Yachting World: Elaine Bunting blog http://www.yachtingworld.com/ Latest blogs from the Features Editor of Yachting World en-gb Mon, 12 May 2008 15:56:21 GMT ybw newsdesk rss generator elaine@elainebunting.com Solo sailors: we must tame these boats http://www.yachtingworld.com//yw/blog/20080412161730blog_elaine_bunting.html Solo skippers' debate about how to limit the power of Open 60s is set to change face of this class Mon, 12 May 2008 15:17:30 GMT http://www.yachtingworld.com//yw/blog/20080412161730blog_elaine_bunting.html Secrecy and propaganda http://www.yachtingworld.com//yw/blog/20080409150723blog_elaine_bunting.html How a 36-hour position report blackout in the Artemis Transat will up the ante Fri, 9 May 2008 14:07:23 GMT http://www.yachtingworld.com//yw/blog/20080409150723blog_elaine_bunting.html Ellen's team of three http://www.yachtingworld.com//yw/blog/20080408160624blog_elaine_bunting.html A great shot of the three boats that make up BT Team Ellen Thu, 8 May 2008 15:06:24 GMT http://www.yachtingworld.com//yw/blog/20080408160624blog_elaine_bunting.html Plymouth, fabulous Plymouth http://www.yachtingworld.com//yw/blog/20080408134756blog_elaine_bunting.html How Mark Turner and Ellen MacArthur's team brought a touch of the Med to Plymouth Thu, 8 May 2008 12:47:56 GMT http://www.yachtingworld.com//yw/blog/20080408134756blog_elaine_bunting.html Open 60s: pure sailing pleasure http://www.yachtingworld.com//yw/blog/20080408123520blog_elaine_bunting.html Why sailing Dee Caffari's new Open 60 Aviva shows the beauty of racing these beasts Thu, 8 May 2008 11:35:20 GMT http://www.yachtingworld.com//yw/blog/20080408123520blog_elaine_bunting.html The adventurers' club http://www.yachtingworld.com//yw/blog/20080401175648blog_elaine_bunting.html Some of Britain's best-known adventurers and sailors launch Champagne G. H. Mumm's Cordon Rouge Club Thu, 1 May 2008 16:56:48 GMT http://www.yachtingworld.com//yw/blog/20080401175648blog_elaine_bunting.html A penchant for Flings http://www.yachtingworld.com//yw/blog/20080330175432blog_elaine_bunting.html What else could Lord Laidlaw, owner of Highland Fling, have called his yacht? Wed, 30 Apr 2008 16:54:32 GMT http://www.yachtingworld.com//yw/blog/20080330175432blog_elaine_bunting.html Small but perfectly formed http://www.yachtingworld.com//yw/blog/20080330173756blog_elaine_bunting.html Why racing a 10ft boat round the world isn't as mad as it seems - apparently Wed, 30 Apr 2008 16:37:57 GMT http://www.yachtingworld.com//yw/blog/20080330173756blog_elaine_bunting.html Odd one out http://www.yachtingworld.com//yw/blog/20080329152219blog_elaine_bunting.html It's Keisha, Mutya, Heidi and...er...Ellen Tue, 29 Apr 2008 14:22:19 GMT http://www.yachtingworld.com//yw/blog/20080329152219blog_elaine_bunting.html Fruitcake challenge? http://www.yachtingworld.com//yw/blog/20080315085134blog_elaine_bunting.html Just how crazy would you have to be to race round the world in a 10ft boat? Tue, 15 Apr 2008 07:51:34 GMT http://www.yachtingworld.com//yw/blog/20080315085134blog_elaine_bunting.html 5 Castles and 5 Islands Challenge http://www.yachtingworld.com//yw/blog/20080308163510blog_elaine_bunting.html Run and race along the Northumberland coast, with a dash of rum. How good does that sound? Tue, 8 Apr 2008 15:35:10 GMT http://www.yachtingworld.com//yw/blog/20080308163510blog_elaine_bunting.html Vendée Globe's dark horse? http://www.yachtingworld.com//yw/blog/20080308145007blog_elaine_bunting.html The new all-British Open 60 with the right pedigree but no solo racing track record - yet Tue, 8 Apr 2008 13:50:07 GMT http://www.yachtingworld.com//yw/blog/20080308145007blog_elaine_bunting.html Wide load http://www.yachtingworld.com//yw/blog/20080308144729blog_elaine_bunting.html A fat bottomed lady holds up the traffic in the New Forest Tue, 8 Apr 2008 13:47:30 GMT http://www.yachtingworld.com//yw/blog/20080308144729blog_elaine_bunting.html Vendée race favourite's new idea http://www.yachtingworld.com//yw/blog/20080304114447blog_elaine_bunting.html Check out these motorboat style lifting strakes on Vincent Riou's PRB Fri, 4 Apr 2008 10:44:47 GMT http://www.yachtingworld.com//yw/blog/20080304114447blog_elaine_bunting.html Alinghi's capsize bodes ill http://www.yachtingworld.com//yw/blog/20080304095720blog_elaine_bunting.html Alinghi's crew suffered a bloody nose - literally. It shows that catching up in the multihull world is a risky game Fri, 4 Apr 2008 08:57:20 GMT http://www.yachtingworld.com//yw/blog/20080304095720blog_elaine_bunting.html Leaving the boat floating http://www.yachtingworld.com//yw/blog/20080303104757blog_elaine_bunting.html More on the controversy of abandoning a boat that was later safely salvaged Thu, 3 Apr 2008 09:47:57 GMT http://www.yachtingworld.com//yw/blog/20080303104757blog_elaine_bunting.html Yours for only €115 million http://www.yachtingworld.com//yw/blog/20080302153106blog_elaine_bunting.html Maltese Falcon is up for sale, less than two years after the superyacht's launch Wed, 2 Apr 2008 14:31:06 GMT http://www.yachtingworld.com//yw/blog/20080302153106blog_elaine_bunting.html Not an April Fool's joke http://www.yachtingworld.com//yw/blog/20080301113451blog_elaine_bunting.html This disclaimer came with a press release. And, no, it's not a joke Tue, 1 Apr 2008 10:34:51 GMT http://www.yachtingworld.com//yw/blog/20080301113451blog_elaine_bunting.html Strength in mortal danger http://www.yachtingworld.com//yw/blog/20080221063145blog_elaine_bunting.html Are examples of survival at sea to be cherished? Fri, 21 Mar 2008 06:31:45 GMT http://www.yachtingworld.com//yw/blog/20080221063145blog_elaine_bunting.html Abandoning ship http://www.yachtingworld.com//yw/blog/20080218073834blog_elaine_bunting.html When is the right time to leave your boat? Tue, 18 Mar 2008 07:38:34 GMT http://www.yachtingworld.com//yw/blog/20080218073834blog_elaine_bunting.html