Pete Cummings was onboard the winning Mumm 30 Gul Asterix during the recent Spi Ouest regatta and sent this report
Yachting World
Bullimore prepares for big winds
Although Tony Bullimore and team aboard Daedalus may just miss a massive tropical depression which is bearing down on them, they're still in for a rough time
Dreaming of land
Cape Town is beginning to seem like paradise on earth, says Global Challenge skipper Eero Lehtinen
Everything to play for
Three days to go and it's all up for grabs reports Global Challenge skipper Duggie Gillespie
An amazing seascape
Global Challenge skipper Paul Kelly recalls a Southern Ocean storm and its effect on crew
Pindar protested
Pindar's momentary engine use to free kelp from her rudder has been protested by the Global Challenge Race Committee
It’s April 1
Speed bumps on the Hamble and the Royal Family sponsoring an America's Cup Challenge? It has to be the 365th day of the year
RAF to enter Round Britain and Ireland
RAFSA members Flt Lt Marcus Wilson and Flt Lt Rich Steel launch bid to compete in next year's Round Britain and Ireland two-handed race aboard J/109
National 12s at Waldringfield
Jon Ibbotson and Jo Hunt win National 12 Easter Egg event at Waldringfield
Gold medallist sailor visits London
Olympic gold medalist Sarah Webb made Newham's Royal Victoria Dock Watersports Centre, Custom House, her first port of call yesterday
A thousand miles to go
It's not long now to Cape Town and everything's running out - except our determination, says skipper Eero Lehtinen
Locked in battle
And we don't expect it to let up until we cross the line, says Global Challenge skipper Clive Cosby
One last beating
The Southern Ocean bares its teeth again to the Global Challenge. Paul Kelly describes a hell of a night
Global Challenge update
Dee Caffari's lead threatened with just 900 miles to go
Joyon on a mission
Francis Joyon will head to New York this evening in preparation for his 2,925-mile New York-Lizard record attempt aboard the 90ft trimaran IDEC
BVI warm-up
The BVI Sailing Festival kicked off yesterday with 34 boats on the startline
Doha in Doldrums
Oryx Quest leader Doha 2006 is a few miles south of the equator dealing with fickle, frustrating conditions
Royal Burnham goes Elite
A new fleet of eight RS Elite keelboats made its racing debut at the Royal Burnham Yacht Club last weekend
Global Challenge skip almost quit
Global Challenge skipper Loz Marriott, chats about the low period of the race which nearly forced him to quit
Dave Ovington dies
It's with great sadness we have to report the sudden death of Newcastle-based boatbuilder Dave Ovington