Did you miss any of these breaking news stories I put up on Twitter this week? Here they are
Elaine Bunting
America’s Cup: out of this world
Get ready, a fantastic spectacle worthy of science fiction is coming up
Somalia’s piracy industry
Hijacking brought Somali pirates a bounty of US$60 million last year. How can the problem be tackled?
US Tall Ship sails for Haiti
Volunteers set sail with badly needed supplies following a major fundraising drive
How to find the wind
Why cruising sailors are highly unlikely to spend $149,000 on a wind-seeking device
Super bling
The status value of an ultra shiny motorboat and how to keep it that way
Controlling the Panama Canal
A visit to the operations centre gave me an insight into how the canal is run
Panama Canal adventure
A dream comes true for me as I make the historic crossing from Atlantic to Pacific
Desjoyeaux reveals €10m plans
A new IMOCA 60 and a 70ft trimaran to race round the world for the French star
Battle of the giants
Maxi trimarans Groupama and Banque Populaire are bidding for a sub 50-day round the world record. What are the odds?
Desjoyeaux’s big plans
What's the French maestro Mich Desj up to? His secret project has been causing much speculation
Farewell to a great sailing fan
Jorgen Philip-Sorensen, one of sailing's most longstanding patrons, has passed away
1,000 days non-stop at sea
Sailor, mystic and artist Reid Stowe has spent the longest ever time at sea without stopping. Before he left I met this glorious eccentric
Cork wouldn’t float…
...and Hull got a hole. What's the connection between the two incidents?
Born to Twitter
Resistance is futile. Twitter is a medium tailor-made for some of us
Three cheers for teenage Cape Horner
Congratulations to Jessica Watson, the 16-year-old Australian who has rounded Cape Horn on her solo circumnavigation
Hidden treasures
Trinity House in London is a wonderful treasure trove of artefacts from its long and rich history
Changing names
Changing the name of a city or a country is all the rage. Is there more to it than post-colonial rebranding?
A question for any twitchers?
Does anyone know what this bird is and where it might be going?
Tender Shaped Object
Why spend a fortune getting to and from your boat?