Yachting World

  • September 12, 2002

Graham Dalton has a start to silence the critics on the opener to Around Alone - and watch out for Derek Hatfield, the Canadian Mountie in the Open 40

Geronimo fast, but not fast enough

  • September 11, 2002

Despite knocking almost 23 hours off the time set by Steve Fossett and Orange, the previous round Britain and Ireland record holders, Olivier de Kersauson was unable to match Maiden…

  • September 11, 2002

Emma Richards, a dark horse in the Around Alone fleet, talks frankly about the prospects in her biggest race to date

  • September 11, 2002

After a breezy day's sailing last Saturday, competitors at the RS400/600 open meeting at Stone SC were unable to race on the Sunday due to lack of wind

  • September 11, 2002

A small but competitive fleet turned out for the National 12 open meeting at Kipford last weekend

  • September 11, 2002

Matthew Sheahan reports from the Swan 56 Noonmark VI in Sardinia where a lively start to the week almost ended in tradegy

Victory lines up the competition

  • September 10, 2002

Victory’s Örn has been sailing a busy schedule, with two matches against Mascalzone's ITA 72 yesterday and one against Le Défi Areva's FRA 79 today

  • September 10, 2002

At 06:52.29 this morning Tracy Edwards' maxi-catamaran Maiden II crossed the finish line on their Round Britain and Ireland record attempt, smashing the existing record by more than 24 hours

New transatlantic rally

  • September 10, 2002

Following the continued popularity of the ARC (Atlantic Rally for Cruisers), World Cruising Club has launched a brand new transatlantic crossing, the ARC Antigua, to complement the annual event

Orange dismasted

  • September 10, 2002

Bruno Peyron’s maxi-cat Orange has been dismasted off la Ciotat, France

  • September 9, 2002

The two yachts challenging for the Round Britain and Ireland record-breaking speed run were currently both on target, at 1100 this morning (Monday, 9 September)

Stars & Stripes goes aground

  • September 9, 2002

Just over a month since Dennis Conner's Stars & Stripes USA 77 sank, their second boat USA 66 has run aground...

An insider’s view

  • September 9, 2002

GBR Challenge trimmer, Simon Fry, takes time out to bring us up to speed on what's been happening at Auckland's Viaduct basin…

  • September 9, 2002

The 2002 Scott Bader Laser Club Championship took place over the weekend and was won by James Fifield from Stokes Bay SC

  • September 9, 2002

Vince Horey and Thomas Horey were the overall winners of this weekend's Mirror open meeting at Up River YC