“This is probably the most extreme and uncomfortable sailing I’ve ever done,” says Simon Walker.…
Races
Round the Island Race 2019: tactics and strategy playbook by Solent expert Peter Bruce
The actual Round the Island Race course is quite straightforward, but negotiate it well and…
The Round the Island Race – the history of Britain’s favourite race
When Major Cyril Windeler suggested to the Island Sailing Club that it should run a…
Woman on a mission: what drives Dee Caffari? How the pioneering sailor went from PE teacher to Volvo skipper
Dee Caffari puts most of us to shame. She turned up in the cliquey world…
Volvo Ocean Race confirm next race will be held in IMOCA 60s – but opinions are divided among crews
After months of speculation – Yachting World broke the story than the IMOCA 60 class…
Dongfeng Race Team wins closest ever Volvo Ocean Race
BREAKING NEWS: After nine months of racing, the Volvo Ocean Race was undecided until the…
COMMENT: The Volvo Ocean Race has finally made offshore sailing a sporting spectacle
There was a moment during yesterday’s live broadcast from the Volvo Ocean Race final day…
Who will win the Volvo Ocean Race? With two legs to go it’s tense at the top
Dongfeng Race Team won today’s Sky Ocean Rescue in-port race in Cardiff today. At the…
Volvo Ocean Race: new ownership announced for 2021 edition
It's been announced that the 2021 edition of the Volvo Ocean Race will be under…
Vendée Globe IMOCA 60 designs could be adopted for the next Volvo Ocean Race
Final negotiations are underway between the IMOCA class and the Volvo Ocean Race (VOR) to…
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…
Vestas skipper gives first account of fatal collision, and Volvo Race launch report on racing in high traffic areas
Following the collision between Vestas 11th Hour Racing and a fishing vessel in the final…
Team AkzoNobel grasps a nail-biting Volvo Ocean Race Leg 6 win
twJust two minutes and 14 seconds separated the winner and the runner-up of Leg 6…
Man overboard mid-ocean: what really happens during a MOB rescue in the Volvo Ocean Race?
On 14 January, some 2,000 miles from Hong Kong, 25-year-old Alex Gough was swept overboard…
Vestas 11th Hour Racing involved in fatal collision in final stages of Volvo Ocean Race Leg 4
In the final stages of Leg 4 of the Volvo Ocean Race last night, Vestas…
Scallywag secures dramatic win in Hong Kong to take Leg 4 of the Volvo Ocean Race
In a leg that will have up-ended the scoreboard of the Volvo Ocean Race, Hong…
No stone unturned: behind the scenes with Dongfeng Race Team in the Volvo Ocean Race
A plume of spray smokes from the windward rudder of Turn the Tide on Plastic.…
Hong Kong rides the crest of a wave as it hosts the Volvo Ocean Race for the first time ever – Promotional feature
For the very first time, Hong Kong welcomes the prestigious Volvo Ocean Race 2017-18 (VOR).…
Comment: Why the Scallywag video – and Rule 69 protest – could set back women’s sailing
Was the infamous Scallywag ‘breakfast show’ video offensive? To my mind, no. I watched it…