After a consistent performance throughout the year, Michel Desjoyeaux takes the 1998 title
Yachting World
Around Alone – van Liew leads class 2 for 5th day
Fooling all the pre-race pundits, Brad van Liew maintains his class 2 lead
Mari-Cha transat record – messages from on board
Pean and his crew maintain high averages
Around Alone – desperation in the Doldrums
Race leader Marc Thiercelin and the rest of the fleet experience the calms and sudden squalls of the Doldrums
Mari Cha III on standby for transat record
Lionel Pean and his crew wait in New York for the weather before leaving on their transatlantic record attempt
15 miles separate Around Alone leaders after 2 weeks
Brits fight it out for second place in class 1
Around Alone: Leaders becalmed
In Around Alone Britain's Mike Golding takes over second place in the light breeze at the front of the fleet.
Around Alone – message from Mike Golding
From on board Team Group 4, second placed Mike Golding considers his options
Cam Lewis – announces plans for The Race
1998–Record-breaking sailor Cam Lewis today declares his intent to join “The RACE” as the only North American entrant. The RACE is the first ever no limits, non-stop, no assistance, around…
Millennium Odyssey latest
After a rough passage, the fleet assembles in Gibraltar
Brits take second place in leg 1 Figaro LeHavre-Fecamp-Cowes
Fleet faces taxing conditions in the first running for this two handed triangle race.
Millennium Odyssey fleet in Cowes
After a blustery first leg the fleet gathered in Cowes before re-starting for Portugal
Fingers Crossed – disaster after JOG win
Ross Hobson's 40ft catamaran collides with a submerged object after JOG win
Kiwis challenge ISAF ruling
ISAF is demanding $1 million because of event sponsorship
Around Alone update – Autissier’s preparations
Leading French solo sailor makes reday her Open 60 in Newport, RI. PRB is to have a new fixed mast.
Commodore smashes W-E trans-Pacific record
Despite encountering several high pressure systems towards Bruno Peyron has taken two days off Steve Fossett's trans-Pacific record
Explorer ahead of Lakota in the early stages
Skip Novak reports from mid-Pacific where he is on board the mighty cat Explorer in an attempt to beat Steve Fossett's existing record
Atlantic Alone – Garside’s southerly route pays dividends
Garside makes a break by diving south
CHANNEL HANDICAP SYSTEM TO END
In a surprise move the Royal Ocean Racing Club have announced that the popular CHS rule is to be discontinued by the end of this year.
X-99 Worlds – Day One
First Race Day with a strong breeze and three broken masts