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August 2000: Contents
Ellen MacArthur wins the Europe 1 New Man STAR.
Lovegrove wins B14 event at Lake Garda
The B14 Eurocup at Lake Garda in Italy was won by Steve Lovegrove and Martin Sellers.
Bronze medals for Walker and Dempsey at Kiel
Ian Walker and Nick Dempsey ended the European regatta season on promising high notes at Kiel Week, after sealing the Bronze medals in the Star and Mistral fleets. Both positions…
A win for Woodman at Etchells nationals
Following a disappointing start on Thursday, when the racing was cancelled due to adverse weather conditions, the Hackett International Etchells Class National and British open championship 2000 ended on Saturday.
Elated Ellen wins class 1 monohulls
Who would dared dream that the British 23 year old would win her first ever race aboard her new boat
Finn Gold Cup hit by strong winds
Yesterday's fourth day of racing at the Finn Gold Cup was postponed at 1430hrs due to 25 - 30 knot winds along the Dorset coast.
Joyon wins Europe 1 New Man STAR in record time
Poupon's 1988 record smashed by rank outsider
Top performance from Ainslie at Laser Europeans
Defending champion Ben Ainslie took over the lead on the second day of the Laser European championship from Peter Ronholt (Denmark) after winning both of his heats (series races three…
Ellen increases her lead
British girls continue to lead monohull Classes 1 and 2 in Europe 1 Newman STAR
Solo tris trading places, expected in tonight
Now with following winds, it could be any one of the three leading trimarans first into Newport in the early hours of tomorrow
Club Med on target for record crossing
After 6 days at sea, Club Med is 330 miles ahead of the record
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MacArthur leads 60s again in solo transat
After a weekend swapping places with Roland Jourdain in Sill Buerre la Gall, Ellen MacArthur regained a narrow lead.
Percy disqualified from first race of Gold Cup
Great Britain's Iain Percy felt the sweet taste of victory and then bitter disappointment yesterday after winning the opening race of the 2000 Finn Gold Cup in Weymouth, England, only…
Three 60s dismasted in solo transat
Winds of up to 50 knots swept the fleet last night, dismasting three French Open 60 entries
Rolex International Women’s Keelboat Championship changes
The US Sailing's ninth biennial Rolex International Women's Keelboat Championship will be held in Annapolis, Md, on September 22-28 next year.
Mursell wins Scorpion event at Haversham SC
A moderate south-westerly greeted competitors to the Scorpion open meeting at Haversham SC on June 4.
Signets at Paxton Lakes
A mixed fleet of experienced and junior Signet sailors turned out for an open meeting at Paxton Lakes SC on July 3-4.