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Looking ahead
Well, the ORMA fleet got to Brazil intact (this time), but trimaran expert NIGEL IRENS still believes there is work to be done

Challenging
Mari-Cha IV was the most dramatic offshore racer to go afloat in 2003 and FRED LOUARN and GIOVANNI BELGRANO were charged with making it as stiff and as light as possible...

Why ever not?
Groupe Finot's new series-built 40-footer is about as perfect a real offshore racer-cruiser as we have yet seen. PASCAL CONQ explains

Too much conflict, too many misconceptions - Part I
As Offshore Challenges moves into race organisation, director MARK TURNER looks at the tough issue of global event co-ordination

REGULARS

COMMODORE'S LETTER - Chris Little

EDITORIAL - ANDREW HURST

Update
STUART QUARRIE of the RWP explains the philosophy of the proposed new Grand Prix Rule with initial feedback from JIM PUGH. Plus TIM JEFFERY catches up with TRACY EDWARDS, who can now put petrol in her car once again...

World News
Falling at the last - 2003 Mini Transat, Vendée Globe goes up for sale, Transat Jacques Vabre, VDH (left) sets out again, Spanish solo success, New Zealand celebrates its 'first' Maxi launch, 2003 Hobart Race preview, and Russell Coutts (winning) on his holidays... PATRICE CARPENTIER, IVOR WILKINS, CARLOS PICH, DOBBS DAVIS and ROB MUNDLE

ORC Column
A fresh start - and it looks like it's for real!

America's Cup news
ISAF collars its 'million', Gilmour takes Bermuda Gold Cup nail-biter and DICKSON speaks out

Olympic and small boat news
TORBJORN LINDERSON describes Marstrom Boats' beautiful Tornado 'follow-up'

Seahorse letters
Simplified IMS can do a good job - even in current

Design - Obvious departure
JUAN KOUYOUMDJIAN'S elegant mini-ACC one-design racer for K-Yachting is turning heads

Seahorse raceboat build table
And a true Caribbean gem from Trinidad

RORC news

Seahorse Race Calendar

Seahorse Sailor of the Month
And not for the last time, we strongly suspect...