ARC Diary 17

Firefly, 12 December 2001: Another casualty added itself to the breakages list last night, right in the middle of happy hour. Without warning the galley sink unit disappeared into the…

ARC Diary 17

Firefly, 12 December 2001: Another casualty added itself to the breakages list last night, right in the middle of happy hour. Without warning the galley sink unit disappeared into the…

ARC Diary 16

Firefly, 11 December 2001: I have just asked Stewart and Duncan what they will do first when we arrive on Rodney Bay. Apart from the obvious, ribald replies both were…

Sunday night’s Sports Personality of the Year Award on BBC was always going to Old Trafford for me, Ron

The superfit boys of GBR Challenge have secured their first victory – in the Manakau Half Marathon

Separated by just 13 minutes, the first two ARC yachts cross the line in St Lucia, smashing the existing record in the process

ARC Diary 16

Firefly, 11 December 2001: I have just asked Stewart and Duncan what they will do first when we arrive on Rodney Bay. Apart from the obvious, ribald replies both were…

Amer Sports One crewman withdraws

Amer Sports One crewman Keith Kilpatrick, taken seriously ill on the second leg of the Volvo Ocean Race, has decided not to continue in the race on medical advice

A happy Amer Sports Too crew have finished leg 2 of the Volvo Ocean Race at the end of a marathon 6550 nautical mile voyage from Cape Town, South Africa

Sir Peter Blake’s widow Lady Pippa has decided that the sailing legend will be buried near Emsworth, Hampshire

The maxicat Innovation Explorer - renamed Orange – is preparing for a crack at the 71-day Jules Verne record

After last month’s aborted attempt on the Cowes-St Malo record, Steve Fossett and the crew of PlayStation are attempting to set a benchmark time for the Cowes-St Malo

Steve Fossett’s maxicat PlayStation is currently ahead of the record-setting pace on her Cowes-St Malo sprint

ARC Diary 15

Firefly, 10 December 2001: But worst of all has to be be cooking. Nothing can be put down and left or inevitably it finishes up on the floor

ARC Diary 15

Firefly, 10 December 2001: But worst of all has to be be cooking. Nothing can be put down and left or inevitably it finishes up on the floor

ARC Diary 14

Firefly, 9 December 2001: But wait! Sounds off! The gods of weather bring you Act 3 and a new character to the plot, a new arrow from their quiver of

ARC Diary 14

Firefly, 9 December 2001: But wait! Sounds off! The gods of weather bring you Act 3 and a new character to the plot, a new arrow from their quiver of

ARC Diary 13

Firefly, 8 December 2001: Whatever happened to the Trades?

ARC Diary 13

Firefly, 8 December 2001: Whatever happened to the Trades?