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Features

Volvo Ocean Race - 
All eyes upon us
By choosing to go with two new VO60s, one from Mani Frers and one from Farr Yacht Design, Grant Dalton has created a fascinating design 'contest'. MANI FRERS and BARRY PICKTHALL describe the Argentinean's new penalty-length design for Dalton's Nautor Challenges. Plus TIM JEFFERY with a review of other Volvo Race news

In with 'both feet'
LEONARDO FERRAGAMO has brought Nautor Swan back into the Volvo Race in style with a two-boat entry, one for Dalton and one for Lisa Charles. He explains the logic behind the big investment

The biggest issue - Part III
JB BRAUN describes the convergence of design tools that characterises North's newest sail design technology and looks at how rig and hull design are steadily trending ever closer together

Increasingly powerful - and increasingly relevant
Once the preserve of the specialist long distance racer, onboard routing systems are now becoming available to a much wider audience. Routing software expert DAVID BRAYSHAW unravels the workings of the most popular programs

Apparent Wind Sailing - New babe in town
Having been exposed to the fabulous sailing qualities of the 49er, it was inevitable young sailors would clamour for an effective way into the new discipline. FRANK BETHWAITE explains how with son JULIAN he set about creating the 29er - which has already taken youth sailing by storm

Regulars

Commodore's letter
PETER RUTTER

Editorial
ANDREW HURST  A 'new' Volvo Ocean Race for 2005. And please don't forget the great unwashed...

Update
IAN MOORE (Illbruck Challenge) and DEE SMITH (Nautor Challenges) have the first of their regular Volvo Race reports. Plus GRANT DALTON looks ahead at the chances for his latest round the world campaign, and at how he would develop his thinking for a possible second run at The Race in four years time. And a look at a great day in June 2001 for 1972's Olympic Flying Dutchman gold medallists Pattisson and Davies

World news
Tour Voile full to bursting, news of the next Vendée Globe, Franck Cammas finds glory at Cap d'Agde, New Zealand suffers a crisis at home, Philou on the record trail, world and his wife try to sort the rating dilemma, Worrell 1000 wrap-up, and records tumble en route to Newport as well... ROB MUNDLE, PATRICE CARPENTIER, IVOR WILKINS and DOBBS DAVIS

Rod Davis
Prada's Sailing Director asks the big question - and heads out in search of mushrooms...

America's Cup - Home for Santa?
The Prada Challenge is pushing hard to have the Louis Vuitton Cup completed by Christmas. Plus JOCHEN SCHUEMANN explains why this Cup will be much better than the last...

Olympic and small boat news
PETER BENTLEY reviews SPA 2001 and assesses the latest round of race management experiments

Design - Fuel for the debate
Only MaxCats lined up for The Race last time around, but now there is a new MaxiTri to fire up the big offshore multihull debate. MARC VAN PETEGHEM and VINCENT LAURIOT PREVOST describe their new triple-hulled round the world machine for Olivier de Kersauson

Seahorse  raceboat build table

RORC news
With a report on progress at the RORC-entered GBR America's Cup Challenge 

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