Oracle plans to salvage keel

The keel may be on the bottom of the Hauraki Gulf, but New Zealand skipper Chris Dickson and his Oracle Racing team remain upbeat

Belgacom suffers break

The British/Irish pair of Golding & Hutchinson on the ‘clean-machine’ Ecover have certainly not had their last word in the battle of the Open 60 monohulls as they have shot…

Finnish manufacturer Suunto has launched a new generation of wrist-top sailing computers

Tyco’s race is over!

News has just come through that Tyco, leading the second leg of the Volvo Ocean Race until yesterday morning, has lost her rudder

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