Brian Thompson, watch captain aboard Steve Fossett's round the world yacht Cheyenne reports on the current lighter than predicted Atlantic conditions

Bruno Peyron's maxi-catamaran crossed the Jules Verne Trophy start line off Ushant this morning

Just a few hours into the Jules Verne Challenge Bruno Peyron and team aboard Orange are sailing at over 28kts

Ecover and Mike Golding Yacht Racing have joined forces to set up a sailing academy aimed principally at helping young sailors who aim to make the difficult transition from amateur…

Harken is sponsoring two major dinghy youth regattas at Royal Lymington YC this year

Tricky light winds tested competitors to the limit during the second day's racing at the Finn Gold Cup in Rio de Janeiro

Cheyenne, Steve Fossett's 125ft maxi catamaran is still behind the round the world record and has a forthcoming complex weather system to deal with

Brian Thompson, watch captain aboard Cheyenne, reports on proceedings at yesterday's Equatorial ceremony

Bruno Peyron and crew aboard Orange prepare for an early morning Jules Verne start

Cheyenne crosses the line

Steve Fossett's maxi cat crosses the Equator and for the unfortunate Mark it is his first time

Cheyenne is 80 miles behind the Jules Verne record set by Orange 1, Geronimo is preparing for a JV re-start and Orange could be off this afternoon

Jean Luc van den Heede who's on his fourth attempt at the westabout singlehanded global challenge is well ahead of the record

Bruno Peyron, skipper of the Orange II maxi-catamaran, has announced that he will be leaving for a new Jules Verne Trophy attempt on Wednesday