Report 1 from Barnaby Edwards sailing a 30-year-old, 41ft Dufour Sortilege
Vendee fleet splits
The Vendee Globe fleet has split into three distinct groups, which could mark the turning point in the race
707s at Hamble
A total of 21 707s competed in the cold grey drizzle for the sixth Sunday of the Tyco Healthcare Winter Series yesterday
Volvos for Ben and Shirley
Shirley Robertson and Ben Ainslie receive Volvos in recognition of their outstanding Olympic performance
No go for Ellen – yet
Ellen MacArthur is playing the waiting game for the Jules Verne start
Surviving the Doldrums
Conrad Humphreys sees light at the end of a dark and turbulent tunnel
Golding on top of the weather again
After sailing 'blind' with no weather data for several days Mike has started to receive this again
The Vendee fleet leaders are through the Doldrums
Jean Le Cam has a faultless passage through 'Le Pot Noir' although the gap astern of him has closed up.
Le Cam stretches lead in Vendee
Although Jean Le Cam has increased his Vendee Globe lead Vincent Riou and Alex Thomson are pushing hard
The Gill National 12 Series
The well-supported Gill National 12 series was won by Graham Camm and Zoe Ballantyne
Lymington Town Charity Pursuit
Pursuit became trivial as wind failed to materialize
Nippon Cup warm-up
Shifty winds and an unfamiliar boat make for an interesting day of practice
Harrison pulls out of GBR Challenge
Peter Harrison announced yesterday to suspend current operations of GBR Challenge
Back home for phase three
The Yachtmaster trainees return to the Solent for the final phase of their training
Le Cam takes Vendee lead
Jean Le Cam snatches lead from Vincent Riou
18ft Skiff league
Michael Coxon has taken the lead in the NSW 18ft Skiff Championship after scoring an easy victory in the second heat of the series on Sydney Harbour yesterday
707s at Hamble
Hunter 707 crews experienced their first bite of winter this weekend as they cautiously boarded their ice-decked boats for the two more races in the Hamble Winter Series
B&Q on stand-by
Ellen MacArthur's 75ft multihull B&Q is in standby mode for global record attempt
Big entry expected for ARC
The ARC (Atlantic Rally for Cruisers) which starts next Sunday (21 November) from Las Palmas de Gran Canaria promises a record entry.
VOR countdown
The Volvo Ocean Race starts in just 365 days time