Ellen MacArthur and Alain Gautier are struggling to defend Foncia-Kingfisher's 22-mile lead in the multihull class of the Transat Jacques Vabre
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VOR final preparations
Tomorrow morning the eight VOR teams are facing a 6650-nautical mile leg to Sydney, Australia
PlayStation attempts round the island record
Steve Fossett and his crew started at 1000 this morning
VOR – the week that was
A look at the seventh week of the first leg of the 2001/2002 Volvo Ocean Race Calm between the storms – has illbruck’s staggering protest result planted doubts about the…
Newsflash
PlayStation smashes the Round the Island record
Fossett’s latest record attempt aborted
Steve Fossett's challenge to break the cross Channel sailing record has been aborted due to strong winds
Woman rower alone in Atlantic
Debra Veal, who is taking part in the Ward Evans Atlantic Rowing Challenge, chats about her daily routine and how she copes with life alone in mid Atlantic. Veal set…
Fossett: It was necessary
Less than an hour past The Needles, PlayStation skipper Steve Fossett knew that to carry on would risk damage both to boat and crew
Preview: January 2002
Is the GBR Challenge up to the task?..
Contents: December 2001
. Leader We should ignore calls to cancel regattas and postpone the America?s Cup, and carry on sailing On the Wind PlayStation could have cracked the 700-mile a day barrier,…
New crew for Assa Abloy
Two new crewmen have been signed up for the second leg of the VOR aboard Assa Abloy
PlayStation heads for France
Steve Fossett's maxicat PlayStation has begun her attempt to break Tracy Edwards' Cowes-Dinard record
British fly the flag in the Transat Jacques Vabre
Just four days in to the race, competitors in the Transat Jacques Vabre are facing 40 knots plus winds and big seas off the coast of west Africa. Since passing…
Around Alone heads home
Clipper Ventures, the new owners of the Around Alone race, have announced that the race will start from and finish at its spiritual home, Newport, Rhode Island, for its 20th…
PlayStation’s Channel record countdown
Steve Fossett’s 125ft Transatlantic record breaker PlayStation is preparing for a crack at the Channel record
Over 100 boats at Chichester winter series
A record entry of 103 boats turned out for the first two races of Chichester YC's Snowflake Series on 4 November
RYA Olympic classes qualifier at Warsash
Warsash Sailing Club hosted the penultimate RYA Olympic Classes Qualifier for the Europe, Finn, Tornado and 470 classes over the weekend of 3-4 November
B14 inlands and UK and Eurocup Circuit
The B14 UK circuit ended in fine style at Grafham Water on 3-4 November with a closely-fought inland championship which went down to the wire
420s at Draycote Water
The international 420 class end of season meeting was run by Draycote Water Sailing Club on 3-4 November
University Sailing Championship
WEYMOUTH AND PORTLAND SAILING ACADEMY UNIVERSITY SAILING CHAMPIONSHIPS (HANDICAP FLEET) Sail No Boat Helm Crew Club Handicap Series Points Series Place Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Race 4 50112…