Competitors who turned up at last weekend’s National 12 open meeting at Thorpe Bay YC were treated a day of wild racing
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VOR fleet head for finish
The majority of the VOR fleet should cross the Leg 8 finish line in Gothenburg later today
InvestHK Transat yacht
Invest Hong Kong is to be the latest yacht sponsor in the inaugural Challenge Transat 2002
Kingfisher takes fourth in Rubicon
Kingfisher has, this evening, finished the second and final leg of the Regata Rubicon in fourth position
Tiscali dismasted
Tiscali Global Challenge, skippered by Italian Simone Bianchetti, was dismasted this morning in mistral winds of 40 knots while lying fourth in the Regata Rubicon
London Boat Show on the move
A planning fiasco by Earls Court has led to a change in the dates for the 2003 London International Boat Show
Six medals for team GBR
The RYA team GBR has won six medals and the Hein de Goederen Trophy for best nation at the SPA Olympic Classes Regatta
Assa Abloy takes control
Having started five minutes behind the rest of the fleet, Neal McDonald and Team Assa Abloy are leading the VOR fleet
British sign for Antarctica Cup
A British team has signed up for a place in the Antarctica Cup
Skipper presumed dead
Search fails to recover skipper swept overboard during Block Island Race
No room on the ARC
The entry limit has already been reached for this year’s Atlantic Rally for Cruisers 2002 which starts in November
Sill Plein Fruit leads Rubicon
After another 24 hours of relentless match-racing in the Regata Rubicon, Sill Plein Fruit has come out on top this morning
Stars & Stripes christened
Team Dennis Conner christened and launched Stars & Stripes, USA-77 yesterday
Spectacular VOR Leg 8 start
The gale force winds forecast did not deter large crowds from gathering in the crisp sunshine in La Rochelle to witness the start of the eighth leg of the VOR…
Djuice fights for speed
The Norwegian yacht djuice dragons is suffering with serious boat speed just 24hours in to Leg 8
IMS worlds
Competitors at the IMS worlds in Capri have everything to race for during the last day’s racing today
Light winds ahead for Rubicon
The Regata Rubicon race fleet is heading for the Mediterranean light airs
SPA Olympic classes regatta
With a first, second and third yesterday, RYA team GBR Laser fleet looking strong at the Olympic classes regatta in Holland
Dalton prepares for VOR re-start
Grant Dalton, skipper of Amer Sports One, chats about his preparations for the next leg of the Volvo Ocean Race
Jourdain retains lead in Regata Rubicon
Rubicon is the Sticking to a westery option, Sill Plein Fruit (Jourdain) is leading the second leg of the Regata Rubicon