Illbruck takes control

With illbruck having taken the lead yesterday, and pulled out a 17-mile advantage over SEB, the 400 remaining miles to Sydney are going to be very interesting

ARC Diary: Week 1

Firefly, 2 December 2001: The benefit, if one discounts bruises and rope burned hands, is that at the end of the first week we have covered nearly 1,200 miles

Prescott visits GBR Challenge

The Deputy Prime Minister, Mr John Prescott, launched the summer training session for the first British America’s Cup Challenge in 15 years when he visited the GBR Challenge base in…

ARC Diary 6

Firefly, 1 December 2001: The forecast is predicting northeasterlies for this sea area and if that happens it’ll be straight down the line, afterburners on, for the Caribbean

SEB and illbruck pull ahead

Just 14 miles separates SEB and illbruck on the second leg of the VOR but they are pulling away from the rest of the fleet

A look at the third week of the second leg of the Volvo Ocean Race Sail-through service centre -a couple of essential crew drop-offs at Eclipse island turned in to…

ARC Diary 5

Firefly, 30 November, 2001: Flying squid! Have I been at sea for too long?

Ricardo Diniz has been forced to abandon his 6.5m racer Gelpeixe after collding with an Unidentified Floating Object

For your chance to see Ellen MacArthur in action on the high seas, make sure you tune in to this Saturday’s Grandstand

ARC Diary 4

Firefly, 29 November 2001: The name of today’s game is hunt the log book

SEB leads tacking battle

SEB leads the tacking battle south despite losing ace navigator Marcel van Triest

Flushed with success, having won in the Open 50 class in the Transat Jacques Vabre race (Le Havre - Salvador), Alex Bennett has signed up for his first round the…

ARC Diary 3

Firefly, 28 November 2001: Olga is not a lady I would like to meet. Nor, I can assure you, would you

Sailors win top awards

Three British sailors have taken top titles at the BBC South Sports Awards

Lark winter champs

A strong fleet of 34 Larks travelled to Queen Mary SC on 24-25 November for the Winter Championship

The Swedish Volvo Ocean Race entry SEB rounded Eclipse Island at 0348 this morning