With final sponsorship in place for Premier Challenge the fleet is now nearly ready for tomorrow's start
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Geronimo to attempt Transpac record
Olivier de Kersauson's giant grey trimaran is in San Diego ready to go
Full VOR crew list
17 Kiwis, 13 Aussies, 9 Brits, 6 Brazilians, 5 from USA and Holland, 4 Spanish and 2 from RSA, Ireland, France and Sweden, 1 from Germany
TJV latest
Banque Populaire to pull in for repairs, Virbac-Paprec still heads the IMOCA fleet
TJV: Ecover breaks rudder
Debris from capsized Groupama is suspected
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Contents: December 2005
In this month's issue of Yachting World....
TJV latest
Virbac leads Sill in Open 60s, while leading 60ft multihull Groupama2 is forced to take pitstop
News from Roxy on TJV
Having weathered the Transat Jacques Vabre storm earlier this week, Miranda Merron found time to send the latest news from the Open 60 Roxy
TJV latest
After the storm both the mono and multihull fleets are making good speed south
Wind settles in TJV
The remaining competitors in the Transat Jacques Vabre are still experiencing big winds but conditions should settle down a little with the wind shifting round to the north-west
Flanagan update
If all goes to plan, round the world adventurer Adrian Flanagan, should set sail this morning
Ellen takes ISAF award
Ellen MacArthur has taken ISAF Rolex World Sailor of the Year Award for her outstanding achievements over the last 12 months
VOR fleet heads for Vigo
The transition from Sanxenxo, the scene of Saturday's in-port race, to the ocean leg start port of Vigo is under way
Artforms returns to TJV
Transat Jacque Vabre sailors Kip Stone and Merfyn Owen on Artforms are back on course after a diversion to Lorient, France to replace a damaged mainsail
Alinghi Swiss Tour final
UBS Alinghi Swiss Tour final in Valencia starts on Friday
VOR Extreme victory for Smyth
Randy Smyth and his crew aboard Tommy Hilfiger won both races in the second day of the Volvo Extreme 40 regatta
New Paralympics keelboat
ISAF has announced the Bethwaite-designed UD-18 as the new two-person keelboat of the Paralympics
Clipper Race update
Westernaustralia retains lead in Clipper Round the world race. Further down the fleet Jersey is experiencing rig problems
Artforms diverts to Lorient
TJV skipper Kip Stone reports from the Bay of Biscay on Artforms' diversion to Lorient on the west coast of France