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Fingers crossed
HERVE DEVAUX is closely associated with the engineering of the canting-systems on ABN AMRO ONE, but he is better known for his work on multihulls and racing rigs. PATRICE CARPENTIER talked with him in Brittany

Remember the Wright brothers?
TIM JEFFERY looks beyond the Volvo headlines and finds some remarkable sailing performances

No sharper end
A lot has been said about the problems of first-generation Volvo 70-footers. Farr Yacht Design president RUSSELL BOWLER tries to find some perspective amidst a great deal of froth

No more excuses
New boats are going afloat, the skirts are up and it's time for the talking to stop. TIM JEFFERY

The cats to beat - Part 2
In the second part of our Alinghi special we talk with designers Rolf Vrolijk, Dirk Kramers and Manolo Ruiz de Elvira

REGULARS

COMMODORE'S LETTER - DAVID AISHER

EDITORIAL - ANDREW HURST

Update
MIKE SANDERSON discusses not just 'problems', but also how his team is playing the 2005/6 Volvo Ocean Race. Plus a look at what happens when all those coefficients below your flying Moth fall out

World News
Oats dominates the latest Sydney-Hobart (as Crichton fumes), Macquarie Innovation explodes, le Professeur moves on (and up), return of the G-Class... Rod Davis digs into Kiwi Olympic preparations, USA looks to GP42s and Spithill's successful busman's holiday. PATRICE CARPENTIER, ROB MUNDLE, IVOR WILKINS, CARLOS PICH and DOBBS DAVIS

Paul Cayard
And it's good to see that the guys at the sharp end are keeping a cool head about recent developments

Olympic and small boat news
ANDY RICE looks at development in the International 14 fleet as the class prepares for a big return to California for the 2006 worlds

ORC column
The man in the middle - UMBERTO FELCI - talks us through more of the philosophy and detail of the ORC's new GP box rule classes

RORC news
Time for some Sydney-Hobart reflections GEOFF ROSS

Design - To the greater good
TORBJØRN LINDERSON (posing-left!) describes a 'pleasant' first encounter with PETER (J-Boat) JOHNSTONE's new MORRELLI & MELVIN designed Gunboat

Seahorse raceboat build tablec - Rock and roll
Harken's CHUCK LOB explains why everything is starting to swing at Cup World

Seahorse race calendar

Seahorse Sailor of the Month
No cheese-eating surrender monkeys these