Clipper Ventures signs £427,000 rights deal with Durban for Clipper 2005 Round the World Yacht Race stopover
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Ecover retains Open 60 lead
Ecover is still leading the Open 60 fleet but Fonica, after an excellent start this morning, is now at the tail end of the Open 60 multihull fleet
Stolen yacht
A yacht was stolen from Crosshaven Boatyard, Cork on 25/26 October
National 12s at Grafham
Over 45 boats arrived at Grafham Water SC on Saturday 1 November for the final deciding event in the Gill National 12 series 2003
Mollymawk heads for Southampton
The holed 50ft multihull Mollymawk is now heading for Southampton
Virbac threatens Ecover’s lead
Virbac has closed up to two miles on Mike Golding (Ecover) in the Transat Jacques Vabre Open 60 fleet
Big tris prepare for TJV start
The Transat Jacques Vabre 60ft trimarans are planning for their 1000 start tomorrow
Challenge Business sell rowing races
Challenge Business has announced the sale of its ocean rowing races to Woodvale Events
Pindar abandons and Objectif 3 dismasts
Total navigational equipment failure has forced Emma Richards to abandon TJV
Sydney Hobart warm-up
The Rolex Trophy Series is a stand-alone regatta and will be used as a lead-up regatta to the Sydney Hobart
Mollymawk abandons after hitting UFO
Ross Hobson and Andi Newman's 50ft multihull Mollymawk competing in the TJV has been holed
Richards selected for awards finals
Emma Richards has been selected as one of ten finalists for the Sunday Times Sportswomen of the Year Award
Emma’s hopes swamped
Emma Richards recalls how the cockpit drain hose blew off, filling Pindar with 3,000 litres of water and killing the electrics
Goss’s next challenge
Pete Goss plans to walk to the South Pole
Van den Heede prepares for departure
Jean Luc van den Heede is preparing for a Thursday start to his fourth global record attempt
Endeavour Trophy
A snapshot of this year's champion of champions race at Burnham-on-Crouch
Lost keel and dismasting in TJV
Canadians Georges Leblanc and Marc Nadeau have lost their keel and Anne Caseneuve has dismasted
Tough night on Sill
A collision at the start, bruising sail changes and two near misses in the night: it's all action for Alex Thomson and Bilou
Gilmour heads Swedish Match rankings
Australian Peter Gilmour has taken the lead on the Swedish Match Tour 2003/2004 Rankings
New boat for mini sailor
Nick Bubb, the young British Mini sailor who qualified for this year's Mini Transat but failed to secure an entry, is ready to give it another go