Russell Peters' overgrown dinghy, the Ultra 30 'Reloaded Red Square', will be taking on Mike Slade's 92 ft super-sloop 'Skandia Leopard' in this year's Hoya Round the Island
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Crick Boat Show a success
...One exhibitor reported an incredible £180,000 worth of confirmed orders taken over the three day event
The Thais that bind
World cruisers and the international charter market are today dealing with the announcement of a massive import duty on boats that plan to stay in Thai waters for longer than…
Rules and regs
In response to the fatal RIB accident last year at the Southampton Boat Show, National Boat Shows have announced new regulations governing boat demonstrations
Pack closes up
The last 24 hours have seen the fleet concertina as the leading yachts ran out of wind allowing the yachts behind to catch up
A surprise visitor
A 130-foot yacht sailing through the Solent is hardly going to go unnoticed, which makes it all the more surprising that Velsheda thought it could discreetly make its way into…
Brunswick buys Sealine for US$ 68 million
The Brunswick Corporation announced that it has signed a definitive agreement today to purchase one of the UK's major powerboat builders
Another singlehander gives it a tri
Around Alone winner Giovanni Soldini will be racing his new 60ft trimaran Fila at the Cap d’Agde round of the Orma 9 Telecom Multihull Championships today
Presidential ‘start’ to Clipper race 12
Clipper organisers stage false start before three boats return to port for generator maintenance
Record-breaking RIB
Alan Priddy’s Spirit of Cardiff has beaten the world record for a Transatlantic powerboat passage
Gill goes “Live and Kicking”
If you’re wondering why the presenters and participants on the Saturday morning TV show, Live and Kicking, look so stylish, it’s because they are all wearing Gill clothing…
Two steps forward, four back
The majority of the BT fleet is still trapped in a band of light winds, constantly watching for a shift or a breeze on which to hitch a ride, it…
Counter-pollution operation complete
The wreck of the tanker, Ievoli Sun, which sank off the Channel Islands last year, had been carrying chemicals, all of which have now been safely removed
Wieser wins at Lake Constance
Marcus Wieser of Germany, ranked 93rd in the world by ISAF, held on to defeat native German Jochen Schumann, sailing for Ernesto Bertarelli's Swiss Challenge, at the Swedish Match Tour's…
Three Peaks 2002
After being cancelled this year due to the outbreak of Foot and Mouth, Helly Hansen have announced that once again it will be supporting the Three Peaks Yacht Race, scheduled…
Vendee Globe 2004 confirmed
Skippers at the Vendee Globe prize giving on Saturday refused to comment whether they would participate in the next Vendee, the start of which has been confirmed as the 7
Barker and Holmberg celebrate
Dean Barker beats Gavin Brady to win the ACI Cup and Magnus Holmberg’s third place is good enough to secure this year’s Swedish Match series title
Perfect start for Scottish Series
Loch Fyne returned to its best for the first Olympic and Windward-Leeward races yesterday with 6-12kn of breeze and cascading sunshine producing a memorable day’s racing
Water-way to spend a bank holiday
Here are three family-friendly ideas to get you down to the waterside this weekend
GBR Challenge prepares for next leg of Swedish Match tour
Peter Harrison's GBR Challenge has selected the team that will compete in the next leg of the Swedish Match tour, the ACI Cup in Croatia from 26th to the 31st…