June 2000 issue

PACIFIC EDITION! This issue sees the launch of a specialist issue of Yachting World available in Australia, New Zealand and the Far East, covering local news and features from this area in addition to our regular top international coverage

Europe 1 New STAR preview (formerly the OSTAR). This year the fleet in this the classic of single-handed transatlantic races is back up to record numbers and includes a remarkable 23 Open 60s and seven 60ft trimarans. We look at the form in each of the classes in what promises to be the most competitive running ever running of.

PLUS: Transatlantic gear test – we asked 170 competitors in the ARC to fill out questionaires about the equipment fitted to their yachts and how it fared.

Tim Thomas joins one of the BT Challenge yachts for a dose of heavy weather sailing

Supersail – our new extended section about the glamorous world of large sailingyachts. This month – the new Timoneer, a Castro-design Jongert, new Dijkstra schooner for transat, Nordia 95. Supersail feature: Pendennis, where the J Shamrock V is being rebuilt and Adela is having 12ft added midships

On Test: Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 37 versus Westerly,s Ocean 37

Extreme Sailing: update on Philippe Monnet,s attempt on the record for sailing round the world singlehanded against the prevailing winds

On the wind: Team Philips breakage explained; survey scandal; trimaran skipper lost at sea; the end of Decca; Sobstad places injunction on North 3DL production; Robin Duchesne obit

What,s New: focus on marine watches; new jacket from Henri Lloyd; waterproof cellphone; automatic gas shut off; cockpit speakers; Inmarsat updated, Italian chart plotter

Robin Knox-Johnson on the importance of GMDSS

Cruising Log: special reports on an eddy of water off South Africa affecting Europe,s climate AND the Pacific,s French speaking Iles Wallis; PLUS the demise of Portishead; anchor theft in Galapagos; dolphin hot line; yacht tax in Greece; RAF YC,s rally to Cuba via US; AND details of ARC 2001

Racing Round Up: Racing Editor Andrew Preece on the plight of the boats built for The Race; Britain,s medal hopes; match racing for America,s Cuppers; Laser Worlds; Melges 24s win in the Caribbean

Letter from the Mediterranean – news from our man in Turkey

Leading Edge – Matt Sheahan on self righting Open 60s

Dogwatch: Passmore sails round Britain non-stop

Fishtales: Fisher describes the first trip of a yachting journalist

Forty Two – editor Andrew Bray on his plans for the year

Books: Yachting Monthly Confessions and The Hungry Ocean

Letters: chart corrections; following America,s Cup; email while cruising