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The Tracy Edwards profile – why sailing’s trailblazer is back with Maiden
Sportspeople – and sailors are no exception here – can be a little… one-dimensional. That…
Trying to break the 40-day barrier: Thomas Coville and the most radical Ultime yet
This week solo yachtsman Thomas Coville opened the doors to the build of his Sodebo…
Through the Panama Canal in your yacht: everything you need to know
Cape Horn sailors and ditch diggers sacrificed all to make the path between the Atlantic…
Jean-Luc Van Den Heede wins Golden Globe Race after 211 days at sea
Jean-Luc Van Den Heede today won the Golden Globe Race after an astonishing 211 days and 23…
Lines to Hawaii: a dream cruise chasing the Pacific surf from Tahiti to Honolulu
I could only laugh. Travis Rice, world-famous snowboarding pioneer, had just jumped into the Pacific…
Record fleet sets off for 40th Route du Rhum, with 40-knot conditions forecast
Along a three-mile start line off St Malo, 123 boats set off on the 40th Route…
The icon updated: meet the 1970s Swan 48 given a radical new look
Can you improve on perfection? The Sparkman & Stephens-designed Swan 48 is widely considered to…
The $1million match race: Ellison and Coutts unveil SailGP circuit for 50ft foiling catamarans
There had been many rumours and speculative stories, but last night at a glitzy ceremony…
Golden Globe skipper recovering in hospital after dramatic Southern Ocean rescue
Abhilash Tomy, the Golden Globe skipper who was dramatically rescued from the South Indian Ocean…
A voyage for 21st Century madmen? What drives the Golden Globe skippers
A voyage for madmen, so was the original Sunday Times Golden Globe Race deemed. When…
Hilary Lister, 1972-2018 Record-breaking disabled yachtswoman dies age 46
“When I’m sailing I go into a different world…it’s like flying.” This is how Hilary…
Brunel wins gruelling Leg 7 of Volvo Ocean Race, Scallywag vows to race on
In what has been one of the most challenging Volvo Ocean Race stages of recent…
UPDATED British Volvo Ocean Race sailor John Fisher lost in Southern Ocean
Following the tragic loss of Volvo Ocean Race sailor John Fisher yesterday, Team Sun Hung…
How this family made their two-year round the world sailing dream happen
Surreal. Not a breath of wind tonight. The sea’s surface is flat and unbroken. The…
British tech entrepreneur buys Oyster Yachts, boat building to resume
Oyster Yachts has been bought from administrators by British gaming software entrepreneur Richard Hadida. Hadida…
Beached, abandoned mid-ocean, capsized… Acapella, the invincible little yellow trimaran
They say a cat has nine lives, A Capella is a trimaran which seems to…
Escape the 9-5: how to sail across the Atlantic (when you can’t quit your job)
Do you really need to stop work or take months off to make a transatlantic…
Blog: What it’s really like to sail in the Rolex Fastnet Race double-handed
It is over. We crossed the finish line at 21:09 last night coming in 17th…
Fastnet Race strategy: course record breaker Hugh Agnew identifies the key navigation moments
One of the world’s classic offshore races, the Rolex Fastnet Race is also one of the…