Yachting World

Maiden II makes a splash

  • March 26, 2002

The 110ft maxi-catamaran Maiden II was lowered into the water for the first time under her new name yesterday

  • March 26, 2002

Sally Collison, Yachting World’s picture editor, won one of the top awards at last night’s IPC Media Editorial Awards

  • March 26, 2002

Ben McGrane andJames Perry were the overall winners of the 49er open meeting at Rutland SC on 23-24 March

  • March 26, 2002

Weymouth will play host to the Volvo RYA Youth Championships and Trials at the Weymouth and Portland Sailing Academy over the Easter weekend (1-5 April). Over 300 competitors are expected…

BT skipper aims for Vendée

  • March 25, 2002

Conrad Humphreys, skipper of the winning yacht in the 2000/01 BT Global Challenge has launched his British campaign for the 2004 Vendée Globe

illbruck loses gennaker

  • March 25, 2002

Despite losing their light air gennaker, Team illbruck are still hanging on to their slim lead

Warsash Spring Series

  • March 25, 2002

The surprise decision of Trinity House to remove one of the main navigation buoys in the Eastern Solent on Sunday (24 March) caused confusion for yachts racing in the Barclays…

Four wins for GBR Challenge crew

  • March 25, 2002

Although they didn’t make it to the quarter finals, Ian Walker and his GBR Challenge crew notched up four wins in their first Grade 1 match racing event

  • March 25, 2002

Bruno Peyron’s Team Orange, competing in the Jules Verne Challenge, is currently sandwiched between two massive low pressure systems in the Indian Ocean

  • March 25, 2002

Lee Todd and Jane Wild won the fast handicap fleet in the fourth race of the LTSC Early Points Series yesterday (24 March, 02)

  • March 25, 2002

Nils Jolliffe and Jon Branch were the overall winners of the B14 event at Rutland SC this weekend

  • March 25, 2002

A joint open meeting for Ovington 29ers, 49ers, B14s and 18ft Skiffs took place at Rutland Sailing Club on 23-24 March

Orange under bare poles

  • March 23, 2002

Friday night saw the Jules Verne challenger facing winds of 45-55 knots in the Indian Ocean with all sails down but still making 20 knots towards the Kerguelen Islands, 1300

Racing postponed in Auckland

  • March 22, 2002

The third day’s racing at the Steinlager/Line 7 Cup in Auckland was postponed yesterday due to lack of wind

  • March 21, 2002

Bruno Peyron’s maxi cat has broken the Ushant to Cape of Good Hope record by 23 hours and 13 minutes

  • March 21, 2002

A total of 19 dinghies turned out for the third race in the Lymington Town Early Points Series