A yacht race that takes in sights around the world will this year miss out Southampton.

Sir Ben Ainslie steered Land Rover BAR back to winning ways in the America's Cup Qualifiers on Tuesday by comfortably beating Sweden's Artemis Racing in Bermuda.

A VICTORY in the America’s Cup by Sir Ben Ainslie could generate as much as £140 million for the Hampshire economy.

Alex Thomson will be aiming to continue his excellent year when he takes part in his second Rolex Fastnet Race on Sunday.

HAVE you always fancied giving sailing a go but not sure where to start? Want to get your kids for a session out on the water? Or just want to try something completely different? Push the Boat Out 2018 is a great scheme run by the Royal Yachting Association at hundreds of clubs around the country - including several in Hampshire.

STUDENTS at a Hampshire university were celebrating after winning a forty year old competition.

British sailor Alex Thomson is the early leader of one of the most famous French solo offshore races, La Route du Rhum: Destination Guadeloupe.

TRIBUTES have been paid to an inspirational Hampshire businessman who has died on holiday in the Caribbean.

Disney's next big hit will pack a real punch in cinemas, thanks largely to the sheer size of the lead character - 643lb Ralph.

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A Southampton sailing charity has launched an emergency campaign to raise £1m by this Friday or face a bleak future.

A SOUTHAMPTON sailing charity which is fighting for its survival is one step closer to raising enough money to keep it afloat.

SOUTHAMPTON residents can now access a host of local services to cope with the coronavirus crisis.

VENUES showing the upcoming Rugby World Cup Semi Final between England and New Zealand taking place on Saturday October 26 at 9am.

A DEDICATED member of Winchester Rugby Club has been honoured with a new lasting legacy.

IF you are looking for high quality, organic local meat, Hyden Farm Organic Meat and Poultry is a very good place to start.

AHEAD of the annual Watercress Festival in Alresford later this month, new research has found that antioxidant-rich watercress, often labelled a super-food, can alleviate the natural stress put on our body by a workout.

It all started as a bit of banter over a few pints of not very good ale.

He has worked at some of the country’s top restaurants and is now impressing guests at Lainston House with his culinary talents. Head chef Phil Yeomans talks to Ed Stilliard

EVER fancied a banana split sausage or what about venison and chocolate?

If you do not want to spend every day doing the same thing, we have just the job for you!

We are delighted to announce the first round of exhibitors for the 2017 Daily Echo Jobs Fair.

Job fair - Tuesday 19th September 10am - 3pm, O2 Guildhall Southampton

WITH just under a fortnight to go more companies are signing up to take part in the Echo Jobs fair.

WITH just a few days to go more companies are signing up to take part in the Daily Echo Jobs Fair.

Employment rates may be close to at an all time high but there has been steady stream of visitors to today's Echo Jobs Fair at Southampton's O2 Guildhall.

EVEN from a young age he wanted to conquer the world of sailing.

THE Duke of Edinburgh has taken to the waters to watch Sir Ben Ainslie prepare in his bid to bring back the America's Cup to Britain for the first time in 165 years.

Sir Ben Ainslie has taken a major step towards winning the America's Cup.

ALTHOUGH it is not possible to go to the berth Titanic sailed from, ABP do allow members of the public to visit the Titanic memorial.

Admiralty House was converted into flats in the early 21st century, but it's origins are rather different.

Although the house itself is no longer present, 51 College Street played a key role in something that intrigued many Titanic enthusiasts.

The Alliance Hotel is now known as The White Star Tavern, a bar and restaurant.

Sailors' Home is now a hostel run by the Salvation Army, however in 1912 it was home to many seafarers, some of whom had been raised from childhood with the intention of going to sea.

Albert Road was where many of the steerage passengers stayed before leaving Southampton.

Generous Harvey White knew exactly how to tame the wild beasts that have charged into Southampton this summer - with an ice lolly.

THEY HAVE been entertaining thousands of people on the streets throughout the summer.

IT was the monumental summer when thousands of animallovers took to the streets of Southampton in pursuit of a crash of rhinos.

THEY may have charged out of the city, but now is your chance to keep the rhino legacy alive.

IT IS all about the money, money, money that can be raised by Southampton’s rhinos.

THEY may be preparing to be auctioned for charity.

SHE was one of the most eye-catching of the iconic beasts that captured the imagination of animallovers and tourists alike in Southampton this summer.

A NEVER-seen-before SOS telegram sent from the Titanic as it sank has come to light proving the doomed liner’s owners knew of the disaster unfolding - something they denied at the time.

THE first letter written on the Titanic by an excited visitor before the doomed liner left Southampton has surfaced 104 years later.

TODAY marks the 104th anniversary of the Titanic leaving Southampton on its ill-fated maiden voyage.

A small, corroded key for a locker on the Titanic has sold for £85,000 at auction.

THE WINNING design for a stained glass window to the Titanic crew who perish in the disaster has been revealed this weekend.

The family of the helmsman of the Titanic, whose final resting place was a mystery for decades, have now marked his grave with a headstone in Aberdeen.