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

America’s Cup’s Top Brass Talk

Tom Ehman, Hamish Ross and Brad Butterworth talk to PJ Montgomery, but are they playing the waiting game or planning to settle asks Matthew Sheahan

Open 60 Safran and Class 40 Lord Jiminy clean up in Transat Jaques Vabre prologue on Saturday 29/10/07

Big winds force abandonment of small class racing at Garmin Hamble Winter Series 29/10/07

Two young newcomers cause a stir at the Transat Jacques Vabre

Hervé Piveteau crossed the Bahia finish line to secure first place in the Series fleet on Leg 2 of the Transat 6,50 Charente-Maritime-Bahia 26/10/07