We look at the 14 runners and riders and their potential in this Sunday's race to Costa Rica

We talk to Mike West and Paul Worswick about their Class 40 campaign for the Solidaire du Chocolat

Andrea Caracci tells us about his slightly too new Manuard-designed Proto Mini

The RORC Rating Office's Mike Urwin tells us of the latest developments with IRC

We speak to Franck David and designer Vincent Lauriot Prevost about the new MOD70 one design trimaran circuit

We look at the Class 40 fleet heading out tomorrow on the Solidaire du Chocolat

Ollie Bond shows us the ropes on his Pogo 2

Telefonica Black skipper and Beijing Tornado Gold medallist Fernando Echavarri discusses his future

Medical student Toni Bull describes her Rolex Fastnet Race with a twist

Following Yves le Blevec's Actual winning the last Mini Transat, so we look at HP Schipman's new boat

We look at Karl Kwok's innovative Farr 80, Beau Geste

Next week RYA Youth Match Racing Champion Sam Goodchild takes on a different challenge

After Gitana's victory in the 2006 solo race to Point a Pitre, so skipper Yann Guichard is to field a modified ORMA 60 next year