Nils Jolliffe and Jon Branch were the overall winners of the B14 event at Rutland SC this weekend
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Ovington Boats Weekend
A joint open meeting for Ovington 29ers, 49ers, B14s and 18ft Skiffs took place at Rutland Sailing Club on 23-24 March
Superyacht medical service launched
A new Channel Island company has been launched to provide medical cover for superyachts.
Orange under bare poles
Friday night saw the Jules Verne challenger facing winds of 45-55 knots in the Indian Ocean with all sails down but still making 20 knots towards the Kerguelen Islands, 1300
Racing postponed in Auckland
The third day’s racing at the Steinlager/Line 7 Cup in Auckland was postponed yesterday due to lack of wind
Orange breaks new record
Bruno Peyron’s maxi cat has broken the Ushant to Cape of Good Hope record by 23 hours and 13 minutes
Skandia Life signs up for more Cowes
Skandia Life, which has been sponsoring Cowes Week for eight years, is continuing its support for another three years
Lymington Town Early Points
A total of 19 dinghies turned out for the third race in the Lymington Town Early Points Series
Larks at Shropshire SC
Shropshire SC hosted its first ever Lark open meeting on 16 March
Larks at South Staffs
A total of 22 boats turned out at the one-day Lark event at South Staffs on 16 March
National 12s at Burghfield
Numinous design wins first event at Burghfield
International 14s at Hamble
Rob Greenhalgh and Dan Johnson were the overall winners of the International 14 fleet during last weekend’s Hamble Warming Pan event
VOR yachts clear doldrums
Now all the VOR yachts are through the doldrums, the racing has settled down with illbruck consolidating her well established lead
Steinlager / Line 7 Cup
Ian Walker from the GBR Challenge took part in his first ever Grade 1 Match Racing event yesterday
Walker makes a comeback
With a total of three wins so far in the Steinlager/Line 7 Cup event, Ian Walker and team still have a chance of making it through to the quarter finals
Maquarie Innovations Warms Up
Yellow Pages speed sailor Simon McKeon reports back on the teams first steps towards breaking their own world record with their new boat
Orange rides the lows
Peyron's Orange has stepped over the imaginary Greenwich meridian as the crew focus on the forties which have given a second wind to the Giant
French prowess
French skipper Luc Pillot chalked up four wins and only one loss on the opening day of the Steinlager Line 7 Regatta
Force 9 ahead for Orange
Bruno Peyron and his men are racking up the miles as they prepare for a blow
Illbruck takes bit between teeth
The VOR yacht illbruck is now 12 miles clear of the rest of the fleet as she heads off in to the Trade Winds towards Miami