After eight and a half days at sea Adele arrived in Rio late last night and we were soon ashore for a taste of the local firewater!
Yachting World
Knox-Johnston back on track
Velux 5-Ocean Race competitor Robin Knox-Johnston is back on the racecourse. Here's his latest log 21/2/07
No go (yet) for Bullimore
Light winds continue to hamper Tony Bullimore's circumnavigation record attempt 21/2/07
Matchracing at Queen Mary
World's top women match racers head to JPMorgan Asset Management Women's Winter Challenge Final this weekend 21/2/07
A sting in the tail
We've had a gale overnight, water in the cockpit and we're down to a staysail and reefed mizzen… and we've seen a ship! Someone's out there afterall…
Dalton takes a pitstop
Graham Dalton joins Robin Knox-Johnston to repair broken mainsail headcar in 5-Oceans Race 20/2/07
Big entry for Le Figaro
La Solitaire Afflelou Le Figaro 2007 attracts big numbers including two British sailors 20/2/07
Hoo Freezer 2007
Merlin Rocket wins last weekend's 36th Hoo Freezer 20/2/07
National 12 Midwinter Championship
The National 12 Midwinter Championship and annual dinner took place at Royal Harwich YC at the weekend 20/2/07
What was in that picture?
Yes, it's a rudder - from a long-forgotten revolution in British sailing
Knox-Johnston under tow
Sir Robin Knox-Johnston rounds Cape Horn but pulls into Ushuaia to carry out essential repairs 19/2/07
Bernard Stamm ahead but slow
Bernard Stamm is 2,000 miles ahead in Velux 5-Oceans Race but hits light spot off coast of Brazil 19/2/07
British Atlantic rowing team miss record
British Quest Ocean Rowing Team approach Barbados and miss record by two days 19/2/07
Lessons from Adele
If he did this all again, what would Jan-Eric Osterlund change aboard Adele? I talked to him over breakfast this morning on a fantastic sailing day as we thundered along…
China launch new ACC boat
America's Cup China team launch first ever new boat 19/2/07
Let me introduce you
I've been remiss in not introducing readers of this blog to exactly who is on board Adele
We’ve broken out the shorts
After a starlit and unfortunately windless night, Saturday dawns with a glassy calm and temperatures (water and air) soaring onto the high 20s
Sea creatures from down under
Yachting photographer Thierry Martinez has been swimming around the waters of Australia snapping unusual sealife 16/2/07
Great performance from Knox-Johnston
Sir Robin Knox-Johnston takes third position in Velux 16/2/07
Antigua Sailing Week 07
Big entry expected for Stanford Antigua Sailing Week's 40th anniversary event in April 16/2/07