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More problems for Cheyenne

  • March 17, 2004

Cheyenne has encountered more mast track problems and the crew are preparing to perform the same tortuous repair operation they did two days ago

No fear for Geronimo

  • March 17, 2004

Despite dodging icebergs in thick fog Olivier de Kersauson's team aboard Geronimo clocked up 520 miles in the last 24 hours

Team Kan-Do goes Farr

  • March 17, 2004

Team Kan-Do, the Chesapeake Bay entry in the Volvo Ocean Race Round the World 2005-2006, announced today the selection of Farr Yacht Design and North Sails as their supplier partners

  • March 16, 2004

Competitors enjoyed exciting conditions at last Sunday's Thames Valley Bowl open meeting at Burghfield SC

  • March 16, 2004

David Scully explains how team Cheyenne carried out major repairs to the mast track

  • March 16, 2004

Gale Force winds last Sunday forced the abandonment of the open day's racing at the Raymarine Warsash Spring Series

New yacht sponsor for Global Challenge

  • March 16, 2004

Science Applications International Corporation has signed on as the latest corporate sponsor in the forthcoming Global Challenge round-the-world yacht race

Farr 40 Australian nationals

  • March 16, 2004

As winner of the Rosemount national championship, John Calvert -Jones took home his weight in one of Australia's finest wines from Rosemount

  • March 15, 2004

Justin Slattery and Dave Scully were up the mast for over six hours yesterday carrying out repairs to Cheyenne's mast track

  • March 15, 2004

In an effort to pick up stronger winds team Geronimo is aiming south

Round the Island kite attempt

  • March 15, 2004

Jeremy Waitt and Chris Burk will set off on a 16ft kite catamaran next Saturday on their Round the Isle of Wight circumnavigation attempt

  • March 15, 2004

Olympic gold medallist Iain Percy and crew Steve Mitchell finished sixth overall in the 93-boat Star class at the Bacardi Cup last week

  • March 15, 2004

Holt, the performance dinghy hardware manufacturer, and the RYA have joined forces for the third year running to sponsor the Holt RYA National Ranking Series 2004

Problems for Cheyenne

  • March 14, 2004

Cheyenne's headboard car, which carries the weight of the mainsail, and locks it into position on the mast, has torn from the mast track

A wise route for Geronimo

  • March 14, 2004

The consequence of staying north is beginning to take effect aboard Geronimo but at least the crew are away from the growlers

  • March 12, 2004

Jean Luc Van den Heede found it difficult to hide his emotion, as he brought Adrien alongside the Vendée Globe landing stage in Les Sables d'Olonne yesterday afternoon