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Russell Coutts lashes out at Emirates Team New Zealand for biased reports and “constant bickering”
A massive salvo has been fired by Russell Coutts at the New Zealand media and Emirates Team New Zealand. Coutts accuses the media of bias and says that Team New…
Sybaris – a new ketch from Perini Navi and the world’s sixth largest private yacht
The 70m ketch Sybaris, built for a New York lawyer and software entrepreneur, is the largest private yacht ever built in Italy and the sixth largest in the world and…
How Alex Thomson nearly won the Vendée Globe 2016-17
In the piercing cold morning of 18 January, Armel Le Cléac’h was grasping a 34-mile lead in the Vendée Globe, racing upwind towards the Scilly Isles. A wind shift to…
Sir Russell Coutts talks about New Zealand’s pedal power and the America’s Cup
With less than three months to go until the start of the Louis Vuitton qualifiers and 35th America’s Cup in Bermuda, Sir Russell Coutts was in London celebrating the event’s…
Gunboat 68 – the high octane luxury performance cruiser designed by VPLP
When Gunboat, the US company that created the luxury super-fast carbon catamaran range, went into Chapter 11 bankruptcy last year, there were big questions about the future of one of…
America’s Cup teams sign up to historic new format – without Emirates Team New Zealand
An agreement has been signed by five of the six America’s Cup teams in one of the biggest changes to the Cup format in its 166-year history. This sets out…
Alex Thomson hailed by French for ‘magnificent 2nd’ in Vendée Globe but admits “It was brutal”
Alex Thomson finished the Vendée Globe solo round the world race in the biting cold of dawn today to take 2nd place in a time of 74d 19h 35m. Like the…
Dream finish for Armel Le Cléac’h as he conquers Vendée Globe race and pays tribute to rival Alex Thomson
France gained a new hero this afternoon when solo sailor Armel Le Cléac’h crossed the finish line of Vendée Globe race in Les Sables d’Olonne. It was third time lucky on this great…
Alex Thomson fighting exhaustion as electronics problems threaten Vendée Globe hopes
British sailor Alex Thomson has a fight on his hands to try to make up the 34-mile deficit on the leader of the Vendée Globe race – and the main…
Alex Thomson and Armel Le Cléach battle for Vendée Globe record
When François Gabart won the Vendée Globe solo round the world race in 2013 at his first attempt, he set a superb new record of 78d 2h and many said it…
Vendée Globe showdown: can Alex Thomson beat his great French rival Armel Le Cléac’h?
After over 23,000 miles of racing, the two leaders of the Vendée Globe solo round the world race are today just over 100 miles apart. Armel Le Cléac’h has led…
Third time lucky as Sydney Hobart Race record falls to supermaxi Perpetual Loyal
A new record for Rolex Sydney Hobart Race record has been set by the supermaxi Perpetual Loyal. Owner Anthony Bell and his crew of 18 arrived in Hobart in the…
Coville sets incredible new 49-day solo round the world record – with a blistering average speed of 23 knots
Solo sailor Thomas Coville has pulverised one of the hardest records in sport: the single-handed round the world record. He took his 105ft trimaran Sodebo Ultim over the finish line…
How to follow the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2016 – an easy spectator guide
As the start of the famous Sydney Hobart draws close, we take a look at the best ways to keep up-to-date with the action… Race start time: 1pm AEST on Boxing…
‘Exceptionally violent’ collision is causing Vendée Globe sailor’s boat to split apart
Solo sailor Thomas Ruyant is in a perilous situation, with his IMOCA 60 cracking up like an egg shell and splitting apart. The 35-year-old Frenchman has sent back these shocking…
How to be a winning skipper – the surprisingly simple secrets to forming and leading a great crew
What is the secret to a happy crew that bond at sea as a team and can go on to win? All good skippers try to form a harmonious team…
Controversy brews at ARC rally over cruising yachts’ engine hours with accusations of cheating
How far would you go to win the silverware? Would you listen to the relentless thud of a diesel engine for days on end while pretending to everyone outside that…
Crew fight to save ARC yacht after fire takes hold and rages on board
A crew celebrating a successful ARC transatlantic crossing to Saint Lucia found themselves fighting a huge fire on board overnight to try to save their yacht after fire broke out…
New record time, a sinking and a dismasting among highs and lows of largest ever ARC transatlantic rally
A record transatlantic crossing time and a sinking will be among the highs and lows of ARC 2016. On a year that has seen the largest fleet in the event’s…