Having spent two weeks in Antigua, Tracy Edward's yacht Maiden II, is off again, this time attempting to break the Antigua to Newport record

The all girls crew VOR boat, Amer Sports Too, which lost her mast during Leg 7 of the race, is being prepared for the next leg

Ellen on pace for the Regatta Du Rubicon

Ellen MacArthur and her five-person team aboard Kingfisher has started the 2,800 mile Regatta Du Rubicon and is currently just 6.7 miles behind the leader

Mitch Booth and Olivier Backes tie for first place on the penultimate day of the regatta

Having completed Leg 7 of the VOR, crews are now preparing for the final, two-leg sprint to the finish at Kiel

Knut Frostad, skipper of djuice dragons, reveals his feelings about finishing seventh on Leg 7 of the VOR

illbruck crossed the finish line of Leg 7 early this afternoon

Contents: June 2002

From the Editor It seems the young GBR Challenge are maturing as a team in the truest sense of the word, as witnessed at the launch of Wight Lightning On…

After the first day’s racing Mitch Booth and Herbert Dercksen lead the event by two points

VOR leaders head for finish

As the Volvo Ocean Race fleet heads for the finish of Leg 7 in La Rochelle, the position remain fairly stable

Don’t miss tonight’s television programme, Life on Land, featuring Ellen MacArthur

The 2002 annual Lark open meeting at Rock Sailing Club this weekend (4-5 May) attracted the biggest fleet for some years