Plastiki sails into Sydney

David de Rothschild's catamaran made of plastic bottles completes its trans-Pacific voyage

BMW Oracle Media Trials, Extreme 40s

Committed to making yacht racing and the Cup easier to understand for a wider audience BMW Oracle took the first steps to find ways of turning sailing into a crowd…

Alessandro Di Benedetto

After 268 days alone at sea, Alessandro Di Bennetto has sailed round the world in a 21ft Mini

BMW Oracle, Media Trials 2010

See the RC44 high-performance monohulls put through match-race manoeuvres under the watchful eye of HD and 3D cameras in Valencia

Eleonora's new topmasts

A Yarmouth IOW company demonstrates some amazing express craftsmanship

Rainbow arrives in Holland

The latest J to start building, the Dutch-owned Rainbow, will be available for charter in the UK in 2012

33rd America's Cup 2010

Experiments will be conducted in Valencia this weekend to evaluate monohulls and multihulls and to test innovative media coverage - Yachting World Editor David Glenn will be there

Clarion of Wight

The 52 classic yachts of all ages and types racing at Cowes are a feast for the eyes

Nahlin

One of the world's finest privately owned yachts - understood to be owned by vacuum cleaner entrepreneur James Dyson - was a visitor to the River Dart last weekend

Ben Ainslie sailing in the Finn European 200

Olympic Gold Medallist Ben has been training in Lymington ahead of the Skandia Sail for Gold Regatta next month

Steve White

The colourful and talented ocean sailor Steve White is to take on another of the sport's toughest challenges - sailing westabout non-stop and alone around the world