Paul Cayard reports on the damage suffered to Black Pearl on day one of the Volvo Ocean Race
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Juan Kouyoumdjian interview
Juan Kouyoumdjian - ABN AMRO 1's designer - believes that from an engineering or scientific point of view there's no limit that would ensure boats not to break at VOR…
Grand prix ocean race safety issues
Have race organisers and class authorities pushed the limits too far by relying on modern day communications to pick up the pieces?
Geronimo – 800 miles to finish
Olivier de Kersauson's 110ft trimaran is just 800 miles from the finish of the Los Angeles Honolulu Challenge record attempt
TJV Roxy girls in doldrums
Transat Jacques Vabre competitors Miranda Merron and Ann Liadet aboard Open 60 Roxy are having a beast of a time in the doldrums. Here's Merron's latest report
Sunergy on a mission
Despite trailing the fleet, Campbell Field, navigator aboard VOR yacht Sunergy, is enjoying the magnificant downwind blast towards Cape Town
BMW Oracle prepare for build
BMW Oracle Racing, the sole US challenger for the America's Cup, is entering the final preparations for the construction of its first yacht
Caffari prepares for take-off
Dee Caffari's yacht was named yesterday in preparation for Sunday's round the world departure
Record in site for Geronimo
Olivier de Kersauson and crew are now ahead of the record at the halfway point of Los Angeles Honolulu Challenge
TJV day 10 update
After 10 days at sea the leading Open 60s in Transat Jacques Vabre fleet are through the doldrums and now feeling the effects of the south-east trade winds as they…
YJA finalists announced
Finalists announced for Raymarine YJA Yachtsman of the Year and Raymarine Young Sailor of the Year
VOR fleet approach doldrums
Ericsson hunts down leaders en-route to the doldrums
Pirates update
Paul Cayard with an update on VOR yacht Pirates of the Caribbean currently in Cascais
A day in the life on board Ericsson
Ericsson navigator Steve Hayles tells it like it really is on board the VO70
WA leads Clipper fleet
Western Australia is currently leading the Clipper round the world fleet enroute to Durban. Here's the team's latest diary
Geronimo on target for record
Olivier de Kersauson's 110ft trimaran, Geronimo, is on target for Los Angeles to Honolulu record
Virbac retains Open 60 TJV lead
Jean-Pierre Dick and Loick Peyron on Virbac-Paprec retain Transat Jacques Vabre IMOCA lead through doldrums
Soldini and Malingri rescued
Transat Jacques Vabre competitors Giovanni Soldini and Vittorio Malingri were rescued from the stricken ORMA 60 trimaran TIM Progetto Italia last night
ARC countdown
Hundreds of rally participants gathered together in Muelle Deportivo, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria last weekend to join in the official ARC opening ceremony
ABN AMRO 1 news
Mike Sanderson, skipper aboard ABN AMRO 1 with VOR news from the front of the fleet