While stricken Vendee Globe skipper Roland Jourdain heads for Hobart Jean Le Cam fights for leading position
Exam Day!
Flying Fish trainee Sarah Shepherd reports on her successful RYA Yachtmaster Offshore practical examination
Vendee fleet intact after vicious storm
The worst of the weather has passed without the boats being too badly affected
Conrad’s Christmas diary
Humphreys is taking it carefully and safely, as befits the tail-end boat in the Vendée Globe
Ellen sets new record
Ellen MacArthur sets new Ushant to Cape of Good Hope time
A big night for Ellen
A stressful time in 46 knots of wind, boatspeed over 30 knots, but is a slowdown ahead?
Lark mini series
Larks from all around the country competed in the first two of six races scheduled over the winter
Jourdain forced to quit Vendee
A cracked keel has forced third-placed Roland Jourdain to retire from the Vendee Globe
Vendee update
While the latter half of the Vendee fleet weathers worst storm yet, Roland Jourdain limps to Auckland with loose keel
Why am I here?
White water on deck, aching from the violent motion - it's tough, reports leading Global Challenge skipper Duggie Gillespie
Root Causes
More details emerge on the serious keel problems that led to Jourdain's retirement from the race.
MacArthur on target for next record
Ellen MacArthur is poised to set a new solo time from Ushant to the Cape of Good Hope during the next few hours
The perfect storm for Vendee fleet
The amalgamation of Southern Ocean depressions is set to really liven things up in the Vendee Globe fleet
Spirits high in Global Challenge
Andy Forbes, skipper aboard Global Challenge yacht BG Spirit sent the following log from deep in the Southern Ocean
A voyage for madmen
Nick Moloney gives this dramatic account of how he survived his ultimate storm on Skandia in the Vendee Globe
Golding on for the chase
Mike Golding feels optimistic as he gains on the Vendée leaders
Vendée record lopped
Vincent Riou on PRB has just knocked 4.5 days off the record to Cape Leeuwin
Back to Cape Horn
Global Challenge yacht Team Stelmar is forced to return to South America after a crewman breaks his arm
Team Stelmar ‘may retire’
Global Challenge crew is likely to retire from racing and make best speed to New Zealand after landing injured crewman
Golding bruised and frustrated
Feeling battered, Golding takes a reef and a rest which costs him miles in the Vendée Globe