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Cowes Combined Clubs announce key initiatives for this year's Skandia Cowes Week

What's happening at Skandia Cowes Week this year

Euan McNicol sailing Club Marine became the fourth winner from as many races in Heat 4 of the Ssangyong International Championship on Sydney Harbour today

30kt average speed for Orange

If Bruno Peyron and team aboard Orange II can hold it together they're well in line for breaking the world (crewed) speed record and Jules Verne

The 110ft stricken trimaran Geronimo who seriously damaged her starboard beam last week while vying for the leading in the Oryx Quest, is now nearing Perth

Ellen MacArthur was welcomed by thousands of well wishers yesterday as she navigated the 75ft trimaran B&Q up the Thames

2000 Giltinan champion John Harris (Rag & Famish Hotel) now shares the lead with Hugh Stodart's Asko Appliances after Heat 1 resail

Lindsay Irwin and Andrew Perry win protest which lifted them to 10th in the last race - enough for an overall championship win

British Star boys settle for second overall at world championship in Buenos Aires

Golding the hero

British Vendee Globe Mike Golding received a rapturous reception as he returned to Southampton yesterday

Humphreys takes seventh

Conrad Humphreys crossed the finish line of the Vendée Globe in the early hours of this morning

The Orange II - currently 2,026 nm ahead of the Jules Verne record, and 2,160 nm ahead of the outright record - is about to enter the ice zone

Oryx Quest Cup news

Brian Thompson, skipper aboard the Oryx Quest yacht Doha 2006, sent yachtingworld.com his latest report

A split in the forward starboard beam has been detected aboard Geronimo as she heads round the world on the Oryx Quest

Simon le Bon keen for Drum reunion

Simon Le Bon is planning a comeback aboard Drum during this year's Fastnet. An exclusive yachtingworld.com news story by David Glenn