The crew of the Mumm 30 Mad Cow Hyde talk of their exhilirating day on the Solent

Crews obliged to wear lifejackets during the racing

More crash and burn from the Solent

Down wind hoist goes pear shaped

After accidental gybe causes head injury

Gale force winds forecast for this afternoon

Many, many retirements from racing - and not all of them voluntary

Sports and aborts for class 9, 10 and the Hunter 707s

The big boats in Class 0 and 1 feasted on a diet of Chinese rolls and uncontrolled gybes in the Sir Walter Preston Cup at Cowes Week

Mumm 30 leaders Mad Cow Hide come acropper off Beaulieu

Poole-based yachtswoman thrown out of boat

RNLI to the rescue following MayDay

Boats on the rocks, the committee boat rammed - it's all in a day's work in Saint-Tropez

Barry Parkin becomes chairman of Olympic Steering Group, writes Andy Rice