FEATURES

Silent heroes – Part I
Much anticipated, the leaders of BMW Oracle Racing's exhausted build team, TIM SMYTH and MARK TURNER finally sat down long enough to tell us about the last couple of years...

Light... bushel
The always understated... GRANT DALTON has good reason to be happy with the current frenetic state of play at Emirates Team New Zealand

Ten years! – Part 1
It has been that long since PETER JOHNSTONE and his Gunboat operation first mixed carbon fibre with a round the world (very) fast cruising capability in the large multihull market

Similar but (very) different – Part II
ALAN BOOT explains the need for flexibility in even the most structured large raceboat build

REGULARS

Commodore's letter
ANDREW MCIRVINE

Editorial
ANDREW HURST

Update
Farewell to two of the very best, TERRY HUTCHINSON finds some encouragement in La Maddalena and ANDY HEMMINGS is concerned the Mini Maxi class finds its identity

World news
The theory behind the beast, FRANCIS JOYON is back in action... a fast new face in the Class 40s, JEAN-Pierre DICK's busy winter in Kiwi, JUAN KOUYOUMDJIAN's latest skirmish, 'Emirates' heads across the Tasman and DEE SMITH does his best to wake up one design America. PATRICE CARPENTIER, IVOR WILKINS, CARLOS PICH, ROB MUNDLE and DOBBS DAVIS

Rod Davis – Air miles
The waiting is over and the travelling begins. Plus, how to beat Team New Zealand...

ORC column
ALESSANDRO NAZARETH

Olympic and small boat news
– Not to be brushed aside
The report to ISAF from PHIL JONES' Olympic commission makes scary reading for anyone who is still thinking that the status quo can remain immune to growing IOC pressure

Design
– A (beautiful) monster challenge
SP-Gurit chief composites engineer ROD FOGG has the first part of the story on the creation of one of the world's most extraordinary sailboats

Seahorse build table
– Worth the wait
Mickaël Barker gives the background to one of the most eagerly-awaited 3rd generation Class 40s... Finot-Conq's all-new Pogo 40S2

RORC news
EDDIE WARDEN OWEN 

Seahorse regatta calendar

Sailor of the Month
Continuation on a theme... age or beauty!

Photo below by Paul Todd.