January/February 2007

On the Cover: Gitana 11 crushing the Route du Rhum record with an average speed of 19-plus knots over the 3,510-mile course. Photo by Yvan Zedda.

News Briefs:
• Thomas Firth Jones Passes Away
• Yale Cordage forms Subsidiary
• Alwoplast Celebrates 20th Birthday
• Sanctuary Cove Exhibitors Top 200

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• Paraloc Running Rigging
• Mini Witch Replacement Switch
• XYZ Extreme Anchors
• LightShip Solar-Powered Light

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Broker or Doctor
by Barb Hansen
Sometimes you have to figure out the buyer before you can recommend a boat.

Corinne’s Culinary Corner
Squash, by Corinne Kanter
• Pattypan Sauté
• Summer Squash, Feta & Tomatoes

Cruising Destinations...
by Jim Howard
There are often misconceptions of destinations brought on by friends, family, and people in-the-know. Sometimes, you just have to find out for yourself.


Unwanted Guests
by Laurie Corbett
Over the past two years, while cruising in the Windward Islands, this family suffered three unwelcome boardings on their 35’ Fountaine Pajot Cat Tales.

Security, Security
by Darrel and Loretta Smith
Due to the lack of ‘security’ in Trinidad, it is alarming to hear it across the VHF.

An Interview with VESLA
by Holger Jacobsen
Robbers armed with guns, machetes, and knives boarded the vessel Vesla in Chaguaramas, Trinidad and assaulted the family and ransacked their boat.


Troubled Trinidad
by Roger Webb
Unfortunately, safety is not a high priority for the government in the Caribbean.


SUMO
by Larry Bedell
The author had the pleasure of sailing aboard this electric 38’ Kurt Hughes trimaran on her return trip to Florida.


That Trimaran Feeling
by Jo Djubal
Trimarans have been sailing the waters as far back as the mid 1700s BC. Here is a brief history of their development over the years.


Locked and Loaded
by Charles Barmonde
When the founder of the company asked me to join him on the trip from Cape Town to St. Maarten aboard a Gunboat, I couldn’t refuse.


Groovin’ in the Grenadines
by Roger Webb
The Big 100 was a double birthday and anniversary celebration starting in Bequia. The 80-foot cat easily transported the 40-plus guests.


Cheers
by Vincent Besin
Dick Newick’s beloved 39-year-old proa was beautifully restored and relaunched after years of neglect.


Sea-Tribe 870
by Gavin Davies
Test sailing the 28-foot cat in 28-knots and rough seas turned out to be quite easy and exhilarating.


Seawind 1160 Sea Trial
by Charles K. Chiodi
Following a short demo sail in Miami, Charles was finally able test the amazing new 38-foot cat over a three-day period along the Long Island Sound.


Baja Boys Sail to New York
by Lowell McCulley
After Charles departed from the boat, the crew went on to New York City, where they sailed through Hell’s Gate, and visited Manhattan and Ground Zero.


Danish Madman – Part V
by Øyvind Bordal
In this article, we learn how Michael went about laying the skin on the skeletons and turned the hulls around.


Building the Wharram Tiki 26 – Part III
by Rich Leon
In this edition, we see the mast and gaff construction.

Race Announcements
• BVI Spring Regatta 2007
• Marion Bermuda Race


Australia’s Hogs Breath
by Jo Djubal
The Whitsunday Islands had a spectacular fleet of 27 multihulls competing in this year’s Rendezvous.

2006 WLIS Championship
by A.J. Corwin & D. DelBello
This was the first Western Long Island Sound Multihull Championship. Though the turnout was small, the multihulls outshined the monohulls on performance.

Columbus Day Regatta
by Larry Geller
The 52nd annual regatta was held on Biscayne Bay in Miami, Florida. The competition ranged from Corsair 24s up to a custom 76-foot cat.


Round Tortola Race
by Alistair Abrehart
The trimaran Triple Jack took line honors, but lost to the monohull igoodia by a mere 11 minutes on corrected time.


La Route du Rhum
Every four years, the rocket ships come out for this race which takes place between Saint Malo and Guadeloupe.