Light and fluky then strong and gusty, not a good day to discover you don't like it when it blows. Plenty to watch in Athens
Matthew Sheahan
Brits in a Nutshell – Day 1
A summary of how the Brits got on today
Athens Opener – Day 1
The heat is on as a light sea breeze builds from 6 to 10 knots for the first day's racing
OLYMPICS STOP PRESS – Day 1
Ben Ainslie disqualified from race 2
Mirabella V gets her rig
After months of painstaking preparation, Mirabella V has her 300ft mast stepped in Southampton. Matthew Sheahan reports from the dockside
A new record and another on the way?
Yellow Pages world sailing speed record came within a fraction of a knot of being broken yesterday by a sailboard and a new world record was set
Sailing Speed Record About To Tumble?
The world sailing speed record came close to being broken last week and current weather forecasts suggest that better conditions could be on the way today
One rule to measure them by……
Matthew Sheahan talks to Alinghi's and Oracle's chief designers about how the new Americas Cup class rule will affect the next generation of boats
America’s Cup venue and more
Matthew Sheahan reports from the America's Cup media frenzy in Geneva as more details of the next America's Cup emerge
Where on earth?
On the eve of the ACC venue announcement Matthew Sheahan reports from Geneva and considers where the party might be
Cup racing for the crowds
Matthew Sheahan reports from the Moet Cup in San Francisco
Light airs and inspired choices at Skandia Cowes Week
A day handicapped by initially light winds and countered by inspired race officer choices marked the commencement of the 2003 event.
Admiral’s Cup 2003 Kicks Off
Will the Admiral's Cup 2003 prove to be the turning point for this once prestigious event? Matthew Sheahan watches the first day of racing at Cowes
First Comments
Minutes after crossing the line, Russell Coutts and Dean Barker speak of the pleasure and pain
Dalton Loses Mast
Another rig goes down, this time it's Hexagon's in the Around Alone Race
Kingfisher 2 Dismasted in Southern Ocean
Ellen MacArthur and her crew suffer devastating blow after losing their mast
Day 3 – High hopes
Both teams feel the pressure and the event takes one more step towards a critical phase
Day 1 – Great expectations
Snapshots from the Viaduct Basin
Problems solved downunder
The build up to the 2003 America’s Cup gets underway with an unusual press conference as new sponsor rises to the challenge
That’s it folks
The end of the LV Cup. So what did the winners and losers have to say come the final result