February 2005 Table of Contents

Model Yachts
Radio-controlled models generate just as much passion and competition as “people boats.”
By Kimball Livingston

Cruising and Racing
People & Boats
A cruising classic—the Valiant 40—gets a loving refit after 75,000 miles and 23 years.
By Beth Leonard

St. Clair solo
Josh Adams learns the value of a (working) autopilot in the course of his first singlehanded race. Plus tips for successful singlehanding from Jonathan McKee and Brad Van Liew.

Lake of the south pacific
Father (the sailing fiend) and daughter (the horsewoman) commune on a crewed catamaran in a Tahitian lagoon.
By Kimball Livingston

Factory Tour: Jeanneau
The Jeanneau factory in France combines the techiest labor- and material-saving devices with old-fashioned workmanship.
By Bill Springer

Gear of the year
SAIL editors scoured the boat shows to select the most innovative and most useful new gear for cruisers and racers.

New Boats
...in a new format. See what’s on the water, on the ways, and coming from the designers.

Seamanship
Waterlines
To be a member of the Southwest Shingles Yacht Club you have to have perpetrated a public calamity afloat.
By Tom Cunliffe

Cruising Tips
Get good ideas for picking up a mooring under sail, using radar to find your position, and caring for your sails.

Voice of Experience
A storm is coming to Bermuda. Their plan is good; the forecast is not. A cruising couple make quick decisions and learn a few lessons.
By Jerry L. Mashaw and Anne U. MacClintock


Know-how
Cockpit choices
Center or aft? Nigel Calder sets out the case for the center-cockpit configuration he chose for his new boat.

Cover: White Wings, a 76-foot W-Class racing sloop, at the Antigua Classics Yacht Regatta. Photo by Cory Silken.