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VOR – the week that was

  • October 19, 2001

A look at the fourth week of the first leg of the 2001/2 Volvo Ocean Race Dalton’s dream – with Dalton’s ace navigator calling the shots, Amer Sports One has…

National 12s at Burton SC

  • October 19, 2001

Caroline and Eleanor Martin were the overall winners of the Burton Barrel open meeting at Burton SC

Amer Sports One increases lead

  • October 18, 2001

Having taken the lead on Tuesday, Amer Sports One is still gaining with about one more knot in boat speed over her neartest rivals

In pursuit of Dalton

  • October 18, 2001

Amer Sports One leads the VOR by 34 miles and, once in the fresher breeze, is likely to leave the fleet in its wake

Thompson re-takes the lead

  • October 18, 2001

A week after the restart in Lazarote the leaders have passed the Cape Verdes and now have 1800 miles to go to the finish in Salvador. This mornings position report…

  • October 18, 2001

None of the three battling Britons competing in Bermuda's Colorcraft Gold Cup have made the quarterfinals but the margin of defeat was encouragingly, if tantalisingly, close

Equaliser at Grimwith

  • October 18, 2001

With a forecast of no wind and torrential rain, it was encouraging that 25 boats arrived to contest the first running of The Equaliser at Grimwith on 13-14 October

Laser 4000/5000 Super Cup

  • October 18, 2001

This year's Laser 4000/5000 Super Cup event at Queen Mary SC will take place on 27 October

Larks at Plymouth

  • October 18, 2001

A total of 20 Larks turned out for Plymouth Mayflower SC’s Final Fling event on 13-14 October

Osprey inlands

  • October 18, 2001

Twenty two Ospreys competed in the sailpower.com-sponsored inland championship at Rutland SC on the 13-14 October

Musto Skiff Europeans

  • October 18, 2001

Chips Howarth has won the Musto Performance Skiff Europeans at Fraglia Della Vella Malcesine, Lake Garda

  • October 17, 2001

GBR Challenge starting helmsman Andy Green picks up US$4,000 for winning the Renaissance Reinsurance Challenge Cup during a lay day at the Colorcraft Gold Cup match racing tournament in Bermuda

  • October 16, 2001

Mark Campbell-James and Chris Law have both qualified for the championship round of the Bermuda Gold Cup match racing regatta

  • October 16, 2001

Paul Standbridge, perhaps Britain’s most experienced big boat sailor, has joined Peter Harrison’s merry band in Auckland

  • October 16, 2001

GBR Challenge is getting used to its new surroundings among the towering sheds of Auckland’s Syndicate Row

Brotherton wins RYA 49er 2001 Gold Series

  • October 15, 2001

After 12 races, RYA Team GBR sailors Paul Brotherton and Olympic Silver medallist Simon Hiscocks won the RYA 49er Gold Series by 15 points from Tim Wadlow and Peter Spaulding…

Hornets at Rutland

  • October 15, 2001

Nineteen Hornets contested the Final Fling event at Rutland on Saturday 14 October