Yachting World

Paul Cayard reports on the damage suffered to Black Pearl on day one of the Volvo Ocean Race

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…

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

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 Racing, the sole US challenger for the America's Cup, is entering the final preparations for the construction of its first yacht

Olivier de Kersauson and crew are now ahead of the record at the halfway point of Los Angeles Honolulu Challenge

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

Paul Cayard with an update on VOR yacht Pirates of the Caribbean currently in Cascais

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

Olivier de Kersauson's 110ft trimaran, Geronimo, is on target for Los Angeles to Honolulu record

Jean-Pierre Dick and Loick Peyron on Virbac-Paprec retain Transat Jacques Vabre IMOCA lead through doldrums

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