New race for VO60s

• February 3, 2003

The Volvo Baltic Race is a new event to be held this year for VO60s

Fossett prepares for speed record

• February 3, 2003

Steve Fossett is waiting for a weather window to start his latest challenge – east-west Transatlantic Record

Geronimo steps on it

• February 3, 2003

Geronimo has another good day at sea

Miami Olympic Class Regatta

• February 3, 2003

RYA Team GBR make a steady start to the Olympic season

Sign up for the Hoo

• February 3, 2003

Dinghy sailors looking for some early season training could do worse than sign up for the Hoo Freezer on 16 February

Big gains for Kingfisher

• February 2, 2003

Ellen MacArthur and her Kingfisher2 team have covered 535 nautical miles in the last 24 hours

Kingfisher finding the Trades

• February 1, 2003

Day 3 of Kingfisher's Jules Verne attempt

Kingfisher passes Cape Finistere

• January 31, 2003

It's still windy out there but at least the sails are up

Fagan finishes Cape to Rio race

• January 31, 2003

Seventy-seven year old Gawie Fagan and his crew have finished the Cape to Rio race

Steve Nicholson Memorial Trophy

• January 31, 2003

The third annual Steve Nicholson Memorial race was held on the 25 January at Northampton Sailing Club

And they’re off

• January 30, 2003

Kingfisher2 crossed the start line of the Jules Verne Challenge at 0648 and 49 seconds this morning

Kingfisher2 eating up the miles

• January 30, 2003

Thirty miles in the first hour!

Force 10 for Kingfisher

• January 30, 2003

Kingfisher is surfing along at 20 knots with no sail hoisted

On track for new start

• January 29, 2003

Efficient team work to repair the mast track means that Kingfisher2 may be able to leave for the Jules Verne start line within the next 36 hours

New record for Geronimo

• January 29, 2003

Geronimo has broken the Ushant to Cape of Good Hope speed record

Kingfisher start delayed

• January 28, 2003

Having almost made it to the start line off Ushant, Ellen MacArthur and her Kingfisher crew had to abort their Jules Verne Challenge start this morning due to mast track…

Sailrocket set for speed record

• January 28, 2003

Paul Larsen plans to break the outright world speed sailing record this year aboard the 30ft carbon fibre flier Sailrocket

Kingfisher 2 about to leave

• January 27, 2003

Ellen MacArthur and her Jules Verne crew were due to leave Lorient at 1500 GMT on Monday

Geronimo paces up down south

• January 27, 2003

Olivier de Kersauson’s Cap Gemini and Schneider Electric trimaran, Geronimo, is now over 1,000 miles ahead of Bruno Peyron’s Jules Verne record

Chichester gets stamped

• January 27, 2003

Sir Francis Chichester, solo round the world yachtsman, will be celebrated on a Royal Mail stamp