More top quality stuff from you - check out Ed Montesi's interesting views on Team Adventure

Mark Littlejohn fears the RYA is becoming too elitist in its youth training, Andy Rice reports

Lewis and Team Adventure set sail from Cape Town

The new man at illbruck tells Ed Gorman how he started in sailing and talks about the big challenges ahead

Jourdain curses his luck as Ellen and Mich disappear over the horizon, Ed Gorman reports

madforsailing readers are in fine voice here with lots of interesting views on The Race, Ellen, the Perisher and the America's Cup.

With Ben Ainslie on America's Cup duty, Ian Walker will steer in Palma, writes Andy Rice

Race director Philippe Jeantot summarises the action

Ian Moore is confirmed as co-navigator on illbruck while Morten Henriksen signs up as match racing coach

Andy Rice talks to Dick Batt about sail-making and racing his Merlin Rocket