Skandia Wild Thing, the Australian super-maxi, skippered by owner Grant Wharington, has taken 21 minutes off the Barcolana Yacht Race record

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Dylan Fletcher and Rob Partridge win 29er class at last weekend's Holt Tide Ride at Hayling Island SC

All 37 crews issued with the Wavefinder safety kit that will be fitted to all the boats before the start of the Transat Jacques Vabre

Nick Craig and James Stewart representing the Finn class win Endeavour Trophy at Burnham-on-Crouch

Nigel Hufton and Chris Whitehouse win Lark Final Fling event at Plymouth

Draper and Hiscocks on top in RYA 49er Gold Series

Frances Gifford and Sophie Mackley win final National 1 Gill event of the season

It's an usual way to go train for going solo, but Conrad Humphreys's plans to race a Volvo Extreme 40 catamaran are part of a long build up for the…

Exciting racing on final day of Laser World Masters Championship in Fortaleza, Brazil

Could racing a supersized beach cat be the way to sharpen skills for a solo race round the world? Conrad Humphreys thinks so. He explains why to Elaine Bunting