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Virbac storms ahead
Virbac, the leading monohull in the Transat Jaques Vabre, has extended her overnight lead to 108 miles
Crewmember airlifted off Geronimo
The condition of a crewmember who was airlifted off Geronimo last night with suspected Meningitis is less serious than first thought
Inside Mirabella V – the largest sloop in the world
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Virbac takes 90-mile lead
Virbac has taken a 90-mile lead over Sill in the TJV Open 60 monohull fleet
Windsurfer sails the Pacific
Raphaela Le Gouvello has arrived in Tahiti to become the first windsurfer to cross the pacific
Tall ship crewing opportunity
There are still five places available for the ARC aboard the tall ship Tenacious
Van Den Heede starts
Jean-Luc Van Den Heede crossed the imaginary challenge start line between Lizard and Ushant at 12hrs.22mins.25secs today
Stolen yacht found
The yacht that was stolen from Crosshaven Boatyard, Cork on 25-26 October has turned up in Cornwall
White Air Extreme Sports Festival Finals
The wind hammered Yaverland Beach, Sandown on the Isle of Wight last Sunday for the finals of the windsurfing slalom, wavesailing and kitesurfing competitions
Belgacom leads open 60 multihulls
Jean-Luc Nelias and Loik Peyron sailing Belgacom currently lead the TJV open 60 mutihull fleet
Swedish sailor teams up with Gore for Oops Cup
Magnus Olsson, one of the most experienced Swedish offshore sailors, has teamed up with W.L. Gore & Associates for an entry in the Oops Cup
New boats for Round Britain and Ireland
The newly refitted Global Challenge yachts will be used for next year's Round Britain and Ireland Challenge
Fourth time lucky for Van Den Heede
Jean-Luc Van Den Heede set off this afternoon for his fourth attempt at breaking the solo non-stop westabout global record
Big money at Olympic fund raising event
A total of £60,000 was raised for Sydney Olympic Gold Medallist Shirley Robertson at a Fund Raising Gala last Saturday evening
Holt RYA National Ranking Series
The penultimate round of the Holt RYA National Ranking Series took place last weekend at Rutland SC
Fonica leads big multis off TJV line
Alain Gautier and Ellen MacArthur aboard Fonica crossed the line ahead of the fleet during the start of the TJV Multihull 60 start this morning
Clipper signs deal with South Africa
Clipper Ventures signs £427,000 rights deal with Durban for Clipper 2005 Round the World Yacht Race stopover
Emma down but not out
Emma Richards and Mike Sanderson talk to Elaine Bunting about their disaster on Pindar, and about what they'll do next
Ecover retains Open 60 lead
Ecover is still leading the Open 60 fleet but Fonica, after an excellent start this morning, is now at the tail end of the Open 60 multihull fleet