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Leap of faith - Part II
DUNCAN MACLANE and DAVE HUBBARD set the stage for the successful development of Dennis Conner's two America's Cup catamarans

Nearly there...
TORBJORN LINDERSON and KARE LJUNG describe the engineering of the composite beams for Marc Lombard's foxy SeaCart 30 trimaran

Wobbly keels... across the ocean
The Volvo 70 Rule incorporates stiff structural criteria for its canting keel systems - but it still all comes down to the engineering. ROD FOGG

REGULARS

COMMODORE'S LETTER - Chris Little

EDITORIAL - ANDREW HURST

Update
ROB MUNDLE talks with Skandia skipper GRANT WHARINGTON about the first capsize of a modern supermaxi, the ORC finally goes box rule crazy... plus Volvo and Vendée Globe reports

World News
A tough trip to Hobart... but (another) triumph for Greek sailing, frustration for Patrice Carpentier, Mick Cookson's new 50 is a stunner, Spain is finally in the 2007 America's Cup... barring some paperwork, TP52s continue to rattle on in Europe, as does IRC in its infectious spread across the USA. ROB MUNDLE, CARLOS PICH, MAGALI, PATRICE CARPENTIER, IVOR WILKINS and DOBBS DAVIS

America's Cup news
The first pre-selection is done... plus an interview with 2007 Cup CEO MICHEL BONNEFOUS

Paul Cayard
And there's hope yet for the good old 'US of A'

Olympic and small boat news
At last; ROHAN VEAL and foils go all the way!

Seahorse letters
Of orcas, Athens and the real daddy of CBTF

Design - New kids
DAVID HOLLOM takes an enlightening look at the history of rating systems... and the 'Cup'

Seahorse raceboat build table
Careful of what you think up on long journeys!

RORC news

Seahorse race calendar

Seahorse Sailor of the Month
The (very) old world versus the (very) new