Having met the crews as they arrived in Auckland after more than 5,000nm of racing…
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Volvo Ocean Race: Auckland arrivals….all at once
Leading the night time charge from Sanya in China to to the finish line off…
The Barker debacle – Team New Zealand embroiled in a bitter row between skipper Barker and boss Dalton
The country, it seems, is outraged at the way in which its long serving skipper…
VIDEO: VX One – ‘Launched’, Matthew Sheahan flies a new pocket rocket in the Solent and declares a new favourite
Bridging the gap between dinghies and keel boats has always been tricky. What’s good for…
Volvo Ocean Race: Breaking a winning formula? Dongfeng navigator sits out Leg 4
to leave Dongfeng’s star navigator Pascal Bidégorry on the dock will surely raise a few…
VIDEO: How the biggest change in the Volvo Ocean Race has happened ashore Matthew Sheahan reports
This time around as crews tie up after finishing a leg they might as well…
Paralympic sailing to be dropped for Tokyo 2020 Games
According to IPC President Sir Philip Craven, sailing, ‘did not fulfil the IPC Handbook’s minimum…
The first time a Chinese team has won a leg of the Volvo but what is the future for this Franco/Chinese team?
What had not been anticipated before the event started back in November was the Franco/Chinese…
Volvo Ocean Race: Dongfeng seals the deal for Leg 3 as the rest of the fleet come piling in behind
On the face of it Caudrelier’s Franco/Chinese team had owned the race since they took…
Volvo Ocean Race: Dongfeng Racing on verge of an impressive leg win but tensions are running high and provisions running out
winning this leg into the Chinese port of Sanya would be particularly special for this…
Barcelona World Race: Why did Alex Thomson’s Hugo Boss lose its mast?
Having crashed out of the Barcelona World Race while leading the race the big question…
Video: Taking the Farr 280 for a spin, Matthew Sheahan discovers a potent 28 footer
At 28ft LOA and weighing in at 1600kg with a downwind sail area that is…
Remember the Tour de France a la Voile? Here’s what it will look like this year
Sailing’s Tour de France was one of the major events of the year. But over…
Volvo Ocean Race: Slow start to tricky Leg 3 from Abu Dhabi to Sanya, China but one boat took control from the off
By the time the fleet had completed the inshore section of this 4,642 nautical mile…
Volvo Ocean Race: Team SCA take their first win during the in port race in Abu Dhabi
Team SCA and led by Sam Davies takes another podium position in the Volvo Ocean…
Rolex Sydney Hobart: Christmas Eve fleet briefing points to 20-30 knots against the tide on Friday for the dead beat south
A punchy upwind start followed by lighter conditions for the big boats crossing the Bass…
Volvo Ocean Race: Why Leg 2 has placed three boats at the top and in a different league to the rest
With the change to a strict one design came the promise of close racing for…
ARC 2014: A new course record and an impressive repeat performance, Matthew Sheahan reports from the finish in St Lucia
There are easier ways to cross the Atlantic than peeling kites on an hourly basis,…
Video: Full footage as Volvo Ocean Race Team Vestas strikes the reef and the crew prepare to abandon ship
the boat was doing 19 knots. The noise and the violence of the collision on…
Tax, TV and timings – why the Americas Cup 2017 is to take place in Bermuda
The Americas Cup 2017 will take place in Bermuda. The confirmation of the venue for…