Barcelona World Race - Alex Thomson in doubt for race start
Alex Thomson's participation in his second Barcelona World Race was thrown into doubt this afternoon....

Reports, Happenings, Events
Alex Thomson's participation in his second Barcelona World Race was thrown into doubt this afternoon....
South Australian Geoff Boettcher has sailed his Reichel Pugh Secret Mens Business 3.5 to victory, winning the Tattersall...
27 of the 28 skippers representing the 14 teams meet the media in a main Moll Barcelona World RACE Expo this afternoon....
Volunteer Marine Rescue NSW has been 'on the job' with vital services so that others can enjoy holidays on the water...
Following a tense wait Wild Oats XI has been exonerated and is line honours winner of the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race...
ABSA National titles will lead into a further three National Championships scheduled over the next two weeks at RQYS....
Wild Oats XI's skipper Mark Richards and a handful of his crew finally gained a firm grip on the John Illingworth Trophy...
The first of the Westcoaster fleet from Melbourne is due to arrive in Hobart at 6.30pm....
Now comes the tricky bit. Peter Mosley's Sydney 36 Local Hero is currently in third place on handicap, needing to finish...
The jury announced the protest was dismissed and that Wild Oats XI's line honours victory would stand....
The overall winner of the 2010 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race, on corrected time, should be known mid-morning tomorrow...
When Wild Oats XI sailed into Hobart early last night at the finish of the Rolex Sydney Hobart Race, controversy shroude...
Gusto was the first finisher from the 2010 Melbourne to Hobart Westcoaster....
Barcelona World Race holds first International Congress of Ocean Sailing and the Environment 28-30 December...
Dee Caffari and Anna Corbella set their New Year's resolution - to finish in the top five in the Barcelona World Race...
Velux 5 Oceans race leader Brad Van Liew has powered though the end of the speed gate in the second sprint...
'We're back and we're just very happy to be here,' said Wild Oats XI skipper Mark Richards....
Day 2 of Registration commenced under blue skies....
Salvatore Sarno stated in a recent interview that Shosholoza wouldn't be taking part in the 34th America's Cup....
But dockside in Hobart there has been some collective headshaking this afternoon amongst experienced sailors....
Secret Men's Business 3.5 is the current leader in the contest for corrected time honours...
Goldfinger wins the Red Wine Cup....
Both protests have been dismissed...
Mr Kite has taken line honours in the Launceston to Hobart Yacht Race...
Sean Langman and Anthony Bell's 100-foot super maxi Investec Loyal was the second yacht across the finish line...
Goldfinger has just radioed in at the Iron Pot, which is 11nm from the finish line....
The annual onset of the 'silly season' unfortunately means a marked increase in hoax distress calls....
The leading group of hot handicap contender are part of a group of 50 footers are just off Iron Pot...
Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race - After being becalmed within sight of the line, Investec Loyal is the second to finish...
Sail-World.com will stream the 0735 Sydney Hobart Radio sked and Radio relay traffic....
More than a sailboat race, it's one of the world's great sporting events....
189 entries from seven States will race on Botany for the chance to win one of four National titles....
Get to Green Cape with Life Raft, Motor, Comms and Crew in good order...
Spirit of Freya finished the Melbourne to Launceston race at 01:55:54, leaving Deliverance as the last boat out....
Sean Edmiston and Anna Lashko in 'Merlin' lead the NS14 Nationals after day one....
The Derwent River played its favourite game with tired Rolex Sydney Hobart ocean racers last night....
Entries closed on Christmas Eve for the 38th Australian Tasar Championships, with the fleet finishing up at 70 boats....
??Skyeboy talks all things water related with windsurf bloggers Zakel
A dockside strawpoll with a few of the race's most experienced navigators and tacticians before the Boxing Day start sug...
At 0700 this morning Andrew Hunn's Mr Kite held a lead of less than half a sea mile from Dump Truck...
Sydney Hobart - This mornings radio sked has just been completed. Last years handicap winner Two True has retired...
Investec Loyal is racing to catch Sydney Hobart race leader Wild Oats XI....
Ninety Seven will finish the Melbourne to Launceston race around 12.00 noon today....
The Eastcoaster was started in 2008, as a result of the success of the Melbourne to Launceston...
Dump Truck is at the top of the leader board under AMS, IRC and PHS categories...
Rolex Sydney Hobart update from the yacht Bacardi who lost her rig yesterday...
Wild Oats XI has emerged from a rugged crossing of Bass Strait virtually unscathed...
The Melbourne to Launceston race line honours win goes to Ninety Seven....
For those followers of the race who have no friends or family aboard any of the participating yachts to worry about, the...
Modern maxi yachts need very little wind to reach incredible speeds....
Aurora is 57th in the fleet sailing east of Green Cape, which marks the beginning of the journey across Bass Strait,...
Four of the 16 boats partaking in the Melbourne to Launceston race are already tied up to the quay...
Sail-World.com will stream the 1705 Sydney Hobart Radio sked and Radio relay traffic....
The crew of Bob Oatley's Wild Oats XI has seen conditions go from one extreme to the other in the past 24 hours....
The Melbourne to Launceston race has had 10 boats finish, as of 6.30pm....
Champion Hobart yachtsman Andrew Hunn is on line to score his second successive line honours victory....
Rolex Sydney Hobart - Bob Oatley's 30 metre super max Wild Oats XI crossed the Derwent River finish line in Hobart tonig...
Bob Oatley's champion Wild Oats XI has reasserted its claim as one of Australia's greatest ocean racing yachts....
Wild Oats XI tonight took line honours for the fifth time in the Rolex Sydney Hobart, but her victory is provisional...
Solo round the world yacht race rewards skippers for educating about sustainability at sea-...
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