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Vestas 11th Hour Racing involved in fatal collision in final stages of Volvo Ocean Race Leg 4
In the final stages of Leg 4 of the Volvo Ocean Race last night, Vestas…
Scallywag secures dramatic win in Hong Kong to take Leg 4 of the Volvo Ocean Race
In a leg that will have up-ended the scoreboard of the Volvo Ocean Race, Hong…
Clipper Round the World Race required to include qualified mates
Following feedback from the Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB), the Clipper Race has appointed a…
Vendée Globe star Alex Thomson named 2017 Yachtsman of the Year
British IMOCA 60 sailor Alex Thomson was named the YJA’s Yachtsman of the Year this week.…
Inner city sailing hero: teen Fastnet helmsman wins 2017’s Young Sailor of the Year Award
Montel Fagan-Jordan was awarded the prestigious Young Sailor of the Year trophy, which features names…
2-for-1 Yachting World reader offer for London Boat Show 2018 tickets
Yachting World readers can now get 2-for-1 entry to the 2018 London Boat Show. The offer…
Radical 75ft flying monohull ‘could be fastest America’s Cup design ever’
One of the fastest and most futuristic sailing designs in history has been unveiled by…
Clipper Race crew dies after going overboard on Southern Ocean leg
A crewmember from Clipper Round the World Race yacht Great Britain has died after going…
851 miles in a day – solo sailor Gabart sets incredible new sailing record in giant trimaran
An astonishing new solo 24-hour record has been set by French sailor François Gabart. The…
French solo sailor François Gabart out to beat round the world record in under 49 days in giant trimaran
French solo sailor François Gabart set off yesterday on an attempt to break the single-handed…
New boss for Ainslie’s Land Rover BAR America’s Cup team: Grant Simmer takes over as CEO
The four times America’s Cup winner Grant Simmer has been brought in as the new…
Comment: Losing Mark Turner from the Volvo Ocean Race is a huge blow to race’s future credibility
Losing Mark Turner is a blow to the future credibility of the Volvo Ocean Race.…
Future strategy of Volvo Ocean Race in question as CEO Mark Turner steps down
Just weeks away from the start of the 2017/8 Volvo Ocean Race on 22 October, CEO…
Second Category 5 hurricane batters Caribbean, but 2018 regattas will go ahead
Just two weeks after Hurricane Irma pounded many of the Leeward Islands in the Caribbean…
French crews dominate to take top trophies and overall win in the 2017 Rolex Fastnet Race
French sailor Didier Gaudoux was confirmed today as the overall winner of the 2017 Rolex…
Surviving the OSTAR’s perfect storm – the full story of the racers rescued in Force 11 summer gale
Solo sailor Mervyn Wheatley set out from Plymouth for Newport, Rhode Island on 29 May…
Ocean cruising experts share their sailing knowledge
The World Cruising Club is hosting a series of forums this autumn, where ocean cruising…
Ocean racing icons and tales from the deep: first Fastnet finishers
The beer tent remained (nearly) empty in the Rolex Fastnet Race village for most of…
Trimaran Concise 10 blasts home to take Fastnet Race line honours after upwind slog to the Rock
Line honours in one of the lightest wind Rolex Fastnet Races in recent years were…