The RORC Rating Office has announced the following IRC Rule changes 2006 which come into force on 1 January 2006
New Marina in Malta open
HM Queen Elizabeth II Opens Grand Harbour Marina, Malta
Ericsson VOR update
Dirty teeth and things that go bang! Neal MacDonald with the latest from Ericsson
RS500 – coming soon
The gap in the RS model numbers is no accident. The RS500 is on its way
Eleutheria’s ARC log
Lynn Grano and team are sailing Eleutheria, a new Hallberg-Rassy 43, across the Atlantic in the ARC. Here's Grano's first log
Spirits low aboard Juno
Brendan West says the lack of wind on day five of the ARC is making team Spirit of Juno go mad!
Azure’s Thursday log
They may not have worked out the best pirate deterrent plan but the team aboard ARC yacht Azure sure knows how to prepare a mean dish for dinner
Life on board Ericsson
So far the VO70 Ericsson has averaged 350 miles per day as they reach the half way mark to Cape Town. Tim Powell reports from on board
Melina’s ARC, day 3
After strong headwinds after the start Melina is now experiencing near calm.
Brasil overtakes Ericsson
The VOR is hotting up on the drag race south. ABN AMRO still holds the lead but Brasil 1 overtakes Ericsson
Half time to Cape Town
Steve Hayles, navigator aboard Ericsson, with latest from the top end of the VOR fleet
Spirit of Juno ARC update
Brendan West with his first account of life aboard the Farr 65 Spirit of Juno during the first 24 hours of the ARC
Azure ARC log 1
Alec Lochore reports from the ARC aboard the Swan 48 Azure
Caffari departs
Solo yachtswoman Dee Caffari begins voyage to take round the world 'first'
New Cowes Week Charity
The Ellen MacArthur Trust is to be the new official charity of Skandia Cowes Week
First points for ABN AMRO 1
Mike Sanderson and VOR team aboard ABN AMRO have scored 3.5 points for passing first scoring gate
Fast start for ARC fleets
Local windshifts give the ARC fleets a welcome lift across the line, but forecast south-westerlies suggest this may not be a trade winds passage
Virbac wins mono 60 TJV
Jean-Pierre Dick and Loick Peyron beat Roland Jourdain and Ellen MacArthur in close race to TJV finish
Ecover finishes TJV
Mike Golding and Dominique Wavre aboard Ecover crossed the Transat Jacques Vabre finish line in Salvador de Bahia at 1446hrs this afternoon
Pause for Breath
Ericsson Jason Carrington reflects on a wild first week