September

September/October 2001

On the cover: A line of Voyage cats rafted. The Voyage 440 scooped a double victory by winning the “Best Cruising Multihull of the Year” as well as the “Best Overall Cruising Boat of the Year” awards.

Contents:

News:
• Team Adventure Update
• Olivier de Kerrauson’s Tri Trials Conclusive
• Royal Canadian Mountie & Boat US Claims Adjuster are Named Marine Investigators of the Year
• Vessel Assist Honors Captain for Service
• The Landing School is revamping Design Program and Appoints a New Yacht Design Program Manager
• Corsair Introduces the New 36

Farewell to Patrick W. Boyd
by James Boyd

Featured Products:
• West Marine’s Performance Anchors
• Taylor Made Acquires Anchor Shade
• Sailor’s System 4000 MF/HF SSB Radio
• Skanti’s TRP 1150 M
• Furuno’s GP1900C & GP1700C NavNet GPS Chart Plotters

Corinne’s Culinary Corner: Morning Meals – Easy Eye Openers
by Corinne Kanter
• Mix Scrambled Eggs
• Fruit Salad
• Coconut Toast
• Citrus Drink
• Fresh Fruit Bowl

Letters:
• Friends at Multihulls by David Hill
• Beach Bound by Gregor Tarjan
• Multi Thanks by Ralph Schippanoski

How to:
Electrics: Mounting Solar Panels on a Multihull – Part 2
by Kevin Jeffrey
Additional methods of mounting solar panels on a multihull. Reviewed mount positions are: rail , stanchion, stanchion to stanchion, davit, bimini and dodger.

Cruising:
A Perfect Day
by Fred Jones
A perfect day can mean different things to a lot of people, but for Fred, it was the day he followed up an annual luau with trying a Windrider for the first time.

A Tale of Two Cats
by Ernest Linke
Long ago, in times much different than the present, two boys started what turned out to be a ‘later-in-life’ interest in multi-hulls. Here is the evolution of a cat sailor.

My Kayak – the Escape Artist
by John Mortenson
With the recurring loss of his kayak, John imagines a time where a found boat hook will bring him good fortune.

A Librarian’s Adventure
by Susan Sorce Rieke
When the call came that she was going to be sailing aboard Team Adventure, following Columbus’ route of discovering the New World, Susan was thrilled. The enormous catamaran became her floating classroom as she reported back to students at her school.

A Thoroughbred in Harness
by Valerie White
An adventure through the locks of the Erie Canal system aboard an F-27.

Slow and Steady
by Joanne Djubal
That’s the way they like it – at least that’s what they tell themselves as Joanne and husband enter their cruising ‘bus’ into the EMIC Regatta.

Designs:
Farrier F-39
Yet again, Ian Farrier “produces” when the demand for a serious ocean-cruiser is needed. This new design is based on the popular F-36, but incorporates an up-dated and better Farrier Folding system.

Testing the Voyage 440
by Charles K. Chiodi
Charles says this is definitely a boat to check out if you’re in the market.

2001 Annapolis Boat Show
by Charles K. Chiodi
Though crowd numbers were down from last year, it was all-in-all a descent show with 40 out of the 44 scheduled multi-hulls participating.

Record Breakers:
• Playstation Smashes Ambrose Light to the Lizard record
• Netergy breaks Plymouth to La Rochelle

Announcements:
• Sanctuary Cove Boat Show
• Southern Ocean Multihull Regatta
• 2002 Heineken Regatta
• THE RACE II
• 2002-2004 Round the World Rally
• 2002 BVI Spring Regatta

Racing:
2001 Mats Nyberg Trophy & Tornado European Championship
This year’s event took place high in the mountains of Switzerland. There were 20 races conducted over 6 days.

ISAF Tornado Rankings

25th Isotope Nationals
by Alan Wolf
‘Lengendary’ Lake Waccamaw was the site for this year’s race.

Weymouth Speed Week 2001
by Robert Downhill
This event had a wide variety of participants, including: 14 boats, 31 wind-surfers and 2 kite-boarders.

Around Long Island Race
by Gregor Tarjan
An essay describing the Outremer 43’s participation in the 300-mile classic off-shore race.

2001 Queenscliff to Hastings Race
by Philip Hames
It was tough sailing Down Under in the Bass Strait resulting in broken masts and rollovers.

Performance Nationals
Held in Corpus Christi, Texas, this event featured Inter 20s, Nacra 6.0s and Nacra 5.5unis.

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