Whether you're sad or glad that the America's Cup...
- From the Editor
Whether you?re sad or glad that the America?s Cup has drawn to a close there?s no other sailing event on earth to match the levels of athleticism, flawless sailing and the game of three-dimensional chess played out in a match race - Swiss precision
It was an early 1, 2, 3 for Alinghi as they got off to a flying start in the America?s Cup, followed by a week of no racing due to too little or too much wind. And then they started racing again . . . Matthew Sheahan reports on an action-packed and dramatic grand finale - Countdown to the Cup
Unsavoury duels for the moral high ground have been a murky feature of the Kiwi versus Kiwi America?s Cup match - On the Wind
Fire devastates Dutch yards, Russian Roulette in the Southern Ocean with the Around Alone fleet, Matthew Sheahan on five months? Cup watching, UK teams show interest in the new look Volvo, and a tribute to Barry Bucknell, designer of the Mirror dinghy
- Winner takes all
What happens when the America?s Cup is won? Peter Rusch explains the responsibilities and the extraordinary rights bestowed upon the holder - All for nothing
For Yachting World columnist Andrew Preece, Kingfisher 2?s dismasting meant the end of a dream and the start of an endurance test in coping with the cold, lonely days immediately after their world fell apart in the Southern Ocean - Letters
America?s Cup venues, Blond(e) seeks big ?uns and a question that baffles science which has had the postbag overflowing
- Leading Edge: black rod
The weight-saving properties of carbon fibre rigging are amazing at 70
per cent, but there are some rather less attractive issues about impact resistance and abrasion - Dogwatch
Bridgemanship is a like a game of chicken ? when do you decide to bail out as you approach that bridge which is surely about to open? - The agony and the ecstasy
As Ellen MacArthur and her crestfallen crew wallowed helplessly in the middle of the Southern Ocean without a mast, Olivier de Kersauson strode on up the Atlantic heading for glory. Elaine Bunting tells the story and Andrew Preece reports direct from a dejected Kingfisher 2 - Robin Knox-Johnston
Some 10,000 containers a year go missing from ships but yachts are more likely to suffer bad damage by hitting a whale - Cruising Log
Man overboard and two sinkings in the Caribbean, Bluewater Medal winner. Cyprus taxes and a last chance to take part in ARC Europe - Letter from the Chilean channels
Beth Leonard and Evans Starzinger take a detailed look at the Beagle Channel and describe a visit to the calving face of a glacier - Bay watching
Taking a break from the rigours of the America?s Cup in Auckland, Matt Sheahan and family headed north for the Bay of Islands and a spot of R&R, but he had trouble tracking down the fabled sealife
- Beauty and the beach
Just what you need after a hard day?s dinghy sailing in the sun ? a back massage, foot massage, manicure and something called the Japanese Silk Eye Zone ? at least it was for Sue Pelling, who reports from Greece - Ocean Ready: power management
Electrical expert James Hartop explains how to plan, measure and monitor electrical systems and starts with an electrical audit for a typical cruising yacht - Cape crusaders
Cape Town stands at one of the great ocean crossroads. Now its indigenous boatbuilding industry is trying to find a bigger foothold on the world stage. Tim Thomas reports on the likelihood of success
- What?s new
Three new products from Ocean Safety, new Sebago shoes, Miniflares, two new RIBs from Suzuki and a very unusual all-weather spinnaker
- New yachts
The new Swan 75 cruising boat, Marten 67 series production boat by Reichel Pugh, three Mini Transat boats for Israel, Bavaria?s very sporty looking Match 37, restoring Argyll and Swarbrick?s 115ft day boat - Düsseldorf Show report
From the biggest show on earth, Tim Thomas reports on the Nordship 43, latest Contest, Dehler 47, Salona 45 and a cat from South Africa - Boat Test: Bavaria 49
Can you believe it ? a 50-footer for £118,000? Having reread the price tag, Tim Thomas travelled to the Solent to find out just how much yacht you get for the money - The billion dollar side show
While the world waited for the America?s Cup match to start in Auckland, 50 of the world?s biggest and most outrageous yachts battled it out in the Hauraki Gulf for the Millennium Cup. David Glenn reports from the deck of the winning yacht - Yachts for sale
- Classified ads
- Ellen MacArthur
Before disaster struck in the Southern Ocean Ellen describes how difficult it was for Kingfisher 2 to extricate herself from the Atlantic Ocean. Maybe it was an omen?