At Paris Boat Show on Friday, Sam Davies confirmed her participation in next year’s Vendee Globe. Banque Populaire has set a formidable new record from Ushant to the Cape of Good Hope. Perth 2011 started on Saturday while the fleet racing got underway today. New courses have been announced for next year’s Solitaire du Figaro and the 2013 Mini Transat. Steve Howe’s Warpath won the Melges 32’s Gold Cup in Fort Lauderdale. RYA Olympic Manager Stephen Park gives us his latest through on all things Olympic. Eight IMOCA 60s are due to set sail on the singlehanded Transat B to B today. The Garmin Hamble Winter Series has concluded. See the latest blogs from Brian Thompson and Mike Sanderson.