Day one of Oceanbridge Sail Auckland got off to a slow start due to a lack of wind - with all fleets forced to wait two hours with the postponement flag hoisted up the official flagpole.

Victory in the fourth leg of the Volvo Ocean Race was so close that Dongfeng Race Team skipper Charles Caudrelier (FRA) could almost taste it on Thursday, but with just over 500 nautical miles (nm) to go, he was taking nothing for granted.

The Cruising Yacht Club of Australia has taken out first and second place in the CentrePort International Youth Match Racing Championship, an ISAF Grade 3 regatta.

Lloyd Thornburg's MOD 70, Phaedo3 crossed the finish line of the 7th edition of the RORC Caribbean 600 at 20:35:30 AST on 24th February 2015 in an elapsed time of 1 day, 9 hours, 35 minutes and 30 seconds.

If 2014 was a successful year for the ISAF In-House Certification (IHC) Scheme, then 2015 has started in much the same manner with manufacturers in two new countries already getting involved.

Cheminées Poujoulat, which has lead the two handed round the world race for 39 days, has passed Cape Horn (67°15 11 W) at 01:00 UTC (02:00 Barcelona time, 22:00 Chilean time).

The Executive Committee met in Agadir, Morocco from 13-15 February and this marks the first time a meeting has been held in Africa. There was a full agenda which also included plans for the forthcoming Annual Conference in Sanya, China.

The Notice of Race for the Aquece Rio - International Sailing Regatta 2015, the Olympic Test Event, has been published.