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What a life
A yachting wordsmith's essential; TIM JEFFREY celebrates the life and times of OLIN STEPHENS

(Really) high speed sailing
- Part I
PHIL ROTHROCK brings us up to date with recent technical history in the US landyacht fleet

Good numbers
Before going too far into their research in search of a new rig for the 49er skiff JULIAN and FRANK BETHWAITE put some time into improving the quality of the data they are using

REGULARS

Commodore's letter
DAVID AISHER

Editorial
ANDREW HURST

Update
So far TERRY HUTCHINSON'S winter
scorecard reads pretty well, ROB MUNDLE talks with CARL RYVES and JOHN BERTRAND as BEN LEXCEN'S legendary Taipan goes briefly back into the water, TOM WEAVER is relying on 'clean air' in his bid to make the VOR start, DOBBS DAVIS looks at the 2008 World Match Racing Tour and ORC news

World news
PATRICE CARPENTIER talks to FRANCK CAMMAS'S team about the Groupama 3 capsize, IVOR WILKINS celebrates a major 'co-operative' regatta in Auckland, and also observes some of the fall-out from Cup World, CARLOS PICH welcomes back a successful full-house of Spanish circumnavigators, ROB MUNDLE gets fully stuck-into the 'canting cows' debate with support from BILL TRIPP, and DOBBS DAVIS tries (unsuccessfully) to get his beauty sleep in Miami

Paul Cayard
And some magnetic 2008 America's Cup 'theory'

Olympic and small boat news
— Golden prospects
We don't like to predict when conditions are as tricky as those in Qingdao, but we did think it worth asking JON EMMETT to catch up with SARAH AYTON'S latest 'blondes in a boat'

America's Cup 33
— The apocalypse button?
GRANT DALTON'S legal assault on the Swiss sailing establishment has proved the last straw for several Cup Team hopefuls. TIM JEFFERY

No contrails
— 2008/9 Volvo Ocean Race
A shot at a carbon-neutral race entry plus a talk with new man in the chair KNUT FROSTAD

Design — Big beastie
ALLEN CLARKE of winning Open Class specialists Owen-Clarke discusses the studio's mighty-looking turbocharged Mk3 Class 40

RORC news
EDDIE WARDEN OWEN welcomes the TP52 fleet to their new second home in the Solent

Seahorse raceboat build table — Little rocket
FRED BARRETT has designed the first GP26s for Australian owners, which are currently being built by skiff builder BRETT VAN MUNSTER

Seahorse regatta calendar

Sailor of the Month
Multiple world championship winners both...