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Barcelona World Race: Why did Alex Thomson’s Hugo Boss lose its mast?
Having crashed out of the Barcelona World Race while leading the race the big question…
Solo sailors such as Alex Thomson embody the motto ‘quitters never win; winners never quit’. They should be our sport’s role models
We know them as shorthanded or single-handed round the world races, the Vendée Globe and…
Alex Thomson’s Hugo Boss has dismasted in the south Atlantic while leading Barcelona World Race
Briton Thomson, 40, and Spaniard Ribes, 43 will now cease racing in the Barcelona World…
A spectacular welcome for the first World ARC yacht to visit Colombia
The World ARC, a rally now organised annually by the World Cruising Club, is visiting…
New 70m superyacht ketch Sybaris is under construction by Perini Navi
This is Sybaris, the new 70m superyacht currently under construction at Perini Navi in Italy.…
Video: Taking the Farr 280 for a spin, Matthew Sheahan discovers a potent 28 footer
At 28ft LOA and weighing in at 1600kg with a downwind sail area that is…
Gallery: Panerai Transat Classique transatlantic race is set for a windy and bumpy start
A transatlantic race for classic yachts beginning today in Lanzarote, heading across to Martinique, is…
Remember the Tour de France a la Voile? Here’s what it will look like this year
Sailing’s Tour de France was one of the major events of the year. But over…
Volvo Ocean Race: Slow start to tricky Leg 3 from Abu Dhabi to Sanya, China but one boat took control from the off
By the time the fleet had completed the inshore section of this 4,642 nautical mile…
Volvo Ocean Race: Team SCA take their first win during the in port race in Abu Dhabi
Team SCA and led by Sam Davies takes another podium position in the Volvo Ocean…
Three crew and dog rescued by US Coast Guard after 53ft catamaran ‘broke in half’ off the coast of Florida
A crew of three men, a woman and a dog were rescued by the US…
Barcelona World Race starts in light winds, but duel between Alex Thomson and Bernard Stamm has begun
The departure of a short-handed, non-stop round the world race is always highly charged and…
Alex Thomson ready for his quest to win the Barcelona World Race in Hugo Boss
On New Year’s Eve, as Barcelona celebrates, Britain’s Alex Thomson will set out on the…
Rolex Sydney Hobart Race 2014: Wild Oats XI takes 8th line honours victory but not before the battle with Comanche had closed up once again
As Bob Oatley’s Wild Oats XI crossed the finishing line to take the overall win…
Rolex Sydney Hobart: Perpetual Loyal suffers bow delamination as Wild Oats takes the overall lead from Comanche – was this the race defining moment?
Twenty four hours after the start of the Rolex Sydney Hobart, Wild Oats IX took…
Rolex Sydney Hobart: Smoking start for Comanche and one of the fastest exits of the fleet from Sydney
Perfect conditions, flat water and 15-20 knots of breeze saw a blistering start for all…
Rolex Sydney Hobart: Christmas Eve fleet briefing points to 20-30 knots against the tide on Friday for the dead beat south
A punchy upwind start followed by lighter conditions for the big boats crossing the Bass…
New all-carbon maxi Rambler 88 launched in Rhode Island, a new Juan K-designed handicap weapon
The new all-carbon maxi Rambler 88 was launched the month at New England Boatworks in…
Independent report on Team Vestas wreck is set up by Volvo Ocean Race
An independent report into the grounding of Team Vestas Wind’s boat on a reef in…