Yachting World

Hall dismasted

Josh Hall has been dismasted in high winds and heavy seas and is motoring to the Chatham Islands; Brad Van Liew has been diverted as a precaution

Keeping the dream alive

With support from COMSAT, Fedor Konioukhov is set to continue his round-the-world quest

Clipper ’98 restart

The long Pacific leg of the Clipper '98 round the world race started at 0400 GMT Monday 1 February, just after the finish of Superbowl 33

Windy finish for Race Week

Rollicking winds wrap up the Key West Race Week, with the Manx yacht Hi Fling, owned by Irvine Laidlaw, winning the overall Yachting Magazine Trophy

Weather to sail

Keeping a sharp weather eye, meteorologists maintin a watch on a potentially dangerous tropical cyclone

Another tricky day in paradise

Some participants at GMC Yukon Yachting Key West Race Week ’99 forgot to offer their weekly sacrifice to Huey, sailing’s legendary wind God, before coming to the 12th anniversary regatta.…

Close racing at Key West

Two one-design classes got a head start in the race for the Yachting Magazine Trophy, awarded to the overall Boat of the Week at GMC Yukon Yachting Key West Race…

Adrift

Konioukhov is closing on Auckland, but his Around Alone future is uncertain

Ainslie wins Laser Worlds

Britain has a new World Champion. Twenty one year old Olympic silver medallist, Ben Ainslie, from Lymington in Hampshire, capped off a remarkable season that has seen wins at Kiel…

The good, the bad and the ugly

Petersen's feet are mending (good), Konioukhov misses a waypoint (bad), And Davie is hammered by a gale (ugly)

So near and yet so far

So near and yet so far - Garside and Van Liew are within 300 miles of the finish line, with Yazykov close behind

Fossett’s mega cat is launched

While Steve Fossett was taking off in the Branson balloon in Marrakesh his Race contender was taking to the water in Auckland