Slipping along in 10 knots, then "Bam! 40 knots of wind, with full main, big jib", and she’s stuck on the helm for five hours…
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Solidaires snatches second from Pindar
Thierry Dubois in Solidaires has snatched second place from Emma Richards’ Open 60 Pindar in the Around Alone Race
Emma: ‘nightmare situation again’
Thierry Dubois slips by as Emma struggles with a headsail
Moloney sets off for Route du Rhum
Nick Moloney has left his British base for France to prepare for the start of the 2002 Route du Rhum
RR2 Flight 2 – race reports
Official reports
Stars & Stripes beaten by Prada
Team Dennis Conner's navy blue sloop, Stars & Stripes could not overtake Prada during the second race of Round Robin 2 of the Louis Vuitton Cup
Italians in brave fight with Oracle
In an eagerly awaited encounter Mascalzone Latino put up a brave fight agains the Oracle BMW Racing team yesterday
Rower takes to the high seas
Triple Olympic Medallist, Matthew Pinsent today took to the high seas with Britain's America's Cup Team, GBR Challenge
PlayStation still on track for record
PlayStation passed the waypoint at Inishtearaght at around 1200 GMT today, and will be reaching Fastnet later this afternoon
Blackheart’s billboards
Campaign underway with the first of what is believed to be a series of messages
RR2 Flight 1 race reports
Official reports
National 12s at Salcombe
A highly competitive fleet of 15 National 12s assembled at Salcombe YC last weekend (19-20 October) for their third visit of the year
PlayStation heads south
PlayStation, the 125ft maxi cat, rounded Muckle Flugga at the tip of the Shetland Islands at 0315 this morning
Disabled sailor to conquer the world
Alex Ransby, who's suffering from juvenile onset arthritis, is making final preparations for his non-stop, singlehanded, round the world voyage
PlayStation heads for big winds
PlayStation is preparing for big winds as she heads down the west coast of the British Isles
New European event
Race around Europe in IC45s for 2004
RS200 youth nationals
A total of 22 boats turned out for the RS200 youth national championship held at Stewartby Water Sports Club last weekend
Fireball inlands
Chips Howarth and Vyv Townend sailed an impressive series to clinch the Fireball inland championship at Draycote Water SC last weekend
Dane wins Bermuda Gold Cup
Denmark’s Jesper Radich defeated countryman Jes Gram-Hansen before a large spectator crowd on Hamilton Harbour, becoming the first Scandinavian to claim the coveted King Edward VII Cup of the Royal…
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