The French sailor waiting for the worst to blow over
Elaine Bunting
Fastnet Race: Artemis and Aviva out
Jonny Malbon's and Dee Caffari's Open 60s are are limping home with sail damage
Dee Caffari: “It was a wild, boat-breaking night”
Caffari retires from the Fastnet Race with few regrets
Pete Goss: “17 knots on a postage stamp”
"It was time to pop in," he says, after a night blasting along in a 30ft tri
PRB leads Open 60s to the Fastnet
The lead group of 60s and the maxis are winning the race against time to the Rock. Elaine Bunting reports
Open 60s round the Fastnet Rock
PRB rounds the Fastnet just over an hour after the maxis. Elaine Bunting reports
Keel up!
A mad shot of a canting keel in action
Jourdain plays the safety card
French maestro waiting in Plymouth
Why Dee’s proud of her big decision
No need to prove she can bash upwind
Full house at QAB?
And drinks at Chandler's Bar?
Delta Dore in maxi chasing mode
Helena Darvelid's account of teamwork on the Fastnet Race
Fastnet: Hugo Boss leads windward charge
Alex Thomson gets a dream start to the Fastnet Race as the race against time begins, Elaine Bunting reports
Fastnet: Estrella Damm is out
Keel problems force retirement for one of the new Open 60s, Elaine Bunting reports
Pete Goss and the pocket rocket
The Rock in a 30ft tri? I'm not sure...
Fastnet Race: 50 knots plus forecast
Why one 1979 Fastnet Race navigator fears he is going to see similar conditions on this race
A sobering Fastnet briefing
Not everyone's happy at the RORC's Fastnet postponement but it makes sense for the majority
Fastnet: “it is going to be hideous”
The Fastnet Race is about to face the biggest test of seamanship and preparation since 1979
Fastnet storm’s big knock-on?
Why a stormy Fastnet Race would be a worry for this year's short-handed circumnavigators
From last to (almost) first
How Solent breezes can turn racing fleets inside out
Three cheers for the race committee
A neatly judged day's racing yesterday by the Skandia Cowes Week race committee