Double celebrations for Cowes Week

Next year's Cowes Week (7-14 August) marks the 10th Anniversary of Skandia's title sponsorship and the 40th anniversary of the CCC

Virbac, skippered by Jean-Pierre Dick, has dismasted, not far from the Cape Verde Island during The Défi Atlantique

Ecover hits submerged object

Ecover escapes with little damage after a collision with a submerged object during the Defi Atlantique

Sailability for London - a three-year project geared towards facilitating disabled sailing throughout London and its boroughs was recently unveiled by The Princess Royal

Contents: January 2004

We give our verdict on the choice of venue for the next America's Cup...

Ellen MacArthur will jointly open the Schroders London Boat Show on Thursday, 8 January 2004 on the same day she launches her new 75ft B&Q trimaran in Sydney, Australia

Persistent heavy rain and virtually no wind in Antigua greeted the second wave of finishers in the Rubicon Antigua Challenge today

In the spirit of things

Spirit's crew are beginning to settle into a life of Caribbean bliss in St Lucia

The VOR 70 Spirit crossed the finish line at Rodney Bay, St Lucia at 0152 UTC on Friday morning and broke the existing ARC record

Happy Happy Spirit

Beautiful day, a spring clean, dorado and champagne for supper but a new hurricane is lurking over the horizon

X-to-Sea day 12

Three quarters of the way there and paella for supper

The VOR 60 Spirit, with YW Feature Writer Mike Kopman on board, crossed the finish line in Rodney Bay at 0152 on December 5, breaking the existing record by over

Roast lamb, potatoes and three veg as nine crew sit down at the gimballed table in the honduras mahogany-panelled saloon