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2003 ADMIRAL'S CUP

Phew!
There was plenty of sweat in the months before, but come the day and the 2003 Admiral's Cup was widely judged both a success in itself and also an indicator of continued healthy interest in international offshore competition. TIM JEFFERY

Ringmeister
The man who inherited the chair where the 'buck stops' sign hangs, CHRIS LITTLE, discusses the future for the RORC's premier event

Full and frank
We hear from winning navigator IAN BURNS and Bribon co-helmsman BOUWE BEKKING. TIM JEFFERY and MAGNUS WHEATLEY

Pacy new world
He's been a tad preoccupied recently helping create a string of the world's largest motor and sailing yachts, but now ED DUBOIS and his team are back where they began (well, sort of...), with a new full-on 90ft swing-keel racer

Keeping the road under the show
GRANT DALTON has got a bit on in his new office, 'resuscitating' one of the world's best sailing brands - Team New Zealand. DEAN BARKER (top) has the task of winning on the water...

REGULARS

COMMODORE'S LETTER - Chris Little

EDITORIAL - ANDREW HURST

Update
ADRIAN STEAD reports on a spectacular Rolex Farr 40 worlds, DOBBS DAVIS was in the winning crew for the first Volvo Baltic Race and BRIAN THOMPSON has been studying progress among the ORMA trimaran fleet

World News
Jonathan McKee continues his assault on Mini Transat fleet, oldies back in the Figaro, Calais Round Britain, Transpac and Tour de France reports, Chris Sayer gets knocked back (again), new Ecover goes afloat, B&C flyers continue to clean up in IMS, Aussies celebrate Cup win and Americans move to replace IMS. PATRICE CARPENTIER, IVOR WILKINS, CARLOS PICH, DOBBS DAVIS and ROB MUNDLE

Seahorse Letters
Less than a free lunch perhaps?

America's Cup news
The recruitment begins - rather slower than before

Paul Cayard
Crash and burn... rather too literally this month

Olympic and small boat news
HENRY ELLIOTT describes the creation of 'the Cogito', probably the greatest C-Class cat ever

Design - Pick your rule...
Two new very fast and very cool offshore racers

Seahorse raceboat build table
DOBBS DAVIS talks to PELLE PETERSEN about his new Swedish Match 40 One Design

RORC news

Seahorse Race Calendar

Seahorse Sailor of the Month
And it's Italy versus Australia for your votes

The Australian team celebrates their win at the 2003 Admiral's Cup.