In our first issue…
We kick off with an opening shot – by Daniel Forster –of history repeating and a first-hand account – by Chris Spray – of how the S&S sister yawls Dorade and Stormy Weather fought it out again this year at the Fastnet Rock
Association News: 8-Metres Worlds. With the King of Norway, and a rerun of the 1912 Olympics. Plus Nardi’s Nods – superb value GRP classics. By Federico Nardi
Smylie’s Boats Mike Smylie’s new series starts in the Far West, with Cornish Luggers
The Post: Your letters and feedback are welcome
Andrew Bray on the Americas’ Cup, then and now
Guest Column: Peter Willis: Restoration comedy
Cowes to St Malo. Editor Dan Houston puts to sea with Griff Rhys Jones on Argyll as he limbers up for the Fastnet – and how the three S&S yawls fared in the race
Fastnet heroes 90 years after the first race, we celebrate some of the original participants, who pioneered offshore yacht racing in Britain. By Clare McComb
Rowing down to Runnymede. A spot of re-enactment as Sophie Neville wiffles aboard shallop Royal Thamesis to deliver an archbishop to Magna Carta’s 800th anniversary
How to survive a regatta: Guy Venables’ infallible guide to navigating the rocks of etiquette
The unofficial raid on Brittany. Roger Barnes and some sail-and-oar amis are refused permission for an organised event – but the Challenge Naviguer Leger goes ahead anyway
Puig Vela – classic fun in Barcelona. Why this Catalan event is one of Europe’s rmost important. By Jonathon Savill
Stars of the East. Thames Barges, smacks bawleys and the rest – how the East Coast’s unique heritage was preserved, by Robert Simper, who was there
The Marine Motorist. The page for petrol-heads, with news from the world of propellers. By Mike Taylor
Return to Dunkirk. On board one of the Dunkirk Little Ships for this year’s cross-channel passage to commemorate the historic wartime operation. By Nigel Sharp
Rowing. There’s a revival of interest in rowing: the first of our regular reports by Geoff Probert
Great British designers. The Top 21 founding fathers (and grandfathers) of British yacht design, from GL Watson to Alan Buchanan, profiled by Theo Rye
Sailing Skills: Raising the Jib. First of a new illustrated how-to series showing a seamanlike approach to sailing tasks, starting on the foredeck with safe ways of jib handling. By Nic Beck of Amelie Rose
Navigation: finding your way around the globe. And another new series, this time going right back to the fundamentals of making and reading charts. By John Clarke
Around the Yards. Who’s building what, where: Cornwall, Suffolk, Holland, Australia, plus a special report on the restoration of the Fife classic Cambria
Practical: repairing a teak laid deck, part 1. The Illustrated how-to guide begins by showing how to deal with removing and replacing an individual plank. By Richard Johnstone-Bryden
Tools: the drehknüppel. The what? It’s what you’ve always needed to save your hands when pulling tight on any kind of line. By ropemeister Des Pawson
Over the Yardarm (Drinks) – Secrets of the perfect Martini. Guy Venables
Sam Llewellyn. Off Lampedusa in the dark, along with who knows how many refugees
Plus: gear tests – things to rely on, books to read and news from around the globe
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