Kingfisher-Foncia holds onto her lead

At the last position report, Kingfisher-Foncia (Gautier/MacArthur) was holding a marginal lead of 17 miles over neighbouring rival Groupama

Iceberg worry for VOR fleet

Tyco and Assa Abloy are fighting for the lead within a mile of each other blasting along at full speed toward Australia

Assa Abloy takes VOR lead

Neal McDonald and his crew aboard Assa Abloy has taken the lead in leg 2 of the Volvo Ocean Race

Serial world-girdler Jean-Luc Van Den Heede, onboard the 85ft Open class Adrien, has rounded Cape Horn

VOR fleet closes up in no wind

The VOR fleet has come to a standstill on their path south and there’s now just five miles separating the top seven boats

National 12s at Middle Nene

National 12 sailors enjoyed bright autumn sunshine and a Force 1-2 breeze at the Middle Nene SC annual Guy Fawkes open meeting

Youth team racing at Bowmoor

The RYA Youth Team Racing Championship, supported by Volvo and Ridgeway West, was sailed at Bowmoor SC on 10-11 November

VOR fleet battles with shifty winds

The shifty winds in the Southern Ocean has forced Team News Corp to tack on to starboard and loose ground over the fleet that was able to maintain a southerly…

The ISAF Rolex World Sailors of the Year 2001 awards have nominated Ellen MacArthur as their female winner and Brazilian Laser champion Robert Scheidt as the male winner

News from the front of the VOR

Kevin Shoebridge aboard Tyco comments about their position and the sort of conditions they are likely to expect within the next few days

Kingfisher-Foncia has regained the lead from Groupama as the leaders of the multihull class emerge from the swamp of the Doldrums

Australia II will complete another successful chapter in its remarkable sailing career when she is returned to the Western Australian Maritime Museum

djuice chases the lead

In an abating breeze, djuice dragons is chasing Tyco for the lead while illbruck is struggling to keep the water out

VOR latest

Tyco hangs onto a slim lead as the Volvo fleet heads south into the Southern Ocean

Spar trouble for TNZ

America’s Cup holders Team New Zealand are experiencing problems with their pioneering cathedral rigs

At 1616 GMT today, skipper Kevin Shoebridge and the crew of Team Tyco were leading the second leg of the Volvo Ocean Race