• March 8, 2004

Ellen MacArthur's new 75ft B&Q trimaran left Auckland on Saturday to start the delivery trip back to Europe

ACC to announce regatta schedule

  • March 8, 2004

The America's Cup Management will inform the teams and the public on 16 March of the selected cities for the Pre-Regattas to be held this autumn

  • March 6, 2004

At last they meet. The two new MaxZ86s, Pyewacket and Morning Glory raced for the first time at this year's Heineken regatta in St Maarten. Matthew Sheahan was aboard

  • March 5, 2004

Jean Luc van den Heede is now over 28 days ahead of the singlehanded, westabout, global sailing record and should finish on Tuesday

Another good day for Cheyenne

  • March 5, 2004

Cheyenne has now increased her lead over the current record by 1,688 miles. Geronimo is still suffering in the Doldrums

  • March 3, 2004

Difficult weather conditions off Fogo have forced Bruno Peyron and his team aboard Orange II to change course and head for St Vincent

  • March 3, 2004

Brian Thompson, watch captain aboard Cheyenne, managed to write this report last night while blasting along at 34kts. He reckons they could clock up 600 miles today

  • March 2, 2004

Geronimo is slightly ahead of Orange II, and Cheyenne is well ahead of the round the world speed record after 24 days at sea

  • March 2, 2004

The Polish team sailing the VO60 Bank BPH crossed the Equator early this morning after 14 days at sea

  • March 2, 2004

Bruno Peyron and team aboard the giant catamaran Orange II are currently heading for shelter to fix cracked prop shaft

Cheyenne well ahead of record

  • March 1, 2004

At the end of day 23, Steve Fossett's team aboard Cheyenne are 488nm ahead of the round the world record

Geronimo loses out to Orange II

  • March 1, 2004

Constant gybing aboard Geronimo cost the crew dear in terms of point-to-point distance over the last 24 hours and Orange II is now slightly ahead

  • March 1, 2004

Check out these amazing photos of this 140ft carbon-fibre flyer