Tomorrow morning the eight VOR teams are facing a 6650-nautical mile leg to Sydney, Australia
PlayStation attempts round the island record
Steve Fossett and his crew started at 1000 this morning
VOR – the week that was
A look at the seventh week of the first leg of the 2001/2002 Volvo Ocean Race Calm between the storms – has illbruck’s staggering protest result planted doubts about the…
Newsflash
PlayStation smashes the Round the Island record
New crew for Assa Abloy
Two new crewmen have been signed up for the second leg of the VOR aboard Assa Abloy
PlayStation heads for France
Steve Fossett's maxicat PlayStation has begun her attempt to break Tracy Edwards' Cowes-Dinard record
Fossett’s latest record attempt aborted
Steve Fossett's challenge to break the cross Channel sailing record has been aborted due to strong winds
Woman rower alone in Atlantic
Debra Veal, who is taking part in the Ward Evans Atlantic Rowing Challenge, chats about her daily routine and how she copes with life alone in mid Atlantic. Veal set…
Fossett: It was necessary
Less than an hour past The Needles, PlayStation skipper Steve Fossett knew that to carry on would risk damage both to boat and crew
Preview: January 2002
Is the GBR Challenge up to the task?..
Contents: December 2001
. Leader We should ignore calls to cancel regattas and postpone the America?s Cup, and carry on sailing On the Wind PlayStation could have cracked the 700-mile a day barrier,…
British fly the flag in the Transat Jacques Vabre
Just four days in to the race, competitors in the Transat Jacques Vabre are facing 40 knots plus winds and big seas off the coast of west Africa. Since passing…
Around Alone heads home
Clipper Ventures, the new owners of the Around Alone race, have announced that the race will start from and finish at its spiritual home, Newport, Rhode Island, for its 20th…
PlayStation’s Channel record countdown
Steve Fossett’s 125ft Transatlantic record breaker PlayStation is preparing for a crack at the Channel record
Over 100 boats at Chichester winter series
A record entry of 103 boats turned out for the first two races of Chichester YC's Snowflake Series on 4 November
Transat Jacques Vabre update
The multihull fleet competing in the Transat Jacques Vabre, which left Le Havre, France on Sunday at 1250hrs, has already reached the gateway to the Atlantic
Fastest boats on the web
The World Sailing Speed Record Council (WSSRC) has launched its own website
Transat Jacques Vabre fleet hits 40 knots off Cape Finisterre
In the multihull fleet speeds are averaging between 20-25 knots in the 40 knot winds
Heiner to join South African VOR team
Roy Heiner, former skipper of VOR yacht Assa Abloy, will be part of the South African bid to compete in the 2005/6 Volvo Ocean Race
Sydney Hobart race under threat
Unless adequate sponsorship and Government support is obtained, the running this year’s Sydney Hobart might not go ahead