Team Kingfisher
While The World Enjoys Festive Season, Team Kingfisher Work On...
As much of the western world recovered from holiday excess, and prepared for New Year?s celebrations...Ellen MacArthur and Team Kingfisher headed out to sea yesterday on a cold and windy December day to start sailing trials on the 110 foot mega-cat KINGFISHER2. ... Full Story

Around Alone
Fair Winds For The New Year
31st December 02 - 1st January 03 in the Southern Ocean

As the 11 skippers in Around Alone are racing in the Southern Ocean below Australia, they have already passed into the New Year as they sail Eastwards through the different time zones and into time itself. Swiss skipper Bernard Stamm on Bobst Group - Armor Lux was the first skipper to celebrate the New Year and a winning start to 2003 not only in the lead of Leg 3 from Cape Town to Tauranga, NZL, but also at the top of the overall rankings. ... Full Story

Around Alone
Highs And Lows Of Southern Ocean Racing
A total of 2,130 nm separates first from last boat in the Around Alone race deep in the heart of the Southern Ocean, where currently 11 skippers and their Open class yachts are located between the Kerguelens and Southern Australia. One by one the front boats are passing the virtual waypoint at 46N and of course the second of the three 'Great Capes' in their solo circumnavigation - Cape Leeuwin. ... Full Story

Rolex Sydney Hobart 2002
Army signallers survey race radio efficiency
Signallers from the Army’s 110 Signals Squadron have played an important, behind-the-scenes role in the 2002 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race, looking towards the future of race radio communications. ... Full Story

Rolex Sydney Hobart 2002
Delta Wing flies from last to first
Delta Wing, the second oldest boat in the 2002 Rolex Sydney Hobart Race, has created yachting history with a rare double – this year winning the PHS Divisions of the Sydney Hobart and the Gosford to Lord Howe Island Race, Australia’s only annual Category 1 ocean races. ... Full Story

Alinghi Team
Live Boat Unveiling
The boat that Alinghi will sail in the final of the Louis Vuitton Cup will be officially 'unveiled' on Tuesday the 7th of January at 9am local time. You can watch live on our webcast as the skirt drops and the rudder, keel and bulb of the race boat are revealed. Coverage will commence at the following times: 8.45am NZ, 8.45pm Central Europe, 7.45pm GMT, 11.45am US West coast, 2.45pm US East coast.

Clipper 2002 Round the World Race
Glasgow Takes the Lead on Leg 4
Over the last 12 hours there has been an interesting split in the fleet. The wind has been blowing 20 knots from the north and London, Jersey and New York have taken advantage of this to blast downwind to the south. ... Full Story

Sail-World .com
World Class talent at Australian Etchell Titles
Australian Etchells championship favourite Mark Bradford may rue the moment when he offered a friendly taunting to the highly talented Irish born helmsman Noel Drennan during the recent World championship regatta in New Zealand. ... Full Story

Sail-World .com
Sunshine Coast Sailors in Strathfield Pittwater to Coffs race
The successful Sunshine Coast husband and wife ocean sailing crew of Jeremy and Roslyn Leitch will fly the Mooloolaba Yacht Club burgee aboard Sunshine Coast Roofing High Anxiety in the Strathfield Pittwater to Coffs Harbour race starting on Thursday (January 2). ... Full Story

Sail-World .com
International eyes on Hamilton Island this New Years Eve
In a Queensland first, images of New Year celebrations on Hamilton Island in the Whitsundays will be seen by more than 750 million people around the world. ... Full Story

Thanks to our friends at www.2003ac.com for sharing this composite photo of the participating syndicates for the semi-finals!

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Around Alone
Van Liew Makes Risky Investment To The North In Preparation For Great Equalizer Of Tasman Sea
New York, N.Y. (December 30, 2002) - Leg 3 of the Around Alone race challenges competitors with both the rigors of the Southern Ocean and daring tactical choices that can pay dividends or send one to Chapter 11. Mileage is the currency and building it is one's ticket to victory. ... Full Story

Around Alone
From Mountie To Around Alone Skipper
Derek Hatfield is one of those solid you-can-count-on types of person. His former profession (before he became an Around Alone skipper) was as a Royal Canadian Mounted Policeman, and it shows. I have always admired and had great respect for Mounties, and their ranks must be a little weaker without him. ... Full Story

Around Alone
Points Along The Way
The leaders are through the "gate" and are heading south once more. Bernard Stamm on Bobst Group Armor lux and Thierry Dubois on Solidaires have passed north of the obligatory waypoint and are heading back into the Southern Ocean. ... Full Story

Rolex Sydney Hobart 2002
International Jury disqualifies two yachts
An International Yachting jury today disqualified the French/Australian entry Peugeot Racing and the Sydney yacht Loki following protest hearings into race collisions shortly before and soon after the Boxing Day start of the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race. ... Full Story

Rolex Sydney Hobart 2002
Last yacht finishes at Constitution Dock
Alex Whitworth normally celebrates New Year’s Eve at sea with his crew but this year, he has joined the remainder of the fleet in Constitution Dock more than a day before tomorrow night’s New Year celebrations. ... Full Story

Rolex Sydney Hobart 2002
Quest Wins Rolex Hobart Yacht Race
Quest today climbed its ‘Everest’ to Win the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race after nail biting morning ... Full Story

Rolex Sydney Hobart 2002
SOLAS Trust’s largest donation
This was established following the stormswept 1998 Sydney Hobart Yacht Race, which makes its single biggest donation today. ... Full Story

Rolex Sydney Hobart 2002
Overall win to Quest as Zeus II just falls short
Sydney yachtsman Bob Steel with his state-of-the-art 46-footer, Quest, is the Overall Winner of the 2002 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race. ... Full Story

Lous Vuitton Cup Media
A Lack of Time
Team Dennis Conner’s late cash flow meant it didn’t have the time to overcome setbacks. ... Full Story

Alinghi Team
Who Flies A Protest Flag And When?
There is a lot at stake in each battle of the America's Cup. The match racing between these yachtsmen gets heated, tempers flare, rules are broken and powerful competitors are penalized. It's all in a day's work for the umpires, whose job is to ensure the on-the-water action remains fair. ... Full Story

Clipper 2002 Round the World Race
Glasgow Takes the Lead on Leg 4
Over the last 12 hours there has been an interesting split in the fleet. The wind has been blowing 20 knots from the north and London, Jersey and New York have taken advantage of this to blast downwind to the south. ... Full Story

XXVII Christmas Race
Ideal Conditions on Day 3 in Palamós
The third day of races at the XXVII Christmas Race in Palamós saw sunshine and a stable 8 to 10 knots from the South West. ... Full Story

Sail-World .com
2002 McDonald's 29er National update
Today's weather was bright and sunny with a 15-20knot SE breeze forecast. Again four races were scheduled to catch up from last sailing from Day 2 of the regatta when sailing was abandoned after the first race. ... Full Story

Sail-World .com
Kontrol wins Indec Melbourne to Hobart race
In the most closely contested race in it’s 31 year history, Kontrol skippered by Peter Blake has won line honours when it crossed the finish line at 0917.15 hours today, just 39 seconds ahead of the two handed Maverick II from New Zealand, skippered by Brian Petersen. ... Full Story

Sail-World .com
Big Guns Prepare for 2nd January Start
Rolex Sydney to Hobart Race competitor Andrew Short was cooling his heels in Hobart this afternoon, having completed the “Hobart Race” abard his Sydney 38 Andrew Short Marine at just after 10:00pm last night. ... Full Story

Rolex Sydney Hobart 2002
Protest hearings tomorrow
The International Jury will hear two protest hearings tomorrow morning arising from collisions at and soon after the start of the 630 nautical mile race. ... Full Story

Rolex Sydney Hobart 2002
Small boats' overnight bid for IMS, IRC wins
The Overall IMS winner of the 2002 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race hangs in the balance with two of the smallest yachts in the fleet sailing their final 100 miles knowing the prize is within their grasp. ... Full Story

Around Alone
The Storm Passes Overhead
The wind is blowing and the Around Alone yachts are riding the edge of a Southern Ocean front. It’s the kind of sailing they came for and despite the rough conditions the spirits are high. Emma Richards, in typical Emma fashion, is dealing with the conditions in her own special way. ... Full Story

Alinghi Team
Perched In The 'Branches' Of The Millennium Rig
From time to time strange birds are found perching at the top of the America's Cup Class mast. On a regular basis, the grinders hoist team members Murray Jones, J.C. Monnin or Dean Phipps up the rig to perch in the top spreaders. Let's take a look at what it's like to take up a spot in the heights of the mast. ... Full Story

Strathfield Pittwater and Coffs Harbour Offshore Series
Perfect Conditions for Day Two
Perfect conditions again prevailed for Strathfield Race Day 2 in the Strathfield Pittwater and Coffs Harbour Offshore Series. ... Full Story

2002 - A Year in Review
Issue Four - August/September
Moving into the final few months of the year there were World Champions a plenty, Olympic Qualification and test events, and the countdown started to the ISAF Rolex World Sailor of the Year Award. ... Full Story

Sail-World .com
Quest has the runs on the board
The Derwent River and Storm Bay glass out mid-morning might yet deliver the 2002 Rolex Sydney to Hobart race to Bob Steel’s Nelson-Marek 46 Quest. ... Full Story

Sail-World .com
The wind delivers but the wind can take away
Strong winds were blowing the smaller boats home fast as they came down the Tasmanian coast but now the weather has played a cruel trick. ... Full Story

Rolex Sydney Hobart 2002
More a Cruise than a Race, says Dreamland skipper.
Brook Lenfest, owner of the luxury 85’ cruising yacht Dreamland, was very happy with their 15th placing in this year’s Rolex Sydney Hobart ocean racing classic but disappointed with the race itself. ... Full Story

Rolex Sydney Hobart 2002
Marine Widlife Threatened to Eliminate Fitness First Sting.
In 1993 when Fitness First Sting skipper Terry Mullins heard that Brindabella had hit a sun fish and been put out of the race he thought “how unlucky would that be. Your chances of hitting one must be tiny”. ... Full Story

Rolex Sydney Hobart 2002
Finished Yachts
Official Finish Times of the 2002 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race ... Full Story

Rolex Sydney Hobart 2002
Smallest yachts head handicap divisions
Two of the smallest yachts in the fleet , Zeus II and Toecutter, head the progressive IMS and IRC rated handicap divisions as weather conditions continue to favour the smaller yachts on their fourth day at sea in the annual ocean classic. ... Full Story

Rolex Sydney Hobart 2002
British skipper will be back
British property developer Mike Slade has steered his luxury 97 foot maxi Canon into third place across the line two hours behind line honours winner Alfa Romeo but said that he would love to bring the boat back another time. ... Full Story

Rolex Sydney Hobart 2002
Grundig skipper rapt at second placing.
After an extraordinary race the 66-foot Sydney flyer Grundig has finished second across the line in the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race, just 44 minutes behind the 90 foot maxi Alfa Romeo. ... Full Story

Rolex Sydney Hobart 2002
No Race Record but Crichton still delighted
Had the 2002 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race started a day later, the 90-footer Alfa Romeo would have threatened Nokia’s 1999 race record, owner/skipper Nevile Crichton said in a dockside interview at Hobart’s Constitution Dock. ... Full Story

Rolex Sydney Hobart 2002
Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race Line Honours to Alfa Romeo
Alfa Romeo, Neville Crichton’s super maxi has taken line honours in the 2002 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race, surfing up the River Derwent under her massive spinnaker before a fresh seabreeze to cross the line off Hobart’s historic Battery Point at 5.58.52 this afternoon. ... Full Story

Rolex Sydney Hobart 2002
Fitness Fit Sting's rudder damaged by whale
Fitness Fit Sting has had her rudder badly damaged in a collision with a whale. ... Full Story

Rolex Sydney Hobart 2002
Toecutter dominating handicap Race
Alfa Romeo was surfing at speeds in excess of 17 knots in a 20 knot northerly sea breeze down the edge of Tasman Island ... Full Story

Around Alone
Big Storm Approaching
There is big wind coming and the Around Alone sailors are bracing for the second storm of their Southern Ocean crossing. They have been watching the system develop for a few days and it looks likely to pack a real punch. ... Full Story

Strathfield Pittwater and Coffs Harbour Offshore Series
Champagne Sailing on Day One
Sydney turned on perfect conditions for Line 7 Race Day One in the Strathfield Pittwater and Coffs Harbour Offshore Series on Palm Beach circle today. ... Full Story

Sail-World .com
Huey’s plans for Storm Bay and the Derwent tonight
Many of the 57 Sydney to Hobart races have been won or lost in the last 25 miles. In 5 hours time, at the 3am sked, we will see just what Huey had planned as a an arrival greeting for its overnight guests. Right now sailors are reporting that is ‘very very quiet’ ... Full Story

Rolex Sydney Hobart 2002
Alfa Romeo steps on the gas and could finish this evening.
The super maxi Alfa Romeo, power sailing across Bass Strait overnight, could take line honours late this afternoon in the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race. ... Full Story

Rolex Sydney Hobart 2002
Leaders in Spinnaker Run to Tasmania
Optimum easterly/north easterly conditions for many of the boats in the 55-strong Rolex Sydney Hobart Race fleet will give crews a comfortable night’s sail as the race leaders pass the half way mark to Hobart. ... Full Story

Rolex Sydney Hobart 2002
Winds of change for fleet in Bass Strait
Freshening north-easterly winds this afternoon have caused a major change in overall handicap positions in the IMS and IRC divisions of the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race as the leaders power sail across Bass Strait. ... Full Story

Rolex Sydney Hobart 2002
Leaders into Bass Strait under spinnaker
Neville Crichton’s Alfa Romeo holds a five-mile lead as the Rolex Sydney Hobart Race frontrunners enter Bass Strait. ... Full Story

Louis Vuitton Cup Media
Winners Dominate Statistics
The three winners of the semi final matches scored a combined record of 12-2 and were thorough in their victories... Full Story

Louis Vuitton Cup Media
Jury Rules on Radar
Even though range-finders have been widely used, they got caught in the same net as radar... Full Story

New Zealand Herald
Family steered sail trimmer into boats from an early age
Considering his family background it comes as no surprise that Chris Salthouse is a sailor at Team New Zealand. His grandfather, John Brooke, was a yacht designer and past commodore of the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron, and his father, John, founded Salthouse Boatbuilders, a successful Auckland business, now run by his brother, Phil. ... Full Story

New Zealand Herald
Experienced Team NZ bowman has a lot to offer
One of Team New Zealand's most experienced members, Joey Allen has plenty to offer those new to the game. Now in his mid-40s, Allen been sailing since he was a kid. "I started sailing in Auckland at the Howick Sailing Club and the Bucklands Beach Yacht Club."
... Full Story

New Zealand Herald
Team NZ to be quizzed over trademark money
A high-powered meeting will be held today over the question of Team New Zealand's use of America's Cup money. The Herald understands that the New York Yacht Club and Prada's club, Punta Ala, have organised the meeting, to which Team NZ have been invited. ... Full Story

Around Alone
Spaghetti Junction At World's End
Sailing around the bottom of the world where the night is as dark as the inside of your pocket, and the waves and winds wreak full force upon the eleven crazy skippers who have chosen to race solo through this oceanic desert, the majority of the Around Alone yachts are over 1,500nm from Perth, at the bottom left corner of Australia. ... Full Story

2002 - A Year in Review
Issue Three - June and July
May saw the IOC continue to move forward in its anti-doping campaign, with the approval of the new draft Anti-Doping Code. ... Full Story

Sail-World .com
Valheru and Trumpcard’s early exit from Rolex Sydney-Hobart Yacht Race
As the 57 competitors started in the Rolex Sydney-Hobart Yacht Race in light breezes, mist and rain on Boxing Day, most breathed a sigh of relief, not so much for the needed rain, but because it felt ‘safe’, surely nobody would suffer breakages or damage in these conditions. ... Full Story

Rolex Sydney Hobart 2002
Alfa Romeo opens up lead overnight
The Sydney-based super maxi Alfa Romeo has opened up a seven nautical mile lead over the British 97-footer, Canon, as they the lead the fleet towards Bass Strait. ... Full Story

Rolex Sydney Hobart 2002
Alfa Romeo leads fleet in very close race
The quest for line honours in the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race is wide open – judging by positions at the first position schedule (“sked”) with the fleet at 8pm tonight. ... Full Story

Rolex Sydney Hobart 2002
Collisions knock two yachts out of race soon after start
Collisions knocked two yachts out of the fleet within the first hour of the 2002 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race from Sydney Harbour this afternoon, with a crew member being knocked overboard from each boat. ... Full Story

Rolex Sydney Hobart 2002
Spinnaker start likely for Rolex Sydney Hobart Race
Forecasts of 15 knot south to south-easterly winds on the Harbour point towards a spectacular spinnaker start to the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race at 1pm today as the 57 boat fleet dashes towards the Heads and the Tasman Sea. Forecasts of 15 knot south to south-easterly winds on the Harbour point towards a spectacular spinnaker start to the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race at 1pm today as the 57 boat fleet dashes towards the Heads and the Tasman Sea. ... Full Story

Around Alone
Back To Work
Christmas has come and gone for the Around Alone yachts and it’s back to the business of racing. There is a complex weather pattern approaching and it has the fleet split in their tactics. ... Full Story

Sail-World .com
Interview with Craig Coulsen
Audio of interview with Craig Coulsen skipper of the Queensland entry Trupcard whos race neded so cruelly this afternoon on the startline. ... Full Story

Rolex Sydney Hobart 2002
Getting to Hobart, and well fed!
On Boxing Day veteran Hobart yachtsman John Bennetto will start his 42nd Sydney Hobart. Just think about that! ... Full Story

Rolex Sydney Hobart 2002
Light winds forecast for 2002 Rolex Sydney Hobart
The Bureau of Meteorology has told the skippers of the 57 yachts competing in this week’s 2002 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race that they can expect fairly benign conditions for most of the race. ... Full Story

Rolex Sydney Hobart 2002
Life of Captain Stan Darling to be Commemorated at the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race start
The ashes of Captain Stan Darling OBE, DSC and two bars, VRD, RANR, a Second World War Naval hero and one of Australia’s most famous yachting navigators, will be scattered from HMAS Seal, just prior to the start of the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race on December 26, 2002. ... Full Story

Rolex Sydney Hobart 2002
Alfa Romeo odds-one in TAB betting
Australians are noted gamblers, betting on horse and dog racing, the cricket scores, even on cane toad races. ... Full Story

Louis Vuitton Cup Media
OneWorld Classy on Way Out
Blaming no one but themselves, OneWorld bows out of the Louis Vuitton Cup... Full Story

2002 - A Year in Review
Issue Two - April and May
Welcome to the second in our five part review of the 2002 sailing year. Today we concentrate on April and May. ... Full Story

Sail-World .com
Volvo 60 heading for Coffs Harbour
Marine industry identity Andrew Short has entered the Strathfield Pittwater and Coffs Harbour Offshore Series in a Volvo 60 racing yacht. Originally Short had entered the Series in a chartered Sydney 38. ... Full Story

Sail-World .com
Another New Northshore 369 hits the water
Northshore Yachts have never been busier; the new popular 369’s have been popping out of the factory doors at a rate of one a month for the last six months. ... Full Story

Louis Vuitton Cup Media
Oracle BMW Racing Makes it a Clean Sweep
Oracle BMW earns a fantastic, come from behind win to sweep OneWorld from the Louis Vuitton Cup... Full Story

Louis Vuitton Cup Media
SF Repechage - Race Day Four - Press Conference
James Spithill sums up his Louis Vuitton Cup experience...Full Story

Around Alone
Leg 3: John Dennis On Bayer Ascensia Retires From Around Alone
Southampton, England – 23rd December: Canadian skipper and diabetic, 58 year old John Dennis, affectionately known as 'Pops' to the rest of the Around Alone competitors, today sadly announced his retirement from Around Alone 2002-03. ... Full Story

Around Alone
Not Much Holiday Cheer
The holidays are on the minds of many of the Around Alone skippers even though their days are not filled with cheer. It’s the time of year when emotions run high and family and friends are desperately missed. The toughest part of a trip around the world is spending special days like Christmas, birthdays and anniversaries alone at sea, especially when the conditions are miserable. ... Full Story

Rolex Sydney Hobart 2002
Young US sailor on a Dreamland mission
At the age of 19 American Brian Caldwell decided that he would be the youngest person to sail around the world solo. To do that he would have to be home before he turned 21. ... Full Story

Rolex Sydney Hobart 2002
"You Only Go To Hobart to Win"
At 56, having done six Hobarts already, David McKay wasn’t at all interested when Michael Spies asked him to join the team on P&O Nedlloyd for the 2002 Rolex Sydney Hobart yacht race. ... Full Story

Rolex Sydney Hobart 2002
The Merits of racing on a budget
Retired Sydney businessman Ian Treleaven always liked the idea of campaigning a big yacht in ocean races. Unfortunately he says he doesn’t really have the spare millions it takes today to be competitive in the maxi class dominated by boats like the 97 foot Canon, Neville Crichton’s 90 footer Alfa Romeo and the Swedish global flyer Nicorette. ... Full Story

Rolex Sydney Hobart 2002
Maybe he's not plum crazy after all!
For the 13th time in his life Sydney maths teacher Chris Bowling is sailing to Hobart on the smallest boat in the fleet in the annual Rolex Sydney Hobart yacht race. For the past two years he has been awarded the Plum Crazy Trophy for being the first boat under 9.5m LOA to finish the 630-mile race. ... Full Story

Rolex Sydney Hobart 2002
10 nations represented
The arrival today of four Russian sailors brings to ten the number of nations represented in the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race which starts next Thursday, 26 December. Headed by Olympic sailor Goergy Shaiduko, the Russians have chartered the Sydney 38, Next, which will race to Hobart as Polar Star. ... Full Story

2002 ISAF November Conference
Council Minutes Published
The minutes from the Council Meeting of 15-16 November 2002 have now been published online via the ISAF Minutes Archive. ... Full Story

Yacht Racing .com Staff
Oracle BMW Sweeps Semi-final Repechage
Oracle successfully defeated OneWorld Challenge today by 1 minue 4 seconds today in the 4th day of racing.

Louis Vuitton Cup Media
Oracle One Win Away From Finals
Time's running out for OneWorld as their task gets even tougher... Full Story

Louis Vuitton Cup Media
A Pre-Start Gone Awry
Needing the upper hand off the line, OneWorld got penalised and was over early to boo... Full Story

Louis Vuitton Cup Media
Arbitration Panel Releases Full Decision on OneWorld Case
The 27-page document explains the reasoning behind the OneWorld penalty... Full Story

New Zealand Herald
Errors cost OneWorld dearly
A desperate OneWorld team dented their hopes of beating Oracle in their America's Cup challenger series match on the Hauraki Gulf today by making two serious mistakes before the race even started. In... Full Story

Rolex Sydney Hobart 2002
Infinity III crew working hard to make
With only five days to go until the Boxing Day start of the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race, the crew from the Sydney Yacht Infinity III, which was severely holed by a Jetcat a fortnight ago, are still hopeful that they will have the boat ready. ... Full Story

Rolex Sydney Hobart 2002
Grand prix Hobart racer loses rudder offshore
One of the leading contenders for handicap honours in the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race, Matt Allen’s new Farr 52, Ichi Ban, is without a rudder – only four days out from the start of the 630 nautical ocean classic. ... Full Story

Euromed Malta Championships
Fleri Soler (MLT) Clinches Overall Title
Matthew Fleri Soler last night was exceptionally exuberant having won the overall trophy of the Third Euromed Championship. ... Full Story

Sail-World .com
100% pure Adrenalin!!!
Wind, waves and sun....a sailing photograher's dream. Some serious offshore surfing...well was that a nice way to finish the last race series before the Rolex Sydney to Hobart or what? ... Full Story

Yacht Racing .com Staff
Oracle BMW Racing On The Verge of Finals
OneWorld finished behind Oracle BMW once again by a margin of 55 seconds. The series finds OneWorld down 3-0 on the water with a 1 point penalty still against them. They must win the next 5 races to make it to the finals, but it doesn't look promising.

Louis Vuitton Cup Media
Thriller finish gives Oracle BMW Racing its second win
The 3 second winning margin is the closest finish of the Louis Vuitton Cup so far... Full Story

Louis Vuitton Cup Media
Tipping Point
The final run of Race Two could prove a decisive point in this series, as Oracle BMW ... Full Story

New Zealand Herald
Mixed emotions over possible Coutts face-off
Growing up in Wellington, Tom Dodson started out in a sailing community that has produced many of New Zealand's stars, including his brother Richard, ... Full Story

New Zealand Herald
Cup encourages the best in ideas and innovation
It's not too hard to pick the subtle changes on the back of Alinghi's second boat now there's talk that Team New Zealand are hiding a radical false hull... Full Story

Rolex Sydney Hobart 2002
Ragamuffin looking good for 2002 Rolex Sydney Hobart
One of Australia’s greatest ocean racing yachtsmen, Syd Fisher, has provisionally won the grand prix IMS division of the British Trophy series, confirming that his Farr 50, Ragamuffin, will enter the ocean classic as a strong chance for the Tattersalls Cup. ... Full Story

Around Alone
The Gret Southern Highway
With the exception of John Dennis on Bayer Ascensia, all the Around Alone yachts are in the Southern Ocean, or the Great Southern Highway as many sailors refer to the region. It’s a unique part of the world made more so by legend and the many disasters that have taken place in that part of the world. It’s a place where hero’s are born and where much of the drama of the Around Alone gets written. ... Full Story

2002 - A Year in Review
Issue One
What a Year! The ISAF '2002-A Year in Review' aims to relive and remember some of those moments. ... Full Story

Euromed Malta Championships
Day Three - Borg Leads Optimist Class
While Malta still hangs on to the top two places ahead of the Swedes in the Optimist class in the Third Euromed Championship currently being held at St. Paul's Bay, it has become a tussle between the two leading Maltese as well. ... Full Story

Sail-World .com
Posthumous Ocean Racer award to yachtsman
The Cruising Yacht Club of Australia’s Ocean Racer of the Year awards, announced tonight, have given posthumous recognition to Sydney yachtsman Ashley Reed who died at sea during the Sydney – Mooloolaba Race earlier this year. ... Full Story

Sail-World .com
Images & Results from British Trophy series
Here are the provisional results from the 2002 British trophy series, along with some images from today's racing. ... Full Story

Sail-World .com
British Trophy series win shows Ragamuffin is boat to beat in Rolex Sydney to Hobart Race
In strong offshore sailing conditions Syd Fischer’s Farr 50 Ragamuffin won the Grand Prix IMS division in the British Trophy series off Sydney Heads today. The Rolex Sydney to Hobart overall winner will be decided on IMS handicap results and its clear that Ragamuffin will be the boat to beat. ... Full Story

Yacht Racing .com Staff
Oracle BMW Racing On A Wing And Dirty Air
Oracle BMW Racing closed the door on OneWorld challenge in the final few hundred meters of race 2 in the semi-final repechage today. They crossed the finish line 3 seconds ahead after both boats gybed and OneWorld was forced into the wind shadow of USA-76. Oracle now leads the series 2-0 on the water, while OneWorld Challenge is still down 1 point. They must win the next 5 races to advance to the finals.

Louis Vuitton Cup Media
Oracle BMW Racing Draws First Blood
OneWorld closed up the race on the final beat, but Oracle BMW Racing comes away with a win... Full Story

Louis Vuitton Cup Media
Heads Up, Tacking Duel Underway
Oracle BMW Racing and OneWorld combined for 120 tacks today with performance updated ... Full Story

Grands Records
Geronimo On Stand-By
The giant Cap Gemini Ernst & Young and Schneider Electric trimaran returned to the Brest Arsenal on 4 December. Well protected against any poor boat handling on the part of others, and after removal of her engine and propeller shaft, Geronimo was fully provisioned and is now ready to leave. ... Full Story

Around Alone
Dalton - A Man On A Mission
Graham Dalton is a man on a mission. His mission is to be first into his home country of New Zealand where sailors are revered as hero’s and the general public has a passion for sailing unequalled elsewhere in the world. Dalton’s home base in Auckland, but his yacht Hexagon was built in Tauranga and it is registered in Tauranga. ... Full Story

Clipper 2002 Round The World Race
Road improvements
After a frustrating couple of days as the fleet struggled to round the New Bank waypoint*, they have now been able to bear away and sail straight towards the finish line... Full Story

Volvo Ocean Race
New plans for Volvo Ocean Race 2005-2006
Volvo is set to support sailing in a more encompassing way than previously envisioned. In addition to confirming the Volvo Ocean Race 2005-2006, full backing will be given to support additional sailing events in co-operation with other partners. ... Full Story

International Olympic Committee
IOC Appeal To The Convention On The Future Of Europe
2004, the year when the Olympic Games will be returning to their roots in the Greek capital of Athens from 13 to 29 August, has been proclaimed 'European Year of Education through Sport' by the European Union (EU). ... Full Story

Sail-World .com
Close Racing in British Trophy Series
The same two yachts tying for first place yesterday are still locked in battle after another days races. Ragamuffin and Nips N Tux are currently jointly leading the British Trophy Series in the lead-up to the Rolex Sydney-Hobart Yacht Race. ... Full Story

Sail-World .com
Chinese gybe injures crewman in British Trophy series
While the offshore fleet battled heavy seas in today’s British Trophy Series, inside Sydney Harbour the Farr 40s racing were jumping the gun with premature starts and the Sydney 38s were rocking and rolling in freshening breezes, with a crewmember injured in one out of control gybe. ... Full Story

Louis Vuitton Cup Media
Morning Briefing - SF-Repechage - Race Day One
OneWorld and Oracle BMW Racing are in a fight to get to the Finals of the Louis Vuitton Cu... Full Story

NZoom
American rivals prepare for battle
The American duo left fighting for a spot in the Louis Vuitton Cup finals are ready to forget the off-water bickering and concentrate on what they are here to do, sail... Full Story

NZoom
Jones awaits Team NZ reply
Louis Vuitton Cup Regatta Director Dyer Jones is awaiting a response from Team New Zealand regarding the letter the America's Cup defender sent seeking clarification of boat substitution between the semifinals and finals. ... Full Story

Around Alone
John Dennis Leaves Mossel Bay
Shortly after 13:30 local time Thursday John Dennis slipped his lines and headed back out to sea on Bayer Ascensia. It had been a frustrating stop for Dennis who, for a brief period at the start of Leg 3, had led his class. Unfortunately within hours of leaving Cape Town the boat lost all communications equipment, and John decided to make a quick stop to effect a repair. That quick stop turned into a long, logistical nightmare that involved moving on to another port and damaging the boat in the process. ... Full Story

Rolex Sydney Hobart 2002
Grundig due for clean run to Hobart
They say bad things happen in threes. That should provide some comfort for skipper Sean Langman who has suffered a treble of mishaps in the past three Sydney Hobart Yacht Races. Fresh from an overnight crew training sail up the NSW coast to familiarise the 11-crew members to night sailing, the former 18-foot skiff champion says the crew and the boat are better prepared than ever. ... Full Story

Rolex Sydney Hobart 2002
First Victorian yacht arrives at CYCA
The first Victorian yacht to reach Sydney for next week’s Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race, Bruce Taylor’s Sydney 38, Chutzpah, arrived at the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia late yesterday after a hard sail through Bass Strait and up the New South Wales South Coast. ... Full Story

Clipper 2002 Round The World Race
What happened to Hong Kong? - by Tim Hedges
Since yesterday morning the fleet have experienced a few changes as they shuffle for position, but the most dramatic has been that experienced by Hong Kong... Full Story

Harman Hawkins (USA)
Obituary
Yachtsman and ISAF committee member Harman Hawkins sadly passed away on Tuesday 17 December 2002. ... Full Story

Euromed Malta Championships
Battle for First Between Sweden and Malta
The expected tussle for top places between Malta and Sweden in this third edition of the Euromed Championship is definitely on. ... Full Story

Sail-World .com
Too close to call in British Trophy series
Tied scores for two days in British trophy IMS fleet. Three Rolex Sydney to Hobart contestants are snapping at each other after four races in this last series before next Thursday's Rolex Sydney to Race. ... Full Story

Sail-World .com
Grand Prix racers duel for IMS honours in British Trophy
Just how close the battle for overall IMS handicap honours will be in the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race is being clearly demonstrated in this week’s British Trophy Regatta, the final lead-up series to next week’s bluewater classic. ... Full Story

Sail-World .com
One Design at British Trophy series after Race 4
Half way through this 8 race series, three boats have worked themselves into regatta winning positions, but in some divisions the drop will probably decide the outcome. ... Full Story

Louis Vuitton Cup Media
Old Rivals Renew Acquaintances
Looking for an edge between Oracle BMW and OneWorld? Perhaps the answer is kite-surfing. ... Full Story

New Zealand Herald
OneWorld stay with same boat for semifinal repechage
Seattle's OneWorld team are to stick with USA-67 for the next round of the America's Cup challenger series, starting on the Hauraki Gulf tomorrow. But Oracle, their opponents in the first-to-four-points... Full Story

New Zealand Herald
Wanted: cash to hold America's Cup stars
Cash is the main barrier to Team New Zealand preventing its key designers and crew from leaving to work for other teams after the America's Cup. Syndicate... Full Story

Louis Vuitton Cup Media
The Kiwi Clip-On
Bustles, clip-ons and appendages – there's been plenty of talk, but what might be going on under some of those skirts?... Full Story

Louis Vuitton Cup Media
OneWorld Overcomes Prada's Advantage
Facing a faster downwind team, OneWorld had to change its boat and style to advance... Full Story

Nzoom
Prada boss forgetful in defeat
Prada's syndicate head Patrizio Bertelli has thrown the dagger at his own rules and regulations after the strict wind limits and start times effectively closed the door on their Louis Vuitton Cup dreams... Full Story

Rolex Sydney Hobart 2002
Grand prix yachts line up for final pre-Sydney Hobart Race regatta
Many of the leading contenders for IMS and IRC handicap honours in next week 's Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2002 will sail in a concentrated four day final lead-up regatta in Sydney starting today. ... Full Story

Around Alone
Going Deeper South
Thierry Dubois on Solidaires and Bernard Stamm on Bobst Group/Armor lux are going deeper. Deeper into the Southern Ocean. They are currently sailing well below the rest of the fleet at between 43 and 44 degrees south. ... Full Story

Clipper 2002 Round The World Race
Sailing in the rain, just sailing in the rain
Yesterday it was all change at the front, today it is all change at the back with Glasgow and Cape Town gaining at the expense of Bristol and New York. The weather has been very squally with 180-degree wind shifts and anywhere between 3 and 30 knots of wind. It has also been wet. ... Full Story

Olympic Solidarity
Technical Course Held In China
Recently completed in China was an Olympic Solidarity funded Technical Course for Coaches. The Level 3 Coaching Course was held on Hainan Island, Haikou in the south of China, attended by 41 participants. ... Full Story

ISAF World Match Race Rankings
Bjorling & Jablonski Secure at the Top
Karol Jablonski (POL) and Marie Bjorling (SWE) secure at the top of the ISAF Match Race Rankings as 2002 draws to a close. ... Full Story

Euromed Malta Championships
Racing Starts Today
The Third Euromed Malta Championship organised by the Malta Young Sailors Club (MYSC), the only international dinghy event held in Malta, kicked off yesterday with a practice race. ... Full Story

Canadian Yachting Association Awards
ISAF Council Member Receives Top Award
The Rolex Sailor of the Year is the most prestigious award of the Canadian Yachting Association (CYA). It is presented annually to the Canadian sailor who brings recognition to Canadian sailing and the Canadian Yachting Association. ... Full Story

Sail-World .com
Sting & Nips N Tux share British Trophy series lead
Howard de Torres Nips N Tux and Terry Mulen's Sting share the lead after two races in the IMS division of the British Trophy series off Sydney Heads today. ... Full Story

Sail-World .com
Grand prix yachts line up for final pre-Sydney Hobart Race regatta
Many of the leading contenders for IMS and IRC handicap honours in next week's Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2002 will sail in a concentrated four day final lead-up regatta in Sydney starting today. ... Full Story

Yachts & Yachting
Kingfisher2 arrives in Lorient after first offshore sortie
After working nearly 24 hours a day for several weeks to prepare the 110 foot maxi catamaran, relaunched as KINGFISHER2, Ellen MacArthur and her crew finally set off on Tuesday morning from Cherbourg to sail to their training base. ... Full Story

Yachts & Yachting
New format for Ramsgate Week 2003
The week has changed dates to 19th - 26th July, making New Ramsgate week the first premier regatta prior to Cowes Week. An excellent opportunity to tune up before the big one! ... Full Story

Sail-Online .com
Trophée Jules Verne : "Kingfisher2"est arrivé à Lorient
Après un convoyage depuis Cherbourg, le maxi-catamaran "Kingfisher2", mené par Ellen MacArthur, est arrivé, à 10 h 30 mercredi matin, à Lorient. C'est dans l'ancienne base des sous-marins que le Team Kingfisher va se préparer activement pendant au moins quatre semaines. ...
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Louis Vuitton Cup Media
Arrivederci Prada - OneWorld Advances
Prada gets halfway there, but OneWorld carries the day... Full Story

Louis Vuitton Cup Media
Alinghi Hitting Stride
Challengers take note: Skipper Russell Coutts says his team is starting to gel and ha... Full Story

Louis Vuitton Cup Media
Let's talk it over - Team NZ and CORM try to calm things down
Neither side wants the boat substitution issue to go to the Arbitration Panel... Full Story

New Zealand Herald
Coutts savages Team NZ's style
Alinghi skipper Russell Coutts says Team New Zealand are not playing the America's Cup game the way he remembers. And he has invoked the spirit of Sir Peter Blake to back his claim. Coutts skippered... Full Story

Grands Records
The strategy for any Round-the-World attempt is determined by many factors.
The start date will determine the period in which competitors must face the critical and dangerous challenge of the Southern Ocean. They must try to leave Europe at a time that will bring them into these dangerous seas before the start of the southern winter. ... Full Story

Around Alone
Into The Breeze
The Around Alone yachts have found some wind and are rocketing south at breakneck speed. The front runners, Thierry Dubois on Solidaires and Bernard Stamm on Bobst Group/Armor lux are leading the way and are locked in a tight battle for first place. ... Full Story

Clipper 2002 Round The World Race
All Changes At The Top
As the fleet form in to three distinct groups, it’s all change at the top. Having been a close second behind front-runner Liverpool, yesterday afternoon saw Jersey take the lead by the slimmest of margins. ... Full Story

Atlantic Raly For Cruisers
Crowds welcome T/S Tenacious
With a flurry of arrivals over Thursday, Friday and Saturday there are now 175 yachts that have finished their crossing from Las Palmas de Gran Canaria to Rodney Bay, St. Lucia. Some forty yachts are still at sea, and are expected over the next week before the finish line closes on Friday for the prize giving on Saturday. ... Full Story

Sail-World .com
First Victorian yacht arrives at CYCA
The first Victorian yacht to reach Sydney for next week’s Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race, Bruce Taylor’s Sydney 38, Chutzpah, arrived at the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia late yesterday after a hard sail through Bass Strait and up the New South Wales South Coast. ... Full Story

Yachts & Yachting
Winter Series at Wilsonian Sailing Club Overall
The Winter Series at Wilsonian Sailing Club attracted 47 entries, including 8 visitors from Medway YC, Royal Engineers YC, Whitstable SC, Bough Beech SC, Weston SC and Arethusa Sailability. ... Full Story

Yachts & Yachting
Lymington Town Sailing Club Solent Dinghy Series - Race
The final race of the Solent Dinghy Circuit began with knife-edge situations in both fleets. In the Fast Handicap Toby Collyer's International 14 led by only two points from Richard Russell's 470. ... Full Story

Sail-Online .com
America's Cup 2003 : Arivaderci Prada...
Le challenger italien, vainqueur en titre de la Louis Vuitton Cup, a été éliminé, ce mardi, face à l'Américain One World. Hauraki et la Coupe, c'est fini pour l'équipe de Bertelli, qui s'est inclinée sur le score de 3-2 en demi-finales, malgré une ultime victoire de "Luna Rossa". Prada qui s'en va, c'est un des grands favoris, qui prend prématurément la porte de sortie. ... Full Story

Sail-Online .com
Tour du monde d'est en ouest : Vent contraire
Plus que jamais le tour du monde contre vents et courants mérite bien son nom. Eole pile dans le nez, Adrien et VDH poursuivent leur route aux détours du Pacifique Sud. Seule consolation au pays de l'ombre, c'est avec 7 jours d'avance sur le record et sur une voie plutôt nord, que le grand barbu continue d'abattre des milles sous les latitudes hostiles. ... Full Story

Sail-Online .com
America's Cup 2003 : Patatras Prada...
Mama Mia, il ya des jours comme ça, où rien ne va ! Hauraki, c'est en effet bel et bien fini pour Prada. Le solide et richement doté challenger italien, le tenant du titre, a été éliminé face à One World. Ironie de l'histoire, les caprices du vent n'ont rien arrangé aux affaires de Francesco de Angelis et les siens, qui auraient dû remporter deux victoire d'affilée. Eole en a décidé autrement, n'accordant qu'un dernier point au tenant du titre de la Louis Vuitton Cup, obligé de prendre la porte de sortie avant la finale. ... Full Story

Yacht Racing .com Staff
The Shot Heard Round The World - Prada Eliminated
It was an ominous sound as the gun went off giving Prada the win in the first race of the day. Unfortunately that shot is too late.... ... Full Story

Louis Vuitton Cup Media
Cup community is all a-bustle over what Team NZ is hiding
Lateral thinking delivers a clever innovation, but is it just an experiment?... Full Story

Louis Vuitton Cup Media
Boat Substitution Questioned by Team New Zealand
Team New Zealand shakes up the Challengers... Full Story

Louis Vuitton Cup Media
Alinghi Sweeps into Finals - Prada's on the Ropes
OneWorld one win away from joining Oracle BMW Racing in the Repechage... Full Story

Tommy Hilfiger Freedom America
Van Liew Challenged By Mainsail Crisis At Start Line In Cape Town
Brad Van Liew is no rookie when it comes to starting each leg of the Around Alone race. In fact, he has done it more times than anyone else competing in the event - seven to be exact. The pre-start sequence is systematic. The crew joins him onboard at the dock, they are towed out of the harbor with the engine sealed, the mainsail is hoisted, the crew is plucked and Brad is on his way when the start gun is fired. On Saturday, December 14, this routine was interrupted by a crisis onboard that required immediate assistance if Van Liew was going to start the race. ... Full Story

Around Alone
Big Wind Coming
The front runners are on the edge of the Roaring Forties and if the wind gods come through, they should be roaring by this evening. The first big wind of Leg 3 is fast approaching from the west and the skippers are preparing for a long night. ... Full Story

Around Alone
Heading South In Search Of Wind
It has been a somewhat frustrating start to Leg 3 as the competitors await fresh winds. The light stuff was good for getting back into the rhythm of being at sea, but now that the boats are well south, the skippers are looking forward to some wind. ... Full Story

Coral Sea Classic 2003
Merit Will Aim to Smash Another Record
Since breaking the Gosford-Lord Howe Island Race recently, Ian and Andrea Treleaven have set themselves up for a busy ‘summer of sail,’ which will include having a crack at the Coral Sea Classic race record. ... Full Story

Clipper 2002 Round the World Race
Still Very Close
Adam Kyffin and his Liverpool Clipper crew still lead the Clipper fleet this morning, but with Jersey and Hong Kong less than a mile behind on a DTG (Distance To Go) basis there is no room for complacency. ... Full Story

Mistral World Championship and Olympic Qualification Regatta
Final 2002 Olympic Qualification Regatta Concludes
The Olympic Mistral class has two new World Champions after events conspired against both of last year’s winners in different ways to deny them repeat titles. ... Full Story

Sail-World .com
Regatta 2003 – JOG racing returns to Broken Bay
JOGNSW has teamed with RPAYC to relocate the annual JOG/Super 30 Regatta from Port Stephens to Broken Bay. The new format for the Regatta means that it will now be a Safety Cat 4 event, making the Regatta an attractive proposition for many of the smaller yachts racing in the Sydney area. ... Full Story

New Zealand Herald
Challenger series stalls in the wind
For the third day in a row the wind has been too strong for a start in the America's Cup challenger yachting series on Auckland's Hauraki Gulf. Efforts to get racing under way today were abandoned at... Full Story

Around Alone
Tim Kent Leaves Cape Town
Less than 24 hours after the rest of the Around Alone fleet set sail for New Zealand, Tim Kent left the docks in Cape Town and headed out to the start area. Kent had remained behind to finish some rigging work on the boat, and to do a final calibration on his autopilots, but this morning with a clear sky above he finally set off on Leg 3. ... Full Story

America's Cup
OneWorld Helmsman James Spithill
Mike Wise gives us an insight into the Youngest man ever to helm an America’s Cup Yacht. He gives his thoughts on the progression to the big time, the age of Peter Gilmour, and the local laws of New Zealand. ... Full Story

Clipper 2002 Round the World Race
Fleet Remain Close en Route to Panama
At 12:15 local time yesterday Commodore José Escrich fired his own private cannon on the beach at Marina Hemingway, marking the start of the third race in the Clipper 2002 series from Cuba to the port of Colon (Panama). ... Full Story

Sail-World .com
Australia's Nicholsons Brother claim 505 Worlds
Chris and Darren Nicholson (AUS) as the 2002 International 505 World Champions. Chris and Darren also won the International 505 World Championship in 1992 and 1993. ... Full Story

Louis Vuitton Cup Media
Morning Briefing - Semi Finals - Race Day Four
After racing is cancelled on Saturday, the forecast offers hope for Sunday... Full Story

Around Alone
Next Stop The Southern Ocean
A heavy cloud hung low over Table Mountain as the start gun fired to signal the beginning of Leg 3, and the Around Alone yachts sheeted their sails and set off for the Southern Ocean. ... Full Story

Around Alone
Farewell Cape Town
News from the start line is that yet again, Canadian Derek Hatfield on Open 40 Spirit of Canada won the start as the gun was fired from the SA Navy Mine Sweeper anchored off the V&A breakwater in Table Bay. ... Full Story

505 World Championship
Nicholson Brothers Claim Third Title
The top four teams fought a dramatic battle today in today's final race (race 9), for the International 505 World Championship, writes Ali Meller. ... Full Story

Mistral World Championship and Olympic Qualification Regatta
Penultimate Day
Finally a good northerly breeze filled in after a short delay, the first fleet to be called to the starting area today was the women. ... Full Story

Sail-World .com
18 Sailing Monsters
18 sailing monsters took control of Sydney Harbour and even the ferries had to make place for the 'Alfa's and Ferrari's' of the sea. ... Full Story

Sail-Online .com
Communiqué : Réflexions après le Rhum
Les principaux acteurs de la course océanique en multicoques 60' (classe Orma), skippers, armateurs et sponsors principaux, organisateurs de course, architectes et chantiers, se sont réunis le 11 décembre 2002 à l'initiative de Jean-Pierre Champion, Président de la Fédération Française de Voile, et de Jacques Lehn, Président de l'Orma. L'objectif était de procéder à un débriefing de la saison Orma, notamment après la Route du Rhum et de préparer la prochaine saison de courses. ... Full Story

Sail-Online .com
Around Alone 2002-2003 : Départ musclé de Cape Town
C'est à 11 h tapantes au Cap (12 h en France) que le coup de canon de la troisième étape d'Around Alone a sonné. Les concurrents se sont élancés prudemment car les conditions étaient assez musclées. Après quelques bords, Bernard Stamm ("Bobst Group - Armor Lux"), Thierry Dubois ("Solidaires") et Simone Bianchetti ("Tiscali") avaient déjà pris les commandes de la flotte. ... Full Story

Louis Vuitton Cup Media
Semi Finals Blown Off Gulf Once Again
The teams were ready, the courses were set and the breeze was hovering around the 19 knot mark, just inside the Louis Vuitton Cup limit, 20 minutes before the start of the first race. But shortly after the 10 minute gun had sounded for the first match between Luna Rossa and One World, the postponement flag was raised. ... Full Story

Stuff
NZ are good hosts - Conner
Aucklanders concerned that the weather might be damaging the city's reputation as a sailing venue need look no further than one-time arch rival Dennis Conner for some moral support. ... Full Story

Stuff
America's Cup needs big changes - IOC boss
International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Jacques Rogge favours major changes to the way the America's Cup yachting competition is held, and wants to see fewer race postponements. ... Full Story

New Zealand Herald
Challengers defend going their own way
Leading America's Cup sailors are defending their tactics after several instances in the past few days in which leading boats have been overtaken after allowing opponents to split. It was the Russell Coutts-skippered Swiss Alinghi team who first allowed... Full Story

Around Alone
Day -1 To Leg 3 Restart From Cape Town
The Leg 3 Press Conference, hosted by Race Partner Raymarine, City of Cape Town's Events Office and port sponsors Afrox, was held this morning at the BMW Pavilion in the V&A Waterfront. ... Full Story

Grands Records
Geronimo and the Jules Verne Trophy 2003
It has taken nearly 30,000 sea miles and 15 months of testing to refine and tune Geronimo to her current level of mature development. How has it been possible to have developed Geronimo, a 34-metre long carbon fibre/Nomex prototype, 25 metres in the beam and with a rig over 40 metres high, to the point of reliability in such a short space of time? She is, after all, the world’s largest and most sophisticated racing trimaran. ... Full Story

Rolex Sydney Hobart Race 2002
Alfa Romeo gunned up in Canon Big Boat Challenge
The super maxi, Alfa Romeo, left no doubt about her hot favouritism for the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race with a brilliant runaway win today in Sydney Harbour’s annual spectacle of the maxi yachts, the Canon Big Boat Challenge. ... Full Story

Caribbean Racing .com
Fleet Enjoying first days of Caribbean Life Onboard
Sailors happy to be in the Caribbean
It has been a busy 48 hours in Jolly Harbour marina, with the majority of the fleet now arrived. The dockside is a flurry of activity with yachts cleaning, repairing and crew welcoming each yacht as it arrives. ... Full Story

Clipper 2002 Round the World Race
Farewell to Cuba
Over one hundred Clipper crew members will set sail tomorrow, Saturday, 14 December, at 17:00 GMT, racing from the Cuban capital of Havana to Hawaii, via Panama and the spectacular Galapagos Islands. ... Full Story

Canon Big Boat Challenge
Alfa Romeo Wins Big Boat Challenge
The super maxi, Alfa Romeo, left no doubt about her hot favouritism for the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race with a brilliant runaway win today in Sydney Harbour’s annual spectacle of the maxi yachts, the Canon Big Boat Challenge. ... Full Story

Sail-World .com
More than one Shock in Canon Big Boat Challenge
Supermaxi’s Alfa Romeo and Canon did not have all their own way in today’s Canon Big Boat Challenge on Sydney Harbour. ... Full Story

Sail-World .com
Last roll of the dice for Veteran Sunshine Coast skipper
There are two passions in the life and the yacht-racing career of Sunshine Coast skipper Bob Robertson; the first is the proud tradition of representing Queensland in the Sydney Hobart Race. ... Full Story

Sail-Online .com
VDH tour du monde : Attention aux glaces
Depuis le passage du cap Horn, Jean-Luc Van den Heede et "Adrien" évoluent toujours dans le même système dépressionnaire : "Actuellement, je suis dans la dernière dépression du cycle. Derrière, le vent va basculer au sud-ouest, ce qui me permettra de remonter autour de 53° sud de latitude. De cette façon, je vais éviter les glaces qui se trouvent vers 120°/130° ouest", expliquait VDH. ... Full Story

Louis Vuitton Cup Media
Press Conference - Semi Finals - Race Day Three
Chris Dickson explains why he was at the wheel of USA-76 today... Full Story

New Zealand Herald
Dickson not ready to wave white flag
Oracle skipper Chris Dickson said yesterday that his team would not concede a match to Russell Coutts' Alinghi despite trailing 3-0 in the challenger series semifinal. Alinghi came from behind to beat Oracle BMW Racing while a red-flag penalty cost... Full Story

New Zealand Herald
Foam, sweet home for Dawn Riley
It comes as no surprise to hear that one of the world's greatest women sailors, Dawn Riley, calls a boat in San Francisco home. But not just any boat... Full Story

New Zealand Herald
America's Cup has become big boys' toys
Walk into any of the America's Cup bases and there is a good chance the first voice you will hear is female. Along Halsey St, secretaries, PR officers... Full Story

Around Alone
Southern Ocean Safety
Leg 3 of the Around Alone is likely to be one of the most dangerous of the race. The Southern Ocean is a place with a fearsome reputation, most if it well deserved... Full Story

Around Alone
Simone's Poetry
The Around Alone skippers are an eclectic bunch. Among them are professional sailors, a former Canadian Mountie, a text-book salesman and a poet... Full Story

Grolsch 505 World Championship
Long Day for Championship Hopefuls
Today being a two race day in the event meant that it was always going to be challenging. Just how challenging is a question best answered by 505 Class President Ali Meller... Full Story

Atlantic Rally for Cruisers (ARC) 2002
Rodney Bay Bustles with the Arrival of Almost 80 Yachts
The excitement of making landfall, and the thrill of crossing an ocean on a small sailing yacht give rise to some intense emotions as the yachts reach the Caribbean... Full Story

Mistral World Championship and Olympic Qualification Regatta
Good Northerly Fills in after Short Delay on Day 3
Alessandra Sensini (ITA) won the only women’s race of the day with Barbara Kendall (NZL) second... Full Story

Royal Ocean Racing Club
New Commodore Elected
Confirmed at the RORC Annual General Meeting on 4 December 2002, Chris Little has been elected the new Commodore of RORC, and paid tribute to outgoing Commodore Peter Rutter... Full Story

Louis Vuitton Cup Media
Alinghi on Match Point - Prada in Penalty Trouble
Dickson takes the helm, but can't hold off a charging Coutts and co... Full Story

Louis Vuitton Cup Media
Stephens: OneWorld Unduly Penalised
The dean of America's Cup yacht design notes there are many issues to address for the... Full Story

Around Alone
Simone Arrives In Cape Town
If it’s any consolation to Simone Bianchetti, his arrival in Cape Town was the most spectacular of all the arrivals, and it had nothing to do with his awesome blue yacht. It was the evening air that threw a soft pink light on the mountain and reflected on the sails as Simone sailed Tiscali across the finish line... Full Story

Grolsch 505 World Championship
Where Is The Doctor?
Racing at the 505 Worlds was postponed until tomorrow due to lack of wind, with the Fremantle Doctor not performing as expected... Full Story

US Sailing Junior Olympic Festival
100 Sailors Race at new US Sailing Center Venue
Over the past weekend, 7-8 December, was the US Junior Olympic Festival. With over 100 young sailors racing in the Laser Radial, 420 and Optimist, competition was fierce... Full Story

Sail World .com
Alfa Romeo meets her biggest challenger for the first time
Alfa Romeo, the 90 foot super maxi that is the front runner to take line honours in the 2002 Rolex Sydney to Hobart Race, will meet her biggest challenger and the only yacht in the race that is larger than Alfa Romeo, when she clashes with Leopard of London for the first time in the Canon Big Boat Challenge on Sydney Harbour on Friday 13 December... Full Story

Sail World .com
Unique chance to watch the start of 2002 Rolex Sydney Hobart yacht race
One of the icons of Australian summer sport is the start of the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race, a unique spectacle as the fleet of ocean racing yachts sweeps down Sydney Harbour to the open sea, turning south on their rugged 630 nautical mile voyage to Tasmania... Full Story

Yachts & Yachting
Ford Cork Week & Clipper start on Watersports World
Three cracking watersports events this week, starting with the famous Ford Cork Week. As regattas go, this is one that sailors talk about for years in the club bars... Full Story

Yachts & Yachting
Dart 15 Winter TT at Beaver Sailing Club
The second Dart 15 Winter event took place at Beaver S.C. on Saturday 7th December, attended by a record entry of 24 boats, including 14 visitors, with 4 from the Isle of Wight!... Full Story

Louis Vuitton Cup Media
Prada comes from behind and Alinghi strengthens its grip
Gloomy conditions and major windshifts mark the second day of racing in the semi-finals... Full Story

Louis Vuitton Cup Media
Semi Finals - Race Day Two
OneWorld tactician Charlie McKee explains the finer points of match racing... Full Story

Louis Vuitton Cup Media
Semi Final - Race Day Two
Prada and Oracle BMW Racing look to get on the scoreboard... Full Story

Louis Vuitton Cup Media
Semi Finals - Race Day One
Francesco de Angelis on why Prada lost its race today... Full Story

Louis Vuitton Cup Media
Photo feature: Louis Vuitton Party
Beautiful people, fab frocks and a stunning show... Full Story

New Zealand Herald
Challenger organisers want to change OneWorld penalty
Italy's Prada could be the first beneficiary from a change being sought by organisers of the America's Cup challenger yachting series to the penalty... Full Story

Rolex Sydney Hobart
Yacht Tracker on our Web Site
An innovative Yacht Tracker satellite system will provide real time positions of the fleet in a new dedicated official website for the 2002 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race... Full Story

Rolex Sydney Hobart
Damaged Infinity III under repairs.
The Sydney yacht Infinity III has much to do to rectify all the damage prior to this month’s Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race, after the 65-footer was severely holed by a Sydney Harbour Jetcat ferry, Sir David Martin, early Friday evening... Full Story

Around Alone
Getting Ready For Leg 3
The Cape Doctor has finally quit blowing dogs off chains and instead a hot, muggy afternoon has descended on Cape Town. Twenty miles out to sea Simone Bianchetti aboard Tiscali is also dealing with the heat as well as a distinct lack of wind, and is slowly making his way towards the finish line... Full Story

DaimlerChrysler Atlantic Challenge
Countdown Begins for Next Year’s Great Ocean Race
With six months until the start of the DaimlerChrysler North Atlantic Challenge, 35 entries have been confirmed by Norddeutscher Regatta Verein (NRV) Hamburg and New York Yacht Club (NYYC)... Full Story

505 World Championship
Race Four Report
After yesterday’s multiple disqualifications and requests for redress in races 2 and 3, which were dismissed by the international jury, race four today involved some more surprise non finishers... Full Story

Rolex Sydney Hobart Race
Super Maxi's Debut in Canon Big Boat Challenge
Sydney Harbour will be the spectacular venue for the much-awaited clash between at least five line honours contenders in this year's Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race when the Canon Big Boat Challenge takes place this Friday, December 13... Full Story

Sail World .com
New photos at afrancolini.com
The heat is on, and all the competitors of the Sydney-Hobart 2002 are getting all geared up....see all the latest photos now... Full Story

Sail World .com
AYF Board approve changes to Olympic nomination regattas
On Friday 6th December at the December meeting of the Australian Yachting Federation Board of Directors an amendment to the published Olympic Nomination Regattas was approved... Full Story

Sail World .com
Navigator Dash - Large Prize Pool for Fastest Yachts
Australia's newest race, the Navigator Dash, across Bass Strait from Devonport to Melbourne in early January, offers prizes for competitors and the public as well... Full Story

Louis Vuitton Cup Media
Semi Finals Underway
The first start of the Louis Vuitton Cup Semi Final Round was one of the most active and aggressive since the regatta started more than two months ago. Alinghi’s Russell Coutts had the better of Oracle BMW’s Peter Holmberg in the first minute and a half of the five-minute pre-start sequence... Full Story

Louis Vuitton Cup Media
NYYC Attempts to Set Cup Straight
Almost 20 years have passed since the New York Yacht Club lost the America’s Cup after a 132-year winning streak. After all these years, the original trustee of the ornate silver ewer still feels an obligation to keep the event on the straight and narrow... Full Story

Cup Views
Team Dennis Conner withdraws protest from International Jury
Conner was dragged from cooking steaks for his crew “wake”, as he described it, to attend an impromptu press conference to discuss the outcome of today’s protest hearing by the America’s Cup Arbitration Panel. Bob Ratliffe, OneWorld’s team manager, took the stage before Conner and read a prepared statement on behalf of his team before answering questions... Full Story

Louis Vuitton Cup Media
Semi Final - Race Day One
On Monday, a race day was lost to weather for the 15th time in this edition of the Louis Vuitton Cup. Strong winds meant racing was postponed mid-afternoon... Full Story

Louis Vuitton Cup Media
OneWorld Disappointed
The America’s Cup Arbitration Panel (ACAP) has docked the Seattle Yacht Club’s OneWorld Challenge one point in the Semi Finals and Finals of the Louis Vuitton and in the America’s Cup, if it advances that far. In addition it has been ordered to pay costs to the Panel of US$65000... Full Story

Lous Vuitton Cup Media
Too much wind blows racing off Hauraki Gulf
Maintaining a pattern established from Round Robin Two, the first day of racing in the Louis Vuitton Cup semi-final was cancelled today because of the weather... Full Story

OneWorld Challenge
OneWorld Statement in Response to ACAP Decision
We respectfully submit that the America’s Cup Arbitration Panel has leveled an extremely harsh judgment against OneWorld in response to the team’s own voluntary disclosure. This is a stunning indictment of honesty to be penalized for telling the truth. The Panel found in our favor and completely dismissed the accusations of Team Dennis Conner and Prada in their application... Full Story

Terra Nova Trading Key West 2003
Key West On Christmas Lists Around The World
KEY WEST, Fla.---Let's see, tie for dad, cookbook for the mother-in-law, gloves for the sail trimmers and entry form in the mail for Terra Nova Trading Key West 2003. That ought to do it... Full Story

Around Alone
Tommy Hilfiger Freedom America Readied For Incredible Demands Of Southern Ocean
New York, N.Y. (December 9, 2002) - Five days separate Brad Van Liew from his decent into the southern latitudes of the Indian Ocean. It is a brutal sea with unruly winds and unrelenting abuse towards sailors. In preparation for this 35+ day sprint Van Liew and his Tommy Hilfiger Freedom America crew have been busy with repairs, preparation and transition... Full Story

Around Alone
The Cape Doctor
The Cape Doctor is blowing in Cape Town today, and it is blowing hard. The local south easterly wind is known as the Cape Doctor because it was thought to blow all the germs from the city out to sea leaving the downtown air fresh and clean... Full Story

Mistral World Championship and Olympic Qualification Regatta
Racing Postponed
Both measurement issues and the weather have conspired to delay the first races at the Mistral World Championship and Olympic Qualification Regatta in Pattaya, Thailand... Full Story

Australian 18 Footers League
Hannan Claims First State Championship
Tony Hannan, Cameron McDonald and Greg Windust racing on Total Recall have taken out the New South Wales State Championship for the Australian 18 Footers League. This title is Tony Hannan's first in the 18 Footer Championships... Full Story

505 World Championship
A Fabulous Day of Racing
Following day one of the 505 World Championship in Fremantle, Ali Meller, 505 Class President, gives his thoughts on an epic first day of racing in the Fremantle Doctor... Full Story

Clipper 2002 Round the World Race
Five Finish in Four Hours
Saturday was marked by the excitement surrounding Samantha Fuller’s victory in New York when she had finally triumphed over Richard Butler’s Bristol Clipper... Full Story

World Speed Sailing Record Council
Update
With a variety of record attempts currently underway or just completed. John Reed, Council Secretary to the WSSRC sent us this update on their progress... Full Story

US Womens Match Racing Championship
Alison Wins Convincingly
Five teams from around the country came together in New Orleans this weekend to compete for the chance to be the top US female match race team... Full Story

Sail World .com
International Sailors flock to SIRS 2002
International competitors from France, Netherlands, Belgium, Switzerland, Italy, Germany, Russia and Japan to name a few are going to give the Australian competitors a chance to test themselves against potential rivals for the next Olympics in Athens 2004... Full Story

Yachts & Yachting
Second Win for Ross Daniel in the ARC
Formula 1 Sailing's skipper, Ross Daniel (23) was quietly thrilled as they crossed the finish line first, on Farr 65 Spirit of Diana, for the second time in a row – a first for an ARC skipper... Full Story

Yachts & Yachting
420 End of Season Meeting at Draycote Water Sailing Club
The 420 class End of Season regatta was efficiently run by Draycote Water SC on the weekend of 7/8 December. Callum MacDonald and Haakon Karlson travelling from north of Glasgow continued their run of form winning by a comfortable margin... Full Story

New Zealand Herald
OneWorld admit keeping Team NZ secrets on disk
A designer for OneWorld Challenge kept Team New Zealand secrets on a computer disk, according to fresh evidence which has forced the team to admit for a second time that they have broken America's Cup rules. OneWorld yesterday appealed to the America's... Full Story

Louis Vuitton Cup Media
Arbitration Panel Starts its Deliberations
Laurie Davidson speaks before the Arbitration Panel, before the Panel starts deliberating... Full Story

Louis Vuitton Cup Media
Battle of the Titans
The semi finals pit Alinghi against Oracle BMW Racing and OneWorld versus Prada: Need... Full Story

Louis Vuitton Cup Media
International Jury set to hear Rule Two protest
The Aribtration Panel hearing is not the last of the OneWorld affair... Full Story

Louis Vuitton Cup Media
Semi Final - Race Day One
Alinghi hopes to recover from broken mast in time for Race One... Full Story

Louis Vuitton Cup Media
Semi Finals - Pre-Round
Brad Butterworth talks about sailing with Chris Dickson in the 1987 America's Cup... Full Story

Louis Vuitton Cup Media
A legendary night for the Louis Vuitton Party
Last night, a cavernous dry dock in Devonport spectacularly morphed into the party venue of the year... Full Story

Around Alone
A Horse Race To The Finish
15:45 local time (13:45 GMT) Amazingly in the last minutes of this 7,000m leg of Around Alone, Alan Paris sailed BTC Velocity past John Dennis on Bayer Ascensia just before the finish line and crossed at 12:59:24 local time (10:59:24 GMT) under full sail and spinnaker flying in a soft breeze all of his own... Full Story

Clipper 2002 Round the World Race
New York Wins Race Two
Samantha Fuller, the first ever female Clipper skipper, yesterday lead New York Clipper to victory in race two of the Clipper 2002 Round the World Yacht Race... Full Story

Atlantic Rally for Cruisers (ARC) 2002
First Arrivals in St Lucia
After a fast crossing Ross Daniels took line honours for the second consecutive year in the Farr 65 Spirit of Diana... Full Story

Phuket Kings Cup
Close Finish
It had not been a night for sleeping on deck. Chilled sailors awoke to find that early hour downpours had left in their wake a glowering sky and gun-metal grey sea... Full Story

Sail World .com
Panel adjourns, earliest decision Monday
The America’s Cup Arbitration Panel adjourned tonight after two days of hearings into an application for disqualification of the Seattle Yacht Club’s OneWorld Challenge for improper possession and use of other syndicates’ design information... Full Story

Team Alinghi
Semi-Final Preview

Louis Vuitton Cup Media
The Crews' Perspective

New Zealand Herald
Team NZ members prepare to testify

Around Alone
Alan Paris Rates His Class

The President Speaks
Sailing Himalayan Mountains

505 World Championship
International Sailors Meet the Doctor

Sail Brisbane
Just a Breeze

Hardy Cup
Australian Champion Strikes Best Form

Sail World .com
Kokomo puts the ‘big’ into the Canon Big Boat Challenge

Sail World .com
P&O Nedlloyd join forces with 2UE “Rain Train” to help drought appeal through Rolex Sydney-Hobart Yacht Race