Yachts & Yachting — February 2018

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Editor Georgie Corlett-Pitt

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Contributors: Bob Fisher, Rupert Holmes, Paula Irish,

Rob Kothe, Sue Pelling, Andy Rice,

Andi Robertson, Mark Rushall

Cover image: c/o Beneteau - The new Figaro 3 is the fi rst

semi-foiling production yacht

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Flying into 2018

F

irstly, a very happy new year to all

our readers! As we head into what

I am sure will be another fantastic

year of racing, we’ve taken a moment

to celebrate the very best kit, boats,

events and sailors from the last 12 months with

the announcement of our category winners in

the Y&Y Awards.  anks to our many thousands

of readers who voted! I do hope you will join us

to show your support when we present all our

winners on 11 January at the London Boat Show.

 e new year is also naturally a good time to look

ahead. I think there’s little doubt le that foiling is

set to play a big part in sailing’s future. Just take a

look at our cover stories this month! As pictured, we

put the  rst production foiler – the Figaro Beneteau

3 - on test. We may have had light winds on the test

day, but there’s no doubt that this well-considered

design will pave the way for some exciting

developments in the not-very-distant future.

Foiling has already gripped the dinghy world,

of course, and we’ve also learnt this month

about a new portfolio of Learn to Foil courses

being introduced by the RYA (page 46).

Even Ben Ainslie is excited about the possibility

of foiling boats becoming mainstream; see page 28

to  nd out what he really thinks of the proposed

foiling 75 er for the next America’s Cup. Note the

AC75 concept is not set in stone yet – let’s face it,

nothing in the Cup ever really is. But it will be a

real surprise if the initial radical design doesn’t

alter in some way down the line. A er all, foiling

still presents a very steep learning curve – both in

design and sailing terms. It will be just as crucial for

the America’s Cup teams to be ready to adapt as it

will be for the rest of the sport getting to grips with

foiling and all that it entails - particualrly if we are to

really capitalise on what it could bring to our sport.

Whether you are planning to get airborne

anytime soon or are sticking to something more

conventional for now, I wish you happy sailing

and fair winds in 2018. And, as Bob Fisher learns

from Peter Burling in

his column this month,

sailing is, a er all, sailing.

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Georgie Corlett-Pitt, Editor

Bob Fisher

is one of the

biggest names

in yachting

journalism. He

has a passion

and depth of

knowledge

that’s second

to none

Stalwart of the

Solent racing

scene, Rupert

Holmes is a

successful

sailor, coach

and journalist

who specialises

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