The record of finishers suggests this Vendée Globe is about average, not worse
Elaine Bunting’s blog
Desjoyeaux: ‘Every day something goes wrong’
The Vendée Globe winner opens up about the problems he encountered
Get me home insurance?
Could it be the paperwork not the practicalities that prevent Bilou reaching the finish?
Why Sam Davies won’t be 3rd
Despite what people are saying, a podium place for Sam is almost impossible
Vendee Globe: failsafe keels?
Why Mike Golding is arguing that a one-design keel is the answer for accident-prone IMOCA…
Skater boats
Why use water surface tension for propulsion when the wind is more efficient?
Mega round the world races
There are 400,000 boats racing round the world right now, driven by some heroic feats…
Speaking the language of love
Are we getting tongue-tied when trying to pronounce French sailors' names?
Sam Davies: the next big thing?
Media folk are beginning to ask if Sam is 'the new Ellen'
Mich Des(j): rules cheat or not?
Some say the Vendée Globe leader's boat is out of class. But it's not quite…
Two more crews head south
Pete Goss's family crew are heading into the Southern Ocean as is a crew of…
Riou’s €60,000 reward
Redress for rescue gives Vincent Riou 3rd in the Vendée Globe, and a useful cheque…
Coville’s near miss
Thomas Coville missed the solo round the world record, but gave max value in self-expression
Riou’s redress
What is Vincent Riou's claim for redress for his dismasting in the Vendée Globe really…
ARC 2008: they’re really motoring
And I mean that literally. Some boats have motored solidly for over a week
Au revoir to Peyron
The Vendée Globe's number one superstar dismasting is a sad day for the media
Low flying objects
If solo sailors are so in tune with the sea, how come they don't seem…
Grizzled old fossils
Out with the old and in with the new at Yachting Monthly???
Alex Thomson: no time for tears
Alex Thomson sounded less upset yesterday than after the fishing boat collision. Is this why?
Hugo Boss: flesh wound or fatal blow?
Hugo Boss might be repairable, but do the cracks go deeper?