Preview: February 2005

One hundred editorial pages packed with lively and informative articles...

Contents: January 2005

YA calls foul over accident reporting law; Gipsy Moth IV emerges for another circumnavigation...

Slowly does it

Tradewinds elude the ARC in one of the slowest crossings of recent years

Vendee Globe skipper Conrad Humphreys has succeeded in replacing his broken rudder, and Riou extends his Vendee Globe lead

ARC Alchemy update

ARC competitors Will and Jill Bridges with more tales from the Atlantic aboard the Moody 42 Alchemy

Humphreys prepares to replace rudder

Vendee Globe skipper Conrad Humphreys has successfully removed his starboard rudder and hopes to be back on the racecourse in 60 hours

Ellen MacArthur has set a new solo time to the Equator of 8 days, 18 hours, 20 minutes aboard her 75ft trimaran B&Q

Brian Thompson has been chosen to take command of the the record-breaking yacht Qatar 2006 in a quest to win the Oryx Quest 2005

How you can help Nick Moloney's Vendée quest to raise money for cancer sufferers

Vendée safety net opens out

The Vendee Globe organisers don't take a view on the integrity of major repairs, but they are concerned about the spread of the fleet. Race officer David Adams talks to…