The "movistar" shore crew is finalising the changes that the Spanish boat is to undergo before returning to the water. As it announced in the daily reports during the Cape Town to Melbourne leg, the...
31 Jan 2006
Brasil 1 emerged from the whirlygigs, the bluebush and the red ochre of the Australian desert late this afternoon, dusty but unmarked from the road voyage that will dry sail her 4,000 km from Fremantle...
Posted by Volvo Ocean Race
31 Jan 2006
Experience shows that working together produces great results
Posted by medinayard.co.uk
30 Jan 2006
The first entry for the 2006 JPMorgan Asset Management Round the Island Race came in as soon as the on-line entry went live during the London Boat Show. So far 50 boats have entered, the first being Thierry...
30 Jan 2006
The whole thing was very positive and it was a great opportunity to straighten out some misconceptions about the Volvo Ocean Race.
26 Jan 2006
The inaugural Brazil Sailing Cup, the first event of the World Match Racing Tour (successor to the Swedish Match Tour) sanctioned by ISAF, features an outstanding lineup that includes the top five on...
25 Jan 2006
It is hard to imagine the Ferrari Formula One team agreeing to discuss thetechnical specification of their race car with rivals such as McLaren Mercedes for the good of the sport, but that is in effect...
Posted by The Times Online
24 Jan 2006
Plans for this year's Bell Lawrie Scottish Series are well under way with a number of new initiatives both on the water and ashore. This year's event takes place from Friday 26th May to Monday 29th May...
24 Jan 2006
Dee Caffari solo in the Southern Ocean going the wrong way around the world, celebrates her birthday!
23 Jan 2006
After 18 days, 22 hours, 8 minutes and 40 seconds at sea, Mike Sanderson (NZ) and his exhausted crew on the black Dutch boat, ABN AMRO ONE, made it a hat trick today by winning three stages of the Volvo...
21 Jan 2006
At 06.30 UTC Brasil 1 dismasted in position: 40,47.61S , 89,18.36E. She is currently 1200 miles from Fremantle and 1300 miles from Albany, south western Australia. Skipper, Torben Grael, sent the following...
18 Jan 2006
Dee Caffari alone in the Southern Ocean and she's got the Monday morning blues.
17 Jan 2006
What a hair-raising last 24 hours for the movistar crew. The little hair I still have is already a bit grey, but days like this accelerate definitely this process.
17 Jan 2006
Team ABN AMRO were first and second as they rounded the second scoring gate on leg two of the Volvo Ocean Race early this morning.
16 Jan 2006
Sebastaian Josse and his young crew move into 1st place, ABN AMRO ONE 3 mikes behind and Movistar only a few miles away as fleet compresses in light winds.
16 Jan 2006
Acura Key West (14-20 January), and for the first time ever the 16 entrants from four countries will battle it out for the title of World Champion.
15 Jan 2006
Louay Habib met Ben and was surprised to find a relaxed almost shy person, certainly not the ruthless competitor that has dominated the Laser and then the Finn class for the last ten years. Ben spoke...
13 Jan 2006
The Spanish entry passes stricken Pirates but they are not having it all there own way.
13 Jan 2006
Averaging 23 knots and hitting a top speed of 31knots! Navigator Simon 'Sifi' Fisher spoke to sail.tv.
Posted by bangthecorner
12 Jan 2006
Put some sparkle into your off-season and come and join us at Chelsea Football Club. Everyone is welcome, whether you are RORC members or not come and join us!
12 Jan 2006
Queen Mary Sailing Club, Yachting Journalists’ Association hijacked the prize giving. Sunday, 08 January 2006
09 Jan 2006
We have done some jumps at the end of some of these waves that would make Evil Knievel proud
09 Jan 2006
The fleet racing in leg two of the Volvo Ocean Race is now beginning to see and feel the effects of the true Southern Ocean.
07 Jan 2006
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