The American OneWorld syndicate showed good boatspeed to establish an unassailable lead over GBR Challenge in Round Robin 2, winning the match by one minute and five seconds
Contender inlands
Graham Scott won last weekend’s Contender inland championship at Rutland SC
More space for Sailboat and Windsurf Show
Next year’s RYA Sailboat and Windsurf Show at Alexandra Palace will be bigger and better than ever before thanks to 400sqm of extra space
Up River Winter Series re-start
Gale force winds last weekend forced the postponement of the first race of Up River Yacht Club’s Winter Series. Racing will commence this weekend
Middle Sea Race
The Rolex-sponsored Middle Sea Race started on Saturday from the Royal Malta YC in Valletta
Rolex Osprey Cup
This Thursday sees the start of the Rolex Osprey Cup women’s match racing event in Tampa Bay
Nautor Challenge heads Middle Sea Race
While the majority of the fleet is struggling in light airs in the Rolex Middle Sea Race, Nautor Challenge is heading in to an 18 knot north-westerly
Stamm’s lead shrinks
Thierry Dubois and Emma Richards are catching fast, but Bernard Stamm is plotting his escape from the Doldrums
RS800 inlands
The RS800 inland championship was held over one day at Hayling Island this Saturday
Pirates? A mystery unlit boat spooks Emma
Just about to get a nap at 1am and the radio crackles into life: "Helllooooo, I'm over heeeeere!"
Scottish sailors head for Caledonian Canal
The Nessie Hibernation Series on the Caledonian Canal starts this weekend
Storms delay Clipper start
Severe gales force postponement of round the world race
While you’re waiting..
A few amusing sites
Emma goes west – by accident
Slipping along in 10 knots, then "Bam! 40 knots of wind, with full main, big jib", and she’s stuck on the helm for five hours…
PlayStation: a record by 54 minutes
Gale force winds propel Fossett and his crew to the finish in the nick of time
Solidaires snatches second from Pindar
Thierry Dubois in Solidaires has snatched second place from Emma Richards’ Open 60 Pindar in the Around Alone Race
Emma: ‘nightmare situation again’
Thierry Dubois slips by as Emma struggles with a headsail
Moloney sets off for Route du Rhum
Nick Moloney has left his British base for France to prepare for the start of the 2002 Route du Rhum
The story so far
Round Robin 2 – results - 24/10/02
RR2 Flight 2 – race reports
Official reports