAR LAYOUTS AND DECK/RIG OPTIONS, JEANNEAU HAS ALLOWED OWNERS TO CREATE UNIQUE VERSIONS OF ITS NEW 60-FOOTER

NEW YACHTS • RUPERT HOLMES ON KEY DEBUTS AT THE INTERNATIONAL MULTIHULL SHOW

GEAR FOCUS • TENDERS AND ACCESSORIES

REVIEWED: Top accessories for your tender • Toby Hodges picks out some favourite accessories he has used and abused on his dinghy

RIGID TENDER ALTERNATIVES • For those who want the performance and stiffness of a RIB, there are some brilliant lightweight options

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PRACTICAL • CAPE 31 • LOAD SENSORS • ROUTING IN TIDE • REACHING SKILLS • SHORT-HANDED RACE YACHTS

IN AND OUT

PLANNING AN ICW PASSAGE

EXTRAORDINARY BOATS • ANDY RICE ON THE CAPE 31

MASTERCLASS • PIP HARE ON USING LOAD CELLS

INTERFACE OPTIONS

NAVIGATION BRIEFING • CHRIS TIBBS ON ROUTING IN TIDE

5 EXPERT TIPS • ANNIE LUSH ON REACHING AT SPEED

TAKING OWNERSHIP • RUPERT HOLMES ON BUYING A YACHT FOR SHORT-HANDED RACING

GOING SHORT-HANDED

THREE TO CONSIDER

WORLD’S COOLEST YACHTS • WE ASK TOP SAILORS AND MARINE INDUSTRY GURUS TO CHOOSE THE COOLEST AND MOST INNOVATIVE YACHTS OF OUR TIMES