AMERICA'S CUP XXXII

Hello boys!
After much debate Grant Dalton has put aside his offshore ambitions, 'probably for the next 10 years' to concentrate on rebuilding Team New Zealand as its new managing director. IVOR WILKINS

That venue
The final eight now have just two months in which to prove their case. TIM JEFFERY

Strange times
JUAN KOUYOUMDJIAN thinks that the decisiveness and experience of their sailing team made Alinghi's design task a much clearer challenge - but argues that Team New Zealand remain the most innovative kids on the block

FEATURES

More than one way to skin a cat - Part II
In the second part of his post America's Cup analysis aerodynamicist DAVID HOLLOM looks at the detail of the fins and winglets used by the 'big three' and also lobbies for minimum change to the ACC Rule for the next event

Hanging in there
CLAUDIO FASSARDI describes some of the methodology that must go into any successful set of tank tests and explains why this established technology still has plenty of life left in it

Iron men and plastic ships?
ROB BROWN visits his former 18 Foot Skiff builder JOHN MCCONAGHY - who has since moved on to building other much bigger and frequently more challenging structures

REGULARS

COMMODORE'S LETTER - Chris Little

EDITORIAL - ANDREW HURST: It's time for major event organisers to throw open the doors

Update
Cammas and Groupama take the opening ORMA Grand Prix, as 'le professeur' threatens... JAMIE SPITHILL profiled by ROB BROWN, ELLEN MACARTHUR and NIGEL IRENS go public with their long-awaited new toy, plethora of Volvo Ocean Race books hit the stands - and is it another trip back to the future with Bruno Peyron's new 'triple-hull' OD 80 cat

World News
The devastating collapse of Geronimo's challenge, ORMA and Total Elf go their separate ways, Virbac launch, it's yes/no for the IMS 50 worlds (again), another 'replacement' IMS hull shell from Judel-Vrolijk, Admiral's Cup interest continues to grow, dog days in the Viaduct Basin... but Kiwi Olympic hopes on the up, 'pops' across the Tasman, CYCA shuts out the big boys, Farr 40 Australian championships, and the 2003 Chesapeake Symposium is awash with ACC papers. IVOR WILKINS, PATRICE CARPENTIER, CARLOS PICH, DOBBS DAVIS and ROB MUNDLE

Rod Davis
It's time we got into some 'real' coaching

ORC
And the new Rule Working Party gets going

Olympic and small boat news
PETER BENTLEY muses upon the continually escalating demands of Olympic campaigning

Design - Unfinished business
At last NIGEL IRENS has the opportunity to complete the interrupted development of his 'ideal' fast and ergonomic oceanic solo racer

Seahorse raceboat build table
A look at the swinging/sliding keel system on Simon Rogers' successful Mini 6.5 design

RORC news

Seahorse Race Calendar

Seahorse Sailor of the Month
Two very popular fellows for you this month...