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January 2004

• New Boat.........New Era.......Coming soon


• New Boat, New Site, New Era.....Coming soon


• New Year Progress Summary

November 2003

• Testing shows excellent performance

October 2003

• Windjet back on standby

July 2003

• Waddington Airshow Report

June 2003

• Windjet Ice Craft Returns to UK

March 2003

• End of Canada Expedition


• Windjet Under Wraps!


• Thanks to Enterprise

February 2003

• Preparations Continue in Thunder Bay


• A Good Sheet of Ice

January 2003

• Windjet Goes Trans-Canada


• Windjet Team Finds Lucky Penny


• Windjet heads for Keho


• The Cracks Appear


• Windjet Team Moves Lake


• The New Windjet Craft - On Ice!

September 2002

• Beaulieu Autojumble a Great Success


• Last Public Appearance This Summer of the Windjet Land Craft at the Beaulieu Autojumble

August 2002

• Windjet Feature in Time Magazine


• Windjet Moves to Secret Location


• Ellen MacArthur Adds Her Face to the Sail


• Windjet Team Complete Gruelling Show Season

July 2002

• Windjet Team to the New Forest and Hampshire County Show 30th - 1st August


• Windjet Team to Farnborough Airshow 27th & 28th July


• Andy Green Joins Windjet Supporters Club


• Windjet on Display at Goodwood Festival of Speed


• Jenkins Presents to Speed Record Club


• Windjet Supporters Club Launched


• Windjet Welcomes a New Technical Partner to the Project - dabs.com


• Windjet Enjoys Great Success at the Waddington International Airshow

June 2002

• Windjet Stops the Presses!


• New Livery Unveiled in Preparation for Windjet Supporters Club

May 2002

• Elmers Court Provide Training Facilities


• Windjet Gears Up for Waddington


• Launch of Supporters Club Imminent


• Trimite to supply Windjet paint


• CNN cover Windjet Project

April 2002

• Efforts turn to Windjet Water Craft

March 2002

• Windjet not attending the World Championships and NALSA Speed Trials


• Australians still in the race

February 2002

• Windjet clocks 116 mph


• Windjet sets NEW British record of 113.4 mph (182.46 km/hr)


• Thales Join the Windjet Team


• Windjet Confirmed at Waddington Airshow


• Team Transport Laid To Rest


• The Great Location Debate Begins!


• What happened to Storm Force?


• Why, with all this wind, isn't Windjet running?

January 2002

• Government Think-Tank Leads Push to Renewable Energy


• E-mail notification feature on Forum


• Wind frustrates Windjet


• Read the Autocar Road Test


• Grant Dalton to launch challenge for outright Speed Sailing record


• Windjet back on standby

December 2001

• Windjet Stands Down for Christmas


• Chance of Favourable Weather Increases


• Speed Run Data Analysis


• Autocar magazine road tests Windjet


• Windjet exceeds 100 mph!

November 2001

• Very successful high speed test session


• Weather system Lets team down


• At Last, Wind Returns!


• New and improved wheel units get first test!


• High Pressure Dominates


• Windjet team guests of Fat Face, the Official Windjet Clothing Partner


• Windjet found to be too aerodynamic!


• Windjet Celebrates!


• Windjet held up by weather


• Verio implement dedicated Windjet web server

October 2001

• Windjet takes British honours


• Windjet team prepare for record run


• Windjet completes thorough static load test programme


• BBC Online run Windjet feature


• RAF Waddington offers words of encouragement


• The Times cover Windjet Launch


• Windjet Press Launch takes place in Central London


• Windjet concludes a long weekend at Bruntingthorpe


• Windjet Land Craft in Record Breaking condition

September 2001

• Windjet Land Craft transported to RAF Waddington Test Site


• Fat Face on board as Official Windjet Clothing Supplier

August 2001

• RAF Waddington confirmed as test site


• Richard Jenkins and Windjet introduced to the Duke of Edinburgh

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