Is a cultural difference at the heart of the Marc Guillemot and Vendée Globe collision…
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ARC: 40ft about to beat 80-footer?
A Class 40 may finish 1st, ahead of boats up to twice her size. The…
Artemis Re-Shuffle
Terry Hutchinson leaves, Iain Percy steps up to sailing director and Outteridge takes the helm
ARC dismasting and rudder failure
Three ARC yachts have had to divert to the Cape Verde islands with damage or…
Rig failure narrowly avoided: six of the most commonly seen ARC rig check failures
Jerry the Rigger went aloft to check 100 rigs on this year’s ARC. Here’s his…
ARC: two dogs’ tales
How two crews and their dogs on identical catamarans became best buddies
ARC: designer and builder go racing
Builder and designer of the new Pogo 50 fast cruiser are getting a hands-on test…
Anatomy of a Southern Ocean storm
The Vendée Globe is about to meet its first Southern Ocean low. Here's what sailors…
Sailrocket obliterates world record….again
Matthew Sheahan talks to Paul Larsen shortly after he exceeds 65 knots, shattering his own…
ARC fleet shelters from bad weather
With strong headwinds and big seas forecast, most ARC yachts are waiting for a second…
ARC: the bosses are going sailing
The ARC rally is bursting with 230 yachts - and a quarter of them are…
Transatlantic tips: squall strategies
Squalls are the most feared part of tradewinds sailing. Here’s what to expect and some…
“This is Really Smoking” – P Larsen
The latest edited video from the outstanding Sailrocket team is a must watch
Vendée Globe: Alex Thomson vilified for race protest
As seven skippers are penalised for breaking collision regulations Alex Thomson is unfairly tarnished for…
Chinese sailor’s lone circumnavigation
A sailor from Qingdao hopes to be the first Chinese person to sail round the…
ARC rally: 20 questions answered
Some of the most asked questions about the ARC and the oddest, including where to…
Vendée Globe: Sam’s jury rig
She may be out of the race, but Samantha Davies has stepped a jury rig…
Spoilsports
I bet you’re disappointed that tower trapezing has been banned?!
Vendee Globe: 9 yachts in ColRegs protest
The race committee is protesting skippers who infringed the Cape Finisterre TSS. I explain why…
Seasickness cures
In one of the largest ever studies into seasickness, we look at remedies and how…