Preview: April 2001

Next month we look north to the Arctic to some of the greatest sailing endeavours ever.

British America's Cup bid is announced, with Ian Walker as skipper.

While Club Med considers a pit-stop in NZ, Team Legato is busy chasing-down the pack, having just completed another 400-mile run in the past 24 hours

Jeremy Irons joins BT Challenge crew

British actor and film star, Jeremy Irons, will be embarking on his toughest role yet by joining the crew of ‘LG Flatron’ in the BT Global Challenge.

Barlo Plastics cleans up in Palma

With the event already secured, Barlo Plastics skipper Adrian Stead dictated a safe and steady course, keeping out of trouble and protecting the boat and equipment from damage in the…

Ovington Demo Days

Ovington have confirmed the schedule for their Demo Days, when anyone can come along and test sail some of the raciest dinghies on the market

Sails hamper Innovation’s charge

Innovation Explorer is trying to tackle Club Med’s lead, but hasn’t got the headsails to run as efficiently downwind as her sistership

Match racing on Sky

SKY Sports 2 and SKY Sports 3, will show a round up of all the action from the finals of the 2000 Chernikeeff RYA National Match Racing series with a…

Laser Funboat at London Boatshow

It may not be the prettiest dinghy I’ve ever seen but the concept of the Yves Loday-designed Laser Funboat is certainly very interesting.