After 20 days at sea on her transatlantic crossing to the UK Lia Ditton is still perfecting Shockwave's steering
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Little Britain Challenge Cup
A record 238 entries competed in this weekend's Little Britain Challenge Cup and over £150,000 was raised for charity
Finn Gold Cup
All set for a spectacular Finn Gold Cup in Moscow
RS Vareo nationals
Carl Whitehead leads RS Vareo nationals
Albacore international regatta
Chris Turner and Simon Maguire win Albacore International Regatta & UK National Championship at Lyme Regis
Maxi Cup final
The last day of the Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup in Sardinia finished yesterday under sunny skies and a good breeze
Scottish team win 1720 Euros
Ruairidh Scott and team in King Quick have won the Murphy & Nye 1720 European Championship in Lake Garda
707 nationals
Sweeney retains oveall lead at the Hunter 707 nationals at Weymouth
Albacore nationals
Chris Turner and Simon Maguire win International Regatta and the (Canadian) Governor General's Trophy with a race to spare
Vintage 12s at Derwent
Paul Turner and Andrea Murphy in a China Doll win the vintage National 12 meeting at Derwent
Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup
Lack of wind puts a halt to racing at Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup in Sardinia
Royal Corinthian to run Quarter Ton Cup
RCYC will host second successive Red Funnel Quarter Ton Cup next year
Flying Scotsman leads 1720 Euros
Ruairidh Scott and team sailing King Quick are leading the Murphy & Nye 1720 European Championship in Lake Garda after two day's racing
Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup
OCS for Grant Wharington's Skandia Wild Thing on day three of the Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup in Sardinia
Maximus loses rig
Maximus loses her rig minutes from the finish line in breezy conditions at the Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup in Sardinia
Lia’s diary
OSTAR competitor Lia Ditton reports from mid-Atlantic on board Shockwave on her return trip to the UK
VOR 70 Movistar re-launched
The most-travelled of the new generation Volvo 70s, the Spanish Movistar, is back in the water with the new keel and rig
Pelagic Australis abandons NW Passage attempt
Heavy ice forces Skip Novak and his crew to abandon their attempt to get through this fabled passage
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