Race committee decree Brian Thompson must stop for four hours
Wide load
Look at the span of these two massive wingrigs
High emotions at Vendée departure
Pride, sadness and trepidation show as British skippers leave to race round the world
Vendée Globe: Caffari gets scorching start
Dee Caffari's brilliant start of the solo round the world race is the talk of the town
Ellen: new Vendée ambitions?
Ellen admits to a feeling of envy at the Vendée Globe and hints she'll be back
Saying no to more cheese
Vendée Globe skipper Steve White turns down the chance of a historic world first
America’s Cup: Suddenly it’s all action
Louis Vuitton announces the 12 teams that will compete in the Pacific Cup while the Spanish prepare for this weekend's Cup regatta in Valencia
Shoretalk now online from Cape Town
This week's YW podcast is now online. Matthew Sheahan and Guy Swindells report from Cape Town
Going to the movies
Take a look at a video trailer for The Superyacht Cup Palma 2008
Joyon breaks another record
Francis Joyon, skipper of the maxi trimaran IDEC, completes the Discovery Route in record time
Dee Caffari hopes for another world first
Dee hopes to become the first woman to sail solo and non-stop both ways around the world
Biscay storm for Vendée start
First blooding for the solo round the race will claim some early victims says Mike Golding
Nick Moloney at the helm
His new charge makes solo sailing unthinkable - for now
Vendée Globe – the British prospects
On Sunday, six British solo sailors start the round the world race in some cracking new Open 60s. We look at their chances
Hugo Boss continues battle with clock
After extensive sea trials, the team discovers a potential problem
Alice Honoured
Guests at the International Superyacht Society gave Alice Huisman a much deserved standing ovation for her Leadership Award
Vendée fever
Almost half a million visitors have come to see the Vendée Globe boats - it's the human stories that are the draw
Pindar worries the French
The word is that the dark horse of the race has Mich Desjoyeaux worried
Wheels of fashion
Is the old-fashioned idea of genoa skirting wheels running amok in the Vendée fleet?
Niggling rigging trouble
Last minute problems and worries for Alex Thomson