Yachts & Yachting – April 2018

APRIL 2018

Analysis & advice

18 Alex Thomson

COVER STORY: We interview

the star of the last Vendée,

aiming this time round to win

22 IRC season preview

COVER STORY: The IRC

Euros and Commodores’ Cup

beckon as we preview 2018

28 Teaming up for Tokyo

COVER STORY: Hannah Mills

on her Olympic match up

with Eilidh McIntyre and

new coach Elliott Willis

34 Future proofi ng

COVER STORY: Andy Rice

and Bob Fisher on how best

to rise to sailing’s exciting

future as Ainslie, Walker and

others join the debate

44 Greig City Academy

A profi le of award-winning

pupil and skipper Montel

Fagan-Jordan and teacher

Jon Holt and their school’s

inspiring sailing achievements

48 Handicap systems

COVER STORY: Paula Irish

assesses the Portsmouth

Yardstick as handicapping goes

through some changes

52 Keelboat Playbook pt

COVER STORY: Gybes and how

to master asymmetrics

56 Wave sailing

Ben Saxton takes a look at the

techniques, tactics and boat

handling to help improve your

wave sailing skills

66 Land Rover BAR fi tness

COVER STORY: Coach Ben

Williams and sailor Will Alloway

on the Fortitude training centre

Equipment

& travel

60 Boat test: F

COVER STORY: Toby Heppell

tries out the new foiling tri

70 Greek island inspiration

Sue Pelling discovers the allure

of famous Greek routes

78 Tech focus: Footwear

Rupert Holmes looks at

footwear that covers keelboat

to dinghy racing

83 Kit innovations

Buoyancy aid on test, plus

latest kit from the sailing world

85 Boat news

Fareast announces the 37R, and

the Mothquito by IFS Foiling

THIS MONTH

REGULARS

6 News

10 News Spotlight

13 Bob Fisher

14 Andi Robertson

17 Andy Rice

86 Clubs & Classes News

90 Clubs & Classes

98 Position

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RORC; ALEX THOMSON RACING; PEDRO MARTINEZ/WORLD SAILING; HARRY KH/BAR

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