11.   American yacht Toshiba grabbed the lead from Merit Cup during the eighth leg of the Whitbread Round the World race on Saturday.

12.   American yacht Chessie Racing is in second place, three nautical miles behind, following by Merit Cup in third, eight nautical miles behind the leader.

13.   He said Merit Cup continued to race at full speed after the incident as it held the lead ahead of American yacht Toshiba.

14.   Media magnate Rupert Murdoch gashed his right index finger during a yacht race Thursday and was taken off the American maxi yacht Sayonara.

15.   Media magnate Rupert Murdoch injured his hand during a yacht race Thursday and was taken off the American maxi yacht Sayonara.

16.   Shortly after the start it appeared that American yacht Chessie Racing, with new skipper Dee Smith, had the lead following a wind shift.

17.   The American yacht Chessie Racing was third, just a minute behind Swedish Match, with Merit Cup fourth and Innovation Kvaerner fifth.

18.   The state-run National Institute of Scientific Investigation said that the blue paint chips were identical with the paint used on the American yacht.

19.   The state-run National Institute of Scientific Investigation said the blue paint chips were identical with the paint used on the American yacht.

20.   A South Korean cargo ship sailor has been charged with negligence in the fatal ramming of an American yacht in November off New Zealand, police said Tuesday.