Sporting Digest: Sailing

The Whitbread fleet crossed the international dateline yesterday and were lining up for the charge through the Southern Ocean that makes up the fifth leg of the round the world race. Still leading, and most southerly of the field, was Dee Smith in Chessie Racing. On his furthest flank to the west was Paul Cayard in eighth-placed EF Language, and most easterly was Roy Heiner in Brunel Sunergy.

WHITBREAD ROUND THE WORLD TROPHY (Fifth leg, Auckland to Sao Sebastiao): 1 Chessie Racing (US) 6,160.9 nautical miles to finish; 2 Toshiba (US) 3.6 miles behind; 3 EF Education (Swe) 7.5; 4 Innovation Kvaerner (Nor) 12; 5 Merit Cup (Mon) 13.6; 6 Swedish Match (Swe) 14; 7 Silk Cut (GB) 14.1; 8 EF Language (Swe) 21.8; 9 BrunelSunergy (Neth) 55.

AUSTRALIA CUP (Perth, Western Australia) Second day: 1 D Barker (NZ) 8 2; 2= M Holmberg (Swe) 8 3; P Gilmour (Aus) 8 3; 4 T Basic (Croa) 7 2; 5 S Destremau (Aus) 6 3; 6 G Lucas (Aus) 5 4; 7 N Wittey (Aus) 5 6; 8 D Clark (Aus) 4 5; 9 J Spithill (Aus) 4 6; 10 L Pillot (Fr) 3 7; 11. N Celon (It) 1 9; 12 G Shaiduko (Rus) 0 9.