A clue that the post of chief executive of the Volvo Ocean Race has been filled, and the word is...
Elaine Bunting
Shorter round the world?
Which is longer: the Barcelona World Race or the Vendée Globe?
Rough work and salt water sores
What 28,000 miles of racing does to the body
A winning manifesto
Here's the written manifesto that won the Barcelona World Race
Big stresses on Hugo Boss
How waves crack and move a carbon hulll
Arriving in style
The Hugo Boss boys make a dapper arrival in Barcelona
Barcelona World Race: winning teams
Why Alex Thomson may be the biggest winner in this round the world race
Gutted by fire
These photos show the devastation of an engine room blaze
Faster and faster
How much faster can man sail round the world on the wind?
Tragedy of a rescue
The rescue of a fisherman adrift for 20 days illustrates the careful watch that only yachtsmen keep
Ice maiden
An interesting race course for a day boat designed to fit in a 40ft container
A view from the bridge
How a cross-Channel ferry avoids collisions
Solo round the world race in multihulls?
French race organisers are working on the 'ultimate' solo round the world race
The new ‘ultimate’ solo race?
French company plans the new 'ultimate solo round the world race' - in multihulls
Joyon: the reluctant hero
Francis Joyon's outstanding new solo record has reignited a few sailors' ambitions
IDEC – fit for purpose
Joyon's trimaran is all about simplicity and economy - right down to these details
One port in, one out for Volvo Race
India stopover confirmed, the Middle East is out and who's taking over from Glenn Bourke?
Attacked with a machete
A couple were viciously attacked while at anchor during their Caribbean charter
Stolen boat spotted
...from a kitchen window
Attacked with a machete
A vicious pirate attack in the Caribbean