1. Autumn is prime time for setting new sailing records. 2. The most elusive of all boating quests, the sailing record around the world, faces a new challenge. 3. American adventurer Steve Fossett sliced nearly two days off a trans-Atlantic sailing record Wednesday when he arrived off the southwest coast of Britain. 4. Frenchman breaks round-the-world sailing record. 5. Fossett already holds other sailing records and failed in attempts to circle the world in a hot-air balloon. 6. Solo yachtswoman Lisa Clayton said on Thursday she is confident she can prove her round-the-world sailing record is valid. |