The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
Follow British sailor Sam Davies' progress in her exclusive diary for the Telegraph as she races in the Transat Jacques Vabre from Le Havre to Costa Rica.
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Mekatelyu Sidney
Best wishes and Godspeed as you depart Le Havre. Hoping to see you in Puerto Limon in a couple of weeks with the Champioship Trophy in hand. I would like...
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
Sailor Sam Davies who starts a 4720mile race from Le Havre to Costa Rica on Sunday on her days at school.
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
By Kate Laven Published: 9:04PM GMT 06 Nov 2009All aboard: Sam Davies will be at sea when she finds out whether she has been voted the most outstanding female sailor on the planet in ISAF World Sailor of the Year AwardsPhoto: GETTY IMAGESDespite coming fourth in the Vendee Globe earlier this year, she is not guaranteed to win – the judges historically prefer Olympic sailors to their long-distance...
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
Mike Golding Dee Caffari Alex Thomson and Sam Davies face uncertain futures due to sponsorship crisis.
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
After Alex Thomson was forced to retire after a collision with either a whale or container, the British contingent is now reduced to three with Dee Caffari and Brian Thompson in eighth place on Aviva and Sam Davies and Sidney Gavignet on Artemis at the back of the fleet, some 670 miles behind the leaders Safran.
The Independent (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
Race leaders are still Marc Guillemot and Charles Caudrelier-Benac in Safran but Mike Golding and Javier Sanso have given up second place to Kito Pavant and Francois Gabart in Bel. There is then a gap of 230 miles to Roland Jourdain and Jean-Luc Nelias in Veolia while the British pair of Dee Caffari and Brian Thompson move up to seventh. Still last, but battling on, are Sam Davies and Sidney...
The Independent (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009
... as was all commercial shipping. Running for cover and damage repair was the Artemis pairing of Sam Davies and Sidney Gavignet, Roland Jourdain and Jean-Luc Nelias have mast damage on Veolia, but Dee Caffari and Brian Thompson, who took a hike to the masthead, have repaired wind instrument damage. In a much calmer Nice, Britain’s Team Origin inflicted the first defeat on Emirates Team New...
The Independent (Free subscription) | 11/08/2009
The new golden girl of British and European ocean racing abandons her partner and her cats and leaves her adopted French shores with another Frenchman today. With the departure of Dame Ellen MacArthur from the scene which catapulted her to fame, Sam Davies seems set to inherit the mantle of international fame. She is the complete package: bright, attractive, articulate and friendly. And she...
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009
By Kate Laven Published: 4:10PM GMT 30 Oct 2009 All at sea: Mike Golding poses next to his monohull 'Ecover' Photo: GETTY IMAGES Having had a challenging season campaigning Ecover, his 40 foot catamaran in the iShares Cup where he finished last in a fleet of ten teams, Golding will be champing at the bit when he lines up beside a strong French continent and fellow Brits Sam Davies, Dee Caffari...
Fantastic Journal (Free subscription) | 10/28/2009
... writers from the blogosphere including Dominic Fox , Evan Calder-Williams , Robin Carmody and Sam Davies . You could even buy a copy. Many thanks to the editor Mark Fischer and to Owen (also contributing) for including me in such a fine array. Ok , gush over. Back to business. (Straightens tie. Goes back to reading RIBA Standard Terms of Appointment).
