A devastated Nick Moloney, skipper of the Open 60 Skandia, chatted to his shore team soon after losing his keel
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Orange covers 495 miles in 18 hours
Bruno Peyron and his 14-man crew aboard the 120ft catamaran Orange 2 have covered 494 miles in 18 hours at 27.5 knots of average speed
Golding closes up
Despite breaking his main halyard for the third time Mike Golding has, overnight, closed the gap on second placed Jean Le Cam to just 31.7 miles
Orange 2 crosses line
Bruno Peyron and his 14-man crew have started their world speed record attempt
MacArthur’s lead diminished
Ellen MacArthur now has an eight-mile deficit over Francis Joyon's world speed record time
Falmouth for Ellen
Falmouth has been confirmed as the arrival port if Ellen MacArthur's succeeds in breaking the world speed record
Ellen repairs mast track damage
It took two trips up the mast to repair the damage caused by the headboard traveller car and Ellen is now back on track for the record.
Ellen’s record attempt under threat
Damaged to the headboard and mainsail track mean that she must slow down for repairs
Golding crosses Equator for 15th time
Mike Golding was due to cross the Equator for the 15th time today - and is having to shave his hands and feet....
Conrad rounds the Horn
On day 72 and lying in 9th position despite his unscheduled stop in South Africa Conrad Humphreys sailing Hellomoto round this infamous cape
Ellen is half way to the equator
She is still over three days ahead of Joyon but struggling in unfavourable weather conditions
London windsurfing finale
Professional Windsurfers battle it out in this years first event on the world tour
Vendee – Skandia in collision
Nick Moloney reports on bumps in the night
Big, bad Southern Ocean?
The Global Challenge had winds of 10 knots or less on 22 days of their last leg. Project director Andrew Roberts crunches the numbers
Thompson names crew for Oryx Cup
Qatar 2006 (ex-Maiden, ex Club Med) skipper announces his crew for the Oryx Quest maxi multihull race which starts on 5 February
Mirabella V, take two
More details of why Mirabella V ran aground in the south of France last year have emerged as she prepares to leave her builder VT for the second time
European Yacht of the Year Awards Announced
Four of Europe's top builders received awards in Dusseldorf
Ellen feeling the pressure
Fatigue is taking its toll on Ellen MacArthur after 48 hours of exhausting conditions since passing Cape Horn
Golding drops to third
Mike Golding has lost his third place in the Vendee Globe to Jean Le Cam
Preview: March 2005
You'll have to read the March issue to find out which boat has been selected as European Yacht of the Year 2005