FEATURES:
THE ALBUM - 1996: the Year of the Festival
ILEX IS BACK - Nicholson's 1899 cutter is back in Fastnet-winning shape
FORGOTTEN DESIGNERS (Pt 1) - John Leather pays tribute to some lesser known names ...
W MAXWELL BLAKE - ... and Andrew Craig-Bennett praises the designer of the Deben 4-tonner and Gipsy Moth II
LONDON PREVIEW - Robin Gates and Bill McDonald on the Smuggler and the Skiff
VICTORY - Jonny Nance explains how he gave an 1884 Falmouth Working Boat strength to win again
ARRIVEDERCI RIVA - The Aquarama is no more. Gerald Guetat pays hommage to a motorboating legend
HALF MODELS - Essential design aid or just boardroom decoration? Peter Ward gives a biased view
TALL SHIPS - Holly Hollins reports from the first twin-set Cutty Sark race
BROADS MINI-PUNT - Richard Johnstone-Bryden on the first of a new generation
CASTING A KEEL - With two baths, some scrap wood and a pile of lead ...

REGULARS:
EDITORIAL - William Maxwell who?
TELL TALES - New-look design competition; meet our regulars at London; Readers' best boats round-up
SUBSCRIPTIONS - Free Adiard Coles log books
LETTERS - Pragmatism vs realism; Vertue lookalike; Tall Ship winner
CALENDAR - A kiss for the New Year
NEXT MONTH - Sails, sails, sails and more sails
ARCHIVES - 10 years of good reading
BOATMAN'S NOTES - New Wanderer at the IBTC; the lead-pourer's ultra-sonic wand; and more useful tips from our team of experts
LAZARETTE - A minimalist stove; trenail-making tool; 1997 calendars
USEFUL ADDRESSES
CHARTER & BROKERAGE - Robin Gates looks at the 'rarer breeds' around the Ã