French challenger for Ellen's round the world record sailed home from Australia on his sea trials
Elaine Bunting
Round the world challengers
See how this year's solo round the world challengers compare
Golding gets heroes award
Bravery award given to Mike Golding for his rescue of Alex Thomson from the Southern Ocean
Sodeb’O finishes sea trials
A new trimaran built to break Ellen's solo round the world record completes half a world's sea trials
Ranger’s snub nose
A photo of the Super J and her unusual bow
BA Peters and escrow accounts
How to protect your money if a yacht dealer goes under
‘Totally shagged out’
A little misunderstanding on the way to Ellen MacArthur's fluent French
Southampton Show’s the daddy
Southampton's great. But London? DNR
Racing deckchairs
Laugh out loud press releases from the Mini Transat organisers
BT sponsors ‘Team Ellen’
BT return to sailing sponsorship in a multi-million pound deal, but Ellen's main role isn't afloat. Elaine Bunting reports
Speaking in BT
Sailors who want the corporate dollar have to learn the language. BT's history of sailing sponsorship contains some lessons
22ft catamaran conquers North West Passage
French crew cross the Arctic entirely under sail in an extraordinary ice yacht
Through the North West Passage
French team conquer the Arctic in a 22ft 'ice yacht'
All’s fair in love and war?
Morning Glory guns a rival to win the Rolex Maxi Worlds. Haven't we seen that strategy before?
Circumnavigating a farm
A satisfyingly weird new record
Is it a shark? No, it’s a snapper
Watch out for stealth photographers finning around at the leeward mark
Geoff Holt’s inspiring feat
His voyage is far more remarkable than the headlines suggest, says Elaine Bunting
BA Peters: adminstrators admit cash shortfall
Adminstrators of the collapsed company apply for a court hearing to decide how to divvy up the money
Geoff Holt’s amazing voyage
Why his voyage round Britain is one of the most inspiring feats in years
BA Peters collapse: claim your money
Administrators say there are £1 million of claims but only £651,000 in the client account