The inaugural Paralympic Sailing Regatta, part of the Sydney 2000 Paralympic Games, gets underway on October 21.
Getting ready for the hurricane
Manley Hopkinson, skipper of BT Global Challenge yacht Olympic Group, reports on his preparations for meeting Hurricane Michael: ‘If every day is as eventful as yesterday’s the voyage will fly…
Next Month: December 2000
Adventure sailing or adventurous chartering has grown enormously in recent years...
This Month: November 2000
Vendee Globe 2000 CD-ROM preview in association with Mike Golding and Team
Bound for Buenos Aires
What leg two holds in store for the BT Global Challenge as the fleet leaves Boston, the teams that have most to prove and the crew who've decided it's not…
Clipper fleet set off round the world
Sir Robin Knox-Johnston's eight strong fleet of 60-footers leave Portsmouth on their third race round the world
Quadstone skipper: how I run my boat
Alex Phillips, winning skipper of leg one of the BT Global Challenge, reports on what life has been like on Quadstone and what she believes has given them the edge…
Laser 3000s at Weir Wood
There was a large turnout for the penultimate round of the Crewsaver Laser 3000 UK Cup at Weir Wood SC on October 7-8.
Hunt and Hobson win Endeavour Trophy
James Hunt and Paul Hobson representing the Solo class are the new dinghy champion of champions. Five first places, a third and a fifth, was more than enough for the…
Dalton gets a speeding fine
Club Med skipper fined £12,000 for not adhering to Dover Straits traffic management scheme
OK Inlands
A fleet of 34 OKs contested their inland championship over to four races in light and shifty breezes at Burton SC.
505 veterans take five medals at Games
The International 505 Class Yacht Racing Association congratulates all Olympic sailors, especially those who race, or have raced, 505s.
‘Mutiny meeting’ underway
A meeting is underway today between the crew of BT Challenge yacht Team SpirIT and their skipper, 32-year-old Andy Dare, after a series of complaints by his crew. After seven…
Down but not out
As I write this, we are only 14 hours out of Boston, the end of leg one of the BT Global Challenge (that is assuming that the wind does not…
Olympic gold rush for Britain
British sailors Shirley Robertson and Ben Ainslie both clinched gold medals today after remarkable racing on Sydney Harbour, while Iain Percy, Ian Walker and Mark Covell are safe in the…
Gold rush in Sydney
Team GB sailors Shirley Robertson, Ben Ainslie, Iain Percy, Ian Walker and Mark Covell each left the dock this morning at Rushcutters Bay knowing that an Olympic medal of some…
No breeze in Sydney
470 representatives Nick Rogers and Joe Glanfield will have to wait another 24 hours to see if they can win Great Britain's second sailing medal after today's final race.
Vagaries of wind and currents separate BT Challenge yachts
Quadstone still in front while Gulf Stream checks rivals' progress, and at the back Norwich Union is now disconnected from the fleet
November 2000: Preview
On 5 November a fleet of over 20 of the world's fastest Open 60 monohulls leaves Les Sables d'Olonne on France's Atlantic coast on what is arguably the world's most
October 2000: Contents
Leopard taming : Leopard of London, Mike Slade's new 90ft super-maxi, is a push-button racing machine