A look at the fourth week of the first leg of the 2001/2002 Volvo Ocean Race
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Musto Performance Skiff Europeans
Chips Howarth is lying in second place at the Musto Performance Skiff Europeans in Lake Garda
Girls win midnight battle with Djuice
Following an all night duel, Amer Sports Too under her skipper Lisa McDonald has just managed just to slip through to the east of the Djuice
Big seas at VOR fleet heads south
The VOR fleet is enjoying big winds and big waves as they make their way south to Trindade
Light airs greet Endeavour competitors
In contrast to the usual windy, cold Endeavour weather, competitors were greeted with sun and no wind leaving the race officer forced to postpone the racing this morning
Laser boys lead Endeavour Trophy
Paul Goodison and James Date representing the Laser class are the overnight leaders of the Endeavour Trophy
Assa Abloy closes distance on Illbruck
Although race leader Illbruck has closed the distance to the next waypoint to just under 500 miles, she has lost another five miles to second placed Assa Abloy
National 12s at Twickenham
Big winds kept competitors on their toes during the recent National 12 open meeting at Twickenham
Extra boatspeed for Illbruck
Having passed the first waypoint of Ilha Fernando de Noronha, the five leading yachts in the VOR are on on their way south to Trinidade
Rich getting richer in VOR
Illbruck is pulling away from her nearest rival Assa Abloy but there's still plenty of time for change
Flying with wings
A wind-powered land speed record attempt signals the possibility of a water speed sailing record attempt in spring 2002
VOR – the week that was
A look at the third week of the first leg of the 2001/2 Volvo Ocean Race 15 minutes of fame for SEB – Fed up with life at the back…
Sea States
Fine weather and a feast of new yachts managed to draw the crowds to the Annapolis boat show
National 12s at Spinnaker
John and Katie Meadowcroft clinched overall victory at the National 12 open meeting at Spinnaker Club on 6 October
Northern National 12s
Northern National 12s dodge the gales to duel it out at Ripon and Yeadon Open Meetings
International 14s at Itchenor
The International 14 class battled it out in high winds for the Itchenor Autumn Pint trophy on 6 October, 2001
Preview: December 2001
Charter on the double...
Contents: November 2001
. Leader The world changed on 11 September with the attacks on America. Will it affect even the freedom of the sea? On the Wind Two very different races, the…
Illbruck to round Noronha later this morning
Illbruck is still leading the five-boat procession
VOR chef spills the beans
Jon Gunderson chats about life on board Team News Corp