Elaine Bunting

The big unspoken mystery of the 5 Oceans is one skipper's erratic course and progress

Ellen MacArthur's and Mark Turner's new round the world race is looking stronger and stronger

Why are leading cruising clubs giving their top awards to racing sailors? Stick to the programme, chaps

French scientist Eric Brossier works through dark days on his fourth winter in the Arctic

Japanese sailor Koji Shiraishi on the spiritual mission of the lone sailor

Royal interest is shown in how to speed up those tacks

Scottish trophy gets a revamp after a wee bit of a battering by sailors - maybe with drink taken?

And why he'll be making sure his British America's Cup campaign is hard-wired to success

Spare a thought for the solo sailors out there all alone on Christmas Day

Big international entry for the Mini Transat, but controversially they're not all going to get a place

Putting two and two together…. Dee's going to race round the world -- the right way this time