The Transat
French Skipper Eric Bruneel is 50ft Mulithull champion
Press report/Yachting World - Transat 2004, 14 June 2004

Toughing it out
Nick Moloney and Conrad Humphreys have two very different reactions to their Transat race
Elaine Bunting/Yachting World, 14 June 2004

Golding makes history
Grand prix victory at long last for Mike Golding as he wins the Transat and knocks over 2 days off the record
Elaine Bunting/Yachting World, 13 June 2004

Hatherleigh to the rescue
Hatherleigh, Pindar's support boat, made its final departure from Plymouth to assist with the rescue of Jean Pierre Dick's Open 60 Virbac on Tuesday evening
Yachting World - Transat 2004, 10 June 2004

Trouble for Sanderson in Transat
Mike Sanderson yacht Pindar AlphaGraphics has sustained serious damage to its starboard daggerboard
Press report/Yachting World - Transat 2004, 10 June 2004

Good move for Golding
Mike Golding made a 'seat-of-the-pants' decision last night that has seen Ecover make a small but significant gain on close rival Mike Sanderson
Yachting World - Transat 2004, 10 June 2004

A close shave for Hellomoto
Conrad Humphreys enjoyed a good sleep last night doing 28kts with his Code 5 up!
Yachting World - Transat 2004, 9 June 2004

Second for Coville
Frenchman Thomas Coville crossed the finish line of The Transat at 2338 last night t to claim second place in the 60ft ORMA multihull class of the historic solo transatlantic race at 2338 last night
Yachting World - Transat 2004, 9 June 2004

Artforms heads Open 50 fleet
Kip Stone aboard his Open 50 Artforms, has taken the lead from Joe Harris aboard Wells Fargo - American Pioneer in the Open 50 Transat fleet
Sue Pelling/Yachting World - Transat 2004, 9 June 2004

Class win for Desjoyeaux
Michel Desjoyeaux has claimed victory in the 60ft ORMA multihull class in The Transat and sets new transatlantic race record
Press report/Yachting World - Transat 2004, 9 June 2004

Transat positions on Tuesday evening
As the leading 60ft multihulls head for the finish line of theTransat in Boston this evening here are the latest positions
Yachting World - Transat 2004, 8 June 2004

Transat leaders due in Boston tonight
Tension is mounting in Boston in anticipation of the arrival of Michel Desjoyeaux's trimaran Geant, due at around 1800 GMT (1400 EST)
Press report/Yachting World - Transat 2004, 8 June 2004

Lucky escape for Moloney
The two aft compartments on Nick Moloney's open 60 Skandia flooded when a hatch cover blew off early this morning
Sue Pelling/Yachting World - Transat 2004, 8 June 2004

Ecover and Pindar fight for the lead
The leading IMOCA yachts in the Transat - Ecover and Pindar AlphaGraphics - continue the relentless fight for first place
Press report/Yachting World - Transat 2004, 8 June 2004

Stamm rescued
Tanker launches lifeboat and successfully transfers endangered skipper
Yachting World - Transat 2004, 7 June 2004

SAR plane reaches Stamm
Rescue mission underway, and Golding says difficult choices may have persuaded skippers to drive too hard
Elaine Bunting/Yachting World, 7 June 2004

Stamm loses keel and capsizes
Bernard Stamm is sheltering in the upturned hull of his Open 60 in mid-Atlantic after the keel falls off, and Riou's Open 60 PRB is dismasted
Elaine Bunting/Yachting World, 7 June 2004

Pindar to the rescue in Transat
Pindar's support boat leaves to help dismasted skipper, while Mike Sanderson on the Pindar Open 60 endures an epic stint
Elaine Bunting / Yachting World - Transat 2004, 6 June 2004

Transat leader dismasted
Jean Pierre Dick's Open 60 Virbac has been rolled through 360° and dismasted in huge seas. He is safe and is considering his course
Elain Bunting / Yachting World - Transat 2004, 5 June 2004

The Transat fleet spread across North Atlantic
60ft Trimarans dive south as rest of fleet battle headwinds
Press report/Yachting World - Transat 2004, 4 June 2004

Fleet head into fast moving low
Transat fleet focus on the next depression to face 40knots
Press report/Yachting World - Transat 2004, 3 June 2004

Groupama hits unidentified object
Worry as the class 1 multihull favourite has a collision - probably with a whale - and cracks centreboard casing
Elaine Bunting/Yachting World, 2 June 2004

Transat - Open 60 class
Progress is slow taking its toll on sailors
Press report/Yachting World - Transat 2004, 2 June 2004

Kip Stone reports from the Atlantic
American businessman, Kip Stone made contact with his shore team for the first time since the start, shortly before 0900 GMT yesterday morning
Press report/Yachting World - Transat 2004, 2 June 2004

Virbac leads Transat monohulls
Virbac, skippered by Jean-Pierre Dick in the Transat, now has an 18-mile lead over Mike Golding further to the north
Press report/Yachting World - Transat 2004, 2 June 2004

Anna Kournikova interview
In an exclusive yachtingworld.com interview, Anna Kournikova reveals whether she'll be replacing her tennis racket with a tiller
Sue Pelling/Yachting World - Transat 2004, 1 June 2004

And they're off!
In pouring rain and a south-westerly 20-22kts of breeze, a flare was fired from Royal Navy's HMS Tyne, signalling the race start of The Transat
Sue Pelling/Yachting World - Transat 2004, 31 May 2004

Few hours to the start
Here in Plymouth there's a hive of activity around the Marina as the 37 teams make final preparations for the start of the Transat at 1400 this afternoon
Yachting World - Transat 2004, 31 May 2004

Antipodean Transat team
Australians Nick Moloney and Mike Sanderson are among the top ranked sailors lining up on the Transat startline tomorrow
Press report/Yachting World - Transat 2004, 30 May 2004

Transat yachts fit to race
Sylvie Viant, head of the team from UNCL, has confirmed that she is entirely satisfied with the yachts entered in The Transat and has declared all multihulls and monohulls fit to race
Yachting World - Transat 2004, 30 May 2004

Humphreys' Open 60 named
Hundreds of spectators gathered today at Plymouth Yacht Haven, right in the centre of The Transat village, to witness the naming ceremony of Hellomoto, Conrad Humphreys' Open 60
Sue Pelling/Yachting World - Transat 2004, 29 May 2004

US sailor prepares for solo Transat debut
Transat competitor Joe Harris has sailed since the age of four, yet he has never crossed the Atlantic alone
Press report/Yachting World - Transat 2004, 28 May 2004

League of adventurers
The 50ft classes of the Transat are home to some of the most interesting individuals - like Mike Birch
Elaine Bunting/Yachting World, 28 May 2004

Change in the air?
Groundhog Day for Transat teams, but there's a frisson of urgency - or is that the prospect of Anna Kournikova?
Elaine Bunting/Yachting World, 27 May 2004

Last minute panics in Plymouth
A bumpy start seems likely and a certain amount of grinding, epoxying and debate is going on behind the scenes
Elaine Bunting / Yachting World - Transat 2004, 26 May 2004

Transat boats in Plymouth
Most of the Transat boats are now lined up in Plymouth preparing for the start
Yachting World - Transat 2004, 25 May 2004

Transat safety
Safety checks have been carried out on the Transat yachts and the scrutineering team is satisfied with the 15 yachts examined so far
Press report/Yachting World - Transat 2004, 25 May 2004

The Transat awaits
Gitana X and Gitana 11 head for Plymouth
Press report / Yachting World - Transat 2004, 21 May 2004

Thomson pulls out of Transat
Alex Thomson pulls out of the Transat race with less than two weeks before the start
Hannah Emanuel/Yachting World - Transat 2004, 20 May 2004

test
test
Yachting World - Transat 2004, 17 May 2004

Transat build-up
In 14 days from now the signal from the Royal Navy's HMS Tyne will mark the start of the 12th single-handed transatlantic race on Bank Holiday Monday, 31 May
Yachting World - Transat 2004, 17 May 2004

Open 60s last chance
Many of the skippers in The Transat's Open 60 class will have more on their agenda than just reaching Boston in first place
Yachting World - Transat 2004, 13 April 2004

Transat update
Transat competitors are this week continuing to prepare their boats ready for sea while those further advanced are setting out on their 1,000 mile singlehanded qualification passages
Yachting World - Transat 2004, 31 March 2004

Transat update
Visitors to Plymouth prior to the 31 May race start will have more new hardware to see among the IMOCA monohulls
Yachting World - Transat 2004, 18 April 2004

Transat sailor announces sponsorship
Wells Fargo has announced that accomplished sailor Joe Harris will be at the helm of Wells Fargo-American Pioneer in the Transat race in May
Yachting World - Transat 2004, 16 April 2004

Renaming of transat race
In an effort to avoid confusion, Offshore Challenges, organisers of the 2004 singlehanded trans-ocean race has changed the event's name to Transat
Yachting World - Transat 2004, 28 October 2003