News

Historical summer ahead

  • 03.05.2001

Portsmouth’s International Festival of the Sea, starting as the America’s Cup Jubilee ends, is expected to attract 250,000 visitors this year

  • 02.05.2001

Ellen MacArthur and her rock star crew are tied for second place as Roland Jourdain and his Sill crew turn on the style

  • 02.05.2001

Antigua Sailing Week 2001 has opened with two quite different races and a mixed bag of weather. One thing is certain though: this regatta is as popular as ever and,…

  • 01.05.2001

‘Experienced yachtmaster… ah yes, got something for you – 18,000nm, Southampton to San Francisco, via six American continental ports and Cape Horn, paid, starts next summer. Interested?’

  • 30.04.2001

Peter Holmberg has dished out defeat more than any other crew here at Long Beach to win the Congressional Cup to win his third crimson blazer in four years

  • 24.04.2001

Peter Harrison, President of GBR Challenge, the British bid for the America’s Cup, has denied allegations that he is set to make a hostile take-over bid for Chelsea Football Club…

Help RNLI claim back tax

  • 23.04.2001

By participating in the recently introduced Gift Aid scheme, charities such as the RNLI can claim back the tax that you’ve paid on every donation you make

  • 22.04.2001

‘You’ve got July, August, September, then October - month number four - you’re racing’ says general manager David Barnes, with one eye on the schedule and the other on the…

  • 21.04.2001

If rioting against capitalism in central London isn’t really your bag this May bank holiday, head for Paddington Basin instead to join the massive fleet of canalboats assembled there to…

Oracle Racing back on the water

  • 18.04.2001

As OneWorld starts delving down the back of the sofa for something, anything to help finance their campaign, Oracle Racing quietly began her second phase of sail training yesterday

New record in San Fernando Race

  • 16.04.2001

Benoit Lesaffre’s 50ft catamaran has broken - just - the ten-year-old race record set by Lawrie Smith and the crew of Rothmans

San Fernando race starts

  • 12.04.2001

The San Fernando race starts this morning, the Times Clipper Fleet, competing for the first time in the race, will join the biennial event in an attempt to beat current…

  • 09.04.2001

Team Legato is expected to pass through the Straits of Gibraltar early tomorrow, three days behind their Polish rivals on Warta Polpharma

  • 05.04.2001

‘It’s starting to become a nightmare’ for Pasquale de Gregorio and his boat Wind Telecommunicazioni - he’s still struggling with light airs as the Vendée becomes a battle of will…