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Open 50
Alex Abandons his Open 50 but not his Dream
Alex Bennet has won the Transat Jacques Vabre in class 2. Photo: http://www.alex-bennett.com14th December 2001, 29 26 09’ N 26 03 49’ W: At 23.00 GMT Alex Bennett, 25-year-old solo yachtsman, abandoned his Open 50 racing yacht ‘One Dream One Mission’ to the elements. -
Open 60
IMOCA inversion test for Ocean Planet
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Like the other skippers of Open 60 monohulls, the American sailor Bruce Schwab has done his inversion test for his new Ocean Planet. An important moment for the skipper: -
Paris boat show
Price giving of the Trophée SeaSailSurf.com des Minis
Yves Le Blévec wears SailSafety’s helmet. Photo: Ch.Guigueno2001 was the year of the first edition of the Trophée SeaSailSurf.com des Minis, a ranking by points over the year for the skippers of Open 650 mini yachts. This Saturday took place on the Amiot place at the Paris Boat Show Boat Show #BoatShow the price giving. -
Drama
Sir Peter Blake killed in Amazon?
The great sailor form New Zealand has been killed in Amazonia this Thursday said Jour J Agency at the Paris boat show Boat Show #BoatShow . -
VOLVO OCEAN RACE
Australian Victory For illbruck
Photo: Illbruck on the way to the finish with the Sydney Opera House in the background. Photo: Daniel Forster illbruckillbruck’s victory on the second leg of the Volvo Ocean Race was anything but straight forward. It is the story of disaster and a determined comeback in great style. With less than 24 hours 24 hours 24 hours best distance covered records at sea, the yacht flooded her bow section so bad that the bow was under water. In a dramatic team (...) -
Rolex Osprey Cup
Baylis Wins, Fauré is second
Liz Baylis of San Rafael, Calif. won the Rolex Osprey Cup today, topping off four days of match racing here on Tampa Bay. Sailing with Baylis at this ISAF Grade 1 regatta were an all-California team of Aimee Hess (Oakland), Karina Shelton (Watsonville) and Stacie Straw (Marina del Rey). After a lack of wind yesterday afternoon forced the (...) -
Serie Mini
Is the Pogo being under fire of new serie designs ?
Mistral 650 built in the South of France. Photo: J.DuboisMistral 650, TiZef, a Magnen design are the new designs that tries to follow the SuperCalin. They will try to break the supremacy of the Pogo. Jerome Dubois of the AMC Marine Marine Marine nationale yard, is underway in the construction of his first Serie Class Mini. In the same time Ollivier Bordeau of the Latitude 4824 yard, known as the (...) -
Mini 2002 programm
Second edition of the Select 650 in may
Start of the 2001 edition. Photo: Ch.GuiguenoThe CNBPP will organize from May 1st to 5th the second edition of the Select 650. This race did take the place of the 300 miles of Concarneau this year. The minis and their single handing skippers will leave again La Baule for a 300 miles long course away form the coast of South (...) -
New York To Melbourne
Trimaran Great American II breaks Gold Rush clipper ship record
A finish gun fired from the Royal Yacht Club of Victoria at 1:29 PM today signaled a new sailing record Record #sailingrecord from New York City to Melbourne. The 53-foot trimaran Great American II completed the 15,000-mile voyage to Australia in 68 days 10 hours 7 minutes 52 seconds, breaking a record Record #sailingrecord that had (...) -
Television
’Inside Sailing’ new TV programme on CNN
Sailors worldwide will be able to keep up with the latest sailing news with CNN’s new TV programme Inside Sailing starting this Sunday the 25th November at 2030 GMT.
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