Last weekend saw a good turnout for the five Olympic classes competing in the final weekend of the Holt RYA National Ranking Series 2002 at Warsash Sailing Club
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The French: they just can’t get enough!
Less than 18 hours after losing to Sweden, the French were out playing boats again!
Sailors raise more than £4,000 for Children in Need
More than £4,000 was raised by Lymington Town Sailing Club’s Children in Need programme over the weekend
Hamble River Winter Series – Race 5
Race 5 of the ‘Tyco Healthcare’ Hamble River Winter Series saw the new fleet of Laser SB3s grow to 12 boats, dominating the entries amongst the mixed Sportsboat fleet
Quarter Finals – Race 5
Official reports on the last race day
Quarter Finals – Final results
18/11/02
Quarter Finals – results
15/11/02
Quarter Finals – Day 4
Official reports
Rescue as another trimaran breaks up
The starboard float of Karine Fauconnier's Sergio Tacchini has broken and she has been dismasted
11th trimaran retires
After consulting with designer Nigel Irens, Fred Le Peutrec judges the risk of structural failure too great to continue
Day 6 of heavy weather
"It's still blowing dogs off chains," reports Miranda Merron, but she's still managed to move up to 5th
Quarter Finals – results
15/11/02
Quarter Finals – Day 3
Official reports
Peyron calls for help
Fujifilm is breaking up, Conrad Humphreys has been dismasted, and Ellen moves into the lead
Sill to stop in Madeira
Sail damage will force Bilou to stop in Madeira
News from Miranda
This is one time I’d prefer to be somewhere else, admits Miranda Merron. But she’s still pushing in 6th place
Photo of Fujifilm in tatters
This dramatic photo says it all
Route de Rhum – another retirement
Thomas Coville sailing the 60ft trimaran Sodebo is retiring with structural damage
Rhum – the list of attrition
They have been sailing for less than six days but many are out of the race - here's the list
Alinghi’s maintenance man
Three Mini Transat campaigns led Michel Marie to the America's Cup as team member of the Alinghi Challenge. Why was this singlehanded event such an important stepping stone?