Brian Thompson, skipper aboard Doha 2006, sent yachtingworld.com the following report this morning
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Dame Ellen visits London
Ellen MacArthur was welcomed by thousands of well wishers yesterday as she navigated the 75ft trimaran B&Q up the Thames
Joint lead for Skiff champs in Sydney
2000 Giltinan champion John Harris (Rag & Famish Hotel) now shares the lead with Hugh Stodart's Asko Appliances after Heat 1 resail
Aussies beat British in 14 worlds
Lindsay Irwin and Andrew Perry win protest which lifted them to 10th in the last race - enough for an overall championship win
French take Star worlds
British Star boys settle for second overall at world championship in Buenos Aires
Orange II extends lead
Only 10,000 miles to go and a new record on the horizon
Golding the hero
British Vendee Globe Mike Golding received a rapturous reception as he returned to Southampton yesterday
Humphreys takes seventh
Conrad Humphreys crossed the finish line of the Vendée Globe in the early hours of this morning
Geronimo seriously damaged
A split in the forward starboard beam has been detected aboard Geronimo as she heads round the world on the Oryx Quest
Golding’s return
Vendee Globe sailor Mike Golding will return to Southampton tomorrow
New race for Antigua Sailing Week
Competitors at this year's Antigua Sailing Week 2005 (April 24-30) will have the chance to compete in the event's first ever Around Island Race
Simon le Bon keen for Drum reunion
Simon Le Bon is planning a comeback aboard Drum during this year's Fastnet. An exclusive yachtingworld.com news story by David Glenn
New race for Antigua Sailing Week
Competitors at this year's Antigua Sailing Week will have the chance to compete in the event's first ever Around Island Race
Seventh America’s Cup Team announced
The Swedish Victory Challenge team returns after competing in Auckland in 2002
Star worlds – race 5
Iain Percy and Steve Mitchell report on their successful day on the racecourse in Buenos Aires today
British in strong position at 14 worlds
Although the Australian team of Irwin and Perry lead the International 14 worlds there are three British teams in with chance of overall victory
British duo win Skiff race in Sydney
Defending champion Rob Greenhalgh (RMW Marine) and his crew of Dan Johnson and Peter Greenhalgh won the Invitation race of the Ssangyong Giltinan Championship on Sydney Harbour today
Orange II still on pace
The Orange II - currently 2,026 nm ahead of the Jules Verne record, and 2,160 nm ahead of the outright record - is about to enter the ice zone
Oryx Quest Cup news
Brian Thompson, skipper aboard the Oryx Quest yacht Doha 2006, sent yachtingworld.com his latest report
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Two sailors competing against each other in Global Challenge were married in Sydney today half way through their epic voyage around the globe