ISAF News http://www.sailing.org Latest news from The International Sailing Federation en Copyright ISAF 40 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 16:12:31 GMT http://www.sailing.org/26645.php Hungary And Spain Tie For Lead At Start Of Flying Dutchman Worlds Hungarians Szabolcs MAJTHENYI and Andras DOMOKOS and Spain's Gines ROMERO and Alvaro MORENO hold first equal points after first day of 2008 Flying Dutchman Worlds in Napier, New Zealand. Tue, 06 Jan 2009 15:52:00 GMT 3B37AF10A2C443549D099C164DCB0DAA http://www.sailing.org/26644.php Contact Made With LE CAM Contact has been made with Vendée Globe competitor Jean LE CAM, who sent a distress signal early this morning as his boat VM Matériaux capsized close to Cape Horn. Tue, 06 Jan 2009 15:39:00 GMT 92BED89BC7F84A6CA5706FDAAC41C36A http://www.sailing.org/26636.php ASHBY Has One Hand On Sixth A-Cat Crown Australia's Glenn ASHBY performed brilliantly today in races four, five and six of the A-Cat Worlds at Belmont, on Lake Macquarie to extend his overall lead and close in on his sixth championship title. Tue, 06 Jan 2009 09:45:00 GMT 96418514D97B48B0ABA45593EBBA62C9 http://www.sailing.org/26635.php LE CAM In Difficulty Near Cape Horn - UPDATED At 00:26 UTC this morning, Vendée Globe competitor Jean LE CAM informed his shore team that he was in distress 200 miles west of Cape Horn. Tue, 06 Jan 2009 09:36:00 GMT 8B7101923570402E9E5D29D23A31835C http://www.sailing.org/26610.php COVILLE Closes In On Record Pace After Rounding Cape Horn Thomas COVILLE is closing the gap on record pace after rounding Cape Horn shortly before the New Year and then hitting top speed in the Atlantic as he chases the singlehanded round the world record. Mon, 05 Jan 2009 09:58:00 GMT 0FC1F9C6BB3044AE8FBAFF353267581D http://www.sailing.org/26609.php DESJOYEAUX Rounds Cape Horn And Extends Lead In Vendée Globe At 03:10 UTC this morning, Vendée Globe leader Michel DESJOYEAUX on Foncia rounded Cape Horn after 56 days, 15 hours and 8 minutes of racing. Mon, 05 Jan 2009 09:36:00 GMT E5C3E489097548ABA93A238F4C2943AE http://www.sailing.org/26603.php Vendée Leaders Close In On Cape Horn For Michel DESJOYEAUX and Roland JOURDAIN at the front of the Vendée Globe fleet, Cape Horn is starting to feel within grasp and the home stretch within sight. Sat, 03 Jan 2009 20:37:00 GMT 42BFE8F5BA294ADEB1331D0512DFD5C6 http://www.sailing.org/26602.php Paralympic Gold Medallist Nick SCANDONE Loses Battle With ALS US Paralympic gold medallist Nick SCANDONE, 42, passed away Friday, after a long battle with ALS, also commonly called Lou Gehrig's Disease, a debilitating neurodegenerative disease that affects the nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord. Sat, 03 Jan 2009 20:26:10 GMT 87B1F6714F8943D2BF532633AE8BC00E http://www.sailing.org/26601.php DESJOYEAUX Leads Vendée Globe Fleet Into The New Year Michel DESJOYEAUX starts 2009 in the same manner and style that he spent the final 15 days of 2008, in control of the Vendée Globe fleet and maintaining sensible strategies on board Foncia as he heads for Cape Horn. Thu, 01 Jan 2009 15:30:00 GMT 9043247383C44BAABFA8D94483E9422D http://www.sailing.org/26600.php Milestone Event For Rolex Sydney Hobart Race The 64th Rolex Sydney Hobart has been a milestone one with a high-quality fleet of 100 boats including 11 overseas entries, an unexpectedly close line honours battle at the head of the fleet between the maxis Wild Oats XI and Skandia and four of the sensationally fast downwind TP52s filling the first four placings overall on handicap. Thu, 01 Jan 2009 14:36:00 GMT E2AE78CE21704B38BA46D8C01A40A6B8