Comfort is not a word that immediately springs to mind when describing conditions on board Volvo Ocean 60s, particularly upwind

VOR crews face light winds ahead

After 48 hours thrashing in to the wind, Volvo Ocean Race crews are preparing for slow progress in the predicted light winds

Finn sailor honoured at Gold Cup

Despite a day's postponement due to thick fog, competitors at the Finn Gold Cup were treated to a very special event yesterday when one of the class' top sailors was…

Transat 650 Update

This morning's position report and Yachting World talks to Paul Peggs about his dismasting

After three days in to the Volvo Ocean Race, crews have settled in to a routine as life on board the Volvo Ocean 60s, in the wet uncomfortable conditions, is…

US Melges worlds postponed

Recent world events have forced the Lauderdale Yacht Club to cancel the world championship which was scheduled for November

Forts race

The Forts Race was a fitting final to the inaugural UKCRA Long Distance cat racing circuit. High winds and big seas tested men and materials to the limit over the…

Bergstrom retains lead at 505 worlds

Although Howard Hamlin won yesterday's second race of the 505 world championship, Krister Bergstrom has a four-oint overall lead.

After the briefest of stopovers in Jersey, the Times Clipper fleet is preparing for the final, Clipper Trophy-deciding leg into Portsmouth

Neither of the two schools of meteorological thought that emerged yesterday has struck breeze, leaving the eight boats contesting the first leg of the Volvo Ocean Race milling around with…

Amer Sports One navigator Roger Nilson sent the following message just after midnight this morning describing how he, skipper Grant Dalton and their crew are settling into the rhythm of…

Mark Rudiger, navigator of winner of the last Whitbread EF Language, reports from Assa Abloy, skippered by Roy Heiner and victim of a burst gennaker in the sprint to the…