VOLVO OCEAN RACE 2001/02

New Faces
NewsCorp had been threatening the front of the Volvo fleet since the race start last September. On Leg 6 they finally made it stick. TIM JEFFERY reports as illbruck also scores an 'unusual' result

Leg 6 Diary
Three and a half days of roller-coaster place changing was the story of a tricky, light-air stage

Chris Larson Interview
No big fan of long races, but the arrival of the respected American tactician has brought a sharper edge to the Assa Abloy campaign

Leg 6 Routing Review
DAVID BRAYSHAW

FEATURES

Considered, thoughtful, on schedule...
RUSSELL COUTTS' standing in the America's Cup community is extraordinary. He takes his close-knit squad to an all-new, cold-starting team and within 18 months they are joint favourites for the Louis Vuitton Cup...

Upscale
GRAHAM BANTOCK concludes his present series on model yacht development with a look at the larger boat RC classes, where engineering restrictions still dominate many design criteria

REGULARS

COMMODORE'S LETTER - PETER RUTTER

EDITORIAL - ANDREW HURST

Update
German-resident American JOHN KOSTECKI talks about illbruck's Volvo success and life thereafter, a grateful (and talented) Frenchman, Volvo Race Diaries and some 'challenging' new launches

World News
New multihulls go afloat for 2002, a good Spi Ouest regatta for X-Yachts, canard action in the Viaduct Basin, as Dennis wins (another) New Zealand Etchells title, Holmberg takes Congressional Cup in Long Beach and Mexico's fishermen experiment with a new trade... IVOR WILKINS, PATRICE CARPENTIER, DOBBS DAVIS, ROB MUNDLE

Rod Davis
And it's about time we were all introduced...

ORC Column
DAVID LYONS and OLIN STEPHENS

America's Cup News
Continued debate over the efficacy of the Protocol management leaves most impatient to start the competition afloat. Plus syndicate profiles of Alinghi and Prada Challenge

Olympic and small boat news
ROB BROWN visits his old hunting ground to report on 18 Foot Skiff development

Design - Hot Topic
STEVE NICHOLS may be among the most famous names in grand-prix car design, but he feels that some F1 design technology is even more applicable in the field of racing yachts

Seahorse Raceboat Build Table

RORC News
Red fun (and counselling) at Cowes...

Seahorse Sailor of the Month
It's a walk in the park...

Seahorse Race Calendar