Fred Duthil holding slender lead as Figaro fleet head for Land's End

Cat sailors make final preparations for this week's Archipelago Raid

La Solitaire du Figaro sets sail from Dingle on leg up the Channel

The pros fly in from Plymouth, Cascade Locks, Germany and Sardinia for the Audi MedCup's Portugal Trophy

Alinghi 5 takes to the water in Genoa

47 boats finish within 41 miles after an impossibly fraught conclusion of the Solitaire du Figaro's third leg

10 sailing events confirmed for the London 2012 Olympiad

Just two thirds of the Rolex Fastnet Race fleet have reached Plymouth so far, as Class Z and 1 winners are decided