Ian Walker has been appointed skipper of the British America’s Cup boat
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Fleet prepares for the Horn
Winds are expected to top 40 knots as the VOR fleet rounds Cape Horn
Snap, crackle and pop!
Gurra Krantz explains what happened when Team SEB’s worst possible nightmare came true.
French are ‘free to choose’ sponsor
Le Defi Areva’s Xavier de Lesquen has played down the controversy surrounding France’s nuclear-funded America’s Cup challenge
The week that was
A look at the second week of leg 4 of the Volvo Ocean Race Wow, what a week! The fourth leg in the VOR has to go down in the…
SEB’s mast dilemma
Having broken her mast in the Southern Ocean, SEB’s shore team are working on the logistics on getting new one to her in time for the next leg
SEB prepares to collect new mast
SEB is now heading towards Cape Horn where she will drop in to Ushuaia to collect her spare mast
SEB Dismasted
Between 0630 GMT and 0640 GMT this morning, SEB lost her carbon mast after it broke just above the boom
Amer Sports One rides 25m wave
Paul Cayard recounts the experience: “Shortly after sunrise the wind accelerated from 25 knots to 40 knots, topping out at 47 knots of wind from 260. There was a well-formed…
America’s Cup anomaly
Rumours have been circulating that Team Alinghi has uncovered an anomaly in the America’s Cup Rules, we reveal the truth...
Amer Sports One wipe out
Team Amer Sports One came close to disaster last night as they lost control of their overpowered yacht while charging towards two large icebergs
Cayard speaks
In the middle of total chaos, Paul Cayard managed to write this account of what acutally happened during last night’s epic journey through the icebergs in the Southern Ocean The…
New date for Little Britain Cup
This year's Little Britain Cup will now be held from 12-15 September at Cowes
Skandia Life Cowes Week 2002
With images of Skandia Life Cowes Week 2001 still fresh in the mind, organisers Cowes Combined Clubs have announced details of this year’s regatta
VOR fleet clocks big speeds downwind
Overnight, the Volvo Ocean Race fleet reached a massive low-pressure system which resulted in some awesome speeds
News Corp hits iceberg
The VOR yacht, News Corp has hit a growler, while sailing at 21 knots of boat speed this morning. The crew immediately dived below decks to make sure that the…
British sailors win at Miami OCR
The 2002 Rolex Miami Olympic Classes Regatta concluded yesterday (Sunday) with all but the Star class competing in light-air races on Biscayne Bay. In the 5-6 knot breeze that Biscayne…
illbruck increases lead
illruck is leading leg 4 of the VOR by nearly 40 miles.
illbruck puts her foot down
Having taken the lead from Tyco yesterday, illbruck is revelling in the testing Southern Ocean and and now has a 26-mile advantage
Aussie Skiff champs
Heat one of the 18ft Skiff Australian championship took place this afternoon (Sunday) and was won by Sunday Telegraph