In contrast to the previous day's strong breeze competitors at the Sydney International Regatta spent the morning waiting for the breeze to fill in

57 boats ready for Sydney Hobart

The 2003 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race which starts on Boxing Day is lining up to be one of the most competitive races in years

Clipper Ventures skipper campaign

Clipper Ventures has today instigated an international recruitment campaign to appoint ten skippers for its Clipper 05-06 Round the World Yacht Race

The Sydney International Regatta has attracted a 226-boat fleet and the 25kts of breeze is making the racing extremely exciting

Bye-bye from Girls for Sail

Girls for Sail are currently beautifying themselves in preparation for an imminent finish in St Lucia

Mike Golding sailing Ecover has won Le Défi Atlantique, beating Vincent Riou by two hours and 43 minutes after 4,100 miles of extraordinary close racing

Having rounded Cape Horn last week, Jean luc van den Heede, on his fourth global record attempt, is now in the big depression-zone

Ecover takes second from Thomson

In the tricky, light conditions Mike Golding's upwind flyer Ecover has snatched second place from Alex Thomson's AT Racing

100 boats finished

The arrival of Alberto Larranaga's Moody 54 Dilema II today brought the number of ARC boats tied up in St Lucia to 100

Mirabella V's 90m mast has been completed and once it's been dressed it'll be ready for stepping

A news story on cupineurope.com reveals that there's a 70 per cent chance that Patrizio Bertelli will now be at the 2007 America's Cup

Tracy Edwards and her crew have decided against another Jules Verne attempt in Maiden II next year in favour of preparing the boat for The Oryx Cup

Team Alinghi, winners of the America's Cup 2003, will host a new event, the UBS Trophy, Newport, Rhode Island next year