Three Mini Transat campaigns led Michel Marie to the America's Cup as team member of the Alinghi Challenge. Why was this singlehanded event such an important stepping stone?
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Quarter Finals – Day 2
Official reports
Dinghy Series at Lymington
Lymington Town Sailing Club played host to the fifth race of the Solent Circuit Dinghy Series at the weekend...
Preview January 2003
Weather by e-mail. Just imagine receiving a personalised weather forecast...
Contents: December 2002
If you get the chance, go there! Andrew Bray is bowled over...
Route du Rhum – Fujifilm damages float
Loick Peyron is trying to save his trimaran after the starboard float broke
Stamm wins Leg 2, Around Alone
Swiss Bernard Stamm sailing his Open 60 'Bobst Group-Armor Lux' crossed the Cape Town finishing line at 1000 GMT on 13 November to complete the leg in under 30 days
Route du Rhum – distress call by Monnet
A rescue operation is under way after Philippe Monnet put out a distress call from his trimaran Sopra
Young Brits plan Mini campaign
The Route de Rhum 60 footers are having a tough time at the moment – but imagine what it would be like in boats just 6.5 metres long. That’s the…
More problems for Fujifilm
Loick Peyron's trimaran has now lost the starboard float and her port float was damaged when she dismasted
Quarter finals – 13/11/02
Match 1 - Official reports
Winds to build later
The wind in Auckland for the second day of the Louis Vuitton Cup quarter finals (Thursday) should improve throughout the day to give similar conditions to yesterday
Ainslie ISAF Sailor of the Year
Briton Ben Ainslie wins ISAF Rolex Sailor of the Year Award
Musto International Cruising Awards
These Awards will be launched at the London Boat Show
Quarter Finals Schedule
As the weather delays play once again, the race committee amend the programme
Finn Qualifier – Rutland Sailing Club
An impressive 23 Finns competed at Rutland last weekend, the biggest turnout for several years...
Holt RYA National Ranking Series 2002 – Round four
Sixty-five boats made the trip to Rutland Sailing Club over the weekend to compete in round four of the Holt RYA National Ranking Series 2002.
Trimaran capsizes, skipper rescued
Route du Rhum face favourite Franck Cammas capsizes his trimaran, Jean Le Cam promptly collides with it and damages his tri, and Michel Desjoyeaux is also making a pitstop for…
Big winds for start of Route du Rhum
A fleet of 39 monohulls and multihulls got off to a good start in the Route du Rhum yesterday in 20-25 knots of wind off St Malo
Ashfield signs up Moloney
Ashfield Healthcare is the name of Nick Moloney's 50 footer which will be competing in Class 2 of the Rhoute du Rhum which starts on Saturday