On track for new start

Efficient team work to repair the mast track means that Kingfisher2 may be able to leave for the Jules Verne start line within the next 36 hours

Kingfisher start delayed

Having almost made it to the start line off Ushant, Ellen MacArthur and her Kingfisher crew had to abort their Jules Verne Challenge start this morning due to mast track…

Paul Larsen plans to break the outright world speed sailing record this year aboard the 30ft carbon fibre flier Sailrocket

Geronimo paces up down south

Olivier de Kersauson’s Cap Gemini and Schneider Electric trimaran, Geronimo, is now over 1,000 miles ahead of Bruno Peyron’s Jules Verne record

Sir Francis Chichester, solo round the world yachtsman, will be celebrated on a Royal Mail stamp

USA’s Olympic sailing hopefuls will have a chance to gauge themselves against the world’s best at the Accent Rolex Miami Olympic Classes Regatta next week

There were 61 entries for the 13th Starcross Steamer, 150-minute pursuit race, held on the river Exe on 26 January 2003, in warm, windy conditions

Favini lead Melges at Key West

Flavio Favini, helming for Franco Rossini, continued his outstandingly consistent performance scoring a first and third to give him an 11-point lead in the Melges fleet at Key West Week

Geronimo slows up

The South Atlantic Highs are affecting Geronimo's speed as she attempts the Jules Verne Challenge

Melges at Key West

Bruce Ayres has taken a three-point lead at Key West Week

Den Heede homeward bound

Jean Luc Van Den Heede who had to abort his non-stop singlehanded world speed record attempt aboard Adrien at the beginning of January is now just 200 nautical miles from

Melges 24s at Key West

Canadian Kate Mullin, helming for John Sherlock, leads the 57-strong Melges 24 class at Terra Nova Key West

Time short for Cape to Rio fleet

With overt 2,000 nautical miles to go before reaching Rio de Janeiro, some of the the Cape to Rio fleet could miss the cut off date