The start of the Mini Transat is less than a month away. Sue Pelling caught up with British hopeful Nick Bubb aboard his new Rogers design, Whittlebury Hall

BMW Oracle Racing have appointed Chris Dickson as skipper in the forthcoming Louis Vuitton Acts 6 and 7 in Malmö

Swedish Victory Challenge sign up more GBR Challenge sailors for Malmö-Skåne Louis Vuitton Acts 6 & 7

Toby Dale and James Cole win Flying Dutchman southern area championship at Lymington

Sweden and Germany took the top prizes of the day at Rolex Baltic Week yesterday

Chips Howarth and Vyv Townend take Holt Fireball World Championships at Teignmouth

Terry Curtis wins OK event at Salcombe YC Regatta Week

British sailor Sam Davies aboard Skandia crossed the finish line of Leg three of the Solitaire Afflelou Le Figaro in 10th place at 0903BST this morning

Lia Ditton who recently completed the OSTAR is now on the way back to the UK. Here's the first of her diary pieces aboard Shockwave, a 35ft trimaran

Slow going for Ditton

Lia Ditton who set off from the US last Thursday on her trip across the Atlantic now realizes why Ellen MacArthur and Thomas Corville are still in NY

With18,000 miles on the clock the VO70 movistar is due for a new keel, bulb and new mast laster this week

Rolex Baltic Week was visited by Queen Silvia of Sweden during the Dragon class World Childhood Foundation charity regatta yesterday

Bénéteau Cup

Despite owing his First 44.7 for only a month, Eddie Broadbent cleans up at this weekend's Bénéteau Cup

With 80 days to go to the start of the Round the World Race 2005-2006, and after sailing over 18,000 miles as part of its training programme, team movistar continues…

Irish duo take overall win from 101 boats

Graham Camm and Zoe Ballantyne win a light wind National 12 championship at Abersoch