Bertrand de Broc limps back to port with damage while 19 skippers get a lumpy start on their round-the-world marathon
Vendée Globe: tearful goodbyes
The choking emotion of leaving loved ones sums up the privations and real risks these solo sailors face
IMOCA 60s: A French Revolution?
The solo class has signed over all their commercial rights to a company set up by Britain's Sir Keith Mills. Is a revolution ahead?
Sevenstar back Round Britain
Sevenstar are to sponsor the RORC Round Britain & Ireland Race in 2014
How to follow the Vendée Globe
Here is everything you need to know to follow the race start
Britain’s Sam Davies wins hearts
The only woman racing in the Vendée Globe, Samantha Davies is hugely popular in France. Could she replicate this back home?
Who’ll win the Vendée Globe?
I take a look at the field for the solo round the world race and pick my best bets
Artemis Racing launches AC72
After a two week delay to undertake repairs, the Swedish Challenger is finally launched in San Francisco
First Clipper 70 arrives in UK
The 12 new Clipper Race yachts will create the world's biggest matched fleet of large ocean racing yachts
Steve Jobs’s iYacht
A high-tech superyacht is launched posthumously for the co-founder of Apple
Vendée Globe: record attendance
A record number of spectators walked the pontoons for the first week of Race Village opening
Old-style ship’s chandlers
They sell everything from anchors to thimbles and IMHO are one of the few joys of shopping
Why are you doing the Vendée Globe?
On board ACCIONA Spanish skipper Javier Sanso tells us why he decided to compete in the 2012-2013 Vendée
How much does safety at sea cost?
OK, that's a trick question, but did you know an offshore safety inventory can cost over £3,500?
ETNZ’s AC72 rescue and recovery plan
Emirates Team New Zealand coach Rod Davis comments on the team's rescue plan in the event of a capsize
Italian AC72 hits the water this week
Italy's challenge is getting ready to launch in Auckland where the team plans to train
Marine art on show
Objects of beauty for marine artists are interesting muddy creeks, harbour scenes and old yachts
Near write-off relaunched after major refit
32-Metre sailing yacht Lunar Mist is ready to be relaunched at Solent Refit after 12-month programme
Men face trial after dramatic rescue
Skipper and company director face several charges of safety breaches under the Merchant Shipping Act
Sailing to the Fastnet Rock lighthouse
The Fastnet Rock has a notorious history and reputation - despite being only 4 miles from the nearest pub