A total of 76 skippers have signed up for the 35th Solitaire Afflelou Le Figaro 2004 which starts on 27 July
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Bank BPH crosses Equator
The Polish team sailing the VO60 Bank BPH crossed the Equator early this morning after 14 days at sea
Orange II in trouble
Bruno Peyron and team aboard the giant catamaran Orange II are currently heading for shelter to fix cracked prop shaft
Cheyenne well ahead of record
At the end of day 23, Steve Fossett's team aboard Cheyenne are 488nm ahead of the round the world record
Geronimo loses out to Orange II
Constant gybing aboard Geronimo cost the crew dear in terms of point-to-point distance over the last 24 hours and Orange II is now slightly ahead
Van den Heede on track for record
If all goes to plan Jean Luc van den Heede could finish his global challenge as early as 10 March
Mari-Cha IV photos
Check out these amazing photos of this 140ft carbon-fibre flyer
Geographe Bay Race Week results
There were double the number of entries at this year's Geographe Bay Regatta in Western Australia
A ‘night in the life of’ aboard Cheyenne
David Scully with the latest yachtingworld.com story from aboard Cheyenne
Full steam ahead for Cheyenne
Brian Thompson with the latest from Cheyenne
Orange update
Bruno Peyron's team aboard Orange II are heading east looking for wind during the second day of their Jules Verne Challenge
Geronimo update
Despite the unstable conditions, Olivier de Kersauson's team aboard Geronimo are clocking up the miles as they head south
Berg-spotting aboard Cheyenne
"There she was, low, white, and implacably threatening," David Scully describing the sighting of their first ice berg as they head further south
Round the world update
A close duel for Geronimo and Orange II while Cheyenne clocks up the miles down south
Geronimo re-starts Jules Verne
Olivier de Kersauson's Cap Gemini and Schneider Electric trimaran, Geronimo, crossed the Jules Verne Trophy start line last night
Cheyenne 450 miles ahead of record
Brian Thompson with the latest from Cheyenne after 18 days at sea
Orange hits the go button
Orange II, Bruno Peyron's 120ft catamaran, crossed the Jules Verne start line just after 0900 (local time) today
Slow progress for VO60 Bank BPH
The VO60 Bank BPH, on her round the world voyage, has hit light airs off the African coast
Orange to leave dock later today
Orange II, Bruno Peyron's 120ft maxi catamaran, could leave the dock in Lorient later today
Sanderson to race Pindar entry in Transat
merica's Cup star, Mike Sanderson, will skipper Pindar's entry in the 2004 Transat race, from Plymouth, UK, to Boston, US