ARC Diary 14

  • December 9, 2001

Firefly, 9 December 2001: But wait! Sounds off! The gods of weather bring you Act 3 and a new character to the plot, a new arrow from their quiver of

ARC Diary 14

  • December 9, 2001

Firefly, 9 December 2001: But wait! Sounds off! The gods of weather bring you Act 3 and a new character to the plot, a new arrow from their quiver of

ARC Diary 13

  • December 8, 2001

Firefly, 8 December 2001: Whatever happened to the Trades?

ARC Diary 13

  • December 8, 2001

Firefly, 8 December 2001: Whatever happened to the Trades?

  • December 7, 2001

Alan Sefton, head of blakexpeditions and friend of the Blake family, has revealed more detail on the death of Sir Peter Blake on New Zealand’s National Radio

  • December 7, 2001

Flags were lowered to half mast at the Sydney Volvo Ocean Race village today, and a minute’s silence was observed as a mark of respect to one of offshore sailing’s…

  • December 7, 2001

After 12 days of checking the trim and changing sails, the continuous hard work of skipper Ross Daniel, 22, and the crew of Spirit of Diana has paid off

ARC Diary 11

  • December 7, 2001

Firefly, 6 December 2001: A very handsome Dorado weighing in at around 5 kg is destined for the pot tonight, the Fray Bentos safe for another day

ARC Diary 12

  • December 7, 2001

Firefly 7 December 2001: The tragic news of Sir Peter Blake’s death was transmitted to the fleet by net controllers today and I have suggested that a minute’s silence be…

  • December 6, 2001

Tacktick has had its newest product, the Micro Compass, shortlisted for the Marine Product of the Year award at London's British Marine Awards

  • December 6, 2001

Leg two must seem interminable to the girls of Amer Sports Too, beating upwind through the Bass Strait towards the Sydney finish line

ARC Diary 11

  • December 6, 2001

Firefly, 6 December 2001: A very handsome Dorado weighing in at around 5 kg is destined for the pot tonight, the Fray Bentos safe for another day

  • December 5, 2001

Amer Sports One skipper Grant Dalton is recovering in hospital having been stretchered of his yacht in Sydney. He has suspected broken ribs and severe bruising

Learning by degrees

  • December 5, 2001

Portsmouth University unveils a new degree program in Watersports Science

  • December 5, 2001

America's Cup designer TJ Perrotti has opened a new design office in Newport, Rhode Island

  • December 5, 2001

Assa Abloy arrived in Sydney in sixth place, after the second leg of the Volvo Ocean Race, with a distinctly second-hand looking wheel – bent, bowed and patched. “People get…

ARC Diary 10

  • December 5, 2001

Firefly, 5 December 2001: Duncan is complaining because the bananas refuse to ripen and we could be in danger of taking coals to Newcastle if they are not ripe in…