ISAF has announced that there will be a series of Kiteboarding format trials to be held in Santander, Spain over 21-25 March.

Today saw the start of Maserati's first record attempt.

New faces and one new team are confirmed in the line-up for the 2012 RC44 Championship Tour, which kicks off in Puerto Calero, Lanzarote next week.

With a strong participation in the Barcelona World Race, so Spain looks set to be fielding a potentially line honours-winning entry in the Vendee Globe for the first time.

The newly formed Soto 40 European Association, is to feature a new European circuit for the class in 2012: the Soto 40 European Championship.

The annual meeting of the European Soto 40 class owners was held in Valencia last week.

Yesterday's announcements from Audi and

Audi pulling out of the MedCup, after contact renegotations failed to be resolved, is one of the most significant blows the sport of grand prix yacht racing has suffered in this recession.

The 2011 RC44 World Championships came down to the eleventh and final race of the event to be decided.

 The fight is really on to see who will be crowned 2011 RC44 World Champion in Puerto Calero, Lanzarote.