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Staying ahead
MURRAY JONES is tasked with supervising the sailing and also the rig program for Alinghi's lake-racer-on-steroids... He's also enjoying RAK

Counting down
With less than two years to go to the start of the second Barcelona World Race things are rolling

The long road back to the water
– Part I
DAN PRIMROSE has travelled a fascinating high-technology path since graduating in yacht design in the mid-90s. Now he is bringing some of his recent experiences back 'home' again

Frightening
– Part I
GRANT SIMMER explains to BLUE ROBINSON why a day out with any modern Deed of Gift multihull is not something that you ever want to treat lightly

Seamless solution
ERIC HALL shows DOBBS DAVIS the fruits of his company's research into a lighter and also a cleaner way of standing up a modern spar

Generation three
– Part I
MERFYN OWEN looks at the next step for his company's Class 40 designs with his co-designer CLAY OLIVER and engineer JOHN LEVELL

Enigma
– Part II
DAVE HOLLOM develops his look at the physics of foiling into the contrasting issues of lifting – and improving – the modern multihull

Stronger still!
DIRK KRAMERS reveals yet another of those little aces that Alinghi (as ever...) had up their sleeve during the last America's Cup in Valencia and MARCEL ALBERT gives the background

REGULARS

Commodore's letter
ANDREW MCIRVINE

Editorial
ANDREW HURST

Update
TERRY HUTCHINSON moves back to ACC boats after a bruising time at the Melges 24s, DOBBS DAVIS looks at the ISAF 'discussions' and ROB WEILAND draws parallels between KNUT FROSTAD's work at Volvo with his own efforts to steer the TP52s forward into a new era

World news
Mission accomplished (in some style) for NEVILLE CRICHTON, Spain – and Pedro – push hard into the oceanic arena. Plus Van Oossanen and pastry... does it make for an opera house? IVOR WILKINS, PATRICE CARPENTIER, ROB MUNDLE, DOBBS DAVIS and CARLOS PICH

Paul Cayard
A trip back in time (inset), a lobby for the grass roots followed by a swift return to the day job

America's Cup – Living big
ANDY RICE catches up with BMW Oracle engineering co-ordinator and strategist MIKE DRUMMOND as the wing gets going in earnest...

Olympic and small boat news – Mind yer backs
ANDY RICE has also been busy closer to home looking at what the future holds for Skandia Team GBR as well as for its opponents...

Design – Only a matter of time
A man who has had a year of quite remarkable success, both as a sailor and as a boat designer, JO RICHARDS introduces his 'new' lake racer

Seahorse build table – Just a little better (please)
JAVIER SOTO ACEBAL is asked for a 52-foot IRC flyer to outperform a good TP52... in fact to beat the client's very own TP52 World Champion

RORC news – A good match
EDDIE WARDEN OWEN

Seahorse regatta calendar

Sailor of the Month
Prediction... this will jam the server

Jean Le Cam inspects the destroyed main bow of the new Verdier designed 50-footer Actual (see Nov 09) after it flipped following the start of the Transat Jacques Vabre, almost certainly after striking a submerged object