News Archive

Indian Ocean Sailboarder Ahead of Schedule By Raphaëla Le Gouvello Shore Team, 9:01 PM Tue 2 May 2006
At sea now for 20 days and a few hours, Raphaëla Le Gouvello and her sailboard, seeking to cross the Indian Ocean on a surfboard, pushed by steady, strong trade winds, is averaging 62 nautical miles (about 71 statute, or land, miles) a day. ...[more]

Sir Francis Chichester’s Yacht Grounded By Sail-World BBC, 8:11 PM Tue 2 May 2006
Gipsy Moth IV, the yacht Francis Chichester sailed around the world in, lies holed on a coral reef surrounding the largest of the Toumotu atolls, Rangiroa, with tropical storms forecast for the week ahead. ...[more]

Egypt Releases Israeli Yachtsmen By Jerusalem Post/Sail-World Cruising, 7:43 PM Tue 2 May 2006
Jerusalem Post reports that ten Israeli sailors have been released to their two yachts and were making their way northward through the Suez Canal to the Mediterranean Sea and on to Israeli shores on Monday afternoon after being held by Egyptian authorities since Sunday. The yachts were being accompanied by Egyptian naval vessels, traveling at their top speed of seven knots. ...[more]

Kon-Tiki to Sail Again By Rick Vecchio, AP, 10:12 PM Fri 28 Apr 2006
LIMA, Peru - Nearly 60 years after Thor Heyerdahl's Pacific Ocean crossing aboard the balsa raft Kon-Tiki, his grandson and a Norwegian team are in Peru putting final touches on a new vessel to repeat the journey. ...[more]

Katie,18, Sets Off to Sail Round UK By Sail-World Cruising, 2:43 PM Wed 26 Apr 2006
English Teenager Katie Miller is in the fourth day of a circumnavigation of the United Kingdom. There is no record to break, and no time limit she is just another of the world’s sailing adventurers, setting out to do what she loves to do. ...[more]

Around Florida in 19 days - by Sailing Kayak By Warren Richey, 5:59 PM Tue 25 Apr 2006
Travelling 1,200 miles around the Florida coast in a small boat isn't particularly difficult. Thousands of sailors, canoeists, and kayakers have made the trip. But attempt to complete the circumnavigation in 30 days or less in the context of a race, and the journey is suddenly more daunting, even downright dangerous. ...[more]

Margaret Williams tries Solo Round Oz again By Carolyn Tucker, Sunshine Coast Daily, 2:23 PM Mon 24 Apr 2006
She made it from Mooloolaba almost to Albany in Western Australia, but a broken rudder destroyed Margaret Williams attempt to be the first female solo unassisted circumnavigator of Australia. Four months later, she is getting prepared to do it all again ...[more]

Bison Ranchers head for Indonesia’s Pirate Waters By Jim Farrell/Sail-World Cruising, 6:12 AM Fri 21 Apr 2006
Running a bison ranch in Alberta Canada does not, on the face of it, seem a likely preparation for undertaking a world circumnavigation, especially not via the pretty scary North West Passage. ...[more]

Tracking the Grand Adventurers By Nancy Knudsen, 8:05 PM Wed 19 Apr 2006
Dee Caffari, Adrian Flanagan, Donna Lange and Raphaëla le Gouvello. They are all current solo sailor adventurers of the grandest kind, but so very different - One is on a sophisticated ‘Formula 1’ 72 foot racing boat, another is sailing a home built that will need a refit half way round the globe. Another is in a steel beauty that is designed for the icy Arctic Ocean, and another is on a windsurfer. ...[more]

India Welcomes Vasco da Gama Rally By Preeti Raghunath/Sail-World Cruising, 3:27 PM Sun 16 Apr 2006
Preeti Raghunath reported from Mumbai on Friday that the Vasco da Gama is just about to arrive in Mumbai. In celebration, they will stage the first international yacht rally in India – the Vasco Da Gama Cup 2006. The yachts have now been travelling for three months from three different continents. When they arrive on Indian shores, they're looking forward to unadulterated partying - on the high seas. ...[more]

Chance for YOU to sail the Antarctic? By Cruising Editor, 4:48 PM Mon 3 Apr 2006
The Antarctic has long been a lure for intrepid sailors, and now, thanks to the proactivity of Australian promoter Mariner Boating, YOU can sail the waters of the Antarctic, AND you have over a year to plan for the trip. ...[more]

Cape Horn Knockdown Dream Setback By Sail-World Cruising, 2:07 AM Sun 19 Mar 2006
When polar solo sailor Adrian Flanagan had a knockdown rounding Cape Horn, it was the damage to the control unit for his heating system which will now frustrated his attempt at an UNSUPPORTED circumnavigation. Being unable to repair the control unit means he would be attempting to transit the Russian Arctic without heating ...[more]

Solo Polar Sailor Passes Robinson Crusoe’s Island By Sail-World/Adrian Flanagan, 7:26 AM Wed 15 Mar 2006
Polar circumnavigator Adrian Flanagan is making his way northwards up the Pacific Ocean heading for Bering Strait. So far he has overcome many difficulties of various kinds, from adverse weather to engine breakdowns and steering failure. He has been at sea for four and a half months so far, and is currently passing Robinson Crusoe's fabled island ...[more]

All aboard for Med-Red 2006 By Event Media, Marmaris, Turkey , 2:43 PM Tue 14 Mar 2006
The Med-Red Rally is about to set sail. Sailors from 13 nations are gathering in Yacht Marina Marmaris, Turkey, before setting off on the Rally. ...[more]

Atlantic,Pacific, now Indian Ocean on a Sailboard By Sebastien Destremau, Freemantle Sailing Club, WA , 6:57 AM Wed 8 Mar 2006
It's not a joke! It's ACTUALLY happening. French adventurer, Skipper Raphaela LeGouvello, will attempt the Indian Ocean crossing on a sailboard, solo and non-assisted, departing from Exmouth on 5 April 2006. ...[more]

'My Eyes Were Opened' - Ellen MacArthur By Sail-World Cruising, 1:22 AM Mon 6 Mar 2006
After a life time of sailing, it took a non-competitive event to change the life of the fastest ever round world solo sailor. ...[more]

West-about Horner sails solo into History By Julie Flanagan/Sail-World Cruising, 10:21 PM Wed 1 Mar 2006
Here is yesterday’s report from Louise Flanagan, on husband Adrian’s rounding of the Horn: I am incredibly proud to tell you that at 3.18 last night Adrian became a true 'Cape Horner' and wrote himself and Barrabas in to the record books. ...[more]

Sun Shines for Rescued Yacht By NZ Press Association, 7:08 AM Wed 1 Mar 2006
First the cruise ship Seabourn Spirit answered the emergency call and steamed alongside the disabled yacht to provide shelter from the weather. Now Rescue authorities are experiencing language difficulties with the sailor aboard as the yacht is being towed to Lyttelton, in New Zealand ...[more]

West Marine Pacific Cup–'One Million Miles of Fun' By Sail-World Cruising, 1:29 AM Sat 25 Feb 2006
One million miles of fun racing to Hawaii will be celebrated during the 2006 West Marine Pacific Cup. Race organisers will be providing a special set of awards to commemorate this milestone. Also for the first time this year, the fun race will be open to multi-hulls, another indication that these craft are continually rising to new heights of popularity. ...[more]

Marion-Bermuda Yacht Race - Back Cruising? By Sail-World Cruising, 8:11 PM Thu 23 Feb 2006
‘First and foremost we are a cruising yacht race,’ according to Graham Quinn, Executive Director of the race. This traditional race, which has operated every two years since 1977, will now have an IRC class, thus opening the race again to a much broader spectrum of entrants. ...[more]

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