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n the Wind Antigua Sailing Week a€ men overboard, collisions and hot competition; US Coast Guard bans offshore racing; the Boat Project takes to the sea; the Queen visits Cowes for a sail past Letters Thoughts on man overboard after Lion skipper death; Volvo Ocean boats not up to the job; advice for cruisers to the Arctic Matthew Sheahan finds out why you're more pessimistic on port tack Elaine Bunting searches for her inner steel Robin Knox-Johnston tries Sarsens vinegar on his rusty bolts Kate Laven gives her medal predictions for Weymouth 2012 2012 SUMMER REGATTA SPECIAL The Js are coming - It will be the highlight of the summer in Britain as five of the breathtaking J Class yachts race together in Falmouth and Cowes. Toby Hodges looks at all five Js in detail A piece of the Eights For the first time since 1911 the International 8-metre world championship will be held in Britain. Peter Wilson traces the history of these exclusive metre boats The Westward Cup, The Pendennis Cup, The Superyacht Cup Cowes Details of dates and entries for these spectacular events, as well as Cowes Week, Commodores' Cup and Round the Island Race OLYMPIC CLASSES a€" Machines for winning So you think you know what a Laser or 470 is like? Matthew Sheahan pumps the team coaches for details of how Olympic sailors breathe on their boats Great Seamanship From Three Yachts a€" patriotic Irishman Conor O'Brien tries his hand at gun-running in the run-up to World War I On test: Grand Soleil 39 This Italian performance cruiser looks just the part for Med sailing, but how will she take to cold British waters? New Yachts Essence 33, a quality daysailer from Andre Hoek; 77ft big sister to the Fairlie 55; Finot-Conq 100-footer; gaff hybrid daysailer New Gear Multi-function display with iPad-style pinch and zoom; impressive Watt&Sea hydrogenerator; no-nonsense VHF Gear Focus: thermal imaging cameras You can now get one of these impressive night-view devices for as little as Ã
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