Elaine Bunting

Click here to listen to Elaine Bunting's podcast with Dee Caffari this week, plus interviews with Mike Golding and sleep expert Dr Claudio Stampi

Oystercatcher XXV dismasted

Oyster boss Richard Matthews is en route to the Cape Verdes after his Oyster 72 was dismasted in the ARC yesterday

The 24-hour record could tumble in the first few days, and ABN AMRO skipper Mike Sanderson answers some questions about his Juan Kouyoumdjian design

Rescues underway for capsized crews

Two trimarans have capsized in the Transat Jacques Vabre, a skipper is injured, and another has dismasted after structural failure

Could racing a supersized beach cat be the way to sharpen skills for a solo race round the world? Conrad Humphreys thinks so. He explains why to Elaine Bunting

After five weeks of racing in the Global Challenge, Spirit of Sark's crew wrest 1st place in the final hours

Cheyenne dismasted

More attrition as four-boat Oryx Quest fleet is reduced to two

Team Daedalus turns tail in the Oryx Quest in the hopes of outrunning a huge hurricane in the Pacific

Golding’s keel falls off

Golding appears to have lost his keel a few hours out from the finishing line of the Vendée Globe

Jubilation as a new French sailing hero is made, and the solo course record is decimated

Crews affected by tsunami

Lists of yachts and crews in Thailand and their status after the tsunami are being compiled

Airlift possible for sick crew

As gale force headwinds hamper Global Challenge yacht, a helicopter evacuation of ill crewman is being discussed