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And the show goes on
The burgers of Kiel were treated to an America's Cup all of their own recently. TIM JEFFERY

Time to pack
Emirates Team New Zealand is on the move once again Ð after a quietly encouraging European season. TERRY HUTCHINSON

Sunny side up
Or how LUC GELLUSSEAU stays cheerful!

New world - new rules
Groupama 3 is not just 'another' big tri, it is the first of a new breed. We talk to designers VAN PETEGHEM and LAURIOT PREVOST about the boat and to FRANCK CAMMAS about Orma versus the G-Class

Virtual reality
Back on two hulls and Orange II were fortunate to make it to the conclusion of their recent Atlantic record run. ROGER NILSON

VO70 Technology review
- Part 2
Seventy per cent lighter, less fatigue and easier to maintain, PHIL ANNISS looks behind the success of PBO rigging in the 2005/6 Volvo Ocean Race

REGULARS

Editorial
ANDREW HURST

Update
ROHAN VEAL did not win the 2006 'Flying' Moth world championship... but he came pretty close having led into the final day. He has a full report on not just the racing but also the technical and political developments in the class. Plus the view from the east with Hong Kong-based FRANK PONG

World news
Another good week for the Bourgnon family, bridesmaids again for Défi Marseille, a thriving new 50-foot circuit in Auckland, and not a bad one in the Med... Langman slows it down to Hobart, the kids get some sunshine and Disney makes a movie... PATRICE CARPENTIER, CARLOS PICH, ROB MUNDLE, IVOR WILKINS and DOBBS DAVIS

Rod Davis
These days it seems that everyone wants to be a sailing coach... if only it were that simple

Olympic and small boat news - Somewhere in a darkened laboratory
The C-Class is not dead, it is simply resting. But in 2007 NORMAN WIJKER will once again lead the technically powerful Invictus Syndicate (inset) back into the lion's den with some new toys

Design - Worth a second look - Part 2
Having dreamed up an interesting new keelboat concept NEAL PAWSON knew that to obtain any worthwhile data the boat itself had to be immaculately executed. And on a 'budget'

Seahorse raceboat build table
- Rollin' Fresh on the back of a successful Cowes Week with his custom IRC 39 Mariners Cove MARK MILLS is launching the first of his Turkish-built MAT 12 production IRC cruiser-racers

RORC news

Seahorse regatta calendar

Sailor of the Month
East and west, beauty and the beast... you decide