Outstanding
The only word to describe the event, the organisation and above all the record-breaking winning performance of Michel Desjoyeaux in the 2000/01 Vendée Globe. TIM JEFFERY watched as 'Mich' arrived to a tumultuous greeting - closely followed by a certain young Englishwoman

Bristling
Desjoyeaux's PRB was brimming with innovative solutions to perennial problems. And Ellen MacArthur's Kingfisher was not so far behind. Kingfisher co-designer MERFYN OWEN compares the details of the first two boats into Les Sables

Different beastie
PRB was a considerable step away from Groupe Finot's previous line of successful Open 60s. Finot partner PASCAL CONQ describes his firm's newest winning design

Around the world - in 891 naps
Ellen MacArthur's successful Vendée Globe campaign placed great emphasis on sleep management skills, developed under the direction of DR CLAUDIO STAMPI, of Harvard University, who reviews the practical results of his programme

Addictive behaviour
A new Volvo Ocean Race campaign for Grant Dalton, for whom eight racing circumnavigations looks likely to prove enough! Plus other Volvo news

Thinking ahead
Ernesto Bertarelli tests the breadth of the America's Cup nationality requirements. And we talk to IAN WALKER, skipper of the UK's new Cup challenger

Tall order
DAVID (WALDO) PARR describes the complexities and demands involved in building the sails for the very different 'MaxCat' pairing of Team Philips and Team Adventure

Regulars

Commodore's letter - PETER RUTTER

Editorial - ANDREW HURST

Update
It's the Happy One Hundred for the New York Yacht Club at its downtown clubhouse, plus we talk to the Newscorp Volvo Race partnership of Ross Field and Jez Fanstone

World news
Team Adventure is forced to make a second stop in The Race, but records tumble for Grant Dalton as he holds off Loïck Peyron's Innovation Explorer, Australia bids farewell (for now) to the America's Cup, Team New Zealand celebrate the signing back on of the Family of Five. Plus Key West reflections - 'sponsor required'.
CAM LEWIS, ROB MUNDLE, TIM JEFFERY, DOBBS DAVIS and IVOR WILKINS

Rod Davis
'Dropping the Soling - and the men's match racing from the Olympic Regatta - not smart'

Olympic and small boat news
In Part II of his new series, Faster than the Wind, FRANK BETHWAITE explains why it's taken sailing over 100 years to catch up with what the ice-boaters have known all along

Design - 'Letter to the editor'
Seahorse reader DAVE BECK of California tells us why he is just 'sooo' enthusiastic about Dyna Yachts' tidy little Schock 40 swing-keel design, now into its second year of series production

Seahorse raceboat build table

RORC news