Ericsson navigator Steve Hayles tells it like it really is on board the VO70
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Caffari prepares for take-off
Dee Caffari's yacht was named yesterday in preparation for Sunday's round the world departure
ARC countdown
Hundreds of rally participants gathered together in Muelle Deportivo, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria last weekend to join in the official ARC opening ceremony
ABN AMRO 1 news
Mike Sanderson, skipper aboard ABN AMRO 1 with VOR news from the front of the fleet
Pirates carry out repairs
Black Pearl arrives in Cascais for repairs. Paul Cayard sent this report
Movistar reaches Portugal
The Spanish VOR yacht, movistar reached Portugal yesterday to carry out inspection and repair work to structural damage which occurred during the first 24 hours of the race
Ovington Memorial Race
Ovington Memorial Race and final open at Grafham Water
WA leads Clipper fleet
Western Australia is currently leading the Clipper round the world fleet enroute to Durban. Here's the team's latest diary
ARC countdown
Hundreds of rally participants gathered together in Muelle Deportivo, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria last weekend to join in the official ARC opening ceremony
Geronimo on target for record
Olivier de Kersauson's 110ft trimaran, Geronimo, is on target for Los Angeles to Honolulu record
Virbac retains Open 60 TJV lead
Jean-Pierre Dick and Loick Peyron on Virbac-Paprec retain Transat Jacques Vabre IMOCA lead through doldrums
Soldini and Malingri rescued
Transat Jacques Vabre competitors Giovanni Soldini and Vittorio Malingri were rescued from the stricken ORMA 60 trimaran TIM Progetto Italia last night
Flanagan crosses Biscay
Round the world adventurer Adrian Flanagan crosses Bay of Biscay off his list
Brasil 1 takes overnight VOR lead
Brasil 1 (Torben Grael), the very first entry from Brazil in the Volvo Ocean Race, has moved into the lead overnight
Movistar update
Team movistar are currently nearing the south Portuguese coast. Here's their latest report
Ericsson crew take dip
Ericsson navigator Steve Hayles reported that they had stopped the boat in the water and crew members Jason Carrington and Richard Mason were in the water cutting away ropes from…
Fire aboard VOR yacht
A fire aboard ABN AMRO ONE was caused by rogue bolt
Olympic classes at Warsash
2005 RYA National Rankers wind up at Warsash
TIM Progetto Italia capsizes
Transat Jacques Vabre sailors Giovanni Soldini and Vittorio Malingri have capsized 400m south-west of Dakar
Hamble Winter Series
Competitors experienced their first chill of winter in yesterday's fifth event in the Garmin Hamble Winter Series