Are unsually light winds the cause of so many marine wildlife sightings?
Elaine Bunting
Whale collisions a perennial risk
The number of yacht collisions with whales could make a catalogue - like this one
Man bites shark
Solo sailor Vincent Riou's violent encounter with a basking shark
More Transat roadkill
Keel bulb is embedded in side of whale
Guillemot enduring the pain
Why bashing hard to windward with a broken rib might be worthwhile training
Keeping an eye out
Is this the most startling spinnaker logo ever?
Foie gras to go
An imminent transatlantic arrival sees Phil Sharp dreaming of fine dining
Stunning start for Artemis Transat
Favourites come to the fore in perfect light winds start to the Artemis Transat
Solo sailors: we must tame these boats
Solo skippers' debate about how to limit the power of Open 60s is set to change face of this class
Secrecy and propaganda
How a 36-hour position report blackout in the Artemis Transat will up the ante
Open 60s: pure sailing pleasure
Why sailing Dee Caffari's new Open 60 Aviva shows the beauty of racing these beasts
Plymouth, fabulous Plymouth
How Mark Turner and Ellen MacArthur's team brought a touch of the Med to Plymouth
Ellen’s team of three
A great shot of the three boats that make up BT Team Ellen
The adventurers’ club
Some of Britain's best-known adventurers and sailors launch Champagne G. H. Mumm's Cordon Rouge Club
Small but perfectly formed
Why racing a 10ft boat round the world isn't as mad as it seems - apparently
A penchant for Flings
What else could Lord Laidlaw, owner of Highland Fling, have called his yacht?
Odd one out
It's Keisha, Mutya, Heidi and...er...Ellen
Fruitcake challenge?
Just how crazy would you have to be to race round the world in a 10ft boat?
Wide load
A fat bottomed lady holds up the traffic in the New Forest
Vendée Globe’s dark horse?
The new all-British Open 60 with the right pedigree but no solo racing track record - yet