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The final sprint
GRANT SIMMER puts the finishing touches to his most extraordinary Cup campaign yet

Restructuring the home team
It really is all change for the Spanish Barcelona Race entries as JOCELYN BLERIOT finds out

Crazy?
How did it all look ten years ago and what can that tell us about where we are now headed... ANDREW HURST fires up the crystal ball

All to play for (probably)
RUSSELL COUTTS thinks so, certainly... but he's not entirely convinced we're going sailing yet

A softer approach
How do you improve a proven-winner? SIMON ROGERS and JAMES DAY try to work it out with Rogers Yacht Design's newest Class 40

Ahead of time
Suddenly in the spotlight, SIMON ROGERS has been knocking down doors for a while. LOUAY HABIB explores the history

A question of balance
At the heart of every truly great design is an easy to sail boat... DAVE HOLLOM looks back at two early scientific exponents of a key principle

Nailing a moving target
ERIC STEINBERG is finding good demand among 'position-hungry' crews for his latest GPS

REGULARS

Commodore's letter
ANDREW MCIRVINE

Editorial
ANDREW HURST

Update
TERRY HUTCHINSON warms up ahead of the Florida Tour, a plethora of twin-wire contests, Monaco reflections and some early lessons from the Flinders Islet tragedy. ANDY RICE, DOBBS DAVIS and ROB MUNDLE

World news
Banque Pop V prepares to go, as does CAMMAS and Groupama 3, the Lion roars... into Tasmania (ahem – ed), the mighty Alfa ends bullish talk of Goliath (as David scores), Farr 40 Hobart triumph and Roy Disney remembered. Plus Oatley's still got Hamo eh! IVOR WILKINS, ROB MUNDLE, PATRICE CARPENTIER, CARLOS PICH

Paul Cayard
Looking ahead... and is this the moment to take a little time?

Design – Team effort
MARK MILLS and ROBERT RANZENBACH have a new kid in town... it's a big step up (and also hopefully a major step forwards)

Seahorse build table – Hawaii on a budget
JIM ANTRIM did not quite get his all-singing all-dancing carbon baby, but a good-looking and innovative new canting keel 49-footer has emerged from the California stable nonetheless

RORC news
EDDIE WARDEN OWEN

Seahorse regatta calendar

Sailor of the Month
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