SEA CLIFF, N.Y. (April 30, 2003)--The Trustees for the International Catamaran Challenge Trophy (ICCT) announced today that the 2001, 2002, & 2003 Alter Cup champion, Matt Struble, and his crew in the 2003 event, W.F. Oliver, will compete for one of the 10 U.S. defender spots for the ICCT this September in Newport, RI. From Italy, two-time A-Class World Champion Egidio Babbi with crew Daniele Saragoni have posted a bid to secure the opportunity to challenge for the trophy.

2-day distance race for multihulls May 24-25, 2003 at Ocean Springs Yacht Club, Ocean Springs, Mississippi. Come one, come all to the 18th annual Slip to Ship Regatta! Held at Ocean Springs Yacht Club, Ocean Springs, Mississippi.

Ever thought about building your own catamaran? Here's an illustrated guide to one sailors project building a beautiful A-Class catamaran out of plywood. A big thank you to the builder, Chris Williams, for letting me share his work with the rest of the beachcat sailors.

A lot of catamaran sailing clubs, catamaran associations, Hobie Cat Fleets, and individual catamaran sailors would like to have a sailing website but don't have the budget to pay for hosting.

Since I feel that every catamaran sailing organization and individual catamaran sailor should be able to have a home on the web, I've decided to offer free web-hosting and email to any non-commercial website primarily devoted to catamaran sailing.

Typhoon International sponsored SNECCA circuit covers whole of Scotland and the North East of England.