June 2013 Edition – Out now .
In the June 2013 edition: Obituary: Andrew ‘Bart’ Simpson; Grant Dalton: ETNZ in San Francisco; Patrizio Bertelli: makes Luna Rossa’s presence known; Jack Griffin : The AC72 design battle; Ian Walker: the irresistible lure of one-design; Jack Lloyd: Volvo Race Director; Peter Bayer: the future of IMOCA; Ken Read: President of North Sail Group; Ian Gotts: Training secrets of the professionals; Last Run: Ben Ainslie’s JP Morgan BAR sets new UK round the island record.
Editorial June 2013: Obituary Andrew ‘Bart’ Simpson.
The day of the accident that claimed the life of British Olympic sailor Andrew ‘Bart’ Simpson began like any other in recent weeks. The sight of the Oracle and Artemis AC72s charging spectacularly around San Francisco Bay was by then so commonplace that they’d become just another part of the local landscape, attracting no more comment from locals than views of Alcatraz or the Golden Gate Bridge. The weather was also normal for San Francisco – clear blue skies with winds in the mid to high teens specking the bay with white caps.
Grant Dalton: ETNZ in San Francisco.
During May the Emirates Team New Zealand America’s Cup team made the transition from their training base in Auckland to the 34th America’s Cup venue in San Francisco. On the last day of the month and with the Kiwi base almost complete and five sailing days for the sailing squad under their belts, Sail Racing Magazine editor Justin Chisholm sat down with ETNZ boss Grant Dalton to get the inside scoop on where their campaign was up to. Dalton said an advance party had been in San Francisco for a couple of months to get the base set up while the AC72s and support infrastructure were shipped from New Zealand.
Jack Griffin: the AC72 design battle.
Ever since the yacht America arrived in Cowes in 1851 with her sharply raked masts, concave bow and tightly woven egyptian cotton sails, design and technology have been key to winning the cup that bears America’s name. As the technology battle for the 34th America’s Cup rages, let’s take a look at challenges facing the designers and how each team has responded.
Ian Walker: the irresistible lure of one-design.
The announcement earlier this year that Ian Walker would be heading up Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing’s back-to-back Volvo Ocean Race campaign may have come as a surprise to many who watched him struggle through the last race with a speed deficit and a fragile boat. Aside from a handful of strong performances in the shorter in-port races (where lack of pace could be offset by slick boat handling and tactical smarts) and a single transatlantic leg win in to Portugal, the Emirati boat singularly failed to live up to its Batmobile good looks.
Jack Lloyd: Volvo Race Director
We caught up with Jack Lloyd, Race Director at the Volvo Ocean Race, to get the latest update from race HQ in Alicante, Spain.
Peter Bayer: the future of IMOCA
Open Sports Management (OSM) is a new company created last year by Britain’s Sir Keith Mills – the former head of the British America’s Cup campaigners Team Origin, and the deputy chairman of the London Olympic Games – to manage the marketing and commercial rights of the IMOCA class. In an exclusive interview with Sail Racing Magazine, OSM’s managing director, Austrian Peter Bayer, shares his vision for developing the IMOCA class.
Ken Read: President of North Sails Group
One of the USA’s best known professional sailors, Ken Read has a quiver of America’s Cup and Volvo Ocean Race campaigns to his name, along a host of other major titles and regatta victories. Having skippered PUMA Ocean Racing powered by BERG in the last two Volvo Ocean Races, at the end of last year Read took on a challenge of a different kind when he stepped up into the lofty role of president of the North Sails Group. We tracked Read down in his hometown of Newport Rhode Island to ask about his move to desk duties and to find out what plans he had for the North Sails empire under his guidance.
Ian Gotts: Training secrets of the professionals.
Ian Gotts takes a look at how the full time sailing teams like Red Bull Youth America’s Cup contenders the American Youth Sailing Force train their bodies and their minds for peak performance. Training is important. Really important. You can’t go out on the race course un prepared and expect to win. Whoever said it’s the 5P’s got it right. 5Ps: Preparation Prevents Piss Poor Performance.
Sir Ben Ainslie dedicates record victory to Andrew Simpson
Sir Ben Ainslie and his crew, Matt Cornwell (GBR), Andrew Mills (GBR), Mark Andrews (GBR), Andrew McLean (NZL) on the JP Morgan BAR AC45, set a new multihull course record in the 50-mile race around the Isle of Wight off the south coast of the UK.