November

November/December 2003

On the cover:
Earth Voyager, after a couple of close encounters with disaster, finds itself on Port Huron's Black River ready to race!

News:
• Muir Anchoring Systems Celebrates its 35th Birthday
• Parlez-vous Français? Multicoques Magazine Publishes its 100th Issue
• New Catamaran Services in Balearic
• Sea Tow Continues US Expansion
• Hong Kong on the Horizon for Sea Tow
• ASA Multi Sailing Instruction programs
• Panama Canal Planning to Restrict passage of Private Yachts

Featured Products:
• Weems & Plath Adds Tide Clocks to Collection
• Danforth Introduces New GLOBAL- Balance Dial System
• The Brumgee
• RCL100D Searchlight Offers Universal Remote Control/Point Pad

Letters:
• Dangerous? by JR Watson
• Baffled Bedell, by Robert Bedall
• Defending the F-31, by Ian Farrier
• Stability Standards, by Richard Woods
• Memories, by Denny Grove
• MM Contents, by G L. Lewis
• Rumb Mix Up, by George Snyder
• Blue Hole, by Doug Craig

Electrics:
The AC Side of the System - Part I
by Kevin Jeffrey
In part one of this series, Kevin Jeffrey begins to review the various options for providing AC (alternating current) power and the system components needed to make your system functional and safe.

Corinne’s Culinary Corner:
Any Meal of the Day – Egg-licious!
by Corinne Kanter
• Ham & Cheese Baked Frittata
• Garlic Zucchini Frittata
• Green “n” Gold Egg Bake
• Breakfast Custard
• Hevos Rancheros
• Mexican Sunrise Eggs
• Chorizo Egg Tacos
• Crab Quiche

Maneuvering & Docking a Cat,
by Ian Munro
Having a catamaran with two engines and two propellers makes maneuvering and docking extremely easy, providing certain principles & rules are understood.

Solomon, Lagoon & Catamaran Company Combine to Build 1st Production Electric Cats,
by Bob Kaper
The joint effort of installing electric propulsion systems in Lagoon boats will take place in St. Gilles Croix de Vie, France.

A Cruising Catamaran with Electric Drive,
by Claus-C. Plaass
What to do when there’s no wind...

From S. Africa to Madagascar
by Jeanne Pickers
After tough and turbulent storms they reach their destination.

England to Australia, Part V
by Alix Pearce
After days at sea, Alix was looking forward to exploring the lands throughout French Polynesia!

Evening Star
When you talk to folks who have spent most of their lives working professionally on sailboats, it is interesting to hear why they ended up with the boat they did.

Double Trouble
by Joann Djubal
Having a boat delivery is always a nerve-wracking experience.

Siblings Retire Together From the USCG
The Seebalds have more than 120 combined years of service for the Coast Guard.

Design:
Russian Rubber Raft
The Ducky 18, 15, and 13 are inflatable catamarans with quick assembly.

The Bluebay 100'
Designed as an offshore cruiser/racer, the Blubay 100' combines outstanding performance with Super-yacht luxury.

Morrelli and Melvin’s A2 A-Class Catamaran
The new A2 A-Class design features low wetted surface area hulls w/ a high longitudinal righting moment to resist pitching.

The First Mattia 56 Built and Launched for Disabled Sailor
Although the hulls are very narrow, the interior is very spacious to accommodate handicapped sailors.

The SCAT Story
SCAT, with three helms, is destined to be sailed in the next transatlantic race.

DIMC New Venue for DWTC’s Boat Show
DWTC has announced that the 2004 edition of the Dubai International Boat Show will be held at the Dubai International Marine Club from March 17-20.

Racing:

Do Your Talking After the Finish
by Terry Travers
History records that in the 14 years of com-petition in the Australian Three Peaks Race, multis have one only four times...Why?

Screaming EMIC!
The fleet of the 2003 Emultihulls Island Challenge finally get some wind!

The Bayview Mackinac Yacht Race
by J. R. Watson
The fresh-water 235-nm race from Port Huron, MI to Mackinac Island, MI had 275 boats entered.

Multihulling the Mills
by Mark Muehler
For many Lake Erie sailors, the Invitational Mills Trophy Race is the season’s sailing event.

One-Design 28Rs Raced at 2003 Volvo Leukemia Cup
by Michael Zotzky
Volvo Leukemia Cup Regatta is a fund-raising event, with proceeds helping the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.

US SAILING Youth Multihull Championship
Forty Sailors (20 teams) participated in the event which was filled with exciting races from beginning to end.

Mollymawk Wins 2-Handed Round Island Race
by Simon Forbes
A total of 138 yachts entered the double-handed race around the Isle of Wight and experienced a south-southwesterly breeze of up to 20 knots!

Return of the Caliente
by Mark Muehler
“I found it difficult to contain my emotions. Nearly a year ago, in these same waters, Caliente’s capsize, placed my life and that of my buddy, Tim Doran, in the hands of providence.”

International Multihull Meeting (IMM)
by Claus-Christian Plaass
“Water, Islands, Sun, Multihulls And Races= WISMAR (Germany), where the event was held.

The Helge Ingeberg Memorial Cup
by Nico Boon
“It was quite an emotional moment for me on the IMM quay at Wismar, Germany when I started to realize that the next name to be added was mine.”

Round Texel 2003
by Nico Boon
Nico Boon graphs out the Texel ratings.

2003 Zwitserleven Round Texel
by Darren Bundock
The World’s biggest catamaran race with 530 competing boats.

The Swiftsure 2003
by Rohan Claringbold
Swiftsure competitors have the choice of one of three races, depending on their division.

2003 Cadillac Van Isle 360
by Janine Bell
The fourth edition of the Cadillac Van Isle will go down in history as the most action packed one to date.

The Capsize of Redshift
by Wayne Gorrie
All were uninjured because the Captain & crew had prepared for such an emergency.

Newport Unlimited Regatta
photos by C. K. Chiodi
Pictures are worth a thousand words!

ICCT 2003 - The Little America's Cup
by Charles K. Chiodi
When it came down to the wire, at the end of the seventh race, only five seconds saved the cup from going to Italy!

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