AMERICA'S CUP

Frothy times
A lot has been going on in the first few weeks following Alinghi's removal of the Cup from the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron's trophy cabinet. TIM JEFFERY

Alinghi's analysis
How Europe's first ever successful challenger judged its own efforts

The new protocol
Alinghi chief counsel HAMISH ROSS explains the process and criteria that produced the protocol for the 32nd America's Cup

FEATURES

More than one way to skin a cat
DAVID HOLLOM produced an insightful analysis of the appendages chosen by Auckland's final three... ahead of the final rounds. This month we look at ACC bulbs and in Seahorse June 2003 we will examine fins and winglets

Aiming high
BRUNO PEYRON is not only working hard to expand his 'The Race' operation and its regatta schedule, he is also about to start campaigning his first new brand big cat for over ten years

Harnessing the load
Former Carbospars head DAMON ROBERTS explains how the designer's utopia of real life, real time load recording within composite structures is now becoming a reality

REGULARS

COMMODORE'S LETTER - Chris Little

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

Update
Around Alone news and event development with ROBIN KNOX-JOHNSTON and BRAD VAN LIEUW, US Sailing's lifejacket and harness initiative stirs 'em up (again), and the first glimpse of BRUNO PEYRON's new 80-foot one design catamaran

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

Paul Cayard
Some great campaigning, some less great sportsmanship and a serious run at Athens 2004

Olympic and small boat news
MAGNUS LILJEDAHL and STEVE MITCHELL on Star development and the 2003 Bacardi Cup

Design - Third in a fast line
MERFYN OWEN describes the discreet gestation of MIKE GOLDING's new Open 60 Ecover

RORC news
An update on 2003 Admiral's Cup entries

Seahorse raceboat build table

Seahorse Race Calendar

Seahorse Sailor of the Month
And this month it's Bermuda versus La France