The News Market (Free subscription) | yesterday
During last night, on December 3, Mike Golding passed through the first security ice gate, heading south east last night, and was making 15.6 knots this morning, third quickest of the top ten.
The Guardian (Free subscription) | yesterday
Icebergs have necessitated a change in the course of the Vendée Globe solo race around the world
Hindu (Free subscription) | 03/12/2008
For Bouwe Bekking what makes the Volvo Ocean Race different from other sailing events is fighting the elements with teamwork
Red Orbit (Free subscription) | 03/12/2008
About 170,000 people on Wednesday took part in a virtual non-stop sailing race around the world known as the Mount Everest of the sea.
Valencia Sailing (Free subscription) | 01/12/2008
[Source: Vendée Globe] For all that he claimed, a week or so back, that he was keeping his powder dry for the real battle, Michel Desjoyeaux is doing a fine job getting back in among the fray of the Vendée Globe. Mich Desj' is not exactly breathing down the neck of Marc Guillemot, some 100 miles to the north but on a parallel course the 2001 Vendee Globe winner is – once again – rocketing along as...
Phuket Post (Free subscription) | 01/12/2008
THOUSANDS of sailors have been flocking into Phuket over the past week to take part in Asia's biggest sailing yachting race, the annual Phuket King's Cup Regatta. ...
Proper Course (Free subscription) | 30/11/2008
Here is a question about the Racing Rules that has been bugging me since it happened to me in a regatta over a year ago. Here is the situation... Facts Boat 1 (Blue) is a Laser on starboard tack sailing by the lee. Boat 2 (Red) is a Laser on starboard tack in the same race who has already rounded the leeward mark and is sailing close-hauled. Neither boat changes course. The two boats make contact when...
Tampa Bay Online (Free subscription) | 29/11/2008
Buckled into a life vest and sailing overalls, 10-year-old Charli Baden bobbed into upper Hillsborough Bay today in a dinghy about as big as a bathtub.
BBC News (Free subscription) | 28/11/2008
The first sporting venue for the 2012 Olympics is completed with the unveiling of the £15m sailing events complex in Dorset.
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 28/11/2008
Sébastien Josse has steamed ahead in the Vendée Globe solo race around the world after Loick Peyron faltered
Valencia Sailing (Free subscription) | 25/11/2008
[Source: Vendée Globe] After 16 days of sailing, just 50 miles cover first to fifth as the leading group squeeze ever-closer, with several skippers throughout the fleet engaged in some great battles with their nearest rivals as backing winds allow them to crack off the sheets and sail for speed. Second-placed Sebastien Josse (BT) has got leader Loick Peyron in his sights, and by the 1900hrs (GMT) update...
365 tomorrows (Free subscription) | 25/11/2008
Author : Patricia Stewart, Staff Writer The Jupiter’s Cup is the most famous and most prestigious graviton propelled regatta in the solar system. Graviton sailing enthusiasts were particularly excited this year because of the rare celestial positioning of Jupiter, Saturn, and Uranus. Each gas giant was located at the apex of an equilateral triangle. [...]
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 25/11/2008
Mike Golding's Ecover has moved up from tenth to sixth in the Vendée Globe solo non-stop race
Valencia Sailing (Free subscription) | 24/11/2008
[Source: Vendée Globe] Little change in the order of the top 15 as the Vendee Globe as the leaders enjoy fast trade winds sailing along the Brasilian coast, some 600 miles to the east of Salvador de Bahia. The winds backed this morning to allow the leaders to ease sheets and power reach at speeds up to 17-18 knots at times. Loick Peyron’s lead has been trimmed very slightly, at 21.8 miles over Seb...
Vidiot Speak (Free subscription) | 22/11/2008
With all the other things going on in the world it would be remiss of me not to note the Vendee Globe , the around the world, non-stop, single-handed sailboat race is happening. This race is the farthest people are from terra firma except when mankind went to the moon. If disaster happens aircraft and ships probably can't reach you in time, only your fellow sailors can rescue you. It's like climbing...
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oktopod | 17/09/2008
54 days to go to the start of yachting’s Everest Press pack downloadable at http://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/espace-presse.html Photos available on request : intpress@vendeeglobe.fr Today (Tuesday 16th September) in the presence of the thirty solo skippers who will be setting out from Les Sables d’Olonne on 9th November for the sixth edition of the Vendée Globe, Philippe de Villiers, President of the...
oktopod | 09/07/2008
The 2008 Vendée Globe, packed with records With thirty participants at the start, the Vendée Globe has never been so popular, especially when remembering that 13 sailors took part in 1989, 14 in 1992, 16 in 1996, 24 in 2000 and 20 in 2004. There will be twenty eight men and two women, Dee Caffari and Samantha Davies, seven nationalities, which is another record for the race. Although the French contingent...
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You should take some lessons in writing and journalism -- and do some research on your topic of focus before publishing an article. This is confusing and...
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Looking forward to an exciting race.
en - (not a member) - 08/11/2008
lancelot
Live your dreams.
en - (not a member) - 07/11/2008