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Worthy of mention
The victory of Peter De Ridder's Mean Machine team in the Breitling MedCup was impressive enough, but there was plenty else of note on this year's TP52 circuit as DEE SMITH explains

Nothing new under the sun (maybe) - Part 2
So if it wasn't a twin keel or canard that BMW Oracle was testing this summer, then what was it... DAVE HOLLOM pulls together the evidence and offers some suggestions

Much (of value) to digest - Part I
Far from reaching a plateau, 70-years on and the International 14 class continues to probe new avenues of development. ANDY RICE talks with TREVOR BAYLIS about this year's winning set-ups

REGULARS

Editorial
ANDREW HURST

Update
TERRY HUTCHINSON attends an important boat launch, CHRIS DICKSON talks with HEIKE SCHWAB about the task ahead and PATRICE CARPENTIER reflects on the first 18-months for the fast-growing Class 40. Plus, play spot the human

World news
Banque Pop V is going to blow your mind... Route du Rhum sets new records (again), Breitling MedCup wrap-up, Rolf Vrolijk on TP52 design, Pepper and Williams give Kiwis something to smile about, will he won't he... Crichton might be moving on, and the first New York 42 arrives in the USA. PATRICE CARPENTIER, CARLOS PICH, ROB MUNDLE, IVOR WILKINS and DOBBS DAVIS

Rod Davis
A good year for the chief coach to Emirates TNZ and New Zealand Olympic yachting, but there's always time to make a little study of the past...

Olympic and small boat news
- To Weymouth... and beyond
The case for considering a new one design foiler for future Olympic status is a compelling one suggests Moth champion ROHAN VEAL

America's Cup
Roll up for your slice of Cup history - plus Emirates Team New Zealand designer MARCELINO BOTIN talks with TIM JEFFERY about the challenges of designing a fast ACC boat... while still staying in business

The 2008 Volvo Ocean Race
- closing down the box
The Volvo Open 70 Rule has just received its first major makeover - JAMES DADD explains

Design - A different kind of rhythm
PAUL BIEKER and DAVID WOODLEY take us through the development and construction of Bieker's innovative new Ian Franklin-built 50-foot 'serious modern performance yacht', the Riptide 50

Seahorse raceboat build table
- Where will it end?
VINCENT LAURIOT-PREVOST offers a sneak preview of some of the technology planned for (lucky) Pascal Bidegorry's new Banque Populaire

RORC news

Seahorse regatta calendar

Sailor of the Month
At the top of their game... not yet we suspect