Eight for the VOR?

News is leaking out that there is a fully funded US entry about to be announced

Rough seas as the maxi-catamaran reaches the halfway mark and heads towards the New Zealand ice zone

OSTAR reunion

The Half Crown Club for skippers of all previous OSTARs is being reactivated before this year's race and a reunion will be held on 27 May

Olivier de Kersauson's trimaran is currently 104.5nm ahead of Doha 2006 in the Oryx Quest 2005

Londoners will be able to greet B&Q as Ellen sails up the Thames this Sunday

Damage to Shosholoza

The South African AC yacht has suffered internal damage after colliding with a whale earlier this week in Table Bay

The French extend their lead overall as the British Skandia team makes a mistake that costs them points, Percy and Mitchell report

Humphreys has won the duel and leads Seeton by 25.3 miles in the Vendée Globe

Orange II rounded Cape Leeuwin (south-western tip of Australia) last night at 23:58 breaking the Equator - Leeuwin record by more than five days

Big boats prepare for Newport regatta

As many as 20 entries including the likes of Roy Disney's maxZ86 Pyewacket will take part in the inaugural First Team Real Estate Invitational Regatta

Brian Thompson - skipper aboard Doha 2006 - sent this report from the front of the Oryx Quest fleet

Brilliant conditions for Race 4 of the International 14 Worlds bring the two British RMW Marine boats to first and second place

Laser legend wins first Star race while the British Skandia team finishes second again. Percy and Mitchell report

Another close Vendee finish expected

Joé Seeten and Conrad Humphreys Vendee Globe finish could be a re-run of the amazing finish by Vincent Riou and Jean Le Cam two weeks ago

Mike Golding is offering free raffle tickets to wellwishers who come to welcome him back to Ocean Village, Southampton

Bruno Peyron and his men aboard the Orange II maxi catamaran are still sailing amazingly fast - with 631 miles covered at more than 26 knots of average speed over

Speed increase for Sydney Hobart

Super maxi yachts will have the potential to be significantly faster in this year's 61st Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race

Will Oxley - navigator aboard Doha 2006 - sent yachtingworld.com this special report from the Oryx Quest 2005