Five days into the ARC and Spirit of Juno is now running like a well-oiled machine on a disciplined semi-military regime

IRC Rule changes 2006

The RORC Rating Office has announced the following IRC Rule changes 2006 which come into force on 1 January 2006

Ericsson VOR update

Dirty teeth and things that go bang! Neal MacDonald with the latest from Ericsson

The gap in the RS model numbers is no accident. The RS500 is on its way

Eleutheria’s ARC log

Lynn Grano and team are sailing Eleutheria, a new Hallberg-Rassy 43, across the Atlantic in the ARC. Here's Grano's first log

Brendan West says the lack of wind on day five of the ARC is making team Spirit of Juno go mad!

Azure’s Thursday log

They may not have worked out the best pirate deterrent plan but the team aboard ARC yacht Azure sure knows how to prepare a mean dish for dinner

So far the VO70 Ericsson has averaged 350 miles per day as they reach the half way mark to Cape Town. Tim Powell reports from on board

After strong headwinds after the start Melina is now experiencing near calm.

The VOR is hotting up on the drag race south. ABN AMRO still holds the lead but Brasil 1 overtakes Ericsson

Steve Hayles, navigator aboard Ericsson, with latest from the top end of the VOR fleet

Brendan West with his first account of life aboard the Farr 65 Spirit of Juno during the first 24 hours of the ARC

Alec Lochore reports from the ARC aboard the Swan 48 Azure

Mike Sanderson and VOR team aboard ABN AMRO have scored 3.5 points for passing first scoring gate

Caffari departs

Solo yachtswoman Dee Caffari begins voyage to take round the world 'first'

The Ellen MacArthur Trust is to be the new official charity of Skandia Cowes Week

Local windshifts give the ARC fleets a welcome lift across the line, but forecast south-westerlies suggest this may not be a trade winds passage