Having followed Jourdain’s Sill into the right breeze, Scarabelli’s Fila is now leading the fifth leg of the EDS Atlantic Challenge
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GBR Challenge needs a big day tomorrow
The Danish Open 2001 is underway in Skovshoved Harbour and a good day tomorrow will put GBR Challenge into the quarterfinals of this Swedish Match Grand Prix event
Coup de Tonnerre
Piet Vroon’s Tonnerre de Breskens emerges as top IMS boat in the Rolex IMS Fastnet Race
Kingfisher lets fly
“The deck is awash again and the view out of the coach house windows is sky, sea, sky, sea. We're back on the fast train” says Kingfisher skipper Nick Moloney
Horey and Mildred win Fireball nationals with a day to spare
A second place for Vince Horey and Jon Mildred was enough to secure the Fireball national championship with a day to spare
Pink and Weeks win another major 29er title
Current world, European and last year’s national champions John Pink and Tom Weeks have won the 2001 29er gold fleet national championship
Meadowcrofts win National 12s at Salcombe
After a close-fought battle yesterday (16 August), John and Katy Meadowcroft have won the week with a day to spare
Rolex Fastnet Race winners
The class winners of the Rolex Fastnet race were announced at 1100 Friday 17 August
Howarth and Grant secure second place at Fireball nationals
With the overall winners decided the previous day, Chips Howarth and James Grant led the final race of the Fireball nationals from start to finih to take second place overall
Joint Services arrive in Plymouth
Spirit of Minerva, with Yachting Monthly photographer Graham Snook onboard, has crossed the finish line of the Rolex Fastnet Race off Plymouth
Kingfisher holds EDS lead as Sill moves up
Sill Plein Fruit and Fila have both found the southwesterlies they went south to pick up but Kingfisher still holds the lead
Noon ETA for Ecover
Ed Stacey reports on the Rolex Fastnet Race from the navigation station of Mike Golding’s Challenge 67 Ecover
GBR Challenge raceboat builders selected
Australians Jason Akers and Brandon Linton have been chosen to build the boat in which GBR Challenge will contest the Louis Vuitton challenger series
NYYC and RYS team up for Transatlantic classic
Ever since America’s Cup legend Charlie Barr skippered Atlantic to a historic transatlantic record almost a century ago, sailors have been attempting to break the elusive New York-Lizard benchmark of…
Harrison unveils ACJ crews
Syndicate head Peter Harrison announces the crews that will represent GBR Challenge in this summer’s ACJ – the first time GBR Challenge will have raced ACC boats in anger against…
Sill closes on Kingfisher
Once again, Jourdain’s ability to read the weather’s most intimate secrets catapults Sill Plein Fruit into contention in the EDS Atlantic Challenge fifth leg from Boston to St Malo…
Ecover finishes Rolex Fastnet Race
Ed Stacey posts his final report as Mike Golding’s Challenge 67 Ecover heads for the dock after finishing the Rolex Fastnet Race
Horey and Mildred still lead Fireball nationals with two races to go
Although Horey still leads with just two races to go, Howarth and Morrision are snapping at his heels
Girls star at 420 nationals
With light winds advantaging smaller competitors, the female boats displayed great skill to steal the limelight from the leading male pairs at the third day of the 420 nationls
Laser Master Apprentice world champs results
2001 LASER WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS (Senior & Masters) Cork, Ireland, 30 July – 18 August Senior: 30 July – 8 August Masters: 10 – 18 August Masters World Championships Results Apprentice…