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Winning formula
The results of Alinghi in the last Cup suggest that their testing and simulation was without equal. Technical partners FLUENT and EPFL (Lausanne) look back over their work

Taking care of the customer
CHARLES DERBYSHIRE of Offshore Challenges explains the media-supply systems onboard the offshore trimaran Castorama B&Q

Go with the flow - Part IV
DENIS OGLESBY and DAVID HOLLOM look at some popular current foil design techniques

Spend today...
Carbon doesn't have to mean more expense, especially in the long term; TORBJORN LINDERSON argues the case for better technology in production multihull construction

REGULARS

COMMODORE'S LETTER - Chris Little

EDITORIAL - ANDREW HURST

Update
STEVE FOSSETT describes 'that lap', HEATHER PRENTICE talks with solo star GIOVANNI SOLDINI about his Transat preparations and CHARLES DUNSTONE talks to MAGNUS WHEATLEY about racing in the maxi class and about commercial sponsorship. Plus a reader in Australia puts us straight on the new Hydraplaneur

World News
The Vendée is right on schedule, Spi Ouest de France 2004, financial mood swings in Spanish America's Cup circles, the image backlash (finally) reaches Kiwi yachting and new life for the SORC. PATRICE CARPENTIER, CARLOS PICH, IVOR WILKINS, DOBBS DAVIS and ROB MUNDLE

Olympic and small boat news
PAUL CAYARD at last gets to report on his own successful bid for Olympic selection

Rod Davis
Some good advice for those 'Oppi parents'

America's Cup news
A review of the Challenger meetings in Valencia and news from ACM's MICHEL BONNEFOUS

ORC column
A new dawn for the Rule Working Party

Design - (Yet) another swinger
DOBBS DAVIS talks with ALAN ANDREWS about his new swing keel maxi sled Magnitude plus rig comment from BEN HALL

Seahorse raceboat build table
Something for the people... DUDLEY DIX has a nice-looking Mini 6.5 design for home-building

RORC news

Seahorse Sailor of the Month
Let our global gladiators duke it out...