FEATURES

Makin' it work
RODNEY ARDERN returned from a year of multihull induction to help complete Alinghi 5. And even he was surprised with what he found

A pure spirit
Veteran circumnavigators SIR ROBIN KNOX -JOHNSTON and DEE CAFFARI discuss some of the motivators for long distance solo racing

Sanity at last
Well to some extent – there have been some signs of humour at recent launches by the AC33 teams

A fascinating (offshore) life
– Part 1
Veteran boatbuilder and sailing team member JASON CARRINGTON did not race the most recent Volvo Ocean Race but he has not been idle

A (more cautious) new world
PASCAL CONQ has been intimately involved with the rule changes recently adopted by the Imoca Open 60 class. Long-overdue he says...

Uber really?
DOBBS DAVIS investigates the latest progress made in the field of Dyneema-based sail fabrics

Backroom boys
TIM JEFFERY pays a visit to the Auckland headquarters of High Modulus Engineering

REGULARS

Commodore's letter
ANDREW MCIRVINE

Editorial
ANDREW HURST

Update
HUTCHINSON has his hands full, MARC VAN PETEGHEM says that the 1000-mile day is within reach, RUSSELL COUTTS continues to make progress with his elegant 'baby' and new world champion JIM RICHARDSON discusses life at the Farr 40 sharp end with ANDY RICE

World news
'That' record (in full), Cookson (back) on a roll, taking it to the wire in Oz and a monster burst of (Cup) indifference in the US of A. IVOR WILKINS, PATRICE CARPENTIER, ROB MUNDLE, DOBBS DAVIS and CARLOS PICH

Rod Davis
Do not let your children read this... unless they really, really want to succeed. Priceless stuff (ed)

Olympic and small boat news
– A very good year – Part 2
This month it's the turn of Olympians Stuart and Ado Jardine to look at another thriving one design keelboat born of that very fine 1911 vintage

Design – Clash of the Titans
And DAVID HOLLOM is relieved that BMW Oracle are planning wholesale revisions to their original but increasingly bastardised trimaran

Seahorse raceboat build table
– A new way to play
KIMBALL LIVINGSTON has been monitoring St. Francis YC's successful trials on San Francisco Bay of its new AIS regatta management system

RORC news
EDDIE WARDEN OWEN 

Seahorse regatta calendar

Sailor of the Month
Record busters and great champions...