Italy's Prada lost a crew overboard but recovered to post an impressive two-minute win over Nippon on the first day of America's Cup challenger series for the Louis Vuitton Cup.
America’s Cup Feature: Wind Shifts Cause Some Headaches on Opening Day
Louis Vuitton skippers were left scratching their heads yesterday as the Hauraki Gulf's notorious windshifts dominated the first day's racing
America’s Cup Results Service: Louis Vuitton Cup Results
Results of the first two races in round robin one of the Louis Vuitton Cup challenger yachting series
Transat Jacques Vabre: MacArthur, Hall and Golding write from on board
Day 3 Leading Monohull: Whirlpool-Europe2, Chabaud & Bartissol Total distance: 4,500 miles Distance to go: 3767.1miles Latest news: At 1210 today the Open 60 ketch JPG Defis 14 PME turned…
December 1999 Preview
What's coming up next month
November 1999: In Print
. Caribbean-bound Sailing in the Tropics is today, more than ever before, an attainable dream, says Andrew Bray On the Wind Yachtsman’s death in Somali waters,YWon boardPlayStationfor Atlantic record bid,…
Transat Jacques Vabre preview
It is always comforting for race pundits to come to the start of a yacht race and be able to predict with some ease who is going to win. Sadly…
Mystery surrounds missing yacht
Insurers question whether a Swan 48 that disappeared in the Atlantic last month was single-handed or had crew
TV deal for BT Global Challenge
The deal for television rights to the round the world race could be the key to new sponsors
How do you choose skippers to race round the world?
They'll be managing 17 people, day and night, for nearly a year and looking after almost GBP2 million of business. It's a tall order for the skippers hoping to do…
Mini Transat: Cape restarts
The Whitbread/America's Cup navigator has now repaired his rudder
Mini Transat: Paul Peggs leading ‘roast beef’
The Kent-based boat builder is first Brit while Cape turns back with broken rudder
Mini Transat positions: 27 Sept 10:21 GMT
1 Crealine S.Josset 264 P FRA 1151 46 57 N 005 31 W 270/0756 2 Hotel Vauban Camaret E.Grouhel 7 P FRA 1153 46 46 N 005 28 W 270/0937…
Mini Transat – Andrew Cape breaks rudder
Many remain in Concarneau to wait out the incoming depression
Mini Transat preview
A record 70 21ft Minis, with skippers from countries as far afield as Australia and Japan, will set off from the Bretagne port of Concarneau today at 1500 (French time)…
November Preview
Our November issue has a special Atlantic cruising guide.
October Contents
On the wind Etap issue a safety warning; the Eclipse experience; the Clipper race comes home and Andrew Preece assesses the form of the America’s Cup challengers Letters to the…
Australia launches Volvo Ocean race entry
First ever Australian entry in the former Whitbread round the world race is to be on a grand scale
29er Chosen as new RYA Youth Asymmetric class
The Royal Yachting Association's Race Training Committee (RTC) announce 29er as the new RYA recognised asymmetric youth class in the UK.
Course des Falaises fogbound in Channel after boat show visit
Guerin and Elies lead the two-handed Figaros