Preview: June 2005

When 200 yachts sail across the Atlantic it's a perfect opportunity

New skip for TietoEnator

49er Olympic gold medallist Thomas Johanson to skipper TietoEnator 60ft trimaran in the Oops Cup

New outright sailing speed record

Finian Maynard of the BVI comes tantalisingly close to the 'magic' 50 knots with a new record set in the 'French Trench'

Folkboats go head to head

The second weekend of the Lymington Spring Series brought sunshine and close racing for the folkboat class

Team Alinghi was officially welcomed to Valencia at ceremony in the Valencian Town Hall earlier today

Brian Thompson and his crew aboard the giant catamaran Doha 2006 crossed the finish line on Saturday morning to win the Oryx Quest

Tony Bullimore, skipper of second-placed Daedalus, congratulates Brian Thompson and his crew on winning the Oryx Quest

A total of 25 Larks travelled to Barnt Green for the class annual open meeting on 9-10 April

A total of 29 eager Phantom sailors turned out to enjoy the first Travellers event of 2005 at Haversham Sailing Club last weekend

As Team Save the Children finishes, skipper Paul Kelly writes about the hardest leg

Francis Joyon has arrived in New York in preparation of his Transatlantic record attempt

At 0600 GMT this morning Brian Thomson and his Doha 2006 crew were 199 miles from the Oryx Quest finish line