FEATURES

Relentless
ABN One is still winning but as the Volvo Race fleet hit Rio two things had become clear: this is indeed now a boat race, and most of the gremlins appear to have been resolved... TIM JEFFERY

Strategic analysis
Land-Pirate WOUTER VERBRAAK looks at how the fleet split worked out on Leg 4

Holding it together
MoviStar fitness manager SAM BROVENDER looks at the considerations when putting together a health programme for such a testing event

A (still) gentle rumbling
As the big boys unwrap their new Cup toys in Spain - will the small teams now be left for dust?

Third time 'lucky'?
TIM JEFFERY catches up with the quiet man at the centre of the new Luna Rossa sailing team, Olympic gold medallist JONATHAN MCKEE

It's all on
CHRIS LAW drops in to the new America's Cup Village

Bigger and better
DOBBS DAVIS takes a close look at rotary sail moulding 'Mark 2', as 3Dr sails become a reality

To CFD or not to CFD that is the question? - Part II
DAVE HOLLOM explains where various users set the limits with today's CFD design tools

REGULARS

COMMODORE'S LETTER - DAVID AISHER

EDITORIAL - ANDREW HURST
That 'new' Volvo Ocean Race in full!

Update
Moose-Team leads into Rio - but the fight is intensifying, TERRY HUTCHINSON looks at ETNZ's 2006 Cup schedule, first reports on Moquini and MAGNUS WHEATLEY spends time 'at home' with Shosholoza

World News
A word with China Team... Class 40 rolls onward, the Spring IRC Collection debuts in Brittany, Spain looks favourably at the new GP42 Class, the draw of the Zephyr, Ben Lexcen is wasted on 'that' Hall, plus love and cuddles break out at match race/ISAF world. PATRICE CARPENTIER, ROB MUNDLE, IVOR WILKINS, CARLOS PICH and DOBBS DAVIS

Paul Cayard
And it's good to be living at the cutting edge

ORC Column
Here come the GP42s - STEN EDHOLM

Olympic and small boat news
- Faster Finns
SEBASTIEN SCHMIDT and CHRISTOPH WILKE celebrate their success in the Finn Class

Design - La nouvelle entente
HUNT STOOKEY is getting pretty excited about starting production of the new VPLP-designed Lightspeed 32

Seahorse raceboat build table
- Turn back time
ALBY PRATT explains how he came to fit a new breed of sail-hanks to the latest supermaxis

RORC news
Seahorse race calendar

Seahorse race calendar

Seahorse Sailor of the Month
And they're probably all related anyway...