Clipper concludes in Liverpool

Even as the crews of the eight 60ft one design yachts are heading home the organiser has declared itself happy with the result.

Farrs and maxis on television

This month's edition of satellite programme Watersports World is to feature yacht and powerboat racing.

Big winds hit Mini fleet

Thirty-knot winds brought chaos to the Mini Transat fleet including three dismastings just hours after the start of the second leg

Mini start Leg 2

A total of 67 boats crossed the start line of Leg 2 of the Mini Transat this afternoon

Jersey leads Clipper

Just one point separates the top two yachts in the Clipper race as they head for the Liverpool finish line this morning

The 70 Mini Transat teams are this morning currently preparing their yachts for this afternoon's start of the second leg of the race

The first ever tall ships match race will take place off Portsmouth on 27-28 October

The Clipper 2002 Round the World Yacht Race fleet set off at 0600 from Jersey this morning for their final 600-mile sprint to the Liverpool finish

Emma Richards has been signed as an Ambassador for the HSBC Education Trust for the next three years

The Sail 4 Cancer charity raised a total of £15,000 during this year's Skandia Cowes Week

Ben Ainslie has won the Finn class at the ISAF world championship in Cadiz and 49er sailors Chris Draper and Simon Hiscocks have taken gold with a day to spare

Great Britain finished top nation today, in front of Australia and France, on the final day of the sailing world championships in Cadiz

British sailors Shirley Robertson, Sarah Webb and Sarah Ayton are the first members of the British Olympic Team 2004

Great Britain's Chris Draper and Simon Hiscocks pulled out a useful eight-point lead at the end of qualifying in the 49er world championship in Cadiz

Martin Wadhams, Amanda Davies and Claire Upton-Brown were the overall winners of the K6 national championship which concluded yesterday

Don't miss the first two showings of Lonely Planet, the official documentary of The Around Alone on Sky Sports 2 tonight