FEATURES

In his own words
Who better to describe the inside story behind the development of the fastest (ever) America's Cup boat than its Aussie skipper JIMMY SPITHILL

NEDS
Not a new Dutch sailing team, but the workings of BMW Oracle's Near Eye Display system...

And the rest
LYNN FITZPATRICK sits down to dinner with la famille Grael

Leaner and meaner
For 2010 the TP52 class has taken a big on its way to becoming fully IRC friendly in 2011 with a new class rule. TP52 class manager ROB WEILAND describes the changes made to date

(Auckland) through the looking glass...
BLUE ROBINSON went racing with Messrs HUTCHINSON and CAYARD and Team Artemis... and found himself stuck the wrong side of BEN AINSLIE's well-honed vocal chords

No finger pointing
TeamOrigin's performance in Auckland was less than stellar but its skipper is not downhearted

Steel yourself
An 'unfortunate incident' during the latest Louis Vuitton series in New Zealand prompts BLUE ROBINSON to undertake a character audit...

Mixed messages
Opinion varies on the balance of IRC in 2010 – with ED PSALTIS and designer JOHN CORBY

REGULARS

Commodore's letter
ANDREW MCIRVINE

Editorial
ANDREW HURST

Update
TERRY HUTCHINSON (in-flight), ANTOINE SEZERAT (St Tropez), CARLOS PICH (Palma), DON STREET (Antigua), DAVE HOLLOM in Bradford and PHIL MORRISON in Exmouth...

World news
FRANCK CAMMAS lines up his next trick(s), a breezy Spi Ouest 2010, and a busy spring in Auckland, women's match race boost in the USA, 50-foot tris on the rise and Azzurra recovers its (famous) shine. IVOR WILKINS, ROB MUNDLE, PATRICE CARPENTIER, DOBBS DAVIS

Rod Davis
– The odd couple
Working – and surviving – alongside the remarkable JOEY ALLEN

Olympic and small boat news
– Gran power
Between the two of them SIMON PAYNE and ANDREW MCDOUGALL struck a big blow for the mature yachtsman at the Moth worlds in Dubai. ANDREW RICE unravels the plan... 

The ORC column
And the axis of ORC activity drifts gently east

Design – New (faster) kid
Will the much faster new J/111 repeat the one design success of its J/105 forebear. STU  JOHNSTONE thinks there is only one answer

Seahorse build table
– Historical precedence
This is something that multihull whiz NIGEL IRENS has wanted to do for a very long time...

RORC news
EDDIE WARDEN OWEN 

Seahorse regatta calendar

Sailor of the Month
You can buy the boots... but you can't buy votes