Powell joins Ericsson

Ericsson Racing Team names British yachtsman Tim Powell as watch captain aboard VOR boat

David Glenn was invited aboard Robert Miller's Mari Cha 1V for a spectacular day's sailing during Monday's Rolex Race Around the Island

Quarter Ton Cup starts today

A total of 14 teams including crews from France, Ireland and the UK will be on the startline today for the opening race of the Quarter Ton Cup

YW's Fastnet rookie raced in the Morgan Cup Race with team Puma Logic, taking fourth in their class. Jo Cackett reports

Matt Sargent and Tracy Harris win Laser 2000 Direct Millennium Series race three at Northampton SC

She may have taken line honours in yesterday's Rolex Round the Island Race but Mari Cha was beaten by Nokia Enigma on corrected time

Giraglia Rolex Cup

Line honours for Black Dragon in race two of the Giraglia Rolex Cup in St Tropez

Sue Pelling's race around the island in yesterday's Rolex Race Around the Island aboard the 100ft maxi yacht Maximus didn't quite go to plan. Here's what happened…

Global Challenge skipper Duggie Gillespie reflects on what a difference eight months of racing has made

OBE for Rod Carr

Rod Carr receives OBE in Queen's birthday honours list

Loick Peyron, Ellen MacArthur and Russell Coutts battle it out in top 10 at Bol d'Or on Lake Geneva earlier today

M20-team Pols/De Laaf dominated the second day of the Texel Dutch Open Catamaran championship

Transatlantic Challenge update

The three boats in the classic division of the Rolex Transatlantic Race continue to slog it out towards the finish line

Organisers of the Little Britain Challenge Cup, the annual construction industry regatta, have received over 200 entries within six days

Next month in Yachting World

Racing with passion - "Passion seems to be the word most associated with the team and it's a word that pops up frequently in conversation with team members

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Yachting World August issue

British youngsters lead Texel Dutch Open Catamaran Sailing Championship after two races