Golding appears to have lost his keel a few hours out from the finishing line of the Vendée Globe
Elaine Bunting
Riou the hero wins Vendée
Jubilation as a new French sailing hero is made, and the solo course record is decimated
Tsunami miracle: Ed and Helen’s story
Sailors Ed and Helen Muesch were cruising in Thailand when the tsunami struck. Read Ed's terrifying account here
Crews affected by tsunami
Lists of yachts and crews in Thailand and their status after the tsunami are being compiled
Airlift possible for sick crew
As gale force headwinds hamper Global Challenge yacht, a helicopter evacuation of ill crewman is being discussed
Golding and Humphreys leap ahead
Mike keeps options open in 'iceberg alley', and Conrad is still on the chase
Ellen waits for next storm
Back on track, but exhausted as MacArthur awaits more big winds
Team Stelmar to take the high road
Crew has conditional permission to rejoin racing in the Global Challenge
Team Stelmar ‘may retire’
Global Challenge crew is likely to retire from racing and make best speed to New Zealand after landing injured crewman
Slowly does it
Tradewinds elude the ARC in one of the slowest crossings of recent years
Nick’s mission
How you can help Nick Moloney's Vendée quest to raise money for cancer sufferers
Vendée safety net opens out
The Vendee Globe organisers don't take a view on the integrity of major repairs, but they are concerned about the spread of the fleet. Race officer David Adams talks to…
The big Vendée shakeout
After just three weeks the fleet has been scattered. What hopes now for 'the Britpack'?
Global Challenge crew told to ‘dispel fear’
Sir Chay Blyth knows Cape Horn only too well, having once capsized there. But as his crews get ready to face the Southern Ocean, he's been telling them not to…
Southern limits
Could a decision to add new waypoints for the Vendee Globe spell the end of fleet races going into the Southern Ocean proper?
Emotions run high
Tears as the skippers say their final goodbyes, and Mike Golding gets the biggest send-off
Off in the slow lane
Vincent Riou leads the pack as the Vendée Globe gets off to a slow-motion start
Clipper Ventures baptise their new baby
The first of their new round the world fleet is unveiled
Global Challenge at full pelt
The leaders are storming south, and Save the Children finally pick up the Trades
Under pressure
The heat is back on as the Global Challenge leaders regroup - but what's going on at the back of the fleet?