Groupama 3 breaks the round the world record by over 2 days; get the complete story at: http://www.cammas-groupama.com/en/index.jsp

I've been watching the progress of Groupama 3 and their attempt at the Jules Verne Trophy. They have been doing an excellent job sailing under some of the most challenging conditions. At this time they are predicted to finish some time Sat. 20 March. They should break Orange II's around the world record [...]

There's a new contender for high-speed sailing - SpeedDream - take a look at the address below.

Bernard Smith has sailed off to his next adventure. He was a leading light to high-speed sailing and inspired many of us. A good article about Bernard appears at the address below.

I've run across an interesting website about ice skate-sailing: http://home.swipnet.se/ansar/s.html

There have been some interesting comments that I'd like to address. J. Rob talks about pitching and the problem that it causes for sailboats. Pitch (bow/stern up/down motion) is an ongoing problem for sailboats.