Conference unifix::sailing

Welcome!

Would you consider subscribing to a U.S. magazine? Assuming that's a 
possibility, I'm going to make a recommendation and perhaps others would like 
to offer theirs.

Since I've been sailing, I've subscribed to various sailing magazines; but I
presently subscribe to (and collect) only one: SAILING WORLD. This magazine,
formerly named YACHT RACING/CRUISING and before that ONE-DESIGN YACHTSMAN, has
held my interest for over ten years.  The emphasis of this magazine is on
sailing performance: boat tuning, sail shape, and racing. Boats typically
featured in the magazine include one-design keelboats (eg. J24), one-design
dinghys (eg. Lasers and Olympic classes), and performance cruisers. 

If this sounds like your kind of sailing, then I recommend you subscribe, 
perhaps together with your friends. The subscription form I'm looking at says 
it would cost you: $21.75 1 year, $37.00 2 years, or $45.00 3 years plus $12.00 
per year postage outside of U.S. and Cananda. They specify that subscriptions 
be paid in U.S. dollars only. The subscription address is

	SAILING WORLD
	401 N. Broad Street
	Philadelphia, PA 19108-9988

It may help you to see the contents for the August issue, the first issue
under the SAILING WORLD name: 

FEATURE ARTICLES

1. From the Experts: 12-Meter (From the experts is a monthly feature typically
   written by the class champion or other authority)
2. Understanding Pre-Bend (mast tuning)
3. Whitbread Finale
4. Simpler Cruising:
   a. The Missing Link (global positioning system)
   b. Easy Street (mainsail reefing and furling)
   c. Foundation Sails (cruising sails)
5. ICYRA North Americans (college racing)

LINE OF SIGHT 

1. At the Masthead (editorial)
2. From the Weather Rail (notes and anecdotes)
3. Sailor's Forum (letters)
4. Sailing into a Coup (cruising story on Yemen and the Gulf of Aden)
5. Choosing Cruising Crew
6. Charter World

DESIGN

1. Design for Performance: Hinckley 42
2. Design Forum: Impulse 21, J28, Beneteau II
3. Latest Lines (new design announcments)

SPEED AND SMARTS

1. Sailing on a Screen (teaching sailing on an IBM PC)
2. Offshore: Spinnaker Reaching
3. Tactics: The Dying Wind
4. Around the Buoys: Starting the Big Picture
5. Rules Corner

RACE REPORTS

1. Finish Line (race results)
2. America's Cup Bulletin
3. Campus Courses (college sailing)
4. Calendar (races coming up)


Regards,

- Bob Blaisdell
  Nashua, New Hampshire

I fully second Bob's reply. I used to subscribe for about 4 years to the
magazine in the days where it was still called "ONE DESIGN ...". It's by
far the best sailing magazine for anyone interested in racing (all kinds)
or offshore sailing. It even covers the major European events, which is
realy unusual for a US magazine.

If you don't want to subscribe (although at the current Dollar exchange rate
it's a real bargain !!!) you can usually find it all major airports and maybe 
even in Nice.

    		Thanks a lot for your inputs. I'll try first to get
    it aroud the airport and If not available, I 'll plan to order it
    from Philadelphia.
    
    						Cj.