EVENTS

Click on the image to see more: BMW Oracle 90ft Trimaran The launch and sail trials of the new BMW Oracle 90ft by 90ft trimaran which has been built in secret in Anacortes, USA. She boats a massive 158ft mast and is probably the fastest multihull ever built.     Brambles Cricket Match 2008 On the lowest spring tide of the year the Island Sailing Club and Royal Southern Yacht Club meet for an hour long cricket match on the infamous Brambles sand bank in the Solent, UK     Olympics Beijing 2008 LIVE images of the sailing and Olympic activities by Carlo Borlenghi, Gilles Martin-Raget, Steve Arkley, Giorgio Scala and Mick Anderson all following the excitement in China     Cowes Week 2008 Nearly 1000 yachts from around Europe gather each August on the Solent for Cowes Week, one of the traditional events in the British social and sailing calendars     British Classic Yacht Club 2008 The most beautiful classic yachts from around Europe have gathered in Cowes for a week of social and sailing festivities     Rolex Commodores Cup 2008 Three boat teams from around the world meet every two years in Cowes, Isle of Wight, to fight for the Rolex Commodores Cup     Superyacht Cup 2008 Palma Palma is again the exotic destination for a fleet of superyachts competing in The Superyacht Cup 2008 presented by Ulysse Nardin     Voyage - Pippa Blake & Kos Artist Pippa Blake and Kos have combined works into a new exhibition at the Moncrieff-Bray Gallery which runs till June 21st     Superyacht Cup 2007 Antigua The worlds most glamorous class of yacht returns to Antigua in December to race in the large waves and trade winds of the Caribbean isles     Kos - Against the Elements Marine photographer Kos is displaying her most artistic work in an exhibition of Limited Edition prints at The Getty Images Gallery in Soho, London, until 22nd September 2007     Rolex Fastnet 2007 The new ICAP Leopard leads the charge to the Fastnet Rock in storm force conditions and sets a new course record of 1 day 20 hours and 19 minutes     Centenary Metre Regatta 2007 Yachts representing the many different metre classes, from 2.4 metres to 12 metres, gather in Cowes to celebrate 100 years of the metre rule. The collection includes a dramatic collision and dismasting sequence between two yachts     Superyacht Cup Ulysse Nardin The fifty-two superyachts charge around the Bay of Palma     Superyacht Cup Ulysse Nardin Fifty-two of the worlds largest superyachts, measuring 2.2km in total stem to stern, gather in Palma for racing and social events     Louis Vuitton Cup 2007 - Final Emirates Team New Zealand beats Luna Rossa 5-0 in the final of the Louis Vuitton Cup     Cutty Sark Damaged by Fire The first pictures taken inside the Cutty Sark after fire sweeps through the famous tea clipper on May 21st 2007     Louis Vuitton Cup Semi-Final BMW Oracle, Emirates Team New Zealand, Desafio Espanol and Luna Rossa Prada Challenge go forward to the Semi-Final     Americas Cup Moments Over 1,800 images from the Louis Vuitton and Americas Cups of the past, including Acts 1 to 13 and shots behind the scenes of the teams competing.     Wally 143 Esense Probably the most beautiful contemporary yacht in the world     Route du Rhum 2006 Lionel Lemonchois (Fra) sailing Gitana 11 wins the Route du Rhum 2006 and in doing so smashes the previous 12 day record with an amazing new time of less than 8 days     Velux 5 Oceans Race 2006 The solo sailors in the round the world yacht race leave Bilbao and battle stroms on Leg 1 to Fremantle, Western Australia     Voiles de Saint Tropez 2006 The worlds most elegant classic and modern superyachts race in St Tropez to bring the Mediterranean sailing season to a close     Maltese Falcon flies! The worlds most innovative sailing yacht, Maltese Falcon owned by Tom Perkins, under sail in St Tropez and at anchor in Monaco.     Regates Royales 2006 The 2006 gathering at Cannes     Monaco Yacht Show 2006 The largest and most expensive motor yachts, superyachts and mega yachts in the world congregate in Monaco for the 16th show in Monte Carlo     Breitling TP52 MedCup 2006 The fantastic TP52s, the hotest fleet in sailing, descend on windy Ibiza, Spain for a week of dramatic racing in big breaking waves - enjoy!     Panerai Classic Yachts 2006 The largest and most elegant classic yachts afloat return to the beautiful coastal town of Imperia, Italy for a week of celebration and racing     Rolex Swan Cup 2006 Over 110 Nautor Swan yachts, including 30 Swan 45 one designs, return to Porto Cervo for their biannual regatta racing amongst the Islands of Madellena and to celebrate 40 years of Swan history     PKRA Kitesurf World Tour 2006 Kitesurfers from around the world meet in the mecca of kitesurfing Tarifa, Spain, to decide the World Champion 2006     Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup 2006 The largest and fastest sailing yachts in the world return to Porto Cervo, Sardinia for the fleets biannual regatta     Grand Prix de Fecamp 2006 The Open 60 trimarans of the MultiCup 60 Cafe Ambassador race in the Grand Prix de Port de Fecamp on the French coast     Skandia Cowes Week 2006 Over 1000 yachts race a windy Cowes Week, with dramatic broaches along Cowes Green     Volvo Extreme 40 Portsmouth The radical carbon fibre Volvo Extreme 40s reach Portsmouth on their world tour and pitch pole in strong gusts and challenging conditions     MultiCup 2006 Open 60 trimarans leave the River Thames in London     Miami Race Week 2006 One Design Race yachts from America and Europe face a week of rough seas and strong winds off Miami Beach     Key West 2006 Power, action and excitement from a windy Key West in Florida where the One Design fleets battle out their winter championship     Rolex Sydney Hobart 2005 Canting keel maxi yachts such as Wild Oats crash and burn their way to Tasmania through rough seas in search of a new course record     Rolex Trophy & Challenge 2005 Maxi and One Design fleets from around the world come together in Sydney Harbour for a week of action packed racing in advance of the famous race to Hobart     ABN AMRO wins Volvo Port R2 Pirates of the Caribbean broaches wildly whilst ABN AMRO One slips to a well earned victory in the second port race of the VOR 2005     F1 Boss Flavio Briatore Renault F1 team manager and Benetton entrepreneur Flavio Briatore aboard his superyacht Force Blue     Volvo Ocean Race 2005 Start of the Volvo Ocean Race from Spain plus fast downwind action and crew teamwork onboard ABN AMRO and other Volvo 70s at speed     Volvo Extreme 40 Spain The first in-port racing in the Volvo Extreme 40 regatta in Sanxenxo, Spain     Rolex Middle Sea Race 2005 Dramatic pictures from the historic Middle Sea Race which starts and finishes in the Mediterranean port of Valetta, Malta     Americas Cup Act 9 Action from the latest series of Luis Vuitton Cup round robins in Trapani, Italy     Americas Cup Act 8 - Trapani The teams competing for the Americas Cup in 2007 race in Trapani, Sicily on the southern tip of Italy     Powerboat P1 Worlds 2005 - Gallipoli The P1 circuit travels to the old port of Gallipoli in southern Italy for the penultimate round of the 2005 championship     Louis Vuitton Cup Act 6 & 7 Malmo, Sweden sees Americas Cup teams compete in the latest stages of this event - in pursuit of yachtings greatest prize     Powerboat P1 - British GP 2005 Cowes on the Isle of Wight hosts an exciting weekend of powerboating including setting a new 32 minute record around the island     Drum reunited for Fastnet 2005 Duran Duran star Simon Le Bon reunited with his crew on board the maxi yacht Anorld Clark Drum 20 years after the yacht capsized when the keel fell off during the 1985 Fastnet Race     Rolex Fastnet Race 2005 Pictures of the maxi fleet that competed in the latest edition of this historic biennial event from Cowes to Plymouth around the famous Fastnet Rock in the Irish Sea     J80 World Championship 2005 A colourful 52 boat fleet of J80 one design sportsboats fights out its Worlds in picturesque Famouth, England     Rolex IMS Worlds 2005 The Mediterranean IMS fleet enjoys a World Championship for the first time in Minorca, Spain     Kieler Woche 2005 International dinghy sailors representing the Olympic classes return to Kiel in Germany for a week of racing     Drum Reunion 1985-2005 Duran Duran star Simon Le Bon is gathering the original crew which raced his maxi yacht Drum when it capsized in the 1985 Fastnet, for a new attempt on this famous race in August 2005 aboard Drum     Sailing Gipsy Moth IV The official relaunch and first sailing of the historic yacht Gipsy Moth IV in which Sir Francis Chichester circumnavigated the globe almost 38 years ago.     Powerboat P1 Worlds Germany 05 Spectacular action shots from Travemunde in Germany where international teams compete in round 2 of the 2005 tour     Valencia Louis Vuitton Acts 4 & 5 Dynamic images from the latest rounds of competition in this prelude to the 32nd Americas Cup     Trafalgar 200 Celebrations Over 160 Warships from 36 countries gathered in the Solent to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar. It also marked the first sailing of Gipsy Moth IV     2005 JP Morgan Round the Island Race Light winds from the South East and fine English summer weather saw 1650 entries race through the Solent and round the island at the 69th annual event     Mari Cha Breaks Atlantic Record The 100 year old west-to-east record across the North Atlantic between New York and the Lizard falls to Mari Cha with a time of IV 9 days 15 hours 55 minutes and 23 seconds at an average speed of 12.61 knots     Crash Sequence from Tobago Sail Week 05 Dramatic sequence of pictures captured by Tim Wright showing Ala Mor striking Les Remous amidships at the first mark second day of racing     Swedish Match 2005 - Germany Top international names from around the world fight it out in a blustery Langenargen, Germany     Volvo 70 - Telefonica Movistar The new swing keel round the world race yacht, skippered by Boewe Bekking, in Rio di Janeiro     Powerboat P1 2005 Malta Action from the rough waters of Valetta, Malta where the first round of the P1 World Championship is being fought     Antigua Race Week 2005 Pictures by Tim Wright of the annual Caribbean bash in Antigua - sun, sea, sand, and lots of sailing!     Antigua Classic Week 2005 Sun and sparkle from the beautiful and majestic classic yacht fleet in Antigua, Caribbean     Oyster Fleet 2005 The fleet of luxurious Oyster cruising yachts rendezvous at Tower Bridge and the Greenwich Maritime Museum     Orange Smashes World Record Pictures of the arrival of maxi catamaran Orange skippered by Bruno Peyron in Brest at the end of the successful Jules Verne 2005 setting a new round the world record time of 50 days, 16 hours, 20 mins and 4 secsonds.     Rolex Farr 40 Worlds - Sydney The competitive Farr 40 fleet, boasting some of the biggest rockstars in sailing, encountered rough conditions in Australia for their World Championship event     Cheyenne Doctors Note Onboard analysis by Doctor Claire Bailey of the medical condition of the crew of the giant multihull as it competes in the Oryx Quest 2005     Ellen rules the Waves! 71 days, 14 hours, 18 minutes and 33 seconds - enough said!     Oryx Quest 2005 Four giant G-Class record breaking multihulls have left Doha in Qatar on a race around the globe.     Vendee Globe 2004/5 Winner. Vincent Riou arrived 02 02 2005 at 22:49:55 finishing this gruelling challenge in 87 days, 10 hours, 47 minutes and 55 seconds at an average speed of 11.28 Knots.     Key West 2005 In January 300 yachts from 16 nations battled the turquoise waters of the Gulf of Mexico on the Florida Keys with 30 knot breezes and choppy seas     Cheyenne blasts the English Channel The Maxi Cat owned by Steve Fossett has just completed a rushed New Year delivery from Plymouth to Antwerp to be lifted aboard a ship for transfer through the Suez Canal     New World Speed Record Irish sailboarder Finian Maynard has beaten the overall sailing speed record with a run at 46.82 knts in Les Saintes Maries de la Mer (France)     Wind Farm English Channel The specialist contruction ship Resolution, is on station over the Kentish Flats building a huge wind farm to supply power to Kent in the UK     75th Dragon Anniversary 2004 Over 260 One Design Dragon yachts sailed off St Tropez in October to attend the celebrations of the class 75th birthday     Voiles de Saint Tropez Dramatic images from the majestic fleet at this classic regatta including photography on board Eleanora     Americas Cup Acts 2 & 3 Valencia 2004 Eight Americas Cup teams return to the race course at the home of the next Americas Cup in 2007 - Valencia in Spain     Powerboat P1 Grand Prix Catania The finale of the 2004 P1 World Championship arrives on the beautiful island of Sicily.     Powerboat P1 - Grand Prix Poltu Quatu The P1 World Championships moves to the beautiful Poltu quatu on the Costa Smeralda, Sardinia for the penultimate round of the championship