While Vincent Riou revels in his leading position at the front of the Vendee fleet, Jean Le Cam (Bonduelle) has slipped through into second place ahead of Golding
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MacArthur nearly five days ahead
Ellen MacArthur, sailing the 75-multihull B&Q, is only 3.5 hours shy of a 5 day lead on her global speed record attempt
Little Britain gives £100,000 to charity
Olympic gold medallists present Little Britain Challenge Cup cheques at Boat Show
Shirley signs up for Scottish Series
Double Olympic gold medallist Shirley Robertson has announced she'll be racing a Swan 45 at this year's Scottish Series
Golden boy makes his mark
Mike Golding sailing Ecover has, this morning, taken second place in the Vendee Globe and is now just 4.6m from new leader Vincent Riou
Aussie 18 footer league
Heat 1 of the Australian 18ft Skiff Austrailian championship took place today
Phantom round-up
The Phantom class reflects on another year of growth and consolidation in their position as one of the most popular singlehanders in the UK
Laser Unveils new Vago
New Laser makes a London debut
Golding on a mission
Mike Golding (Ecover), in third position is consistently closing the gap and is just 71.7 miles behind the Vendee Globe leader
Big wind and big noise for Yachting World’s indoor racer
Sue Pelling, editor of Yachting World's website, was pitched against three other competitors on the indoor pool at the Schroders London Boat Show yesterday.
Daedalus heads down Red Sea
Tony Bullimore reports from onboard his 102ft maxi catamaran Daedalus, now speeding down the Red Sea towards Doha
Vendee update
Tricky, light conditions for leaders of Vendee Globe. Le Cam is ahead - but only just
MacArthur over 4 days ahead
Ellen MacArthur is now 4 days 8 hours 37 minutes ahead of Francis Joyon's global speed record time
Vendee sailor breaks boom
Jean Pierre Dick (Virbac Paprec) has broken his boom
Le Cam’s lead threatened
Jean Le Cam, leader of the Vendee Globe, is now only 36 miles ahead
Ellen put through her paces
Despite possibly the worst conditions she's ever experienced, Ellen MacArthur is now three and a half days ahead of the record
More wins for medal winners
The British Olympic medal winners have won the YJA Yachtsman of the Year Award
Cruising Award presented at show
Richard Wood of Penzance has won the Yachting World-supported Musto International Cruising Awards competition
Int Cat Challenge venue
A venue is being sought for the 25th anniversary International Catamaran Challenge Trophy
Golding and Riou close in on leader
While Mike Golding and Vincent Riou close in on the leaders, Nick Moloney prepares for another storm