VOR girls, last but prepared!

Having taken a relatively clean start, the girls aboard Amer Sports Too are back in last slot once again. The boat is well prepared but they lack that extra bit…

Freak storms hit Sydney-Hobart fleet

Thunderstorms and high winds reaching 80 knots have swept through the Sydney-Hobart race fleet causing damage and many retirements

Rig trouble for Amer Sports Too

The all-girl crew aboard Amer Sports Too have spent the night struggling to save their mast following a headstay strop failure

Sydney-Hobart update

The Sydney-based yacht Grundig whose hull is delaminating is now on her way back to NSW

Nicorette stars in Canon race

With line honours at the Canon Big Boat Race last week, Nicorette is hot favourite for the Sydney Hobart Race which starts tomorrow (Boxing Day)

CYC prepares for big race tomorrow

Final preparations are being made for tomorrow's Sydney-Hobart Race. There will be two start lines, one specifically for the VOR boats

VOR boats prepare for start on Boxing Day

The third leg of the Volvo Ocean Race starts on 26 December from Sydney and takes in the the classic Sydney-Hobart Race. After a pit stop in Hobart, VOR crews…

Winter Series at Wilsonian

Sub zero temperatures greeted competitors for the final weekend's racing at Wilsonian SC's winter series

GBR Challenge on TV

For your chance to catch up with all the Team GBR news from Auckland, tune in to BBC1’s Grandstand next Saturday afternoon

Finns at Warsash

A small fleet of Finn sailors enjoyed some close racing at the recent Devoti-sponsored open meeting at Warsash

Talk back

Having all arrived safely in Sydney, VOR skippers aired their views about the race and announced crew changes at a recent press conference. Speakers: GK – Gunnar Krantz – SEB…

Accused murderer on trial

One of the six men charged with the murder of Sir Peter Blake nearly two weeks ago, has gone on trial in Brazil today

One of the country’s leading yacht insurers - Navigators and General - has warned owners of racing yachts to check their synthetic backstays after noting a significant increase in the…

In training with Minorca

If you’re looking for some pre-season race training next year, why not consider Minorca Sailing Holiday’s Mediterranean Race Training Week

For the first time in the long history of the Whitbread, now the Volvo Ocean Race, competitors will participate in an offshore race as part of the third leg of…