Barnaby Edwards reports on day two of the ARC aboard Makathea - a 30-year-old, 41ft Dufour Sortilege
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Good Spirit in the ARC
Pete Cumming and crew are currently battling it out in the ARC. Here's Cumming's first daily report from somewhere in the Atlantic
Vendee go-slow
Can Jean Le Cam hold off Vincent Riou in the light, tricky conditions the Vendee Globe fleet is currently facing in the South Atlantic?
Finn Travellers’
The winner of this year's Finn UK Travellers' series is Alan Burrell
ARC underway
Light winds and sunshine marked the start for the 190 yachts taking part in the Atlantic Rally for Cruisers.
Makathea ARC diary
Report 1 from Barnaby Edwards sailing a 30-year-old, 41ft Dufour Sortilege
Vendee fleet splits
The Vendee Globe fleet has split into three distinct groups, which could mark the turning point in the race
707s at Hamble
A total of 21 707s competed in the cold grey drizzle for the sixth Sunday of the Tyco Healthcare Winter Series yesterday
Volvos for Ben and Shirley
Shirley Robertson and Ben Ainslie receive Volvos in recognition of their outstanding Olympic performance
No go for Ellen – yet
Ellen MacArthur is playing the waiting game for the Jules Verne start
Surviving the Doldrums
Conrad Humphreys sees light at the end of a dark and turbulent tunnel
Golding on top of the weather again
After sailing 'blind' with no weather data for several days Mike has started to receive this again
The Vendee fleet leaders are through the Doldrums
Jean Le Cam has a faultless passage through 'Le Pot Noir' although the gap astern of him has closed up.
Le Cam stretches lead in Vendee
Although Jean Le Cam has increased his Vendee Globe lead Vincent Riou and Alex Thomson are pushing hard
The Gill National 12 Series
The well-supported Gill National 12 series was won by Graham Camm and Zoe Ballantyne
Lymington Town Charity Pursuit
Pursuit became trivial as wind failed to materialize
Nippon Cup warm-up
Shifty winds and an unfamiliar boat make for an interesting day of practice
Harrison pulls out of GBR Challenge
Peter Harrison announced yesterday to suspend current operations of GBR Challenge
Back home for phase three
The Yachtmaster trainees return to the Solent for the final phase of their training
Le Cam takes Vendee lead
Jean Le Cam snatches lead from Vincent Riou