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Improving the breed
Greg Elliott's innovative 100-footer Maximus is not only fast but thus far it is also proving robust. BRIAN JONES, head of engineering at High Modulus New Zealand, describes how his company goes about such a complex project

Simulating!
Sailing simulators generally come and go, mostly of amusement at shows but of little deeper value. When FRANK Bethwaite applied himself to the task the results were far more interesting...

So what's going on?
On paper they have (had) it all, 'loads of money', talent, design skills, and a head start on all of their competition. TIM JEFFERY asks where and how BMW Oracle might have lost the thread

No excuses - Part 3
Highlighting the extraordinary depth of resource that Oracle (still) have stacked on their side, we hear from BMW's INGO RAASCH, sail designer MICKEY ICKERT, tank test supremo FRANK DE BORD, structures coordinator PAUL BIEKER and rig designer STEVE WILSON

REGULARS

COMMODORE'S LETTER - CHRIS LITTLE

EDITORIAL - ANDREW HURST

Update
Final Volvo Race entries go afloat, Ericsson build-manager JASON CARRINGTON on 'detail', Sir Edward Heath remembered, DEE SMITH reports on TP52s at the Copa Del Rey, new Storm Trysail 65 goes public. Plus some interesting 'history' on IOC President JACQUES ROGGE!

World News
Two new Open 60s for the Farr office, Iromiguy is indeed alright, Fabien Henry grabs the Tour, the Dashews set new standards in a 'new' field, IRC 'niggles' in Oz, as rules and racers fight it out on the Mackinac courses. Plus Swans and the IRC - a popular fit... especially in New York. ROB MUNDLE, PATRICE CARPENTIER, IVOR WILKINS, CARLOS PICH and DOBBS DAVIS

Rod Davis
Most people have plenty of sailing war stories, but if you are a 12-time America's Cup competitor you tend to have more than most...

Olympic and small boat news - Convergence! - Part 2
Moth world champion ROHAN VEAL looks at rig settings for foilers and at mast development

Design - Full circle, Part III
DAVE HOLLOM mates appendages with the trend to super-wide Open Class hull shapes

Seahorse raceboat build table
- Open all the way
Two contrasting new Open Class designs from KEVIN DIBLEY and ANGELO LAVRANOS

RORC news
A slow but great Fastnet. One for 'the people'!

Seahorse Sailor of the Month
The 'lands' of the pizza fight it out this month