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LOGBOOK - Richard Branson of Virgin attempts this year to break the Transatlantic Blue Riband set by the SS United States 34 years ago. Boat International reporter Dag Pike, navigator on the new 72ft Levi-designed monohull, describes the new boat and the preparations to ensure that she succeeds where her predecessor so narrowly failed. David King reports from the weather rail of Jade during this year's SORC and we take a look at the two British challengers for the America's Cup. Plus new boats, events, an attempt to capture the Little America's Cup from the Australian Trophy holders Chris Cairns and Scott Anderson by British Airways' newest Concorde pilot John Downey and Chris Caswelh report from the Congressional Cup.
CAPE HORN TO PORT! - 'An easy leg', commented Pierre Fehlmann, skipper of UBS Switzerland as he brought the 80ft maxi across the finishing line off Punte del Este at the end of the third leg of the Whitbread Round the World Race; but was it? Blown spinnakers, cracked masts and a crewman lucky to escape with his life when a bosun's chair failed 100ft aloft. The crews may have felt cheated by a Cape Horn in relatively docile mood, but as Bob Fisher reports there was drama aplenty and no-one was sorry to see the crowds welcoming them home on the quayside.
PROFILE - MIAMI '86 - Set against shimmering palms and brilliant white beaches, Miami paraded its opulent wares to an incredulous audience. Qur reporter Dag Pike was there to pick out the highlights and cast an expert eye over both the more modest and also the more extreme products of the American boatbuilding industry.
ON BOARD - NIGHT CROSSING - Inspired by the Italian flare for design and built by Lloyds Ships of Australia for the American market, Night Crossing is a stunning blend of the functional and extravagant. With an art deco interior and imaginative use of glass murals, this 110ft synthesis of modern European and Transatlantic tastes was one of the showpieces of the Miami '86 Boat-show. Dag Pike singled her out for detailed examination, applying both technical and artistic judgement to designer Roy Sklarin's masterpiece.
ON BOARD - GALAXY - A dream yacht capable of cruising the oceans of the world with style and grace, this 43m motor yacht was another star attraction of the Miami Show. Italian design once again inspires this Turkish-built luxury yacht with interiors by Alberto Mercati of Milan, crafted in Viareggio. Twin 867hp diesels give Galaxy a cruising speed of 14.5 knots, and her range is, somewhat extended with the addition of a fully garaged Rolls Royce Corniche housed in the stern which her owner regards more of a necessity than a luxury. Dag Pike reports.
TROPHEEDES MULTICOQUES - French multihull pride took a knock at La Trinite last April when the yellow trimaran Paragon steered by double Olympic Gold medallist Rodney Pattisson beat all the 80 footers boat for boat. The French were ecstatic. Paragons victory came as a breath of fresh air to the rapidly stultifying multihull scene and opened the way for further Anglo-French competition. Roger Lean-Vercoe witnessed the momentous occasion and casts a reflective eye over the multihull scene in general, and the emergence of a new 40ft class, the Formula 40s, in particular.
RACING - FOURTEEN-TWELVE OVERTURE - Not since the Second World War have so many 12 Metres been seen racing together as a fleet. The World Championships were not regarded as a pointer towards the final showdown in Fremantle in 1987 but as Bob Fisher reports it proved a spectacular and enlightening opener to a festival of expensive and highly competitive 12 Metre action where the rewards can no longer be measured in pure yachting terms. The results also sent a number of syndicate designers scurrying back to their drawing boards.
CAPE HORN TO PORT! - 'An easy leg', commented Pierre Fehlmann, skipper of UBS Switzerland as he brought the 80ft maxi across the finishing line off Punte del Este at the end of the third leg of the Whitbread Round the World Race; but was it? Blown spinnakers, cracked masts and a crewman lucky to escape with his life when a bosun's chair failed 100ft aloft. The crews may have felt cheated by a Cape Horn in relatively docile mood, but as Bob Fisher reports there was drama aplenty and no-one was sorry to see the crowds welcoming them home on the quayside.
PROFILE - MIAMI '86 - Set against shimmering palms and brilliant white beaches, Miami paraded its opulent wares to an incredulous audience. Qur reporter Dag Pike was there to pick out the highlights and cast an expert eye over both the more modest and also the more extreme products of the American boatbuilding industry.
ON BOARD - NIGHT CROSSING - Inspired by the Italian flare for design and built by Lloyds Ships of Australia for the American market, Night Crossing is a stunning blend of the functional and extravagant. With an art deco interior and imaginative use of glass murals, this 110ft synthesis of modern European and Transatlantic tastes was one of the showpieces of the Miami '86 Boat-show. Dag Pike singled her out for detailed examination, applying both technical and artistic judgement to designer Roy Sklarin's masterpiece.
ON BOARD - GALAXY - A dream yacht capable of cruising the oceans of the world with style and grace, this 43m motor yacht was another star attraction of the Miami Show. Italian design once again inspires this Turkish-built luxury yacht with interiors by Alberto Mercati of Milan, crafted in Viareggio. Twin 867hp diesels give Galaxy a cruising speed of 14.5 knots, and her range is, somewhat extended with the addition of a fully garaged Rolls Royce Corniche housed in the stern which her owner regards more of a necessity than a luxury. Dag Pike reports.
TROPHEEDES MULTICOQUES - French multihull pride took a knock at La Trinite last April when the yellow trimaran Paragon steered by double Olympic Gold medallist Rodney Pattisson beat all the 80 footers boat for boat. The French were ecstatic. Paragons victory came as a breath of fresh air to the rapidly stultifying multihull scene and opened the way for further Anglo-French competition. Roger Lean-Vercoe witnessed the momentous occasion and casts a reflective eye over the multihull scene in general, and the emergence of a new 40ft class, the Formula 40s, in particular.
RACING - FOURTEEN-TWELVE OVERTURE - Not since the Second World War have so many 12 Metres been seen racing together as a fleet. The World Championships were not regarded as a pointer towards the final showdown in Fremantle in 1987 but as Bob Fisher reports it proved a spectacular and enlightening opener to a festival of expensive and highly competitive 12 Metre action where the rewards can no longer be measured in pure yachting terms. The results also sent a number of syndicate designers scurrying back to their drawing boards.
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