Having spent two weeks in Antigua, Tracy Edward's yacht Maiden II, is off again, this time attempting to break the Antigua to Newport record
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Girls prepare for new mast
The all girls crew VOR boat, Amer Sports Too, which lost her mast during Leg 7 of the race, is being prepared for the next leg
Ellen on pace for the Regatta Du Rubicon
Ellen MacArthur and her five-person team aboard Kingfisher has started the 2,800 mile Regatta Du Rubicon and is currently just 6.7 miles behind the leader
Tornado Europeans hot up
Mitch Booth and Olivier Backes tie for first place on the penultimate day of the regatta
Olivier Backes and Laurent Voiron win Tornado Euros
Olivier Backes and Laurent Voiron beat Mitch Booth and Herbert Dercksen to take the European title
French lead Tornado Europeans
Olivier Backes and Laurent Voiron lead the Tornado European championship in Portugal
Seven down, two to go
Having completed Leg 7 of the VOR, crews are now preparing for the final, two-leg sprint to the finish at Kiel
Knut Frostad dockside chat
Knut Frostad, skipper of djuice dragons, reveals his feelings about finishing seventh on Leg 7 of the VOR
Van Den Heede prepares for the off
Jean Luc Van Den Heede will re-start his global record attempt this autumn
illbruck extends lead
Over the last few hours, illbruck has extended her lead to 40 miles
illbruck wins Leg 7
illbruck crossed the finish line of Leg 7 early this afternoon
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Booth lead Tornado Euros
After the first day’s racing Mitch Booth and Herbert Dercksen lead the event by two points
VOR leaders head for finish
As the Volvo Ocean Race fleet heads for the finish of Leg 7 in La Rochelle, the position remain fairly stable
Le Défi Areva prepares for launch
French ACC boat awaits launch
Ellen on TV tonight
Don’t miss tonight’s television programme, Life on Land, featuring Ellen MacArthur
Antarctica Cup entries
Three teams have reserved places in Antarctica Cup
Larks at Rock
The 2002 annual Lark open meeting at Rock Sailing Club this weekend (4-5 May) attracted the biggest fleet for some years
National 12s at Salcombe
Close racing ensued at this weekend's National 12 open meeting at Salcombe