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Barcelona World Race: Veolia Environnement moored up in Fremantle
Roland Jourdain and Jean-Luc Nélias moored up Veolia Environnement in
the port of Fremantle, Australia in the middle of the night at 0315
French time. They have spent nearly 2 weeks at sea under jury rig doing
the 1,600 ..., 2007-12-31, 12:47:16
Barcelona World Race: Recap from the survivors
It has been a stressful end to the year for the leading crew of the
Barcelona World Race. Not only have Jean-Pierre Dick and Damian Foxall
had to watch the second place Hugo Boss re-join the race and promptly
..., 2007-12-31, 12:34:44
Clipper Round the World Race: All crews ready for New Year departure
The race zone at the Fremantle Sailing Club was a hive of activity
today as crews carried out final preparations for the New Years day
race re-start. Work stopped for a brief moment as the jury rigged
Veolia Environnement ..., 2007-12-31, 12:23:57
Round the World record: Franck Cammas and crew hope to set off this week
Just a few hours from New Year and for the second time since the start
of their stand-by initiated on 6th December 2007, Franck Cammas and his
nine man crew have passed onto Code Orange. A change of colour, which
..., 2007-12-31, 8:53:27
Round the World Solo: Francis Joyon is going to make strawberry charlotte
Everything’s going a lot better on board IDEC, during this last day of
2007. Francis Joyon is once again able to make around 20 knots and the
big red trimaran is on the direct route to the finish. To celebrate
..., 2007-12-31, 8:26:27
Sydney Hobart divisional winners announced dockside
Divisional
winners gathered dockside this morning in Hobart for the presentation
of winner’s battle flags and the announcement of the overall winner to
the public. While on stage at the presentation, local Tasmanian Justin
‘Juggy’..., 2007-12-31, 3:33:48
The final curtain falls on the 2007 Sydney Hobart
Just after midnight the last yacht, Capriccio of Rhu, with the
indomitable Michele Colenso at the helm, crossed the finish line to
bring down the curtain on the Rolex Sydney Hobart ocean racing classic
for another year. It was ..., 2007-12-31, 3:26:56
Barcelona World Race: Veolia Environnement reaches land, Jean Pierre Dick and Damian Foxall see icebergs
Veolia Environnement has reached Fremantle in Western Australia after
an epic journey of exactly two weeks under jury rig when they last
their mast on 17th December. Jean-Luc Nelias and Roland Jourdain have
reached land just in time to ..., 2007-12-31, 3:20:39
Round the World Solo: Francis Joyon heading north east
By 4 am Monday, Francis Joyon had got onto a full northeast heading and
was on the direct route for the finish of his round the world solo
record attempt. It was a first victory, after the unfavourable weather
..., 2007-12-31, 3:16:24
Clipper Round the World Race re-start set for great New Year's Day spectacle
Tourism Minister Sheila McHale has urged people to head to Fremantle
tomorrow to farewell entrants in the Clipper 07-08 Round the World
Yacht Race. Ms McHale said the 10 international yachts competing in the
event, including the Western Australian ..., 2007-12-31, 1:54:05
Australian Laser Championships: Nick Thompson (GBR) takes one point lead over Michael Leigh (CAN)
World champion Tom Slingsby’s (AUS) OCS in Race 5 of the 08 Australian
Laser Championship late yesterday has handed Nick Thompson (GBR) to
take a one point lead from Sydney International Regatta winner Michael
Leigh (CAN) on 13 points ..., 2007-12-31, 1:48:08
Barcelona World Race round up, for those too busy celebrating over Christmas
Following a 48-hour tune-up in the pit lane in Wellington, Hugo Boss
rejoined the Barcelona World Race overnight Friday and has since taken
up the task of chasing down race leader Paprec-Virbac 2 with vigour. By
the end of the ..., 2007-12-30, 11:41:42
Round the World Solo: Francis Joyon could be in south westerlies soon, with a bit of luck
Francis Joyon has given up “knitting” – his quaint expression for lots
of gybing or tacking – for a while. The great red trimaran IDEC, has
escaped the light airs around Terra del Fuego and Francis has got it
established ..., 2007-12-30, 11:27:52
Round the World solo record: Thomas Coville falls behind Ellen MacArthur, but winds build
At 1300 UTC on Sunday, Thomas Coville’s round the world solo record
attempt was 1hour behind Ellen MacArthur and a full 3 days behind
Francis Joyon, at this stage of their circumnavigations. Thomas must
have been relieved to see a ..., 2007-12-30, 7:31:17
Pittwater & Coffs Harbour: Le Billet remains on top of IRC Ladder
Bill Ebsary's Benetau 44.7 'Le Billet' is still on top of the overall
IRC pointscore after the completion of Races Two and Three on Day Two
of the 27th Pittwater & Coffs Harbour Offshore Series today. Bill
Ebsary and the ..., 2007-12-30, 4:40:14
Breast cancer survivor Emma Pontin thrilled to finish Sydney Hobart
Her boat, Global Yacht Racing – Kioni may have parked at Cape Raoul for
five hours this morning, pushing her finishing time out to 4pm this
afternoon and her handicap ranking further south than she would like,
but the ..., 2007-12-30, 4:32:30
Cookson 50, Quantum Racing wins Sydney Hobart IRC Division A
With
the US entry Rosebud declared the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race
overall IRC handicap winner yesterday, divisional places within the
fleet are being decided today with yachts finishing in Hobart under
spinnakers before a gentle southeast breeze. Ray..., 2007-12-30, 4:24:49
Rolex Sydney Hobart through the eyes of greatest yacht photographers
The
images that have made the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race arguably the
most dramatic event in Australian sport are the work of some of the
world’s greatest yachting photographers working in tandem with
Australia’s most experienced pilots...., 2007-12-30, 4:22:09
Australian Laser Championships underway off Blairgowrie
The 300 strong Laser fleet completed two testing races off Blairgowrie
to kick off the 2008 Australian Laser Championships yesterday where
world champion Tom Slingsby (AUS) has taken an early lead in the
Standard fleet. With over 19 countries ..., 2007-12-30, 4:16:37
Last Sydney Hobart for veteran Victorian yachtsman Lou Abrahams
After equalling the record 44 races and an intense, strategic race
among the 10 strong Sydney 38 one design fleet in the Rolex Sydney
Hobart, 80 year old Victorian yachtsman Lou Abrahams today declared he
would not compete again. ..., 2007-12-30, 4:12:37
Rolex Sydney Hobart: NSW yacht Zen is 40th yacht to finish
Half the fleet in the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race has now crossed
the finish line and another 30 or so boats are expected to finish
during the course of the day. The NSW yacht Zen became the 40th ...,
2007-12-30, 4:10:22
Round the World Solo: A slow night for Francis Joyon
Francis Joyon went instantly from violent conditions in the Pacific
Ocean to peaceful ones in the Atlantic and, yesterday, was his slowest
day since leaving Ushant. He had to work hard to escape the calms
around Staten Island, but ..., 2007-12-30, 3:50:29
Barcelona World Race: Roland Jourdain and Jean Luc Nelias are going to Fremantle
It is definite – Roland Jourdain and Jean Luc Nélias are headed to
Fremantle, the port of Perth, in western Australia. They are still 250
miles from the port, and taking into consideration the limited speeds
they are sailing ..., 2007-12-30, 3:44:41
America's Cup: Time to move on says Russell Coutts of BMW Oracle
The Golden Gate Yacht Club (GGYC) has said today it will compete for
the next America’s Cup according to the basic rules of the Deed of
Gift, and will seek to have an upcoming Court Order confirm the regatta
for ..., 2007-12-29, 14:59:42
Round the World solo record: Thomas Coville on Sodebo seems to have found wind again
Trimaran Sodeb'O seems to have found some wind this evening, in meeting
up with the route of a depression. If all goes well, Thomas Coville
should benefit from favourable conditions to the Cape of Good Hope. At
2000 this ..., 2007-12-29, 13:15:18
Barcelona World Race: Just 600 miles to Wellington for Michel Paret and Dominique Wavre on Temenos
This latest gale has been beneficial in enabling Temenos II to close on
Wellington at high speed. For the first time the New Zealand pit stop
is really taking shape for Michèle and Dominique. As forecast in the
weather ..., 2007-12-29, 9:38:37
Round the World Solo: Francis Joyon in the South Atlantic
Good Hope, Leeuwin and the Horn are now just statistics in Francis
Joyon’s record book. Another achievement was made at 11:30 pm yesterday
evening and with it came another challenge, another way of life to be
dealt with, in the ..., 2007-12-29, 9:19:11
Sailors with disABILITIES could win Sydney Hobart PHS division
The yacht Sailors with disABILITIES, always a crowd favourite in the
Rolex Sydney Hobart, has to sit and wait in Hobart’s King’s Pier marina
to find out whether it is going to win the Performance Handicap System
(PHS) division of ..., 2007-12-29, 2:13:11
Roger Sturgeon STP65 Rosebud wins Sydney Hobart Tattersall Cup
An American boat today won overall honours in the Rolex Sydney Hobart
Yacht Race. It is only the third US boat to have won the race in its
63-year history and it’s been 30 years since an American entry last
..., 2007-12-29, 2:03:06
Pittwater & Coffs Offshore: Beneteau Le Billet back to winning form
Bill
Ebsary's 'Le Billet' returned to the offshore race track with winning
form, on the first night of the 27th Pittwater and Coffs Harbour
Offshore Series for 2007-2008. Launched in 2005 this Beneteau 44.7, is
a proven offshore racer and the..., 2007-12-29, 1:50:56
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