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The roaring ocean has given way to calm seas for the leaders
The four leading yachts in Class1 of the Around Alone 2002-03 must be wondering what has happened. After days of gale force winds and lashing rain, they suddenly find themselves "on vacation" as leading skipper Bernard Stamm wrote in an email to Race Operations. The roaring ocean has given way to calm seas with the tropical sun shining (...) -
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Bernard Stamm leads by 144 miles
Swiss skipper Bernard Stamm on Bobst Group/Armor lux holds a considerable lead of 144nm over Emma Richards on Pindar and 198nm over Thierry Dubois on Solidaires, but there is a long way to go yet. These three sailors, along with Graham Dalton on Hexagon, have survived the great storm and now their mode of racing will change from survival (...) -
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Tiscali dismasts when Emma Richards takes second place
This morning at 03.50 GMT, Simone Bianchetti skipper of the Italian 60 Open yacht Tiscali informed his shore-team that he had dismasted. -
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Five boats of class 2 in port...
It has been a night from hell for the four Class 1 boats racing to Cape Town on the second leg of the Around Alone 2002-03 yacht race. Huge seas and gale force winds have made the conditions treacherous in the North Atlantic, but the good news is that the sailors survived the night. When the conditions are brutal, it’s always a relief to (...) -
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Bernard Stamm continues to streak South
In Class 1, Bobst Group-Armor Lux continues to streak South and is passing Cape Finisterre way offshore. Second placed Thierry Dubois on Solidaires is aligned with Stamm’s route 50 miles behind and Britain’s Emma Richards on Pindar is holding 3rd place 50m behind Dubois on the same route. Only Graham Dalton on Hexagon is on the (...) -
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Restart from Tobarbay posponed 24 hrs to Monday 14th
Despite the deceptively calm weather currently sitting over Torbay, tomorrow’s noon start time for Leg 2 of the Around Alone has officially been postponed by 24 hours 24 hours 24 hours best distance covered records because of the weather. Right now it’s a beautiful evening in Torbay with the lights around the harbor reflecting (...) -
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Dennis Nears Torbay Unscathed and Optimistic
It takes a certain type to sail around the world solo, and John Dennis, a Toronto business Business #Business executive with diabetes, has shown he has both the character, the will and the smarts to fulfill his lifelong dream. -
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Double win in Torbay for Bernard Stamm
Swiss sailor Bernard Stamm has won Leg 1 of the Around Alone 2002-03. Sailing his Pierre Rolland designed Open 60 Bobst Group - Armor Lux, Stamm crossed the finish line off the Berry Head Hotel in Torbay harbour at 15:33:38 local time (14:33:38 UTC). Throwing his arms into the air and smiling broadly Stamm looked tired but jubilant as he waved (...) -
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Bernard Stamm sets new solo mono transat record
Swiss sailor Bernard Stamm sailing Bobst Group - Armor Lux has established a new transatlantic record Record #sailingrecord whilst leading the Around Alone fleet on leg 1 into Torbay. This morning at 07:42:22 UTC (08:42:22 local time) he sailed past Lizard Point off the southwest coast of England. His official time for the crossing from (...) -
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Van Liew Takes Dominant Lead in First Week of Around Alone
Seven days of solitude on the high seas has been all work and no play for American Brad Van Liew. He takes his job very seriously and his job is to go fast. Sailing Tommy Hilfiger Freedom America, he has covered more than 1,500 miles stretching across the northern Atlantic. He is heading for Torbay, England, the first stop in the fiercely (...)
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