LOUIS VUITTON CUP

Moment of truth
TIM JEFFERY catches up on the score-sheet for the 'races which didn't happen', just prior to the start of the 2002/03 Louis Vuitton Cup

The stage is set
Often contentious but also frequently fast, CHRIS LAW heads to Auckland to give us his personal insight into the Louis Vuitton Cup

Ultimate trust
KENNY READ has what must surely be the most respected job in sailing; taking over the wheel of Dennis Conner's Cup challenger

FEATURES

Reality check - Part I
The combination of MARK TURNER and ELLEN MACARTHUR at Offshore Challenges has proved highly effective. But from the start the pair have tried to base their business on reality rather than on blind optimism

Clean-up time...
Auckland lawyer HAMISH ROSS is one of the most widely respected figures in the America's Cup community and he has strong views on the pointless and expensive circles in which the legal aspects of the Cup seem to flow

REGULARS

COMMODORE'S LETTER - PETER RUTTER

EDITORIAL - ANDREW HURST

Update
GEOFF STAGG thinks that at last the barriers of denial might finally be cracking over the need 'or otherwise...' for a fresh look at an international rating system; Edward's Maiden II sets a brace of new records; encouraging signs of interest in 2003 Admiral's Cup; Around Alone guide; and Excalibur capsizes off Australia's eastern seaboard

World News
Kito De Pavant takes 2002 Figaro, Hydroptère fails (again), Peyron (L) takes Clairefontaine (again!), Route du Rhum preview, Belgacom triumphs in Fécamp, a dark force emerges among the critics of Coutts & Co, along with a stampede of new foil arrangements (allegedly...), O'Neil plans radical new 'Tram', as Wild Oats suffers a keel 'wobble'. Plus Around Alone sets out from New York (left) and Barking wins another Big Boat series in San Francisco. IVOR WILKINS, PATRICE CARPENTIER, DOBBS DAVIS, ROB MUNDLE

Paul Cayard
Trip around the block with a busy man

ORC Column

Olympic and small boat news
ROB BROWN tackles the frequently thorny issue of slow-speed skiff control

Design - Taken for granted
In the second part of our feature on Finite Element Analysis (FEA) we have contributions from Australian engineer PETER SCHWARKEL, SP TECHNOLOGIES and Formula One Grand Prix engineer STEVE NICHOLS

Seahorse Raceboat Build Table

RORC News
New safety guidelines from London, plus a look at some of the potential pitfalls of the GPS system

Seahorse Race Calendar

RORC News

Seahorse Sailor of the Month