Broken booms, goosenecks and vangs are a regular feature of ocean crossings. Here are the main reasons
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ARC: fastest ever?
Cruisers and racers in the ARC rally have had a turbo transatlantic with great winds and boisterous seas
Hanse 575 Video
Video footage of Hanse's new 575 shot during Yachting World's boat test of the premiere model. The Hanse 575 test features in full in our January 2013 issue.
Vendée Globe: Gabart smashes record
As well as seizing the lead, Frenchman François Gabart breaks the 24hr solo sailing record
COLREGs and culture
Is a cultural difference at the heart of the Marc Guillemot and Vendée Globe collision regs debacles?
French sailor fined over COLREGs
French sailor is fined £9,381 plus costs for refusing to alter course in traffic separation schemes
ARC: 40ft about to beat 80-footer?
A Class 40 may finish 1st, ahead of boats up to twice her size. The secret has been an extreme northerly route
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 injury
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 hit list of things that go wrong
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 across the Atlantic. I think this exciting boat is a stunner
Anatomy of a Southern Ocean storm
The Vendée Globe is about to meet its first Southern Ocean low. Here's what sailors are trying to do and why it could define the winner
Ainslie retires from Olympic sailing
Four time Olympic Gold Medallist Ben Ainslie will now turn his attention to the 35th America's Cup
Vendée Globe: Vincent Riou explains retirement
PRB skipper Vincent Riou tells us more about the reasons that forced him to retire from the Vendée Globe (english subtitles)
Sailrocket obliterates world record….again
Matthew Sheahan talks to Paul Larsen shortly after he exceeds 65 knots, shattering his own world record
Vendee Globe: update from Mike Golding
It's 'more of the same' aboard Gamesa as Mike works south east around the South Atlantic
ARC fleet shelters from bad weather
With strong headwinds and big seas forecast, most ARC yachts are waiting for a second start on Tuesday
ARC: the bosses are going sailing
The ARC rally is bursting with 230 yachts - and a quarter of them are new. It’s a case of 'have money, will go'
Transatlantic tips: squall strategies
Squalls are the most feared part of tradewinds sailing. Here’s what to expect and some ideas for dealing with them