• February 18, 2004

Bruno Peyron's maxi-catamaran crossed the Jules Verne Trophy start line off Ushant this morning

  • February 18, 2004

Just a few hours into the Jules Verne Challenge Bruno Peyron and team aboard Orange are sailing at over 28kts

  • February 18, 2004

Ecover and Mike Golding Yacht Racing have joined forces to set up a sailing academy aimed principally at helping young sailors who aim to make the difficult transition from amateur…

  • February 17, 2004

Harken is sponsoring two major dinghy youth regattas at Royal Lymington YC this year

  • February 17, 2004

Tricky light winds tested competitors to the limit during the second day's racing at the Finn Gold Cup in Rio de Janeiro

  • February 17, 2004

Cheyenne, Steve Fossett's 125ft maxi catamaran is still behind the round the world record and has a forthcoming complex weather system to deal with

  • February 17, 2004

Brian Thompson, watch captain aboard Cheyenne, reports on proceedings at yesterday's Equatorial ceremony

  • February 17, 2004

Bruno Peyron and crew aboard Orange prepare for an early morning Jules Verne start

Cheyenne crosses the line

  • February 16, 2004

Steve Fossett's maxi cat crosses the Equator and for the unfortunate Mark it is his first time

  • February 16, 2004

Cheyenne is 80 miles behind the Jules Verne record set by Orange 1, Geronimo is preparing for a JV re-start and Orange could be off this afternoon

  • February 16, 2004

Jean Luc van den Heede who's on his fourth attempt at the westabout singlehanded global challenge is well ahead of the record

  • February 16, 2004

Bruno Peyron, skipper of the Orange II maxi-catamaran, has announced that he will be leaving for a new Jules Verne Trophy attempt on Wednesday