NEWS

Game on for the America’s cup as the teams prepare to launch their top-secret AC50s

Olympic medallists scoop Rolex World Sailor of the Year awards

Two round the world rallies ready to get under way from the Caribbean

NEW GEAR AND YACHTS

New Yachts: The Baltic 67 and a new Bavaria 57 from Cossutti Yacht Design

New Gear: The best new innovations from METS and our verdict on the F-RIB

RACING

Vendée Globe begins: As the skippers spread out across the world’s oceans, we report on the opening acts of the epic single-handed race

Middle Sea Race- trial and error: Helen Fretter gets to the bottom of Phaedo3‘s calamitous course error and how the Maserati trimaran won despite damage

CRUISING

Vancouver to New Zealand: Tom and Vicky Jackson recall a season spent crossing the Pacific double-handed after cruising around Vancouver Island

Atlantic High-a dream crossing: A first ever Atlantic crossing on his own boat could hardly have gone better for Chris Tibbs and his crew

ON TEST

On test- all-carbon Arcona 465: Pip Hare tests the super-lightweight new 46-footer from Arcona. Could it be a brand new twist on the cruiser-racer formula?

PRACTICAL

Special report: They’re off! Boats big and small prepare for the ARC

Extraordinary boats: The three year refurbishment of Suhaili

Short-handed sailing: Pip Hare explains the ideal cockpit set-up

Weather briefing: Chris Tibbs on getting the most from radio forecasts

Get out of that: Hannah Mills on mark roundings in a crowded field

REGULARS

From the Editor

Letters

Matthew Sheahan

Skip Novak

Great Seamanship

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