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
Upgrade for movistar
With18,000 miles on the clock the VO70 movistar is due for a new keel, bulb and new mast laster this week
Dragon charity event
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
Upgrade for movistar
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…
Mirror worlds
Irish duo take overall win from 101 boats
National 12 nationals
Graham Camm and Zoe Ballantyne win a light wind National 12 championship at Abersoch
Fireball worlds – day 5
Breeze finally arrives for Holt Fireball world championship in Teignmouth
Sydney Hobart Tasmanian entry
Deep southerner enters Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race
British shine in Swedish Match
Ben Ainslie (GBR), Emirates Team New Zealand, and Ian Williams (GBR) lead the St Moritz Swedish Match Tour rounds with 2-0 records
12-Metres gather for worlds in Newport
The largest collection of 12-Metres since the America's Cup Jubilee will compete at the class world championship in Newport Rhode Island next month
Big winds for Figaro fleet
Big winds gusting over 35kts overnight forced the retirement of two boats in the third leg of La Solitaire Afflelou Le Figaro
Rolex Baltic Week
Big entry for Rolex Baltic Week which starts tomorrow
Sam Davies lying 6th in third leg of Figaro solo
After a light airs start only one mile separates the top eight boats
Figaro: Sam Davies gets redress after protest
Britain's Sam Davies protested after being forced onto rocks, damaging Skandia, on leg 1 of the Figaro solo
GUL RS200 Nationals
The first day of the Gul RS200 national championship took place at Highcliffe SC yesterday in a patchy north-westerly
Holt Fireball World Championship
After the big breeze on Sunday Fireball world championship competitors have spent the last two days waiting for the wind
OK nationals
West Mersea to host HR Owen OK National Championship
Italian leads Solitaire du Figaro
Italian rookie Pietro D'ali wins leg 2 and takes the lead of the Solitaire du Figaro while British Sam Davies finishes 23rd