A look at the second week of the first leg of the 2001/2 Volvo Ocean Race Desperate crews fight off boredom – Crews are praying for wind after a spell…
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What a laugh!
Rudi Rudiger aboard Assa Abloy believes that laughing is the only way to get through the early stages of the VOR
Mental boredom aboard Amer Sports One
Grant Dalton is not amused with the tough conditions
VOR gets closer by the minute
There is now only one mile between the leading two boats in the VOR
SEB back in the hunt
Team SEB, positioned well to the east, is making consistently large gains which are likely to see them back in the hunt before the day’s out
New date and venue for Melges worlds
The 2001 Melges world championship has been re-scheduled for January 2002
Transat 6,50 Leg One Winner
Yannick Bestaven wins leg one of gruelly MIni Transat
VOR gets closer by the minute
Amer Sports One and Team Tyco are just 11 miles behind leader
Amer Sports One slips back while Illbruck strengthens lead
Over the last few hours Illbruck has increased her lead while Grant Dalton's Amer Sports One has dropped to fifth
Mumm 30 world championship
The British boat Panther AMG is leading the Mumm 30 world championship after the first two race
Hobie Cats at Bognor
Memebers of the Volvo RYA National and Development Cat Squad competed in the Hobie Cat open event in Bognor last weekend
Blink and you’ll miss it
So close is the racing out in the mid Atlantic that one blink and there’s a fair chance you’ll miss lead changeover
Doldrums for Dalton
As the VOR fleet flounders in the Atlantic Ocean Grant Dalton describes what it’s ‘usually’ like
VOR crews struggle in light Atlantic winds
The unusual light Atlantic conditions are putting a strain on VOR crews
Geronimo for ODK
Veteran French endurance sailor Olivier de Kersauson has named his maxitri Geronimo
Laser 2000s at Loch Venachar
The seventh round of the Laser 2000 Crewsaver-sponsored Millennium series took place at Loch Venachar SC on 29-30 September
Team SEB sticks to easterly track
Having made some large gains, Team SEB is looking forward to getting back in touch with the rest of the fleet
Night Stalkers do their stuff
Team Assa Abloy (aka Night Stalkers) have one thing on their mind – to be top of the list. Rudi Rudiger reveals the reasons behind the nick name
LV Cup: New format
After Team New Zealand’s 5-0 whitewash of Prada in the America’s Cup finals, the Challenger of Record Management has revised the format of the Louis Vuitton Cup. The revision is…
Tyco still leads but for how long?
As the daylight fades, Team Tyco continues to maintain the upper hand in the light, tricky conditions