Sam Davies leads fifth placed Marc Guillemot by 11 miles as she benefits from stronger trade winds
Louis Vuitton Pacific Series: teams in training
See a selection of images from race training at the Louis Vuitton Pacific Series in New Zealand
Skater boats
Why use water surface tension for propulsion when the wind is more efficient?
Antigua killing prompts more patrols
Antigua's police chief says yachts are target for 'rich pickings'
Volvo Ocean Race: Ericsson 3 Retires
Crack in hull forces Nordic team to relinquish their second place and head for Taiwan
Another VOR retirement
And another blow for grand prix yacht racing?
Vendée Globe: Desjoyeaux on course
Michel Desjoyeaux fails to get held up by high-pressure, but winds in excess of 55 knots forecast
Mega round the world races
There are 400,000 boats racing round the world right now, driven by some heroic feats of self-sacrifice
Volvo Ocean: Six boats remain
Last 24 hours sees windspeeds go from 0 to 20 in seconds - going 360 degrees around the compass
Volvo Ocean Race: Race Leader Breaks Bow
Bouwe Bekking's Telefonica Blue collides with object as the weather starts to build once more
A Soft Option?!
The Volvo Ocean Race is not what it used to be
Volvo Ocean Race: Leg 4 Claims First Casualties
55knot winds and 'horrendous seas' force the retirement as battered and broken teams shelter from the storm. Matthew Sheahan reports
Round the Island Race 2009 – entries open
The next JPMorgan Asset Management Round the Island Race will take place on Saturday 20 June
Mike Perham to stop in Cape Town
Teenage sailor Mike Perham is planning a brief stop in South Africa to check equipment
Solo Racing Festival 2009
The event's third edition takes place next month and focusses entirely on the solo racing world
Ex-serviceman plans to raise a million
Despite losing use of his legs, Maj Phil Packer aims to complete an offshore challenge for 'Help for Heroes'
Dusseldorf Boat Show
Boot Dusseldorf is open until next Sunday. Numbers are down but it's still a great show.
Blue Water – watch part two now
Part two of this video about crossing oceans by Rchard Gooderick
Skipper shot dead in Antigua
Drew Gollan, the skipper of the 163ft Perini Navi ketch Perseus has been shot dead outside the Gallery Bar in Falmouth Harbour Antigua
All change for Superyacht Cup
Superyacht Cup Palma is moving to a chic new location near the city centre and adopting the Bucket rating system