“We’re on a reef, we’re not getting off. We’re f****ed.” After broadcasting a Mayday on…
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Phaedo3 shatters course record to win line honours in the RORC Caribbean 600
Lloyd Thornburg’s MOD 70 trimaran Phaedo3 has broken the course record of the Caribbean 600,…
Glorious J Class to return to America’s Cup to race after 80 years
After 80 years, the magnificent J Class is to return to the America’s Cup to race…
Southern Ocean storms are some of the most brutal forces in nature. Here is how sailors try to harness them
Solo sailors call it ‘the South’, as if to emphasise its alien difference. The Southern…
Video of the potent new Rambler 88 as she launches in New England
Here’s a great video of Rambler 88 being launched from New England Boatworks, including some…
Solo sailors such as Alex Thomson embody the motto ‘quitters never win; winners never quit’. They should be our sport’s role models
We know them as shorthanded or single-handed round the world races, the Vendée Globe and…
Barcelona World Race starts in light winds, but duel between Alex Thomson and Bernard Stamm has begun
The departure of a short-handed, non-stop round the world race is always highly charged and…
Alex Thomson ready for his quest to win the Barcelona World Race in Hugo Boss
On New Year’s Eve, as Barcelona celebrates, Britain’s Alex Thomson will set out on the…
New all-carbon maxi Rambler 88 launched in Rhode Island, a new Juan K-designed handicap weapon
The new all-carbon maxi Rambler 88 was launched the month at New England Boatworks in…
Experience counts as Team Brunel win Volvo Ocean Race leg 2 to Abu Dhabi
Experience counted in the end, as Team Brunel swept past their rivals on Dongfeng Race…
First presentation for the Vendée Globe 2016 reveals skippers, sponsors and new builds will be back in force
Although there are two years to go before the start of the Vendée Globe 2016…
Volvo Ocean Race press conference about Team Vestas shipwreck leaves questions unanswered
What happened to cause Team Vestas Wind to hit a reef in the Indian Ocean…
Volvo Ocean Race – how could a yacht bristling with technology hit a known reef?
How is it possible for a yacht bristling with the latest technology to hit a…
Foiling kiteboards at the ISAF Sailing World Cup. Could this crazy fast spectacle be the sport’s future?
A new event for foiling kiteboards has been made for the first time in this…
Think something’s impossible in sailing, or too dangerous? Why I’ve learned never to say never
One thing I’ve learned about sailing is never to say something is impossible, and to…
Listening to the noises on board a yacht, and what they mean
It only takes a little while of living on a yacht to develop a mental…
Launched: the fastest monohull ever?
A 100-footer built for no other purpose than record breaking has been launched in the…
Coastguard opens new rescue centre
Portland and Solent Coastguard stations close as new centre opens
Cowes Week: Caffari gets top award
Dee Caffari awarded trophy ahead of her fifth circumnavigation, and winds desert regatta
Cowes Week: elite or open house?
How Aberdeen Asset Management Cowes Week is growing sailing beyond privilege