5-Oceans Race Bilbao start

The Spanish City of Bilbao has won the bid to host the start and finish of the 5-Oceans Race 2006/07

Eight RS Elite keelboats will be racing at the Royal Burnham YC this summer

Golding breaks halyard

Having worked hard to take second place, Mike Golding is now down to third and up the mast fixing a new halyard

While Vincent Riou revels in his leading position at the front of the Vendee fleet, Jean Le Cam (Bonduelle) has slipped through into second place ahead of Golding

MacArthur nearly five days ahead

Ellen MacArthur, sailing the 75-multihull B&Q, is only 3.5 hours shy of a 5 day lead on her global speed record attempt

Heat 1 of the Australian 18ft Skiff Austrailian championship took place today

Mike Golding sailing Ecover has, this morning, taken second place in the Vendee Globe and is now just 4.6m from new leader Vincent Riou

The Phantom class reflects on another year of growth and consolidation in their position as one of the most popular singlehanders in the UK

Mike Golding (Ecover), in third position is consistently closing the gap and is just 71.7 miles behind the Vendee Globe leader

Tony Bullimore reports from onboard his 102ft maxi catamaran Daedalus, now speeding down the Red Sea towards Doha

Tricky, light conditions for leaders of Vendee Globe. Le Cam is ahead - but only just

Ellen MacArthur is now 4 days 8 hours 37 minutes ahead of Francis Joyon's global speed record time