Kingfisher-Foncia, skippered by Alain Gautier and Ellen MacArthur, crossed the line at 2225hrs 10s local time (1225hrs 10s GMT) to finish second in the Transat Jacques Vabre
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VOR – the week ahead – 19 November 2001
North or south? – it’s a tough decision but crucial Tyco safe and ready for action – with seven legs to go, Tyco has her chance to fight back djuice…
Record For News Corp
VOR yacht Team News Corp has broken the speed record Silk Cut set in the last round the world yacht race four years ago
Kiwis set to break Atlantic Rowing Record
The two-man New Zealand team, Telecom Challenge 1 (Maui) is making a dramatic attempt at beating the existing world record for the Ward Evans Atlantic Rowing Challenge
TJV fleet going for broke
As the conditions build for the leading multihulls pushing hard upwind on route to the Ascensions, so does the tension – and the potential to damage the boat.
Oracle plans to salvage keel
The keel may be on the bottom of the Hauraki Gulf, but New Zealand skipper Chris Dickson and his Oracle Racing team remain upbeat
Tyco’s race is over!
News has just come through that Tyco, leading the second leg of the Volvo Ocean Race until yesterday morning, has lost her rudder
Belgacom suffers break
The British/Irish pair of Golding & Hutchinson on the ‘clean-machine’ Ecover have certainly not had their last word in the battle of the Open 60 monohulls as they have shot…
Navigation from the wrist
Finnish manufacturer Suunto has launched a new generation of wrist-top sailing computers
Team Tyco returns to South Africa
Skipper Kevin Shoebridge reports from onboard Team Tyco as the team are forced to return to South Africa
VOR fleet hits classic Southern Ocean conditions
Following a drifter yesterday, the VOR fleet has finally met the big winds in the Southern Ocean
Win.Belgium claims third spot in Atlantic rowing race
Alain Lewuillon and Bruno Lewuillon in Win.Belgium have overtaken Telecom Challenge 25 to claim third position in the Ward Evans Atlantic Rowing Challenge
Kingfisher-Foncia holds onto her lead
At the last position report, Kingfisher-Foncia (Gautier/MacArthur) was holding a marginal lead of 17 miles over neighbouring rival Groupama
America’s Cup boat loses keel
The America’s Cup yacht USA 49 has lost its keel while out training on the Hauraki Gulf this morning
Van Heede forced to quit challenge
A loose keel has forced Luc Van Den Heede to abort his attempt to break the singlehanded global challenge record
Iceberg worry for VOR fleet
Tyco and Assa Abloy are fighting for the lead within a mile of each other blasting along at full speed toward Australia
Sydney-Hobart will go ahead
The Sydney-Hobart race will go ahead despite failing to attract a major sponsor
Assa Abloy takes VOR lead
Neal McDonald and his crew aboard Assa Abloy has taken the lead in leg 2 of the Volvo Ocean Race
VOR fleet battles with shifty winds
The shifty winds in the Southern Ocean has forced Team News Corp to tack on to starboard and loose ground over the fleet that was able to maintain a southerly…
World Sailor of Year: Ellen
The ISAF Rolex World Sailors of the Year 2001 awards have nominated Ellen MacArthur as their female winner and Brazilian Laser champion Robert Scheidt as the male winner