This week's America's Cup diary comes from GBR Challenge's mid-bow/sewerman and rigger Will I'Anson
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ARC Diary 19
Firefly, 14 December 2001: It all started with that bet of a bottle of rum
Life at the wet end
Rain doesn't stop play as downpours try to dampen spirits on the finish line of…
Feeling rum
Arrival in St Lucia means the chance to unwind, and time to enjoy the local…
Not green nor cabbage looking
Firefly's Duncan Kent discovers the culprit for some strange odours in the dying days of…
Ellen awarded MBE
Buckingham is reported to have announced that Ellen MacArthur has been awarded the prestigious Royal…
ARC Diary 17
Firefly, 12 December 2001: Another casualty added itself to the breakages list last night, right…
The Becks and Ellen show
Sunday night’s Sports Personality of the Year Award on BBC was always going to Old…
GBR wins in New Zealand
The superfit boys of GBR Challenge have secured their first victory – in the Manakau…
ARC record tumbles
Separated by just 13 minutes, the first two ARC yachts cross the line in St…
ARC Diary 16
Firefly, 11 December 2001: I have just asked Stewart and Duncan what they will do…
Amer Sports One crewman withdraws
Amer Sports One crewman Keith Kilpatrick, taken seriously ill on the second leg of the…
Amer Sports Too arrives in Sydney
A happy Amer Sports Too crew have finished leg 2 of the Volvo Ocean Race…
English burial for Sir Peter
Sir Peter Blake’s widow Lady Pippa has decided that the sailing legend will be buried…
Orange prepares for Jules Verne
The maxicat Innovation Explorer - renamed Orange – is preparing for a crack at the…
Record attempt for PlayStation
After last month’s aborted attempt on the Cowes-St Malo record, Steve Fossett and the crew…
PlayStation ahead of sched
Steve Fossett’s maxicat PlayStation is currently ahead of the record-setting pace on her Cowes-St Malo…
PlayStation Breaks Cowes-St Malo Speed Record
This afternoon Steve Fossett's giant catamaran broke the Cowes-St Malo World Speed Sailing Record
ARC Diary 15
Firefly, 10 December 2001: But worst of all has to be be cooking. Nothing can…
ARC Diary 14
Firefly, 9 December 2001: But wait! Sounds off! The gods of weather bring you Act…