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The little and the (very) large
C-Cat whizz and currently an Alinghi consultant, DUNCAN MACLANE looks at the key design parameters for the forthcoming America’s Cup. Plus MURRAY JONES goes back to school...

Old friend
ISABELLE AUTISSIER returns to Seahorse to unravel the new course for the Velux 5 Oceans

Things that (only) move in the night
There is something very big nearing completion down at the eastern end of Lake Geneva... and something – or somethings – else of similar size about to block the traffic in Washington State

A little light jousting
Read between the lines in TIM JEFFREY’s interview with RUSSELL COUTTS and you will be left with a pretty good idea of BMW Oracle’s game plan...

A consummate performance
The combination of TORBEN GRAEL skippering another wickedly fast Juan Kouyoumdjian Volvo Open 70 has proven irresistible

(IRC) Case study
As plans start to emerge for a possible revival of the Admiral’s Cup TOM HUMPHREYS gives a positive designer’s opinion as to why a mid-size IRC boat can also now be a very fast IRC boat

Unfriendly territory – Part 1
Fastest sailor ever on land and now RICHARD JENKINS turns his attention to two other major records. But first a look at the journey so far...

Keep it sweet
GREG ELLIOTT has had a hand in many world famous high performance boats, but the reality is his influence on yacht racing runs much wider

REGULARS

Commodore’s letter
ANDREW MCIRVINE

Editorial
ANDREW HURST

Update
TERRY HUTCHINSON looks for ways to pull the playing field away from Botín and Carkeek’s latest effort for his old Cup team, skiff champion ROB BROWN catches up with Maxi champion NEVILLE CRICHTON and DOBBS DAVIS is left impressed by his first GP42 experience...

World news
The Volvo Race temperature rises in France, Bidegorry looks to go transatlantic in under four days, GUILLERMO PARADA and Marcelino Botin talk TP52 development, (yet) another gem from LAURIE DAVIDSON and JULIAN BETHWAITE... that man is just never ever satisfied (thank goodness). IVOR WILKINS, PATRICE CARPENTIER, DOBBS DAVIS, CARLOS PICH and ROB MUNDLE

Rod Davis
There is hedging your bets... and then there’s hedging your bets!

Olympic and small boat news – Fun for fatties
ANDY RICE looks at two alluring and thoroughly modern singlehanders for today’s most competitive but not so little people

Design – Striking out
YOICHI YABE meets young Japanese designer AKIHIRO KANAI and examines his well executed and powerfully-rigged debut GP33

Seahorse raceboat build table – Widening the choice
North Sails and fellow-company Southern Spars has been taking a serious look at the foiler Moths

RORC news
Skandia and the RORC start to look towards a possible return of the much-missed Admiral’s Cup EDDIE WARDEN OWEN 

Seahorse regatta calendar

Sailor of the Month
And a great deal of talent to vote on this month