Yachting World

  • December 9, 2002

The final day’s racing took place yesterday in some of the best winds of the week

ARC yacht abandoned

  • December 9, 2002

Two crew and their dog abandon their Hunter Legend 450 after the jury rudder fails, and are picked up by another ARC crew

  • December 9, 2002

Callum MacDonald and Haakon Karlsen won the 420 end of season regatta at Draycote Water SC this weekend

MacArthur announces JV crew

  • December 6, 2002

Ellen MacArthur has, this morning, announced the 14 crew members who’ll race the 110ft maxi catamaran Kingfisher2 in the Jules Verne Trophy

Slow progress for Van Den Heede

  • December 5, 2002

Although Jean Luc Van Den Heede spent most of yesterday becalmed, he is still four and a half days ahead of target

Around Alone dates set

  • December 5, 2002

The restart dates for Legs 4 and 5 of the Around Alone have today been confirmed.

  • December 4, 2002

Kojiro Shiraishi sailed his Open 40 Spirit of yukoh across the finish line in Cape Town last night

Van den Heede four days ahead

  • December 3, 2002

Jean Luc van den Heede is making good progress in his third attempt to break the round the world, non-stop, singlehanded sailing record

Cork on Sky

  • December 3, 2002

This year's Cork Week will be shown on Sky TV tomorrow

Body set adrift in liferaft

  • December 2, 2002

Sailor has to set his brother's body adrift in a liferaft after being unable to lift the casualty on board