Yachting World

Golding takes the lead

  • January 12, 2005

After many setbacks Mike Golding takes the lead in the Vendee Globe and is travelling twice as fast as the nearest boats

  • January 12, 2005

Ellen MacArthur rounded Cape Horn this morning at 0746 and is still over four days ahead of Francis Joyon's record

5-Oceans Race Bilbao start

  • January 11, 2005

The Spanish City of Bilbao has won the bid to host the start and finish of the 5-Oceans Race 2006/07

  • January 10, 2005

Eight RS Elite keelboats will be racing at the Royal Burnham YC this summer

Golding breaks halyard

  • January 10, 2005

Having worked hard to take second place, Mike Golding is now down to third and up the mast fixing a new halyard

  • January 10, 2005

While Vincent Riou revels in his leading position at the front of the Vendee fleet, Jean Le Cam (Bonduelle) has slipped through into second place ahead of Golding

MacArthur nearly five days ahead

  • January 10, 2005

Ellen MacArthur, sailing the 75-multihull B&Q, is only 3.5 hours shy of a 5 day lead on her global speed record attempt

  • January 9, 2005

Mike Golding sailing Ecover has, this morning, taken second place in the Vendee Globe and is now just 4.6m from new leader Vincent Riou

  • January 9, 2005

Heat 1 of the Australian 18ft Skiff Austrailian championship took place today

  • January 8, 2005

The Phantom class reflects on another year of growth and consolidation in their position as one of the most popular singlehanders in the UK

  • January 8, 2005

Mike Golding (Ecover), in third position is consistently closing the gap and is just 71.7 miles behind the Vendee Globe leader

  • January 8, 2005

Tony Bullimore reports from onboard his 102ft maxi catamaran Daedalus, now speeding down the Red Sea towards Doha

  • January 7, 2005

Tricky, light conditions for leaders of Vendee Globe. Le Cam is ahead - but only just