• American dream
Local hero Kip Stone's Open 50 win in the Transat is a dream come true
15 June 2004, Elaine Bunting/Yachting World
• The Transat
French Skipper Eric Bruneel is 50ft Mulithull champion
14 June 2004, Press report/Yachting World - Transat 2004
• Toughing it out
Nick Moloney and Conrad Humphreys have two very different reactions to their Transat race
14 June 2004, Elaine Bunting/Yachting World
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• Lift-off time for Parlier
Yves Parlier is about to discover how his new 60ft hydroplane will perform in big winds
29 May 2004, Sue Pelling/Yachting World
• Soldini ready to impress
Despite two wins in the Transat in previous boats, Giovanni Soldini hopes to discover his latest boat's true potential in this year's Transat
28 May 2004, Sue Pelling/Yachting World
• TJV winner prepares for Transat
Jean Pierre Dick who won last year's Transat Jacques Vabre has yet to qualify for the Vendee Globe. He's now in Plymouth preparing for the Transat - his last chance of qualification
27 May 2004, Sue Pelling/Yachting World
• American Transat line-up
A strong American contingent will line up in the 50 footer class startline on 31 May...
18 May 2004, Yachting World
• Stepping stone to the big one
Businessman Kip Stone took a break from his usual commute to the office by setting sailing from New Zealand on a 12,500 mile voyage in order to reach the start of the Transat...
18 May 2004, Yachting World
• Introduction
An introduction to the 11th edition of the race formerly known as OSTAR and Europe1 New Man STAR The singlehanded transatlantic race, formerly known as the OSTAR...
18 May 2004, Yachting World
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 Andrew
Bray, Editor of Yachting World magazine, competed in
the 1976 OSTAR and recalls a race which was hit by storms and a record
number of lost boats, retirements and fatalities |
 Vincent
Lauriot Prevost has designed seven of the ORMA 60ft multihull
competing in this year's Transat. Sue Pelling chatted to this French
designer about his race predictions |
 Ian
Moore
Fog, ice, current and a never-ending string of lows make the Transat
a tactical minefield. Elaine Bunting spoke to weather router Ian Moore
about the hurdles the solo skippers will face
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 Karine
Fauconnier is competing in the Transat 20 years after
her father Yvon Fauconnier won the race. Sue Pelling caught up with
her before the start to find out the reasons why competing in this
race is so important. |
 Mark
Turner of Offshore Challenges chats to Sue Pelling about
the changes, prospects and future of the race.
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 Mike
Sanderson
Rivals’ eyes are on New Zealander Mike Sanderson, an America’s
Cup and Whitbread racer who has never done a solo ocean race before.
Elaine caught up with him. |
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