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CURRENT ISSUE: JANUARY 2003

LOUIS VUITTON CUP

Hi boys!
Chris Dickson returns to the Cup scene - and it doesn't go as 'well' as many of his rivals had hoped... TIM JEFFERY reports from Auckland

Team by team - Louis Vuitton quarter-finals
How they fared, who's there and who isn't - and at least some of the whys

They said it
A few choicer thoughts

Bruce Farr
Discusses Oracle BMW's 're-emergence' from the boonies

Ciao
VINCENZO ONORATO enjoyed his first Cup experience - and the Cup certainly enjoyed having the Latin Rascals in town

Laurent Esquier
Prada's legendary operations director has had easier America's Cup campaigns than this one...

Stop press!!!
And Chris Law has been enjoying the show!

FEATURES

Building the rocket
Assa Abloy project manager JASON CARRINGTON describes the construction process that created probably the 'lightest-built' VO60 yet

Compared to...
DEE SMITH looks at the strengths and weaknesses of the boats in the last Volvo Race

Volvo routeing
DAVID BRAYSHAW and MIKE QUILTER have some strong opinions on the pros and cons of the previous race format

Share the load
BILL BIEWENGA argues in favour of a better understanding and wider use of weather routeing services

REGULARS

COMMODORE'S LETTER - PETER RUTTER

EDITORIAL - ANDREW HURST

Update
IAN BURNS of Oracle BMW comments on his team's chances in the remainder of the competition, LOICK PEYRON gives off-the-boat commentary as Fujifilm disintegrates around him and Steve Phillips adds the 2002 Farr 40 world crown to his growing trophy collection

World News
An 'exciting' start to the Route du Rhum, VDH sets off, Stamm, Richards and Van Lieuw shine in Around Alone, the Auckland wind range debate rages on, Crichton and Oatley lock horns (ashore) in Sydney and IMS news... or is it perhaps all change for the USA? IVOR WILKINS, PATRICE CARPENTIER, DOBBS DAVIS, TIM JEFFERY, ROB MUNDLE

Paul Cayard
Busy - but not in Auckland (today...)

Olympic and small boat news
ROB BROWN on the future for skiffs and CAROL CRONIN with an Yngling update

ORC
NICOLA SIRONI has a Spanish wrap-up...

Design - Might light be right?
DAVID HOLLOM has rerun some ACC calculations that might worry some of Oracle's rivals

Seahorse Raceboat Build Table

RORC News

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