Having sailed through the doldrums with relative ease, the leading five boats are preparing themselves for more unpredictable stormy conditions
VDH leaves for global challenge
Jean Luc Van Den Heede left Brest this morning on his attempt on the westabout solo circumnavigation record
VOR fleet heads for Equator
The leading five yachts in the Volvo Ocean Race will cross the equator within the next 20 hours
Marcus Hutchinson to join Golding in Transat race
Marcus Hutchinson will join Mike Golding in the Transat Jacques Vabre which starts in early November
PlayStation could reach Lizard tomorrow
If the wind holds out, Steve Fossett and crew aboard PlayStation could break the NY-UK TransAtlantic record by one day
GBR America’s Cup Challenge has officially started
Peter Harrison’s America’s Cup GBR Challenge has today officially started its programme in New Zealand, one year before the Louis Vuitton Cup is due to begin in the Hauraki Gulf.…
VDH is off!
Jean Luc Van den Heede crossed the start line of his global challenge this afternoon, 9th October
Fireflies at Welsh Harp
The eigtht boats competing in the Autumn Trophy Firefly open meeting on 7 October enjoyed exhilarating racing in a southerly wind gusting to Force 6
Illbruck retains lead on approach to doldrums
On the edge of the doldrums, the fleet are experiencing rain clouds that can have a severe effect their local wind
PlayStation on track to break Transat record
As well as being well ahead of schedule to break the Transatlantic speed record, PlayStation has just broken the 24-hour speed record
A taste of the doldrums
Illbruck is the first of the VOR fleet to enter the doldrums
Playstation 400 miles ahead of target
Still averaging speeds of over 25 knots, PlayStation is still ahead of schedule to break the TransAtlantic speed record
VOR – the week ahead – Monday 8 October, 2001
Broken gear likely to affect positions – As one of the most critical points of the race approaches some boats could suffer boat speed problems as a result of being…
SEB’s game play fades
As the rest of the fleet picks up the Trades SEB, having gone from the back to leader, drops back
PlayStation ahead of the transatlantic record
Steve Fossett's challenger is already well ahead of Jet Services record
SEB holds the lead but…
illbruck is closing the gap as the fleet finally finds the Trades
Alina leads Mumm 30 worlds
Light, fickle winds play games with Mumm 30 fleet at the world championship in Italy
SEB does a flyer
SEB, who was over 100 miles behind the leading boat in the VOR, is now is second place
The week that was
A look at the second week of the first leg of the 2001/2 Volvo Ocean Race Desperate crews fight off boredom – Crews are praying for wind after a spell…
New date and venue for Melges worlds
The 2001 Melges world championship has been re-scheduled for January 2002