The fourth race of the Grolsch 505 world championship took place yesterday after one postponement, in very light airs

Having rounded Cape Horn last night without problem, Jean Luc Van Den Heede is now five days ahead of Philippe Monnet’s record

Ian Barker and Daniel Cripps are leading the 505 world championship in Australia after three races

The eighth and penultimate race of the Lymington Town Dinghy Solent Circuit series last Sunday provided more close racing in both divisions

Female victory in Clipper race

Samantha Fuller, the first ever female Clipper skipper, led New York Clipper to victory in race two of the Clipper 2002 Round the World Yacht Race

The final day’s racing took place yesterday in some of the best winds of the week

ARC yacht abandoned

Two crew and their dog abandon their Hunter Legend 450 after the jury rudder fails, and are picked up by another ARC crew

Callum MacDonald and Haakon Karlsen won the 420 end of season regatta at Draycote Water SC this weekend

MacArthur announces JV crew

Ellen MacArthur has, this morning, announced the 14 crew members who’ll race the 110ft maxi catamaran Kingfisher2 in the Jules Verne Trophy

Slow progress for Van Den Heede

Although Jean Luc Van Den Heede spent most of yesterday becalmed, he is still four and a half days ahead of target