Copyright

MAY/JUNE 1996

On the cover: Orion, the newest Firebird racing in the ‘Round Isle Race, in which it pitch-poled. Photo by Ross Laney

News:
· Catalac Owners of America, new in Florida
· US Boating Fatalities Up in 1995
· It's Hurricane Season, be prepared
· Inflatable Life Jackets

Featured Products:
· New Catamaran Builder in Central Florida: Pro Cat Marine builds 43' Edel-type catamaran
· Go Wireless, The next generation of complete boat control, from NKE Electronics
· Doubleheader Flashlight: two beams, one is adjustable

Business News:
· Spare-Time Project Led to Thriving Boat-Building Business: the MPG success story and the F-25C.
· Douglas Gill supplies foul weather gear for US Sailing Team;
· New Hampshire has two Weather Services: Bob Rice's Weather Window, and Champion's Weather.
· Sun Yacht Charters Opens New Bases: in Puerto Rico and in Australia;

CCC: Quick and Easy Desserts
· Cheesy Key Lime Pie
· Instant Rice Pudding
· Baked Bananas
· Strawberries in Rum
· Citrus delight

Letters:
· The 'Act' is Now Together, Nick Coetze, CA
· A Practical Little Sailboat, John Dalziel, CO
· Re: Secondary Bonding, Derek Kelsall, UK
· P-Catter Dreams Big, B.H. Lapham, NH
· Condos on Two Hulls, Bob Anderson, CA
· The Power of the Press, Patrick Gilhooly, HI
· More Accolades for Sailing School, Jeffrey West, SC
· Are We Reinventing the Wheel? Chris Tietjen, CT
· US Customs Doesn't Like Canadian Boaters, J. Tulloch

Cruising:
Life On the Hard a Great Equalizer
By Lisa Suhay
A 55' Lagoon from South Africa puts into a small Florida boatyard for maintenance and steals the show.

Tora Goes To Maine
By Ronald L. Pippin
"All cruisers do not head south." There is beauty in the harbor of Cutler, in the early morning fog.

Glacier Bay
By Roy Mills
Memories of the four crew cruise: Dolphins, Whales, Alaskan brown bear. A learning experience. “Would I do it again?”

Designs:
Warp Speed on the Water
An 18' and a 23' daysailing catamaran designed by Nick Parkyn of Australia.

The Marshan 15
A serious 49' offshore cruising catamaran designed by Malcolm Tennant of New Zealand

A 30-knot Sailboat: The Crowther 60.
A stunning 60' catamaran from the design board of Brett Crowther of Australia

Wing Masts & Spars
By Nick Parkyn
Composite Wing Masts: What to do about lightning protection and radar reflectivity?

Carbon Fiber and Spars
By Rob Denney and Bruce Cartwright
What is it and how is it used?

Navigation:
GPS, User beware!
By Earl Hinz
A new look at navigating errors: The Dreaded SA; Reusing GPS-derived Waypoints; GPS Time for Sextant Observations; Speed Errors; Errors of Use; Using Someone Else's Waypoints; GPS-Assisted Groundings; To Know an Error

Racing:
Europe 1 Star
Report and photos by Anji Griffiths.
Total entries down to 58 (from over a 100 when it was sponsored by the Observer and called OSTAR). Finishers 41. Some capsized, some sank, some just barely made it.
Newport to Bermuda Multihull Race.
John Barry on Greenwich Propane wins and beats Phil Weld's course record by 19 minutes!

Triad's Tale: Shipwreck and Recovery
Report by Tom Bandoni
On the return trip from the Bermuda Race the mast of this Newick trimaran falls and crushes a hole into the deck. Crew is rescued, boat is recovered. Text and photos by Tom Cox. Retrieving Abandoned Racing Sailboats is a new and exciting business for Ocean Response, three of them in three weeks: two tris and a mono.

On the Way to Corsair Nationals
Text and Photos by Allan Tait
Thirty-one trimarans race off Pensacola Beach, with an all-star cast: Randy Smyth, Eric Arens, Bob Gleason, Roger Webb, et al...

Cover Story:
Around the Isle of Wight
Text by Brenda Caraco, photos by Ross Laney
Heavy weather sailing, pitch-poling and rescue, all recorded on film.
An interview with Harvey Bowden aboard Orion, skipper of the Firebird.

Round Isle Race
Report by Mick Welch
The race report with results in Multihull Cruiser Class (20) Micro Class (12)

Hobies and Tornados at Kiel Week in Germany
Photos & Text by Claus-Christian Plaass
Getting ready for the Olympics in Atlanta.

Multihull Grand Prix at Brest
Text by Jason Holtom
A race report on the French maxi-multis: Primagaz, Fujicolor II, Haute Normandie, et al...

Lakota Breaks 143-year Pacific Sailing Record
Steve Fossett has done it again. With a crew of three, he sailed from San Francisco to Yokohama, Japan.

The Worrell 1000 Race is Coming Back!
Michael Worrell is reviving this exciting offshore race for beach catamarans next May.

No-Hurricane Guarantee
by The Moorings charter company

Electrics for Multihulls: Water Powered Generators
by Kevin Jeffrey

New Development in spiral bevel gears for drives
by Sillett Sonic

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