Why the start of Cowes Week marks a 4,000 mile leg for Emma Richards. She talks to us about preparing to race round the world

Harry Melges is currently lying in first place overall at the Melges 24 world championship in Germany

The last day of qualifying races got underway yesterday in Tallinn, Estonia at the 470 European championships in bright and sunny conditions with 7-12 knots of breeze

GBR sailors Chris Draper/Simon Hiscocks and Paul Brotherton/Mark Asquith are currently lying in third and fourth places respectively at the 49er European championship in Norway

Stars & Stripes investigated

Ultrasound has been carried out on Stars & Stripes, Dennis Conner's America's Cup boat, to determine the extent of the damage caused by last week's sinking off Long Beach

Melges leads Melges worlds

Harry Melges is currently lying in first place overall at the Melges 24 world championship in Germany

Nic Asher and Elliot Willis dominate first day of 420 national championship at Hayling

Team GBR got off to good start at 49er European championship which started yesterday

Frenchman Jean Francois Cruette leads the Melges 24 world championship after two races

The first two races of POW Week – the International 14 national championship – have produced some extremely close sailing

Christina Bassadone and Katherine Hopson (GBR) scored two first places and a 17th yesterday moving them up to fourth place overall at the 470 Europeans

A Firefly open meeting and Youth and Junior Championship took place at Hamble River Sailing Club over the weekend 27-28 July

Nantes-St-Nazaire wins by tiny margin

It not only came down to the last race but actually to the last run for Nantes-St-Nazaire to win the Tour de France à la Voile 2002 by just 1,5

Force EDC wins the student division

The student team comprised of Aussies, Brits and a Dutch girl onboard Force EDC have achieved their goal by winning the student division with an amazing lead and tenth overall