Two keen dinghy sailors have spotted a gap in the dinghy event calendar and have combined resources to launch a national championship for clubs
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Dick continues to race
Jean-Pierre Dick whose yacht Virbac dismasted yesterday morning is continuing to race under jury rig
Van den Heede rounds Horn
Jean Luc van den Heede who set off from France on his fourth global record attempt in early November has just rounded Cape Horn
PWA World Freestyle champs finals
The Caribbean Island of Bonaire once again played host to an exciting week of freestyle windsurfing despite light winds
Double celebrations for Cowes Week
Next year's Cowes Week (7-14 August) marks the 10th Anniversary of Skandia's title sponsorship and the 40th anniversary of the CCC
Virbac dismasted
Virbac, skippered by Jean-Pierre Dick, has dismasted, not far from the Cape Verde Island during The Défi Atlantique
Ecover hits submerged object
Ecover escapes with little damage after a collision with a submerged object during the Defi Atlantique
RYA launches new project for disabled sailing
Sailability for London - a three-year project geared towards facilitating disabled sailing throughout London and its boroughs was recently unveiled by The Princess Royal
Preview: February 2004
The last frontier? There are few sailing endeavours left...
Contents: January 2004
We give our verdict on the choice of venue for the next America's Cup...
Happy Spirit’s hopes dashed
Just when things were getting serious aboard Happy Spirit, bang goes the spinnaker
MacArthur to open show
Ellen MacArthur will jointly open the Schroders London Boat Show on Thursday, 8 January 2004 on the same day she launches her new 75ft B&Q trimaran in Sydney, Australia
Golding leads Défi Atlantique
Mike Golding's Ecover is currently leading the 10-boat Défi Atlantique fleet
RAC – Rubicon Antigua Challenge
Persistent heavy rain and virtually no wind in Antigua greeted the second wave of finishers in the Rubicon Antigua Challenge today
In the spirit of things
Spirit's crew are beginning to settle into a life of Caribbean bliss in St Lucia
Chubby Chubby Chafe aboard Happy Spirit
The crew aboard Happy Spirit are learning to deal with chafe
Best of British finalists announced
The finalists for the Yachting Journalists' Association Raymarine YJA Yachtsman of the Year Awards 2003 have been announced
High Spirits – the record is broken
The VOR 70 Spirit crossed the finish line at Rodney Bay, St Lucia at 0152 UTC on Friday morning and broke the existing ARC record
Happy Happy Spirit
Beautiful day, a spring clean, dorado and champagne for supper but a new hurricane is lurking over the horizon