Global Challenge volunteers have had enough of the race

Coutts and co are confirmed as Challengers

The Volvo Ocean Race team land in Auckland after their Southern Ocean training run, with British navigator Ian Moore aboard

Prada's man beats Oracle's man for the 'Defender's' title

Mark Chisnell reports as the leaders look to make a decisive break away

Mike Worrell reckons there could be over 30 teams for the 2001 running of his eponymous race

Team Philips is about to stick her nose out into the North Atlantic as the 'hundred year storm approaches'

The Volvo Ocean Race team have been doing a training run from Fremantle and are set for an Auckland welcome

Some very dry humour here, particularly on that man Goss, and a total difference of opinion on the no-longer-Olympic Match Racing

The Volvo Ocean Race team have been doing a training run from Fremantle to Auckland, and watch captain Stuart Bannatyne sent back this report