The VOR yacht News Corp has requested permission to use their emergency water as the watermaker has broken down
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Assa Abloy increases lead
Assa Abloy, who is on a northern track with Amer Sports One, has picked up the northerly wind and taken a huge lead on the rest of the VOR fleet
Assa Abloy’s tactics pay
Assa Abloy’s early separation from the fleet to the north has begun to pay off well
Amer Sports One takes lead of VOR
Amer Sports One has taken the lead on the third leg of the VOR
Assa Abloy takes lead from Amer Sports One
Having taken a track to the north, Assa Abloy has taken over the lead of the third leg of the VOR
VOR leaders on a flyer
Amer Sports One and ASSA ABLOY are pulling away from the rest of the VOR fleet while the rest are stationary
Assa Abloy takes control of VOR
Having taken the lead and crossed the Hobart finish line at the front of the VOR fleet, ASSA ABLOY restarted the third leg after a short pitstop in 10 to…
SEB retires with broken rudder
Having spent the night struggling in strong winds with a broken rudder, the Swedish yacht, SEB has retired from the Sydney-Hobart race
Illbruck regains lead of VOR fleet
With SEB out of the race with a broken rudder, the remaining seven boats in the VOR fight it out at the front of the Sydney-Hobart race fleet
National 12s at Royal Harwich
A stiff, cold breeze greeted competitors on Boxing Day for the National 12 Boxing Day Cup at Royal Harwich YC
Leaky bow aboard djuice
The crew aboard the VOR boat djuice dragons spent an hour last night bailing out following the discovery of a leaky bow tank
VOR girls, last but prepared!
Having taken a relatively clean start, the girls aboard Amer Sports Too are back in last slot once again. The boat is well prepared but they lack that extra bit…
Freak storms hit Sydney-Hobart fleet
Thunderstorms and high winds reaching 80 knots have swept through the Sydney-Hobart race fleet causing damage and many retirements
Rig trouble for Amer Sports Too
The all-girl crew aboard Amer Sports Too have spent the night struggling to save their mast following a headstay strop failure
Sydney-Hobart update
The Sydney-based yacht Grundig whose hull is delaminating is now on her way back to NSW
VOR boats start leg three
News Corp leads fleet off line
VOR fleet heads south from Sydney
illbruck and Tyco are still heading the VOR fleet on the route south to Hobart
Nicorette stars in Canon race
With line honours at the Canon Big Boat Race last week, Nicorette is hot favourite for the Sydney Hobart Race which starts tomorrow (Boxing Day)
CYC prepares for big race tomorrow
Final preparations are being made for tomorrow's Sydney-Hobart Race. There will be two start lines, one specifically for the VOR boats
VOR boats prepare for start on Boxing Day
The third leg of the Volvo Ocean Race starts on 26 December from Sydney and takes in the the classic Sydney-Hobart Race. After a pit stop in Hobart, VOR crews…