Planet Besso

More from Jason on the weird, weird world of life at sea

Bernard Stamm is sheltering in the upturned hull of his Open 60 in mid-Atlantic after the keel falls off, and Riou's Open 60 PRB is dismasted

Rescue mission underway, and Golding says difficult choices may have persuaded skippers to drive too hard

Tanker launches lifeboat and successfully transfers endangered skipper

Pindar's support boat leaves to help dismasted skipper, while Mike Sanderson on the Pindar Open 60 endures an epic stint

Ripping yarn

White-knuckle ride as Besso's crew struggle with a torn spinnaker

Jean Pierre Dick's Open 60 Virbac has been rolled through 360° and dismasted in huge seas. He is safe and is considering his course

All out war

Close quarters battles as Jason inadvertently sails into Navy war games.

Mumm30 European Championship

A fleet of 26 entries, representing 5 European countries competing at Royal Southern Yacht Club, Hamble

Alex Bennett second in the 350mile mini race

Despite a blue sky welcome for the competitors arriving to register for the competition, one day of bad weather has postponed the start of the 2004 HT Mobile Soul &…