To beat the overall world speed record Steve Fossett and crew need to achieve an average of just 11.74kts
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Maiden II sets sail for Doha
Dom Mee has joined Tracy Edwards' crew aboard Maiden II on her delivery trip to Doha
Expert Olympic Garda
The third day of the Olympic classes regatta on Lake Garda took place yesterday
Polish VO60 breaks boom
The crew aboard the VO60 Bank PBH have broken their boom and are currently heading for South Africa
PWA world tour hits Hawaii
After a break in the PWA world tour since the London Boat Show in January, the PWA Hawaii Pro has finally arrived
Cheyenne: 39 days to the Horn
David Scully describes the emotional moment on board Cheyenne as they round the Horn
Low forces Geronimo north
Olivier de Kersauson and team aboard the 110ft trimaran Geronimo have taken a tactical decision to alter course slightly to the north
Star line-up at Antigua
Some of the world's top racers including many from the VOR and America's Cup scene will be on the start line for this year's Antigua Sailing Week
RS event at Chew Valley
An RS600/700/800 open meeting took place last weekend
More problems for Cheyenne
Cheyenne has encountered more mast track problems and the crew are preparing to perform the same tortuous repair operation they did two days ago
No fear for Geronimo
Despite dodging icebergs in thick fog Olivier de Kersauson's team aboard Geronimo clocked up 520 miles in the last 24 hours
New world speed record for Thomson
Alex Thomson has been granted speed record status for his 24-hour speed run during last year's Le Défi Atlantique race
Team Kan-Do goes Farr
Team Kan-Do, the Chesapeake Bay entry in the Volvo Ocean Race Round the World 2005-2006, announced today the selection of Farr Yacht Design and North Sails as their supplier partners
Enterprise TV Bowl kicks off
Competitors enjoyed exciting conditions at last Sunday's Thames Valley Bowl open meeting at Burghfield SC
Southern Ocean DIY
David Scully explains how team Cheyenne carried out major repairs to the mast track
Gales force Warsash to abandon
Gale Force winds last Sunday forced the abandonment of the open day's racing at the Raymarine Warsash Spring Series
New yacht sponsor for Global Challenge
Science Applications International Corporation has signed on as the latest corporate sponsor in the forthcoming Global Challenge round-the-world yacht race
Farr 40 Australian nationals
As winner of the Rosemount national championship, John Calvert -Jones took home his weight in one of Australia's finest wines from Rosemount
Cheyenne repaired
Justin Slattery and Dave Scully were up the mast for over six hours yesterday carrying out repairs to Cheyenne's mast track
Geronimo heads south
In an effort to pick up stronger winds team Geronimo is aiming south