Having to stitch up your crewmate’s head wound whilst slamming over rough seas in the Southern Ocean is a nightmare situation that even the most experienced of medics would find…
Barcelona World Race
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 is what failed?
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 the like, but we should really call them single-minded races. An unwavering dedication and almost…
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 Race 2014 -2015. The Hugo Boss skippers and the shore team are currently evaluating how…
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 emotional, and so it was at the start of the Barcelona World Race today. The…
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 Barcelona World Race in Hugo Boss his eighth non-stop round the world race. He will…
Volvo Ocean Race Cape Town
The three remaining Volvo Ocean Race finishers provided very different moods as Leg 1 came to a close in Cape Town. Matthew Sheahan reports
Mills & Clark Win 470 Worlds
British 470 women win world championships in Barcelona
ISAF Rolex World Sailor of the Year
Anna Tunnicliffe, Iker Martinez and Xabier Fernandez receive awards
Light winds stall Cartagena practice race
Audi MedCup falls victim to a lack of breeze and searing heat
Round the Island Race is gearing up
The weather picture for the record-breaking race looks to have changed significantly
Volvo Ocean Race: Telefonia on the water
Telefonica is the next Open 70 to start its qualifying passage. See pictures from the boat launch and its first test sail...
Barcelona World Race: Gaes ladies set records
Female duo Dee Caffari and Anna Corbella crossed the finish line aboard Gaes Centros Auditivos this morning, both achieving a world record
Barcelona World Race: podium complete
Childhood friends Pachi Rivero and Toño Piris take third on Renault Z.E Sailing Team
Barcelona World Race: proud moment for Spain
Spaniards Iker Martinez and Xabi Fernandez - onboard MAPFRE - cross the finish line in second place
Virbac-Paprec 3 win Barcelona World Race
French duo Jean-Pierre Dick and Loick Peryon cross the finish after 93 days, 22 hours, 20 minutes of racing
Barcelona World Race: 11k miles separate first and last place
As race leaders pass the Moroccan coast, Central Lechera Asturiana departs New Zealand to rejoin the race in ninth place
Barcelona World Race: under 1000 miles to go
Race leaders Jean-Pierre Dick and Loïck Peyron (FRA) will see their DTF drop to three figures today
Barcelona World Race update
Less than 1400 miles to go for leaders
Barcelona World Race: in the Doldrums
The leading pack have all slowed to under 4.5 knots overnight