Brian Thompson has been chosen to take command of the the record-breaking yacht Qatar 2006 in a quest to win the Oryx Quest 2005

ARC Alchemy update

ARC competitors Will and Jill Bridges with more tales from the Atlantic aboard the Moody 42 Alchemy

Humphreys prepares to replace rudder

Vendee Globe skipper Conrad Humphreys has successfully removed his starboard rudder and hopes to be back on the racecourse in 60 hours

How you can help Nick Moloney's Vendée quest to raise money for cancer sufferers

Vendée safety net opens out

The Vendee Globe organisers don't take a view on the integrity of major repairs, but they are concerned about the spread of the fleet. Race officer David Adams talks to…

The Hunter 707 team sailing Charlie Fish have won their class at the Tyco Healthcare Hamble Winter Series

King’s Cup

Competitors enjoyed fresh conditions at opening day of the King's Cup Regatta in Phuket today

The effects of the Roaring Forties have started to take their toll on the Vendee Globe fleet. Three boats are currently limping towards South Africa

After a week of flying down the North Atlantic, Ellen MacArthur is settling down and is now over half a day ahead of Joyon

ARC news from Makathea

Despite lack of communications Barnaby Edwards and team have managed to track down Sea Biscuit to act as messenger

Tom Schnackenburg, America's Cup techinical ace, is dumped from Emirates Team New Zealand - Martin Tasker reports from Auckland

Thomson hampered by weather

Alex Thomson has stated that he has not yet made a decision whether or not to retire from the Vendee Globe