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Sneak Preview of Alinghi Cat

America's Cup Defender reveals its secret cat in Switzerland. Matthew Sheahan was there


Shoretalk: This Week's Programme Now Online

In his final report from the Volvo Ocean Race 08-09, Guy Swindells looks back at the race with the three top placed skippers


Burton wins Laser SB3 National Championships

Craig Burton takes his lead to the finishing tape


Volvo Ocean Race: Telefonica Black wins final leg

The pack might have been shuffled on the last leg to St Petersburg, but the overall result remains


Shoretalk: This Week's Programme Now Online

The positions may be decided, but the racing continues as the Volvo fleet heads towards St Petersburg


Puma Leads As Volvo Fleet Heads To Russia

Volvo fleet leaves Stockholm for last leg to the finish in St Petersburg


Volvo Ocean Race: Team Russia cannot race

Team Russia will sail with the fleet to St Petersburg, but will not be part of the race


Team GBR take medals

Skandia Team GBR win gold, silver and bronze at Kiel Week


SB3 Nationals begin in Falmouth

Mike Budd leads after first four races


Volvo Ocean Race: Final In Port Race

Puma and Telefonica Blue took a first place each in Stockholm, but the overall positions remain the same


On Board ICAP Leopard

Louay Habib rides aboard Leopard for the Round the Island Race


Round the Island Race 2009

Oman Sail Masirah takes line honours


Shoretalk: This Week's Programme now online

With just one more leg to go, Guy Swindells is in Stockholm talking to some of the key players in the Volvo Ocean Race


Volvo Ocean: Telefonica Blue resume racing

Since going aground on Sunday, the Spanish boat resumes leg 9 en route to Stockholm


Audi Medcup - How the Kiwis Won

Emirates Team Zealand win their first Audi MedCup Circuit Regatta, today's video analysis shows how


Ericsson4 wins Volvo Ocean Race with leg to spare

As Puma wins leg 9, Ericsson 4 takes third and secures overall victory - Matthew Sheahan reports


Shoretalk: This Week's Programme now online

Guy Swindells reports from Marstrand in Sweden at the end of a desperately difficult Leg 8


Volvo Ocean Race: Telefonica on the Rocks

Running aground shortly after leaving Marstrand, Bouwe Bekking's team has suspended racing


Audi MedCup: Day two delivers breeze

Emirates Team New Zealand show that they are masters in strong winds


Volvo Ocean: three in a row

Ericsson 4 make it three leg wins in a row by crossing the finish line first in Sweden


Audi MedCup: round two kicks off in Marseille

Kiwis show perfect poise in an imperfect practice race. Andy Rice reports


Volvo Ocean: tired fleet enter final stages

Just 20 miles separate first and last place in the final hours of leg eight


Shoretalk: This Week's Programme Now Online

Reaction to the Galway stop-over and in-port race and a look ahead to Leg 8


Shoretalk: This Week's Programme Now Online

A look back at the arrival into Galway at the end of Leg 7 of the Volvo Ocean Race and a look ahead to the in-port race


Volvo Ocean Race Ericsson 4 wins Leg 7

And Galway goes wild as Green Dragon takes third. Matthew Sheahan reports from the dockside


Shoretalk: This Week's Programme Now Online

Guy Swindells reports from Galway where the Volvo fleet are expected to arrive this weekend


Volvo Ocean: Latest images

See latest images from on board as the crews enjoy some sunshine in downwind conditions


Volvo Ocean Race: second half set to be fast

Crews look forward to the downwind conditions


Volvo Ocean Race: Race to scoring gate

The chase to the scoring gate has forced the lead boats to sail a wide angle and lose distance


Audi Medcup: Matador Takes Overall Victory

But how? Andi Robertson talks us through the animated race highlights - plus the official report on the day


Volvo Ocean Race fleet start Leg 7

Boston to Galway, an Atlantic sprint for the seven boat fleet


Audi Medcup - TP52 Quantum Takes the Lead

After a quiet start on day1, cancelled racing on day 2, day 3 kicks off


Shoretalk: This Week's Programme Now Online

Guy Swindells looks ahead at Leg 7 of the Volvo Ocean race, the trip to Galway from Boston


33rd America's Cup date set

Court upholds decision for next event to be held Feb 2010. Matthew Sheahan reports


Alinghi accuses BMW Oracle of Spying

Man charged with 'violation of secrecy or privacy with use of photo camera device' by French authorities


Audi Medcup Series Kicks off in Alicante

Matthew Sheahan reports from the sidedeck of the new Artemis


Shoretalk: This Week's Programme now online

Guy Swindells hears why the VOR is moving to Spain from the UK, and looks ahead to the Boston in-port race


Shoretalk: This Week's Programme Now Online

Reaction from all seven skippers on Leg 6 of the VOR.


Macquarie Innovations first to break 50 knots

World Speed Sailing Record Council ratifies a new Class C record. Matthew Sheahan reports


Alinghi starts America's Cup training

The Swiss cats come out in preparation for the America's Cup in May 2010


Shoretalk: This Week's Programme Now Online

As the fleet approaches the finish in Boston the weather gets tricky


Monohulls out, Multihulls in for next Cup

The next America's Cup will be held in multihulls in 2010. Or will it? Matthew Sheahan reports


Golden Gate Yacht Club show's its hand

An America's Cup in 2011 in the new AC33 class, BMW Oracle and GGYC declare their interest. Matthew Sheahan reports


Volvo Ocean: Fleet enjoy trade winds

Competitors take advantage of steady trade winds to tick off miles


Volvo Ocean: Telefonica Blue still leads

The Spanish boat heads the fleet but fails to extend on lead overnight


Shoretalk: This Week's Programme Now Online

A review of the action from leg 6, as the leading boats pass the scoring gate en route from Rio to Boston


Volvo Ocean: Damage to E3

Ericsson 3's top mast runner has snapped on the latest leg


Shoretalk: This Week's Programme Now Online

Guy Swindells looks ahead to Leg 6 of the Volvo Ocean Race


Calling all Virtual Volvo Sailors

Leg 6 starts this Saturday, make sure you have the pace notes for this tricky leg


Telefonica Blue Wins VOR In-Port Race

And the gap closes after race leaders Ericsson 4 only manage 4th


Shoretalk: This Week's Programme Now Online

Guy Swindells reports on the eve of the Volvo Ocean Race in-port race in Rio


Alinghi Loses Appeal

BMW Oracle and Golden Gate YC get their way. Does this mean the 33rd AC will be a monster multi match?


Volvo Ocean: Friendly rivalry in Rio

Delta Lloyd and Telefonica Black back on the water


Water and Land Speed records Tumble

British driver Richard Jenkins breaks the sailing land speed record, Australian Simon Mckeon breaks water speed record


Shoretalk: This Week's Special from Rio Now Online

Highs and lows, Matthew Sheahan and Guy Swindells talk to crews in very different moods as they step ashore in Rio


VOR - E4 takes second, Puma third

A solid performance on leg 5 extends the teams overall lead while Ken Read's team move themselves up a place


Volvo Ocean Race Leg 5 - Rags to Riches

Ericsson 3 sees its effort rewarded with a win on the big one to Rio. Skipper Magnus Olsson talks to Matthew about an eventful leg


Ericsson 3 wins Leg 5 of Volvo Ocean Race

Ericsson 3 has finally crossed the finish line in Rio De Janeiro to win Leg 5


Volvo Ocean: Ericsson 3 moments away

Only a handful of miles remain for the Nordic crew approaching Rio


Volvo Ocean: crawling towards Rio

Progress is slow as the fleet points to the finish


Shoretalk: This Week's Programme Now Online

Around the Horn and heading to the finish Guy Swindells talks to crews as they approach the end of the longest leg of the Volvo Ocean Race


Volvo Ocean: Green Dragon aiming for podium

Skipper Ian Walker declares that there are "plenty of opportunities" for overtaking manoeuvres


Volvo Ocean: 1700 miles to go

Ericsson 3 consolidate their lead and set themselves up in a good protecting position


Volvo Ocean: rookie rounds Cape

Puma's Il Mostro and 11 crew celebrate rounding Cape Horn - the first for skipper Ken Read


Emirates Team NZ go sailing

See images and video footage of the new TP52 ahead of the MedCup Circuit


Volvo Ocean: first four through scoring gate

Irish born Green Dragon rounds Cape Horn on St Patrick's Day


Volvo Ocean: Latest from onboard

As fleet heads towards Cape Horn it has been a cold and brutal 48 hours


Volvo Ocean: Ericsson still one and two

The Nordic crews still lead Leg 5 of the race with E3 back in front


Shoretalk: This Week's Programme Now Online

Guy Swindells talks to Ericsson 3 navigator about the unusual route that shot his boat into the lead


Volvo Ocean: sailing through icebergs

Green Dragon negotiate three icebergs during the night en route to ice gate


 

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