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If you think it's cold outside....

... check these photos of an ice storm on Lake Geneva

Yachting Monthly, 5 January 2009

Sam's incredible singing boat

Pacific sounds of Southern Ocean

Yachting Monthly, 5 January 2009

Vendee skippers' reports

....from the leaders and Brits lying 6th, 9th and 11th

Yachting Monthly, 5 January 2009

World ARC: Fleet depart Africa

World ARC cruisers head into the South Atlantic to be joined by the Heineken Cape to Bahia Race

Press Report/Yachting World, 5 January 2009

RYA in New Year's honours

Sailing organisation recognised

Dick Durham, Yachting Monthly, 5 January 2009

Boats destroyed in marina fire

Blaze destroys 3 boats and damages others

Ben Meakins, Practical Boat Owner, 5 January 2009

Yachtsman 'takes own life' after Madoff affair

Shock death of top yachtsman

Dick Durham, Yachting Monthly, 5 January 2009

56 days 17 hours to reach the Horn

Latest on first Vendee boat round Horn - plus Sam gets redress for mercy mission

Yachting Monthly, 5 January 2009

HMS Westminster at London Boat Show

Royal Naval warship on display

Motor Boat and Yachting, 5 January 2009

Watch London Boat Show being built

Webcams reveal ExCeL transformed

Motor Boat and Yachting, 5 January 2009

Sailing schoolboy passes Cape Verdes

Mike Perham heading south at 8 knots

Dick Durham, Yachting Monthly, 5 January 2009

Vendée Globe: Desjoyeaux first round Horn

Vendée leader Michel Desjoyeaux rounds Cape Horn after 56 days and 15 hours of racing

Press Report/Yachting World, 5 January 2009

Sodeb'O speeds up towards equator

Thomas Coville hopes to claw back five day deficit on Francis Joyon's record

Press Report/Yachting World, 5 January 2009

Watch Vendée leaders rounding Cape Horn

Live video of yachts passing tip of South America

Ben Meakins, Practical Boat Owner, 5 January 2009

Edinburgh sail loft joins forces with Hyde Sails

East Coast loft extends coverage

Ben Meakins, Practical Boat Owner, 5 January 2009

Garbage 'clogging' Pacific Ocean

Humanity's flotsam and debris growing at alarming rate

Yachting Monthly, 5 January 2009

Round Britain RIB rally launched

2,000 mile circumnavigation

Ben Meakins, Practical Boat Owner, 5 January 2009

Vendee: only 14 boats left

One of the toughest races in event's history

Dick Durham, Yachting Monthly, 5 January 2009

Coville tries to make up four days

Solo, round-the-world speed record battle

Dick Durham, Yachting Monthly, 5 January 2009

OBE for passionate sailing supporter

Great British sailing sponsor is honoured

Yachting Monthly, 4 January 2009

Voices at sea - from Jonny and Brian

Jonny is gutted while Brian's enjoying a slalom race

Yachting Monthly, 4 January 2009

Volvo Ocean: Team Russia depart

Team Russia's Volvo Ocean campaign remains uncertain as an emotional crew depart Singapore

Press Report/Yachting World, 4 January 2009

Vendée Globe: Malbon retires

Jonny Malbon has retired from the Vendée due to ongoing problems with his mainsail

Press Report/Yachting World, 4 January 2009

Olympic sailors get New Year's honours

Team GB medal winners recognised for Olympic triumphs

Practical Boat Owner, 4 January 2009

Chilling out with a cuppa in the Southern Ocean home

Sam Davies on a mission and home life at 17 knots

Yachting Monthly, 4 January 2009

Cape Horn by midnight?

On day 56 the leader closes on the most notorious cape of all...

Yachting Monthly, 4 January 2009

Solo sailor Dee's mainsail concerns

'I am hugely worried about it' says Dee

Yachting Monthly, 4 January 2009

Last launch for Shoreham

Shoreham lifeboat house has seen the last launch in its 75 year history

Nick Hall / Motor Boats Monthly, 3 January 2009

Floating Hamble restaurant fire

Fire has damaged one of the River Hamble's most popular waterside restaurants.

Nick Hall / Motor Boats Monthly, 2 January 2009

Record bid for fastest round world

Maxi-trimaran heads up South American coast

Yachting Monthly, 2 January 2009

It's a vintage Vendee Globe! And Sam is 6th...

Just 15 sailors left in the race of 30 starters

Yachting Monthly, 1 January 2009

A tale of three sailors

Solo sailors back on land

Yachting Monthly, 1 January 2009

New Year Resolutions - what's yours?

Sponge the bilges every day!

Yachting Monthly, 1 January 2009

A solo voyage for two

A race doctor's view of the Vendee Globe

Yachting Monthly, 1 January 2009

PBO finds Britain's cheapest marina!

Unique price guide for the new year

Ben Meakins, Practical Boat Owner, 1 January 2009

Battling autopilot problems

'I am not going to beaten by this thing'

Yachting Monthly, 1 January 2009

Second collision for French Vendee sailor

Paprec-Virbac 2 loses port rudder in second collision with submerged object.

Yachting Monthly, 1 January 2009

Reassurance over river rabbit

Thames boat owners who saw a huge turquoise rabbit flying over the river are being reassured that they did not imagine it.

Nick Hall / Motor Boats Monthly, 31 December 2008

Virtual Vendee Globe nears 300,000 racers

An online ocean racing game has become an internet phenomenon

Practical Boat Owner, 31 December 2008

Sleepless 24 hours for Perham

Sailor, 16, feared leak on boat

Yachting Monthly, 31 December 2008

Vendée Globe: Cape Horn days away for leaders

The leading two boats are expected through the last of the Southern Ocean gates today

Press Report/Yachting World, 31 December 2008

Latest on solo non-stop round-the-world race

Thoughts on the solo skippers in Vendee Globe

Yachting Monthly, 31 December 2008

Fatal Storm is remembered 10 years on

Anniversary of Sydney-Hobart Race deaths

Yachting Monthly, 31 December 2008

GBR Sailors win New Year honours

New Year Honour for sailors

Yachting Monthly, 31 December 2008

Special presentation to oldest skipper

Sydney-Hobart Race veteran

Yachting Monthly, 30 December 2008

Hugo Boss repairs in Gosport

Team check hull structure

Yachting Monthly, 30 December 2008

Two men drown rowing to yacht

Tragic accident for two sailors

Yachting Monthly, 30 December 2008

Southern Ocean rescue drama

Dutch solo sailor in Portimao Global Ocean Race rescue

Press report/Yachting World, 30 December 2008

PBO video: Chile to Cape Horn yacht charter

See a short video clip of a cruise down coast of Chile and around Cape Horn, by Digby Fox

Practical Boat Owner, 30 December 2008

Sam Davies hits UFO

Three Britons making repairs

Yachting Monthly, 30 December 2008

Pancakes and smiles for Perham

Light-airs start for 16-year-old contender

Yachting Monthly, 30 December 2008

Vendée Globe: Sam Davies in 7th

Briton Sam Davies moves up to seventh place despite rudder problems

Press Report/Yachting World, 30 December 2008

Vendee fleet strung out over 5,000 miles

Vendee Globe update

Yachting Monthly, 30 December 2008

Chichester Harbour water quality

Harbour users will be warned

Yachting Monthly, 29 December 2008

Boat crime up by a fifth

Boat break-ins in 2008 have risen by 20 per cent

Nick Hall / Motor Boats Monthly, 29 December 2008

Rolex Sydney Hobart: TP52's Rule

Bob Steel's TP52 Quest takes overall handicap win. Johno Fullerton reports

Yachting World - Johno Fullerton, 29 December 2008

Story behind Sébastien Josse abandoning race

Photo of badly damaged rudder

Yachting Monthly, 29 December 2008

Vendee dream is over for Josse

Knockdown damage can not be fixed

Yachting Monthly, 29 December 2008

Perham departs Gran Canaria

16-year-old sailor off African coast

Yachting Monthly, 29 December 2008

Dee's surprise visitor in Southern Ocean

Solo Dee Cafari finds company

Yachting Monthly, 29 December 2008

Sailor struck by lightning

Australian catamaran sailor hit

Ben Meakins, Practical Boat Owner, 29 December 2008

Abandoned yacht Generali is lost at sea

Latest on Vendee Globe placings

Yachting Monthly, 29 December 2008

An albatross on a bicycle and other beautiful memories

Latest despatch from Sam Davies in Vendee Globe

Yachting Monthly, 28 December 2008

Latest Vendee Globe knockdown

Derek Hatfield heads for Tasmania

Yachting Monthly, 28 December 2008

Shark plays crucial role in line honours

Shark helps Sydney Hobart winner

Yachting Monthly, 28 December 2008

British yachtsmen complain of 'heavy handed' tax

Foreign-owned boats in Valencia hit by new import taxes

Ben Meakins, Practical Boat Owner, 28 December 2008

Rolex Sydney Hobart: Wild Oats takes line honours

Bob Oatley's 30m supermaxi takes line honours for the fourth time. Johno Fullerton reports

Yachting World - Johno Fullerton, 28 December 2008

Sailing schoolboy gets ready for the off...again

Sail trials on autopilot successful

Dick Durham, Yachting Monthly, 28 December 2008

Sydney-Hobart race drama

Shark bounces off rudder

Yachting Monthly, 27 December 2008

Rolex Sydney Hobart: Down to the wire

Wild Oats Xl and Skandia battle it out for honours and possibly the record, Johno Fullerton reports

Yachting World - Johno Fullerton, 27 December 2008

BT Knocked Down and Damaged

Conditions described as 'infernal'

Yachting Monthly, 27 December 2008

Golding reveals hidden fears of keel failure

Why Mike thinks dismasting may have been lucky...

Yachting Monthly, 27 December 2008

Goss preparing for Melbourne

Cornish lugger checked over for next leg

Dick Durham, Yachting Monthly, 27 December 2008

Lone sailor covered in blood after fall on head

Pitched from his bunk in storm

Dick Durham, Yachting Monthly, 27 December 2008

Rolex Sydney Hobart: Crew Abandon Georgia

The crew of the Farr 53 had to abandon the yacht in a sinking condition after Georgia broke her rudder

Yachting World - press report, 26 December 2008

Vendee: rough seas and an Xmas record run

Vendee round-up

Dick Durham, Yachting Monthly, 26 December 2008

Rolex Sydney Hobart: A Clean Start

The 64th Sydney Hobart gets under way in perfect conditions. Johno Fullerton reports

Yachting World, 26 December 2008

Vendée Globe: Professor still leads

Michel Desjoyeaux still leads at New Zealand gate while Dee Caffari is fastest

Press Report/Yachting World, 26 December 2008

Spirit of Mystery arrives in Cape Town

Cornish crew celebrate Christmas landfall

Ben Meakins, Practical Boat Owner, 26 December 2008

Vendee Globe sailors battle on

Vendee Globe sailors battle on

Yachting Monthly, 25 December 2008

CHRISTMAS DAY ARRIVAL IN AUSTRALIA

Mike Golding arrives in Freemantle

Yachting Monthly, 25 December 2008

Christmas sailing stories

A salty update from Santa in the Southern Ocean

Yachting Monthly, 25 December 2008

Harbour Master's Christmas greetings

Hamble's Harbour Master's Christmas rules

Yachting Monthly, 24 December 2008

Will Pete Goss make Cape Town for Christmas?

Lugger's crew still 150 miles away

Ben Meakins, Practical Boat Owner, 24 December 2008

Rolex Sydney Hobart Forecast

Weather forecasters predict a fast ride South at this year's Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race

Yachting World - Johnno Fullerton, 24 December 2008

Mike Golding sails for Christmas in Australia

Mike Golding

Yachting Monthly, 23 December 2008

Christmas departure for Mike Perham

Spare parts being flown to Gran Canaria

Yachting Monthly, 23 December 2008

Cockleshell circumnavigation starts in 17 days

Three boats to compete in Around in Ten race

Ben Meakins, Practical Boat Owner, 23 December 2008

Volvo Ocean Race: A Close Finish for Leg 3

A nail biting finish for the top four saw Telefonica Blue take the top slot.

Yachting World, 23 December 2008

Broom reduces boats at London

Broom will now only be bringing two boats to London

Sally Coffey / Motor Boats Monthly, 23 December 2008

New safety courses for families launched

Don't leave survival to chance

Ben Meakins, Practical Boat Owner, 23 December 2008

Sam starts Christmas in Southern Ocean

Sam Davies gets decorating

Yachting Monthly, 22 December 2008

Frigate to star at ExCel show

HMS Westminster heads for London

Ben Meakins, Practical Boat Owner, 22 December 2008

Australian Navy assist second Vendee sailor

Fuel and supplies drop for Mike Golding

Yachting Monthly, 22 December 2008

Body found in Plymouth marina

Discovery at Sutton Harbour at weekend

Ben Meakins, Practical Boat Owner, 22 December 2008

St Mawes ferry features on royal card

Prince of Wales' Ferry Christmas

Ben Meakins, Practical Boat Owner, 22 December 2008

Sailor refuses to abandon yacht

Boat dismasted and low on fuel

Ben Meakins, Practical Boat Owner, 22 December 2008

Rescued French sailor in Perth hospital

Rescued sailor recovering in Perth hospital

Yachting Monthly, 22 December 2008

A white Christmas in Southern Ocean Vendee Globe race?

Day 42 of the Vendee Globe solo race

Yachting Monthly, 22 December 2008

Powerboat P1 joins The Luxury Network

Series working for wider interest in luxury market

Ray Bulman Motor Boat and Yachting, 22 December 2008

L'Hydroptere hits 61 knots

…and then capsizes. Matthew Sheahan reports

Yachting World - Matthew Sheahan, 21 December 2008

Bad dream for Perham

Sailing schoolboy waits for two technicians

Dick Durham, Yachting Monthly, 21 December 2008

Vendée Globe: high stress for Steve

Big wipe-outs for Steve White as he struggles in a real epic to fix his faulty autopilots

Yachting World, 21 December 2008

Ocean skipper may need surgery on rescue ship

Rescued 800 miles from land

Dick Durham, Yachting Monthly, 20 December 2008

Boat attacks car in service station

Shocked bystanders watched on Thursday as a speedboat flew across a garage forecourt and landed on a car.

Nick Hall / Motor Boats Monthly, 20 December 2008

Perham: two more parts needed for autopilot

Sailing schoolboy's frustration continues

Dick Durham, Yachting Monthly, 20 December 2008

Shoretalk: This Week's Programme Now Online

Matthew Sheahan rides aboard world speed record seeker L'Hydroptere, Guy Swindells finds out the latest in the Volvo Ocean Race

Yachting World, 19 December 2008

Light airs for Spirit of Mystery

Lugger tries to make Cape Town for Christmas

Ben Meakins, Yachting Monthly, 19 December 2008

Three yachtsmen - none in lifejackets - capsize

'Lucky escape': harbourmaster

Dick Durham, Yachting Monthly, 19 December 2008

Ship's crew battles pirates with beer bottles

Molotov cocktails and water cannon drive attackers away

Ben Meakins, Yachting Monthly, 19 December 2008

Rolex Sydney Hobart Race Preview 2008

Johnno Fullerton takes a look at the runners and riders in the annual classic that starts n Boxing Day

Yachting World, 19 December 2008

Only 18 skippers left in Vendee

Toughest race takes its toll

Dick Durham, Yachting Monthly, 19 December 2008

Sam Davies' horror at fellow sailor's injury

She races to his aid

Dick Durham, Yachting Monthly, 19 December 2008

New high speed electric launch

Patterson Boatworks reveal electric launch

Jack Haines, 19 December 2008

Vendée Globe: Safran on standby

Marc Guillemot has arrived on station close to Yann Eliès' yacht Generali

Press Report/Yachting World, 19 December 2008

Broken thigh sailor can't reach med kit

Vendee's Yann Elies in pain

Dick Durham, Yachting Monthly, 19 December 2008

America's Cup: 18 Challengers sign up

Alinghi's entry deadline fell on Monday to reveal 18 teams that have expressed an interest to participate in the Swiss plan for the Cup

Yachting World, 18 December 2008

Volvo Ocean Race: Delta Lloyd Breaks Keel

Broken keel structure aboard Delta Lloyd

Yachting World - press report, 18 December 2008

Small boats targeted as security risk

The US Coast Guard looks set to extend security regulations for small boats using its waters

Nick Hall / Motor Boats Monthly, 18 December 2008

Ofcom revises radio pricing scheme

Ofcom has backtracked on plans to increase RNLI fees for use of its radio channels by 600%

Stewart Campbell / Motor Boats Monthly, 18 December 2008

Appeal for old spinnakers

1000 kites to be made from old spinnakers

Motor Boat and Yachting, 18 December 2008

Perham still on for non-stop bid

Sailing schoolboy has not abandoned record attempt

Dick Durham, Yachting Monthly, 18 December 2008

Vendée Globe: Australian Navy to the rescue

Australian Navy hurrying to rescue of seriously injured solo sailor - shades of a heroic mission and previous controversy, reports Elaine Bunting

Elaine Bunting/Yachting World, 18 December 2008

Golding sets up jury rig

Now heading for Perth

Dick Durham, Yachting Monthly, 18 December 2008

Sailor breaks thigh in Vendee

Bone breaks as boat stalls in giant wave

Dick Durham, Yachting Monthly, 18 December 2008

Sam Davies blacks out

Fall aboard Roxy causes injuries

Dick Durham, Yachting Monthly, 18 December 2008

Vendée Globe: Yann Eliès fractures leg

Yann Eliès has fractured his thighbone while carry out manoeuvres on the bow

Press Report/Yachting World, 18 December 2008

'Unfair' banks pulled rug on Dehler

But they plan to be at ExCel

Dick Durham, Yachting Monthly, 18 December 2008

Vendée Globe: Duels across the fleet

Rivals are evenly matched along the fleet as Jourdain fights to keep Desjoyeax close

Press Report/Yachting World, 18 December 2008

Volvo Ocean: Telefonica Blue leads

Navigational challenges dominate the third leg

Press Report/Yachting World, 18 December 2008

Wavre has trouble with new keel weight

But cannot return to Kerguelen yet

Dick Durham, Yachting Monthly, 18 December 2008

Frigate for boat show

HMS Westminster has been chosen to represent the Royal Navy at next month's London International Boat Show

Nick Hall / Motor Boats Monthly, 17 December 2008

MBY review of 2008

MBY takes a look back on the boating 2008

Motor Boat and Yachting, 17 December 2008

Vendée Globe: Temenos in difficulty

Dominique Wavre puts out a Pan Pan as his keel is unable to withstand the considerable stresses

Press Report/Yachting World, 17 December 2008

See video of MBM's exclusive rope cutter test

In January's MBM, out on 18 December, you can see the results of the most comprehensive rope cutter test ever undertaken by a magazine

Motor Boats Monthly, 17 December 2008

Dehler goes into administration

German bail out fails

Dick Durham, Yachting Monthly, 17 December 2008

Dehler goes under

Germany's third-largest boatbuilder in administration

J Szczepaniak, 17 December 2008

Sam Davies' wish list to Santa

A letter for Christmas from the Southern Ocean

Dick Durham, Yachting Monthly, 17 December 2008

Vendée Globe: Desjoyeaux continues to gain

New race leader shows no signs of easing off the pace as top four break away

Press Report/Yachting World, 17 December 2008

Ainslie to sail Etchells

Ben Ainslie is to sail in the Etchells Australian Championships with Bertrand and Palfrey

Press Report/Yachting World, 17 December 2008

Coville reaches midway point

Sodeb'O has now left the rollercoaster ride of the Indian Ocean and is entering the Pacific

Press Report/Yachting World, 17 December 2008

Spare spinnakers sought

Spinnakers wanted for kite project

Ben Meakins, Yachting Monthly, 17 December 2008

Dick sails north to repair rudder

Southern Ocean too dangerous for one blade

Dick Durham, Yachting Monthly, 17 December 2008

Pirates hijack yacht off Somalia

Three vessels taken in 24 hours

Yachting Monthly, 17 December 2008

ARC yacht arrives safely after lightning strike

Yacht Frangipani's position unknown for 12 days

Practical Boat Owner, 17 December 2008

Yachtsman drowned after falling overboard

Hearing told that lifejacket failed to inflate

Yachting Monthly, 16 December 2008

Sam Davies' rudder problems

Her Open 60 Roxy runs into junk

Dick Durham, Yachting Monthly, 16 December 2008

Golding: 'It's such a cruel race'

As he prepares jury rig for Perth

Dick Durham, Yachting Monthly, 16 December 2008

Volvo Ocean: painfully slow

The fleet are struggling against strong currents and light headwinds

Press Report/Yachting World, 16 December 2008

Talking buoys cause controversy

A proposed art installation is causing waves of protest in Cardigan, west Wales

Sally Coffey / Motor Boats Monthly, 16 December 2008

Vendée Globe: Golding dismasts

Shortly after taking the lead Mike Golding is dismasted in winds of over 55 knots

Press Report/Yachting World, 16 December 2008

Golding dismasted

'I'm gutted', says Brit sailor

Dick Durham, Yachting Monthly, 16 December 2008

Stamm refloats his Open 60

As sea-lions look on

Ben Meakins, Yachting Monthly, 16 December 2008

Vendée Globe: Golding in first

Briton Mike Golding leads the Vendee Globe for the first time

Press Report/Yachting World, 16 December 2008

Golding leads Vendee

Ecover 30 miles in front

Dick Durham, Yachting Monthly, 16 December 2008

More redundancies at Fairline

Fairline announce further job cuts

Jack Haines, 15 December 2008

Golding heading for the lead

Broken rudder arm slows Dick

Dick Durham, Yachting Monthly, 15 December 2008

Vendeé Globe: Paprec-Virbac collision

Vendeé leader Jean-Pierre Dick is sailing at reduced speeds after colliding with an unidentified object

Press Report/Yachting World, 15 December 2008

New Duretti 55

Smallest in the range from this Dubai based yard

Jack Haines, 15 December 2008

Fairline announces new round of job cuts

Some 275 more jobs to go from the builder's Oundle and Corby sites

Stewart Campbell / Motor Boats Monthly, 15 December 2008

1973 Whitbread Round the World Archive Video

The Volvo Ocean Race: see where it all began

ybw.com, 15 December 2008

Vendeé Globe: Stamm runs aground

A problem with his rudder bearings forces Bernard Stamm into port with unfortunate consequences

Press Report/Yachting World, 15 December 2008

Coville behind Joyon's record

The maxi-trimaran Sodeb'O has a deficit of two days and 18 hours to make up

Press Report/Yachting World, 15 December 2008

Qatar 95 wins final round in Dubai

Surprise result gives crew its first success of the season

Ray Bulman Motor Boat and Yachting, 15 December 2008

Class I announce 2009 calendar

2009 series to have eight rounds including three new venues

Ray Bulman Motor Boat and Yachting, 15 December 2008

Thani Al Qamzi wins Formula 1 finale on home waters

New world champion fails to finish after hitting buoy

Ray Bulman Motor Boat and Yachting, 15 December 2008

Clipper to sell Bavaria

Clipper Marine to be UK dealer for Bavaria

Jack Haines, 15 December 2008

Breeze saves Coville from despair

But he's still two days behind Joyon record

Dick Durham, Yachting Monthly, 15 December 2008

Autopilot still dogging Perham

Father flies home to get back to work

Dick Durham, Yachting Monthly, 15 December 2008

Sailing couple tie the knot

Sailors spliced after 32,000 miles

Ben Meakins, Yachting Monthly, 15 December 2008

Another storm for Vendee sailors

Jean-Pierre-Dick now in lead

Dick Durham, Yachting Monthly, 15 December 2008

Rescued Couple: 'We were forced to leave'

Mid-Atlantic rescue; yacht scuttled

Ben Meakins, Yachting Monthly, 15 December 2008

Pitstop disaster for Bernard Stamm

Cheminees Poujoulat runs aground in Kerguelen Islands

Ben Meakins, Yachting Monthly, 15 December 2008

Boat that can see, think and operate on its own

Trials are being carried out of a motor boat that can see, think, and operate completely on its own.

Nick Hall / Motor Boats Monthly, 13 December 2008

Huge aircraft carrier's final voyage

France's decommissioned aircraft carrier Clemenceau may not now arrive on Teesside for recycling until early next year

Nick Hall / Motor Boats Monthly, 13 December 2008

Sea Ray's classic Pachanga sportsboat is back

To celebrate its 50th birthday, Sea Ray is re-launching a classic boat from its past

Stewart Campbell / Motor Boats Monthly, 12 December 2008

Shoretalk: This Week's Programme Now Online

Matthew Sheahan reports from the World Yacht Racing Forum and Guy Swindells finds out what's in store for leg three of the VOR

Yachting World, 12 December 2008

Golding in second place

Fastest in the fleet this morning

Perry Cleveland-Peck, Yachting Monthly, 12 December 2008

Sam Davies' manicure with multi-tool

Vendee skipper finds girl time in Southern Ocean

Dick Durham, Yachting Monthly, 12 December 2008

Iceberg snapped by Vendee sailor

Giant berg chastises sailor

Dick Durham, Yachting Monthly, 12 December 2008

Flying tri set for water speed record

Frenchman lines up to take fastest one-mile sail

Dick Durham, Yachting Monthly, 12 December 2008

Perham: 'I'll be under way in hours'

Sailing schoolboy's glitches fixed

Dick Durham, Yachting Monthly, 12 December 2008

Vendee sailor spots ice

Ice floes dog Vendee fleet

Dick Durham, Yachting Monthly, 12 December 2008

The Vikings are coming

Viking ship to visit Thames

Dick Durham, Yachting Monthly, 12 December 2008

Biggest moon for 15 years tonight

Bright moon and meteor shower to light up night sky

Ben Meakins, Yachting Monthly, 12 December 2008

Twins' strong-arm tactics over Sark

Barclay brothers pull out after losing vote

Ben Meakins, Yachting Monthly, 12 December 2008

Kite woman abandons Pacific attempt

Anne Quéméré becalmed

Ben Meakins, Yachting Monthly, 11 December 2008

Golding: 'It's too cold to sleep'

Mike's missive from the deep South

Ben Meakins, Yachting Monthly, 11 December 2008

New inshore waters forecast

UK Met Office and MCA launch new service

Dick Durham, Yachting Monthly, 11 December 2008

International Offshore Team Association hope for solution

World powerboat authority given to Jan 15 to settle dispute

Ray Bulman Motor Boat and Yachting, 11 December 2008

Vendee Globe: latest blog from Steve White

Twenty thousand pound sail lost overboard because of a hundred pound piece of string

Steve White/Yachting World, 11 December 2008

Vendee Globe: Desjoyeaux consistently fast

Michel Desjoyeaux is now battling for fourth position and is just 38 miles behind leader

Press Report/Yachting World, 11 December 2008

Busy night for air-sea rescues

Fisherman plucked from Solent; injured crewman winched from ship

Ben Meakins, Yachting Monthly, 11 December 2008

BMW Oracle arrive in Auckland

Two BMW Oracle America's Cup yachts arrive in Auckland for the Louis Vuitton Pacific Series

Press Report/Yachting World, 11 December 2008

Thompson mulls Open 60 limits

As news comes through of Peyron's dismasting

Dick Durham, Yachting Monthly, 11 December 2008

Navy takes delivery of advanced warship

HMS Daring, one of the world's most advanced warships, has been handed over to the Royal Navy.

Nick Hall / Motor Boats Monthly, 10 December 2008

Formula 1 expresses concern over Dubai withdrawal

Statement from Formula 1 promoter Nicolo Di San Germano

Ray Bulman Motor Boat and Yachting, 10 December 2008

Perham: new test around the Canaries

Mike Perham hopes to be off tomorrow

Dick Durham, Yachting Monthly, 10 December 2008

New Aquanaut 1500 Global Voyager

Aquanaut launch smallest Global Voyager

Jack Haines, 10 December 2008

Thames security "will not be intrusive"

Steps to protect the Thames from terrorist attacks in the build up to the Olympics will not have an adverse effect on boaters says the Mayor's office

Sally Coffey / Motor Boats Monthly, 10 December 2008