2000 International Soling World Championships Recognised by many as the best match racing boat its no wonder some of worlds premier sailors can be found racing in this Olympic 3 man keelboat. A variety of conditions tested the fleet as they competed for the World title and the remaining Olympic berths.
2000 Farr 40 European Championships These exciting 40 foot, one design racers proved again why so many yachtsmen are rushing to buy one. With fleet racing which is so close you couldn't fit a dinghy between them. Check out the exciting action from the first major European Championships for the class.
2000 Rolex Commodores' Cup This premiere team event failed to attract the defending champions Germany, and with a change in the rule from IMS to IRC, any classic yachts either. Makeway then for a new generation of race boats challenging for the coveted Commodores Cup, and for time pieces provided courtesy of the sponsors.
2000 INS Recruitment Group Dart 18 European Championships 113 of these popular one design 18 foot beach catamarans traveled to the Spa regatta venue, a mixture of conditions tested the fun loving fleet throughout the week long championships.
2000 Finn Gold Cup Mateusz Kusnierewicz won the 2000 Finn Class Gold Cup in Weymouth, England held between the 11th and 16th June. It was a week of mixed conditions ranging from clear blue skies with 8 - 10 knot cooling breezes to thick fog. See the best of the action from this top 90 boat fleet event.
2000 Nautica Star Class World Championships Americans Mark Reynolds and Magnus Liljedahl won the 2000 Nautica Star Class World Championships in the last major event for the class before the Olympic Games. The 112 boat fleet was hosted by the Annapolis Yacht Club and included the winners of 12 Olympic Medals and nine previous Star World Championships.
2000 DN Ice Yacht World & European Championships What do sailors do when the waters freezes over. Take to their ice boats, travelling at speeds of up to 100kph 196 racers compete for the world and european championships. The DN ice boat should soon become the first sailing event at the winter Olympics.
2000 Race 1 Sydney 40 World Cup The second running of the one-design Sydney 40 World cup was organised by the Solent based race charter management company race-1 who offered the availability of fully prepared grand prix race yachts to top international teams for competition in Palma bay.
2000 GMC Yukon Key West Race Week Now into its thirteenth year Premiere Racing's Key West Race Week provides a Caribbean start to the new year for the US fleets and the ever increasing international entrants who relish the perfect conditions. 2000 proved no exception for the 263 boats making up the 28 classes.
