Jason Best and crew enjoy a spot of partying aboard the good ship Besso during the final stretch of the Round Britain and Ireland Challenge

Michel Desjoyeaux has claimed victory in the 60ft ORMA multihull class in The Transat and sets new transatlantic race record

Kip Stone aboard his Open 50 Artforms, has taken the lead from Joe Harris aboard Wells Fargo - American Pioneer in the Open 50 Transat fleet

Frenchman Thomas Coville crossed the finish line of The Transat at 2338 last night t to claim second place in the 60ft ORMA multihull class of the historic solo transatlantic…

The fifth national ranking event for the 49er took place at Hayling over the weekend of the 5-6 June

The 23-strong 18 foot Skiff fleet from ten countries competing for the Velamare Cup enjoyed excellent sailing conditions yesterday

No sea dog

Long periods of tedium interspersed with frenzied bursts of activity - Jason's opinion of sailing hasn't changed...

Contents: July 2004

British Gold medallists Iain Percy and Ben Ainslie go abroad for the America's Cup...

Mean Machine wins the Mumm 30 European Championship at the Royal Southern Yacht Club

The two aft compartments on Nick Moloney's open 60 Skandia flooded when a hatch cover blew off early this morning

Tension is mounting in Boston in anticipation of the arrival of Michel Desjoyeaux's trimaran Geant, due at around 1800 GMT (1400 EST)

National 12s at Yorkshire OuseA total of 12 National Twelves competed for the 2004 Naburn Paddle last weekend