This year's Round the Island race looks set to be a bumper event with over 1,000 entries already signed up including a couple of Olympic champions
Firefly returns – diary day 6/7
Flat, sparkling seas, fast sailing and the clocks - and beer o' clock - go forward an hour
Crew rescued from liferaft
Second close call as crew are rescued from liferaft in the Channel after their yacht sank in a collision with a container ship
Bubb loses sponsor
The sponsors of Nick Bubb's Mini Transat campaign withdrew their deal this morning
Firefly returns – diary days 5/6
A 15lb wahoo adds variety to the menu and once more the loo is working
Glyn Charles memorial Pursuit Race
More than 100 boats took part in last weekend's Glyn Charles Memorial Pursuit Race
Young local sailor wins Scottish Series
Ruairidh Scott has won the Bell Lawrie Scottish Series in a 1720 sportsboat
Mckee wins Mini Pavois
American Jonathan McKee sails into Douarnenez to win the Mini Pavois
Firefly returns – diary day 5
Still hard on the wind, but curry for supper and no dramas today
Pindar Purchases Hexagon
Pindar has purchased Graham Dalton's Open 60, Hexagon, to continue its sponsorship with Emma Richards
Scorpion Glossop Sailing Club
Visitors turned out from as far afield as Kent and Hampshire for the Scorpions open meeting at Glossop on Sunday
The Squirrel Trophy
Portmadoc Sailing Club succeeded in out-sailing the five other Cardigan Bay sailing clubs to take the Squirrel Trophy
Open at Salcombe
The Salcombe Clothing Company-sponsored open meeting at Salcombe attracted 64 boats
Six medal for GBR at SPA
After five days of racing and a final race in light and shifty breezes, RYA Team GBR has won six medals at SPA Regatta
Sir Peter Johnson Bt
Sir Peter Johnson died after a long battle against cancer, on Saturday 24 May, at his home in Lymington
10 new Clipper yachts
A fleet of 10 new boats will be built for the Clipper 2005 Round the World Yacht Race
Firefly returns – diary day 4
Hard on the wind - and with very wet feet
Sailrocket update
Sailrocket, the 30ft carbonfibre flyer in which Paul Larsen hopes to break the world speed sailing record is on schedule for a Southampton Boat Show launch
Firefly returns – diary days 2/3
Firefly and her crew of three leaves English Harbour sailng NE and straight into 26 knots of NE wind
Scottish Series
The penultimate day at The Bell Lawrie Scottish Series provided some close racing