Crew injury aboard Euphoria

Jan Kalsto and team aboard Kalle Arne Arnesen's Norlin 411 Euphoria didn't have the best start to the ARC but they're now up and running again

Ilkka and Elina Liukkonen report from Melina on the fifth day of the ARC

Mike Golding and Ecover are the winners of the FICO World Championship 2005

Joe Harris and his British co-skipper Josh Hall have won the Open 50 division of the Transat Jacques Vabre

Torben Grael and team aboard Brasil 1 have taken the VOR lead from ABN AMRO 1

VOR update

Stress at the sharp end of the Volvo Ocean Race fleet as wind begins to drop

ARC update – day 5

After several days of light wind the fleet, particularly those at the front, are due to experience stronger winds over the next few days

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.