We continue out dockside tour of the Mini Transat fleet in Douarnenez with Nikki Curwen

British Mini sailor Nikki Curwen shows us around the fleet in Douarnanez

Nikki Curwen has acquired a new Proto and is firing on all cylinders

Lone British competitor Pip Hare tells of her campaign and the latest about this year's race

Artemis Offshore Academy sailor Nikki Curwen was on the waiting list, two away from competing in this year's Mini Transat

Packaging manufacturer comes on board for Mini Transat campaign

Nikki Curwen and Charlie Dalin's Figaro class win; 2011 doublehanded winner Will Sayer tells of his more disappointing Rolex Fastnet Race

Nikki Curwen and Charlie Dalin claim honours in the Rolex Fastnet Race

Broken rudder stock cited as cause

Nikki Curwen and Ollie Bond complete the Mini's Gran Premio d’Italia

Artemis Offshore Academy sailor gets her program underway

2013 program announced for the trainee shorthanded sailors

The Artemis Offshore Academy's Nikki Curwen tells us of her Mini campaign for 2013

Pip Hare tells Lucy Fitzgeorge-Parker about the solo class for the next Solent 650, the new Transat course and her new role at the RNLI

Diablo-J is Yacht of the Year as Global Ocean Race Class 40 crews also feature

The 'six' have been chosen

Applicants whittled down to 16 before going into selection trials

Seven days of singlehanded racing from Lymington to Mylor and back

Only three boats finished the RORC's race to the Eddystone and back