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
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
Ellen MacArthur and her Jules Verne crew were due to leave Lorient at 1500 GMT on Monday
Geronimo paces up down south
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
Sir Francis Chichester, solo round the world yachtsman, will be celebrated on a Royal Mail stamp
US sailors prepare for big regatta
USA’s Olympic sailing hopefuls will have a chance to gauge themselves against the world’s best at the Accent Rolex Miami Olympic Classes Regatta next week
Starcross Steamer
There were 61 entries for the 13th Starcross Steamer, 150-minute pursuit race, held on the river Exe on 26 January 2003, in warm, windy conditions
Favini wins Melges at Key West
Flavio Favini, helming for Franco Rossini, has taken his second consecutive Melges 24 Key West title
Favini lead Melges at Key West
Flavio Favini, helming for Franco Rossini, continued his outstandingly consistent performance scoring a first and third to give him an 11-point lead in the Melges fleet at Key West Week
Geronimo slows up
The South Atlantic Highs are affecting Geronimo's speed as she attempts the Jules Verne Challenge
Line honours for Swedes
The Swedish trimaran Nicator has taken line honours in the Cape to Rio race
Kingfisher goes to amber as Geronimo continues to eat up the miles
Ellen MacArthur and her team are standing by for a possible Sunday departure
Melges at Key West
Bruce Ayres has taken a three-point lead at Key West Week
Den Heede homeward bound
Jean Luc Van Den Heede who had to abort his non-stop singlehanded world speed record attempt aboard Adrien at the beginning of January is now just 200 nautical miles from
National 12s at Ranelagh
Graham Camm and Zoe Ballantyne win first event of the year
Melges 24s at Key West
Canadian Kate Mullin, helming for John Sherlock, leads the 57-strong Melges 24 class at Terra Nova Key West
European Yacht of the Year announced
Dusseldorf Boat Show, Jan 20. The winners of the first European Yacht of the Year were announced in Dusseldorf today
Time short for Cape to Rio fleet
With overt 2,000 nautical miles to go before reaching Rio de Janeiro, some of the the Cape to Rio fleet could miss the cut off date
LV Final – Final! – Race 6
Official report
That’s it folks
The end of the LV Cup. So what did the winners and losers have to say come the final result