It was a spectacular start for the second race as the 298ft Maltese Falcon unfurled acres of canvas, dwarfing its Open Class competitor in comparison
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Mike Golding rejoins IMOCA Open 60 circuit
British yachtsman Mike will be on the Vendée Globe 2012 start-line in partnership with Gamesa
Superyacht Cup in pictures
See selection of images from Palma, courtesy of photographer Ingrid Abery
Volvo Ocean Race: Telefonica Blue rechristened for Chinese
Team Sanya, the first Chinese Entry in the Volvo Ocean Race, will compete in a modified version of Telefónica Blue
The tough get going
The first start of the Transatlantic Race 2011 gets underway
Race rescues at full stretch
Coastguard and RNLI stretched to handle 75 incidents during the Round the Island Race
Video: Two rescued at Round the Island Race
Watch incredible footage from all three Isle of Wight lifeboat stations who assisted in 23 incidents in Force 6-7 winds and swells of up to 3 metres
Round we go (or not as the case may be!)
Read YW's Jonathon Medways' account of the race, which didn't go exactly to plan
Contessa wins Round the Island Race
Nick Rogers helmed the Contessa 26 Sundowner to victory at the J.P. Morgan Asset Management Round the Island Race on Saturday
Boisterous conditions forecast for Round the Island
Building south-westerly winds will make it a bumpy ride for the 1,908 yachts racing round the Isle of Wight tomorrow, but small yachts may be favoured
Round the Island Race – Plan Your Tide
Give yourself the edge for this weekend’s race with detailed tidal animations of each section of the course
AC World Series: field of nine complete
Spain's Real Club Nautico de Valencia and Green Comm Racing announce the details of their Challenge for the 34th America's Cup
Chart shows ‘imaginary island’
Can you help us find out if the rogue island on this Navionics chart is on other software versions?
Round the Island Race is gearing up
The weather picture for the record-breaking race looks to have changed significantly
Volvo Ocean: Groupama qualifies
Groupama 4 completes the Volvo Ocean Race 2011-12 2,023 mile qualifier course at an average speed of 15.5 knots
Exorbitant marinas
What's the world's costliest marina? Can you top €600 for five nights?
Shoretalk: Volvo entries and Sail for Gold winners
Mike Sanderson takes to the helm of Volvo Ocean Chinese entry, Grant Dalton talks Camper, and we hear from Finn Master Ben Ainslie
Volvo Legends: eighth entry announced
Two-time Whitbread yacht, Traité de Rome, will line up for the Volvo Ocean Race Legends Regatta and Reunion this November
Hitting the bricks
It's not always easy avoiding those sticky-uppy bits of the chart...