It was British match racing title number five for Andy Beadsworth at the National Match Racing Finals which took place on October 29. Along with Adrian Stead, Ian Tillett and…
Yachting World
Norwich Union’s story
Neil Murray, skipper of Norwich Union reviews leg two so far and reflects on the decisions he had to make in weighing up racing and seamanship: ‘Day ten of the…
Into the Tradewinds
Conrad Humphreys, skipper of LG FLATRON, is back in the lead and into the Trades. And from here on, bold strategies won't bail out yachts that are off the pace,…
Norwich Union narrows the gap
Neil Murray, skipper of last-placed BT Challenge yacht Norwich Union, explains how he hopes to get rejoin the leaders
Olympic Group back to hard work
Superlative sailing, but make a wrong sail choice and you lose. Manley Hopkinson, skipper of Olympic Group, explains why it's so hard to keep your grasp at the front of…
GB Paralympic Team prepare for first race
The inaugural Paralympic Sailing Regatta, part of the Sydney 2000 Paralympic Games, gets underway on October 21.
Getting ready for the hurricane
Manley Hopkinson, skipper of BT Global Challenge yacht Olympic Group, reports on his preparations for meeting Hurricane Michael: ‘If every day is as eventful as yesterday’s the voyage will fly…
Next Month: December 2000
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This Month: November 2000
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Clipper fleet set off round the world
Sir Robin Knox-Johnston's eight strong fleet of 60-footers leave Portsmouth on their third race round the world
Laser 3000s at Weir Wood
There was a large turnout for the penultimate round of the Crewsaver Laser 3000 UK Cup at Weir Wood SC on October 7-8.
Hunt and Hobson win Endeavour Trophy
James Hunt and Paul Hobson representing the Solo class are the new dinghy champion of champions. Five first places, a third and a fifth, was more than enough for the…
Dalton gets a speeding fine
Club Med skipper fined £12,000 for not adhering to Dover Straits traffic management scheme
OK Inlands
A fleet of 34 OKs contested their inland championship over to four races in light and shifty breezes at Burton SC.
505 veterans take five medals at Games
The International 505 Class Yacht Racing Association congratulates all Olympic sailors, especially those who race, or have raced, 505s.
Down but not out
As I write this, we are only 14 hours out of Boston, the end of leg one of the BT Global Challenge (that is assuming that the wind does not…
Gold rush in Sydney
Team GB sailors Shirley Robertson, Ben Ainslie, Iain Percy, Ian Walker and Mark Covell each left the dock this morning at Rushcutters Bay knowing that an Olympic medal of some…
No breeze in Sydney
470 representatives Nick Rogers and Joe Glanfield will have to wait another 24 hours to see if they can win Great Britain's second sailing medal after today's final race.
November 2000: Preview
On 5 November a fleet of over 20 of the world's fastest Open 60 monohulls leaves Les Sables d'Olonne on France's Atlantic coast on what is arguably the world's most
October 2000: Contents
Leopard taming : Leopard of London, Mike Slade's new 90ft super-maxi, is a push-button racing machine