Press Archive

November 2008

Green Dragon - Third at the scoring gate - 20 November 2008

Green Dragon - Not giving up - 19 November 2008

Green Dragon - working to repair damaged boom. - 19 November 2008

Green Dragon breaks boom - 18 November 2008

Green Dragon - Battle to the gate - 17 November 2008

Green Dragon - It's all about leverage. - 16 November 2008

Green Dragon - Strong start for the Dragon - 15 November 2008

Green Dragon - Less then 24 hours remain. - 14 November 2008

The true extent of the damage becomes apparant as HUGO BOSS is lifted - 13 November 2008

Green Dragon - Damage to Spreader - 13 November 2008

Alex Thomson officially retires from the Vendee Globe - 13 November 2008

Ben Ainslie named ISAF World Sailor of the Year 2008 - 12 November 2008

The Green Dragon Racing Team is pleased to announce that the Dragon is now back in the water. - 10 November 2008

HUGO BOSS - Goal one achieved – Alex Thomson starts the Vendee Globe - 09 November 2008

HUGO BOSS set to sail - 08 November 2008

HUGO BOSS continues to battle against the clock - 06 November 2008

Green Dragon assessing the damage - 04 November 2008

Green Dragon - Interview with Damian Foxall - on arrival into Cape Town - 03 November 2008

Green Dragon secure third place on leg 1 - 03 November 2008

Green Dragon - the last 24 hours - 02 November 2008

Green Dragon - The countdown has begun - amendment - 01 November 2008

Green Dragon - The Countdown has begun. - 01 November 2008

HUGO BOSS re-launched two weeks after Thomson thought his Vendée was over - 01 November 2008

October 2008

Green Dragon - Keeping the pack at bay - 31 October 2008

Green Dragon - Wounded but far from slain. - 30 October 2008

Green Dragon - Riding the express train. - 29 October 2008

Green Dragon - Battle with gale force winds. - 28 October 2008

Update on HUGO BOSS repairs - 26 October 2008

Green Dragon - The race south. - 25 October 2008

Green Dragon - a tight battle at the top. - 24 October 2008

HUGO BOSS - one week on. - 24 October 2008

Rutland Sailing Club awarded £1,000 for environmental project by Volvo Car Uk - 21 October 2008

HUGO BOSS suffers severe damage after being struck by a fishing vessel - 17 October 2008

Volvo Musto Optimist End of Season regatta - 13 October 2008

Volvo Ocean Race - update Monday 13 October - 13 October 2008

Double Olympic silver medallist Nick Rogers inspires sailors at regatta prize giving - 06 October 2008

September 2008

Double Olympic silver medallist on hand to inspire talented local young sailors - 29 September 2008

Olympic gold medallist on hand to inspire talented young sailors - 29 September 2008

J.P.Morgan Bournemouth employees raise £19,050 for the Ellen MacArthur Trust - 23 September 2008

Skandia Sail for Gold Day 3 - 18 September 2008

Olympic gold medallist Paul Goodison takes time out to inspire young sailors - 18 September 2008

Day two of racing gets underway at the Skandia Sail for Gold Regatta in Weymouth, sailing venue for the 2012 Olympics. - 17 September 2008

Local kids hit the waves with Britain’s top solo sailor Alex Thomson - 09 September 2008

Beaver Sailing Club awarded prestigious Volvo RYA Champion Club Status - 01 September 2008

August 2008

Sheffield United welcome home Olympic Gold medallist Paul Goodison - 28 August 2008

July 2008

2008 Skandia Sail for Gold regatta - 29 July 2008

Largest ever turn out for the Volvo Musto Optimist National Championships - 28 July 2008

Record Breaking Day At Volvo Youth Sailing ISAF World Championship 2008 - 18 July 2008

Shirley Robertson inspires young sailors at Seaview Yacht Club - 16 July 2008

Sixty Nations prepare to do battle in the Bay of Århus - 07 July 2008

Epic sail for Paul Goodison and Sheffield United manager Kevin Blackwell - 01 July 2008

June 2008

Saltash Sailing Club awarded prestigious Volvo RYA Champion Club Status - 29 June 2008

Loch Tummel Sailing Club awarded prestigious Volvo RYA Champion Club Status - 28 June 2008

Britain’s top sailors put Vodafone McLaren Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton through his paces in the Round the Island Race. - 27 June 2008

Kevin Blackwell Sheffield United Manager joins Beijing sailor Paul Goodison racing at the JPMorgan Asset Management Round the Island Race - 24 June 2008

Team Volvo for life in force at the JPMorgan Asset Management Round the Island Race - 20 June 2008

Golden Girl Shirley Robertson Dominates at the iShares Cup - 16 June 2008

Youth Stars Aim For Volvo Trophy Success In Århus - 16 June 2008

Press Release: Green Team announce crewmember - 12 June 2008

Shotwick Lake Sailing Club awarded prestigious Volvo RYA Champion Club Status - 11 June 2008

Five hour sponsored sail for Charity - 02 June 2008

May 2008

Olympic Contribution Helping The Youth Worlds Go Green - 26 May 2008

Perfect conditions for the Volvo Musto Inland Championships 2008 - 20 May 2008

Record Entry for the Volvo Musto Optimist Inland Championship - 15 May 2008

New boat and a fresh new challenge as double Olympic gold medallist Shirley Robertson takes in the Ishares Cup 2008 - 02 May 2008

April 2008

Youth Worlds Entries in for Århus, Denmark - 30 April 2008

Golden return for Olympic sailors Nick and Joe - 28 April 2008

Bristol Corinthian Yacht Club wins new race marks for junior sailors - 25 April 2008

Youth Worlds Entry Deadline 15 April - 09 April 2008

Making The Step Up - 07 April 2008

Olympic Sailors presents prestigious award to Fowey Gallant Sailing Club - 05 April 2008

Exmouth sailor Joe Glanfield gets the nod for the Olympics - 03 April 2008

March 2008

Goodie takes Gold in Palma - 26 March 2008

Olympic Sailors to present prestigious award to Roseland Paddle and Sail - 01 March 2008

Volvo Eco Challenge - 01 March 2008

February 2008

Supporting The Youth Worlds - 20 February 2008

January 2008

Team Shirley Robertson to compete at Rolex Miami OCR and Yngling World Championships - 25 January 2008

Paul blows the rust away in Melbourne - 21 January 2008

Team RogersGlanfield win Asia Pacific Championship - 21 January 2008

Young Sailing Stars Look To Denmark In 2008 - 09 January 2008

Ainslie gets the nod for Beijing Games - 08 January 2008

Into the blue recognised at the Island Business Awards - 07 January 2008

December 2007

The Green Team is announced as the seventh entry in the Volvo Ocean Race - 17 December 2007

October 2007

Present and 'future Olympians' at the Volvo Musto Optimist End of Season Championships - 17 October 2007

Record numbers for Volvo Musto Optimist End of Season Championships - 10 October 2007

Relive the action from the Skandia Sail for Gold Regatta 2007 - 05 October 2007

September 2007

Team Volvo for life sailors win gold at the Pre-Olympics and Sail for Gold Regatta’s - 24 September 2007

Team Shirley Robertson will not be competing at the 2008 Olympics. - 19 September 2007

Ellen MacArthur Trust ambassador Dan Monk takes the helm as he set sails from Liverpool - 18 September 2007

Team Volvo for life – Olympic selection results - 18 September 2007

Olympians set to inspire GBR youth and junior sailors at Skandia Sail for Gold Regatta - 17 September 2007

August 2007

Team Saxton crowned Volvo RYA Youth Match Racing Champions for 2007 - 30 August 2007

Open Worlds in Denmark - 16 August 2007

Prime Minister visits final day of the Optimist Nationals - 03 August 2007

Light conditions prove tricky at the Optimist Nationals - 02 August 2007

Brits moving on up the results tables - 01 August 2007

July 2007

British sailor knocks Team USA of top spot in the senior fleet - 31 July 2007

Team USA on top form at Optimist Nationals - 30 July 2007

International competitors excel on first day of Volvo Musto Optimist Nationals - 29 July 2007

Largest ever turn out for the Volvo Musto National Championships - 28 July 2007

Press Release Shirley Robertson - 14 July 2007

All down to the medal race - 13 July 2007

Snakes and ladders - 12 July 2007

Shirley on top after first day of racing at the Worlds - 11 July 2007

Frustration rules the waves - 09 July 2007

Moving up on day two - 07 July 2007

June 2007

Team Volvo for life sailors compete in the JPMAM Round the Island Race 2007 - 26 June 2007

Three in a row for Goodison at Laser Europeans - 14 June 2007

May 2007

Extreme weather conditions for the Volvo Musto Inland Championships - 23 May 2007

Optimist GBR World, European and French Championship Teams announced at Volvo Musto Inlands - 23 May 2007

Record number of Sailors for Volvo Musto Optimist Inland Championships - 17 May 2007

Waldringfield Sailing Club launches new RIB - 10 May 2007

Alex Thomson gives young sailors a helping hand - 08 May 2007

April 2007

North Sails appoint Frank Gerber to develop Scottish and South East regions - 16 April 2007

JPMorgan Asset Managment Supports Record Breaking Sailor Michael Perham - 10 April 2007

February 2007

Taking the Ellen MacArthur Trust forward into 2007 - 16 February 2007

North Sails One Design recruit World Champion Ruairidh Scott - 12 February 2007

Local girl gets golden opportunity - 09 February 2007

Rogers and Glanfield win Gold in Miami - 05 February 2007

January 2007

Double World Champion Steve Mitchell joins Team Shirley Robertson coaching team - 30 January 2007

Happy New Year from Shirley Robertson - 02 January 2007

December 2006

Solo circumnavigation of the UK raises huge sum for the Ellen MacArthur Trust - 13 December 2006

November 2006

The Ellen MacArthur Trust receives fantastic donation from Yarmouth One Design yacht class - 13 November 2006

Volvo chooses new sports marketing agency - 09 November 2006

October 2006

RYA selects the largest Volvo RYA Keelboat Squad to date - 31 October 2006

Team Shirley Robertson announce new sponsor - 12 October 2006

Challenging conditions at the Optimist End of Season Championships - 10 October 2006

Optimist End of Season Championships - 06 October 2006

September 2006

Volvo RYA Champion Clubs find their Hero - 21 September 2006

Volvo Car UK announce winner of voyage of a lifetime sailing on the Gipsy Moth IV from Thailand to Sri Lanka - 20 September 2006

Team Shirley Robertson back on track at J24 Europeans - 20 September 2006

Shirley Robertson returns to the water for the Volvo City Sailing Championships - 14 September 2006

August 2006

The Ellen MacArthur Trust raises just over £90,000 in its first year as the official Charity to Skandia Cowes Week - 05 August 2006

The inaugural Ellen MacArthur Trust Ball at Skandia Cowes Week raises in excess of £50,000 - 01 August 2006

July 2006

Island charity presents The Ellen MacArthur Trust with a cheque for £5000 - 30 July 2006

Help turn Skandia Cowes Week Blue with The Ellen MacArthur Trust - 25 July 2006

Announcement of Twins - 13 July 2006

10 youngsters in recovery from cancer and leukaemia from Great Ormond Street and University College London Hospitals set sail with The Ellen MacArthur Trust - 10 July 2006

June 2006

Profile and funds raised for The Ellen MacArthur Trust - 16 June 2006

May 2006

Boat V Bike in this years JPMorgan Asset Management Round the Island Race - 22 May 2006

April 2006

Help The Ellen MacArthur Trust ‘Turn Skandia Cowes Week Blue’ this year - 24 April 2006

March 2006

North Sails Team grow in strength and win at Rolex TP52 Global Championship - 14 March 2006

Shirley Robertson announces her new crew, sponsors...and twins! - 03 March 2006

February 2006

Ellen MacArthur Trust Launches New Website - 08 February 2006

January 2006

JPMorgan Asset Management Round the Island Race - 75th Anniversary Event, 3rd June 2006 - 25 January 2006

The Ellen MacArthur Trust receives over £40,000 at London Boat Show 2006 - 06 January 2006

December 2005

The Ellen MacArthur Trust looks forward to 2006 - 30 December 2005

Schools up to the challenge - 09 December 2005

September 2005

www.shirleyrobertson.com goes live - 26 September 2005

May 2005

Farr 45 becomes a new addition to the Volvo RYA Keelboat Programme - 31 May 2005

Farr 45 becomes a new addition to the Volvo RYA Keelboat Programme - 18 May 2005

Team Volvo For Life win major Sports Industry Award. - 18 May 2005

South East England Development Agency (SEEDA) makes waves by getting on board an innovative schools programme. - 04 May 2005

Volvo takes recycling into their sailing sponsorships - 03 May 2005