British sailor Nick Bubb racing Rogers design Class 40 in Transat Jacques Vabre talks about tomorrow's start 2/11/07

Record entry for Illusion national championship last weekend at Bembridge SC 2/11/07

Mike Birch celebrates his 76th birthday - as he gets ready to race in the two-handed Transat Jacques Vabre

The new rule for 90ft AC class made public. What's in store and could this spell the end of the legal dispute? Matthew Sheahan reports

IRM

IRM rating rule will be withdrawn with effect from 31 December 2007 1/11/07

A total of 18 boat turned out for the last weekend's open meeting at Weymouth and Portland Sailing Academy 1/11/07

The couple rescued after their keel fell off - and the liferaft kit that could have left them for dead

Nine days in a liferaft

The couple who survived nine days in a liferaft - no thanks to its emergency pack

Freddie Freeloader and Fidessa Fastwave win respective classes at recently concluded Garmin Hamble Big Boat Series 29/10/07