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No limits
The giant wing rig on USA 17 was a game changer in America’s Cup 33 only because Larry Ellison’s technical team somehow made it work in the time available. BMW Oracle’s electronics’ team leader MARK SHEFFIELD expands...

Rules of engagement (2)
There are some fundamental decisions to be made by the organisers of AC 34 not just in terms of the type of boat used but of the measurement approach chosen. DAVE HOLLOM looks at how the various options may play out

Potted history
A timely look at some of the key yacht measurement rules... through the ages

They’re back (well, sort of)
Choosing a cover image for Seahorse each month has been a lot quieter since the demise of the magnificent Orma 60 trimarans. Now multihull designers VPLP have a plan to bring them ‘back’

Similar but (very) different
With an increasing number of Imoca Open 60s now being built outside France, production manager on two recent builds, ALAN BOOT, looks at structuring these complex operations and at comparisons with other larger raceboats

REGULARS

Commodore's letter
ANDREW MCIRVINE

Editorial
ANDREW HURST

Update
Bienvenue young JESSICA WATSON, TERRY HUTCHINSON in Cascais, PHIL JONES preaches tough (Olympic) love to ISAF and ANDY RICE looks at ratings in the Caribbean 

World news
In Lorient FRANCK CAMMAS is doing whatever it takes in his next quest, airhorns breach the peace on the Hauraki Gulf, safety costs are put under the spotlight in Australia and Hamilton Island warms up... Plus the gift that just keeps on giving. With PATRICE CARPENTIER, IVOR WILKINS, ROB MUNDLE and DOBBS DAVIS

Paul Cayard
– A day in the life
And very often it is not always quite what it seems...

Olympic and small boat news – Sailing the office
Volvo Race winner ROB GREENHALGH is a convinced fan of 49er helm MARCUS BAUR’s new campaign management tool as he explains to ANDY RICE

Design
– A bold (and promising) step
Based upon what his office has been learning during their America’s Cup research, designer JASON KER believes that some of those popular assumptions about IRC are about to be rewritten

Seahorse build table
– Fresh thinking
GUY WHITEHOUSE certainly subscribes to Seahorse’s well-known concerns about the escalating costs of smaller raceboats... and now he has done something (very clever) about it

RORC news
EDDIE WARDEN OWEN 

Seahorse regatta calendar

Sailor of the Month
Beauty and the beast(s)... you expect nothing less