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Top award for David Cowper
Britain's foremost maritime explorer is awarded the prestigious Blue Water Medal
Caption suggestion?
A memorable photo from the Moth Worlds. But what to caption it?
Mike Golding quits Vendée Globe quest
After 16 years and 3 finishes, Golding admits: “It’s tough. There’s a limit to how…
Vendée Globe: day of the big beasts
An emotional day as Le Cam, Golding and the Big Game take possibly a last…
The right yacht for Cape Horn?
I find high latitudes sailors tooled up with a great selection of 'shoot-to-kill' heavy duty…
Force 10 at Cape Horn
Team Yachting World sail round Cape Horn in stormy weather
Taking Skip Novak to extremes
The great Antarctic expedition guru gets ready to take us into a gale at Cape…
Vendée winners’ club
François Gabart, 29-year-old Vendée Globe rookie, is part of a club that has dominated this…
Pitstop in Cape Town
A natural ocean crossroads where sailors often make a stop after eventful times
Stamm’s Vendée DSQ: fair or unfair?
What to make of the news that Bernard Stamm is out for trying to keep…
Islanders lose legal fight
Families of islanders ejected from the remote Chagos Islands cannot return, rules European Court of…
COLREGs and culture
Is a cultural difference at the heart of the Marc Guillemot and Vendée Globe collision…
ARC: two dogs’ tales
How two crews and their dogs on identical catamarans became best buddies
ARC: the bosses are going sailing
The ARC rally is bursting with 230 yachts - and a quarter of them are…
Vendée Globe: catastrophic risks
Serious keel and rig failures have plagued this race, but designers say their suggestions of…
Vendée Globe: cruel luck?
A keel has fallen off, another boat has collided with a fishing boat. I take…
Vendée Globe: tearful goodbyes
The choking emotion of leaving loved ones sums up the privations and real risks these…
IMOCA 60s: A French Revolution?
The solo class has signed over all their commercial rights to a company set up…
Britain’s Sam Davies wins hearts
The only woman racing in the Vendée Globe, Samantha Davies is hugely popular in France.…