The 2002 European Olympic Classes Regatta circuit kicked off in the bay of Palma yesterday (26 March) with the Princess Sofia Regatta. Racing got underway in a light and shifty…
BUSA Student Nationals
After the first day’s racing, Southampton University lead the BUSA Student Yachting Nationals at Plymouth
Orange in survival mode
Record is on hold as the crew work together, braced for worse to come
Assa Abloy in hot pursuit
Assa Abloy is now just three miles from illbruck, the leading yacht on the fifth leg of the VOR
illbruck’s VOR lead is threatened
With 140 miles to the Miami finish line, Assa Abloy, who’s currently lying in second place, is going in for the kill
Maiden II makes a splash
The 110ft maxi-catamaran Maiden II was lowered into the water for the first time under her new name yesterday
Yachting World wins award
Sally Collison, Yachting World’s picture editor, won one of the top awards at last night’s IPC Media Editorial Awards
49ers at Rutland
Ben McGrane andJames Perry were the overall winners of the 49er open meeting at Rutland SC on 23-24 March
Youth head for Weymouth
Weymouth will play host to the Volvo RYA Youth Championships and Trials at the Weymouth and Portland Sailing Academy over the Easter weekend (1-5 April). Over 300 competitors are expected…
BT skipper aims for Vendée
Conrad Humphreys, skipper of the winning yacht in the 2000/01 BT Global Challenge has launched his British campaign for the 2004 Vendée Globe
illbruck loses gennaker
Despite losing their light air gennaker, Team illbruck are still hanging on to their slim lead
Can illbruck hold her lead?
illbruck continues to lead the fifth leg of the VOR but there are still 600 miles to go
Warsash Spring Series
The surprise decision of Trinity House to remove one of the main navigation buoys in the Eastern Solent on Sunday (24 March) caused confusion for yachts racing in the Barclays…
Four wins for GBR Challenge crew
Although they didn’t make it to the quarter finals, Ian Walker and his GBR Challenge crew notched up four wins in their first Grade 1 match racing event
Trouble ahead for Orange
Bruno Peyron’s Team Orange, competing in the Jules Verne Challenge, is currently sandwiched between two massive low pressure systems in the Indian Ocean
29er wins Lymington event
Lee Todd and Jane Wild won the fast handicap fleet in the fourth race of the LTSC Early Points Series yesterday (24 March, 02)
B14s at Rutland
Nils Jolliffe and Jon Branch were the overall winners of the B14 event at Rutland SC this weekend
Ovington Boats Weekend
A joint open meeting for Ovington 29ers, 49ers, B14s and 18ft Skiffs took place at Rutland Sailing Club on 23-24 March
Superyacht medical service launched
A new Channel Island company has been launched to provide medical cover for superyachts.
Orange under bare poles
Friday night saw the Jules Verne challenger facing winds of 45-55 knots in the Indian Ocean with all sails down but still making 20 knots towards the Kerguelen Islands, 1300