FEATURES

Evolution or revolution?
ALEX VALLINGS and FRASER BROWN of C-Tech in New Zealand describe the remarkable progress made recently in high-performance batten technology

Why not?
Politics aside, there are several groups currently hard at work to ensure that the Little Americašs Cup is not consigned to history. Team Invictus founder NORMAN WIJKER explains the plan...

Taking the strain (accurately)
ANDY RICE looks at the growing range of applications being found for the latest lightweight fibre-optic strain-sensing technology

Finding the edge ­ Part II
MARK SAUNDERS continues his examination of Finite Element Analysis (FEA) with a look at some of the practical methods currently in use

REGULARS

COMMODORE'S LETTER - Chris Little

EDITORIAL - ANDREW HURST

Update
TIM JEFFERY went to Newport to watch some ACC racing, but he soon found himself in front of Mr Bertarelli listening to a sad story of deteriorating relations with Alinghi's former star skipper. Plus JOHN BERTRAND spends some time with sailing's favourite boyhood hero and MICHEL DESJOYEAUX on technology... and 'thinking solo'

World News
The five lessons of the Transat, Spain turns to the Transpac 52 fleet for the future, relief all round along the Auckland waterfront, Wharington sets his VO70 build date (regardless), and 'that' transatlantic divide shows signs of widening further. PATRICE CARPENTIER, CARLOS PICH, IVOR WILKINS, DOBBS DAVIS and ROB MUNDLE

Olympic and small boat news
SPA 2004 and a 'careers' discussion with Athens prospects IAIN PERCY and BEN AINSLIE...

Rod Davis
And there is a whole new world to be discovered

America's Cup news
Team NZ are back in the game, Italian news and a Valencia update from JOSE SALINAS

Seahorse Letters
In defence of canting keels (but not race juries)

Design - Fast out the 'box'
RUSSELL BOWLER can already see great potential in ­ and for ­ the growing TP52 Class

Seahorse raceboat build table
Farr Yacht Design are also fighting back on the Mediterranean IMS circuit with the new CAM

RORC news

Seahorse Sailor of the Month
And where would one be without the other...