Team GBR Mistral sailor Nick Dempsey had the best day of the British sailors yesterday scoring a 14th and a seventh to place him just outside the top ten in…

David Jessop won last weekend's Splash national championship

The White duo won last weekend's Feva open meeting at Papercourt SC

Alinghi and Oracle BMW Racing teams are preparing for the start of today's match racing Moet Cup event in San Francisco

Mini Transat sailors were breathing a sigh of relief yesterday when a north-easterly wind finally filled in allowing them to make better headway down the coast of Portugal

Thomson to race Vendée Globe

Alex Thomson has launched his campaign to compete in the 2004 Vendée Globe sailing Sill Entreprises

Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup final

The final of the Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup was sailed yesterday in Porto Cervo, in bright sunshine and a 6-8kt north-easterly

A total of 48 boat turned out at Datchet Water SC to contest the National 12 inland championship

Jody Swanson, Cory Sert and Elizabeth Krat took an early lead in the Yngling fleet on the first day's racing at the ISAF World Sailing Championship in Cadiz

Jonathan McKee, the American, sailing a Rogers-designed prototype has taken over the leading position on the first leg of the Mini Transat

New sponsor for yachting awards

The Yachting Journalists' Association has secured a two-year sponsorship deal with Ray Marine for the YJA Yachtsman of the Year and the Young Sailor of the Year awards

To celebrate 50 years of working life, Peter Harrison, the man behind the GBR Challenge for the 2000/3 Amercia's Cup, has bought himself an £8.7million carbon fibre present

New European yacht race

The Oki European Challenge 2005 was announced earlier today at the Southampton International Boat Show

One of the most exciting exhibits at the Southampton Boat Show has got to be Paul Larsen's SailRocket which made its debut today

Team Cowes launch

Nick Moloney and Samantha Davies will co-skippers Team Cowes the Open 60 formerly known as Kingfisher in the Transat Jacques Vabre

Manuard retains Mini Transat lead

While Sam Manuard continues to head the Mini Transat fleet, averaging 7-9kts, other competitors have suffered gear problems in the strong winds last night

Sam Manuard, Jonathan McKee, Pierre Rolland and Alex Pella are continuing their battles at the front of the Mini Transat fleet with Manuard currently in the lead by six miles

Mini fleet his light winds

The 70-stong Mini Transat fleet continues its slow progress in 2-4 knots of wind heading towards the Spanish coast