| December
2002 - Archives |
Special
Features |
Dec
31 |
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!

© 2003ac.com
|
Dec
30 |
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 |
Dec
29 |
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 |
Dec
28 |
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 |
Dec
27 |
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 |
Dec
26 |
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 |
Dec
24 |
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 |
Dec
23 |
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
AC
Notes & Quotes
OneWorld
Goes Its Own Way for Last Time
In
almost every sporting enterprise, there are
those who almost always get it right and those
who don't. This was demonstrated again in the
last race of the Louis Vuitton Cup semifinals
repechage when Seattle's OneWorld stumbled from
48 seconds ahead at the halfway point to 28
seconds behind at the next mark only three miles
later. ... Full
Story
Oracle's
Secret Weapon
Well,
radar maybe, but that wasn't the difference.
Ian Burns gave full credit to the weather team.
... Full
Story
It
Wasn't Just Captain Chris?
Trailing
badly, Oracle skipper Chris Dickson didn't yield
the helm to Peter Holmberg after the first upwind
leg, as he had in other races, but kept it until
Oracle had taken the lead. ... Full
Story
No
Driving Instructor Next time
After
Saturday's awful start, One World helmsman James
Spithill bounced back strong Sunday, to no avail.
... Full
Story
Gilmour
Sees a One-Sided Final Match
So
who do you like for the Cup, Gilly? ... Full
Story
AC
Future Doomed to Status Quo?
Luca
Birindelli, chairman of the Challenger of Record
Committee, also appeared at the press conference,
offering this view of the future of the event:
... 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 |
Dec
22 |
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
AC
Notes & Quotes
Bananas
and Other Exotic Devices
As
Oracle BMW pushed OneWorld to the end of the
plank in the Louis Vuitton Cup challenger semifinals,
the spotlight fell on two old warriors and rivals,
Chris Dickson and Peter Gilmour. ... Full
Story
Helm
Hopping, Part 3
Finally,
media had a chance to question Dickson directly
on the helm hopping aboard Oracle, with Peter
Holmberg starting and Dickson driving the first
upwind leg, then handing it back to Holmberg
the rest of the way. ... Full
Story
It's
Never Too Late
You
could feel this one coming. After OneWorld botched
Saturday's start not only with a penalty but
by starting about an inch early, was James Spithill's
job on the line? ... Full
Story
Forget
Reevesgate
Gilmour's
mood darkened momentarily when he was asked
if the weight of the dispute over stolen design
secrets had hurt OneWorld's performance. ...
Full
Story
No
Time to Lighten Up
So,
how is Dickson's mood these days? Sometimes
a seemingly innocuous question brings a very
revealing answer. He was asked, "Are you
having fun, Chris?" ... 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 |
Dec
21 |
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
AC
Notes & Quotes
Let's
Hear More From the Boys On the Boats
The
commentators for the TVNZ main feed are the
colorful veteran, Peter Montgomery, and former
AC competitor Ed Baird. After nearly three months
they apparently have realized, following some
highly charged criticism, that viewers want
to hear not only their expert insights but some
of the chatter from the boats, as well. ...
Full
Story
Tactical
and Practical
As
racing sailors know, who "wins" the
start is less important than who is in front
at the initial convergence, otherwise called
the "first cross," at which point
the crosser assumes control of the race over
the crossee. ... Full
Story
The
Oracle Driver, One More Time
Everyone
that represents Oracle at a press conference
is sure to be asked about the helm situation,
as Burns was. ... Full
Story
Do
You Believe In Miracles?
After
Friday's second race, Oracle needed to win only
two more to survive the semifinals repechage.
OneWorld, starting with a one-point penalty,
needed to win five. ... 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 |
Dec
20 |
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
AC
Notes & Quotes
It Must Not Be Match Racing
Maybe
you thought the best match-racing sailors in
the world were competing in the America's Cup?
... Full
Story
What
Headlands?
Perhaps
ISAF is reading George Schuyler's original Deed
of Gift from 1887 when it dismisses the America's
Cup as a match racing event. ... Full
Story
Love
That Tiritiri Channel
Eric
Doyle of San Diego, representing Oracle at the
post-race press conference, was asked about
tactics on the last leg when the San Francisco
team went from a 10-second lead at the last
mark to a 4-minute 8-second win. ... Full
Story
Sailmaker's
Delight
With
OneWorld initiating tacking duels and Oracle
covering tenaciously, there were 60 tacks on
the three upwind legs---enough to flog a headsail
to death and something to consider when each
team is limited to 45 sails for the event. ...
Full
Story
The
Oracle Democracy
A
lot of interest centers on who is driving the
boat, not who is working the pit or grinding
the winches or performing another of the multitude
of tasks required. The helmsman is like football's
quarterback or basketball's center: success
or failure seems to revolve around him. ...
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 |
Dec
19 |
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 |
Dec
18 |
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. ...
Lire
l'article |
Dec
17 |
AC
Notes & Quotes
Alinghi,
TNZ Set Collision Course
It's
a small country and people will talk, but few
sportsmen have gone from hero to pariah so quickly
as did Russell Coutts when he defected from
New Zealand to Switzerland's Alinghi Challenge
for the America's Cup. ... Full
Story
Bertelli
a Mellow Fellow
There
was the night during the challenger trials three
years ago when an exasperated Patrizio Bertelli
personally and publicly blasted the incompetence
of his own Prada team in a special press release
following a frustrating day of racing. His tirade
may have boosted the Italians into the LVC finals
and the match against Team New Zealand. ...
Full
Story
Francesco:
the Lousy Weather Didn't Help
Bertelli's
skipper, Francesco de Angelis, is a perfect
gentleman, one of the nicest people around the
event and now a truly sympathetic figure. ...
Full
Story
It
Didn't Matter Who Was Starting
The
change wasn't on the Prada's crew list issued
to media Monday morning, but B-boat driver Gavin
Brady took the place of Rod Davis as starting
helmsman. ... Full
Story
Bittersweet
Day for OneWorld
The
OneWorld crew wore black armbands for the meaningless
last race against Prada in tribute to co-owner
Craig McCaw's younger brother Keith, who died
Sunday. ... Full
Story
Spithill:
Will This Be His Day In the Sun?
James
Spithill, OneWorld's 23-year-old helmsman, has
been overshadowed so far not only by the fame
of Coutts, Chris Dickson and de Angelis but
by the financial and then the legal issues that
have dogged the team for more than a year. He
actually made his AC debut three years ago as
skipper of Syd Fischer's shoestring Young Australia
campaign and had some good moments with old
sails on an old boat. ... Full
Story |
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 |
Dec
16 |
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
AC
Notes & Quotes
Timing
Is Everything
Shortly
before the start of the repechage round of the
Louis Vuitton Cup challenger quarterfinals Team
New Zealand turned over a stack of affidavits
to Team Dennis Conner and Prada to support their
case that Seattle's OneWorld had stolen design
information from TNZ. ... Full
Story
The
Last Days of Prada
After
getting blown out twice by OneWorld Sunday,
Prada had to pick somebody to represent the
team at the evening press conference. Navigator
Matteo Plazzi drew the short straw. ... Full
Story
No
Worries For Oracle BMW
For
the skipper of a team that had just been blitzed
4-nil, Oracle BMW's Chris Dickson was remarkably
upbeat as he prepared to meet OneWorld in the
repechage. ... Full
Story
Sailing
Comes to Switzerland
The
America's Cup may be heading back to Europe
for the first time since it left in 1851. Switzerland
doesn't have much sailing history, seeing as
how it's landlocked, but Alinghi boss Ernesto
Bertarelli claims interest is booming back home.
... Full
Story
Schuemann,
Not Coutts, 'Backbone' of Alinghi
The
pitch was groomed to boost Russell Coutts, but
Bertarelli hit it to the opposite field. ...
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 |
Dec
15 |
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 |
Dec
14 |
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 |
Dec
13 |
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 |
Dec
12 |
AC
Notes & Quotes
No
Racing Today: It's 'Downright Nasty'
When
one hears that the day's forecast is "downright
nasty," does that mean the weather or the
shenanigans ashore? ... Full
Story
This
Just In: OneWorld 1, Prada 1
A
semblance of order was restored to the Louis
Vuitton Cup challenger trials when the America's
Cup Arbitration Panel denied the Challenger
of Record Management's request to award OneWorld's
penalty point to its opponent in each of the
remaining rounds. ... Full
Story
Dickson
Explains Everything
Chris
Dickson was the man on the hot seat at the post-race
conference Wednesday. He had a lot to explain---first,
why he was driving and regular helmsman Peter
Holmberg was a spectator; second, why Oracle
BMW didn't cover Alinghi on the last upwind
leg, giving up the lead and losing the race
to go down 0-3; third, how'd he (ahem) blow
the start? ... Full
Story
Every
Raincloud Has a Silver Lining
It
was about a 13-degree wind shift, from 352 to
339 degrees, that did in Oracle BMW, which allowed
Alinghi to escape so far to the left. The farther
apart the boats are, the greater the effect
of a shift. ... Full
Story
Prada
Swallows Its Foul
The
other match turned on Prada's foul against OneWorld
at the first leeward mark where the Italians
basically poked their nose in where it didn't
belong. In two press releases, the Italians
were straightforward and factual---in two languages!
... 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 |
Dec
11 |
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
AC
Notes & Quotes
What's
the Score? --- Part 2
While
the world waits, the score of the Louis Vuitton
Cup best-of-whatever semifinal series between
Seattle's OneWorld and Italy's Prada remains
a mystery... Full
Story
Kiwis
Outsiders In Their Own Land
Was
last weekend's arb panel hearings on OneWorld
open or closed? Depends on one's point of view.
Brian Rudman, a newsside columnist for the New
Zealand Herald, which is Auckland's leading
daily newspaper, wrote today:... Full
Story
Spinmeisters
At Work
Each
team produces a press releasing following a
day's racing and it's fun to note the different
slants. The big issue Tuesday was OneWorld's
failure to cover Prada on the last upwind leg...
Full
Story
McKee
Gets the Third Degree
The
heat was truly on OneWorld tactician Charlie
McKee at the press conference. Most of the reporters
try to phrase their questions gently, but it
was clear that OneWorld bungled by not covering
Prada and they all wanted to know: Why not?...
Full
Story
Hanging
In There
McKee
also was asked about the effects on the crew
of the OneWorld controversy off the water, especially
the latest confusion in the scoring... 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 |
Dec
10 |
AC
Notes & Quotes
OneWorld
vs. Prada: What's the Score?
OneWorld
has scored its one-point penalty in the Louis
Vuitton Cup challenger semifinals, so now it's
a best-of-seven series against Prada that may
require an eighth race... Full
Story
Grinders
Center Stage
It
may have been the funniest press conference
so far. As the schedule plods on, the skippers
grow weary of facing the same media faces and
answering the same silly questions day after
day, so they mix it up by sending crew members
to the sessions. OneWorld and Alinghi sent grinders---Andrew
Taylor and John Barnitt, respectively... Full
Story
Weren't
You Watching . . .?
OK,
let's try to get serious here. The next question
was addressed to Oracle BMW skipper Chris Dickson...
Full
Story
The
More Breeze the Better
Monday's
breeze, sometimes touching 20 knots, was near
the official limit for starting races, but the
sailors wouldn't mind pushing it a bit. Sunday's
racing was abandoned at just a few more knots...
Full
Story
A
Grinder Has the Last Word
Finally,
the inquisition came full circle back to Taylor,
the humble OneWorld grinder... 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 |
Dec
9 |
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 |
Dec
8 |
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...
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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
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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
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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
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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 |
Dec
7 |
Alinghi
Team
SUI-64
Dismasts During Testing
Team
Alinghi were testing on the Hauraki Gulf today when
SUI-64 lost the top of its rig. At the Alinghi base
in the Viaduct basin, a replacement mast waits patiently
for the boat to return to the dock... Full
Story
Louis
Vuitton Cup Media
Arbitration Panel Hearing - Day One
Most of the testimony was
from Sean Reeves, whose credibility was under attack...
Full
Story
Louis
Vuitton Cup Media
Panel Hearing Begins
Sean Reeves is the first to
testify...
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Story
New
Zealand Herald
Heavyweights prepare for battle
Come Monday, America's
Cup racing will be at its best - weather permitting.
With five challengers eliminated, just Alinghi,
Oracle BMW Racing, OneWorld and Prada remain in
the running to win the right... Full
Story
New
Zealand Herald
Dirt pains OneWorld's Mr Clean
Seattle billionaire Craig McCaw admits
to being wounded by the scandals surrounding his
America's Cup ambitions. "I wasn't emotionally
prepared for some... Full
Story
Around
Alone
Cape Town Activities
With a week to go until
the restart the waterfront is bustling with activity...
Full
Story
Sail
Brisbane
First Sail Down Under Event - Results
Sail Brisbane, the ISAF
Grade 3 Olympic classes and invited classes regatta
finished yesterday in Manly, Queensland... Full
Story
US Womens Match Racing Championship
Betsy Alison takes Early Lead
The ISAF Grade 3, US Women's Match
Race Championship finally got rolling yesterday
at Southern Yacht Club in New Orleans... Full
Story
Sail
World .com
Volvo Ocean Race or The Race Tour?
During the last two months some individuals
formerly involved in the Volvo Ocean Race (VOR)
and The Race have formed a group to discuss their
interests and visions for the future of fully crewed,
around the world yacht racing... Full
Story
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Dec
6 |
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Dec
5 |
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 |
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