British yachtswoman Pip Hare has qualified for the Mini Transat Race - see video footage of passage and pics here
2011
Blue Water Rally at an end
As piracy fears prompt skippers to ship yachts from Oman, rally organisers are to cease trading
Barcelona World Race: dismasted Mirabaud attempts jury rig
Wavre plans to ride out the remainder of the the stormy low pressure system before attempting to set up a jury rig using Mirabaud’s boom and storm jib
Setback onboard Sodebo
Thomas Coville has been involved in a collision, incurring damage to the starboard crash box
Modifications for Wild Oats XI
Bob Oatley’s super maxi will undergo an upgrade following news that the 30-metre sloop is to face a powerful challenger in the next Rolex Sydney Hobart
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
Mini Diary: in order to sail fast, there must be wind
Yachtswoman Pip Hare learns some key lessons on her Mini Transat Race qualifier
Half plane, half boat
The new UK-built speed hunter Vestas Sailrocket 2 is an electrifying bit of kit
Tea at 20 knots?
The Gunboat 66 is perhaps the only boat you could take afternoon tea on whilst doing 20 knots…
Mini Diary: 30 knots = wipe out
British yachtswoman Pip Hare gives herself a big test on her Mini Transat qualifier - read the latest diary entry here
Sailrocket 2 launched
Vestas SailRocket 2, designed to be significantly faster than its predecessor, was launched yesterday with the ultimate aim of breaking the 'Outright World Speed Sailing Record'
Third time lucky?
Thomas Coville's nailbiting third attempt to break the solo round the world record in 7 years
Mini Diary: soaked to the skin
Catch up with British yachtswoman Pip Hare as she starts her qualifier to compete in the Mini Transat race this summer
Antigua Sailing Week
Less than two months to go
Pirates flee yacht’s armed guards
A Dutch yacht was abandoned by pirates after their paid armed escorts returned fire
RYA Volvo Dinghy Show 2011 opens tomorrow
This weekend Alexandra Palace will become the centre of all things dinghy sailing
Green light given for 141-metre schooner
Project to construct the 141m staysail schooner Dream Symphony is given the go-ahead with a planned launch date of 2016
Barcelona World Race skippers closing on Cape
Race leaders Virbac-Paprec 3 are less than 100 miles from Cape Horn
SB3 World Champ entries hit 120
The 2011 World Championship entry list has topped 120 and it looks as if it will be the largest keelboat World Champs this year