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Principessa no more
UMBERT FELCI's new Libera Class Clan Des Team swept all before it at this year's rugged Centomiglia on Italy's Lake Garda

Sleek and tidy
For Mike Golding's new Open 60 MERFYN OWEN moved up from project manager to chief designer. The result is arguably the best-finished and most innovative Open 60 yet seen

On the move
ADRIENNE CAHALAN is above all extremely focused when it comes to her sailing ambitions. ROB MUNDLE catches up with her in Monaco

Not bad at all
The 2003 ISAF Worlds was the first attempt at running all 11 Olympic-class championships concurrently. So often a critic of ISAF's ambitions, PETER BENTLEY was rather impressed.

Staying in touch
BILL BIEWENGA offers his own perspective on the state of play in digital communications

REGULARS

COMMODORE'S LETTER - Chris Little

EDITORIAL - ANDREW HURST

Update
ISAF President PAUL HENDERSON reveals 'some' of his future plans and Sydney Olympic gold medallist MARK REYNOLDS reflects on changes that are sweeping through the Star Class.

World News
Transat Jacques Vabre preview, Multiplast's new giant, creating the Mari Cha, new home for Blake's Seamaster, all 'raced out' in Spanish IMS, but plenty going on ashore... Australia II crew party on, as new tales emerge from 20 years ago... Kenny Read wipes out the Etchells fleet and momentum grows among the Maxis. PATRICE CARPENTIER, IVOR WILKINS, CARLOS PICH, DOBBS DAVIS and ROB MUNDLE

Rod Davis
Read into it what you like, but ROD DAVIS has decided it's time to tell the real story of Prada Challenge's path (almost) to the America's Cup.

America's Cup news
Naples slips up, but stays confident... and LOICK PEYRON will stick to his self-imposed deadlines

Olympic and small boat news
TORBJORN LINDERSON of Marstrom Boats congratulates the Tornado on the first 36 years

Seahorse letters
So who did get the first swing keel to go upwind?

Design - Obvious departure
Trendsetters in the field of large, fast yacht design, it was really only a matter of time...

Seahorse raceboat build table
And a look at the latest maxZ86 spars from Hall

RORC news

Seahorse Race Calendar

Seahorse Sailor of the Month
A full house from Cadiz. Obviously!