With line honours at the Canon Big Boat Race last week, Nicorette is hot favourite for the Sydney Hobart Race which starts tomorrow (Boxing Day)
CYC prepares for big race tomorrow
Final preparations are being made for tomorrow's Sydney-Hobart Race. There will be two start lines, one specifically for the VOR boats
VOR boats prepare for start on Boxing Day
The third leg of the Volvo Ocean Race starts on 26 December from Sydney and takes in the the classic Sydney-Hobart Race. After a pit stop in Hobart, VOR crews…
Christmas on the ocean waves
Eight teams competing in the Atlantic Rowing Challenge will celebrate Christmas at sea
Winter Series at Wilsonian
Sub zero temperatures greeted competitors for the final weekend's racing at Wilsonian SC's winter series
GBR Challenge on TV
For your chance to catch up with all the Team GBR news from Auckland, tune in to BBC1’s Grandstand next Saturday afternoon
Finns at Warsash
A small fleet of Finn sailors enjoyed some close racing at the recent Devoti-sponsored open meeting at Warsash
Talk back
Having all arrived safely in Sydney, VOR skippers aired their views about the race and announced crew changes at a recent press conference. Speakers: GK – Gunnar Krantz – SEB…
Accused murderer on trial
One of the six men charged with the murder of Sir Peter Blake nearly two weeks ago, has gone on trial in Brazil today
Snowflake Series at Chichester
Races 7 and 8 of the Chichester YC Snowflake Series took place in freezing conditions on 16 December
VOR boats strut their stuff in Sydney
Before the VOR fleet sets off on the next leg of the round the world race, they're preparing for the Sydney parade of sail
Insurer: Check synthetic backstays
One of the country’s leading yacht insurers - Navigators and General - has warned owners of racing yachts to check their synthetic backstays after noting a significant increase in the…
In training with Minorca
If you’re looking for some pre-season race training next year, why not consider Minorca Sailing Holiday’s Mediterranean Race Training Week
VOR: Race within a race
For the first time in the long history of the Whitbread, now the Volvo Ocean Race, competitors will participate in an offshore race as part of the third leg of…
Road test for GBR Challenge
GBR Challenge has confirmed its participation in the Road to the America's Cup regatta in Auckland, 11-17 February 2002
GBR Diary: Will I’Anson
This week's America's Cup diary comes from GBR Challenge's mid-bow/sewerman and rigger Will I'Anson
ARC Diary 19
Firefly, 14 December 2001: It all started with that bet of a bottle of rum with Duncan
ARC Diary 19
Firefly, 14 December 2001: It all started with that bet of a bottle of rum with Duncan
Life at the wet end
Rain doesn't stop play as downpours try to dampen spirits on the finish line of ARC 2001
Feeling rum
Arrival in St Lucia means the chance to unwind, and time to enjoy the local spirit, as the crew of Firefly demonstrated on Thursday morning