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See the storm that dismasted the front runners!

Atlantic weather links

Weather router Jean-Yves Bernot talks tactics

Which way to go in the TRANSAT?

Ellen MacArthur  and Kingfisher learn the ropes

Roger Badham of team 
Club Med 
 talks about routing

Sail downwind in the Southern Ocean 

Quebec to St Malo: Return journey

A battle of the best, as many in the 'Transat' make the return journey to Europe. This race started with record calm, and finished with record 24 hour runs by the leading Open 60 trimarans. Great stuff!


  • Record run: (August 16, 2000) Bayer En France with skipper Yvan Bourgnon stretches its legs in a 24 hour assault on the distance record. Oh ... they came so close! Router Ken Campbell of Commanders' Weather tells us the story.

  • Perfect plan foiled: (August 5, 2000): What seemed like a good idea at the time, turned foul as a blocked weather system fades away.

  • Light airs all around: (August 2, 2000): With light winds hampering progress down the St Lawrence River, yachts in this grand prix event are in danger  of running our of food before they reach France!

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