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Alex Thomson on putting reliability before performance
Team GBR's Radial choice: Alison Young and coach Hugh Styles discuss
Mark Turner - state of the nation
World Champion Giles Scott on the move from Finn to AC45

Olympic classes World Championship deluge continues
There was no racing at the JP Morgan Assetment Management Finn Gold Cup yesterday, where Ben Ainslie still leads. Mat Belcher and Malcolm Page are dominating the 470 Men’s Worlds in Barcelona while two France teams are on the podium in the Women. Team GBR’s Laser Radial representative Alison Young is leading her World Championship in Germany. Last week Alex Thomson unveiled his new look Hugo Boss IMOCA 60

and talked to us about how he’s definitely not going to break this one... Racing at the America’s Cup World Series sets sail tomorrow. Grant Simmer has a new job. The Telefonica team looks forward to leg 7 of the Volvo Ocean Race starting on Sunday. Seoul Star Gold medallist Mike McIntyre is to put in an appearance in his old boat at Skandia Sail for Gold.

Headline news

Peyron and Energy Team lead the field

Perfect conditions on the opening day of the America's Cup World Series Venice
5th straight bullet for awesome Ainslie

British legend now untouchable after a yee-haa day at the JP Morgan Asset Management Finn Gold Cup
Finland comes good

Sari Multala pulls into the lead at the Laser Radial Worlds
Red Bull to back Youth America's Cup

'Significant milestone in the history of the America's Cup' says Spithill
Watch the America's Cup World Series Venice - LIVE!

Racing for the AC45s starts at 1215 UTC

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Offshore

- Billy Black

What next for the Volvo Ocean Race?

CEO Knut Frostad and the leg five breakages and decisions to be made for the next race

Telefonica look ahead to leg seven

The passage across the north Atlantic is one to be respected
Mare claims opening leg

First leg of Class 40's Atlantic Cup reaches New York
Safran to make another Round Britain attempt

Marc Guillemot hoping to shave a day of his existing record
Round Ireland Race to set sail on 24 June

Lee Overlays Partners and Noonmark head the field
Maserati out of luck

Giovanni Soldini's modified VO70 gets nailed by an area of high pressure on W-E transatlantic record attempt

Inshore

- Gilles Martin-Raget

Mark Turner interview

The OC Thirdpole boss on the Extreme Sailing Series, MOD70, IMOCA, cycling and a general state of the nation

New job for Grant Simmer

Ex Alinghi/Team Origin boss joins Cup team
Record entry for Vice-Admiral's Cup

Vital regatta this weekendfor British Brewin Dolphin Commodores' Cup triallists
Cowes Week fireworks saved

Aberdeen Asset Management and others step in to ensure the big Friday night spectacular continues
AC World Series Venice sets sail on Thursday

Oracle Team USA Spithill one point ahead of Emirates Team New Zealand in the 2011-12 championship
Tahiti regatta

If you've ticked the box racing in the Caribbean...

Dinghy

- Mark Lloyd

Gunning for gold in the Laser Radial

Selected only last week, Alison Young and coach Hugh Styles talk about their campaign

That's more like it....

ISAF Sailing World Cup to visit Qingdao in 2013 and 2014 with substantial prize money on offer
Ali Young moves up to first

Big day on the water at the Laser Radial Worlds
Difficult day at the 470 Worlds

Belcher/Page's run of bullets end as France dominates the women's division in Barcelona
No wind in Falmouth

Wind spends the day clocking round as sailors consider country qualification
Perth 2011 economic and media impact figures

ROI substantially higher than expected

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