Piers Dudin, 31, skipper of Hull & Humber, one of ten entries competing in the Clipper 09-10 Round the World Yacht Race, has sustained an open fracture to his right leg after a fall on the tenth day of the race from Qingdao, China, to San Francisco, USA. The incident was immediately reported to Falmouth Coastguard and is now in the hands of the Japanese Coastguard who are co-ordinating the medical evacuation of the Salisbury-based skipper. The skipper's next of kin have been informed and Piers is reported to be in good spirits.

Piers was on deck at the time of the incident which was reported to the race office at 0935 GMT. The crew reacted quickly and after seeking medical advice through Falmouth Coastguard they applied a leg splint to the injury and administered painkillers. Hull & Humber was situated 400 nautical miles east of Japan at the time of the incident.

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Franck Cammas and his nine crew are navigating through a difficult zone between a stormy low and the tradewinds of the Saint Helena High. In fact Groupama 3 will have to continue northward for another 36 hours before she can escape this meteorological minefield and pick up the thread of this Jules Verne Trophy again... Each puff of breeze translates as a gain or loss in relation to the reference time!

There are still another 4,500 miles to go before they can get a glimpse of Finistère on the horizon! A sight Franck Cammas and his crew hope to see in eleven days if they are to stand a chance of beating the round the world record! Before all that though, they will have to escape the meteorological minefield, which has held Groupama 3 captive for over a day in shifty and rather unfavourable winds... Fortunately the 10-man crew are 100% focused on doing just that, though it is still tricky to cast one's mind forward some ten days when you're at sea. Whatever happens, the energy and atmosphere aboard the giant trimaran is so positive that the obstacles along the route are but trivial...

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A 17-year-old from Newquay who took his father's fishing boat out with friends has been fined under the Merchant Shipping Act for running down a small rowing dinghy outside Newquay Harbour.

The incident occurred on Saturday 12th September 2009, whilst crowds were watching the Ladies Gig racing from the harbour wall. Jake Gilbert, of Newquay, took his father’s fishing vessel, the 'Tizzardlee On' out of the harbour with a number of his friends on board. At the same time a small rowing dinghy containing a father and his 8 year old son were returning to shore after having moored their vessel in deeper water.

Read the full story here: http://www.pbo.co.uk/news/445898/newquay-teenager-fined-for-running-down-rowi...

Bow to bow at the first cross, Ben Ainslie and Team Origin muscled out a small but important lead over their Kiwi opponents on the first leg of the first race of day three. Kiwi skipper Dean Barker and his afterguard had fought for the left hand side, Ainslie and Co. were working to keep control of the right. The tussle brought the pair head to head, time and again up the short and shifty beat in the gusty conditions just off the shore of downtown Auckland. Each time they met, the Brits had squeezed out a few more metres.

"A good start and a bad ending," said Ainslie as he stepped onto the pontoon. "Everything happened very quickly at the end of the bottom run, we made a mistake of trying to do something we could not pull off - a lesson learnt for sure."

Read the full story here: http://www.yachtingworld.com/performance-world/news/446104/lv-trophy-cracking...

Britain's only current powerboat world champion, Scott Curtis, 26, from Norwich (pictured left) has been honored by the world's governing body, the Union Internationale Motonautique (UIM).

Curtis, whose four podium finishes included two outright wins in the Formula 4 World Championship, was the lone British contender amidst 63 powerboat racers from across the globe recognised for their achievements at the famous Salles des Etoiles in Monaco.

Read the full story here: http://www.mby.com/news/445893/britain-s-sole-world-champion-honored?utm_sour...

The world's first global online boat exchange club, launched at the Dubai International Boat Show is a kind of timeshare on water.Started by the Boating Vacation Club, the idea is for yacht owners to choose dates their boat is available then jet off to someone else's craft during the same holiday.

The Club enables the exchange of like-for-like boats that fall into the same size bracket; categories range from 0-9ft right up to 100-150ft.

Read the full story here: http://www.yachtingmonthly.com/news/446077/tideshare

Galway marked the end of the transatlantic leg of the Volvo Ocean Race in 2009. In 2011-12, Ireland will once again feature as the Volvo fleet will race from Lorient (France) to the West coast of Ireland on the final leg of the round-the-world race. Galway will also host the prize giving.

Read the full story here: http://www.yachtingworld.com/performance-world/news/446035/volvo-ocean-race-t...

Brady, with American tactician Morgan Larson calling the shots, pulled off a risky pre-start strategy against skipper Dean Barker on the New Zealand boat, pushing ETNZ deep into the start box after a dialup but breaking clear with immaculate timing to grab the start he wanted – a port tack cross at speed, right at the committee boat.

Minutes later as they came back together, Brady had a two boat-length advantage that he parlayed into a 22 second lead at the first weather mark. Down the run, the New Zealanders split away and Brady let them go, only to concede the right side of the course when they rounded opposite gates starting the second beat.

Brady’s lead had evaporated but the fight had just started. Half way up the weather leg Mascalzone barely had her nose in front as they sailed into a building breeze when the jib came crashing down. 'That was our race to win,' said Brady. 'And a tough way to lose!'

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Day Two of PUMA International Moth Worlds got to a late start as a foggy haze and light winds lead to a 30 minute postponement onshore.  Today was really a pressure game- those who stayed in the pressure were able to get up on their foils and make gains.  The fleet had three races today, bringing the total for the event up to four.  Races two and three saw light winds and tough foiling conditions.  The breeze filled in a bit for race four, allowing the fleet to really get up and moving.  The leader board remains relativity unchanged, with Andrew "Amac" McDougall still in the number one spot.  After day two, the top five are:

1. Andrew McDougall (AUS)
2. Michael Lennon (GBR)
3. Brad Funk (USA)
4. Scott Babbage (AUS)
5. Chris Graham (UAE)

Read the full story here: http://bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=66653

At this year’s RYA Volvo Dinghy Show 2010 held at Alexandra Palace, London, over the weekend of 6-7 March the RYA launched its newest membership categories, dedicated to Youth and Junior members.

Going live in April the memberships promise to be educational, informative and fun with lots of freebies and activities which will keep youngsters interested in the sport. Junior Membership is aimed at primary school children aged 5-11. As well as receiving a quarterly newsletter in the post, jam packed with fun stories and illustrations, they will receive a Go Sailing Activity Book, perfect for keeping them occupied on long boating trips. Juniors will also have access to their very own RYA Junior website.

Read the full story here: http://www.rya.org.uk/newsevents/news/Pages/RYAlaunchnewYouthandJuniorMembers...