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Last orders please
There is still just about enough time left for some major changes in Cup World. TIM JEFFERY

Home again
Emirates' afterguard coach ROD DAVIS is back with a New Zealand - or 'home' - America's Cup team for the first time in more than 12 years

Reviewing the state of the art
In the first part of our latest look at canting keel technology SP Technologies' senior engineer TOM COWAN establishes some ground rules

Nothing new under the sun (maybe) - Part 1
Tandem keels may remain simply a good rumour for this America's Cup cycle, but we feel that it is time to look in more depth at the fundamentals of the concept itself. DAVE HOLLOM

Offshore dinghy sailing... why not?
PAUL LARSEN and PETE GOSS looked stellar in this year's Two-handed Round Britain Race until a spot of carbon bother interrupted progress. But in the grand scheme of things they feel that they have still made an important point

VO70 Technology review - Part 3
ROBERT HILL of McMurdo Safety Systems looks at some recent technological advances in locating - and recovering - a crew lost overboard

REGULARS

Editorial
ANDREW HURST

Update
With his first Farr 40 world title VINCENZO ONORATO goes head-to-head with Mr de Ridder for the 'global' owner-driver award, the first T-foil 18 foot skiff gets airborne... in Switzerland, ISAF's DAVE KELLETT thinks Qingdao is doing just fine (thank you) and the GP42 Class gains momentum

World news
The 2008 Vendée Globe goes (frankly) loopy with yet more new boat announcements (including Kito de Pavant, inset), the Figaro finds itself a new superstar, New Zealand looks to the future, DE RIDDER keeps rollin' on, more surgery for Wharo's pride... a vintage Hamilton Island, STP 65 class launches and a windy Big Boat Series. PATRICE CARPENTIER, CARLOS PICH, ROB MUNDLE, IVOR WILKINS and DOBBS DAVIS

Olympic and small boat news - lots to think about
TIM JEFFERY and ANDY RICE report back from Qingdao where the next Olympic Regatta promises a worthy mix of conditions...

Design - Speed sells
The Storm Trysail Club's original 65-foot box rule has come on some recently and the final product now looks both faster and much more appealing. DOBBS DAVIS catches up with Farr Yacht Design's JIM SCHMICKER

Seahorse raceboat build table
- Cleaner than clean
By reverting to a continuous rig configuration - albeit in modern guise - SCOTT VOGEL thinks carbon now offers an excellent rigging solution

RORC news
And the Artemis campaign is off to a solid start

Seahorse letters
Is it now time to re-write those Special Regs?

Seahorse regatta calendar

Sailor of the Month
There'll be no cheese and no surrender...