1999 Mumm 30 World Championships Thirty-two of these exciting
one design racers from ten nations fought out a gruelling eleven race,
no discard series for the world title. American Ed Collins became the
new world champion in the tricky waters of the Solent.
1999 ILC 30 World Championships Vasco Vascotto helming for Bruno
Siri successfully defends his Offshore Racing Council ILC30 World title
for a third consecutive time. Racing in in the third largest bay on the
planet, the beautiful All Saints Bay, Bahia, Brazil.
1999 Sigma 38 UK National Championships Sponsored by Parity PLC for
the second year and hosted under the joint burgees of the Royal Dorset
Yacht Club and the Royal Thames Yacht Club the Sigma 38 fleet start
with a long distance race followed by a round the cans series. Nick
Haigh's Hamble based Steamy Windows scored the victory in this popular
David Thomas one - design cruiser/racer.
1999 Cowes Week The largest sailing event in the world attracts a nearly 1000 boats