After four races RYA team GBR sailors Alister Richardson/Peter Greenhalgh (Hampshire) are currently lying in second place overall at the 49er world championship

Storm halts Round Britain

A third of the fleet retire after severe conditions, and surprise as a 30ft cat leads over much bigger rivals

Giraglia Rolex Cup

The Dutch yacht Sottovoce has won the first race at the Giraglia Rolex Cup which started yesterday

Pyewacket, Roy Disney's 75ft Reichel-Pugh maxi yacht has shattered the Newport Bermuda Race record

Chance to sail with Ben

BBC South Today and the RYA have teamed up to offer a prize of a week's racing with Ben Ainslie during this year's Cowes Week

Fastwave II on form

Mark Heuchen's Beneteau 40.7 won the second weekend's RYA selection Trials for the 2002 Rolex Commodores’ Cup

A Laser 2000 two-day open meeting took place at Bexhill Sailing Club over the weekend (15-16 June)

BBC South Today and the RYA have teamed up to offer a prize of a week's racing with Ben Ainslie during this year's Cowes Week

Alinghi leaves for Auckland

Alinghi, the Swiss America’s Cup syndicate, has completed construction of its second America’s Cup yacht

RMW Marine secured the 18f Skiff national championship for the third consecutive time in Portland Harbour today

The 18ft Skiff national championship started yesterday in light winds at Weymouth

Commodores’ Cup fever

With confirmed entries already in excess of the 2000 fleet, this year’s Commordores' Cup looks guaranteed to be one of the strongest yet

Wight Lightning arrives in NZ

Excitement mounted as GBR70 White Lightning arrived at the British base in Auckland. Kieran Hopkins reports

Maiden’s vogage started

Tracy Edwards' Maiden II crew set sail last night from Newport in an attempt to break the 24 hour world speed record