Flanagan crosses Biscay

Round the world adventurer Adrian Flanagan crosses Bay of Biscay off his list

Brasil 1 (Torben Grael), the very first entry from Brazil in the Volvo Ocean Race, has moved into the lead overnight

Team movistar are currently nearing the south Portuguese coast. Here's their latest report

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…

TIM Progetto Italia capsizes

Transat Jacques Vabre sailors Giovanni Soldini and Vittorio Malingri have capsized 400m south-west of Dakar

Competitors experienced their first chill of winter in yesterday's fifth event in the Garmin Hamble Winter Series

Roxy TJV news

Miranda Merron and Anne Liardet with the latest Transat Jacques Vabre weekend news from aboard the Open 60 Roxy

Sill retakes TJV lead

Roland Jourdain and Ellen MacArthur have sneaked back into the lead ahead of Jean Pierre Dick on Virbac

Drama on Leg 1

Movistar and Pirates forced to head for Portugal after overnight problems

The Volvo Ocean Race starts in tricky conditions but big breezes lay ahead

Moloney VOR preview

Australian Nick Moloney, who has been working on the Pirates of the Caribbean Volvo Ocean Race project as consultant coach to the team, previews the VOR

What's in store for the opening days of the 2005/6 Volvo Ocean Race? Matthew Sheahan reports from the dockside on the eve of the start

VOR – on your marks

With final sponsorship in place for Premier Challenge the fleet is now nearly ready for tomorrow's start