Desafío, Team Origin, Alinghi and Luna Rossa train in Valencia for 2nd Desafío Trophy
Brits neck and neck with Chilean boat
Winds have kicked in and speeds are building for the crews of the Portimão Global Ocean Race
White relaunches yacht as Toe in the Water
Brit Steve White relaunches Spirit of Weymouth today under a new name
Vestas Sailrocket puts on the pressure
Sailrocket hits new peaks during the team's latest trials and sees 46knots on the clock
Volvo Ocean Race: When third means fourth
Ericsson 3 crossed the line in third, but drops to fourth after penalties are imposed. Matthew Sheahan reports from Cape Town
Volvo Ocean Race: Ericsson 4 Wins Leg 1
Torben Grael's team crosses the line in Cape Town at 0554GMT and now leads overall
Volvo Ocean Race: Puma rejoice in second
As Team Puma was celebrated second, a Formula 1 driver was beyond consolation over the same result - Matthew Sheahan reports from Cape Town
Volvo Ocean Race: Meanwhile aboard Puma
As the miles count down, the tension mounts as Read's team anticipates a second place
Sea of green
The new 190ft, 470-ton ketch Ethereal is battery powered and is leading the way in hybrid propulsion systems for sailing yachts
Volvo Ocean Race: comments from onboard
The latest blogs from some of the crewmembers as they battle big seas and squalls
Countdown to Vendee Globe
With only ten days to go before the race start, Les Sables d'Olonne's pontoon is getting busier
Capsized Route du Rhum yacht reappears
Briton Ross Hobson's catamaran washes up on a beach in the Bahamas two years after capsizing
RYA give go ahead for Olympic site
RYA to build a multi-purpose facility in Dorset to be the central base of UK sailing
Your wife called…
They're using every trick in the book to get show goers to reach for their cheque books
Volvo Ocean Race: Telefónica Black takes lead
Only two miles separate first and second
Volvo Ocean Race: leaders neck and neck
Crews are playing a strategic game in trying to position their boats off a low pressure system
Volvo Ocean Race: breeze building
The day's blogs from Ericsson 4 and Team Russia
Volvo Ocean Race: fleet hits 20 knots
Crews prepare for gale force winds as they bear down fast towards Cape Town
New Volvo Ocean race record
Ericsson 4 sail 589 miles in 24 hours
Ericsson breaks record three times over
Ericsson 4 further increase their record to 590.5 miles - read the skipper's reaction