The Barcelona World Race rules's ambiguities about stops and outside assistance require serious revision
Elaine Bunting’s blog
Odd couple’s domination
Jean-Pierre Dick and Loïck Peyron won the Barcelona World Race with speed to spare
Plymouth’s opportunities
Will America's Cup World Series deal show Plymouth Council to what's already on their patch?
Door closing on solo record
Thomas Coville is facing another heartrending failure on his second round the world bid
Cruising sailors defy recession
Some of the best known cruising events are full or filling up in spite of…
Class 40 ticks all the boxes
One of most successful oceanic designs ever has doubled to over 100 in the last…
Women need not apply
A possible disabled team in the America’s Cup is fantastic news. But women sailors? Dream…
Blue Water Rally still stuck
More problems for rally crews hemmed in by piracy in Oman as yacht transport deal…
Olympic tickets: worth it or not?
Is it really worth £55 for a ticket to see who-knows-what sailing action in Weymouth?
Blue Water Rally at an end
As piracy fears prompt skippers to ship yachts from Oman, rally organisers are to cease…
Antarctic deaths: ‘enormous ramifications’
Loss of three yachtsmen on an expedition branded ‘a fiasco’ may have serious repercussions
Solo racers take fork in the road
A new multihull circuit is tempting top solo racers away from the Vendée Globe
Half plane, half boat
The new UK-built speed hunter Vestas Sailrocket 2 is an electrifying bit of kit
Third time lucky?
Thomas Coville's nailbiting third attempt to break the solo round the world record in 7
Pirates flee yacht’s armed guards
A Dutch yacht was abandoned by pirates after their paid armed escorts returned fire
80 years of the Round the Island Race
This year's anniversary is a fascinating insight into changing technology and social history
Murky millions in superyachts
Why a huge luxury yacht is a must-have accessory for any dictator's family
Risks of revolution
A Middle East in upheaval is making the traditional round the world route perilous
How dangerous is sailing round the world?
Why sailors need to keep a ear out for trouble and be ready to adapt…
Pirate murders spotlight spreading risks
A vast 1.4 million square miles of the Indian Ocean is now considered a 'no-go