July/August 2004
On the Cover:
Kite-sailing is not just for the racing skippers anymore … it can be used as an
emergency device.
News Briefs:
– Gator Rope Grip
– New Lock Helps Prevent Marine Electronics Theft
– Maptech’s i3 OneTouch Technology
– Folding Wheel For Space-saving Cockpit Living
– TaylorMade Products Introduces Fender Accessories
– Dometic Introduces New High- Capacity Boat AC System
– Niro-Petersen’s New Multi-Use Locks
– Biaxial E. Glass Fabrics and Strength
– Gill NA introduces Two Unsinkable New Styles of Floatable Sunglasses for
Sailors
Featured Products:
– The Moorings Introduces the 4000 New Charter Cat
– Westlawn Experiences Dramatic Growth After Transfer to ABYC
– Solomon Technologies Commences Trading
– Starclass Yacht Transport
– Broadblue Launches Charter Fleet
– US Sailing To Act as IRC Agent in the US
– Cross Multihull Designs Available
Letters:
– Where Rogue Waves Come From, by Tsunami Tsam
– Re-Georgian Bay Cruising, by Marvin Glenn
– Out Of Focus, by O’Farrell Rogers
Corinne’s Culinary Corner:
Local Florida Cookbook Selected One of Best in State!
Electrics: – Batteries -Storing
Electrical Power - Part II
by Kevin Jeffrey
There are three types of lead-acid batteries appropriate for use
on board a multihull.
BoatU.S. Advice – Things To Know Before
You Need A Tow
Top Reasons for On-the-Road Breakdowns,
from the BoatU.S. Trailering Club
Speed: Kills on Land, Kills On Water,
by Wayne Spivak
In 2002, The Coast Guard reported 124 collisions with submerged objects, causing
27 injuries and 4 deaths.
One Bungee Too Many,
by Jim Smith
When you are on a rolling deck with irregular wave action, your ability to
position yourself to avoid a flying bungee end is too limited.
Chagos,
by Jeanne Pickers
We had left Thailand two months earlier on our Parlay catamaran Katrine
with brothers Anthony and Brendan as crew, with the intention of a visit to
Chagos which is an archipelago in the Indian Ocean.
Jeanne Pickers on Miracles,
by Jeanne Pickers
Jeanne Pickers and Family are convinced that their daughter (Kathi) is watching
over them from above.
Cruising Aboard Top Cat – Part III,
by Mark Howard-Flanders
After stopping in at our summer dock in CT, following the northern portion of
our trip, we resumed our year aboard, heading south.
Cruise-Camping Sweden’s Blue Coast on a Catapult,
by Bill Bailey
A 5-meter boat and a 250-mile voyage.
Raekved Along America’s East Coast,
by Trygve Rushfeldt
We had left Norway and sailed via Shetland, Faeroe Island, Iceland and Greenland
and were now entering the harbor of St. Anthony, Newfoundland.
Wildcat Zulu Encounters Cyclone Elita,
by Captain Ian Engelbrecht
This delivery had a twist... it was actually going back to its birthplace.
Can You Identify this Boat?
A 40-foot cat seen in New Zealand.
Hall Of Fame: F-27 Inducted,
by Ian Farrier
The F-27 is only the second multihull in the Hall of Fame and is the first
trimaran.
The Ferrel 47’ Catamaran by Windward Yachts,
by Reyn Dodd
“The Search for purrfection in design and construction, by an owner with an open
checkbook and a demand for the very best.”
Farewell Archimedes,
by Gregor Tarjan
Sailing Hydraplaneur with Yves Parlier.
Racing:
Announcements:
Date Change for the (CMOR) Canandaigua Multihull Open Regatta
2004 A-Class Catamaran N. American Championships
German Multihull Sailors Announce Sailing Week in Fethiye, Turkey
Francis Joyon and IDEC,
by Kate Jennings
“It’s a lot easier to adapt to life on shore than it is to do the opposite,”
confides Francis.
Multihull Legacy is Alive at the St. Croix Intn’l Regatta,
by Carol Bareuther
Multis have a long tradition on the U.S. Virgin Island of St. Croix, so it is
little wonder that everything from small beach cats to large tris participate.
Intn’l Rolex Regatta Attracts Olympians World Champs,
by Carol Bareuther
Throughout the regatta, the quandry remained as to which Figueroa led on the
scoreboard.
BVI Spring Regatta,
by Carol Bareuther
Chris White’s new Atlantic 55, Javelin, lances the competition.
2004 Tornado World Championships
The main benefit of this regatta was it highlighted who will be the main
competition in Athens.
U.S. Tornado Team of Lovell/Ogletree on Form in Europe,
by Charlie Ogletree
Not since 1984 has an American finished on the podium in a Tornado World
Championship.
Newport-Ensenada Race,
by Bill Gibbs
Afterburner sweeps the 2004 Tommy Bahama Newport-Ensenada Race.
Vic Stern’s 41st Newport-Ensenada Race,
by Pat Reynolds
Vic and Imi Loa had sailed this course 40 times previously and both were
no worse for the wear, but better for the experience.
Aeroyacht H42,
by Gregor Tarjan
Excellent performance and spacious accommodations at a reasonable price.
500 Miles Under the Kite,
by Charles K. Chiodi
An epic voyage from St. Maartin to Still Pond by 3 men on a 50-foot tri that had
lost her mast during the first 20 minutes of the Heineken Regatta.
Groupama Victorious, Sergio
Tacchini Fails,
by Sebastian Destremau
Ten 60-foot state-of-the-art tris gathered in La Trinité, France for the opening
Grand Prix of the 2004 ORMA season.
New Record Across the Atlantic,
by Charles K. Chiodi
Géant is a giant among multihulls.
Welcome Aboard Géant,
by Tom Cox
A coincidental interview between Cox and Michel Desjoyeaux in which Michel
shares his experiences during the 2004 Transat.