CONTENTS

Editorial

“Nicol Classic”: Not a Luxury but Just a Transport Mean, by A.Lisochkin
Aquabike “VM 650”: First Steps to Perfection, by A.Lisochkin/em>
SuperTest: 4x4 (4 inflatable boats and 4 outboard motors)
Two Seasons with “Selva 30” Outboard, by K.Konstantinov
“Alekstar 18 ”: Autumn Experiments, by A.Petrov

“Bersut” Motor Yacht: Realizing the Potencies, by A.Paramonov
From “Delta” to “Omega”, by A.Lisochkin
Hardtop Powerboat “Stringer 510”
“Transas ”Group: 10 Years on the High Tech Market
“Sikaflex”: The Latest Technologies for Shipbuilding and Yacht Repair

News from the Foreign Companies
The Struggle for Speed: A Step Back? By N.K.
Full Ahead? By D.Pike
“ProPulse”—The Jack of all Blades
Shipbuilding —Problems,Perpectives:
Speed Catamarans of the “Hybrid” Types
Shipbuilding History:
Schooners — the Descendants of Skiffs, by A.Glebov
“Seañlipper 16”—the Sailer for Everybody, by N.K.

How to Buy a Boat in USA, by A.Velikanov
Boat Plus Car:
A Boat Trailer —Two Wheels or Four? By A.Lisochkin
Sea Practice: Everything about the Straight Knot, by L.Skriagin and V.Gusev
Fisherman’s Column:
Golyshevo Lake and It’s Inhabitants, by E.Budkovich
Fishers Internet Club, by D.Levshin; The Folding Catamaran for Fishing, by A.L.

We Were on the Olympic Games, by Y.Larin
Olympic Interviews, by E.Javorskaya
Short Reports, Chronicle
“Vendee Globe ”—the Fourth Race for Survival around Antarctica, by A.P.
With the First Ring of the Chimes (on the start line of “The Race ”), by A.P.
Water Skier Column:
European Championship in Moscow, by Y.Shzukov
Powerboat Racing Season 2000 —The Main Event, by A.Ovchinnikov

Halsey, Alias “Hurricane”, by V.Galenko
The First Lady of Atlantic
The Boats of the World, by V.Snatenkov
From the History of Shipwrecks:
Why the Four Masts Bark “Pamir ”Perished? By Y.Sarukhanov

For Self Making:
The Mini Cruiser — Motorboat “Zabava 53”, by Y.Zimin
The Sail for Small Boats, by B.Ocheredin
From Not So Old Patents
Built by Amateurs:
The Experimental Micro Yacht “Villy”, by V.Zadkov
From Our Mailbox
Home Mechanic:
Twin Carburettor “Vikhr 30 ”Outboard, by A.Lutizky