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Atlantic crossing in a Pandemic? ARC 2020 crews tell their stories
The Covid-19 pandemic derailed the plans of around two-thirds of the crews planning to take…
How to follow the 2020 Vendée Globe
A record fleet of 33 skippers started the Vendée Globe on Sunday, 8 November at…
Vendée Globe 2020 start: Record fleet sets off from Les Sables d’Olonne
After the strangest of departure days, the Vendée Globe fleet set off this afternoon at…
Vendée Globe 2020 preview: Next generation foilers will sail on the limit
The world of single-handed offshore racing is a uniquely rarefied one. It’s an oft-quoted statistic…
Inside a legendary Whitbread: Extract from Maiden by Tracy Edwards and Tim Madge
Tracy raises the funds, finds the boat of the same name and skippers the first…
The inside story of the nail-bitingly close 2019 Sydney-Hobart race
Had any of the crew of the nine yachts that finished the inaugural Sydney Hobart…
Kraken Cup: The most extreme sailing race you’ve never heard of
“This is probably the most extreme and uncomfortable sailing I’ve ever done,” says Simon Walker.…
Round the Island Race tactics and strategy playbook by Solent expert Peter Bruce
The actual Round the Island Race course is quite straightforward, but negotiate it well and…
The Round the Island Race – the history of Britain’s favourite race
When Major Cyril Windeler suggested to the Island Sailing Club that it should run a…
Woman on a mission: what drives Dee Caffari? How the pioneering sailor went from PE teacher to Volvo skipper
Dee Caffari puts most of us to shame. She turned up in the cliquey world…
Volvo Ocean Race confirm next race will be held in IMOCA 60s – but opinions are divided among crews
After months of speculation – Yachting World broke the story than the IMOCA 60 class…
Dongfeng Race Team wins closest ever Volvo Ocean Race
BREAKING NEWS: After nine months of racing, the Volvo Ocean Race was undecided until the…
COMMENT: The Volvo Ocean Race has finally made offshore sailing a sporting spectacle
There was a moment during yesterday’s live broadcast from the Volvo Ocean Race final day…
Who will win the Volvo Ocean Race? With two legs to go it’s tense at the top
Dongfeng Race Team won today’s Sky Ocean Rescue in-port race in Cardiff today. At the…
Volvo Ocean Race: new ownership announced for 2021 edition
It's been announced that the 2021 edition of the Volvo Ocean Race will be under…
Vendée Globe IMOCA 60 designs could be adopted for the next Volvo Ocean Race
Final negotiations are underway between the IMOCA class and the Volvo Ocean Race (VOR) to…
Brunel wins gruelling Leg 7 of Volvo Ocean Race, Scallywag vows to race on
In what has been one of the most challenging Volvo Ocean Race stages of recent…
UPDATED British Volvo Ocean Race sailor John Fisher lost in Southern Ocean
Following the tragic loss of Volvo Ocean Race sailor John Fisher yesterday, Team Sun Hung…
Vestas skipper gives first account of fatal collision, and Volvo Race launch report on racing in high traffic areas
Following the collision between Vestas 11th Hour Racing and a fishing vessel in the final…