Champagne Mumm announces Admirals Cup challengers

EIGHT TEAMS CHALLENGE Two More In The Wings United States To Mount Strong Defence Britain’s Royal Ocean Racing Club today announced that eight teams have lodged challenges for the 1999…

Doing the doldrums shuffle

Garside regains his advantage over Mouligne, extending his lead, but hold on tight - here comes Yazykov!

Man on a mission

Mouligne continues to charge, slashing Garside's lead to 66 miles; Soldini flies north

Garside: Stuck here forever

Now stuck in the doldrums with a rapidly vanishing lead over Mouligne, Garside sends this report and offers thanks to the current pushing him north

California dreamin’

Native son Van Liew is back in business with a new mast; Garside is cookin' up a storm

Mast down, spirit intact

Brad Van Liew recounts the final moments before his dismasting in Leg 4 of the Around Alone as he heads back to Punta under jury rig

Clipper Leg finishes early

Lack of wind on the leg to Singapore has meant that Leg 4a of the Clipper race has been cut short

Queasy does it

In the first of his reports from on board Magellan Alpha in the Around Alone's final Leg, Mike Garside tries to find his sea legs

May Contents

Cruising family run down and left for dead, New Zealand prepares for the 30th America's Cup, Stability - do the rules stand up?

June Preview

Panama - the vital link, The men to beat - we look at the strategies for winning the America's Cup.

Clipper fleet heads for Singapore

After a marvellous stay in Hong Kong, the Clipper fleet once more heads over the start line, this time bound for Singapore. Abigail Sollars reports from the start line

Playstation sets 580 miles 24 hour record

The record for the greatest distance covered under sail in 24 hours was broken on Saturday March 27th by PlayStation, Steve Fossett’s new maxi-catamaran designed by California-based duo Gino Morelli…

This one’s for Harry

Riding in the hearts of Saito and Hunter, the gone-but-not-forgotten English yachtsman Harry Mitchell finally earns his golden earring

yess Round Britain record attempt

The Belgian Whitbread 60 yess, skippered by Piet Smet, was due to start her attempt on the Round Britain and Ireland record between 1200 and 1400 hours today, 22 March.…