Two of Australasia's most successful businessmen and high profile yachtsmen have joined forces to back a new 18ft Skiff F1Sail Pro Tour

The stricken Oryx Quest yacht, with her damaged starboard beam, arrived in Fremantle last night

A 60-minute documentary about Ellen MacArthur's record breaking voyage will be shown on BB1 tonight at 2000

30kt average speed for Orange

If Bruno Peyron and team aboard Orange II can hold it together they're well in line for breaking the world (crewed) speed record and Jules Verne

The 110ft stricken trimaran Geronimo who seriously damaged her starboard beam last week while vying for the leading in the Oryx Quest, is now nearing Perth

Ellen MacArthur was welcomed by thousands of well wishers yesterday as she navigated the 75ft trimaran B&Q up the Thames

2000 Giltinan champion John Harris (Rag & Famish Hotel) now shares the lead with Hugh Stodart's Asko Appliances after Heat 1 resail

Lindsay Irwin and Andrew Perry win protest which lifted them to 10th in the last race - enough for an overall championship win

British Star boys settle for second overall at world championship in Buenos Aires

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

A split in the forward starboard beam has been detected aboard Geronimo as she heads round the world on the Oryx Quest

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