North Sails (UK), has announced the appointment of Ian Simkins as One Design Production Manager

After seven years of campaigning and racing in the Around Alone circuit, American Brad Van Liew has announced plans to retire from solo racing in the Southern Ocean

David Scully, watch captain aboard Steve Fossett's 125ft super-cat Cheyenne, with the first of his regular yachtingworld.com news stories as the team prepares for the imminent Jules Verne Challenge

Just hours before the women's final in the first UK indoor windsurfing competition, Hannah Emanuel talks to pro windsurfer Camilla French on the way the competition has been going so…

APP Broadcast has announced the Seamaster Sailing series - a monthly grand prix programme featuring special reporters Ellen MacArthur and Dean Barker

An Atlantic Challenge has been launched between Spirit and Venom, the two VO60s which took part in last year's Atlantic Rally for Cruisers

World famous windsurfing legend visits Virgin indoor windsurfing championships

The finals of the UK's first indoor windsurfing championships take place this weekend at the ExCel centre in London's docklands

Offshore Challenges' Nick Moloney is currently waiting the launch of his first book and preparing for the big one - the Vendee Globe later this year

SORC – second stop for J/105s

The 2004 Acura Southern Ocean Racing Conference (SORC), on 25-29 February in Miami, has been named as the second stop on the inaugural J/105 Southern Circuit

What do the Pro's think of the indoor windsurfing at the London boat show? Sailpower.com's Hannah Emanuel caught up with UK pro windsurfer John Hibbard to see how things are…

Lifetime holiday winner announced

Mrs M. Blamey from Wootton on the Isle of Wight has won lifetime's worth of Sunsail holidays for two people, worth up to £50,000