Approaching gales could be the perfect slingshot for Fossett and his crew
Elaine Bunting
Tiscali dismasted
More misery in Around Alone as Simone Bianchetti's rig topples in three parts
Emma: holding on with both hands
The wind has died to the high 20s gusting 30s, as opposed to gusting 70, so it's looking good. But I still have to hold on with both hands when…
“It’s war out there”
The Around Alone leaders are being hurled around in winds of more than 70 knots and wild seas, but all is OK on board
Fleet splits for safety
Four Around Alone skippers are carrying on, hurrying now to position themselves for the ever-worsening storm
Running for cover
Around Alone skippers Alan Paris and Brad Van Liew head for the refuge of La Coruña as the big storm approaches
Around Alone: two divert for repairs, others prepare for a storm
Two Around Alone skippers divert to France for repairs and the fleet is again facing the brute force of an immense low
Another gale for Around Alone
After a clement restart from Brixham the 12 solo skippers are already swept up in more big winds
Around Alone restart postponed
Severe gale makes Brixham start too risky today, say race organisers and coastguard
Record for Stamm, setback for Dalton
Stamm sets a speed record, broken battens destroy Dalton's hope of a podium place, and spare a thought for the guys at the back, who have it even harder
Helpers come to aid of Bonduelle
Quick action taken to get 6 tonnes of water out of Le Cam's trimaran after her encounter with a whale
Muscling in the middle
Graham Dalton confounds Around Alone pundits with his quest for 3rd place, Stamm has power problems and Derek Hatfield is putting in a remarkable performance in his 40-footer
Semi-submberged object holes trimaran
Something stopped Jean Le Cam's Bonduelle dead in her tracks 300 miles west of Finistere and water is flooding in through the hole
Battle for 1st place
Stamm and Dubois slug it out for 1st place in Around Alone with 500 miles to go, but behind them skippers face deteriorating conditions
Mixed fortunes in Around Alone
Stamm is leading at full speed, Thierry Dubois makes repairs after an encounter with a whale and Bruce Schwab's boom has broken
Frustrations for Around Alone skippers
Variable winds afflict leaders of Around Alone, and Graham Dalton has been coping with breakages
Another week, another record?
The crew of Maiden 2 are trying for the Cowes-St Malo record
A world record before lunch
France in five-and-a-half hours as Maiden 2 slices the cross-Channel record
Off round the world
Hard work for the 13 solo skippers in Around Alone as they face a long beat out of New York Harbor
Dalton in the lead
The unfancied New Zealander sprints into the lead of the Around Alone fleet