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sailing - events| 16–20 October 1899 | USA, UK | In the America's Cup, the US yacht Columbia defeats the British challenger Shamrock, owned by the British businessman Thomas Lipton, by three races to nil. Lipton makes further attempts, all unsuccessful, to win the trophy in 1901, 1903, 1920, and 1930. | | 23 November 2002 | | English sailor Ellen MacArthur becomes the first Briton to win the Route de Rhum solo transatlantic yachting race from St Malo, France, to Guadeloupe, and in a record time of 13 days, 13 hours and 31 minutes. | | 2 March 2003 | New Zealand | Sailing's prestigious America's Cup is won by a European nation for the first time, as the Swiss-owned boat, Team Alinghi, secures the trophy with the completion of a 5–0 victory over the holders, Team New Zealand, in Auckland. | | 7 February 2005 | | English sailor Ellen MacArthur completes her record-breaking, single-handed journey round the world in a 70-foot catamaran, reaching the finishing line off northern France at the end of a 27,000-mile voyage in just under 72 days. She cuts more than a day off the previous record set in February 2004. |
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