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Go west
How long will the 33rd America's Cup be stuck in the wastes of the New York courtrooms? TIM JEFFERY tries to see behind the bluster

Old as the Ark (almost)
Eleven years before carbon fibre first appeared in a Formula One Grand Prix car it was already being employed on an America's Cup Defender. So where did sailing drop the ball? ERIC HALL

Attitude!
JULIAN BETHWAITE and SIMON WATIN develop their full-scale analysis of skiff performance with some fascinating conclusions

REGULARS

Commodore's letter
DAVID AISHER

Editorial
ANDREW HURST

Update
TERRY HUTCHINSON comes up against the world's fastest ice cream salesmen, ANDY CLAUGHTON looks forward to working closer to home again... and with a young new America's Cup team, CHARLES DUNSTONE tries hard to keep the head ruling the heart and the ORC does its best to start to promote 'normal'-shaped boats once again

World news
Michel Desjoyeaux starts another ominous run of success, Scandinavia hangs onto IMS, hard tactics in Porto Cervo, a (significant) new force enters the match racing fray, Hamilton Island exceeds its own expectations and impressive performances all-round in Rochester, New York... CARLOS PICH, PATRICE CARPENTIER, IVOR WILKINS, DOBBS DAVIS and ROB MUNDLE

Paul Cayard
TP52 MedCup news excellent, 33rd America's Cup development... painful and unnecessary

Olympic and small boat news
- A personal view
Three-time 470 World Champion HAMISH WILLCOX applies his formidable coaching experience to the subject of the Olympic classes

ORC Column
Watch out TP52s, the GP42s are coming up fast from astern. PAOLO MASSARINI

Do not underestimate
- 2008/9 Volvo Ocean Race
As the Volvo Race heads to Russia for the first time TIM JEFFERY looks at the implications for a fast-expanding competition

Design - An influential force
SoCal designer ALAN ANDREWS  talks to DOBBS DAVIS about his homegrown success and his preference for 'practical' product

RORC news

Seahorse raceboat build table - Multifaceted
Alinghi CFD specialist MANOLO RUIZ DE ELVIRA and design partner MANUEL LOPEZ have come up with an impressive new lift-keeler

Seahorse regatta calendar

Sailor of the Month
Two (very different) offshore legends slug it out