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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

Ainslie ahead
Ben Ainslie has taken the lead at the JP Morgan Asset Management Finn Gold Cup, with Brits holding the top three spots. At the 470 Worlds Lisa Westerhof and Lobke Berkhout hold straight bullets in the women’s division with Mat Belcher and Malcolm Page putting in a similar performance among the Men. The

Radial Worlds kick off in Germany today. The Alpari World Match Racing Tour has announced rule changes for 2012. Peter Holmberg has been flexing his CSA muscle to get Caribbean regatta organisers to rationalise their dates. Kito de Pavant has unveiled his Europa Race crew line-up for Groupe Bel.

Headline news

Ali Young moves up to first

Big day on the water at the Laser Radial Worlds
No wind in Falmouth

Wind spends the day clocking round as sailors consider country qualification
Telefonica look ahead to leg seven

The passage across the north Atlantic is one to be respected
Perth 2011 economic and media impact figures

ROI substantially higher than expected
New job for Grant Simmer

Ex Alinghi/Team Origin boss joins Cup team

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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

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
Groupe Bel lines up for the Europa Race

Skipper Kito de Pavant announces his crew line-up

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

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...
Rationalisation of Caribbean racing events

Peter Holmberg of the Caribbean Sailing Association leads the charge

Dinghy

- Mark Lloyd

Gunning for gold in the Laser Radial

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

One-off return for Mike McIntyre

Seoul Star gold medallist to compete at Skandia Sail for Gold
Outstanding Ainslie

Two more bullets for British ace at the J.P. Morgan Asset Management Finn Gold Cup
Six straight bullets for Belcher and Page

As France moves ahead in the Women's and more countries qualify at the 470 Worlds
Straight bullets in both classes

Belcher/Page and Westerhof/Berkhout unbeaten at the 470 Worlds in Barcelona
Ben Ainslie takes charge

Brit 1-2-3 after day two of the JP Morgan Asset Management Finn Gold Cup

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