Firefly, 3 December 2001: Today I have made a new cockpit light out of an old baseball hat, wire coathanger (what else) and the guts from an old 12 Volt…
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Illbruck takes control
With illbruck having taken the lead yesterday, and pulled out a 17-mile advantage over SEB, the 400 remaining miles to Sydney are going to be very interesting
ARC Diary: Week 1
Firefly, 2 December 2001: The benefit, if one discounts bruises and rope burned hands, is that at the end of the first week we have covered nearly 1,200 miles
Prescott visits GBR Challenge
The Deputy Prime Minister, Mr John Prescott, launched the summer training session for the first British America’s Cup Challenge in 15 years when he visited the GBR Challenge base in…
ARC Diary 6
Firefly, 1 December 2001: The forecast is predicting northeasterlies for this sea area and if that happens it’ll be straight down the line, afterburners on, for the Caribbean
SEB and illbruck pull ahead
Just 14 miles separates SEB and illbruck on the second leg of the VOR but they are pulling away from the rest of the fleet
ARC yachts in dramatic rescue
Three yachts competing in the ARC come to the rescue of a Frenchman whose yacht was sinking
VOR – the week that was
A look at the third week of the second leg of the Volvo Ocean Race Sail-through service centre -a couple of essential crew drop-offs at Eclipse island turned in to…
ARC Diary 5
Firefly, 30 November, 2001: Flying squid! Have I been at sea for too long?
Strong winds continue to disrupt 14s
Strong winds continue to disrupt racing at the International 14 world championship in Bermuda
Mini 6.5 collides with UFO
Ricardo Diniz has been forced to abandon his 6.5m racer Gelpeixe after collding with an Unidentified Floating Object
Gautier sells KINGFISHER-FONCIA
The 60 foot trimaran, KINGFISHER-FONCIA has been sold
Sailing on Grandstand
For your chance to see Ellen MacArthur in action on the high seas, make sure you tune in to this Saturday’s Grandstand
ARC Diary 4
Firefly, 29 November 2001: The name of today’s game is hunt the log book
SEB leads tacking battle
SEB leads the tacking battle south despite losing ace navigator Marcel van Triest
Alex Bennett signs up for Around Alone
Flushed with success, having won in the Open 50 class in the Transat Jacques Vabre race (Le Havre - Salvador), Alex Bennett has signed up for his first round the…
ARC Diary 3
Firefly, 28 November 2001: Olga is not a lady I would like to meet. Nor, I can assure you, would you
Sailors win top awards
Three British sailors have taken top titles at the BBC South Sports Awards
Lark winter champs
A strong fleet of 34 Larks travelled to Queen Mary SC on 24-25 November for the Winter Championship
SEB rounds Eclipse
The Swedish Volvo Ocean Race entry SEB rounded Eclipse Island at 0348 this morning