March/April 2004
On the Cover :
Safari, a Gunboat 62, is a great cat for almost any climate. Photo by
Mike Eudenbach.
News Briefs:
– Aeroyacht Ltd. is the new Northeast Dealer for Fountaine Pajot Sail
and Power Catamarans
– Furuno Hires Silver as Regional Sales Manager
– Simrad Acquires B&G
– US SAILING Announces Partnership With Bitter End Yacht Club
– US SAILING Awards Rescue Medal To Container Ship Crew
– Sailors Receive US SAILING Rescue Medal For Saving Man Overboard
– Your Holding Tank Horror Stories Could Earn You Cash Prizes!
– Gift Of Sailing Opens Doors To Unforgettable Life Experiences
Featured Products:
– ACR’s Popular Vecta2 Direction Finder
– Nobeltec eChart Planner
Letters:
– Re: Jam Today Article in MM S/O ‘03, by Larry Furst
– Reply to Larry Furst’s Letter on Jam Today, by Jim Howard
– Cover Praise, by Jim Moyer
– Great Cover, by Eric Matteson
– Great Editorial, by Jim Butterworth
– Drum Roll Please, by Jeff Shaw
– Stop Digging, by Richard Roscoe
– It’s Time to Stop Boasting, by Donald Stollmeyer
– Re: Anchor Capacity to ‘Penetrate’ and ‘Hold,’ by Terence Malaher
– Multihull Stability & Beam: Ref. “Dangerous?,” by Derek Kelsall
Electrics: – The AC Side of the
System - Part III
by Kevin Jeffrey
If you have a large AC electrical load and spend time away from dockside
shorepower, you’ll need to look beyond the capabilities of DC-to-AC inverters
and start investigating gen-sets.
Corinne’s Culinary Corner: Corned Beef
by Corinne Kanter
– Beefy Taco Joe’s
– Reuben Sandwiches
– Chili made Easy
– Corned Beef Stroganoff
– Quick Corned Beef Casserole
– Macaroni or Egg Noodle Corned Beef
KISS,
by Wayne Spivak
If you learn the acronym KISS and live by it, you’ll find life is a lot easier.
KSS Plus Resin Infusion,
by Derek Kelsall
The KSS method has advantages and disadvantages for designer Derek Kelsall, but
for the builder, there are only advantages.
Cruising:
Thailand to Maldives,
by Jeanne Pickers
Katrine is headed for Chargos.
Parlay 40 Catamarans
Designed by Alex Simonis and built by Horizon Catamarans, the Parlay 40 is a
durable, fast blue-water cruising cat.
History of Angela Collins Yachts
With its headquarters in Durban, the brokerage specializes in being the agents
for many South African boat manufacturers.
England to Australia - Part VII,
by Alix Pearce
Alix and crew finally arrive in Sydney, Australia!
Cruising Aboard Top Cat,
by Capt. Mark Howard-Flanders
After working on Top Cat everyday for several months, she was finally ready for
our trip.
Magic,
by Keith Woods
Sometimes magic is in the air. You breathe it in, an infusion of subtle power. A
sudden return to childhood’s secret excitements. Anticipation. Knowing this is a
special time, but not knowing why.
Sailing to La Desirade,
by Chris Doyle
The approach to la Desirade is so shallow that it was out of the question in my
old monohull and I was eager to include the island in the new edition of my
Cruising Guide to the Leeward Islands.
Passage to Parry Sound,
by L.G. Biemann
Flying Spray was extremely well built almost 20 years ago, by an ex-pat Brit,
who taught metal and woodwork to high schoolers in Dryden, Ontario.
Gunboat, First Sailing Impressions,
by Bob Gleason
Before I sailed this new catamaran I had a good idea of what to expect from the
specifications and photos I had seen and I certainly wasn’t disappointed.
Safari Delivery,
by Ira Heller
Ira Heller goes from Newport, RI to Antigua aboard Safari.
The Thrill of a Gunboat Ride,
by C.K. Chiodi
The afternoon sail on the Chesapeake was cut short, but until then we sailed
pretty much at wind speed, at one point hitting 23 knots – effortlessly.
First Electric Lagoon Crosses Atlantic to Annapolis, then Heads to Tortola,
by Robert Kaper
Waypoint, Lagoon’s first Solomon Technologies-powered cat, made a
record-setting, gale-filled maiden voyage in October from France to Annapolis,
USA.
Two Minutes Before the Mast,
by Tobin Page
Four-time Stilletto National Champion, Captain Mike Speth, had taken
SWIM-MART to South Lido Beach so he could do some maintenance work, prior to
going out for our bi-weekly practice workup to the Stilletto Nationals.
Outremer 45 ‘Way To Go’ Proves Herself
in Rubicon Antigua Transatlantic Challenge,
by Gregor Tarjan
Although being forced to start 2 days after the official race start, because of
having to comply to the safety regulations, she was able to overtake the
majority of the fleet before even reaching the halfway point.
Fountaine Pajot 2004 Business Shoots Off
An impressive catamaran transport in which 30 cats were delivered in January!
Paris Boat Show,
by Francois Richard
Francois reviews this year’s Paris Boat Show as well as some of the boats that
were exhibited.
Racing:
SIN (Snake Island Nanaimo) July 3-4 2004
IT’S BACK!!! After a short hiatus, and due to popular demand, the SIN REGATTA
has RISEN AGAIN!
ICCT Dates Set For 2004 Little America’s Cup
The 24th running of the event better known as “The Little America’s Cup” will be
hosted by Southern Yacht Club (New Orleans, LA) from Oct. 18 – 23, 2004
World’s Biggest Solo Ocean Race to Finish in Boston
OC Events launches what is likely to be the world’s biggest-ever solo ocean
yacht race: ‘The Transat 2004’ single-handed transatlantic race from Plymouth
(UK) to Boston (US).
The Weymouth Speed Week 2003,
by Alex Montgomery
The annual Weymouth Speed Week was held October 4 to 10 at the Weymouth and
Portland Sailing academy on the south coast of England.
Volvo Champions Race Finals,
by Francois Richard
Australian and Danish victories in the 2003 Volvo Champions Race 15,000
spectators enjoyed 4 days of spectacular racing action off Travemunde’s beach.
The 2003 Whitsunday Rendezvous Roundup,
by Jo Djubal
This year’s event was a true rendezvous on every level – Abel Point and
Whitsunday Sailing clubs joined forces as valued sponsors and sup-porters… monos
and multis mingling happily, both out on the water and in the watering holes. On
the whole it was a refreshing turnaround after the archaic ‘feuding’ that had
been going on.
Jacques Vabre 2003
The results and some photos from this year’s race.
