17 yachts are completing in the 2009 12 Metre Worlds - see images from the first day's sailing
Alex Thomson announces TJV co-skipper
Alex Thomson will compete with his long-time boat captain Ross Daniel in Transat Jacques Vabre
Blast from the past
A taste of the glory days of the America's Cup as 12 Metres race in Newport
Design collaboration
VPLP point out they are co-designing IMOCA 60s with Guillaume Verdier
Millionaires’ pocket rocket
What kind of 35-footer would a million buy? This kind of flying ship
March of the short-handed sprinters
Two new Class 40s take this burgeoning class into its third generation
BOR 90 concludes sea trials
The BMW Oracle trimaran has returned from testing to conclude another stage of development
Volvo Ocean Race: Ericsson out and Fiat in
Ericsson Racing won't take part in the 2011-12 Volvo Ocean Race, but Fiat enter the fray
Classic manoeuvres
Photos of some of the classics racing in Monaco
Fiat to sponsor Italian VOR boat
Expect Giovanni Soldini to bring fresh blood and ideas to the round the world race
Skandia Sail for Gold: draws to a close
Team GBR win seven medals - two gold, four silver, one bronze
Audi Medcup: Team NZ crowned champions
Emirates Team New Zealand win their fourth regatta in a row to become 2009 TP52 champions
High fashion
Ben Ainslie looking dandy for a fashion shoot
Alex Thomson powers up
Thomson opts for a powerful boat but one with a chequered history
Battle of unequals
The budget Mini yacht that's nipping the heels of far costlier rivals
Audi Medcup: still no racing
Inconsistent winds continue to frustrate the crews in Cartagena
Sail for Gold Regatta: day three
Racing is abandoned for most, with only the RS:X and 49er fleets taking on the strong breeze
Royal send off for Geoff Holt
Yachtsman Geoff Holt gets a royal seal of approval for his disabled solo transatlantic voyage
Dramatic action photos
Spray flew in cascades at today's Audi MedCup
Sail for Gold: testing conditions
Skandia Team GBR in strong position at the final event of the ISAF Sailing World Cup series