Oman is the most successful nation in the nine-year history of the Extreme Sailing Series and with less than a week to go before Act 2 of the 2015 global tour in Muscat, 11 - 14 March, the spotlight is inevitably on the home teams The Wave, Muscat and Oman Air.

Damian Foxall (IRL), one of the biggest names in offshore sailing, is joining Dongfeng Race Team (Charles Caudrelier/FRA) for the forthcoming treacherous Leg 5.

The 21 Swan yachts competing in the second edition of the Rolex Swan Cup Caribbean could not have asked for a more perfect start to the event's four scheduled days of racing in Virgin Gorda.

Bernard Stamm and Jean Le Cam passed under 5,000 miles to the Barcelona World Race finish line and also crossed over their own outbound track.

The 50-point Andalusian Olympic Week - Carnival Trophy has concluded in Cadiz, Spain with overall titles and Spanish national titles being awarded.

Shawn Bennett (USA) won the Long Beach Stop of the 2015 California Dreamin' Series Sunday in this International Sailing Federation (ISAF) Grade 3 match racing regatta hosted by Long Beach Yacht Club and raced on the Long Beach Sailing Foundation's fleet of Catalina 37s.

In Brisbane, sailors are two Round Robins down on day 1 of the Oceania Qualifier for the ISAF Nations Cup.

After the limits of the southern oceans imposed by the combination of the weather systems and the safety barrier of the Antarctic Exclusion Zone, the Atlantic is opening up for the top trio of the Barcelona World Race.