fivepointfive - April 2023

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ISSUE 3 - APRIL 2023
CONTENTS
Class Information 5
Foreword 11
Racing Calendar 64
FEATURES
The Jean Genie lets itself go in Hankø 12
Boat Profile - Bellagioia II 26
Where to from here? 28
Worldwide Boat Count 35
Boat Profile - Azira 54
The 123 of 5.5 Metre Design 56
Sailors Memories 58
Mighty oaks from small acorns grow 62
INTERVIEWS
Kim Chabani 38
Gavin McKinney 46
NATIONAL REPORTS
Italy 24
Switzerland 33
Austria 37
North America 42
Australia 45
France 50
Finland 60
Germany 61
ADVERTISERS
TSH Aviation (IFC), The Island House (1), Wilke (4), Europ Sails
(10), Clean Seas/Artemis (32), Gotthard Partners (32), Wight
Shipyard (34), Sailing.Dog (36), North Sails Schweiz (40), Octillion
Invest (40), One2three Naval Architects (44), Luminox (59),
Bahama Ferries (IBC), Mondaine (OBC)
(Thanks for the support)
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