Another close Vendee finish expected

Joé Seeten and Conrad Humphreys Vendee Globe finish could be a re-run of the amazing finish by Vincent Riou and Jean Le Cam two weeks ago

Mike Golding is offering free raffle tickets to wellwishers who come to welcome him back to Ocean Village, Southampton

Orange II rounded Cape Leeuwin (south-western tip of Australia) last night at 23:58 breaking the Equator - Leeuwin record by more than five days

Big boats prepare for Newport regatta

As many as 20 entries including the likes of Roy Disney's maxZ86 Pyewacket will take part in the inaugural First Team Real Estate Invitational Regatta

Brian Thompson - skipper aboard Doha 2006 - sent this report from the front of the Oryx Quest fleet

Brilliant conditions for Race 4 of the International 14 Worlds bring the two British RMW Marine boats to first and second place

Laser legend wins first Star race while the British Skandia team finishes second again. Percy and Mitchell report

At 15 hours 51 minutes and 38 seconds GMT yesterday Jean Pierre Dick crossed the Vendee Globe finish line at Les Sables d'Olonne to take sixth place overall

Bruno Peyron and his men aboard the Orange II maxi catamaran are still sailing amazingly fast - with 631 miles covered at more than 26 knots of average speed over

Speed increase for Sydney Hobart

Super maxi yachts will have the potential to be significantly faster in this year's 61st Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race

Will Oxley - navigator aboard Doha 2006 - sent yachtingworld.com this special report from the Oryx Quest 2005

Races two and three of the International 14 Worlds bring challenges to the fleet and two bullets for Australia

Leg 3 of the Global Challenge was won by Sydney skipper Andy Forbes who led his team aboard BG Spirit home to a triumphant victory in Sydney yesterday

RYA Sailability has been named as Sports Governing Body of the Year in the London Sports Awards