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VOLVO OCEAN RACE / Leg 4
For Mums everywhere
For each of those sailing on the Volvo Ocean Race a day in the office is full of tasks that could all be included under a heading of monotonous daily chores. These chores, however, do not include putting the rubbish out for the bin men, collecting the daily newspaper and reading the mail, but are more tacking, stacking and moving gear to the (...) -
Around Alone
Marc Thiercelin signs for his second Around Alone
Clipper Ventures, Around Alone 2002-03 race organisers, announced that renowned French skipper, Marc Thiercelin, has registered his entry into the Open 60 class for the 20th anniversary of this historic, solo, round the world yacht race. Thiercelin is the 9th skipper and 3rd Frenchman to sign up in Class I for the 6th edition of Around Alone, (...) -
VOLVO OCEAN RACE / Leg 4
White Water Rafting On Bucking Bronco
But it’s a round the world yacht race! Neal McDonald, skipper of ASSA ABLOY gave a vivid analogy of the boat being ’tossed around like a cork’ from his ’white water rafting trip from hell’ through very strong current, in a near gale. Meanwhile his wife Lisa, skipper of Amer Sports Too, was fighting the end of (...) -
VOLVO OCEAN RACE / Leg 4
Freezer To Sauna
The conditions that the crews of the Volvo Ocean Race have faced on this leg four from Auckland to Rio de Janeiro have been extreme to say the least. They started the race in Auckland in hot Summer conditions, went through the freezer of the Southern Ocean and now having rounded Cape Horn are on their way to hot and tropical Rio. The (...) -
America’s Cup International Regatta
Victory Challenge wins first fleet race
A two hour delay for weather conditions to moderate saw the first race of the America’s Cup America's Cup #AmericasCup International Regatta start at 1310 New Zealand time today (Monday). In 12 knots of breeze from the North East and a fast disappearing swell, four boats representing three of the challengers and the defender of the (...) -
Mini-Transat
Chris Sayer has launched his new mini 650
Chirs Sayer did finished third of the Mini-Transat Mini-Transat #MiniTransat 1999, just behind Sébastien Magnen (double winner and yacht designer) and Pierre-Yves Moreau. Now, he is going to be back in France to enter again in the single handed transatlantic race from La Rochelle to Brazil which will start in september 2003. With his new (...) -
VOLVO OCEAN RACE / Leg 4
Decisions, decisions… before rounding cape Horn
Tactics and strategy for the navigators and tacticians on the Volvo Ocean Race are never easy at the best of times. Weather routing : which weather model to choose or adapt? Boat to boat tactics and strategy : which is the favoured side where we want to be for the next shift, which could be well over 100 miles or 24 hours 24 hours 24 (...) -
International America’s Cup Regatta
Four syndicates against Team New Zealand
Four syndicates from four countries will race during the International America’s Cup America's Cup #AmericasCup Regatta, in Auckland, New Zealand starting on Monday and running over the week of 11th - 17th February 2002. -
VOLVO OCEAN RACE / Leg 4
illbruck first to round Cape Horn
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America’s Cup
Ian Walker appointed skipper of the GBR Challenge
Peter Harrison, Founder and Chairman of GBR Challenge, the British America’s Cup America's Cup #AmericasCup team for 2002-03, today announced that he has appointed double Olympic Silver Medallist Ian Walker to be the GBR Challenge Skipper.
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